Chapter 20: Karl

They're dragging me through the jungle in the middle of the night. My wedding band slips from my finger, but I catch it just in time. I can hear Alex struggling behind me. Then a yelp of pain from Danny. "She bit me!" he yelled. "Ok," says Tom. "I'll give this one a piece of the pain!" He gives me a really hard punch in the stomach, that leaves me gasping for breath. "Oof!" They're dragging us really hard now. "Why are you doing this to us?" I cry. "Because you two are too young and too stupid to be married. To be starting a family. Overall, you're too young to be together." says Danny. "No we're not!" cries Alex. "I love Karl more than anything else. He's the best thing that ever happened to me, Danny." I can hear her sobbing quietly next to me. Anger fills me, they've made Alex cry. My Alex. I jump up and punch Danny really hard in the face. I feel his nose break beneath my fist. Then I hear Tom go "Oof!" and I turn, and realize that Alex has kicked him in the stomach. "RUN!" I yell, and we take off for the beach. We don't stop running until we're surrounded by worried 815 survivors, and Alex has a bleeding cut on her face, and my eye is bruised, but as I look at my wedding ring, glowing in the firelight, I smile. We're safe