A/N: Update! Yay. Wouldn't work the other day when I tried. Okay um...notes notes... Oh right.
So I'm trying to have Jack be very brotherly to Sophie. Dunno how that's looking but I think it's getting better. Also, I know the island is said to have healing properties, but there is reason that she is still getting woozy and sick. Also, when Locke offers her a knofe near the end of the chapter, she doesn't want it because since the death of her parents she wants nothing to do with guns or knives or anything that could cause others pain. And did anyone else notice how they never said who won the golf game? Well your in luck sicne I wrote that in. ^^ Final thing...we finally get a full name and age for Sophie this chapter when Hurley does the census! You go Hurley.
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Chapter 12: Golf & an Attack
After Jack returned with more peroxide, he asked more questions. He wanted to know where they were, and what exactly happened; among other things. Charlie stayed true to his word. He didn't tell Jack an ounce of truth. Sophie felt bad for lying, but if they told him…well it would either stir a panic or cause everyone to think she was off her rocker. Once he stopped interrogating the two, Sophie fell asleep. He had said for her to wait a while, but she was just too tired.
Sophie woke up the next morning. A wide wake Charlie handed her a bottle of water as she sat up. Hurley was next to him, holding a fairly large green leaf with what looked to be food on it. "Dude, I heard what happened," Hurley said, "That's rough, man." He handed her the leaf and said, "Jack mentioned you should eat something."
She took it from him hesitantly. "Thanks," Sophie said, putting both the food and water bottle next to her.
"So I'm…doing this project. Would you wanna help?"
Charlie looked at Sophie with worry. "Jack said you're supposed to rest."
Frowning, Hurley said, "It's not a lot of work. And I could use your help too dude."
Sophie took a sip from the water bottle. "I'll help you. Kinda wanna get my mind off things…" She put the bottle down and picked up a small piece of fruit from the leaf.
"Okay. Lemme get my bag and we'll go." Hurley got up and walked away.
"Are you sure-"
"Charlie," Sophie began, "I'll be alright." He just nodded as she ate another piece of fruit. "D'you want the rest?" Sophie offered, motioning towards the rest of the food.
"No," he said.
Hurley returned then and asked, "Ready to go?"
Sophie got up carefully. She was a little bit dizzy as she stood. Charlie's hand went to her elbow to steady her. "Maybe you should stay," he whispered. Sophie shook her head and picked up the water bottle from the ground before following Hurley out of the caves.
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They walked for a while. Sophie kept putting her hand to her forehead, feeling a subtle headache sinking in. Each time, Charlie would ask if she was okay. She would always shrug away his question with an "I'm perfectly fine."
Hurley led them to a wide open area, almost like a giant field. "Here we are," he announced.
"There's nothin' here, Hurley," Charlie said.
Hurley just grinned. "There will be soon." He took off his backpack and pulled out a red Hawaiian shirt. "Crap!" Hurley tossed his bag down and said, "Be right back."
Sophie and Charlie watched Hurley disappear as he ran into the trees, heading towards the caves. "Where you think he's going?"
With a small cough, she said, "No clue."
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He returned with a stick of bamboo, a large black bag, and a small blue cup. Sophie and Charlie had been sitting in the very short grass. Charlie looked up at Hurley and asked, "What's that for?"
"You'll see" was all Hurley said.
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In about ten minutes, Hurley had made a makeshift flag with the bamboo and shirt, and set up a bag of golf clubs.
"Are you making…a golf course?" Sophie asked as she stood.
Hurley nodded. "We need something to do or we'll go nuts."
Sophie agreed. She already thought she was beginning to lose it since she saw her dead father wandering around the jungle.
"So can you guys go get Jack and Michael?" He asked as he planted the bamboo stick in the ground.
The two nodded and Charlie stood up. "You want us to bring 'em here?" Hurley nodded and the two turned to begin back the way they came.
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The walk wasn't a long one. When the two reached the caves, Charlie yelled, "Hey!" Michael and Jack were talking and looking over something. "Hurley wants you guys to see something."
