Clarity Chapter 3

James sat on one of the chairs in the waiting room with his face in his hands. He couldn’t understand why she was so mad at him. It’s not like they were still dating so why should she be mad? Then he thought. They were still friends, or at least he hoped they were. He really should have kept in touch with everyone. How could he have done this to everyone?

“James? Where is everyone?” His dad asked.

James jumped at his father’s voice.

“Janelle and Philip went to go find a motel and Colleen… Left.”

“She left? Why did she-?”

James looked back down at the floor and sighed.

“Oh. I understand now.” He sat down next to James. “Do you still love her?”

“I’m not sure. I haven’t seen her in such a long time. I guess I thought we would just go back to the way things were, but I guess I was wrong.”

“Just give her time. She’ll come around.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“Well if I know Colleen, she doesn’t hold grudges very long.”


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Colleen sat in her car with the A.C blasting hoping she could dry her tears. Why did she yell at him? It’s not like they were still dating. But something snapped, and now she felt like crap. Colleen jumped to feel her phone vibrating in her pocket. She looked at the ID and it was a picture of Janelle when she had just taken a bite of Mickey Bar the last time they went on vacation together. She smiled to herself then pushed the answer icon.

“Hey Nell.” She answered

“Where are you? My dad called saying you left the hospital.” Janelle replied franticly

“Well I left the building, but I’m still in the parking lot.”

“Did something happen between you and James?”

“Well I kind of yelled at him.”

“You yelled at him? Why?

“I don’t know why I did. I just did.”

“Uh huh. Anyway mom’s done, but the doctor says she has to stay overnight because they want to monitor her reaction to the anesthesia.”

“Okay.”

“Look Philip and I found a motel to stay at for the night. Why don’t you come stay with us?”

“Sure. Just as long as James isn’t there. I don’t want to yell at him again.”

“He won’t. I promise.”

“Okay see you in a bit then. Bye.”

“Bye.”

Philip shot Janelle a suspicions look.

“You promise what?” He asked.

“I sort of promised that James won’t be here.” She sheepishly replied.

“Even though he is.”

“Yep. Hopefully they don’t run into each other.”

“Well you better hope they don’t. Did you remember to tell her what motel to come to?”

“I’m texting her directions right now.”

At that moment James came through the lobby soaked.

“James what happened?” Philip asked.

“A thunderstorm just appeared out of nowhere!”

“Come on our room’s this way. So you can get into something dry.”

Janelle watched for Colleen but there was no sign of her anywhere. She waited for about an hour when she got a call from her dad.

“Janelle!”

“Dad what’s wrong?”

“It’s Colleen. She was hit, and her injuries aren’t good.”

“O-okay. I’ll tell Philip. We’ll be over right way.”

“Janelle.”

“Yeah?”

“She keeps asking for James…”

--- To be continued---