It will always be there hiding
in the dark corners of your head
waiting
for the moment to pounce
to drag you into that dark corner
but keep your head up
keep that smile on your face
let in the light
because it will get better

As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. none of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins sam and eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. during the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead.