The Island Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Beginning of Crisis 
By:ArthurZhang
“People of Kalulu! Tonight we celebrate for having our precious guest for so many years! Light up the fire!” Kanuba announced to the Kalulu people. While Arthur and Owen saw their frien are coming back from the beach.

“Where have you been, big fella? We’ve been searching for you since the beach.” John saw George coming from another direction of forest. “What? Oh I’m just went to fishing at that other part of the beach that’s all.” George keep smiling to John. John keep staring at George with a strange look: “But where’s your fish?” John keep asking George. “Well, today’s weather is not that good, so I haven’t got any fish, what a waste of life right?” George sounds a little bit stammer, but still with that creepy, weird smile on his face. “Alright guys, we should go to the festival now, the Kalulu people are waiting for us.” Blair said those two. “Yes, we should keep walking and stop asking question now aren’t we John?” George said to John with a particular strange tone and starts walking. “There’s must be something strange about George.” John thought. After a while, the festival begins.

By the fire rises, people of Kalulu starts to dance around the woodpile. They sang with the particular voice and language, but surprisingly in a same frequency, just like they are not individuals, but an entity. Arthur ate a pineapple while watching the Kalulu. He saw Poluto was sitting alone and didn’t join the others to dance, he walked by. “So what’s the status now Poluto? How long can you finish your cable?” “I’m doing my best, Mr.Arthur, I went to some trees today and collected some rubber, next step is copper. That’s the real problem I need to figure out.” Poluto said with a sense of sadness. “What’s the matter, Poluto? You don’t like dancing with your people?” Arthur seems to noticed Poluto ’s upset. “I don’t know, I do not like dancing, or haunting or other things like the other Kalulu people do. When I try to blend in with the them, I always did the opposite ways, but with my special ability in knowledge, Kaluba respects me and protected me from the other Kalulu people. Without him, probably I will be executed already by my kind for being smart and antisocial.” Poluto sighs. “Hey, no one’s perfect alright? The other Kalulu people have something they’re good at and you have something you’re good at, and the most important part......” Arthur looked at Poluto’s eyes: “It that your ability is unique and different from the other, it is those abilities made who you are today, not those Kalulu people.” Poluto thinks a while, didn’t speak. “Listen, I haven’t had time to properly thank you for willing to fix our boat. You are a talented, smart and a kind Kalulu people Poluto. But sometimes someone with that characteristic isn’t always a good thing, it might be a curse to let most of the mediocre people to hate you just because you’re better then them. But don’t let them be the one who breaks you Poluto, let them be the one who inspires you into the higher level. When you can do that, you’re already won.” Arthur put his hand on Poluto’s shoulder: “Trust me, I’ve been through it all, so I know how you feel really.” Poluto stopped keeping his head down and said: “You’re right. Mr.Arthur, everyone should be different, even for the same tribe, we should be the master of our self and do not mind what other people said. Thank you for your comfort, I will finished your cable as soon as possible and helps you to get out of this island.” Poluto restores his smiley face and walked back to his cabin. “Lonely is the only friend of strong person, Poluto. Only lonely” Arthur thought, when he came back to his friends, Owen asked: “How it goes?” “Yeah, Poluto said it was under his control and we should be ready in these few days.” Arthur said but in a low tone: “You guys can keep eating, I’m going to the yacht for a second.” Then Arthur turns around and walks to the direction of the boat. Owen keep staring at Arthur, thinking about something.Away from the crowd, Arthur feels silence for the first time. In such a scenario, Arthur feels not just quiet, but with more calm. Listen to only the sound of wave and little bugs from the forest, Arthur lost in thought.

Mid-Town High school, 2017
Arthur's School
“What a show-off? All he cares is about making himself to be the most talented people in our school, and shows how good is he in that stupid drum!” “Yeah I mean, everyone should be humble at least, there are tons of far more outstanding drummer then him.” “Yeah, I don’t like his music, it’s too noisy.” “If he’s that good, why isn’t he in Barkley right now ha ha.” Arthur sit on the toilet, while listening to his classmate talking about him in the restroom. By attending so many events on school and other places. The attitude of his classmate turns from admire in the beginning to jealous and to hate in the end. For Arthur, all he wants to do is performed his ideal music to everyone and wish they can understand him, but unfortunately, things did not go very well in his wish. After his classmate walked away, several tears coming down from Arthur’s face. Suddenly another person enters the toilet. “Arthur? Are you there?” It was Owen’ s voice. “Just leave me alone Owen! You are here to mocking me too? Just like the others?” Arthur shouted. “No, I’m here to see if you’re alright Arthur, I heard the boys said and I also saw you walked into this toilet 10 minutes ago.” “Well now you see, I’m not alright, not at all!” Arthur keep crying. “Hey, no one’s perfect alright? The other students have something they’re good at and you have something you’re good at, and the most important part it that your ability is unique and different from the other, it is those abilities made who you are today, not those classmates. Owen said to Arthur: Listen to me, Arthur. You are a very talented, smart and a kind friend . But sometimes someone with that characteristic isn’t always a good thing, it might be a curse to let most of the mediocre people to hate you just because you’re better then them. But don’t let them be the one who breaks you Arthur, let them be the one who inspires you into the higher level. When you can do that, you’re already won.” Arthur stopped crying and walks out from the toilet. Owen took his hand out to Arthur: “Never let them defeat you okay?” Arthur looked at Owen, dry out his tears and hold Owen’s hand: “NEVER!”

