(Disclaimer: I own everything but Landon..)
[[a/n: Once again another chapter.can you guys PLEASE review! I only have one, which I'm thankful for by the way.]]
[[Chapter 3]]
[[No Longer Hiding]]
After three days of driving, we finally made it back to California. I didn't get sleep on any of those days, so when I crossed the California border I was exhausted. I dropped Angelica off at her dorm so she could go get some rest, while I went back to my dorm that I shared with my roommate Jacob. I entered the room to see Jacob lifting weights while sitting on his bed.
"Hey Landon! This is like the first time I've seen you since you've moved in. Where have you been?"
"Oh sorry Jake, I forgot to tell you. I went over to North Carolina, I missed like 7 of each of my classes."
"Why'd you do that?"
"I had some business to take care of."
"Like your girlfriend?" Girlfriend? What was he talking about?
"What girlfriend?"
"The one in that picture on the nightstand. No offense man, but you could of done better then that."
"Hey shut up alright!?"
"Sorry man. So I guess it is a girlfriend."
"Actually no, it's a wife." He looked right at me and dropped the weight he was lifting.
"What?? You have a wife? Aren't you like 19?"
"Well, I had a wife. She died of leukemia. When I found out, I asked her to marry me. I just wanted to know that if death do us part, we will still be a part of eachother."
"Dude, couldn't you have told me this sooner?"
"Well I was going to tell you the second time I met you, but I had to go see Jamie's grave one more time. Sorry man."
"Nah it's alright. At least you told me. So, you went all the way to Beaufort alone?"
"Now I didn't say that.."
"Then who did you go with? I know that you barely know anybody here."
"Well I met someone who I decided to take with me, and it ended up, she had to take care of some business in North Carolina too."
"She? Who?"
"Some girl named Angelica. Gosh, I had a 5 day trip with her and I don't even know her last name."
"Wait, brown sweater, funny hair, always at the library?"
"Yup that's her."
"Dude, you got that girl to talk? I thought that she was mute!"
"She just has problems trusting people I guess.."
"Well you must be a miracle worker if you got her to say a word.." Gosh, I never knew she could be so anti-social to other people. I wonder what got her to talk to me. I looked at my watch and saw that it was already 3 PM.
"Hey I got to go to class Jake..I'll talk to you later."
"Abandoning our dorm once again?"
"Sorry dude..See Ya!" I ran to class as fast as I possibly could, because I knew that I couldn't afford to be late. I went into the class and took a seat in the very back. I had to re-take this geometry class in college with Professor Witmore, and I heard that he wasn't the most friendly man in the world.
"Excuse me, you in the back!" I finally figured out that I was the only person in the back so I stood up and tried to walk quickly in to the front. While I was walking I answered him quickly.
"Yes sir?"
"Stop where you are. What's your name?"
"Landon Carter."
"Carter..Carter..hmm..you haven't been in class lately?" I saw him pick up a file and read thoroughly within it. "What made you show today Carter?"
"Oh well I didn't show up the other days because I was in North Carolina. I had some business to do there."
"And what was that business?"
"I'm sorry sir but I would like to keep that to myself."
"Why? Don't be ashamed of business you do, it's likely that everyone else in the class does it once in a while too!"
"I doubt it sir."
"What did you do Carter? I'm going to start demanding you to tell me." I didn't know what to say. I couldn't lie to him, because Jamie taught me that lying results to nothing. I lied to my friends about her all the time, and it hurt her so much. I didn't want to do anything like that again.
"Well sir, I went to visit my wife's grave. It was one thing I was too scared to do before I left North Carolina. I had to go back and just say goodbye and thank you." I saw it in his face that he looked kind of ashamed in asking. Everyone in the class turned around and faced him, whispering to one another.
"Well then class.Let's talk about the theorems of geometry." The embarrassment in his voice let me know that he was sorry. Yet, I was glad he asked me. I finally knew that I could finally share Jamie with other people, and not be so uncomfortable. I don't want to be ashamed of her. I love her with everything I am. That will never change.
