"Eric don't argue with me!" She yelled.
"Argue with you? I'm already fishing!"
Nathan and Melissa walked
behind them listening.
"Ugh guys.." Melissa moaned.
"She's making me lug some water!" Eric yelled.
"Eric that's your job." Nathan informed.
"No, my job is to
fish."
"Eric you only get to fish once in a while, I
don't have time for this." She said. "I have to take care
of Lex."
"Wait what's wrong with Lex?" Nathan
asked.
"He got hurt while we
were finding fruit." She answered. "Eric just do it."
"I'm
not doing anything, I did my part." He said stubburnly.
"Forget it I'll do it.." Melissa sighed. Eric, Daley and Nathan turned to her.
"Are you sure Melissa? Cause you've done your job." She said.
"Yeah well...there's no talking Eric into doing it so..someones gotta do it.." She said clutching onto the jugs, she walked to the ocean. Daley gave an angry glare at Eric and walked into the tent to tend Lex. Nathan fallowed her inside to see him. Eric rolled his eyes and headed towards the ocean.
"Melissa..what're you doing?" He asked.
"Doing YOUR job...that YOU never ever do." She said waiting for the water to come up.
"No one asked you to
do it you know.." He mumbled. Melissa stopped. (Grasping onto
her stomach again) He felt a gasp escape her.
"Me-Melissa?"
Eric asked. He ran to her quickly.
"I'm fine.." She said letting go. And lift her jugs up to her sides. Eric watched her walk up the beach.
That's weird.
"Your gonna be fine Lex," Daley informed. placing a cold wet rag on his knee.
"Thanks." He said smiling.
Daley smiled at her brother.
"Daley you remind me of my mom." He blurted. Daley stopped.
"Your mom?" She asked.
"Yeah,"
"How?"
Nathan
interrupted the conversation. "Hey how is he?" He asked.
"Oh he's fine. Just a cut." She said moving the rag up and down, Nathan nodded and ran back outside.
"Jackson...It's sooo hot.." Taylor complained.
"What do you want me to do about it?" He growled.
"Can you go get some water for me? I ran out." She said handing him the bottle. Jackson (Humorously) threw the bottle at her head.
"Hey!" She yelled.
"I'll get your water, as soon as you can SPELL water bottle.." He said getting up with a smile on his face.
"Is that an insult!?" She yelled chasing after him.
Beach
"What do you have against Daley Eric? You two are always fighting." She said.
"She's just so...so.."
"Bossy?" She asked smiling. "She's just trying help."
"Yeah but she's real
bad at it...She can't just make me do something. I have to be alright
about it."
"Eric...Everyone has a job here. And lugging
water back and forth is not such a hard task."
"Oh yeah
sure. Try doing it every morning and ever evening." He mumbled.
"I think you and Daley should patch things up a bit, we've been living here for almost three weeks and you two argueing isn't helping any of us." She said.
Eric shrugged.
"I'll learn to get along as soon as she stops being miss 'Almighty."
Melissa laughed.
"So...I know i've asked you this already but...Are you feeling 'better'?" She asked.
Eric was wide eyed. His dream started coming back to him. Seeing Melissa laying in the shelter dead.
"Trust me..I-I'm getting better...There was nothing really wrong with me."
"Oh..Um..Okay. " She sighed. Melissa stopped again. frozen. She dropped the jug and bent down in pain.
The water from the jug spilled all over the sand, making it soft.
"Melissa!" Eric yelled. He bent down next to her.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing...I'm fine.." She said breathing.
"Psh your fine?!" He yelled. He lift her up to her legs.
"You don't sound fine." He said.
"Just back off Eric im okay.." She said lifting the jugs back up. And carrying toe full jug and empty jug back up to camp.
Just trying to help...
