Comfort Me - Chapter Three
Tyler's heart started beating fast, he didn't know what to say. Thoughts ran through his head. "I'm sorry..." Was all his voice let come out. Val, of course didn't hear him over her screaming. Tyler's mother and William came shooting through the door.
"What's WRONG?!" His mother asked, seeing the scene of Val screaming and crying and Tyler with a few tears. He didn't know what to say, he didn't want to say what happened in front of Val crying hystarically. William went over to Val and squated next to her and put his arms on her shoulders while Tyler got up and walked towards his mother, Val didn't say anything.
Tyler quickly wiped his tears away and started telling, "Brooke's camp called..." He started, "she shot herself, we're going to have to call back to get details, and funeral arrangments." He quietly said, careful not to make Val worse. His mother had a horrid look.
"Shot herself? Where could she have gotten a gun? And why?"
"I'm guessing because of Val's parents... passing away." He search for a more polite word instead of "dying".
His mother was shocked, William came over and they all looked at Val, "What happened!?" He asked, is a raspy whisper. "That poor girls devastated." His wife pulled him out of the room.
"Let's leave them two alone, I'll explain it to you." She said and the two walked out. By now, Val was a little more calm.
"Tyler... why would she... how could she..." Val held her knees to her chin and cried and whispered. "I needed her so badly..."
Tyler came over, sat down next to her and said, "Val....you know the saying,
everything happens for a reason?"
Val gave him this look like 'my sister is dead, so are my parents and you
don'....'
He interrupted her thoughts, "Look Val..."
Just than William came back in with Tyler's mom and said, "Um Val...you know
you're more than welcome to stay here right?"
Crying she finally got out, "Yeah...thanks."
She went over by Tyler and he held her close to him and let her cry onto
him. About an hour later the phone rang and Tyler answered it, William and
his mom were cooking super, "Hello?...oh Alex look Val needs me right
now...I'm sorry I'm not there....yes she knows....I'll tell her....ok can I
just stay here with her.....ok thanks bye."
He turns back to tell Val something and sees that she is sleeping. An hour
later dinner was done and Tyler woke up Val, "What?"
"Dinner's ready, you going to eat."
"No I don't..."
Tyler cut her off and said, "Look you should eat something."
"Fine, fine."
The two walked downstairs into the dining room. "Val? You like spagheeti?" Tyler's mother asked.
"Yes, thank you, Mrs. Connell." She smiled, her eyes puffy and red. She got a glimpse of herself in the mirror. "Umm... can I use the bathroom and freshen up?"
"Yeah, down the hall." She said, pointing.
Val nodded and went down the hall, opened the door, pulled out her makeup bag from the medicine cabinet and took out her mascara and lipgloss. She wiped her last tears and starighened her clothes. "Be strong, Lanier." But she couldnt. One thought about Brooke or her parents made her knees get weak and her body sad. You know? That feeling you get in you heart? She let out short sobs. "I can't... do this." She cried out and fell the floor.
Tyler heard her from his seat, he dropped his fork and went down the hall. He knocked once, before he could touch the knob he heard her long cries. His heart sunk to what seemed like the floor. He opened it to find her sitting on the ground tucking her knees by her chin. He sat next to her, on the floor. The bathroom was fairly large with the color turquiose all through it. "Hun, you've got to eat something." He whisepered, "You'll get sick."
She looked over at him, "My parents are gone, my sister is gone.. I, just don't know what to do anymore..." She stood up and got in front of the mirror her lip gloss and mascara was still on the counter of the bathroom.
"Look at me..." She said. She stared at herself in the mirror with him behind her looking at her too. She looked at his reflection and he looked at hers. "I'm a mess."
"You're beautiful.." He whispered into her ear. She turned around and was an inch from his lips. There lips met once again and it was more special. Her arms found there way over his shoulders and his around her waist. They parted and she laughed for the first time in a while.
"You're smiling..." He said.
"Yeah, you make me happy." She said and hugged him, not letting go.
After a couple of minutes they parted and she fixed up and they went in to
eat. After dinner was over Val got up and headed up stairs. Tyler caught up
to her and said, "Where you going?"
"My room...I mean to the room where I'm...."
"It's ok, it is your room now."
She laughed, "Thanks Tyler."
She went to her room and changed to her pj's and Tyler went to his and
listned to music. A hour later Tyler went in to check on Val and seen that
she was sleep and covered her up with a blanket and went to bed him self.
Two hours later Tyler, his mom, and William woke up to Val screaming. They
rushed into the room and Tyler woke her up and said, "Val are you ok?"
"Yeah... I just had a nightmare." She said sobbing.
