Creatures moved through the undergrowth, and everywhere were garish tropical flowers. XXX Reaching the makeshift hospital ward, we checked on the field hockey coach, whose name I learned was Danielle. The back of his shirt was torn to ribbons, and he had multiple shallow lacerations across his back. “Plus, you took me by surprise.” I leered at her. Quite a pile of supplies had developed on the sand, thanks to the salvage crew. Everyone at the ranch was family. Just like Janie said, I always came home to them in the end, wasn’t that love? Those still awake agreed to have a “town meeting” the next day, and make some attempt to organize our group’s survival efforts. Some enterprising soul had managed to start a fire with eyeglasses, and Joelle had gotten a group of Tae Kwon Do students to fill every possible container with water
