A/N- I'm soooo sorry for not updating last week. I was really tired and didn't feel like doing anything. Here's chapter 17!

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Chapter 17

Zeke had arrived at the river right before the sun began to set. It was now almost completely dark. Zeke had managed to create a small fire, and a lean-to style shelter. He was now trying to open up a coconut he had found in the jungle with the pocket knife he had snagged before leaving. He sighed, thinking about how this might be how he lived the rest of his life. Then again, the group would find him when they went for water. "I'll pack up in the morning and head off by afternoon," he thought. Proud of his plan, he stabbed the coconut again with his knife.

That night, Zeke lay on a pile of palm fronds, tossing and turning, trying to fall back to sleep. "It'll be awkward back at camp, but I hate being alone." He thought. He turned himself the otherway. "I'll decide in the morning what to do."

In the morning, Zeke groggily went over to the fire, which still had a few embers burning, and added some more kindling. It soon got a few flames. He took the banana he found the day before, and ate it as breakfast. As he ate, he sat, and he thought about what to do. He found a stick on the ground and wrote a list of pros and cons in the dirt.

Pros of Going Farther into the Jungle

I'll be away from the group, avoiding awkwardness

I won't have to deal with all the drama

More food and water for myself

Stress-free (almost)

Cons of Going Farther into the Jungle

I'll be away from the group, all alone, being forced to talk to myself

I'll get lost

I'll miss rescue (Do I want it or not?)

I'll have a better chance at survival

I'll have clean clothes

Going over the list a few times, Zeke made his decision. He'd stay right where he was. No worrying about getting lost. He'd see his friends when they came for water. He would get the alone time he needed. Perfect plan, right?

HSM HSM HSM HSM

Sharpay dragged the large, blue, plastic container across the hot sand. She couldn't believe she was actually working. For other people! It was sickening. And her kaki cargo capris were getting destroyed from the sand her hot-pink Jimmy-Choo flip flops were kicking up. Not to mentioned, her hot-pink rhinestone covered tank top was fading, and would eventually turn to an ugly puke-pink. "I hate Ryan," she muttered.

After walking for what seemed like an eternity, she reached the "T" tree. "Finally!" she yelled, and turned in.

Another, even longer, "eternity" later, she could hear water running. "Thank God!!" she shouted, "Thank. God." She began to run. Well, it was running for Sharpay.

When the sound reached it's loudest point, Sharpay suddenly stopped. "Oh. My.God." she said to herself.

"Sharpay?!"

A/N-Oooocliffie!! What will happen between Zeke and Sharpay?? Find out this Sunday!! Reviews, please!! They make my day!!