Around 20 minutes later, Jim called a tow truck, then Andrea, to ask her for a ride home. Jim and Melinda were sitting on the ground waiting for everyone to come. Melinda was wrapped in Jims arms, shaking.
"Melinda, are you sure you're okay?" Jim asked worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just, I guess I'm still shocked. I'm fine" she answered sounding unsure.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Anything"
"Who is Jamie?"
"What?"
"In the car, after it crashed, you said 'I'm sorry Jamie' Who is he?"
"Uh, no one. I though I said Jim. I was probably so freaked out I didn't know what I was saying. I wasn't thinking right. I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry" Jim kissed her on the head and she leaned into him. At this point Andrea showed up.
"Oh my god, are you guys okay?" she asked when she got out of the car. The sight of Melinda's car in a tree, and Melinda herself wrapped in Jim's arms, scared her.
"We're fine" Jim answered, standing up. He reached his hand down to Melinda, but she wouldn't take it. She didn't even look at it.
Andrea and Jim shared a look with each other.
"Andrea, can I talk to you?" Jim asked walking away from his wife. Andrea followed close behind.
"Is everything okay?" Andrea asked.
"I don't- I don't know. Melinda is acting really weird."
"Obviously. You were just in a car accident. What do you except? Of course she is going to be shaken up a bit."
"No, this is different. I mean, I've seen her get shaken up, but not like this."
"What do you mean?"
"She's not there. I can't really get through to her. She's barely said a word since we crashed. I don't know what to do" Jim turned to look at Melinda who was staring into the woods. Jim then noticed the tow truck puling up.
"Listen, you go talk with the driver, and I'll talk with Melinda, okay?" Andrea offered.
"Thanks. You're the best. Tell me what she says okay?"
"Okay"
Jim walked over to talk with the truck driver, while Andrea walked over to Melinda.
"Hey," Andrea said while sitting down next to her best friend, "how you doing?"
Melinda turned and looked at Andrea for a long time before responding, "Fine"
"Jim tells me you're not talking to him. You wanna tell me what's wrong?"
Melinda said nothing and looked down. Andrea could see she was trying not to cry.
"Melinda, you know you can tell me anything. Please, talk to me" Andrea pleaded.
"I can't" Melinda looked into Andrea's eyes, tears building up in her own.
"What?" But Melinda went back to looking down again.
Andrea put her arm around Melinda, who in return leaned on Andrea.
Andrea looked up and saw Jim starring at them.
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