[XLIV]

Early in the morning, Hazel got up and packed her backpack.

Zac leaned against the door frame and looked at her with a confused look on his face. "Where are you going?"

"Mandy and I are going to go to the coastline. We will camp out on the island tonight. I won't be coming home, so remember to lock the door."

"Do you have everything with you?" Zac said, raising his eyebrows.

"Well, water jug, tent, compass... All done," Hazel said, telling him the list of stuff in her backpack.

"You must bring the cellphone with you. If I call you, you must answer it within five seconds," he ordered in a very dictator-like manner.

"What if I don't hear the phone ringing?" Hazel rolled her eyes at him.