Short Story (Cerpen)
The Dead Island Secret
Category: Ghost Horror Short story
Title: The Secret of the Dead Island
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“Wow! It must have been so exciting” Finn cheers excitedly. “Yes, I know this must be fun. Very, very exciting” he added while running around like a child under 5 years old who gets candy.
“It's a summer vacation that would be terrible! And also fun” timpal Edd and Rob simultaneously. Almost simultaneously.
“Yes, maybe. Maybe I'm the one who actually feels mediocre trying to be happy with Finn, Edd, Rob, and Casey. It's our summer vacation, we. Me, Finn, Edd, Rob and Casey are best friends. My house and they are pretty close. It's only a few blocks away.
This summer vacation, we were invited by the Casey family on vacation to an island. Dead Island. So people call it. According to the story, the island was once the site of a massacre of prisoners of war. The island is quite large, it is quite far from where we live. It is said that the spirits of the victims of the massacre there often appear at certain times, to take revenge on the humans who killed their lives. There are also stories about the spirits of soldiers who like to kill the humans who are still alive on the island. I also did not think, why we were invited to vacation there by the Casey family.
Oh yeah, I'm Billy, actually I'd rather spend my vacation time reading a book. Reading any book, I'm 16 years old. While Finn is a delusional and curious child, he has a delusion that he will one day solve cases like Jack the Ripper. He always wanted to be a detective. Edd and Rob are twin brothers. Their height is the same, I estimate about 170 cm. Their hair is blond, Rob is glasses while Edd is not glasses, everyone who sees them, has certainly said “you must be twin brothers”.
Casey's? Casey is the son of a very rich family, he and his family are very nice, they like to take us on vacation, camping and also going to the beach. But for the time being I still don't think why go to the island to die for the holidays this time? Dead island, dead island. I do not like and believe in things that smell of horror, demons, ghosts, or anything like that. I often read horror books, and it can't make me cringe. I mean, I often scare myself with my own imaginations.
But it didn't work.
And it'll never work.
'How's Billy? You want to come too, right?' casey's question suddenly shocked me.
'Unless you're a chicken hahaha, ' Edd and Rob make fun of me. Again together. They are often together when talking, I also do not know why the frequency is like that. Is it possible that they did a covenant at home about what they would talk about?
I don't know.
'Yes, I must have come. Besides, this time I don't have enough books to read during the holidays, I mean new books.
'yeay! We are a full team this time. Dead island, here we come!!!' again Finn cheered.
By late afternoon, we rushed back to our homes, we also packed in the evening, tomorrow at 9 am we will leave for a holiday to the island of the dead for a week. As usual, my mother was worried about me, Mother always did, always thought of me as a child who could not do anything. Unlike Dad, Dad wanted me to be an independent man from an early age. Mom turned me around with various snacks, a few cans of fizzy drinks and also some chocolate.
The next morning, I said goodbye to Mom and Dad, then rushed to Casey's house. There it turned out to be twins. Not long after, Finn arrived. Casey's mother, Miss Nolan made us a sandwich for breakfast, a sandwich of a large size. As usual, we always got a dish like that when we went to Casey's house in the morning. Meanwhile Casey's father, Mr. Wood was preparing the car and also stuffing our luggage. Actually I feel bad, but when I want to help Mr. Wood to put our things in his car, he asked me to join him for breakfast.
At 9am, we finished breakfast. I feel like the sandwich was really big, maybe I won't feel hungry in the afternoon. Casey's family's car was a van, enough to hold us. There are even empty benches. Mr. Wood was driving at a moderate pace, in the car, we were telling each other stories. Miss Nolan asked us, whether Casey often makes a fuss at school or not. We talked about anything. My watch showed me at 10:30, we were in the car for almost an hour and a half. That morning the atmosphere of the streets was not too jammed.
At 11:00 we arrived at the port, to get to the dead island, we had to cross by fast boat and it still took about an hour. That is what Mr. said. Wood. On the fast boat I felt a severe nausea, I did not like traveling by boat.
'Hey Billy, why are you?' ask Casey.
'You're red, are you scared to get on the boat?' timpal Finn's. While the twins were having a conversation with Casey's parents.
'Uhhh, no, I just feel a little nauseous. I'm dizzy' I replied. 'I've been on a fast boat before and I threw up because I didn't like to ride a boat, it's terrible' I said.
Yes, riding a ship is terrible for me, far more terrible than the horror stories that feared children my age. I don't know why I'm always nauseous when I get on a boat. That's pretty troublesome in my opinion. I immediately took a soda from my bag, by drinking it I thought I could overcome this nausea. My guess was wrong, wrong. What happened next was I vomited.
'You're okay, Billy?' miss Nolan asked with a worried look on her face.
'No Miss Nolan, I just feel nauseous and dizzy'
'He's not used to boarding Bu' Casey's yell.
