Me, Jamie and Louie
1. The unfortunate meeting
Our story starts of with Jamie Lyn Marie Ricer commonly known as "Jamie". A bubbly 23 yr. old girl having an average, simple life. A fresh theatre arts graduate, frustrated on becoming an actress someday. She feels comfy with her "shirt-jeans-sneaker" manner of dressing. She was originally English. She never met her dad because he died when she was still a baby and her mother decided to migrate to New Jersey to start a new life with her. Her mom married and she had to live with her caring step dad and his charming step brother. After graduation Jamie decided to be independent. She left New Jersey to cross the country to England. Along with her are; a deed and a key to her new home it was his dad's only remembrance for her in his last will, a house for her own.
"At least I'm going to be by myself! All alone with a whole new place to live in without my mom or Stephen or Benjamin." She thought while viewing the clouds by the window. Suddenly, her phone rang. She pulled her phone from her bag and answered the incoming call she received. "Hello, Mom…..yes mom…yes... Ok…..bye-.. Don't worry about me I've packed my things perfectly…. Please yes... I love you too." She shrugged. Mary Lisa never liked the idea of Jamie going independent she was very protective of her only daughter but she didn't argued seeing her daughter happy she just agreed. Jamie thought and smiled…"Now I'm ready to face everything that headed my way independently and all alone."
Her flight was fast. She landed England exactly 9:00 in the morning.
She was already running to catch the next cab. Suddenly, BANG! She tripped off with this English man. A handsome, dazzling man, almost about her age. He had sparkly green eyes. Black, elegant clean-cut hair. He was wearing a suit and chocolate brown slacks which is very classy and suits him well. Jamie was actually daydreaming, seeing herself with this man becoming a couple, suddenly, she heard this annoyed velvety voice saying…"Excuse me?! Would you please get off me? Hello, Excuse me?!" Jamie snapped to her senses and pulled herself up, she said "Oh! I'm very sorry" Jamie offered her hand but the man said "I can help myself up!" Jamie replied "how very rude of you!" the man glared at her. "I was just offering help" Jamie mumbled to herself. They were both having an argument. "Oh sorry, I'm not the one who wasn't looking to where I'm walking" he said sarcastically. Jamie stomped her foot and clenched her fists, she exclaimed… "And I don't believe!"
2 men dressed in tuxedos walked over and asked "Sir is there a problem?" but before the man could answer his annoying assistant butted in "Sir, we have to go, you have a busy day" pissed of the man leaded his pack of followers. Jamie thought to herself…"Unbelievable! First day in England and the first person I met was such an idiot!" She fixed her hair with her hands and stood tall. She shook her head, tried to forget her unforgettable moment that happened minutes ago, and focused her mind on her house. Seeing it in photograph was such so amazing. Jamie was so exited to finally see it and live in it, she was daydreaming again.
Minutes passed, and Jamie got a cab. She immediately jumped in. when the cab driver asked for where she was headed to. She swiftly searched for the piece of parchment her mom scribbled the address in case of emergency. It wasn't there. She already searched in her pockets and in her luggage. Her things was already scattered in the cab but no sign of a piece of paper. She got off the cab and tried to remember where it was. Her phone was already dead and she couldn't make a call to her mom. Unfortunately, she also forgot her charger back home. She doesn't even know anything about England. Jamie sighed but in her head she thought …"Nothing's going to stop me from having my house!" raising her right hand at chest level and making it as ball of fists she spotted a telephone booth but she only had dollars and there was no sight of any money changer. "What an unlucky day, just because of that arrogant man everything turned up wrong" She gasped upon saying those words she yelled…"The man! In the lounge area! Probably its there, when we bumped in!" She hurriedly went to the lounge area but no, nothing again…
It was already 5pm in the afternoon; she spent all day long searching for that damn piece of paper she was already feeling hopeless. She tried to ask the maintenance where she thought she was headed to… Man… Mankrest, it was the only thing that she remembered from her insane memory of the scribbled address her mom jotted down, but they said there wasn't such thing. She tried to focus for the last time… several minutes passed and of course! "The deed, of course!" she searched it and found it. It was written there, it stated 214 Mahogany Street, Archduke Executive Village, Manchester, United Kingdom. She laughed and told herself…"how very stupid of me! I spent all day searching for something I already have!" again she waited for a cab and quickly climbed in. Her trip was very fascinating. The view was very unbelievable. It was sort of a village that's very far from civilization. You could see the city from up there. The cab stopped and she thought she was already there. She was staring at the old fashioned house she saw, she sobbed in tears and acted dramatically a husky voice interrupted her moment.. "Ehem, ma'am…the engines busted. I can fix it but it would take us 3 hours or so. You can walk the road it's not far from here. Walk straight ahead up the hill and turn right to the first……" Jamie was too tired to listen. The cab driver wrote her the directions. It wasn't quite far but you have to turn and cross several pathways to reach it.
