A/N: All right, here's the last part. This one is going to be a little short, too. Sorry about that. Well, without further ado, on with the fic...
Promises: Part 4
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***At The Hospital***
Val, Tyler, and Hank were all sitting in the lobby of the hospital. So far, they had been waiting for about 15 minutes. They had heard no news about Catie yet. Val was still crying slightly and she looked very upset. Tyler, who was sitting next to her, patted her on the and and gazed at her worriedly.
Finally, Hank had a *brilliant* idea. "Hey, you guys? Don't you think we should call Jamie?"
Tyler looked up and nodded quickly. "Yeah, I think that would be a good think to do. I mean he is one of Catie's best friends... Why don't you call him, Hank."
Hank sighed and took out his cell phone. He dialed Jamie's number. The phone rang once... twice... then a female voice answered.
"Hello?"
"Hi, ma'am, my name is Hank and I was wondering if I could speak to Jamie."
"I'm sorry, but I haven't seen Jamie since after school." The woman, who was Jamie's mother, replied.
"Oh. Uh, okay. Thanks anyways." Hank hung up the phone. "He's not home." He said, turning to Tyler and Val.
"Do you know anyone else who you can call?" Tyler asked.
"No." Hank answered. They all sat in silence, just thinking...
Finally, Val said her first word since they had walked into the hospital. "You could try his beeper..." Val sniffed lightly and glanced up at Hank.
"You, know, that just might work." Hank spoke thoughtfully. He got up from his seat on a bench and sent a message to Jamie's beeper. They all waited patiently and about ten minutes later, Hank's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Hank said into the receiver.
"Hi." Jamie's deep voice replied. "It's me, Jamie."
"Jamie... Uh, how am I going to say this... Well, you need to come down to the hospital."
"Why?" Jamie asked, confused. "What happened?"
"It's... It's Catie." Hank told him.
"What? Catie? No..." Jamie put down the pay phone and rushed out his motorcycle. No! He thought. Not my Catie! Not now! This can't be happening... He rode off, all thoughts blew from his mind. The only thing he thought about was Catie.
***About 15 Minutes Later***
The three teenagers were sitting silently in the lobby. Suddenly, the door burst open and Jamie Waite ran in. He stopped in front of them.
"Where is she?" He demanded. "What happened to Catie?"
"She fell... from a tree. We don't know what's going on... we haven't heard anything yet..." Hank said softly, watching Jamie.
"Oh no... I... I can't believe it... Not Catie..." Jamie sunk down into a chair and clutched his head in his hand. A tear ran down his cheek, as hard as he tried to stop it. Many questions were running through his brain. Will she be okay? What on Earth happened? Why did this have to happen to CATIE? He sighed deeply and tried to keep himself from totally breaking down in front of every one. Its all my fault... I should have been there.
The other three watched Jamie sorrowfully. They could tell that he was hurting.
About twenty minutes later a tall, lanky doctor walked out. He slowly stepped towards the four teens.
"Have you heard anything about Catie Roth?" Jamie asked quickly.
"Yes, in fact, I am her doctor." He smiled lightly. "Miss Roth has gone through a lot of trauma. At the moment, she has one broken ankle and a slight concussion... But, with rest, she will fully recover."
Jamie sighed and noticed that he had been shaking and tried to regain himself. "Thank you, sir... May we see her?"
"Well..." The doctor gazed at the young man and frowned slightly. "Well, I guess it would be all right... But one at a time and only for a few minutes." He added. "She's in room 128."
"Thank you." Jamie said, relieved. He glanced at the others.
"You can go first." Val said softly.
Jamie nodded and walked off down the hallway. He quickly found Catie's room and entered slowly. He noticed Catie and rushed over to her side. "Catie... Oh, Catie..."
"Jamie?" Catie said questioningly. "Jamie, its you." She smiled up at him. "Oh, Jamie, I'm so sorry that I got mad at you..."
"Its okay, you don't need to apologize... I'm just so glad that you're okay."
Catie sat up. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." She said softly, gazing into Jamie's deep, dark eyes. Before she knew what was happening, his face was getting closer to hers. Then, their lips touched softly and she kissed him.
"I love you, Jamie." Catie whispered.
"I love you too, Catie..." Jamie whispered back. "And I will love you forever... I promise."
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A/N: Okay, its over! That's it, the end! I hope you all liked it! I was deciding whether or not Catie should live... I decided to be nice this time. *Grins.* Oh yeah, thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed this fic! You're the best! Well... adios!
*Magik*