Title: When you can't look back part 7
Author: Soulfire Stories
Summary: Catie can't face going to the police station and she gets some courage from an unexpected friend.
Jamie watched after Catie. He was still in shock at today's events. First he almost lost his best friend, then he got her back and then he found out that the police maybe caught the jerk who has been haunting him and now Catie was in the bathroom with the door locked.
"Are you sure Hank?"
Hank looked up from his hands, which were a bit shaky and nodded warily at Jamie.
"Yeah, the police called and said that they had just got a guy that matched the description you gave them and they need you and Catie to identify him"
Jamie looked back at the bathroom.
"Why Catie? She hardly remembers anything, I'm the one who remembers everything"
"But you're not the one who was stabbed"
Jamie whipped his head back quickly and stared back at Tyler.
"She may not remember what the guy looks like now but I bet you on my life that when she comes face to face with those guys she will be able to recognize him instantly. That part of her mind might have been erased but the mind has a habit to hold on to things, you don't forget something like that"
Jamie glared back at Tyler; he knew Tyler was only trying to help but he couldn't help but be mad.
"But still…"
Tyler shook his head.
"Listen I know that you want to protect her but keeping her from facing this you are only keeping her back and one day she will regret it and I know you won't be able to live with her regretting you. She needs to put all this behind her but if she never goes to that police station and identifies the guy, she will never be able to move on with her life. There will always be this voice in the back of her head telling her he's always out there and he's going to come back and hurt her again. She needs to face her fears and see them for what they really are, only then will she realize what she has to live for"
Jamie looked at Tyler for a second and then advanced his stare at Brooke and Val who were nodding and then he turned to Hank who was doing the same thing. Jamie shook his head and stared at the bathroom and started to walk towards the bathroom but Tyler stopped him.
"You mind if I take this one?"
Jamie hesitated but then nodded.
"Um sure go ahead"
Tyler nodded and walked towards the bathroom. He raised his fist and knocked on the bathroom door.
"Catie, it's me Tyler. Can I come in? I'm by myself, no Jamie, no Val, no nobody"
Tyler waited a second but then smiled when he heard the door un-lock. He winked at Val and walked into the bathroom to find Catie sitting in the corner.
"Lock the door"
Tyler nodded and locked the door and looked back to Catie. She was crawled up in a little ball with dry tears on her face.
"You mind if I sit next to you?"
Catie looked up at Tyler for a second unsure of his motives; when did he start caring anyways?
"Um… sure go ahead"
Tyler walked over to Catie and sat down next to her and started to mess with his hands.
"So, are you afraid?"
Catie looked over at Tyler and rolled her eyes.
"I'm not afraid of anyone okay Tyler? I'm not Val, I don't get intimidated and I don't let people push me around"
Tyler now rolled his eyes; why does she have to be so defensive all the time?
"It's okay to be scared you know? Who wouldn't be scared? I know I would if I were in your shoes. It was late at night and a man grabbed you and he held you tightly and yelled and then the next thing you know he has stabbed you and everything goes black. You wake up and you don't remember a thing, all you know is that your body hurts and you feel weak so you seek for answers but no one has them. You find out your best friend had them all along and then you almost lose him because you feel as if you can't trust anybody and right when you think everything is getting better you are faced with this dilemma. You want to face your fear but at the same time you are scared of it and you know what Catie? That is 100% human, you're just reacting, but you need to do this. We need to put this guy behind bars and make sure he can never get out again, then you will be safe"
Catie turned her head not wanting to look at Tyler. Why did he always have to be so right? Tyler crawled in front on Catie and forced her to look at him.
"You need to do this Catie! You need to move on from this part of your life and maybe move on to the new part of your life"
"And what would that be?"
Tyler smiled.
"Telling a certain someone you love him"
Catie searched Tyler's eyes.
"Jamie… how did you know?"
"Mr. Dudley do right knows everything. If it's being alone that scares you, Jamie will be there and Val, Brooke and Hank will be right outside the police station"
Catie bit her lip.
"Will you?"
"Now that I can promise you"
Catie smiled.
"Then help me up"
Tyler shared a smile and pushed himself up. He looked down at her and put his hand out and pulled her up once she put her hand in his.
Val watched the bathroom door. She was hoping to see it open up but she had the feeling it was going to be a long night. Val searched for something us to talk about, she turned to Brooke.
"On a lighter tone, where were you last night?"
Brooke looked up from the romance novel she was reading; she had a look of confusion in her eyes.
"What do you mean by that? I was home"
Val smiled; her baby sister was hiding something.
"No you weren't. Don't worry mom didn't notice but I did and I know you weren't home last night, you were gone all night. Spill!"
Brooke shifted in her seat and knew she had no other choice.
"I was at Nick's"
Val eyes lightened up with humor and shock.
"Oh god, don't look at me like that! You remember my best friend Nick right?"
Val smirked.
"Yes the same best friend you got jealous over when a certain girl from New York was hanging around him and all his attention was on her"
Brooke blushed.
"That was because I thought I was losing my best friend okay?"
Val shook her head.
"Fine why were you there all night?"
Brooke bit on her lip.
"I went over there to talk and we kinda well fell asleep, nothing happened, no goo goo eyes, no kissing, not even thoughts of stuff like that"
Val smirked.
"Okay let's do this"
Everyone looked up to see Catie with Tyler.
