Okay so first, I know a lot of you have been waiting to see who the mystery woman is. So here it is! Sorry for the long wait. Please read and review!!! All comments are welcomed! Enjoy!

"Cody." she said.

"Jackson? Are you okay?" I asked worriedly. I looked at the woman once more. She was clad in a fading grey sweatshirt and brown fading cargo pants. Her dirty blond hair was tied in a messy braid. Her face was slightly puffy, as if she had been crying. But when I looked into her eyes, I was shocked. She had the same blue-grey eyes I had started into just 20 minutes ago.

"Jackson? Is that…" I couldn't form the words. It couldn't be true. Jackson had told me that she was not allowed out of her cell for another 4 years. Yet no matter how hard I tried to change my mind I knew it was true.

"Jackson," I tried again, "Is that your-" he immediately cut me off with the one word that changed our lives.

"Mother." he whispered. I froze for a minute then grabbed his hand and looked up at him. Yet he just started at the woman. She walked up towards us slowly and with hesitation. As if deciding whether or not she should approach her son. When she finally decided and arrived directly in front of him, she placed her hand on Jackson's cheek and smiled. In response, he just started into his mother's eyes like a zombie.

Minutes passed until he spoke, "Mom?"

His mom gave a sigh of relief as she hugged him. Jackson kept his limp arms hanging to the side. I caught his attention and signaled him to return the embrace. He just stared at me with a look of confusion and fear. He needed help, but this wasn't like the night of the storm. It wasn't like I could just go up to him, make him pour his heart out, and then hug him. This was completely different. I tried to think of doing something to help, but I didn't want to interrupt the moment.

Jackson's eyes pleaded for me to help him. Though defeated, I shrugged my shoulders, mouthed sorry, and walked away. He looked down at the floor and stayed like that.

I left them alone and headed towards Nathan and his family. The instant she saw me, Mrs. McHugh cried my name and pulled me into a bear hug. Nathan's mom was like a second mother to me. She, in return, treated me like her own daughter.

"Mom, I think she can't breathe." Nathan laughed.

"Oh I'm sorry dear!" she released me and put her hands on the sides of my face.

Staring into my eyes, she said, "Melissa, love, how are you? Oh, I'm so glad to see you safe! We have been worried sick about you bunch of kids. It is a relief to see you all alive and healthy!"

"Thanks, Mrs. McHugh! It's great to see you too!" I replied back.

"Hey Mel, who's that lady Jackson's talking to? Nathan asked.

I turned to see Jackson staring down at his mom as she looked sheepishly to the ground while talking.

"That's his mother."

"Seriously? I thought she was still locked up!"

Mrs. McHugh wacked Nathan's arm with her purse and scolded, "Nathaniel Martin McHugh! Don' talk like that about other people! I see that island didn't help with your manners. I wonder how you behaved towards your peers. You better have done the laundry there, mister. If you had the girls do it, I will be very ashamed!"

Trust me, Mrs. McHugh. It wasn't pretty!" I chuckled. We talked some more until Nathan when over to Daley and Lex.

"Did anything happen between them? I hope they didn't fight too much."Mrs. McHugh wondered aloud.

"The island changed everyone, Mrs. McHugh. We aren't the people we used to be. We experienced things normal people could imagine. I guess, it was the experience that forced us to unite and leave our past behind." I explained.

"Oh, honey!" she cried and pulled me into another hug.

"Melissa!" I heard someone call behind me.

Mrs. McHugh released me and I turned around to see Eric waving at me. I left Nathan's mom and headed over to Eric and his family.

"Mom, Dad, I'd like you to meet Melissa." Eric introduced.

"Pleasure it is to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. McGorill." I greeted and extended my hand towards Eric's mom. Yet she completely ignored my hand and pulled me into a tight squeeze of a hug.

"You are the one who saved my little boy's life! I can never thank you enough! Because of you, I still have my little baby!" Mrs. McGorill sobbed. I turned my head to the left and stared at a cherry-faced, blushing Eric. Internally, I was clutching my sides laughing.

When she released me, Mr. McGorill; a tall, pale man with the same blond hair that Eric had; shook my hand and thanked me.

"No problem. I was glad to help." I muttered.

"How did you know it was an allergic reaction that Eric had?" Mr. McGorill asked.

"Well, he said he had never had shellfish before and the symptoms he had were the same for a fatal allergic reaction. My cousin had the same reaction some time ago and my mom had showed me the medication needed to treat reactions like that." I explained

"Okay. Now that Dr. Wu has explained my diagnosis, can we please move on?"Eric, still red-faced, pleaded.

"Honey, let us talk to your friend. After all, she saved your life." Mrs. McGorill scolded her son.

"ATTENTION HARTWELL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILY! THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN IN 15 MINUTES! PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN TO THE MAIN TERMINAL!" Barry's tell-tale voice sounded from the PA system.

"Press conference?" Taylor screamed from across the room.

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