Chapter 14: Back to reality
Sayid opened his eyes.
Charlie opened his eyes.
They both had the exact same dream. Sayid looked at Shannon, and Charlie looked at Claire. Everyone was exactly the same. Claire was still asleep and Shannon was still in her coma. Nothing had happened, the others hadn't killed all of them, but was Alex a dream? Was Walt a dream?
Charlie decided that he would have to tell Claire he didn't want to marry her, it was the only way to keep her away from Jason, even if he was on their side Charlie didn't want to risk Claire's life for his love.
Sayid wanted Shannon to wake up more than ever now. He wanted to know if she really was pregnant, and even if she was having Boone's baby, Sayid would try to stay by her side and not crack because she was a sick slut. If she was pregnant, he would be her only friend. He hoped she wasn't.
Charlie hated having to break Claire's heart, and he would have explained what her saw, but she would think he was crazy. He still wanted Claire to like him, and he wanted to be a part of Charles' life, but if he broke them up... she would never forgive him. He definitely hated the fact that Claire would hate him, but he hated more the fact that if he didn't break them up, she could be killed. Charlie kissed her forehead and tried to go to sleep, wanting to never wake up.
Sayid thought he would go crazy just waiting by Shannon's side for the second she woke up. He didn't want to be with her if she was pregnant, that's for sure, but if he left her she could lose the baby due to stress. Sayid had already experienced the death of someone because of him, if he left Shannon it would endanger the life of her unborn child. He also just wanted to fall asleep and never wake up.
