Time To Believe - Ch. 2
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The paramedic arrived and rushed Jamie to the hospital. Landon sat out in the waiting room to hear anything when he felt a hand on his shoulder causing him to look up, "Hey Rev. Sullivan." After sitting down they both were quiet unsure of what to say to one another. Then his mother walked down the hall, "Landon!" He stood up and they hugged the fear inside of him releasing as he held onto her tightly, "She was fine and then she just...Fainted..." Sitting back down he ran his hand through his hair. Rev. Sullivan got up and walked to the coffee machine getting three cups handing one to both of them, "It'll be ok Landon." was all he said as he sat back down and all going silent.
The hours went by slowly and they still waited for word on her condition. Eric, Dean and a few others from school joined them in the waiting area all concerned. Then finally the doctor came in, "Mr. Carter?" Landon got up and stepped out with him and was taken to a private room to talk. "Please have a seat." the man told him and they sat across from each other, "Mr. Carter your wife well.... Things are touch and go right now. I am going to submit her here for a while under close watch." Unsure of what to really say Landon stared off out the window, "Is there anything at all I can do?" he looked back at the Doctor. The man took off his glasses and laid them on the desk getting up and walking to his side and resting a hand upon his shoulder, "Son best advice I can give you right now is to pray." Then the doctor left the room giving him time to reflect on everything he has told him.
Walking out of the office Landon walked to Jamie's room and went inside closing the door. The words of the doctor echoed in his mind 'Pray'. Staring at his wife he watched her sleep so soundly like nothing was wrong and he waited before going closer taking in how much he has learned from her in just a short time. Landon went to her bedside and pulled up a chair sitting down. Reaching over he took her hand in his and brought it up kissing the top of it lightly. "God please don't take her from me. Not yet... There are so many things she has yet to do and so many more lives to touch. Please... Please God let me take her place." he prayed in a light voice holding back the tears that wanted to fall.
A few hours went by slowly and Landon sat at her side watching over her as if she was in a endless sleep. Rev. Sullivan opened the door and silently came in walking over standing at the bedside looking at his daughter. A few minutes passed by before the Rev. broke the silence, "You know something, even through everything she has been put through. All the pain of the treatments, and the pain of knowing she will never get to grow old. Jamie has never lost her faith, nor has she ever stopped believing God has a greater purpose for her." Landon listened just staring at her still, letting the words sink inside growing a little angry but trying to hide it, "Believe in what? If I lose Jamie I will lose everything I believe in.... Because before Jamie I didn't believe in anything. She gave me a reason to believe." he looked up at Rev. Sullivan his eyes fixed upon him, "If she dies then the better part of me will die with her."
Rev. Sullivan looked at him with a frown, "Landon.... After Jamie told you the truth, why did you stay with her? If that is how you feel. Why did you bother?" Looking awya from him Landon stood up and looked out the window towards the setting sun, "I...I guess part of me still holds onto the fact that she can beat this thing. She...." rubbing his hand ove rhis eyes he turned and left the room. Going down the hall he walked past his mother and a few of his friends. Getting to the elevator he pushed the down button and waited. "Where are you going?" a female voice came to him. Looking over he saw Belinda with Dean, and Eric with her. "I need to clear my head." Landon told her and pushed the button again. Dean walked over standing in front of the elevator not to let him in once the door opened, "You need to be here right now." Landon got right in his face, "You never liked Jamie, so why do you care?"
Dean stood there as Eric came closer in case a fight was to break out. "Listen you know at school everything is just whacked. I was dissing something I never understood, but you know what. You aren't the only one that has learned something from Jamie." Dean said as Landon took a step back in disbelief, "Everything was a popularity contest, all I cared about was how people saw me. That was what it was about. Jamie didn't care what others thought, she was herself and had the repect for herself that others were blind to see. We were all blind to it, yourself included until she woke you up." Eric nodded in agreement with Dean, "Yeah man, Jamie through everything we put her through still had a good attitude. Even with her being sick on top of it." They all came and hugged Landon together, "Thanks guys I guess I needed to hear that."
"Landon!" they all looked over seeing his mother, "Jamie is asking for you.." Landon smiled and ran past her and down the hall to Jamie's room.
