Chapter Twelve:
Amy finds out
Belinda had not seen or talked to Landon since that sunday. Belinda had that monday off and Landon had tuesday off and here it was wed and Landon had called out saying he was not feeling well She knew Landon was avoiding seeing her and to tell you the truth she had know idea what to say to him if she even did see him and to top it off Amy was scheduled to come in today so see Eric and Belinda had asked Eric if she could talk to Amy after her appointment though she wasn't sure what he would ask or talk to her about.
So now she just sat in her office waiting. She had finished with seeing her morning patients and she was waiting for Eric to finish with Amy so Belinda could see her. Eric wasn't sure about letting her see Amy alone. He knew eveything that was going on and wasn't comfortable about leaving her alone. She kidded him about it saying it was your idea that I should talk to Amy.
Suddenly she heard a soft knocking at the door. Belinda its me Eric is it okay to come in
Sure come on in.
Hi Belinda
Hello Eric
So how is it going? I finished with Amy I already mentioned it to her that you wanted to talk to her Can I ask you something ?
Sure what is it ?
What do you want to talk to Amy about ?
To be honest I dont know.
Your not going to say or do anything stupid are you ?
I dont know what you mean.
Okay Belinda Ill play it your way for now but think before you say anything.
Hello Ms Johnson Im Doctor Reynolds. Please call me Amy. Fine you can still call me Doctor Reynolds. Amy was kind of taken aback by her reaction. Why was she reacting so hostile. but Amy had finally decided she had enough of this.
She stood up from the exam table and stood directly in front of Belinda her arms folded in front of her staring straight into her eyes " What is with you anyway. Since the first day I started coming here youve been nothing but hostile towards me.. Ive seen the way you look at me Always staring then looking away and that day when I was in the garden talking to Landon I saw you Doctor Reynolds you looking upset that I was actually talking to him giving me dirty looks Ive tried to be nice to you even cheerful but all that seems to do is increase your anger your hostility towards me. So im just going to come out and say it Why are you treating me this way whatever did I do to you.. Amy watched Belinda waiting for some kind of reaction. Amy for the first time realized that Belinda looked tired, like she was getting very little sleep. She could see her lips quivering then her entire body begin to tremble Finally she just blurted out Im sorry so sorry for everything and she turned quickly to leave. No wait please dont go just talk to me please, I really need to know whats going on With her back towards her she said Ill send a nurse back in to bring you to my office I need to do a few things before I see you 5 minutes then we can talk privately.
As Belinda went straight to her office and went quickly to the wall taking the picture of her and Jamie off the wall and sitting it face down on her desk. She doudted that Amy would notice the picture but didnt want her too see it in case she changed her mind about telling her. Belinda heard a soft knocking at her door Dr Reynolds its me Sarah I have Amy Johnson with me
As Amy looked around her office she was drawn to the picture of the children on Belindas wall looking up at the words Jamies Legacy above the pictures. Seeing Jamies name on the wall brought up a lot of questions but instead of asking them she just said. " It must be nice to have helped so many children so many families. Sometimes when I look at my life I wish I had helped people more made a difference in peoples lives as you obviously have done When I found out I had leukemia I tried to change to help but it was to late for me i didnt have the strenght or the willpower and pretty soon my money was all being used for treatements."
I suppose you wondering why I wanted too see you.
You see you kind of remind me of her.
Her you mean jamie sullivan
Yes
In which way ?
Belinda looked at her unsure of what to say whether she should go through with this.
Maybe I shouldint be telling you this
No don't stop I want to know. I feel....... I feel like I'm doing something wrong something terribly wrong just by being here.
I have something to show you.
What is it ?
A picture
I don't understand what does that have to do with the way the way you have been treating me and with whats going on.
I really shouldin't telling this but once I show you the picture I think you will understand.
Belinda stood up from the couch and walked to her desk picking up the picture from her desk then sat back down in front of Amy looking into her eyes. " This picture was taken about fifteen years ago, its of me and Jamie.
Okay said Amy
Belinda help the picture close to her as if unwilling to let go then held it at arms lenght looking at it then looking at Amy into her eyes then looking at the picture again.
Amy looked at her questioningly,kind of perplexed " Dr Reynolds "
Belinda looked up from the picture then handed it to Amy.
Amy took the picture in her hands then looked down at the picture.
She saw Belinda smiling at the camera hugging a person next to her.Then she looked at the face of the person next to Belinda , Jamies face. her face She blinked twice then closed her eyes then opened them again trying to be sure what she saw. It couldin't be it can't be but it was. the face the eyes the mouth even her smile and the color of her hair.and finally she understood everything.
Why Belinda was acting so strange the first day.Why she was always staring at her. Why Landon appeared so shocked when he first met her and why Eric at first couldin' look at her and was so nervous when he examined her the first time." I have a lot of questions " was all Amy could say " I know you do but why don't we exchange phone numbers " as she handed her a card " I will call you later and we can met at my house later to talk if thats okay with you."
