Sorry It's (really) short and took a few months to get out :\ I will try to be more prompt for any one that is still reading. I have a better, long, idea of where it will be going so it shouldn't take as long. :)
Chapter 10: Does the Pain Ever Subside?
The tears had gone dry, no longer were they at a lost for words. Slowly the pain subsided. Every step taken was one further from where is had happened, every passing moment kept them further from the past. Her presence no longer kept them in tact or reminded them of how unfamiliar they were with the world around them. The girl, who was ever so courageous, had her belongings divided between Sawyer and Kate's backpacks. The gun she had held in her hands when it happened resting in the back of Sawyers dirty jeans. Ever tree passed signaled a closer distance to their final destination.
Sawyer watched as Kate marched ahead of him; her steps were steady and strong, she showed no physical effect of what had just happened. The only sign of sorrow was her red tear stained cheeks and the absence of conversation between the two of them.
"Sure we're headin' the right way, Freckles?"
Sawyer asked her while treading along, wishing for a break.
After an hour of hiking without a word said, Kate snapped around quickly. She placed her hands on her hips and titled her head slightly to the side. Her face wore a deathly gaze, while her eyes could pierce a hole through some one.
"And how do you think I would know were we are going, Sawyer? Does it look like I have a map to you? Our guide is dead!"
Kate finished making sure to complete her small fume with a tone that made her point very clear, she then spun around to keep on with the journey. Sawyer bit his lip and held back a sarcastic remark; he knew she was struggling inside after losing Londy so suddenly. His forehead scrunched slightly and his eyes became chady. Patience was not a character trait Sawyer possessed; so he was appealing to whatever sympathy he had in him at all to save them a fight.
The trek seemed to last hours, days even. The minutes past slowly, with only the priority of walking on their mind, it was easy to drift back to thoughts of what had recently happened.
Shadow's begun to grow longer. The Darkness began to role in from the East, and cover, all the objects in the jungle with a dark blue tent, slowly, stars begun to appear all over the sky, in the East. Neither Sawyer no Kate had any interest in stopping to be alone without any distractions. Without the worry of hiking and watching every step, they were left with only their thoughts, which that evening would be anything but good.
"We needa make camp." Sawyer informed Kate in an empty tone. She nodded in agreement and began to prepare for an evening in encampment.
After the wood for a fire had been gather and the flame started, they settled down with their back against two separate trees.
Both of them had dealt with death, each of them had seen others die; often at their expense. The sorrow they were filled with at the moment out weighted their desire to persevere and accomplish what they had originally set out to do.
The night air was crisp, it filled each of their lungs and stung their nostrils. The slight pain of the cool air lasted only momentary and left the feeling of emptiness which was echoed by an oncoming wave of loneliness.
"I've never had time to be sad before."
Kate admitted in a voice that sounded as if she thought the statement in pure wonderment. Through the night he gazed at her silhouette when he heard her say those words. The blaze lines her face and set off the color tone in her freckles so they appeared darker than they were. Brown curls fell upon her tired shoulders. Each knee was tucked up close to her chest and he arms lay in her lap as she laid back against a large tree. Her green eyes were her most distinct feature at that time though. The fire that sat before her was reflected in them. She fixed her eyes on the flame before her, everything turned dark around the object, till it was the only thing she could see, the only thing she could think about. Sawyer saw how set her sorrowful eyes were fixed on the fire. It appeared as if she had left earthly existence and was in some other state of being where she was only with her pain, memories and thoughts.
Sawyer got up from his position a few feet away from her and went to her side. It was his gentle touch that brought her back to reality. She jolted ever so slightly, while coming out of the state to realize he was at her side. Wrapping his arm around her shoulder and cradling her in an embrace, Sawyer tried to comfort her in her time of grief and pain. The constant life of running and fleeing every place to live a day longer had never allowed time for morning.
They sat silently in the jungle scared, alone and confused. The continuous stillness was eerie. Each hushed wind blew the trees creating a rustling of the leave that made a wispy sort of sound.
The presence of one another was the only real thing left to them, if they could have made the rest of reality go away, they would have. All the frequent anguish inflicted on them, and on those around them grew each and everyday. The walls they built up when those events occurred only grew higher and higher. Kate wrapped her small fingers around Sawyer's arm and held on tight. She let silent tears role down her dirty cheeks.
Sawyer felt her small frame shaking. He tightened his embrace and held her steady to let her know that she was safe in his arms. His lips softly touched her wet cheeks and took her tears away.
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