[ WP ] You are stranded on a deserted island all by yourself for years , when you get rescued . You express your surprise that people are still looking for you after all this time , when one of the rescuers says that you 've only been gone for three days .

1st time! 
 
 Constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!: ) 
 
 
 
 On February the 1st 2017, I was going to the to London, from Kuala Lumpur. 
 I still remember the time, it was around 1 AM, and I was having trouble sleeping. I was starting out at the vast darkness that enveloped the night, when there was a deafening boom, followed by an extremely bright flash, with which, the plane ( Malaysian Airlines, btw ) started its descent, or to be more accurate, free fall. The plane crashed into the water even before people realized what had happened, and the world around me turned dark, just like the sky... 
 
 It was around noon when I regained consciousness, and I found myself on the shores of an island. I spent the next few hours searching for any signs of other survivors like me. Finding no one else on the shores of the island, I proceeded to go inland in search of food. The island was abundant in berries, fruits, and fresh water. Leaving me relieved that I wo n't have to eat all the weird shit that Bear Grylls did, at least not those weird looking birds that seemed to be everywhere, and the gorillas were out of the equation ( courtesy NatGeo and 2016 ), the only two species which seemed to be there on this island. 
 
 It did n't take me long to adjust to the humid climate.The gorillas too, though initially panicky and nervous, grew used to me when they saw that I did n't interfere in their affairs and kept to myself. I found myself a nice warm cave, which provided shelter from the ever-present rain. The shoreline was abundant in shells, and I started stacking them, one per day. 
 
 Now, back to those weird looking birds, I was certain I had seen them before, where I could n't remember, And then, that pic from my grade 8 Science book came back to me. Yes, they were DODOS! 
 
 Needless to say, I spent the next two thousand six hundred and seventeen days ( 7 years!!! ) collecting shells, and more importantly, studying dodos, their lifestyle, eating habits, how they slept, behaviors, mating seasons, eggs, everything. 
 
 Then, one day, I saw a black speck on the horizon, memories of friends and family came back rushing to me. However much I hated city life, all the pollution, filth and also the lack of stars in the sky, I missed it. And so, I lit my fire signal, which I had made myself from wood, palm leaves and other herbs from the island. Within a few hours, the ship anchored, and the Captain along with some of the other crew came to greet me. 
 Ah, how happy I was, first human contact in 7 years! 
 
 He said they were searching for a Malaysian Airlines that had crashed somewhere in these parts. I had to stop myself from giggling, this airline was really unlucky. I told him how I myself was on the flight going to London from Kuala Lumpur, which had crashed 7 years ago. This was when the Captain frowned and had an animated, but hushed conversation with his crew. Something seemed off.Then the Captain turned to me and said, `` Sir, I think you are mistaken, it's been only 3 days since the plane crashed, and it's the only one that's crashed on these parts in a decade. 
 
 I was shell shocked. 
 
 `` Wait, it's still 2017?'' 
 
 `` Yes, it is 2017.'' 
 
 `` Trump is the President of the USA?'' 
 
 `` Unfortunately, yes sir.'' 
 
 `` And Sherlock is still in Season 4??'' 
 
 `` I think the crash has somehow affected your mind sir''. 
 
 I asked him to wait for a few minutes while I ran back to my cave, surely those two thousand six hundred and seventeen shells that I had collected over the years wo n't lie? What I saw when I reached the cave hit me like a truck, all those mountains of shells I had accumulated were gone, as if they had disappeared into thin air. In their place, there were 2 gemstones...... and a dodo. 
 Yes, a freakin' dodo, which just as I entered dropped another gem on the floor, winked, and then scurried off. 
 
 I picked up those gems and went back to the ship.I reached home safely, and compared to 3 days ago, two things have improved vastly, one the money in my bank account, and two, my knowledge of dodos.Not a bad trade-off for surviving a flight crash and then spending 7 years ( A wormhole? Time warp? Who cares? ) on an island filled with dodos and gorillas, I would say. 
 
 

