Author- Catie - Knucky15@aol.com
Chapter 3-
I drove like a crazed maniac really. I didn't really say anything to Mandy. For me it didn't matter to make conversation. I haven't been to Jamie's grave since her funeral, so in a way it didn't matter whether Mandy was with me or not. I pulled over to the side of the road, and glanced at the graveyard on the other side. "Are we here?" Mandy asked breaking the silence.
"Yeah." I said not looking at her; my eyes were focused at the dark graveyard.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"You'll see. Lets go." I got out of the car not caring if Mandy was behind me or not. Mandy caught up with me and was now at my side.
"I see we're at a graveyard." Mandy said as we walked.
"No shit Sherlock." I said quoting her. We kept walking till I saw the shed. I knew Jamie's grave was right around there. I looked around and finally spotted it. "Here." I said heading to the grave. Mandy followed me and when we got there I just pointed to it.
"Here lies the body of Jamie Sullivan. A caring girl, who had much talent and love." Mandy read the tombstone. I looked away remembering the funeral. Remembering the words Reverend Sullivan spoke. Those were the days I believed, and I was still happy even though Jamie was gone. I had the attitude I'd see her again, and she was happy. Those were the days.
"Told you I knew her." Mandy turned to me.
"How'd you know her grave was here?" Mandy asked.
"I just do." I said turning around to the shed. "Here I'll show you something." I walked to the shed Mandy near me. I stood in front of it looking at the night sky. I pointed up to the stars. "Jamie she.she loved astronomy. She even has a star named after her." I told Mandy.
"Really?" Mandy asked. I then told Mandy about Jamie and her telescopes. Mandy actually listened. She actually cared.
"Her husband made her a telescope once. He gave it to her the night he proposed." "Wow! She was really lucky to have such a sweet guy like that!" Mandy said looking up to the sky. I looked away 'Sweet guy. I noticed I never told her about the part where I was really mean to her. I notice the whole left that whole part of the story out.' I looked back at Mandy. She was looking at the stars, kind of like the 1st night I saw Mandy in the graveyard. I kept staring at her trying to push Jamie to the back of my mind, but I couldn't. The ring was the problem.
I had yet to take the ring off. I could never bring myself to it. I was still married and I didn't have a problem with it. Until now. Now I wanted to be single for some reason. I looked down at my left hand and then put my hand in my pocket. I looked away again and saw the spot Jamie and I fell asleep in each other's arms. This is where she told me she loved me. Mandy's voice broke my train of thought. "I have to get going soon." I looked up and nodded. "You want me to give you a lift home?"
"No, its okay, I can walk."
"Oh come on! Stop being noble, its dark out, I'll give you a lift."
"Alright." We headed back to the car. I kept looking down at the ground as we walked.
"So what do you do for a living?" She asked. I didn't exactly know what to say. I just got out of school really, and I intended on taking some time off. I didn't exactly have a job as of now really.
"Uh.well I sort of want to go into medicine. Well I did. I'm not so sure anymore though." I was about to ask what she did, but then I remembered she's a "singer".
"Why aren't you sure anymore?" I didn't know why she even cared.
"I don't know really." I said smiling at her. We got into the car and told her how to get to my house. "How old are you?" I asked as we started to drive.
"18." she said smiling very proudly. I was taken a back. She seemed so mature. Not like an ordinary 18 year old. 'Just like Jamie.' "How old are you again?"
"22."
"You don't seem 22. You look younger." I guess I was supposed to take it as a compliment, but I didn't really know so I just nodded. Mandy turned the radio on and a Switchfoot song came on.
"I love this song." it was called 'Playing For Keeps'. I listened to Switchfoot all the time. Especially recently.
"You like Switchfoot too?" Mandy asked.
"Yeah. You do?" Mandy nodded. "You don't seem like the type." I did sound a bit mean, but I didn't mean any harm.
"What? You think I just like pop?" She said smiling.
"Well you sing pop." I said trying to dig myself out of the whole.
"That doesn't necessarily mean I like pop. I hate Britney Spears." Now there was a name I had heard of.
"We have a lot in common." I said smiling at her. We pulled up to my house and Mandy stopped the car. "Thanks for the ride. It was nice meeting you Mandy. Next time you have a song out I'll be sure to listen to it." I said opening the door.
"I should be thanking you. You taught me a lot about the girl." Mandy said. 'The girl. Now there's a new name for her.' I thought. I began to get out of the car, but Mandy's voice stopped me. "So Landon, uh.. Maybe we could get together again? Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
"No, I'm free." it was sad how true that was. I had no life.
"Great." Mandy took out a little card and gave it to me. "That's my number." I nodded and began to walk away. I heard the car drive away and turned to watch it go. I had her number, now the only question was if I could gain enough courage to use it.
