[Jack picked at the remnants of his pulled pork sandwich with his plastic fork. It wasn't that he didn't like barbecue. Normally he didn't mind it, but it was just too heavy for a midday meal. But as he was stuck in the same building all day, he didn't have much choice other than eat or have a loud and potentially embarrassing growl come from his ( Read more... )

Jack wearily pulled himself from his car, unfastening the seat belt and closing the door behind him. His feet moved as if on autopilot. He'd made this journey so many times and in the back of his mind, wished he could say he hadn't. As he crossed the parking lot he tried to push the image of his father walking the same path out of his head. A ( Read more... )

Jack hated flying. He wished that he didn't have to board a plane so soon after all that had happened, but fortunately or unfortunately, regaining his old job also meant taking on the duties that came with it. Regaining a sense of normalcy was important to him, but so was keeping his sanity. Oceanic had offered to give him free plane tickets for ( Read more... )

Jack wasn't one to fuss over himself. He was more than happy to give someone else attention, but throwing his own birthday party was a little out of his comfort zone. Still, it had seemed like a good idea and after thoroughly weighing the options, complete with a pros and cons list typed in Microsoft Excel, he decided to follow through on the ( Read more... )

Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. (Philip K. Dick)

The stress of work was really getting to him. Jack knew that he always told himself that he was too stressed and needed a break, but this time he meant it. To his surprise, the doctor penciled in a neat block in his planner for a weekend which simply read "have fun". ( Read more... )

Sarah was gone. After months of denial Jack could finally admit this to himself. He had volunteered to work even longer at St. Sebastian's than usual, not knowing what else to do with his time. Well, in all honesty he could think of other things, but none of them could be considered productive ( Read more... )