Sophie nodded in her spot next to him. "He's all psyched about it," she added.
Jack and Michael exchanged looks, then followed Charlie and Sophie out of the caves.
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The four reached the open fields and Hurley stood by the bamboo stick flag. "Welcome to the first…and hopefully last…island open."
Sophie stood between Jack and Charlie. She laughed. "What?" Jack asked.
"It's two holes, for now. Three par, and no waiting," Hurley added.
"Hurley…you built a golf course?" Jack asked.
"Rich idiots fly to tropical islands all the time to whack balls around."
Michael spoke up and said, "All the stuff we gotta deal with, man, and this is what you've been wasting your time on?"
"We," Sophie said. "We."
Hurley put a hand on his hip and said, "Dudes, listen. Our lives suck. Everyone's nerves are stretched to the max. I mean, we're lost on an island. Runnin' from boars, monsters…freakin' polar bears!"
"Polar bears?" Michael asked in disbelief.
Sophie turned and was about to tell him when Charlie asked, "You didn't hear about the polar bear?"
"All I'm sayin," Hurley interjected, "is if we're stuck here, then just surviving's not gunna cut it. We need some kind of relief, you know. Some way to…ya know have fun! That's right, fun. Or else we're just gunna go crazy waiting for the next bad thing to happen."
Sophie looked at Jack, then Michael to see what they thought of the course. When she looked at Charlie, he had half a smile on his face. Apparently, she wasn't the only one who liked the idea of fun.
Jack sighed and said, "You've got a point."
No one was speaking up to say they would play, so Sophie walked over to the bag and pulled out a club. "Who's in?" she asked.
The three guys looked at one another. "I'm in," Charlie said as he walked over to Sophie's side.
She smiled triumphantly at Jack and Michael. They both finally walked over; signaling they would play. "Awesome," Hurley said happily.
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Sophie held the golf club at her side, leaning on it as she watched Jack and Michael deliberate over their next move. They all decided to play in teams. Jack and Michael on one; Charlie, Hurley, and Sophie on the other. Even if Sophie wasn't playing much.
She saw Michael hand Jack one of the clubs. "Hey! Heads up over there," Jack shouted.
Hurley and Charlie seemed to be dancing a little, egging Jack on. Sophie laughed. "Bull!"
"No chance!" Charlie yelled.
"Don't blow it," Hurley called.
"We're untouchable!" Sophie added.
Charlie yelled last, "You won't get anywhere near us."
Jack went to swing but some guy walked up and yelled for "doc", a.k.a. Jack. Jack signaled for them to wait.
Sophie sighed, Hurley began spinning his club, and Charlie fidgeted in place.
The guy walked over to Jack and took his turn, swinging the club to hit the ball. The ball came flying and landed a few feet in front of them. Both Hurley and Charlie groaned.
The man left, leaving Michael and Jack to pick up the bag and mosey over to them.
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Somehow, word got out that they were playing golf because more and more people walked up to watch. A few took swings, but they mostly watched.
Finally, it came down to the last strokes. Hurley was up and he wasn't the best at golf. He swung and yelled, "Aw crap. Do-over."
Sophie laughed. "Are you even allowed do-overs in golf?"
"It's a mulligan. Mulligan. It's a gentleman's spot. You gotta get the words right. Mulligan," Charlie explained.
Sophie patted Charlie on the back. "He gets it."
Hurley positioned himself to swing again and Charlie walked behind him. He was trying to help him, but it looked very funny. Sophie snickered.
"Dude, get away from me!" Hurley said. Charlie backed off and the onlookers all seemed to laugh.
Charlie tried giving him advice, but Sophie interrupted and said, "Hurley, maybe you should let someone else have a go."
Hurley nodded and Charlie said, "Michael, it's your shot." Michael walked over and accepted the club from Hurley.
Sophie followed Hurley and Charlie into the crowd. "We're really not good at this."
"What're you talkin' about?" Charlie asked. "We're doing okay."
"Heh. You are," she replied, poking him in the arm.
Michael walked over to them and asked, "Who's next? Sophie?"
