Survivors

5

"The 'babysitters' took off early," I said. "And left this," Kenji said, spinning over to Darius and slapping a sticky note to his chest. He takes the note and reads it.

"BRB. Gotta go. Boss-talk. BB. Later. Smiley face," Darius read, "And is that a dinosaur emoji with a thumbs up?" "It's Dave speak. Roxie translated on the back," Kenji said. "I'm glad one of us speak Dave," I muttered.

Darius flipped the note over and read the other side. "We have to go talk to our boss. Stay inside until we return. Draw, bond, whatever. The radio's set for channel six in case you need us. Stay inside, STAY INSIDE. Do not leave, Kenji looking at you," Darius chuckled at that part while Kenji rolls his eyes, "Uh... Sorry for the kid's menus, it's all Dave had." Darius turned towards the ping pong table to see the kid's menus and the radio.

"Do they understand how old we are? I mean, when was the last time you even saw a crayon?" Kenji asked, annoyed. I held up my hand and started counting down. I pointed at Ben who turns a piece of paper to reveal him and Bumby playing chess.

"Hmm, I have notes," Yaz said. "Yasmina!" Sammy exclaimed, shoving Yaz playfully.

All of a sudden, the doors opened with a loud thud to reveal an angry looking Brooklynn.

"Hey Brooklynn, what's new on the internet superstar," I asked. "I wouldn't know because when I went to get my phone from its charger, it wasn't there! Someone stole my phone!" Brooklynn said.

"Brooklynn, who hasn't had your phone," Yaz said.

"I needed to check the weather last night," Ben said.

"Dr. Settler posted a new column on microfossil yesterday," Darius said, as he sheepishly held his arms behind his back.

"There was an update on the war in Afghanistan," I said.

"Too good to miss the selfie opp, but I haven't used it since, I swear," Kenji said.

Brooklynn scoffs then looks at Sammy.

"I-I haven't seen it either," Sammy said, sounding nervous. I narrowed my eyes at her. Why was she being so nervous.

"Really," Brooklynn said, sounding suspicious.

"Hey, hey, it's ok. Since we're not kayaking till later, we have plenty to look for it," Darius said.

"Oh, I think I know exactly where to look. I also think that whoever took the phone, might be trying to hide some of the things that are on it. What do you think, Sammy," Brooklyn asked Sammy, narrowing her eyes at Sammy.

"Um, what?" Sammy said, confused.

"What is your deal? Sammy said she didn't touch it! Ever think you might have just lost the stupid thing," Yaz said, defending her friend.

Darius steps between the girls. "Hey hey hey let's all calm down. Brooklynn, we can all help look for your phone," he said.

"Hmm, well then, let's check Sammy's bags and test that theory out," Brooklynn said.

"You do not get to go though anyone's stuff. I don't care how famous you think you are!" Yaz shouted, pushing Brooklynn back. I put my pocket knife away and sat up, feeling the tension rising.

"Brooklynn, I did not-" Sammy said before I cut her off, hoping to get everyone to calm down.

I stood up between the girls. "Brooklynn, guys, come on! We can't be this upset over phones! Let's make the most of this incredible opportunity. This is Jurassic World! It's -it's-"

Before I could finish, a loud, menacing roar cut me off.

"What was that?" Brooklynn asked, sounding scared. Kinda thankful for that because it took her attention away from the phone situation.

"Um, a T-rex," Kenji guessed.

"Mmm, I don't think so. That's not a normal T-rex roar," Darius said.

"Then what sort of dinosaur did it sound like? Friend-ish, or foe-ish?" Ben asked, his voice shaking.

We all go on the balcony to try and see where the roar came from.

"Where's it coming from?" Sammy asked, listening for the roar again.

"Can't see anything from here. The trees are blocking everything," Yaz said.

"Maybe they're moving a new dino from the lab to another enclosure. We could probably see it from the observation tower! Could be cool," Darius said. That got me excited. "That's a great idea Darius. What are we waiting for," I said, grabbing Darius's wrist and dragging him to the elevator.

"Hey! We're not done talking about this yet!" Brooklynn said.

"But guys, it's indoor arts and crafts day! We should stay and wait for Dave and Roxie. Right, Kenji," Ben said.

"If you wanna stay here and draw you and your dino crush, go for it. I'm gonna go see me a T-rex or a girl fight. Either way, I win. Ka-ching!" Kenji said, heading towards the elevator.

"Fine, go on! I'll just stay where we're supposed to stay, wait for who we're supposed to wait for, and be right where we're supposed to be," Ben said, crossing his arms.

I held the elevator door open with my arm. "What are you doing," Darius asked. I smirked at him and counted down from three with my fingers. Three, two, one. "Wait, guys! I'm coming too!" Ben said, rushing toward the elevator.

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