"Vivian, we've been searching for hours, but Sarah is still nowhere to be seen. You don't think she's in trouble, do you?" said Caroline, who was a little scared at that moment.
"I don't think so. You shouldn't assume the worse," replied Vivian. Truth was, Vivian was just as nervous about the situation, but she knew that she couldn't freak out. "Let's head back. Maybe the others have already found Sarah and they're back at the camp now. That's probably why she can't hear us calling out for her."
"You're right. Sarah must've returned to the campsite. She is definitely safe," said Caroline. She felt a lot calmer after hearing what Vivian said.
Vivian and Caroline turned around and went back to their camp. That was when they realized that
almost everyone else had returned as well.
"How did it go? Did anyone find Sarah?" asked Vivian hurriedly.
"No.”
"Sarah is nowhere to be seen, and Mr. Norton and Charlotte aren't back yet either."
Vivian got even more anxious to hear everyone's response. How am I going to face her family if something happened to Sarah?
"Calm down, Chief Editor. Some teams haven't returned yet. Maybe they've found Sarah,” said a guy to comfort her after he saw how she was getting jumpy. He then added, "I'll go look for her again. This isn't an abandoned island, so it's unlikely that she's in trouble. I bet Sarah just lost her way.”
"What about Mr. Norton and Charlotte? The place to get the water isn't far and they would've found the place so long as they travel down the main road. Why aren't they back yet?” complained another colleague. He couldn't help feeling angry because he was getting too worried. What is wrong with these people? They're not kids, anymore. Why must they make us worry?
For some unknown reason, hearing those words prompted Vivian to picture Finnick flirting with Charlotte. They were happy and smiling brightly at each other in Vivian's mind.
She couldn't stop jealousy from swelling up inside her mind, so she shook her head to prevent herself from thinking too much about it.
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