"So you see he was only trying to protect you"
Tyler finally took in a deep breath of air as he finished his last sentence. Catie stared back at Tyler in utmost shock; she wanted so badly to go to Jamie and say she was sorry but she wouldn't! She was still angry and she wasn't going to yield.
"He still lied to me"
Catie zipped up her jacket, finally collecting her cool. Tyler stared back at Catie and noticed that she seemed calmer then she did a few minutes ago.
"But he lied to you to keep you from harm"
Tyler smiled big at Catie.
"A lie is still a lie. Jamie has been my best friend since god knows when and not once have I had to doubt him, doubt him telling me the truth but now I do and I don't like the feeling"
Tyler looked down at the ground. He was trying to find something to say. He really didn't want to get in the middle of this but unfortunately that was right where he landed.
"I'm not trying to take sides here or anything but if I had to choose a side, I would definitely be on Jamie's side. I mean, he carried you into the EMT station and he kept his cool the whole ride to the hospital, he was by your bedside when you woke up and he has been working his butt off to try to find this creep so he can put that guy behind bars so he can never hurt you again. Jamie has been trying his hardest and yeah he lied and it was bad, but you don't understand do you? Everything Jamie does, well he does it for you"
Tyler stared back at Catie for a few seconds before walking back into the school with a heavy look on his face.
Jamie looked away from Val to see Tyler walking up to them. Jamie looked behind Tyler but his eyes found no trace of Catie behind him.
"Hey guys"
Tyler's voice seemed tired and emotional, just like how he felt. Tyler ran his fingers through his hair and finally met Jamie's eyes. Jamie's eyes were pleading for an answer.
"I told her everything you told me, I mean everything Jamie"
Val looked over at Hank who had a still look on his face. He didn't know how to really react. Everything about this situation made Hank sad and lost and he didn't like that feeling.
"How did she take it? I mean, obviously she was upset, but how did she look?"
Tyler bit on his bottom lip and stared back at Val.
"She was more concerned with you lying to her. She seemed pretty upset about that, I thought she would follow me in here but she didn't. So I don't know"
Jamie shook his head.
"That's all I needed to know, bye!"
Jamie took off running leaving a distraught Hank, Tyler and Val behind.
"Where are you going?"
Hank yelled after Jamie hoping he heard him.
"To Catie"
Jamie waved and flew through the doors and ran towards his bike. He hopped on without thinking twice about where he was going. He fastened his helmet on and sped off.
Catie sat on the edge of a tall weepy tree. She had her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms were wrapped around her legs. Catie's had her head resting on her knees and her hair was blowing in the wind. It was pretty cold outside but she didn't really care, she just needed to be somewhere quiet.
"I thought I would find you here"
Catie didn't dare to look up. She didn't need to. She knew who it was, she knew it was Jamie; he was the only one who knew about her hiding spot. He was the one after all who had told her that they would need to find a secret hiding spot where they can go when things got too rough.
"Only you would since you are the only one that knows about this place, well you and the squirrels but I think they knew about the place before we did. The light brown one is a girl"
Jamie smirked and sat down next to Catie.
"What's her name?"
"Lisa. She's a loner though. Her mom and dad don't really pay that much attention to her and she doesn't have a lot of friends. She has two real good friends though; they're her best friends. She got into a bad accident two weeks ago, she was stabbed and one of her best friends lied to her about it and now she can't trust anyone"
Jamie looked over at Catie.
"Maybe the one good friend that lied to her about it, never meant to hurt her. Maybe that was far from his list of intentions. Maybe he just wanted to protect her"
Catie shrugged.
"She can defend herself, she's a tough girl"
Jamie scooted closer to Catie.
"He knows. Maybe he just wants to be part of her life because she is the coolest and best thing that happened to him. He just wants to be a part of her life, to be around her, to be able to hold her hand or give her a hug would make his day. He has a really lonely and sad life and she is the only reason he keeps trying"
Catie finally looks up and meets Jamie's gaze.
"You were talking about us right? Or were you really talking about the squirrels?"
"I was talking about us. I'm sorry Catie, I was just trying my best to make all that bad stuff never come back to haunt you. I didn't want you to go through that, I didn't want you to hurt"
Catie pushed herself up.
"Don't you ever lie to me again and you should thank Tyler"
Jamie pushed himself up as well.
"And why is that?"
"Because he made me see that everything you do you do it for me and there is no way I am going to ride on that machine"
Jamie smirked.
"There's no other way home"
Catie shook her head.
"I'll walk thank you very much"
Jamie laughed.
