Lost: They'll Stop Asking in Time
Title: They'll Stop Asking in Time
Fandom: Lost
Author: isabelquinn
Rating: G
Spoiler Alert: If you've seen to The Other Woman (season 4), you're set.
Summary: Early days in Zach's new life.
Author's note: Written for lost-in-108, with the prompt Home.
He's living in an orange storybook house, and the days meander like slowly-turned pages. It gets easier to pretend he's not terrified.
Tuesday morning, the rain crashes down. He and Emma play in the rec room with one of the nicer grown-ups. They teach her Emma's complicated hopscotch rules; she teaches them how to play pool. Zach clutches her hand while Emma practices, awkwardly controlling the too-big pool cue.
Crack.
"Nearly, Emma! Try sinking number four."
Emma stops. She barely glances at the scattered balls.
"Juliet, when can we go home? I want Mom."
Zach feels the muscles tighten in Juliet's hand.
"I'm sorry, sweetheart. I don't know."
Fandom: Lost
Author: isabelquinn
Rating: G
Spoiler Alert: If you've seen to The Other Woman (season 4), you're set.
Summary: Early days in Zach's new life.
Author's note: Written for lost-in-108, with the prompt Home.
He's living in an orange storybook house, and the days meander like slowly-turned pages. It gets easier to pretend he's not terrified.
Tuesday morning, the rain crashes down. He and Emma play in the rec room with one of the nicer grown-ups. They teach her Emma's complicated hopscotch rules; she teaches them how to play pool. Zach clutches her hand while Emma practices, awkwardly controlling the too-big pool cue.
Crack.
"Nearly, Emma! Try sinking number four."
Emma stops. She barely glances at the scattered balls.
"Juliet, when can we go home? I want Mom."
Zach feels the muscles tighten in Juliet's hand.
"I'm sorry, sweetheart. I don't know."