The FIVE

Chapter 4- Something Isn't Right

I called out for him but he never came. Instead of sleeping because it was probably about 3AM, I spent the rest of that day thinking about Josh. My first memory was meeting him with my little pigtails

"I don't wanna go!" I whine while stomping my feet

"Sweetie, you have to go. Do it for me, if you go inside, I'll buy you ice cream" mom bribes me and I smirk

"Deal" I say while skipping inside. I notice a little boy that looks like me so I skip over to him. "Hi, I'm Alex. What's your name?" The boy looks up at me as if I disturbed him from coloring

"I'm Josh"

"Whatcha working on?" He gives me a mean look

"I'm coloring a toy car, but I can color later" He says while closing the book and I smile and sit next to him.

"So why are you here? I'm here because my mommy is putting on a fashion show with some lady" he smiles

"Me too! Our mommies are probably partners! We are gonna be the bestest friends! Oh and your ribbon came out, let me help you" he says while standing up and retying my bow.

I remember that day like it was yesterday. A bolt of thunder strikes and I jump. I have a memory of when we had the school carnival last year.

"How about we go on the Ferris wheel?" Jake says and I shake my head

"No way" he chuckles

"Why not? It's fun!"

"It's a death trap!" Josh stands next to me and grabs my hand

"I'll go with you, it will be fun" Josh says and I still shake my head.

"No way. I'm not dying on that thing" I say and they look at each other and smirk

"I'll grab her arms, you grab her legs" Jake says and Josh nods

"Don't you dare, no! Put me down guys!" I shout while closing my eyes and before I know it, we are going up.

"See, that wasn't so bad right?" Jake says with a smirk, I give him daggers

"I hate you" I turn to Josh "and you! How can you let him bring me up here!" I shout while slapping him but the cart shakes and I hold onto the middle pole as they laugh

That day was so humiliating. I didn't talk to them for a week because once the ride was over, I still was holding onto that pole with my eyes clamped shut as they laughed at me. Another bolt of thunder strikes and I have a flashback of my first time drinking.

"Oh come on Lex, live a little it's your 17th birthday! Do you know what I did on my seventeenth birthday?" Carson teases

"Yeah, you lost your virginity. Your the wild one-"

"No baby sis, that would be you. Your the dare devil, so go take a shot, you'll feel better"

A couple drinks later...

"Hey Joshy, do you see that pink elephant over there?" He looks confused

"Umm... Sure?"

"Well it wants me to lend it some money but I'm not going to let it after last time. It took all my money, it took my job, my wife, my kids and left me naked!" Josh bursts into laughter

That's all I remember from that night, the rest is a blur, but I know for a fact that I did not lose my virginity. This time a bolt of lightning strikes and a memory of when Josh and I had our first kiss back when we were 13.

"Come on Josh, just do it" Max says and I look at Josh with confusion

"What is he talking about?"

"Just close your eyes!" Ansley says and I roll my eyes. She's such a slut.

"Not until you tell me what's going on!" I say while shaking my head and Josh smiles. He comes close to me, leans in and then kisses me. Oh my god, this is real! Should I kiss back? Am I even a good kisser? Oh what the hell Alex just do what you want!

Before I could get the chance, his mom calls him to leave. "Happy birthday" he says with a smirk while walking over to Max, they do their bro hug thing and then he hugs Ansley.

What just happened? Why can't I stop smiling?

I remember I was nonstop smiling for a week, Max says that it was as if I was on cloud nine and honestly, I agree. I loved him, well until he got a girlfriend in ninth grade. I think another reason he hates me is because they have been together since freshman year and she was on the boat.

I feel awful that all of us had to lose our friends and families, but it's not my fault that the ship sunk, it was a freak accident. But what I can't wrap my head around is the fact that none of us remember what happened passed when the alarms on the boat went off.

I guess I eventually drifted off into sleep because it was all dark from then.
Jakes POV
I hear Max making the sound he usually makes when he's thinking hard about something so I get up and sit next to him.

"What's wrong?" I whisper and he shakes his head

"Something isn't right"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I checked the ship before we left and everything was fine. And we all woke up on the island with no memory... Something's wrong"

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that someone tampered with the ship and caused us to sink. Someone caused a mass murder"
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Woah, cliffhanger! What do you think is going to happen next? Where's Josh? How do you feel about the memories that Alex had? Are you team Jake or Josh?

Comment and vote, thanks!
-Jen