TW- EMETOPHOBIA ⚠️

What can I say the journey was tough. But I wasn't going to complain at all, being the only girl on this hell forsaken island I surely need to prove to the boys that I'm not that stereotypical girl that is weak and scared of everything . As much as I hate the outdoors I was surprisingly strong for my size. As a matter of fact I beat the majority of my class in arm wrestling so I wouldn't even underestimate myself.
The one thing that worried me the most was the temperature. As we stumbled over steep hills and slippery ditches I only just remembered my medical condition. Migraines. Migraines, a headache with a higher intensity accompanied by distinct nausea. My entire family has suffered from them. They come usually through high temperatures, stress and dehydration. Unfortunately the only way for one to go away is if you take a medicine for them. For me migraines aren't just something you can sleep off, otherwise you will wake up with it. It doesn't get better if you don't take anything to treat it. It only gets worse and worse until you can't physically move. When I even got the slightest headache back home I took medicine immediately before it evolves itself into a migraine.

I could feel it in my head. The pulsing at the back of my eye socket and the throbbing of my forehead. It felt as though my brain was banging itself against my skull. I didn't dare tell the boys yet. I Absolutely didn't want to burden them anymore with another issue. Plus I can look after myself so I just carried on. It's okay a fresh swim in the lagoon will help cure it when we get back. We wondered far and wide throughout the land. Jack identified the highest mountaintop so we all came to an agreement to climb to the top and observe our surroundings. However the mountain was steep and it looked incredibly dangerous. It looked to be approximately 15 minutes away from where we were currently standing.
Jack used his hunting knife and sliced through the sharp leaves in front of us to clear the path. Simon had a lizard perched comfortably on his shoulder. I found it quite adorable. It was a beautiful lizard, turquoise base with wonderful blue and purple spots. Even though I'm not a huge fan of reptiles I do admit .. it was beautiful.
"Did you think of a name for it Si?" I ask him.
"Hmm no. Not yet, any suggestions?" Simon replied. I hesitated for a slight moment until something popped into my head.
"How about Sankie!" I giggled.
"Sankie?" He chuckled. "Why Sankie?"
"Don't you know? It's both of our names combined!" I said with amusement.
Simon laughed as he come to realise what I meant. He cupped the lizard into his hand observing its peculiar patterns.
"Well, Sankie it is!" He screamed with delight.
I then saw that we were just about at the foot of the mountain. Ralph approached it first to check to consistency of the gravel beneath him. He nodded for certainty and allowed Jack to go first. He looked down at me.
"You doing alright down there hot stuff?" He called whilst giving a mischievous grin. I rolled my eyes at the boy and glanced over to Ralph. Envy was still found in the deepest depths of his brown eyes. We were now at a point where caution needed to be considered. One wrong move and you're gone. I grabbed hold of the rock above me. All 3 boys were already above me. That's when I felt the burning throb bang inside my head. It's getting worse. My vision was going blurry I couldn't see anything clearly nor hear things properly. All I could hear was a high pitched ringing that lingered in my left ear. Despite all of the inconveniences I continued climbing. I wasn't too far behind. Ralph held out his hand for me to grab hold of. I gripped his hand and he yanked me up which almost caused me to lose balance.
I wasn't looking at where I was going and I slipped , causing myself to fall backwards. Before I even knew what was going on I felt a strong and firm grasp around my waist. It was Ralph.
"Jesus Christ Frankie be careful you could've died!" He snapped at me with anger. His tone made me feel disappointed for making him feel this way but I adored the fact that we was so careful and protective of me.
"Sorry I'm just getting really.. dizzy." I reply slowly now holding my hand on my forehead. Ralph looked concerned so he examined my face.
"Are you feeling okay?" He asked with worry.
"Yeah I guess it's just the.. heat?" I reply. Of course he didn't believe me I sounded so stupid saying that. We looked back up , Simon and Jack were at the top. Jack saw Ralph and I standing together on the platform below. I swear I saw a face of disgust on him for a split second.
"You two coming or what?!" Jack yelled.
"What's the point now, can you two check?" Ralph asked pleadingly.
Jack nodded and disappeared out of sight. Only to come back with the news that I was dreading.
"No smoke, houses or people from where we can see. We are on an uninhabited island." Said Jack.
"Fuck." I mumbled under my breath. They all heard but preferred not to say anything about it.
On our way back I started feeling extremely nauseous. The trees were duplicating in my eyes it felt like I was tripping. Except for the fluids that I was hoping wouldn't escape from my mouth. At this point the throbbing was banging harder and harder the pain was excruciating at this point. Ralph immediately stopped and observed my state.
"Okay well clearly something is wrong." Ralph stated
Yeah no shit Sherlock.
"I-
Before I could finish my words I sprinted to the nearest bush and puked into it. The remainders of my stomach contents scattered in the bush. I felt gentle hands grab my hair away from my face holding it in a small ponytail while I felt a firmer hand gently rub my back. Once I was finished I noticed Simon was holding back my hair and Jack was comforting me. Ralph looked to me in sorrow.
"Far out guys I'm sorry that is literally so disgusting." I claim in embarrassment.
"What? Don't apologise it's completely normal Frankie are you feeling okay?" Jack replied.
"Yeah i just get constant migraines. It a genetic thing. They get worse with heat and dehydration." I state with the migraine still pulsing like a heart in my head.
"We should get you back to the beach so you can rest Frankie." Ralph said whilst putting a supportive hand on my shoulder. I nod and we all make our way back. I say something to Ralph before any plans come into place.
"Wait Ralph.. before you call the next meeting I just need to have a dive in the cold lagoon. Can you blow the conch for me to come back?" I ask pleadingly.
Ralph then nods to me in approval and gives me a warm smile.