That would be fine and thanks for showing me. I now realize how hard it must be for you for all of you to see me, as they both stood up as Belinda showed her the door as Amy handed her a card also " here is my phone number also so we can make plans to talk. Thanks for telling me " Amy said as she left
Belinda had not seen or talked to Landon since that sunday. Belinda had that monday off and Landon had tuesday off and here it was wed and Landon had called out saying he was not feeling well She knew Landon was avoiding seeing her and to tell you the truth she had know idea what to say to him if she even did see him and to top it off Amy was scheduled to come in today so see Eric and Belinda had asked Eric if she could talk to Amy after her appointment though she wasn't sure what he would ask or talk to her about.
So now she just sat in her office waiting. She had finished with seeing her morning patients and she was waiting for Eric to finish with Amy so Belinda could see her. Eric wasn't sure about letting her see Amy alone. He knew eveything that was going on and wasn't comfortable about leaving her alone. She kidded him about it saying it was your idea that I should talk to Amy.
Suddenly she heard a soft knocking at the door. Belinda its me Eric is it okay to come in
Sure come on in.
Hi Belinda
Hello Eric
So how is it going? I finished with Amy I already mentioned it to her that you wanted to talk to her Can I ask you something ?
Sure what is it ?
What do you want to talk to Amy about ?
To be honest I dont know.
Your not going to say or do anything stupid are you ?
I dont know what you mean.
Okay Belinda Ill play it your way for now but think before you say anything.
Hello Ms Johnson Im Doctor Reynolds. Please call me Amy. Fine you can still call me Doctor Reynolds. Amy was kind of taken aback by her reaction. Why was she reacting so hostile. but Amy had finally decided she had enough of this.
She stood up from the exam table and stood directly in front of Belinda her arms folded in front of her staring straight into her eyes " What is with you anyway. Since the first day I started coming here youve been nothing but hostile towards me.. Ive seen the way you look at me Always staring then looking away and that day when I was in the garden talking to Landon I saw you Doctor Reynolds you looking upset that I was actually talking to him giving me dirty looks Ive tried to be nice to you even cheerful but all that seems to do is increase your anger your hostility towards me. So im just going to come out and say it Why are you treating me this way whatever did I do to you.. Amy watched Belinda waiting for some kind of reaction. Amy for the first time realized that Belinda looked tired, like she was getting very little sleep. She could see her lips quivering then her entire body begin to tremble Finally she just blurted out Im sorry so sorry for everything and she turned quickly to leave. No wait please dont go just talk to me please, I really need to know whats going on With her back towards her she said Ill send a nurse back in to bring you to my office I need to do a few things before I see you 5 minutes then we can talk privately.
As Belinda went straight to her office and went quickly to the wall taking the picture of her and Jamie off the wall and sitting it face down on her desk. She doudted that Amy would notice the picture but didnt want her too see it in case she changed her mind about telling her. Belinda heard a soft knocking at her door Dr Reynolds its me Sarah I have Amy Johnson with me
As Amy looked around her office she was drawn to the picture of the children on Belindas wall looking up at the words Jamies Legacy above the pictures. Seeing Jamies name on the wall brought up a lot of questions but instead of asking them she just said. " It must be nice to have helped so many children so many families. Sometimes when I look at my life I wish I had helped people more made a difference in peoples lives as you obviously have done When I found out I had leukemia I tried to change to help but it was to late for me i didnt have the strenght or the willpower and pretty soon my money was all being used for treatements."
I suppose you wondering why I wanted too see you.
You see you kind of remind me of her.
Her you mean jamie sullivan
Yes
In which way ?
Belinda looked at her unsure of what to say whether she should go through with this.
Maybe I shouldint be telling you this
No don't stop I want to know. I feel....... I feel like I'm doing something wrong something terribly wrong just by being here.
I have something to show you.
What is it ?
A picture
I don't understand what does that have to do with the way the way you have been treating me and with whats going on.
I really shouldin't telling this but once I show you the picture I think you will understand.
Belinda stood up from the couch and walked to her desk picking up the picture from her desk then sat back down in front of Amy looking into her eyes. " This picture was taken about fifteen years ago, its of me and Jamie.
Okay said Amy
Belinda help the picture close to her as if unwilling to let go then held it at arms lenght looking at it then looking at Amy into her eyes then looking at the picture again.
Amy looked at her questioningly,kind of perplexed " Dr Reynolds "
Belinda looked up from the picture then handed it to Amy.
Amy took the picture in her hands then looked down at the picture.
She saw Belinda smiling at the camera hugging a person next to her.Then she looked at the face of the person next to Belinda , Jamies face. her face She blinked twice then closed her eyes then opened them again trying to be sure what she saw. It couldin't be it can't be but it was. the face the eyes the mouth even her smile and the color of her hair.and finally she understood everything.
Why Belinda was acting so strange the first day.Why she was always staring at her. Why Landon appeared so shocked when he first met her and why Eric at first couldin' look at her and was so nervous when he examined her the first time." I have a lot of questions " was all Amy could say " I know you do but why don't we exchange phone numbers " as she handed her a card " I will call you later and we can met at my house later to talk if thats okay with you."
That would be fine and thanks for showing me. I now realize how hard it must be for you for all of you to see me, as they both stood up as Belinda showed her the door as Amy handed her a card also " here is my phone number also so we can make plans to talk. Thanks for telling me " Amy said as she left
