Maynard pulled his waistcoat tighter against his chest as he waited for James to arrive, a light breeze nipping gently against his skin. His heart began to flutter with each moment that passed, worry that James wouldn't fulfil his promise and return to him bearing down on his shoulders, in spite of ...

((Maynard Hurst continued from Sinner, Winner, Chicken Dinner )) Once away from the Hotel and out of the comfort of ‘his' danger zone, Maynard ran to the Central Park as quickly as his scrawny form would allow him. It was where he'd promised to meet James and whilst he was sure the other boy wouldn'...

Bella crossed and uncrossed her arms as Matt and Garrett spoke and she loitered on the sidelines, still hesitant to interject for fear of messing up what they were planning. All the same, standing silently with her lip firmly between her teeth caused her to think too much, caused all her fears and d...

((Mirabella Strong continued from Young and Beautiful )) Mirabella hadn't spoken much since she and Garrett had left the town. It was odd. She would've thought they'd have had a neverending stream of things to talk about, like back in Seattle. But instead they'd walked in near silence, hands intertw...

And so it was decided. The three of them would head towards one of the many residential areas the island offered, to find rest and plan in an area actually intended for such things. The shock of the past hour still permeated Bella's mind, although it was gradually ebbing away. That was what shocked ...

The atmosphere of the classroom was almost suffocating. Her eyes itched horribly, but no tears came. Takeshi's mention of water made her think that it was because she hadn't drank for a few hours, but she dismissed it. It was better to pretend that this was the island hardening her up, rather than a...

Bella nodded in reply to Takeshi's question. "I think so. She's gone, took her bag as well. I can't be sure, though." She left me. Why did she leave me? Did she think I wouldn't forgive her or something? Why, Megan? We pinky promised... Was she okay? She wasn't. She couldn't be, not with w...

Bella squinted her eyes at her notebook. She'd been unable to concentrate, and hadn't made any additions to the half-sentence scrawled onto the page. I'll do it later. Once we've had breakfast. Or something. Scream. Bang. Silence. What. Bella leapt to her feet upon the sudden disarray of noises from...

No, no, that's not what I meant! I only meant that we shouldn't jump to conclusion oh god I'm so stupid. Whenever I speak without thinking it through only bad things arise from it. Tears welled in her eyes at Francis's words, but she choked them back. Blunt, that's what he is. He didn't mean it lik...

Bella's eyes darted from her paper to Francis. That was a rather unsavoury comment. Still, maybe that was just part of his nature. Bella wasn't one to blurt out her thoughts, so maybe it was good to have someone to say what they were all thinking. However, she couldn't in anyway agree with his last ...

Mirabella's first night on the island had been blissfully uneventful. After the quintet had scoured the rooms of the school, finding the paper and pens Megan and her had been searching for, the hours until morning passed by without much transpiring, beyond the rotation of watchers. She'd even manage...

"Thank you" wasn't what Bella expected to be her first words to one of her closest friends, but it was enough. Saying anything else could lead to her letting all of her emotion and fear out, something that she'd done too much already. It was either repress it or curl into a hysterical ball...

Bella managed a small smile as Megan handed her the t-shirt with a customary jape, and dabbed gracefully around her eyes. At least, she tried to be graceful - her attempt at regaining her composure ended with her rubbing the soft fabric all over her face. I hope Megan has some other clothes with her...

Bella's breath caught in her throat as she heard the sounds of several sets of footsteps upon the cobbled ground. Her fingers clenched around the strap of her satchel, and her hand instinctively reached for Megan's as the other girl approached, whispering. Oh, I wasn't ready for more people, not now...

Bella bit her lip at the mention of the altercation at the tower. That was something she'd rather forget about. They'd found what they'd come for all the same, but the fact that one of their classmates was willing to shoot both of them for a mere inquiry showed just how easily the stresses of the ga...