Screams were heard throughout the bedroom coming from a skinny blond haired figure. A slamming door signals the entrance of a taller red haired man who looks around wildly before spotting the thrashing figure.
"Dammit Ralph" sighs Jack "I thought you got over this"
Sighing again Jack walks over and tugs off the blanket from Ralph's body to avoid Ralph accidentally strangling himself, after folding up and setting aside the blanket jack grabs a glass of water for Ralph's undoubtedly sore throat and resigns himself to a long night. Hours later as light began to stream through the windows, Ralph awoke to a scratchy throat and Jack dozing in a chair tucked away in the corner. Ralph grabs a pair of glasses, walks over and shakes Jack awake.
Ralph asks "I'm guessing that since you are in here I had another night terror"
"Yeah it must have been pretty bad you were extremely loud. Out of curiosity, what was it about this time, the war?"
Ralph fidgets a bit before answering Jack
"It was nothing to worry about I'm fine now."
At jacks unrelenting stare Ralph finally gave up and muttered
"I was dreaming about our last day on the island again."
At this Jack gained a slightly regretful and mourning look. The subject of piggy's death and the subsequent hunt for Ralph had always weighed heavily on their relationship and despite many counselling sessions both together and on their own they both never truly got over the events that occurred on the island. In fact many weren't able to move on as well Jack and Ralph had. Samneric had for many years refused to talk to anyone but themselves and in fact they still barely talked to any but Ralph. Robert, the hunters "pig", had a hard time readjusting back into society and ended up dying in the war. Roger sadly wasn't able to overcome the guilt he secretly harbored from the group, leading them to believe he didn't regret his actions and they ostracized him as a result. Because of this and his crippling regret he sadly ended up committing suicide shortly after reaching twenty years old.
Ralph noticing Jacks look levels a glare at him and says
"Hey we've talked about this okay it wasn't your fault that island got to all of us"
"It didn't get to you."
"We are not having this argument again now come on get ready you have work and I have school soon."
Ralph pushes Jack out of the room and starts to get changed. Bending over to grab a pair of pants a lock of hair falls into Ralph's face, startled Ralph looks into the mirror and ponders its length until he decides it's getting too long. Walking into the bathroom Ralph cuts his hair short again. Newly trimmed and clothed Ralphs walks downstairs and begins the preparations for Jacks lunch, vegetarian of course since Jack can barely stand the sight of meat after the island, before turning around and grabbing an engineering textbook, Ralph likes to imagine that piggy would have been an engineer so has decided to honor his late friend with his career choice and glasses. After lunch is prepared Jack walks in his veterinarian scrubs hung over his shoulder sealed in its bag. (I don't think scrubs are allowed to even be out of the building but had to show his job somehow). On the island, Jack could do nothing but think about how to hunt pigs so after readjusting to society he decided he would do whatever he could to help heal animals. Handing over Jack's lunch bag Ralph kissed Jack on the cheek and told him to get going or he will be late to work. Ralph sat for a second before gathering up his books and hopping into his car, driving off to college. The island still affects them all in some way and a part of them never really left it, that part is still running around foolishly hunting pigs, but the bigger part is back home looking ahead to the future and all it could contain.