Chapter Nine
Turbulence
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After a filling breakfast of breadfruit, no one really wanted to move. Yuri insisted that they needed to go explore what resources could be found around their new "home", and so they drew sticks to see who would pair with whom. Jessica drew the short stick and breathed a sigh of relief as she found that she would be staying at the camp; no getting lost in the jungle for her. That relief was short lived, though, when Jonghyun drew the other short stick.
Staying here at camp with that delinquent?!? She let out a squeak as she scrambled to her feet, ready to protest and ask if anyone (ANYONE!) else could stay with her, but at that moment Jonghyun's eyes flicked up to meet hers and she was shocked into silence. It only lasted a moment before she spun on her heel (and almost fell because of the stilettos) and stomped to the other side of the water pools.
He was going to try to kill her today, she was sure. He would be the first of them to turn cannibal. In fact, rumor had it that he had already killed once; some kid at his old school that wouldn't leave him alone, and yet they could never prove it was him. Who's to say he wasn't ready to kill again? She shivered and opened to ask Yuri to stay with her instead, but the tall girl passed right by without even acknowledging her.
It was remarkable how quickly they could all leave, and soon Jessica was left there alone with the creep. She made sure to keep at least one pool of water between them at all times.
Jonghyun only glanced in her direction once, though, before rolling his eyes (how DARE he) and sitting back down beside the supply pile. He pulled the spear head out and Jessica's heart jumped into as she let out another tiny squeak and moved closer to the jungle edge, sure he was ready to kill her now that there was no one to stop him. He only glancing a questioning look at her, though, before grabbing another two rocks and beginning the long process of grinding a new spear head.
After a good half hour he didn't show signs of attacking, so Jessica finally allowed herself to sit down and pull her knees to her chest. She was getting a bit tired (and hungry), but the food and the soft ground was (of course) on Jonghyun's side of the camp and she wasn't about to go over there. As she sat in relative discomfort, her head slowly fell onto her knees and she drifted off to sleep.
She dreamt of a blood soaked Jonghyun chasing her through the forest, vines catching at her feet as she scrambled to get away from him. One fell onto her shoulder and she let out a scream, jolting herself into wakefulness. As soon as her eyes opened, though, she saw a large, bright gree
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