Chapter 8
"Jamie, I didn't know you had Mr. Rogers." Landon said to her. 'Whoa, surprised to see you here too.' He thought silently to himself.
"No, you just never asked me if I were in Mr. Rogers's class." Jamie corrected Landon.
"Right, sorry." Landon whispered.
As Jamie began looking back down at the empty desk, Landon decided to say something, "Listen to me Jamie, okay? I'm sorry that I lied to Eric, but you know my reasons. And I'm sorry he called the drama club freaks and geeks, and strange, but that's Eric. That's what he does." Landon sounded more agitated than sincere.
"Well, thank you for you apology." Jamie said bluntly, as she began looking at the desk again.
"Jamie, please, I'm really trying here. I'm still trying out for the play, and I still want your help. Please help me?" Landon asked, as he gave one of his stunningly attractive looks to Jamie.
Jamie, being the way she is, nice, and carefree, she still agreed to help Landon with his lines.
The rest of the day went pretty fast. Eddie kept staring, and flirting with Jamie at lunch, Landon became jealous of Eddie, Sally and Jamie became closer friends, Landon's friends made fun of Jamie, and Landon and Jamie talked a little during their classes together.
On the car ride home, Landon and Jamie had been pretty silent, until Jamie asked Landon where Eric was.
"He got a ride home from Dean." And with that, Landon began looking out the window at the houses in his neighborhood.
Pulling up in front of Jamie's house, Landon asked Jamie if she could help him with lines today.
"Yeah, sure that's fine. How about 4:00 o'clock in my backyard?" Jamie asked as she gathered her things.
"I'll see ya then!" Landon grinned as Jamie got out of his car.
"Thanks for the ride Landon." Jamie told him, and began walking up her driveway. Watching Jamie get in her house safely, Landon drove the short distance to his house. Arriving home, Landon didn't see his mother's car, so he went to the kitchen, where she left a note for him.
"Landon, I went with Reverend Sullivan to his church since Jamie wasn't home to go with him. There's money in the drawer, order a pizza and do your homework. I'm not sure when I'll be home. Love, Mom"
"Aw, well this is great." Landon spoke out loud, and went to his room, and turned up his music. After a half an hour of listening to music, Landon became bored, so he went downstairs, and out the back door. Surprisingly, Jamie was out back in her hammock, swaying slowly with the wind.
'She is so carefree, so beautiful, and so mysterious.' Landon thought to himself, as he began walking over to her.
"Jamie?" Landon called her name as soon as he was only a few steps from her.
"Yeah?" Jamie said, as she sat up, and looked for the person calling her name. "Landon, hey."
"Hi, I was wondering if you wanted to order a pizza, my mom isn't home, and there is no point of ordering a pizza if your gonna eat it alone."
"Sure, let me go get the money my dad left me." Jamie told him as she began getting out of the hammock.
After getting the money, Jamie and Landon went to his house and ordered the pizza.
During their dinner, they became a little closer to each other, and loosened up a little bit to each other.
"Landon, should we go work on your lines?" Jamie asked as soon as Landon and she was cleaned up the mess they made.
"Yeah, we should, its 5 now anyways." Landon said, as he looked at his watch. "Let's go out back; it's so peaceful out there." Jamie told Landon, as she grabbed her belongings that she had brought with her to his house.
With Landon leading the way, they made it out back, and sat down in the huge hammock that was in Jamie's yard.
"Ok, where do you want to begin?" Jamie asked, as she looked over at Landon who was looking through his book.
"Well, is this an audition, or the play itself?" Landon asked her back.
"It's the audition, and the play." Jamie answered with a smile.
"Okay. Then, let's gets started." Landon replied.
Jamie and Landon worked for two hours' trying to memorize each line one by one.
Jamie settled into the hammock, watching the sun slowly disappearing behind the trees.
She smiled to herself and said, "How can you see places like this? And have moments like this and not believe?"
Landon knew she was talking about believing in the Lord, but he didn't quite know how to respond to her statement. So he simply said the first thing that popped out of his mouth, "You're lucky to be so sure,"
Jamie turned to him and replied, "You just have to have faith Landon. Believe in it. Hey maybe Sunday we can help you to be sure, Daddy and me."
Landon shrugged; "Yeah maybe"
Jamie smiled at him once more before turning back to the fading sunset.
Headlights broke through the peaceful silence just as the sky was turning a beautiful shade of purple.
Mrs. Carter and Reverend Sullivan stepped out of his car.
"Hey guys!" Mrs. Carter said, waving her hand.
"Hi Momma, hi Reverend," Landon replied.
"Hi" Jamie said.
"Jamie, come along now you need to get started on your homework" Reverend Sullivan said.
"All right daddy I'll be there in a minute." Jamie replied, getting out of the hammock.
"Well, Landon It was really nice practicing with you today. Thanks for a wonderful afternoon." She said smiling at him.
