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"Please, wait Mel!" Taylor pleaded trying her best to keep up with Melissa's sprint. "Let me explain!"
"Explain what?" Melissa hissed at Taylor coming to a sudden stop. Taylor almost collided with Melissa because she had not realized she had stopped running. Thank god she hadn't or else Melissa may have mistaken it for a tackle.
"Me and Jackson I mean." Taylor explained gasping for air. Melissa visibly flinched at the term 'me and Jackson' but Taylor didn't see it.
"What is there to explain?" Melissa asked crossing her arms. She tried her best not to let her voice shake and to act strong. The ruse was working so far.
"Look Melissa, we never meant to hurt you! I knew you liked him but we just made a… connection." Taylor breathed as though she was telling an epic love story. Melissa really wished she'd stop using the word 'we'.
Melissa was stunned at the nerve Taylor had to tell her all about her grand romance she had been having with Jackson. She should be begging for forgiveness, not tell me what I'm missing! She felt pure hate towards Taylor for being such a cold bitch. What did she feel towards Jackson? She tried to feel mad at him but she couldn't. She felt astonished, she'd never put him down to be the kind of guy to fall for Taylor and try and keep herself laboring under the illusion that they'd be together once they got off the island. She felt disappointed and betrayed. Ashamed that she had let herself fall under his spell. They had both pulled the wool over her eyes. They seemed more perfect for each other by the minute.
"Then I'm happy for you two Taylor." Melissa said with her best fake smile. She was hoping Taylor wouldn't notice how tight and forced the smile was. She didn't notice, she just smiled along. She was Taylor after all.
"Really? Oh that's great!" Taylor exclaimed jumping for joy. She paused and added; "You sure you're ok?"
"Of course. Besides, you guys are so cute together." Melissa forced through gritted teeth behind her fake closed mouth smile. The last part was especially hard to say. If Melissa had not withdrew and yelled at Taylor for being a selfish brat, they'd be here forever. At least this way Melissa didn't have to listen to her screechy voice a moment longer.
"Thanks! You coming back to camp?" Taylor asked with a big grin on her face still under the impression that she had changed Melissa's opinion with pure love. Taylor was a true romantic at heart and was really into corny stuff like that.
"Nah, I'm gonna hang back here for a while." Melissa answered in an attempt to get rid of Taylor. Taylor was eager to comply. She nodded and headed back to camp. Finally she left Melissa alone.
Lex was not one who understood drama. He was brilliant at math and had a strong knack for science. He was considered a genius by his peers and was considered a pre-developed academic mind by his teachers. He had tons of common sense and the ability to problem solve on the spot. With all of that considered he couldn't ever decipher what was happening with all the teenagers. They seemed to be a whole other species to him. They had a way of making everything look perfectly normal on the surface. Like the time they had all found out Nathan had a crush on Daley. He had not known anything they revealed although it was considered to be common knowledge. Lex was not one who understood drama, but when he saw Melissa run through camp with a furious look on her face and say Taylor chasing after her, he knew something was up.
"Hey Day," Lex began keeping his eyes fixed on the two sprinting girls. "What's up with Taylor and Melissa?"
"I don't know, but something tells me we're going to find out soon." Daley responding now also watching Melissa and Taylor disappear into the jungle.
Lex looked at his sister with a worried expression on his face. This is not going to be good. Drama was the last thing they needed. Just then Lex watched Jackson walk into camp. He sat down next to the fire taking over Melissa's job filtering the water. He had a solemn expression on his face as though he had given up hope on something. But what? Ok Lex, think! Jackson is taking over Melissa's job so he must know she's upset and needs some time. Why would he know that? Did he cause her distress? Is he taking her job out of guilt? And what has Taylor got to do with it? Lex neatly organized his thoughts. He decided that Jackson had gotten Melissa upset and that's why he took over her job. Could it have anything to do with the crush Melissa has on Jackson? Maybe Jackson told her that he didn't like her and now he feels guilty. Yeah! That works! Lex thought he had it figured out but realized he had to factor in Taylor. Wait, maybe Jackson and Taylor made Mel upset. Maybe Jackson told Mel he didn't like her because HE'S INLOVE WITH TAYLOR!
"Lex, are you okay?" Daley questioned her brother cautiously. He jumped a bit because he was so buried in his thoughts. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Somebody's gonna become a ghost if I don't do something!" Lex stated quietly. He abruptly got up and started running into the jungle like a mad man.
"Wait Lex! What are you talking about?" Daley yelled after him. Lex ran so fast he generated a wind in his wake that gently flew over the camp.
Daley sat on the shelter next to where her brother used to be with nothing but confusion. She had never seen her brother get so hysterical. He ran in the exact same direction as Melissa and Taylor did. Why? Who was gonna become a ghost? Daley's thoughts bounced around in her head making her feel like a basket case for dwelling on the words of a 10 year old. All her thoughts could be summed up into just one thought; WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED??
A/N: It's starting to get close to the climax. There wasn't any Naley in this chapter but I thought since I meant for this story to be mostly Jelissa I should focus on it a little more. Next chapter will surly have Naley though! Please review if you want my daily updates to continue.