Chapter 3
Why Does This Keep Happening?
After the Kylos and I buried Katrina, Casey and Lauren came out of the woods, coughing. They saw me putting Katrina into a makeshift box, a stab wound in her side. They came running.
"What happened?" asked Lauren.
"Hadvan, our 'advisor', I should say, killed her after he kidnapped you. She was just trying to bring more misery to my life."
"More?" asked Casey. "What did he do before?"
That was the key. My shoulders started shaking again. I cried into Kalitra's shoulder. She was Katrina's vice president. She patted my back with her awkward, clawed hands. Her back heaved as she grieved, too. "Hadvan killed my father. He didn't get the promotion, my father did. So he killed him."
"Oh no," said Casey, and sank down to her knees beside me and Kalitra. "How horrible. First Mr. E, now Katrina." We all sobbed, my friends, Kalitra, and I, in a group hug.
The next morning, my mom came and picked us up. When she saw we were without Katrina, she said,
"Where is Katrina?" I shook my head. Her hand flew to her mouth. "Oh no, my poor baby!" she got out of the car and came to comfort me.
"It was the man who met us here. He killed her. Dad, too." She stopped hugging me and held me out to arms length.
"He killed Hyde?" I nodded.
We all got into the car. I looked out the window, not feeling any emotion. Why feel when there's just hurt? Everyone should have a time in their life when someone they loved is run through the heart by a cold, wicked string bean of a man.
My mom dropped each one of my friends at their houses. When we got back, Payton wanted to know about everything, but mostly where Katrina was. That was it. I ran up to my room and slammed the door. I heard from downstairs my mom explaining 'doggie heaven'. I tried to block them out with my mind. The world had no point anymore. I wouldn't come home to Katrina's exploding tail and wet, sloppy kisses. I wouldn't see her mischievous smile or brilliant green eyes. Why love when it's going to disappear before your very eyes?
Sorry it's so short! I'm working on getting all my existing chapters on, bear with me here!
Shasta