Today I had all the boys come together for a meeting. We decided that since we are the only people on this island and that there are no adults, we would need to designate people to be the hunters to go out and find food. At the meeting we also decided that whoever holds the conch is the only person who is allowed to speak. Jack agreed with my idea which surprised me.
The younger boys in the group came up with some idea that there is a snakelike monster named “beastie”. Us older kids tried to assure them that there is no such thing but I’m sure that they would have felt more comfortable with adults telling them that.
While Simon and I made efforts on trying to make huts, the littleuns and Jack weren’t doing anything to help. This infuriated me because the littleuns have so much energy that they could use to put to work but they don’t. Jack is just using the excuse that we need more meat so he needs to go hunt and that’s why he can’t help out. I knew that Jack and I wouldn’t get along from the moment I met him. In order for all of us to survive, we really need everyone's best effort.
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