Story: Once and Again

Chapter: Nothing is what it seems

Authors: Isabelle and JamiesAngel2008

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Landon sat there in shock, he couldn't believe what he just heard, Jamie's train, crashing. The news anchors kept saying it over and over, no survivors. He felt is heart shatter every time they said it, no survivors.

He just sat on the sofa, he couldn't move, that's when the front door opened.

" Landon, what's wrong?" Bert asked as he saw the look on his face, then Bert looked at what he was staring at, the TV. Bert heard the whole report.

"No, not again, it's not true, Jamie's not dead." Bert said as she shook his head back and forth, tears began to fill his eyes.

" It's my fault." Landon kept telling him self in his head. He feels if he would have got their in time, in time to tell her " I love you" she wouldn't have gotten on that train.

Bert and Landon just stayed silent, they didn't know what to say to each other. Landon turned off the TV, Bert took a seat on the sofa next to Landon, and just sat.

The two trains collided with each other, one was going the wrong way, there was a glitch. Both the trains went up in flames, fire trucks are everywhere trying to put out the fire. When they did, they weren't prepared for what the saw.

Bodies everywhere, some burned so bad you can's tell what's what. There are no survivors, this is one of the worst crashes to ever hit Beaufort NC.

Toby and Colleen Matthews are a couple that lives out side of downtown Beaufort on a farm, their an older couple, they've been married almost 30 years. From their farm, they saw the whole crash

" Toby, look at that." Colleen said after she put her glasses on, as she stood from the porch.

" Woman, what is it now?" Toby asked, Colleen is always telling him to look at this and that. She drives him crazy, but he loves her more and more everyday.

" Shut your trap and look." Colleen said as she pointed to a tree, about a quarter of a mile away.

" What is that?" Toby said as he squinted his eyes trying to see what was laying in front of the tree.

" I don't know, go look." Colleen demanded.

" Your gonna be the death of me." Toby mumbled as he walked off the porch and towards the tree.

As he got closer, he could see it was a girl with a lot of cuts and bruises all over her.

" Colleen, get over here!" Toby called out.

" What?" Colleen asked as she walked towards him. " Oh." Colleen said in her sweet voice that won over Toby as she saw the girl on the ground.

" What do we do?" Toby asked as Colleen kneeled in front of the girl.

" I guess we get her in the house and call the cops." Colleen said as the girl slowly opened her eyes. She jumped when she saw Toby and Colleen in front of her. " No sweetie, clam down, we're not gonna hurt you." Colleen told the girl. There was something about Colleen that put the girl at ease.

" Can you walk?" Toby asked. The girl towards him and shook her head up and down.

" Sweetie don't be scared, me and Toby here, are gonna help you. Why don't you come with us back to the house so we can take care of those cuts." Colleen said as she stood from the ground. " Come on sweetie." She said as she placed her hand in front of the girl so she can grab it, she did. Slowly, Colleen walked the girl back to the house.

At the house, the girl didn't speak a word, she is in shock.

Colleen placed bandages on the cuts on her hands and legs, and cleaned up the ones on her face. After that Toby pulled Colleen in to the kitchen.

" Should we call the cops now?" Toby asked, since before Colleen told him to wait.

" She only has a couple of cuts and bruises, nothings broken." Colleen explained, she use to be a doctor back in her day, she's been retired all most 8 years, but there's something's you never forget. " The girl is clearly terrified, calling the cops will make it worse. She seems to be at ease a little with us, we'll just let her stay here tell she can tell us what happened and if she wants us to call the cops." Colleen explained.

" I guess your right." Toby said.

" When are you gonna learn, I'm always right. Now I'm gonna go see if she's ready to talk." Colleen said before she left the kitchen.

Colleen walked back into the living room, where the girl was sitting on the sofa, Colleen to a seat next to her.

" Are you feeling better?" Colleen asked, the girl shook her head yes. " Honey can you tell me your name?" Colleen asked.

The girl thought of a second before she said. " I don't know, I can't remember anything." The girl said as tears ran down her cheek.

" Oh sweetie don't cry, I'll help you, your gonna be fine. I'm Colleen by the way." Colleen said as she grasped the girls hand as comfort.

" Thank you."

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Thanks,

JamiesAngel2008

&

Isabelle