On an Island

The Twist

One day, four of them were gardening together while Yulia was out in the forest. But suddenly, Yulia came rushing towards them.

"Guys, I vaz preeety deeep into ze fores, and I vas'nt lost, bu I hear an strange noi!"

Yulia was pretty scared, but Frankie shushed her.

"Yulia, shh...It's okay!"

"Let's go check it out!" Don said bravely. But this time, not stupidly, because everyone joined him.

They trekked through the forest, watching each other's backs, and on edge. Then they heard a strange whoosh.

"Zhat's it agai!" Yulia freaked out.

"Shh, calm down Yulia!" Frankie soothed.

"I feel like I've heard this before." Lucy whispered.

"Me too..." Mike agreed.

"Like, on ze islan?"

They didn't answer, but then everyone grabbed each other, and took some few more careful steps, and then they were out of the forest. What greeted them surprised them.

They had never been on this side of the island, and they realized they were stupid not to. The sound Yulia heard, and Mike and Lucy had thought familiar, was a car. A car on a road leading up to a magnificent city.

They were never on an island at all.