I follow my red flower trail as per usual. Although the flowers were starting to turn brown and bruised from all the boys trampling all over them. Once I reached the lagoon I look around to see of there are anyone who may have followed me. Once I was sure that my surroundings were clear I removed my white blouse. I left on my standard black bra and underwear. Without hesitation I dive head first into the lagoon. The cold water spread neatly across the surface of my face. My whole body felt stunned. I felt so relaxed and refreshed . I could already feel the heartbeat in my head die down. I decided to splash around here for a while until I heard the roaring sound of the conch being blown. I step out of the water and dress myself , leaving a few scandalous buttons undone by accident. My blouse was see through because of my wet state but I seriously couldn't care less.
My wet hair sat neatly on my shoulders while tiny droplets fell off the end of each strand and onto the sand. Ralph then made his first announcement.
"Jack, Simon, Frankie and I have discovered that this is an uninhabited island so we must take care of ourselves."
"Actually colonel, I'm the one who discovered it. Not you." Jack said bluntly. The tension between the two was unreal so I broke it up as quickly I I could.
"Can I have the conch please?" I ask patiently as Ralph hands me the conch.
"We should all start building shelters for ourselves, who knows how long  we are going to be here for so we need to ensure our safety." All boys nodded in agreement , surprisingly Roger agreed too. I then felt a small tug on the bottom of my skirt. I looked down at the beaming eyes staring up at me.
"Miss, will we ever get rescued?" He asked with hope in his eyes.
I don't know.
"Of course we will darling! But it may take them a while so we are going to all look after each other." I say while smiling at him. He smiled back and hugged me tightly.
"You remind me of my mum and I love my mum." He beamed at me. A few of the older boys chuckled but I found it adorable.
I handed Ralph back the conch and he looked over to Roger, Maurice and Bill.
"These 3 have prepared us some fruits so help yourselves, make sure you save some for everyone but there is plenty to go around for now". Ralph claimed. Roger rolled his eyes so damn hard I thought that they'd get stuck to the back of his eye sockets. I chuckled at him and he grinned at me, that was not my intention ..
"Now everyone before we get to work on the shelters, we all need to make our way to the top of that cliff. That is where we are going to light our signal fire."
"Why up there sir?" A littlun asked.
"So if any planes or ships go by they will be able to see our smoke. So let's go everybody and make your way to the top of the cliff!" Ralph remarked.
To be honest. Being stuck on this island isn't so bad after all. I am actually enjoying myself a lot more that I should be right now but it is so much better than being miserable.
At their own paces all boys were making their way up the cliff to light the red flower.

Authors note :)
I am so sorry about how short this chapter is and I apologise how boring it is right now but trust me, the good parts and dramas are on their way  I also showed how Frankie suffers from genetic migraines as I suffer from them too! (Just thought it'll be cool lmao). We will be seeing way more of Jack, Roger and Maurice now so stay tuned! So thank you. For reading !
Also I might be late on posting the next chapter. I'm being as frequent as possible but tomorrow I'm at a party all day and night then I have a production rehearsal the next day so I will try to fit it in. Thanks guys!
-Molli <3