Chapter 4
My First Island Adventure
Jasmine Perspective
I sat myself down a good distance away from Sawyer and started to repeat each syllable of his name. I was trying to make myself remember him, I wanted to remember him, and I had to. I was racking though my head trying to find any memories of him. He couldn't have just vanished from my memory, could he? When I saw the look of pain and shock on his face when I told him I didn't no him, it amazed me how much he seemed to care. Why would I forget about someone who cared about me so much?
"Sawyer, who are you Sawyer?" I mumbled to myself, knowing I will remember him. "I want to no" I ran my hands though the soft sand and then I suddenly clicked. I had heard of the name, I had written about him in one of my old journals, which were in my other suitcase. I didn't remember anything about him, or what I had written about him, only that it was bad. I wasn't sure if that Sawyer is the same one as this one, but how many people are called Sawyer? I could ask Jack he would no for sure. But if he new why wouldn't he have told me already? I won't ask Jack just yet though; it will only create more problems. I lifted myself from the sand and headed over towards where Jack was once again working. He had managed to build a shelter that protected everyone else from the painful images that lay inside. I stepped in to see Jack and another squared jawed man who lay on the floor helplessly with his life in Jack's hands. Jack looked tried and wore, I new that I should try and make him stop working but he wouldn't do as I say anyway.
"Jasmine" He said turning to face me and trying to let out a faint smile.
"Hey" I replied struggling to face him because I was to intent on looking at the dieing man. I made a face at Jack that meant, will this man die.
"He will make it, trust me," he whispered slightly aggressively. But I still doubted this even though I tried to have faith in Jack. "Can you do something for me?" He asked and I nodded with no real option to say no. "Can you find some medicine? Anything."
"Sure" I said turning my back and walking out of the tent to go and do the job. But I needed to ask Jack something, something I new he didn't no the answer to. I held my breath in and asked. "Jack, why haven't we been rescued?" I expected the worst now, rescue should have come by now.
"We will be" I new this would be the answer. I carried on out of the tent and looked for people who weren't busy to ask them about medicine. I saw the girl who looked like Miss. America and the guy who was constantly with her. They were doing nothing much excepted for her arguing with him, so I decided to ask them. I walked towards them and saw her golden blue eyes stare at me in a nasty way. She opened her mouth to speak but I wasn't going to let her.
"Hi, I'm looking for some medication" I said. She tucked one side of her perfectly brushed silky blonde shadow hair and opened her lips that had been covered it angry red lipstick. "I wondered if you had any? Please" I asked politely.
"Well what makes you think we have any?" She bitterly said. I had taken a instant disliking to her, I don't know why, I no you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but she wasn't a nice person, I could tell. "And why would we give you it anyway?" she snarled.
"Please do excuse my sister," The guy said. His bright blue eyes, which sent me into a dream, dazzled me, and I blushed. Unlike his sister his dark flopping hair was un brushed. "I'm Boone and this is Shannon" he smiled nicely. "What's your name?" he asked.
"Jasmine" I quickly said before Shannon interrupted me.
"I can introduce myself, I'm not a kid." She said giving him the evil eye "And Boone I'm your step-sister" I could tell they were getting off the point of me being here and were going off into a family argument.
"Hi Jasmine, I don't think we have any at the moment, but I find any I'll be sure to give it to you" he said with a widen grin. Boone seemed nice, it was a pity he ended up with such a horrible step-sister, but he didn't help himself he was always with her. I started to walk away and look for someone else. "You're the doctors friend, right?" He shouted to me. That's what everyone saw me as, the doctor's friend, I didn't mind though. Everyone saw it like that, except for Sawyer.
I asked a
couple people and eventually someone had some. Back I walked to Jack
to see there was another person in the tent, it was Kate.
"Here Jack," I said passing him the medicine. I looked at
Kate; she had bright eyes and freckles below them.
"Thanks, Jasmine this is Kate, Kate this is Jasmine" He
introduced us.
