Chapter 12: For the Better?
Kate watched as Sawyer strutted off into the fast unknown without a glance back.
1 hour or so before
An early morning breeze blew Kate's brown curls against her face that lay on upon Sawyer's chest. Her eyes opened eagerly, as if on cue with the rising sun. She glanced around, moving only her eyes to scan the jungle around her. There was a pink cover that mystified the air and seemed to sparkle with the morning dew.
Kate carefully lifted her head off of Sawyer's chest. Slowly she took in his presence, staying quiet, as not to wake him; she enjoyed the sight of him sleeping for a moment.
Kate made no sudden movement; but became intensely alert after seeing a human shadow created by the morning sun move slighting only yards away. Slowly and without making a sound Kate took her gun and crept through the trees to where she had seen the shadow. She neared the un-expecting spy with gun in hand. The person was so intent on her position that she did not consider Kate was approaching.
"Drop it." Kate commanded in and icy tone after putting the gun to the back of the surprised victim's neck. The young girl before her dropped her weapon without a second's thought. Her breathing or behavior did not change, she appeared in control and calm.
"Turn around."
Carefully the girl turned around. Her long black curly hair was pulled back from her face in a pony tail. Kate recognized her straight away; it was Alex, the girl who had helped him escape only weeks before.
Almost surprised, Kate lowered her gun… but kept it ready.
"What are you doing here?" Kate asked in an empty tone.
"I came here to warn you." Alex said quickly. She kept the same straightforward manner she always had. "Listen, I can't stay long… they think one of you killed her."
"London?" Kate asked in nearly a scared tone.
"Yeah, London! They found her body with all the other ones by the stream a few hours ago. Ben is furious; not that either of you had much of a chance to live from the beginning, well you have none now."
Kate was stunned; they hadn't even considered the possibility that they could be blamed for her murder.
"Uhm.. What do we do?" Kate asked helplessly, while pondering whether the girl has a plan to offer them or not.
"You can't keep going!" Alex answered bluntly as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Either way we die ok... we have no where to go!" Kate replied starting to get defensive.
"Well I don't know what to tell you there; but at this point, you have a greater likely hood of actually surviving if you keep away from our camp!" Alex said reaching down to grab her bag and gun.
"Good luck..." She whispered before running off into the jungle.
Kate stood, gun in hand, stunned. Her mind tried to grasp a logical thought for even a moment. She knew she couldn't tell Sawyer, he would press on with the journey. Kate was as confused as ever. There was no place to run, if they continued they were sure to meet their death, more so than ever she was certain of that. If they choose not to continue on they could not go back to camp and they would have to run and live in fear, but that would be nothing knew to either of them. Kate was lost, she walked slowly back to where she had left Sawyer, pondering these thoughts. The pink rays soon turned to gold beams and the jungle took on the appearance of an earthly heaven.
How such beauty could be contradicted by the sullen moment was beyond Kate's conception. She started down at the man she loved laying on the jungle floor. In his sleep his shields were down, no longer could his expressions hide their well worn features. His life and its effects where shown clearly, yet he held a certain amount of peace in his expression. He was a determined man; she knew that beyond a shadow of a doubt. She decided then to protect him, to save him from being hurt once again, from having to face death, his own, or her own. She would appear to have given up hope and ask to forsake the journey. Kate looked at his face with these thoughts on her mind, and knew she was in love and that she would do what ever it took to save him.
About an hour later.
Kate watched as Sawyer strutted off into the fast unknown without a glance back.
No longer did she know what to do. There was no method of persuasion that would work that she knew of. To follow him would on result in each of them dying, and without the other one to lean on or to be saved. Kate bowed her head and gritted her teeth. Life was too difficult. She took her backed bag and marched onward in his direction. Not knowing what exactly to expect, but being prepared for the very worst; as she always was.
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