Stranded

Chapter 8

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Rose scrambled out of his arms and stumbled her way towards me.

I quickly grabbed Rose and started crying.

I picked her up and spun her around. I pulled back a little bit and kissed her face all over. 

I set her down and laid down on the warm sand. I suddenly felt exhausted.

“thank you so much for saving her! you don't know how much it means to me! thought i lost her forever!" i excliamed fighting back tears at the thought of losing Rose again. "How did you guys get her anyways?” I asked closing my eyes. I was panting and I could start to feel bruises arise on my body. I lifted my shirt up just under my boobs exposing my stomach.

I could hear the boys gasp.

 “What?” I asked playfully, but my voice was dry and raspy. “You haven’t seen a stomach before?”

When none of them responded I opened my eyes and looked back at them.

I propped myself up on my elbows.

I yelped out of pain then looked at my stomach.

It was covered in bruises.

I slowly slid my shirt down.

I looked up at Rose who looked terrified.

I flipped over on my stomach and bit my tongue to keep from yelling out in pain.

I lifted my hand to her cheek and stroked it with my thumb.

“Hey… Hey baby, don’t worry I am fine ok! It doesn’t hurt that bad.”  I said as calmly as I possibly could.

I closed my eyes and sat up. A little groan escaped my lips.

Rose started crying. She jumped in my arms and wrapped her small arms around my neck.

“Hey stop worrying… It’s just a couple bruises … I’ll be fine!” I said patting her back.

She released me and the said. “Really? You’ll be ok? It looks like it hurts really bad!”

“Ya I’m fine.” I said to reassure her. Saying it out loud reassured myself as well.

I looked up at the boys who still seemed shocked. 

I looked them all dead in the eyes. “Really I’m fine ok! So drop it.”

Niall didn’t look too convinced but he finally gave up. Harry and Liam crouched down and helped me up.  Zayn picked up Rose.

When I got up and started walking Harry and Liam still held onto my arms.

I tried to shrug them off but they refused to let go.

I looked at both of them.

“Really guys I’m ok.” I said confidently.

They reluctantly let go and I tried to catch up to Zayn and Rose, but I quickly stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Luckily Harry was still close by my side so he caught me.

“Careful.” He said his words full of worry. “Why don’t I just carry you?” He said. He tried to take me bridal-style, but that required me to bend my stomach which hurt thoroughly when in that position.

“I’ve got her.” Niall said softly. I don’t know if I was imagining it but Harry seemed disappointed when Niall said that.

Niall made his way back here and pulled me onto his back.

Now I’m not saying I’m fat, I’m actually pretty small for seventeen, but it’s not like I’m as light as a feather.

“It’s ok you don’t have to carry me. I can walk but I will need a little help.” I said the last part quietly so that Rose didn’t hear.

“No. I’ve got you, we made a little shelter not too far from here so it’s not like I’ll be carrying you forever.” Niall said.

He was right they made a shelter out of palm tree leaves and various branches and tree barks. The shelter was small but big enough for all of us to fit under.

Next to the shelter was like a little mini beach there was a shore of sand and on the inside a little fresh water lake.

“Nice.” I said as Niall put me down.  I was sitting under the little shelter when my stomach grumbled causing my bruises to hurt.

I noticed that they somehow managed to retrieve my sister’s backpack and Rebecca’s suitcases.

I grabbed Rose’s bags remembering all the food that my mom packed for us. I opened up the pack and saw all sorts of things: The warheads, Carmel-covered popcorn, five different beef jerky packages, a couple waters, a few juice boxes and a big thing of sour patch kids. I took out a small piece of beef jerky and chewed on it. It successfully reduced my hunger while conserving for later. 

Even though was the afternoon we were all so tired. I looked around at everyone, Rose was yawning, Harry was slumped down next to her, Zayn kept coming in and out of sleep while standing up, Liam was lying down next to me and Niall was leaning against a tree with his eyes closed.

I could also feel myself begin to dose off.

“Rose, come here time to go to sleep” I said motioning for her to lie down next to me.

 She slowly made her way over.  After gathering a pile of sand for a pillow she laid down. Her back faced me and she closed her eyes.

“Can you sing me Rue’s lullaby?” she asked sleepily.

When I read the Hunger Games, I became obsessed with Rue’s lullaby. I even made up my own music to the lyrics. I sang it to Rose when I put her to bed one night and she has asked me to sing it every night before she goes to bed now.

“Of course.” I said.

 I cleared my throat, just as I do every night before I sang the song. I rubbed Rose’s back and then sang the song.

“Deep in the meadow, under the willow

A bed of grass, a soft green pillow

Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes

And when again they open, the sun will rise.

Here it's safe, here it's warm

Here the daisies guard you from every harm

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true

here is the place where I love you.”

I finished up the song and she was soon asleep. I could hear her soft snoring. Tears sprung into my eyes. They always did when I sang that song, but I never understand why. It was usually a few tears, but now I was really crying.

I bit my lip to keep from sobbing and waking Rose up. Niall walked over and bent down.  I looked around; it looks like the song put everyone, except me and Niall, too bed.

“I’m tired.” I managed to say. Niall just nodded. He laid down in between me and Liam. I pulled Rose close and closed my eyes.

“Night Rose. Night Niall.” I whispered before falling into a deep sleep.