Here We Are Now: Entertain Us!
Chapter Seven
Rose
When the plane first crashed, and it was the first night on the island, it seemed as if everyone around me had a friend or a loved one to spend the night with. There they all were in little clusters. There was Charlie and Claire, Sun and Jin, Shannon and Boone, Paolo and Nikki, Jack and his group of injured people and so on.
On my first night on the island, I sat alone. Not because I chose to, but because people chose not to sit with me. I know that most people are not keen on the way I dress. They think that just because I am twenty-four and my wardrobe consists of all black that I automatically want to be alone. They think that when I am sitting by myself with my hood pulled over my head that I'm plotting how to destroy the world or something. They think that I hate them.
That's not true. I don't want to be alone. Nobody wants to be alone.
And so around sunset, when I headed towards Hurley's tent, I was in an extremely unusual mood. I was exuberant. It was the first time anyone had ever invited me over to spend time with them. And it was the greatest feeling in the world.
"Hey, Hurls," I smiled as I high-fived Hurley.
He motioned to a circle of guests sitting around a fire. So this was what he meant when he had said, "I'm having a kind of party."
"Join us," Hurley said. "You're just in time for the pineapple Claire and Charlie made for us."
There it was again. Claire and Charlie. A couple. Friends. And here I was, standing alone. I forced a smile as Hurley walked behind me to greet Paolo and Nikki.
With one glance at the circle, I could tell there was nowhere I actually wanted to sit. There was Charlie and Claire and there was Hurley's empty spot. Paolo and Nikki would be joining the circle soon. And then there was that insane man, Desmond. And who was sitting down next to him, laughing at some story he was telling about his marvellous life? The one and only Ewan.
I had no other choice. I didn't know Paolo and Nikki at all. Charlie and Claire were being all cutesy and gross. Hurley wasn't sitting down yet. And there was an empty space right next to Ewan. It figures. Who else would want to sit next to him if they had first choice?
I rolled my eyes and took a seat.
To say the least, Ewan looked surprised. He just sort of stared at me. He stopped his not-so-important conversation and said, "Hey, Rose."
"Hi," I smiled.
"Have you met Desmond?" he asked me.
I didn't really want to meet the lunatic, but hey, I didn't really want to be talking to Ewan either. "No," I said.
"Oh!" he said in a weird sort of high-pitched way. "Well, Desmond this is Rose and Rose this is Desmond."
The two of us shook hands. You know, even when Desmond's smiling he looks slightly creepy. I guess that's what three years in a hatch can do to you.
Ewan told Desmond, "You've seen Rose in the band." Then he turned back to face both of us and said, "Our next performance is tomorrow night. I'm singing Adam Ant."
"And he's singing the Ramones too," I added.
"Yes, against my will," Ewan turned to Desmond and the man chuckled at what ever face Ewan was making.
"What kind of music do you like, Desmond?" I was being strangely conversational.
"It's been a while since I've heard anything other than 70's music," he shrugged. "I don't really know much about 'modern music'."
"I thought you said you liked Oasis," Ewan nudged him.
"Oh, right," Desmond said. "I like their song, 'Wonderwall'. Have you heard it?"
I nodded, but before I could tell him that I thought it was overplayed, Ewan interrupted with his ridiculous singing. "I said maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me—"
Charlie picked up his head across the circle and said, "I love that song, mate!"
Ewan glanced over at Desmond and then back at Charlie. I could tell he had an idea. "How about we sing that next time? Not tomorrow, but the next time we perform?"
"Sounds good," Hurley piped in as he took a seat between Paolo and Desmond.
"Rose? Any opposition?" Charlie asked.
"Uch," Ewan got his whole body into his dramatic eye roll. "Why'd you have to ask?"
"Actually," I glanced over at Ewan. "I'd really like to sing that one."
"Really?" Ewan's eyes widened as if I had just told him Broadway music was "cool". And suddenly, before I could laugh at him, before I could point out the ridiculous face he was making, he wrapped me in an awkward hug. He sighed and then I pulled out of the embrace as quick as possible. As I had guessed, during that brief two seconds, everyone was staring at us.
Ewan, still in his "I love you" trance, said, "Thanks, Rose."
I saw Hurley and Charlie exchange a look.
Was I supposed to respond to this? "You're… welcome…?" I said and Hurley and Charlie burst out in to laughter.
I watched with amusement as Ewan's face turned red. "Well…" I smirked. "At least we can all decide on a song, right?"
Only three weeks until Season Four starts! I advise you to go to the ABC website and watch the Lost recap in 8 minutes and 15 seconds. It's pretty hilarious. My favourite line is 'Sun finds out she's pregnant, but Jin is sterile... what's up with that?'.
And poor Desmond. Rose always portrays him as a creep. But she's wrongggg!
Wonderwall by Oasis
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