It was when they where nearly finishing that Melinda started feeling hungry she tried to ignore her hunger but she had been doing that since they arrived so she was reaching the point where her hunger was going to control her and make her do something she would regret doing.

Jack seemed to notice the change in her posture and the way she was acting while finishing the final touches to her 'home'. "If you're not feeling up to it I will finish it for you."

Melinda looked at him in shock and although her stubborn side wanted her to finish it herself, her mind and heart screamed for her to take him up with that offer so she did just that walking up to Jack she kissed his cheek and whispered "Thanks."

A very slight red tint coloured his cheeks when he said "Now go and eat something I haven't seen you eat anything all day."

Melinda nodded and quickly got her bag then found a tree which she climbed a tree where no one could see her but she could see them, opening her bag extremely quickly she got the blood out and instantly drank some but in this hungered state she drank the whole packet. Once she was done she wiped any traces of blood away then made a plan in her head of when and how much of her blood she could drink as she wanted to ration the blood she had already so she wouldn't have to go hunting in the jungle unless absolutely necessary.

Upon her return she finds Jack tying the last knot walking right up to him she kissed his other cheek "Thanks Jack I really did need a break." Looking at it she smiles "I suppose I should let two people bunk with me as I have enough room and I know Claire would love to be one so all I need now is my third roomie unless I decide to keep all the room to myself."

Jack smiled "Well I'm just glad you finally noticed you needed to have a break."

Melinda smiled then went in search of Claire she had talked to her briefly after the wing incident and the day after but not much more than that, she thankfully seemed to get along with her well, upon sitting next to her she asked "So I built myself a little place to keep me dry but it could fit more than one person so I was wondering if you wanted to join me."

Claire smiled "It would be nice but I would rather not thank you."

Melinda nodded got up and went for a walk No point in asking anyone else really I mean they all probably think I'm too young.

Picking up the remaining pieces of wood she went and sat down on her chairs and got her knife out to begin carving a weapon.

A few hours later it was night, someone walked past her 'home' then back stepped so they where in her doorway "What you carving there Aqua?"

Melinda didn't bother looking up she just continued carving while she spoke "A Crossbow so I can go hunt something and prove to people that I am not a kid."

Once he had sat down he asked "Who thinks you're a kid?"

"Well not a kid but too young I mean why else would Claire not want to have a 'roof' above her head." She paused with her carving until she got a new piece of wood from a pile next to her "Look contrary to popular belief I can look after myself and I am not too young as to not be able to look after myself."

"Have you ever thought that she doesn't want to stay with a person who disrespected the dead?" She looked him in the eyes "I didn't think so. Look Aqua if you want to prove yourself then do but me I would just let them think what they want to think."

"What's the real reason you sat down to talk to me Sawyer?"

"What was true?"

Melinda looked at him and laughed "I knew someone would ask me but I wasn't expecting it so soon. You want to know I'll tell you he was asking if it was true if I had been in prison and I have been but the thing is I was innocent.

Someone framed me for the murder of an eight year old girl I was sentenced for ten years after five years in prison they found the real murderer after finding out that the girl I was blamed for killing was a part of a series of kills all the same and most of them happened after I went into prison.

They had a big investigation to make sure it wasn't a copy cat but the new investigators found matching prints on the system that held the investigation data from the girl I supposedly killed they matched the man who had killed the other girls after my imprisonment.

The people who put me in prison got fired as it was found out I wasn't given a trial and they hadn't even checked the data forensics gave them never mind any other information they got on the original case.

I will say this though I deserved those five years anyway since I have killed someone before just I was never found out."

Sawyer was shocked but not too shocked as who would make a crossbow them days "So was it you with those handcuffs."

Melinda laughed "I know who had those because I saw them walk past me." Looking at the pieces she had carved she looked at Sawyer "Once I've finished making it I'll show you how to use it if you want."

Sawyer looked at the pieces of carved wood "It will give me something to do so why not?"

Nodding Melinda pointed to the door "I will show you how to use it tomorrow in the mean time you should go get some sleep."

Without one word Sawyer left and she carried on finishing the crossbow once she pieced it together she made the final touches then started making the bolts.