Brightlight2018

Entry #1

The waves splashed onto the shore and went back into the sea. Again and again, they rose, and then fell back. A young girl, at six-years-old, was watching them. Her family was chosen to experiment survival on an empty beach, with no one else to talk to. The scientists wanted to see if people could survive without socializing. The beach was small, probably the size of an elementary school. There were few plants, and long blades of grass ran along parts of the sand. The island was deserted. There was a small farm next to their bio dome, and their family took shifts tending the few plants that grew slowly in the little soil. Brightlight’s bio dome was pretty big. Inside, there was a queen-sized bed, for her parents. Close-by, there was a triple-bunk-bed. Alyssa got the top bunk, Olivia slept on the middle, and Brightlight slept on the bottom bunk. She lived with her twin sister, Olivia, her older sister, Alyssa, and her parents. The days passed by, which slowly turned into months, then years. Year after year, Brightlight and her family were stuck alone on the island, miles from the mainland. No one knew when they would come back home.

Entry #2

One dark and cold evening, Brightlight was tending the farm. Her family was inside the biodome. She could hear their laughter from inside. Brightlight shivered, quickly picking up the blanket of bullskin that was on the ground. Brightlight couldn’t see because it was so dark. The shovel that she was using hit her foot hard. She winced in pain as she felt blood trickle down her toes and into the sand. It was now stained blood-red. All of a sudden, a beacon of light shown from the top of the biodome. The sliding doors slammed shut and locked automatically. She could hear gasps from inside. Brightlight knew what was happening. They were going home, but she could not because she was not in the biodome. Brightlight ran towards the biodome as it started to lift up. She was too late. It had shot into the sky without her on board. Brightlight couldn’t hear her family anymore. It pained her to think that she could never hear their voices ever again. Brightlight sunk down onto the squishy sand and dug her face into her hands, sobbing.

Entry #3

Without anywhere to sleep, Brightlight travelled along the shore. She decided to gather grass for a mattress. She then used her coat for a blanket. The first night was uncomfortable, but she got used to it. By the second week, Brightlight was able to get a good sleep. She used the farm for food. Soon, she got tired of eating just vegetables. She wondered if there were any fruit-seed-packets that her family had left behind. Then, she looked towards the old-abandoned biodome that her family used to live in. She thought, Oh! There might be some food to eat in there. Maybe we didn’t move them to the new biodome. Brightlight ran towards the old-biodome and got inside. She then opened up all the cabinets to look for food. Finally, she found some fruit-seed-packets under the bed. It was so dusty, so she wanted to get out before she suffocated. A few weeks later, Brightlight felt a strong-wind beat on her back while she was harvesting the fruits. Brightlight also heard a humming-sound that was very loud. It was a helicopter to rescue her! Finally, her long, lonely days at the island were over.