Total Drama Island

Up the Creek

I couldnt sleep that night. I kept having nightmares about my mom. About the coffin from the challenge. Everyone turning their backs on me after the show is done. I would wake up in a cold sweat, gasping for air after falling asleep for only a few moments.

When the sun came into the cabin i gave up on sleep and waited for the others to get up. After another hour or two, everyone was up and getting dressed.

"Luna are you alright?" Bridget asked me as i pulled my shirt over my head. "You look sick."

I gave her a small smile, "I just didnt sleep to well that all." I ran a hand over my face. "Ill be fine."

She gave me a side glance, "Does it have anything to do with Duncan?"

I couldnt help but laugh a little. "No. I just got alot on my mind." i lied.

"I can see that." she crossed her arms at me smiling. "But i know it has something to do with Duncan to." Her smile turned to a sad one after i looked at her straight faced. "Want to talk about it?"

I looked at her. I wanted to tell her everything, about my mom, Duncan, my nightmares. But i couldnt pull my self to tell my story. "Im okay, really." I didnt want anyone to feel sorry for me. She looked at me with a straight face now, not beleaving my lie as we walked out of the cabin. "Bridget, you should be smiling, Geoff could be falling in love with it." i smiled at her.

Her face became red as she smiled. "Shut up."

We fallowed the team down to the beach, and i couldn't help but steel a glance over at Duncan as he walked with Dj and Geoff. He was smiling as he talked, laughing at something they said. Im guessing he could feel eyes on him cause he turned to look behind him. I quickly looked away as Gwen started to walk with us.

"Alright Bass, Gophers," Chris called out as everyone got to the beach. "Today's challenge is a true summer camp experience, a canoe trip. Youll be paddling your canoes across the lake to Bony Island!" He tried to make it sound scary, but i didnt seem to bother anyone. "When you get there you must Porto your canoes to the other side of the island," he pointed at the mad.

"Which is about a two hour hike through treacherous dense jungle."

"We got to pour what?" Geoff asked scratching his head.

"I said Porto." Chris says more slowly still not getting thru to him.

"He means we have to walk our canoes dude." i say holding back a laugh.

"Oh." he says feeling slightly stupid.

"When you arrive at the other end of the island youll build a rescue fire that will be judged by me, The first team to paddle home and return their canoes to the beach is the winner of invincibility." when no one moved or said anything Chris yelled making me jump. "Move campers Move!"

Everyone started to run but stopped for a moment ask Chris says, " Oh, one more this i should mention. Legend has it if you take anything off the island youll be curse forever!"

"Yea a cursed island!" Owen cried out. "WHOOO!"

I yawned out a chuckle as passed him patting his back, "Owen you keep me going sometimes." i say causing him to laugh.
As we all walked down to the sand Duncan was waiting at the bottom not to far from Geoff who was waving a Bridget. I felt panic start to take over as i stop on the steps. Duncan looked up at me and started to come up them.

"Luna!" Bridget called in a panic voice. "Be my partner?!"

I let out a sigh and smiled at her as i ran past Duncan. "Differently." i say grabbing her arm. Once we were at our canoes we put on our life jackets. I tossed mine down in the canoe after a moment getting frustrated.