Hello! I'm so sorry I haven't updated in almost a month! Things have been
soooo crazy here, I can't even think of where to begin. I'll try not to
keep you waiting as long, but I can't make any promises, this is going to
be an extremely busy time for me... Tests, Essays, University Applications... A
boyfriend, my friends... Almost too much for me!
Thank you to all my wonderful, faithful readers and reviewers. What would I do without you? -xxGREEN BAYxx – Things will be ok, but not before they get worse... -Fears-N-Jears – I'm sorry about the Gilmore Girls thing, I didn't even think of that while I was writing! -Beth – Here's a chapter, finally! Thanx for the review -Kathy – Things will be fixed, just not yet! Sorry! -DreamerLady – Thanx for the awesome review. Katie's trying, but it's really hard for her!! -Jayne1 – Here's some more of my writing that you seem to like! -Softballgeek291 – Just for you! -xzaire – Love can be hard, and confusing. Just a bit more angst though, so hold on! -Arianna11 – Thanx for reading, keep it up! -CRAZY4SFTBALL01@aol.com -- Sorry about my little mistakes... I hope you forgive me!
So here you are, finally, with the latest chapter! Review, you know you want too!! Hehe.
Chapter Thirteen: The Aftermath
Time slowed down for Oliver. He was living in a world where he wasn't asleep, but he wasn't awake either. He felt lost, stupid, and most of all, disgusting. He HAD a good thing going. He HAD been happy. The pain was almost unbearable. Seeing her in the hall, at meals, at Quidditch. Each day, he sank deeper and deeper into a depression.
Katie felt just as bad, but she wasn't a stranger to this type of pain. Not that that had made it easier or better. Her feelings toward Oliver were extremely ambivalent. She wanted to beat him and love him all at the same time.
***
That night there was a Quidditch practice. They would have been better off NOT practicing. It was one big waste of time and energy. Oliver just floated around the hoops, staring at Katie. She, at least, was attempting to practice, although everyone could tell she was in immense pain. Oliver didn't even improve after Angelina hit him in the face with the Quaffle. Now, not only was he miserable, he had a black eye.
"Ok! Time out!" Angelina yelled to the team. They all flew down to the ground. "What's happening here? Isn't this supposed to be a practice?" Angelina raved once they had all gathered around her.
"I don't care," Oliver said, "Practice is over. Hit the showers."
The team looked around in shock. Oliver? Ending a practice? Willingly?!!?! Something was definitely wrong with this scenario. The thing with Katie was having a huge effect on him. Even Katie saw it, but she was in the mindset that he had brought this upon himself. If he had only listened...
Alicia knew she had to do something. She felt horrible for Katie. She knew how bad Oliver felt and how sorry he was. But she also knew how bitter Katie was toward Oliver at the moment. The tension filled the twilight air.
Angelina was outraged. Quidditch was going downhill, their captain slowly going crazy over a girl. Alicia kept trying to make everything perfect again, although Katie had made herself clear that she was done with the whole thing.
***
"Katie," Angelina said to her friend as they stepped out of the showers, "you need to talk to Oliver. You need to straighten him out, you know? Make sure he knows that he doesn't have another chance with you."
"I don't know," Katie said apprehensively, "I still like him a lot." Katie wasn't lying either. She was genuinely confused.
"Katie. He's pulling a Davies. I can't believe you can't see it! You're being so naïve again," Angelina responded.
"Not really Angelina," Katie said back in shock, "Davies was never this upset when I caught him. So that has to mean he cares about me. And I'm not being naïve!"
"Well if he cared, he wouldn't have run off. He would have listened," Angelina said as she finished dressing.
Katie gave Angelina a hurt look. She loved Angelina, she really did, but when she got like this – all I-have-to-tell-you-everything-I-think – Katie hated her. Angelina wouldn't listen to reason, or logic. She just went off what she was feeling. "You know, Angelina, this is up to me. Not you," Katie said, drying her hair.
"Well, I just don't want you coming back to me, bawling your eyes out when he hurts you all over again," Angelina retorted quietly and left the change room.
Alicia, who had heard her friends' conversation, went over to Katie. "Sometimes I think Angelina is insane when she's like that," Alicia told her.
