Serina McPatch walked into her apartment and fell into the couch, one of four pieces of furniture in the whole place. She sighed and looked around, then she dropped her head into her hands and began to cry.
Serina was fired from her job two weeks ago, and she had been searching for a new job, but no one wanted her. On top of that, she was told she had two days to leave the apartment, just a couple of minutes earlier.
Where could she go? What would she do? She had no one to turn to. No one to accept her skills. She was part of an expedition team, now under new management.
"God," she said, with tears, for she was a Christian, "Dear God, what am I to do? Why have You brought me to this point?"
The next day she searched for a place to stay, but how could she find a place that would take her in, with no money?
She packed all of her things, so that she would not lose any of it when it was time to leave. But her furniture would have to stay behind.
She just got the idea to sell the furniture when she heard a knock at her door. Fright fell over her, like a blanket. She was afraid they were kicking her out early.
She opened the door to find two odd men.
One was tall and thin. The other was just as thin, but short, with glasses.
"Can I help you?" Serina asked.
"We would like to think that we could help each other," said the shorter man.
"Um..." Serina gave them an odd look.
"I am Fred," continued the taller man, "and this is Bill. We are here to give you a job."
If Serina had had something in her hand she would have dropped it at that moment; she was shocked!
"What kind of job is it?" She asked after shaking her head.
"Reconnaissance."
"Exploration."
"Gathering intel."
"Uh... please, come in," Serina said, "I'm sorry I didn't invite you inside sooner."
"That is perfectly alright, ma'am. No worries," Bill replied.
The men told Serina that they had discovered a new island that had been hidden for centuries. It was the sight of many great, fictional adventures.
When asked how such a thing could be possible, they said that it was hidden from satellite, and it was so large that many different adventures could have been had there, all at the same time. The adventurers must had written the stories themselves based off of what they had experienced, or had others do it for them. Adventures such as Robinson Crusoe, Treasure Island, and The Mysterious Island.
"We want you to explore the island for us. You will be with two other people, and you will be paid. What do you say?"
"I will take anything."
"How does $20,000 sound?"
Serina's mouth dropped.
"Can I be excused for a moment?" she asked, then stood from the couch and walked out of the room.
She fell to her knees and said, "Is this from You, God?" then she thanked God for this opportunity.
She came back into the living room, five minutes later, and said, "I accept."
"Good," the men said at the same time.
"But you have to do something for me first," Serina continued.
"Yes?" asked Bill with a tilt of his head.
"I need an advance of my pay check, so I can keep my apartment."
"Yes, of course. Right away."
Fred pulled out a check and handed it to Bill, who wrote it out for a thousand dollars.
Serina was soon on her way to Adventures Island.
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