A season for change - Part three
(Later that evening. Kat comes in followed by a tall, thin blonde girl: her roommate Tammy. Tammy is like Kat in the fact that she enjoys outdoor sports. Tammy is a sophomore at Yale and is a member of the Explorers, a group Kat is thinking of joining. Kat finds Tammy easy to talk to, and since Kats been here, her and Tammy have become fast friends. They have just returned from the gym where they were competing to see who could climb the wall fastest. The other Explorer members had been impressed by Kat's ability. Kat and Tammy enter the room talking and laughing.)
"And did you see the look on Matt's face when you flew by him? His jaw hit the floor. And I thought Andrea was going to fall when you offered to help her if she needed it." Tammy said laughing. "Nobody has ever spoke to her like that. You just earned yourself a reputation among them."
"So I did OK?" Kat said with a smile.
"OK, you were great. Oh, I so hope you join the Explorers, we could really use someone with your athletic ability when we go to competitions." She set her gym bag down by her bed and then noticed the blinking red light on the answering machine. "Hey Kat, we've got messages. Think maybe there from Hank." She said raising her eyebrows when she said Hanks name.
"Shut up." Kat said smiling and throwing a pillow at her roommate. " You never know it could be from Jake." She said naming Tammy's boyfriend.
"You've got a point there lets find out." With that she hit the play button.
"Hey guys, party tonight at Jefferson hall, hope you can make it. It starts at ten. Hope to see you there. Bye."
Tammy rolled her eyes. "Isn't Megan so great at invitations. She doesn't even leave a name. Guess it's good she's my best friend or else she'd be in real trouble." Tammy said with a laugh.
"Kat, this is Peter, I was just calling you to let you know I got your letter. I was also wondering how you were. I know your busy, so just call when you get a chance." Tammy hit the stop button.
"Is that the all famous Peter that I keep hearing so much about?" She asked flopping down onto her bed.
"The one and only." Kat said and sat down on her bed across from Tammy. " He's worried about me, I can tell."
"Why is he so worried? I mean I know you attended this Horizon school for like three years, but you'd think now that your out he'd leave you alone." She said reaching over to her nightstand and pulling a bag of candy out of the draw.
"It's not like that. Peter's like family to me."
"Well Megan's like a sister, but she doesn't worry about me for no reason."
"You don't understand."
"Well then explain it to me. I mean you've told me about the fact that your sister died and that's how you ended up there and about the fact that you felt out of place since you were adopted by white parents, but there must be something you've left out. Maybe something more recent?" She asked. Kat rolled her eyes. Kat had found that Tammy was very much like herself, but there was one thing about her that made them different. Tammy was very nosy. Not in a bad way though. She didn't gossip; she just has to know everything.
Kat sighed. " Well, if you must know..." She said.
"And you know me, I must." Tammy said, turning around until she could see Kat better.
"Well, it all started when this new kid Jack showed up at Horizon. Peter assigned him to my group. I thought I could handle it, but then as the weeks went by..." Kat shook her head. " Things got worse. I discovered that Jack had been..." Ring, ring. Kat jumped at the sound of the phone. She reached over and picked up the receiver. "Kat speaking." She said into the phone. " Hank!" She cried out happily. Tammy rolled her eyes and then got up, leaving the room so Kat could have privacy. Kat motioned for her to stay, but Tammy mouthed that she wanted a shower after their climbing at the gym. Kat nodded.
"So what have you been up to?" Hank asked.
"Well, I was getting ready to tell Tammy about Jack." She said. But the second the words were out of her mouth she regretted it.
"Kat, I don't think you should tell her. Not after what happened."
"Hank, it's not like she knows him or anything. Besides I've pretty much gotten past it."
"Pretty much. Does that mean the nightmares have stopped?"
Kat sighed. She knew if she told him no, that Peter would know within hours. " Look Hank, I can handle what happened. I've been doing just fine and talking about it helps me."
"I never said you shouldn't talk about it. Remember I'm the one you told you to talk about it? But I'm not sure you should discuss it with Tammy. I mean not everyone is as understanding as Peter and Sophie."
"Hank, I know, but if I want to talk about it with Tammy that's my choice. Just like it's my choice if I want to talk about it with you." She said angrily.
