Chapter 5: Your time is up
Shannon continuously looked at the watch. She now had one day left before her future lied in Jack's hands. She still couldn't decide if she was needed to live or die more. She wished she had heavenly powers, but was still living. Shannon wept, as usual, and talked to herself.
"If I go back to Sayid, then I'll have to live on that hell, on the other hand, if I go with Boone to heaven then Sayid will be sad," Shannon listed all the pros and cons of each situation. "If I go back to the island then I'll have to live with Boone, and if I go to heaven I can watch over my daughter and other friends," Shannon was now leaning towards heaven, for it had less cons. "Also if I went to heaven, I could meet God. But Sayid said it might not be heaven I'm going to. Wait, he said I could go to hell?"
"Yes, he did," Boone appeared at the top of the stairs. The golden gate was right behind him. "Are you coming?"
"Where's Sayid?" Shannon looked at the end of the stairs, but Sayid wasn't there.
"He's not coming. I need to tell you, if you don't watch over our baby, she will be raped and murdered, like Alex." Boone said. "If you had told me, then I would have protected, not pushed you!"
"I'm sorry, I'll go back to the island to tell you," Shannon stood up. "I've made my decision." She walked down the stairs. Now Sayid appeared, smiling and holding his hand out for her.
"Shannon no!" Boone called running down the gold staircase. "I can't let you get hurt! Sayid's long lost lover just came back. He's with her now."
"What!" Shannon stared Sayid down. His grin faded into a shameful straight face. "You couldn't wait for me!"
"I had already been waiting for her," Sayid said. "But I still want you."
"Oh, so you want me to be your mistress?" Shannon put her hands on her hips and yelled at him. "If there is a hell, I hope you're the only citizen. Shannon stormed up the stairs, but on her way up, she tripped. Her head smacked the golden railing on the exterior of the staircase, and she tumbled to the bottom.
"If she doesn't take your hand, you can't take her back with you," Boone said to Sayid. Sayid vanished and Boone helped his unconscious sister. "You're time will run out and you'll have to come to heaven. I'm sorry you didn't get to chose." Boone smiled and vanished, leaving the soul of Shannon to be accepted into heaven, after Jack operates on her.