"Hi," I replied to her, she had
dark brown curly hair similar to mine.
"Hey, nice to
meet you, I've heard about you, from Jack" she smiled. So, Jack
had been talking about me. "We're going on a hike, now" she
said looking up towards the mountains. "To try and sent out a
signal"
"Can I come?" I asked, I don't know
why. I didn't want to meet the thing out there, but I wanted to go.
"Jasmine, you can't go. Stay here, its safer"
Jack said. I new I shouldn't.
"Just yesterday you
said that its no safer here than out there." I reminded him. He
stopped working on the man and got up.
"Ok, but
stay safe. Keep with the group" I nodded to him.
"Of Course" I said and walked of with Kate, she seemed nice.
We walked towards where the Arab man
was standing he was holding the transceiver. He was wearing a white
t-shirt and had tight black long curly hair that was tied up.
"Hello, I'm Sayid" I said in a foreign accent and
smiled gently at me. Sayid had rich mysterious dark eyes that suited
him. He put his hand out for me to shake and I shook it. Sayid was
the man who early today was in a fight with Sawyer.
"I'm Jasmine" I seemed like that's all I had been doing
today, telling everyone my name. But I didn't mind, I like meeting
new people. Shannon and Boone were heading closer towards us as well;
they might have been coming to. Once again they were bickering over
something stupid no doubt. As they headed closer I could hear that
Shannon was saying that she wanted to come with us, but Boone didn't
want her to. I think he felt it was his duty to look after her. I
just watched them fight it out, but they decided that they would both
come. Another person turned up, the scruffy one.
"Shall we go?" I asked because I was getting bored of
waiting. I was a little nervous about going. Sayid nodded and lead
the way. We walked past Sawyer and I looked at him. He was all alone
sitting on a piece of the plane reading a letter or something. His
distressed face worried me and I thought I should go ask him what was
wrong. But then his face turned to look at so I turned away. When he
looks at me gives the impression of caring about me, and when I look
at him, I see a stranger.
We had got into the jungle now, I was hot and everyone was walking at a fast pace. I looked to the side of me and there was Sawyer, he had come after all.
"Heya Sugar Plum. I decided to come hang out with you," He said to me in his accent as he walked on past me.
"Hey," I whispered back but making sure he could hear me.
"You decided to come?" Kate asked him.
"I'm a complex guy" Was the answer he gave her. I hike seemed miles and it was worst that it was up hill. We climbed up a rock surface, when we got to the top Sawyer lifted me up. It was clear green grass now, and there was a wonderful blue sky. The scruffy guy was heading towards me picking his bands that were rapped around his fingers they appeared to say fate. As he got closer I began to recognize him, but I don't know where from.
"It's nice to see another English person here," He said to me in a northern accent. Sawyer, who was in front looked behind him to see what was going on, "I'm Charlie by the way", he continued.
"Jasmine and yes I am from England" I said to him peering into his face trying to work out who he was.
"Have you heard of the band Driveshaft?" He asked. I had, I remember turning on the TV and watching Top Of The Pops a couple years ago. They got number one. I nodded my head. "Did you like them?" This is where I recognized him. I put two and two together and realised he was in the band. I didn't like them though, they had catchy tune that stuck in your head for days and annoyed everyone else.
"Yeah," I lied. Shannon looked at me and smiled. I think she had heard of hem to and new I was lying. "You were in the band right" He nodded.
Another character into the plot
We carried on walking though the jungle into a dark spot under the trees. Nobody was saying much at all; nobody was doing much either, only walking. Sawyer kept on looking at me making sure I was ok which was comforting. Sawyer wanted to turn the transceiver on now, but Sayid, who was holding it didn't.
"I'm not asking you to keep it on all day." Sawyer shouted at Sayid. Why didn't Sayid just put it on? I new it would waste some of the battery, but not all of it. We heard something tearing though the jungle like the monster did. Something white ripping though the long strains of grass at full speed. There was nothing we could do to stop it, were we going to die? Kate and Sayid started to run, Boone tried to grab my arm, but I wouldn't let him. Sawyer was running anywhere for some reason. The white blur was getting nearer and processing its speed. I started to run. I never had been good at running but this was different.