"Come on Catie, it's freezing outside"
Catie stared at the motorcycle warily.
"What if you crash or something?"
Jamie hopped on his motorcycle.
"I won't. I promise. Come on, let's take a ride to the EMT station"
Catie walked up to the motorcycle and put on the helmet Jamie handed her.
"If you kill me, I'm coming back from the dead to haunt you"
"What if I die with you?"
Catie made a pondering face.
"Then I'll make the afterlife like hell for you"
"Understood"
Jamie watched Catie climb onto the bike.
"Hold on to my waist"
Catie wrapped her arms around Jamie's waist and he shivered at her touch. It was so cold out and yet her hands always managed to stay warm.
"Are you okay Jamie?"
Jamie started the motorcycle.
"Oh fine, just the cold, hold on!"
Jamie sped off and headed towards the EMT station.
Hank paced back and forth in a busy body manner in front of Tyler, Val and Brooke. He occasionally looked down at his watch and his eyes would look around the room nervously.
"Hank, why don't you sit down?"
Val patted the bottom of one of the chairs next to her and Tyler trying to get Hank to calm down.
"Don't try to calm me down! This is big! And I am not calming down until they get here"
"Until who gets here?"
Jamie stopped his motorcycle abruptly and turned it off suddenly. He took off his helmet and grabbed Catie's. He hopped off of the motorcycle and then helped Catie down.
"So are you going to answer me?"
Jamie tightened his grip on his jacket, still cold from the wind outside.
Hank looked at Jamie and felt a lump form in his throat; Hank pushed the lump back and rubbed his hands back and forth. Val and Tyler looked at each other waiting for Hank to do it.
"The police called while you were out Jamie"
Jamie arched his eyebrow at Catie and started to wiggle it causing her to laugh.
"This is serious Jamie"
Jamie and Catie became serious after Hank snapped at them.
"Sorry Hank, tell me what's up"
Hank gulped and continued.
"Well they want you and Catie to come down to the police station to identify who they think might the guy who attacked Catie"
Jamie's eyes widened but then advanced to Catie. Catie let the seriousness of what Hank had just told them sink in.
"Oh my god. I can't"
Catie started back at Jamie and took off running straight towards the bathroom. She pushed the doors open and shut the door behind her locking it.
Tyler finally took in a deep breath of air as he finished his last sentence. Catie stared back at Tyler in utmost shock; she wanted so badly to go to Jamie and say she was sorry but she wouldn't! She was still angry and she wasn't going to yield.
"He still lied to me"
Catie zipped up her jacket, finally collecting her cool. Tyler stared back at Catie and noticed that she seemed calmer then she did a few minutes ago.
"But he lied to you to keep you from harm"
Tyler smiled big at Catie.
"A lie is still a lie. Jamie has been my best friend since god knows when and not once have I had to doubt him, doubt him telling me the truth but now I do and I don't like the feeling"
Tyler looked down at the ground. He was trying to find something to say. He really didn't want to get in the middle of this but unfortunately that was right where he landed.
"I'm not trying to take sides here or anything but if I had to choose a side, I would definitely be on Jamie's side. I mean, he carried you into the EMT station and he kept his cool the whole ride to the hospital, he was by your bedside when you woke up and he has been working his butt off to try to find this creep so he can put that guy behind bars so he can never hurt you again. Jamie has been trying his hardest and yeah he lied and it was bad, but you don't understand do you? Everything Jamie does, well he does it for you"
Tyler stared back at Catie for a few seconds before walking back into the school with a heavy look on his face.
Jamie looked away from Val to see Tyler walking up to them. Jamie looked behind Tyler but his eyes found no trace of Catie behind him.
"Hey guys"
Tyler's voice seemed tired and emotional, just like how he felt. Tyler ran his fingers through his hair and finally met Jamie's eyes. Jamie's eyes were pleading for an answer.
"I told her everything you told me, I mean everything Jamie"
Val looked over at Hank who had a still look on his face. He didn't know how to really react. Everything about this situation made Hank sad and lost and he didn't like that feeling.
"How did she take it? I mean, obviously she was upset, but how did she look?"
Tyler bit on his bottom lip and stared back at Val.
"She was more concerned with you lying to her. She seemed pretty upset about that, I thought she would follow me in here but she didn't. So I don't know"
Jamie shook his head.
"That's all I needed to know, bye!"
Jamie took off running leaving a distraught Hank, Tyler and Val behind.
"Where are you going?"
Hank yelled after Jamie hoping he heard him.
