"So, uh, are your parents home?"
Jamie dropped the two duffel bags. He looked at Catie's front door with such intensity in his eyes, not letting go of his grasp on Catie's waist.
"No. They're at some party, probably getting wasted"
Catie smiled sarcastically.
"They're not worried about you?"
Catie fished through her jacket pocket. She smiled triumphantly as she pulled out her house keys. She walked to the door slowly with Jamie's help.
"No not really, but hey I got you here with me"
Catie put the keys into the door and tried to open the door but she had no such luck. Jamie looked down at Catie and saw the aggravation that was painted on her face.
"Let me get it, you've had a bad day"
Jamie turned the keys until he heard a click. Jamie smiled and opened the door slowly; he kicked the bags into the house and then helped Catie into the house.
"That's right, you do got me. Hey get a movie on and I'll make some popcorn, can you make it to the couch by yourself?"
Catie nodded and walked over to the couch with a little limp. Jamie strolled over to the cabinet and took out a packet of popcorn and read the directions.
"Dracula or Frankenstein?"
Jamie pushed the 'popcorn' button on the microwave. He turned around to face Catie and made his 'pondering' face.
"Hmmm Frankenstein, I've seen enough of blood in the past day"
Catie popped the tape in the VCR. She turned around to face Jamie and looked at him oddly.
"What do you mean?"
Jamie looked up from his hands and bit on his bottom lip. He turned around to the microwave and hit clear. He took the popcorn bag out clearly trying to avoid the question.
"Nothing. I mean nothing by it, hey movie is starting"
Jamie poured the popcorn in a large, clear bowl. He walked over to the couch and sat down, he looked up at Catie.
"Are you going to sit down?"
Catie stared down at Jamie. He was hiding something.
"Is there something you want to tell me?"
Jamie looked into Catie's eyes and felt a huge urge to tell her everything but he didn't.
"Nope, come and sit down"
Catie nodded and sat down next to him and let her eyes relax into the movie.
"I'm still shocked that something this horrible could happen to Catie. I mean I grew up with Catie literally and never once did I think that this could happen"
Val opened her door. Looking around the house she walked into the living room with a sigh. She walked over to the answering machine and listened to the messages.
"Well things happen Val, bad things, it happens"
Brooke let her book bag fall to the ground as she walked into the kitchen. She opened the fridge and pulled out a can of soda.
"I know Brooke, but to think that guy is still out there"
Brooke popped the soda open. She took a sip of her soda and looked out the window and felt a shiver go through her body.
"Now that is a freaky thought. I mean, what if Hank is right? What if the guy really did snatch Catie's wallet? He would know where she lives, he could strike at any minute Val"
Val double locked the doors and looked back at Brooke.
"Stop it! One more word I am dragging both me and you to Catie's to stay the night"
Brooke shrugged and they both walked up to their rooms.
"Why do they treat this guy like he's a monster or something? I mean it's classic case of individuality. This Frankenstein doctor dude created this guy or whatever he is, sure he's not on the handsome side but come on, he's not a bad guy. But he's different and the people in that town are scared because this guy is different from all of them, which has never happened and so they react violently so he reacts, what's the problem with that?"
Jamie grabbed for the TV remote and turned off the television.
"Catie?"
Jamie looked down at Catie when he got no response from her. He smiled to himself when he saw her crawled up in a little ball fast asleep.
"Man, what am I going to do Catie? I can't keep lying to you"
Jamie ran his fingers through his hair. He grabbed a blanket and put it over both of them. He closed his eyes letting himself slowly fall asleep but he knew that was going to help.
:::2 weeks later:::
"So who was more romantic Romeo or Juliet?"
Val pondered for a second about the question but then shot her hand up.
"Yes Ms. Linear?"
Val smiled big.
"I think Juliet was. The minute she met Romeo she fell in love, she was ready to give up her family for Romeo's love, she faked her own death for him and when she saw his dead body, she knew she would rather die and be with him in heaven then live and be without him"
Tyler smiled and shot his hand up.
"Yes Mr. Connelly?"
"I for one think Romeo was more romantic. He had friends, and even this girl that could make him happy but then the first glimpse of Juliet set not only his head but also his heart spinning and he as Juliet was ready to give up everything he had to be with her. When he saw that Juliet was dead, he couldn't bare to be without her so he killed himself to be with her"
Val stuck her tongue out at Tyler. Catie shot her hand up.
"Yes Ms. Roth?"
"Actually I think they were both equally romantic, they both fell in love at first sight and they both were ready to give up everything normal in their lives for something that they weren't really sure of an---"
Catie stopped in the middle of her sentence as she felt this wave of emotion come over her.
:::Flashback:::
"A shortcut huh?"
"Shut up, so I got us lost
"Look, can't we just get out of this alley? I don't like alleys"
"Are you afraid Catie?"
"Shut up jerk! So alleys scare me... god knows what can happen in an
alley"
"Catie!!"
