None of the teens knew how long it had been since they got to the island. Many days had passed and there hadn't been a sign of anyone coming to get them. As far as Estrella was concerned, she was fine. She had no desire to go back to OBX seeing as there was nothing left for her. Her family was right on the island with her.
They had tried their best to make the most out of the situation they were in. JJ had just finished making their Poguelandia sign with the help of Estrella and climbed up to tie it onto a tree.
Estrella smiled wide as JJ finished tying the string onto the branch. The girl claps before throwing her hands up, "You did it, Jay! Poguelandia!"
JJ cheers before climbing down. As he lands, he steps back towards Estrella to look up at the sign. Estrella lets out a sigh, "It's perfect."
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"Rescue?" JJ chuckles, "From what? From... from paradise? I'm not going back. Ever." He shrugs as Estrella smiles softly, "I mean, look around. We got everything we need. Right here."
"Just like we talked about." Estrella nods
"Exactly." JJ mumbles as he looks down at her, "How's yours looking? You ready to provide for the family?"
Estrella holds up her stick with the dagger attached to it. Her brows furrowing at how bad hers looked compared to JJ's, "Yeah."
"Let's go kill something."
Estrella grimaces as they stand, "You don't have to say it like that."
"Yeah. That's exactly what we're gonna do."
"It sounds so barbaric, like..."
"Well, that's the circle of life, Star. Unless you want to eat coconuts forever."
Estrella laughs, "After the past month, I think I'm good on coconuts."
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Charlotte and Kie sat beside each other as they weaved plants together to try and make tiny pillows for everyone. Kie looks up as Charlotte chuckles. The blonde holding up what was supposed to be a pillow, "This isn't gonna be comfortable for anyone."
"It's leaves and twigs. It wasn't gonna be comfortable anyway." She laughs as Charlotte tosses it aside to start another. Kie's laughter dies down as she looks back down at her work, "So, are you enjoying Pogue life?"
Charlotte shrugs, "As much as I miss showers and my bed, I'm enjoying Poguelandia."
Kie smiles with a nod, "That's good. I'm glad you like it."
Charlotte looks up catching Kie's eyes on her. She can feel her face becoming warm causing her to look down again.
