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He nodded, setting the dishes down and leaning back on the counter. "I'm Josef," The man said simply |
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Sadie nodded and began eating. While she ate, she thought about how long it would be until the next ferry came. She thought maybe tomorrow, or the day after that. One week at most was a good guess. Hopefully she would find another source of food other than the cabin's pantry. She knew the food in there wouldn't last more than two days if she ate full meals. Plus if the man-- Josef, she reminded herself-- was going to be eating that food too, it wouldn't last long at all. |
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"You have any idea when the next ferry will come? I was thinking maybe a week, or two--i've no idea when." He explained, curious as to when they'd be able to leave. "Also there's more food than just beans, a lot more." |
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Sadie shook her head. "I have no idea. My guess is a week. And by the way, I looked in the closet and there is not enough food to last that long. I'm eating just the beans to ration it out." She said this last part sharply, then went back to eating silently. |
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Josef raised his hands in mock surrender. "Yeah, I get that." He went back to cleaning the pan. "There's berries and loads of other plants growing here though, so we should be fine." |
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Sadie nodded. "There are some pretty good blackberries out in the forest." She finished breakfast and cleaned the dishes she'd used. She then decided she wanted to get out of the small building. Grabbing her camera, she walked along the beach, delighting in the shore wildlife. |
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He nodded, watching her as she slipped outside with her camera, photographing things here and there. Josef watched her from the window, finding himself staring and walking away, trying to find something to do besides panicking about dying on the island. |
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Sadie had completely forgotten about her current predicament, until she saw a slim black shape on the horizon. She hung the camera on her neck and ran into the water, trying to get closer to see if it was a ship coming to rescue her. She stumbled multiple times on hidden rocks and almost fell twice, managing to catch herself just in time. But she stopped moving when the black silouhette disappeared in a shimmer of sunlight atop the water. Sadie choked back a sob and swiped at her eyes, which were threatening to leak. "No, please... No..." she whispered, a tear slipping down her cheek. She straightened and began to stumble back to shore. The water had gotten up to her thighs, and had soaked her jeans through. But Sadie didn't care. When she made it to shore, she fell to her knees on the sand and broke down in tears, covering her face with her hands. The weight of the camera on her neck was no comfort now. It meant nothing. |
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Josef watched as he saw a ship in the horizon, darting out the door and stumbling out onto the beach, wading into the water with a grin. "Hey! Over here! Help us!" He shouted, the smile dissapearing as the shape faded from his sight. The man stared out at the blue ocean, an empty expression on his face as he cursed under his breath, walking back to shore. |
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Sadie cried for about half a minute before collecting herself and walking down the beach for another mile, then turned around and walked back. She discovered that the beach stretched on for a kilometer before shifting to rocky tide pools, almost impossible to traverse across. She made it back to the cabin and sat down on the front porch, beginning to look through the pictures she'd taken. |
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Morning Snow followed by Sunshine
