CHAPTER 6
Around 8 pm
˝Jack! Jack! ˝ shouted Charlie, running as fast as he could towards Jack's tent. ˝You need to come here quickly! It's Kate; she got a fever or something! Hurry! ˝
Jack got up, still sleepy, and ran out of the tent. He was scared like never in his life, knowing that there were only two reasons for this fever: either it was a consequence of standing in the rain and getting wet or the wound got infected. He prayed for the first one, because he knew that it would be very hard to save her from infection, especially in the state she was.
Inside the tent
Sun is trying to calm Kate, who is trembling with fever, but no matter what she does, the fever seems not going down. Jack enters the tent and kneels down beside Kate.
SUN: She's been fine until some 30 minutes ago, but then she started trembling and being delirious. I tried to get her fever down, but it didn't help.
JACK putting his hand on Kate´s forehead: Kate? Kate, can you hear me? …. To Sun Get me more water! And some clothes, too! Hurry!
Sun leaves. Jack is checking the wound.
˝Don´t do this to me, baby! Do you hear me? ˝ He is putting the bandages back on her stomach. ˝You cannot do this to me, Kate! ˝
Kate whispers something
JACK: Kate, did you say something?
KATE mumbling: Jack……
JACK: Kate, do you hear me?
KATE: Jack……..Jack……..
JACK: I´m here, honey….I´m not going anywhere!
KATE: Jack…..lov…….I……I...love…you.
Jack looks stunned. Kate faints again.
Sun returns. Jack grabs some clothes and soaks it with water. He puts the clothes around Kate´s arms, neck and on her forehead.
JACK to Sun: We need more water. This one is not cold enough! Can you go and tell the people to get some water from the waterfall?
SUN: Sure, Jack! She leaves.
Jack is mashing some Aspirin, and then tries to give it to Kate.
˝Kate, you have to listen to me, okay? The only way that you are going to get better is if you take this pill. I want you to swallow it, okay? Okay, here we go.˝ he says, putting the powder in her mouth and pouring in some water. ˝Now swallow! Good girl! ˝
After 2 hours
Jack is still sitting next to Kate. She seems to be better: she stopped trembling and her temperature is not so high anymore. Sun enters the tent.
SUN: How is she?
JACK looking up at her, exhausted: Her fever got down, and she's not hallucinating anymore.
SUN: Jack, I think you should…..
JACK: No!
SUN: Jack, it´s not your fault. You couldn't do anything if you were there. We called you as soon as…..
JACK: I said no! I´m not gonna leave her, even if it means that I won´t sleep for the next two days!
Sun leaves.