Katie smiled. "Yeah, I know. I know that she cared, and wants what is best for me, but she doesn't understand what's going through my head right now."
"I know. I think you should give Oliver another chance, personally. He's REALLY upset. He really cares for you Katie. Don't listen to Angelina right now. She means well but you're right – she has no idea of what you are experiencing. Talk to him, Katie. Work this out. You want to, I can see it in your eyes," Alicia said.
"I know," Katie said almost in tears, "but that's easier said then done."
"But we both know that you would regret it if you didn't talk to him," Alicia replied, "Just think about it for awhile, there is no need to rush into it." Alicia left her in the change room.
***
Oliver sat up in his room alone and thinking. Everything was rushing through his mind – especially everything about Katie. The moonlit dance, New Years', the Ravenclaw game. How could he be so stupid? He had it all. And why had he just exploded like that? He just left her there, crying. It hurt him to even think of that sound. Then on the hill. Dear lord. That's when her really knew he had blown it. He HAD her trust. Hearing her say "I can't believe I trusted you" hurt more than anything else she said.
He lie back down and shut his eyes, although he knew sleep wasn't going to come easily. He never slept well when he had a lot on his mind.
***
Katie was in the common room by the fire, as usual. Her mind was cluttered with thoughts. She missed Oliver. She missed the way he hugged her, the way he looked at her, the way he made her feel. But she was extremely mad and hurt by what he had done. Stupid ambivalent feelings. She had no idea what to do. She had one friend telling her on thing, and another telling her the complete opposite. Katie headed up to bed, her too knowing, that sleep wasn't going to come anytime soon.
***
Katie was thankful when Monday came. The weekend felt like it would never end. Now she had work to keep herself busy. The only problem of Monday was seeing Davies in the halls. Katie slapping him didn't seem to send him the message that she DID NOT want to be with him.
"How is my beautiful girlfriend this fine Monday morning?" Roger said loudly, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. She looked up at him, into those cold, steel gray eyes.
"Go to hell Roger," Katie said knocking his arm away, "I know what you and Rory set up."
"I only did it to make you realize that Wood is no good for you. I miss you Katie. Don't you remember what we had?" Roger said.
"I remember you cheating on me," Katie said cruelly to the black haired man, "And Wood actually cares about me."
"Well, he cheated on you," Davies said.
Katie had nothing in reply. She was furious. Davies was right. "Just shut up, ok? I don't want you! I never will ever again. Now get that through your thick skull. I DON'T WANT YOU!" Katie shouted out.
"Yes Roger, do leave the lady alone," Oliver spoke out from the small crowd that had gathered around the two.
"I don't believe that you're involved in this Wood," Davies said as Oliver stepped out of the crowd. They faced each other, Oliver's 6'3" figure overshadowing Roger's 5' 10" one easily.
"Oh, I think I am. Unlike you, I actually care about her," Oliver said, his adrenaline increasing.
"That's just why you went off with one of her friends," Davies said coldly, "Oh yes. You truly care about her."
"You set it all up. You made sure I was watching when you kissed her. You know she wants me, and it just kills you, doesn't it? Knowing that what you want doesn't want you, but your enemy. You're dying inside," Oliver hissed to him.
In his fury, Roger took a swing at Oliver, and connected. Hard. Oliver's lip split open, causing blood to spray out, and it sounded as though a couple of Roger's fingers had broken. Oliver lunged back in attack.
"STOP IT!" Katie screamed, and stepped in between the two of them, "Just stop it! Maybe I don't want EITHER of you!" Katie stomped away frustrated.
"Katie!" they both called to her.
"No! Just don't bother! Leave me alone, both of you!" she screamed back. She didn't even bother turning around, she just kept walking.
Oliver's heart, if possible, broke again. She didn't want him. He walked off to class in tears. Roger called him on again, but he just kept walking. It wasn't worth fighting him.
Angelina and Alicia witnessed the whole fiasco. "Poor Katie," Alicia commented to Angelina, "That must have been incredibly embarrassing."
Angelina nodded, "We'd better go find her." Angelina started off in the direction Katie ran off in. But she soon stopped when she realized Alicia wasn't coming. "Alicia? Are you coming?"
