Chapter 28
11:30 PM
Kat POV
I heard a knock on my door. I had no clue who it would be now.
"Ross!? Why are you crying!? What's wrong!?"
"Can I stay here tonight?"
"Yeah of course. What's going on!?"
"I don't want to be here or home. But your house is the better of the two."
"Should I be offended or…?"
"I know you didn't mean to, but you hurt my brother. I don't know if I can ever forgive you for that."
"Wait, so why aren't you home?"
"I don't want to talk about it. I just can't go back! Not tonight!"
"Ok, ok. But my parents wouldn't approve of me having a guy over, so you need to be really quiet when they get home, ok?"
"Sure, whatever."
I led Ross up to my room, and helped him set up a place to sleep, just like the nights Riker stayed over. Once we had it all set up, I shut off the light, and got in bed.
2:00 AM
Kat POV
I woke up immediately when I heard Ross scream. I grabbed my flashlight, and shined it next to my bed. Ross was huddled in the corner, hugging his legs to his chest, tears falling down his cheeks.
"Are you ok?"
"I just… Had a bad dream…"
"What was it about?"
Ross ran his hands through his hair and looked down.
"Ross…?"
"I can't get those images out of my head!"
"Shhh! Calm down! The images of what?"
"Tonight."
