Love Just Is

Chapter 14: Somebody's Calling Me Home

Davis couldn't wait to get back home. For the longest time his heart had ached to see Kari. It was almost as if he could hear her whispering sweet words of encouragement to him. The first place trophy in his case didn't mean nearly as much. The experience was all he had wanted: the chance to say he had done it at all. That was why he went. And now, he just wanted to be home – with his family, friends and most of all, his girlfriend.

Kari was sitting in her room. She hadn't heard from Davis in the two weeks he had been gone and her heart was a crumbled cookie. Her mind had turned to goo and she didn't know what to do. Kari was happy for him, but sad for her loss. There was a painful nagging in her heart telling her that something wasn't quite right and it made her nervous.

He sat on the plane, watching the movie up front without totally realizing what it was. Davis's mind went on and off all the time. His excitement overflowed and he wasn't sure how to handle such extreme emotion. If only the plane could go faster... as fast as it could go... then he could hurry home and run into her arms. After all, he felt pretty bad for never finding time to write to her...

She winced as she got a sudden headache. Kari reached for the Aspirin on her night stand. But with a sudden shift, she rolled off the bed unexpectedly and hit her head off the nightstand, landing on the floor with a big thud.

The plane was suddenly racked with shakes and violent thrusts. Red lights began going off, frightening the passengers. A voice came over the loudspeaker and a face appeared on the screen where the movie had been. And all Davis could hear was... "...we're gonna crash..."

Kari had been knocked out by the blow to her head and stayed on the floor for a few hours.

Davis remained still, now in the aisle of the plane as the nurses carried him to an ambulance.

Somebody's calling me home...

I hear a voice through the meadow...

Whispering words blow through me...

Carry the sweet words to me...

Wait for me do...

I'll be there soon...

Kari woke up when a frantic voice spoke to her. "There was an accident! The plane... it crashed... Davis..." The words seemed to pierce her heart and Kari felt herself drift away to a distant, almost painful world. 'God no...' Was all she could tell herself as the tears flowed freely down her face.

Davis could hear many things. There were lights flashing and many doctors surrounding him. He was finding it hard to breathe, then he saw the machine he was hooked up to. And he begged... 'Don't let me die...'

Kari hurried as fast as she could...

Davis held on as long as he could...

She burst into the room...

He fought to look at her...

"Why?" She asked.

"Somebody's calling me home..." he answered softly.

"No... not yet." Kari told him.

"Yes. Forever." Davis smiled. And he suddenly felt much better. "You were calling me... I found my way home again." Kari smiled as her tears dried and she hugged him as tightly as she could.

"When God calls me home, I shall go with you." He said. "That's how it's meant to be."

Kari kissed him fiercely. "Then... come with me."

Davis grinned. "Yeah. I'd like that."

Somebody's calling me home...

I hear a voice through the meadow...

Whispering words blow through me...

Carry the sweet words to me...

Wait for me do...

I'll be there soon...

Somebody's calling me home...

Kari, that's you.

God can wait...

I found my way home...

This, I am calling the end. Thank you to all my reviewers now and in the future. I never dreamed of something like this. I'm very proud of how this ended. This is all thanks to the inspiration of a song. And Angel. He gave me the idea for the almost tragic ending, though I couldn't have let it end sadly... I would have cried myself... Please review... I'd like to know what you think of the ending. Thanks.

C.L.