Chapter two: UNC
I gazed up at the huge building in front of me. Jamie this is home for the next four years. I thought to myself. I'd been in remission for six months from a bone marrow transplant and I prayed everyday that my cancer wouldn't return. Landon and I had been married seven months and I still loved every moment of it. We had agreed to live on campus and share an apartment on campus.
"Are you going to stand there or are we going to go in?" Landon asked coming up behind me.
I turned around. "I'm just nervous...to tell you the truth I've never been this far from my father before....never for a long period of time anyway." I looked at him. "I'm being stupid aren't I?"
Landon touched my cheek. "You're not being stupid you're just nervous its natural."
"I just don't want to relive my high school experience," I said as Landon helped me with our bags.
"You're not going to relive your high school days this is college," Landon said. He kissed me on the cheek. "Come on our new home is waiting."
I followed Landon into the building, the inside was nothing compared to the outside, the inside was beautiful with high windows and a leather couch on the right as you walked in. I looked around.
"Landon this is lovely," I said.
Landon motioned for me to follow him. "Come on let's go check out our room."
I followed Landon to the elevator and we pushed he pushed the up button. "What floor are we on?"
"Third," Landon said. "I was afraid we wouldn't find an apartment on campus."
"Well you're the one who insisted we live on campus," I remarked.
"We'd miss the whole college experience if we didn't live on campus," Landon remarked as we stepped into the elevator.
"True," I said. I looked into his eyes. "I love you," I whispered.
Landon kissed me. "I love you too more than you will ever know."
Soon we reached the third floor and found our apartment. It was small but perfect for two people. There was a small kitchen straight ahead, a living room to the right and a bedroom to your left.
"Nice," Landon said. He sat down our bags and turned to me. "Welcome home Mrs. Carter."
I smiled and hugged him. "Thank you," I said. I walked into the kitchen and then looked at Landon. "This place needs some major work."
Landon pulled me by the arm and led me over to the couch (we did not own the furniture) "We can do work later," he whispered. He started kissing me around different places on my neck.
I pushed him away. "How about we save this for later? Why don't we go tour the grounds."
"OK Mrs. Carter," Landon said.
I pulled him by the hand and toward the door. We walked out of our apartment and headed for the elevator. When we reached ground level and walked outside I noticed tons of kids walking around. Then I saw someone I hadn't seen since after the play, Belinda Landon's ex girlfriend.
"Jamie," Belinda asked running up to me.
I looked at her not saying a word.
"Hi Belinda," Landon said. He looked at me and then at her. "Come on Jamie let's go."
"Jamie wait," Belinda said. She stood right in front of me. "I want to talk to you, alone."
I looked at Landon who nodded.
"I'll be in the library," he said. He kissed me on the cheek and jogged down the grass.
I turned back to Belinda. "Yes?"
"I was at the wedding Jamie," Belinda said. She looked down and then back at me. "I just never got say I'm sorry for the way I treated you. You didn't deserve it."
"Look don't worry about it," I said. "I forgive you."
"Thanks," Belinda said. "Well I'd better go track down my roommate."
I nodded. "OK." I watched her go and headed for the library. When I walked in I found Landon staring at a shelf of books. I went over and wrapped my arms around him.
"Hey!" he said turning around. He kissed me softly on the lips. "What did Belinda want?"
"Just to apologize for being so mean to me," I replied as I pulled Landon toward the door. "We're not friends yet but she doesn't hate me anymore."
"That's good to hear," Landon said. "You know she came by when you were in the hospital and apologized for the flyers and gave me the pictures from the play."
"Really?" I asked as we walked arm and arm out of the library.
"Yes," Landon said. He stopped and smoothed back my hair. "I don't want to concentrate on the past, let's concentrate on the future."
I smiled. "You've got a deal."
That night Landon and I sat in our new home in each other's arms. I was exhausted and I could feel myself getting sick again. I only prayed my cancer wasn't coming back.
"You OK?" Landon asked me.
I looked up at him. "Yes I'm fine just tired." I pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it. "My number four is done."
"And what was that?" Landon asked.
"Go to college," I whispered.
"Now all you have to do is make that medical discovery," Landon said.
"Yes and do what I've always wanted to do," I replied. "Teach Music."
"Well then lets make that happen," Landon said.
The next day as I walked into my first period class I felt as if all eyes were on me. I then noticed that some kids were staring at me.
"I heard about her a real looser," somone whispered.
Tears came to my eyes as I sat down at my seat. I was reliving my past over again.
