Ch. 12 - Lucy's Plan
Back at the Chapman household, Laura was trying to hold up and not succeeding. She sat alone in her bedroom watching the rain pour down on her lawn, and thinking about Sam. It had been a few days since he had been sent away, and all of those days it had rained.
It was a big shocker to learn her mother was near death, and it was hard to deal with when she had to comfort her sister who had found out, and still not receive the needed attention she needed. Her dad had decided to stay home, and had been sleeping the days away, never leaving his bedroom.
Laura picked up the phone. She wanted to call Sam, but she knew it would kill her father to see her disobeying his orders, so once again she set the phone down and continued to glare out her bedroom window.
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Meanwhile, Mrs. Hall had gotten a bunch of the medical doctors and even the President himself, with the help of her husband…to figure out a way to get this problem resolved between Laura Chapman and her beloved Sam.
“We’ve got to do something about this!” Lucy yelled, slamming her fist on the table.
“I understand that Mrs. Hall, but it’s a teen problem. Surely, it will work itself out in the end,” The President said.
“I don’t think you know what we’re dealing with! This is my son, Mr. President!”
“Well, it’s not the end of the world, is it?”
“The end of my world, Mr. President!”
“How so, Mrs. Hall?”
“If Sam is not happy, I’m not. You must know. You have children, don’t you, Mr. President?”
“Mrs. Hall, if I had children…that were still living….I….uh,” he said, breaking up.
“I’m sorry, Mr. President, I didn’t know.”
“Quite alright…, quite alright,” he said rising from his seat.
“Where are you going?” she asked desperately.
“Unlike you, Mrs. Hall, I have more important things to attend to. I’m sorry for your problem. Perhaps you will work it out. Goodbye.”
“But…but!” she said trying to hold him back, and being held herself by her husband.
“It’s not use,” Mr. Hall said sympathetically, “The President simply won’t come forth for a problem such as this.”
“Well, then I will!”
“What…what are you talking about?”
“I’m going to see Mr. Chapman, and I’m taking Sam with me!”
“I don’t think that’s so wise. I mean, he’s been through a lot too, and he might be drunk or…uh…”
“Don’t even try to stop me.”
“I’m not trying to, believe me. I just don’t want you to get hurt,” he said caringly.
“I won’t. I’ve got Sam with me! And don’t you come following. I’ll be alright, I promise.”
“Well….”
“I’ll be fine, trust me.”
“Alright….be careful, though.”
“I will. Now, I’m going to go pick up Sam at home or wherever he’s wandered off to, and then I’ll pick up some medication and whatever Sam wants to get for Laura.”
Jack raised an eyebrow. “He’s getting something for Laura?”
“Jack,” she said stepping up to his face, “He loves her. This isn’t just high school love. This is real and true. This is what you and I had on our wedding day.”
“Had?”
“Oh…you know what I mean…have.”
“That’s better, but are you…sure?”
“Positive. There’s something different about him. You just have to see it Jack. It’s incredible…when you talk about Laura and look into his eyes…you see it!” she said, awestricken.
“What?” he asked enthralled.
“Heaven,” she said smiling and heading out the door.
“Wow,” Jack whispered slinking down into his chair.
It was a big shocker to learn her mother was near death, and it was hard to deal with when she had to comfort her sister who had found out, and still not receive the needed attention she needed. Her dad had decided to stay home, and had been sleeping the days away, never leaving his bedroom.
Laura picked up the phone. She wanted to call Sam, but she knew it would kill her father to see her disobeying his orders, so once again she set the phone down and continued to glare out her bedroom window.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Meanwhile, Mrs. Hall had gotten a bunch of the medical doctors and even the President himself, with the help of her husband…to figure out a way to get this problem resolved between Laura Chapman and her beloved Sam.
“We’ve got to do something about this!” Lucy yelled, slamming her fist on the table.
“I understand that Mrs. Hall, but it’s a teen problem. Surely, it will work itself out in the end,” The President said.
“I don’t think you know what we’re dealing with! This is my son, Mr. President!”
“Well, it’s not the end of the world, is it?”
“The end of my world, Mr. President!”
“How so, Mrs. Hall?”
“If Sam is not happy, I’m not. You must know. You have children, don’t you, Mr. President?”
“Mrs. Hall, if I had children…that were still living….I….uh,” he said, breaking up.
“I’m sorry, Mr. President, I didn’t know.”
“Quite alright…, quite alright,” he said rising from his seat.
“Where are you going?” she asked desperately.
“Unlike you, Mrs. Hall, I have more important things to attend to. I’m sorry for your problem. Perhaps you will work it out. Goodbye.”
“But…but!” she said trying to hold him back, and being held herself by her husband.
“It’s not use,” Mr. Hall said sympathetically, “The President simply won’t come forth for a problem such as this.”
“Well, then I will!”
“What…what are you talking about?”
“I’m going to see Mr. Chapman, and I’m taking Sam with me!”
“I don’t think that’s so wise. I mean, he’s been through a lot too, and he might be drunk or…uh…”
“Don’t even try to stop me.”
“I’m not trying to, believe me. I just don’t want you to get hurt,” he said caringly.
“I won’t. I’ve got Sam with me! And don’t you come following. I’ll be alright, I promise.”
“Well….”
“I’ll be fine, trust me.”
“Alright….be careful, though.”
“I will. Now, I’m going to go pick up Sam at home or wherever he’s wandered off to, and then I’ll pick up some medication and whatever Sam wants to get for Laura.”
Jack raised an eyebrow. “He’s getting something for Laura?”
“Jack,” she said stepping up to his face, “He loves her. This isn’t just high school love. This is real and true. This is what you and I had on our wedding day.”
“Had?”
“Oh…you know what I mean…have.”
“That’s better, but are you…sure?”
“Positive. There’s something different about him. You just have to see it Jack. It’s incredible…when you talk about Laura and look into his eyes…you see it!” she said, awestricken.
“What?” he asked enthralled.
“Heaven,” she said smiling and heading out the door.
“Wow,” Jack whispered slinking down into his chair.
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