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The End of My Story

I awoke in a slight daze. Not enough to cripple me but just enough to stagger me the efflorescence of the sun seemed to increase ten fold. Unconsciously I wandered up the mountain. Just before I reached the crest I remembered that there was supposed to be a beast o the top of the mountain but it was to late. I was already staring at the beast. But when I could see the intricacies, it was a man in a parachute he had already decomposed and his tow bones were lifted up and down by the wind. I was incredulous for the moment before I hit my knees and vomited all over the pink rocks. I then freed the man from the rocks and he floated away. I then was over whelmed with exuberance there was no beast! I ran as fast as I could to the beach and out onto the sand I was screaming to the other boys about my discovery. to my horror they all charged me and started clawing and stabbing. I tried to tell them but they kept fighting. then I passed out from the pain.

I woke up later to find that I was dead It took me hours to take in this reality. when I finally set out to investigate what else has happened I then find that Ralph and Piggy are saying that my death was an accident and this offended me. If IU can accept my death you two can own up to killing me. but because I was only a ghost They couldn't hear me. I was bummed out by such talk and I set out to see what Jack was doing. I was amazed that he had established his own tribe and was saying that I was the beast! This was more offending than the other boys. I could not take this any more I was leaving. I went to my happy place with the knowledge that I will have an eternity to to spend there.          

the beast and the rebellion

I can't believe all of the nerve of Jack Meridew. He is the most most childish and spoiled boys I have ever met. When the beast search party came down from the mountain they all looked as if they were being chased by some sort of terrible creature. I was astonished to learn that they were. They all claimed that there was a beast and it was on top of the mountain. my beater judgment said that they all were imagining it, but if they all saw the same thing its hard to argue with that kind of proof. Then For the 100,000 time while we had been on the island jack ad Ralph get into an argument. I was so annoyed with this I didn't pay attention. Ralph decides to call a meeting. I was glad because there was a lot of items I would like to bring up. Unfortunately I never got a chance between Ralph's endless rambling and Jacks childish fits. he eventually left the tribe in a hissy fit. Ralph and I both were sure that Jack would come back in the morning, the big baby. Ralph seemed glum about the fire and I thought of something so brilliantly simple I don't know why I hadn't thought of it sooner! "We'll just have the fire on the beach instead of the mountain". This thrilled Ralph. with the meeting over we all went to bed and awoke the next morning to the sound of a sow struggling for her life. I was sure it was Jack especially when I found that all of the hunters and a  few littleuns were gone. This put me in a bad mood for the whole day. As if this wasn't bad enough Jack renegade "tribe" came and stole our fire. This was all in all a crummy day. I thought about telling Simon my sorrows but he was nowhere  to be found               

The Beast and The Assembly

Its nothing but Assemblies with Ralph, It is the only real power he has as Chief. I'm a hunter I control the food I have the real power. Its not like he is going to talk about anything we haven't heard before. No sooner than this cross my mind and all the boys almost instantly Run down the mountain to the sound of the conch. I lagged back and took my time when I got there I sat down with my hunters at my side. I hardly paid attention to half of what he said. All it was, was another thing and another thing, it was driving me mad. I finally decided to speak up but then I heard something about the beast or leviathan and that it comes out of the water. I saw this as the perfect opportunity to make the littleuns like me more and I would need their support if my plan to over throw ralph was to succeed. I stood up strait and tall and proudly announced "I've been all over this Island and there aint no beast. And even if there was the hunters and I would kill it on site." I the sat down triumphantly when one of my hunters started to lead the boys in some kind of capering that I would not be left out of. I quickly asumed control and and the ebullience of the small ones joined in. I was so rapt in the moment, Ralph's voice was only a susurration in the impalpable Darkness.           