"No," she replied, "You go find Katie, I'm going to find Oliver. Someone needs to talk to him." Angelina nodded and ran off to Katie as Alicia went to find Oliver.
Thank you to all my wonderful, faithful readers and reviewers. What would I do without you? -xxGREEN BAYxx – Things will be ok, but not before they get worse... -Fears-N-Jears – I'm sorry about the Gilmore Girls thing, I didn't even think of that while I was writing! -Beth – Here's a chapter, finally! Thanx for the review -Kathy – Things will be fixed, just not yet! Sorry! -DreamerLady – Thanx for the awesome review. Katie's trying, but it's really hard for her!! -Jayne1 – Here's some more of my writing that you seem to like! -Softballgeek291 – Just for you! -xzaire – Love can be hard, and confusing. Just a bit more angst though, so hold on! -Arianna11 – Thanx for reading, keep it up! -CRAZY4SFTBALL01@aol.com -- Sorry about my little mistakes... I hope you forgive me!
So here you are, finally, with the latest chapter! Review, you know you want too!! Hehe.
Chapter Thirteen: The Aftermath
Time slowed down for Oliver. He was living in a world where he wasn't asleep, but he wasn't awake either. He felt lost, stupid, and most of all, disgusting. He HAD a good thing going. He HAD been happy. The pain was almost unbearable. Seeing her in the hall, at meals, at Quidditch. Each day, he sank deeper and deeper into a depression.
Katie felt just as bad, but she wasn't a stranger to this type of pain. Not that that had made it easier or better. Her feelings toward Oliver were extremely ambivalent. She wanted to beat him and love him all at the same time.
***
That night there was a Quidditch practice. They would have been better off NOT practicing. It was one big waste of time and energy. Oliver just floated around the hoops, staring at Katie. She, at least, was attempting to practice, although everyone could tell she was in immense pain. Oliver didn't even improve after Angelina hit him in the face with the Quaffle. Now, not only was he miserable, he had a black eye.
"Ok! Time out!" Angelina yelled to the team. They all flew down to the ground. "What's happening here? Isn't this supposed to be a practice?" Angelina raved once they had all gathered around her.
"I don't care," Oliver said, "Practice is over. Hit the showers."
The team looked around in shock. Oliver? Ending a practice? Willingly?!!?! Something was definitely wrong with this scenario. The thing with Katie was having a huge effect on him. Even Katie saw it, but she was in the mindset that he had brought this upon himself. If he had only listened...
Alicia knew she had to do something. She felt horrible for Katie. She knew how bad Oliver felt and how sorry he was. But she also knew how bitter Katie was toward Oliver at the moment. The tension filled the twilight air.
Angelina was outraged. Quidditch was going downhill, their captain slowly going crazy over a girl. Alicia kept trying to make everything perfect again, although Katie had made herself clear that she was done with the whole thing.
***
"Katie," Angelina said to her friend as they stepped out of the showers, "you need to talk to Oliver. You need to straighten him out, you know? Make sure he knows that he doesn't have another chance with you."
"I don't know," Katie said apprehensively, "I still like him a lot." Katie wasn't lying either. She was genuinely confused.
"Katie. He's pulling a Davies. I can't believe you can't see it! You're being so naïve again," Angelina responded.
"Not really Angelina," Katie said back in shock, "Davies was never this upset when I caught him. So that has to mean he cares about me. And I'm not being naïve!"
"Well if he cared, he wouldn't have run off. He would have listened," Angelina said as she finished dressing.
Katie gave Angelina a hurt look. She loved Angelina, she really did, but when she got like this – all I-have-to-tell-you-everything-I-think – Katie hated her. Angelina wouldn't listen to reason, or logic. She just went off what she was feeling. "You know, Angelina, this is up to me. Not you," Katie said, drying her hair.
"Well, I just don't want you coming back to me, bawling your eyes out when he hurts you all over again," Angelina retorted quietly and left the change room.
Alicia, who had heard her friends' conversation, went over to Katie. "Sometimes I think Angelina is insane when she's like that," Alicia told her.
Katie smiled. "Yeah, I know. I know that she cared, and wants what is best for me, but she doesn't understand what's going through my head right now."
