Hey guys! I'm back! I've been uploading a chapter every few days, but I want you guys to know that my "uploading rate" may slow down because SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY I have a test on Tuesday and I've been spending my entire winter break watching "Once Upon a Time"(which I recently got addicted to) and writing Fanfiction! I really should start studying… but I have to write this too! Besides, it's more fun Please continue to review! I love the comments for my first story so far. Anyways, here's chapter 3!
Sam's POV:
I heard birds chirping and the sounds of waves in the distance. I felt something hot burning against my body. I slowly opened my eyes, only to be blinded by the sun.
"Ach!" I cried out, turning away. I felt a wave of dizziness roll over me. I put my hand on my head and tried to figure out what the heck was happening. Suddenly it hit me. The plane crash. I remember opening the emergency exit door and the sound of people panicking. Water was rushing over me and I remember someone putting on my oxygen mask. Who was it?
Danny.
Memories flooded my head as I remembered what happened before the plane crash. A teenager about my age was sitting next to me and we were watching a movie together. During the crash, he got up and went to the bathroom. What the heck? Does that mean he… died? What about my parents? How did I even get here? Am I even alive, or is this heaven?
"Don't be stupid, Sam. Get up and start looking for other people!" I thought. I slowly stood up and shook sand off my entire body.
"Mom! Dad! Anybody here?" I yelled. I looked around and saw a dense jungle in front of me. Explosions of green were displayed in front of me. I turned around and saw a blue ocean. Great. So I'm on a deserted island.
"It's about time you woke up!" A voice said, startling me. I turned around and saw an African-American boy with glasses and a yellow shirt.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I'm Tucker Foley. We survived the plane crash. Unfortunately, I don't remember much about it. Like you, I blacked out and woke up about an hour ago. Since you were still knocked out, I went to find some water and food. Thirsty?" He asked. He held out a coconut shell that was filled with water.
"Yes!" I cried out, suddenly realizing my dry my throat and mouth felt. I took the coconut and drank as if my life depended on it. Well, it sort of did.
"Are there any other survivors?" I asked.
"There are seven of us so far. I'll take you to the others." Tucker said. He led me into the jungle and at a camp that him and the others set up.
I saw four other people sitting at the camp. They looked up when they saw us walking in.
"You finally woke up." A red-headed girl with bright blue eyes said. She stood up.
"I'm Jazz." She said.
"Sam." I said. She nodded and sat down.
"Sam, this is Dash, Paulina, and Timmy." Tucker introduced, pointing to each one. Dash was a muscular guy with short blonde hair and blue eyes. He looked like he was a football player. Paulina was a Latino girl with long, dark hair and a pink shirt. Timmy was a little boy with reddish-brown hair and the greenest eyes I have ever seen. He looked like he was only three or four years old.
Little Timmy looked so lost. I saw tears in his eyes and a lost look on his face. He clearly missed his parents.
"Tucker, I thought you said there were five others. There's only four here." I stated.
"The other one, Danny, is gathering more water for us all." Tucker said.
"Danny?" I asked. A black-haired boy with blue eyes came out of the jungle. The same boy who was with me on the plane.
"Sam! You're up." He said. I nodded. Honestly, I was shocked that he was still alive.
"Now can someone tell me how the hell we got on this island? What happened to everybody else? Who brought us here? How do we get out?!" I was exploding with questions.
"We all woke up here somehow. I think we were all knocked out but someone rescued us. I don't know what happened to the rest of the passengers on the plane. However, we can't worry about that right now. We need to find more food and water fast." Jazz said.
"Where did you find that water, Tucker?" I asked, pointing to the coconut.
"There's a stream just behind those trees over there. However, there's barely a trickle and it might run out soon." Tucker motioned to a few tall palm trees.
"There's probably a bigger source of water nearby then." I replied.
"Tucker! I need some water! My skin is becoming extremely dehydrated!" Paulina suddenly cried out. Tucker didn't bother arguing and gave Paulina the coconut shell. I eyed Paulina and figured that she was your typical "cheerleader popular girl". She hadn't really said anything so far and it seemed as if she didn't want to help out.
