Author's Note: Okay guys, I've been writing this story for a while and just got it typed. I still have a lot more to go, but so far this is as far as I've gotten, and it may be a while before I can update. I've got a busy schedule ahead of me. So, keep the reviews comin'. I'm lovin them!~Chilly Penguin
Chapter 9: "Standing at the Edge of the Earth"
TWO WHOLE WEEKS LATER
AN UTTERLY HEARTBROKEN and befuddled Tyler Connell could not keep his strong exterior present at the moment. After having tried to call Val Lanier about twenty times in a row about three times a day for the two weeks she had been missing was getting him increasingly depressed, for it seemed she had vanished off the earth.
FOR THE LAST two weeks he couldn't get Val off his mind, or the continuous questions that kept flooding his mind.
NOW I UNDERSTAND why she had acted like she had the last day I saw her, he pondered. I love you too, Val. I was just too stupid-and too stunned-to say or do anything back to you. And I will regret that till the day I die, he so solemnly swore to himself.
~*~
VAL LANIER AND her family had finally gotten somewhat settled in thier new life in Myrtle Beach, although it still was not the same as living in Kingsport.
BROOKE AND VAL were now going to a new school, and they ahd made some acquaintences. But, Val terribly missed Tyler, missed being on the EMS squad. The EMS squad here had 'no use for teenagers' as they had in Kingsport. So, she had a lot of unwelcome time to think.
WHICH WAS NOT a good thing. Every time Val sat alone, just pondering, a picture of a smiling Tyler Connell floated in front of her face, teasing her. She thought of just how much she loved him and of all the good times they had had together over the years. She especially reminiced about how much he had been there for her after her father had died. That had been so incredibly sweet.
SHE WAS SHAKEN out of her reverie by the insistent ringing of the telephone that was placed beside her bed.
"Hello?"
"Haille?"
"Yeah?"
"THIS IS JEREMY. You know, from English class."
"OH YEAH. JEREMY. Hi," Val said.
"HEY. SO I was wonderin, woudl yo like to go to dinner and a movie with me on Saturday? It'll be fun," he promised.
SHE THOUGHT FOR a minute. Well, it will be good to get out of the house. He's good-looking, but not even close to Tyler. Oh, what am I thinking? I should get over him. Right? She should move on with her life. Or at least try.
"Sure," she replied.
"Great. Pick you up at 8?"
"Okay."
"Great. Bye."
"Bye."
SHE HAD NO idea what was going to happen on Saturday night, but whatever it was, she had the gut feeling it wouldn't be very pleasant.
~*~
TYLER FINALLY GAVE up any hope of catching Val. He and his mom and stepdad were leaving for vacation the very next day.
MAYBE SHE WENT on vacation, he though, a hint of hope flickering in his heart. But the suspicous thingwas that fact that she'd never mentioned it. Catie Rauf was equally distressed, although SHE wasn't the one who was in love with Val. (Thank God!)
~*~
AT 8 O'CLOCK SATURDAY night, Jeremy went up to Val's doorstep and rung the doorbell.
VAL OPENED THE door and gave him a warm smile.
"HEY HAILLE YOU look great," he acknowledged. She still had to get used to people calling her Haille.
VAL WAS WEARING a khaki skirt and spring green low-cut shortsleeve top with platform sandals. Her short blonde hair hung loose around her tanned face.
"Thanks," she said with a small smile.
WHEN THEY WENT to the movie, Jeremy put his hand on hers. Okay, she could handle that although she still had an uneasy feeling about being with him.
DINNER, THEY TALKED. That was a problem beacuse hs had to make up stuff about her past without mentioning things that had actually happened when she lived in Kingsport. But soon dinner was over for which she as glad for because she had realized she wasn't ready to date yet.
BEING A..UM gentleman, Jeremy drove Val back to her hosue and brought her to the front door.
"I LIKE YOU a lot, Haille," Jeremy began.
"OH THANKS, THAT'S sweet." Val said a bit uncomfortable.
THEN, IN ONE quick sweeping motion, he had her pinner against the front door and he kissed her intensely on the lips.
"WHAT THE HELL are you doing, you bastard?" Val gasped as she pushed Jeremy off her with all her might.
"YOU LIKE ME, don't you Haille?" he asked her with a menacing glitter in his eye.
"NOT NOW, I don't you...you....jerk!" Val shouted. "Get away from me and my family or I'll call the cops!"
"OKAY, OKAY, JEEZE."
"BYE BYE NOW. Have a nice life," Val remarked sardonically. "What the hell did he think he was doing?" she muttered to herself a little shaken. He had been getting so into that one single kiss he was moving his hands under her skirt. Discusting. Who knows what could have happened!
