The Island - Chapter Four
Pretty emotional chapter:( Thanks to everyone who commented!
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The Island- Chapter Four
"Is she okay?" A voice asked.
"I don't know. She's conscious I think. CPR worked well on her." A deep muscular voice replied. My heart fluttered at the sound of it. Brody.
My eyes slowly opened up and I squinted at the sunshine. I was surrounded by everyone and I couldn't help but feel suffocated.
"Um you guys are sort of breathing my air." I said in my raspy voice. I was suddenly aware that my throat was bone dry. Everyone chuckled and I couldn't help but smile.
My eyes wandered over each of their faces. They looked as bad as I thought I looked. Drake had a swollen lip and I couldn't help but be curious about it.
"What happened to your lip, kid?" I asked him. Drake blushed so deeply that his dark skin tone turned pink.
"He grabbed my booty." Patricia said.
"I thought it was a life raft!" Drake said obviously lying. Everyone was silent until I couldn't take it anymore. I laughed and laughed until tears poured from my eyes.
Myra swirled her finger by her head then pointed at me. She clearly thought I was going crazy. I smiled and sat up. I took in a heavy breath and realized something. I had almost died. I'd almost reached into the light.
I finally stood up and realized that the island that used to seem haunting now was beautiful. I had a new look at life and I was going to enjoy it to the fullest.
"Who wants to hunt?!" I yelled and ran towards the ocean.
"Maybe she swallowed a clownfish?" I heard Drake whisper behind me.
I ignored his little remark and started to pull off my shirt revealing the gold top piece of my bikini. Thank goodness I used to take boxing classes so that I had a perfect toned body.
"I'm in!" Patrick yelled the instant I pulled off my shorts so that I wouldn't get them wet.
"Me too." Derrick said while running and pulling of his shirt and the same time. His six pack glistened in the sun.
"I love you baby," Drake said to Patricia. "But this is something I can NOT miss!" He started running towards me and halfway there he did a front flip in the sand. It surprised me that amazed me. I guess I was seeing things through different eyes.
We all started splashing in the water and soon Derrick was holding a fish over his head. It wasn't really about hunting anymore though.
It was more about actually having...fun.
"You know you guys can't enjoy yourselves without me involved!" Patricia she yelled. She did a full on Indian call and lurched towards the ocean. She splashed and we all soon started a water fight.
I couldn't help myself. I was six again with no troubles or problems. Just a kid.
I looked towards the sandy beach and Brody was there leaning on a palm tree. Disapproval blazed in his sea green eyes when Derrick lifted me and spun me around.
He planted a kiss on my forehead and I saw someone else who disapproved of that. Lexi was furious by her expression and she turned and stalked into the jungle.
Brody shook his head at me and turned to followed Lexi. Derrick put me down and started chasing Patricia with his fish. I stood there angry, jealous, and well pretty bitchy. I walked onto the sand and I was about to head towards the crashed plane but Myra waved me over to where she was sitting with Tony.
"You know Lexi is going to do stuff with Brody just to get back at you right?"I crossed my arms and I shrugged.
"Why would she do anything to get me back? I didn't do anything."
"Ay esta mensa!" Myra whispered to Tony.
"First of all, I'm NOT stupid and I know Spanish, Mrs. Bun in the Oven! And second of all, I have no idea what you're talking about." I stood there while Myra face turned bright red and Tony laughed and winked at me.
"Since you're a little out of it, Mrs. Crazy; I'll explain to you. Lexi and Derrick are sort of a thing. She likes him...mucho...A LOT. That little smooch thing you guys just had there obviously pissed her off."
I sighed deeply and realized what my little episode had caused. It wasn't that Lexi was so much scared me. It's more like I'm completely terrified of her. Tears glistened in my eyes as I thought about Lexi & Brody kissing.
I speed walked to the plane and opened the emergency exit. I climbed in and tried to find my bag in the over head compartments. Once I found it, I sat down and started digging in it until I came across my photo album. Whenever something went wrong, I always looked through it.
