HOPE FLOATS LUKE

I narrowed my eyes trying to figure out what the hell he was signaling as he waved the journal. But the closer I got the more I noticed what Josh really looked like.

He looked awful-sweaty, pale, and swaying like a palm tree in a storm. "Josh! What the hell's going on?" I screamed over - wishing he would stop running.

"Boat," he muttered, barely managing to form the word.

"What? Boat?" I asked, looking out over the ocean and so did Sarah but there was nothing but the big blue.

Before I could ask him what the hell he was talking about, he dropped to the ground with a thud, faceplanting into the sand. "Shit! Josh!"

I dropped to my knees beside him, my fingers shaking as I checked him for injuries and flipped him on his back. He groaned but didn't open his eyes. His skin was hot - more than what was normal on a tropical island and he was lounging in the shade. "You better not fucking die on me, man!"

as she sprinted over. Giving him one look- she looked up at me and I could see it there, plastered

dragging him into the shade beneath some thick palm trees. Gritting my teeth. Moving Josh should be easy. Fuck - I've had twice his size ram into me on the field and I didn't so much as budge but my strength

leaves, and Sarah quickly poured some water into his mouth, urging him to drink. "Just a bit, Josh," she coaxed, brushing the sweat-soaked

about?" I asked, my

might be going septic. His leg looks worse

raft, that sorry heap of bamboo out by the shore. Literally, the only hope we had

hands through my hair and sat back, finally feeling the last little bit

think was, before this wreck, my favorite memories were

spotted the journal Josh was waving and figured I needed

up the worn leather

it. I ran back to Sarah. "I know why Josh was screaming! There's a boat Sarah! According to this, there's a boat!" The words stumbled out of my mouth

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