Katie Brown threw herself down on her couch in her room, sobbing. Her best friend Freddy sadly went over to her and sat down. Katie sat up, and buried her face in her hands.
Freddy put his arm around her and let her cry into his shoulder. He gently rocked her in his arms while she cried.
"Freddy, she's gone!"Katie sobbed, wiping her eyes angrily. "I thought there was so much time left, but there wasn't! I wanted to ask her so much…and now I never will!"
Freddy rubbed her back. "There's still your dad, Kay." He said quietly, knowing very well that that comment wouldn't make her feel better. She cryed even harder, which made it a little harder to understand what she was saying.
"Yeah, sure, theres my dad. But he's not gonna be any help! I'm now the only girl in a family of 4 guys!" She put her arms around Freddy's shoulder. He was surprised at how much she was shaking.
"Katie, it's gonna be okay," He whispered in her ear. "You knew it was coming. You guys were all ready." She wiped her eyes again and glared at him. "You know what I wished for every night? Every night, before I went to bed, I prayed that the cancer wouldn't give in, and that she would live." Her eyes teared up again. "I thought it was going away, that she'd be cured, then all of a sudden, she died." She shook even harder, realizing the reality of it all.
Freddy squeezed her, then pulled away. "You know how bad it was." She nodded. "I knew it was bad, and I think in my heart I really knew it was going to win in the end." She squeezed her eyes and tried to burn the last memorys of her sick mom out of her brain.
"It's been a month now, Jones, don't you think I should be over this?" Freddy scoffed, "What? She was your god damn mother, Kate! You don't just get over this shit that quickly."
She gave Freddy another small hug, then quietly said, "I'm sorry for all of this." Freddy quickly shook his head. "Come on, Kay, it's fine with me. It's not your fault I suck at making people feel better."
Katie gave a pitiful laugh. "Oh, Freddy, you're great at making people feel better! You are always making me laugh!" Freddy shrugged. "Well, yeah, but this isn't exactly a funny situation.
Katie's eyes teared up again, and Freddy threw his hands up. "See," he exlaimed. "I'm making you cry again!" A tear ran down her cheek, and she gave a small smile. "You always make me forget about whatever's happening, so it doesn't seem as hard."
Freddy stopped and looked at her. Her eyes were serious, though they were full of tears. That was probably the nicest thing anyone had ever said to him. She looked tired. He gave her a small kiss on the forehead and slowly leaned her back on the couch. She yawned and said sleepily, "Freddy, will you sleep over tonight?"
Freddy shrugged, even though her eyes were closed and she couldn't see her. "Yeah." He answered. There was no reply. She was asleep.
Freddy leaned over and gently, quickly kissed her on the cheek and went over to her bed to go to sleep.
Katie woke up with a jolt. She had a terrible dream. Her mother was in it. She was in the hospital, dying. It was the complete opposite of what had really happened. In the dream, her mother had died in pain, but in real life, she had died peacefully. That's what made it so hard for Katie.
She was watching her, just sitting next to her on the bed, when her mother gave her last breath. She was in no pain, so Katie couldn't understand why it hurt so much for death not to hurt her mother.
Katie was so confused. She didn't want to remember her mother, but that sounded so cruel. The only part of her that she remembered best was when she was in the hospital, and couldn't even function without life-support.
She leaned back on the couch, just noticing where she had fallen asleep. She looked over at her bed, and saw Freddy there, sleeping soundly. Oh yeah, she remembered. He slept over last night1 God, I'm dense…
She smiled to herself. She wished Freddy wasn't like other guys, and could tell she liked him. Well, she thought. Freddy isn't really like other guys. He was the only one of her guy friends who had ADD. But you never really noticed that when you were around him. Plus, she could tell him anything. Katie wasn't exactly sure if he had been telling her everything, but that was okay with her. Freddy's just used to doing things in his own time.
Katie looked at the clock. Whoa, she woke up early. 6:17. There would probably be no one online, but Katie still turned on her computer and signed on.
She scanned her buddy list. Joey was on, and so was Marta and Tomika. She wasn't exactly on speaking terms with Marta, and Tomika was away, so that left Joey.
Katie didn't mind though. Joey was a pretty good friend of hers. The two were in most of each others classes, and he was really funny.
