What if a stranger showed up on your doorstep just to thank you for keeping him safe a lot of times ? What if he said,he found your picture in a war in Iraq and told you he had traveled this far just to find you?
would you be delighted or scared?Why would he come at your doorstep just for a picture? Why would he has that crazy belief that the picture might have been his "lucky charm" ? Well,this might be weird as it seems but yes,a stranger hadtraveled this far just to find the woman in the picture and same time unexpectedly fallen in love with her. Clayton was patrolling that morning when he noticed a stranger trudging the road accompanied by a Dane dog.Actually,he felt guilty because this stranger might have caught him taking pictures secretly of the coeds taking a bath on a peaceful hidden river somewhere.He felt irritated for being interrupted.He knew the place was supposed to be solitary and he knew the coeds don't have any idea that they were being filmed.It would be a great trouble if someone found out his secret.But there's no time for his worries as He was intrigue by the sudden appearance of a stranger in this small town. Clayton approached him for further investigation as it is his job as a town sheriff to keep peace. His name is Logan Thibault (pronounced as THI-BOUGH) and he's new in town.He's searching for a room to stay.The memories of war still sometimes affects him from time to time but he tried his best to keep those painful memories to himself. He is a former marine who just got home after the war in Iraq.He came all the way to Louisiana with his dog named Zeus in search of the woman in the picture.He has to keep his purpose to himself because people might find him insane and stupid to have traveled this far in search of the woman whom he believed has saved his life a lot of times.This story is all about fate and destiny and the power of love in an unexpected way. Clayton found him intriguing and his anger exploded more when he found out his camera was stolen.He suspected it must have been Thibault since he was the only person he talk with that morning.He was furious and angry all at the same time.He was worried that his secret might be revealed.It can't be as it would end his career and it would be a disgrace for the whole town.His father is the town mayor and he is a sheriff so he is expected to be at his best.But he can't find Logan nowhere and it made him angrier. Logan went straight to a pub showing the picture to some regulars hoping someone can identify the woman in the picture.Luckily,most of the guys knew her,her name is Beth.Short for Elizabeth. She was married to Clayton,got one kid named Ben.Divorced but can seem to settle to any man as they were secretly threatened by her husband.She and her Nana ran a training kennel.Still beautiful and charming,no wonder why Clayton still wanted her so much. Logan found the place and it was a coincidence they were in need of an assistant.He applied to which Beth refused her at first due to his connection to the military but after Nana talked to her,he got the job.He spent each day observing Beth but its not part of the plan to fall in love with her. Beth had rejected her because it reminded her of her brother Drake who was killed in the war.They were so close and they were orphans at an early age.Drake is the only family he's got apart from Nana who adopted and treated them like her own children.Drake had her picture with him always wherever he goes because he believed that it's keeping him safe.He lost it about a week before he got shot.It was reported that he was mistakenly shot by a fellow soldier but the truth is Logan knew what happened.He saw how Drake sacrificed himself for someone. He died as a hero.Beth cried all the more but at least the doubts and hatred he felt towards the marine had subsided.She use to think that any soldier she met might be the person who shot her brother.But after Logan told the heroic story,she was never prouder of her brother and she missed him all the more! As time goes by,Beth had learned to love Logan for a lot of reasons that she didn't see at all with her ex husband.First,Logan loved kids and he is easy to deal with.She can see how Ben got excited every time Logan is around.He is effortless to kids unlike his ex husband.Ben loved hanging out with Logan and Zeus .Ben hated weekends because it means,he has to spend it with his father who is always hard on him.Clayton let Ben wash the dishes and clean his place.He also wanted so much to see Ben excel in baseball but its obvious it's not Ben's line of interest.He loves playing chess.That's why he loved hanging out with Logan because he enjoyed being with him.Asides,he always beat Logan in the game and that made him feel good and smart. Nana also knew Beth is secretly in love with Logan so she purposely took a vacation so she can give them some privacy. The two started dating.They went for a bar dance,grab a beer,went home felt the need for each other so they ended making out. They were so in love that when Clayton found out,he tried to threaten Logan.But Logan is a different guy.He stood up for