~ Story- Once and Again~
~ Authors- JamiesAngel2008 & Isabelle8888
~ Title- Beauty and the Beast~
When Landon woke up he saw that he was in a hospital room and his mother was
in the bed. "What happened?" He asked himself.
"Landon, come on, Dad wants us to go home, it's been a long night." Jamie
said walking into the room.
"Is he going to stay here with my mom?" Landon asked looking at Jamie.
"Yes, he'll stay with her, now come on let's go," Jamie said helping him up.
Landon walked out of the room with Jamie and said good-bye to Bert. While in
the car Jamie and Landon were silent for most of the ride. "Landon, I'm
sorry about your mother, I know how you feel," Jamie said wincing at the
memories.
Landon said nothing in reply. When they reached the house Landon got out of
the car, he acted like some zombie you see in an old horror movie. "Landon,"
Jamie said grabbing his arm. "I really meant what I said, I feel bad for
you, and believe me I know what you're going through."
"No Jamie, you'll never know!!" Landon shouted. He regretted what he said
right after he said it. "Jamie wait I--"
"No Landon I know what you mean, I
could not possibly know what your going through, not after my own mother
died in a car accident I still can't possibly know!" She shouted not letting
Landon finish his apology.
Jamie ran in the house and up to her room before Landon could see the tears
in her eyes. But Landon knew they were there, he didn't know why he was so
stupid. Of course Jamie knew; she was still dealing with it!
Jamie was up in her room going through her bible that her mother gave her.
Then she remembered the passage her mother always read to her:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
1-To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the
heaven:
2-A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck
up that which is planted;
3-A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to
build up;
4-A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5-A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time
to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6-A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast
away;
7-A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to
speak;
8-A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
After Jamie read that she had a smile on her face. She went downstairs to
find Landon. She didn't see him down stairs so she went to his room. She
knocked and waited. "Come in," Landon called turning down his music.
"Hey," She said sitting on the bed next to him.
"Hey, uhh Jamie I just wanted. . ." Jamie put a hand on his lips.
"Landon I know that you didn't mean what you said you were just upset about
your mother, and you still are I know, but Landon I really do know what
you're going through," Jamie said with a small smile.
Landon sat there not looking at her. He was holding back tears that he had
not yet shed. "Remember when I told you to be a man Landon? You won't be any
less of a man if you cry," Jamie whispered to him.
"I don't have to cry," Landon said fighting harder.
"Landon, it really is okay to cry, I'll even cry with you," She whispered
putting an arm around him.
After she did so Landon couldn't help himself, he broke down right there. He
pulled Jamie into a hug and cried like he hadn't cried in ages. "It's okay
Landon, let it all go," Jamie said soothingly.
"Jamie I never tell her what she means to me and I might never be able to!"
He said now sobbing.
"Landon believe me I know how it is, before my mom died we were having a
fight and I never told her I loved her," Jamie said now crying herself.
Landon had finally calmed down. He and Jamie were in the living room having
a conversation about music when Bert came home. "Hello Jamie and Landon," He
said walking in the room.
"How is my mother?" Landon asked standing up.
"She's not doing so good Landon," Bert said solemnly.
"What? So you leave her there all alone, some husband you're going to make!"
Landon screamed.
"Landon Carter! I don't care if you are 21 years old but you will not I
repeat NOT talk to me like that!" Bert shouted.
~ Don't tell me what to think, cause I don't care this time.
Don't tell me what to do, cause you won't be there.
"Landon calm down you can go see your mother, it'll be alright," Jamie said
calmly.
"No nothing will be okay!! I'm going to lose my mom and have some reverend
tell me that it was God's will!!" Landon shouted running out of the house.
~ Don't tell me how life is, cause I don't wanna know.
Don't tell me how this game ends, cause we'll just see how it goes.~
"I don't know why Landon thinks he can disrespect me like that!" Bert said
shaking his head. "Even though his mother could be dying gives him no right
to do that."
"Dad, it gives him every right!" Jamie exclaimed standing up. "When I lost
mom I sat there and said to your face that I hated you. Now Landon does that
and he has no right??"
~ Miss me when I'm gone again.
I'm goin' down in flames.
I'm fallin' into this again.
I'm going down in flames.
I'm fallin; into this again.
Now all the way down here, I'm falling all the way.~
Jamie walked up to her room and sat on her bed. Now that she thought of it,
this kind of reminder her of Beauty and the Beast. Landon being the beast,
her being the noble Belle, trying to see the good deep down.
Song- 3 doors down- going down in flames.
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