I gazed up at the huge building in front of me. Jamie this is home for the next four years. I thought to myself. I'd been in remission for six months from a bone marrow transplant and I prayed everyday that my cancer wouldn't return. Landon and I had been married seven months and I still loved every moment of it. We had agreed to live on campus and share an apartment on campus.
"Are you going to stand there or are we going to go in?" Landon asked coming up behind me.
I turned around. "I'm just nervous...to tell you the truth I've never been this far from my father before....never for a long period of time anyway." I looked at him. "I'm being stupid aren't I?"
Landon touched my cheek. "You're not being stupid you're just nervous its natural."
"I just don't want to relive my high school experience," I said as Landon helped me with our bags.
"You're not going to relive your high school days this is college," Landon said. He kissed me on the cheek. "Come on our new home is waiting."
I followed Landon into the building, the inside was nothing compared to the outside, the inside was beautiful with high windows and a leather couch on the right as you walked in. I looked around.
"Landon this is lovely," I said.
Landon motioned for me to follow him. "Come on let's go check out our room."
I followed Landon to the elevator and we pushed he pushed the up button. "What floor are we on?"
"Third," Landon said. "I was afraid we wouldn't find an apartment on campus."
"Well you're the one who insisted we live on campus," I remarked.
"We'd miss the whole college experience if we didn't live on campus," Landon remarked as we stepped into the elevator.
"True," I said. I looked into his eyes. "I love you," I whispered.
Landon kissed me. "I love you too more than you will ever know."
Soon we reached the third floor and found our apartment. It was small but perfect for two people. There was a small kitchen straight ahead, a living room to the right and a bedroom to your left.
"Nice," Landon said. He sat down our bags and turned to me. "Welcome home Mrs. Carter."
I smiled and hugged him. "Thank you," I said. I walked into the kitchen and then looked at Landon. "This place needs some major work."
Landon pulled me by the arm and led me over to the couch (we did not own the furniture) "We can do work later," he whispered. He started kissing me around different places on my neck.
I pushed him away. "How about we save this for later? Why don't we go tour the grounds."
"OK Mrs. Carter," Landon said.
I pulled him by the hand and toward the door. We walked out of our apartment and headed for the elevator. When we reached ground level and walked outside I noticed tons of kids walking around. Then I saw someone I hadn't seen since after the play, Belinda Landon's ex girlfriend.
"Jamie," Belinda asked running up to me.
I looked at her not saying a word.
"Hi Belinda," Landon said. He looked at me and then at her. "Come on Jamie let's go."
"Jamie wait," Belinda said. She stood right in front of me. "I want to talk to you, alone."
I looked at Landon who nodded.
"I'll be in the library," he said. He kissed me on the cheek and jogged down the grass.
I turned back to Belinda. "Yes?"
"I was at the wedding Jamie," Belinda said. She looked down and then back at me. "I just never got say I'm sorry for the way I treated you. You didn't deserve it."
"Look don't worry about it," I said. "I forgive you."
"Thanks," Belinda said. "Well I'd better go track down my roommate."
I nodded. "OK." I watched her go and headed for the library. When I walked in I found Landon staring at a shelf of books. I went over and wrapped my arms around him.
"Hey!" he said turning around. He kissed me softly on the lips. "What did Belinda want?"
"Just to apologize for being so mean to me," I replied as I pulled Landon toward the door. "We're not friends yet but she doesn't hate me anymore."
"That's good to hear," Landon said. "You know she came by when you were in the hospital and apologized for the flyers and gave me the pictures from the play."
"Really?" I asked as we walked arm and arm out of the library.
"Yes," Landon said. He stopped and smoothed back my hair. "I don't want to concentrate on the past, let's concentrate on the future."
I smiled. "You've got a deal."
That night Landon and I sat in our new home in each other's arms. I was exhausted and I could feel myself getting sick again. I only prayed my cancer wasn't coming back.
"You OK?" Landon asked me.
I looked up at him. "Yes I'm fine just tired." I pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it. "My number four is done."
"And what was that?" Landon asked.
"Go to college," I whispered.
"Now all you have to do is make that medical discovery," Landon said.
"Yes and do what I've always wanted to do," I replied. "Teach Music."
"Well then lets make that happen," Landon said.
The next day as I walked into my first period class I felt as if all eyes were on me. I then noticed that some kids were staring at me.
"I heard about her a real looser," somone whispered.
Tears came to my eyes as I sat down at my seat. I was reliving my past over again.