"Sawyer" I shouted back to him wanting him to come. As I looked back I could see he had a gun. He had shot the thing dead. He had saved are lives. Maybe him knowing me wasn't a bad thing? But where could he have got the gun? I new you couldn't carry guns on planes.
"What the hell?" I shouted at him as I ran back. "Where did you get that Sawyer?" I asked.
"Off one of the bodies baby, no need to panic" The argument went on and on. But what was the point? He had already killed the bear and already got the gun.
"Does it really matter where he got it from?" I said slightly nervous. "He saved are lives." I started to realise I was sticking up for him and he had a smile on his face. "Why aren't we asking ourselves where this polar bear has came from?" I looked to the bear that had a blood shot wound and matted fur. Sawyer was standing next to me, and stopped everyone shocked faces from looking at the bear to him.
"Thanks for sticking up for me sweetie, but I can stand on my on two feet" he said stroking my face with his warm hand. He didn't have a sarcastic look on his he had a genuine look. I didn't no what to say or do. Suddenly Kate grabbed Sawyer's gun that was in his jeans pocket. We walked back because she was holding the gun at us, and if she had the guts to take the gun off him, she had the guts to shoot. She asked how to use a gun and we told her. Then Kate gave a half to Sayid and half to Sawyer, he said something to her. I don't know what, but he didn't talk
"Sawyer" I called after him as we walked on. He stopped immediately in his tracks. "Thank you" I smiled.
"For what?" He asked.
"Saving us, we would have been dead if it weren't for you" He looked at me confused. "What? Has nobody thanked you before?"
"Darlin, don't confuse me with Jack I ain't no hero" He said, but I didn't understand why he didn't want to be the hero or the good guy. "I saved myself," he continued coldly. He saw my smile drop when he said it. I was starting to like him; didn't he want me to like him? He didn't want anyone else to like him, because they could hear what saying, "And you" He smiled showing his dimples and trying to cheer me up. "Baby, I'm deeply touched you no, back then you shouted my name" He said grinning sarcastically. I laughed, but didn't replied, I just carried in walking.
We had seemed to be walking for ages none stop. Sayid was looking at the transceiver as we were walking up a hill.
"We've got a bar," He shouted in happiness. There was a crackle coming from the transceiver, and then we heard a voice. A creepy voice that nobody could understand, it was speaking another language, French. I must be the rescue party coming to find us, and it was about time. But did anyone speak French? I new a bit, but hardly anything, I couldn't identify with what she was saying. Shannon seemed to be able to though. She told us what it was saying, but we didn't want to no what she told us. I couldn't believe it.
"It killed them, it killed them all" She translated. What killed them, and who was them?
"Sixteen years" Sayid said. "That message has been playing over and over for sixteen years." He tried to explain.
"It can't have," I said panicking. Where we going to be stuck hear forever?
We stopped there, and Sayid said this is where we would stay the night, I didn't want to, I was scared and alone, because I didn't no anyone here. I didn't no what they were capable of.
"We can't just stay here" I exclaimed. "What about that thing?" I said. If we stay here surely something will happen to us.
"Don't worry Jasmine, me and you can head back together" Sawyer smiled. I suppose walking back with him was better than staying out here all night. He started walking down the hill and I followed. "Wow girl, didn't think you would come"
"You're not going anywhere," Sayid said.
"Why's that, scared the tree's night get us" Sawyer replied.
"No what's inside the tree's will get you" Sawyer grunted and walked back up.
"Better do what the Captain says," He whispered to me, and I lightly giggled. I followed him like a dog and its owner.
"Jasmine, don't worry, we will be back by tomorrow" Sayid informed me. But I was still nervous.
"I'll keep you company" Sawyer said to me realising that I was worried.