"Fine. If you don't want to talk with me, I'll just let you go. Bye." With that Hank hung up. Kat stared at the phone as tears weld up in her eyes. She knew Hank was mad. Mad at Jack for what happened. Mad at her for what happened. But she'd had no control over it. If only she hadn't agreed to take Jack on as a member of her group. Or maybe if she'd let Peter remove him from the group before... Before things became so bad that they were out of control.
(Sophie and Peter are in Peter's house having a romantic candlelit dinner. Sophie is wearing a dress and Peter looks really handsome in a pair of dress pants and a sweater.)
"So, have you heard from Kat?" Sophie asked.
"No, but I'm sure she got my message and will call me as soon as she gets a chance." Peter said trying to keep his voice even. He was really worried. He sighed, putting his fork down. " I just don't know why she hasn't called. I called her at seven this morning. It's now seven p.m. and she hasn't called back yet. You don't think she's having problems do you?"
"Peter, I think your worrying a bit much. Her letter said she was managing and that she'd been making friends. I don't think we have to worry so much."
Peter sighed. "I know your right. But my gut is telling me something different. I just think if I could talk to her."
"Peter she's been gone a month, why is this such a big deal now?"
"Well, over the last month she's been writing and calling and it seemed like she was fine, but then... I don't know. The other night I just began to get this feeling that something was wrong and then I receive that letter from her and now I'm sure of it." Sophie looked at him concerned.
"OK, if you're that worried, why don't you invite her up for the weekend? She can stay with us for a few days. The cliffhangers would be happy to see her. Not to mention Hank would be happy also. Not to mention you've been talking about starting that new program for Horizon graduates. You know to reacquaint them with the world. Well Kat would probably be able to give you some insight on it."
"You know Soph, that's a good idea." He said and got a flirtatious look on his face. " I knew there was a reason I asked you to move in." He leaned over and kissed her.
"So you like me for my good ideas?" She said smiling back as he started to stand up.
"That and the way you kiss." He said kissing her again, then he headed out of the room.
"Where are you going?"
"To call Kat and see if she wants to come visit."
(Later that evening. Kat comes in followed by a tall, thin blonde girl: her roommate Tammy. Tammy is like Kat in the fact that she enjoys outdoor sports. Tammy is a sophomore at Yale and is a member of the Explorers, a group Kat is thinking of joining. Kat finds Tammy easy to talk to, and since Kats been here, her and Tammy have become fast friends. They have just returned from the gym where they were competing to see who could climb the wall fastest. The other Explorer members had been impressed by Kat's ability. Kat and Tammy enter the room talking and laughing.)
"And did you see the look on Matt's face when you flew by him? His jaw hit the floor. And I thought Andrea was going to fall when you offered to help her if she needed it." Tammy said laughing. "Nobody has ever spoke to her like that. You just earned yourself a reputation among them."
"So I did OK?" Kat said with a smile.
"OK, you were great. Oh, I so hope you join the Explorers, we could really use someone with your athletic ability when we go to competitions." She set her gym bag down by her bed and then noticed the blinking red light on the answering machine. "Hey Kat, we've got messages. Think maybe there from Hank." She said raising her eyebrows when she said Hanks name.
"Shut up." Kat said smiling and throwing a pillow at her roommate. " You never know it could be from Jake." She said naming Tammy's boyfriend.
"You've got a point there lets find out." With that she hit the play button.
"Hey guys, party tonight at Jefferson hall, hope you can make it. It starts at ten. Hope to see you there. Bye."
Tammy rolled her eyes. "Isn't Megan so great at invitations. She doesn't even leave a name. Guess it's good she's my best friend or else she'd be in real trouble." Tammy said with a laugh.
"Kat, this is Peter, I was just calling you to let you know I got your letter. I was also wondering how you were. I know your busy, so just call when you get a chance." Tammy hit the stop button.
"Is that the all famous Peter that I keep hearing so much about?" She asked flopping down onto her bed.
"The one and only." Kat said and sat down on her bed across from Tammy. " He's worried about me, I can tell."
"Why is he so worried? I mean I know you attended this Horizon school for like three years, but you'd think now that your out he'd leave you alone." She said reaching over to her nightstand and pulling a bag of candy out of the draw.
