Kat's POV


Chapter dedicated to Sakura Martinez. Thank you so much for everything! :D


Thunder rained down overhead, and the windows shook—threatening to shatter at any given moment. But as the lightning continued to flash— illuminating Hale's handsome face— I stood there completely still.

I had been planning this moment for a while, but I...I just couldn't.

I couldn't say those three little words for fear that it would ruin everything. What if I crumbled the fragile foundation that was our relationship? What if he didn't feel the same way?

But most importantly, would this even last? Was it worth saying those three little words?

I love you.

These words are to be whispered quietly, tenderly; sealed with a kiss and an unspoken promise of a future.

Instead, the words were stuck somewhere in between my throat and heart.

But I was—no, am— a coward. I was nothing close to a hero, tragic or otherwise.

I am a thief.

And thieves rarely tell the truth. We're similar to spies—always disguising our appearance and masking our feelings and real intentions. We trick, steal, and never look back.

We aren't meant to love people.

Loving people is unsafe. It's vulnerable, in a harsh world like ours.

It's foreign and unheard of. It could never work. It will never work.

So that night I kept my mouth shut and turned away from his concerned eyes.

I just walked away—the storm outside a deafening echo in the empty mansion.

And for the rest of the silent night I listened to the soft droplets of rain hitting my windows—wondering if I was doing the right thing. I had convinced him that nothing was wrong.

But maybe I started believing in my own lies.


A/N: Eh... this was okay. I liked it better than the last chapter, but I'm not completely happy with it. Probably because it's in Kat's POV. In case your wondering which chapter I am really happy with, it was Ch.10 Goodbye Kisses. I really like that chapter the best. I compare all my chapters to that one usually :P.
But I hope some of you enjoyed this!

Plus I wanted to write something a little more...angsty. I feel that my angst-y pieces tend to be better. In fact, I had originally written this for Hale, but after reading some of my previous chapters I realized that Hale would never act like this. KAT would. So in celebration of my 300 reviews I wrote something in Kat's POV

Review Challenge: Do you like lasagna? What time is it? What's your favorite part about your bedroom (even if you share it with someone else)?

Anyways, since I'm so swamped with work this month, this is the most you get for now. I'll get back to the prompts soon, and I'll try to write longer chapters!
Until next time,
Pickles

P.S 300 reviews? :O...I'm dead. I'm completely and utterly dead. I really can't believe this you guys. This makes me SO happy and it honestly makes my day every time one of you guys review. I never thought I'd get this far with 28 chapters and 302 reviews but it has happened. And for that I'm incredibly thankful.
It's not even the reviews that make me happy. It's what you say in your reviews. All you people that read these in between classes or tell me that I write well, or whatever...it's just wonderful that you guys are entertained by my writing. It's wonderful that I actually feel like I'm getting to know you guys. I'm just very very thankful. So thank you for reading. Really.