*the next day*
I lay awake in my bed staring at the ceiling. Tomorrow's the day. I lay contemplating how to get out of this mess. My hunger gets stronger and eventually makes me leave the safety and comfort of my bed. Trudging to the kitchen, I see grandma making some breakfast. " Hi sweetie, how'd you sleep?" "Good" I sigh. Except for the fact I'm like going to die... I thought. "Well hurry, you don't want to be late for school!" Grandma said. "Ok ok I'm going" I mumbled as I gobbled up the food. As I finished up I grabbed my things for school and left. As I was walking through the sand, Caspian jogged up to me. "Hey, Akela! Wait up!" I glance back and slowly grab my stuff and break out into a sprint. "Wait! Stop Akela!"I stopped running. Caspian comes up to my side and puts his hands on his knees. "Jeez Akela I wasn't expecting to get a full blown workout before school" "We were literally just running like 100 feet" "Whatever, I just ate..." he mumbled. We walked into the building and went to class. It was sort of hard to concentrate on school when I'm probably going to die tomorrow.
After school I head down to the beach. It helps me calm down and clear my thoughts. The waves slowly flow up against the shore. The sun was starting to set. It made the sky even prettier. It seemed like hours since school was out and it was getting late. I got up and walked home. I was trying not to be heard or seen by grandma but when I got in the house she was in the living room. "Hi darling, how was your day?" "Good I guess" I say. "That's nice... I made dinner" grandma said. "Thank you! Oh! My favorite!" I excitingly gasp as I see she made roast chicken and potatoes with a Polynesian sauce. I start eating food but then I remember not to eat that much since I don't know what the heck is in that jungle.
I can't bring anything in the jungle with me, so I can't get like a bag and keep this chicken in it... I thought. This sucks. Plus I can't just get up and leave this island. Its in the middle of nowhere, I have no sailing sense whatsoever and if I did manage to get anywhere I have no money. Why does my life have to tumble down the terrible path right when I felt semi-accepted in this place.
I wish mom and dad still had enough money for the three of us. I wish I never had to come here. I wish I had my friends back. I wish I fit in here.
I stumble around and put my dish in the sink. I wash it off and put it away. I walk to my room and close the door behind me, turn out the light and flop into my bed to await tomorrow. I shudder and close my eyes.
