"Hey, don't hog all the ice cream." Joey said as she grabbed the gallon of
cookie dough from Pacey. They rented a movie and were sharing a tub of ice
cream. Just as the movie finished, the phone rang.
Pacey answered, "Hello?" "Hey Pacey." He immediately recognized his friend's voice. "Hey Dawson, how are you?" Joey looked up and Pacey put the speakerphone on. "Hi, Dawson." She said. "Hey Jo." Dawson said. "How is everything in the city of angels?" Pacey asked.
"Oh, everything is going well, the show is surprisingly running smoothly." "Uh, but anyway, I'm flying in tomorrow." Dawson said. "Oh yeah that's right." Joey said. "Yeah, I'm staying for a week so," "Oh great we'll come down and visit." Joey said. "Ok, um I guess I'll see you soon then." Dawson said. "Ok Dawson, talk to you later." Pacey said. "Bye."
Pacey picked up the remote and started flipping the channels. "Nope, Nope, Uh, no." "There is absolutely nothing, oh the Bruins!" He stopped and watched the game. "Want to watch this with me?" He asked. Joey sighed, "I guess so."
She sat closer to him and he put his arm around her. "Y'know, hockey is one of the sports where I just can't keep track of the rules." "I mean, baseball, you hit the ball and run around the bases, simple." "But hockey you have guys with missing teeth, they get into fights and it's very violent." Pacey chuckled, "Yeah, but that's what makes it exciting." "Well, they aren't even winning." Joey said.
"Well, they've been in a little bit of a slump lately, but they'll bounce back." Pacey said. "That's what it means to be a New England sports fan, you stick by your team no matter what." Joey yawned, "I'm tired, I think I'm gonna go to bed now." "So early?" "It's only ten o'clock." Pacey said.
"Yeah, well I had a busy day." She kissed him goodnight. "Goodnight." Pacey said. "Night Pace."
***
Joey turned and looked at the clock on the table. 10:14pm. She picked up the phone and dialed Pacey at the restaurant. "Hello?" He answered. "Hi, it's me." "Hey Jo, I was just going to call you." He said. "I'm not going to be home until late tonight, y'know, it's Saturday night and this place is packed." "Oh, yeah well that's why I was calling, I was starting to wonder if you were ever going to come home." She said. "Yeah I'm gonna be late tonight, so don't wait up for me." Joey sighed, "Okay, I'll just go to bed early then." She said. "Okay, sweetheart, I'll talk to you later." Pacey said.
"Okay, I love you." "I love you too Jo, bye." "Bye Pace."
***
Pacey exhaled and ran a hand through his gelled hair. He glanced at his watch, 12:37am. He sighed thankful that his work was finally finished and that the restaurant had emptied. He got up and made the rounds, checking the kitchen, shutting doors and turning off lights. Pacey finally left around one.
***
On the drive home, Pacey stopped and picked up a burger at Wendy's. He hadn't eaten anything since lunch and his stomach was gurgling. The road was quiet, with hardly any cars passing him.
He reached across the seat for the packet of fries and turned on the radio. "Broke into the old apartment." He sang along, "This is where we used to live." "How is the neighbor downstairs, how is her temper this year?" "I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun."
Pacey reached for the burger and took his eyes off the road for a minute. A car on the other side of the road caught his attention. Pacey took one glance at the car as the headlights blinded him. The minutes turned split seconds as the car started to swerve toward him. Pacey gripped the wheel and tried to cut away. The car slammed into Pacey's front end with tremendous force.
The driver of the other car was thrown through the windshield and hit Pacey's car. Pacey was instantly knocked unconscious.
***
Paramedics arrived on scene immediately. The rushed and had to use the Jaws of Life to remove Pacey from the totaled car. The other driver was killed instantly.
The police stayed and investigated the accident. They believed that the man that hit Pacey was probably drunk by the tire marks in the road. There was a call earlier that a man who just committed a robbery, was fleeing down route 99. An officer walked over to a paramedic. "Y'know that guy (Pacey) is luck to be alive." "If he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, he wouldn't be here right now."
