We all talked and agreed that they would be both our leaders. Having them as our leaders will make our tasks manageable and productive. The pretty girl was left in silence leaving her with no choice because of the majority vote. I noticed that my classmate was not there, and then I saw him stunned watching the calm river. What is he thinking? He is probably as confused as I am. I just let him meditate with his thoughts while listening to the others. The two leaders talked to each other for a few minutes then he announced something to us.
"Okay, so it's like that. It's a good thing we didn't get wet from floating on the river, so we don't have to change our clothes other than carrying anything with us. Let's not separate our ways. We will look for a place where we can stay, and we will build huts. There are a lot of trees and vines, so we won't have much trouble." briefing the chubby boy.
The boy with eyeglasses continued what the chubby boy was about to say. "As for the food, the girls will gather some fruits and vegetables or any edible that they will find in the forest. Boys, look for wood that can be turned into huts and we will build it. To others who have nothing to do afterward, get ready to work with bonfire before night." His authoritative request from us. "We, as your leaders will look for a place where there is clean water and a safe place to stay. And always remember, do not go alone. You should always have someone with you because you may get lost. I will also mark our meeting place. We will gather there with what you all got. In case anything happens to you, shout for help." he finished. They both made a good and fast decision upon arriving here.
Everyone agreed and so we went for a walk to find a place for us to sleep. I couldn't help but look for and look at my classmate. The others in the same pair of uniforms are talking because they are in the same school and maybe the same class. I guess we are the only pair who have not talked and interacted yet. I would have asked him a lot of things in case he remembered something about us. But he still looked confused to the point that I could not approach him.
After that, all the girls looked for food. This place is so secluded that we avoided getting far away from each other.
"Yo!" I was startled by the sudden slap on my shoulder.
"H-Huh?" I stuttered asking.
"Oops, your face is so funny, hahaha!" a shoulder-length with black hair, tan-skinned girl startled me. Her uniform is a white blouse, red necktie, red skirt, and black shoes. I just scratched my head from what she did.
"Chill! I may not look like it but I'm a trustworthy person. You know, we're the only ones who will help one another, so yeah!"
I just nodded and then smiled at her. Looks like she approaches everyone to get to know and I'm the last one she talks to. We started chatting and she's a talkative and bubbly type of person. We got some vegetables and fruits for our food later. We also gathered mushrooms but I'm not sure if all of these are safe to eat. None of us are experts when it comes to survival and hunting.
"Ah! It's wearing me out!" she complained while reaching more for fruits. It was indeed tiring because I am not accustomed to this work. "Think about it, one day I remembered I was at school but when I woke up, I was already in outer space and when I woke up again, I was in this place!" she said jokingly.
What she said made me ponder. "At school?"
She turned her back on me. "Yes, we had a moving up ceremony then. The weird thing is, I don't know some people, but others know me."
My eyes widened. The same thing happened to me. I was about to ask another question when a modest-looking girl with braided pigtails approached us.
"Um, excuse me. Let's go back to gather food," she insisted.
We can't wander around the forest and take much time because we are not familiar with this place. We only managed to get what we saw and deemed useful. We immediately went back to our meeting place and saw some boys sorting trees to make huts. Maybe I'll talk to the bubbly girl later and ask if we were going through the same thing before we entered here.
The other girls took a short break, and the boys are preparing a bonfire. With the limited resources we have, we are also limited in focusing on our needs first. We had a hard time because we were not used to this kind of setting compared to cities. I recognized that it was still morning because the sun shone when we came here. Approximately four to five hours later—after we gathered stuff for food and shelter, it was already getting dark.
Everyone was working together when a boy approached us and gasped.
"G-Guys ..." a boy with brown, undone hair stammered, holding onto his knee due to fatigue.
"Oh, what happened to you?" a girl with a messy hair bun questioned him.
His heavy breathing continues. "There's a monster over there!" Everyone stopped at what they were doing. I even wondered what he meant.
"What are you talking about?" lofty question of a good-looking boy with a curly swirl at the end of his silver hair, almost covering his right eye.
The boy who was panting approached our two leaders. "What I saw is true! About twice of human's height and about thrice human-sized wide!" With that size he mentioned, it's no longer a human being.
"What the heck? Does that kind of thing really exist?" doubtful comment of the bubbly girl who talked to me earlier.