Comfort Me - Chapter Six
Val looked uup at the ceiling, forcing the tears to go back in and stopping them from making a fool of herself, "I agree..." She said quietly.
The doctor smiled and stood up, "Alright, then. I hope you're feeling better, Ms. Lanier."
"Yeah, thanks." She put on a fake smile and looked down at the large gash in her stomach. She felt like she was loosing air, like she couldn't breathe. The doctors were now gone and Hank was walking out of the door, "Hank... Hank!" Was all she could get out, since Val was an EMT, she knew what was going on around her, the tube going inside her stomach was loosening and she coundn't breathe. Hank also knew what was going on because of his EMT training, but he didn't do anything because he wasn't trained for this.
"Doctor!" He yelled, he paniced and Tyler and Jamie came rushing in, ahead of the doctors, seeing Val gasping for at least a breath of air.
Tyler couldn't watch it anymore. "No... she's dying, HELP HER!"
"Sir, please leave the room." Jamie pulled Tyler away. Tyler's tears now ran freely down his cheeks.
Finally Jamie and Hank got Tyler out of the room and into the wating room.
Jamie went into Caitie's room to tell her what was going on and Tyler was
pacing back and forth...back and forth....back...
Finally Hank got sick of watching him going back and forth.....back and
forth...back and forth.....and said, "Yo Tyler, please stop, your driving me
crazy."
Tyler finally sat down on one of the chairs and put his head in his hands
and let the tears fall. Jamie came out and said, "Hey man are you ok?"
Tyler got up and said, "I can't take this anymore."
Just than the doctors came out and said, "We got her stabled now, but
there's a small chance she still won't make it. We will just have to wait
and see. Right now she is in a coma."
Tyler went up to him, "Can I see her?"
The doctor just shoke his head as to say 'yes.' Tyler went in the room and
looked at her. He went over to her and sat down on the chair besides her
bed. He picked up her hand and started talking to her knowing that she could
her him, "Val...I love you....man...this is all my fault...."
Interupting his little speech, Hank came in and said, "I was sent in here by
Caitie, she is protesting to see her, and only one person can see her at one
time, if i'm caught in here i'm dead, but anyways, Caitie wants you to get
out so she can come in here and see her, than you can come back in after
Jamie and I see her...The doctor also says that one person should stay here
with her just incase anything else happens."
Tyler got up and said, "Alright man, but you all better not take that long.
And if she wakes up, I want to be here no mater who is in here."
Tyler walked out and told Caitie that same thing and went back to the waiting
room and sat down next to Jamie.
"I don't think she's going to be the same Val again." Tyler said, Jamie has never seen Tyler cry this much before, but he could understand.
"Well, of course not, but she's been through ALOT." Jamie exaggerated the word 'alot' by nodding his head.
"Yeah, I know."
"Hey, are you going to be alright?" Jamie asked, looking over at Tyler's blochy, red eyes. "Look, Tyler. When I found out Caitie might not be able to walk again... I felt alone, but I knew that I'd love her just as much as I always have, now you have to hang in there with Val, keep yourself together, everything will work out, Tyler."
"Thanks, Jamie." Tyler replied to see Hank walking out of the room, looking like he's been crying.
"Uh, I'll go tell Caitie she can see her now, then Jamie, you can." Hank said, heading for Caitie's room.
***
The next morning Caitie was all packed and ready to go. She walked over to Jamie and just stood before him, on her tip toes, and swung her arms around his neck. He replied to this by putting his arms around her back, carefully, trying not to hurt the rather large bruise back there.
"Thank you, Jamie. I would have never gotta through this without you." She whispered in his ear and pulled away.
"No problem, I would have never just walked away." They got into the car and drove to Caitie's house.
They got into Caitie's house and decided to watch a movie to past time, til
they could find out more about Val. Caitie poped in What Lies Beneth and
they watched that. About 1/4 of the way into the movie, Jamie put his arm
around Caitie and she accepted by lying her head down on his chest. They
stayed like that for awhile. Then Caitie got up half way so she could look
into his eyes, "Jamie? I really hope Val will be ok."
"So do I, and I hope that Tyler will be too...but Caitie?"
"Yeah?"
"I really do like you, I never have more fun when I'm with you than without
you...ok that didn't make much sense so i'll just say it this way....I love
you and I don't want to be with anyone else...but if you just want to be
friends than..."
Caitie cut him off, "Jamie stop, I love you too."
They shared a most passionate kiss. A couple of minutes later the phone
ringing interrupted them. Caitie got up and answered it. "Hello?"
"Caitie? This is Tyler um..."
"Tyler are you crying, is something wrong? Whats going on?"
By this time Jamie had gotten up and went over by Caitie.
"Val had a turn for the worse, The machine stoped and now she isn't
breathing, they don't know if she'll make it more than 10 minutes, can you
two come down here?"
"Yeah we are on our way."
She dropped the phone, not even hanging it up, and told Jamie what was going
on.
They rushed out to Jamie's motorcycle. The whole way to the hospital Caitie was crying, the wind on her face made her tears feel cold. Jamie kept swallowing to keep himself from crying, although he couldn't help one tear streaming down. But the first stop they came to he reached up and wiped it off.
Finally, they reached the hospital and Caitie threw the helmet on the ground not even close to the motorcycle. Caitie ran up to the 4the floor where Val was. Tyler walked over to them quietly and almost whsipered, they could tell he's been crying, "She might not live... she's not breathing, but they're trying to help her."
"Oh my God, Jamie. She mght.. die?" Caitie whispered, "I mean, just a few weeks ago Val and I were sitting on her bed... and I can remember clearly," Caitie smiled at the thought, she looked up at the ceiling of the hospital so the tears would go back in so she could talk, "Brooke came barging in..." Jamie put his arm around Caitie she her shoulder was overlapping his.
