Epilogue

by Painting Politics and Poland

I, Painting Politics and Poland, have decided to jump on the bandwagon and write an epilogue for Lord of the Flies. It's barely an epilogue because, well, it's me, and anyone who has read my other stories knows that I can't seem to write more than 400 or 500 words (at most) Rated for character death. I'm not sure what genre this is so it's under general.

Disclaimer- I sadly don't own Lord of the Flies.

Epilogue

Jack Merridew was haunted by a chant.

Kill the pig, slit her thought, spill her blood

Over and over again, the same words, reminding him of what he used to be. He finished school, went to college and eventually married the woman of his dreams and had two children. He tried to avoid any job that gave him power, knowing that it was his weakness and ended up getting a job as an accountant.

Roger was sent to a mental hospital. He was stuck there for about five or six years before he managed to convince everyone that he was perfectly "sane". When he was released at the age of 18, he decided that he really was, as Piggy's aunt had said, a menace to society. He didn't want to see civilization burn, just as the island had, so he hanged himself.

Ralph, like Jack, was haunted by nightmares. Almost every night he dreamed of either Simon or Piggy's deaths or the Man-hunt. Still, he moved on. He finished up school, went to college, and got a job as a construction worker. He never married because he didn't want to feel responsible for other people's lives again.

The other biguns moved on, as did the littluns. Each of the boys used their experience from the island to help change the world for the better, whether it be removing themselves from the world, like Roger, or simply moving on like Samneric, Bill, Robert, Maurice, and the others. Once in a while, they would come across someone else's name in the paper, someone who went through that living Hell with them, and smile, knowing that step by step, these ex-savages were making the world a better place.

A/N- *Ducks behind desktop* Okay, It's done now. It's one of my head cannons, that when the parents/guardians come to pick up their kids, Roger and Piggy's aunt had a little conversation. Sorry if there were any spelling and grammar mistakes. Feel free to point them out. It pained me to kill off Roger, it really did. He's my favorite character but I felt that it needed to be done. Constructive criticism is welcomed; flames will be laughed at and used to set islands on fire. Also an ego-boost is nice to get once in a while.

Always,

Painting Politics and Poland