Sorry that its been awhile. My family and I have been moving and JUST finished moving everything over today. Thank you for being patient, and for that, I will post two chapters this week instead of one. I hope you enjoy them!
By. Briannah Hauff
Chapter 4
Katie's P.O.V.
I woke up screaming bloody murder in class. Everyone jumped and turned around to look at me, with concerning faces. My breathing was heavy and I was drenched in sweat. I felt a sharp pain in my left arm, and looked down to find four deep scratches on my arm. I grabbed my towel and wrapped it around my arm, and then ran out of the gym to the nurses office.
"These are some real nasty cuts you have here, Katie. How on earth did you get them?" asks Nurse Jackie.
Uh, oh. What should I say?
"A dog attacked me when I was coming to school." I answered.
"Good Lord! I hope that dog is up to date on its shots! Do you know where it came from?" she asks worriedly.
At least she didn't question me on coming in late.
"No, I don't" I say.
"That's too bad. I'm going to go call the police and your mother. Keep pressure on that wound and I'll be back in a few." she says.
I do what she says, and kick my feet to keep myself awake. I look down at my wound and instantly become woozy. I look up right away and try to take deep breathes. I never knew I was so afraid of blood. Well, I guess I know now.
"All right Katie, I called the police and they are going to go look for the dog. Now lets look at these scratches now, shall we?" she says.
She lifts up the towel and turns my arm towards herself. I look away, hoping that I won't pass out.
"These are going to need stitches, Katie." she says.
"What, are you being serious?" I ask worriedly.
"I'm afraid so. It's okay, you have nothing to worry about." she says confidently.
She grabs her kit and starts stitching the wounds. Either I am just a big wuss, or getting stitches hurts. I hope I never have to have that again, unless they numb me or put me out.
"All done. See, now that wasn't so bad." she says.
The Nurse's Office door swings open all of a sudden with great force and hits the wall with a bang! And the person who did it is none other than my mother. Her eyes are bulging out of her sockets. Her hair is all frizzed up and she has the crazy look in her eyes. I don't know whether I should protect the Nurse or myself from her.
"What the hell happened, Katie!" she yells.
She runs over to my side looks at my bandaged arm, then looks up at the nurse.
"I'm taking my daughter home for the day, and she's not coming back until you find that malicious dog that did this to her!" yells my mom.
Nurse Jackie replies, "Mrs. Sanders, we are doing everything we can-"
"It's obviously not enough!" yells back my mom.
My mom grabs my hand and pulls me out of the Nurse's office. We go out the back of the school and into the visitor's parking lot. We got in my mom's silver '77 Datsun 810 Wagon and drove away.
My mom mumbles, "I can't believe they haven't done anything yet."
"Mom, yes they have. And you shouldn't worry about it. It's nothing, really." I reassure her.
"Nothing? You call this nothing!" her voice raises as she points to my arm.
"Mom, my arm is going to be fine. You shouldn't worry too much."
"I just don't know how we're not on the same page. You should be pissed off!"
A few seconds of silence go by, until she takes in a quick breath and looks at me with disgust in her eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I ask.
"You're trying to protect someone's dog from getting captured, aren't you?" she asks with rage in her voice.
"No! I would never do that!"
"Oh yeah, like you would never do that!"
"Mom, can you just be an adult about this and believe what I say, instead of trying to pick a fight with me."
The rest of the car ride home was filled with awkward silence. Neither one of us talked or even let out a peep. We got to the house and I went straight up to my room before my mom could get a chance to talk to me.
Just as I got up to my room, my phone started to ring. I picked it up and answered it.
"Hello?" I ask
"Hey, it's me." Louise answers
"Oh, hi. Why are you calling me?"
"I heard what happen. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine."
"Are you sure? I can skip class and come over if you want."
"No, don't that. I'm fine don't worry about me. Look, I'll call you later tonight, is that okay?"
"Yeah, that's fine."
"Okay. I love you."
"Love you, too."
"Bye."