FLASHBACK
Caitie and Val sat on Val's bed and Brooke slammed the door opened, "Guess what?!"
Val looked up Brooke, "What?" She asked over excited.
"My piano teachers wants me to do a solo for the recital!"
"OMG! Really, that's great, Brooke."
"Comgradulations, Brooke." Caitie said.
END FLASHBACK
"I don't know how that came to this, Jamie."
"Sometimes that happens, Caitie. I'm sorry." By now they were both crying, Jamie trying to hold back.
"But, Val, this wasn't supposed to happen to her. Or Brooke, or her parents. We said... we said we'd be friends... forever. Now I don't know if that's what's going to happen. I'm so scared."
"Come here."
Jamie held Caitie close to him, letting her cry on him. Caitie looked up at
Jamie and said, "Your crying..."
"Yeah, I'm worried about her too..."
Just than they heard one of the doctors in the back of a room say to another
doctor, "We lost her, there's nothing anyone could do, time of death 11:59."
Tyler started crying, with Jamie and Caitie, "Guys, how could this happen?"
No one could say anything. Just than a doctor came out and said, "Well
she's..."
Tyler cut him off and said, "No we don't want to hear it, she's gone there,
I said if for you, thanks for all your help."
He got up to leave, "Sir wait.." Tyler turned around, "Back there, we were
not talking about....Ms. Val Lanier....it was someone else."
"Really?"
"Yeah right now, she is stable, we think she will make it, It looks like she
is holding on for some reason, like she wants to be here for someone or
something....I don't know, but right now she is in a coma, but breathing on
her own. We think someone should stay with her all night, in case she wakes
up and I'm in another room...but there is a small chance that she will have
memory loss, she stoped breathing for a couple minutes and we don't know if
it damaged her brain or anything, so we will have to wait and see."
Tyler looked over at Caite, Jamie and Hank. Caitie shook her head as to say
'go ahead you can stay with her.' Tyler looked back at the doctor and said,
"I'll stay with her."
"Ok follow me, if you three want to visit her til visting hours are over
too, follow me."
They all got up and followed the doctor. Once in the room they all went over
by Val and started to talk to her, Caitie first, "Hey Val, hang in there,
you'll make it. You can make it though anything. No matter what happens we
are friends for life."
Jamie was next, "You got to make it, and you got to get better fast, it's
your trun for the invatory next week...." Caitie hit him playfully. "...I'm
just joking, I'm sure Tyler will do it for you, he helps you with your math
and all so I'm sure he will."
Hank went next, "Jamie the joker, Val we all care about you alot, no matter
what you think, just cause well you know, doesn't mean that you don't still
have people here that care about you, even Alex. Tyler loves you, we all
knew that, me I knew it for about well since he meet you..."
Tyler cut him off, "Ok ok my turn..." He went closer to her, sat down right
next to her on the chair and took her hand in his. "...Val I do love you and
I'll be here for you no matter what happens, I don't want to lose you, I
don't know what I would do if I ever did. Please Val you have to get
better."
Tyler leaned down and gave her a quick, but meaningful, kiss on her lips.
Caitie rolled her eyes, "Did you HAVE to do that.. here?" Tyler nodded.
"Yeah, yes, I did." He took another look at Val. "Because what if she doesn't..."
"Tyler, don't say it. She'll make it." Hank said, quietly.
"But, there's always a chance she doesn't make it, though, Hank. The doctor did say 'we think she'll make it'." Tyler said, making a very deep sounding voice.
"Can we.. not talk about this?" Caitie said, looking at Val, holding her hand.
"Yeah, really." Jamie said.
"Okay, let's get out of here." Hank said, leave Tyler with her.
"I have to go see my parents." Caitie said. "I miss them from being in the hospital.
"I'll drive you." Jamie said, holding her hand, "Come on."
"Hang in there, Val." Caitie whispered and looked back at Val once more. Jamie smiled and led her out.
"Okay, Tyler. I'll leave ya alone with her." Hank said, getting the idea.
"Thanks Hank."
"No problem." Hank smiled and walked out of the hospital, praying she'd be alright.
"Val... we all need you... please just, hang in there. I really miss you, already." Tyler held her one hand with both of his. He prayed silently, just then he felt her hand moved in his and her grip tighten up a bit, and her eyes fluttered opened, she sat up and starred at him blankly.
"Val, are you alright?"
"Tyler?"
"Yeah, you just missed Caitie, Hank and Jamie." Tyler smiled at her, he leaned in for a small kiss. All of a sudden he felt a hand slap hard against his cheek. "Val, what's WRONG?!"
"We're just friends!" Val screamed, "Don't be forward." Tyler felt hurt, she didn't think of them as a couple? After all he's done.
"Oh, an who the hell is Caitie, Hank.. and what was it? Jamie?" She had a quiestioning look on her face, "and WHERE am I?!" She looked around the hospital room and all the tubes in her, then she felt it, the sharp pain in her stomach. "OwWw!" She ripped off the blanket and revealed the cut on her stomach, "How did this happen?!" He covered her back up.
The doctor came into the room, Tyler stood up and looked at him, "She doesn't remember anything or anyone.. besides me."
"Really? Then she must have a very rare case of amnesia. It's when the patient only knows the one person that's helped them through the most."
"So your saying... she won't remember her parents... death?"
The doctor shook his head, "I'll leave you guys alone. You should take time and tell her about her life." With that and a smile, he left.
Tyler took a deep breath and stood by the confused Val, "Hey, Val... you, umm. Have amnesia."
"What!?"
"A sickness... it's when you don't remember anything," Val was listening very carefully, "You... well you have a very RARE case of it. Which means, you remember only me, nothing else."