"You wanna talk about it?"
"No that's ok, but can you stay here please, until I fall asleep?"
"Yeah sure, let me go get my pillow."
"No you can use mine. Don't leave."
"Ok, what about you?"
She leaned on him and started to cry again. William and his wife went back
to bed knowing that since Tyler is there Val won't have any more
nightmares. They both ended up falling asleep.
**
The sun shone in Val's eyes, she looked up and realized she was lying on something hard. Tyler's chest. "Oh.." She said, everything came back to her as of the two days before her. "Another start of a day without..." She forced herself not to say there names, before she cried again.
Tyler woke at the squirm of Val on his abs. He looked down to see Val's head resting on his white shirt covered chest and he arm slung across his lower stomach an her eyes opened.
"Hey." He said quietly.
"Hi." She said simply.
"You feeling any better?" He asked thoughtfully.
"I guess."
"That's good."
She sat up and looked at him, "Tyler, I was just remembering all of the stuff you've done for me. I really appriciate it. I mean, you are always there when I need you. There was not one time I was alone and needed someone as bad as at this point in my life, and you were there." Tears came from her eyes.
"You're crying again. You're always crying." He said, smiling.
"I know." She sniffled. "I can't help it. I'm sorry." He pulled her closer to him and this time they were facing eachother, holding hands.
"No, don't be." He said, "I'll never let you go." This made her heart feel fluttery. Not sad.
'Stay with him, don't let go.' Was going through her head, 'He's next.' Was the evil voice in her head. 'No! He's not!' she yelled back to it. Meanwhile, she was burried in his chest.
For the next couple of days, Val never left Tyler's side. Making up excuses
saying, "I'm board," Falling asleep on him on purpose while watching TV.
Hanging with everyone else more and more.
Val was able to go back to school and work finally and never left at least
one of her friends. After school she went by Tyler's locker and said, "So,
what are we doing tonight?"
"Look Val, um ....me and Hank were going to go out to the movies for a guys
night out."
"Oh." Val said with a hurt look on her face, "I'll see you later than."
"Val, what? I didn't do anything."
"You just don't get it do you?"
"No, so why don't you tell me."
"Never mind, your to busy with Hank."
Hank comes and says, "You ready man?"
Val says, "Yeah he's ready." and walks away.
Hank says, "What is up with her?"
Tyler, "Look man, we have to plan for this another time."
"Ok sure."
Tyler follows Val and finally stop her in front of his house, "Val wait."
"What?"
"Come on tell me, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"I know there's something. You hardly leave my side."
"So you don't want me to hang out with you? Is that it?"
"NO I do. I love it, what's up?"
"I'm just afraid that everyone I love and care about will die. Just like Brooke and my parents."
"Val, I'm not going to die, wait you love me?"
"Yeah I guess I do, but...."
"I love you too, and I'm not going anywhere."
They kissed and head into his house. Just as they enter the phone rings and
Tyler answers it, "Hello?"
"Um...this is Kingsport hospital, do you know a Hank Beecham?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"We need you down here right away."
"I'll be down in 2 minutes."
"He was in a car accident, he's pretty hurt, but he managed to say that we call you." She said. Tyler hung up and grabbed his coat.
"What happened?!?" Val yelled, looking concerned.
"Hank... he's in the hospital."
"I knew it! My friends... are dying..." She cried in his shoulder, another reason to be close.
"No, Val. Everything's going to be okay." He said, he looked down at her. "Val, come on." He grabbed her hand and pulled her.
The jumped into his car and drove down the street, up a hill, and into a parking lot. Tyler turned off the car, barely shutting his door, with Val behind him, and clasped her hand with his and made sure they were shoulder to shoulder.
"Hank Beecham - where is he?!?" Tyler asked the lady at the counter. She searched through files.
"Room 109, but the doctors are with him now." She explained, "Seems that he was hit by a truck and thrown out of his seat, spinal injury, and shattered pelvis, cuts and bruises." She said, she was an older woman that seemed like she cared.
"Thank you." He said.
"What do we do now." Val asked, they were beginning to walk away, but she turned around, "Umm.. can you tell us when we can see him? We'll be right over here."
The lady nodded and picked up the phone. "Notify front desk when visitors can see your patient." She said quietly.
They walked away and sat on the chairs, still holding hands. "I can't believe this..." Val said quietly looking at the ground. "Everything is going wrong."
"It's okay Val. He'll be fine." Tyler lied. He didn't know.
After a few hours, they were called in. "Room 109." The lady behind the front desk reminded. The two nodded and continued walking. They took a deep breath and opened the door. His eyes were closed, he had a neck brace on and tubes going everywhere.
