
The Forgotten Island
By Curtis

30 Aug, 2023

After a plane crash, 24 boys remained stranded on a remote island. Their survival now rested on the strength of their unity and their own courage.

Among the boys, three older ones named Edward, Mark, and Jason emerged as leaders. They undertook the task of surveying the island.

After their survey, Edward, Mark, and Jason $$C_ENC_2$$ $$C_ENC_3$$ $$C_ENC_4$$ called for a meeting. They used a conch to signal the boys to gather around.

Mark $$C_ENC_3$$ proposed they should form an army for hunting pigs. The idea of hunting excited some of the boys.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ set an important rule for the meetings. Whoever held the conch had the right to speak. The group agreed.

Fatty, an overweight boy, took the conch next. He informed the others that no one knew they were on an island.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ agreed, it could be a long time until they were rescued. He suggested they needed to find ways to have fun.

A younger boy took the conch and timidly asked Fatty $$C_ENC_5$$ about a snake-like beast he had seen. Fatty was taken aback.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ reassured the younger boy $$C_ENC_6$$ there was no such thing as a snake beast. The younger boy insisted.

Many of the other boys began to feel anxious. Especially the littluns, who clung to the older boys for comfort.

Mark $$C_ENC_3$$ took the conch again and declared that if there was a snake, they would kill it. His statement annoyed Edward $$C_ENC_2$$.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ believed that they needed to focus on survival rather than hunting imaginary beasts. But Mark $$C_ENC_3$$ and his followers weren't convinced.

To prove his point, Mark $$C_ENC_3$$ led his followers into the deep jungle in search of the alleged snake. The rest stayed behind, worried.

As days turned into weeks, the boys adapted to island life. Some even began to enjoy it, forgetting their previous life.

Despite Edward’s $$C_ENC_2$$ initial dismissal, the rumor of the snake beast didn’t go away. Instead, it grew, fueled by the fear of the unknown.

However, the boys' unity started to crumble. Fear and suspicion creating rifts. Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ tried to keep them together, but it was getting hard.

One day, Mark $$C_ENC_3$$ and his followers claimed to have seen the beast. Fear gripped the boys tighter, causing chaos within the group.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ insisted the boys needed rational thinking, not panic, to survive. He faced opposition from Mark $$C_ENC_3$$ and his group.

The island turned into a battlefield, with Mark’s $$C_ENC_3$$ group against Edward’s $$C_ENC_2$$. It was survival against fear, reason against chaos.

Finally, Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ decided to face the beast himself. He ventured into the deepest parts of the island alone, determined to solve the mystery.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ found no beast. Instead, he found the remains of their plane. Seeing it sparked a feeling of bitter nostalgia.

Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ returned to the boys, his realization in tow. He told them about the plane, and courage slowly returned to their hearts.

The boys realized that the only beast was their own fear. With Edward $$C_ENC_2$$ leading them, they faced their fear and pledged to stick together.

After making peace with their situation, the boys worked together. They built shelters, rationed food, and maintained fires, hoping for rescue.

The Forgotten Island taught the boys that unity and courage are their strongest weapons. They waited, hoping, and praying for a rescue, stronger together.