Alexandra and Oliver had watched the little scene between Mark and Kaylea in silence. Mark looked at them and smiled,

"How's the injury Oliver? Any better today?"

Oliver nodded. He softly placed Alexandra against the side of the boat, so he could bend over and role down his sock. His ankle was a nice shade of purple and about twice as big. Alexandra gasped, and reached out to touch it. Oliver grabbed her hand quickly.

"Don't, it'll hurt."

Alexandra looked him in the eyes. Did he mean it would hurt her or him? She didn't know. The only thing she knew for sure was that she was completely confused about Oliver.

Jamie and Kami had awakened as well. Kami's stomach was making noises to show it was empty and needed to be fed.

"I'm hungry."

She said and grabbed one of the bags. The night before they had gone through all the bags to see if they had any food or drinks. They had found some sandwiches, candy and a few bottles of water. The baby bag had held a few jars of baby food and a bottle of milk, but that was it.

"We need to find some way of getting fish or something, or we will all starve soon."

Kami handed out a water bottle and broke one of the sandwiches in six pieces. They all ate silently, thinking about the food and how long it would last them.

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