[[a/n: Once again another chapter.can you guys PLEASE review! I only have one, which I'm thankful for by the way.]]
[[Chapter 3]]
[[No Longer Hiding]]
After three days of driving, we finally made it back to California. I didn't get sleep on any of those days, so when I crossed the California border I was exhausted. I dropped Angelica off at her dorm so she could go get some rest, while I went back to my dorm that I shared with my roommate Jacob. I entered the room to see Jacob lifting weights while sitting on his bed.
"Hey Landon! This is like the first time I've seen you since you've moved in. Where have you been?"
"Oh sorry Jake, I forgot to tell you. I went over to North Carolina, I missed like 7 of each of my classes."
"Why'd you do that?"
"I had some business to take care of."
"Like your girlfriend?" Girlfriend? What was he talking about?
"What girlfriend?"
"The one in that picture on the nightstand. No offense man, but you could of done better then that."
"Hey shut up alright!?"
"Sorry man. So I guess it is a girlfriend."
"Actually no, it's a wife." He looked right at me and dropped the weight he was lifting.
"What?? You have a wife? Aren't you like 19?"
"Well, I had a wife. She died of leukemia. When I found out, I asked her to marry me. I just wanted to know that if death do us part, we will still be a part of eachother."
"Dude, couldn't you have told me this sooner?"
"Well I was going to tell you the second time I met you, but I had to go see Jamie's grave one more time. Sorry man."
"Nah it's alright. At least you told me. So, you went all the way to Beaufort alone?"
"Now I didn't say that.."
"Then who did you go with? I know that you barely know anybody here."
"Well I met someone who I decided to take with me, and it ended up, she had to take care of some business in North Carolina too."
"She? Who?"
"Some girl named Angelica. Gosh, I had a 5 day trip with her and I don't even know her last name."
"Wait, brown sweater, funny hair, always at the library?"
"Yup that's her."
"Dude, you got that girl to talk? I thought that she was mute!"
"She just has problems trusting people I guess.."
"Well you must be a miracle worker if you got her to say a word.." Gosh, I never knew she could be so anti-social to other people. I wonder what got her to talk to me. I looked at my watch and saw that it was already 3 PM.
"Hey I got to go to class Jake..I'll talk to you later."
"Abandoning our dorm once again?"
"Sorry dude..See Ya!" I ran to class as fast as I possibly could, because I knew that I couldn't afford to be late. I went into the class and took a seat in the very back. I had to re-take this geometry class in college with Professor Witmore, and I heard that he wasn't the most friendly man in the world.
"Excuse me, you in the back!" I finally figured out that I was the only person in the back so I stood up and tried to walk quickly in to the front. While I was walking I answered him quickly.
"Yes sir?"
"Stop where you are. What's your name?"
"Landon Carter."
"Carter..Carter..hmm..you haven't been in class lately?" I saw him pick up a file and read thoroughly within it. "What made you show today Carter?"
"Oh well I didn't show up the other days because I was in North Carolina. I had some business to do there."
"And what was that business?"
"I'm sorry sir but I would like to keep that to myself."
"Why? Don't be ashamed of business you do, it's likely that everyone else in the class does it once in a while too!"
"I doubt it sir."
"What did you do Carter? I'm going to start demanding you to tell me." I didn't know what to say. I couldn't lie to him, because Jamie taught me that lying results to nothing. I lied to my friends about her all the time, and it hurt her so much. I didn't want to do anything like that again.
"Well sir, I went to visit my wife's grave. It was one thing I was too scared to do before I left North Carolina. I had to go back and just say goodbye and thank you." I saw it in his face that he looked kind of ashamed in asking. Everyone in the class turned around and faced him, whispering to one another.
"Well then class.Let's talk about the theorems of geometry." The embarrassment in his voice let me know that he was sorry. Yet, I was glad he asked me. I finally knew that I could finally share Jamie with other people, and not be so uncomfortable. I don't want to be ashamed of her. I love her with everything I am. That will never change.