JUNGLE HOSPITAL LUKE

The room was hot, the kind of humid heat that clung to your skin like a second layer. This wasn't any hospital I was used to-

there was no sterile smell of antiseptic, sharp beeping monitors, or clean, white walls. Instead, I was convinced a chicken was about to stroll in through the front door, and this place kept remedies in jars probably made in a garden they have outback. I didn't care-l was alive, and I hadn't felt this good in months. But at least there were people.

Other people.

Not just Josh and Sarah.

Now, I needed to somehow tell Jess I was alive, but looking around, I wasn't convinced this place had an international mobile network.

The realization hit me like a slap, and panic gripped my chest. "Josh. Sarah." Their names tore out of me as I pushed against the stiff sheets, my body lurching forward.

Two nurses immediately sprang into action, their hands firm but not harsh as they pressed me back onto the cot. Their voices were a rapid-fire of words I couldn't understand.

"Wait-no!" I struggled against their hold, but my limbs felt weak, every movement a reminder of how broken I was. That's when I felt the tight, pulling ache in my shoulder, the dull throb at my

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on instinct, brushing against. thick bandages

at least

worse.

leaned closer to dab at my shoulder, I caught a glimpse of the torn edges of my shirt, still stained with blood. My

made my stomach churn, and

the nurses finished, another man stepped into view. He was older, his brown shirt rumpled and damp with sweat, his face weathered but kind. He carried a small flashlight, which he immediately

something I didn't catch, then stepped back with

ignoring the nurses' protests. "Josh and Sarah. Are they

mind spiraled with possibilities. What

out of the water? What if Josh and Sarah were still out there, stranded on that boat

thoughts in their

pressed him harder, my

cut through the tension, sharp

the suicidal idiot

she was Sarah, standing in the doorway with a half-smirk and her hands on her hips.

let out a shaky breath. Without thinking, I reached for her, pulling her into a

about..." My voice faltered, and I hesitated, the last image of Josh flashing in my head. He'd looked so

answer.

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