I opened it and the first picture made me smile it was of me and my best friend Carla in the airport before I left on this stupid trip. She was the only person I really trusted and loved. Too bad I couldn't have brought because with all this shit, Carla would be a welcomed relief. I leafed through the album until I came to page that always made me cry.
The page was filled with photos of my ex boyfriend, Charlie. I always thought as myself lucky when I was dating him because I was the only girl that could say my boyfriend had violet eyes. When I pointed out his gene inherited eyes he used to joke & tell me he was a vampire and that one day he'd bite me and make me his forever.
I smiled as my hand traced his chiseled jaw on the picture. But the smile faded and I couldn't help but cry. I shut my eyes hoping to block the memory but it came anyway:
"You're going to get diseases or get killed or KIDNAPPED!" Charlie was pacing in front of me while I just stared at him from his couch. I knew he would react like this if I told him what I'd been doing on the streets.
"I don't know why you need to do that, Andrea! I'm not enough right? I'm so fucking bad at sex that you need to go get it on the street!" I stood up then, furious.
"You don't understand! I need to do this. I know being a prostitute is horrible, babe, I know that. But I need the money. You can't imagine what I have to go through with my parents. You just don't know, Charlie! It doesn't help that you think I'm a slut. I'm leaving!"
I got up and ran out of Charlie's house. I all but flew down the street. I heard the rumble of truck behind and knew that Charlie was following me. He slowed the truck to match my pace and rolled down the window.
"I'm sorry, alright. It's just that...I love you so much. You can move in with me and you wouldn't have to sell your body, babe. I'll protect you!" Charlie said. I turned to look at him and I smiled at him.
"I love you too. Too much, if you ask me." He laughed and opened up the passenger door from the inside for me. But before I could get in, the sudden roar of a motorcycle next to his window startled Charlie.
His foot accidentally slammed on the gas pedal and the truck lurched forward right into a telephone pole. The wind knocked out of me as I stared at the truck wrapped around the pole.
The paramedics were soon there but I was still frozen in place. But as soon as I saw Charlie's bloody body placed on a gurney I let it all out.
"CHARLIE!" I yelled hysterically. I dropped to my knees and cried. A paramedic soon came to help me up and give me to a police officer. The officer drove me home.
My parents weren't home so I was free to bawl my eyes out. I paced all over the house until the phone rang. I ran and answered it.
"Is this Andrea Murray?" The person asked.
"Yes, this is her. Are you calling from the hospital? How is Charlie Knight?" My heart started to beat quickly.
"I'm sorry m'am; he didn't make it."
Those words haunted me to this day and now that this island thing was happening, I didn't know if I could make it through. I looked out the plane window and saw everyone huddled around a fire.
Brody and Lexi had rejoined the group and were sitting so close you could swear they were suffocating each other. Another tear rolled down my cheek.
I looked away from them and stared at the now darkening blue sky. I gasped as the stars seemed to make out Charlie's face.
"I love you. I'm sorry for everything." But his face was already gone and in its place was Brody's. I glared at it but I soon understood what had happened. I somehow needed Brody. The same way I had needed Charlie after his death. I sniffled and stood up.
I wasn't afraid. Charlie was watching over me and now I knew what he wanted me to do. He wanted me to move on. I was not going to do it today of course. I was still pissed off but I was not going to let it get the better of me. I climbed out of the plane and headed towards the fire.
Everyone looked up as I approached. I sat down on the sand furthest from everyone but still close to the fire. I pulled my knees up to my chest and stared into the flames. I could feel eight pairs of eyes staring at my puffy, swollen eyes and red face. Myra seemed the guiltiest.
"About what I said, Andrea. I'm so sorry-"I shook my head at her and my eyes bored at the flickers of fire. I sniffled again and wished.
Wished that I hadn't been so mentally challenged today.
Wished that everyone would stop staring at me.
And finally I wished that Charlie was still alive.
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