Life After High School. Is It Scary? You Bet.
By Risty Maskell and Silver15
Disclaimer: You really want to know? Well I can't tell you.
Summary: Damn it. I am not saying one derogatory word.
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Frodo and I got back to Bag End with in three days of traveling. I kind of moped around mostly. I felt like a piece of me was missing. I felt really bad. And when the door bell rang, I almost leaped through the roof. I needed a distraction from my mind. I opened the door. Boromir stood there.
"Jamie, what have you been doing to yourself?"
My eyes were bloodshot from crying, my ankles were swollen from being pregnant, I felt so down I didn't know what to do anymore.
"Nothing I guess. Just feeling sorry for myself."
"Oh Jamie." Boromir gave me a hug. I began crying into his shoulder.
Frodo came into the hall. "Hello Boromir. How are things?"
"All right. I've hit the bottle since Emma left though."
I shook my head. It was useless. The phone rang.
"I'll get it." I sighed. I walked to the phone and answered it automatically, like an answering machine.
"Hello, this is Jamie speaking, how may I help you?"
"Jamie? It's Billee."
"Oh hi Billee. How are you going?"
"All right. Listen, I called because of Emma."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Jamie, she's in hospital. She's lost her baby."
I sank into a nearby chair. "Oh my lord. How is she?"
"I don't know, I was going to go back to Silverwood after I called you."
Boromir took the phone off me and began talking to Billee. I could see he was distressed. But he spoke calmly and when he hung up the phone, he turned to me. "Jamie," He said. "Jamie, I think you have some explaining to do."
We sat down in the lounge. I began explaining.
"The night before the wedding, I found Emma throwing up in the bathroom. We didn't know what was wrong but she didn't eat much or do much. When Frodo and I left on our honeymoon, and we stopped to say goodbye to you guys, I found out Emma was pregnant. When I told her what I thought, it just spiraled down hill from there."
Boromir sat silently, as I explained everything, even the attraction Emma felt for Damon. Just because of a childhood crush. He looked very sad.
After I had talked myself out, I reached for the phone again and rang the Silver Stallion.
"Hey, you've called the Silver Stallion, what can we do for you?"
"Is Benny Hockey there, please?"
"Sure, hang on. Yo Benny! Some chick is on the phone, wants to talk to ya!"
After a while, Benny got on the other end. "Jamie-girl, is that you?"
I smiled at his use of my nick name.
"Yeah, Benny, it's me. I need some help."
"Shoot."
"Benny, you have to tell me, what's wrong with Emma. I know she's lost her baby, but what else is wrong?" Benny stayed silent for a few minutes. "Dammit Benny! Answer!"
"She's had a hunger breakdown. Her body has been asking her to eat but she has refused. So the part of the brain that allows people to eat has shut down."
I gasped. "Benny, you have to do something for me."
"Sure, kiddo, anything."
"Will you tell Billee, when he comes, he has to tell Emma that I love her like a sister and I'll always be there for her?"
"I will do that personally."
"Thanks Benny. You really are like my big brother."
"Hey, Jamie, Mark was a great friend. And I promised him that I would be there for all his sisters and brothers."
I had to smile. "Okay. Thanks Benny. You're a great pal."
That night, for some reson, I slept better than any night I had since my fight with Emma.
By Risty Maskell and Silver15
Disclaimer: You really want to know? Well I can't tell you.
Summary: Damn it. I am not saying one derogatory word.
**************************************************************************** ****
Frodo and I got back to Bag End with in three days of traveling. I kind of moped around mostly. I felt like a piece of me was missing. I felt really bad. And when the door bell rang, I almost leaped through the roof. I needed a distraction from my mind. I opened the door. Boromir stood there.
"Jamie, what have you been doing to yourself?"
My eyes were bloodshot from crying, my ankles were swollen from being pregnant, I felt so down I didn't know what to do anymore.
"Nothing I guess. Just feeling sorry for myself."
"Oh Jamie." Boromir gave me a hug. I began crying into his shoulder.
Frodo came into the hall. "Hello Boromir. How are things?"
"All right. I've hit the bottle since Emma left though."
I shook my head. It was useless. The phone rang.
"I'll get it." I sighed. I walked to the phone and answered it automatically, like an answering machine.
"Hello, this is Jamie speaking, how may I help you?"
"Jamie? It's Billee."
"Oh hi Billee. How are you going?"
"All right. Listen, I called because of Emma."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Jamie, she's in hospital. She's lost her baby."
I sank into a nearby chair. "Oh my lord. How is she?"
"I don't know, I was going to go back to Silverwood after I called you."
Boromir took the phone off me and began talking to Billee. I could see he was distressed. But he spoke calmly and when he hung up the phone, he turned to me. "Jamie," He said. "Jamie, I think you have some explaining to do."
We sat down in the lounge. I began explaining.
"The night before the wedding, I found Emma throwing up in the bathroom. We didn't know what was wrong but she didn't eat much or do much. When Frodo and I left on our honeymoon, and we stopped to say goodbye to you guys, I found out Emma was pregnant. When I told her what I thought, it just spiraled down hill from there."
Boromir sat silently, as I explained everything, even the attraction Emma felt for Damon. Just because of a childhood crush. He looked very sad.
After I had talked myself out, I reached for the phone again and rang the Silver Stallion.
"Hey, you've called the Silver Stallion, what can we do for you?"
"Is Benny Hockey there, please?"
"Sure, hang on. Yo Benny! Some chick is on the phone, wants to talk to ya!"
After a while, Benny got on the other end. "Jamie-girl, is that you?"
I smiled at his use of my nick name.
"Yeah, Benny, it's me. I need some help."
"Shoot."
"Benny, you have to tell me, what's wrong with Emma. I know she's lost her baby, but what else is wrong?" Benny stayed silent for a few minutes. "Dammit Benny! Answer!"
"She's had a hunger breakdown. Her body has been asking her to eat but she has refused. So the part of the brain that allows people to eat has shut down."
I gasped. "Benny, you have to do something for me."
"Sure, kiddo, anything."
"Will you tell Billee, when he comes, he has to tell Emma that I love her like a sister and I'll always be there for her?"
"I will do that personally."
"Thanks Benny. You really are like my big brother."
"Hey, Jamie, Mark was a great friend. And I promised him that I would be there for all his sisters and brothers."
I had to smile. "Okay. Thanks Benny. You're a great pal."
That night, for some reson, I slept better than any night I had since my fight with Emma.
