Author- Catie M- Knucky15@aol.com
Disclaimer- I do not own Landon Carter, or Mandy Moore, or really anything else.
A/N- I hope you guys like this so far because I am!! LOL! Here is Chapter 2.
Chapter 2- Story Telling
As we walked into the restaurant it looked so empty. I remember all the fine memories I had in here with Eric, Clayne, Tracy, and Lauren, the gang. 'I have to remember to call them.' I thought. We sat down at a table right by the window. Mandy sat down across from me smiling at me. "So.Landon right?"
"Yeah.that's my name." I said. She smiled and nodded. I knew this wasn't going to be a very interesting conversation, but I didn't know much then. There was that awkward silence. That silence I will never forget until the day I die. She looked at the window and I looked out too. I gave a little cough, basically trying to signal this was going absolutely nowhere. I told you earlier I get bored quickly, and this was no exception. I fidgeted in my seat until the waitress came.
"So what'll it be?" The old lady said. She had the infamous North Carolina accent that I lost in college and Mandy obviously never had.
"A cheeseburger will be fine." I said.
"Same here!" Mandy said excitedly.
"To drink?" the lady said.
"Sweet tea." Mandy and I said at the same time. She looked at me and smiled. I smiled, but in a far off way. The waitress walked away and Mandy looked at me. 'More silence' I thought. I had to think of something before I got bored out of my mind.
"So what type of music do you sing?" I asked trying to make some sort of conversation. Mandy smiled and looked down at her feet, the way Jamie did, then back up again blushing.
"Pop music mostly." I nodded. I never listened to much Pop, never really had an interest.
"Any hits I would know of?" I said in an almost sarcastic tone.
"Well let's see. There's 'Candy' 'I Wanna Be With You' 'Crush' 'In my Pocket' and my most recent one 'Cry'." My jaw dropped. I tried for minutes to think if I heard any of them, but knowing me I probably just switched the station when they came on.
"Wow.. I didn't think you even had an album!" I said still amazed.
"Well I have 3." She said giggling. I felt bad; I took her as a joke.
"And now you're on a TV show. I didn't even know Beaufort had a TV show!" I said looking away, kind of thinking to myself.
"Well I shot the scenes I was in a month ago." She explained.
"Why are you still here?" I asked shocked anyone would want to stay here.
"Its such a relaxing place. Also very romantic!" She said. I never thought of Beaufort as relaxing or romantic. Maybe when I was with Jamie there were parts that I considered romantic. But that was a different me. Then I realized of all the lovely stories my mom used to tell me about people falling in love in this pathetic town.
"Ah, I suppose you've heard the old Beaufort stories? About people falling in love in this town." I asked remembering all the ones Mom told me.
"Well I've heard a few." She said almost with a look of embarrassment in her eyes.
"What's your favorite?" Before she could answer, our food arrived. I put some Ketchup on my burger and took a big bite out of it. She did the same, then continued.
"There is this one. But actually I heard it's not too old. Like it happened recently in all." I looked up at her, my eyes telling her to continue. "This girl told me it at the local bookstore."
"Go on. I might already know it, but I haven't heard a Beaufort story in awhile."
"Well I'll give you the short version." She said wiping her mouth of with her napkin. "These 2 kids in high school were the exact opposites, right?" This sounded like a new one I hadn't heard. I nodded as she continued. "Well they wound up getting to know more about each other. Sooner or later they fell in love. But the guys friends were real assholes and the girl was a nerd." I kept listening trying to think of why it sounded so familiar. "Anyway this girl she had a list of everything she wanted to do with her life. And on their 1st date the guy actually completed 2 of those things!"
I now knew why this was familiar. It was my story. I never knew that Jamie's love and me was turned into Beaufort's famous tales. I looked away then back at Mandy nodding so she could continue. "Well the girl had Leukemia! When she told him the poor guy got so upset. He knew the 1st thing on her list was to be married in the same church her mother was married, so guess what the guy did?" She looked at me.
"What?" I said already knowing.
"He proposed! They got married and then she died. The girl who told me this said the guy left town, but came back once.. once." I looked out the window. Praying for the subject to change. By the time I looked back Mandy was eating her burger, almost done with it. "Isn't that sad?"
"Yes it is."
"Have you ever heard that one?"
"No.no." I shook my head then looked back at Mandy. "Did this girl give you the names of these people?"
"Only the girls. She didn't tell me the guys."
"What did she say the girls' was?" I asked trying to make sure they got the facts straight.
"Jamie Sullivan." I nodded and pushed my plate away, not hungry anymore. "Do you know her?"
"Yeah.I do." I confessed, not entirely. "Well I did."
"Oh, did you know the guy?"
"I used to." I slowly got up from the table. "Want to see something cool?" I asked.
"I thought you were hungry?" she asked standing up as well.
"Not anymore." I said. "If you liked that story you just told, I can show you something that has to do with it!"
"Sure!" I was out of my mind, but I had to get away. Especially from this restaurant, by this alley. Mandy left the bill and we left the restaurant. "Here, will take my car." Mandy pointed out a silver Porsche. 'Wow! She is rich!' I thought as we headed to it. "You want to drive? You know where to go." I quickly accepted and we got in.
I had something I wanted to show Mandy. I wanted to prove to her Jamie wasn't just some tale. She was a real person. I quickly drove and drove, lost in thought. Mandy thought she knew the story, but I was going to tell her some parts she left out. We were heading to the graveyard. To see Jamie's grave and I her star.
TBC!!
