Okay chapter two. this chapter will most likely be short. pretty short i guess. okay i'm eager
to get started so bye for now. oh don't own anything from in a heartbeat.
Convincing
chapter 2
Jamie walked Val to her car. It was late. 1:30 a.m late. Val and Jamie had stayed up the whole
night talking and trying to help each other. Maybe this was something both had to deal with alone.
Jamie stepped up the old creaky stairs into the hall way. It was pitch black and smelled like
damp earth. He quickly unlocked the door and turned on some lights. He sat down and suddenly
everything hit him like a wave. The reality of everything finally seeping in. Tears poured from
his dark eyes and anger bubbled up. He grabbed anything and everything in sight and hurled it
around the apartment. Neighbors woke up and lights went on all around the apartment building. Jamie
heard people talking outside the door and stopped. He collapsed on the floor and fell asleep
among the rubble.
Caitie didn't sleep that night either. Laying in her dark apartment next to boxes and trash bags,
she couldn't help but wonder what Jamie was doing at the exact moment. She shut her eyes tight and
opened them again. Thinking about Jamie would only make things worse. Caitie sat up. She had to leave
the place for a while. She trapped. She grabbed her keys and hopped in her 1988 Ram Charger. It
grumbled to life and she drove. Rain fell lightly from the black sky and the moon slipped behind
the clouds. Caitie felt alone. She stopped outside a familar apartment building and shut off the
noisy engine. She stared at where she had arrived. Tears sprung to her eyes as she looked up to a
window that Caitie had seen many times.
"No." She whispered to herself. The engine started up again and Caitie tears fell like that now
heavy drops outside as she made a U-turn out of the parking lot of Jamie's apartment building.
Jamie woke up the next morning, vaguely remembering the night before. It was like when you fall
asleep and then when you wake up, all the problems of yesterday suddenly come back to life. Jamie
felt a little overwhelmed. He poured himself some cereal and looked at the calendar. Caitie would
be leaving the next day. He had to do something. This wasn't right. It wasn't too late..yet.
The door bell rang. Caitie looked up from the box she was packing. Who would be at her house so
early? It was only 9:30. Caitie shrugged and brushed off her hands on her jeans. She flung open
the door, thinking it would be Val. She wasn't expecting to see him. There he was. Caitie's heart
banged in her chest. It was like seeing him for the first time. The two, after they had broken up,
hadn't really kept in touch. They weren't strangers, but things weren't the way they had been either.
"Jamie." Caitie gasped. He smiled and ran a hand through his hair. Caitie could tell he was nervous.
Her hands are shaking, Jamie observed. She's nervous too.
"Hi. I heard you were leaving." Jamie said simply. Caitie nodded and opened the door wider, inviting
him inside. Jamie sat down on a pile of boxes. Caitie continued packing.
"Um..well I'll be leaving tomorrow. I'm glad you came to say good-bye. I didn't really have the
guts to." Caitie voice was quavering. Her heart was going a mile a minute. She felt like she was
back in middle school, feeling the same way when Jamie was around. She reminded herself everything
was over between them. But she'd never been good at lieing to herself.
"I didn't come to say good-bye." Jamie stated simply. Caitie's surprised expression let Jamie know
she wasn't expecting that.
"Um...Uh...then w-what are you doing here?" Caitie glanced up and looked back down quickly. All
doubt had been removed. It was offical now that Jamie was crazy. But what was he talking about? Why
else would he come?
"I don't want you to leave, Caitie." Caitie's head shot up. She was scared. Why was he saying this
now?
"Jamie, whatever we had..it's g-...it isn't what it used to be." Caitie could never bring herself
to say it was gone.
"I can convince you to stay." Jamie stood up and took a step toward Caitie. Caitie locked eyes
with him. He could see she was scared.
"I don't need convincing. I can't stay." Before Caitie could even looked away, she was in Jamie's
arms. He kissed her and Caitie's heart melted. It was just like things had been before.
to get started so bye for now. oh don't own anything from in a heartbeat.