** I Do Not Claim the 'Walk to Remember' characters
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The paramedic arrived and rushed Jamie to the hospital. Landon sat out in the waiting room to hear anything when he felt a hand on his shoulder causing him to look up, "Hey Rev. Sullivan." After sitting down they both were quiet unsure of what to say to one another. Then his mother walked down the hall, "Landon!" He stood up and they hugged the fear inside of him releasing as he held onto her tightly, "She was fine and then she just...Fainted..." Sitting back down he ran his hand through his hair. Rev. Sullivan got up and walked to the coffee machine getting three cups handing one to both of them, "It'll be ok Landon." was all he said as he sat back down and all going silent.
The hours went by slowly and they still waited for word on her condition. Eric, Dean and a few others from school joined them in the waiting area all concerned. Then finally the doctor came in, "Mr. Carter?" Landon got up and stepped out with him and was taken to a private room to talk. "Please have a seat." the man told him and they sat across from each other, "Mr. Carter your wife well.... Things are touch and go right now. I am going to submit her here for a while under close watch." Unsure of what to really say Landon stared off out the window, "Is there anything at all I can do?" he looked back at the Doctor. The man took off his glasses and laid them on the desk getting up and walking to his side and resting a hand upon his shoulder, "Son best advice I can give you right now is to pray." Then the doctor left the room giving him time to reflect on everything he has told him.
Walking out of the office Landon walked to Jamie's room and went inside closing the door. The words of the doctor echoed in his mind 'Pray'. Staring at his wife he watched her sleep so soundly like nothing was wrong and he waited before going closer taking in how much he has learned from her in just a short time. Landon went to her bedside and pulled up a chair sitting down. Reaching over he took her hand in his and brought it up kissing the top of it lightly. "God please don't take her from me. Not yet... There are so many things she has yet to do and so many more lives to touch. Please... Please God let me take her place." he prayed in a light voice holding back the tears that wanted to fall.
A few hours went by slowly and Landon sat at her side watching over her as if she was in a endless sleep. Rev. Sullivan opened the door and silently came in walking over standing at the bedside looking at his daughter. A few minutes passed by before the Rev. broke the silence, "You know something, even through everything she has been put through. All the pain of the treatments, and the pain of knowing she will never get to grow old. Jamie has never lost her faith, nor has she ever stopped believing God has a greater purpose for her." Landon listened just staring at her still, letting the words sink inside growing a little angry but trying to hide it, "Believe in what? If I lose Jamie I will lose everything I believe in.... Because before Jamie I didn't believe in anything. She gave me a reason to believe." he looked up at Rev. Sullivan his eyes fixed upon him, "If she dies then the better part of me will die with her."
Rev. Sullivan looked at him with a frown, "Landon.... After Jamie told you the truth, why did you stay with her? If that is how you feel. Why did you bother?" Looking awya from him Landon stood up and looked out the window towards the setting sun, "I...I guess part of me still holds onto the fact that she can beat this thing. She...." rubbing his hand ove rhis eyes he turned and left the room. Going down the hall he walked past his mother and a few of his friends. Getting to the elevator he pushed the down button and waited. "Where are you going?" a female voice came to him. Looking over he saw Belinda with Dean, and Eric with her. "I need to clear my head." Landon told her and pushed the button again. Dean walked over standing in front of the elevator not to let him in once the door opened, "You need to be here right now." Landon got right in his face, "You never liked Jamie, so why do you care?"
Dean stood there as Eric came closer in case a fight was to break out. "Listen you know at school everything is just whacked. I was dissing something I never understood, but you know what. You aren't the only one that has learned something from Jamie." Dean said as Landon took a step back in disbelief, "Everything was a popularity contest, all I cared about was how people saw me. That was what it was about. Jamie didn't care what others thought, she was herself and had the repect for herself that others were blind to see. We were all blind to it, yourself included until she woke you up." Eric nodded in agreement with Dean, "Yeah man, Jamie through everything we put her through still had a good attitude. Even with her being sick on top of it." They all came and hugged Landon together, "Thanks guys I guess I needed to hear that."
"Landon!" they all looked over seeing his mother, "Jamie is asking for you.." Landon smiled and ran past her and down the hall to Jamie's room.
