A man who feels useless and is very overworked goes on a plane to see his family for the holidays. His family is all very wealthy and doesn’t have a great relationship with the guy. While on the plane, halfway through the flight, it suddenly started to crash. It was spiraling down and when it hit the ground the man closed his eyes.

When the man opened his eyes he realized he drifted all the way to an island, on a small piece of plastic, in the middle of nowhere. Usually when people end up on an island alone they become scared and feel defeated but because this guy is so overworked and doesn’t really have a strong connection with his family he was the happiest man alive. He realized that he does not have to go to work anymore and is now free from everything. He thought of this island almost as a vacation where no one could bother him. He had wanted to go on vacation for the longest of times because he was so overworked and no one related to him. When he looked around and saw the luscious trees, the tasty looking fruit, and the countless amounts of wildlife, he knew that this would be the perfect vacation.

The guy had then planned out stuff he would like to do on the island. He made a list to keep track of all the things he wanted to do on a small rock pallet that he found on the ground. The first thing he wanted to do was make a dream house. He had always wanted to live in a big roomy house because he has always been stuck living in a small and cramped apartment building. He knew that building a house wouldn’t be easy for a guy like him who hasn’t even built a tent before but he was determined to live out his dream.

The first material the guy gets is wood. He picked up a sharp rock and broke down the skinny trees to try and make a foundation for the home. After making the foundation he started to weave vines and palm tree leaves to make walls. Once he was done with that he used all the leaves he could find to make a roof that he would hope would not leak. Finally, when he looked at his home, he then checked it off his list.

The second thing that was on his list was to have a great tasting meal because in his apartment he has always had cheap canned food like chicken, tuna, and beans that he was sick of. The first food he really wanted was pork because earlier the guy saw that there were hogs on the island. He knew that he had never hunted in his life but he also was starting to become hungry so he started to think of ways to trap the hog to make it easier on him to catch one. He then decided that he would make a cage and put mashed up crab in it.Once a hog went into his trap he then prepared to cook it. After eating his pork dish he thought to himself that this island was the best thing to ever happen to him as he drifted off to sleep.

The next morning the guy wanted to make a map of the whole island. He firstly made a thin piece of wood that he would use as his piece of paper for his map. He then used a sharp stick as his pencil. After finding the materials he used he then made a marker where his house is and left. While filling in the first corner of the map he looked up and saw a person. He was surprised that there was someone else on the island. He shouted out to the person,”Hello.” and then started to walk to them. While walking closer to the person he thought he saw he realized it was a stack of rocks. This made the man realize that he has not had contact with any person since the day the plane crashed. He then thought about how lonely he has been while continuing filling in his map. Once night came he had finished his map and was ready to go to bed. Hoping tomorrow there might be some sign of a way to get off the island.

The next morning the man started to think of ways he could get off the island. He first thought of making a raft but realized he had no clue where he was. He then decided to make a sign out of rocks on each side of the island saying help. After he finished making the signs he then looked up and saw a cargo ship. The man then started jumping up and down while waving his arms and screaming but the boat did not change its course. The boat went right past the island which made the man lose hope in finding a way off the island. The man then laid on the beach and thought maybe this would be the place he will stay forever. He then stayed on the beach until night came and he then slowly walked back to his house. Once he finally laid in his bed of leaves and slowly closed his eyes, he wished that he could be back in his apartment.
When the man slowly opened his eyes he realized that he was in his apartment. He looked around and felt his phone in his pocket. He then checked to see the date. He realized that it was December 24th and he had a flight to see his family. He then got in his car and went to the airport. After getting on the plane he thought about his time on the island. Once the plane landed and he went to his huge family’s house he thought that maybe being with his family isn’t that bad after all.