It was already 8 pm. She was lost and ended up asking people for directions. She was already battered and almost hopeless pulling her deranged trolley at a side. Thankfully a helpful woman helped her along the way. The two of them walked alone at the dark road. As things went by unluckily, the woman held her shoulder and leaned to her ear. She whispered "Hold up" the woman held a kitchen knife at her waist. Sweet, of course, the main goal of the woman was to rob her. She gave all her money. Only left was her clothes, all, taken. Yes, the woman-who was her only hope, helped her inconsequence of her pocket money.
Panting, heaving, and bathing in sweat pulling her trolley and carrying her luggage. She finally reached the house. At last! Jamie sat on her knees, almost kissing the ground. There where no houses around, no neighbors sort of isolated. It was perfect for her. She was breathless upon seeing it, very perfectly made much more like what she saw in the photograph. It was fully furnished. Her dream house, a modern English house filled with shrubs and potted plants. Jamie thought "the caretaker is really taking good care of it" she smiled at the thought of her mom having the trouble to pay a caretaker. "Well, it's worth the wait" she mumbled to herself.
She spotted the lock and hurriedly pushed the key in. The steel gate quickly opened and so is the thick, shiny front door. It was dark and dusty contrary to what its appearance at the outside, she didn't mind. Jamie peeked out the window. She saw the glistening city lights from a bird's eye view. It was magnificent something she has never seen before. She entered a room. She immediately recognized the bed and spoke "I'll postpone my after party and take a good night sleep." She jumped in, having her weight drop on the soft, bouncy, king sized bed feeling comfy and curling up in the warm comforter. She never had felt anything luxurious in her whole life.
Suddenly, she felt something more warm…flesh…unbelievably human flesh! It was alive and breathing. She felt nervous and not thinking twice she screamed her lungs out "Aaaaargh!!! Who are you?!!!" she hesitantly stood up and reached for the lights not knowing where it was. The figure was in shock and it also shouted back "Aaaargh!! Burglar! Aaargh! Somebody help me!!!" The figure swiftly turned on the lights much faster than Jamie attempted. The lights turned on and Jamie adjusted her sight to the flashing light. The figure was becoming more vivid and clear. Jamie saw a man hugging his pillow wearing t-shirt, boxers and socks shivering in fear and fright, covered with sweat. She quickly recognized the man, the man that caused her all her misfortune. She yelled "You?!!" Jamie laughed a loud one. She chuckled and continued "Ha-ha! Look at you!" Shaking, they both yelled in a loud and stiff voice…
"What are you doing at my house?!"
"Oh! Excuse me would you please get off me!" Jamie quoted the man's unlucky hex to her. "Acting so arrogant and flashy eh? Only to find out you're the caretaker, Oh and who told you to sleep at my bed?!" the man replied in a higher tone of voice "Your bed?! This is my house! I can sue you for illegal trespassing don't you know?!" Jamie explained and pointed out a piece of parchment she was holding "I…..trespassing? I have a deed. Clearly in this deed it states that I own this house" the man grabbed the paper and thoroughly examined it "this might be fake! I could show you my legal documents if you want!" Jamie glared and replied "I could show you myself!" Jamie hissed. The man slammed her palms in the table he grunted and said…
"Oh really! What is your name?!"
"Jamie Ricer, the next shining supper star!" Jamie said raising her hands, looking up and making an arch as if imagining herself as a multi-awarded actress…
"And you are?!" She boastfully asked.
The man walked several paces from her and grabbed a newspaper. He showed Jamie and read it out loud… "Look," he pointed at the bursting words… "Chris Lock Holm, the current shining super star!" mimicking Jamie's gesture and grimacing at her. Jamie for a moment felt quiet and awfully embarrassed. She tried to speak "s….sor..." but before she finished her last syllable, a screech was made in the backyard as if someone has fallen from the wall. Chris shivered and hided at Jamie's back, he said "You look" Jamie thought something in her mind "ha-ha! This man isn't that courageous like a brave knight he's supposed to be" she shook her head and reached for a solid aluminum pan. Chris whispered "Hey! You make a single dent on that and your paying for it" Jamie rolled her eyes and smirked 'of course. Whatever you say brave knight" she said sarcastically. She had very bad day and now she's with a handsome guy that isn't even brave enough to save her from mere death.
Authors note: as i was writing this story i had the characters in mind to be played by my favorite actors, the golden trio...Daniel Radcliffe, Emma watson and Rupert grint as Chris, Jamie and Louie , but i know i don't own these people..i wish you enjoyed!
