ralphlover1954
It's been just over a year since the day when that plane crashed on that island, and left those little English schoolboys to fend for themselves in the tropical wilderness. The things that happened out there have been taking their toll on everyone involved, especially Ralph. Ralph has left the island carrying trauma he can scarcely begin to describe - that and a deep, deep resentment towards Jack Merridew, which he's certain is mutual.
But when Ralph finds out that Jack is suffering from a terminal case of pneumonia, and has a month to live at most, he finds himself conflicted. After all, before Jack was his enemy, he was his friend, and it doesn't sit right with him to simply stand by while knowing that someone he once considered a dear friend is wasting away in a hospital bed. He knows Jack is going to die either way, but he wants to do what he can in Jack's last weeks of life to make amends with the boy.
Will Ralph be successful in his endeavor to reconcile with Jack?
And will Jack be willing to cooperate?
Title is a lyric from The Smiths' "I Know It's Over".