RR at the end folks! Sorry for the wait!

"Guys! I am going into the jungle to look for firewood. I'll be right back!"

Melissa looked around. Greenery surrounded her at every angle. Everywhere she walked, there was green. Green bush, green trees, green grass, green… everything. Melissa smiled. There isn't this much green in Los Angeles, not even in spring, she thought.

She carried on walking through the green jungle, occasionally stopping for a rest. Finally she spotted some firewood, not too far away, but it was beginning to go dark. Should I go back? She thought. She called out to the others, but there was no reply. She turned over, tripped over a rock and fell backwards, into the darkness.

Slam.

"Melissa?"

Melissa lifted her head from the pillow. She had been having flashbacks since the day she fell, and Jackson and the others rescued her.

"Mel? Can you hear me? We're thinking about heading west along the beach. Are you up for it?"

It was Eric. He was holding a plate of fruit out to Melissa.

"How long have I been asleep?" she asked.

"About two days. I… we were really worried about you."

Two days? She thought. Two days?

"Ermm… can you get up or anything? I mean, well you don't have to, but Abby is chucking a sad at us saying that we should just carry you, and if you don't get a move on and get better, she is planning on leaving you here. Seriously. I mean, sometimes she is really bossy."

Melissa laughed. Her chest hurt. She sat up. Man I'm hungry! She thought.

"Wow, you can move! When we found you, you were like, paralysed or something!"

"Yeah. It felt like someone was pushing my arms down, and I couldn't move them. So what's with Abby anyway? I mean, you can see I'm still weak! We looked after her!" Melissa grabbed some fruit, and hobbled out of the tent.

"Come on Jackson! We really can't waste time! What if the others are in danger, or trapped under some rocks, or hurt! Get a move on!"

Jackson was outside, packing all the gear up into one big heavy bag. Jackson looked frustrated and tired, like she had been bossing him around all day.

"Three guesses who'll be carrying that heavy pack!" Eric whispered to Melissa.

"You only need one guess!" she replied.

Jackson looked up. He rushed towards Melissa, and hugged her. It was either because he was glad to be away from Abby, or that he missed her being around.

"Melissa!" he said. "Wow, I can't believe… you're walking! Well, you know what I mean! Can I get you anything? Food, water? I am SO glad you are back with us!"

Abby scowled.

"Well, now that you're alive, you can help Jackson lug all this gear to the top of that mountain. We need to get there by tonight." she said.

Abby pointed to the left of her. There was a huge hill towering above them. That's funny. Melissa thought. I didn't see that before.

"Abby! Can't you see that Melissa still needs some time to recover?" Jackson said, still holding onto Melissa, like he could never let go. Melissa began to feel a little bit weird around Abby. Why was she being so mean?

"Well she should have a fair share of work! Here we are all slaving away for her, and she does nothing in return?"

"Shut up Abby! Stop being so bossy!"

"No I will not shut up Jackson! You're only defending her because you like her!"

Jackson blushed.

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Eric said. "Calm down you two! Just keep things to yourself, okay!"

"Well, you're not being much of a help either Eric!" Abby yelled.

"Lay off Eric! He hasn't done anything wrong!" Jackson replied.

"Exactly my point! He hasn't done anything right either! In fact, he hasn't done ANYHTING!"

Melissa felt horrible. Was this her fault? Why was everyone shouting? Was there something that the others weren't telling her?

"QUIET!"

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Lex ran across the beach to the place where the hen was. The shelter for the hen had finally been built, and everyone had helped. Things were going so much better now that they were a foursome. The only bad thing was that Daley's democracy was going down the drain. As there was an even amount of people, it was hard to choose what to do, or make the right decisions. Lex had left the other three on the beach, pondering over how to govern themselves, until the others came back. If they came back.

The hen had laid three eggs since he last checked on her. Three eggs only. It had been two days, and only three eggs. Lex remembered the last time that the chicken had laid an egg. Abby stole it off the group, and ate it before anyone had a say. Lex smiled. He did sort of miss the others, but they were a little bit bossy.

Taylor's Video Diary

Wow. The others have been gone three days now. We are actually doing really well without them. No offence. Abby was different, and we didn't like the way things were going with ther. She was so rude, I mean, she like, ate that egg and it so wasn't hers. Anyway, I think there is something going on between Daley and Nathan. I know Nathan likes Daley, but Daley liking Nathan? Weird hey!

I wonder how Eric is doing. I miss him. In a friendly way. I guess. Maybe he thinks about me? Why did he leave us? We were a team, him and me. I just wish we were home, and everything was back to normal, and I could be with my family and my friends and this whole thing never happened.

End of Taylor's Video Diary

To be continued…

Well guys! I'm sorry it took so long for me to write such a short(ish) story, but I have been so busy with my band recently! I hope you like the stuff happening between Jackson/Melissa/Abby. Wait till you read the next surprise! Can't wait! Please RR!