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One Room Over
Chapter 2:
Getting Together
"I can't belive we are here!" Val screeched as the bus zoomed over another bridge leaving yet another
Key.
"Yeah, we're almost there." Caitie smiled. The veiw out of her window was beautiful. She had never
seen such pretty, blue, clear water.
"What do you want to do first?" Jamie asked as he leaned in toward Caitie. She leaned back on her
pillow.
"Hmm, definately go on that pier thing. And Ripley's Musuem. Oh and Hemmingway's house! He's been
one of my favorite authors since I read A Day's Wait in 5th grade." Caitie exclaimed. And she
wanted to see some 6 toed cats.
"Really? What was so special about that story?" Jamie looked into Caitie's dark eyes, making her
blush and turn toward the window.
"When I was 9, I had a heart problem and thought I was going to die. It was kinda meaningful."
Caitie recalled how she had been so scared. That story made her think of the experience differently.
Meanwhile, across the row, Tyler and Val were talking deep and meaningful too.
"When I threw that pass, I was scared." Tyler explained.
"Uh, sure. So uh, anything special going on?" Val had to change the subject. Football was not a
very romantic topic.
"Nah, just really excited. I can't wait to see all the stuff there is to see." Tyler smiled. Val's
knees turned to jell-o, good thing she was sitting down.
The bus pulled to a stop outside a large, blue old looking house. Actually it was a series of
smaller houses making up some sort of hotel.
"Okay, kids. Here's what's happening. Half of you will be staying in these houses that have been
renovated into hotels and the rest will be at the one next door. Alright? Here's the list of who
will be staying here." The students listened enthusiasticly for their names. "Jamie Waite, Tyler
Connell, Val Linear, and Caitie Roth will be in the top half of House 3. Miss Stevens will be
your adult in the room." The four looked at each other and smiled. They got to be together!
They grabbed their stuff and moved out to the little gate going into the courtyard outside of
the four houses. Miss Stevens was Mr. Simms aid in his 4th period class. She smiled at them, holding
out the key and walking towards the stairs that led up to the top floor of House 3. When all
the bags, blankets, pillows and suitcases had made their way into the room, Miss Stevens called
them all into the living room.
"Okay. I will sleep in the couch bed out here. Jamie and Tyler can have the first room on the
left down the hall. Caitie and Val, you girls take the second. I, personally, can't believe
they are putting boys and girls in the same part of the house, but it was how things had to be
done, I guess. Get your things organized and we can go site seeing or whatever until tomorrow.
Tomorrow we'll be at the aquiarium all day and Sunday you all can do whatever. Tonight we are
going down the water to look for fish." Miss Stevens explained everything very well. The teenagers
ran and got all their things together. Caitie looked over at Val.
"Can you believe they let guys and girls share a little apartment?" Caitie couldn't help but
be pleased. Thinking about Jamie one room over was too incredible.
"I know! This is so cool." Val gushed. The girls explored the apartment a little. They discovered
a small bathroom with an awesome view of the overgrown backyard, a tiny kitchen, a living room and
a balconey leading off each of the bedrooms.
The group of five disembarked on their journey. They looked around. This place was amazing. People
were everywhere you looked, walking around, exploring, just like them. Caitie looked up at Jamie,
making her eyes wide and mouthed 'How awesome is this?'
The first stop was shops, much to the dismay of Jamie and Tyler.
"Why are we stopping?" Jamie asked nervously. He'd seen Caitie and Val shop. They would be here a
while.
"You guys aren't going shopping, are you?" Tyler asked, his eyes showing fear and terror. The girls
nodded and giggled. Caitie came out 15 minutes later, holding three large bags. Val came out 30
minutes later, holding five bags. Miss Stevens didn't come out. Jamie went in and practically had
to drag her out.
"How about something for the guys?" Val suggested. She almost felt guiltly about making the boys
wait a half hour for them to shop.
"Yeah, like Ripley's. That's pretty awesome." Caitie shrugged, turning into the enterance of
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium. They all payed their own way and walked around.
"This place is really cool." Caitie said to Jamie as they walked ahead of the group.
"Yeah, I've always wanted to come here." Jamie said in awe, looking at a shrunken head.
"Ew. Anyway, guess you can check this off your life goals, huh?" Caitie kidded. Jamie glanced at
her but Caitie noticed it was a different kind of look. She couldn't tell what it meant.
Tyler and Val followed after Caitie and Jamie. They had lost Miss Stevens back at the two headed
cow.
"This place is creepy." Val shuddered.
"Hmm, I think it's pretty cool." Tyler shrugged.
"Tyler?" Val looked over at him.
"Yeah." Tyler's heart fluttered.