Val smiled, "So, where are my parents? And what happened to me? Mommy? DDAADDDY! I can't wait to MEET THEM!"
"No.. you see, Val, that's one of the reasons why you're here-"
She cut him off, "Do I have any brothers or sisters?!" She smiled. She was making this harder for him to tell her.
"Val, listen." He said seriously and her face became sad. "You're parents.. got killed in an accident. You're only sister, Brooke, killed herself." Val's face looked horrified. "Val... listen to me... when you get your memory back... you will remember everything, I know you won't remember this, but just trust me, I am your boyfriend. We go out. But, I know this must mbe hard to kiss and go out because you're not used to be being your.. boyfriend."
"So, I have no family, that's what yuo're telling me?" Tyler nodded, sadly. "I don't believe you... why am I here then! This has nothing to do with THIS!" And she pointed to her stomach.
"Yes, it does. Look." He picked up her hand and made her look at the stiches on her wrist, "You tried slitting your wrist over pressure from your parents' death. And Brookes. Then, you convinces US, that you were fine now, then you tried stabbing your self in the stomach, now see what happened?"
"This seems UNBELIEVABLE!" Val yelled.
"Well it's real and we are going to deal with it."
"So you are saying me and you are finally going out?"
"Yeah..."
Just than the doctor came in and said, "Sir we need you to step
outside....we have to do somethings in here, but than you can come back in."
Tyler nodded and left the room. After what seemed like forever Tyler was
able to go back in. When he did she was sleeping so he just took her hand
and sat down in the chair next to her bed. Tyler fell asleep.
Caitie and Jamie
They walked out of the hospital and got on Jamie's motorcyle. They started
driving down the road and decided to go out to a movie. They decided to
watch X-Men. After the movie they went back to Jamie's house, no one there
with his mom at work late and his sister was at a friends house. Jamie led
Caitie in and they sat down on the couch.
Val and Tyler
Tyler woke up, by a shake on his arm. "You may take Val home now, she's waiting in the lobby for you." Tyler wiped his eyes and stood up.
Val looked excited. "I want to go to a club!" She smiled and looked at Tyler. Tyler smiled, grabbed her bags, and walked out of the hospital.
"The closest club from here is about an hour away, on the shore."
"Okay! Let'go."
"Wait, what city is this?"
"Kingsport."
"Okay, thanks!" The went to Jamie's house to get him and Caitie. "Val has memory loss." Tyler told them, "She only remembers me, it's a very rare case of amnesia.
"I'm Caitie." She said. "Your best friend."
"Oh, okay." Val smiled.
"I'm Jamie." He said, "You work with me at the EMT station."
"Hey." She smiled, shyly.
"Anyways, Val wants to go to a dancing club."
"What? We're to young!" Caitie yelled, unbeliving there idea.
"Ever heard of sneaking in?" Jamie asked.
***
About fouty-five minutes to the club, Val started humming, "Tyler! Can we go a little faster?"
"Yeah, sure." Tyler was on a road that no one was on, it looked eerire and deserted. He put on the gas pedal.
Caitie whispered to Jamie, who was also in the back seat with her. "She wouldn't be telling him that if she remembered everything that happened before." Jamie looked at her, knowing she was worried.
"Tyler, slow down." He said, sternly. He rolled his eyes and applied the break slowly. They were down to the normal speed limit and soon reached the club.
"Come on." Jamie whispered as they got out of the car. Jaime led to teens behind cars, and behind trees until they came to behind the club, he looked up at the balcony and saw the flashing lights from the dancefloor, from the back. "Up there." They were now walking on sand, Sand was directly below the balcony. They looked up at the second floor which wasn't high at all.
They climbed up the railings, which was VERY easy and was now in the club. They danced for a while and decided to go back onto the balcony.
"I have an idea." Tyler smiled devilishly, he seemed so wild tonight.
They all looked at one another. "Uh-oh." Jamie had an uncertain look on his face. "When Tyler has that smile it's ALWAYS something crazy."
"Let's jump off the balcony!" When he said it, it sounded more like suicide, but it's not what you think. They all looked down, it was only the second story and there was sand below them. Lot's off sand.
It would be pretty fun, so Caitie agreed. "Okay." Val's eyes lit up.
Jamie rolled his eyes, "Okay, that sounds pretty cool." He agreed. Val dropped her purse off of the balcony and climbed over the railing and was now on the edge.
"Here I go!" She sat on the edge and let herself fall, landing on her feet, but soon, her knees hit the ground. "OwWw!" She said.
"You alright?" Caitie asked from the balcony.
"Yeah, just a scrap on my knee." She smiled up.
"Me next." Tyler said, he was more daring. He stood on the top of the railing, so he'd have a farther drop.
"No, Tyler, don't do that from that high." Jamie warned, grabbing Tyler's knees. "No, Tyler. don't do that!" It was pretty weird, Jamie was wilder then Tyler, he should've been the one doing that, but Jamie seemed like he changed in the passed week, Caitie thought.
"Fine!" Tyler yelled. He stood on the edge this time and dropped to the ground, landing on his feet.
Jamie looked at Caitie, then back down at the about 10 feet drop, "Come on!" Val yelled from the ground and Tyler rolled his eyes.
"Chicken." Caitie said, quietly. Jamie smiled.
"Me? Chicken?" He took of his shoes and dropped them to the ground. "Take you're shoes off." Caitie pulled her black strappy shoes off of her feet and dropped them down to Val, catching them, and dropping them on the ground. "Come on." He said, grabbing her arm.
"What?" Caitie said, letting him pull her, Caitie watched him go over the railing and on the about one foot edge. She climbed over the railing and they both stood on the edge, careful not to rip her pants on the sharp edges. Caitie looked back into the club to make sure no one was coming.