Smoke on the horizon

Two days! two full days Ralph and I have been working our fingers to the bone trying to build huts for everyone else. All but a few of our attempts have either failed miserably or were liable to collapse at any moment. The errant littleuns had long since ran off to play or eat. And then out of the fronds comes jack. His hunting togs which consisted of the remnants of shorts and not much else. "Were have you been!?"shouted Ralph impatiently."I, was hunting. We need meat." responded Jack. "We need, shelter." replied Ralph with a hint of recrimination. The two then proceeded get into a shouting match with Ralph saying we need shelter, and Jack yelling almost inscrutably about nothing but MEAT MEAT MEAT. I finally decided that I was needed more elsewhere. So I walked over to some of the littleuns who were trying desperately to reach the ripe fruit that lay high up just beyond their reach. I thought that it would be a good idea to help them get some food so that when they decided to help they would have ample energy. I then noticed that Ralph and Jack were both staring right at me. I went on feeding the littleuns until their fight resumed. With both parties distracted I crept of into the jungle to a place only I knew. It was small secluded and hidden. I was surrounded by leaves, not even the pigs could find me. I also had a complete view of the island through a small window I had. It was also rather warm. I decided that this was as good a place as any and fell asleep.

The next morning went the same as all the others, at least that was until Ralph made an astonishing discovery. there was a ship on the horizon. He immediately whipped around to tell the hunters to put green wood on the fire but there was no smoke on the mountain. Not a lick. we all ran up the side with piggy following sluggishly behind half way up the mountain Ralph stopped and turned to me, if the fire was out we would need piggies specks to light it. Ralph was frozen with indecision. should he wait and risk missing the ship o should he go to the top and hope the fire is still going. He chose the later. when we got to the top, to all our horror the fire was out. and all we could do was watch the ship sail away as piggy helplessly floundered up the rock. when he got to the top we saw that the hunters were all surrounding a part of the forest and chanting something. Sam and Eric were caring a pig on a stake. when Ralph and Jack saw each other they engaged an even more intense fight than before. I wished I could be off in my secret place there was no way I could get away. The fight got so intense that jack punched piggy in the stomach and and broke his specs. Only one of the lenses remained en-tacked. After the fire had been restarted jack began to divvy up the pig. All but piggy were happily eating. I threw piece over to him so he could eat to. Jack then became furrious and threw me a massive piece of meat. and demanded that I eat it. he reminded me of father back home. And home was the last thing I wanted to think about.             

              

Journal entree #2 Piggy

Today Ralph called a meeting of all the boys. This was my Idea from the start but no one ever listens to Piggy. not ever. At the meeting We all tried to decide what to do. The first order of business was that Ralph declared that who ever was holding the conch would have a Right to speak. I liked this rule because it meant that I would now have a chance at having my opinions and ideas heard. Any way I said that we should make some shelters but instead Ralph over rules me and declares that we shall make a signal fire on the mountain. At the very mention of fire all the other boys sprinted off into the scar to gather wood They were like a pack of kids, a rowdy pack of kids. when the finally had enough wood to start a fire, they pinched my specks to use as fire glasses. they stated a bon fire bet it had no smoke. By now most of the younger boys had run into the forest to play. And if that was not bad enough, the fire spread to the trees below and set the trees ablaze. when the decided to listen to me I noticed that one of the boys, The one with the birth mark on his face was missing. He had been playing in the woods when the fire started and now no-one knows were he is. I can only pray for that boys safety.   

LOTF journal 1 Ralph

Ralph Enterie #1

Today was one of the most jarring days of my life. First The Plane I was riding with my schoolmates flys rigth into a huge storm, the biggest I had ever seen. Far larger than any storm I had ever seen in back home in England. More to the point of my storie I am now stranded on an uninhabitade island with five choirboys and a multitude of younger ones. I was elected chief of the boys and my self elected Lutenant is a very fat bot name piggy(thats not his real name but thats what we call him to gaet under his skin. We have already come up with a few simple rules and we are currently forming a plan to get rescude from this island. I hope that we are rescued soon.