Prologue: Jack Thornton and Elizabeth Thatcher the Childhood years
Elizabeth Thatcher and Jack Thornton first met as children when they were 8 years old. They became fast friends when his family first moved to the town of Hamilton in North Carolina where her family owned the towns shipping company. His dad had taken a job on one of the many ships the company owned. It was when the school year was starting that Jack and Elizabeth met on the first day of third grade as they has been assigned the same teacher a Mrs. Baxter. As the school year progressed Jack had trouble with school assignments so Elizabeth who was good at it offered to study with him every day to help him improve. One day when they were studying after school at the town's library Jack said to Elizabeth;
"Thank you for helping me for the past few months with homework Elizabeth, you are such a great friend" Jack says
"No problem Jack, I am always willing to help a friend who needs it" Elizabeth replies
After each study session Jacks grades in school started to improve slowly. Jack and Elizabeth then made the study sessions a tradition for the remaining school year and for the next four years after that as they continued to end up in the same class year, after year.
It was one day during their eighth grade year that Jack found out his dad was let go from his job and had gotten another Job in another country and that they would have to move. The next day Jack went to school and he told Elizabeth what was going on after she had noticed something was making him feel down all through the school day. It was when they were walking home after school that Jack said;
"Elizabeth, last night I found out that my family will be moving at the end of the school year to another country" Jack says
"I am sorry Jack. I will miss you so much, but you will try to keep in touch with me won't you" Elizabeth responds
"of course. I will try Elizabeth, we are friends after all" Jack responds
After Jack tells Elizabeth his news they spend the rest of the school year hanging out and spending as much time with each other as possible before he moves away. As the school year comes to an end, the day before Jack leaves to move with his family Jack and Elizabeth have one last conversation as friends and they make this promise to each other ;
"I hope in a few years your dream of going to teacher college will come true Elizabeth" Jack says
"and I hope you make your dream of becoming a police officer comes true as well" Elizabeth responds and " thank you Jack. I hope so to" Elizabeth continues, " I love helping other understand assignments" she continues
They spend the rest of the day just talking and enjoying the time they have before Jack leaves forever with his family to their new home in Canada. He was sad to be leaving, but he had no choice but to go as he was still underage and living at home. Jack made a vow to himself that he would follow his dream, and if it was meant to be he would reunite with Elizabeth on day he hoped.