Stranded

Eleven

Drew's POV

[Before you read I warn you if you are sensitive to suicidal behaviour be cautious whilst reading]

They've been gone a while, by they i mean Levi and Nate. Levi seems to be a little happier now that things are starting to work out, Austin said that he was upset that we didn't tell him about the kissing incident. I would be upset too but I can't tell him I don't think I want to see another bad reaction, We topped up on food yesterday so we have quite a lot to survive right now. Me and Austin wrote in big bold writing 'SOS' in the sand, I don't know if that's going to help our situation but we decided to leave it there anyway. Trames are still going even if it's only been two weeks, Brad and Con still the same as usual. Everyone here has been a little rough at some point I think we all just hate the fact this has happened and miss our families so much that it's affecting us, I know Levi and Brad have been really homesick lately.

I thought getting stranded would bee a lot worse than this, i though that we would have no water no food, no fire, nothing. Instead we actually have managed to keep the fire going at night sometimes during the day, we have lots of food- not the best but something to eat so we don't die, we have a waterfall to drink from-again not the best but we need anything we can get right now, and we have each other so we don't die of boredom. I sometimes wake up and not know where I am sometimes panicking then I remember what happened and calm down, I know I keep saying but i truly didn't expect this to happen. Especially after having a night out to wake up in a car full of water.

Suddenly Levi stumbles out the woods sobbing heavily, we all stand up in confusion. Austin rushes over to him bringing him into his arms "What happened?" he asks the crying boy, I walk over to them as does James. He starts doing hand gestures while trying to speak through his sobs but failing miserably, "Hey hey hey calm down breathe" Austin says resting his hand on his shoulder

He sniffles and takes a deep shaky breath "N-nate, I-i don't know" He starts but another sob cuts him off, Con walks closer after hearing Nate's name. I bite my lip listening to him, What happened to Nate? "Shhh what happened to Nate?"James asks softly, he shakes his head looking up at the sky

"H-he r-an off a-and h-he kept on saying sorry i-i don't know" He sobs, my eyes widen. That's exactly what happened when we kissed, did they kiss? I know how Nate is, he blames himself and over thinks things. Oh this is bad and it's not like he came back to the beach he ran off somewhere else he could be lost for all we know. I push past Brad and Tristan

"Where were you last?" I ask him, eh pauses for a second

"I don't know b-but i can show you i think" He says, we all nod

"Uh I think some of us should stay here in case he comes here"Brad suggests,

"Yeah true me, brad and tris will stay here while the rest if you search for him. If you're not back in 20 minutes we'll come find you" James says and we nod, they walk off back to where they were while we turn to Levi. He sighs wiping his face he starts leading the way me close behind him, I can still hear him crying while leading the way. Biting my lip once again I take his hand, he looks back at me and I smile sadly. He does the same before turning back to where he was going, i can't help but realise the tingly feeling that i am feeling right now by holding his hand. Not the time Drew!

He suddenly stops almost making me crash into him, "here we were here then he ran off over there" He says pointing over at more trees but I can faintly see something. Austin and Connor look around but i have a feeling that i know where he is, "guys there's something over there" I say pointing in the same direction Levi was

My hand still in Levi's i start leading the others in that direction, as we get closer we start to see what is there. "it's the other side of the beach" Levi states, I let go of his hand and start walking a head. I see foot prints in the sand leading towards the water, my eyes widen as i realise that they were nowhere else on the beach and they didn't come back meaning "Fuck" I cuss quickly taking my shoes off

"Drew?" Connor asks but i ignore him running towards the water, I can see bubbles and a figure under the water. Still running the best i can in water I dive in and keep my eyes open even though it stings like hell. I spot a body go limp slowly sinking, I quickly swim over to it wrapping my arms around them before returning to the surface. I gasp for breath before looking down at the body in my arms, i hear the others gasp as well.

I try not to cry and swim to land laying him on the ground, they immediately crowd around us. I look up at them "I don't know how to do this" I say, they all look scared I'm sure i do too. I really should have listened to this at school.

We all look in the direction we hear a noise to see James, Brad and Tristan. James rushes over to us and I see his eyes go wide. He drops to his knees taking Nate's wrist moving his bracelets out the way so he can check his pulse. He does so for about 10 seconds before muttering something "uh Drew I need you to keep track of his pulse it's really low" he says to me and I nod with tears in my eyes

I take over his position while he places his hands on Nate's chest, isn't that the CPR position? I watch what he's doing as he starts doing chest compressions, I feel the tears running down my face. I can hear Levi crying, I'm pretty sure Connor is too. He pauses and looks at me "still there?" He asks and I nod "just about" I reply

He continues before Nate is suddenly sat up coughing up water onto the sand, I gasp in relief holding onto his hand as he continues coughing and wheezing. James helps him sit upright rubbing his back, I can feel him shivering. When he finally stops i quickly bring him into a hug being careful almost rolling my eyes when james reminds me to be careful. He rests his head in the crook of my neck as i hold him, somehow i only just comprehend what happened. I never ever thought he would do something like this, i don't know what i would have done if we never found him. When i snap out my thoughts i realise i am now crying, Nate means so much to me I can't seem to believe this.

We pull away allowing the others to be able to hug him, Levi was last he seemed a little unsure if he was to hug Nate. Something must have happened to cause this whole situation by the looks of Levi seems to be blaming himself.