"We still need to find food. Do you think there's fruit nearby?" Danny asked, breaking my thoughts.
"We have to split up and look around. We also should find wood so we can make a fire and maybe some shelters. We might have to cut down some tree bark or something, I don't know." Jazz stated.
"I can do that part. I'll help build shelters." The blonde boy, Dash, said. Danny nodded.
"We need to split up so we can get all this done." I said. Jazz fiercely nodded.
"Good idea. How about Dash and Tucker gather firewood and stuff to build shelters; rocks, stones, sticks, anything! Paulina and I can look for food. Danny and Sam can go gather water." Jazz said.
I looked at Danny and he gave me a small smile. I nodded at Jazz.
"What about me?" A tiny voice said. I looked down at little Timmy, who was gazing at Jazz, looking terrified.
"Timmy, you can go with Danny and Sam. You can get some water too. We'll give you food if we can find some." Jazz told him. Little Timmy nodded and walked over to me, gazing at me with his big green eyes. He hugged my legs tightly.
Normally, I'm not really a fan of little kids. They tend to be loud and annoying and they cry a lot. However, I felt sorry for Timmy. The poor kid was obviously shaken up by this whole situation and he didn't have his parents or family with him. I smiled at Timmy, trying to calm him down a bit. I kneeled down and looked him in the eye.
"Alright, Timmy. Let's get you some water." I said. He nodded and I took his hand. Danny came over and took the other hand. Together, the three of us walked away from the camp to find some water.
"Danny, why the heck did you get out of your seat on the plane? You could've been killed!" I suddenly exclaimed.
"I uh… I had to go to the bathroom because… I felt nauseous by all the shaking? I get motion sickness." Danny stuttered. It was obvious he was lying, but that wasn't exactly important at the moment.
"Okay…"
We walked behind the palm trees and saw the stream that Tucker was talking about. I looked around followed the trail of the water with my eyes. Seeing where it was coming from, we walked along the trail, and it eventually led us to a waterfall. The gushing of water reminded me of the waves that had once tried to drown me. I shuddered at the thought.
"Water!" Danny cried out. He looked around for something to contain the water in, but there was nothing.
"Tucker used a coconut. Maybe we can find one too." I said.
"Or… We can look in your backpack and see if there is anything that can help us." Danny replied.
I had completely forgotten that I had a backpack on my shoulders. I remembered putting it on when the plane was crashing. I opened it and pulled out a water bottle.
"Awesome." Danny said. He went over to the waterfall and filled it up. It was a pretty big bottle, almost as big as a jug. I liked to drink a lot of water. Thank god for that. I glanced down at Timmy and saw him looking at a tree on the other side. I glanced at it and saw bananas on it.
"I'm hungry." Timmy said, pointing at the bananas.
"Danny!" I called. He looked back at me. I pointed at the bananas. Of course they had to be on the other side of the stream.
"It's okay! We can get those! I have an idea." Danny called back. He came back with a full water bottle.
He led us to the small trickle of water where Tucker filled the coconut. He easily crossed over it and walked over to the bananas. He pulled off three bunches and walked back. I opened my bag and let him put them in, handing one to Timmy.
"There you go, Timmy." I said. Timmy slowly opened the banana and began to chew carefully. I examined his reaction. His face was temporarily filled with relief.
The three of us walked back silently. We met up with the others and sat down. Jazz and Paulina had brought back a bunch of berries and coconuts. Tucker and Dash brought a bunch of wood. I set down my backpack and pulled out the bananas and water.
"Looks like we're good, for now." I said. Tucker nodded and took a berry.
"I think we should all rest for now. It's getting dark and we can't go out anywhere else." Danny said. I nodded in agreement.
Dash set up the fire and we all lay down close to it for warmth. It had gotten a lot colder since the afternoon. I saw down between Jazz and Timmy. Next to Timmy was Danny, then Tucker, then Dash. We were all in a circle.
I closed my eyes and drifted into deep thought. Where were my parents? What could've happened to the plane? Are they even alive?
I was about to fall asleep when I heard a high-pitched shriek.
Bam. Well that's chapter 3! I made it sorta longer than the other two. I know it's not very exciting yet, but it will be in the later chapters! Please review!