"Chapter 10 – Kitty's Flowers"
I ran and ran and ran. I thought I was going home, but I ended up at the mall! And before I knew it, I was at The Baby Store!
"Cat?" Alison calls out to me. She's the co-manager when Beverly isn't here. She normally works when Beverly isn't here or when I'm not on my shift. "What are you doing here so early? Your shift isn't for another three hours."
I try not to, but then I start crying softly. I try to make my way to the backroom to put on my pretty pink dress, but Alison stops me.
"Cat," she calls softly, worriedly. "What's wrong? Did something happen at home?" I sniffle again and don't look at her. I shake my head and try to go to the backroom again, but she won't let me. "Ah, ah, ah, Little Girlie, you're not going anywhere until you tell me what's wrong."
I let out a loud sob and quickly cover my mouth. I wipe away my tears and sniffle some more before I look at her. "There-there was thi-this boy," I start. "He was really scary last night and then I had these really scary nightmares about him and then I saw him at school. Then…then I ran away to the park and he followed me! And he…"
I start crying again and Alison gasps, holding me tightly. "Oh, baby, shh," she soothes as she rubs my back. "You're okay now; you're okay. Everything's going to be okay."
One time, my brother hit me in the back of the head with a golf club. He said it was an accident but I had to go to the hospital. When I was in the hospital, I cried so much… Bristol told me if I stopped crying that she'd give me ice cream.
Maybe if I stop crying now, I'll get ice cream!
I start giggling and pull away from Alison. "I'm okay!" I exclaim happily. Then I skip to the backroom to put on my pretty dress. I love my dress! It's so bright and lovely and it makes me feel like a flower…if flowers had pink stems and pretty red petals, haha!
Alison tells me that we don't have the money to let me work overtime so I get to sit in the back for a few hours! I get to listen to my music and draw!
When Alison tells me it's time to work, I come out to find a tall boy with kinda long, dark hair looking through the girls' section of the store. Then I see his jean jacket, loose jeans that fit him really well, and his battle boots!
"Beck!" I scream as I run up to him. He turns to me in confusion at first and then his face brightens before I jump on him, hugging him tightly by the neck. He hugs me back for a moment, but I don't let go. It feels good to have someone holding me, someone I know isn't scary.
"Cat," he strains out. "Cat…can't…breathe…" I let go of him and smile widely. "I can breathe just fine, silly head!" I announce as my feet touch the ground. Beck laughs softly and I giggle, grabbing his hands. "What are you doing here?" I ask happily. I love seeing Beck! He's so nice to me!
"Remember how I said my mom was pregnant?" he asks. I nod with a big smile, but then my smile falls because I don't remember. "No," I breathe, twirling a lock of my hair.
Beck laughs softly. "Well she is," he tells me. "She said she needed some things and I volunteered to get them for her."
I smile at him. He's so thoughtful! He's thoughtful and sweet and nice and my best friend!
I wanna say something to him, but I hear a growling that makes me gasp. I look past Beck out the store to see that boy that kissed me! He's holding a bunch of pretty flowers, but he looks kinda mad…
I cling to Beck's arms with a small squeak and stand completely in front of him so that boy won't see me! "Cat?" Beck calls. "What's wrong?"
"There's a scary boy out there," I whisper into his shirt. Beck starts to turn but I cling to him tighter. "No!" I beg. "Don't look at him! He's scary!"
Beck wraps his arms around me and gently rubs my back. "How long has he been scaring you, Cat?" he asks softly. I sniffle slightly, feeling water going down my face. "I saw him last night," I start. "He…he was here and he made me break my phone! Then I had really scary dreams and then he was at school! I ran away but he followed me to the park. Then he kissed me and tried to hurt me!"
Beck's arms tighten around me for a moment. "Why didn't you tell anyone earlier?" he asks. But his voice is different. He sounds like he's not his nice Beck-self…like he's angry…
The growling gets louder and Beck's hands grip tighter on my sides, hurting me. I let out a small squeak of pain and Beck lets go. He steps back and I look up at him to see his eyes are narrowed and he's frowning really hard.
"Beck?" I call slightly, my voice shaking. He doesn't say anything back to me though. He does turn away from me to face the boy. I quickly dart around in front of him because I'm afraid of what he might do!
Beck holds his arm out and gently moves me out of the way, his eyes locked on the boy. I turn to see the boy advancing toward Beck, gripping the flowers tightly in his hand. I can hear the paper around the flowers crackling loudly as they bend over his hand. That boy's really strong…
I cling to Beck's arm pleadingly, but he snatches away from me just as they come face to face…
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Skye