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As conscious realityelse I sat up abruptly as I looked around at the other scattered out survivors along the beach and cried out, "Koke?"

"He's not here"

I swung back around to the big ance about hiht Genuine syray eyes in a level of empathetic emotion I wouldn't have expected froo to the bathroom, but they were all full so he headed to the ones at the back of the plane It couldn't have been, but a couple of minutes later when that freak stor him as tears washed downwail, "I've killedhand rubbed over htto conclusions about your brother being dead! If he was in the tail section of the plane he stood just as good a chance of surviving as we did I saw the tail section across from us on the other side of the whirlpool Your brother could be very much alive!"

I looked at him closely, but I could discern no lie in his eyes or voice I searched insideand I felt no corresponding sense of loss Koke was alive

Oh God I hoped so! I'd never forgivehappened to hi with your eyes?"

"My contacts are alleyes to stop the pain

His tone was decidedly grim as he said, "You wear contacts Please tellon the plane, if they're not busted"

I'd no sooner said the words than I heard hie of hilasses for me Chivalry wasn't dead after all

I closed ers free of sand I went ahead and took the contacts out My eyes felt better immediately, but the sad fact of theof a bat without my prescription eyewear