Home Is Where the Heart Is
Chapter Two: A Crude Cure
Locke told them to show the girl what the snake looked like. Kate dropped to her knees and drew a long, squiggly line in the sand. She filled it in with clumps of black seaweed, and put yellow flower petals on in stripes. The girls' eyes widened and she looked up at Locke.
She climbed to her feet and ran into the jungle, glancing over her shoulder, nodding to the others to follow her.
Sayid watched her as she carefully studied the plants at her feet. She pointed to one, and ran to some others to collect them. Using a flat rock, she pounded all of these into a thick paste.
She looked hesitantly at Jack as she lifted up a small sheath that hung at her side, and pulled out a long slender stone that had been sharpened into a knife. She closed her eyes for a second, as if mustering together all her courage.
She held the blade over the flames of the campfire, cleansing it. She looked uncertainly at Jack one more time. Then she slowly, but steadily, brought the knife down to the wound and cut into it.
Jack cried out in pain, but Boone and Sayid held him down, while Locke made sure the leg was still. Kate stood, her back to the scene, eyes full of tears.
After most of the tainted blood flowed out into a coconut bowl, the girl skillfully applied the leafy concoction to the gash and wrapped a big leaf around it, securing it with a length of gauze that someone had found with the medical supplies.
The girl sat back and looked up at Locke. She seemed to trust him, as so many people did upon meeting him.
"Thank you," he said, drawing out the words. She nodded as if she understood. Kate sat back down next to Jack, and they prepared to play the waiting game.
Review Returns (Plus an A/N at the very bottom) :
October Sky- Thanx for reviewing. Poor Jack will def. have to get better, or writing this was like, pointless. :D
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FanOfLOST- I'm glad you liked your present, it's jast fascinating that you can type in that box, isn't it. My cat helps me all the time. He likes to watch the cursor move. The other one likes to sit on the keyboard. Once last December,when I was signing onto the internet, she typed stuff with her behind, and we lost our web connection for almost a month! lol. Anyways, thanks for playing with the magic box.
rain1657- Thank you. I like original characters too.
A/N To All: New chapter, yeah! I will update soon.
Oh, I suppose I'd better disclaimthe whole situation with the drawing the snake and the cure with leaves and stuff. That was from a movie called Stranded. It's a Swiss Family Robinson story, and it's really long. The mom gets bit by the snake, and this native guy, Namatiti helps her.
Yeah. It's a good movie. Pirates, people lost on an island, wild animals, all of those things are a plus for me!
I will close this now, I have to update a few other things. Please click on the little purple button! Pretty please with cherries on top?
