Kelly+S

Kelly S __**Siezure Islands**__ __**The Journey to Hell**__ « Can you please watch where you are going!” I yelled, at this young lady who looked like she had just stepped out of the Hamptons.

“I’m really sorry,” she spoke softly.

“It’s just hard to walk with this storm happening outside.” I ignored her, and kept walking back to my room. Today could not have gotten any worse! Sure, I was on this luxurious cruise ship going to all the Caribbean Islands. But my fiancé of a day had already cheated on me! As my thoughts kept spinning around my head, the lights shut off. //What is going on?// I thought. Water came like a herd of bison running towards me. Suddenly, it all went black. . . . “ Wakey, wakey! It’s time to go snorkeling,” Rob said, pushing hair away from my face. I smiled stretching my arms around him for a hug.

“I’m up!’ I laughed. Standing up, I slipped on my robe and walked to the bathroom. Never had I ever been so elated. Last night, Rob had proposed to me! It wasn’t extravagant, but it was special. We were on the deck, star gazing, which was something we did anywhere we went, and he just asked. He didn’t get down on one knee, he just said it. I don’t know what it was, but it was the most magical experience ever.

. . . The day had been full of fun and delights. We swam with dolphins, in the vast ocean and walked along the golden covered beach. Sadly, the day had come to an end. Alone, I walked to the hot tub to relax after the busy day. Rob “supposedly” taking a nap in our room.

After an hour of sitting in the lava like hot tub, I was shriveling up like a prune. Clearly, it was time to go back to my room. I took my time walking back because I knew rob would still be asleep. As I walked closer to the door, I heard a giggle come from our room. Furiously, I shoved the doors open and just like that our whole love was over.

. . . Slowly I opened my eyes. The sun was glaring in my eyes, disturbing my vision.

“Thanks for deciding to join me,” said a voice full of sarcasm.

“Uhm, where am I?” looking around I said confused.

“Honestly, I have no clue. I’m Jen by the way”

I looked up at her squinting, trying to see through the sun “you have got to be kidding me,” I snarled, “ you’re that chick I saw with my fiancé!”

She looked down at the ground embarrassed.“Oh…”she whispered, “you must be Jess.”

“ You got that right. Whatever, we can talk about that later. So I’m guessing our boat sank. Maybe, we should go look around for other people”

She nodded and we began to walk. The island was beautiful! The water surrounding it was sapphire blue, sparkling like a gem with the sun shining on it. The forest behind the beach was lush and full Birds were singing and the waves were soothing. It was so peaceful. But once I remembered who I was with, that peace left.

“So…” Jen said awkwardly.

I ignored her though, I was not in the mood to talk to her. Plus her voice spindled like a dying cat. We walked for about an hour until we finally saw that there must be someone else here. We saw two sets of footprints in the sand. We followed them cautiously.

“ Hello?” I yelled.

“Hi!!” screamed a voice excitedly.

Two girls popped out from behind a couple of trees. One of them was the girl that had walked into me. The other was a tall athletic looking girl. She had dark brown hair like me, and looked just as annoyed as I did.

“Finally some other people,” she said dryly, “ I’m Becka and this is my little sister Sammy.” Sammy smiled,

“sorry about earlier,” she said softly to me.

All of the sudden, out of nowhere, the whole island shook. Things were falling and waves were crashing. “It’s like this is hell!” I whispered.


 * __​ Almost Home__​**

It must have been 2 months that have gone by. The relationship the four of us have made, is actually really good. I thought to myself in surprise, as I walked to the water hole alone.

As usual the island had a seizure as we had started to call them, as I walked. I sat down knowing that was the safest thing to do.

I sat there waiting for the seizure to end. When suddenly, I felt a sharp pain on my leg. Looking down, I saw a scorpion. Suddenly my vision blurred and all I could hear, was my own blood curdling scream.

"Wakey, Wakey" whispered Jen as I opened my eyes.

I looked around and saw two of the girls beside me, " where's Sam?" I inquired.

"You've been out for a couple days," said Becka looking at the ground.

"During that time -" paused Jen "the island had a huge seizure, and well...she didn't make it."

Trying to stand up, I fell and broke into tears. At that moment my whole body and heart was in pain.

"You really shouldn't be moving around, your bite is really bad- maybe even infected," Becka told me.

Then I remembered why I was in so much pain.

I looked at my leg and it was as big as a giant marshmallow. However, I did not about that right now.

"So, where is she?"

"We buried her down the end of the beach," said Jen holding back tears.

"But honestly, that doesn't even matter right now!" Becka spoke very seriously, "we need to get you better - or well, who know what will happen to you!"

"Here, I brought some of those berries that we found last week, that made my burn better." Jen began to gently rub a sort of berry purée on my bite.

Trying not to cry, I began screaming in pain, "owwwwww!"

"Just relax!"

" I can't!! Please stop, it won't help!" I exclaimed, swinging my leg away from her.

"We'll have some food at least, " Jen said handing me a mango.

" I can't, I feel super fluish, like I might puke." I sighed.

"Water? You gotta have water!"

I took a sip and began to gag. I lay there in pain and dying of thirst, but I could not drink anything.

"Well, it is getting late, lets go to bed." Becka exclaimed.

"Sounds great!" Jen seemed ready for sleep.

I however, had just woken up from the longest nap of my life. The other two girls fell asleep quickly. I lay there in pain, just thinking.

All around me I heard beautiful sounds of the jungle and beach. The leaves gently swishing as the wind kissed them, and the soft sound of the ocean waving to the sand. So peaceful, and so very beautiful.

Every once and awhile the peacefulness was interrupted by the snores of Becka and Jen.

After awhile, I just thought as they were sounds of the nature also. The pain drifted from my leg after a bit. I don't know how, maybe it was because I wasn't thinking about it.

Drifting off I began to dream of another beautiful place. This place was surrounded by people I loved. It was amazing.

Abruptly, I woke up. I looked over at the girls and woke them up. I knew what I had to do.

"I'm going home" I whispered to them, " I really hope you guys get home soon!"

They looked at me in a half asleep daze all confused.

"What?!" Exclaimed Becka.

Suddenly, they both understood, and years began rolling down their cheeks.

"I love you both," were the last things that came out of my mouth.

Slowly, I close my eyes, ready for the longest nap of my life.