"Stay back or the girl gets it! I'm not joking! Get back! Now!"
"Aaaah!!"
:::End of Flashback:::
"Nooo!"
Jamie and Tyler jumped up from their seats when they heard the scream. They both ran over to Catie's seat.
"Catie are you okay?"
Jamie's voice was sweet. Tyler's eyes were full of concern.
"No! Let go of me!"
Tyler touched Catie's shoulder but the minute he did she pushed him away.
"Catie it's okay! It's only Tyler"
Catie jumped up from her seat and took of running. She slid out of the classroom and went speeding down the hall. Tyler and Jamie exchanged looks and went running out the classroom after Catie. Hank and Val got up running after them.
"Catie wait!"
Jamie dodged Brianne and a few other students and picked up his speed. He just had to catch her.
"Please! Tell me what's wrong!"
Jamie pushed two students out of his way and grabbed Catie by the shirt.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Jamie wrapped his arms around Catie's waist and pulled her into a bear hug no matter the struggling she was giving him.
"Catie. What's wrong?"
Catie fell to the ground sobbing dragging Jamie down with her.
"You lied to me"
Jamie looked down at Catie, with a look of shock on his face.
"What?"
Tyler stopped a few inches away from Catie and Jamie with Val and Hank behind him; all of them had looks of concern on their faces but didn't dare say a word.
"You lied to me Jamie! You told me there was nothing to be said! That was a lie!"
Jamie let go of Catie and tilted her chin up and looked into her eyes.
"I thought you didn't remember"
Catie's shoved him away. She pushed herself up.
"And that makes it better? What you did better? So I couldn't remember so that gave you the right to lie to me for 2 weeks? I asked you Jamie! I asked you what happened and you said nothing! That it was all over and there was nothing to talk about! No biggie!"
Jamie looked down.
"You lied to me and I had to find out what happened in some sort of flashback. I would have rather heard it from you"
Catie looked at Jamie for a second and took off running.
"Shouldn't someone-"
"I will"
Tyler patted Jamie on the back and took off after Catie.
"Catie! Wait!"
Catie turned around and started pounding Tyler on the chest. Tyler put his arms around her trying to stop her pounding.
"He was only trying to protect you. For the past 2 weeks, that's all he has been trying to do, but I guess it kinda backfired on him. The only reason he didn't tell you, was because he cared"
Catie stopped pounding and just Tyler hug her.
"What happened? Tell me the truth"
Tyler looked down at her and opened his mouth started to talk.
Jamie dropped the two duffel bags. He looked at Catie's front door with such intensity in his eyes, not letting go of his grasp on Catie's waist.
"No. They're at some party, probably getting wasted"
Catie smiled sarcastically.
"They're not worried about you?"
Catie fished through her jacket pocket. She smiled triumphantly as she pulled out her house keys. She walked to the door slowly with Jamie's help.
"No not really, but hey I got you here with me"
Catie put the keys into the door and tried to open the door but she had no such luck. Jamie looked down at Catie and saw the aggravation that was painted on her face.
"Let me get it, you've had a bad day"
Jamie turned the keys until he heard a click. Jamie smiled and opened the door slowly; he kicked the bags into the house and then helped Catie into the house.
"That's right, you do got me. Hey get a movie on and I'll make some popcorn, can you make it to the couch by yourself?"
Catie nodded and walked over to the couch with a little limp. Jamie strolled over to the cabinet and took out a packet of popcorn and read the directions.
"Dracula or Frankenstein?"
Jamie pushed the 'popcorn' button on the microwave. He turned around to face Catie and made his 'pondering' face.
"Hmmm Frankenstein, I've seen enough of blood in the past day"
Catie popped the tape in the VCR. She turned around to face Jamie and looked at him oddly.
"What do you mean?"
Jamie looked up from his hands and bit on his bottom lip. He turned around to the microwave and hit clear. He took the popcorn bag out clearly trying to avoid the question.
"Nothing. I mean nothing by it, hey movie is starting"
Jamie poured the popcorn in a large, clear bowl. He walked over to the couch and sat down, he looked up at Catie.
"Are you going to sit down?"
Catie stared down at Jamie. He was hiding something.
"Is there something you want to tell me?"
Jamie looked into Catie's eyes and felt a huge urge to tell her everything but he didn't.
"Nope, come and sit down"
Catie nodded and sat down next to him and let her eyes relax into the movie.
"I'm still shocked that something this horrible could happen to Catie. I mean I grew up with Catie literally and never once did I think that this could happen"
Val opened her door. Looking around the house she walked into the living room with a sigh. She walked over to the answering machine and listened to the messages.
"Well things happen Val, bad things, it happens"
Brooke let her book bag fall to the ground as she walked into the kitchen. She opened the fridge and pulled out a can of soda.
"I know Brooke, but to think that guy is still out there"
Brooke popped the soda open. She took a sip of her soda and looked out the window and felt a shiver go through her body.