"Oh my God, Tyler." Val covered her mouth and let her tears fall.
Tyler grabed Val in his arms and said, "It's going to be alright."
Just than Hank woke up and said, "Yeah, I'll be just fine."
Val says, "See Tyler you could have been there and you could have been dead." She said in tears.
"Yeah well, I wasn't and everything is ok."
Val said, "Yeah but your going to be next, I just know it."
"Well I'm not going to be hurt cause I'm not going to leave your side." Val turned around and they kissed.
Hank says, "So you guys are finally together? Thats good news if I ever heard
it."
"Yeah man, but aren't you upset you might not be able to play football
ever again?"
"Yeah or walk, but I think there's still a miracle out there for me."
Val spoke up, "If any one desevers one, it's you Hank."
"Thank you, guys I don't mean to be rude but I got to get some rest."
"Yeah and plus we promised to meet Caitie and Jamie in 15 minutes at
the movies."
Tyler said, "Alright, see ya man."
AT THE MOVIES
Caitie sees them and said, "Hey Val how are you doing?"
"Better, lots better."
Jamie looked at Tyler, "So what movie are we going to see? Planet of the Apes?"
Tyler replied, "Yeah, or Rush Hour two."
Caitie looked at them, "No you two idiots, how about a good movie like Save The Last
Dance."
Val, "Yeah, I've been waiting to see that movie."
Just than Tyler remembers seeing the movie, "Hey Val, can you go get my
jacket, while we're in line? I don't want you to get cold in the theathre."
"Sure."
She leaves and Tyler says to Caitie and Jamie, "Guys look, I've seen this
movie and in the begining the main character's mom dies in a car crash, I
think we should pick a different movie on Val's behafe."
Caitie smiles, "Alright, but no ape movie, how about Keeping The Faith?"
Tyler, "Alright."
Val comes back and Caitie says to her, "Hey Val, if it's okay we decided to
see a comedy instead okay?"
"That's fine."
"I never would of thought there would of been this many people."
Jamie said, "Look there's some seats. Val and Tyler can sit in the front and we
can sit a row behind them."
Tyler said, "Fine."
Val smiled, "As long as Tyler's still by my side."
Caitie said, "Uh gross."
Tyler said, "Ok shut up everyone, the movie is starting."
Caitie said, "Oh sit down you ape."
Half an hour into the movie Val and Tyler start making out.
Caitie said, "Jamie look at that."
"So that's a good thing."
"Yeah I know, I can't believe Val didn't tell me."
"Let it go, she's had a lot on her mind."
"Yeah I know."
Jamie says, talking about the movie, "Oh look at that, I would love to have
that office room."
"You pig." And hits him playfully.
Tyler turns around and says, "Hey you guys, shut up."
Caitie said, "Oh like your really even watching the movie, and Val why didn't you
tell me."
Everyone in the thearter at the same time says, "SHUT UP."
Val and Tyler go back to making out.
After a few minutes later, Val and Tyler were still in a kissing session and the couple behind Jamie and Caitie were making out, also.
"Uhh... Caitie?" Jamie asked, making a line between his eyebrows. Caitie looked over at him.
"Yeah?"
"Do you feel a litte.. out of place?" He asked, she had a confused look on her face. Then she realized the people surrounding her.
"Oh, yeah." She said, looking at her popcorn. She looked at him from the corner of her eye. Then she looked up and him, biting her bottom lip. She looked into her eyes, and he did the same, without saying anything. Neither one of them would break the concentration. She felt melted. She couldn't move. They both leaned in. Tyler cought them out of the corner of his eye.
Tyler pulled away from Val, "Look..." He whispered in her ear. She looked back at Jamie and Caitie who were kissing, they watched Caitie's head turn to the side, and Jamie's to the other, then they switched. They watched Jamie put his hands on Caitie's cheeks to deepen the kiss, if possible, she was on the edge of her seat. He pulled her waist, telling her to come here. She stood up and sat on his lap, still not breaking there kiss. She put her arms around his shoulder and he put his around her waist.
"Caitie?" Val whispered. Caitie put her hand up as if telling her to shut up. Val could just hear her voice even though she wasn't saying anything. "Just saying don't get to carried away."
Luckily the pepole behind them were making out to so that Caitie wasn't blocking there veiw.
After a few minutes they broke and Caitie sat back down in her seat, "What just happened? She asked Jamie.
"I don't know, but you're a pretty good kisser." He said, is a sweet tone.
"Thanks, you too."
**
The movie ended and they decided to go out out to eat. They sat in a booth
and both couples start making out. The waitress came over five minutes later
and said, "So what will it be? If you can pry yourselfs from eachother."
