Desolation by J. B. Everett (read more books .txt) 📕

even in the picture.

"Orders from who?!" Dylan asks.

"I'm afraid that's confidential" Eve says, putting the photo back away.

"What the fuck are you talking about!! Confidential?! I swear to God I..."

Nikki immediately cuts Dylan off, pressing her hand over his face. If we want to get any information, Dylan should not be the one talking.

"I'm sorry about him. It's just that we're all a little confused right now" Nikki says hurriedly.

"A little confused?! I'm fucking a lot confused!" Dylan shouts.

Nikki shuts him up by cupping her hand over his mouth again.

"It's just that we all have been kidnapped on this island, and we're just confused why you came here to rescue only Tristan" Nikki says.

Eve looks at Nikki, then says,

"I'm sorry, but I received strict orders from my boss to rescue only Tristan Reyes. If I were allowed to, I would rescue you all, but my helicopter only has room for one other person and that person must be Tristan" Eve explains.

"Um...but your helicopter is kind of destroyed" I say.

Eve looks at me, her dark eyes locking with mine.

"I know. That's quite a problem, isn't it?" she says.

I nod awkwardly, unsure how to reply.

Eve turns back to Tristan.

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"It's okay. When my boss tracks me down and sees that I'm still here, he'll send another helicopter here in no time to rescue you" she says.

Tristan finally breaks the silence.

"I'm not leaving unless you rescue everyone. That means all ten of us who have all been kidnapped on this island" he says flatly.

Eve shakes her head.

"Tristan, please listen to me. I am on very strict orders to rescue only you. I'm sorry that I cannot tell you the reason why, but just know that it is for the greater good"

The greater good...

These word echo in my mind, reverberating in my skull. Then it hits me. I remember what was written on the back of her map, and suddenly exclaim,

"You work for the Blair Institute, don't you!"

Eve looks at me, surprise on her face.

"What?!" she says.

"It's on the back of you're map!" I exclaim.

Eve takes out the map, flipping it around. Sure enough, those three words are written there.

The Blair Institute

She suddenly laughs, tossing her head back in the air. We all stare at her, utterly bewildered. I clench my hands into tight fists, ready to punch her at any moment.

When she is finally done laughing, she looks back at us.

"You thought that this meant I work for the Blair Institute?" she asks, pointing to the writing on the back of the map.

I nod.

"We'll you are sorely mistaken because the Blair Institute is my enemy. It's everyone's enemy where I work, and my job is to rescue Tristan from their evil clutches" Eve says.

Phew. At least she's not one of them.

I then ask,

"Well can you at least tell us what the Blair Institute is and why they captured us?"

She shakes her head slowly.

"I'm sorry, but my boss made it very clear to me that I am to keep all information classified" Eve says.

"Bullshit" Dylan mutters under his breath.

Eve turns to Dylan, looking him in the eye.

"I have no idea who you are, but I'm sorry. It's not my decision" she says.

Dylan rolls his eyes then stands up, walking away.

"Wait!" Nikki cries out, standing up and following him.

I watch as Nikki grabs Dylan's hand, stopping him. I then look back at Tristan, who looks very troubled. I don't blame him though. To have someone fly down from a helicopter and say that they are only there to rescue you is very overwhelming. The scary thing is that when I think about it, I don't know what I would do if it happened to me. Would I go with her and leave everyone else behind? A small selfish part inside of me says that I would. But Tristan is too good of a person to leave all of us behind.

"I...I think I need to take a walk" Tristan says quietly, standing up.

He begins to walk away through the trees. Now it's just Ian, Eve and I. Ian and I both stand up, glancing at each other with the same expression on our each of our faces.

Unease.

"Can I have a hand?" Eve asks, holding her hand up.

"Oh...yeah" I say.

I hold my hand out and help pull her up from the ground. She stands up, wiping the dirt off of her bodysuit. She is tall and thin, with long legs. She takes off her helmet, letting out her dark curls.

"So I guess everyone hates me now?" she asks with a small grin on her face, tossing her luscious curls over her shoulder.

"Basically, yeah" Ian says.

I look at him, thinking that he is joking and am surprised to see a stolid glare on his face.

Eve grins, revealing perfect white teeth.

"Well you're going to have to learn to like me because I'm staying with you guys until another helicopter comes" she says.

Ian shakes his head at her.

"C'mon Tessa, let's get away from her" he says, grabbing my hand and pulling me away.

We begin to walk away until I hear her call out something from behind us.

"It's not my fault"

I stop, turning around and facing her.

"Please, understand that it's not my fault I can only rescue Tristan" she says again.