"When I count to three jump to the bottom." He grabbed ger hand tightly and she smiled. "One.. Two.. Three!" She took a deep breath, looked at him, and jumped off. Her hand was still clenched with Jamie's, in the air. He fell to the ground first, with her landing on his legs. They were laughing so hard, not being able to breathe. Caitie crawled up to the top and him, and looked at Tyler and Val giggling and laughing. Caitie gave him a quick kiss and got up from him, leaving him wanting more.
"That was SOO fun!" They asll agreed, Val seemed to be getting mroe comfortable with the other two.
After awhile they decided to go back in town. The way back
Tyler drove again and Val sat in the front seat. In the back were Jamie and
Caitie making out (eww gross lol) Soon Val fell asleep. About an hour later
they got to Jamie's house and Caitie and Jamie both got out and went in and
Tyler keep driving till he got to his house. He parked the car and got out.
He went to the other side and picked up Val and took her in and layed her
down up staris in her room.
Tyler left to go to his room but Val woke up and said, "Tyler please don't
go, tell me more about my life."
So Tyler stayed and they talked for a couple of hours and Tyler told her
about her life, his life and everyone elses. After awhile Val finally fell
back alseep. Tyler got back up and went into his room.
Before he shut the door he whispered, "I love you, Val." And shut the door. He lay in bed thinking, I've never felt this way before. There's just something about her. I feel like... I am in love.' He sat up.
"I'm in love?" He questioned his thoughts, out loud. Just then, he saw Val at his doorway.
"I am, too." She whispered, happy tears coming down her cheeks. 'I was thinking the same.'
Tyler's thoughts were interrupted, he looked over at her, thinking they were tears of saddness. "Val, you're crying."
"I'm happy... Tyler. For once, I am HAPPY!" She yelled and smiled at the same time.
"Really? That's great, Val." Tyler smiled.
"I think that..." Val swallowed and her eyes filled with semi-sad tears. "My parents and Brooke are in a better place, I hope."
"They are, Val. They are..." Tyler whispered, she walked over to him and cuddled up next to him.
"I don't know what I'm going to do?"
"After high school, we'll go to the same college and you can get a job. Then, get your own apartment."
"With you?" She asked, surprising Tyler. He took a moment to take in what she'd said.
"If you want." He replied, That was a lame reply, Connell! He said in his head, but smiled. He pulled out something from his coat, "Here." He smiled. It had 6 colored diamonds on it. "It's a promise ring."
She smiled and looked up at him, "For what?"
"That we will grow up, and get married, and have four children, like you've always wanted. The six diamonds resemble how many people there will be in our family." He smiled at the thought.
"Tyler... I love you." She kissed him and it meant more. More then she could have imagined. There love will never die.
They both fall asleep and woke the next morning to someone in the room.
Tyler woke first and saw his mom and William over him. Val woke up next and
saw them and got scared, didn't know who they were. And Tyler saw the look
on her face and said, "Val, it's ok. It's my mom and my dad....I mean my mom
and yeah well my dad is ok?"
William looked at Tyler and then to his mom and smiled. Tyler's mom got
woried and said, "What happened, what she don't know who we are or what."
Val got up and left the room to go to the bathroom and Tyler said as soon as
she left, "No, well you guys were gone she well she tried to kill her self
like two times. She slit her wrist than tried to cut her stomach, i don't know
but anyway when she did that she fell and hit her head on the tub and I took
her to the hospital and she don't member anything but me."
"Oh, I heard of that!" His mother smiled, "Was everything alright with you guys?"
"Yeah, thanks." Val said, unsure of what they where talking about.
"Well, I have to get to work!"
"Bye mom!"
"I'll drive you." William said, following her out of the room. Tyler rolled his eyes.
"I'll drive you here, I'll buy you this, I'll rub your back!" Tyler mocked William in a perfect voice.
"Give him a chance." Val said, quietly. Tyler had told her all about William last night so she knew what was going on with William, even after memory loss.
"I have."
"No, you haven't." She said, touching his face. Tyler remained quiet. Val was in her pajama's but Tyler fell asleep in his clothes the night before.
"Come on." He said, grabbing her hand and led her to her room. "You get dressed. I'll bring ya up some breakfast."
"Thanks Tyler, I'm starving." She smiled at him. She dove on her bed, and pulled the comfortable blankets around her. She smiled to herself, rolled over and almost feel asleep, but didn't. Soon, she heard Tyler's footsteps coming. She sat up and he walked in.
"You're not dressed." He laughed.
"I'm not going to get dressed today. I need a relazation day." She stretched out and he handed her a tray of eggs, toast, and orange juice. A pretty daisy in a vase next to it. "Thank you Tyler." He leaned down and kissed her, she sat the tray on the nightstand and pulled him down next to her, not breaking the kiss. They kissed more passionatly. "We better stop, this might lead to more things we don't want!" She smiled.
"Enjoy!" He waved and walked out of the room, throwing her the remote.
Val turned on the tv and truns to a movie channel which 'Dude, Where's My Car'
was on. She started eating and watching the movie. After she ate she put the
tray on the stand next to her bed and contiued watching the movie. After
that movie she started to watch 'Sugar and Spice'. Half way during the movie
she fell asleep. Tyler came up and seen her sleeping and covered her up and
left the room to let her get some rest. An hour later found Tyler running up
the stairs to Val screaming.
Tyler ran over to her, "Val... Val what's wrong?"
"Tyler...It was them they came back and got me and then went for you..."
"Wait, who are you talking about 'them'?"
"My parents and Brooke."
"Look Val, everything will be okay."
"Me and you were out of high school and two years into college and we married
and were having our second kid."
"Really?"
"Yeah... um...can u get me some water please?"
"Yea I'll be right back."
A couple of minutes later Tyler game back with some water and handed it to
Val.