They order and Val says, "So next time we go to the movies can we see Save
The Last Dance?"
Jamie said, "There's a reason why we didn't."
Val replied, "What reason is that?"
Tyler began agrivated, " Great going Jamie."
"Hey someone better tell me what's going on here."
Tyler said, "Look, there's a part in the movie that we didn't want to bring back
a bad memory for you."
Val looked at him, "Well what's that?"
Tyler said, "I don't think we need to be talking about this."
Tears start falling down Val's face. Tyler said to her, "Val what's wrong?"
"You won't tell me, I think I already know."
"Cause someone dies in a car accident and I wanted this to be a good night."
Just than Val starts crying uncontralably. Tyler takes Val in his arms and
says, "I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Yeah I know you didn't mean to hurt me....will you just....just...."
Tyler cuts her off, "Look, I'll just take you home."
"Yeah but I don't think she should be alone at her house right now." Caitie said.
"She's staying at my house for a while."
"I'm really sorry about ruining your guys evening." Val said, wiping her tears.
Jamie smiled, "Oh trust me, it's not ruined."
"Tyler can you just take me home?"
"Yeah let's go, talk to you guys later."
They all say bye. Tyler and Val walk in Tyler's house and Tyler heads for
the bath room and throws up. Val heard him and goes in there and said, "I
just know your going to be next, something bad happenes to everyone I hold
dear."
"Val, I just got the flu or something, relax."
"Alright, but I'm not going to leave you until your better."
Tears start to build up in her eyes again. Tyler looks at her and says, "Well that's a good thing, but I'll be just fine."
He stood up and walked over to her, "I know," He paused, "I know things are going - bad in your life." She looked at his eyes, "And, you're always crying, for some reason. But why? Is there something else?"
"No, I don't know what you mean?" She said. She sucked in her tears and it looked at if she hadn't been crying at all.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." She said, with that, she walked out of the room. That second, Tyler felt it coming as he burst into the bathroom and slammed the door. MEANWHILE, Val sat outside of Tyler's room, on the floor. He came out of the bathroom and sat beside her. He put his arm around her shoudlers and pulled her closer.
Tyler's mom walked up the steps to the top floor and saw them. "Honey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Val smiled a fake smile. Then, his mom looked at Tyler.
"Umm.. honey. William and I have to go into Pittsburgh tonight. We just got a call from you uncle, David. He's in the hospital again. Do you think you guys can stay here alone?" She asked Tyler, "Our bags are packed, we're just getting ready to leave."
"Yeah, we'll be fine." Val and Tyler said at the same time.
**
Silence. Tyler loved it, lying it bed with silence. He smiled to himself. Before he knew it, it was 2:30. Still obsessing to himself over Val. Still Silence.
Sceam. He jumped out of bed and almost tripped over his pants. "Val's screaming..." He realized. He ran out of his room, and into hers.
She turned over and slung her arm around his neck and pulled him onto the bed beside her. "Whoa!" He yelled.
"Stay... here. With me." Her body trembled. "I can't stay alone. The voices."
"Voices?" He asked.
"My parents. Brooke. Tyler, I should've been there. I wish it was me, not them. Why did Brooke do this?!!?" She screamed, her voice was getting louder and louder. "Brooke! I hate you! Why did you do this?!" She looked up at the ceiling. She broke down, she threw the blankets off of her, throwing them all on Tyler.
She spun around the room still looking at the ceiling, "Why Brooke!?! Why?!"
"Val," He began, but he didn't bother. 'Let her get her emotions out.' His parents weren't there anyway, so she wasn't waking them up.
She fell onto the floor, letting herself cry. Tyler couldn't watch her cry anymore. He stood up and stood behind her and sat down, letting her head and shoulders rest on him as she let her tears just fall, without making any noises. "You don't understand... how much I miss them."
"I'm sorry, Val." He kissed her head and let her stay there.
**
Birds chirping. Sun. Work. Calls.
"Tyler... I can go." Val said, quietly. Waking him.
He was lost, he just awoke, in the same position as the night before.
"To the station." She finished.
"You sure?" He asked, questionably.
"Yeah... I need to go to work."
They both got dressed and walked down to the street to the EMS station. When they walked in, Jamie was the only one there. "I'm so glad you're here!" He thanked. "That backup squad freaks me out."
Val smiled. "Guess Hanks - like, off the squad?" Just as she said that, a surprise.
"Hey, guys." Hank. He was here. The three stared at him, "What?"
"You're... WALKING!" Val ran over to him and hugged him. Jamie's mouth was gaped open.
"I knew there was a miracle for me." Hank said.
