Chapter 10: You Build a What?
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"Ow, easy, Jackass." Sawyer said.
It was the first thing I heard when I woke up. Great idea for being so close to Sawyer. I walked over there anyway to see if he was okay.
"You want it easy, quit moaning. I've got to change these bandages." Jack told him.
"He is right you know." I told him walking over to them.
"Worry about your own business Hazel," He told me he went back to Jack. "Well, try not taking my skin off with them. How'd I score the house call, Dr. Quinn. Trying to ease your conscience?
"My conscience is fine, thanks."
"Of course, what do you have to feel guilty about? I mean, you just let that damn Arab torture me - stood by and watched. You figure you patch me up - buy you a ticket into heaven? Only reason you're here..."
"I'm here because no one else wants anything to do with you." Jack told him
"She does," Mentioning to me. "So does Kate." That draws the line for Jack.
"Change your own bandages." Jack gets up, storming off.
"Wanna help me Hazel?" I get up from spot, and walk over and help him with what Jack didn't finish off.
"So why Hazel?" I ask him. Trying to make small talk.
"Cause your eyes, their hazel." I kind of figured. "So what do want?"
"Just want to help. If that's okay." I told him.
After I help Sawyer finish with the bandages, I go back to my tent and grab my water bottle. After a little while I hear a lot of people arguing over something. God I hate Drama, I had enough in high school. I see Hurley going through the luggage that people didn't claim. He finds a Hawaiian shirt and runs off. Wonder what he is up to.
I went to the caves, to refill my water bottle. When I put the tap back on the bottle, I find a thin long branch on the main path out of the way. Before I can toss it to the side Hurley comes over.
"Dude, can I borrow this?" Before I even give him an answer he just takes it and jogs away.
"Hurley, what are you doing?" Jack asks.
Hurley just turns around and looks at us and just start laughing. Jack and I look at each a little confused of what Hurley`s actions are. I see Michael drawing something in a sketch book.
"Hey Michael. What you working on their?" I ask him.
"You`ll see in just one second." Michael replies.
I see Walt playing ball with Vincent. I go over and start playing with him. I throw the ball to Vincent a few times with Walt. Michael then makes his announcement that he us done. Jack and I walk over to him.
"See, this junction here - re-route some of the spring's water flow into a couple of suspended basins, pop in some hose, you got showers. This way you keep the drinking water separate." Michael explains.
"This is - you drew this?" I ask. Jack and I were very impressive with his art.
"I was an artist in a previous life."
"I thought you were in construction." Jack says.
"I am. I mean, I was - long story." Michael says.
We're looking at Michael`s sketch too see if it would actually work, when Charlie walks over to us.
"Hey, Jack," He says. "Hurley's all worked up about something, said we should come see it."
After Michael asks Claire to watch Walt. The four of us walk out of the caves and up on an incline. A few minutes later we come up in large, clearing on plateau on top of one of the mountains. You can see land for miles. It was an amazing site you`ll never forget. We can see Hurley a few feet away, holding the stick he took from me earlier, and the redshirt on it. We walk towards him.
"Welcome, to the first and hopefully last, Island Open." Hurley announces.
"What?" Jack asks
"its two holes for now, 3 par, and no waiting."
"Hurley, you built a golf course?" I ask.
"Rich idiots fly to tropical islands all the time to whack balls around."
"All the stuff we've got to deal with, man - this is what you've been wasting your time on?" Michael asks.
"Dudes, listen. Our lives suck. Everyone's nerves are stretched to the max. I mean, we're lost on an island, running from boars and monsters - freakin' polar bears."
"Polar bears?" Michael and I ask at the same time.
"You didn't hear about the polar bears?" Charlie says to us.
"Look, all I'm saying is, if we're stuck here, then just surviving's not going to cut it. We need some kind of relief, you know. We need some way that we can, you know, have fun. That's right, fun. Or else we're just going to go crazy waiting for the next bad thing to happen." Hurley explains.
We all smile at each other. Thinking that this is actually a good idea. For the past few days I have been board out of my mind. I even tried making small talk with Sawyer. I am seriously board. We go up and grab our respectful golf clubs to start playing our first Open Island Tournament.
Michael, Jack and I are staring at where Hurley and Charlie trying to pin point where Jack can hit the ball.
"This is a problem, man." I say to Jack. I use to play a little golf in high school.
"Yeah." He replies.
"I mean, I know what I'd do, but it's got to be your call."
"Okay, give me a seven iron." Jack says to Michael.
"You got it." Michael hands Jack the seven iron.
"Hey, heads up over there." Jack yells over to Charlie and Hurley.
"No Jack, you won't get anywhere near him." Charlie says.
"Hey, Doc? There you are. Somebody said you went this way. Listen, that rash of mine, it's starting to spread. It's like the size of a grape. What are you guys doing? Are you playing golf?' Suvillian says.
"Yeah." Jack replies.
"Can I play?"
We continue to play golf. A few people have shown up from both the beach and the caves.
"Ugh!" Charlie complains.
"Dude, I think he stuck it." Hurley says.
