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Chapter 6: Since When Do I Giggle?!
Nate led Cori into a room with a bed, a computer desk, and a guitar sitting in the corner. "It's not much, but…"
"It's perfect. So I guess Jason is going to tell your mom everything." Nate nodded.
"She has to know…"
"Yeah, I get it. It's just weird you know?" Nate nodded. "I don't have any clothes." Nate smiled and opened the closet. "These…are all mine."
"Jason and Shane broke into your house this morning. They got all of your clothes and everything else in your room except the furniture. Everything else is downstairs though." Cori laughed.
"You guys are something else."
"I've heard." Nate pointed to the door across the hall. "And just to let you know, that's my room, Shane's room in done the hall, and Jason's room is at the end of the hall. Mom and dad's room is in the basement, along with our soundproof studio. There's another guest room in the basement, Tara can stay in there or in here, it doesn't really matter." Cori suddenly laughed and Nate looked at her confused.
"How many bathrooms are on this floor?"
"One…"
"Sharing a bathroom with three guys…that's gonna be interesting." Nate laughed with her. Cori took a step out the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To get my stuff…"
"Uh-uh. Bed rest, remember? I'll get it."
"Nate, I can get my own stuff. Besides there is no way I'm staying in bed for a week." Nate blocked Cori from the stairs and pointed to 'her room'.
"Bed." Cori huffed and walked back into the room. Nate went down stairs to grab the rest of her stuff that was sitting in the kitchen.
"Is it true?" His mom asked as he walked into the kitchen. Nate glanced over at Jason and Shane. He knew instantly what she was talking about and nodded.
"Yeah."
"Oh my… how did this happen? He was such a nice man."
"After Cori's mom died he started drinking and when he's drunk…I've seen him drunk and I've seen him sober, it's like two completely different people." Nate answered truthfully, even though he still wanted to punch something every time he thought about that man. Denise shook her head and looked back at Jason.
"She can stay here forever if need be. If that man is beating her I don't want her to set foot in that house." Jason nodded in agreement. Nate slipped the keyboard case over his shoulder, grabbed the suitcase filled with books, papers, make-up, shoes, and other things in one hand, and the guitar case in the other. He headed up the stairs and set Cori's things down carefully once inside her room. She was sitting on the bed, but stood once she saw her guitar. Cori grabbed her guitar before Nate even had the chance to set it down, then sat back down.
"Where'd they find this? My dad took it from me six months ago." Nate shrugged.
"I don't know, you can ask them later." Cori took the old acoustic guitar from its case, running her hand up the string then down the back of the neck as she positioned it on her thigh. Nate smiled at Cori's expertise in handling her guitar as she strummed a few chords.
"Thanks Nate." Nate smiled.
"No problem. Holler if you need anything." Nate said then left the room. A few minutes after he left, Cori got up and peeked into the hall. The coast was clear. She back into the room and silently shut the door. She unpacked her stuff, then set up her laptop on the desk. She grabbed her guitar from its resting spot on the bed and hit play on her iTunes.
'I Need You' by Relient K played through the speakers and she began to play her guitar along with it. It was one of her favorite songs to play along with, even though it would sound much cooler with an electric guitar. Cori knew if Nate found her up she'd be in trouble, but it was the first time in six months that she'd gotten to play her guitar. She began to jump around a little, flinging her hair this way and that, still playing guitar. Suddenly the music was cut off. Cori spun around, looking at Shane who was laughing.
"What are you doing?" Cori felt herself blushing.
"Uh…what are you doing in here?"
"My mom told me to come up and ask if want steak or chicken."
"Steak." Shane nodded, still smiling broadly.
"Okay, don't hurt yourself." Shane left and Cori turned the music back on. She continued jumping around with her guitar like a madwoman. Cori laid back on the bed, giggling to herself. Maybe it was weird, but she was having fun. Cori stood up and started to walk downstairs, when Nate came up behind her.
"What are you doing?"
"Going downstairs."
"Let me help…"
"I got it." Nate still walked right by her side until they reached the kitchen.
"Hey Courtney, you…what happened?" Denise asked and pointed to Cori's stomach. Cori looked down and saw the huge blood stain. Cori lifted her light blue tank top just enough to see that two stitches had popped open. Cori looked over at Nate.
"Where's that first aid kit?" Nate ran into the living room and came back with the kit. He set it on the table and opened it up. Nate pulled out a gauze pad and kneeled down so he was eye level with her stomach. He lifted up her tank top a little and pressed the pad lightly against the bleeding wound. Nate held the pad with his right hand and pulled two butterfly stitches from the kit with his left hand. He put the pad on the table and placed the two butterfly stitches on her stomach. "That should keep it closed." He taped a new gauze pad over her stitches, then stood up.