"To Catie"
Jamie waved and flew through the doors and ran towards his bike. He hopped on without thinking twice about where he was going. He fastened his helmet on and sped off.
Catie sat on the edge of a tall weepy tree. She had her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms were wrapped around her legs. Catie's had her head resting on her knees and her hair was blowing in the wind. It was pretty cold outside but she didn't really care, she just needed to be somewhere quiet.
"I thought I would find you here"
Catie didn't dare to look up. She didn't need to. She knew who it was, she knew it was Jamie; he was the only one who knew about her hiding spot. He was the one after all who had told her that they would need to find a secret hiding spot where they can go when things got too rough.
"Only you would since you are the only one that knows about this place, well you and the squirrels but I think they knew about the place before we did. The light brown one is a girl"
Jamie smirked and sat down next to Catie.
"What's her name?"
"Lisa. She's a loner though. Her mom and dad don't really pay that much attention to her and she doesn't have a lot of friends. She has two real good friends though; they're her best friends. She got into a bad accident two weeks ago, she was stabbed and one of her best friends lied to her about it and now she can't trust anyone"
Jamie looked over at Catie.
"Maybe the one good friend that lied to her about it, never meant to hurt her. Maybe that was far from his list of intentions. Maybe he just wanted to protect her"
Catie shrugged.
"She can defend herself, she's a tough girl"
Jamie scooted closer to Catie.
"He knows. Maybe he just wants to be part of her life because she is the coolest and best thing that happened to him. He just wants to be a part of her life, to be around her, to be able to hold her hand or give her a hug would make his day. He has a really lonely and sad life and she is the only reason he keeps trying"
Catie finally looks up and meets Jamie's gaze.
"You were talking about us right? Or were you really talking about the squirrels?"
"I was talking about us. I'm sorry Catie, I was just trying my best to make all that bad stuff never come back to haunt you. I didn't want you to go through that, I didn't want you to hurt"
Catie pushed herself up.
"Don't you ever lie to me again and you should thank Tyler"
Jamie pushed himself up as well.
"And why is that?"
"Because he made me see that everything you do you do it for me and there is no way I am going to ride on that machine"
Jamie smirked.
"There's no other way home"
Catie shook her head.
"I'll walk thank you very much"
Jamie laughed.
"Come on Catie, it's freezing outside"
Catie stared at the motorcycle warily.
"What if you crash or something?"
Jamie hopped on his motorcycle.
"I won't. I promise. Come on, let's take a ride to the EMT station"
Catie walked up to the motorcycle and put on the helmet Jamie handed her.
"If you kill me, I'm coming back from the dead to haunt you"
"What if I die with you?"
Catie made a pondering face.
"Then I'll make the afterlife like hell for you"
"Understood"
Jamie watched Catie climb onto the bike.
"Hold on to my waist"
Catie wrapped her arms around Jamie's waist and he shivered at her touch. It was so cold out and yet her hands always managed to stay warm.
"Are you okay Jamie?"
Jamie started the motorcycle.
"Oh fine, just the cold, hold on!"
Jamie sped off and headed towards the EMT station.
Hank paced back and forth in a busy body manner in front of Tyler, Val and Brooke. He occasionally looked down at his watch and his eyes would look around the room nervously.
"Hank, why don't you sit down?"
Val patted the bottom of one of the chairs next to her and Tyler trying to get Hank to calm down.
"Don't try to calm me down! This is big! And I am not calming down until they get here"
"Until who gets here?"
Jamie stopped his motorcycle abruptly and turned it off suddenly. He took off his helmet and grabbed Catie's. He hopped off of the motorcycle and then helped Catie down.
"So are you going to answer me?"
Jamie tightened his grip on his jacket, still cold from the wind outside.
Hank looked at Jamie and felt a lump form in his throat; Hank pushed the lump back and rubbed his hands back and forth. Val and Tyler looked at each other waiting for Hank to do it.
"The police called while you were out Jamie"
Jamie arched his eyebrow at Catie and started to wiggle it causing her to laugh.
"This is serious Jamie"
Jamie and Catie became serious after Hank snapped at them.
"Sorry Hank, tell me what's up"
Hank gulped and continued.
"Well they want you and Catie to come down to the police station to identify who they think might the guy who attacked Catie"
Jamie's eyes widened but then advanced to Catie. Catie let the seriousness of what Hank had just told them sink in.
"Oh my god. I can't"
Catie started back at Jamie and took off running straight towards the bathroom. She pushed the doors open and shut the door behind her locking it.