Just When Everything Seemed Lost

Ralph found his way back to Castle Rock at night. Eric and I were on watch as we had been forced to become part of the tribe we now looked like one of the tribe. I was glad to see Ralph, but also afraid that we might be caught by Roger, especially after what he did to Piggy. Shivers ran down my spine just at the mere thought of it.

We told Ralph that he had to go; they would hurt us if they found out. We told Ralph that he wasn’t safe and that they were planning on hunting him in the morning. He offered to take us with him, but we couldn’t Roger would hurt us. We gave him a spear and meat, he couldn’t go starved and unarmed, it was the least we could do to protect him. We urged Ralph to go when we heard the steps behind us. Roger was approaching and his glare was almost as feared as the thought of the beast. We argued with him when he reached us, but he hurt us. 

In the morning we were tortured until we told him were Ralph was hiding. Thankfully Ralph was awake now and was able to escape. Boulders were thrown and fire was set. We went with the hunting party that went after Ralph, Eric and I started to run and hope for Ralph not to be hurt.

Littluns ran around the scar screaming because of the fire that now was reaching the fruit trees. Jack and Roger had set fire and now it was consuming the whole island. Ralph darted into the beach and then stopped. The hunters charged and also came into a halt. Before Ralph, there stood and officer and he said that he had seen our smoke. They had a ship and they were going to take us home. The littluns started crying and so did everyone, the overwhelming relief brought tears to our eyes.  This horrible nightmare was over, and we were going to go home now. We were safe and we had lived through this. We were going back home. 

His Fate Delivered By a Boulder

 We decided to visit Jack’s tribe at Castle Rock the next morning. Ralph said that we were to take spears with us because it could get violent. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sam grip the spear as tightly as I did. We were scared and unable to hide it. They were stronger and they outnumbered us, if in the worst case it came to a fight, we were going to lose.

Piggy relied on us to remain on balance, without his specs he was unable to see. Jack wasn’t there when we arrived to Castle Rock, but he arrived moments later with a dead sow in hand. Eric and I turned on cue and stood between Jack and Ralph I was waiting for the worst. Instantly Ralph and Jack started arguing. Jack ordered for his tribe to tie us and we were helpless against all of them. We couldn’t event fight. Piggy remained safely on his knees, fear spread across his have and he relied on his sense or hearing completely to make out of what was happening.

Than Ralph and Jack started fighting using the spears as weapons, they weren’t aiming for lethal points; they used them as if they were swords. Piggy them yelled for them to stop, he said that he had the conch so he had the right to speak, but when he started a boulder was pushed by Roger and hit Piggy, smashing both the conch and him on one blow. We knew what they were capable of and I couldn’t help to have the astonishing fear spread over my system. Ralph was now enraged and he started fighting with Jack again. Jack said that this happened because we were foolish enough to come to this side of the island. Then he turned to us and said that we were now going to be part of his tribe. We tried to refuse, but our efforts were useless and we were forced to come into Castle Rock with them and leave Ralph alone. 

Shadows in the Night

The next morning we started by collecting wood. Our wary expressions were the remains of the last night’s scene; the grief was there and couldn’t be ignored. Ralph spoke with a voice filled with sorrow as he commented that what happened last night had been a murder. Piggy was in denial, he said that Simon had brought it on himself, that it was something that could have been avoided is Simon hadn’t been wondering around the forest at night. I think that maybe he didn’t want to believe that the boys were capable of such malicious acts; sadly we knew deep inside that they were.

The fire was our priority and we tried to keep it going as well as we could. At night we were taking by surprise by and ambush of the masked savages, Sam got mixed up in between the darkness, but I managed to hit one of them and defend myself and got a lose tooth, Ralph smashed a mask pretty good before the savages fled and Piggy lost his glasses. We thought that they came for the conch, but Jack instead left with triumph and dangling the specs on one of his dirty hands.

When we thought that things couldn’t get any worse, it appears that it can. We didn’t have fire now, we had a broken tribe and one was now lifeless marble floating into the vast sea. Hopeless as we were, we were in desperate need for a plan. 

Crimson Sand

Again we were helpless against the meat, so we went to Jack’s party, only for the meat. Ralph and Piggy joined us later, but they were welcomed by Jack with an eerie authority. Ralph and Jack got into another argument. Jack was about to become chief for his new tribe and evidently it was stronger. Ralph fought to regain his power, but it was useless. The boys had become savage and now hid behind those masks.

Eric and I were once again speechless; there is nothing that could have gotten between them. We were going to pick Ralph, but the fierce savages stood with authority. Suddenly Jack ordered them to do their chant and dance. The overpowering urge to join them was irresistible, soon enough we were dancing with them in their circle. Piggy and Ralph stood outside the ring and watched. As the violent chant took place, something crawled out of the forest and our first reaction was to think that it was the dreaded beast. The masked hunters flung themselves at the creature, not having time to notice that the poor creature wasn’t the beast, it was Simon. 

We were completely unable to break through the huddle that enclosed around Simon and we were left to watch mortified the morbid scene. Simon struggled but the hunters wouldn’t let him break free, the only sound was the tearing and clawing coming from the fight. Then rain poured from the skies and washed over the still corpse, it washed over the crimson sand as everyone to find cover from the rain. 

R.S.V.P for This

The hunters left with but we remained with Ralph, Piggy and Simon. All the others were nowhere to be found. If they didn’t appear soon the shifts for the fire would be tedious and things around here would be changed. Piggy complained about order being lost and we started to worry.

Suddenly as we were feeding the fire, a stampede of savages stole half burnt branches of fire and fled back. Only a couple of them remained and Jack was with them. We were hidden behind a palm tree because the thought that it could have been the beast and not them was the thing we most worried about. Jack invited us to the feast they were having tonight and said that if we wanted, he might consider letting us join his tribe, but we didn’t want to, what could be the consequences of such actions? We weren’t willing to find out. 

The Apperance of the Beast

Sam and I were keeping the fire at night. The fire wasn’t enough to keep us warm, but we tried to keep it up, careful to not burn the whole lot. Sam and I were tired we only had a few minutes until sleep overpowered us, but then I saw something coming toward us from the woods. Then I saw it, the beast was there…

I screamed Sam’s name hysterically. A rush of adrenaline and fear made my heart beat faster and it might have skipped a beat or two. Sam and I yelled as we ran back to the platform, the beast was behind us and it nearly grabbed me. I nearly got us.

We woke up Ralph and an assembly was called we told the story of the attack, finishing each other’s sentences and panting on our breaks. Ralph said that this was a hunter’s job and he asked if there was any place jack hadn’t gone. The only places left to check was were the rocks piled up.  I was terrified and I also saw it in my brother’s eyes, that thing could be up there. We went on the morning, spears ready. The boys that were hunters and Ralph went up; the rest remained at the base. The beast wasn’t up there; I was disappointed of not getting rid of the beast, but most of all grateful for not having to face it. 

When Rules Are All That's Left

A meeting was called and Ralph looked restless. That made everyone uneasy. I couldn’t help, but worry something was bothering him and I knew it was big.

He was worrying about the fire, the lack of shelters, the beast, and how some boys gave more importance to the hunt. Soon enough Jack was up there next to him arguing because from where he saw it, he had made everyone a favor by bringing meat. I looked at them in shock and my mouth hung open as well, Eric was mirror to me beside me.

Jack was breaking the rules; no one was supposed to talk without conch and you never interrupt the chief. Jack didn’t care and Ralph shouted that rules were all we had. We knew he was right, but Jack yelled and left. The platform remained silent for a while and then everyone dispersed. The only ones left were Simon, Piggy and Ralph.