DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything. In a Heartbeat belongs to Disney and whoever else owns it. I'm only putting this on this chapter, but I'll put it on other stories.
A/N: 8) PLEASE review! But please don't flame 8( Okay? Fine. I'll shut up and star writing. 8I ß me shut up. 8)
"Can I sit here?"
Jamie nodded, but he didn't look up.
"So." Val let the syllable hang in the air for a second. "Do you want to talk about it?"
Jamie shook his head.
"Neither do I, really."
Jamie was silent.
"It might not be any consolation, but I think you need to read this," Val said, handing him the piece of paper. It was torn from a diary, dated a few days before.
I can't go on. It's too hard. Nobody understands. Val and Jamie try had, but Jamie has his own problems and Val is, well, Val's Val.
God, I love Jamie. He always tries so hard. Maybe not in school or as an EMT, but he tries when it matters. Like with Brianne. Jamie doesn't know how great I think he is. He means so much to me. He doesn't deserve the crap life that he has. I mean, if I really think about it, even though he's a year younger, James Michael Waite is my hero.
I want Val to know that she was always the sister I didn't have. Growing up with eight brothers was hard. When I needed to talk to someone, she was there. And if she wasn't, Jamie was. It all comes back to Jamie. But I'm trying to focus on Val. Val's great. She's not the stereotypical cheerleader that everyone thinks she is. She and I are complete opposites, so even though she wants to, she couldn't ever understand me.
I want Val to have this.
Jamie folded the paper and handed it back to Val.
"Where's Tyler?" Jamie asked.
"Out of town."
"And Hank?"
"Didn't come."
"Really? I guess that makes sense. He and Caitie never got along."
"Hank never insulted her, though. He was scared of what she'd do to him."
"Damn it," Jamie cursed, standing up. "Why the hell'd this have to happen?" Jamie could feel the start of an asthma attack coming on, so he sat back down. As he breathed from his inhaler, he could hear Val talk.
"You've heard the saying. Only the good die young."
A/N: OK, sorry that was. This chapter was more of a prologue than anything, so I hope it will get better later. 8)