She laughed nervously. "Very funny. It's Charlie's turn."
Charlie took the club and approached where the ball was. They had one swing until they won. It was all pretty much up to him. He got down to the ground and assessed the ball. Sophie laughed a little, thinking how silly he looked doing it.
"Guys, please," he said, "I've never made par on a course before." He swung and Hurley held up the flag. The ball went over the cup. "Ah! No!"
"Dude, you were robbed."
"Bollocks! See that?"
"Okay, Jack. It's up to you," Michael said. "Sink this and you get the blazer."
"No pressure," Kate said.
Charlie mumbled something and walked over to Sophie's side. "Load of bollocks…"
She stifled a laugh and Hurley said, "Five bucks said he sinks it."
"Mate, you bettin' against me?" Charlie asked.
"Sorry dude," Hurley said, "but you're a duffer like me."
"He's got a point," Sophie added.
"Make it ten and you're on," Boone chimed in.
The man that first found them said, "I don't have any cash, but I'll bet me dinner on the doc."
A voice from behind them all said, "I got two tubes o' sunscreen and a flashlight says he chokes." Everyone turned to see Sawyer. There was a pause, as if no one wanted to talk to him.
"I'll take that action," Kate said.
"Yeah… Yeah me too," Boone added.
Shannon said, "You just bet on Jack, dumbass."
"We need the sunscreen, princess," Boone sneered.
Jack focused on the ball once more and swung. The ball went in and the small crowd clapped.
With the game being over, many people began to trek back to the caves or the beach. Sophie walked between Hurley and Charlie. "That was really cool, Hurley," she said.
He just shrugged. "Yeah, but we didn't win," Charlie grumbled. "We'll beat Jack next time." Sophie just laughed as they continued back to the caves.
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They got back to the caves as night began to fall. Apparently, the game took most of the day. Charlie and Sophie walked into the camp.
"Hey," someone said from behind them. Sophie turned and saw Jack walking up behind them. "I'm gunna need to check your wound then, if you don't mind."
She swallowed and nodded. "Yeah sure." Sophie pushed her hair out of her face and glanced at Charlie before following Jack over to his medical supplies. She sat down and looked around. Many people were starting little fires and getting ready to go to sleep.
"Have you had any headaches today?" Jack asked.
Sophie shook her head. "I had a minute one most of the day."
He nodded, handed her two pills, and picked up a tube of what looked to be ointment. "So are either of you going to tell me the truth yet?"
Swallowing hard, Sophie's eyes went to Jack. "W-What?"
"Sophie," he laughed, "you don't get a gash like that unless someone…hits you or pushes you…"
"He didn't do it if that's what you mean," she quickly told him.
He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand. "I'm not saying Charlie did it," he began in a hushed tone.
"Jack, just know he didn't do it."
Jack shook his head. "Alright. You tell me when you're ready to talk about it." He applied some of the ointment to her open wound. She winced slightly at the touch. Once Jack was done, he said, "You're free to go."
Sophie nodded. "Thanks," she said in a low voice as she stood. Sophie began towards her bag.
"Just remember," Jack said. She turned and looked at him. He just gave a nod before putting away some supplies.
She walked over to her bag and wondered if she should tell him. Jack seemed to be trustworthy, but…just talking about it would make it all more real. Sophie lay down on the ground with her bag under her head as a pillow.
"Jack give you the green light?" Charlie asked from his spot a few feet over.
Sophie just nodded slowly. Now she couldn't help but think if what happened was real or not. She hoped no. Sophie half hoped she was going crazy. It would be the easiest justification of the incident…
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Sophie had fallen asleep with a clouded mind. It didn't help when she was waking up to a loud ear shattering scream. Bolting up from her laying down position, Sophie found it was Claire screaming.
Claire was standing and flailing her arms, hitting Charlie, who looked to be trying to calm her down.
She stood and hurried over in her state of half asleep. Claire seemed to calm and sobbed hysterically. Sophie noticed there were red blotches all over her white long sleeved shirt.
"Claire, what happened?" Charlie could be heard saying.