Just as I am about to open my mouth and say something, Ian shakes his head and continues to walk away, pulling me with him. We walk through the jungle in a tense silence. I know that Ian is furious because he gripping my hand so hard that his fingernails are painfully digging into my skin. I understand why he is angry of course; we all want to get rescued obviously. I wriggle my hand, trying to loosen his iron grip.

"Sorry" Ian mumbles, loosening his grip on my hand when he realizes that I am trying to get it free.

Phew. At least my hand won't fall off.

We continue to walk through the dense underbrush. Thankfully, the rain has stopped and the only water falling now is from the wet leaves of the trees.

Suddenly, I hear it.

I stop, looking around.

"What is it?" Ian asks.

I put a finger up to my lips, silencing him. Although quiet, I can definitely hear someone sobbing.

"Stay here" I whisper.

I slowly begin to walk towards the sound, my feet padding silently on the wet ground. The crying gets louder and louder until I walk into a clearing and find Tristan, sitting on a rock with his head in his hands. My throat immediately tightens at the sight of him so pained and broken. I quietly walk towards him, my heart stuck in my throat.

"T...Tristan?" I ask.

He quickly looks up at me. His eyes are red and tears are running down his cheeks. Without a word, I sit down next to him on the rock.

"I...I'm sorry. I'm an absolute mess again" he says, his voice cracking.

"It's okay" I say quietly.

"This is all just so complicated. I don't know who this girl Eve is and why she is here to rescue only me" he says.

"I know. None of us do" I reply.

Wow, you're such a help Tessa.

He sniffles, wiping the tears from his cheeks.

"Why wouldn't you want to leave with her? You would get to leave this island forever. No more Hal. No more Blair Institute. You could go home" I say.

"I...I'm not leaving you all behind. It would be selfish. Either all or none of us gets rescued from this island" Tristan says.

I nod, unsure what to say.

"And...well there's one more reason" he says, looking up at me.

I look at him, his blue eyes locking with mine.

"What?" I ask.

He swallows hard, then says,

"Because I love you" Chapter Thirty-Nine

My heart skips a beat as he stares at me, his crystal blue eyes locked with mine. I open my mouth then close it, completely speechless. Immediately, his cheeks burn red and he looks down at his feet.

"Tristan, I..." I start to say, my voice sounding foreign to me.

I honestly don't know what to say. He just told me that he loved me. What am I supposed to say to him?

My heart breaks when I realize that I cannot return those three words back to him.

"I...um...I'm sorry. I shouldn't of said that I..." he mumbles, his cheeks burning even brighter.

"It's okay Tristan" I say softly.

He stares at the ground and swallows hard.

"Forget about it, it was stupid of me to say that. I understand why you're taken aback; we've only been together for a week on this island and I barely know you" he says hurriedly.

He is obviously humiliated; I can tell by the way he is avoiding eye contact with me. I don't want him to feel this way, so I lightly place my hand on top of his. He immediately looks up at me, a pained expression on his face. I compose myself, then say,

"Tristan, don't be sorry. We're all just really troubled and confused. I can barely get a grip on my feelings either"

I look at him earnestly, hoping that he won't take what I just said in a bad way. To my relief, he nods, then says,

"Okay"

Before I can respond, I hear the snapping of a twig and look up to see Ian, standing across from us. He is glaring at us and it takes me a few moments to realize why. When I see that he is staring at our hands, I finally realize why.

"What the hell is going on over here?" he asks sharply, his dark eyes glaring my hand, which is resting upon Tristan's.

Instinctively, I pull my hand off of his. This is all just a big misunderstanding.

"Ian, it's not what you think..." I start.

But before I can explain myself, Ian cuts me off.

"Oh I think it is what I think it is. I see the two of you together. The way that you look at each other. The way that you always go and comfort him Tessa" he says bitterly.

"Ian, what are you talking about?!" I exclaim, standing up from the rock.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about Tessa" Ian says.

"No I don't!" I shout.

"I'm talking about you two. Don't lie to me Tessa, I know that you want to be with him" Ian says.

I have never seen him be this irrational ever before. Something seems off about him. The anger in his eyes is so intense that I feel that if I look at him too long, his gaze will set my eyes on fire.

"Ian, you are overreacting and you know it! There is nothing going on between us!" I exclaim.

All that he does is shake his head. I begin to walk towards him but he instantly turns around and storms away.

"Ian..." I call out.

But he continues to walk away, disappearing into the thick foliage of the jungle. I swallow hard, trying to push down the huge lump that has formed in the back of my throat. Tears well up in my eyes as I collapse onto the ground.

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Before I know it, Tristan is beside me. I almost forgot that he was