**
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Tyler's heart started beating fast, he didn't know what to say. Thoughts ran through his head. "I'm sorry..." Was all his voice let come out. Val, of course didn't hear him over her screaming. Tyler's mother and William came shooting through the door.
"What's WRONG?!" His mother asked, seeing the scene of Val screaming and crying and Tyler with a few tears. He didn't know what to say, he didn't want to say what happened in front of Val crying hystarically. William went over to Val and squated next to her and put his arms on her shoulders while Tyler got up and walked towards his mother, Val didn't say anything.
Tyler quickly wiped his tears away and started telling, "Brooke's camp called..." He started, "she shot herself, we're going to have to call back to get details, and funeral arrangments." He quietly said, careful not to make Val worse. His mother had a horrid look.
"Shot herself? Where could she have gotten a gun? And why?"
"I'm guessing because of Val's parents... passing away." He search for a more polite word instead of "dying".
His mother was shocked, William came over and they all looked at Val, "What happened!?" He asked, is a raspy whisper. "That poor girls devastated." His wife pulled him out of the room.
"Let's leave them two alone, I'll explain it to you." She said and the two walked out. By now, Val was a little more calm.
"Tyler... why would she... how could she..." Val held her knees to her chin and cried and whispered. "I needed her so badly..."
Tyler came over, sat down next to her and said, "Val....you know the saying,
everything happens for a reason?"
Val gave him this look like 'my sister is dead, so are my parents and you
don'....'
He interrupted her thoughts, "Look Val..."
Just than William came back in with Tyler's mom and said, "Um Val...you know
you're more than welcome to stay here right?"
Crying she finally got out, "Yeah...thanks."
She went over by Tyler and he held her close to him and let her cry onto
him. About an hour later the phone rang and Tyler answered it, William and
his mom were cooking super, "Hello?...oh Alex look Val needs me right
now...I'm sorry I'm not there....yes she knows....I'll tell her....ok can I
just stay here with her.....ok thanks bye."
He turns back to tell Val something and sees that she is sleeping. An hour
later dinner was done and Tyler woke up Val, "What?"
"Dinner's ready, you going to eat."
"No I don't..."
Tyler cut her off and said, "Look you should eat something."
"Fine, fine."
The two walked downstairs into the dining room. "Val? You like spagheeti?" Tyler's mother asked.
"Yes, thank you, Mrs. Connell." She smiled, her eyes puffy and red. She got a glimpse of herself in the mirror. "Umm... can I use the bathroom and freshen up?"
"Yeah, down the hall." She said, pointing.
Val nodded and went down the hall, opened the door, pulled out her makeup bag from the medicine cabinet and took out her mascara and lipgloss. She wiped her last tears and starighened her clothes. "Be strong, Lanier." But she couldnt. One thought about Brooke or her parents made her knees get weak and her body sad. You know? That feeling you get in you heart? She let out short sobs. "I can't... do this." She cried out and fell the floor.
Tyler heard her from his seat, he dropped his fork and went down the hall. He knocked once, before he could touch the knob he heard her long cries. His heart sunk to what seemed like the floor. He opened it to find her sitting on the ground tucking her knees by her chin. He sat next to her, on the floor. The bathroom was fairly large with the color turquiose all through it. "Hun, you've got to eat something." He whisepered, "You'll get sick."
She looked over at him, "My parents are gone, my sister is gone.. I, just don't know what to do anymore..." She stood up and got in front of the mirror her lip gloss and mascara was still on the counter of the bathroom.
"Look at me..." She said. She stared at herself in the mirror with him behind her looking at her too. She looked at his reflection and he looked at hers. "I'm a mess."
"You're beautiful.." He whispered into her ear. She turned around and was an inch from his lips. There lips met once again and it was more special. Her arms found there way over his shoulders and his around her waist. They parted and she laughed for the first time in a while.
"You're smiling..." He said.
"Yeah, you make me happy." She said and hugged him, not letting go.
After a couple of minutes they parted and she fixed up and they went in to
eat. After dinner was over Val got up and headed up stairs. Tyler caught up
to her and said, "Where you going?"
"My room...I mean to the room where I'm...."
"It's ok, it is your room now."
She laughed, "Thanks Tyler."
She went to her room and changed to her pj's and Tyler went to his and
listned to music. A hour later Tyler went in to check on Val and seen that
she was sleep and covered her up with a blanket and went to bed him self.
Two hours later Tyler, his mom, and William woke up to Val screaming. They
rushed into the room and Tyler woke her up and said, "Val are you ok?"
"Yeah... I just had a nightmare." She said sobbing.
"You wanna talk about it?"