Pacey answered, "Hello?" "Hey Pacey." He immediately recognized his friend's voice. "Hey Dawson, how are you?" Joey looked up and Pacey put the speakerphone on. "Hi, Dawson." She said. "Hey Jo." Dawson said. "How is everything in the city of angels?" Pacey asked.
"Oh, everything is going well, the show is surprisingly running smoothly." "Uh, but anyway, I'm flying in tomorrow." Dawson said. "Oh yeah that's right." Joey said. "Yeah, I'm staying for a week so," "Oh great we'll come down and visit." Joey said. "Ok, um I guess I'll see you soon then." Dawson said. "Ok Dawson, talk to you later." Pacey said. "Bye."
Pacey picked up the remote and started flipping the channels. "Nope, Nope, Uh, no." "There is absolutely nothing, oh the Bruins!" He stopped and watched the game. "Want to watch this with me?" He asked. Joey sighed, "I guess so."
She sat closer to him and he put his arm around her. "Y'know, hockey is one of the sports where I just can't keep track of the rules." "I mean, baseball, you hit the ball and run around the bases, simple." "But hockey you have guys with missing teeth, they get into fights and it's very violent." Pacey chuckled, "Yeah, but that's what makes it exciting." "Well, they aren't even winning." Joey said.
"Well, they've been in a little bit of a slump lately, but they'll bounce back." Pacey said. "That's what it means to be a New England sports fan, you stick by your team no matter what." Joey yawned, "I'm tired, I think I'm gonna go to bed now." "So early?" "It's only ten o'clock." Pacey said.
"Yeah, well I had a busy day." She kissed him goodnight. "Goodnight." Pacey said. "Night Pace."
***
Joey turned and looked at the clock on the table. 10:14pm. She picked up the phone and dialed Pacey at the restaurant. "Hello?" He answered. "Hi, it's me." "Hey Jo, I was just going to call you." He said. "I'm not going to be home until late tonight, y'know, it's Saturday night and this place is packed." "Oh, yeah well that's why I was calling, I was starting to wonder if you were ever going to come home." She said. "Yeah I'm gonna be late tonight, so don't wait up for me." Joey sighed, "Okay, I'll just go to bed early then." She said. "Okay, sweetheart, I'll talk to you later." Pacey said.
"Okay, I love you." "I love you too Jo, bye." "Bye Pace."
***
Pacey exhaled and ran a hand through his gelled hair. He glanced at his watch, 12:37am. He sighed thankful that his work was finally finished and that the restaurant had emptied. He got up and made the rounds, checking the kitchen, shutting doors and turning off lights. Pacey finally left around one.
***
On the drive home, Pacey stopped and picked up a burger at Wendy's. He hadn't eaten anything since lunch and his stomach was gurgling. The road was quiet, with hardly any cars passing him.
He reached across the seat for the packet of fries and turned on the radio. "Broke into the old apartment." He sang along, "This is where we used to live." "How is the neighbor downstairs, how is her temper this year?" "I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun."
Pacey reached for the burger and took his eyes off the road for a minute. A car on the other side of the road caught his attention. Pacey took one glance at the car as the headlights blinded him. The minutes turned split seconds as the car started to swerve toward him. Pacey gripped the wheel and tried to cut away. The car slammed into Pacey's front end with tremendous force.
The driver of the other car was thrown through the windshield and hit Pacey's car. Pacey was instantly knocked unconscious.
***
Paramedics arrived on scene immediately. The rushed and had to use the Jaws of Life to remove Pacey from the totaled car. The other driver was killed instantly.
The police stayed and investigated the accident. They believed that the man that hit Pacey was probably drunk by the tire marks in the road. There was a call earlier that a man who just committed a robbery, was fleeing down route 99. An officer walked over to a paramedic. "Y'know that guy (Pacey) is luck to be alive." "If he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, he wouldn't be here right now."