Possible head trauma combined with shock means that sometimes, your reactions to things are delayed or even totally irrational. Esther knows this.
And as she quite literally pulls herself out of the water and onto the beach, chased by the tide until the sand turns dry, she knows that the probability that she's the lone survivor is pretty low. She hopes the others are alright, and while she wasn't scared of dying, she's glad she's not sustained any major, painful injuries.
She's also never been more thrilled to have been in a plane crash. A puzzling thought, even for the circumstances, but it's true. This means they won't get to their destination, which means their trip won't continue, and won't end, and she won't have to fly home again.
Her whole body aches, she's cold somehow and her chest hurts when she takes a breath that's a bit too deep, but when she looks out at the ocean and the scattered mass of debris from the wreck, she can't keep herself from smiling.
Just for a moment. She knows she has to find the others and help them if she can, but for a second, she lets herself indulge the irrational gratitude she's feeling, before she picks a direction, and starts walking.
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And as she quite literally pulls herself out of the water and onto the beach, chased by the tide until the sand turns dry, she knows that the probability that she's the lone survivor is pretty low. She hopes the others are alright, and while she wasn't scared of dying, she's glad she's not sustained any major, painful injuries.
She's also never been more thrilled to have been in a plane crash. A puzzling thought, even for the circumstances, but it's true. This means they won't get to their destination, which means their trip won't continue, and won't end, and she won't have to fly home again.
Her whole body aches, she's cold somehow and her chest hurts when she takes a breath that's a bit too deep, but when she looks out at the ocean and the scattered mass of debris from the wreck, she can't keep herself from smiling.
Just for a moment. She knows she has to find the others and help them if she can, but for a second, she lets herself indulge the irrational gratitude she's feeling, before she picks a direction, and starts walking.