"I'm really glad we got to be together on this trip. It wouldn't have been the same without you."
Val blushed a little. Tyler noticed. He smiled to himself. She likes me, he thought.
After they finished the musuem, the group headed back to the Merriment House, where they were
staying. Val and Caitie climbed into bed sometime after 11. Miss Stevens was out before the others
had changed clothes. Jamie and Tyler soon followed the girls lead. But Caitie couldn't sleep. She
pushed open the french doors and walked out onto the little porch. She could see a little ways. The
town looked so beautiful, glittering and twinkling. Caitie could even see a glimmer of the ocean.
She heard a creak somewhere to her left. Caitie saw Jamie walking out onto his little porch of
off his room.
"Hey." Caitie whispered, walking to the side of her balcony, where there was about 2 feet of space
between Jamie's porch. Jamie jumped and looked at her.
"Couldn't sleep?" He asked.
"No. Too excited or something."
"Me too. It's nice out here." Jamie sighed, sitting down on a small plastic chair.
"You aren't going to get all poetry writing on me, are you Waite?" Caitie teased, pushing a peice
of loose hair behind her ear. She rested her arms on the railing, staring at Jamie. He turned
his head to face her.
"What's the matter?" He asked.
"Nothing. I'm glad to be here." Caitie breathed deeply.
"Yeah, I'm glad you could come too. I wouldn't have had any fun without you." Jamie said, sounding
alomst like he was being a little flirty. Caitie smiled to herself, feeling she had to say something
about it.
"Jamie." She whispered.
"Yeah?" Came the soft reply.
"Can I say something?"
"Sure. What is it?" Jamie's forehead creased.
"I wanna come over there to say it." Caitie said softly.
"Okay." Caitie stepped lightly down the little stairs, climbing quicly up Jamie's. She sat down in
the chair next to Jamie.
"Jamie, what would you say if I told you I liked you. Maybe was in love with you." Caitie's heart
beat a mile a minute. She held her breath, waiting for Jamie to respond.
"I wouldn't say anything. But I'd do this." Jamie reached over and kissed Caitie softly on the lips.
She smiled when it was all over.
"Good answer." Caitie whispered. "So what does this mean?"
"I feel the same way. Caitie Roth," Jamie said, getting down on one knee, "Would you be my girlfriend?"
Caitie reached down and hugged him. Whispering, "Of course."
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One Room Over
Chapter 2:
Getting Together
"I can't belive we are here!" Val screeched as the bus zoomed over another bridge leaving yet another
Key.
"Yeah, we're almost there." Caitie smiled. The veiw out of her window was beautiful. She had never
seen such pretty, blue, clear water.
"What do you want to do first?" Jamie asked as he leaned in toward Caitie. She leaned back on her
pillow.
"Hmm, definately go on that pier thing. And Ripley's Musuem. Oh and Hemmingway's house! He's been
one of my favorite authors since I read A Day's Wait in 5th grade." Caitie exclaimed. And she
wanted to see some 6 toed cats.
"Really? What was so special about that story?" Jamie looked into Caitie's dark eyes, making her
blush and turn toward the window.
"When I was 9, I had a heart problem and thought I was going to die. It was kinda meaningful."
Caitie recalled how she had been so scared. That story made her think of the experience differently.
Meanwhile, across the row, Tyler and Val were talking deep and meaningful too.
"When I threw that pass, I was scared." Tyler explained.
"Uh, sure. So uh, anything special going on?" Val had to change the subject. Football was not a
very romantic topic.
"Nah, just really excited. I can't wait to see all the stuff there is to see." Tyler smiled. Val's
knees turned to jell-o, good thing she was sitting down.
The bus pulled to a stop outside a large, blue old looking house. Actually it was a series of
smaller houses making up some sort of hotel.
"Okay, kids. Here's what's happening. Half of you will be staying in these houses that have been
renovated into hotels and the rest will be at the one next door. Alright? Here's the list of who
will be staying here." The students listened enthusiasticly for their names. "Jamie Waite, Tyler
Connell, Val Linear, and Caitie Roth will be in the top half of House 3. Miss Stevens will be
your adult in the room." The four looked at each other and smiled. They got to be together!
They grabbed their stuff and moved out to the little gate going into the courtyard outside of
the four houses. Miss Stevens was Mr. Simms aid in his 4th period class. She smiled at them, holding
out the key and walking towards the stairs that led up to the top floor of House 3. When all
the bags, blankets, pillows and suitcases had made their way into the room, Miss Stevens called
them all into the living room.
"Okay. I will sleep in the couch bed out here. Jamie and Tyler can have the first room on the
left down the hall. Caitie and Val, you girls take the second. I, personally, can't believe
they are putting boys and girls in the same part of the house, but it was how things had to be
done, I guess. Get your things organized and we can go site seeing or whatever until tomorrow.
