Chapter 29 - Hello Kitty

On the Island of Twelve there was depravity and sunshine. The sand on the beach was rough and uncomfortable to walk on. There were broken sea shells and bits of rock strewn about the shoreline so that anyone wishing to travel across it would need a protective covering on their feet. The island was only 15 meters across at its widest section, but the dense landscape and volcanic formations gave the impression that it was much larger. Located in a remote region of the Pacific Ocean, the climate was temperate and on any other occasion life here would be considered to be paradise.
The twelve individuals who found themselves stranded on the island were in such a state of desperate isolation that the situation began to unravel itself too quickly. There was no such concept of civility or even sanity when the food ran out and Mother Nature mercilessly continued her deadly game.
The situation had only developed over the course of a two week period since they gathered themselves at the mouth of the cave upon arriving. The confusion and sense of loss was clear as they saw themselves in ripped clothing and bleeding from superficial wounds. “Where is so-and-so?” they would ask each other as they searched for other survivors from the cruise ship’s demise. Six hours after they awoke to the morning wreckage of their vessel, only a handful had made it to the island. The sea swallowed any evidence of their former selves and kept them from their loved ones.
As the end of the first day approached, it became clear that there would be only twelve of them on this island in the middle of the ocean. The anguish was intense as their hopes faded with the setting sun. With strange sounds and stunning views of the heavens came the black of night. The giant void that was the ocean at night consumed their final hopes and prayers and so began their stay in an oasis of torment.