though.
“It’s ok. Don’t worry about it. Seriously. I have it all under control. Trust me,” I ensured her.
“Ok. But promise me that if it gets out of control that you will tell me?” Margaret was serious.
“Yeah, I promise.” We sat there in silence. Hopefully mom won’t come downstairs before everyone gets home. I don’t know how long we sat there. Maybe 15 minutes, but it felt like forever. The next thing I knew William was standing over Margaret and I. He looked so angry.
“Would you like to explain something to me?” He asked. I was scared to look at him. I decided to stare at my fingers.
“No, I don’t think so.” I replied keeping my head down. Then suddenly I was yanked off from the couch by my arm. I didn’t scream. I knew it was coming. William basically dragged me up to my room. Why didn’t Margaret have to come with us? That’s not fair.
“Catherine! Explain to me why you were home before us.” William was yelling at me. I was sitting down on my bed and he was standing right in front of me. I didn’t know what to say. I could lie, but William would know, or I could tell him the truth and never be able to see Brent again. “Now!!” William yelled.
“I don’t know.” I whispered.
“I’m sorry, what did you say?” William said, sounding very mean.
“I said, I don’t know!” I said it a little louder.
“Stop lying to me Kate. Tell me the truth.” William had relaxed, and wasn’t yelling at me anymore.
All I did was shake my head. I didn’t want to talk about what happened today. I wanted to see Brent. That was all.
William sat next to me on my bed. He put his arm around me. I tried to shrug it off, but William insisted.
“Sorry I yelled at you Katie. I am just worried about you and I was scared when neither of Margaret or you showed up at the end of the day. You also lied to me when you responded to the text I sent you. Something happened and you’re not telling me.” God, why was he so smart. Now I am really screwed. I should just call Brent and tell him never to talk to me again. I took a deep breath.
“You’re right.” I said, exhaling.
“About what?” William asked.
“Everything.”
“Ok. Good. Now will you tell me what’s going on?”
“I will, but you need to promised me that you won’t get mad and Brent.” I held my breath and waited to William to explode again.
“I promise.” William said very relaxed. He even gave me a small smile. I was so surprised. “I know how much he means to you, so I am not going to get angry at either of you. I know that you are safe and that is all that I care about. Now, please tell me what happened from the exact moment I left you this morning.”
I took another deep breath and began to tell William about my intense day.
Chapter 18
My room was silent when I finished my story. William had left my room about five minutes earlier and I was left alone. It was almost time for dinner so I didn’t even start doing my homework. Instead I turned my phone on.
Hey Cat! Sry again for what happened today. I promise that nothin will ever happen to u w/o me being there to keep u safe. We dont need to have a meeting tonight, so I will see u tomorrow morning. I will meet u and Margaret at school in the morning before school. I will talk to u then.
That text was more like an email. How was I supposed to respond to that?
Ok sounds good. I’ll see u tomorrow then.
I hope that would work. I didn’t know what else to say. My phone vibrated again.
Ok.
I felt better now. After dinner, I would go to bed. My mind wouldn’t be going crazy, trying to figure things out. I would go to school like normal. And everything would be perfectly fine.
I was thinking about what William had said. He wasn’t too angry. I could tell that he wasn’t happy, but I knew I was going to be able to see Brent. My phone vibrated again. I opened my phone confused
“It’s ok. Don’t worry about it. Seriously. I have it all under control. Trust me,” I ensured her.
“Ok. But promise me that if it gets out of control that you will tell me?” Margaret was serious.
“Yeah, I promise.” We sat there in silence. Hopefully mom won’t come downstairs before everyone gets home. I don’t know how long we sat there. Maybe 15 minutes, but it felt like forever. The next thing I knew William was standing over Margaret and I. He looked so angry.
“Would you like to explain something to me?” He asked. I was scared to look at him. I decided to stare at my fingers.
“No, I don’t think so.” I replied keeping my head down. Then suddenly I was yanked off from the couch by my arm. I didn’t scream. I knew it was coming. William basically dragged me up to my room. Why didn’t Margaret have to come with us? That’s not fair.
“Catherine! Explain to me why you were home before us.” William was yelling at me. I was sitting down on my bed and he was standing right in front of me. I didn’t know what to say. I could lie, but William would know, or I could tell him the truth and never be able to see Brent again. “Now!!” William yelled.
“I don’t know.” I whispered.
“I’m sorry, what did you say?” William said, sounding very mean.
“I said, I don’t know!” I said it a little louder.
“Stop lying to me Kate. Tell me the truth.” William had relaxed, and wasn’t yelling at me anymore.
All I did was shake my head. I didn’t want to talk about what happened today. I wanted to see Brent. That was all.
William sat next to me on my bed. He put his arm around me. I tried to shrug it off, but William insisted.
“Sorry I yelled at you Katie. I am just worried about you and I was scared when neither of Margaret or you showed up at the end of the day. You also lied to me when you responded to the text I sent you. Something happened and you’re not telling me.” God, why was he so smart. Now I am really screwed. I should just call Brent and tell him never to talk to me again. I took a deep breath.
“You’re right.” I said, exhaling.
“About what?” William asked.
“Everything.”
“Ok. Good. Now will you tell me what’s going on?”
“I will, but you need to promised me that you won’t get mad and Brent.” I held my breath and waited to William to explode again.
“I promise.” William said very relaxed. He even gave me a small smile. I was so surprised. “I know how much he means to you, so I am not going to get angry at either of you. I know that you are safe and that is all that I care about. Now, please tell me what happened from the exact moment I left you this morning.”
I took another deep breath and began to tell William about my intense day.
Chapter 18
My room was silent when I finished my story. William had left my room about five minutes earlier and I was left alone. It was almost time for dinner so I didn’t even start doing my homework. Instead I turned my phone on.
Hey Cat! Sry again for what happened today. I promise that nothin will ever happen to u w/o me being there to keep u safe. We dont need to have a meeting tonight, so I will see u tomorrow morning. I will meet u and Margaret at school in the morning before school. I will talk to u then.
That text was more like an email. How was I supposed to respond to that?
Ok sounds good. I’ll see u tomorrow then.
I hope that would work. I didn’t know what else to say. My phone vibrated again.
Ok.
I felt better now. After dinner, I would go to bed. My mind wouldn’t be going crazy, trying to figure things out. I would go to school like normal. And everything would be perfectly fine.
I was thinking about what William had said. He wasn’t too angry. I could tell that he wasn’t happy, but I knew I was going to be able to see Brent. My phone vibrated again. I opened my phone confused
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