The FIVE

Chapter 15- What The Future Holds

Alex's POV
I wake up groggily and confused, unaware of where I am. I go to get up but I am strapped down by many machines. "She's awake Doctor" A woman in scrubs says and I raise an eyebrow in confusion.

"Where am I?"

"You are in the hospital miss. Do you know who you are and where you have been the past month?" Did she say month? It only felt like a couple weeks.

Then reality hit me.

My eyes grow wider "Where's Jake and Ansley? Did the cops go back to the island?" The nurse shakes her head

"They are okay miss. The cops had no reason to go back-"

"No reason?! Look at me! Look at Jake and Ansley! We were all tortured! He killed my brother and sister! He killed my best friend! He-"

"Who did?"

"Andrew King or he now goes by Ryder" the oh so helpful nurse shakes her head again.

"M'am... There was nobody else on the island-"

"No that's impossible! He killed them! He killed them and he tried to kill us! He was there! He killed them!" They stick something into my arm causing me to grow weaker.

"He killed them"

"He... Killed"

"He-"
Jakes POV
I hear a voice that I recognize as Alex's scream. She's alive! Where's Ansley?

"Hey stranger, you made it out of surgery" I turn my head to see Ansley. I immediately hug her and feel a pain in my leg. "Your leg is broken plus there was some internal bleeding but they fixed that right up. You and Alex are gonna be stuck here for a couple of days"

"What about Ryder?" She puts her head down. "Ann, what about Ryder?" I ask again.

"That's why Alex is freaking out over there. They didn't find him-"

"What do you mean they didn't find him?"

"I mean the cops found no trace of Ryder. They didn't find him. Which gives me a feeling he's not on the island anymore..." She trails off nervously

"We can't tell Alex... She's gonna lose it. Did they find the bodies?" She nods

"They did and they questioned me about it. I told them it was Ryder and they didn't really believe me so me being the sneak I am took a look at his report when he wasn't looking. Well, the report says that they were carried on shore and died of wounds from the crash" Anger fills in me. We went through hell and back and these cops don't even have the decency to check the island for him again?! The people on the plane saw that torture chamber or whatever the fuck that was! They are witnesses!

"Wow" was all I could say. I can't believe this is happening. "How long till we can leave this hell hole?"

"All the doctor said was a couple of days. But unfortunately he said that our principal said that given the circumstances, we will still be able to graduate and go to the ceremony. Which means that we have to face all of our other classmates and their parents and tell them everything"

I roll my eyes and reply "great. And we know that the press is going to be there, that's just what we need!"

"I know... The doctors said that I can visit Alex. I can FaceTime you and then-"

"No. I want to see her" she shakes her head

"You can't do that-"

"What do you mean I can't do that?!"