Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

SAD TRUTH LUKE

The sand shifted under my feet as we trudged along the beach; Josh was helping me walk because of my fucking leg. Sarah was silent and trailed a few steps behind us. Each step felt heavier than the last, and my leg throbbed beneath the makeshift tourniquet. "I keep thinking we are going to turn a corner and, I don't know, find a massive mansion or something," Josh muttered, and the truth was-so was I. Yeah, well-

we better. I don't feel like a Blue Lagoon remake."I muttered, and Sarah chuckled behind us. Luke, you'd make a beautiful Brook Shields, though." She teased, and I appreciated it.

A girl who could hold her own. If we end up being the last 3 people on this island, then at least I won't have shitty fucking

company.

"Maybe Tom Hanks - Cast Away we just need a ball..." Josh joked, and I groaned when the muscle in my thigh spasmed.

"Sorry, man. I didn't focus there for a second. Do you need to rest?" he asked, clearly concerned about the leg. Honestly, so was I.

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I kept looking around, hoping we'd see something-anything- that would tell weren't alone. A building, smoke from a fire, maybe even a passing plane overhead. But the island was hauntingly quiet, nothing but the crash of waves and the faint 14.03

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of palm

broke the silence. Her voice was small, barely louder than

a quick look, each of us silently avoiding the question. The alternative was hard to consider, and I could tell Josh was thinking the same thing. We'd been lucky-or unlucky, depending on how you looked at it-to have washed up here. "Maybe this island has a resort or something," Josh offered, a weak attempt at optimism. He kept his gaze forward, eyes scanning the dense jungle stretching beyond the shore. "Or... who knows, maybe it's some celebrity's private island. They own islands, right? We can't Sarah just chewed the inside of her cheek, her gaze distant. She looked like she wanted to say something but was holding back, her eyes darting around as if she could see some invisible map in

"Sarah?"

blonde hair blowing across her face, her eyes glistening

Then that storm hit us hard, and it messed with the navigation system. I remember the captain saying he thought

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something we couldn't.

don't think we're anywhere close to where they'd be searching. Most of the flights would have been diverted toward the islands up and down

clenched my fists, fighting to keep my voice level, but the rage burned hotter with each second. She was saying we were off-course- possibly in the middle of nowhere. Somewhere, nobody would even think

a nearby tree. Pain shot through my hand, but it didn't compare to the ache

Josh just stared at