Heart & Soul
Part 2
Tori
It's unfair... there are thousands of people in this world who are really evil and mean... like that pervert who almost kidnapped Trina the other day... hadn't been for Jade... why people like him are fine and all and people like Cat, who's only desire is to see people smile have to suffer like this... she didn't cared the sacrifices as long as she could lend a helping hand... I'll never forget one time that we had to do a play for Sikowitz class... I was supposed to work with Melanie Puckett but she had to move to Denver because her mother had gotten a job there... so I was alone to do the play at the last minute... I was trying to figure everything out at 11pm that night when my doorbell rang. I knew it was late and that Dad was going to kill me for opening the door, but somehow I knew I had to...
-Hi Tori!
-Cat? What are you doing here?
-Well, I have to help you with your play.
-Aren't you supposed to be working with Jade?
-I just finished, but you need help, so here am I, where's the script? - Cat said walking in
-I... OK...
Needless to say we worked until 4am... and the next morning she was waking me up at 6:30 to get to school... we presented our play, and then she acted in Jade's. Then I couldn't find her for lunch, I was going to go look for her in Sikowitz class when suddenly a hand covered my mouth.
-Don't make a sound.
I turned around and it was Jade.
-What's the idea? -I asked in a whisper
She took my hand and quietly opened the door, there, in the stage, covered with a blanket, as if she was playing sleeping beauty, Cat slept peacefully.
-Don't you dare wake her up. I know she helped you until very late last night.
-How could
-Who do you think drove her to your house? Do you really think she got there walking?
We left her there, and since after our class nobody used that classroom she stayed there until the last period when she woke up and joined us. Something a few people know is that when she glued her make-up to my face and had to go with Trina to get the solvent she paid it with her lunch money for that month, one thing I forgot to ask was how much they paid for it, it was until a few days later when Dad found the can under the sink that I found out.
-Hey Tori, do you know who bought Grizzly Industries solvent? - my Dad asked
-Oh that was Cat, remember, to take off the make-up the other day?
-And how did she paid for it?
-Money I guess
-Yeah, I know that Tori, but do you have any idea how much this costs?
-I don't know, 20, 30 dollars?
-A few drops. Tori, this an industrial solvent, this can alone probably costs no less than $300.
-WHAT?
Then it hit me, since that day Cat wasn't joining us for lunch, she always had something to do... the next day I decided to follow her, after a few minutes of roaming the halls she went into arts class and after taking a book from the shelf she began to read.
-Now you're into arts?
-TORI!
-Aren't you going to eat?
-I already ate.
-Cat...
-Really I...
-CAT.
-OK no... I...
-You used all your allowance to pay for the solvent right?
She nodded in agreement.
-Mom is always too busy so I have to wait until I get home to eat.
-You didn't had to, you could have told Trina and she would have giving you half.
-But it was my fault...
-And I already forgave you
-Yes but
And it was then when her stomach betrayed her.
-I'm sorry... -she lowered her head ashamed.
-Come on, let's go eat something.
-But...
-It's on me. And it'll be until you get your allowance again.
Suddenly I found myself wrapped in her arms. That was Cat, she was the purest person I have ever knew... I didn't wanted to cry in front of her... so I decided to walk out of the room, I didn't knew where to go or what to do... then I found myself at the door of the small chapel the hospital had, I walked two steps and heard sobs... the clothes and the long black hair were unmistakable, it was Jade... on her knees sobbing and crying, she looked up at me, her black make up running all over her cheeks.
-What? - she said
-Can I join you? - I said softly
She nodded and I knelt beside her, I held her hand, I'm not the religious type but Mom had taught me how to pray when I was little, I just hopped that he could hear us... that he could understand how much we love Cat... how much we need her around us... Jade's words as she looked up at the figure in the cross told the whole story:
-Please... don“t take her... I already lost my mom... please... she's all I got...
I guess Jade has a story of her own...
NEXT: Jade.
