[ 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 .

The day started like every other day, the sand was still moist from the night rain, the crabs were slowly going back to the rocks they belonged during the day and the sun was shyly shining behind the fleeing clouds. 
 
 But on the horizon I noticed a black spot, something I had n't seen in a long time, something that could change my every day life, the silhouette of a boat. 
 
 There was little chance that the boat would see me or my hut, and even if it were the case, I do n't think it would come to this island to save me after all these years. If I recalled well, in two months it would be fourteen years that I was on this island. 
 
 I was a skipper participating in the vendee globe race, I was n't the favorite but I was in the first five candidates, until I got inside that storm. The storm appeared suddenly and violently, catching me by surprise when it broke the main pole. I activated my beacon but a wave submerged my boat, breaking and sending him right to the abyss. 
 
 My only way of survival was to wait for the rescue team. For 3 days, I let myself float on a piece of my boat, with the little I could save, the water and snacks I had on me. 
 
 When the storm stopped, I did n't know where I was but I could see a land far away, something that could be my salvation. I summoned the last strengths I had in my body and tried to reach the beach. 
 
 The island was beautiful, something you seek when you're searching for your holidays, but at the moment I was more concerned by my survival. The first months were rough, I doubted about everything, I thought about suicide more than once a day, I felt hunger, like never before. 
 
 But after a while, I started to like this island, I had the simplest but happiest life I ever had. My only concern was what to eat and hopefully the island provided me with a lot of options. The island had fruits, some edible roots like cassava, monkeys, caimans, a kind of warthog and, of course, fishes. The negative points of the island was the loneliness and the constant humidity the rain provided. 
 
 But the boat seemed to come to this island and it surprised me when the rescue team appeared with the whole first aid kit. They seemed genuinely worried about my health, they were talking about how everyone was worried and that it was a miracle that I was still alive. After a while I asked them: 
 
 `` How did you find this island after this many years? I thought the world forgot about me!'' 
 
 `` What do you mean by this many years?'' 
 
 `` Well, after 14 years on this island, I would n't think about coming back to civilization'' 
 
 `` 14 years? But sir... You've gone missing for 3 days...'' The doctor told me 
 
 `` 3 days? That's absurd! Look at everything around us! I've lived on this island for years, I even domesticated in some ways. For my own comfort!'' 
 
 `` Sir, you are confused, we can understand that, but the beacon was activated 3 days ago...'' 
 
 `` Doctor! Listen to me and watch me! My whole body is the living proof that I lived on this island for much longer than 3 days. I built a home you ca n't build in three days! That's nonsense!'' 
 
 `` Doctor, I think he's right... His body is way older that what it's supposed to be...'' A nurse declared. 
 
 What was the secret of this island? That was the question I asked myself while the rescue team was taking me back to civilization
