Post by Jack Shephard on Apr 10, 2009 15:20:50 GMT -5
The fire burned brightly against the darkening beach, and it was only after the sounds of commotion made Jack's head turn, did he realise that Kate was gone. He looked towards the jungle, and watched as Richard walked out of the treeline, followed by Charlie and Libby and Hurley, and Jack wasn't surprised. He was too...was numb the word? He wasn't sure what he was anymore.
He saw her exit the jungle, and immediately, a smile slowly started to spread on his face. She was still there. Jack hadn't lied when he told Kate that this wasn't a dream, that it was real...because Juliet was still there. He moved through the thick sand, to Juliet as she walked out of the jungle. He glanced at Richard as he passed, and sighed out with a slight smile. "Hey." The words sounded tired, but happy to see her again.
Then he knew he had to address what had happened with Kate. "I, uh...I'm sorry I ran off earlier, she--" He shook his head lightly with a slight scoff. "She's just as confused as the rest of us. At least she took it sorta better than I did. Did I tell you I punched Sawyer?"
The chuckle that escaped Jack's lips faded into the ocean air. It was then that he was reminded again of the secret he kept. One that ate at him every time he looked at her, and yet, one that he was sure he couldn't tell. He found himself looking down at the sand for a moment before looking back at Juliet.
"So, uh, did Richard say anything while you guys were out there?"
It was a desperate attempt to steer his own thoughts to something that he really should have been thinking about. He needed to focus on the task at hand, not what had been. Could have been. Whatever.
He saw her exit the jungle, and immediately, a smile slowly started to spread on his face. She was still there. Jack hadn't lied when he told Kate that this wasn't a dream, that it was real...because Juliet was still there. He moved through the thick sand, to Juliet as she walked out of the jungle. He glanced at Richard as he passed, and sighed out with a slight smile. "Hey." The words sounded tired, but happy to see her again.
Then he knew he had to address what had happened with Kate. "I, uh...I'm sorry I ran off earlier, she--" He shook his head lightly with a slight scoff. "She's just as confused as the rest of us. At least she took it sorta better than I did. Did I tell you I punched Sawyer?"
The chuckle that escaped Jack's lips faded into the ocean air. It was then that he was reminded again of the secret he kept. One that ate at him every time he looked at her, and yet, one that he was sure he couldn't tell. He found himself looking down at the sand for a moment before looking back at Juliet.
"So, uh, did Richard say anything while you guys were out there?"
It was a desperate attempt to steer his own thoughts to something that he really should have been thinking about. He needed to focus on the task at hand, not what had been. Could have been. Whatever.
