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Lost: Chapter 2
"It's not right..." he mumbled, shaking his head. Tears were threatening to fall out of his eyes, but he tried to stay strong. "Please, don't do this. I'm begging you."
Her green eyes looked colder than usual. She smirked and told him, "You don't think you're actually going to get me to change my mind, do you? Nothing's different about this time. You know what I can do to you, Toby."
"It needs to end," he said, shaking his head. "I never wanted this, I never did. You made me do this. I never wanted this, and I never wanted you!"
That landed him a slap. Her face grew angry, and then she slapped him without another word. He was practically trembling.
"You can't stop this," she said. "You wouldn't dare, because you know that I can have you arrested for what you did. Nobody will believe that I touched you, but they'll believe what you did, because it happened. You know how much trouble you'll get into."
"I know!" he yelled, turning away. "There's not a day that I don't regret what I did, Jenna! But don't you regret what you're doing to me?"
She didn't answer him. Luckily, her phone started ringing. She glanced at the caller ID and then said, "I have to take this. Stay here. This conversation is not over, Toby."
As soon as Jenna left the room, he grabbed his own phone and made a call.
"Caleb," he mumbled into the speaker, "I have a problem, and I can't tell you about it, but what I can tell you is that I need to stay with you tonight. I'm booking a plane ticket. I'm coming with you and Bethany tomorrow."
/
"Toby... Toby, are you okay?"
He snapped out of his thoughts and saw Spencer shaking him frantically. He could feel the sweat on his body. The only upside of being stranded on an island was that he wouldn't be near Jenna Marshall, the worst bitch he'd ever known. He shivered just thinking about her.
"I'm fine," he answered, sitting up straight.
Spencer furrowed her eyebrows and told him, "Well, we should get going. My brother is organizing a hike up to the top of the island in order to get a better signal for the plane's transmitter. He found it inside, and now we have a chance of being rescued."
"T-that's awesome," he said, nodding his head. "Um, I think I'll pass on the hike, though. After everything that's happened, I'm just not in the mood for any more adventure."
Spencer nodded her head and said, "I'm not going, either, but there's a whole group scavenging the bags, so if we want any clothes and food for the time we're stuck here, we have to get going now."
He smiled at her and took her hand when she offered it to him.
"Let's go," he said.
/
"Babe, I got an airline meal!" Ezra Fitz exclaimed, grabbing a blonde with a pixie haircut. "I know you're probably starving, and that's why I'm giving it to you."
She smiled at him and cupped his cheeks before saying, "Ezy, you're such a hero! You're just too sweet. Are you sure you don't want to eat it yourself?"
He nodded his head and told her, "Trust me, I need to make sure my fiancé is all fed and ready to go. I can find some more food for myself later. I just want to make sure that we're both taken care of. As soon as we get out of this place, we can start the wedding planning."
She kissed his lips briefly and said, "I can't wait. Thank you for this, by the way."
"Anything for you," Ezra whispered. "I love you, Maggie."
She smiled and said, "You, too, sweetheart. Do you want to split this food with me instead? There's plenty to go around."
"Sure," he said, and put his arm around her. He saw Aria walking by and called, "Hey! Aria, was it? Do you want to sit down and eat?"
She turned around and said, "Oh, um, my boyfriend should be getting us food."
"Well, you can sit with us until he comes by," Ezra offered.
Aria smiled at him and sat down.
"This is my fiancé Maggie," Ezra introduced. "We just got engaged before the plane, and we were going to go home and do some wedding planning, but this whole crash thing obviously got in the way. When they rescue us, we're going to get straight to it."
Aria raised her eyebrows and said, "Congratulations on your engagement. I'm Aria. It's nice to meet you."
Maggie fake smiled at her, so Aria could tell she didn't like her already. Saving her from the awkward tension was Jake, who sat down next to her.
"Hey, baby," Jake said, and gave her a kiss. "I got us some turkey."
"G-great," Aria said, and put her arm around Jake, but she was too caught up wondering why Maggie hated her so much.
"Did I miss something?" Jake asked.
"No, Jake, I just met Ezra's fiancé Maggie," Aria told him.
"Oh, well, it's great to meet you, Maggie," Jake said with a smile. "I'm Aria's boyfriend... Jake Westmoreland... uh, so I'm gonna eat quickly, because I'm going on the hike."
"Be safe when you go," Aria said, and pecked his lips.
/
"Now that everybody has had something to eat, we're going to go on the hike to give the transmitter a strong signal," Jason announced, gathering the willing hikers around him. "If you're somebody who wants to come along, the time is now."
A good amount of the survivors planned to join Jason in the hike, and that included a gorgeous blonde that he couldn't take his eyes off of.
"Slow down there, Princess," he quietly said with a smirk. "Are you sure you can handle the hike? You might break a nail or two."
She rolled her eyes and said, "I can handle it, Mister Leader."
"I'm Jason... and you are?" he asked.
"Not interested," she answered, rolling her eyes again.
"You're hot, but a self-centered bitch," he mumbled, laughing quietly. "I never said I was interested in you to begin with, as hot as you are."
"Look, let's at least try to get along," she told him, crossing her arms. "We're only going to be on this island for a little while, and when we're rescued, we won't ever have to see each other again. I think we can at least be decent in the time passing, okay?"
"You got it, Princess. But if we're gonna be friends, I still need a name from you," he said, smirking. "Friends know each other's names, right?"
"Cece," she introduced herself. "You'll be happy to know that I'm not a stereotypical feminine wuss like you believe all women are."
"I never degraded women," Jason told her. "Making assumptions, aren't we, Cece?"
"Okay, I'm not dealing with this," Cece said and walked off.
/
"Lucas, you are not going with the hikers. I am your father, and I will not let you go on this dangerous hike. You need to stay here and help me take care of Rufus and Kaylee. You got me, son?"
"Dad, I am the same age as Lucas, I don't need protection just because I'm a girl!" Kaylee Gottesman yelled, rolling her eyes. "Rufus is the only person who needs protection, because he's four years old! I'm not!"
"Sweetheart, I didn't mean it like that," their father said, sighing.
"What did you mean, then?" Kaylee demanded, crossing her arms.
"I'm not going to do this right now," he said. "You two stay here and watch your little brother. I'm going to go get some more water, food, and supplies."
He made his way to the pile, and started to grab water bottles when am attractive women came over next to him. He smiled at her, but realized she was too young to be interested. Richard Gottesman was the father of three children, and had recently gotten divorced with his wife Mariah. He didn't think he would ever get back into a relationship, especially with a younger woman like her.
"You gettin' all of that for yourself?" she asked.
He laughed and answered, "I wish it was all for me, but no. I have three mouths to feed back over there. Three kids, a lot of pressure, no wife to help."
"No wife? What happened?" she asked.
"Just your typical divorce story," he answered. "What about you?"
"Oh... um... I'm single," she answered, giving him a sweet smile. "I'm Maggie Cutler."
"Richard Gottesman. And you are beautiful," he told her, and she giggled.
"After you get that stuff to your kids, do you want to come talk with me?" Maggie asked, biting her lip.
"I don't know. I mean, of course I want to, but I don't want to leave my children all by themselves," Richard explained, scratching his head.
"I think they can handle themselves," Maggie said, wrapping her arms around him. "A hard working father like you deserves a break. And a break is what you're going to get." They stared at each other for a moment before Maggie leaned in to kiss his lips.
/
"Hey, you've been sitting here for ages. Don't you want to eat something?"
Hanna furrowed her eyebrows and said, "No."
"Are you crying?" he asked.
Hanna wiped her tears and said, "I... I guess. My boyfriend died in the plane crash."
"Oh man, I'm so sorry," the guy said, sitting down next to her. "I was lucky to come out alive. I was super injured, and I'm still limping now, so I can't go on the hike. But... I don't think my girlfriend was lucky enough to make it."
"You lost your girlfriend?" Hanna asked.
He nodded his head and told her, "Yeah, I think I did."
"You think, or you know?" Hanna asked.
"Well, she was sitting right next to me, and then she's not here on the island," he explained to her. "I couldn't find her body, though, but I think she's dead. She would have looked for somebody by now. It's almost been a whole day since the crash."
"Tell me about her," Hanna said.
"You really want to know?" he asked, grinning.
She smiled back and said, "I do."
"I'm Caleb, by the way," he told her. "And her name was Bethany... Bethany Wilson. She was smart, beautiful, and I was in love with her. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. Bethany and I were coming to visit our friend Toby who moved here a while back. He's my best buddy, and she's an awesome girl, so she agreed to meet him. She wanted to get to know my best friend. That's the kind of girl she is."
