the lost pages of the traveller’s christmas journal (part 7)

(Read Part 6 HERE)

Micronesia

In Micronesia, the small islands are quiet; you can hear the wind and the gentle brushing of the trees speak to each other.

Not many people are around during Christmas time, so I decided to see what everyone gets up to. I was thinking it would involve family gatherings and overindulging on coconut juice. However, a young boy told me all the adults go to church, which to my surprise wasn’t an option I had been considering since most of the places I visit have something to do with a church.

Arriving near the entrance of the church, I decided to take another route and climb the edges that were sticking out. I could finally live out my dream of feeling like I was part of an Assassin’s Creed video game series. I had an unusual feeling that something wasn’t quite right, the type of uncanny feeling you get when you have just watched a horror movie and you feel your room is infested with ghosts and demons.

Everyone was so quiet.

I reached at the top of the church, crazy I know, but it wasn’t that high, well, okay, pretty high. I couldn’t see anything regardless. I decided to look the other way towards the exit. People were coming out like they were suffering from vertigo and their eyes as white as the clouds.

A strange hymn was sung from within the church but I couldn’t understand it, not a language I have heard before.

I made my way down from the church and the boy stood there like he was suffering from vertigo.

I asked, “Did you go into the church?”

He replied rather hastily, “The adults only go into the church.”

I felt threatened but this boy didn’t seem normal, I didn’t feel like continuing in these small islands, I had no idea what was going on in any other part, I’m only near Kiribati.

I started at the bottom end of Micronesia and didn’t venture anymore, I felt the atmosphere crashing my lungs and I needed to get out of here and decided to leave this entry out. I can’t encourage any traveller to go near the small islands of Micronesia.

(to be continued …)