“Thought something happened to you, you’re alright?” Owen walked from the back.
“Yeah, I’m alright, just taking some fresh air.” Arthur said. “You know, sometimes I doubt that having a high ability is a good thing or a bad thing to a person. They always have their own trouble.” “It’s not their problem, it’s the person who disrespect the talent’s problem. Just be yourself, do not let them defect you, remember?” Owen looked at Arthur. “Always.” Arthur answered. “Let’s get back. The Kalulu people are making kebab, we’re going to lose them if the rest gets it first!” The two brother’s heading back to the tribe. After some time, the festival ends and every Kalulu people went to sleep. In John and George’s cabin.

“George, since when you begin to sleep without taking out your shirt?” John keep staring at George, wondering why there’s so many bizarre action that George make since they’re on this island. “What? I always sleep without taking out my clothes.” George answered. “There’s mosquito everywhere, I don’t wanna get a bite.” “Yeah, not even taking your stupid hat down? You know, you’ve been acting weird these days.” Suddenly George stopped smiling and turned around: “What do you mean, this is how I acted everyday John.” “No no no, there’s must be something wrong to you Georgie.” John keep saying while George’s face gets more and more seriously. “I think what goes wrong is that fishing all day makes your little brain shrinks even smaller.”John teased George, but George starts to laugh in a high voice: “Ha ha ha! You are so funny John, That was the funniest joke I have every heard! Now I’m going to bed right now, oh and I will remember to take off my hat thanks for your notice.” “Yeah, yeah whatever you big weirdo, stop staring at me, it looks creepy.” John saw George watching him with his particular smile. When he lies down, he heard George said a word: “Good dream John, Good dream to you.” “Gosh, George must have some problem, he’s so creepy right now.” John thought, soon he falls asleep and so was the others.

Others except George. Who is keep staring at John in sleep.
After word
Secret Metting in Dark Forest
On the edge of Dark Forest,few hours later
“What’s the promise date you told to our guest?” A man with a red hood spoke in the dark. “Not a clear date, I just told them I’m working on it.” Another man spoke.

“You know what to do right?” The man with the red hood spoke to the third person, which looks shorter and with a little fat in the dark. “Yes, my lord. I will begin the process tonight.” The third person shows his face, It was George. “I hope you know what are you doing, if you failed, master will be very, very angry.” “Trust me, he would not even feels it.” George said with a cold tone. “Good, keep working, everything is just going well as the master planned.” The man with the red hood spoke to the other two: “Finish the job and the master will reward your loyalty.” “We will not fails you, my lord.” The three men starts to walk in different directions. Soon there was no sound in that forest again.

George went back to the camp, with a bucket of things. George puts the buckett on the ground, something crawls out from it. It was the red vein from the tree, however it is different then in the dark forest, it spreads like a web and starts to moving toward to John who’s sleeping. The red veins craws to John’s leg, then the stomach, into spreading to John’s whole body, it changes its shape to fits John’s sleeping position and soon, the red veins covered John like a giant red web on the surface. The red vein’s surface are very soft like silk, so for John, he couldn’t feel the exist of red veins in his dream. The red veins suddenly starts to become sticker and sticker to attach John’s body. Like its going to consume him like a starfish.

Red Veins
John starts to breath hard, clearly red vein’s action makes him uncomfortable and can not breath very well. Suddenly John opened his eyes and saw something very thin and red staying on his face, and he starts to scream like a baby. The red vein moves from John’s body in a very quick speed and after a second, they disappeared in John’s sight. John didn’t saw what was on his face, but there’s one thing for sure. There’s must something just crawls his face. Suddenly George walks in from the outside of he camp and ask John: “John, why are you awake? Are you okay?” “George! Have you seen something just ran out from the cabin? That’s something on my face a minute ago and it scares me!” John said with panic. “I didn’t see anything out here, perhaps a giant spider got into your face and ran away? I’ve seen it happened on TV.” George keep smiling. “Was, was it?” John starts to calm down and speak with lower voices. “Yeah, don’t worry now, just go to sleep now and everything will be alright.” George watches John relaxed himself and soon he falls asleep again. “Not tonight, his scream will draw other's attentions, not tonight.” George watches John and thought. Soon the island restores to its peace.

Near the giant tree in the Dark Forest, the red veins touches the tree and then vanished , leaving only that giant symbol on the tree. Near the bark, there are some knocking sound coming out the tree. Like there are someone trapped in that tree.

But no one heard that sound.
End of Chapter 6