The next day, Landon started calling all of his friends. They all seemed anxious to help in any way they could. Well almost all of them. Of course there are the occasional few who decide to rethink their decision to help when they see the size of the needle. But they went through with it after talking to Landon, or looking at how Landon looked into Jamie's eyes. The love and just everything about that look was enough to convince someone with Aichmophobia (a fear of needles or pointed objects) would help out in any way they could, including going under the needle.
The doctor came into Jamie's room to talk to them about what to do next. "The first thing we should do is test your blood relatives. They would be the best matches." "We can start with my dad" Jamie replied. So the doctor went outside into the hallway, and spoke briefly with Jamie's father. And of course, he volunteered to be tested. Later that day the doctor came into the room with the results. As he entered, everyone's eyes looked up at him with a desperate look in them. "Ok, I have the results right here. Now I haven't looked at them yet, so just give me a couple of seconds to look them over." After a few seconds of looking at the charts, the doctor shook his head no. "I'm sorry. We will keep testing whoever wants."
Belinda was the first of their friends to be tested. Unfortunately, she wasn't a match either.
The next day, Eric comes in to be tested. He has been there for Landon for a while now, and he hopes that he's a match so that he can ease Jamie's suffering. When the doctor comes in to tell them the results of the test, they are all anxiously awaiting the news. The doctor shakes his head no. Then asks if he can talk to Eric alone for a moment, and they step outside for a minute.
Jamie then turns to Landon, with these sad puppy dogs like eyes and is about to say something, when Landon interrupts her. "So we haven't found a match yet. That doesn't mean that there isn't someone out there." And with that he kisses her. And of course, after that Jamie has no choice to give into her gut feeling. "Alright, we'll keep trying, but you can't do that anymore. It's not fair." Jamie and Landon smile at each other.
A few seconds later, Eric came back into the room. Landon asks "what was that all about?" Eric simply says "there's this little girl who's 7 years old. I'm a perfect match for her. The doctor wanted to know if I would be willing to do a transplant for her." "That's great" says Landon.
The doctor came back in a few minutes later. "I think it would be time to put Jamie onto a waiting list that would compare her to anyone who gets testes. That's how Clarissa, the 7 year old girl, found out that Eric is a match." "If that's what you think is best" said Landon. "Hey, have you been testes yet Landon?" the doctor asked. "Actually, no." Landon replied. He was so caught up with everything going on, taking care of Jamie, arranging a time for everyone to be tested, he forgot to make an arrangement for him to be tested. "Hey, my mother also hasn't been tested, come to think of it. I'll go get her and we can both go." And with that Landon kissed Jamie gently on her forehead, and went to be tested.