The island was big and there were many different kinds of trees further in. But so far, coconuts were the most abundant ones.
I wanted to venture within and find out more and search, but my body wasn't agreeing with me. I most nearly had a fever but for some reason it kept edging me and that only made me feel worse.
I'd concluded the beach was somewhat safe. There weren't any monsters or monstrous fish here trying to eat me. Some Sirens often spied on me while I was reliving myself but they almost always got caught because of their giggles. And when I complained, they showed me their own way of relieving themselves, claiming it was an equal trade.
I got so self-conscious of the whole thing, I ended up digging a bit, forging some leafy walls and making a toilet of sorts despite my shit condition. Sufficed to say, it fucked up my arm even more.
I could tell my arm was healing and the same for my head but it wasn't fast enough. My stomach was also faring far better than before thanks to the coconut water.
But would a day or two of rest be enough?
If mom and Den were alive and here, I'm sure they could wait a day longer. Then again, they weren't technically waiting for me. And even if I mysteriously found them, what then? It wasn't like I knew a way off this place. Heck, I didn't even know how I got here. The only thing I remember after getting in that spiral current was lots of cuts and a voice….
"What voice?" I muttered to myself.
Crash! The waves crashed and the tide rose a bit. All the small sandy spots in the distant sea disappeared and were fully submerged now.
I oddly remember hearing something before completely going out cold, but what that something was, I couldn't remember. Maybe I was just dreaming? Definitely possible.
Bubbles.
Bubbles erupted and soon something emerged from the sea, water dripping all over her bare body.
No wait, she was wearing a bra. And no panties… I couldn't see anything since she had mermaid style skin covering. "I thought you were going to leave as soon as possible?" she said.
"I was going to but my body's not working properly."
It was the same siren. The one who gave me food.
"I see," she said, and sat down next to me. She smelled good. Not the 'I'm drugging you' kind of good but, 'I just got out of the shower' kind. "I can give you some of the drug to aid you, but you'll end up addicted."
"That sucks," I said. "Though I think I might have gained some immunity, thanks to the days I spent on that island so maybe it could work."
"No, it actually ruined your drug resistance," she said. "I haven't seen someone as gullible as you," she said. "To the drug."
Huh?
Hmm…
The fuck?
"But I clearly saw through your disguises the last time and-"
She leaned closer. "But we weren't technically using any on you. It was just some residue," she whispered, giggled and then started laughing loudly. "You thought we were going to drug a kid like you and tempt you with our bodies? God, you're so fucking naïve."
I didn't know why but my ears burned and I felt like jumping into the water but considering there were other giggling fish in there… I didn't bother.
Fuck.
***
An hour later a group of Sirens came ashore and stitched my head. They fed me some super bitter green liquid that numbed my tongue and throat but drowned the mild fever instantly. They also applied some weird grassy herb on my arm, and plastered it with some sort of cement. When I asked what they were doing- they replied with a unanimous- "Shut up."
Fun people, I tell you.
Once they left, the Siren from before left some food and advised me to leave tomorrow since one of their squad leaders was going to come back the day after tomorrow and if she saw me here, she was going to eat me alive and no, this Siren wasn't kidding or so she insisted.
Fine by me. As long as my condition improved, I wasn't going to stay here in the first place.
"They still want to fatten me up, huh?" Because all the food I got were full of carb and super sweet. I didn't know about being fat, but I was definitely going to get diabetes if I stayed here.
I diversified my dinner with some coconut meat (protein and fat) and the coconut water. It was a pain to open the damn thing with one hand but I managed after fumbling for half an hour and giving the live audience in the sea a hell of a time. Did these people have nothing else to do?
Sighing, I sat down by a crude fire I'd conjured up and watched the waves. A little surreal.
Some years ago, or rather, in my previous life this kind of view was a dream. But now that I was here… it still felt like a dream. Like I could wake up any moment now and be back at my pathetic life doing pathetic things.
Though… if I did end up waking up someday. Let's at least try a bit harder.