Alice Edwards, the genius rich girl, and Joseph White, the hot-headed businessman, were involved in a shipwreck that caused them to become stranded on a remote island alone together. Can these two survive wild animals, hyperthermia, and their confli...
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I lay on the comfortable bed made of plane cushions. My eyes are focused on the small screen of my current game of Mario. Thank the heavens to whoever discovered this handy dandy thing called solar power. Because of this magnificent contraption, I've been somewhat been entertained for the last few days.
I click the x-button and Mario falls into the hole killing me. "Shit!" I scream. "I can't beat this goddamn level." I hold up the console. Maybe Joseph can do it. "Joseph!" I call out. No response, I look towards where Joseph has been planted for the last few days. "Really?" I grumble. He's going to drive himself crazy if he keeps staring at that thing day and night. I want to get off the island probably more than he does but it's not good for us to just stare at this goddamn radio.
I put my hands on my hips and stand above the radio. Joseph looks up at me, "you're blocking the sun," he comments.
I let out a deep sigh, this guy is impossible. "Joseph, I understand that you're waiting for the radio turn back on but this is unhealthy. You've been staring at that thing for days. You literally wake up, piss and sit down and watch the radio. I've had to bring you food every day so you won't starve to death."
Joseph sighs, "And I thank you for that but, I don't want to miss our opportunity to get the hell off this island. So, I'm going to stay right here until this thing comes on. And when this comes on. I'm going to tell them our names and what direction we went in. So, you can understand why I don't intend on leaving. I don't need a repeat of what happened back on the plane."
I sit on the warm sand behind the radio and stare at Joseph, "I understand that but it's not healthy nor is it good for your back to stay like this forever."
"Being on this island is even more unhealthy Alice." Damn you, Joseph, why are you so goddamn stubborn. It's not like I don't want to get off this island either. But, it's just you have been staring at that radio day and night and you've been skipping meals as well. I don't want nor need you dying on me before the thing actually comes on.
"So, I assume you're going to continue to stay there?" Joseph stays silent, "I guess, I'll take that as a yes." I get up from the sand and dust myself off. "Well, it seems like you're not going to listen to me. I'm going to go take a bath if you need me."
He waves me off, "don't drown," he calls out as I walk towards the oasis. Without looking back, I raise my middle finger. I hear a laugh erupt from behind me as I walk away. Well, at least he still sees the humor. Not funny my ass. "Charlie," I call out. The small pup runs behind me. Our feet leave a trail towards the oasis as we walk.
"Charlie," I groan as I walk up the steep hill. My thighs will never get used to this climb. I stretch my arms over my head. My bones begin to crack, which causes me great satisfaction as I trail up the hill. "I'm going to need to cook dinner tonight. Maybe Joseph, will stop being such a sour puss and let us enjoy that bottle of tequila tonight.
I showed him the radio first of course, and he was absolutely ecstatic, elated even. I've never seen him so happy, and I showed him the bottle of tequila to put a cherry on top and he said and I quote, we should save this for when we get off the island.
I would rather down it now. The thought of the burning liquid going down my throat excites me to no end. I track up the hill slowly, I begin to unbutton Joseph's shirt. My body smells of sweat, and some other odd smells that I can't quite make out. My usual scent of vanilla-[\- "Charlie, you don't know what I would do for a bottle of soap."
Charlie merely stares up at me. You have no idea what soap is hell... a bottle. We arrive at the waterfall. The shirt comes off my shoulders and my underwear follows. I have to wash this stuff.
I take one step forward towards the water and Charlie begins to bark. "Charlie, what's wrong?" Charlie's nudges his head on my leg, "Charlie?" I look down the pup. My eyes go from him to the red liquid that comes down my leg.
"Fuck, no, no no," before I know it. My head starts to feel light and my body falls to the ground.
I hate my period.
"Alice! Alice!" Who is that screaming so loudly? A pellet of water hits my face followed by a huge wave of it. My eyes instantly open and my face is completely wet.
"What the hell?!" I scream as I sit up. Joseph's face is a mere few inches away from mine. I scoot back, "wha- why are you so close to me?"
"Because I found you passed out in the middle of the ground with Charlie running around you barking."
I place a hand on my forehead. What happened? I was walking up the hill and Charlie... red pops into my mind. My period started... figures. Hormonal IUD my ass, supposed to stop periods, my ass.
I take a look around, he took me back to base? "You took me back?"
"Yeah, I'm not a complete monster unlike what you probably think."
"I-I don't think you're a monster."
Joseph looks over at me for a split second and coughs, "so, how are we going to solve your situation?"
"Situation? Joseph, it's a period. I'll lay here in agony for a few days and then it'll be all done. I'm going to say sorry in advance for my tears, and my slur of curse words but it comes with the uterus."
He takes a seat next to me, "okay... and for the next few days. I'll, um, handle everything so you won't stress yourself out too much."
I sigh, "I'll be fine. I've been dealing with this since I was ten. I ju-" a cramp comes over my body. Poor one pair of underwear... "I'll be just fine," I finish. "Besides, you need to be a guard dog to that radio right?" I attempt to get up but a ripple of cramps run through my body.
Joseph holds his hand out to stop me, "stop, whatever you need. I'll get it," he says.
My eyebrow raises, "be careful, it sounds like you care Joseph."
"I do," he admits. "So stay there and relax and tell me what you want."
"Joseph..."
His face is stern, "what do you want Alice?"
He's serious, he's seriously is going to take care of me during my period. He's crazy, "I want to take a bath," I admit. Without a second thought, Joseph picks me up, "I can walk! I'm not paralyzed."
"The last time you walked up here by yourself, you passed out. So, I'm going to take you up here and wait for you to finish." He begins to walk, he stumbles a bit and tightens his grasp on me.
His finger grasps my bare thigh and I feel my body begin to warm.
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