'You'd better sleep Billy' Mr. Wood told me to sleep.
I decided to go to bed, because maybe sleep is the best way to deal with nausea and dizziness. Not drinking soft drinks.
About 12 o'clock more, the ship leaned on the dead island. I woke up, and I saw the others rushing out of the boat. With a limp step, I also came out of the ship. Hmmm so it's like this is a dead island, I'm grounded. The dead island is not bad. The scenery here is quite beautiful, there are small inns, fortresses and bunkers of the past, and there is a prison. I thought it was this prison where prisoners of war were held before they were finally killed.
We were immediately greeted by a guide, her name was Ashley, she was 19 years old. Might as well. He allowed us to put things in the inn first, before lunch.
'I'm Ashley, I'll be your guide during this time, greetings and enjoy your holidays, ' he said when he introduced himself. The familiar words for a guide. Ashley's pretty enough in my opinion, her hair in pigtails, her eyes blue. But it's very boring, yes, boring, my prediction. But she's beautiful.
We quickly tidied up our luggage, I roomed with my friends. While Mr.'s room. Wood and Miss Nolan were right across from our room. After that we rushed to the lunch spot, which was behind our room. Lunch this time is butter fried chicken and also some seafood. And again I met my enemy, which is seafood. I don't like seafood. So I decided to eat chicken.
'Happy lunch, there is a special seafood dish from us' Ashley said as if he wanted to show that the seafood was served special to us. Though as I say, seafood is still seafood, the same. Equally annoying. 'This seafood is obtained from the sea around here, it feels very distinctive' he added.
'Where there is, where there is, ' I murmured gloomily as I glanced at the seafood at the dining table.
'You're right Ashley, this seafood is very distinctive.' said Edd and Rob.
'Very typical.' Finn added cynically.
'Where there is, where there is, ' I again muttered.
While Casey and her parents had finished one plate of seafood, I was still engrossed in my beef fried chicken. Finn, Edd and Rob also seem to enjoy the seafood very much.
After lunch, we are welcome to take a short break, when we rest, Ashley told the rules of the island. He said no one can go anywhere without his permission, he reasoned, this is to maintain the safety of the visitors and also not to interfere with anything here.
'No one goes to a war prison alone' Ashley said. 'I emphasize, no one goes to war prison alone' he repeated seriously.
Our. I mean, Casey, me, Finn, Edd and Rob were all wondering. Meanwhile Mr. Wood and Miss Nolan watched Ashley's explanation closely.
Is the prison of war so terrible? Or maybe there is treasure in the prison? Or does the prison keep such an important secret? So that people are forbidden to go there without being accompanied by a guide. Those questions kept bothering me. And also teasing my other friends. Especially Finn, because he does have a detective soul, the more mysterious there is, the more curious he will be, and the more curious he will be.
'Ashley, is there only our entourage?' my many. 'I mean, right now is there only our entourage on vacation here?' sanku.
'He's absolutely right. We only allow in one week there is only one group who vacation here. That number should not be more than 10' he replied while confirming the clothes he was wearing.
'Why is that?' this time Finn asked.
'We are afraid we cannot keep an eye on visitors, if too many come here at one time' Ashley replied in self-defense.
'Pardon the kids, they always wanted to know' suddenly Miss Nolan interrupted our chat with Ashley.
'Yes, the curiosity of the children is indeed very big' continued Mr. Wood.
'It's okay, this is where I'm assigned, to answer questions and guide the visitors here' Ashley said.
What are the kids? We are 16 years old, and 16 years old is no longer the age of children. Instead we will be more and more interested in things that are forbidden and mysterious. Yeah, like that war prison. Furthermore, Ashley tells the story of the island of the dead and also about the massacre of prisoners of war, he also tells the legend of the spirits of the victims of the massacre that often appear at certain times, and also the legend of the death of the dead, to take revenge on the humans who took their lives.
'Have you ever seen those spirits?' ask Finn full investigation.
'me? I didn't, but generations before I ever saw it, there were also islanders who had seen it.
'So, do you believe it?' timpal Edd's.
'The belief about the spirits of victims of massacres that often appear at certain times, to take revenge on humans who took their lives.' added Rob.
I who do not believe in horror stories choose to enjoy the atmosphere of the dead island. My eyes swept around the island, and occasionally fell on the war prison.
'I believe it, because my parents saw it and told me about it' Ashley replied.
When I was cool to see the scenery, one time I caught a shadow, my view captured the shadow in the war prison. I jerked. But again, this doesn't scare me. I was thinking maybe it was just a tree shadow, or some other shadow. But something tells me it's a human shadow, something tells me that it's not a tree shadow, or any other object's shadow.