"Lucky, lucky!" Charlie says.
"This thing have a lady's team." Kate says walking up.
"Hey, when did you show up?" Jack asks.
"A while ago. I almost didn't recognize you. You're smiling." Kate notices too.
"I'll have to watch that."
"So how'd you come up with this?" Kate asks.
"Wasn't me - all Hurley. I've been going crazy trying to make everyone feel safe. I haven't been sleeping because I want everyone to feel safe. And he builds a golf course and everyone feels safe." Jack explains.
I didn't even notice that Hurley and Charlie were still playing when I hear Hurley complains.
"Aw, crap, do over." Hurley says
"It's a mulligan, mulligan. It's a gentleman's sport, you've got to get the words right." Charlie explains.
"Dad." Walt calls over.
"Hey, come here. Check this out."
"You want to - let me." Charlie says hugging Hurley from behind.
"Dude, get away from me." Hurley pushes Charlie off of him. I start laughing.
"You left me alone at the caves. " Walt says.
"I left you with Claire."
"She's sleeping."
"Oh, man. I'm sorry. I just got caught up. I'm really sorry Walt. I screwed up. I'll make it up to you. Hey, you want to play?" Michael asks Walt.
"Naw, there's other people waiting." Walt says pointing to the group of people.
"Oh no, don't worry about it, they won't mind. You want to take a swing?"
"Michael, it's your shot. You're up." Charlie says.
"Oh, okay, cool," He says. "So we'll play later, okay? " Michael says to Walt.
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Charlie is trying to pick some of the tall grass away from the ball. Everyone is laughing at him while he looks at the ball with a serious face.
"Guys, please. I've never made par on a course before." Charlie says
But it still doesn`t help, he makes a swing and still misses.
"Dude, you were robbed." Hurley says.
"Bollocks. See that?" Charlie says.
"Okay, Jack. It's up to you. Sink this you get to wear the blazer." I explain.
"No pressure." Kate says.
"Yeah, no pressure." Charlie resays.
"5 bucks says he sinks it." Hurley starts betting.
"Hey, you're betting against me?" Charlie explains.
"Sorry, dude, but you're a duffer like me."
"Make it 10 and you're on.' Boone says.
"I don't have any cash, but I'll bet my dinner on the Doc." Sullivian says.
"I've two tubes of sunscreen and a flashlight says he chokes." A voice in the crowd.
Everyone turns around and just stares a Sawyer.
"I'll take that action." I said.
"Yeah, yeah, me too." Boone says.
"You just bet on Jack, dumb-ass." Shannon explains.
"We need the sunscreen, Princess." Boone encounters.
I laugh at what Boone says. I look over at Sawyer and we stare at each other. I know he wants to say thank you, but he just smiles, and I smile back.
Jack takes his shot, and makes it into the hole. Everyone cheers and walks up to him and pats him on the shoulder. After that game is finish, some people stay for a little while and start a new game, while others go back to either the caves or the beach. I go back to the beach, and I see Sawyer giving some sunscreen and flashlight to Boone. I make it to my tent when I hear a familiar voice.
"Hey, I haven't seen you around lately?" Boone says.
"Well I`ve been here," I say. "What`s going on?" I say.
"Well you know, watching people playing golf. You look good out there today," He says. "I saw you playing. When did you play golf?"
"I played a couple of years in high school."
"Only a couple."
"Yeah, I broke my collar bone towards the end of the season in my sophomore year." I told him.
"That sucks. I was wondering if you want to hang out tomorrow." Boone asks.
"Um, sure. It`s not like I have nothing else better to do."
"Alright," He laughs. "I`ll see you tomorrow."
He walks away, back towards the caves. Now that I think about it, I haven`t been around Boone since Shannon had her asthma attacks. I guess we needed to stay away from each for a while. I think it would be nice to hang out with him again.
"I see that you and pretty boy has gotten back together." Sawyer says.
I look over and see Sawyer looking over my direction.
"Are you eavesdropping on me?" I ask walking towards him.
"It`s not that hard, your right next to me."
"I`m like, three feet away." I explain to him.
"So, are you guys back together than?" I am confused by his question.
"We were never together on the first place," I tell him. "We`re just friends."
"Yeah, that's what they all say at first."
"Whatever Sawyer. Goodnight."
I walk over to my tent, thinking about the conversation Sawyer and I had. I never really thought about Boone and I as a couple, we`ve only known each other for a week now. I need to stop hanging out with Sawyer, seriously. I still can`t stop thinking about though. I wonder if Boone sees me that way, or if I see Boone that way as well?
I know what you all are thinking it about damn time I`ve updated. Well I just got back into Lost again. I was in Fast and Furious for a while. Did you guys see the movie? Anyways, I hope you guys like this chapter. Sorry this chapter was a little short, you`ll have to admit the episode itself was short without Sayid`s story in it. So if you notice Madison is talking to Sawyer, I promise you nothing will happen between them, well maybe. We`ll see. The next chapter we`ll see more of Boone and Madison together. Thank you all for being patient, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.