A Life to Treasure
Chapter 1- So We Meet Again.
"Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and fall through the air of the true, wise friend, called Piggy" p William Golding
The fair boy was overwhelmed by an ocean of emotions rushing in. He could hardly comprehend that he was going to be saved at last. He could no longer recall much of before the plane crash for he had seen much of what he hoped he would never have to. The fair boy felt lost, he was extremely apprehensive about what was come, to see his family again, to face the other boys in a civil demeanor again. The other boys had become feral and ignoble to the fair boy's perspective. As they boarded the ship, the fair boy would reminisce how people can change so quickly and how he could let everything happen the way it did. He had continued to think until he was completely lost in thought, and fainted.
It was four hours later that Ralph, the fair boy had woken up. He slowly opened his eyes and proceeded to look around. The room was about the size of a tennis court and extravagant as well. He then noticed in the room were those who he claimed to be savages. One, two, three… seven of them, all staring at him. Ralph stood up trying to seem unabashed, but he could not.
"What are you savages doing here" he spat in an acrimonious tone. The boys looked shocked, except for one, Jack Merridew, their leader. Jack simply smiled and offered "Here's some food, and the officer had said that the shop was packed and this was the only room so we have to share" The others just shrugged, and Roger, Jack's right-hand man had smirked.
The fair boy still felt the need to use a strident tone, "so you murderers are just going to forget and pretend nothing happened?"
Jack continued to smile and used a rather pacific voice "Of course Ralphie, that's the point"
The fair boy noticed that 'the great chief Merridew' was acting strangely out of character but Ralph had many qualms of his own to work out. He could not determine what to think. That's when Jack continued to speak:
Do you not understand?
Blame me is all you can do, all you know how
You are unable to understand the meaning of life
Yet you don't even try
I am trapped in this endless ocean
Hoping it'll go away
It never does
It never does
I can no longer stand here in this tangled web
I can no longer watch it suck my life away
Day by day
I can only wish someday
To be free, to fly endlessly
Without regrets and be full of life once again
Pretending to be happy is all I can do now
A fake smile is all I have
Hoping that no one can see through this facade
The only thing that's keeping me alive
My will, I refuse to die
My love, for I cannot tell you
My intellect, I cannot throw it away
And what I believe in
I will be free, I believe
Just hold on and smile,
Everything will be perfect
As it once was.
Ralph tried to respond but no words came. Roger sent a sad smile at Jack and the other boys just looked surprised. The fair boy understood except Ralph himself would never dream of forgetting Simon and Piggy. He then began thinking as before but this time his thoughts kept landing on a certain Merridew.
When we were friends, we had killed Simon. When you left, you came and stole our fire. When we came to confront you, you killed my best friend. When you tried to kill me… Why don't I hate you?
"I think we should all get some sleep, you too Ralphie" Jack said simply and fell asleep as did the other boys. The original chief nodded but continued to think.
Jack, are you selfish to ignore and forget? Or Am I selfish to cling on and remember?
His brain continued working as he slowly lied down and fell asleep.
A/N: Does this seem a bit choppy? Anyways, this was originally written for my recent English project but I decided to write an essay for that instead.
Please let me know how I could improve my writing and your thoughts ^^
Thank you
End Chapter 1