~*To Be Continued*~
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Chapter 3-
I drove like a crazed maniac really. I didn't really say anything to Mandy. For me it didn't matter to make conversation. I haven't been to Jamie's grave since her funeral, so in a way it didn't matter whether Mandy was with me or not. I pulled over to the side of the road, and glanced at the graveyard on the other side. "Are we here?" Mandy asked breaking the silence.
"Yeah." I said not looking at her; my eyes were focused at the dark graveyard.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"You'll see. Lets go." I got out of the car not caring if Mandy was behind me or not. Mandy caught up with me and was now at my side.
"I see we're at a graveyard." Mandy said as we walked.
"No shit Sherlock." I said quoting her. We kept walking till I saw the shed. I knew Jamie's grave was right around there. I looked around and finally spotted it. "Here." I said heading to the grave. Mandy followed me and when we got there I just pointed to it.
"Here lies the body of Jamie Sullivan. A caring girl, who had much talent and love." Mandy read the tombstone. I looked away remembering the funeral. Remembering the words Reverend Sullivan spoke. Those were the days I believed, and I was still happy even though Jamie was gone. I had the attitude I'd see her again, and she was happy. Those were the days.
"Told you I knew her." Mandy turned to me.
"How'd you know her grave was here?" Mandy asked.
"I just do." I said turning around to the shed. "Here I'll show you something." I walked to the shed Mandy near me. I stood in front of it looking at the night sky. I pointed up to the stars. "Jamie she.she loved astronomy. She even has a star named after her." I told Mandy.
"Really?" Mandy asked. I then told Mandy about Jamie and her telescopes. Mandy actually listened. She actually cared.
"Her husband made her a telescope once. He gave it to her the night he proposed." "Wow! She was really lucky to have such a sweet guy like that!" Mandy said looking up to the sky. I looked away 'Sweet guy. I noticed I never told her about the part where I was really mean to her. I notice the whole left that whole part of the story out.' I looked back at Mandy. She was looking at the stars, kind of like the 1st night I saw Mandy in the graveyard. I kept staring at her trying to push Jamie to the back of my mind, but I couldn't. The ring was the problem.
I had yet to take the ring off. I could never bring myself to it. I was still married and I didn't have a problem with it. Until now. Now I wanted to be single for some reason. I looked down at my left hand and then put my hand in my pocket. I looked away again and saw the spot Jamie and I fell asleep in each other's arms. This is where she told me she loved me. Mandy's voice broke my train of thought. "I have to get going soon." I looked up and nodded. "You want me to give you a lift home?"
"No, its okay, I can walk."
"Oh come on! Stop being noble, its dark out, I'll give you a lift."
"Alright." We headed back to the car. I kept looking down at the ground as we walked.
"So what do you do for a living?" She asked. I didn't exactly know what to say. I just got out of school really, and I intended on taking some time off. I didn't exactly have a job as of now really.
"Uh.well I sort of want to go into medicine. Well I did. I'm not so sure anymore though." I was about to ask what she did, but then I remembered she's a "singer".
"Why aren't you sure anymore?" I didn't know why she even cared.
"I don't know really." I said smiling at her. We got into the car and told her how to get to my house. "How old are you?" I asked as we started to drive.
"18." she said smiling very proudly. I was taken a back. She seemed so mature. Not like an ordinary 18 year old. 'Just like Jamie.' "How old are you again?"
"22."
"You don't seem 22. You look younger." I guess I was supposed to take it as a compliment, but I didn't really know so I just nodded. Mandy turned the radio on and a Switchfoot song came on.
"I love this song." it was called 'Playing For Keeps'. I listened to Switchfoot all the time. Especially recently.
"You like Switchfoot too?" Mandy asked.
"Yeah. You do?" Mandy nodded. "You don't seem like the type." I did sound a bit mean, but I didn't mean any harm.
"What? You think I just like pop?" She said smiling.
"Well you sing pop." I said trying to dig myself out of the whole.
"That doesn't necessarily mean I like pop. I hate Britney Spears." Now there was a name I had heard of.
"We have a lot in common." I said smiling at her. We pulled up to my house and Mandy stopped the car. "Thanks for the ride. It was nice meeting you Mandy. Next time you have a song out I'll be sure to listen to it." I said opening the door.
"I should be thanking you. You taught me a lot about the girl." Mandy said. 'The girl. Now there's a new name for her.' I thought. I began to get out of the car, but Mandy's voice stopped me. "So Landon, uh.. Maybe we could get together again? Are you doing anything tomorrow?"
"No, I'm free." it was sad how true that was. I had no life.
"Great." Mandy took out a little card and gave it to me. "That's my number." I nodded and began to walk away. I heard the car drive away and turned to watch it go. I had her number, now the only question was if I could gain enough courage to use it.
~*To Be Continued*~
Hope you liked it. More to come soon!