***
Val looked uup at the ceiling, forcing the tears to go back in and stopping them from making a fool of herself, "I agree..." She said quietly.
The doctor smiled and stood up, "Alright, then. I hope you're feeling better, Ms. Lanier."
"Yeah, thanks." She put on a fake smile and looked down at the large gash in her stomach. She felt like she was loosing air, like she couldn't breathe. The doctors were now gone and Hank was walking out of the door, "Hank... Hank!" Was all she could get out, since Val was an EMT, she knew what was going on around her, the tube going inside her stomach was loosening and she coundn't breathe. Hank also knew what was going on because of his EMT training, but he didn't do anything because he wasn't trained for this.
"Doctor!" He yelled, he paniced and Tyler and Jamie came rushing in, ahead of the doctors, seeing Val gasping for at least a breath of air.
Tyler couldn't watch it anymore. "No... she's dying, HELP HER!"
"Sir, please leave the room." Jamie pulled Tyler away. Tyler's tears now ran freely down his cheeks.
Finally Jamie and Hank got Tyler out of the room and into the wating room.
Jamie went into Caitie's room to tell her what was going on and Tyler was
pacing back and forth...back and forth....back...
Finally Hank got sick of watching him going back and forth.....back and
forth...back and forth.....and said, "Yo Tyler, please stop, your driving me
crazy."
Tyler finally sat down on one of the chairs and put his head in his hands
and let the tears fall. Jamie came out and said, "Hey man are you ok?"
Tyler got up and said, "I can't take this anymore."
Just than the doctors came out and said, "We got her stabled now, but
there's a small chance she still won't make it. We will just have to wait
and see. Right now she is in a coma."
Tyler went up to him, "Can I see her?"
The doctor just shoke his head as to say 'yes.' Tyler went in the room and
looked at her. He went over to her and sat down on the chair besides her
bed. He picked up her hand and started talking to her knowing that she could
her him, "Val...I love you....man...this is all my fault...."
Interupting his little speech, Hank came in and said, "I was sent in here by
Caitie, she is protesting to see her, and only one person can see her at one
time, if i'm caught in here i'm dead, but anyways, Caitie wants you to get
out so she can come in here and see her, than you can come back in after
Jamie and I see her...The doctor also says that one person should stay here
with her just incase anything else happens."
Tyler got up and said, "Alright man, but you all better not take that long.
And if she wakes up, I want to be here no mater who is in here."
Tyler walked out and told Caitie that same thing and went back to the waiting
room and sat down next to Jamie.
"I don't think she's going to be the same Val again." Tyler said, Jamie has never seen Tyler cry this much before, but he could understand.
"Well, of course not, but she's been through ALOT." Jamie exaggerated the word 'alot' by nodding his head.
"Yeah, I know."
"Hey, are you going to be alright?" Jamie asked, looking over at Tyler's blochy, red eyes. "Look, Tyler. When I found out Caitie might not be able to walk again... I felt alone, but I knew that I'd love her just as much as I always have, now you have to hang in there with Val, keep yourself together, everything will work out, Tyler."
"Thanks, Jamie." Tyler replied to see Hank walking out of the room, looking like he's been crying.
"Uh, I'll go tell Caitie she can see her now, then Jamie, you can." Hank said, heading for Caitie's room.
***
The next morning Caitie was all packed and ready to go. She walked over to Jamie and just stood before him, on her tip toes, and swung her arms around his neck. He replied to this by putting his arms around her back, carefully, trying not to hurt the rather large bruise back there.
"Thank you, Jamie. I would have never gotta through this without you." She whispered in his ear and pulled away.
"No problem, I would have never just walked away." They got into the car and drove to Caitie's house.
They got into Caitie's house and decided to watch a movie to past time, til
they could find out more about Val. Caitie poped in What Lies Beneth and
they watched that. About 1/4 of the way into the movie, Jamie put his arm
around Caitie and she accepted by lying her head down on his chest. They
stayed like that for awhile. Then Caitie got up half way so she could look
into his eyes, "Jamie? I really hope Val will be ok."
"So do I, and I hope that Tyler will be too...but Caitie?"
"Yeah?"
"I really do like you, I never have more fun when I'm with you than without
you...ok that didn't make much sense so i'll just say it this way....I love
you and I don't want to be with anyone else...but if you just want to be
friends than..."
Caitie cut him off, "Jamie stop, I love you too."
They shared a most passionate kiss. A couple of minutes later the phone
ringing interrupted them. Caitie got up and answered it. "Hello?"
"Caitie? This is Tyler um..."
"Tyler are you crying, is something wrong? Whats going on?"
By this time Jamie had gotten up and went over by Caitie.
"Val had a turn for the worse, The machine stoped and now she isn't
breathing, they don't know if she'll make it more than 10 minutes, can you
two come down here?"
"Yeah we are on our way."
She dropped the phone, not even hanging it up, and told Jamie what was going
on.
They rushed out to Jamie's motorcycle. The whole way to the hospital Caitie was crying, the wind on her face made her tears feel cold. Jamie kept swallowing to keep himself from crying, although he couldn't help one tear streaming down. But the first stop they came to he reached up and wiped it off.
Finally, they reached the hospital and Caitie threw the helmet on the ground not even close to the motorcycle. Caitie ran up to the 4the floor where Val was. Tyler walked over to them quietly and almost whsipered, they could tell he's been crying, "She might not live... she's not breathing, but they're trying to help her."
"Oh my God, Jamie. She mght.. die?" Caitie whispered, "I mean, just a few weeks ago Val and I were sitting on her bed... and I can remember clearly," Caitie smiled at the thought, she looked up at the ceiling of the hospital so the tears would go back in so she could talk, "Brooke came barging in..." Jamie put his arm around Caitie she her shoulder was overlapping his.
