<em>~ Maddi reaching the island ~</em><br/><br/><br/>Maddi fell to her knees for a moment on the sand, drawing in gulps of air.  What the fuck was she crying for?  She was on dry land wasn't she? Not at the bottom of the ocean.  No, fuck this, she wasn't going to give into the feelings that were swamping her.  She gritted her teeth and dragged herself up onto her feet again, swallowing the tears and letting the rain wash them away.  She had responsibilities, and friends to look out for, so she'd better get her head straight and her ass into gear.<br/><br/>She calculated that as she was the strongest swimmer of the three, even though Kira was the better diver (God that girl could hold her breath for ever)...... so with the run of the waves the other two should have come up ashore to her right.  She started to trudge along the shoreline, battling against the wind, shoulders down and squinting eyes scanning the surf.  There wasn't any point in calling out, or even blowing the lifejacket whistle, not in this wind, it howled like a banshee and she she couldn't even hear herself, let alone anyone else. Her ears ached with the sound, and she sheltered her eyes with her hand against the stinging sand and water.<br/><br/>She thought she'd find Kira first, and she was right, she didn't see her until she was almost upon her, but when she did she pulled her to her feet and hugged her tightly. "Come on," she yelled, "Let's see if we can find Lizzie"