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Chapter 17: The Island’s Harsh Reality
Author: G. SAROWAR
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With great effort, Jack crawled over to Alissa. Her motionless body lay on the sand. Jack took her hand and checked her pulse. Alissa was alive, but she remained unconscious.

He didn’t even have the strength to help her. Just sitting there became unbearable. In the end, unable to take it any longer, he lay down on the sand right beside her.

Sandy and Max noticed that, not far from them on the shore, two people were lying there. They quickly made their way over. As they got closer, they recognized them. Jack and Alissa!

Max said, “Hey, it’s Jack and Alissa!”

Sandy responded, “Let’s see if they’re still alive.”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

As they got close, they saw Jack writhing in pain, and Alissa was still unconscious. Max helped Jack sit up. Alissa’s condition seemed worse. Her stomach was unnaturally bloated.

It was obvious she swallowed quite a bit of seawater. Slowly, Sandy pressed down on her stomach. Seawater gushed from her mouth. Then he pressed his mouth over hers and gave artificial b
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