"Yeah it was nice. I'll pick you up tomorrow around 7:30.okay?" He replied.
"All right, I'll see you then." Jamie said, walking away.
"Okay. See ya then. Bye." Landon replied walking up to his house.
Landon reached for the phone as it rang for the seventh time.
"Hello?" He said.
"Landon hey...um...I was wond..." The voice said.
Landon sighed, "Bye Belinda we're through."
"No! Landon just hear me out! It's not about that." Belinda stammered.
"Fine, what do you want?" Landon replied, irritated.
"I was wondering if I could get a ride to school with you tomorrow," Belinda said.
"No Belinda!" Landon shot back.
"Landon please! My parents are out of town, and my car is being repainted." Belinda pleaded.
"Ask Dean or Tracie," Landon said.
"I already did Landon don't think you'd be the first person I'd call but anyway Tracie said that she and Dean are skipping for the day and driving to Raleigh so please Landon," She replied.
"I'm already gonna have a full car Jamie and Eric are riding with me too." He said.
"Jamie's riding with you?" Belinda asked, shocked.
"Yeah she is. She's my neighbor it's convenient." Landon replied.
"Yah whatever I'll just squeeze in the back."
"Yeah ok I'll be there around 7:45.okay?"
"Yeah, that's fine. Thanks Landon!" Belinda said sweetly.
"Uh huh bye." Landon said with a click.
Landon sighed, rubbing his forehead. How can Belinda manipulate me like she dose? Landon thought. I don't want her in the same car with me or Jamie. His protective side was coming out; I don't want Jamie hurt again.
Landon pulled back his covers as he saw Jamie bedroom light flick off. The lines from the plays script were ringing in his ears, "Nothings coincidence."
He got into bed letting his mind take over those simple words, "Nothings coincidence Landon, nothings coincidence we were meant to meet. Its destiny you are my destiny you've gotta have faith Jamie's sweet voice entered his mind, repeating those phrases over and over again.
His head began to spin, Could it be true?
Now Belinda's voice entered his mind screaming over and over, "You'll regret this Landon Carter, you'll see, she won't want you! And you'll come crawling back to me!"
But then Jamie's voice overpowered Belinda's saying, "Nothings coincidence Landon nothings coincidence we were meant to meet, It's destiny you are my destiny you've gotta have faith!"
Maybe, just Maybe it could be true. His thoughts continued to surge into a restless sleep.
"Jamie, I didn't know you had Mr. Rogers." Landon said to her. 'Whoa, surprised to see you here too.' He thought silently to himself.
"No, you just never asked me if I were in Mr. Rogers's class." Jamie corrected Landon.
"Right, sorry." Landon whispered.
As Jamie began looking back down at the empty desk, Landon decided to say something, "Listen to me Jamie, okay? I'm sorry that I lied to Eric, but you know my reasons. And I'm sorry he called the drama club freaks and geeks, and strange, but that's Eric. That's what he does." Landon sounded more agitated than sincere.
"Well, thank you for you apology." Jamie said bluntly, as she began looking at the desk again.
"Jamie, please, I'm really trying here. I'm still trying out for the play, and I still want your help. Please help me?" Landon asked, as he gave one of his stunningly attractive looks to Jamie.
Jamie, being the way she is, nice, and carefree, she still agreed to help Landon with his lines.
The rest of the day went pretty fast. Eddie kept staring, and flirting with Jamie at lunch, Landon became jealous of Eddie, Sally and Jamie became closer friends, Landon's friends made fun of Jamie, and Landon and Jamie talked a little during their classes together.
On the car ride home, Landon and Jamie had been pretty silent, until Jamie asked Landon where Eric was.
"He got a ride home from Dean." And with that, Landon began looking out the window at the houses in his neighborhood.
Pulling up in front of Jamie's house, Landon asked Jamie if she could help him with lines today.
"Yeah, sure that's fine. How about 4:00 o'clock in my backyard?" Jamie asked as she gathered her things.
"I'll see ya then!" Landon grinned as Jamie got out of his car.
"Thanks for the ride Landon." Jamie told him, and began walking up her driveway. Watching Jamie get in her house safely, Landon drove the short distance to his house. Arriving home, Landon didn't see his mother's car, so he went to the kitchen, where she left a note for him.
"Landon, I went with Reverend Sullivan to his church since Jamie wasn't home to go with him. There's money in the drawer, order a pizza and do your homework. I'm not sure when I'll be home. Love, Mom"
"Aw, well this is great." Landon spoke out loud, and went to his room, and turned up his music. After a half an hour of listening to music, Landon became bored, so he went downstairs, and out the back door. Surprisingly, Jamie was out back in her hammock, swaying slowly with the wind.
'She is so carefree, so beautiful, and so mysterious.' Landon thought to himself, as he began walking over to her.