Kabass76hi jooooeeeyyy
Nirvanakrtcobnyo hippie wassup
Kabass76haha nothing u?
Nirvankrtcobnmy cat has brown spots
Kabass76…..um….? great…
NirvanakrtcobnI kno lol has freddy been online yet 2day?
Kabass76 no hes at my house cuz he came over then he stayed late then he just slept over.
Nirvanakrtcobno rly sry g2g my moms a bitch she wants me to go work w/ her shit she works at a frickin daycare
Kabass76lol ok, bye cya later and say hi to stef for me
Nirvankrtcobn :P ok bye tell freddy the games at 6 u can come we were gonna invite u anyway.
Kabass76 cool ok ill tell him
Nirvankrtcobnok c u later at like 5:30 bye
(Nirvanakrtcobn signed off at 6:21 AM)
Katie sighed and shut off her computer. She just went over to her bed and turned on the TV to wait for Freddy to wake up. She didn't have to wait long, though. As soon as she found the remote, he sat up.
"Ha Ha nice conversation, Kay." He said, rubbing his eyes and yawning. Katie rolled her eyes. "You were watching?" He grinned. "Yeah. I couldn't help myself. I had to make sure you guys weren't going out or anything."
Katie threw a pillow at him. "You fag, you know we're not going out!" They laughed. Freddy threw the pillow back at her, hitting her on the head. "Hey!" She shrieked. 'What was that for!" He only laughed.
"You guys are going out, I don't know why you're not admitting it, even to yourselves…!" Katie flopped down beside him. "Screw you, Jones." She joked. He smugly smiled. "You know you want to." He thought a moment. "Wait, no, that's Joey, sorry."
She punched his shoulder. "Shut up…! We're seriously not going out!" He nodded. 'Uh huh," He said, and laughed when Katie glared at him. "I completely belive you, Kate!" He tried to keep a straight face, but couldn't. Katie started laughing. "Well, then, I guess I don't need to tell you that the games at 6, since you already read our conversation."
Freddy got serious then. 'Oh. Yeah. Can you come?" Katie nodded and played with the chain hanging from her bed. "Yeah. You're going, right?" Freddy shrugged, then shifted over onto his stomach. "I will if you do." "Cool." She replied.
Freddy suddenly got up, and said, "Well, I'm gonna go, 'cause I have to go to freaking church this morning." He made a face. "I'm atheist. Why do I need to go to church?" Katie gave a small laugh. "I don't know." She got up and stood next to Freddy with her arms crossed. Freddy shrugged. "Okay, well, I guess I'll see you at 5:30, then."
Katie nodded and bid him goodbye, then watched him as he left her room. She loved the way he looked. Especially in what he was wearing, a black and gray Rolling Stones shirt and jeans. Poor him. He slept in jeans.
She went over to her mirror and promptly made a disgusted face. Her hair! It was sticking up in all directions, and was really frizzy and knotted. Ugh. She went over to her closet and opened it, taking out a white, knit, long-sleeved shirt, then went over to her bureau and looked through it. Biting her lip, she rummaged through the top drawer, taking out a plaid, blue, white, and black short skirt.
She got dressed quickly, then put on her shoes and brushed her hair, which made it look somewhat presentable. She got her black eyeliner and put a little on her eyes, and a tiny tube of clear lipgloss, then looked in the mirror again.
Satisfied, she went over to her bookcase. Looking through it, trying to find her school directory, she found it and flipped through the pages until she came to the F's. She looked up her friend Devyn's phone number and grabbed her cordless phone.
Katie dialed the number, then waited for someone to answer. A girl answered.
"Hello?"the girl said.
"Hey, Dev, You coming to the game at 6 today?"
"The field hockey one? Yeah. Are you?"
"Yeah. Oh my God, Freddy slept over last night."
"…Ha. And what did you guys do?"
"Devyn! Shut up! Nothing! We came home around, like, 10, then I started crying, then we went to bed. That's it!"
"Uh huh."
"Devyn!"
"What? I believe you! Do you wanna go for a walk, and we can go to Stephen's house?"
Stephen was another one of their friends. He lived down the street from the two.
Katie looked at the time. 7:56.
"Okay," She answered. "You think he'll be home?"
"Definitly."
