Chapter 19
After a moment of silence the doctor moved first and went after his distraught patient. Jeff stepped forward to go after Jami too, but instead found himself running straight into the Undertaker, who had stepped up to block his way.
"Now the way I see it, that girl is running away from you, not to you." Undertaker stated. "But she's my wife! i have a right to go after her!" Jeff angerily said.
Undertaker cracked his knuckles. "You have and I suggest you take the right to remain silent and sit your ass down. If you follow her then I'll have to go find her later and help that little girl pick up the pieces of her shattered heart. And I really hate to see that baby girl cry. And if you make her cry...well, even though I like you Jeff...I'll have to kill you." Undertaker told him.
Jeff stared at him for a few minutes before he finally took a seat. Tasha was immediently at his side. "Jeff, one thing you should know is that in Jami's mind, what she did was completely rational." "yeah, but in my mind...it wasn't." Jeff muttered
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Matt eased himself quietly down the hallway, looking for the room he had overheard that Jami was in. He was being extremely careful to not be seen, for no one had been granted permission to see Jami.
He quietly slipped into her room to see her sitting on the bed, one leg bent so she could rest her hands on top of her knee. Her chin was gently resting on her hand. Jami's eyes were watching the TV screen, where the movie, "The Patriot" was playing.
Jami never looked over at Matt, and he thought that his presence had gone undetected. So he watched her through careful eyes. Jami's eyes were intent on the images before her. Her face was pale. He could see that her eyes were red rimmed from crying so much.
"The movie seems like a metaphor for my own life." Jami whispered. Matt's eyes widened in shock, but Jami continued before he could speak.
"Like...how the British armies fight. They march into the battle as if they didn't see the men shooting at them. As if they don't know what's coming. I kept all my thoughts a secret to try and prevent war between all of us. And I go walking blindly into a war where not only are we fighting each other, but we are fighting ourselves as well. And just the way I watch the movie. I know what's about to happen, but I'm still shocked by it. I saw what was going on with me and how everyone would react. especially Jeff. But when it happened I was still shocked by it though. I cry at the sad parts even though some would say I shouldn't be saddened over it after all this time. But I always do cry and feel like I'm dying." Jami said.
"Do you mean you cry at the sad parts of the movie...or the sad parts in your life?" matt asked. "both." Jami whispered, looking at him for the first time.
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