In the evening, we were gathered again to the place for lunch, to enjoy dinner. The dinner menu this time is grilled meat, seafood and other processed fish. Yes, there is always seafood and there will always be seafood here. This time there were some music players who accompanied our dinner. They played classical songs as the opening act. Not long after, Ashley came.
'How was dinner from us? Satisfying you guys enough?'
'Yeayy again we had a really good seafood taste' the twins Edd and Rob cheered.
'Ashley, did you cook it?' ask Finn.
'Hmm, yes, here in addition to being a guide, I also act as a chef and there are also some colleagues who help me'
'Where are they? I mean, where do you cook this food?' ask Casey. 'I, maybe we want to see firsthand the process of making this seafood' he added.
'We cooked it there' Ashley replied as she pointed to a small house across from where we ate.
I, who was enjoying my grilled meat, was not very interested in their conversation, besides what I saw in the process of making food from fish and friends. I'm more interested in that war prison actually. Why did the prison attract my attention? I've never had such a big curiosity for a foreigner. Like that war prison.
Our dinner was over, it was time for us to cruise through the night, Ashley said. We were going around the island at night, according to the dead island vacation arrangement given by Ashley by the time we arrived at the dead island. Maybe this is to add to the impression of horror that wanted to be presented by dead island managers.
Want any horror, I will never be afraid.
It won't.
The night tour begins with a visit to the small fortresses, oh yes, the light of the lights around the fortress is very gloomy, dim I mean.
'This is an army fortress' Ashley explained about the fortresses. 'For their defense when the enemy comes' he added.
I didn't actually listen to Ashley's explanation which was so boring to me. The explanation sounded hazy in my ear.
Actually I, or maybe my friends are more interested in the existence of the war prison.
Ashley went deeper and deeper into explaining the fort, thinking we were watching.
He's mistaken.
We never noticed it.
Actually just Miss Nolan and Mr. Wood was the one who noticed Ashley's explanation.
'Exploring tonight this time is enough here, the first day we just explore this fort, we will continue the next night'
Oh, so it's done, huh? The explanation is boring about this fort. We returned to the inn, while Ashley rushed to the small house opposite where we had eaten earlier.
'Good night kids, rest well' Miss Nolan warned us before she walked into her room following Mr.Wood.
When I got to my room, my friends and I did not go to sleep. But we're planning something.
Something we shouldn't have done.
Something that is actually forbidden.
'What if we play around to that war prison?' finn's proposal. 'I'd really like to know'
'You how're Billy? Agreed?' ask Casey who from the beginning has agreed with Finn's plan.
I nodded without saying anything, I think they understood my gesture.
A gesture that at least gives a sign that I am actually also curious about the war prison.
Finally the five of us slipped out of the inn. The atmosphere of the night was very quiet, like there was no life. The beach wind blows. The stars and the moon do not show their light. That night was horrendous.
It's a horror to other kids my age.
I'll never be afraid.
We rushed straight to the prison, armed with a flashlight owned by Finn, we walked carefully. In front of the prison, we went straight to the prison. There was no light in the prison, only a flashlight carried by Finn.
DETENTION ROOM.
That's about a worn-out board stuck in front of a hallway in the prison. I read it vaguely, because Finn found the board using the flashlight he was holding. We walked down the hallway of the holding room. Just like prisons in general, there is a lot of iron everywhere. The room is quite a lot.
At the end of the hall, Finn directed his flashlight into a room, and again there was a signboard above the room.
FINISHING ROOM.
I don't know what the ending room means, maybe this is the space used to kill prisoners of war.
'Hey, look at it' Finn whispered to us. His forefinger pointed towards the 'terminating room' room'. We looked in the direction Finn's index finger pointed out. There are several benches neatly arranged, on the sides there are hand binders.
'Very terrible' Casey said.
'This is how they finish off prisoners of war' Rob guessed.
'They tortured prisoners of war by tying them to the bench, then maybe then the prisoners of war were whipped to death, or even more cruel, ' Edd added.
We hurried to leave the final room, we continued down the war prison, until finally there was a door. Maybe the back door. Then Finn opened the door, and it was indeed the back door of the war prison. We arrived at a very large backyard. A few seconds later we realized it was a funeral.
Exactly right! We're at the cemetery, behind the war prison.
There were quite a number of tombstones, at first we thought it was the burial of the war victims. Turns out we were wrong. Finn's flashlight shone on one of the tombstones, we then read the writing that was quite faded from the tombstone.
LYING DOWN PEACEFULLY,
GENERAL HEAD OF BRIDGE,
HE DIED ON APRIL 22, 1760,
AT THE AGE OF 56 YEARS AND 29 DAYS.
It turned out that the cemetery was the final resting place of the soldiers on the island at the time of the war. We then shine one by one the tombstones that exist. Next to the first tomb we saw, there was another tomb.
