chapter:1-waking up from sleep

Wednesday,9th May 2007, 8:21 AM

pacific ocean, 41'c

He regains his consciousness and sees a piece of land the excitement gives him a rush of adrenaline that makes him start paddling faster than before he behaves like a hungry beast who has finally found its prey but when he touches the land all the energy leaves his body and he falls deep carefree sleep which he has long for.

The sound of birds chirping is in the air with the smell of flowers from an unknown land a young boy is asleep on the beach shore of the inhabited island, sunlight trying to touch him.

If we look closely at him; we could even able to feel his breathing and a peaceful expression that says he has not seen the cruelty of the world and this would be his last peaceful sleep.

He woke up from his sleep due to sudden pain and was trying open his eyes while covering them which were trying to adjust due to sudden light entering like the eyes that are custom to dark at night need time to adapt in daylight.

He rubs his eyes with both of his hands after a while, the "beautiful" word comes out of his mouth after seeing the scene that makes him stunt into a trance. The tranquility of peace he experiences that people have longed for themself.

For a few minutes, he stands on the sand of the beach shore while the sea breeze is touching his cheek, which reminds him of his current dilemma.

If you all see the irony of the boy who sleeps most peacefully the night before and experiences a tranquil state with a feeling of mother nature is taking care of him by giving him mesmerizing view of her.

For him, time has stopped while he wished to stay forever in this time frame. But a look over his back at the seashore there seem to be other things were stored for him.

The tranquil peacefulness vanishes in a blink of an eye while the scene he witnesses makes him devastated, the color was drained from his face making his face paled.

The scene has a boat(lifeboat) smashed on the rocks as if the great sea did not like the tranquility of the small boy.

The things were scattered around the broken boat signified no hope.

This was the only thought in the boy's mind or the only thing on his mind.

[there is no boat-there is no boat-there is no boat-there is no boat-there is no boat]

His heartbeat became fast, blood pressure kept rising, and a rush of adrenaline made him a frantic beast that was trying to find and claim the alluring care of his mother, his home, and his safe haven.

He ran towards the woods to find hope, he ran and run for a few minutes. he would be able to find hope to find a human village, settlement, or a person." Anyone" that he cries very hard in his mind but to no avail.

The boy stopped dead in his tracks by a green shadow that was a 'snake' it cried a hissing sound by showing two fangs as if to warn the creature who had blocked its path.

The Swift movement of the snake made him fall on his back. After standing for a few spans of breaths; frantically trying to crawl like trying not to drown in the water while swimming to stay above the water without knowing of it.

After crawling he stood up to his feet and ran towards the direction where he came.

Luck was with him; that helped him manage to get to shore where the broken boat was on the rocks.

Both of his legs giveaway and stammered making him kneel on the sand in front of so-called fate, his eyes filled with tears making him cry; he shouted looking up to the sky and no words come. He tries to place his hands for support and his left hand's palm touches a fragment of the broken boat's wooden piece like a sharp shard with pointed ends.

The voices come to his ears whispering. First, a male voice said,

"I know; you want to ask The God why all bad things happened to you?"

another one said,

"Yes, He is right. But there is a problem; which is the god does not talk to mortals"

Witch voice like a female said,

"I know, I know, I know a way for this boy"

A small boy like his own rang said,

"Take the wooden shard to pierce your soft neck, it will help you end the suffering that you have suffered till now and you will be summoned in front of the god then you can ask him why"

The boy slowly brought the shard near his neck the sharp protrusion touch his skin a drop of blood came visible then the hideous and repulsive voice in a gruesome manner laughed as if many people were laughing together. The birds, animals, trees and all the living creatures, the sky, the sea went quiet they mourned for his sorrow who had suffered alone. But when was about to...A voice spoke in a soft tone,

"Hey son keep yourself; together we both are going make it alive"

Yes, the voice was of his dear uncle henry who give his life to save.

"Nooooooooooooo"

A sky-defining roar, A shout that was a clear declaration that he would not give up. he would survive this and he would go back home back alive.

after a short rest, he searched for a can to eat he told himself to survive and needed to eat. he gathered the things that were scattered around and gathered them near the make-shift camp that he made.

the things were near 4 x ration packs with compressed 6g biscuits containing 9 x 2 х 55, biscuits giving approx. 10,300 k) 72.500 kcal. net weight:500g, 5 x Water ration- 1.5 liters,10 can food Hatchet, A survival manual, medical kit, Flashlight, Swiss Army knife, Whistle, a Blanket, a seax knife, rope, flare, a mirror. the camp was made of wooden branches and some rope

Well, it was a simple structure with three supporting poles covered with leaves of a palm tree and with a rope to tie.

he eats food in the can then he counts how many days the food would last that is it would last a month & 18 days with water but use carefully then it last 3 months.

thankfully the boxes did not have any damage and he quickly carried all the things for the boat to his so-called camp.

He looked at his watch

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5:32 AM

9th May 2007,

Wed, Mostly sunny

pacific ocean, 29'c

Humidity: 59%

Wind: 8 km/h

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A notification that in his mailbox he clicked it

a message popped up was about the information about the snake that he had seen as:-

name: Green snakes

Opheodrys is a genus of small to medium-sized non-venomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. In North America, the genus consists of two distinct species. As their common names imply, the rough green snake has keeled dorsal scales, whereas the smooth green snake has smooth dorsal scales.

scientific name: Opheodrys

Habitat: Smooth Green snakes are found in moist, grassy areas, usually in prairies, pastures, meadows, marshes, and lake edges. They can also be found in open forested areas. They are most often found on the ground or climbing in low bushes. They also bask on and hide beneath rocks, logs, and other debris.

After reading this he thought it was a non-venomous snake, he was lucky but the next time he would not be so he knew that to survive on this island he needed to keep a cool mind and think rationally.

after that, he checked his condition by clicking the health option was showing as:-

body temperature: 36.1°C/ 97°F

steps walked: 182

calories burned:8.088

calories needed:1,600

after seeing this he eats two more biscuits. he decided to make a fire and the procedure there in the survival book is something like this:-

KNIFE/AXE BLADES:

You can also use the blade of your knife as an old-style flint and steel set to effect ignition if the blade is of high-carbon steel and has a good Rockwell scale hardness. This method will require the use of rock such as flint, chert, or quartz that has a hardness rating of 7 or above. The rock is used to strike or drive material from the back of your blade. With this method, you are removing iron particles from the blade spine. These particles are pyrophoric, as with the ferrocerium rod, although these sparks will only be 1 2 about 800°F. Unless a tinder-type fungus is used, this method will require a charred material for the ignition of the ember. You can then use this ember to combust a tinder bundle or bird's nest.

he thought it was a suitable method because he had high carbon steel Damascus pattern seax knife which can be used as a blade also, he could use the knife well and it needless work than others so he could preserve energy and it is most simple method compared to ones in the book.