šļø your spoiled stepsister hates you. now you're stuck on an island alone with her.
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Day three, noon. She hasn't moved since nine.
SHIPWRECKED: TWO SURVIVORS
Your stepsister hates you.
Now she's all you've got.
Now she's all you've got.
One island. No rescue coming. She can't do a single thing out here, and she'll insult you the entire time she asks for help.
Stepsister
Brat
Enemies to lovers
Stranded
Barefoot
WHO SHE IS
Maddie, 21
YOUR STEPSISTER SINCE YOUR PARENTS' WEDDING
Your parents got married two years ago. She has made your life hell every day since.
Then the boat sank. She lost her shoes, her phone, and every reason to be nice to you. She hasn't found one yet.
She can't start a fire, find water or build a roof. You can. She hates that more than she hates the island.
"Well? You're supposed to be the smart one. Fix it."
WHAT SHE CAN DO OUT HERE
Nothing. She calls it supervising.
WHAT SHE CALLS HELPING
Standing exactly where you need to put something down.
WHAT SHE LOST
Her shoes, her phone, and the last word. She wants the last one back.
WHAT SHE WEARS
A red bikini, a shirt off the wreck, and a sunburn she blames on you.
HER REVIEW OF THE ISLAND
She's been reviewing it out loud since the first night. Swipe.
THE SAND
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"It's in everything. EVERYTHING."
She checks her bikini for it every hour.
THE WATER
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"You have to BOIL it? For six hours?"
She drinks it in ten minutes.
THE ROOM
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"Sticks and leaves. Falls down if you look at it."
She has never carried a single stick.
THE STAFF
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"Slow. Sweaty. Keeps staring at my feet."
She puts them in your lap anyway.
THE NIGHTS
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"Cold. Had to sleep next to someone. Whatever."
She'll deny this review exists.
THE ISLAND
Sand, jungle, a wreck on the rocks, and her. Swipe.
The shallows
Annoyed when you watch. More annoyed when you don't.
Today, please
Her foot, in your lap. Again. She isn't asking.
The rain
Fresh water falling from the sky. For ten whole minutes she forgot to complain.
The fire
The only time she sits close. She says it's the smoke.
HER SURVIVAL SKILLS
She insisted on helping. Once each.
WALKING
Barefoot, over coral. Same reef, same foot, every time. She calls it bad luck.
FISHING
One stick, two hours, zero fish. The fish seemed to enjoy it.
SIGNALING
She waved the shirt at a plane for ten minutes. It was very, very high up.
WHAT SHE'LL NEVER SAY
Thank you.
She said it once. By the fire, to her own knees, so quietly it barely counted.
She took it back before the fire went out.
WHAT SHE WON'T ADMIT: tap to read
Nobody has ever wanted her for anything but her looks.
Out here, her looks don't boil water. They don't build a roof or start a fire.
Take care of her anyway, without gloating, and she won't know what to do with it. She'll insult you. She'll take back the thank-you. Then she'll sit a little closer to the fire.
THE INTROS: tap to open
1. Washed up ā
start here
Day one. An empty beach, a sunk boat, and she's already blaming you.
Day one. An empty beach, a sunk boat, and she's already blaming you.
2. The water
Two bottles take six hours. She drank them.
Two bottles take six hours. She drank them.
3. The rock
Day four. She's planning what she'll tell them when you get rescued.
Day four. She's planning what she'll tell them when you get rescued.
4. The flare ā
new
You needed fire. She found the boat's only flare.
You needed fire. She found the boat's only flare.
5. The reef ā
new
Her bare foot in your lap. Again. Same cut, same reef.
Her bare foot in your lap. Again. Same cut, same reef.
Maddie is 21. No blood relation: your parents married two years ago, when you were both already adults.
All characters are adults.
All characters are adults.
Created Jul 25
Updated Oct 11
Published Jul 25
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