True Love Never Dies - Chapter 3 - Back To School

Landon walked into school that morning, and was greeted by the smiling faces of his fellow students. He didn't feel like he belonged there. All these people were happy, they didn't have someone they loved, lying at home, very ill. He couldn't help but think this as he walked thought towards the main building.

"Hey Lan... Landon" Well, there was a nice familiar voice for Landon, his best friend Eric, along with the rest of their gang.

"Hey man" Landon said as they did their handshake, the one they made up years ago, and still did now.

But there was two of the group that were a little off with him. These were his ex Belinda and his ex mate Dean.

Belinda was still completely hung-up on Landon, fair enough, as they'd dated on and off for almost a year. But Landon didn't want to know, he was in love with Jamie, just, Belinda didn't know that yet, along with the rest of the group. Belinda didn't like Jamie at all, she thought she was a geek, so did Dean. But Landon shrugged this off as the bell rang signaling homeroom.

"Landon, hey, can we talk?" Belinda walked up. "Alone?"

"Whatever" Landon added with a shrug. He didn't really care what Belinda thought anymore, and didn't realy care much about her either. But he didn't want her to cause a scene as she often did, so he went along anyway.

"You know, you've changed, since you've met this Jamie girl. I don't... we don't like it. I mean, you've completely forgotten your friends, just cause she's in hospital, and we don't know you anymore." Belinda said carelessly, not caring that the person who meant the most to him.

"Yeah? And you would care about me why?" Landon replied stubbornly. "It's not like you really loved me, and you never cared either." And with that, Landon turned away and left, leaving Bel standing there, gob smacked.

"You don't know that!" She replied, shouting now. When she realised he wasn't coming back, she shouted at him, "Fine Landon Carter, you be like that... see if i care... just don't come running back to me when it's all over."

"Oh, trust me, i won't." And for once in his life (apart from because of Jamie), Landon actually felt a tear in his eye, no-one insults him like that.

That day must have been the worst of his life, at lunch, Dean and Belinda hadn't realy laid off him much for the morning, still annoyed that he wasn't with them much anymore. So at lunch he decided to drive home, to come back after, so he didn't have to face his gang again.

The end of lunch came, Landon, as usual was running a little late. Finally getting to his Maths lesson, just on time, he didn't take his usual seat with Dean, but one at the back. It was the same every other lesson, he took a seat away from each of the gang, but sometimes sitting with Eric or Chris, the two that didn't give him any grief, but did care about Jamie.

Anyway, being alone gave Landon time to think, and prepare the plan he had in store.

A/n: sorry, another short chapter, i realy can't write long one's. Anyway, r/r, tell me what you think.