This is a great point and I was thinking about this myself.. I don't think we really have much to go on.. I was kinda suprised when neither of her parents were at the hospital..

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Please don't give up, Des. Because all we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us. And you have her. I will wait for
you. Always. I love you, Pen

DESMOND: I love you, Penny. I've always loved you. I'm so sorry. I love you!
PENNY: I love you too.
DESMOND: I don't know where I am, but--
PENNY: I'll find you, Des--
DESMOND: --I promise--
PENNY: --no matter what--
DESMOND: --I'll come back to you--
PENNY: --I won't give up--
BOTH: I promise. I love you.

You drink you drive you die!

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Ted Striker: My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, below their radar.

Elaine Dickinson: When will you be back?

Ted Striker: I can't tell you that. It's classified.

oh yeah that is interesting..

this thread has not been touched in a while but i still wanted to comment (first post)

it is clear that the island has some kind of power. it allows people to see the dead, heals, and is hidden from the rest of the world. as we now see.. there are killers on this island who only know of its location because of the phone call to the so called "rescuers". if the survivors get rid of the people on the freighter then it would be in there best interest to keep the island a secret. I believe Jin is not dead but with the other survivors on the island that no one is to know about.it was apparent that Hurley was being watch so whose to say that the rest of the O6 aren’t being watched? If they are... wouldn’t you talk to a grave stone to hide the fact that this person if still alive on a island?