Chapter 4:
The next morning Landon woke up to an empty pile of sheets beside him. "Jamie?" He asked quietly, in case she was still in the room. Not hearing an answer he said "Jamie" a bit louder. Still not hearing an answer, he jumped out of bed and raced down the stairs. He looked around the whole house, but still could not find Jamie. "Jamie this isn't the right time to play a game!" But still no Jamie had appeared.
He walked into the kitchen, hoping there might be a note on the counter, or a message on the answering machine. But no, there was nothing.
Looking at the phone, he thought he should call his mother, or Jamie's father. Maybe she was over there. But he didn't want to worry them, so he made the calls casual. The whole "How are you?" and "What are your plans for today?" and "Maybe we should get together sometime." He thought those three phrases would give him a clue as to if Jamie was there. But both times, he got no clues. Instead he got two free dinners in the next two days.
"I sure hope I can find her before dinner tonight, what will her father say if she doesn't show up!"
He walked around the block, and still no sign of Jamie. He was starting to get really worried. Where was she? Then he thought of the park, where they were yesterday. He walked to it, and looked all around. Even at the women playing with the kids, because he knew Jamie was that kind of person. But he still couldn't find her.
He was tempted to put up 'Lost' posters, then realized that Jamie wasn't the kind of person who'd wander off for very long without a good reason. She had to be back soon.
So he walked back home, in hopes that he would arrive and Jamie would be there to greet him.
But it didn't happen.
When he got home, the house was still empty.
He made himself some breakfast, then looked at the clock '12:00'. "Should've made some lunch instead."
How long had Jamie been gone? He thought to himself. 'It was 10:00 when I woke up, and she wasn't here then. That's a long time for her to be gone.'
He got a pen and a piece of paper, and put it beside him while he was eating. He was going to use it to write down some places he thought of that she might be.
He came up with three.
The cemetary.
The dock.
The hospital.
Why would she go to the cemetary by herself in the middle of the day? She can't see any stars now.
Why would she go to the dock? Today had a really cold wind, and she knew that if she got too cold she might get sick.
Why would she go to the hospital without telling anyone she was sick? That's not like Jamie.
The next morning Landon woke up to an empty pile of sheets beside him. "Jamie?" He asked quietly, in case she was still in the room. Not hearing an answer he said "Jamie" a bit louder. Still not hearing an answer, he jumped out of bed and raced down the stairs. He looked around the whole house, but still could not find Jamie. "Jamie this isn't the right time to play a game!" But still no Jamie had appeared.
He walked into the kitchen, hoping there might be a note on the counter, or a message on the answering machine. But no, there was nothing.
Looking at the phone, he thought he should call his mother, or Jamie's father. Maybe she was over there. But he didn't want to worry them, so he made the calls casual. The whole "How are you?" and "What are your plans for today?" and "Maybe we should get together sometime." He thought those three phrases would give him a clue as to if Jamie was there. But both times, he got no clues. Instead he got two free dinners in the next two days.
"I sure hope I can find her before dinner tonight, what will her father say if she doesn't show up!"
He walked around the block, and still no sign of Jamie. He was starting to get really worried. Where was she? Then he thought of the park, where they were yesterday. He walked to it, and looked all around. Even at the women playing with the kids, because he knew Jamie was that kind of person. But he still couldn't find her.
He was tempted to put up 'Lost' posters, then realized that Jamie wasn't the kind of person who'd wander off for very long without a good reason. She had to be back soon.
So he walked back home, in hopes that he would arrive and Jamie would be there to greet him.
But it didn't happen.
When he got home, the house was still empty.
He made himself some breakfast, then looked at the clock '12:00'. "Should've made some lunch instead."
How long had Jamie been gone? He thought to himself. 'It was 10:00 when I woke up, and she wasn't here then. That's a long time for her to be gone.'
He got a pen and a piece of paper, and put it beside him while he was eating. He was going to use it to write down some places he thought of that she might be.
He came up with three.
The cemetary.
The dock.
The hospital.
Why would she go to the cemetary by herself in the middle of the day? She can't see any stars now.
Why would she go to the dock? Today had a really cold wind, and she knew that if she got too cold she might get sick.
Why would she go to the hospital without telling anyone she was sick? That's not like Jamie.