The year is 1977. It is definitely the most horrible year of my entire life. I had just been to the hospital and the doctor was forced to remove my eye. They said that if the eye was not removed then I would be dead. At school, I had only one friend. She is the same age as me. Her birthday is in a week. Her name is Celestia.

I was upstairs doing my homework. My mother was cleaning downstairs. My father was at work. I had just got my homework done until I heard from the outside when the car was parked in front of our house. I went to the window and saw who it was. It was my father. I don’t know why I always feel better when I see my dad coming home. I ran downstairs. I waited in front of the door for my father. Something was wrong. Why doesn't he come in? I carefully opened the door. It was really cold outside. It was really snowing. I noticed my dad was still in the car. My mother came behind me.

“Mari! What are you doing? It's getting cold here!” Mother said.

“Dad won't come in. Maybe something has happened to him” I answered.

“Wait here I'm going to check” Mother puts on her jacket and ran out.

I went into the living room because I felt like my hands were on the ice. However, I couldn’t sit down because I was so worried about Dad. Suddenly the door slammed open. I felt like I had almost had a heart attack. My mother ran to the phone. I saw from her face that something was wrong. I ran out. I didn’t care if it was cold outside or not. I had to know what had happened. The car door was open. Inside was Dad. Blood flowed from his stomach. He looked almost dead.

“Dad!!!” I shouted and grabbed him by the hand.

He opened his eyes a little and began to smile.

“Mari ... You and your mother have to leave here” He said.

“What are you talking about?” I started to cry.

“I am sorry. I made a huge mistake but I promise to fix this. You see I have bought the mansion in which you can go into hiding. It's old but just right for you”

Dad's eyes closed and he stopped breathing. Mom ran out and pulled me away from my dad. I just cried and shouted. At that point, I wished I had a heart attack. I heard when the ambulance was close. I hoped they could save him. I felt when my mother's heart was beating. I still didn't know what my father was talking about, but I was also absolutely sure that the problems didn't end there. I looked up at the sky. Full moon. I felt weird. It was as if the moon was crying. I closed my eyes because I knew it wouldn’t be possible.

Two weeks later. I stood in front of a large mansion. My mother had already gone in to put the seats in order. So this was our new home. Dad had bought this for us because he had been in debt. There was no one at the funeral except me and Mom. Not even my good friend Celestia has reported anything about herself. I saw it from the window while my mom was cleaning the floors. She hasn't said anything all day. We both really miss Dad a lot.

I opened the manor door and noticed that when I got it the map had appeared on the table next to the front door. My mother had probably found it in some box. I didn’t understand why this place even needs a map. The whole island has only this mansion and a small forest behind it.

“Mari! come here!” My mother shouted from the next room.

I walked into the next room and noticed that my mother was holding some painting in her hand. In the painting was a naked man holding a deer head in his right hand. My mother looked at the painting in a strange way. As if she liked it. I thought the painting was horrible

“What is it?” I asked.

“Could you take those empty boxes to the trash?” Mother asked.

“Okay” I answered.

I took the empty boxes and went to take them out. It was only a few minutes when I was out but now for some reason it’s really cold here. Maybe it's because of the sea. I had a hard time holding the boxes in my hands. The wind blew really hard. However, I was very lucky and got to the trash without the boxes flying. I put all the boxes in the trash.

“Wooh! I survived” I said.

I was just going back in until I noticed a big frog. It was in the middle of the road and staring at me. I didn’t know there were frogs on such a small island. I went to it carefully. The frog didn't seem scared. It just kept staring at me. I thought the frog was really cute. When I got in front of it I tried to reach out to it. But then the frog jumped away.

“Oh. Come back. I don't want anything bad for you” I said and went after it.

The frog went into the forest behind the mansion. I stopped for a moment and looked at the forest. I felt like there was something evil. The forest was quiet and at night it felt like someone was watching me from there. I don’t know why but I decided to keep following the frog anyway.

In the woods, I noticed that no sunlight was visible at all. All the branches of the trees covered the sky. Every step feels like I have gone farther and farther from the island. I heard the sound of a frog behind the big tree in front of me. I peeked carefully behind the ou and noticed that there was a small pond behind it. The frog was next to the pond and once again stared at me. It was as if it wanted me to follow him. I gently walked towards the pond until a fish rose from the pond with a golden apple in its mouth.

“What exactly is this?” I asked.

The frog jumped away again. This time I wasn’t going to follow it. The fish came closer to me. It dropped the apple in front of me and then dived back under water. I took the apple in my hand. I watched it for a moment. I had never seen a golden apple before. Does the fish want me to eat this? Despite everything, I just decided to go back to the mansion. I put the apple in my pocket. When I got inside the mansion I noticed that my mother had gotten all the stuff in place. The place looked really clean.

“Ah, that's you. Where were you? Did it take about a long time to export the trash?” Mother asked.

“No. I was just looking at places” I answered.

“I understand. However, be careful if you go to the beach. The waves are very strong especially when there is such a strong wind”

“I promise to be careful. Can I go to my room?” I asked.

“Yes. Be sure to check that all windows upstairs are well closed. A storm has been promised for the night”

“Alright.” I said and headed upstairs.

Upstairs there were four rooms. I didn’t understand why Dad had bought us such a big mansion. An ordinary house would have been enough. Anyway, I went from all four rooms to close the windows. My room was right down the hall. I myself had just gotten all the stuff in the right places. My room was not bad but I still missed my old room. I went to lie on the bed and took a photo under the pillow. The photo showed me and my friend Celestia. Celestia had long black hair, she was tall and really popular at school. We have been friends since we were little. It would be really nice to hear something about her but there are no phones here. I took my pillow and hugged it. Why do everyone I love disappear? I started to cry. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

3 months later. The sun was shining and the weather was beautiful outside. My mother was in the kitchen cooking. I was on the beach throwing a rocks into the water. I had started to get used to this place pretty well already. Once a week my mom has to go by boat to go shopping and I don’t have to go to school. I took water bottles next to me I took many sips. Winter didn’t last long this year. The snow came in just a few weeks. I don't mind. I like the sun and warm weather more. I put the water bottle back on the sand and took one stone next to it. I was just throwing it until I noticed in the water the same fish that gave me that golden apple. I was terrified that I fell to the ground. I hadn’t seen that fish in three months. I actually forgot about it completely. The fish came closer again. He looked angry. Then he vomited another golden apple from his mouth. The fish pushed the apple ashore and dived away again. This cannot be that same apple. That previous one is still in my box. I went to the apple and when I was just taking it then the fish jumped out of the water and bit me in the hand.

“AAAAA!!!” I shouted.

I tried to get the fish to let go but it just bitten me harder. I fell to the ground again. Then I noticed a rock next to me that I accidentally dropped. I took the stone and hit the fish many times until it lost consciousness. My hand was completely in the blood. I ran quickly towards the mansion.

When I got inside I immediately ran into the kitchen. My mother was startled when I ran there so fast.

“Mari, What happened to you?” She asked.

“On the beach, a fish attacked me” I answered.

My mother took detergent and bandages from the closet. I held out my hand to her as she began to clean my hand. When all the blood had been removed then I noticed that the traces of the bite were not as bad as I imagined. Finally, my mother put a bandage around my arm.

“Does it still hurt?” Mother asked.

“A little but not much.” I answered.

“Come with me. You show me where that fish attacked” Mother said.

I nodded and we both headed to the beach. On the beach we noticed strange traces in the sand. It was as if a whale had visited the beach and then dived back. The water bottle and fish were gone. My mother looked at me strangely again and at the same time the sun went behind the cloud. What is happening on this island?