Kate Tasty

The Survivors: Tom

Roger looked into the sky. "it's getting late," he said, "We should probably find somewhere to stay for the night."
   Kate nodded, then looked around. She couldn't see any caves that were big enough, the beach wasn't sheltered, and it would be reckless to enter the vegetation without knowing what's in it. Especially at night. Fiona jumped up.
   "I'll go look for shelter!" she said, "I found that cave after all!" Mackenzie got up.
   "Me too! I'll come along!"
   Kate looked at them. "Ok, but not alone." She looked at the two boys. "Would one of you go with them?"
   Cy stood up. "I will.."
   "Yay! Big Brother's coming!" The twins shouted.
   "Big Brother?" He blushed and looked a little awkward. "Um... all right." The three of them walked away. Roger looked at his daughter.
   "We should probably bury the bodies."
   "You're right," she replied. Kate looked to her side and saw that Rebecca had fallen asleep. 'No wonder she was so quiet' She laughed silently. She got on her hands and knees and began scooping away sand. Roger gathered some sticks and driftwood, then he used some string to construct a shovel. The girl had all ready managed to dig two feet into the sand.
   "Here," Her father said, holding out the makeshift spade, "This'll help."
   "No thank you," She replied, "This is Sally's grave. I want to dig it alone, with my own hands." He nodded and began to shovel sand for another grave. After what felt like an hour to the girl, the sun had set and she had finished digging her best friend's grave. It was beneath the cliff near a coconut tree. By then, the three who had left to find shelter had returned, bearing news of a large, empty cave on the other side of the island. Cy was leading Rebecca there now.
   Suddenly, one of the bodies on the ground began to move slightly. Mackenzie was the first to see it, and it sent her screaming and running to the others. Kate stopped what she was doing and approached it. It was a young blonde boy. He appeared about a couple of years younger than herself. He had serious wounds, 'and is kind of cute' she thought.
   "Hey Cy!" She called, "Do you have a moment?"
   "Ok," he answered, motioning for Roger to help the blind woman, "What is it?"
   "This boy's alive, and terribly injured!"
   "On it!" He pulled out on of the first aid kits and started to examine him. Kate turned to the twin girls.
   "Can you go with my dad and show him where the cave is?"
   The girls saluted. "Yes, Miss!" Then started off across the island with Roger and Rebecca following. The black haired girl turned back to Cy and his patient.
   "Is there anything I can do to help?"
   "Yes, find some freshwater." She nodded and entered the area full of plant growth. She noticed that very few were actually edible. Kate began to examine the different plants on the island, before remembering her real task and continuing the search. 'I have to stay focused,' she repeated to herself, 'I have to stay focused.'