This is my entry in the #fiftywords story challenge by @miniature-tiger. The current theme is "island".
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The story below is exactly 50 words long
Bill has been stuck on the island for what seems like months.
Everytime he tries to leave, something comes along and stops him.
Weak with hunger, he decides he has no choice but to take a risk.
He steps off the traffic island and is run over by a truck.