The Best of Me 261-292

Dawson had left his letter from Tuck on Tuck's workbench in the garage. Dawson decided to turn around and go back for it because it was something to remember Tuck by. As Dawson was turning into the Tuck's driveway, he felt that someone was watching him. He saw The Ghost. It was the dark haired man that he had saw from the explosion. He went running after him and Dawson felt that he was leading him somewhere. Once he got sort of close, he realized that it was Dr. Bonner, the guy that died in the accident. Dr. Bonner ended up leading him to Tidewater, which was a bar. Inside, Ted and Abee were beating up on Alan Bonner and Candy was locked in the manager's office. Dawson took care of Ted and Abee long enough to get Alan and take him out to an ambulance. Right as Dawson was going out the door, Ted took his gun and fired a round at Dawson because he wasn't about to let him get away again. Ted hit Dawson in the head and he died shortly after that. Amanda waited and waited to see what Dr. Mills had to say about Jared. Dr. Mills finally came out and said that Jared would have to have heart surgery in order to live. The Transplant Committee met and decided to find a donor for Jared. He had the surgery and it all went well. Amanda was the first to see him after the surgery, and Jared kept asking if he would ever be able to live a normal life again. Amanda told him he would, but he didn't believe her. All Amanda could think about was that Jared was going to be okay. Years later, Jared was at home living a normal life with his family. He went up to Amanda one day and asked who his donor was that donated his new heart. Amanda told him that it would remain confidential for various reasons. Amanda knew or had a very good idea of who that donor was. She thought of how God worked in cruel ways. A life for a life she would say. Dawson for Jared. She would always remember how Dawson told her once, "I gave you the best of me." To Amanda that meant everything because though she lost Dawson, she still kept her son, Jared.