She trembled as she calmed a little more and shook her head. Something was going on and Sophie didn't quite understand. She rubbed a sleepy eye.
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She was much more awake when light began to shine into the caves. Claire had been with Jack getting her palms stitched up. According to Charlie, she had dug her nails that hard. It shocked Sophie.
Claire got up and walked over towards Sophie. "Hey," she said.
Sophie looked up and replied, "Hey. All better?"
She nodded and asked, "Would you go with me?"
Sophie swallowed hard. Hopefully not into the heart of the jungle, she thought. "Where?"
"I'm just gunna go sit by a tree outside the caves. You don't have to come," Claire said while picking her blue notebook from her bag's pocket.
Hm. Should she let her go alone or risk seeing dear old dad again? Sophie sucked it up as she said, "Love to." She got up from the ground and followed Claire to a spot just outside and o the right of the caves.
Claire sat against a tree root and said, "I noticed this place the other day. It's quiet." She opened her notebook and began to write something with a pen that had been clipped to a page.
"What are you writing?" Sophie asked curiously.
Looking up from the book, Claire said, "Just journaling."
Sophie hesitated, and then asked, "About what happened last night?"
"Yeah…" She looked off and said, "It was just a dream."
"A dream?" Sophie never remembered her dreams. Since the plane crash though, she kept waking up and remembering them vividly. Most were of happier times with mom and dad. The days seemed so far away to her.
Claire nodded in response. "Uh huh."
"So you're okay then?"
"Sophie, I'm fine. Like I said, it was just a dream."
Getting the hint, Sophie said, "Alright. If you need someone to talk to though, I'm all ears." Mentally, Sophie slapped herself. How could she listen to someone else's problems when she couldn't handle speaking, or even thinking, of her own?
Claire nodded and said, "Thanks Sophie."
Sophie nodded and felt her head throbbing. Her hand flew to her forehead. She got up and said, "I've uh…I've gotta get back to the caves. Will you be okay on your own Claire?"
She nodded and watched Sophie curiously. Sophie kept the hand to her head and hurried back to the caves.
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She remembered stumbling into the caves and everything spinning, but how he ended up laying on some cushions in Jack's medical area was a mystery.
Sophie opened her eyes and instinctively went to sit up. A pair of hands lightly pushed her back down. "Sophie, you need to rest." She noticed it was Jack.
She rubbed her face and asked, "What happened?"
"You passed out coming back into the cave. Lucky for you, Hurley and Charlie were right there and caught ya."
"Really? I don't even remember that," Sophie told him.
Jack chuckled, "You most likely won't. Anyways, let me help you over to your spot. I want you to rest for a few days."
"A-A few days?" Sophie sat up slowly and stood with Jack's help. She wasn't at all steady on her feet. No wonder she passed out and fell over, she guessed.
He nodded as he helped her down and onto a blanket spread out on her usual spot. Instead of her backpack, there was an actual pillow now. "The concussion seems to be getting better, but your other symptoms get worse as it does." He paused. "Think you wanna talk about what happened yet?"
Sophie shook her head. She wanted her mind to stay clear for a while and not have to think about that.
She lay down carefully as Jack said, "Charlie offered to watch you while you rest. Incase anything happens."
"Well where are you going? And besides what would happen?" She asked while propping herself up on her elbows.
"I'm running down to the beach. And it might be best if you didn't know," Jack told her.
Sophie lay down fully again. "Good point." She watched Jack walk away and Charlie approach. Once he was close enough to speak, she rolled over and shut her eyes. She didn't want another interrogation session.
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Like the day before, Sophie woke up when she heard screaming. This time they were screaming for help. She got up and saw Claire looking extremely scared. Jack, Charlie, and Hurley were around her. Sophie approached cautiously.
Claire mentioned something about being attacked through her hysterics. Hurley and Charlie dashed off instantly with words about checking the perimeter.
Sophie watched as Jack sat Claire down and questioned her about the attacker. She didn't hear a whole lot. Jack got up and told her to stay out. He walked towards Sophie and asked, "Would you mind keeping an eye on her while I check on things?"
