Finding Courtney
Chapter 14: Fields of Gold
Many years have passed since those summer days among the fields of barley see the children run as the sun goes down among the fields of gold you'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley you can tell the sun in his jealous sky when we walked in fields of gold…
He woke up and had to run to the bathroom. Everything that he had drank the day before came up. He took more medicine and felt much better. He had some orange juice and coffee and felt incredibly better. He knew that it would where off soon. He just took a shower and got dressed. He went to get some clothes to put on and as he was digging through the drawers and drying his hair with a towel, he saw Courtney's jacket and the sweatshirt of his that she'd worn that day… that glorious day. It brought tears to his eyes. But he grabbed his typical outfit of t-shirt and jeans and got dressed. He threw on his leather jacket and walked over to Sonny's house to wait for him. He sat there for quite awhile, figuring out how he could stay away from alcohol forever, and thought about Sonny's sister and what she maybe like. A little bit later Sonny came in, tossing a bag and his keys on the chair.
"We're lucky you called, Courtney's apartment blew up five minutes after we got on the plane." Sonny said.
"Wow, I'm glad you're both okay. Where's Courtney?" he asked
"Oh she's coming." He said. Just then the door opened. Jason couldn't see her; she had her back to him.
"Oh Courtney, this is Jason, Jason Courtney." Sonny said. She glance up a little, gasped and ran out the door. Sonny tried to follow her but he didn't know where she went. He came back into the penthouse.
"Hey, I'm sorry about that, I don't know what got into her, she's really sweet, I already love her to death. She really needs me." Sonny said.
"That was strange. I'm glad that you found each other." He said with a hint of a smile. He wished that he had gotten a glimpse of her face.
Courtney ran out of the building as fast as she could. She could not believe that it was Jason. Her one true love was her brother's accomplice. How was she supposed to react to this? She was out of breath and not from running. She had waited for the moment that they would be reunited for so long and now that it was here she was running away. She wasn't quite sure why. Maybe it was because she knew that what she felt was real. That terrified her, feeling something that was actually real. Tears stung her eyes, and she just continued to run. She didn't know where to go. She soon realized that Sonny and Jason were looking for her. Everywhere she went, they soon followed. Jason got so close to finding her so many times.
Sonny and Jason looked all over for her. They checked at the police station, they looked at Kelly's and Jake's. They asked around and nobody had seen her. They used Jason's cell phone to try to call her, but she wouldn't pick up. She wouldn't answer the phone because she saw Jason's name on the caller ID. They took a break and had a cup of coffee at Kelly's.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to show you her picture, here it is" Sonny said taking a portrait out of his wallet. Jason took it out of his hands. He saw it as he was taking a drink of coffee and he choked on it instantly. He couldn't believe his eyes Courtney was his Courtney.
"What's wrong man?" Sonny asked
"Um, nothing, hey can I borrow your phone for a minute?" Jason said.
Sonny nodded and handed him the phone, eyeing him suspiciously. Jason snatched the phone out of his hand and dialed the number that he had been trying all day. When Courtney saw Sonny's name flash up on the screen, she thought that she was safe.
"Hello?" she said. Her voice made him weak in the knees, it was the same old Courtney, but with more pain in her voice.
"Courtney?" Jason said weakly.
"I can't see you Jason." Was all that she said.
Jason ran back into Kelly's and gave Sonny his phone back. He told him that he'd go find her by himself. He went and got on his motorcycle and sped off. He just tried to think about where Courtney would go. He was driving down a back road when the song Fields of Gold by Sting started to play through his head. He looked around, seeing the wind blowing through the fields. He got some sort of vision. He could see the children that he and Courtney could have had running through the fields. He could almost feel how she always rise up when he'd kiss her mouth. He just let his mind absorb the song and all of the feelings that came with it. It felt to both Jason and Courtney that he'd been looking for her forever. It had just been so long. He stopped at another group of buildings and stores. He looked at two of them, and then at the third one, he saw blonde hair. He walked towards it, and She started walking quickly away from him. She reached the back door and as he quickened his pace to an almost run, he hit the door and looked around. She was no where in sight. He closed his eyes and thought of Courtney again. It started pouring down rain. It seemed to be coming down in buckets. He just let his heart take over He walked into a café through the back door and as he walked through the place and saw her sitting outside. That's when the song started on the indoor and outdoor speakers. And all he could see was one thing. His Courtney.