Convincing
chapter 2
Jamie walked Val to her car. It was late. 1:30 a.m late. Val and Jamie had stayed up the whole
night talking and trying to help each other. Maybe this was something both had to deal with alone.
Jamie stepped up the old creaky stairs into the hall way. It was pitch black and smelled like
damp earth. He quickly unlocked the door and turned on some lights. He sat down and suddenly
everything hit him like a wave. The reality of everything finally seeping in. Tears poured from
his dark eyes and anger bubbled up. He grabbed anything and everything in sight and hurled it
around the apartment. Neighbors woke up and lights went on all around the apartment building. Jamie
heard people talking outside the door and stopped. He collapsed on the floor and fell asleep
among the rubble.
Caitie didn't sleep that night either. Laying in her dark apartment next to boxes and trash bags,
she couldn't help but wonder what Jamie was doing at the exact moment. She shut her eyes tight and
opened them again. Thinking about Jamie would only make things worse. Caitie sat up. She had to leave
the place for a while. She trapped. She grabbed her keys and hopped in her 1988 Ram Charger. It
grumbled to life and she drove. Rain fell lightly from the black sky and the moon slipped behind
the clouds. Caitie felt alone. She stopped outside a familar apartment building and shut off the
noisy engine. She stared at where she had arrived. Tears sprung to her eyes as she looked up to a
window that Caitie had seen many times.
"No." She whispered to herself. The engine started up again and Caitie tears fell like that now
heavy drops outside as she made a U-turn out of the parking lot of Jamie's apartment building.
Jamie woke up the next morning, vaguely remembering the night before. It was like when you fall
asleep and then when you wake up, all the problems of yesterday suddenly come back to life. Jamie
felt a little overwhelmed. He poured himself some cereal and looked at the calendar. Caitie would
be leaving the next day. He had to do something. This wasn't right. It wasn't too late..yet.
The door bell rang. Caitie looked up from the box she was packing. Who would be at her house so
early? It was only 9:30. Caitie shrugged and brushed off her hands on her jeans. She flung open
the door, thinking it would be Val. She wasn't expecting to see him. There he was. Caitie's heart
banged in her chest. It was like seeing him for the first time. The two, after they had broken up,
hadn't really kept in touch. They weren't strangers, but things weren't the way they had been either.
"Jamie." Caitie gasped. He smiled and ran a hand through his hair. Caitie could tell he was nervous.
Her hands are shaking, Jamie observed. She's nervous too.
"Hi. I heard you were leaving." Jamie said simply. Caitie nodded and opened the door wider, inviting
him inside. Jamie sat down on a pile of boxes. Caitie continued packing.
"Um..well I'll be leaving tomorrow. I'm glad you came to say good-bye. I didn't really have the
guts to." Caitie voice was quavering. Her heart was going a mile a minute. She felt like she was
back in middle school, feeling the same way when Jamie was around. She reminded herself everything
was over between them. But she'd never been good at lieing to herself.
"I didn't come to say good-bye." Jamie stated simply. Caitie's surprised expression let Jamie know
she wasn't expecting that.
"Um...Uh...then w-what are you doing here?" Caitie glanced up and looked back down quickly. All
doubt had been removed. It was offical now that Jamie was crazy. But what was he talking about? Why
else would he come?
"I don't want you to leave, Caitie." Caitie's head shot up. She was scared. Why was he saying this
now?
"Jamie, whatever we had..it's g-...it isn't what it used to be." Caitie could never bring herself
to say it was gone.
"I can convince you to stay." Jamie stood up and took a step toward Caitie. Caitie locked eyes
with him. He could see she was scared.
"I don't need convincing. I can't stay." Before Caitie could even looked away, she was in Jamie's
arms. He kissed her and Caitie's heart melted. It was just like things had been before.