She nodded. Maybe she could ask Claire who did it. Maybe it was him…
Jack had left and Sophie walked over to sit beside Claire. She had her hands on her stomach in a protective manner and looked at Sophie nervously. "How are you doing?"
Claire trembled. "I'm scared… Someone tried to attack me," she whispered. "They tried to inject me with something. In my stomach."
Sophie nodded. "Did you see the person?" That was the million dollar question, of course.
Shaking her head, Claire told her, "It…It was dark. I couldn't see anything." She began to tear up and Sophie patted her arm.
"They'll find whoever did this. I'm sure of it."
Just then, Charlie came back into the caves, holding a blanket. He walked over to the two and sat on the other side of Claire. Charlie draped a blanket around her and asked, "You alright?"
Claire nodded silently and stared off at the fire that got lit in front of them. Sophie felt bad for the girl. Pregnant on an island in the middle of nowhere. It must be hard. "Claire, you can go back to sleep if you want."
"We'll sit here all night," Charlie added.
She stayed silent, watching the fire flicker. "You'll be okay Claire…" Sophie told her quietly.
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Sophie and Charlie kept their promise, sitting with Claire the rest of the night. She didn't go back to sleep. At one point, they thought she had; but she had just shut her eyes.
It was unnerving almost to see her like this. Sophie could understand how she felt a little bit. She had been attacked in the jungle, but that was a different situation.
Sometime in the morning, Hurley came up asking questions. He looked at Sophie after questioning Charlie and Claire. "Name, place of residence, the works."
"Sophie Harrison, twenty-five years old, and I lived in Australia," she answered.
"Okay… Reason for travel?"
She swallowed and said, "Going to visit some relatives…and my parents' graves."
Hurley nodded. "Thanks. I've gotta ask everyone on the beach now," he sighed.
Charlie got up. "I'm goin' with. I wanna go talk to Jack about what happened."
Sophie nodded. "I'll stay here."
Hurley and Charlie exited the caves. Sophie looked at Claire with morose. She was devastated from the attack. Pretty shell-shocked. Sophie stretched her legs out in front of her and leaned back.
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Jack returned sometime later with water in hand for Sophie and Claire. "Did you find him?" Claire asked.
He shook his head and asked, "Sophie, would you mind…?"
"No, sure." Sophie got up and walked over to her little area. She laid down. Sleep would do her good. Just a small nap.
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Sophie woke to a commotion. Apparently. Sayid was back. She got up and looked around.
"Ethan! The Canadian guy!"
"Well where the hell is he?"
"I dunno. I saw him…"
"Has anyone seen Ethan?" Jack called out.
Michael said, "Yeah yeah. He went to get some wood. Took off on the path to the beach."
Jack mumbled something to Kate and then said, "Where's Charlie?" He glanced once at Sophie.
"He went after Claire," Locke calmly stated.
Both Jack and Locke took off. Sophie was worried. Claire and Charlie missing? She sat back on a rock and put a hand to her head.
"You okay?" Kate asked.
Sophie looked up, removing her hand and said, "I'm fine. But they're okay right?"
Kate looked at her, unsure. "They should be. Locke and Jack went to look. They'll bring 'em back."
"Yeah…" Sophie said in a distant voice.
Locke returned just as the two sat. Kate got up and asked, "Where's Jack?"
"He's trying to follow the trail." Locke pulled a silver case out and got some sheathed knives.
Kate and he talked as Sophie grabbed her backpack. She walked over and said, "I'm coming with you guys."
Locke held out a knife to her and she shook her head. "You'll need it."
"No I won't."
Boone approached and said, "I heard you're forming a search party. Can I help?"
Shannon babbled things behind him. "Could use another hand if you're up for it," Locke said. Boone nodded and Locke handed the final knife. "Then let's get movin'."
The four walked out of the caves. Michael approached and asked about helping, but Locke turned him down. Michael mentioned about another group and Locke said, "We're going north. You can go south." Then he turned and walked away. Sophie followed behind him with Kate and Boone.