[ WP ] After years living on an island after a shipwreck , help has finally arrived . But now nobody wants to leave .

I finally decided to try my hand at writing one of these. Here goes nothing. 
 
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 “ Hello? Sir, are you okay? ” 
 
 I called out to the man I saw lounging beneath a palm tree. He made no effort to move but vaguely gestured for me to leave him. I approached cautiously to get a better look at him. 
 
 “ I ’ m here to help. I saw the wrecked boat on the beach and the S.O.S. written in the sand. ” 
 
 The man made no effort to reply nor did he move as I became close enough to look at him. His face was covered by a palm leaf with unkempt, grey hairs from his beard sticking out from beneath it. There was dried sand caked on his arms and legs. He had rags tied around his hips that poorly covered his genitals as he lay with his legs spread out. To top it all off, there was an unearthly stench emanating from his raised arms which he used to support his head. Despite his apparent circumstances, he looked in relatively decent shape. He wasn ’ t too skinny which meant he wasn ’ t starving. 
 
 “ Sir? ” 
 
 I had to force the word out of my mouth as I covered my face with my hand to avoid the smell. 
 
 “ Can ’ t you see I ’ m trying to nap? ” 
 
 He barked at me with a harsh voice. Upon opening his mouth, he released an odor almost as pungent as the one coming from his armpits. 
 
 “ Sorry. I assumed you needed help but evidently— ” 
 
 “ Wait! ” 
 
 He interrupted me and shot upright with great speed. My cautious state caused me to startle and I jumped back. Suddenly he ran at me on all fours and began to grab my feet. I was not prepared to deal with a feral lunatic and fought back, kicking my pursuer in the face. He laughed as he covered his face with his hands and retreated a few feet. 
 
 “ You ’ re real! ” 
 
 He shouted loudly, scaring some gulls away from the beach. 
 
 Confused, I nodded my head slowly. 
 
 “ HA! The other ’ s aren ’ t gon na believe this! ” 
 
 “ There are others? ” 
 
 Instead of answering my question, he kicked up some sand and began dancing around like a madman. 
 
 “ Right… Well I came here on a ship so we can take you and your friends back with us. ” 
 
 “ Back? Back? Oh no, no, no. James wouldn ’ t like that idea. No he would not. ” 
 
 He kept dancing as he spoke, with heavy breaths occasionally interrupting his words. 
 
 “ James? Is he in charge? ” 
 
 “ Oh yes, we do what James wants. If James wants to stay here, we stay. ” 
 
 “ Can I meet James and the others? ” 
 
 “ Oh sure you can, sure you can. I can take you to meet James. Yes sir. You can meet James. And Shauna and Mikey. Omar and Lana. ” 
 
 He stopped dancing immediately and motioned for me to follow. At this point I finally got a better look at the man. He was a bit older than I expected but it was hard to tell since his skin had been ravaged by the sun. He hunched over as he walked, more like hobbled, in an apelike fashion. He must have been here a long time if his mind had deteriorated this far. Maybe if he were to leave the island, get back into society, he could recover. Hopefully the others were not in as bad of a condition. 
 
 He led me inland towards what I think was the center of the island. We finally reached a small pool with a cave mouth nearby. There were makeshift fishing rods and nets strewn about the entrance. There were also some vines tied to rocks that led into the mouth of the cave, sharply turning downward indicating the people were living beneath the earth. Before I entered, the man motioned for me to stop. 
 
 “ I ’ ll tell the others what you have to offer. Stay here and don ’ t touch nothing. ” 
 
 He looked back and me and gave me an unsettling, mostly toothless smile before grabbing a vine and diving into the cave. 
 
 I heard several voices talking while I waited. One was high-pitched and shrill. Another was deep and gravelly. It was hard to make out the words that were being said so I decided to move closer to the cave. I poked my head in and was immediately assaulted by a foul odor. I retracted my head, took a deep breath and stuck it back in. There was not enough light to see the bottom of the cave but I looked around as best I could. The words were still too faded for me to hear so I took out my phone and used it as a light source as I climbed down into the cave. 
 
 The cave was much larger than I anticipated. The floor was wet and the humidity mixed with the odor almost choked me as I reached the bottom. I pointed my phone in every direction until it came upon a huge pile of fish bones. Well, at least I knew where the stench was coming from. I could hear the voices a little louder than before, but they were still muffled by the echoes of the cave. Despite my curiosity, I decided that it wasn ’ t worth the risk to try to find the survivors in the cave. I would wait for them at the top if they decided to leave with me. 
 Relieved to be exiting the cave I began my ascent with the vine. I was halfway up when I noticed the voices had stopped talking to one another. It had been quiet for some time now. I assumed deliberation was over and began climbing faster to beat the survivors out of the cave. Before I could make it to the top, the vine came loose. It must ’ ve been roughly ten or maybe fifteen feet high, but I landed hard into the pile of fish bones. I could feel sharp barbs pierce the skin on my back. I flailed my hands and scrambled to get up on my feet, throwing bones in every direction. One bone, however, did not feel like a fishbone. There were two, large holes in a large, round shape. I knew immediately what it was without having to turn on my light. I threw the skull away quickly and scurried backwards until my back hit the cave wall. 
 
 “ Tsk Tsk. You hurt Shauna ’ s feelings. ” 
 
 “ What the hell?! What is going on? Where are the others? ” 
 
 “ You ’ ve already met some of the others. You landed on ‘ em. ” 
 
 I was at a loss for words. The only thing that left my mouth was a gasp of air. 
 
 “ James warned you to stay outside of the cave while we talked. ” 
 
 I tried to stand but the pain in my back wouldn ’ t let me. Some of the fish bones were imbedded into the muscles and were letting out a lot of blood. I couldn ’ t stand no matter how hard I tried. 
 
 “ James says we are staying on the island. We like it here. ” 
 
 My body was trembling yet I managed to force words out of my mouth. 
 
 “ Please. Help me up and let me go. I ’ ll leave you in peace. Please. ” 
 
 “ James said we are staying on the island. ***All*** of us. ” 

