Thread: What Do You Fear? [randomname98766789 and Amaranthine]

The next day, Bryce woke with the love of his life wrapped tightly in his arms. They spent most of the day together on deck, just cuddling. There was not much to do, anyways. Madison saw them together and saw them kiss but she only smiled at them. As Alicias mother, she fully approved of Bryce being with Alicia. He had grown up around the Clarks and she trusted him with Alicias life. It made her feel better knowing that Alicia had someone looking after her like that. While they were on deck, a small skiff overflowing with nearly two dozen passengers flagged them down and begged for help. Unfortunately, Strand refused to stop. After leaving the stranded survivors behind, Travis asked for someone to scan the radio channels and look for help. Bryce nearly volunteered for the duty, but Nicks ex-girlfriend took that job. Strand informed the families that their destination was San Diego hoping to receive help from the Navy or the border patrol. After the funeral procession for Liza, the day was ending so Bryce returned to his room with Alicia. Later that next day, Chris jumped into the water and Nick jumped in after him. They ended up finding that same skiff from earlier but it was shot up and the dead were around. Nick narrowly had escaped the clutches of the infected before returning Chris to the yacht. At this time, Strand detected something going on the radar. Someone was behind them, perhaps chasing them. The only logical explanation was that whoever shot up the skiff was coming back for them. They decided to retreat from the coastline and head for Catrina Island since the military had already leveled San Diego. They were approaching the island and Madison spotted some flash inside a house near the ranger station which meant someone was there. Bryce was currently standing with Alicia, his arms wrapped around her as her back was against his chest. You stay close to me, understand? It was not even up for discussion. They had not spent a second away from one another since their dual admission the other night. Bryce was showing his protective side especially since it was nighttime. ------------------------- After Anna left, Nick did not even chase after her. Instead, the male returned to his own cabin and retired for the night. The next day after the skiff incident, Nick found that Anna volunteered to take over the radio listening duties. They hoped to find anyone that could help them Coast Guard, military, border patrol, whatever. Unfortunately, the Coast Guard had made contact with the distressed channel and informed them that they were unable to save anyone. Instead, she somehow managed to make contact with some guy named Jack. Nick would eavesdrop and it sounded like she was flirting with him it got especially heavy when she was lounging on a deck chair when Nick was around as well. It should not have bothered Nick, but it did. The male wanted to not care, but he could just not do that. He wanted to just get away, so he started to hang out with Strand. The older man admitted there was no backup plan if San Diego was a failure. It was not the best news and it was impossible to get away from bad news, it seemed. Not long after Lizas funeral, Nick saw Chris suddenly jump into the water. Even though he was Just going for a swim, Nick knew his mental state was in a bad place. He just lost his mother and Chris did not act like he had everything together. The male barely escaped the clutches of the infected. Someone had apparently shot up the skiff boat and left everyone for head. When they had all returned, Nick watched the approaching vehicle with Strand. He agreed that they should find somewhere to hide until they passed. Travis suggested an island nearby with a Ranger station. Nick stood with the others as they approached the island, having done his best to ignore Anna ever since their confrontation on the first night.