"Katie, why did you forget about me?" Wide eyes filled with tears as they looked up at Kate. "I've never forgotten you!"
"I didn't forget you!" Kate yelled at the disheveled little girl with matted hair standing before her. The little girl stared at her for a moment, before she started to look around nervously. A devilish laughter filled the humid air as the little girl started to panic.
"Run Katie, Run Away. Run before he finds you." The little girl sighed, pointing past the dirt field they stood in to a small house. Kate jumped as the house exploded with flames, gasping as the door frame fell open the door opened, a man engulfed in flames stumbled down the stairs, calling out her name.
"Katie girl...you look so beautiful." He laughed, maliciously. She was frozen with fear, the sickening stench of burning flesh heavy on the wind that blew through her hair. The little girl to her left pulled at her hand, trying with all her might to drag Kate with her, away from the trauma, away from the life she left behind in the smoldering foundation of her mother's home.
Her feet felt as if they were cemented to the earth and she could feel the warmth from the flames on her skin, closer and closer he got until his hands grabbed her arms and pulled her into him. The flames consuming her body as her flesh melted and her hair singed. The little girl watched in terror, watch as Kate screamed yet couldn't get away. She couldn't get away from the past.
The screams of her dream state echoed into her reality, tearing her from her horrible nightmare. Sawyer jumped up and grabbed her, pulling her close.
Her nails clawed at his shirt and sweat was pouring from her brow.
"Hey, hey Freckles, hush now, hush now."
Jack shot up, watching the two as Kate sobbed into Sawyer's chest. Sawyer motioned for him to lay back down, and as much as Jack wanted to help he know Kate wouldn't want a big deal to be made over her. Alex came running over from her post, yawning.
"She's okay." Sawyer mouthed. Alex gave a nod and walked back to her post, shotgun in hand.
"I didn't forget her." Kate meekly said. Sawyer didn't bother to try and figure out what she meant, he just held her close and whispered in her ear, "It'll be alright, it'll be alright."
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"Stop, STOP." Kellie yelped as Aly plowed right into the sailboat. She stared up at the sailboat and sighed.
Aly stood in the small boat trying to retain her balance before grabbing the side of the sailboat and hoisting herself up.
Kellie shivered as a cool wind blew and began to throw the girls things on board. Aly surveyed the boat with a smile.
"This isn't half bad." She stated. "Its no Kellie-Alana but its cute." She shrugged, referring to her fathers Yacht.
Kellie struggled to get on board the boat and glared at her sister for not helping.
"Now what?" Kellie asked.
"Uhm..we take off?"
"Yes but how?" Kellie asked looking around the boat. "I mean, the sails aren't even up." She pointed out. Kellie nearly tripped over some coiled rope and yelped, blushing as her skirt blew up as the wind picked up and Aly chuckled at her. Aly regained her composure before speaking again,
"We've been sailing before." Aly stated, "Do you remember anything?"
"Oh God if you mean the two times we actually went Sailing with Dad, both times you and I were busy making out with whatever guy we brought along at the time so yeah, all I know is something is Starboard. That's it."
"Uh...right, we can figure this out." Aly nodded. "We're smart girls."
"Think fast." Kellie nervously said, "They're onto us." She pointed back to the beach where Sayid stood, removing his shirt and shoes and jumping into the water.
"Shit." Aly yelped. She balanced herself and walked the front of the boat. A misty rain began to fall and droplets clung to Aly's hair and eyelashes. She slid the back of her hand against her brow to wipe the rain away, squinting to stare up at the boats mast. "Uhm...FUCK." She yelled stomping her foot down, which caused her leg to slip forward, knocking her head into the metal siding. Her body fell partly over the edge of the boat and Kellie couldn't reach her in time to grab her before the weight of her torso pulled her down, her body causing a splash as it hit the waves.
"ALY!" She screamed, tears welling in her eyes.