LYING DOWN PEACEFULLY,
NY. AGATHAS
WIFE GENERAL HEAD BRIDGE,
HE DIED ON MAY 21, 1758,
AT THE AGE OF 40 YEARS AND 9 DAYS.
We immediately understood that this tomb was the tomb of the wife of General Bridge. Me, maybe we're surprised.
We were very surprised.
Hugely.
We highlighted the next tomb, on the tombstone it says:
LYING DOWN PEACEFULLY,
ASHLEY KIDDNAP
DAUGHTER OF GENERAL BRIDGE AND NY. AGATHAS, AGATHAS,
HE DIED ON JULY 14, 1760,
AT THE AGE OF 19 YEARS AND 2 DAYS.
Ashley??
We screamed in fear, and I just this time had a terrible fear. I know this isn't a play.
I was scared, I was down.
I knew this island should not be visited.
Something tells me that there are no humans here but us.
Besides me and my friends. And also in addition to Casey's parents.
'Good, you know. Incidentally, we are here very thirsty for life, we thirst for your life. The living humans. We souls who seek life' the raucous voice behind us makes us even more terrified.
When we looked around, there was Ashley. There's Ashley the guide. With a deathly pale face, he smiled towards us. His eyes were hunting us.
We know he is not human.
We realized Ashley wasn't our guide.
We realized he was a ghost. He is a dead man.
She's Ashley, the daughter of General Bridge, who died hundreds of years ago.
Something told us that we should run as fast as possible. We have to leave the island. We have to wake Casey's parents and get out of here. We have to do that. We should have done it as soon as possible.
But late.
We're late.
Suddenly many terrible creatures came out of the tombs that are here. They walk in gontai. They walk in rhythm. Ashley approached us. Suddenly from his parents' tomb also appeared terrible creatures, such as grandparents and grandparents. They were dressed as soldiers. Yes, all the creatures that came out of the tomb, dressed as soldiers.
Except for Ashley, she wears a white canal dress.
'Once we' said the twins Edd and Rob.
The creatures are getting closer to us. I realized we'd die in this place, we wouldn't survive. It never will. General Bridge grabbed Casey by the neck, then lifted him up. Looking at the bitterness of Casey's face, his face reddened, he shouted indistinctly.
The rest of the army's spirits try to reach Edd, Rob, and Finn. They tried to resist, but the number of spirits of the army was very large. I heard their screams. I heard the screams of my friends. I heard the screams of Edd, Rob and Finn. The screams of their deaths, the grim screams. A very heartbreaking scream.
I tried to save myself, Ashley pointed at me, the pace was slow, but the range was quite far.
'Just run, no one ever gets out of here safely, Billy'
I was accelerating my pace. I circled the war prison earlier and headed to the inn. Looks like I managed to run away from Ashley, I got to the inn. The atmosphere of the inn was very quiet, like nothing had happened.
I'm trying to wake Miss Nolan and Mr. Wood's in his room. I banged on the door of his room in a panic. There's no answer! They don't exist! They went somewhere.
I went to my inn, Miss Nolan and Mr. Wood's in there. Happily! I told them everything, and also about poor Casey. They don't budge. I pulled their hands, their hands were so cold. The coldest hand ever. Hands of the dead!
'Free run, Billy' Mr. Wood suddenly said so, he grabbed me by the hand, he pulled me.
I tried to get my hand out of his grip. Miss Nolan simply fell silent, her gaze blank. I'll die here too, clutches of Mr.'s hand. Wood is so tight. I kicked him in the stomach, he didn't budge. Not move. Unresponsive. But his hand grip was getting tighter than before.
Finish me!
'Just run, Billy, no one ever gets out of here safely' again the raucous voice came out from in front of my inn room.
It's Ashley!
After me, I caught up with my friends.
Ajalku!
Ashley stretched out her hands towards my neck, she strangled me. I screamed in a voice I didn't understand. My body is stiff, I can't fight Ashley, I can't fight the grip of her hand on my neck. My body is weak, I am crying. The shadow of me and my family while vacationing on the beach last season flashed before me.
I am on the verge of life and death. My body is getting limp. I screamed as much as I could, but I knew it was free. Everything becomes free.
Suddenly a hand slapped my shoulder.
'Hey Billy, let's get up! We're until. We've arrived' Casey woke me up from my sleep.
I saw Miss Nolan, Mr. Wood, Finn, and the twins Edd and Rob had already rushed off the fast boat.
'WELCOME TO THE DEAD ISLAND. DON'T COME HERE IF YOU CAN'T GET HOME SAFELY'
The welcome board on the island shocked me to death. Then next on the dock there is a woman whose face is no stranger to me.
'Welcome to the island of the dead, I'm Ashley, I will be your guide during this time, greetings and enjoy your holiday, ' he said with a smile. Special smile. The smile I've seen before.
It's Ashley!
And, my vacation is not over yet.
But, I know, we shouldn't be on vacation here.
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