Days After my Death Entry III:
I followed Ralph after his scene with Jack. He hid in a place where he could still be able to see Castle Rock. He looked up suddenly where two identical figures stood. It was Samneric. The next thing he did was quite stupid in my opinion. He went towards them. Closer to his pursuers! I followed. Samneric were talking to Ralph in hushed voices. They said that they were part of Jack's tribe now. After that things happened so fast I am not so sure what happened. The next thing I saw was Samneric look back and hurl a piece of meat at Ralph. They whispered some more. The twins said that it didn't really matter if they joined Jack's tribe because there isn't anymore sense on the Island, so might as well be senseless. I caught more of the conversation. They said that Roger had prepared a spear with two sides for Ralph. That could only mean one thing, they are going to offer Ralph up to the beast. Just like they did to the pig. All of a sudden Ralph rushes past me and runs down to a thicket. There he would be safe. If I didn't see him go into the thicket I wouldn't have guessed that he was in there. Then a storm of little half dressed boys ran down from Castle Rock towards that thicket. Jack was in the lead with Roger, and Samneric were following closely behind. Then the rush of boys slowed down as they got nearer to the thicket. Jack grabbed a hold of Sam and Roger got Eric. They twisted the wrists of the twins, and got them wincing in pain. They pointed to the thicket where Ralph lay somewhere deep within. They tried many things to try to push him out of the thicket. They tried to poke him out with their spears but Ralph attacked back. The boys started getting excited. Then they tried pushing the boulders onto the thicket. When that didn't work they set fire to the thicket. That one worked. Ralph dashed out of the bush and ran towards the forest injuring a painted savage in the making.
Soon after Ralph ran into the forest, the rest of the boys disappeared in after him. In a matter of minutes I watched as the whole island was set on fire for a second time. I ran to the beach. Far ahead I could make out Ralph and most of Jack's tribe running close after him. There was a looming dark figure that none of the boys could see. Jack came to a halt when he saw the Naval Officer. Slowly Ralph's pursuers stopped too. The only sound you could hear was of the waves and the fire that was roaring. The boys were as silent and still as they had been for a while. When the Naval Officer asks the names of the boys and Percival (for the first time ever!) forgot his name! the Officer wonders who is in charge. Ralph steps up and says that he is the chief. Jack looked as if he were about to say something but then thinks again and steps back. The way the boys behaved really surprised the Naval Officer, he said something about us being more civilized and that he was very disappointed in the way the boys had turned out
THE END
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