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BOAT?

LUKE

The airport buzzed with noise: loudspeaker announcements, the shuffle of travelers, and the occasional burst of

laughter from a group of tourists who had no idea what it meant to lose. themselves on an island and then claw

their way back. | stood near the departure gate They'd promised us an air ambulance initially, the kind of thing

you see in movies with flashing lights and medical

professionals hovering over you. But Josh, somehow, had a miraculous turnaround, thanks to the mangoes and

his strange ability to sweet-

talk every nurse into treating him like royalty. His leg, which had been an infection waiting to spiral out of

control, was now on the mend.

When they told us we didn't need the air ambulance anymore, Josh had shrugged like it wasn't a big deal, but

Sarah? She nearly lost it. A private charter was suggested next, but it didn't take much to see the way Josh's jaw

tensed at the thought of another small plane. The man had survived a crash; no way was he voluntarily boarding

anything with a propeller.

| tried convincing the authorities that a boat made the most sense, but if | was being honest, a boat didn't sound

any better. They settled on a commercial flight, with the promise of a

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bigger plane to ease their nerves

That's how we ended up here, boarding a business-

class flight back to the States. Sarah, heavily sedated thanks to smiracle drug the airport doctor prescribed,

was strapped into the window seat with her head lolling against the glass. She'd mumbled something about how

this was still a terrible idea before the drugs ki Now, she was blissfully oblivious, her chest rising and falling in a

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steady rhythm that was a stark contrast to the storm | knew was still brewing in her mind.

Josh, on the other hand, looked completely at ease. Too at ease. He sat next to me, sipping champagne like we

were on a luxury vacation instead of clawing our way back to reality. | kept

glancing at him, waiting for the other shoe to drop.

"Man, you good?" | asked, breaking the silence between us.

He turned his head, his eyes meeting mine, and for the first tsince we'd been found, | saw it. All of it. The

trauma, the fear, the exhaustion that no amount of mangoes or foot massages could fix. It was there, just

beneath the surface, threatening to spill over. "I just want to see her, man," he said softly. "| just want to see

her."

I nodded, my throat tightening. Josh didn't need to say her name. We both knew who he meant.

"I get it," | said, my voice low. And | did. More than he could ever know. As much as he missed Laura, | missed

Jess equally if not

more.

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Josh leaned back in his seat, staring at the ceiling of the plane. as though the answers to everything he'd been

through were written up there. The flight attendant cby to refill his glass, and he waved her off, his fingers

drumming against the armrest. | stayed quiet, letting him have his moment. What the hell was | supposed to

say? | understood how badly he needed to see her face, hear her voice, and know she was still his. | couldn't.

Because | wanted to see Jess too.

The realization hitlike a sucker punch, and | turned my head, staring out the window at the clouds rolling by.

It was a stupid thought, one | couldn't afford to have right now. Josh needed her. She was his. End of story.

Sarah stirred in her seat, letting out a soft mumble that | couldn't make out. Josh looked over at her, then back at

me. "She's tougher than she looks," he said, nodding toward Sarah.

| grunted in agreement. "Yeah, well, she better be. That dive off the boat could've killed us both."

Josh cracked a small smile. "She toldabout that. You really blacked out?"

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Josh chuckled, the sound hollow but real. "Guess we owe her, huh?"

"Guess so."

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