"I know. I think you should give Oliver another chance, personally. He's REALLY upset. He really cares for you Katie. Don't listen to Angelina right now. She means well but you're right – she has no idea of what you are experiencing. Talk to him, Katie. Work this out. You want to, I can see it in your eyes," Alicia said.
"I know," Katie said almost in tears, "but that's easier said then done."
"But we both know that you would regret it if you didn't talk to him," Alicia replied, "Just think about it for awhile, there is no need to rush into it." Alicia left her in the change room.
***
Oliver sat up in his room alone and thinking. Everything was rushing through his mind – especially everything about Katie. The moonlit dance, New Years', the Ravenclaw game. How could he be so stupid? He had it all. And why had he just exploded like that? He just left her there, crying. It hurt him to even think of that sound. Then on the hill. Dear lord. That's when her really knew he had blown it. He HAD her trust. Hearing her say "I can't believe I trusted you" hurt more than anything else she said.
He lie back down and shut his eyes, although he knew sleep wasn't going to come easily. He never slept well when he had a lot on his mind.
***
Katie was in the common room by the fire, as usual. Her mind was cluttered with thoughts. She missed Oliver. She missed the way he hugged her, the way he looked at her, the way he made her feel. But she was extremely mad and hurt by what he had done. Stupid ambivalent feelings. She had no idea what to do. She had one friend telling her on thing, and another telling her the complete opposite. Katie headed up to bed, her too knowing, that sleep wasn't going to come anytime soon.
***
Katie was thankful when Monday came. The weekend felt like it would never end. Now she had work to keep herself busy. The only problem of Monday was seeing Davies in the halls. Katie slapping him didn't seem to send him the message that she DID NOT want to be with him.
"How is my beautiful girlfriend this fine Monday morning?" Roger said loudly, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. She looked up at him, into those cold, steel gray eyes.
"Go to hell Roger," Katie said knocking his arm away, "I know what you and Rory set up."
"I only did it to make you realize that Wood is no good for you. I miss you Katie. Don't you remember what we had?" Roger said.
"I remember you cheating on me," Katie said cruelly to the black haired man, "And Wood actually cares about me."
"Well, he cheated on you," Davies said.
Katie had nothing in reply. She was furious. Davies was right. "Just shut up, ok? I don't want you! I never will ever again. Now get that through your thick skull. I DON'T WANT YOU!" Katie shouted out.
"Yes Roger, do leave the lady alone," Oliver spoke out from the small crowd that had gathered around the two.
"I don't believe that you're involved in this Wood," Davies said as Oliver stepped out of the crowd. They faced each other, Oliver's 6'3" figure overshadowing Roger's 5' 10" one easily.
"Oh, I think I am. Unlike you, I actually care about her," Oliver said, his adrenaline increasing.
"That's just why you went off with one of her friends," Davies said coldly, "Oh yes. You truly care about her."
"You set it all up. You made sure I was watching when you kissed her. You know she wants me, and it just kills you, doesn't it? Knowing that what you want doesn't want you, but your enemy. You're dying inside," Oliver hissed to him.
In his fury, Roger took a swing at Oliver, and connected. Hard. Oliver's lip split open, causing blood to spray out, and it sounded as though a couple of Roger's fingers had broken. Oliver lunged back in attack.
"STOP IT!" Katie screamed, and stepped in between the two of them, "Just stop it! Maybe I don't want EITHER of you!" Katie stomped away frustrated.
"Katie!" they both called to her.
"No! Just don't bother! Leave me alone, both of you!" she screamed back. She didn't even bother turning around, she just kept walking.
Oliver's heart, if possible, broke again. She didn't want him. He walked off to class in tears. Roger called him on again, but he just kept walking. It wasn't worth fighting him.
Angelina and Alicia witnessed the whole fiasco. "Poor Katie," Alicia commented to Angelina, "That must have been incredibly embarrassing."
Angelina nodded, "We'd better go find her." Angelina started off in the direction Katie ran off in. But she soon stopped when she realized Alicia wasn't coming. "Alicia? Are you coming?"
"No," she replied, "You go find Katie, I'm going to find Oliver. Someone needs to talk to him." Angelina nodded and ran off to Katie as Alicia went to find Oliver.