Lost at sea: I have nowhere to run

I thought it was fun. I thought I could move on from any shitty life. I thought all the pain would disappear. And, so I thought everything would be working fine according to what I plan. But, damn it! Why am I here now? Stranded on a creepy island alone without any gear to protect myself. How could this be possible? I just wanna die and end this disgusting and horrific life.

Later this morning, I was with my mother going out to the supermarket. She was caring, full of compassion and everyone adored her because she was the perfect woman you could have ever imagined. I grew up with a complete family, just living quietly because that's how my dad wants us to live. It made my day complete when my dad joked about anything. It was always funny even though it was not so good.

But a horrible accident made this beautiful family go astray. My dad was caught holding a drug in his friend's house. He was immediately sentenced to jail because the law against drugs was very strictly implemented in our area. It was disheartening news for us and my mother cannot bear the pain. Everyday, she would visit my dad and when she went home. Her mood would be so opposite a few months ago.

She hated everything. Everything she saw, everything she held and even me, she hated me now. I tried to understand her because she is my mother and we were experiencing downfall in our lives. I've loved and understood her every single day of my days. It was now 3 years since dad was jailed, but my mom was still the same.

I worked non-stop from day to night because if I didn't do that, we would be hungry. We lost so much money and my mom was fired at her work because of her poor performance. Nothing was working for her. I tried to ask for help from counsel, from my aunts and her friends. Yet, her heart was stoned. She would throw them away as if her relationship with them was nothing.

Since then, I haven't bothered to ask for help from anyone because it will not work. One time, I went home so tired because I worked as an extra pizza delivery driver. My body was telling me to sleep, and when I opened the door. I was shocked by what I saw. My mother was stabbing the television, sofa, photo album and even the precious painting of her with dad.

She was screaming and yelling at me. “You bastard son! I regret giving birth to you and raising you! I should have killed you back then!” It was the most heartbreaking words I ever heard from my mom. I ran away and didn't look back to our home. I just wanna stay away from her. I ended up in the middle of the woods. I stayed there and cried. I screamed so loud and I punched the tree so many times.

When I cooled down a bit, I heard loud music. It was a party, there was a party happening near me. I headed there and disguised myself. I shot a few tequila and vodka. People started to dance and sing. I noticed there's a group of people hopping to a boat. I went with them and they just smiled at me. A certain man was the one who started the engine and we screamed because of excitement.

We shot many alcoholic drinks and I didn't know what they were. I wanted to forget what happened today. I wanted to forget what mom said to me. We were in the middle of the sea when a huge tsunami hit our boat. We didn't notice the wave at all because we were jumping and dancing. It was too late to get the life vest and we were swept by the waves.

I panicked and tried to swim. I cannot breathe because the water was starting to enter my nose and mouth. I saw the big speaker falling, then it hit my head. I lost my consciousness and now I woke up in the middle of the sea. My body was laying down in a styrofoam because before I passed out, I hugged it tightly and I used my belt to tie my neck to this box.

I swam and swam for days until I spotted an island. It was a hope for me. A hope that eventually was dying right now. No one was here and I don't know if I am the only survivor.

It has been weeks since I was stranded on this island. I didn't spot any human life or any parts of the boat I went in. As if anyone else vanished at that moment. I went to the deepest part of the island again and I noticed a red mark I didn't see before. I looked at it for so long and there was an arrow down. I looked down and saw a stick. I digged the land to find something and there was a box. I opened it and a paper was there. I read what it was written and the message was “Welcome to your new home, my beautiful daughter! - from dad”.

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