his love and fought back.Clayton tried his best to find a way to separate the two by black mailing him.When he found out that Logan actually came to town just to find Beth,he immediately talk to Beth about it.Logan was confronted about this and he ended up confessing.He explained her that he has planned on telling her when the right time comes.There relationship was tested.Logan made up his mind to leave town since he already served his purpose. On the same evening,Clayton and Beth were having a fight regarding legal custody for Ben.Clayton threatened Beth to take Ben away when Ben heard it he got upset and he stormed out to his tree house to find comfort.It was raining hard all afternoon so most of the streets are flooded.The water on the river overflowed so the bridge is unpassable.It is dangerous to cross but Ben still persistently tried crossing the bridge when it was partly washed away.He was followed by his dad with the hope of rescuing his son.The water in the river was getting higher.Logan who came to the house was informed by Nana about the situation so he also raced towards the tree house.He went to help Clayton as he was stuck.He was hit on the hip so he can't swim.Clayton swam towards him while Beth was on the side helplessly attempting to save Ben.The next thing he knew,Ben was being carried towards the side,it was Zeus who came to rescue Him.Beth can't find Logan and Clayton anywhere else.The next morning,it was a news paper headline: Sheriff died in an attempt to save his son from drowning. At least,he died proving he really loved his little boy.To the eyes of her ex wife and little boy,he was a hero.Though from time to time,Ben blame himself for what happened,Beth always reminded him that its a tragedy and it's no one's fault.As for Logan,he did loved mother and son so much that he stayed with Beth's pleading.The woman whom he believed as his lucky charm was his destiny and he was glad,he came to find it,Not just because his best friend ghost keeps on haunting him in his dreams to do so,maybe he believed in such destiny that he finally found her. Some said that this is no different story from Spark's previous novels like the "notebook" .I found it completely different and still loving the "sparks' signature" You know the typical romantic sweet yet tragical love story.Once again,I loved it and same town got sad as well. Its crazy of course in real life to travel that far in search of someone in a picture.That even the author Nicolas Sparks doesn't believe in "lucky charm" or sort of destiny type.it is just obviously for entertainment purposes to which I'm always amazed and teary eyed.And as a woman,I felt valued and important every time I read Nicolas Sparks books.That's the feeling I loved the most.Some might say get real,wake up! None of those sugar coated story is true in life.I would of course say,that's why I read those stuff so that at least I felt like I entered a different world and be entertained even for a short while. My physical appearance is the opposite of my inside personality.I look strong and determined inside but I am as fragile and easily broken inside.I'm very emotional and sentimental.I think this is the reason why I love Nicolas Spark's books .it captivates me.It get's my attention.It can make any sentimental woman like me to feel like a princess where in each woman in his story is being loved,adored and protected from their vulnerability. Going back to the story,who could not easily fell in love to a man who gets along easily with kids? I'm an huge fan of such men because I for one grew up without a father.Meeting a man who valued your own child like his own is rare.I know the feeling.I've been there. In the story,it was also mentioned that Logan had earned Nana's trust because he's likable.You know how moms had that crazy thing like a secret radar where they can detect who's a good guy and who's not.As most moms told me,a guy who treated any woman with respect specially your own mother would definitely know how to take care of you. On the death of Clayton,it's sometimes sad but this is more of a reality.A lot of parents (specially in my hometown) thought they were doing their kids a favor by being too strict and rigid to their kids as it is the only way they can express their love and care for their children.There's no questioning that of course,parents love their kids but it is sometimes misinterpreted because they just don't know how to express their love in an easier way that their kids will feel and understand.I think this is what happened here.Clayton might seem as a cold blooded father ,strict and sadistic but it is how he was raised or it's possible that he wanted so much to push his son to be tougher and better.it was sad story but sweet in the end! Classic! I know,my sentimentality is too much already but I don't care.I just love love love and since this was made as a movie starred by Zac Efron,I will definitely watch it! And I did,actually I watched it alone.I had also a review for this as a movie and I found both as entertaining and heart touching!
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