suite ties || zack martin

Lost at Sea (Part 2)

     STRANDED on a deserted island; that's how Freya's junior year was going so far. First day back on the S.S. Tipton and her and her friends have already gotten themselves in a tremendous amount of trouble.

When they had first crashed onto the island, Freya was happy they were finally on land, but, once that novelty had worn off, this place felt like a suffocating paradise. She felt like she was in Lord of the Flies and they were very close to sticking a severed pig head through a spear and begin talking to it.

"Hey, guys!" Bailey called out, a miserable Freya trailing behind her. "We found some edible berries, and I was thinking we could—" The southern girls words were cut off short when everyone else jumped up, scarfing down the berries from the two girls hands. "Okay, I had a ring."

"Sorry." Zack grimaced, spitting out Bailey's ring. "Now we just need to find water."

"Ooh! Found it, found it!" London cheered, rushing over to the shore. "What do I win?"

"An all-expense-paid trip to a five star island resort!" Bailey sarcastically gritted at the rich girl.

"Yay me!" The rich girl clapped.

"No, I meant water we can drink." Zack's eyebrows furrowed at her. "The trick is to find the highest point in the island and below it, there may be a freshwater stream."

"Woah." Freya's eyes widened, a small impressed smile finding its way on her face. "How'd you know that?"

"I was the top wilderness scout in my troop." He smirked confidently at her. "I got badges for fishing, knot-tying, and saving someone's life."

"Considering you're the one who pushed me off the pier...I don't think throwing me a life preserver qualifies you as a hero." Cody countered at the cocky boy.

"That's not what the mayor said when he shook my hand!" Zack grinned.

"Fine. Mr. Hero here will take care of the water, Bailey and Freya will find food, and I'll start roughing out a constitution." Cody affirmed, stomping away from the group.

"How long do you think we'll even be here?" Freya whinged.

"Could be a long time." Cody shrugged continuing his stomp away.

"Yeah, thanks to you!" Bailey yelled, following after him.

"Looks like we're gonna have to live off grubs and berries for a while." Zack frowned.

"Y'know...if we're gonna be here forever, we're eventually going to have to pair up." Woody gestured to London with a smile. The girl eventually caught his drift, falling backward with a scream. "She'll get used to the idea..."

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A few hours later, the kids had salvaged wood and leaves scattered all around the island to make some reliable shelter. Freya was sat on the ground, constructing their makeshift beds silently contemplating all her life's decisions leading up to now, while Bailey, Woody, and Zack were working on the frame for the overall shelter.

"Oh, are you making my bed?" London squealed, crouching down in front of Freya.

"I'm making our beds, yes." Freya looked up at the rich girl wearily.

"Can I request a queen mattress?" At London's question, Freya laughed but her smile quickly faded when she realised she was being completely serious. "Or does this resort only carry full?"

"Sure." Freya shrugged, deciding it was best to go along with her delusions.

"Yay! I'll be sure to tip you!" She clapped. "Until my room is ready, I'll be at the spa!" She skipped away cheerily. Zack looked over, noticing Freya who seemed down. He decided to take a small break from the manual labor and walked over to her. He smiled down at her, silently asking if she was okay to which she smiled back.