Sayid swam as fast as he possibly could, coming around the side where Kellie was now standing, frozen in terror watching her sister's body slowly sinking in the water below.
"Get her." Kellie cried. "I can't swim!" Why a father would subject his daughter who couldn't swim to a two month boat trip, Sayid didn't even want to bother pondering. At the moment, despite his issues with her, he had to save Aly from the waters that were slowly getting rougher as the storm grew wilder.
Sayid took a deep breath before diving down and grabbing Aly. He struggled to keep himself above water as the waves came crashing around him, as a gentle rain began to fall.
He finally reached the small boat to the left side of the sailboat and lifted Aly in. "Kellie, jump into the boat!" He yelled. Kellie didn't bother to grab their things, she just nodded and slipping into the small boat as Sayid swam behind, pushing it into shore. Kellie struggled to give her sister mouth to mouth.
Cold and wet, Kellie started sobbing as Sayid tried to get Aly back to consciousness.
Aly gagged on the water that had come up from her lungs and spit it everywhere, a relief to Kellie who threw her arms around her sister in sheer joy.
Aly looked up to see Sayid and look rather annoyed.
"You should have let me drown." She muttered, her stubborn eyes starting to water as she weakly got to her feet. Dizziness consumed her and she fell back into a sit and looked out at the sailboat in the distance.
"My...life...is never easy...is it?" She squeezed out, before she fell back into the sand as her vision blurred and the pain and darkness overwhelmed her.
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Same Day - Early Morning - Other Side of the Island
Kate stretched her legs and opened her eyes as she awoke to the sound of birds in the tree above her. She was shocked to realize she had been sleeping on Sawyer's chest and quickly sat up, looking for Jack and Alex.
She shook Sawyer causing him to groan and roll over onto his side.
Sawyer slowly opened his eyes and smirked at her, Kate gasped for a moment, taking the look in his eyes to her head.
"Oh, God...Sawyer, did we?" She whined.
"Oh yeah, multiple times, we all got naked and danced around the fire and then well, shucks Freckles, I'm a little hurt you couldn't remember it."
Kate scoffed and slapped Sawyer on the chest playfully. "You are an asshole." She laughed.
"You had a bad dream or somethin' and you wouldn't let me go. I think Jack got a little hurt too. Can't help it if I'm irresistible."
"...and Conceited." Kate added. "I don't remember it...any of it. I remember laying down, and now I woke up." She shrugged. She looked around noticing Jack and Alex weren't around.
"Where are they?" Kate asked.
"Jack switched with Alex, told her to go to sleep, but she got up and went to get some fruit or somethin'."
Alex emerged, beaming at the armful of fruit she had.
"Lookie there, its Freckles Junior." Sawyer smiled. Alex handed them both some fruit and set the rest down.
"We should get going soon." Alex said, sitting down and grabbing a piece of fruit for herself.
Sawyer and Kate nodded as Jack walked back over. Alex offered a piece of fruit and he accepted, sitting down beside her.
"Everyone about ready?" He asked.
"Oh you know me, Doc, I just love trekkin' through the jungle with you."
They had nothing to gather up, so they finished their fruit, stretched and quickly started on their way.
"Oh...I am so taking a shower when we get back. And then I'm going to lay down in the hatch with some Gin and listen to Janis Joplin allllll night." Kate smiled.
"You need some help with those hard to reach places?" Sawyer smirked.
Kate rolled her eyes. "Sawyer I realize you've been on the island for two months and oh so desperately need to get laid but don't look at me."
He bit hit tongue as Jack looked at him, a look that rubbed salt in the wound that was left from what he did with Ana Lucia. He knew he would have to tell Kate eventually but shook his head, forcing himself to put it off for another time.
"Yeah well, who else am I supposed to look at? Sorry Doc, I don't swing that way."
Jack smiled and shook his head. "Yeah, you're not exactly my type either, Sawyer."
"Glad we agree on something."