Claire was already conjuring up a kind of dinner when I got back and she spoke, “Hey.”
It was so nonchalant, as if we were best friends again, I spoke, “Hey.”
She handed me a bowl or bananas and coconut, it was a simple dinner, but it was food and I was starving. I gratefully took it and began eating near the fire as I watched the sunset over the blue horizon. I couldn’t stop thinking about Claire and I just wished she would try and let me back into her life the right way.
I sighed, “Ok, so tomorrow, I think we should hike up to the mountain.”
“Why?”
“Because I think it’ll be a good vantage point, so we can see exactly where we’re at on this island.”
She nodded, “Alright, sounds good.”
I smiled at her compliance, I didn’t think she would just come along so easily, but I was wrong. I saved the bowls and crawled into the camp, zipping me and Claire in alone. I lied next to her, she didn’t seem tired like she was ready to just turn over and ignore me, so I took it as a good sign. I whispered, “What you thinking?”
She shrugged, “Just about everything.”
“Like?”
She stared at me while we were face to face, as if she was trying to figure me out. I knew she couldn’t read me but she was trying really hard, “Being here, my family, my friends… me and you.”
I nodded, “I’ve been thinking about all of that too.”
“How’s it for you?”
I shrugged, “I don’t know, it hurts, thinking about Mallory and my friends… and my parent’s.”
She nodded, “Yea, it hurts.”
I touched her face slightly, pulling her out of her thoughts, “We’ll see them again.”
“I hope.”
I smiled, and for a split second we had unbreakable eye contact, and I knew there was something in her that wanted me. I could see it behind those hard confused eyes of hers, and I wanted her to show me what she really wanted.
I smiled, “Now what are you thinking about?”
She shrugged, “You.”
“Are you being honest?”
She nodded, “Why wouldn’t I be?”
“Because you might still be indecisive.”
She knew what I was referring to, but I wasn’t sure if she was ready to approach that subject. I wanted to though, I was ready to get through it with her because being here with her really sparked back up a lot of feelings, even in this fucked situation.
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Stranded (GirlXGirl)
Romance~COMPLETED~ Alexandra Grey, but more commonly going by Alex, is planning on attending the planned annual senior trip with her class to Rio de Janeiro. She figures it would be one hell of a trip considering there were no parents and unlimited alcohol...