"Okay, do you think he'll be awake?"
"Hell no. That's why we're going. We're gonna wake him up."
The two laughed and said goodbye, then hung up.
Katie sighed and straightened her skirt. She figured it would take Devyn about 15 minutes to get ready, so she grabbed a piece of paper and a pen, and started to write.
Dear Dad,
Devyn and I are going to take a walk. I'm not exactly sure when I'll be home, but we're going to go to Stephen's house and stay there, probably until 12. I don't know if we'll be staying in his house the whole time, so if you call and we aren't there, we will probably be at the lake, Joey's house, David's house, or maybe Freddy's house. You know their phone numbers, so if you need me, that's where I'll be. And also, could you wash my gym clothes? I need them by tomorrow. Thanks and say hi to Derek and Max.
Love, Katie
She took the note and a piece of tape and put it on her door. She went down the stairs and into the kitchen. Going over to the refridgerater and opening it, she picked out a frozen yogurt. She made a face. She didn't mind yogurt that much, but her dad was strict, and a health freak, so they had crappy foods in their house. She never got to eat anything good. She smiled. She could count on her friends for that.
She spooned some out and ate a tiny bite. She made a face. Ugh. Peach. She hated peach. Standing up, she threw the yogurt out and stood by the door, trying to get the awful taste out of her mouth.
Katie saw someone coming behind the bushes of her driveway. She knew it was Devyn. Opening the door, stepping out, and quietly closing it, she silently ran across the lawn to greet Devyn.
Devyn looked great, as usual. She had dark hair, and she had put henna in it, so it looked even greater than usual. It was silky, smooth, and thick, and bouncy. She had lots of eye makeup on, and it made her blue eyes stand out even more than usual. She had full lips, with clearish pink gloss on.
Her clothes were cool, too. She was wearing light blue jeans and a long-sleeved, black shirt. It was simple, but it made Devyn look great, with her petite figure. Katie felt like a cow next to her. Luckily, Devyn didn't care about looks.
Katie wasn't ugly, but she wasn't pretty, either, at least not in her opinion. Devyn and Joey said she was, but Katie only scoffed.
She caught up with Devyn, who, in her smooth voice, said, "Hey, Kay. I love your shirt." Katie smiled. "Thanks. I got it at the mall." Devyn laughed. "That's so descriptive, you know?" She laughed some more. "Which store?"
Katie thought a moment, then answered, "I don't' know. Like, Limited Too or something like that." Devyn nodded. "I'm asking my dad if we can go shopping there tonight after the game. I'm getting that shirt in light blue." She quickly looked at Katie, who didn't like having her clothing styles copied. "If you don't mind, that is."
Katie shook her head. She was, in fact, glad that Dev liked her shirt. She never felt like she was in with the popular kids, clothing wise, until she and Dev became friends.
They walked down Katies driveway and onto the street, with Devyn flirting with the paperboy. Katie had to stifle a laugh. The paperboy was hot, but…Katie didn't flirt a lot.
The paperboy had to go, so Devyn occupied her time walking down the street by teasing Katie.
"Katie….are you looking forward to the game tonight?"
"Yeah, I guess. I mean, we always have fun at those things, so…"
Devyn had a sly grin on her face. "Are you looking forward to seeing Freddy again?"
Katie glared at her. "I don't like him, for the last time, Dev!"
"Katie, come on, just admit it! All our friends know except Freddy himself, and we're not gonna tell, and-"
Katie sighed. Devyn's begging always won out in the end.
"Fine," She whispered, her teeth gritted. "I like him a little!"
Devyn looked satisfied. "Try a lot."
Katie picked up a tiny pebble and threw it at her. "Shut up! Don't push it!"
Devyn only laughed. "That's it. We're gonna let Freddy know you like him. Tonight. At the game."
Katie stopped in the middle of the street. "No. Devyn, I'm serious. Don't."
Devyn replied, "Don't be so worried, Dev, we're not gonna let him know you like him, we're gonna ask how he feels about you."
Katie rolled her eyes. "He'll lie. You can ask, but he'll still lie."
Devyn put her arm around Katie playfully and said, "Oh, come on, Kate, who wouldn't like you?"
Katie rolled her eyes again. Ugh. She thought. I am SO gonna die tonight…