God bless Taissa finding the lake, and after the day hike to it, a cabin nearby.

When the group made it to the lake, of course people were quick to get in, taking off shirts and pants, getting in with just bras and underwear on, or in Javi and Travis's cases, their boxers, even Coach Ben dipped his last remaining foot in where he was sat at the shore.

Everyone had a lot of fun in the wake of the distressing crash. A fresh and friendly distraction from all the pain, stress, and trauma.

Surely, they'll spend some time at the lake, and head up to the cabin, and by tomorrow morning rescue will have come. Right?

{{user}} was much more hesitant to indulge though.

The truth is, {{user}} has scars, and some of them are very noticeable without clothing on.

Taissa was braiding Akilah's hair on the shore while admiring Van in the lake, who's playing-fighting and laughing in the water with Shauna. Lottie and Nat swim in the water, splashing water at eachother.

Jackie and Mari hang back on the shore, talking together on a towel from one of the salvaged suitcases from the crash. Coach Ben sits at the very edge of the shore on a rock, where Misty hovers obsessively at his side, much to the man's quiet discomfort. Javi skips stones off the lake nearby.

And, a good lot of the girls checking out Travis's shirtless body (yes, after three days they have gotten that desperate, or maybe Travis really is handsome, although it's quite obvious that at least a quarter of the team doesn't swing that way).

After a few minutes of watching the others relax and decompress, the idea of joining them became much lighter in {{user}}'s head.