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Back on the beach the boys approached Simon. The blonde haired girl was left in the shelter listening to the sound of the boys discussing her. "Simon... I don't know..." Ralph shook his head but didn't say everything he wanted not wanting to upset the kind brunette.

"We can't just let her alone in the wilderness right?"

"There could be a beast out there!" yelled a little boy. Another littleun hit him on the head.

"What if she is the beast?"

Ralph held up the conch, "Let's have an assembly...?" He asked it like a question and less like a statement. "About her I mean."

A boy with brown hair named Mikey grabbed the conch and started to talk, "Should we tell the others?"

"I don't think we need to. If they come by they will know, but we don't need to specially tell them."

"Ok..." He mumbled and handed the conch back. Ralph once again brought up the idea of discussing the girl.

Simon now held the conch in his arms. He held it tight and was shaking a little nervously, "... It will be alright. She'll just be like one of us. I'll take care of her. She won't bother us."

Piggy took the conch and stood up, "I agree no one should be alone here, and what's so bad about a girl?" He blushed slightly, "She isn't evil, she is like all of us. She can live and help and work with us." Some of the boys booed Piggy, just because they did not value his opinions.

"Alright. She can stay with us. But Simon you have to look after her. She listens and follows you. If anything bad happens we will have to let her go."

And littleun raised his hand and he received the conch, "What shall the name I call her be?"

"Hmmm..." Ralph thought. This girl was unable to talk as far as he knew. "Let's choose a name." He shrugged. "Any ideas?"

One boy raised his hand, "Elizabeth, like the queen."

Over in the shelter the girl began to here names being called out. She pushed herself off of her weak arms and stood up. She slowly stepped towards the group of boys.

"Stacy?" A twin suggested. She nodded her head no. The boys turned and looked at her. The twins looked at each other and smirked, "Samantha or how about Erica?" Everyone laughed. She nodded her head once again and even more laughter broke out.

The girl looked around at all the boys who's eyes were on her. She then started to twirl her fingers and backed up a little. Her eyes spotted Simon and she went nearer to him. "Hannah?" Asked a littleun coming up right next to her. She jumped back on instinct and ran towards Simon's side and sat on a log next to him.

"It's ok. We are trying to pick your name." He looked in her eyes and tried to think of a name, but none came to mind. What were some girls in his school named?

"Cassidy?" Asked Ralph, "That was my mom's name." He stated and a single tear ran down his face. Every boy started to think about an adultly figure in their past lives. They cringed and shook their heads forcing the thought out. The girl looked at Simon.

"...oh...?" She moaned like a question and pointed at Simon.

"I like it. Do you?" She nodded yes and smiled a little.

Piggy starred at Simon, "What did she show you?"

"A cave." Simon responded sweetly.

"What was in this cave?"

"It was messy but dry. She had all these marks on the wall. She signaled to me that each one equaled one night."

"Did you count them all. Maybe that is how long she has been here for. I think someone ought to go count them." Piggy announced.

"Simon has to go. I'll go. That should be good."

"What about me?" Asked Piggy.

"You only have one eye how can you count them?"

"It was my idea..." Piggy mumbled but didn't fight it much more. Ralph got up and so did Simon. They grabbed some banana's and ate one or two before going.

The girl stayed on the log as the other boys left the area. She looked around and once again went over to Simon. This time she tapped lightly on Ralph's shoulder, but after she backed up and his behind Simon. Ralph turned and sighed, "Cassidy... What do you want to say?"

Simon looked at her and held her hand, "It's ok." Cassidy thought for a minute. She didn't know how to articulate what she wanted to tell them. Slowly she raised her hand from behind Simon. "...g...oh..."

"Go?" Ralph asked, "Oh, you want to go with us? Is that it?" Cassidy smiled and nodded.


Mikey with his lengthy brown hair picked up some sand and played with it in his hands. He could do it. He could run and let the others know. He knew the other boys like Ralph and Jack were in charge. He knew he was almost invisible. Who would know? He could say he was going to look for Simon and Ralph. It was alibi.

More importantly that if he could do it, he did it. He walked into the woods, not looking for Ralph. He was looking for someone with redder hair, a painted face, and a tribe of escaped like him now.

"Jack." He called, "Jack," he called again when he heard some singing voices. "Jack?"

"Shhh! Did you guys hear that? Get your sticks." Jack told his hunters.

"I'm ok."

"Who goes there?" Asked Henry, who was guarding there little tribe.

"Mikey. I've got news."

"So you are still one of kindergarten?" Asked Jack with a condensing voice over the other boys.

"No." He smirked, "Simon found something last night. That batty boy found a girl in the forest."

"A girl?!" Jack questioned and laughed, "No way. This island is inhabited."

"She is there. She has long messy blonde hair and she was so muddy. They cleaned her off. She can't talk and she is always at Simon's side."

"Are you fooling me? Boy." Jack jumped down at him.

"No I swear. Go look for yourself!"

"Roger." Jack smirked back at the dark haired boy, "Lets go take a look. Maurice and Robert you come too. Others sharpen your sticks and keep watch." The boys saluted Jack. The four boys started running through the forest and towards the beach.

When the got close to the camp they were silent. "Now!" Jack ordered and the four ran in screaming and chanting. They seized in front of the boys remaining on the beach. "Where's Ralph? Simon? Anyone new? Huh fatty?" Asked Jack to Piggy who seemed to have a circle of littleuns around him.

"What do you... Do you mean...?" Piggy asked shaking.

"We heard. I'm not stupid. Mikey said Simon found someone where is it?!"

Piggy was shaking and could barely talk, "They'll... They shall be back soon... You'll have to wait..."

"How long will that take?!" Asked Robert.

"... I... I don't..."

"Ugh! That could take hours—" Jack's complaining was interrupted by the voices of Ralph and Simon.

"So that was 2,567 tick marks?"

"Yes." Simon conformed Ralph's question. Cassidy was hanging around Simon's waist but still walking herself.

"If I'm correct that's over 7 years... Oh my god." Ralph said with his eyes popping open. His sense of rescue was blurred a little bit, but the thoughts going through his head disappeared when he saw four hunters in his camp. "Jack?!"

"Oh Ralph. Afternoon." Jack teased. He waltzed over to Ralph. Roger stomped over towards Simon. Simon wavered back and Cassidy felt his unease. She tighten her grip and hid her face in his back.

Jack smirked, "Oh! What do we have here?" Roger grew a wide smile.

"Don't be dense you can see her!" Ralph yelled. Roger approached closer.

"Hehe... Girl..." His grin widen even more. "Touch..." He mumbled and went behind Simon.

"Ah..." Cassidy sounded and locked her arms around Simon.

"Stop. You are scaring her." Simon told Roger.

"No fair." Roger protested and stood up straight.

"Care to explain, Ralph?" Asked Jack.

"Alright Jack. Simon found her in the jungle by that head you hunters set up. He brought her here. We had a discussion. Some boys think she is the beast or something!"

"Oh! Beast!" Said Roger tilting his head at her.

"Anyway we voted and decided she can stay in our camp as long as Simon cares for her and she doesn't cause trouble. Do you agree?"

"Sure..." Jack grimaced and stepped towards the girl, "Tell me how does it feel having everything decided for you?"

Cassidy poked out her eyes to look at the painted fool. "..."

"Well...?"

"She can't talk." Stated Simon.

"Interesting. Well girl, if you ever get bored with being bossed around and doing whatever these boys want you can come over to my side."

"Yes. Yes. It's fun." Agreed Roger.

"Now!" Jack yelled.

"The chief has spoken!" Yelled Maurice and Robert as the four exited wildly from the camp.