Hanna smiled and said, "She does sound great. I wish I could meet her."
"I wish I could still be with her," Caleb quietly said, frowning. "Um, but enough about me. Tell me about your boyfriend."
"Travis..." Hanna mumbled. "I swear I thought he was the love of my life. I loved him, I really did. I will always love him. He was so funny, sweet, and so caring, not to mention, he was handsome. He was the best guy I'd ever known." She paused for a moment before asking, "Do you know that feeling? ...That scary feeling that you know you have to move on from them? You feel like you can never let go of them, and you always are going to be in love with them, so you can't ever look for somebody else. Do you know it?"
"I do," Caleb whispered. "I do."
/
"Where's dad?" Kaylee asked.
"I don't know," Lucas told her. "I thought he would be back by now. Can you take care of Rufus while I go look for him?"
Kaylee nodded her head and said, "Try not to obsess over Hanna too much, geek."
Lucas gave her an annoyed look and told her, "Shut it. I'm done with her."
"You realized she doesn't even know you exit?" Kaylee teased, laughing.
"Shut the hell up!" Lucas yelled, and started to walk away.
/
"Hey there! Miss, please."
The brunette furrowed her eyebrows and turned around, only to see the island's doctor, AKA the man that had been saving everybody the day before. She knew his name was Wren Kingston, and that he healed her foot. She smiled at him.
"Hello," she greeted warmly. "Is everything okay? Is the transmitter hike going well?"
"I haven't heard any death screams, so I assume there isn't too much bad stuff happening," Wren joked, smiling at her with a super adorable smile.
"Is something up?" she asked.
"No, no... it's Spencer, right?" he asked, and she nodded her head. "I remember what happened to your foot the day before, and wanted to know if it is all better now."
"It's still really sore, but I'm managing," she told him. "Anything else?"
"I found some pills that can help take the pain away if it's bothering you too much," Wren offered. "And I have some lotions to help soothe the skin around... if you'd like that."
"Um... no, I'm okay," Spencer said. "The pain isn't too bad. I think I can handle it. Is that all?"
"No!" Wren cried. "Truth is, I just needed an excuse to talk to you because for some reason, I have found myself thinking about you quite a lot. I find you beautiful."
Spencer blushed and said, "T-thank you. That's really, really sweet of you to say."
"I was only speaking the truth, Spencer," Wren told her, chuckling. "I've found lots of extra food, and if you want to share if you're hungry, I would gladly share it with you."
Spencer had made plans to eat with Toby, but the cute doctor was pretty much flirting with her, so she couldn't turn him down! He was super hot, and she figured that Toby would understand.
"Yeah, I would love to!" Spencer exclaimed.
"Fantastic," Wren said, smiling. "Shall we?"
Spencer nodded her head, and the two of them walked off together.
/
"Hey!" Jason cried, his eyes lighting up. "I'm getting a distress call from the transmitter. Everybody needs to be quiet so we can hear it."
"Alone and you sksare for help kskdo not trsksy to figjtjs. They are sksjs deakss."
"Dude, it's too fuzzy to even hear!" a guy yelled.
"The signal is too weak, it won't come up clearly," Jason explained.
"Then make it stronger, stupid!" he yelled.
"Why don't you try if you're such a genius, asshole?" Jason snapped, furrowing his eyebrows. "Don't you think that I would strengthen the signal if I could? We came up to the highest part of the island for a reason, Einstein! I'm doing all I can!"
"Watch yourself, bitch," the guy snapped back. "We're all tired and hungry, and your stupid hike is doing no good—"
"Nate, stop," Paige McCullers said, trying to get her boyfriend to calm down. "Jason, we're sorry. He's just exhausted."
"Paige, I can handle things myself!" Nate yelled.
"You're just pissing everybody off!" Paige cried.
"Both of you need to shut the hell up," Cece said, rolling her eyes. "And Jason the Genius, give me the transmitter. You've gotta hold it up if you really want a better signal." She grabbed the transmitter from his hands, and held it up. Just like she expected, the signal went to full.
"Oh, so the beauty's got brains?" Jason teased. "You're smarter than I thought you'd be, Princess."
Cece smirked at him and said, "Don't judge a book by its cover, Big Guy."
Jason laughed and said, "Play the distress call. Let's hear what it's really saying."
