Chapter 1

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His eyes open slowly but tightly screw shut as the light invades his eyes. The weight on his lower half finally registers in his mind, slowly he opens his eyes once again and looks towards the body slumped over his legs. The fair hair and the suntan seems familiar and he runs his hands through it for a quick second.
Big mistake.
His hand is pulled forward violently, almost pulling him off the bed, "Oh Piggy! You're awake! The Navy soldier told me there was a" he hiccups and continues, "-a chance you might not open your eyes again!" The boy clutches blankets and starts again, " Piggy! You fell off the cliff and were inches away from landing on a rock... oh Piggy I'm so sorry that i made a foolish mistake."
Piggy looks down at the boy and smiles, "It's quite alright Ralph, I apologize for being such a nuisance and causing you trouble often. But where are we?"
Ralph looks up and beams, "A Navy soldier saved me from being," his smile falters but keeps talking, "killed by Jack." Piggy's face changes as he hears Jack's name, "Oh here!" Ralph pulls something from the floor, he reveals Piggy's specs, "Jack gave them back after realizing they have no use on the boat." Ralph gently places the spectacles on Piggy's face, smiling as he does so.
"Ralph I... I'm so happy to be alive, I would be leaping in joy if I could move, but even talking hurts." Piggy looks down and cries, his smile not leaving his face but the salty tears run down his face, they keep rushing down as if it was a waterfall.
Ralph nods in understanding and just watches Piggy. Then he remembers what he wanted to ask, "Say Piggy,"
"Yes Ralph?"
"Whats your real name?"
"My name? Oh how silly! I forgot I only told you about the nickname Piggy, I must've been so distracted with the fact that we were on a island to even consider giving my na-"
"Piggy you're rambling on, are you sure you're fine?"
"Oh... yes I'm quite alright, anyways my name is Oliver Augastine." He smiles
"Alright, its late but we are close to the mainland. Im heading off to bed, get better soon."
With that Ralph leaves the room, leaving Piggy to a dark night. The nightmares start now.
"Piggy... Piggy come out." His taunting voice that constantly reminds him of his place. The chills still run up Piggy's spine, its the reason why Piggy cant breathe sometimes. Yet at the same time it sets a fire to his abdomen, an unknown feeling that increases every time he says his name. "Piggy i just want to play~"
"Jack Merridew leave me alone!" Piggy screams, though they drown out as he looks at Jack's face.
"Oliver~" thats the final blow as Piggy's face erupts into flames.
Jack reaches closer, his hands dancing over Piggy's thighs, right as they reach his shorts he wakes up, strangely sweaty, possibly from the fear. His mind wandering to why Jack reached for his shorts and not for his specs.
It was unusual the way Piggy responded too, his breathing was short and shallow, had Ralph heard his breathing he would've said, "Sucks to your ass-mar" but still worried, he would help Piggy breathe and calm down. But the only thing painful now is the aching feeling in his lower body.
Shrugging it off Piggy drifts back into his sleep, this time nothing comes to mind.
Hours fly by and finally Piggy opens his eyes, Navy soldiers are in his room, or their room, who knows. Finally one speaks, "What is your name young man?"
"Oliver. Oliver Augastine."
"So Oliver, may i ask what happened, that is if you remembered it."
Piggy shakes his head, hair flopping on his forehead and speaks, "We landed, well more like crashed, on the island, Ralph was the first one i met and then others came together after Ralph blew the conch. We made rules and fire, for the signal of course but then it went down. They became savages under Jack's reign and Simon... Simon was killed, they thought, they thought Simon was the beast. Then they attacked us for fire, for my specs! We went to them and tried to look presentable. But a brawl broke out and a boulder came towards me, it hit me, knocked the wind outta me. Then everything went dark. Then i woke up here." Piggy finishes, then breaks down into tears. The Navy soldiers looked at him with disgust and pity.
"Alright Oliver, we got the idea of what happened. Thank you, we will all send you guys to therapist, to help you of course." They both nodded at each other.
Then the nightmare walked through the door, there the red hair comes into eyesight. Freckles that adorn his face and a shaky smile. His lips part, as if to say something but he closes them once again. He makes eye contact with Piggy and tries once more to talk, this time muttering something, "Pig...Piggy I... I truly am sorry." His face contorts into one of sorrow.
Piggy, weak to Jack, not because of fear but to something unknown, accepts his apology. Voice soft, smile full of kindness and his gaze softens as he nods his head.
Jack breathes a sigh of relief, his face flushed from embarrassment, the scarlet that lays over the white and hides the freckles. Jack then walks over to Piggy's bedside and smiles, "Piggy its been on my mind for awhile, and i just cant seem to shake off this thought but, how exactly did you live? We all were so sure you died." Jack stuffs all those words into one phrase, not taking a breath until finished.
Piggy sighs and smiles, though the smile doesn't reach his eyes,"i barely lived, had i not moved a little i would have slammed against a rock and split my head like a watermelon. I think one of the most serious injuries i suffer is a deep cut from a piece of the conch." Jack grimaces and looks at Piggy with pity.
Then a crash, and in a instant Jack sprung up and his eyes flickered and returned savage Jack. They look towards the cause of the noise and there is Ralph trying to pick up the remains of a broken plate and a sandwich. Jack slowly sits back down and calms himself.
"Jack... Jack Merridew what business do you have with Ol- Piggy?" Ralph confidently booms, but falters when saying Piggy's name.
"I was just apologizing, now why are you so shocked you drop the plate? Maybe you're afraid I'll take another thing fr-"
"Don't you DARE finish that statement." Ralph finally snaps, his whole demeanor changes, the once kind and civilized boy has now turned into a raging bull. His tone was deathly serious, it was almost scary how he sounded.
Jack looks at Ralph, they engage in a stare off, each second the tension builds, each second Piggy seems to struggle to breathe correctly, finally Piggy is gasping for air, its almost comical the way he grasps at the air. Jack was the first to react, his days of hunting didnt fail on how fast his reflexes are, he reaches for the inhaler at the bedside and puts it in Piggy's mouth. Holding Piggy he pushes the button repeatedly but slowly, the boy slowly calms and his breathing returns to normal.
Ralph watches the scene, jealous of how much Jack was touching Piggy.

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