FLASHBACK
Caitie and Val sat on Val's bed and Brooke slammed the door opened, "Guess what?!"
Val looked up Brooke, "What?" She asked over excited.
"My piano teachers wants me to do a solo for the recital!"
"OMG! Really, that's great, Brooke."
"Comgradulations, Brooke." Caitie said.
END FLASHBACK
"I don't know how that came to this, Jamie."
"Sometimes that happens, Caitie. I'm sorry." By now they were both crying, Jamie trying to hold back.
"But, Val, this wasn't supposed to happen to her. Or Brooke, or her parents. We said... we said we'd be friends... forever. Now I don't know if that's what's going to happen. I'm so scared."
"Come here."
Jamie held Caitie close to him, letting her cry on him. Caitie looked up at
Jamie and said, "Your crying..."
"Yeah, I'm worried about her too..."
Just than they heard one of the doctors in the back of a room say to another
doctor, "We lost her, there's nothing anyone could do, time of death 11:59."
Tyler started crying, with Jamie and Caitie, "Guys, how could this happen?"
No one could say anything. Just than a doctor came out and said, "Well
she's..."
Tyler cut him off and said, "No we don't want to hear it, she's gone there,
I said if for you, thanks for all your help."
He got up to leave, "Sir wait.." Tyler turned around, "Back there, we were
not talking about....Ms. Val Lanier....it was someone else."
"Really?"
"Yeah right now, she is stable, we think she will make it, It looks like she
is holding on for some reason, like she wants to be here for someone or
something....I don't know, but right now she is in a coma, but breathing on
her own. We think someone should stay with her all night, in case she wakes
up and I'm in another room...but there is a small chance that she will have
memory loss, she stoped breathing for a couple minutes and we don't know if
it damaged her brain or anything, so we will have to wait and see."
Tyler looked over at Caite, Jamie and Hank. Caitie shook her head as to say
'go ahead you can stay with her.' Tyler looked back at the doctor and said,
"I'll stay with her."
"Ok follow me, if you three want to visit her til visting hours are over
too, follow me."
They all got up and followed the doctor. Once in the room they all went over
by Val and started to talk to her, Caitie first, "Hey Val, hang in there,
you'll make it. You can make it though anything. No matter what happens we
are friends for life."
Jamie was next, "You got to make it, and you got to get better fast, it's
your trun for the invatory next week...." Caitie hit him playfully. "...I'm
just joking, I'm sure Tyler will do it for you, he helps you with your math
and all so I'm sure he will."
Hank went next, "Jamie the joker, Val we all care about you alot, no matter
what you think, just cause well you know, doesn't mean that you don't still
have people here that care about you, even Alex. Tyler loves you, we all
knew that, me I knew it for about well since he meet you..."
Tyler cut him off, "Ok ok my turn..." He went closer to her, sat down right
next to her on the chair and took her hand in his. "...Val I do love you and
I'll be here for you no matter what happens, I don't want to lose you, I
don't know what I would do if I ever did. Please Val you have to get
better."
Tyler leaned down and gave her a quick, but meaningful, kiss on her lips.
Caitie rolled her eyes, "Did you HAVE to do that.. here?" Tyler nodded.
"Yeah, yes, I did." He took another look at Val. "Because what if she doesn't..."
"Tyler, don't say it. She'll make it." Hank said, quietly.
"But, there's always a chance she doesn't make it, though, Hank. The doctor did say 'we think she'll make it'." Tyler said, making a very deep sounding voice.
"Can we.. not talk about this?" Caitie said, looking at Val, holding her hand.
"Yeah, really." Jamie said.
"Okay, let's get out of here." Hank said, leave Tyler with her.
"I have to go see my parents." Caitie said. "I miss them from being in the hospital.
"I'll drive you." Jamie said, holding her hand, "Come on."
"Hang in there, Val." Caitie whispered and looked back at Val once more. Jamie smiled and led her out.
"Okay, Tyler. I'll leave ya alone with her." Hank said, getting the idea.
"Thanks Hank."
"No problem." Hank smiled and walked out of the hospital, praying she'd be alright.
"Val... we all need you... please just, hang in there. I really miss you, already." Tyler held her one hand with both of his. He prayed silently, just then he felt her hand moved in his and her grip tighten up a bit, and her eyes fluttered opened, she sat up and starred at him blankly.
"Val, are you alright?"
"Tyler?"
"Yeah, you just missed Caitie, Hank and Jamie." Tyler smiled at her, he leaned in for a small kiss. All of a sudden he felt a hand slap hard against his cheek. "Val, what's WRONG?!"
"We're just friends!" Val screamed, "Don't be forward." Tyler felt hurt, she didn't think of them as a couple? After all he's done.
"Oh, an who the hell is Caitie, Hank.. and what was it? Jamie?" She had a quiestioning look on her face, "and WHERE am I?!" She looked around the hospital room and all the tubes in her, then she felt it, the sharp pain in her stomach. "OwWw!" She ripped off the blanket and revealed the cut on her stomach, "How did this happen?!" He covered her back up.
The doctor came into the room, Tyler stood up and looked at him, "She doesn't remember anything or anyone.. besides me."
"Really? Then she must have a very rare case of amnesia. It's when the patient only knows the one person that's helped them through the most."
"So your saying... she won't remember her parents... death?"
The doctor shook his head, "I'll leave you guys alone. You should take time and tell her about her life." With that and a smile, he left.
Tyler took a deep breath and stood by the confused Val, "Hey, Val... you, umm. Have amnesia."
"What!?"
"A sickness... it's when you don't remember anything," Val was listening very carefully, "You... well you have a very RARE case of it. Which means, you remember only me, nothing else."
