Caitie Roth stared at the tiled floor as she paced back and forth. Her expressive eyes were red and swollen from crying till she couldn't any longer. Her body ached for some glimpse of her best freind in the other room, not a chance that would happen though, they said he didn't want visitors. Caitie could scream but she knew that it wouldn't help answer the questions that burned in her mind. The questions that only one person should answer, Jamie. Why would he try and kill himself? What was his problem? Was it something so bad he couldn't even tell his best freind? Jamie was usually such a funny, charming not mention happy human being. Although sometimes when no one seemed to be looking, Caitie would see that contagious smile fall from his handsome face. Those usually square shoulders sag and a haunting hallow look would fill his dark chocolate brown eyes. What horrible secret was he hiding from everyone?
Val had been watching Caitie pace for a whopping 20 minutes straight and although she understood Caitie was worried, Val was getting dizzy. Hank seemed to notice this too, for he got up and put his hand on Caitie's shoulder, stopping her rhythm.
"Hey listen Caitie maybe you should get some air or something."
Caitie turned to Hank and after a few micro seconds she nodded, the fight had left her, for now.
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Outside the hospital the small town of Kingsport hummed with the bustle every friday brought, frusterated commuters blasted there horns and yelled impaitently at slow traffic, while curiosity shops opened the doors too tourists, and other buildings who had opened early, continued with their onslaught of customers.
Caitie walked along the hospital sidewalk, stepping out of the way of a man in a wheelchair. She made her way over to a metal bench with it's crisscrossing grid. Her mother had gone back to the house and gotten Caitie more "suitabe" clothing. She looked down at her long kahki skirt and robins egg blue T-shirt. They were very out of character for her but she didn't care, they were just clothes, inatimate objects. Besides she wasn't here to make a statement. Caitie watched as two women exited the hospital and made their bus stop where a bus was waiting. when at the corner of her eye she spotted a familiar face.
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Jamie put his uninjured hand in his pocket and pulled out a wrinkled dollar. He slowly stepped up the stairs into the awaiting bus and pressed his money into the machine. He shiverd involintaraliy, he was freezing but could never tell by the sweat beading on his forehead. Jamie made his way to the back of the bus and sat his protesting body down. His head swam and every time he opened his eyes he saw double. Something was diffinetly wrong, but Jamie had to leave Kingsport he saw no other options. Sudenly Jamie was blinded by searing hot pain and he blacked out.
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Caitie ran fast and hard. She was shocked. What did Jamie think he was doing? She saw the transit close it's doors in the distance, and running faster she prayed silently that she would be able to catch the bus. She reached bus stop bench and watched as the bus drove off to the near intersection. Caitie stopped and through up her hands fretfully yelling at the bus to stop. Suddenly the lights above intersection flared red and traffic stopped. Caitie ran to the bus banging franticly on the doors.
"Hey, I have to get on this bus! Hey need to get on this bus. Open these doors, would someone ple- "
The doors opened and Caitie Jumped into the vehicle. The aged bus driver looked her up and down and said. "Got ninety five cents?"
Caitie searched her pockets only to find them empty.
Hey everyone! Yes I know i'm such a bad girl. It's taken me this long to post a continuation. Oh well, at least I got it up. By the way, if you reveiw more will come. Please reveiw, please?