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Chapter 20

Ella pov
Its been 40 days. Here on this island.

Bay is walking on the sand, cheering up everyone she passes. I, unfortunately cant move my below body. I've been sitting in the same spot I've been in since, I got here, well.. on the beach.

For 40 days I haven't moved, just my arms and having people drag me back up and into the shelter I'm in, after slowly slipping, sliding down because my below body is gone. I'm paralysed. I've lost my legs.

But I'm thankful, because some people have had worse fates. I'm glad that me and Bay are alive, and that Bay wasn't hurt. Just a few starches here and there, we find a new one every day when washing her.

I'm struggling, but don't show it. If being totally honest. I cant help but feel as though, people are not coming or that I might die.

However all wasn't lost. We were lucky enough that the island we were in had a stable water fall, and loads of fruit. No other living creature apart form the plants and flowers and us humans.

The bleeding has stopped. However my legs are flat, the bones crushed. All my life, i didn't think that this would happen, but it's come to my terms that anything is possible. Lindy says that if I survive, I'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. However that's okay, i can cope with that. I just can't cope dying... I don't want to die. Not just yet.

"Hi again, its me. I know, I know your getting tired of seeing my face." Lindy sits next to me, a bandaged wrapped around her left arm. She looks down at my legs, maybe today is a down day as tears form in her eyes. "I'm 37" she says as she continues, trying not the cry. "Your so young Ella, and have your life out there waiting for you, yet this is what God does to you. I just, wish it was me. You have a happy, healthy young baby, and she can't grow up without a mother."

She starts to cry and i wrapped her into a hug, using my arms to embrace her. Crying as I do so. "I'm sorry, it's just I can't just look at you and at everyone else who has been affected by this. Not no more. But I can promise you Ella, that your going to be okay."

I let go of her, as she looks down at my legs, well whats left of them anyway. "We should change your bandages, I'm sure there are clean shirts from the luggage that we can use." She sits back up, and looks around to find Aled the man who helped save me. He was with the other women and two men, when Lindy got up and headed towards him. Bay comes running over to me with a smile on her face, "plane" she says.

As I look at the wreck I assume she is talking about. I sit her down on my lap, even though I can't feel her on there. "Yeah but don't worry about that." Bay shakes her head, and looks up at the sky pointing.

"No, plane", as I look up a blue helicopter forms in the sky, now hearing it. I scream a happy sound, that I thought I would never be able to make again.

Other people clapping and cheering. Waving as the plane lands on the beach. Lindy running up to me, "see told you so" she quirks her eyebrow at me. Grabbing below my arms to drag me over to the helicopter.

Alex pov
Its been another month.

I cant say that I've been the boy who was the most hopeful in all this, because now I just wish that I didn't have to go through the pain no more.

The boy who lost everything. My parents are back in Evergreen, after my mother ranted about 'how much I need them here with me, because I'm their son, and I'm alone.'

I didn't want to tell her that it was actually the complete opposite. I didn't have much here, but for the past two months, Ella's mother has been more of a family to me then mine have for seventeen years. That's not including my brother. Who after seeing him again, gave me hug and whispered "you know, you could of taken me with you, anywhere would of been better then being stuck with them without you."

It made me realise that I'm not alone in this, and that I do mean something to someone. I'm my little brothers escape root, who was blinded by fear and pure sadness.

Still no sign of any plane wreck, and Agent Michelle hasn't told us any news regarding the party. However, even though I'm not excepting this. I'm slowly mending myself, I'm slowly going to be okay.

Ella pov
The rescue team have been here with us for a month.

Within this month, they were able to travel back and forth and take off the people that were on the island and fly them over to the nearest country.

It being Midlands and I'm attached to wires, and machines while my feeling of my legs are slowly coming back. They inject a medicine in me every day, that makes me only feel the rush of blood roaming inside them, but it's better then not feeling anything.

Lindy and Aled have been keeping Bay safe for me, the rescue team hiring out a bunch of hotel rooms until we are all ready, and them having to share one with Bay until I'm ready to leave hospital.

The nurse, who has known me for a couple of weeks. Injects my leg with the everyday pain medicine, I can't remember the name of.

"You'd be good to go as soon as you start walking" she finishes with a rub on my leg and i motion towards her to show her that I feel it. "Want to try getting up" i nod my head, she takes my hand and sits me up on my bed before picking my legs up and putting them over the edge.

"Nice and easy okay" she says as I take her hand and slowly but surely get up. Standing for the first time, with a bright smile on each of our faces she steps away from me, allowing me the independence that I need.

"Walk over to me if you can" she said and i gestured her way with a shrug, before picking up my feet and taking a step... toward her, and more and more. I can walk.

(One week later)

Its been a week of me living in the hotel room with Lindy, Aled and Bay and now after hours of packing up. We're going home, back to Evergreen.

I've never felt more excited. More at ease and more happy. Good to go, we're back in the helicopter. After they have spent this last week getting the others back home safely.

Bay is on my lap, Lindy to my left and Aled to my right. The view under us and us admiring the ride of a life time. "Who would of thought that we were in a plane crash a couple months back" Lindy screams over the noise of the helicopter. All I do is laugh and Aled screams out "lucky we are, it's just luck."

We get to the landing, slowly and firmly on the ground the helicopter stops and we're allowed out. It takes me more time getting used to my legs again then the others, but once I get there, once I'm on the floor and heading to the airport.

I'm stopped at the door to see a familiar face. As he paces back and forth - all the other family members greeting their loved ones and them just hoping that we're okay.

Lindy opens the door and Aled gives me a reassuring look. I start my way toward him, and my mother, my mum looks up from her feet to see me stunned and showing a smile. Alex catches her smile and instantly looks my way, he stops in his tracks with teary eyes.

He slowly walks to me, as if we're in slow motion. His face not moving from the state it's in and as he gets to me, he picks me up and spins me.

Not lifting his head from my neck. He and I start to combust, I'm home.

He's okay. "I'm here Alex" i manage to stay, as he sniffs into my neck and brings his head up. All he does is kiss me. Then removes Bay from my hip and attaches her to his.

Kissing her head as she babbles dada. I head over to my parents, and we group hug and my dad brings me to a corner as we get ready to finally leave the airport and go home.