Jamie avoided Hank's glare. "I . . . I can't say."
"This is serious Jamie, it looks like . . . she's been abused. I've seen these cases millions of times. They always turn out ugly."
"Hank, keep this quiet, for Caitie's sake. I'm going to take care of her."
"Jamie, there is only so much you can do. You have to contact the police." Hank placed his hand on Jamie's shoulder. "You know it's the right thing to do."
"I'll take care of it, and if it gets to that point, I'll keep it in mind." Jamie exited the room after uttering that last statement.
"What was that about?" Caitie asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing. Hank just told me that you're going to need some major rest and relaxation, and that I shouldn't leave your side." Jamie let out a small grin.
"Is that right?" Caitie responded playfully. "Wouldn't Bobby get the wrong idea?" she asked somewhat seriously. Caitie knew that Bobby had jealousy issues with her in the past.
"Don't worry about it." Jamie smiled again.
"She's not back from her trip yet, huh!" Caitie let out a small giggle.
Jamie simply nodded his head, refusing to let Caitie know; that the trip Bobby went on was permanent.
Jamie and Caitie got into Caitie's car. They headed back to her apartment.
*
"Lindsey!" Brooke yelled from the bathroom. "What time is it?"
"Seven-thirty," a girl with short black hair yelled back. "What time are you supposed to meet Val and Tyler?"
"In fifteen minutes!" Brooke finished up brushing her teeth. She quickly combed her hair and put it up in a messy bun. She threw on some clean clothes and headed for the door. She was supposed to meet her sister and Tyler for breakfast before they headed back home.
"Brooke?" Lindsey called after her.
"Huh? I'm going to be . . ."
"Your keys!" Lindsey threw Brooke a set of keys with an EMS key chain.
"I used to be way more with it!" Brooke let out a chuckle. "Thanks Linds, I'll see you later."
*
Val and Tyler were already seated in a nice restaurant near Brooke's school. Moments later Brooke walked through the door.
"Hey guys. Sorry, I guess I overslept after getting home so late last night!" she apologized as she took a seat. "I'm starved. Let's order!"
"Yeah, I had to drag Tyler out of bed this morning. He couldn't wake up." Val handed Brooke a menu. Tyler picked up the other and browsed through the breakfast choices.
Momentarily a waitress approached the small booth. "Hi, my name is Sam. Ready to order?"
"Yes, I'll have waffles with a side of melon please. Also, tea with lemon." Val put down her menu.
"I'll have two sunny side up eggs with home fries, bagel with cream cheese, and a large glass of O.J.," Brooke stated energetically.
Tyler still looked undecided.
"And you sir?" The waiter asked.
"Okay, I'll have bacon, eggs and cheese on a roll, two bowls of cornflakes, and a large cup of coffee."
"You're order will be right up." The waitress in her early twenties left their table.
"I'm really glad you guys decided to come visit!" Brooke exclaimed happily.
"We're happy to see you," Tyler replied.
"I missed my little sister so much!"
Sam returned with their orders. Famished, the three began devouring their food.
"Too bad we didn't get to see Nick," Val said through bites of her waffles.
"Your roommate Lindsey is nice," Tyler commented. He finished the two bowls of cereal and proceeded to consume his roll.
"Lindsey is the best! Everyone here, they're so great. I love it here!" Brooke took another bite of her eggs. "Too bad Caitie couldn't come up with you guys. How is she?"
"She's good." Val tried to keep her responses simple. "Caitie has a lot of work to do. She's been getting offers for full time positions but she likes to free lance."
"I read her latest editorial. It was really good. My journalism professor even mentioned it in class, how it was a unique way of expression. I guess it's obvious she was his favorite student!" Brooke took a sip of her Orange Juice.
The three happily ate their meal, reminiscing about their fun times at Kingsport.
*
Alec sat in his one bedroom apartment. He was going through withdrawal yet again. He clutched his stomach as he screamed in agony. He vomited again. Alec was in so much pain. He couldn't handle it anymore. Alec wondered what hurt more, what his body was doing to him physically, or what Caitie has done to him emotionally.
Alec got up and managed to stumble over to the kitchen. He frantically looked around for his secret stash. He couldn't handle this, at least not right now. He unfolded the tin foil, and positioned it on the table. He took out a dollar bill and rolled it up. Seconds later, the white power traveled up his nose. He leaned back on the chair feeling gratified. Things became clear to him once again.
"It's all that guy's fault," he said out loud, to no one in particular.
