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Remember To Breathe

Chapter Two: Passions of the Heart

Author: Whitney

Date: 11-18-04

The heat of the summer sun beat through Katie's windows as she wiped the sweat from her upper lip. She sighed as she slipped a tube top on with a light pink knee length skirt made from linen. She grabbed a chiffon scarf and went to pull her hair up in a tight bun. It had become dreadfully hot outside and the buildings air conditioning had gone completely out. She grinned to herself as she remembered her mother earlier that morning yelling at the landlord about it. She bragged about how high the standards of their large apart were and how she demanded the hotel service to be the same.

Katie laughed in the mirror and looked in it. She looked at her figure and almost like a dream she remembered the first time Javier had caught her front of the mirror trying to dance. She grinned as she remembered when he invited her to the Le Rosa Negra and she had politely, because she was going to the 'country club thing'

She looked into the mirror again and almost caught herself with a wide smile on her face, and then she frowned as she got back to reality. 'Idiot Katie, Just forget it....' she told herself

It seemed as though her life three years ago had been mostly a blur, mostly memories. Memories were a good thing to most people but to Katie all they did was bring back a dull pain in her chest and ribs.

Recalling last night Katie grabbed the stool from her vanity and set it in front of her window. She remembered Suzy walked in....

Katie was taking off her black open toed heels as Suzy walked in with a few papers in her slender hands. Her blonde tresses in front of her face as she had previously taken out her hair. The elder blonde woman glanced at her sister and smiled.

"How was your evening, did you go out Joe tonight?' Katie inquired her sister. She got her final shoe off with a sigh as she stood up straight.

Suzy shook her head gently "No I didn't, he had to work at the garage tonight with his dad. But, how was the ballet?" She asked while tucking a few strands away behind her ears. Suzy walked over to Katie's bed and sat down looking at Katie with wondrous eyes.

Katie went to say something nice but Suzy knew Katie frankly to well. Katie just scrunched up her nose and replied with a sad laugh" Terrible......"

Suzy laughed out loud and smiled at her sister," I told you it was a lousy anniversary gift...." She laughed again and leaned against the wall that was against that side of the bed. Katie walked to her sister and pointed to her zipper in the back. The girls exchanged no words as Suzy did it as thought it was second nature.

"That color really does look good on you, but you look even better in a red orange..." Suzy said grinning at her sister.

Katie shook her head disapprovingly as she knew which dress her sister was talking of. She after all did get to keep it. It never occurred to her why she never wore it again, probably because they were in Americas. She would probably get a lot of nasty remarks if she did wear it. Suzy smiled at Katie and looked down at the papers in her hands.

"Listen, I've been thinking lately. You always seemed tired and anxious and never relaxed. Since all of the stress with the wedding, don't you think you need a little break? You've been running around like a crazy person to get stuff done." she asked her sister as pleasantly as possible.

"I don't know Suz; I have a lot of things to do here right now. I can't just leave everything." She said patiently as she took off her dress and slipped into her pajamas.

She turned around to hang up her dress when Suzy stood up.

"But it would be like a vacation, it would be just you and me. Mom said she'd take care of everything while we're gone. You won't have to worry about anything."

"I don't think I can, I mean come on you've got to think about Joe and what he'll think." Katie said looking up at her sister gingerly.

"I don't care Katie, I don't want you, Five years from now waking up and realize your life is a mistake and you should have taken a different route!! I remember all those times you cried yourself to sleep, I remember you having awful nightmares about Javier getting killed. I was there for everything and I know how you still think of him everyday, passion like that just doesn't go away!!" Suzy strained her voice as if her life depended on it. She looked at her sister with deplorable eyes as almost as if she felt sorry for her.

"Wait a minute!!! Whoever said anything about going to Cuba? Are mom and dad in on this too?? Suzy, I'm getting married in five months!! I can't see.....It's hard enough to forget, it would hurt so bad to leave again- if I saw him again?" The realization stung at her chest and face as she felt her throat swell." I just don't think.... It would be as if I started everything all over again. I just can't. Suzy..." gasps of breath raked in her throat as she gasped for air as she covered her mouth with her hands. Suzy got up to and as she did, Katie grasped to her sister as if she was life support. "It just hurts to bad-."

"Shh...I Know it hurts, but you half to do this. If you're not going to do this for yourself, do it for me. I just haven't seen you actually happy since the day we left Cuba. You're smiles aren't real anymore, you haven't been yourself for the last three years, I just miss you... -"Suzy caught the words in her mouth as Katie walked over to the bed and sat down.

Katie wiping the tears from her red beaten face, swallowed hard.

"If we do this, it just has to be us right? Do you promise me that?" Suzy looked at her sister.

"Yes just us... I promise..."

Katie sighed as she looked down through her window. She couldn't believe she let her little sister talk her into this. It was like a dream. That night when Suzy had finally calmed her down, she had started to pack. Suzy had helped her hurry considering they're flight left the next day around seven in the evening. She just couldn't accept it..

She had already phoned Patrick and told him what was going on. He was actually very tremendous about it. He told her to take as long as she needed for her vacation. She was surprised he didn't mind that she was leaving on such short notice. Truly Patrick was a good man. And yes, she could see herself marrying him.

Katie grinned and looked at the clock; she didn't know what she way thinking. Was she going crazy or something? Being in Cuba again, and seeing Javier again was something she couldn't even think about. Maybe by going to Cuba one last time she could help get rid of old feelings? But no, she couldn't she couldn't hurt Patrick; she loved him and cared for him. She wasn't going to do anything that would make Patrick stop loving her, he was the only thin that kept her life in a straight line.

Katie closed her eyes and put her feet up on the window seal feeling a light breeze that ticked her damp face. She was going to Cuba.