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TooSweet4Words: I swear you must be reading my mind or something
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I must say though that I am deeply troubled. I am number 242 in line for the sixth HP book, which my father refuses to but for me because he thinks I am obsessed with fantasy, though he bought me a fantasy book yesterday. Hmmm…. Though I must say I still have one hope, when it comes out my mother works with a guy who can get any young adult book, he actually can get most pre-releases but he can't do that for this one seeing how heavily protected they are.
Life's Gifts
Chapter 4: Angst
At soon as they got Katie back home they lay her down on a couch and all rushed off is different directions to get something. Well, she wouldn't talk to them because she was in hysterics, and so they really didn't understand everything. Only Cade had heard what he said and he told the others. Oliver looked around guiltily, his eyes searching for anything but the other's faces.
"Ah, man, you really should have told her." Dave said as he dashed off on his way to the kitchen to get Katie a drink.
"She wouldn't have listened," Oliver said to Dave's retreating back.
"That is true but you could have told her, I mean she thought he was cheating on her with the Park-Laine girl. The rest of us couldn't bear to tell her. I mean do we want a repeat of year four. When she almost died it killed all of us. I mean you all disposed of that razor blade right." Angelina spoke to them, glaring at them hoping that that particular blade was gone.
"Well, um, actually Angie, we couldn't find the blade." Oliver said, "We are kind of hoping someone else threw it out."
"Angelina," Katie's voice came from the other room.
All of them hurried into the room where Katie was sitting on the chair drinking the two liter bottle of Dr. Pepper that Dave had brought to her. Angelina went over and sat next to her, "I'm sorry honey," she said hugging Katie.
Oliver came up behind the couch and reached his hand out to touch Katie's hair. Once he touched it he continued to stroke, it. Damn, her hair is silky.
"I thought I was in love with him to. When people at school find out what am I going to do." Katie said as she started sobbing again. "This is too horrible for words."
Angelina looked at her and then up at Oliver, "How about we make sure nobody finds out. Besides if Fred and George knew somebody was talking about you crudely they would hex them into the oblivion."
Katie looked at her and then at Oliver, "What would I do without the two of you. I have got to get some sleep." Pulling herself up she pulled her long blonde hair onto the top of her head and then went upstairs.
Oliver jumped over the couch and say next to Angelina, Dave slid in on her other side and Dave reclined in the chair across from them. Angelina also pulled her hair up and then sat back and thought, her pretty features wrinkling up. "How can we prevent a repeat of fourth year? I mean that was bad enough and that happened because her parent's death hit her honestly for the first time, ever. That was a wreck, blood everywhere."
Oliver looked at Angelina horror covering his features, "We can't let that happen every again. That almost ripped my soul out."
Angelina looked at him, "We thought you didn't care I mean you never visited her once. You never wanted to talk about her. It was like she didn't exist to her."
Oliver looked at Angelina. Maybe I should have told her why years ago, that I couldn't bear to see the person I loved like that. "I couldn't do it because… well I am in love with Katie and have been since year three. I never really realized it until that happened."
Angelina looked at him, "She doesn't think you cared about her. She used to like you back then but after she got hurt and we told her you never visited her, she though you only cared for her like a sister. So she gave you up and went out with Roger. She tried so hard to make that work and now look what happened because of it."
Oliver looked at her and started to speak before Cade burst in, "He has it bad for her, he knew everything about Roger and he never told her because he didn't want to hurt her. I mean he has never been so head over heels before. And I thought I used to be crazy but look at him."
Dave then started talking, "And I told him Katie would never feel anything for him. I mean with Skie she only went out with me out of pity."
Angelina looked at them all, "We have all had rough lives but Katie's is worst. I really need to go talk to Alicia about this." With that she stood up and walked to the fireplace in a green puff she was gone.
Oliver looked at his brothers, "What are we going to do now boys. I mean we can't very well tell mom."
Upstairs Katie lay on her bed, her head buried in her pillows. Why did this happen to me. I mean I thought Roger loved me and maybe he did in his own way. But now I just can't ever think about him again really. This is like Oliver all over. Just then a large black owl flew in with a parcel. It stuck its leg out and Katie untied the parcel. Opening it the silvery-blue blade glinted at her. A note fluttered out and landed on the floor:
Katie:
I found this at the end of fourth year and thought you might like it back. I mean after what happened today you might like it back.
Looking at the blade she sighed stood up and walked into the bathroom where she made two clean cuts and then rinsed the blade clean. Putting gauze over the cut she wrapped it up in an ace-bandage. Then she went back into her room and picked up a key and opened a box. She dropped the blade into the box, re-locked it and then pocketed the key. Going over she picked up a sweatshirt and slipped it over her head.
Well since I had free time because my midterms aren't till next week and my Certamen coach is sick I was free!!
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