June 9th, 2006
"Hey is anyone else here! Someone please say something if you're alive!" a voice cried out.
I had just about made up my mind to spear whoever was out there when I realized who it was and I lowered my guard.
"Jason, I'm glad as hell to see you survived!" I gave a breath of relief and told him, "Though if you ever shout like that again I will literally strangle you to death!"
We both laughed and headed back to where I had set up my hut and began working on it again. As the day progressed the sun slowly sank over the horizon. Soon there was nothing left but a mere shadow and we were starving at this point.
Jason was his own person, he never took orders, and he always agreed with what you wanted to do. Like me he was shy and quiet and often antisocial. I always thought he wasn't that much smaller then me when he was about 5'7, but when his hair grows out he looks a lot taller. We both had a desire for soccer and basketball; though we've known each other since high school we weren't close until our junior year together.
"So Brian, how are we getting food?"
I gave him a confused look and asked, "Well I've been here for two weeks, how have you been staying alive?"
Jason looked back and rubbed his stomach, "I haven't eaten since I got here!"
Not surprised I stood up and collected a long stick then breaking it in half and sharpening the tip.
"Here take this, it's a spear and you use it for fish!" Jason shrugged and went to the water waiting for something to come up. I figured I would let him figure out when the best time to catch them was. In the meantime I laid down for a rest hoping someone would see our hut from the sky. Jason still stood in the water as the sun was no long visible. I nearly was asleep when something came out of the tree above me making a bump on my head. Jason was nowhere to be seen in the dark, so I had to drink the coconut by myself.
As I got ready to throw it I heard a voice, "Wait! Don't throw!"
I turned around not seeing anyone and looked to the sides, no one. I shook my head in confusion and began to go through my motion of throwing it.
"Please sir I'm the only one left!"
Slowly my head turned around to the coconut.
"Yea that's right buddy, you think you can crack me like the rest of my family! When I fell from my home I knew I was a goner with you sitting there…sorry about the bruise, It'll heal in a few days."
I began breathing heavily and sat down putting my hands on my head.
"Don't be mistaken sir, I've been hanging out longer then you think. I've seen a lot of people come and go off this island, well actually most of them didn't make it alive."
Still trying to make sense of this I stood up and tried to think of what I have been doing for the past two weeks.
"My name is Cuddles, but you may call me Bud, everyone else in my family did until they got the knock out."
At first I thought I had lost it completely, none of it made sense, a talking coconut? I guess I haven't seen it all yet. A good night rest seemed like a good idea…again.