"No that's ok, but can you stay here please, until I fall asleep?"
"Yeah sure, let me go get my pillow."
"No you can use mine. Don't leave."
"Ok, what about you?"
She leaned on him and started to cry again. William and his wife went back
to bed knowing that since Tyler is there Val won't have any more
nightmares. They both ended up falling asleep.
**
The sun shone in Val's eyes, she looked up and realized she was lying on something hard. Tyler's chest. "Oh.." She said, everything came back to her as of the two days before her. "Another start of a day without..." She forced herself not to say there names, before she cried again.
Tyler woke at the squirm of Val on his abs. He looked down to see Val's head resting on his white shirt covered chest and he arm slung across his lower stomach an her eyes opened.
"Hey." He said quietly.
"Hi." She said simply.
"You feeling any better?" He asked thoughtfully.
"I guess."
"That's good."
She sat up and looked at him, "Tyler, I was just remembering all of the stuff you've done for me. I really appriciate it. I mean, you are always there when I need you. There was not one time I was alone and needed someone as bad as at this point in my life, and you were there." Tears came from her eyes.
"You're crying again. You're always crying." He said, smiling.
"I know." She sniffled. "I can't help it. I'm sorry." He pulled her closer to him and this time they were facing eachother, holding hands.
"No, don't be." He said, "I'll never let you go." This made her heart feel fluttery. Not sad.
'Stay with him, don't let go.' Was going through her head, 'He's next.' Was the evil voice in her head. 'No! He's not!' she yelled back to it. Meanwhile, she was burried in his chest.
For the next couple of days, Val never left Tyler's side. Making up excuses
saying, "I'm board," Falling asleep on him on purpose while watching TV.
Hanging with everyone else more and more.
Val was able to go back to school and work finally and never left at least
one of her friends. After school she went by Tyler's locker and said, "So,
what are we doing tonight?"
"Look Val, um ....me and Hank were going to go out to the movies for a guys
night out."
"Oh." Val said with a hurt look on her face, "I'll see you later than."
"Val, what? I didn't do anything."
"You just don't get it do you?"
"No, so why don't you tell me."
"Never mind, your to busy with Hank."
Hank comes and says, "You ready man?"
Val says, "Yeah he's ready." and walks away.
Hank says, "What is up with her?"
Tyler, "Look man, we have to plan for this another time."
"Ok sure."
Tyler follows Val and finally stop her in front of his house, "Val wait."
"What?"
"Come on tell me, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"I know there's something. You hardly leave my side."
"So you don't want me to hang out with you? Is that it?"
"NO I do. I love it, what's up?"
"I'm just afraid that everyone I love and care about will die. Just like Brooke and my parents."
"Val, I'm not going to die, wait you love me?"
"Yeah I guess I do, but...."
"I love you too, and I'm not going anywhere."
They kissed and head into his house. Just as they enter the phone rings and
Tyler answers it, "Hello?"
"Um...this is Kingsport hospital, do you know a Hank Beecham?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"We need you down here right away."
"I'll be down in 2 minutes."
"He was in a car accident, he's pretty hurt, but he managed to say that we call you." She said. Tyler hung up and grabbed his coat.
"What happened?!?" Val yelled, looking concerned.
"Hank... he's in the hospital."
"I knew it! My friends... are dying..." She cried in his shoulder, another reason to be close.
"No, Val. Everything's going to be okay." He said, he looked down at her. "Val, come on." He grabbed her hand and pulled her.
The jumped into his car and drove down the street, up a hill, and into a parking lot. Tyler turned off the car, barely shutting his door, with Val behind him, and clasped her hand with his and made sure they were shoulder to shoulder.
"Hank Beecham - where is he?!?" Tyler asked the lady at the counter. She searched through files.
"Room 109, but the doctors are with him now." She explained, "Seems that he was hit by a truck and thrown out of his seat, spinal injury, and shattered pelvis, cuts and bruises." She said, she was an older woman that seemed like she cared.
"Thank you." He said.
"What do we do now." Val asked, they were beginning to walk away, but she turned around, "Umm.. can you tell us when we can see him? We'll be right over here."
The lady nodded and picked up the phone. "Notify front desk when visitors can see your patient." She said quietly.
They walked away and sat on the chairs, still holding hands. "I can't believe this..." Val said quietly looking at the ground. "Everything is going wrong."
"It's okay Val. He'll be fine." Tyler lied. He didn't know.
After a few hours, they were called in. "Room 109." The lady behind the front desk reminded. The two nodded and continued walking. They took a deep breath and opened the door. His eyes were closed, he had a neck brace on and tubes going everywhere.
