Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 59: Sounds of life

She could feel the cool tile floor beneath her, but it was dark. Were the lights off in the kitchen? Trying to open her eyes, she noticed she couldn't. She heard shuffling feet and then a scream come from the entrance to the kitchen.

"Mama!"

Juliet heard another set of feet enter the kitchen. She knew the sound so well that she could tell that it was James. James held panic in his voice.

"Juliet! Come on baby, talk to me."

This dark place she was in, was very strange. There was nothing above her, and nothing around her. She was weightless. Trying to answer, she couldn't move her mouth. None of
the things she was trying were working.

Juliet felt something soft below her back. I must be in a bed. She heard beeping noises. Machines. I'm in the hospital. Then she heard Jack speaking.

"...I don't know what to tell you James. We have tried everything we could possibly think of to get her to regain consciousness. I'd get another MRI scan on her, but because she's pregnant, that would put the baby at risk. We'll have to find another alternative."

Bright light momentarily flashed across her eternal darkness, and she wanted to squint her eyes and look away, but she knew she didn't have control of anything right now. Am I in a coma? She heard James voice, and one of his hands found hers.

"Doc I can't accept that. You know that. Try somethin' else. What will happen to the baby if she stays like this?"

Juliet got nervous, but she couldn't show any emotion. She was asleep.

"When she gets closer to her due date, we'll induce labor. She'll have to undergo a C-section. I'd suggest another option, but considering she's unconscious, I wouldn't hold my breath."

She felt James hand squeeze hers, but couldn't reciprocate. It was frustrating. The bright flash of light disappeared, and Juliet was left alone in her eternal darkness. She heard a nurse's voice next to the bed, and they were talking to her.

"Sorry about this Doctor Burke, but I'm going to have to put this catheter in."

Juliet wished she could groan out loud. All she could do though was scream into the darkness.

"Nice warning!"

Even in the darkness, she could still feel the tiny patter of feet below her ribcage.

"Mommy feels your their baby girl. I just can't tell daddy I hear him."
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Beeping. It was soft at first, but noticeable. Taking in a breath, she tried opening her eyes. A voice suddenly sounded next to her.

"Mama? Daddy she's waking up."

Juliet heard shuffling of feet and then a door open. She recognized the girl's voice. No, it was a woman. She heard the door open again and then two sets of feet shuffling into the
room. The man's voice sounded familiar too.

"Do you ever think we should just stop doing this?"

Now Juliet heard another man's voice, one she didn't recognize.

"Your wife has been in a coma for the past four months. Her condition wasn't improving. Her body wasn't showing any signs of recovery. Her waking up now is a miracle to say the least."

Juliet was confused. There was a big space in her memory. She'd been asleep for four months? It would explain some of the things she'd heard. The voices at least. She tried
opening her eyes, but found it difficult. Taking another breath in, she noticed a machine beeping off to the left somewhere. She heard the unfamiliar doctor's voice again.