Dead Soul Island

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE

"Does it make you wonder how this vacation makes us a better person?" Haves said after a long silent.

"A turning point of our lives," Xena continues. "Exactly."

Another silence covers the darkness of the island while the fire is dancing in front of us. The waves from the ocean sweep all the burdens, and tonight, the calmness of the moon takes over.

"AVAILABLE PA PO YUNG COOKIES AND DREAM NA FLAVOR?" I asked the staff when he gets close, probably wondering why I almost entered my whole body to the freezer finding the flavor I want.

"Sorry po pero hindi na sila nagrerestock no'n. Recommend ko na lang po 'tong choco vanilla, hindi man ito yung exactly na hinahanap niyo ma'am, similar naman po 'to sa cookies and dream." He grabs one Choco Vanilla ice cream and gave it to me.

"Okay po," I accept it and didn't argue anymore.

When I arrived in my apartment, I immediately drop everything except to my ice cream. The first thing I always do when eating an ice cream is the corny pick-up lines from the lid but my smile fades when I read it.

'Flip the lid and get a chance to win prizes!'

Out of curiosity, I flip the lid and damn I still need to remove the excess ice cream that sticks to the code. I carefully lick it without damaging the lid, I opened my phone and scan it while enjoying my ice cream.

I send the code to Cornetto's page and wait to claim to whatever prize I'll receive.

I'm cleaning my apartment when the page answered, congratulating me and asking for my number since it's a trusted brand, I gave my full name and number.

They didn't tell me what prize I won that's why I take the risk and give my basic information. I expect nothing big as I knew it's not really that big like house and lot or a brand-new car.

After a few minutes I receive a text from an unknown number.

From: Unknown number

Congratulations, Quincy De Leon! You have won a week's vacation to Dead Soul Island. You must be 18 years old or older (if not, please provide parental consent to join the trip). Everything is provided by Cornetto Philippines. All you have to do is accept this invitation, provide your address, and we will knock on your door on May 3, 6 pm.

Should I take the risk? What if...

Argh, whatever! I'll take this chance for the sake of my summer vacation. I type my exact address and send it without hesitation. If someone broke to my house starting today, then I'm dead.

Another one, I want to break free from all the heart aches I've felt this year-- I shook my head and continue cleaning my apartment to divert my attention.

I don't want to talk about it anymore... at least not right now.

MAY 3

I told my parents that I'll stay another week here before going back to our province without telling them that I'm going to Dead Soul Island.

The name itself sounds creepy but I don't give a damn anymore. I'm desperate to escape the reality for the meantime.

I hope this is true and not a scam because I've been waiting to someone to knock on my door pretty long enough. Well, it's just 5:50 pm though, but I'm ready to go since 3 pm.

*knock* *knock*

I immediately stands up and my heart is pounding as I get closer to the door. Getting myself ready if something terrible will happen. I count up to three before slowly opening my door.