Val smiled, "So, where are my parents? And what happened to me? Mommy? DDAADDDY! I can't wait to MEET THEM!"
"No.. you see, Val, that's one of the reasons why you're here-"
She cut him off, "Do I have any brothers or sisters?!" She smiled. She was making this harder for him to tell her.
"Val, listen." He said seriously and her face became sad. "You're parents.. got killed in an accident. You're only sister, Brooke, killed herself." Val's face looked horrified. "Val... listen to me... when you get your memory back... you will remember everything, I know you won't remember this, but just trust me, I am your boyfriend. We go out. But, I know this must mbe hard to kiss and go out because you're not used to be being your.. boyfriend."
"So, I have no family, that's what yuo're telling me?" Tyler nodded, sadly. "I don't believe you... why am I here then! This has nothing to do with THIS!" And she pointed to her stomach.
"Yes, it does. Look." He picked up her hand and made her look at the stiches on her wrist, "You tried slitting your wrist over pressure from your parents' death. And Brookes. Then, you convinces US, that you were fine now, then you tried stabbing your self in the stomach, now see what happened?"
"This seems UNBELIEVABLE!" Val yelled.
"Well it's real and we are going to deal with it."
"So you are saying me and you are finally going out?"
"Yeah..."
Just than the doctor came in and said, "Sir we need you to step
outside....we have to do somethings in here, but than you can come back in."
Tyler nodded and left the room. After what seemed like forever Tyler was
able to go back in. When he did she was sleeping so he just took her hand
and sat down in the chair next to her bed. Tyler fell asleep.
Caitie and Jamie
They walked out of the hospital and got on Jamie's motorcyle. They started
driving down the road and decided to go out to a movie. They decided to
watch X-Men. After the movie they went back to Jamie's house, no one there
with his mom at work late and his sister was at a friends house. Jamie led
Caitie in and they sat down on the couch.
Val and Tyler
Tyler woke up, by a shake on his arm. "You may take Val home now, she's waiting in the lobby for you." Tyler wiped his eyes and stood up.
Val looked excited. "I want to go to a club!" She smiled and looked at Tyler. Tyler smiled, grabbed her bags, and walked out of the hospital.
"The closest club from here is about an hour away, on the shore."
"Okay! Let'go."
"Wait, what city is this?"
"Kingsport."
"Okay, thanks!" The went to Jamie's house to get him and Caitie. "Val has memory loss." Tyler told them, "She only remembers me, it's a very rare case of amnesia.
"I'm Caitie." She said. "Your best friend."
"Oh, okay." Val smiled.
"I'm Jamie." He said, "You work with me at the EMT station."
"Hey." She smiled, shyly.
"Anyways, Val wants to go to a dancing club."
"What? We're to young!" Caitie yelled, unbeliving there idea.
"Ever heard of sneaking in?" Jamie asked.
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About fouty-five minutes to the club, Val started humming, "Tyler! Can we go a little faster?"
"Yeah, sure." Tyler was on a road that no one was on, it looked eerire and deserted. He put on the gas pedal.
Caitie whispered to Jamie, who was also in the back seat with her. "She wouldn't be telling him that if she remembered everything that happened before." Jamie looked at her, knowing she was worried.
"Tyler, slow down." He said, sternly. He rolled his eyes and applied the break slowly. They were down to the normal speed limit and soon reached the club.
"Come on." Jamie whispered as they got out of the car. Jaime led to teens behind cars, and behind trees until they came to behind the club, he looked up at the balcony and saw the flashing lights from the dancefloor, from the back. "Up there." They were now walking on sand, Sand was directly below the balcony. They looked up at the second floor which wasn't high at all.
They climbed up the railings, which was VERY easy and was now in the club. They danced for a while and decided to go back onto the balcony.
"I have an idea." Tyler smiled devilishly, he seemed so wild tonight.
They all looked at one another. "Uh-oh." Jamie had an uncertain look on his face. "When Tyler has that smile it's ALWAYS something crazy."
"Let's jump off the balcony!" When he said it, it sounded more like suicide, but it's not what you think. They all looked down, it was only the second story and there was sand below them. Lot's off sand.
It would be pretty fun, so Caitie agreed. "Okay." Val's eyes lit up.
Jamie rolled his eyes, "Okay, that sounds pretty cool." He agreed. Val dropped her purse off of the balcony and climbed over the railing and was now on the edge.
"Here I go!" She sat on the edge and let herself fall, landing on her feet, but soon, her knees hit the ground. "OwWw!" She said.
"You alright?" Caitie asked from the balcony.
"Yeah, just a scrap on my knee." She smiled up.
"Me next." Tyler said, he was more daring. He stood on the top of the railing, so he'd have a farther drop.
"No, Tyler, don't do that from that high." Jamie warned, grabbing Tyler's knees. "No, Tyler. don't do that!" It was pretty weird, Jamie was wilder then Tyler, he should've been the one doing that, but Jamie seemed like he changed in the passed week, Caitie thought.
"Fine!" Tyler yelled. He stood on the edge this time and dropped to the ground, landing on his feet.
Jamie looked at Caitie, then back down at the about 10 feet drop, "Come on!" Val yelled from the ground and Tyler rolled his eyes.
"Chicken." Caitie said, quietly. Jamie smiled.
"Me? Chicken?" He took of his shoes and dropped them to the ground. "Take you're shoes off." Caitie pulled her black strappy shoes off of her feet and dropped them down to Val, catching them, and dropping them on the ground. "Come on." He said, grabbing her arm.
"What?" Caitie said, letting him pull her, Caitie watched him go over the railing and on the about one foot edge. She climbed over the railing and they both stood on the edge, careful not to rip her pants on the sharp edges. Caitie looked back into the club to make sure no one was coming.
