He'd re-read the letter that Sara had left with him. Marissa's own words on that letter. He looked down at the piece of paper in his hand with her writing on it. The night before she died. Jake wondered how she knew then that those would be her last words...
He looked back up and over the water. The sun would be rising at any moment. The wind was cool and brisk, but he wasn't cold. Jake shifted his position, trying to get the blood flow back down his legs. Behind him, music drifted from the stereo. This was the quietest part of the morning, before the sun rose and the world woke to a new day. Perfect for good-byes and introspection...
'I was wrong
we are not these bodies alone
in a dream with a mind of its own
I, I know you long
to be tethered and tied to the heart of the one
the one that be layin' you down
on that ancient ground
nothin' more to be found
ah yeah'
The sky was lightening, a dull bluish purple pink instead of the velvety midnight blue that it had been when he arrived here an hour ago. Now he was beginning to feel the cold a bit in his toes. But it wasn't a bad feeling. Jake Shaw was glad to be feeling again after three months of numbness...
'now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love the only thing in common was
we knew there was somethin' more
now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love
to hear the voice in the wilderness
the other side of the door
somethin' more
i feel strong
i'm finally at peace
the war is all gone
by no cause of my own
like an eagle cuts through the air
no time for fear
faith in his wings takes him there'
The sun had yet to break the city's horizon and he could hear the city coming alive around him. He was on the docks of Lake Michigan, according to Sara this was the pier that Speed launched the first Christine off of.
It was time to say goodbye. Goodbye to the heartache he'd felt, the guilt. He had loved Marissa Fian Randall more than he realized, and she had loved him. Jake knew that she wouldn't want him to feel this way, but instead to grab life by the wheel and lay pedal to the floor. Her life was about the cars, the thrill... living. And it was that time he got on with his own life. Sara was right in what she said to him 'life is for living, get busy living'.
'now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love the only thing in common was
we knew there was somethin' more
now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love
to hear the voice in the wilderness
the other side of the door
somethin' more!'
Jake pushed off of the car, stretching slightly as the first few bright rays of sunlight hit him and the car behind him. He turned his face into the light and looked up into the sky...
'more than these
women in the streets pullin' out their hair
somethin' more
somethin' more than all the pain we feel
somethin' more
more than we could dream of, all light
love-bliss, no death and no fear
no fear!!!'
A smile crept over his face as the sky turned a brilliant shade of blue. Maybe it was a play on the light, or the sun blinding him... but Jake swore he could see Speed smiling down at him as he slid behind the wheel of the car. The engine rumbled to life as he turned the ignition and slid the stick down ito first. He eased off the clutch pedal and pulled around off the pier back towards the street.
"Come on Christine, let's go see what kind of trouble we can get into at work today." The deep metallic black and ice-silver paint glittered wickedly in the morning light as the 1971 Plymouth 426 Hemi Cuda pulled off the pier.
'now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love the only thing in common was
we knew there was somethin' more
now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love
to hear the voice in the wilderness
the other side of the door
somethin' more'
'i was wrong
oh yeah, i was wrong'
As Jake prowled the early morning streets, he had a feeling that things weren't going to be so complicated anymore.
**
- finis
(( song is "Walk In The Dream" by LIVE off of the "Distance To Here" CD ))
--
I want to give a shout out to Deana and Dreamy One... they were there through the entire story. If it hadn't been for their reviews after posting Chapter 15, I think poor Jake would not have found the closure he wound up getting in this. Thanks Ladies.
Also, I wanna thank LIVE for their wonderful CD "The Distance To Here". As you all can probably tell, it was one of two muses on this. The other, of course, was Jerry Bruckheimer's "Gone In Sixty Seconds". Excellent fluff movie - never won any awards except from the viewers who have a passion for cars. I also took a good deal of inspiration and scenery from the movie. Sorry, I can't help it, it was just a kick ass movie. ~L~ Hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I had fun writing it.
He looked back up and over the water. The sun would be rising at any moment. The wind was cool and brisk, but he wasn't cold. Jake shifted his position, trying to get the blood flow back down his legs. Behind him, music drifted from the stereo. This was the quietest part of the morning, before the sun rose and the world woke to a new day. Perfect for good-byes and introspection...
'I was wrong
we are not these bodies alone
in a dream with a mind of its own
I, I know you long
to be tethered and tied to the heart of the one
the one that be layin' you down
on that ancient ground
nothin' more to be found
ah yeah'
The sky was lightening, a dull bluish purple pink instead of the velvety midnight blue that it had been when he arrived here an hour ago. Now he was beginning to feel the cold a bit in his toes. But it wasn't a bad feeling. Jake Shaw was glad to be feeling again after three months of numbness...
'now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love the only thing in common was
we knew there was somethin' more
now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love
to hear the voice in the wilderness
the other side of the door
somethin' more
i feel strong
i'm finally at peace
the war is all gone
by no cause of my own
like an eagle cuts through the air
no time for fear
faith in his wings takes him there'
The sun had yet to break the city's horizon and he could hear the city coming alive around him. He was on the docks of Lake Michigan, according to Sara this was the pier that Speed launched the first Christine off of.
It was time to say goodbye. Goodbye to the heartache he'd felt, the guilt. He had loved Marissa Fian Randall more than he realized, and she had loved him. Jake knew that she wouldn't want him to feel this way, but instead to grab life by the wheel and lay pedal to the floor. Her life was about the cars, the thrill... living. And it was that time he got on with his own life. Sara was right in what she said to him 'life is for living, get busy living'.
'now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love the only thing in common was
we knew there was somethin' more
now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love
to hear the voice in the wilderness
the other side of the door
somethin' more!'
Jake pushed off of the car, stretching slightly as the first few bright rays of sunlight hit him and the car behind him. He turned his face into the light and looked up into the sky...
'more than these
women in the streets pullin' out their hair
somethin' more
somethin' more than all the pain we feel
somethin' more
more than we could dream of, all light
love-bliss, no death and no fear
no fear!!!'
A smile crept over his face as the sky turned a brilliant shade of blue. Maybe it was a play on the light, or the sun blinding him... but Jake swore he could see Speed smiling down at him as he slid behind the wheel of the car. The engine rumbled to life as he turned the ignition and slid the stick down ito first. He eased off the clutch pedal and pulled around off the pier back towards the street.
"Come on Christine, let's go see what kind of trouble we can get into at work today." The deep metallic black and ice-silver paint glittered wickedly in the morning light as the 1971 Plymouth 426 Hemi Cuda pulled off the pier.
'now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love the only thing in common was
we knew there was somethin' more
now we walk in the dream
but dream no more
to live a life in love
to hear the voice in the wilderness
the other side of the door
somethin' more'
'i was wrong
oh yeah, i was wrong'
As Jake prowled the early morning streets, he had a feeling that things weren't going to be so complicated anymore.
**
- finis
(( song is "Walk In The Dream" by LIVE off of the "Distance To Here" CD ))
--
I want to give a shout out to Deana and Dreamy One... they were there through the entire story. If it hadn't been for their reviews after posting Chapter 15, I think poor Jake would not have found the closure he wound up getting in this. Thanks Ladies.
Also, I wanna thank LIVE for their wonderful CD "The Distance To Here". As you all can probably tell, it was one of two muses on this. The other, of course, was Jerry Bruckheimer's "Gone In Sixty Seconds". Excellent fluff movie - never won any awards except from the viewers who have a passion for cars. I also took a good deal of inspiration and scenery from the movie. Sorry, I can't help it, it was just a kick ass movie. ~L~ Hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I had fun writing it.