"Oh my God, Tyler." Val covered her mouth and let her tears fall.
Tyler grabed Val in his arms and said, "It's going to be alright."
Just than Hank woke up and said, "Yeah, I'll be just fine."
Val says, "See Tyler you could have been there and you could have been dead." She said in tears.
"Yeah well, I wasn't and everything is ok."
Val said, "Yeah but your going to be next, I just know it."
"Well I'm not going to be hurt cause I'm not going to leave your side." Val turned around and they kissed.
Hank says, "So you guys are finally together? Thats good news if I ever heard
it."
"Yeah man, but aren't you upset you might not be able to play football
ever again?"
"Yeah or walk, but I think there's still a miracle out there for me."
Val spoke up, "If any one desevers one, it's you Hank."
"Thank you, guys I don't mean to be rude but I got to get some rest."
"Yeah and plus we promised to meet Caitie and Jamie in 15 minutes at
the movies."
Tyler said, "Alright, see ya man."
AT THE MOVIES
Caitie sees them and said, "Hey Val how are you doing?"
"Better, lots better."
Jamie looked at Tyler, "So what movie are we going to see? Planet of the Apes?"
Tyler replied, "Yeah, or Rush Hour two."
Caitie looked at them, "No you two idiots, how about a good movie like Save The Last
Dance."
Val, "Yeah, I've been waiting to see that movie."
Just than Tyler remembers seeing the movie, "Hey Val, can you go get my
jacket, while we're in line? I don't want you to get cold in the theathre."
"Sure."
She leaves and Tyler says to Caitie and Jamie, "Guys look, I've seen this
movie and in the begining the main character's mom dies in a car crash, I
think we should pick a different movie on Val's behafe."
Caitie smiles, "Alright, but no ape movie, how about Keeping The Faith?"
Tyler, "Alright."
Val comes back and Caitie says to her, "Hey Val, if it's okay we decided to
see a comedy instead okay?"
"That's fine."
"I never would of thought there would of been this many people."
Jamie said, "Look there's some seats. Val and Tyler can sit in the front and we
can sit a row behind them."
Tyler said, "Fine."
Val smiled, "As long as Tyler's still by my side."
Caitie said, "Uh gross."
Tyler said, "Ok shut up everyone, the movie is starting."
Caitie said, "Oh sit down you ape."
Half an hour into the movie Val and Tyler start making out.
Caitie said, "Jamie look at that."
"So that's a good thing."
"Yeah I know, I can't believe Val didn't tell me."
"Let it go, she's had a lot on her mind."
"Yeah I know."
Jamie says, talking about the movie, "Oh look at that, I would love to have
that office room."
"You pig." And hits him playfully.
Tyler turns around and says, "Hey you guys, shut up."
Caitie said, "Oh like your really even watching the movie, and Val why didn't you
tell me."
Everyone in the thearter at the same time says, "SHUT UP."
Val and Tyler go back to making out.
After a few minutes later, Val and Tyler were still in a kissing session and the couple behind Jamie and Caitie were making out, also.
"Uhh... Caitie?" Jamie asked, making a line between his eyebrows. Caitie looked over at him.
"Yeah?"
"Do you feel a litte.. out of place?" He asked, she had a confused look on her face. Then she realized the people surrounding her.
"Oh, yeah." She said, looking at her popcorn. She looked at him from the corner of her eye. Then she looked up and him, biting her bottom lip. She looked into her eyes, and he did the same, without saying anything. Neither one of them would break the concentration. She felt melted. She couldn't move. They both leaned in. Tyler cought them out of the corner of his eye.
Tyler pulled away from Val, "Look..." He whispered in her ear. She looked back at Jamie and Caitie who were kissing, they watched Caitie's head turn to the side, and Jamie's to the other, then they switched. They watched Jamie put his hands on Caitie's cheeks to deepen the kiss, if possible, she was on the edge of her seat. He pulled her waist, telling her to come here. She stood up and sat on his lap, still not breaking there kiss. She put her arms around his shoulder and he put his around her waist.
"Caitie?" Val whispered. Caitie put her hand up as if telling her to shut up. Val could just hear her voice even though she wasn't saying anything. "Just saying don't get to carried away."
Luckily the pepole behind them were making out to so that Caitie wasn't blocking there veiw.
After a few minutes they broke and Caitie sat back down in her seat, "What just happened? She asked Jamie.
"I don't know, but you're a pretty good kisser." He said, is a sweet tone.
"Thanks, you too."
**
The movie ended and they decided to go out out to eat. They sat in a booth
and both couples start making out. The waitress came over five minutes later
and said, "So what will it be? If you can pry yourselfs from eachother."
