HEY GUYS!!!! LONG TIME NO SEE…erm read. Yeah so here's the first of many updates, and the answer to everyone's question will be provided, "how will the rest of the survivors find out?" I know it's short, but I have to ease you back in.
Pangs of Guilt
Chapter 11
Once a Doctor, Always a Doctor
Jack walked gloomily out of his cave. He'd brought Kate there over an hour ago; she had just managed to fall asleep now, out of sheer exhaustion. He made his way to the group, which sat by the fire, taking note that Claire sat besides Charlie feeding her child, which she chose to name Alex. He knew every time Kate saw this child, she would think of theirs that she lost.
He had tried to explain to her a million times, that it wasn't her fault, nor was it Sawyer's, Sayid's, or his. Things like this just happen. But she was took guilt stricken and heart broken to accept it.
So he held her in his arms, while she cried, her body trembling, finally she had cried herself to sleep. His heart broke at this thought, along with the thought of her falling out of the tree, her grunt when she hit the branch, and the child that they would never know.
Jack swallowed back his tears and sat down in the circle by the fire, everyone had gathered there, not wanting to interrupt Jack and Kate. When he sat down, everyone looked over at him, once again for answers.
He sighed, bringing up his hands and leaning his head against them. Everyone sat in silence until he broke it, "Kate's going to be fine," he said simply.
"What happened?" Claire asked.
He sighed once again, and hid his face in his hands. Why did he have to tell them? Why for once, could he NOT be the doctor, could he not be the bearer of bad news? It didn't seem fair; none of this seemed fair…
"Jack?" Charlie asked, he was sitting to the right of him, to the left of him was an empty spot, usually where Kate sat.
"Kate was pregnant?" Jack stated bluntly, his voice cracking.
Everyone went silent for a moment, the crackling fire and jungle noises the only sounds for a period of time.
"Kate's pregnant?" Charlie asked his voice holding a mixture of emotion of excitement, and shock, as he broke the silence.
"Kate was pregnant," Jack repeated, this time stressing the word 'was', "That was the reason she didn't want to go climb trees today, she thought something might happen," he paused to catch himself, taking a deep breath in, "A branch snapped and she fell until she hit another. When she hit that branch," he had to stop again; the lump in his throat was beginning to rise once again. Even talking about the incident made him nauseous.
He cleared his throat and continued, "When Kate hit the branch, she hit it in the worst spot. She got the brunt of the impact across her pelvis," He stopped and Claire gasped, knowing already what happened, she brought her son kissed his head silently. "The force of it in that area caused her to loose the baby."
No one said anything, all still shocked with the news or in dismay, looking at the ground, no one felt like making eye contact right now. So Jack continued, "She'll be fine in a couple of days, but her mood may not be the same," he finished and stood up.
"Where are you going?" asked Locke cautiously, making sure Jack wasn't going to do anything drastic.
He sighed, "To be with Kate," he replied simply and kept walking.
"Why?" Sayid asked, the question wasn't meant to be ignorant, but to be helpful, to see if he could do anything.
Jack turned around for the final time, this moment not fighting the tears which wouldn't leave, everyone sat waiting for his answer, his face was that of despair, "Because, it was my baby too."
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