A/N: Thanks MM.
"This is serious Jamie, it looks like . . . she's been abused. I've seen these cases millions of times. They always turn out ugly."
"Hank, keep this quiet, for Caitie's sake. I'm going to take care of her."
"Jamie, there is only so much you can do. You have to contact the police." Hank placed his hand on Jamie's shoulder. "You know it's the right thing to do."
"I'll take care of it, and if it gets to that point, I'll keep it in mind." Jamie exited the room after uttering that last statement.
"What was that about?" Caitie asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing. Hank just told me that you're going to need some major rest and relaxation, and that I shouldn't leave your side." Jamie let out a small grin.
"Is that right?" Caitie responded playfully. "Wouldn't Bobby get the wrong idea?" she asked somewhat seriously. Caitie knew that Bobby had jealousy issues with her in the past.
"Don't worry about it." Jamie smiled again.
"She's not back from her trip yet, huh!" Caitie let out a small giggle.
Jamie simply nodded his head, refusing to let Caitie know; that the trip Bobby went on was permanent.
Jamie and Caitie got into Caitie's car. They headed back to her apartment.
*
"Lindsey!" Brooke yelled from the bathroom. "What time is it?"
"Seven-thirty," a girl with short black hair yelled back. "What time are you supposed to meet Val and Tyler?"
"In fifteen minutes!" Brooke finished up brushing her teeth. She quickly combed her hair and put it up in a messy bun. She threw on some clean clothes and headed for the door. She was supposed to meet her sister and Tyler for breakfast before they headed back home.
"Brooke?" Lindsey called after her.
"Huh? I'm going to be . . ."
"Your keys!" Lindsey threw Brooke a set of keys with an EMS key chain.
"I used to be way more with it!" Brooke let out a chuckle. "Thanks Linds, I'll see you later."
*
Val and Tyler were already seated in a nice restaurant near Brooke's school. Moments later Brooke walked through the door.
"Hey guys. Sorry, I guess I overslept after getting home so late last night!" she apologized as she took a seat. "I'm starved. Let's order!"
"Yeah, I had to drag Tyler out of bed this morning. He couldn't wake up." Val handed Brooke a menu. Tyler picked up the other and browsed through the breakfast choices.
Momentarily a waitress approached the small booth. "Hi, my name is Sam. Ready to order?"
"Yes, I'll have waffles with a side of melon please. Also, tea with lemon." Val put down her menu.
"I'll have two sunny side up eggs with home fries, bagel with cream cheese, and a large glass of O.J.," Brooke stated energetically.
Tyler still looked undecided.
"And you sir?" The waiter asked.
"Okay, I'll have bacon, eggs and cheese on a roll, two bowls of cornflakes, and a large cup of coffee."
"You're order will be right up." The waitress in her early twenties left their table.
"I'm really glad you guys decided to come visit!" Brooke exclaimed happily.
"We're happy to see you," Tyler replied.
"I missed my little sister so much!"
Sam returned with their orders. Famished, the three began devouring their food.
"Too bad we didn't get to see Nick," Val said through bites of her waffles.
"Your roommate Lindsey is nice," Tyler commented. He finished the two bowls of cereal and proceeded to consume his roll.
"Lindsey is the best! Everyone here, they're so great. I love it here!" Brooke took another bite of her eggs. "Too bad Caitie couldn't come up with you guys. How is she?"
"She's good." Val tried to keep her responses simple. "Caitie has a lot of work to do. She's been getting offers for full time positions but she likes to free lance."
"I read her latest editorial. It was really good. My journalism professor even mentioned it in class, how it was a unique way of expression. I guess it's obvious she was his favorite student!" Brooke took a sip of her Orange Juice.
The three happily ate their meal, reminiscing about their fun times at Kingsport.
*
Alec sat in his one bedroom apartment. He was going through withdrawal yet again. He clutched his stomach as he screamed in agony. He vomited again. Alec was in so much pain. He couldn't handle it anymore. Alec wondered what hurt more, what his body was doing to him physically, or what Caitie has done to him emotionally.
Alec got up and managed to stumble over to the kitchen. He frantically looked around for his secret stash. He couldn't handle this, at least not right now. He unfolded the tin foil, and positioned it on the table. He took out a dollar bill and rolled it up. Seconds later, the white power traveled up his nose. He leaned back on the chair feeling gratified. Things became clear to him once again.
"It's all that guy's fault," he said out loud, to no one in particular.
A/N: Thanks MM.