"Thanks." Cori said and disposed of the bloody gauze pad.
"What were you doing that made your stitches open like that?"
"Playing my guitar."
"Just playing your guitar?" Cori smiled.
"I may have been jumping around while playing my guitar." Nate shook his head.
"What are we going to do with you?"
"I'm gonna go change my shirt." Cori headed upstairs and changed into a red racer-back tank that had a guitar on the front, then sat down on her bed. She kept on thinking about the tingles she'd get every time Nate touched her or the butterflies that would flutter in her stomach every time he said her name. Is it possible to be in love with someone you've only known two days? No, it isn't. But I've known Nate since Preschool, right? A knock on the door tore Cori from her thoughts. "Come in."
Nate opened the door. "Hey. What are you doing up here?"
"Just thinking. Where's Tara?"
"Last time I heard she was trying to convince Jason to play Candy Land with her." Cori smiled. Nate moved the desk chair so he was sitting across from Cori. "I'm glad we found out about what happened. The fire and all." Nate was studying his fingers.
"Me too, it's weird though, you know? I've had a friend for like twelve years that I don't remember." Nate smiled, but it was a different smile, a cover-up smile. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Nate, you're not the only one who can tell when someone's being fake. Now spill."
"Yeah we've sorta known each other for twelve years and we definitely have a connection, but we don't remember. I think we should get to know each other." Nate's reason was only part true, he did want to get to know Cori, but it was the word 'friend' that was bothering Nate.
"So in order to get to know each other, what do you think we should do?"
"You could tell me something no one else knows about you."
"You already know most of my secrets." Nate knew she was talking about her father. "But… I hate the color pink and I'm really shy around people I don't know." Nate nodded.
"Me too." For the next couple hours, Nate and Cori told each other about their favorite movies, their hobbies, what music they liked, and funny stories they remembered from their past. Nate even convinced Cori to play him one of her songs.
In the dark with the music on
Wishing I was somewhere else
Taking all your anger out on me, somebody help
I would rather rot alone
Then spend a minute with you
I'm gone, I'm gone
And you can't stop me from falling apart
'Cause my self-destruction is all your fault
How could you, how could you, how could you hate me?
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?
Cori voice caught on a sob and she could feel the tears streaming down her face, she couldn't continue. She stood, leaving her guitar on the bed and ran out of the room, down the stairs, and out the door. Cori heard Nate's calls from behind her, but she couldn't stop running. Ten minutes later, she found herself downtown amidst lots of people who were traveling the streets. Cori glanced behind her and caught Nate's eye. "Cori!" She heard him yell, big mistake.
"It's Nate Gray!" People from all directions yelled and pushed to get closer to him, but Cori was trying to get farther away. Somehow, among the confusion she ended up closer to him.
"Cori!" Cori saw a gap in the crowd and ran for it. Somehow, she got out and Nate's calls got further and further away. She wasn't sure why she was running from the only person who made her feel safe. Scratch that, she knew why she was running, she just didn't want to think about it. She didn't want to think about losing his friendship because she had to go and fall for him and there was no way that he could like her, not like that. She was to busy trying not to think to notice that it had started raining five minutes ago. Warm rain that usually would sooth her, but right now she was too busy trying to forget how she felt.
Someone grabbed her shoulders and turned her around. As soon as she saw Nate's warm eyes and wet curls, a sob broke from her mouth. "Hey, hey…it's okay. What's that matter?" Cori shook her head.
"I-I c-can't t-tell you." Her voice shook. Cori was looking at her shoes.
"Look at me." Cori lifted her head and gazed into his caring brown eyes. "You can tell me." He whispered. Cori looked back down and shook her head.
"N-no, no I can't. It'll r-ruin everything." Cori tried her hardest not to let her voice tremble.
"Listen to me. You can tell me anything." Cori took a deep breath and continued to look at her toes.
"I-I think I love you." Nate smiled broadly.
"I think I love you too." Cori looked up at him.
"W-what?" Nate just laughed. He leaned in a couple inches, hesitated slightly, but then pressed his lips against Cori's. Cori kissed back as Nate wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. She let her arms drape over his shoulders. Nate pulled back slightly and rested his forehead on Cori's.
"I've never kissed in the rain before."
"I've never kissed before." They both smiled into another somewhat shorter kiss.
"Stupid boys. Don't know what they're missing." Cori giggled slightly. Giggle. I don't giggle! "We should get you back to the house. I'm surprised you didn't pop any more of your stitches with all that running."
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