A/N: I'm so sorry I wasn't able to get on yesterday. I've been loaded done with work on my midterms for college. It's been a crazy week. I promise that Jacob's father will be revealed Monday!!! And I'll updated more like normal. But I hope you all love this chapter:)
Jack turned on the TV in his apartment. It was Wednesday, and the documentary was getting ready to come on. He wasn't going to watch it fearing painful memories would resurface. However, some talking with Claire and his mother, Margo, had helped. Jack was now waiting to see what stories were going to be told.
Meanwhile, Kate placed a sleeping Jacob in his bassinet, next to her bed. She then sat down on her bed and turned her TV on. She was going to watch the documentary and see what was going on with her friends from the island. Kate also had a tissue box and a pillow to hold during it, for when her emotions got her.
As the hour went on, the ABC special, called "The Crash of Flight 815", focused on a lot of stories. It started with Benjamin Linus and his crazy idea of creating a perfect family for himself, by purposely crashing choosing the castaways. Then it went to focus on Claire and Jack's family, Charlie's drug addiction and turnaround, Hurley's tragic story and overcoming, Desmond and Penelope's relationship and rescue, the deaths, and the births. However, one more story was left to be told.
"Welcome back to 'The Crash of Flight 815'. I'm John Stossel."
"And I'm Elizabeth Vargass. After all we've seen so far, many things happened on that South Pacific Island. However, one more story needs to be told. One of love between 2 very unlikely people."
Narrated by Elizabeth Vargass"48 people survived out of the Fuselage section, not knowing about the experiments Ben had planned. Their instincts were to survive and ban together. This caused many relationships to form. One of which being between 2 of the group's leaders. Jack Shephard and Katherine Austen."
In 2 homes, Jack and Kate were stunned to hear their names. They had no idea how their story was being depicted.
"As we saw earlier, Jack was a wealthy doctor's son in Los Angelus. Having a very different lifestyle from Kate.
"Katherine grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with her mother Diane. Kate's father Sam was a sergeant in the United States Army. Her parents divorced when Kate was 5 years old. Soon after, she and her mother lived in an abusive home with Wayne Jansen. A man Kate would later kill for the years of abuse done to her and her mother, all the while not knowing Wayne was her biological father.
"After being caught in Australia, Kate was on Oceanic Flight 815. According to fellow castaways, Jack was the first person Kate met. She even tended to one of his wounds. The 2 emerged as the island's leaders. A cause of redemption and belonging for both of them.
"In the early days, Kate and Jack spent majority of their time together, growing closer with each passing day. Eventually becoming romantically involved. As this video footage from Hugo Rheyes shows, the 2 formed a loving bond."
Footage Hurley shot with a video camera before the battery died came on screen. It was from the early days after the crash, with shots Jack and Kate golfing, laughing, joking, and even playing with Aaron. Kate and Jack were both in tears seeing themselves together again on their TVs.
"However, the happiness would be short lived, when Jack, Kate, and James were taken by Ben's group. Linus used mind games, torture, and abuse to break all 3 of them. Eventually murder was committed. James "Sawyer" Ford, who was also held a deep affection for Kate, died at the hand of Daniel Pickett, a member of Ben's group know as "the Others".
"Ben was eventually killed when Juliet Linus, his wife, sided with the Oceanic survivors and stopped him from killing anyone else. John Locke led a rescue party to bring the 3 back. Jack and Kate were able to go back to their camp after Ben was killed.
"But things had changed for them. Claire Littleton, Jack's sister, in her published diary says: 'They came back completely changed. Kate is more distant then ever. She won't let anyone in. Not even Jack.'
"Eventually, recuse came, and Kate's charges were dropped. However, Kate still disappeared. Most believe after everything that happened, she couldn't face Jack. Fearing that she would loose him. Jack meanwhile, is now back operating at St. Sebastian saving lives.
"Will Jack and Katherine ever reunite? Time will tell. But there is always hope."
"Oh my God." Kate and Jack both said at the same time. They were stunned. Their whole story had been portrayed as a romance between 2 star crossed people. Maybe it really was like that.