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Chapter Five: Numb
Numb. Katie was in a trance. She had overheard her parents fighting, seen her father hit her mom like that, and watched him walk right out the door and drive off into the distance. And now her mom was staying at her aunt's house- leaving Katie to fend all alone at home.
It had been three days since he left- each night she had prayed to dear God that he would return... Or that she could go back and time and stop it all from happening in the first place. But instead she was stuck. Stuck in time. Oblivious to anything and everything around her. Numb.
"Has anyone heard from Katie?" Summer asked during roll call of band practice. Freddy said nothing- once again. He was shocked. Mr. Brown had always been the friendly, chat-to-anyone, howdy-do type. Not the type that leaves their wife and daughter like that.
He wouldn't tell the band what he had seen yet. He was hoping that Katie would do that for him. But nobody had heard or seen anything from her since the gig at the club.
"Okay..." Summer marked her clipboard. Freddy could see Summer bite her lip. He knew that she was worried about her best friend- he was worried, too. He had to tell her- he had a feeling that Katie never might.
He let his drumming take away his worries during practice... nothing was a better relief than smashing the cymbals and hitting the drums... It wasn't until break that Freddy made himself corner Summer before she went to go get coffee for Dewey.
"Hey, Freddy. What's up?" She asked curiously as he backed her into the corner of the room.
"Look..." He said slowly. "It's about Katie."
Her face scrunched in confusion. "Go on..."
"That night when we came back from the gig, I saw her Dad leave with all his stuff and drive away. As far as I know... he didn't come back..." He reluctantly told her. Her face fell.
"Oh my God!! Poor Katie! Oh my God! Freddy- we're going to her house after practice to see if she's all right! Why didn't you say anything before, you idiot?!" she exclaimed in a whisper, her eyes wide. Freddy just shrugged and looked out the window onto the busy road and crowded streets.
"Don't tell anyone, Sum... I just told you because you're her best friend... She needs to tell them herself..." He warned her. She nodded, causing her long raven hair to tumble.
"Okay... look- I gotta get to Dewey- remember! After practice!" And with that, Summer took off into the kitchen.
As Freddy got back to his drums, he couldn't help but wonder... what was he going to do?
Chapter Five: Numb
Numb. Katie was in a trance. She had overheard her parents fighting, seen her father hit her mom like that, and watched him walk right out the door and drive off into the distance. And now her mom was staying at her aunt's house- leaving Katie to fend all alone at home.
It had been three days since he left- each night she had prayed to dear God that he would return... Or that she could go back and time and stop it all from happening in the first place. But instead she was stuck. Stuck in time. Oblivious to anything and everything around her. Numb.
"Has anyone heard from Katie?" Summer asked during roll call of band practice. Freddy said nothing- once again. He was shocked. Mr. Brown had always been the friendly, chat-to-anyone, howdy-do type. Not the type that leaves their wife and daughter like that.
He wouldn't tell the band what he had seen yet. He was hoping that Katie would do that for him. But nobody had heard or seen anything from her since the gig at the club.
"Okay..." Summer marked her clipboard. Freddy could see Summer bite her lip. He knew that she was worried about her best friend- he was worried, too. He had to tell her- he had a feeling that Katie never might.
He let his drumming take away his worries during practice... nothing was a better relief than smashing the cymbals and hitting the drums... It wasn't until break that Freddy made himself corner Summer before she went to go get coffee for Dewey.
"Hey, Freddy. What's up?" She asked curiously as he backed her into the corner of the room.
"Look..." He said slowly. "It's about Katie."
Her face scrunched in confusion. "Go on..."
"That night when we came back from the gig, I saw her Dad leave with all his stuff and drive away. As far as I know... he didn't come back..." He reluctantly told her. Her face fell.
"Oh my God!! Poor Katie! Oh my God! Freddy- we're going to her house after practice to see if she's all right! Why didn't you say anything before, you idiot?!" she exclaimed in a whisper, her eyes wide. Freddy just shrugged and looked out the window onto the busy road and crowded streets.
"Don't tell anyone, Sum... I just told you because you're her best friend... She needs to tell them herself..." He warned her. She nodded, causing her long raven hair to tumble.
"Okay... look- I gotta get to Dewey- remember! After practice!" And with that, Summer took off into the kitchen.
As Freddy got back to his drums, he couldn't help but wonder... what was he going to do?