They order and Val says, "So next time we go to the movies can we see Save
The Last Dance?"
Jamie said, "There's a reason why we didn't."
Val replied, "What reason is that?"
Tyler began agrivated, " Great going Jamie."
"Hey someone better tell me what's going on here."
Tyler said, "Look, there's a part in the movie that we didn't want to bring back
a bad memory for you."
Val looked at him, "Well what's that?"
Tyler said, "I don't think we need to be talking about this."
Tears start falling down Val's face. Tyler said to her, "Val what's wrong?"
"You won't tell me, I think I already know."
"Cause someone dies in a car accident and I wanted this to be a good night."
Just than Val starts crying uncontralably. Tyler takes Val in his arms and
says, "I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Yeah I know you didn't mean to hurt me....will you just....just...."
Tyler cuts her off, "Look, I'll just take you home."
"Yeah but I don't think she should be alone at her house right now." Caitie said.
"She's staying at my house for a while."
"I'm really sorry about ruining your guys evening." Val said, wiping her tears.
Jamie smiled, "Oh trust me, it's not ruined."
"Tyler can you just take me home?"
"Yeah let's go, talk to you guys later."
They all say bye. Tyler and Val walk in Tyler's house and Tyler heads for
the bath room and throws up. Val heard him and goes in there and said, "I
just know your going to be next, something bad happenes to everyone I hold
dear."
"Val, I just got the flu or something, relax."
"Alright, but I'm not going to leave you until your better."
Tears start to build up in her eyes again. Tyler looks at her and says, "Well that's a good thing, but I'll be just fine."
He stood up and walked over to her, "I know," He paused, "I know things are going - bad in your life." She looked at his eyes, "And, you're always crying, for some reason. But why? Is there something else?"
"No, I don't know what you mean?" She said. She sucked in her tears and it looked at if she hadn't been crying at all.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." She said, with that, she walked out of the room. That second, Tyler felt it coming as he burst into the bathroom and slammed the door. MEANWHILE, Val sat outside of Tyler's room, on the floor. He came out of the bathroom and sat beside her. He put his arm around her shoudlers and pulled her closer.
Tyler's mom walked up the steps to the top floor and saw them. "Honey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Val smiled a fake smile. Then, his mom looked at Tyler.
"Umm.. honey. William and I have to go into Pittsburgh tonight. We just got a call from you uncle, David. He's in the hospital again. Do you think you guys can stay here alone?" She asked Tyler, "Our bags are packed, we're just getting ready to leave."
"Yeah, we'll be fine." Val and Tyler said at the same time.
**
Silence. Tyler loved it, lying it bed with silence. He smiled to himself. Before he knew it, it was 2:30. Still obsessing to himself over Val. Still Silence.
Sceam. He jumped out of bed and almost tripped over his pants. "Val's screaming..." He realized. He ran out of his room, and into hers.
She turned over and slung her arm around his neck and pulled him onto the bed beside her. "Whoa!" He yelled.
"Stay... here. With me." Her body trembled. "I can't stay alone. The voices."
"Voices?" He asked.
"My parents. Brooke. Tyler, I should've been there. I wish it was me, not them. Why did Brooke do this?!!?" She screamed, her voice was getting louder and louder. "Brooke! I hate you! Why did you do this?!" She looked up at the ceiling. She broke down, she threw the blankets off of her, throwing them all on Tyler.
She spun around the room still looking at the ceiling, "Why Brooke!?! Why?!"
"Val," He began, but he didn't bother. 'Let her get her emotions out.' His parents weren't there anyway, so she wasn't waking them up.
She fell onto the floor, letting herself cry. Tyler couldn't watch her cry anymore. He stood up and stood behind her and sat down, letting her head and shoulders rest on him as she let her tears just fall, without making any noises. "You don't understand... how much I miss them."
"I'm sorry, Val." He kissed her head and let her stay there.
**
Birds chirping. Sun. Work. Calls.
"Tyler... I can go." Val said, quietly. Waking him.
He was lost, he just awoke, in the same position as the night before.
"To the station." She finished.
"You sure?" He asked, questionably.
"Yeah... I need to go to work."
They both got dressed and walked down to the street to the EMS station. When they walked in, Jamie was the only one there. "I'm so glad you're here!" He thanked. "That backup squad freaks me out."
Val smiled. "Guess Hanks - like, off the squad?" Just as she said that, a surprise.
"Hey, guys." Hank. He was here. The three stared at him, "What?"
"You're... WALKING!" Val ran over to him and hugged him. Jamie's mouth was gaped open.
"I knew there was a miracle for me." Hank said.
**
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