The Survivors

Chapter 19-Jennifer's Moonlit Walk

I lay side by side with my older brother Sammy, staring up at what should be the ceiling. My head is resting on a bundled up towel and I'm covered with a stray shirt we found. I am laying on a beach towel that's sand stained but at least dry. I can't sleep. I just can't stop thinking about what happened today. So much happened.

I sigh softly playing with my hands on my stomach watching the charred plane chairs stick down from the ceiling. It's very dark in here making me nervous to get up. The guys had made torches that we could stick in the ground for light but for the night, they killed the lights so we could sleep better. But honestly I'd rather have them burning while I slept. I'm scared of the dark now.

We're stuck on a tropical island with who knows what. Teren said he saw human animal creatures that were said they were going to come after us. There also could be wild animals here. I hope the guys on night watch are wide awake and protecting us. I don't want to die in the middle of the night, or let anyone else die. I don't think I could handle it. Not when I'm grieving my own parent's death...

The numb grief comes over me once again reminding me that I'm all alone. But I also remind myself that Sammy is here. He'll protect me no matter what. Though I think he protects me too sometimes. But now I need him more than ever. When we were back in America, he'd start fights with the guys who flirted with me. He'd give them a bloody nose and threaten if they ever came near me, he'd "severely injure" them. Since he couldn't say kill.

I hated him for it. I always wanted a guy to like me and try flirting with me. But he'd always stop it. It became so bad that the boys stopped and completely ignored me. I hated that. But he seems a lot better now with me being around guys, though he's probably focused on protecting me from the elements. He's also grieving, badly. I'm worried it's worse for him than for me. I don't think any one realizes it, but he's completely destroyed right now.

I see it in his expression. Crushed. Maybe they think he's fine because he's so hardworking, but I know the only reason why he's being so helpful is because he needs a distraction. And he's letting all his anger out on Ayden, though Ayden is strangely getting a little better. But I still wish we would have left him under the wing of the plane.

He's also exhausted because he stupidly took the night shift. And then the tsunami... At least he's sleeping now. I listen to the silence noticing it isn't entirely silent. I hear someone quietly snoring but not obnoxiously. I hear quiet breathing and then someone rolling around with their blanket. Sammy and I are in the back of the plane, or more accurately the front. Well, what was the front. It's completely smashed into a solid wall of crushed metal.

This was the front end of the plane, the back end was flung into the ocean and probably at the very bottom right now. Thankfully, it was a clean break so there's a large opening in the back that's pretty even keeping us safe in a cylinder-like tube that remains of the plane. Even the ceiling is intact. We're lucky this survived the wave.

I look over to my left to see everyone else spread out on the floor of the plane. Some of them are sleeping on top of the baggage hold while others are on the floor. I feel like we're closer now, strangers became close friends. Maybe even closer... my mind immediately goes to Levi. Some anger remains from earlier when he told me he wanted to do the night shift.

I told him no because it's completely ridiculous. He's our leader, he needs to be well-rested and be able to take on the day. I hate seeing him so stressed, and doing the night shift will only make matters worse. He says he's fine but even I know better than that. My mind makes a full circle and comes right back to all the problems I have. I can't sleep.

I can't believe I yelled at Bree. I don't know what came over me, I'm usually a very nice person. I just snapped today. I hope it doesn't happen again. Then I'm mortified at my actions. I yelled at Levi acting like a complete idiot and then pretty much told everyone I have a crush on Levi. Challenging Bree like that definitely did that. I was just so angry that she took his side on that. I was mainly angry that she kissed him without permission.