Chapter 7- The Visit:
"So you know where to go and everything?" asked Marissa.
"She'll be fine, honey," said Ryan. "Won't you, Kaitlin?"
"Of course! Stop worrying!"
A voice came out over the loudspeaker, saying it was time for Kaitlin's flight to board.
"That's me," said Kaitlin. She gave Ryan and Marissa each another hug, picked up her overnight duffel bag, and boarded the plane.
She grabbed a set of free airline headphones from the large basket, found her seat and put her duffel in the lockers above her seat. She sat down and plugged in her headphones.
After the plane took off, she turned on the television in the back of her seat. After flipping through the channels, she found an old episode of The Valley. Kaitlin settled back to watch but her mind wandered.
Josh had been asking her to sleep with him for a while, but she had resisted, even though she wanted to. Kaitlin wasn't sure why, just that she hadn't been ready, until now. She wanted her first time to be special. It could be tonight. Because they would be away from each other often, it felt like a good idea to sleep with him, to bind them together in some way. She knew, even with the distance, that they would still be together.
After Kaitlin got off the plane, she headed to the airport newsagency/pharmacy. She bought a chocolate bar, a new book, some aspirin and a box of condoms. She thought Josh would have some, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
Kaitlin went outside and got a taxi to the Ford's house. She knocked on the door.
"This is it" she thought.
"Hello Kaitlin!" said the Ford's housekeeper, Alison
"Hey Alison," said Kaitlin.
"Josh is in his room. Leave your things here for now; I can put them in the guest bedroom in a few minutes, I just have to finish washing some dishes. I can't put the gold rimmed plates in the dishwasher unfortunately," said Alison.
Kaitlin put her bags down and headed upstairs. She found Josh's room with the door closed. She opened the door and was shocked by what she saw.
Josh was in bed, naked, with another girl.
Kaitlin gasped.
"Kaitlin, I…" started Josh.
Kaitlin went over to his side of the bed.
She slapped Josh across the face.
"That's for cheating on me!"
She slapped him again. "That's for offering me drugs,"
A third slap he received. "That's for making me trust you."
"And that's for breaking my heart!" She said as she slapped him a fourth time. Kaitlin left the room, slamming the door as she went.
Kaitlin ran down the stairs in tears. She picked up her duffel and her handbag, which were still on the floor.
"Alison, I'm sorry but I have to leave," Kaitlin called out to the housekeeper. Before she could get a response, Kaitlin shut the front door behind her.
She took her cell phone out of her handbag and called for a taxi to come and get her. While she was waiting she really thought for the first time, about what had happened. She couldn't believe Josh was cheating on her. She wondered if this wasn't the first time. She could never face him again. Not after she had decided to have sex with him. She thought she loved him. Now she knew better. She would be more wary of guys from now on.
When the taxi got there, Kaitlin went straight to the airport. They didn't have a flight home until 7.00 am the next morning, so she booked herself a room at one of the airport hotels. No sooner had Kaitlin put her things down than her cell phone rang. It was from a phone number she didn't recognise. She answered it.
"Hello, Kaitlin Cooper speaking,"
"Kaitlin, it's Josh. I just wanted to say I'm sorry and-"
She couldn't believe he was calling her. He must be using a payphone because she had his home and cell phone numbers in her phonebook. That was clever. She would be much more likely to answer it this way.
"Josh, I am not interested in excuses!"
"Kaitlin, please forgive me! I love you!"
"Tell me Josh, was this the first time?"
"No, but-"
"I can't believe you! You are so pathetic!"
"I was drunk!"
"I don't care!"
"I love you!"
"The worst part is, if I hadn't caught you, I'd still love you too."
Kaitlin hung up, and lay down on the bed. She began to sob again. She felt very alone. Now she had no boyfriend and no mother. The only real friend she had was Mia, but she couldn't ring her, because she was in France with her parents, and wouldn't get back until the following night.
"I have no one" though Kaitlin.
The she remembered.
"I have Marissa now"
Kaitlin dried her eyes and picked up her cell phone. She dialled Marissa's number. This was the second time she had to rely on her sister recently.
At Marissa and Ryan's house the phone rang. Marissa picked it up. The caller id said it was Kaitlin. Marissa was surprised, but picked it up.
"Hey, sis," she said.
"Hey Marissa," said Kaitlin on the other end. Her voice sounded hoarse and she could hear sniffles. It sounded as though Kaitlin had been crying.
"Are you okay?" asked a concerned Marissa.
"Not really. I'm coming home early. I'll be at the airport at about noon," said Kaitlin. "Can you come and get me?"
"Of course, but why? Did you have a fight with Josh?"
"Sort of. My visit was a surprise and when I got to his house, I went up to his room and Josh was in bed, naked, with another girl!"
"Oh my god! He was cheating?"
"Yes. I slapped him across the face. Four times!"
"Good on you!"
"And he rang from a payphone to apologise. He keeps saying he loves me, but I found out this isn't the first time and I hung up. I didn't know what else to do!"
"It's okay sweetie. We can talk about this more when you get back. It's late so get some sleep, catch your plane and I will get you at the airport, okay?"
"Okay"
"I'll see you soon. Goodbye." Kaitlin hung up her phone and got into her pyjamas. Kaitlin was surprised at how tired she was. She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
So that's chapter 7, sorry it took me so long to update. Please review, I have a vague idea of what I want to happen, but I'm happy to hear your ideas, they help me be a better writer!