You take us on a trip with the character to that desolate place. Sadness, lonliness, happiness, hope, love and hate they all get experienced and mixed on that island. With an interesting thoughtfulness at the end. Does she want to be saved and saved from what.
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Sometimes when all you do is struggle to get the basic necessities, life can be simpler. I've heard of people that have willingly chosen to forgo riches and live in isolation...away from the world. I've been here.