After Max and Zack came back from collecting meat and firewood, they went back to the base and prepared the fire. Max honestly felt safer in their new territory.

  Zack gave Max his hunting knife. "Skin the rabbit." He said. Max nodded. Once the rabbit was skinned and gutted, they prepared the meal. Max looked down at Shadow, his sister lay by his side.

  Max sat by her, she looked at him and smiled. He smiled too. "Don't be mad at him when he wakes up....he WAS trying to help us out after all."

  Rose wiped tears from her eyes. "Yeah, I know...you don't have to worry about that....he's not going to remember anything when he wakes."

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  Max tilted his head. "Really?"

  Rose nodded. "Believe me, this happened to me before......no recollection of what the hell I just did.....what I felt before....it'll be blank."

  "Wow." Max said.

  Rose nodded again. She looked up at Zack, who came to sit by them while the rabbit cooked.

  Max looked around. "Sure is quiet here with just the three of us." He lowered his head. He missed his friends. He missed the way things were. He sighed. "I never should've been that way with him."

  Zack and Rose looked at him with sadness in their eyes. Rose patted him on the shoulder. "We'll get Matthew back, I promise."

  The three friends embraced each other and talked about memories they had about Matthew.

  One day, they'll get him back.

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