Disclaimer : Victorious is not mine. It belongs to Dan Schneider!
CHAPTER 4
I woke up before Cat and decided to go downstairs for a while. I just sat on the couch thinking. How could her Dad, her own father, do that to her? She's so fragile and defenseless! I was so angry, I had no idea what to do. I think it's best that she stays with me for a while though. I don't want her getting hurt again. My dad wouldn't care, and my mom's in New York until Sunday. It was already 6:30, so Cat should be up any minute. I went back upstairs and just watched Cat sleep for a while. I felt like a creep, but I needed to make sure she didn't need me when she woke up.
About 20 minutes went by when I realized I had fallen asleep again right next to Cat. My eyes fluttered open and Cat was looking down at me. Darn it! I hope she wasn't waiting for me to wake for very long. "Good morning Cat. Are you okay?" I asked sympathetically, which is weird because I'm usually cranky in the morning, especially if I don't sleep well.
"I'm okay. I'm a little sore though. Thank you so much Jade, and I'm so sorry that I had you come pick me up. You didn't have to..." Cat said sadly and worried that I might kick her out of my house.
"Cat, don't apologize. It wasn't your fault, it was your fucking dad's fault. But I think it's best that you stay at my house for a while. Are you up for school today?" I wasn't sure if she should go to school, although she was looking a lot better than last night. Most of her bruises and cuts were starting to heal, but she still had a few bad marks on her arms and legs.
"Do you think, we could stay home today? I mean we don't have to if you don't want to, I just don't want to be alone." Cat sounded scared that I was going to leave her at my house by herself. But I didn't mind skipping school, I'd just have to call Beck, so he wouldn't worry about where I was.
"Cat, I'm not going to leave you here alone. I'll stay with you today, and we'll see how you feel tomorrow okay?" I made sure she was happy after I said that, I wasn't used to her being upset and hurt. She's usually so bubbly...
"Okay" Cat said smiling. Good, it worked. I liked her smile, it was so cute. I was glad it returned on her face. Ugh, again with the cuteness thing! What was wrong with me lately? Then I heard her tummy growl and I realized I'd forgotten about feeding her!
"Oh, I'm sorry! I completely forgot about food! What do you want to eat?" I said trying to think of anything else I'd forgotten.
"Hey Jade? Could you take me to McDonald's so that I can have some potato things?" She looked desperate for me to say yes. So I did and she had the biggest smile on her face when we got to McDonald's. I got her a lot of hash browns and I ate an egg and bacon McMuffin. While we ate I decided to bring up why she yelped and why she was looking at me during class. I thought it was a good time to do it because she was happy and in a good mood right now.
"Hey Cat. Can I talk to you about something?" She nodded and I went on. "Well I noticed some odd things yesterday at school." Cat stopped eating her food and looked at me cautiously. "Why did you yelp and run in the bathroom when me and Beck were kissing, and why were you staring at me in Sikowitz's class?" Cat stared at me for a few minutes and then ran in the bathroom. I ran in after her looking under the stalls for the little blue shoes she was still wearing. I found her in the last stall and pushed the door, but it was locked. "Cat! Don't make me crawl under the door! I'm not going to be very happy if I get crap on my pants."
I heard the lock click, so I walked in and found Cat curled up in a ball crying. "Cat, please stop crying. I didn't mean to upset you. Can you please just talk to me and tell me what the hell is going on?" She started crying more. "Can you at least tell me what you told Tori?" She shook her head. She wouldn't make eye contact with me. "Cat! Look me in the eyes and tell me what's going on!" I yelled at her, which made her cry more.
I decided to let it go and not talk about it again today. I just sat on the floor with her and held her in my arms to try to calm her down. I was actually enjoying cuddling with her. What was I saying! West, get a hold of yourself. Why am I being like this? Oh well, she had stopped crying. I was about to get up and take her back to my house, but she grabbed me and yelled "No! please! Don't go!"
"Cat" I looked in her eyes and almost forgot what I was going to say. "You need to tell me what's going on okay? You're worrying me." She sniffed and one last tear fell.
"I'll tell you, w-when I'm ready. And I don't know when that's going to be. So can I tell you later please?" There was no use arguing with her. I obviously wasn't going to get an answer right now. So I helped her up, but she wouldn't let go of my hand. We walked all the way back to my car with our hands intertwined.
A/N : That was a longer chapter! Hope you guys liked it! XOXO
