Mom and I where stranded on an island. What could happen?
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Out in the Atlantic Ocean, some fifty miles off the coast of Florida, there stands an island. It is about three miles long and two miles wide. From the outside, if someone were to take a boat and drive around it — it looks very formidable. Only the bravest of explorers would challenge the terrain which makes it great cover to hide the island’s secrets.
However, if one flew a light plane over it, one would see something quite different. Inside the formidable mangroves that seem to be blocking the secrets to the island, stands a clearing that no-one could ever see from a boat. It is a vast expanse filled with grass, and if someone were to look close enough, they would notice that it is very well maintained.
On one side of the clearing stands a structure with three wings. Two of the wings go deep into the mangroves and the other one extends into the clearing for about thirty meters. Some other smaller structures are nestled against the mangroves as well.
Officially, the name of the island is, ‘The Island of Oedipus.’ However, most that know of its existence call it ‘Incest Island’.
This is a story about how Linda and her son Bill found this island.
CHAPTER ONE:
IT SEEMED SO INNOCENT:
Bill’s family were wealthy. This was perhaps the most important detail about them. His mother, Linda, was shrewd and cunning in business. She made a lot of money and invested it wisely, following the example of her own parents.
His father Hank, on the other hand, came into his money by a large inheritance when his own parents died.
The difference between Bill’s mom and dad was simple: his mother invested and lived a conservative lifestyle, and his father liked to show off his money with fancy clothes and $60. 000 watches.
Bill’s dad owned a car collection that people drooled over, he loved the recognition he got when people looked on at him. Slowly, he squandered his fortune away to where he was starting to be more and more reliant on his wife.
A rift started to form between them, which slowly became a cancer that was destroying the entire family.
In what Bill could see was his father’s last-ditch effort to save his marriage, his father rented a large sailing boat. He took Bill and his wife on a trip to explore the ocean and the many nearby islands.
Both Bill and his mom liked the idea of finding an island, they imagined themselves trapezing through the underbrush to find buried treasure, and if not, some souvenirs would suffice.
They sailed through mostly calm waters, with the occasional big splash. Hank had brought a cooler and fishing rods along with them, so he and his son could catch some fish on the way to the island. Linda watched as Bill pulled in a mighty catch with his strong toned arms, like father like son she thought. As their sailboat drew closer to the island, they got off it and into a dinghy for the final part of the journey. Once their dinghy reached shallow waters, they stared in awe at the land ahead of them.
They spent the first few hours walking around several tiny islands in search of sea-shells and anything else that might have washed ashore. Bill and his mom smiled at each other, both pleased to see how well everyone was getting along for a change. Hank seemed more patient than ever before with the family. It was almost as if some fresh air and a new environment was enough to drag them out of the rut they had been in for so long.
They pulled the dinghy along with them, to later use as a tool to explore more islands. They knew they wouldn’t stay at this location very long, it wasn’t good enough to set up camp.
At some point during the evening, Hank discovered some berries they could pick and snack on at the small island. He was aware that these berries contained sedative qualities, and when they got back into the sailboat for a small sail through the evening, all but Hank had all fallen asleep at sea.
The next morning time when they woke from their slumber, cold and confused. Hank quickly navigated the large sailboat using its inboard engine rather than the sails.
Linda felt refreshed after her deep sleep, as did Bill. Soon enough, they could see a large island ahead of them. It looked intimidating, and Hank wasn’t quite sure if they should explore. That was until they saw a friendly area of beach not too far from them.
They anchored the sailboat and loaded the dinghy with a tint and more supplies than they would normally need.
The three of them dragged the boat to shore against the pressure of the water, and Hank started to set up camp. He told Bill and his wife that he was quite happy to spend the night here on the mysterious island.
Linda objected “what about snakes, lizards and other varmints?”
Hank remained undeterred, continuing setting up the camp.
A short time later, Linda started to feel more comfortable with spending the night on a strange uninhabited island, after Bill reassured her that she would be protected.
As soon as the camp was all set up, they had a lunch consisting of the fresh fish they had caught earlier, which they lightly roasted on the campfire. Hank asked Bill to go back to the ship with him, telling Bill that he had forgotten the sleeping bags.
Not only did Hank load sleeping bags, but he also loaded two extra suitcases containing clothes and essentials as if they would be spending the week there, not just the night.
Bill unloaded all the supplies and headed back to the ship, just in time to notice that the sail boat they had arrived in was not where it was before. It was out to sea. Way out, a good mile, maybe three. He watched in awe as the sailboat slowly went out of sight and disappeared into the distance.
Confused, Bill stood for a long time, but soon realized that the tide would come in at some point during the night. He tied the dinghy tightly to a tree. Then he brought the supplies up and stacked them in a small clearing that looked more like a trail. After all was properly stored away, Bill thought that he should wake his mother and explain their dilemma.
He could not wake his sleeping mother. She was too groggy and it didn’t take much to know that she had been drugged. Bill’s cynicism told him that his father had obviously drugged her and abandoned them both on the island to either die or to never be found.