hey y'all, sup? lol, anyway, here's chapter 8! hope you enjoy, and please review.

"Wadi?! What are you doing here?" Zak asked. "how did you even get here?"

she shrugged. "I've been here for about an hour".

Zak shook his head. "no, I meant how'd you get here. as in, on this island?"

Wadi smiled. "my father had me flown here. He's going to be away on business for a while, but he said that I should stay with you and your family". Wadi looked at me for the first time. I was still sitting on the floor, but quickly stood up.

"so, who is this?" Wadi asked.

"I'm Lina. Lina Myers".

"i'm Wadi".

I forced a smile. But then I remembered that my real last name wasn't Myers. But I decided not to let Wadi know that.

"how long do you plan on staying here Wadi?" Zak asked, obviously sensing the tension.

She shrugged. "oh, I don' know. A few days, a week. Maybe even a month". Zak and I glanced at eachother. Drew came into the room just then, surprised to see Wadi. Once Wadi explained things again, Drew seemed almost happy about it.

"well of course you can stay with us, it'll be great".

She smiled at me. "I'm sure you and Lina will get along just fine". Wadi and I looked at eachother.

"yeah right" I thought. Zak, Wadi, and I slowly left my room and went to the front of the ship. Doc and Drew were sitting in their seats, talking.

"are we going back home?" Zak asked, talking to no one in particular.

"yes" Doc and Drew said at the same time. Zak, Wadi, and I sat down in seats near Doyle. We all sat in silence for most of the flight, and by the time we got back to the house, it was totally dark outside.

"oh man, it's good to be home" I said, surprising myself. It hadn't occurred to me before that I'd started to call this place home. But I had, and I loved every second of my time here. As I made my way to my room, several thoughts were swirling around in my head, thoughts that had been pushed to the back of my mind until now; how had I gotten here in the first place? What was my purpose here? Did I even have one? And would I ever be able to get back home, to the real world? I sighed and shook my head.

"this is all so complicating" I thought. I sat on the edge of my bed and thought about what had happened with Zak earlier. "or what almost had happened" I mumbled aloud. I felt my heart beat faster. I quickly changed into a pair of pajamas and went into the living room. It was dark, and I didn't bother to turn the light on. I sat down on the couch and froze. It wasn't the couch I was sitting on, it was…

"gee Lina, I knew you liked me, but I didn't know you liked me this much".

I jumped. "oh god, I'm so sorry Doyle!" I shot to my feet and slowly moved to sit beside him. I was blushing like crazy, and had never been so embarrassed in my life. Doyle laughed.

"it's ok Lina, don't be embarrassed. It's normal for girls your age to have crushes on older guys".

My face got redder. "yeah, but…"

"hey, relax, ok? I'll never tell anyone, I promise. It'll be between us. deal?"

I sighed and nodded. "yeah, ok Doyle. deal".

He laughed again. "besides, I think you'd be much better off with Zak". I blushed again. I was about to say something when Doyle stood up.

"well, I'm going to bed. Goodnight Lina". I nodded. "yeah, goodnight". I sighed and stretched out on the couch. Now that Wadi was here, there was no telling what would happen.

lol, Lina sat on Doyle. that seemed so funny that i couldn't resist putting it in. so what do y'all think? there's going to be a rivalry between Lina and Wadi, which will be real fun to write! so please review, and i hope you enjoyed! and, on a more serious note, let us all remember the brave men and women who risked their lives on 9/11 to save others. what a sad, tragic day for America. god bless America.

-FreddysNightmare1984