~*~
BACK IN KINGSPORT, Tyler Connell vowed to himself, "Val I know you love me. And I love you. I'd stand at the edge of the earth waiting for you. However long it takes, I don't care, but I WILL FIND YOU."
Chapter 9: "Standing at the Edge of the Earth"
TWO WHOLE WEEKS LATER
AN UTTERLY HEARTBROKEN and befuddled Tyler Connell could not keep his strong exterior present at the moment. After having tried to call Val Lanier about twenty times in a row about three times a day for the two weeks she had been missing was getting him increasingly depressed, for it seemed she had vanished off the earth.
FOR THE LAST two weeks he couldn't get Val off his mind, or the continuous questions that kept flooding his mind.
NOW I UNDERSTAND why she had acted like she had the last day I saw her, he pondered. I love you too, Val. I was just too stupid-and too stunned-to say or do anything back to you. And I will regret that till the day I die, he so solemnly swore to himself.
~*~
VAL LANIER AND her family had finally gotten somewhat settled in thier new life in Myrtle Beach, although it still was not the same as living in Kingsport.
BROOKE AND VAL were now going to a new school, and they ahd made some acquaintences. But, Val terribly missed Tyler, missed being on the EMS squad. The EMS squad here had 'no use for teenagers' as they had in Kingsport. So, she had a lot of unwelcome time to think.
WHICH WAS NOT a good thing. Every time Val sat alone, just pondering, a picture of a smiling Tyler Connell floated in front of her face, teasing her. She thought of just how much she loved him and of all the good times they had had together over the years. She especially reminiced about how much he had been there for her after her father had died. That had been so incredibly sweet.
SHE WAS SHAKEN out of her reverie by the insistent ringing of the telephone that was placed beside her bed.
"Hello?"
"Haille?"
"Yeah?"
"THIS IS JEREMY. You know, from English class."
"OH YEAH. JEREMY. Hi," Val said.
"HEY. SO I was wonderin, woudl yo like to go to dinner and a movie with me on Saturday? It'll be fun," he promised.
SHE THOUGHT FOR a minute. Well, it will be good to get out of the house. He's good-looking, but not even close to Tyler. Oh, what am I thinking? I should get over him. Right? She should move on with her life. Or at least try.
"Sure," she replied.
"Great. Pick you up at 8?"
"Okay."
"Great. Bye."
"Bye."
SHE HAD NO idea what was going to happen on Saturday night, but whatever it was, she had the gut feeling it wouldn't be very pleasant.
~*~
TYLER FINALLY GAVE up any hope of catching Val. He and his mom and stepdad were leaving for vacation the very next day.
MAYBE SHE WENT on vacation, he though, a hint of hope flickering in his heart. But the suspicous thingwas that fact that she'd never mentioned it. Catie Rauf was equally distressed, although SHE wasn't the one who was in love with Val. (Thank God!)
~*~
AT 8 O'CLOCK SATURDAY night, Jeremy went up to Val's doorstep and rung the doorbell.
VAL OPENED THE door and gave him a warm smile.
"HEY HAILLE YOU look great," he acknowledged. She still had to get used to people calling her Haille.
VAL WAS WEARING a khaki skirt and spring green low-cut shortsleeve top with platform sandals. Her short blonde hair hung loose around her tanned face.
"Thanks," she said with a small smile.
WHEN THEY WENT to the movie, Jeremy put his hand on hers. Okay, she could handle that although she still had an uneasy feeling about being with him.
DINNER, THEY TALKED. That was a problem beacuse hs had to make up stuff about her past without mentioning things that had actually happened when she lived in Kingsport. But soon dinner was over for which she as glad for because she had realized she wasn't ready to date yet.
BEING A..UM gentleman, Jeremy drove Val back to her hosue and brought her to the front door.
"I LIKE YOU a lot, Haille," Jeremy began.
"OH THANKS, THAT'S sweet." Val said a bit uncomfortable.
THEN, IN ONE quick sweeping motion, he had her pinner against the front door and he kissed her intensely on the lips.
"WHAT THE HELL are you doing, you bastard?" Val gasped as she pushed Jeremy off her with all her might.
"YOU LIKE ME, don't you Haille?" he asked her with a menacing glitter in his eye.
"NOT NOW, I don't you...you....jerk!" Val shouted. "Get away from me and my family or I'll call the cops!"
"OKAY, OKAY, JEEZE."
"BYE BYE NOW. Have a nice life," Val remarked sardonically. "What the hell did he think he was doing?" she muttered to herself a little shaken. He had been getting so into that one single kiss he was moving his hands under her skirt. Discusting. Who knows what could have happened!
~*~
BACK IN KINGSPORT, Tyler Connell vowed to himself, "Val I know you love me. And I love you. I'd stand at the edge of the earth waiting for you. However long it takes, I don't care, but I WILL FIND YOU."