Chapter 11: Memories
By this time the entire camp had gathered round to see Michael. He had cuts on his face and look disorientated. There were murmurs coming from the crowd as Jack slowly approached him. Locke and Sayid did there best to disperse the rest of the camp.
"Michael, are you all right?" said Jack. "What happened to you?"
Michael looked at Jack as if he was finally realised where he was. He all of a sudden burst into action.
"Nothing. I fell a few miles inland, lost my gun. I just came back for another one, don't try and stop me" said Michael.
The last comment was directed straight at Jack. He looked at Michael with concern as he burst passed him to his tent.
"Where are you going?" said Jack.
"I'm gonna change my shirt then go to hatch and get another gun." said Michael.
Jack watched as Michael stormed towards his tent; he walked faster trying to catch up and stop him.
"Michael, you should let me take a look at your cuts." said Jack.
"No, I've already lost a few hours by falling, if I waste anymore…"
"Michael, you've been gone for almost a week." said Locke.
Michael stopped and turned to face Locke. His face was full of confusion and disbelief.
"What? No that's impossible, I was only out for a couple of hours." said Michael.
"He's telling you the truth." said Sayid.
Michael stared at the ground for a few moments his head filled was a thousand questions and thoughts. Jack slowly approached him. By this time only Jack, Sayid, Locke, Kate, Ana and Sawyer remained.
"Well, then where have I been?" asked Michael with a look over whelming concern on his face.
"We don't know, but you gotta let me take a look at your cuts before you do anything else." said Jack.
Slowly Jack and Sayid took Michael back to the hatch. Locke and the rest looked on worried as they left.
"How long has his kid been gone?" asked Ana.
"Just after we launched the raft, he was taken by them." said Locke.
Ana felt a great deal of sympathy for Michael, she after all also knew what it was like to lose a child.
Sawyer had taken the opportunity to notice that Ana and Jack were out taken a late stroll and wouldn't let recent events stop him from making a comment.
"What were you and the Doc doing out so late? Was he giving you a physical?" Said Sawyer.
Locke chose this moment to take his leave, while Ana turn and looked at Kate as she gave her reply.
"We were just talking" said Ana.
"Yeh, heard you've been talking to a lot of people." said Kate.
"Now, now ladies. No point wasting a good fight when we aint go no jelly or mud handy now is there." said Sawyer. "Why don't we all just mosey on along?"
As much as Sawyer would have enjoyed seeing the girls duke it out he didn't think it was the best thing for either of them to do right now.
Kate gave Ana one last stare as she walked passed Sawyer towards her tent. Ana eyes didn't leave Kate's either, both looked at each other with hatred. Kate would have loved nothing more than to fight with Ana Lucia, but she didn't want to give her the satisfaction of knowing she had got to her.