Author: Soulfire Stories
Summary: Catie can't face going to the police station and she gets some courage from an unexpected friend.
Jamie watched after Catie. He was still in shock at today's events. First he almost lost his best friend, then he got her back and then he found out that the police maybe caught the jerk who has been haunting him and now Catie was in the bathroom with the door locked.
"Are you sure Hank?"
Hank looked up from his hands, which were a bit shaky and nodded warily at Jamie.
"Yeah, the police called and said that they had just got a guy that matched the description you gave them and they need you and Catie to identify him"
Jamie looked back at the bathroom.
"Why Catie? She hardly remembers anything, I'm the one who remembers everything"
"But you're not the one who was stabbed"
Jamie whipped his head back quickly and stared back at Tyler.
"She may not remember what the guy looks like now but I bet you on my life that when she comes face to face with those guys she will be able to recognize him instantly. That part of her mind might have been erased but the mind has a habit to hold on to things, you don't forget something like that"
Jamie glared back at Tyler; he knew Tyler was only trying to help but he couldn't help but be mad.
"But still…"
Tyler shook his head.
"Listen I know that you want to protect her but keeping her from facing this you are only keeping her back and one day she will regret it and I know you won't be able to live with her regretting you. She needs to put all this behind her but if she never goes to that police station and identifies the guy, she will never be able to move on with her life. There will always be this voice in the back of her head telling her he's always out there and he's going to come back and hurt her again. She needs to face her fears and see them for what they really are, only then will she realize what she has to live for"
Jamie looked at Tyler for a second and then advanced his stare at Brooke and Val who were nodding and then he turned to Hank who was doing the same thing. Jamie shook his head and stared at the bathroom and started to walk towards the bathroom but Tyler stopped him.
"You mind if I take this one?"
Jamie hesitated but then nodded.
"Um sure go ahead"
Tyler nodded and walked towards the bathroom. He raised his fist and knocked on the bathroom door.
"Catie, it's me Tyler. Can I come in? I'm by myself, no Jamie, no Val, no nobody"
Tyler waited a second but then smiled when he heard the door un-lock. He winked at Val and walked into the bathroom to find Catie sitting in the corner.
"Lock the door"
Tyler nodded and locked the door and looked back to Catie. She was crawled up in a little ball with dry tears on her face.
"You mind if I sit next to you?"
Catie looked up at Tyler for a second unsure of his motives; when did he start caring anyways?
"Um… sure go ahead"
Tyler walked over to Catie and sat down next to her and started to mess with his hands.
"So, are you afraid?"
Catie looked over at Tyler and rolled her eyes.
"I'm not afraid of anyone okay Tyler? I'm not Val, I don't get intimidated and I don't let people push me around"
Tyler now rolled his eyes; why does she have to be so defensive all the time?
"It's okay to be scared you know? Who wouldn't be scared? I know I would if I were in your shoes. It was late at night and a man grabbed you and he held you tightly and yelled and then the next thing you know he has stabbed you and everything goes black. You wake up and you don't remember a thing, all you know is that your body hurts and you feel weak so you seek for answers but no one has them. You find out your best friend had them all along and then you almost lose him because you feel as if you can't trust anybody and right when you think everything is getting better you are faced with this dilemma. You want to face your fear but at the same time you are scared of it and you know what Catie? That is 100% human, you're just reacting, but you need to do this. We need to put this guy behind bars and make sure he can never get out again, then you will be safe"
Catie turned her head not wanting to look at Tyler. Why did he always have to be so right? Tyler crawled in front on Catie and forced her to look at him.
"You need to do this Catie! You need to move on from this part of your life and maybe move on to the new part of your life"
"And what would that be?"
Tyler smiled.
"Telling a certain someone you love him"
Catie searched Tyler's eyes.
"Jamie… how did you know?"
"Mr. Dudley do right knows everything. If it's being alone that scares you, Jamie will be there and Val, Brooke and Hank will be right outside the police station"
Catie bit her lip.
"Will you?"
"Now that I can promise you"
Catie smiled.
"Then help me up"
Tyler shared a smile and pushed himself up. He looked down at her and put his hand out and pulled her up once she put her hand in his.
Val watched the bathroom door. She was hoping to see it open up but she had the feeling it was going to be a long night. Val searched for something us to talk about, she turned to Brooke.
"On a lighter tone, where were you last night?"
Brooke looked up from the romance novel she was reading; she had a look of confusion in her eyes.
"What do you mean by that? I was home"
Val smiled; her baby sister was hiding something.
"No you weren't. Don't worry mom didn't notice but I did and I know you weren't home last night, you were gone all night. Spill!"
Brooke shifted in her seat and knew she had no other choice.
"I was at Nick's"
Val eyes lightened up with humor and shock.
"Oh god, don't look at me like that! You remember my best friend Nick right?"
Val smirked.
"Yes the same best friend you got jealous over when a certain girl from New York was hanging around him and all his attention was on her"
Brooke blushed.
"That was because I thought I was losing my best friend okay?"
Val shook her head.
"Fine why were you there all night?"
Brooke bit on her lip.
"I went over there to talk and we kinda well fell asleep, nothing happened, no goo goo eyes, no kissing, not even thoughts of stuff like that"
Val smirked.
"Okay let's do this"
Everyone looked up to see Catie with Tyler.