"When I count to three jump to the bottom." He grabbed ger hand tightly and she smiled. "One.. Two.. Three!" She took a deep breath, looked at him, and jumped off. Her hand was still clenched with Jamie's, in the air. He fell to the ground first, with her landing on his legs. They were laughing so hard, not being able to breathe. Caitie crawled up to the top and him, and looked at Tyler and Val giggling and laughing. Caitie gave him a quick kiss and got up from him, leaving him wanting more.
"That was SOO fun!" They asll agreed, Val seemed to be getting mroe comfortable with the other two.
After awhile they decided to go back in town. The way back
Tyler drove again and Val sat in the front seat. In the back were Jamie and
Caitie making out (eww gross lol) Soon Val fell asleep. About an hour later
they got to Jamie's house and Caitie and Jamie both got out and went in and
Tyler keep driving till he got to his house. He parked the car and got out.
He went to the other side and picked up Val and took her in and layed her
down up staris in her room.
Tyler left to go to his room but Val woke up and said, "Tyler please don't
go, tell me more about my life."
So Tyler stayed and they talked for a couple of hours and Tyler told her
about her life, his life and everyone elses. After awhile Val finally fell
back alseep. Tyler got back up and went into his room.
Before he shut the door he whispered, "I love you, Val." And shut the door. He lay in bed thinking, I've never felt this way before. There's just something about her. I feel like... I am in love.' He sat up.
"I'm in love?" He questioned his thoughts, out loud. Just then, he saw Val at his doorway.
"I am, too." She whispered, happy tears coming down her cheeks. 'I was thinking the same.'
Tyler's thoughts were interrupted, he looked over at her, thinking they were tears of saddness. "Val, you're crying."
"I'm happy... Tyler. For once, I am HAPPY!" She yelled and smiled at the same time.
"Really? That's great, Val." Tyler smiled.
"I think that..." Val swallowed and her eyes filled with semi-sad tears. "My parents and Brooke are in a better place, I hope."
"They are, Val. They are..." Tyler whispered, she walked over to him and cuddled up next to him.
"I don't know what I'm going to do?"
"After high school, we'll go to the same college and you can get a job. Then, get your own apartment."
"With you?" She asked, surprising Tyler. He took a moment to take in what she'd said.
"If you want." He replied, That was a lame reply, Connell! He said in his head, but smiled. He pulled out something from his coat, "Here." He smiled. It had 6 colored diamonds on it. "It's a promise ring."
She smiled and looked up at him, "For what?"
"That we will grow up, and get married, and have four children, like you've always wanted. The six diamonds resemble how many people there will be in our family." He smiled at the thought.
"Tyler... I love you." She kissed him and it meant more. More then she could have imagined. There love will never die.
They both fall asleep and woke the next morning to someone in the room.
Tyler woke first and saw his mom and William over him. Val woke up next and
saw them and got scared, didn't know who they were. And Tyler saw the look
on her face and said, "Val, it's ok. It's my mom and my dad....I mean my mom
and yeah well my dad is ok?"
William looked at Tyler and then to his mom and smiled. Tyler's mom got
woried and said, "What happened, what she don't know who we are or what."
Val got up and left the room to go to the bathroom and Tyler said as soon as
she left, "No, well you guys were gone she well she tried to kill her self
like two times. She slit her wrist than tried to cut her stomach, i don't know
but anyway when she did that she fell and hit her head on the tub and I took
her to the hospital and she don't member anything but me."
"Oh, I heard of that!" His mother smiled, "Was everything alright with you guys?"
"Yeah, thanks." Val said, unsure of what they where talking about.
"Well, I have to get to work!"
"Bye mom!"
"I'll drive you." William said, following her out of the room. Tyler rolled his eyes.
"I'll drive you here, I'll buy you this, I'll rub your back!" Tyler mocked William in a perfect voice.
"Give him a chance." Val said, quietly. Tyler had told her all about William last night so she knew what was going on with William, even after memory loss.
"I have."
"No, you haven't." She said, touching his face. Tyler remained quiet. Val was in her pajama's but Tyler fell asleep in his clothes the night before.
"Come on." He said, grabbing her hand and led her to her room. "You get dressed. I'll bring ya up some breakfast."
"Thanks Tyler, I'm starving." She smiled at him. She dove on her bed, and pulled the comfortable blankets around her. She smiled to herself, rolled over and almost feel asleep, but didn't. Soon, she heard Tyler's footsteps coming. She sat up and he walked in.
"You're not dressed." He laughed.
"I'm not going to get dressed today. I need a relazation day." She stretched out and he handed her a tray of eggs, toast, and orange juice. A pretty daisy in a vase next to it. "Thank you Tyler." He leaned down and kissed her, she sat the tray on the nightstand and pulled him down next to her, not breaking the kiss. They kissed more passionatly. "We better stop, this might lead to more things we don't want!" She smiled.
"Enjoy!" He waved and walked out of the room, throwing her the remote.
Val turned on the tv and truns to a movie channel which 'Dude, Where's My Car'
was on. She started eating and watching the movie. After she ate she put the
tray on the stand next to her bed and contiued watching the movie. After
that movie she started to watch 'Sugar and Spice'. Half way during the movie
she fell asleep. Tyler came up and seen her sleeping and covered her up and
left the room to let her get some rest. An hour later found Tyler running up
the stairs to Val screaming.
Tyler ran over to her, "Val... Val what's wrong?"
"Tyler...It was them they came back and got me and then went for you..."
"Wait, who are you talking about 'them'?"
"My parents and Brooke."
"Look Val, everything will be okay."
"Me and you were out of high school and two years into college and we married
and were having our second kid."
"Really?"
"Yeah... um...can u get me some water please?"
"Yea I'll be right back."
A couple of minutes later Tyler game back with some water and handed it to
Val.
***