Chapter 13: Home
Ralph stood on the boat, the ocean misted his face. He finally saw the island of his homeland. Most of the other boys where down in the boat. Ralph and a few littluns were the only boys on the deck. Finally more and more boys came up to the deck to watch the land in the distance getting bigger and bigger. Ralph turned to see Jack and Roger on the other side of the boat whispering something as they stared at Ralph. Samneric came up behind Ralph, saying nothing only staring at the thing they wanted more than anything. Home. Now everyone was on deck looking at the island, most only big naval shirts on. Ralph stared at into the sea, looking at the one thing that was once so familiar to him, but was now a long lost memory.
Jack stayed below the deck with the rest of the boys. They all wore navy shirts that were three times to big. His was the only blue one, everyone else's was grey. He had fought with Roger for it. Then everyone would know that he was in charge, he was not like everyone else, for he had a blue shirt. Suddenly the room had less kids in it and he saw that almost everyone had gone up to the deck. So he followed. When he reached the deck, the crisp cold sea made him wish he stayed below. He slowly made his way across the deck to Roger and his fellow choir boys, then he saw Ralph. He thought about what had happened on that island, what happened to Piggy most of all.
"I wonder if he will tell everyone, what I did but I didn't do anything! It wasn't me who killed Piggy, well not really. It was Roger! Roger was the one who had the rock fall and hit him. Yes, I told him to put the rock there, but I never told him to drop it on Piggy!" he thought as he turned toward Roger
"Hey do you think he'll tell about, you know, what happened?" Jack whispered to Roger.
Roger just stood, staring at the ocean. He then turned away and went back down into the boat. Jack took his place and looked out to sea.
The ship landed in port, Ralph looked at the vast amount of people there, and they were all in a line.
"Everyone, listen up! Now I want everyone to stand in a single file line, if anyone goes running off to their parent, they will be trouble. Now as you can see the parents are also in a line, so they will come up and call your name. We will then get you, sign you out and you shall be free to go with your parent," the officer spoke kinder this time.
Ralph stood in the beginning of the line, wanting to see everyone's parents. The first couple of people were the parents of some littluns. Finally a women stepped up, she look oddly familiar to Ralph.
"Hullo, I am looking for my nephew Theodore," she spoke with such kindness and calmness, as if this was a day to day thing.
"Theodore," yelled another officer "Is there a Theodore?"
No answer. Most of the boys were to busy talking to one another to pay any attention to him.
"Sorry, do you call this boy by any other name?" asked to officer to the women.
"Well, the only other name he has ever been call is Piggy," she answered.
The room grew silent.
"Piggy, is there a Piggy any where?" Asked the officer again.
No one spoke a word, most boys stared at the floor, a few even looked at the women, but no one said a word.
"Sorry, he must be in the bathroom, wait here and we will call him a little later," said the officer.
The women's face turned white as she slowly made her way to the side. Ralph turned to find Jack and Roger, they were standing against a wall looking at the floor.
In about an hour most of the boys had gone, only Roger, Jack, Ralph, Samneric and a few littluns were still there. Finally it was down to Ralph and Jack alone on the ship, but their were three sets of parents in the line.
"Jack Merridew," said the next man in line.
Jack ran to the front and greeted his parents. Ralph watched him as Jack softly cried as he hugged his mom. Ralph turned, that should have been Piggy, Ralph thought.
"Ralph!" the officer called.
He turned around to see his mother, that by the looks had been crying. Ralph ran to his mother and father, faster then he had ever ran before. He then stopped, when he saw the two people behind his parents. He suddenly felt his heart beat faster, he then knew what name they would call out, what person they were hopping to get back into their homes. The sweet misunderstood boy that had been murder by the fear and excitement of the dance. Ralph suddenly felt like he had been beaten, knowing that he had something to do with their sweet innocence boys death. He then turned to look at Piggy's Auntie, who was weeping by the water. He walked slowly to his parents think about the frightful news that they were to be given.