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Sweat dripped down my back as | gripped the base of the raft with Josh, muscles straining with each step. The

damn thing was heavier than it looked, and Josh's mood wasn't helping.

Every other minute, he'd mutter ssnippy comment, griping about the bamboo ties or the heat or Sarah's

plan. If | weren't so focused on keeping my grip steady, I'd have told him to shut the hell up by now.

But one look at Sarah's exhausted face-eyes half-lidded with dark circles-and | bit back my own irritation. As far

as a female, trapped on an island with two assholes go- she really has been holding her own, and the only

person here with mood swings was Josh. We finally reached the water's edge, and Josh dropped his end of the

raft with a grunt. "You think this piece of crap is actually gonna get us anywhere?" he muttered, casting a

doubtful look at the slapped-together frame.

I didn't answer, just heaved the thing forward until the calm waves licked at the bamboo. "We'll find out

won't we?"

Sarah folded her arms, eyeing the raft as if sheer willpower could keep it from breaking apart. She sighed,

rubbing her temples, but said nothing. She'd put everything into this idea- convinced that if we could just reach

that island on the horizon, maybe, just maybe, we'd have a chance at getting rescued.

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| shoved the raft farther into the water and glanced over at Josh. "On three," | said, catching his eye. He rolled

his eyes but nodded. "One...two....three."

We waded into the water, dragging the raft until it floated on its own, bobbing lightly in the calm waves. By some

miracle, it stayed together.

For now...

| looked back at Sarah, who watched with tense eyes, arms wrapped around herself. | gave her a thumbs-

up. For a second, it almost felt like we'd done it, like we'd actually built something that might carry us off this

damn place. So, we did what any sane person would do we got on to see if it would float. stepped onto the raft,

feeling the bamboo creak beneath me. Shit.

Josh looked over atand winked - "Titanic my ass." Josh muttered, and | laughed, makinglose my balance.

| stepped onto the raft, feeling the bamboo creak beneathas | steadied myself, glancing back to check if Josh

was doing the same. He was, though not without a sarcastic smirk aimed

at me.

But a small wave

rolled under us before | could even call out to Sarah. The raft shifted, a shiver running through the bamboo as

the pressure snapped one of the ties loose. | felt it give beneath me, and then suddenly, everything was

unraveling, pieces of bamboo pulling away like they could ATTEMPT 1 FAILED

"Shit!" I yelled, but it was too late. The raft split beneath us, sending us plunging straight into the water. | hit the

cold ocean with a smack, swallowing seawater as | surfaced, sputtering, while Josh splashed next to me,

swearing up a storm.

| barely had tto get my bearings before | noticed the pieces of bamboo drifting off, slowly but surely getting

carried out to sea. Without thinking, | lunged for one of the larger pieces, fingers slipping against the wet wood.

Josh grabbed another, glaring atas if this disa When we turned back toward the shore, Sarah stood there,

hands on her head, looking more defeated than I'd ever seen. She looked fromto Josh and back again, her

shoulders sagging.

Josh hauled himself out of the water first, dragging the bamboo pieces behind him. His shoulders were tense,

and his face was twisted in irritation. The second his feet hit the sand, Sarah's eyes went wide as she took in his

leg. She stepped forward, concern flaring up on h "Are you okay?" she asked, her tone sharper than usual, worry

cutting through her exhaustion.

Josh looked at her, eyebrows furrowing. "Why?"

| climbed out behind him, already seeing what Sarah had noticed. "Man, your leg-it's bleeding."

He looked down, and his face drained of color as he took in the long, jagged scrape running down his calf, blood

trickling out and mixing with the saltwater dripping from his skin. His lips ATTEMPT 1: FAILED

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But before | could reach him, his eyes rolled back, and he dropped like a sack of potatoes, hitting the sand with a

dull thud.

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| stifled a laugh but knelt down anyway, turning his head to the side so that he wouldn't inhale sand.

"Let's get him patched up before he wakes up and tries to pretend this didn't happen," | said, grabbing one of

the bamboo pieces to use as leverage.

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