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The man who approached seemed overly cheery, considering the situation they had. all found themselves in, but Amy tried not to worry too much about it now. Her head was ...

Moira let herself cry in Jack's arms. In ordinary circumstances, she wouldn't have let herself act this way around a near total stranger, but these were no ordinary circumstances. When ...

Jack didn't respond to Moira's question, but that was okay. He didn't have to. It was a poor attempt at a joke. And anyway, they had something more to worry ...

"I'm just a teacher," Amy said quietly. "I've never hurt anyone, and I'm just as confused as you." After the girl backed off, Amy reflexively backed away. She gave her ...

Amy had begun to walk down the hallway. She saw other people and what appeared to be some kind of greenhouse. All of the sudden and out of nowhere a ...

As Jack untied the raft intended for the two of them, Moira found that she had to force herself to look ahead. Force herself not to vomit again. It had ...

Lacey shook her head. She’d been so focused on everything else that she’d completely forgotten about the paper, which they would need if they wanted any way to honestly communicate. ...

Moira had carried the board over to the rest of the group. It may have been big, but it wasn’t heavy. Still, she was grateful for it to be out ...

Lacey quietly started to find and gather whatever she could that she thought would be useful. Mostly, it was snacks. Mathis had gotten her off of junk food a few ...

Lacey followed the rest of the group into the store. It was an odd place. Parts of it seemed like an ordinary drugstore, but just enough was off to keep ...

The man remembered her name, and Moira realized after she waded off that she hadn't asked for his. As Moira wandered through the water, she looked for anything she could ...

Moira stood there for a moment. Then, she approached the tall British man. She remembered him. He was the man she had danced with. "Hey," she said. "I remember you. ...

For a moment, Moira was spaced out, trying to get a sense of their surroundings. This appeared to be a large island, and the beach stretched on beyond the horizon. ...

When Moira came to, she thought she felt the overwhelming warmth of sunlight. She opened her eyes, and heard waves lapping in the distance. She was on a beach, and ...

Amy Fox is a old middle school teacher living alone in Seattle, Washington. It's just past New Years, 1997, and Amy is twenty-five. The previous summer, she broke up with ...