Chapter 2: Attack
Claire was walking along the shoreline of the island. Sun had volunteered to watch Aaron so Claire could have a little time to enjoy her aloneness. Claire had always loved oceans. They reminded her of her childhood, when her still new and whole family had trotted off to the beach for walks.
Trailing her feet in the water, Claire looked across the beach. She could see Kate and Jack laughing together, looking very happy. Claire noticed the small plane in Kate's hand and smiled.
She could see Hurley looking at his feet as he gave Libby her lunch. Libby smiled kindly at him and touched his shoulder, making Hurley grin.
Claire could feel emptiness inside of her. It was like something enormous had been taken away from her. Like there was a hole in her heart where something important had once been.
But Claire couldn't figure out for the life of her what it was. She reasoned that it couldn't have anything to do with her new life away from Charlie, because this was the happiest she'd ever been. Or was it?
Speak of the devil Claire thought. Charlie was walking along the shore, just like her. Only he looked like he had a purpose, and she could see a bottle of water in his hand.
Good Claire thought. If Charlie had someone new to bring water to, it was all the better for her. There was no reason to speak to him or even look at him anymore. Just so she could avoid him better, Claire decided to go and pick fruit.
An hour later in the jungle, Claire saw a tree that looked full of ripe, delicious fruit. Smiling, she began to walk towards it to collect her prize. But then, she heard a faint rustling of leaves behind her.
Turning her head ever so slightly, she spotted a viscous-looking boar out of the corner of her eye. Claire froze.
Oh god.
She ran through her options in her head. There was a pretty sturdy looking tree to her right, she could spin on her foot and jump onto it, and then climb as high and as fast as she could.
She could run, but the boar was probably faster than her. Or she could stand here and wait for the boar to get her.
Claire frantically tried to decide, but she heard a loud snort and the boar came running towards her. She had never felt more scared and petrified than at this very moment. Sweat was pouring down her face, and she couldn't feel her legs.
She made a wild leap for the tree, only barely managing to cling on. The boar was getting closer. Claire screamed and began to climb. She could hear more running behind her.
Oh god it's coming closer!
Claire scrambled up the tree, trying desperately to get as high as possible. Her legs were getting scratched and she could feel blood trickling down her stomach, but she was too afraid to feel the pain.
Suddenly, a gunshot pierced the air. Claire screamed again, louder this time, as another blast cut through the jungle.
But then, she made one wrong move. Her foot had wildly swung out and found nothing to meet it. Claire screamed one last time and fell down into the jungle, she could feel branches scratching at her arms and cutting up her legs.
Her fall seemed to be in slow motion; she could look around and see all of the trees and fruits around her.
This is it, I'm going to die. Claire thought dismally. Goodbye island, goodbye Aaron, goodbye Charlie, I love you. Even through Claire's day and a half without loving Charlie, she hadn't been stupid. She knew that deep down she had still loved Charlie.
But now that was all over. She had lost her chance. She was slowly falling to the ground, ready to be killed by the boar or shot by whoever had come tearing into the jungle with a gun.
And then, just as she was certain she was going to hit the ground and die, she felt herself fall into a pair of arms. She could hear a voice saying "Thank God," But who could have caught her?
Claire's vision started going funny. She looked up and saw a face, no actually three faces because of her dizziness. None were recognizable. Claire blinked, and her world went black.
A/N: Yes! Another chapter done. But who caught Claire, eh? Ooh, my very first cliffy! -Singing Thespian squees from the excitement of writing her own fanfic- Please review! I'd like to thank Charlie4claire and J.Svensson for their wonderful reviews! The words everyone writes to me just make my day. Today I came home from a completely horrible day at school, but then I read my reviews and thought, What went so wrong today again? Thanks again and please review!
