👻🇬🇧 Inner Peace Island
The island where anything is possible. The ideal place you want to be. Sun, palm trees, a calm beach — relaxing vibes all around.
😵💫 Burnoutish might have looked ready to go, packing sunscreen to prevent another “burn,” plus power banks for energy. Good to go.
🩸 Miss PMS is all dolled up, hauling a huge suitcase full of tampons. It looks heavy — maybe some of it is already filled with blood…
🛡️ Boundaries decided to come, but only under strict conditions.
🧠 Overthinking frets: “Shouldn’t we be at the airport by now? Does everyone have their stuff and passports?”
😵💫 Burnoutish “Now that you mention it… I think I forgot my passport.”
🩸 Miss PMS turns dark red, top to bottom. “Are you kidding me?!”
😵💫 Burnoutish digs through the bag. A few minutes later: “Oh yeah, just kidding. I did bring it… I just forgot where I put it.”
👻 Humor pipes up: “What are you doing, Burnoutish? I’m supposed to be the funny one! Don’t take that away from me.”
Last but not least, they invite Loneliness along.
🧠 Overthinking asks Loneliness: “Did you bring everything with you?”
🫥 Loneliness, annoyed: “Of course. I brought me, myself, and I.”
🛡️ Boundaries: “Just to be clear, I don’t want to sit next to anyone.”
👻 Humor: “So if Loneliness sits next to you, that’s fine, right? Because it’s already alone.”
Finally, they reach Inner Peace Island.
😵💫 Burnoutish looks at PMS’ suitcase. “Why such a huge suitcase? I already have to recharge just by looking at it.”
🩸 Miss PMS: “Because society is in there too. I’m going to kill it so I can have some ‘peace.’ That’s why I brought it.”
🧠 Overthinking: “You can’t do that, PMS. That’s illegal.”
🛡️ Boundaries: “Is there a protocol for this?”
👻 Humor: “I love how dark this is. Need ideas on how to get rid of it? I have plenty.”
☯️ Zen, the host of Inner Peace Island, overhears: “Welcome, everyone. Enjoy your stay. May I suggest… perhaps you could kill it with kindness?”
🩸Miss PMS: “Thanks, but I’ll stick with the killing part. Maybe we can book a tour to explore the options?”
☯️ Zen: “Of course! We offer different kinds of killing tours: easy and effective, medium and challenging, or hard and difficult.”
🧠 Overthinking: “What are the risks of each?”
👻 Humor: “I’m excited — I love new inspiration.”
😵💫 Burnoutish: “No question… the easy one.”
🩸Miss PMS: “Maybe a combination? I want all the options before deciding.”
🛡️ Boundaries: “Combination? Count me out.”
☯️ Zen: “A combination is possible.”
🫥 Loneliness enjoys its own company.
Meanwhile, somehow, Society escapes from the suitcase. PMS laughs at the chaos.
👻 Humor: “What’s so funny?”
🩸 Miss PMS: “Society is running!”
🧠 Overthinking: “Why aren’t you chasing it?”
🩸Miss PMS: “We’ll do the tour first. Besides, it can’t escape… we’re on an island.”
In the afternoon, they do the killing tour (except Boundaries, Loneliness, and Society).
Back together afterward:
👻 Humor: “Wow, that was awesome. So inspired. Right, Burnoutish?”
😵💫 Burnoutish: “I forgot to recharge, so I was in standby mode the whole time.”
🧠 Overthinking: “So many options, too many risks… PMS, are you sure?”
🩸Miss PMS: “Loved it. But after thinking… I decided not to kill Society.”
🛡️ Boundaries: “Good choice?”
🫥 Loneliness: “Too bad… I liked you better when you planned to kill it. Fewer of us increases my chances of being alone.”
🧠 Overthinking: “Why not?”
🩸Miss PMS: “I’ll leave it here. No rules, just suffering for the rest of its life. Too easy. I’ll find another victim for the blood supply.”
🩸Miss PMS looks around and spots the next victim. It looks juicy. But first — cocktails. Bloody Mary, her favorite.
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I wrote this story a while ago. Back then, I decided to leave society on the island. Today, I think I would simply stop carrying it in my suitcase.
By Su van Kampen 🖤. | 23-03-2026
Writer of stories that live on the spectrum between reality meets fantasy—filled with metaphors, humor, unfiltered honesty, vulnerability, and unexpected twists.