Tomorrow we'll be at the aquiarium all day and Sunday you all can do whatever. Tonight we are
going down the water to look for fish." Miss Stevens explained everything very well. The teenagers
ran and got all their things together. Caitie looked over at Val.
"Can you believe they let guys and girls share a little apartment?" Caitie couldn't help but
be pleased. Thinking about Jamie one room over was too incredible.
"I know! This is so cool." Val gushed. The girls explored the apartment a little. They discovered
a small bathroom with an awesome view of the overgrown backyard, a tiny kitchen, a living room and
a balconey leading off each of the bedrooms.
The group of five disembarked on their journey. They looked around. This place was amazing. People
were everywhere you looked, walking around, exploring, just like them. Caitie looked up at Jamie,
making her eyes wide and mouthed 'How awesome is this?'
The first stop was shops, much to the dismay of Jamie and Tyler.
"Why are we stopping?" Jamie asked nervously. He'd seen Caitie and Val shop. They would be here a
while.
"You guys aren't going shopping, are you?" Tyler asked, his eyes showing fear and terror. The girls
nodded and giggled. Caitie came out 15 minutes later, holding three large bags. Val came out 30
minutes later, holding five bags. Miss Stevens didn't come out. Jamie went in and practically had
to drag her out.
"How about something for the guys?" Val suggested. She almost felt guiltly about making the boys
wait a half hour for them to shop.
"Yeah, like Ripley's. That's pretty awesome." Caitie shrugged, turning into the enterance of
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium. They all payed their own way and walked around.
"This place is really cool." Caitie said to Jamie as they walked ahead of the group.
"Yeah, I've always wanted to come here." Jamie said in awe, looking at a shrunken head.
"Ew. Anyway, guess you can check this off your life goals, huh?" Caitie kidded. Jamie glanced at
her but Caitie noticed it was a different kind of look. She couldn't tell what it meant.
Tyler and Val followed after Caitie and Jamie. They had lost Miss Stevens back at the two headed
cow.
"This place is creepy." Val shuddered.
"Hmm, I think it's pretty cool." Tyler shrugged.
"Tyler?" Val looked over at him.
"Yeah." Tyler's heart fluttered.
"I'm really glad we got to be together on this trip. It wouldn't have been the same without you."
Val blushed a little. Tyler noticed. He smiled to himself. She likes me, he thought.
After they finished the musuem, the group headed back to the Merriment House, where they were
staying. Val and Caitie climbed into bed sometime after 11. Miss Stevens was out before the others
had changed clothes. Jamie and Tyler soon followed the girls lead. But Caitie couldn't sleep. She
pushed open the french doors and walked out onto the little porch. She could see a little ways. The
town looked so beautiful, glittering and twinkling. Caitie could even see a glimmer of the ocean.
She heard a creak somewhere to her left. Caitie saw Jamie walking out onto his little porch of
off his room.
"Hey." Caitie whispered, walking to the side of her balcony, where there was about 2 feet of space
between Jamie's porch. Jamie jumped and looked at her.
"Couldn't sleep?" He asked.
"No. Too excited or something."
"Me too. It's nice out here." Jamie sighed, sitting down on a small plastic chair.
"You aren't going to get all poetry writing on me, are you Waite?" Caitie teased, pushing a peice
of loose hair behind her ear. She rested her arms on the railing, staring at Jamie. He turned
his head to face her.
"What's the matter?" He asked.
"Nothing. I'm glad to be here." Caitie breathed deeply.
"Yeah, I'm glad you could come too. I wouldn't have had any fun without you." Jamie said, sounding
alomst like he was being a little flirty. Caitie smiled to herself, feeling she had to say something
about it.
"Jamie." She whispered.
"Yeah?" Came the soft reply.
"Can I say something?"
"Sure. What is it?" Jamie's forehead creased.
"I wanna come over there to say it." Caitie said softly.
"Okay." Caitie stepped lightly down the little stairs, climbing quicly up Jamie's. She sat down in
the chair next to Jamie.
"Jamie, what would you say if I told you I liked you. Maybe was in love with you." Caitie's heart
beat a mile a minute. She held her breath, waiting for Jamie to respond.
"I wouldn't say anything. But I'd do this." Jamie reached over and kissed Caitie softly on the lips.
She smiled when it was all over.
"Good answer." Caitie whispered. "So what does this mean?"
"I feel the same way. Caitie Roth," Jamie said, getting down on one knee, "Would you be my girlfriend?"
Caitie reached down and hugged him. Whispering, "Of course."