Landon stood by the cafeteria doors waiting for Jamie to meet him.
Out of the
corner of his eye he caught sight of Eric and Tracie walking his way. He tried to leave
before they saw him,but it was to late.
"Landon!"Eric shouted and they both hurried over to him.
"Hey guys. What's up?"Landon asked while still trying to see if Jamie was coming.
"You know damn well 'what's up'!"Eric told him.
"What are you talking about."
"We caught you mackin'' on the virgin mary this morning in the hall."Tracie told him.
"What?"
"Come on Bro. We know. You don't have to hide it anymore."
"Hide what?"Landon was completely confused.
"You and Jamie are getting funky in the sack."Tracie stated matter-of-fact- ly.
"You're crazy. You don't know what your talking about."
Landon pushed his way passed the two of them and began to make his way down the hall.
"Damn, she must be fucking good to get you this whipped!"Eric shouted to him.
Landon froze and then walked back to Eric.
"What did you just say?"
"You are fucking the Reverends daughter. Smooth move man.Just tell me one thing: Does
she like kink?"
Landon threw himself at Eric and started beating him, punching his face 'till it bled. Eric
then retaliated by elbowing him hard in the jaw. Tracie pulled them both apart and held
Eric back.
"You pussy!"Eric yelled wiping the blood off of his face.
"Jamie is not that kind of girl, you hear me? And if you even think of saying anything
about her like that again, I'll kill you. Understand me?"
And then Landon turned and left. After walking down a few halls he found Jamie.
"Hey I was just looking for...oh my god, what happened?"
"Eric and Tracie saw us kissing this morning. So, of course Eric jumped to conclusions,
and I set him strait."
"With your fists?"
"I'm sorry, It's just, he was talking bad about you and I couldn't let him do that."
"Landon. You could have gotten yourself killed!"
"But I didn't."
"You could have, and I don't want you to die before I do." Before Jamie could finish her
last word she realized what she had just said and she covered her mouth.
"Come here,"Landon held Jamie close rubbing her hair "I will not loose you, you
understand me?"
"How do you know? Really, what if we can't change anything?"
*Cut to Landon's car*
Landon and Jamie sat in his car holding hands.
"So, Eric isn't going to file any charges against you?"Jamie asked pushing a strand of hair
begind her ear.
"Nope, he can't risk it."
"That's good. I mean, I don't want you to get in trouble for me."
"Jamie, I love you, and I'd do anything for you. So, you ready to go home?"
"I guess, I've got a ton of homework to do."
Landon gave her a smile,and started up the car. He drove a few blocks before he put his
arm around her shoulder and she laid her head down. With in a few blocks she was
asleep. As she slept she dreamt. In her dream she was eating lunch and Landon walked in looking for her,eventually found her and sats down.
"People can see."She told him
And that would ruin your reputation how? What's that?"He asked refering to the book she
was reading.
She lifted it up to reveal that it was "To Kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee.
"I'm reading all the books on Mr. Rothman's list of of contemporary American
authors."She told him.
"And.. how many books are there?"
Landon began to look around nervously.
Jamie didn't make eye contact, but answered his question"A 100, but then there's his
british list and his european list."
"So, is this on your list? To read all these books?"
( Jamie continued to read her book, and drank her already empty carton of OJ.
"Jamie, I'm trying here ok? Maybe.. maybe I miss spending time with you.
Maybe you inspire me."
Jamie laughed
"Sounds like bull."She told him.
Landon was offended "Which part?" He asked.
"All of it"she told him
"Well it's not."
"Prove it."
Jamie walked out, Landon sighed then rans after her.
"Jamie! Jamie!"He called
"You don't know the first thing about being someones friend."Jamie yelled angrily.
"I don't just want to be your friend."
"You don't know what you want."
"Niether do you. Maybe you're just too scared that someone might want to
be with you."
Jamie turned towards Landon, "And why would that scare me?"She asked.
"Because then you wouldn't be able to hide behind your books, or or or your
freaking telescope. Or your faith." Jamie turned to leave "No no, you know the real
reason why you're scared? It's because you want to be with me too."
She stutters for a second, glances up and down at Landon.. then left for her car. The truth
was that he was right. She did want to be with him.
She slowly opened her eyes and realized that they were at her house.
"Hi."She said tiredly.
"Hey, you're home."
"I guess I should go huh."
"Well, we could stay here all afternoon,but I don't think your father would like that to
much."
"True."
Jamie then leaned in and gave Landon a kiss, and told him,"I'll call you."
"I can't wait."He told her.