"Jamie?" Landon called her name as soon as he was only a few steps from her.
"Yeah?" Jamie said, as she sat up, and looked for the person calling her name. "Landon, hey."
"Hi, I was wondering if you wanted to order a pizza, my mom isn't home, and there is no point of ordering a pizza if your gonna eat it alone."
"Sure, let me go get the money my dad left me." Jamie told him as she began getting out of the hammock.
After getting the money, Jamie and Landon went to his house and ordered the pizza.
During their dinner, they became a little closer to each other, and loosened up a little bit to each other.
"Landon, should we go work on your lines?" Jamie asked as soon as Landon and she was cleaned up the mess they made.
"Yeah, we should, its 5 now anyways." Landon said, as he looked at his watch. "Let's go out back; it's so peaceful out there." Jamie told Landon, as she grabbed her belongings that she had brought with her to his house.
With Landon leading the way, they made it out back, and sat down in the huge hammock that was in Jamie's yard.
"Ok, where do you want to begin?" Jamie asked, as she looked over at Landon who was looking through his book.
"Well, is this an audition, or the play itself?" Landon asked her back.
"It's the audition, and the play." Jamie answered with a smile.
"Okay. Then, let's gets started." Landon replied.
Jamie and Landon worked for two hours' trying to memorize each line one by one.
Jamie settled into the hammock, watching the sun slowly disappearing behind the trees.
She smiled to herself and said, "How can you see places like this? And have moments like this and not believe?"
Landon knew she was talking about believing in the Lord, but he didn't quite know how to respond to her statement. So he simply said the first thing that popped out of his mouth, "You're lucky to be so sure,"
Jamie turned to him and replied, "You just have to have faith Landon. Believe in it. Hey maybe Sunday we can help you to be sure, Daddy and me."
Landon shrugged; "Yeah maybe"
Jamie smiled at him once more before turning back to the fading sunset.
Headlights broke through the peaceful silence just as the sky was turning a beautiful shade of purple.
Mrs. Carter and Reverend Sullivan stepped out of his car.
"Hey guys!" Mrs. Carter said, waving her hand.
"Hi Momma, hi Reverend," Landon replied.
"Hi" Jamie said.
"Jamie, come along now you need to get started on your homework" Reverend Sullivan said.
"All right daddy I'll be there in a minute." Jamie replied, getting out of the hammock.
"Well, Landon It was really nice practicing with you today. Thanks for a wonderful afternoon." She said smiling at him.
"Yeah it was nice. I'll pick you up tomorrow around 7:30.okay?" He replied.
"All right, I'll see you then." Jamie said, walking away.
"Okay. See ya then. Bye." Landon replied walking up to his house.
Landon reached for the phone as it rang for the seventh time.
"Hello?" He said.
"Landon hey...um...I was wond..." The voice said.
Landon sighed, "Bye Belinda we're through."
"No! Landon just hear me out! It's not about that." Belinda stammered.
"Fine, what do you want?" Landon replied, irritated.
"I was wondering if I could get a ride to school with you tomorrow," Belinda said.
"No Belinda!" Landon shot back.
"Landon please! My parents are out of town, and my car is being repainted." Belinda pleaded.
"Ask Dean or Tracie," Landon said.
"I already did Landon don't think you'd be the first person I'd call but anyway Tracie said that she and Dean are skipping for the day and driving to Raleigh so please Landon," She replied.
"I'm already gonna have a full car Jamie and Eric are riding with me too." He said.
"Jamie's riding with you?" Belinda asked, shocked.
"Yeah she is. She's my neighbor it's convenient." Landon replied.
"Yah whatever I'll just squeeze in the back."
"Yeah ok I'll be there around 7:45.okay?"
"Yeah, that's fine. Thanks Landon!" Belinda said sweetly.
"Uh huh bye." Landon said with a click.
Landon sighed, rubbing his forehead. How can Belinda manipulate me like she dose? Landon thought. I don't want her in the same car with me or Jamie. His protective side was coming out; I don't want Jamie hurt again.
Landon pulled back his covers as he saw Jamie bedroom light flick off. The lines from the plays script were ringing in his ears, "Nothings coincidence."
He got into bed letting his mind take over those simple words, "Nothings coincidence Landon, nothings coincidence we were meant to meet. Its destiny you are my destiny you've gotta have faith Jamie's sweet voice entered his mind, repeating those phrases over and over again.
His head began to spin, Could it be true?
Now Belinda's voice entered his mind screaming over and over, "You'll regret this Landon Carter, you'll see, she won't want you! And you'll come crawling back to me!"
But then Jamie's voice overpowered Belinda's saying, "Nothings coincidence Landon nothings coincidence we were meant to meet, It's destiny you are my destiny you've gotta have faith!"
Maybe, just Maybe it could be true. His thoughts continued to surge into a restless sleep.