Peter lived a dull life. He was not unhappy, but every day was the same. He went to work in the same boring job he had done for 20 years, came home, ate dinner, and watched TV. Nothing exciting ever happened, and he was ready for a change.
One morning, he opened his email and saw a message:
“YOU have won A FREE PLANE TICKET! One seat. One adventure. One rule: you won’t know the destination until you arrive.”
Peter didn’t remember joining a contest, but the message looked real. He smiled and said, “Why not?” Then he pressed YES.
Two days later, Peter went to the airport. At the check-in desk, a woman gave him a small black band to wear on his arm. It had a little red light.
“What is this?” he asked.
She smiled. “It will guide you. Good luck.”
He walked to Gate 19. The screen only said:
“Flight X – Now boarding.”
No city name. No country. Just the letter X.
The plane was small. Only ten people were inside, and nobody was talking. Some of the passengers looked happy, while others looked quite worried.
Three hours later, they landed on an island covered in trees. A man in a big coat met them as they got off the plane.
“Please come,” he said.
They got into a big car and drove through the forest. After some time, they stopped at a strange building. A sign on the wall said:
“THE ISLAND MYSTERY GAME”
Peter felt nervous but also excited.
Inside, a woman gave instructions.
“You have 48 hours to find the final key. Work alone or with others. But be careful. This island is full of surprises.”
Peter asked, “Is this a game?”
She smiled. “Only if you win.”
The next couple of days were full of action. Peter climbed hills, looked inside caves, and followed maps. He joined two other people—Anna from Germany and Marco from Brazil.
Together, they found small keys, opened boxes, and followed clues. At night, they slept in small wooden houses. Sometimes they heard strange noises.
One night, Peter saw a message on his armband:
“One of your team is hiding something.”
Peter didn’t sleep much that night.
On the second day, Peter found a gold key inside a stone. He ran to the top of a hill where a helicopter was waiting. Inside was the woman he’d met at the building two days before. She told Peter to get in.
“You found the final key!” she said as the helicopter was leaving the ground.
“What is this game?” Peter asked.
“A test”, she said. “And now you have passed.”
The helicopter flew over the forest and the sea. Peter looked at the gold key in his hand.
“Where are we going?” he asked.
The woman smiled. “To take you to your new job.”
“My new job? What will I be doing?” Peter said.
“We can’t tell you yet,” she replied. “But it will be exciting, and it will be dangerous.”
Peter felt a mix of fear and excitement. He looked out of the window. The island grew smaller and smaller.
He didn’t know what his new job was, but he was certain that his life would never be dull again.
📒 Key vocabulary
- dull – not interesting or exciting
- destination – the place where you are travelling to
- contest – a game or competition
- check-in desk – place at the airport where you get your boarding pass
- band – something you wear around your arm or wrist
- boarding – getting on a plane or ship
- forest – a large area with many trees
- instructions – words telling you what to do
- clues – small pieces of information to help you find something
- passed – did well in a test or challenge
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