"I'm alone and I need help. Don't try to fight it. They are all dead."
Jason's eyes widened, "Dead?"
Nate looked at the transmitter screen and said, "Look at the number! I think... I think that's how long the message has been replaying."
"It can't be!" Cece cried, shaking her head. "Ten years?"
"Ten years," Jason confirmed. "They're probably dead by now."
"But what are we not supposed to fight?" Nate asked. "There's something on this island... and we need to figure out what it is."
/
"Hanna?" Emily asked, nearing her friend, who was sitting next to a young man. "I was getting some water from the supply. Who's your friend?
"I'm Caleb," he told her. "We were just talking... um, we both lost significant others during the crash, so it was kind of a bonding subject. Are you a friend of Hanna's?"
"She's my best friend Emily," Hanna told her. "Is everything okay, Em?"
"Yeah," Emily said, nodding her head. "I just... I wanna get out of this place."
Hanna agreed and said, "Alison was supposed to be waiting at the airport for you."
"I know," Emily whispered, a tear falling out of her eye. "I didn't even want to think about her. I just want to get off of this island and go home to see her again."
"Who's Alison?" Caleb asked, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Oh, um, Alison's my significant other," Emily responded. "I'm in love with her... and I was supposed to see her when we got back, but now we're stuck here, and..."
"Hey, we're going to get out of this place soon," Caleb cut her off. "You'll be able to see her again in no time."
"That felt reassuring to hear," Emily said with a smile.
/
Lucas didn't see his father anywhere, so he went to get food, water, and supplies for his siblings by himself. When he was reaching for a water bottle, so was someone else, and their hands touched. His eyes widened, and he looked over to see an incredibly short girl.
"S-sorry," he mumbled.
"Watch yourself," she said, rolling her eyes.
"Sorry," he mumbled again.
She laughed and said, "I apologize for being a bitch a second ago, and you should apologize to me for apologizing so many times."
Lucas laughed as well and said, "It was only twice."
"Well, aren't you just a smart ass?" she sarcastically said.
"You certainly are the sweetest girl here," he sarcastically told her. "Are you all alone? You're barely getting anything."
"I don't have anyone else to feed," she told him. "I wasn't a pregnant teenager, so I'm not a mother. Are you a father or something?"
"What? No!" Lucas cried. "I have a family with me, and siblings... Jesus."
She laughed and said, "You should have seen your face when I said that!"
"Ha-ha, hilarious," Lucas sarcastically said. "Have fun on a scary island all alone."
"Thanks," she sarcastically said back.
"Is this some kind of sarcasm game where we just keep on saying sarcastic things to each other?" Lucas asked, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Well, game over, I'm going to go eat my food," she told him.
"Wait, I was kidding!" Lucas said, grabbing her arm. "I didn't want you to go eat all by yourself. You can some sit with me, I have a sister who you might like."
"Why are you being nice to me when I was a bitch to you?" she asked.
"Because," he said, chuckling, "I like being nice."
"Well, I like being a bitch," she joked. "I'm Mona, by the way."
"I'm Lucas," he told her. "So, are you gonna eat with me or what?"
Mona laughed and told him, "Since I have nothing better to do when I'm stranded on an island, I guess..."
/
"I can't find Maggie anywhere," Ezra told Aria. "I'm getting worried about her. She didn't say she was going on the hike."
"Calm down, Ezra, she's probably on the hike, and they have tons of people going with them," Aria explained. "She's most likely fine. Jake's on the hike, and I'm not even a bit worried."
"You're right," Ezra said with a smile. "If you trust Jake, I trust Maggie. Everything's going to be fine."
/
"My kids are probably wondering where I am..." Richard mumbled, pulling back.
"They can handle themselves, Richard," Maggie whispered, kissing his neck. "Come on, don't leave me hanging. We're just getting started here."
Richard moaned, and kissed her lips.
"I think they can wait... a long time," he whispered, and pulled his shirt off.
Maggie laughed and started to unbutton her top, and then leaned closer to kiss Richard passionately again.
Oh drama, hahaha... Maggie's sluttin' it up! So, as you can see, there's quite a few OCs—Nate, Richard, Kaylee, Rufus, Bethany, and there might be more that I can't remember, but anyways, I have the whole story mapped out. I know where I'm going with each character, and their romantic interests.