Three Hundred Yards Right of the Pier, No Sign of You
Language: en
Graduation trip to the island. My childhood friend, Brody, and my girlfriend, Gwen, took the speedboat first, leaving me behind. They left a post-it note stuck to the cabin door: "Go three hundred yards right of the pier, catch the 2:00 PM ferry. You got this!" But three hundred yards to the right of the pier was nothing but jagged, wave-beaten cliffs. Not a single boat in sight. I called them. Brody was laughing so hard he could barely breathe. "Left! Go left! It was just a little test, man. You seriously can't navigate to save your life." In the background, Gwen's voice came through,…