How'd ya like it?? Please read and review!!!!
Disclaimer- I do not own Landon Carter, or Mandy Moore, or really anything else.
A/N- I hope you guys like this so far because I am!! LOL! Here is Chapter 2.
Chapter 2- Story Telling
As we walked into the restaurant it looked so empty. I remember all the fine memories I had in here with Eric, Clayne, Tracy, and Lauren, the gang. 'I have to remember to call them.' I thought. We sat down at a table right by the window. Mandy sat down across from me smiling at me. "So.Landon right?"
"Yeah.that's my name." I said. She smiled and nodded. I knew this wasn't going to be a very interesting conversation, but I didn't know much then. There was that awkward silence. That silence I will never forget until the day I die. She looked at the window and I looked out too. I gave a little cough, basically trying to signal this was going absolutely nowhere. I told you earlier I get bored quickly, and this was no exception. I fidgeted in my seat until the waitress came.
"So what'll it be?" The old lady said. She had the infamous North Carolina accent that I lost in college and Mandy obviously never had.
"A cheeseburger will be fine." I said.
"Same here!" Mandy said excitedly.
"To drink?" the lady said.
"Sweet tea." Mandy and I said at the same time. She looked at me and smiled. I smiled, but in a far off way. The waitress walked away and Mandy looked at me. 'More silence' I thought. I had to think of something before I got bored out of my mind.
"So what type of music do you sing?" I asked trying to make some sort of conversation. Mandy smiled and looked down at her feet, the way Jamie did, then back up again blushing.
"Pop music mostly." I nodded. I never listened to much Pop, never really had an interest.
"Any hits I would know of?" I said in an almost sarcastic tone.
"Well let's see. There's 'Candy' 'I Wanna Be With You' 'Crush' 'In my Pocket' and my most recent one 'Cry'." My jaw dropped. I tried for minutes to think if I heard any of them, but knowing me I probably just switched the station when they came on.
"Wow.. I didn't think you even had an album!" I said still amazed.
"Well I have 3." She said giggling. I felt bad; I took her as a joke.
"And now you're on a TV show. I didn't even know Beaufort had a TV show!" I said looking away, kind of thinking to myself.
"Well I shot the scenes I was in a month ago." She explained.
"Why are you still here?" I asked shocked anyone would want to stay here.
"Its such a relaxing place. Also very romantic!" She said. I never thought of Beaufort as relaxing or romantic. Maybe when I was with Jamie there were parts that I considered romantic. But that was a different me. Then I realized of all the lovely stories my mom used to tell me about people falling in love in this pathetic town.
"Ah, I suppose you've heard the old Beaufort stories? About people falling in love in this town." I asked remembering all the ones Mom told me.
"Well I've heard a few." She said almost with a look of embarrassment in her eyes.
"What's your favorite?" Before she could answer, our food arrived. I put some Ketchup on my burger and took a big bite out of it. She did the same, then continued.
"There is this one. But actually I heard it's not too old. Like it happened recently in all." I looked up at her, my eyes telling her to continue. "This girl told me it at the local bookstore."
"Go on. I might already know it, but I haven't heard a Beaufort story in awhile."
"Well I'll give you the short version." She said wiping her mouth of with her napkin. "These 2 kids in high school were the exact opposites, right?" This sounded like a new one I hadn't heard. I nodded as she continued. "Well they wound up getting to know more about each other. Sooner or later they fell in love. But the guys friends were real assholes and the girl was a nerd." I kept listening trying to think of why it sounded so familiar. "Anyway this girl she had a list of everything she wanted to do with her life. And on their 1st date the guy actually completed 2 of those things!"
I now knew why this was familiar. It was my story. I never knew that Jamie's love and me was turned into Beaufort's famous tales. I looked away then back at Mandy nodding so she could continue. "Well the girl had Leukemia! When she told him the poor guy got so upset. He knew the 1st thing on her list was to be married in the same church her mother was married, so guess what the guy did?" She looked at me.
"What?" I said already knowing.
"He proposed! They got married and then she died. The girl who told me this said the guy left town, but came back once.. once." I looked out the window. Praying for the subject to change. By the time I looked back Mandy was eating her burger, almost done with it. "Isn't that sad?"
"Yes it is."
"Have you ever heard that one?"
"No.no." I shook my head then looked back at Mandy. "Did this girl give you the names of these people?"
"Only the girls. She didn't tell me the guys."
"What did she say the girls' was?" I asked trying to make sure they got the facts straight.
"Jamie Sullivan." I nodded and pushed my plate away, not hungry anymore. "Do you know her?"
"Yeah.I do." I confessed, not entirely. "Well I did."
"Oh, did you know the guy?"
"I used to." I slowly got up from the table. "Want to see something cool?" I asked.
"I thought you were hungry?" she asked standing up as well.
"Not anymore." I said. "If you liked that story you just told, I can show you something that has to do with it!"
"Sure!" I was out of my mind, but I had to get away. Especially from this restaurant, by this alley. Mandy left the bill and we left the restaurant. "Here, will take my car." Mandy pointed out a silver Porsche. 'Wow! She is rich!' I thought as we headed to it. "You want to drive? You know where to go." I quickly accepted and we got in.
I had something I wanted to show Mandy. I wanted to prove to her Jamie wasn't just some tale. She was a real person. I quickly drove and drove, lost in thought. Mandy thought she knew the story, but I was going to tell her some parts she left out. We were heading to the graveyard. To see Jamie's grave and I her star.
TBC!!
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