CHAPTER 10…

DO YOU HAVE PROOF?

Everyone sat in the living room quiet. The only sound you heard was the clock ticking.

"Sooooo." Omar finally said. "You're not dead?"

"No." Mike replied. An awkward silence came again.

"Why'd you call him dad?" Katherine finally said. Omar looked at her.

"Why do you want to know?" He said.

"Well, I am going to start living here for the rest of my childhood and teenage years. Might as well." Omar stared at her.

"What?" He looked at Mike then. "What does she mean?"

"She means what she told you. She's staying here now." Now, I don't think anybody else noticed it. But Katherine could see the range deep inside his eyes he was feeling. And she didn't like it.

"What's wrong Omar? Not happy?" She said.

"Not really, why are you staying here?"

"Why does it matter?"

"Why did you want to know how I know he's my father?"

"Touché." Everyone could tell there was tension brewing so they tried to calm it.

"She's staying here because her family's gone." Blanket said. Katherine stared at him. She couldn't stay mad at him, he was only 7.

"Where'd they go?"

"Home is how I like to put it." Kathy said.

"Oh, they died." She stared at him. The face was so cold that it chilled people right through the bone.

"So."

"I think that's enough explaining for today." Mike said quickly before it could get any worse. Just then Kai came in there telling everyone that dinner was ready. Everyone's stomach growled and they went straight to the kitchen, well, everyone except Katherine and Omar. Omar stepped in front of her.

"Could you please move, I'm trying to go eat." Kathy asked. Omar's face was suddenly right in hers as he picked her off the ground and pinned her to the wall.

"Now you listen here little girl. I'm not going to take your little attitude. And furthermore, I'm not going to pout up with you. There's only room for one new person in this house and that's going to be me."

"Actually there's a lot of room." She said trying to breath.

"Shut up!" He said slamming her against the wall. "Now you little heathen and your little buddies around your age are going to stay out of my way when I'm trying to talk you hear?"

"You threatening me and MJ's kids?"

"That's right, and I will come after everyone of you if you don't stay out of my way and do as I tell you to do. You got it?"

"There's no way on earth I'll ever-" He lifted her higher onto the wall.

"I have my hand around your neck and you pinned to the wall, now you either say yes or I will snap you in half right now." Katherine looked into his eyes and saw that rage again, except it was worse. She nodded and Omar let her down and walked into the kitchen leaving her to gasp for air. But there was no way on earth Katherine was going to let him beat on her and treat her like this. That was one thing her parents always taught her, never let something like this pin you down, you fight back. She wasn't going to let him hurt her, or her new family. No way in hell would she let him do that.

As he walked into the kitchen, Kathy grabbed the nearest object that would do a least a little harm and ran toward him at full speed. She lifted it to where it would hit his head a little bit and smashed it against him. Omar let out a squeal and fell down. The others just turned to see Kathy over him with a broken piece of jar.

"Katherine! What are you doing?" Mike screeched. She looked at him then looked at the situation.

"It's not what you think! He lifted me up on the wall right over there and threatened that he would hurt us! I had to do something!" Mike looked at her.

"Kathy, you might have a lot of things going on right now, but I know Omar, and he wouldn't hurt a fly."

"But he hurt me!" She screamed. She didn't mean to be so loud, just no one would believe her. Mike was surprised, so was his kids. She sighed, "I'm sorry, how about I put it this way…" She looked at the stereo and put a CD in it. It started to play and she tapped her foot. Then she started to sing.

You look like an angel. Prince, Paris, and Blanket did the back ground.

(Look like an angel?)

Walk like an angel

(Walk like an angel?)

Talk like an angel

(Talk like an angel?)

But I got wise! You're a devil in disguise! Oh yes you are. Devil in disguise, hmmm.

You fooled me with your kisses, you cheated and you schemed, heaven knows how you lied to me, how you like to see.

-repeat the first thing-

I thought that I was in heaven, but I was sure surprised, heaven help me I didn't see the devil in your eyes.

-repeat thing to end-

They all looked at her. Mike sighed and shook his head.

"Kathy, give it up, just because Omar is new over here doesn't mean you have to be jealous and rude to him." Katherine looked at him.

"What? You think that's what it is?"

"I know that's what it is." She started to laugh nervously.

"Why don't you believe me?"

"Kathy I want to, it's just that, I know Omar better then you, you've only been here a day and you already picked out an enemy." She stared at him.

"Fine. Don't believe me and let that monster rip your family apart."

"Stop it Kathy! That's not what he is. Just cause your parents died doesn't mean you have to make everybody else miserable!" Everybody looked at him.

"What?!?! Oh, so now my dead relatives are going to be brought into this! Well fine! I don't care! I don't give a crap! If you really won't believe me and think these thoughts about me that are so not true, I'll just leave then! I can find another home I'm sure!"

"Kathy I didn't mean it that way!"

"Whatever." And she walked out.