So, here's the final chapter, finally! ) Hope you'll all enjoy the ending, I'm not very good at them, and besides, this is the first story I am to end. So, enjoy!
Confused
I woke up with a great pain in my head, wrist and ankles. I forgot completely where I was and why I was in pain, before I shook my hair away from my eyes.
"Son of a bitch…" I spat lowly, not having enough faith to even try to get loose. I knew I couldn't do it anyway.
"About time you woke up," A voice next to me spoke; making me hit my fist hardly into the branch. The voice giggled sarcastically.
"Charlie, what the hell are you doing here?" I said, getting myself together again, though I still was speaking through my teeth.
"I followed you after you got dragged in here, sorry for caring," He said, looking around. He was sitting about four feet away, resting his back against a tree.
"Why didn't you cut me loose, then?" I asked. He raised an eyebrow.
"You needed your sleep," he simply said, before he got closer and used a knife to cut the rope of my wrists and ankles.
It was a wonderful feeling to have them loose again, though they hadn't really been stuck for more than a couple of hours. They were extremely tight, I figured out.
I could see that Charlie had the guitar with him, and that he had placed it next to him.
"Why are you settling down here, I mean, with me?" I said, uncertain of this sudden kindness. He just smiled at me through the blurry sky.
"Because even the most understood of us needs friendship," he said, smiling, before he looked down.
I couldn't find anything to say. I never though Charlie was my… friend?
I sat myself comfortable, still wondering about Charlie's kindness. He actually had faith in me? I couldn't believe it. Perhaps he needed me to do something? Yes, that was probably the reason.
"You should see her," Charlie continued to talk. I looked at him as I stood up, stretching my arms. I shook my head to stretch my neck as well. It felt good.
"See whom?" I asked, even though I knew the goddamned answer. Why couldn't he stop talking about her?
"I think you know the answer," He continued, reaching for his guitar. When I didn't speak, he continued.
"She doesn't look happy, Sawyer, not at all!" He suddenly rose to his feet, facing me. I'd never seen him like that before. He was on my side, though he fought against me. I didn't know if he wanted to help Kate or me. I was confused.
"I'll be right back," I said, meeting his eyes. I felt something in them, like he was trusting in me. Like everything he asked for depended on me. It was weird.
I went my back at him and started walking, feeling angry. Why did he even bother?
"Sawyer, she loves you!" He shouted at me as I disappeared into the woods. Something inside me told me that the things he said were true. I think it was my heart. But I didn't bother to turn around; I just kept walking, until I finally reached the beach.
I hid out behind a tree as I saw Jack trudging around nearby the waterline. But he wasn't walking alone.
Next to him, Kate was walking with her hands placed innocently on her back as she listened to his talking. She didn't seem interested. Her lips carried a smile, but they were lying. She wasn't happy, she just pretended to be. Charlie was right about one thing; she wasn't happy. But what about the other thing? She really… loved me?
I decided to walk back into the woods. I met a curious Charlie, when I was slightly hoping he'd be gone by now. I didn't really want to talk to anybody right now.
"…And?" Charlie raised an eyebrow, his guitar resting on his lap. I didn't want more of those questions! I wanted to be alone! Annoyed, I sat down next to him, sighing angrily.
"She's happy with the goddamn doctor, okay?" I snapped. He smiled a bit.
"I don't believe you, smartass," He said, leaving me in silence. We sat there for a long time, not talking. We sort of decided that would be the best. Then I got up, going for a little walk. He didn't even bother asking me where I was heading. Yeah, he cared all right.
I didn't walk for a long time but still Charlie managed to sing when I returned. I stood behind a large tree, knowing that he hadn't realised I was back. It was actually quite relaxing listening to his voice in the middle of the dark woods, because he sang quite well, if I must say so. He played the guitar as well.
"Words don't come easy to me," he sang. I knew that he had some kind of relationship to that song. Perhaps a girlfriend of his liked the song? An ex-girlfriend, that is, as I'd noticed the flirts he had going on with Claire.
"This is the only way for me to say I love you, words don't come easy," he continued with his singing. Right that moment, it felt like a lightning struck my body, making my heart shake. He was right. Words didn't come easy. That was the entire problem!
"Charlie, your right," I said lowly, stepping away from the tree. Charlie gasped.
"I'm right about what, that you sneak up on me or that words don't come easy?" He asked, his breathing getting back to normal.
"Both, I guess," I said, starting to walk.
"Where are you going?" He called after me as my feet began picking up speed. I turned my head at him before I got to far away and shouted at him;
"I got something to confess!" – Before I was out of his view, inside the woods. I grinned as I ran as fast as I could. I felt the ground touching my shoes slightly and the branches in front of me collided in my face several times. But I didn't really mind. I needed this, I though and began to laugh. I was happy.
By some time with running quickly, I reached the beach. I could see Kate and Jack standing nearby, as I climbed up at the tallest area I could find. It wasn't much of a mountain, only a cliff, but I got a good view over the entire beach.
I could again see Kate when I was standing on top, watching the place. She didn't seem pleased with Jack at the moment. She didn't even bother to smile anymore. She almost cried.
Then I just did it. With all of my voice, from the bottom of my lungs, I screamed as loud as I could "I LOVE YOU, KATE!"
There were silence, but my smile didn't fade. I saw Kate as she realised what she'd just heard, as she turned her head slowly. She was speechless. So was Jack who was standing next to her.
When I saw Kate's sceptical look, I was sure I had failed. But still I was smiling widely, pleased with what I just did.
But then, her lips broke apart in a smile as big as mine as she started walking in the beginning, then running towards me, laughing.
I ran down the cliff, meeting her halfway through our running towards each other. We bumped into a big hug, causing both of us to fall down on the sand, laughing.
"Your serious, Sawyer?" She grinned as she lay underneath me. I smiled widely.
"As serious as can be, Freckles. I was just confused," I said, before we met in a big, passionate kiss.
Awww,
don't you just love happy-endings? ) Well, I do, sometimes. He he.
Anyway, thank you so much for reading my story, really hope you all
enjoyed it!
Love, Ocean.
