Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 33: A message of hope

"I'm sorry. Does that hurt?"

Juliet nodded at Jack slightly and watched as he continued what he was doing.

"A little. What did you find?"

Jack gestured towards the screen in front of him and frowned.

"I need you to stay still. You have a laceration to your liver. I can repair it, but you'll need time to recover."

Swallowing, Juliet watched the black and white image on the screen.

"Knowing the island, it won't take long for me to heal. So, when are you going to do the surgery?"

Jack turned off the ultrasound machine and helped Juliet clean up.

"Right away. I can have everything ready within the hour."

"Ok Juliet take a few nice deep breaths for me. There you go."

God I hate anesthesia, makes me sicker than a dog. Juliet felt her eyelids become heavy with drowsiness. Soon she could barely keep her eyes open and she drifted into a dreamless sleep. Jack was about forty minutes into the surgery when he saw Juliet's left hand begin to twitch. His eyes roved over the monitors, checking each carefully. He soon found that it had spread and her head was moving left and right. Jack ripping off his blood-soaked gloves, went through a couple of drawers. Finally finding the medication he was looking for, he went back to Juliet with a fresh pair of gloves.

"Hold on Juliet. Come back to me."

After giving Juliet the medication, he breathed a sigh of relief when her vitals evened out and she relaxed.

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Two years and five months later

"This is the U.S.S Carson. If there is anyone there, please respond."

Juliet's eyes lit up. She'd forgotten about a radio that was in a hidden Dharma station not far from where the Swan hatch used to be. Her and James had gone there to get supplies. It was called The North Star station. Juliet had always thought it was a strange name for a station, but today she thanked her lucky stars she remembered it was here. Scrambling for the radio, she picked up its receiver.

"Hello? This is Doctor Juliet Burke calling in from The North Star Dharma station."

She heard the man's voice over the radio and listened.

"This is Lieutenant Michael Richardson. I have your coordinates at 305-46-34-22 is that correct?"

James looked at Juliet like the man on the radio had four heads.

"Yes, that's correct."

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Goodbyes are bittersweet. Especially when they were for the island. Juliet had dreamed of this day for years and now today it had come true. Cara tugged on Juliet's hand and gazed into her deep blue eyes.

"Mommy? What does my new home look like?"

Juliet leaned down to Cara's level and smiled, putting a hand up to her cheek.