Chapter Eight-The Crash

Chapter Eight - Remy

"Another rabbit?" Taborie asked from the fire pit.

I tossed the bunny by its ears toward the sand and sunk to my knees, ripping off my t-shirt and wiping my forehead with it. The sun was brutal mid-day and I felt myself needing water more every second. It took a while to gather the water from the stream and boil it but it would keep us alive.

"Yeah, seems the Boy Scouts taught me something."

Sarah jumped on my back, causing me to fall forward with a laugh. "Looks like a monkey found me," I said, swinging her around.

Her bright blue eyes reminded me of Jane's, only Sarah's didn't look sad near as often. "You caught another bunny?" she asked, sinking to her knees and licking her lips. Knowing she was hungry hurt me. "Yep, and you get the first bite, how about that?"

She jumped. "Yeah!"

"Let us clean 'em and we'll call you when it's ready. Where is Jane?"

Taborie tossed his head toward the woods. "She said she wanted to grab some rocks to spell out help on the riverba