Chapter One :TheJourney of No Rerurn

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[Airport – 10 AM]

Yousef: "I say we cancel this trip and go to the coast instead. What do you think?"

Zain (sarcastically): "Man, stop whining. We're traveling for free! Who refuses a free trip?"

Nadia (smiling): "Especially when it's a private island, and a big company is sponsoring us."

Adam (seriously): "Something about this doesn't feel right… No one gives away things for free."

Lamar: "Stop being so negative! We'll go, have fun, and come back safe and sound."

No one knew that Lamar's last sentence… wouldn't be true.

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[On the Plane – Three Hours Later]

Zain (lounging in his seat): "Ah… this is the royal life!"

Yousef (laughing): "You, of all people, still can't believe we won this trip, right?"

Nadia: "Honestly, anyone would be suspicious… We all entered the contest by mistake, and suddenly, we won?!"

Adam (in a chillingly calm tone): "You know what's even weirder? No one knows the name of the company that invited us… or even its address."

A strange silence filled the cabin. Lamar swallowed hard but forced a laugh: "Enough with the bad vibes!"

But suddenly… the plane shook violently.

Zain (panicking): "What was that?!"

Pilot (through the speakers, sounding tense): "We're experiencing an unexpected failure… Everyone, brace yourselves!"

The lights flickered. The turbulence grew worse. Alarm sirens blared everywhere. Lamar grabbed Adam's hand tightly, while Zain struggled to fasten his seatbelt with trembling hands.

Yousef (shouting): "Are we crashing?!"

Before anyone could answer… everything went black.

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[The Beach – After the Crash]

The first thing Adam saw when he opened his eyes was water washing over part of his body and wet sand beneath his hands. He tried to get up, but every bone in his body ached.

"Nadia! Lamar! Can anyone hear me?!"

A faint groan reached his ears. He looked around… and saw Zain unconscious, blood trickling down his forehead. Nadia was a little further away but moving.

As for Yousef… he was lying on his back, staring at the sky in shock.

Yousef (in disbelief): "I… I'm still alive?!"

Minutes passed as they all regained consciousness, but there was no time for questions… because when they lifted their heads, they saw a stranger standing a short distance away.

He was dressed entirely in black, his eyes piercing and unreadable.

Adam (trying to steady his voice): "Who are you?"

The man looked at them and, in an eerily cold voice, said:

"Welcome… to hell."

To be continued…