Blog 7 - The Beast Is Real

We were getting close to the pig run, Jack leading us of course. Ralph knew almost nothing about hunting, I don't get how anyone would want him as our leader. Ralph's win was so infuriating, everyone will regret this big blunder once we starve without meat or get eaten by the beastie. If Jack was our leader the beast would dead by now, and we would have an infinite amount of pigs to devour.
Soon we stopped to eat, probably because of Ralph, he gets tired really often, such a wussy. We all stopped and ate and rested. I stuffed my face with as much food as possible, I was trying to get more energy so we could catch and kill more pigs, maybe we will even be able to catch the beastie....
Ralph was sitting and relaxing. I bet he's thinking about being home. I almost never thought about home, there was no use. We're never gonna get home anyways, it was just a waist of time thinking about it. Then Simon started talking to Ralph and they seemed to be getting along very well.
Once I was done eating, I looked out close to the pig run and spotted some hot, steamy pig droppings. I called out to the others from the coverts and told them what I found. We followed the pig tracks until we found a boar. It knocked Jack over and wounded him. The boar's tusks gleamed in the sunlight and it made many grunting noises. Ralph through his spear, and hit the boar right in the snout, at least he was good at something. The boar squealed and escaped from us. Ralph started fighting for attention, he was so proud of himself. Jack tried to take back the control showing his wounds from the boar. Then Robert started acting like the boar and we all made a ring around him. Everyone started hitting him with the dull ends of their spears and hurting him. I tried to get up close so I could see what was happening better, I love a good fight. I kind of felt bad for Robert though, it seemed like it really hurt. I got worried after a while though because it seemed like they were really going to injure him. Then they stopped and I was relieved. Robert sniveled as he complained about his hurt bottom.
While we were chatting and having fun Ralph start talking about the signal fire. The signal fire is just a waist of time, we're never going to get another chance to get rescued. "We've got to start the fire again," Ralph said uncompromisingly. Jack talked him into keep going to find the beast. Once again, Jack led us up the mountain until he found the place he still hadn't explored yet. Ralph tried to take control again, he said we shouldn't leave the littluns with Piggy all night. He said someone needed to go back and tell Piggy they would be back after dark. "I'll go if you like," Simon said sagely. He left through the forest, his favorite place. Then we continued up the mountain to find the beast. Then we finally found a pig track which was a dark tunnel. Ralph wanted to stop again, because he said it would get dark soon. Jack wanted to keep going but Ralph kept making excuses. Then after a while, he decided to go up the mountain, I could see his eyes were full of fear. Ralph asked if anyone else wanted to come. I said I would come, I'm not scared of the beastie. They seemed surprised that I was coming, I'm no wussy. I'd kill that beast all by myself if I could.
We headed up the mountain when my eyes started stinging and I started coughing. It was because of the ashes, we were on the edge of the burnt patch. Then Ralph started whining again because he didn't want to go any farther. He's such a baby. He doesn't deserve to be leader, Jack should take control. He told Jack to go alone, so Jack did. He's so brave. Ralph and I sat down against a tree and waited for Jack to return. Jack does all the real work, Ralph just takes credit for most of it.
Then Jack came back shivering, he said he saw something bulge on the top of the mountain. Ralph didn't believe him. I thought it was a giant frog. Ralph said we should go and see what it was. He lead us up, finally he was taking some leadership. We crept forward, I fell behind a little, actually getting a tiny bit scared of what we would find. Ralph and I went ahead of Jack. Jack whispered in my ear and pointed to where the beast was. We saw an ape like animal in front of us, it lifted its head and looked toward us. We were frozen with awe and fear. Then we ran as fast as we could back down the mountain. All I could think to myself is "the beast is real."