Elias reached the summit by dusk on the fifth day, expecting to see a horizon clear enough to signal a passing ship. Instead, he saw the other side of the island.
By the third day, the jungle had stripped away the rest of his civility. He found Miller, the ship’s cook, shivering in a ravine with a broken ankle. Miller begged for water. Elias looked at his canteen—half full—and then at the jagged, unforgiving climb ahead. If he helped Miller, they’d both die in the shade of the ferns. Elias simply stepped over the man's outstretched hand. "Sorry, Cookie," he whispered. "The math doesn't work out." Lost - Every Man for...
"Every man for himself," he wheezed, the mantra acting as a rhythmic pulse to keep his legs moving toward the treeline. Elias reached the summit by dusk on the
As his own skin began to fade into a dull, misty grey, Elias looked back toward the jungle. He listened for Miller's voice, or the boy's cry, desperate for anyone to share the burden of the silence. But he had played the game perfectly. He was the only one left. He was finally, truly, for himself. He found Miller, the ship’s cook, shivering in