Kate Tasty

The Survivors : Cy and Rebecca

Kate continued to weep. She then heard a voice behind her. Turning around, she saw a brown haired man, her father. She jumped to her feet and hugged him. He looked at Sally's body while stroking his daughter's hair.
   "Dad," Kate whispered, "where's Mom?" She looked into his eyes as they clouded with grief. Kate began to cry again. After a while, Roger spoke.
   "Now Kate, you're 15. You're a big girl, so don't cry."
   "I can't help it!" the girl sobbed, "I-I can't stop." They stood there for what seemed like hours before she finally managed to dry herself up.. Then they searched the beach for any others who were still alive. They saw two people standing a little way away. One of them Kate recognized as the boy Sally had danced with on the ship. The other was a brunette woman.
   "Come on, Miss Sawyer," the boy was saying.
   "But I cannot find Elizabeth!" she answered back, "I have to find Elizabeth!"
   "We can look for Elizabeh while finding any others who survived the crash."
   "What is your name, kind boy?"
   "Cy Hemphellton, Miss Sawyer." Roger quickly stepped forward towards them. "Hello!" he called. Cy turned his face in their direction. He had a really bad cut on his cheek.
   "Hey, it's you!" he said after seeing Kate, "You're the girl who was with Sally! I'm glad to see that you're ok!" Kate felt her eyes beginning to water again. Her knees felt weak and she collapsed to the ground. staring at the sand, she barely whispered, "Sally... wasn't so lucky." Cy looked past her at the dead girl.
   "Sally?" He stepped towards it, leaving the woman. "This can't be happening!"
   "Did you know Sally?" croaked Kate, desperately trying to keep from crying again.
   "Yes, she was my fiancé."
   "What!?"
   "Arranged marriage." he sighed. 'She never told me...' Kate was thinking.
   "Excuse me?" said the woman, 'What's going on? Is everyone all right?"
   "Yes, Miss Sawyer," Cy answered, "We're fine." Suddenly Kate was filled with rage. She started to cry again, but didn't care.
   "How can you say that?!?!?" she yelled "Sally's dead and you say we're all fine! She was my only friend on this planet! I'M NOT FINE!" By now, she was back on her feet, trembling with fury. She stepped toward the boy, when 'Miss Sawyer' turned around. She looked into her eyes, and realized with a shock that she was blind.