Instinct (English version)

Chapter 1

"Finally, we're here!" exclaims FF1/N, stretching herself.

After a long flight very exhausting, you and your friends finally arrived at destination: Easter Island. You wanted to spend some calm and relaxing holidays, that is why you all agreed on one week at the beach. It is the right time to let go of your daily worries and have fun with your friends, before resuming your endless days of work.

Once your luggage taken, you all hop in the minibus. The atmosphere is light-hearted, and the laughs and funny conversations prevent you from getting bored during the long ride. It is pitch dark outside when you finally arrive at the hotel. The latter was built not long ago and has just been opened. The good thing is that it is separated from the other tourist facilities, hence allowing you to spend your holidays in a quiet place. You quickly take your luggage from the minibus and go in the magnificent hall. The arabesques and the chandeliers on the walls seem to be made of gold, and the handrail of the beautiful marble stairway has tiny Greek statues. You admire the view while waiting for your friends, who do not take long to arrive in the entrance hall too.

"How about taking our room keys?" proposes happily MF1/N while you are all breathless because of the beauty of the hotel.

You immediately grab the key that your friend is giving you and you all run to the first floor, excited to discover your rooms. There are only rooms for one or two people for now, so you randomly chose the person who would sleep alone beforehand, and you were the one selected.

You use the key to open your room and go inside. You explode with joy when you see the velvet canopy bed and the big golden mirror hanging on the wall.

You are starting to quietly unpack your stuff when MF2/N comes into your room without warning.

"This is so unfair: your room is prettier than ours!"

He jumps in your bed, pretending to sulk. You both laugh and discuss a little bit, before going downstairs into the dining room. Besides looking really good, the food is delicious. You have the impression of being a member from the royal family because of the silver plates. You could get used to it! You are tempted to help yourself for the third time, but you decide not to as your tummy is about to explode. You then look at the other tables. There are other groups of friends, just like yours, and most of the guests seem to be approximatively your age. In total, there are thirteen persons in this hotel. This is not a lot, but you should not forget that it has just been opened. Other people will certainly come during the following days.

Once you finish your meals, you stay a little bit in order to discuss about your tomorrow's activities. You are all really excited to swim in the clear blue water of the island. The more you think about it, and the more these holidays seem to be an excellent idea!

As it is starting to be late, you decide to go et get some sleep. You wish yourselves a good night et go in your respective rooms. You quickly cover yourself with the silky sheets, entirely satisfied of the beginning of your stay.

You almost fall asleep, when you suddenly have a bad feeling... A strange, mysterious and nauseous feeling. However, you do not understand what may have caused it. Everything went perfectly fine until now, your room is gorgeous, you ate well, you took all your stuff and no, you did not forget to turn off the gas cooker at home... And still, deep inside you, you know something is off.

Is your instinct warning you?