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"Just let me help you…" Sawyer told her, frustrated as he stumbled through the darkness, ready to catch her if she collapsed. He could tell she was crying.
"I don't need any help…" Kate informed her, trying to make herself sound like she was fine. She continued walking towards camp.
"You ain't fine, Freckles…" Sawyer said. "You threw up back there and you look like you're gonna fall over…" Ever since she'd swallowed the water Sawyer noticed she'd been acting sick. When she'd throw up he figured it was just the water coming back up, but when she almost passed out he realized something was wrong. It was taking them much longer than it should to get back, since they were walking extremely slow.
Tears were rolling down Kate's freckles cheeks as she felt like she could pass out any moment. Holding her hand to her head, and using the tree for support, she sat down on the ground. She stared at the ground beside her, avoiding making eye contact with Sawyer as he kneeled down beside her.
Sawyer looked at her. Her face was pale and she was sweating. Putting the back of his hand on her forehead he knew something was wrong. You didn't just get a fever from swallowing water. "We can't just sit here…" he told her. They needed to be up and moving incase of boars, polar bears, or security systems. Kate didn't look like she could even stand though, in his opinion.
Kate stared at the ground helplessly. Burying her head in her hands, the movements of her shoulders showed that she was crying.
This was the first time Sawyer had ever seen Kate cry, so he knew there was really something wrong. Her resistance was weak as Sawyer picked her up, one arm under her knees, the other across her back.
Kate had passed out by the time she they'd gotten to the caves. She had tried so hard to stay awake, but the darkness had engulfed her.
"Jack!" Sawyer yelled, walking into the informatory. Jack was nowhere to be seen, but he was greeted by Sun.
"Sawyer?" Sun asked in her broken English. "What has happened to Kate?" She looked at him, worriedly.
Sawyer looked at her. "Go find Jack…" he told her simply. He watched her leave, then he laid Kate down on the make-shift bed.
Jack appeared only a moment later, Sun at his sighed. His face went pale upon seeing Kate. This was his worst fear; walking into the informatory and seeing Kate lying there. Not even hesitating for a few moments, Jack was at Kate's side; checking her temperature, pulse, and other things. Glaring at Sawyer, "What did you do to her?" he asked.
Sawyer was shocked for a moment. "What do you mean 'What did I do to her?'?" he asked, his temper rising. Why was Jack always accusing him of things? Well…He did do a lot that he shouldn't. Did Jack really think he'd do something to Kate though? He went to yell at him, but noticed Kate awake, looking at him with wide eyes.
Kate slowly and weakly pushed herself up into a sitting position. She moved over to the edge of the makeshift bed.
"Kate, you need to lie down…" Jack told her. He gave her a serious look to show that he wasn't messing around.
Kate ignored the look he gave her. "I need to go to the beach…" she informed quietly. Gathering all her strength, she stood up.
Jack grabbed her arm. "No, you're not…" he told her. He tried to, make her lie back down. He should have known that trying to force Kate to do something was like trying to nail oatmeal to the wall. It was almost impossible. The only way to nail oatmeal to the wall was to put it in a baggy and nail the baggy to the wall. Well they had no baggies, but they did have rope. "Get me that rope over there…" he told Sawyer.
Kate's eyes went wide as she fought against him harder. He was so going to regret this once she got her strength back. She was quickly tackled to the ground.
Sawyer brought the rope over. "You want me to tie her up?" he asked, trying to avoid looking at her.
Jack nodded. He held Kate down and looked at her. "You can give up and rest…or we can tie you up and make you rest…" he informed.
Kate struggled to get away, quickly giving up. "Please…" she begged. "Don't. I'll rest. I promise!" she cried. She closed her eyes tears streaming down her freckles cheeks. "Please…" she begged. "Just leave go…"
Jack stopped and looked at her. She looked terrified of him. He quickly let go of her and stood, backing away from her.
Sawyer dropped the rope and sat down beside her. He pulled her up onto his lap. "Hey…" he whispered. "It's ok…you're ok…no one is going to tie you up…" He kissed her cheek then shot Jack a glare.
Jack looked at them. What had he done? Slowly, he left the caves, leaving Sawyer to calm her down.
"You…you were going to tie me up…" Kate said in disbelief. She knew that they both knew that she was afraid of being held down. Being captured.
"I'm so sorry, Kate…" Sawyer whispered.
