Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 50: The chains of the island

Juliet darted into the closet where her clothes were at and closed the door behind her. She could hear the Black Smoke Monster just outside the door. Blindly grabbing for anything to defend herself with on the floor, she heard the closet door jiggle and it opened. She flung the object in her hand with her eyes shut at the smoky assailant. She felt herself being picked up and she fought with all her might against it. But it was very strong.

"Juliet stop! It's me David."

She could hear someone's voice, but it was almost garbled. She kept thrashing against the black smoke that disguised itself with... David's voice? No! Her vision cleared and she found herself back in her hospital room, both James and David were holding her down. She stopped thrashing and became confused. Then a penlight was shone in her eyes, making her squint.

"Follow the light Jules. Just follow the light Juliet. There we go. That's it."

Juliet's face grew two shades of red when she felt something wet on the bed.

"David I'm sorry, I didn't know..."

David shook his head and smiled.

"Don't worry. I'll have housekeeping in here to change the sheets."

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"There was a small blood clot in your brain. That's what the MRI showed. It was restricting blood flow to other parts of your brain, affecting your memory, sense of awareness, even your vision and your hearing. I had Doctor Shephard look at it to make sure it wasn't a brain tumor. The good thing is, we got the blood clot out. If we wouldn't have found it, you would've been dead inside a month."

Professional mask on, Juliet reached for the copy of the scan and pulled David in for a hug across his desk.

"Thank-you David. You saved my life. I don't think there is any way I can repay you."

David had a hint of tears behind his eyes, but his voice is what really held his emotion.

"You helped my sister get pregnant, and you tried to save her life. The best thing to come out of all that, in that crazy place is my niece Erica. You have my full support with this."

Juliet, taking the copy of her scan, walked out of the room and down the hallway where the board of directors was having their monthly meeting.

"Good morning gentlemen. You wanted proof of my unique situation. Well, here it is."

Juliet handed Doctor Brezel her brain scan and waited for him and four other doctors to go over it and give her their full attention. There was some whispering among the other
doctors and then Doctor Brezel looked up at Juliet, his signature tight-lipped smile in place.

"Alright Doctor Burke. We the board of directors of this hospital have all agreed that due to the recent circumstances involving your situation, we see that it was caused by an internal clot in your brain. It was blocking off the blood supply to various parts of it. We also find that you were not in control of your actions at the time and have taken the hold off your medical license, therefore you will be allowed to practice medicine in your field of expertise. This case is now closed. Who's next on the list for today?"

Juliet taking her scan back only stared at Doctor Brezel. She never liked the man, he was a weasel. The man had always look at her like a piece of meat. The only reason the hospital kept him, was because he did his job. She was glad she didn't have to work on the same floor as him. He worked in Oncology on the 8th floor the hospital. As she reached the door, she found he was coming towards her. She kept her calm exterior, even though she felt herself bristle.

"I have to say, that dress looks great on you."

Juliet furrowed her eyebrows and kept her back towards him, walking out the door and away from him. Walking back to David's office, she opened it up and went inside, closing the door behind her. He saw how pale she was and the look on her face.

"Jules here, let's sit down. What's wrong?"

Plunking down heavily into the chair across from his desk, Juliet puffed out her answer.

"Doctor Brezel made a pass at me."

David setting the next patient file on his desk looked up at Juliet.

"He did what?"

Juliet bit her lip and put her hands in her lap.

"He made a pass at me."

David stood up and went around to her chair and leaned down next to her.

"I'll talk to him. You should report it to the board. What did he say?"

Looking up at David, she tried not to give a hollow stare, but it came anyways.

"He said I looked great in this dress. I saw where his eyes were going. I can report him for harassment. But it is my word against his. He's likely to deny it, and the board might need evidence."

Juliet put that on her to-do list in a growing one of things to do. All she knew right now was, the chains of the island were finally coming off and it couldn't control her anymore.

To Be Continued...