Jamie got out of the car, and walked to her door and went in. Landon sat back in his seat
and ran a finger through his hair. He had no idea that it was possible to love Jamie as nuch
as he does now.
corner of his eye he caught sight of Eric and Tracie walking his way. He tried to leave
before they saw him,but it was to late.
"Landon!"Eric shouted and they both hurried over to him.
"Hey guys. What's up?"Landon asked while still trying to see if Jamie was coming.
"You know damn well 'what's up'!"Eric told him.
"What are you talking about."
"We caught you mackin'' on the virgin mary this morning in the hall."Tracie told him.
"What?"
"Come on Bro. We know. You don't have to hide it anymore."
"Hide what?"Landon was completely confused.
"You and Jamie are getting funky in the sack."Tracie stated matter-of-fact- ly.
"You're crazy. You don't know what your talking about."
Landon pushed his way passed the two of them and began to make his way down the hall.
"Damn, she must be fucking good to get you this whipped!"Eric shouted to him.
Landon froze and then walked back to Eric.
"What did you just say?"
"You are fucking the Reverends daughter. Smooth move man.Just tell me one thing: Does
she like kink?"
Landon threw himself at Eric and started beating him, punching his face 'till it bled. Eric
then retaliated by elbowing him hard in the jaw. Tracie pulled them both apart and held
Eric back.
"You pussy!"Eric yelled wiping the blood off of his face.
"Jamie is not that kind of girl, you hear me? And if you even think of saying anything
about her like that again, I'll kill you. Understand me?"
And then Landon turned and left. After walking down a few halls he found Jamie.
"Hey I was just looking for...oh my god, what happened?"
"Eric and Tracie saw us kissing this morning. So, of course Eric jumped to conclusions,
and I set him strait."
"With your fists?"
"I'm sorry, It's just, he was talking bad about you and I couldn't let him do that."
"Landon. You could have gotten yourself killed!"
"But I didn't."
"You could have, and I don't want you to die before I do." Before Jamie could finish her
last word she realized what she had just said and she covered her mouth.
"Come here,"Landon held Jamie close rubbing her hair "I will not loose you, you
understand me?"
"How do you know? Really, what if we can't change anything?"
*Cut to Landon's car*
Landon and Jamie sat in his car holding hands.
"So, Eric isn't going to file any charges against you?"Jamie asked pushing a strand of hair
begind her ear.
"Nope, he can't risk it."
"That's good. I mean, I don't want you to get in trouble for me."
"Jamie, I love you, and I'd do anything for you. So, you ready to go home?"
"I guess, I've got a ton of homework to do."
Landon gave her a smile,and started up the car. He drove a few blocks before he put his
arm around her shoulder and she laid her head down. With in a few blocks she was
asleep. As she slept she dreamt. In her dream she was eating lunch and Landon walked in looking for her,eventually found her and sats down.
"People can see."She told him
And that would ruin your reputation how? What's that?"He asked refering to the book she
was reading.
She lifted it up to reveal that it was "To Kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee.
"I'm reading all the books on Mr. Rothman's list of of contemporary American
authors."She told him.
"And.. how many books are there?"
Landon began to look around nervously.
Jamie didn't make eye contact, but answered his question"A 100, but then there's his
british list and his european list."
"So, is this on your list? To read all these books?"
( Jamie continued to read her book, and drank her already empty carton of OJ.
"Jamie, I'm trying here ok? Maybe.. maybe I miss spending time with you.
Maybe you inspire me."
Jamie laughed
"Sounds like bull."She told him.
Landon was offended "Which part?" He asked.
"All of it"she told him
"Well it's not."
"Prove it."
Jamie walked out, Landon sighed then rans after her.
"Jamie! Jamie!"He called
"You don't know the first thing about being someones friend."Jamie yelled angrily.
"I don't just want to be your friend."
"You don't know what you want."
"Niether do you. Maybe you're just too scared that someone might want to
be with you."
Jamie turned towards Landon, "And why would that scare me?"She asked.
"Because then you wouldn't be able to hide behind your books, or or or your
freaking telescope. Or your faith." Jamie turned to leave "No no, you know the real
reason why you're scared? It's because you want to be with me too."
She stutters for a second, glances up and down at Landon.. then left for her car. The truth
was that he was right. She did want to be with him.
She slowly opened her eyes and realized that they were at her house.
"Hi."She said tiredly.
"Hey, you're home."
"I guess I should go huh."
"Well, we could stay here all afternoon,but I don't think your father would like that to
much."
"True."
Jamie then leaned in and gave Landon a kiss, and told him,"I'll call you."
"I can't wait."He told her.
Jamie got out of the car, and walked to her door and went in. Landon sat back in his seat
and ran a finger through his hair. He had no idea that it was possible to love Jamie as nuch
as he does now.