"It's not like that. Peter's like family to me."
"Well Megan's like a sister, but she doesn't worry about me for no reason."
"You don't understand."
"Well then explain it to me. I mean you've told me about the fact that your sister died and that's how you ended up there and about the fact that you felt out of place since you were adopted by white parents, but there must be something you've left out. Maybe something more recent?" She asked. Kat rolled her eyes. Kat had found that Tammy was very much like herself, but there was one thing about her that made them different. Tammy was very nosy. Not in a bad way though. She didn't gossip; she just has to know everything.
Kat sighed. " Well, if you must know..." She said.
"And you know me, I must." Tammy said, turning around until she could see Kat better.
"Well, it all started when this new kid Jack showed up at Horizon. Peter assigned him to my group. I thought I could handle it, but then as the weeks went by..." Kat shook her head. " Things got worse. I discovered that Jack had been..." Ring, ring. Kat jumped at the sound of the phone. She reached over and picked up the receiver. "Kat speaking." She said into the phone. " Hank!" She cried out happily. Tammy rolled her eyes and then got up, leaving the room so Kat could have privacy. Kat motioned for her to stay, but Tammy mouthed that she wanted a shower after their climbing at the gym. Kat nodded.
"So what have you been up to?" Hank asked.
"Well, I was getting ready to tell Tammy about Jack." She said. But the second the words were out of her mouth she regretted it.
"Kat, I don't think you should tell her. Not after what happened."
"Hank, it's not like she knows him or anything. Besides I've pretty much gotten past it."
"Pretty much. Does that mean the nightmares have stopped?"
Kat sighed. She knew if she told him no, that Peter would know within hours. " Look Hank, I can handle what happened. I've been doing just fine and talking about it helps me."
"I never said you shouldn't talk about it. Remember I'm the one you told you to talk about it? But I'm not sure you should discuss it with Tammy. I mean not everyone is as understanding as Peter and Sophie."
"Hank, I know, but if I want to talk about it with Tammy that's my choice. Just like it's my choice if I want to talk about it with you." She said angrily.
"Fine. If you don't want to talk with me, I'll just let you go. Bye." With that Hank hung up. Kat stared at the phone as tears weld up in her eyes. She knew Hank was mad. Mad at Jack for what happened. Mad at her for what happened. But she'd had no control over it. If only she hadn't agreed to take Jack on as a member of her group. Or maybe if she'd let Peter remove him from the group before... Before things became so bad that they were out of control.
(Sophie and Peter are in Peter's house having a romantic candlelit dinner. Sophie is wearing a dress and Peter looks really handsome in a pair of dress pants and a sweater.)
"So, have you heard from Kat?" Sophie asked.
"No, but I'm sure she got my message and will call me as soon as she gets a chance." Peter said trying to keep his voice even. He was really worried. He sighed, putting his fork down. " I just don't know why she hasn't called. I called her at seven this morning. It's now seven p.m. and she hasn't called back yet. You don't think she's having problems do you?"
"Peter, I think your worrying a bit much. Her letter said she was managing and that she'd been making friends. I don't think we have to worry so much."
Peter sighed. "I know your right. But my gut is telling me something different. I just think if I could talk to her."
"Peter she's been gone a month, why is this such a big deal now?"
"Well, over the last month she's been writing and calling and it seemed like she was fine, but then... I don't know. The other night I just began to get this feeling that something was wrong and then I receive that letter from her and now I'm sure of it." Sophie looked at him concerned.
"OK, if you're that worried, why don't you invite her up for the weekend? She can stay with us for a few days. The cliffhangers would be happy to see her. Not to mention Hank would be happy also. Not to mention you've been talking about starting that new program for Horizon graduates. You know to reacquaint them with the world. Well Kat would probably be able to give you some insight on it."
"You know Soph, that's a good idea." He said and got a flirtatious look on his face. " I knew there was a reason I asked you to move in." He leaned over and kissed her.
"So you like me for my good ideas?" She said smiling back as he started to stand up.
"That and the way you kiss." He said kissing her again, then he headed out of the room.
"Where are you going?"
"To call Kat and see if she wants to come visit."