"Now that is a freaky thought. I mean, what if Hank is right? What if the guy really did snatch Catie's wallet? He would know where she lives, he could strike at any minute Val"
Val double locked the doors and looked back at Brooke.
"Stop it! One more word I am dragging both me and you to Catie's to stay the night"
Brooke shrugged and they both walked up to their rooms.
"Why do they treat this guy like he's a monster or something? I mean it's classic case of individuality. This Frankenstein doctor dude created this guy or whatever he is, sure he's not on the handsome side but come on, he's not a bad guy. But he's different and the people in that town are scared because this guy is different from all of them, which has never happened and so they react violently so he reacts, what's the problem with that?"
Jamie grabbed for the TV remote and turned off the television.
"Catie?"
Jamie looked down at Catie when he got no response from her. He smiled to himself when he saw her crawled up in a little ball fast asleep.
"Man, what am I going to do Catie? I can't keep lying to you"
Jamie ran his fingers through his hair. He grabbed a blanket and put it over both of them. He closed his eyes letting himself slowly fall asleep but he knew that was going to help.
:::2 weeks later:::
"So who was more romantic Romeo or Juliet?"
Val pondered for a second about the question but then shot her hand up.
"Yes Ms. Linear?"
Val smiled big.
"I think Juliet was. The minute she met Romeo she fell in love, she was ready to give up her family for Romeo's love, she faked her own death for him and when she saw his dead body, she knew she would rather die and be with him in heaven then live and be without him"
Tyler smiled and shot his hand up.
"Yes Mr. Connelly?"
"I for one think Romeo was more romantic. He had friends, and even this girl that could make him happy but then the first glimpse of Juliet set not only his head but also his heart spinning and he as Juliet was ready to give up everything he had to be with her. When he saw that Juliet was dead, he couldn't bare to be without her so he killed himself to be with her"
Val stuck her tongue out at Tyler. Catie shot her hand up.
"Yes Ms. Roth?"
"Actually I think they were both equally romantic, they both fell in love at first sight and they both were ready to give up everything normal in their lives for something that they weren't really sure of an---"
Catie stopped in the middle of her sentence as she felt this wave of emotion come over her.
:::Flashback:::
"A shortcut huh?"
"Shut up, so I got us lost
"Look, can't we just get out of this alley? I don't like alleys"
"Are you afraid Catie?"
"Shut up jerk! So alleys scare me... god knows what can happen in an
alley"
"Catie!!"
"Stay back or the girl gets it! I'm not joking! Get back! Now!"
"Aaaah!!"
:::End of Flashback:::
"Nooo!"
Jamie and Tyler jumped up from their seats when they heard the scream. They both ran over to Catie's seat.
"Catie are you okay?"
Jamie's voice was sweet. Tyler's eyes were full of concern.
"No! Let go of me!"
Tyler touched Catie's shoulder but the minute he did she pushed him away.
"Catie it's okay! It's only Tyler"
Catie jumped up from her seat and took of running. She slid out of the classroom and went speeding down the hall. Tyler and Jamie exchanged looks and went running out the classroom after Catie. Hank and Val got up running after them.
"Catie wait!"
Jamie dodged Brianne and a few other students and picked up his speed. He just had to catch her.
"Please! Tell me what's wrong!"
Jamie pushed two students out of his way and grabbed Catie by the shirt.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Jamie wrapped his arms around Catie's waist and pulled her into a bear hug no matter the struggling she was giving him.
"Catie. What's wrong?"
Catie fell to the ground sobbing dragging Jamie down with her.
"You lied to me"
Jamie looked down at Catie, with a look of shock on his face.
"What?"
Tyler stopped a few inches away from Catie and Jamie with Val and Hank behind him; all of them had looks of concern on their faces but didn't dare say a word.
"You lied to me Jamie! You told me there was nothing to be said! That was a lie!"
Jamie let go of Catie and tilted her chin up and looked into her eyes.
"I thought you didn't remember"
Catie's shoved him away. She pushed herself up.
"And that makes it better? What you did better? So I couldn't remember so that gave you the right to lie to me for 2 weeks? I asked you Jamie! I asked you what happened and you said nothing! That it was all over and there was nothing to talk about! No biggie!"
Jamie looked down.
"You lied to me and I had to find out what happened in some sort of flashback. I would have rather heard it from you"
Catie looked at Jamie for a second and took off running.
"Shouldn't someone-"
"I will"
Tyler patted Jamie on the back and took off after Catie.
"Catie! Wait!"
Catie turned around and started pounding Tyler on the chest. Tyler put his arms around her trying to stop her pounding.
"He was only trying to protect you. For the past 2 weeks, that's all he has been trying to do, but I guess it kinda backfired on him. The only reason he didn't tell you, was because he cared"
Catie stopped pounding and just Tyler hug her.
"What happened? Tell me the truth"
Tyler looked down at her and opened his mouth started to talk.