Waiting For You: A Furturistic Story

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They had all graduated from high school. None of them had wanted to say good bye. It was to much.

To hard. They all knew if they went their separate ways they might never see each other

again. It was a good thing they had all appplied to the same college. New York University.

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Chapter1

He'd said he loved her for the first time in high school. It had been raining that day. He'd

said it because back then it was all he'd had to give at that time. His heart. She'd opened up

his heart at a time when he hadn't cared about anyone. It was the time his mother Rebeca

had been diagnosed with cancer.He remembered that day so well. Remembered

everything down to the kiss he'd planted softly on her lips. She'd tasted like that starwbery

flavored lipgloss she always wore. Now he sat waiting for her at their favorite diner. As she

walked towards him in her favorite floral skirt and purple top he realized she was even more

beautiful than the last time they'd seen each other and he wanted Catie Roth to be the next

girl he dated. But of course he wouldn't ask now. The timing was all wrong. They were both

involved with other people.

Catie with Cris. Jamie with Laura. But Jamie knew he loved Catie alot more than as a friend.

It was beyond that. He knew it for the plain simple reason that when he lay down at night in

his dorm room he wasn't thinkin about Laura ,but Catie.

Catie Roth sat down across from one of her best friends Jamie Waite. She saw the way his

eyes lit up every she was near but she ignored it. She didn't think Jamie felt that way about

her and she definetly didn't feel that way about him. Although when she lay down at night

after she'd kissedCris good night she wondered what had went wrong. Where they all went

wrong. Eveyone was so sure that Val and Tyler and she and Jamie were gonna end up

together. But they were wrong. Tyler and Val had just stayed friends and so had she and

Jamie although they had dated a few times back in high school. Nothing serious had ever

ivovled of that relationship.

"Hey Jamie"Catie cheerfully said her voice washing over him. "Hey. So are Tyler and Val and

Hank coming for breakfast.?"he asked quickly. She gave him a blank stare then remember. "Ah yeah. Tyler said he might be late they might be late but should make it otherwise."

"Thats cool. So hows Cris"he let the name roll over his tongue instantly regretting bringing

up the guy. "Cris is doing good. He wants to take me out on his father's private yacht but I

refused."

Catie laughed. "Why did you do that?"Jamie asked pitifully while he was cheering on the

inside."Do you remember the last time I was on a boat Jamie?"Catie asked leaning forward

with her hands clamped in front of her. "Yeah I do!"he said sharply remembering that Catie

had been afraid of the water because they were out so deep. He'd said nothing would get

her and pushed her off the boat, then dived in to get her.

He laughed outloud and smiled. Catie smirked lightly at her friend and wondered what was so funny about being pushed off a boat. To break up the annnoying laughter she asked "So

how are things with Laura?" Jamie quit laughing. He hated when she asked about Laura.

But he answered any way.

"Shes good. Last night we went out to that sushi place across from the cafe."Jamie said in

a tone that couldn't be described.

"Thats good. So about going home Jamie."Catie shrugged her shoulders. Jamie sat with a

blank stare. "What about it?"his tone said it all. He was furious and annoyed. He hadn't

been home in over a year. His mom was dead. His sister Lizzie was trying to look out for

them all,Xander was working at the EMT Station and his father was a subject he didn't care

to quote on.

"Jamie it was a simple question and thats all. No need to bite my head off over it. Okay?"she looked at the menue the waitress had brought moments before.

"Catie I'm sorry."he shook his head as if he didn't no where the rage came from some times.

But he did know. It came from that place he thought he'd forgotten about so long ago. That

place his father had made. A dark hole in his chest where all his fears were. When Jamie

was ten his father started to beat his mother.Harper Waite was not the friendliess person

when he got drunk. He would yell alot and slap Rebeca around. Then afterwards would

apologize for it all. Promising he wouldn't do it again. Promising over and over. But one

night when Jamie had gottten older,he came home late. His father was fast asleep in the

living room recliner. Dead drunk. Jamie had sensed something imedeately wrong when he

had walked into Xander(his younger brother) Lizzy's room to check on her and found his

mother cowering in a corner crying and shushing Jamie. As if not to

wake his father. Jamie hadn't not ment to be there. Been there to stop him.

Rebeca hadn't been mad at Jamie though. She'd just taken him into her arms and told him

not to be afraid. A few years later Rebeca was diagnosed with cancer. It was just Xander,

Lizzy, and Jamie.Three kids left to fend for themselves. To fight Harper before he tried to

beat them to death.

"Earth to Jamie"Catie waved her hands in front of his face. "Oh sorry didn't hear what you

said"Jamie somberly waved the memory away. He noticed two people coming towards them.

It was Hank and Val. Tyler was obviously going to be late.

"Hey guys"Val cried cheeerfully. Catie scootted over next to Jamie in the booth to make way

forHank and Val.

Tyler arrived a few minutes later. They had breakfast and talked about all the things they

had coming up. Then Catie brought up the subject about Jamie going home again. Val had

automaticly said yes. She hadn't seen her family in over a year. None of them had.

It was decided then. They were going home to visit.

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