Chapter 4: Injuries
Shannon walked back to the beach, the next morning feeling fine. She laid out a big towel and lounged as usual. Sayid saw her and came over.
"Are you feeling better?" Sayid questioned.
"Yes, look, I'm sorry I yelled at you yesterday, I just wasn't feeling good," Shannon said apologetically.
"It's okay," said Sayid, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. Boone came storming over.
"I thought I told you to stay away from her!" Boone was raging with anger.
"I don't care what you say," Sayid said looking back at Shannon. All of a sudden Sayid felt his jaw dislocate and relocate all at once. Sayid grabbed his jaw, his lip was bleeding. He punched Boone back, right in the nose.
"Stop!" Shannon yelled."Boone leave him alone!" Disregarding his sister he charged at Sayid again. Sayid jumped out of the way and Boone tumbled into a heap on the soft sand. Boone got up ready to strike again.
"Boone leave him alone!" Shannon yelled, getting up and standing between them. Boone pushed her out of the way they struggled for a few seconds before Sayid grabbed Shannon and moved her. Then he took a swing at Boone, knocking him back and onto his bottom. Shannon got in the way again. Boone got up and knocked her down.
"Aaaah!"Shannon screamed grabbing her stomach. Sayid knelt down with her. She was still screaming when Claire came running out of the trees.
"What happened!" Claire was furious and worried.
"Boone knocked her down," Sayid answered.
"That's not the whole story!" Boone yelled at the iraqi man. Now had a bloody nose lip and a black eye. Sayid had barely a scratch.
"I don't care about the whole story right now! Somebody get Jack!"Claire yelled. Boone ran into the trees. "Are you okay Shannon?" Claire asked more worried than before.
"I don't know, I feel fine now," Shannon looked into Claire's eyes.
"Sayid could you leave us alone, or will you check up on Charles? I left him with Walt."Claire asked.
"Sure," Sayid answered. He didn't want to leave Shannon, but he knew she wanted him to leave.
"Shannon, you might have miscarried, this is serious," Claire had much concern in her tone of voice.
"No it's not, I'm not pregnant, I felt fine this morning, I just fell down. I'm fine really!" Shannon did not want to believe she may have hurt an innocent life on accident.
"Well, Jack is coming," Claire felt sorry for Shannon.
"I don't need him, he's a back doctor, and if I was pregnant he would only know if you told him. Did you tell him?" Shannon was glaring at Claire.
"No and I don't appreciate being treated like dirt!" Claire's voice was raising in volume.
"I'm the one being treated like dirt! You've been pretending I'm pregnant just so you can be 'helpful.' Well I don't need you, and now that your baby is out you wont be getting as much attention, just go back to your baby!" Shannon yelled. Claire looked extremely insulted.
"I will!" Claire stormed off into the jungle, headed for the caves, as Jack and Boone came out of the clearing. "You're right Boone your sister is a self-centered little bitch!" Claire yelled and continued on.
"What was that about?" Jack asked. Boone shrugged and the two of them walked over to Shannon.
"I don't need your help just leave me alone!" Shannon was angry that Jack had come.
"I just want to help you," Jack said.
"Go help someone else I'm fine!" Shannon got up, turned and walked away from her brother and the doctor.
When Charlie saw Claire come out of the trees he walked up to her. She walked right past him.
"Um, okay then, I'll keep an eye on Charles!" he called after her.
"Can I go?" Walt asked Charlie.
"Yes, I'll watch him," Charlie answered. "Thank you," Charlie said as he took the small baby from the little boy.
"Come on Vincent!" Walt said running around with his dog.
Charlie took Charles into the cave that Claire had run into.
"Claire? Are you okay?" Charlie searched the cave until he found Claire in the back sitting with her head on her knees.
"I'm fine," Claire answered. She was trying not to take her anger out on anyone.
"Here you go," Charlie handed Charles to Claire.
"Thank you," she said, beginning to smile. "My two Charlies, the only people on this island who can make me smile." Charlie hugged her. "Will you ask Sawyer for a baby blanket, if there was one on the plane, he has it," asked Claire. Charlie nodded and exited the cave.
He found Sawyer near Michael's raft. Shannon was yelling at Sawyer because she wanted a new towel to lounge on.
"Sawyer just give me a towel!" she was getting frustrated. "If you don't give me a towel..."
"What? You gonna get your iraqi soldier to come beat me up? Hell no sweet cakes, you can use the towel you got," Sawyer smirked.
"Just give her the bloody towel!" Charlie butted in.
"What do you want drug attic?" Sawyer stood up and walked closer to Charlie. Shannon grabbed a dry towel and fled down the beach. She tripped on a stick and flew across the sand. Everyone around watched as her head slammed into a rock. Charlie ran over to her.
"Get Jack!" Charlie yelled across the shore. Sawyer ran into the jungle in search of the doctor. "Come on Shannon stay awake," Charlie was trying to keep her eyes open, but she drifted off.
Sawyer found Jack at the caves looking at a map with Sayid. "Doctor, the blonde chick hit her head on a rock at the beach," Sawyer panted.
"What blonde girl?" Sayid asked concerned.
"The one with the brother," Sawyer said. Jack began to run to the beach, followed by Sawyer. Sayid stood up dropped his maps and sprinted to the beach.
Sayid was the first to arrive with Jack and Sawyer close behind him. "What happened to her this time?" Jack asked Charlie.
"She was running down the beach, when she tripped and hit that rock," Charlie said, pointing to a blood stained rock. Jack took the towel Shannon had had and wrapped it around her head. Then he carried her to a tent on the beach.
"Just tell me when she wakes up, she'll need medicine," Jack said as he exited the tent. Sayid went inside and sat with Shannon.
"Now what did you want?" Sawyer asked Charlie.
"What does it matter, that poor girl is unconscious," Charlie headed back to the caves.
"Okay then, I'll keep the blanket," Sawyer smirked and waltzed back to his lounge chair. Charlie stopped.
"He acts like nothing happened," he whispered to himself. Charlie walked over to Sawyer took the blanket that was being held out to him and he stormed off to the caves.
