disclaimer: i do NOT own the rascal flatts song in this chapter.
Katie's family took her out for dinner that night. She placed her elbows on the table and hands on her face as she thought.
"Katie Girl?" her mother asked, "Whats wrong?"
Katie shook her head as people began to sing karyoke. The way they were sounding was making her sick. They were terrible.
"Now," she heard someone say making her open her eyes, "This next performer just came home this week from the war overseas. She was over there for about a year and returned after she wwas injured when a roadside bomb went off. She and another lady were the only two to survive the incident. Everyone, Katie!"
People began clapping as Katie glared at her family knowing they were the ones that set her up. She got up and people gave her a standing ovation. She walked to and up the stage and took the microphone from the man who introduced her. Music began and Katie looked at the words on the screen. She sighed knowing what song it was. She always listened to the Rascal Flatts when she needed to think things through.
Whooo
umm yeah...
Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's
one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes
you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a
world outside ev'ry darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you
anymore
Where brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me
to the distant shore
We won't hesitate
To break down the garden
gate
There's not much time left today
Chorus:
Life
is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my
way
I wanna drive it all night long
Through all these
cities and all these towns
It's in my blood and it's all around
I
love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are
the hands
From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber
Pass to Vancouver's lights
Knock me down get back up
again
You're in my blood
I'm not a lonely man
There's no
load I can't hold
Road so rough this I know
I'll be there when
the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're survivors
Chorus
Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah
Chorus
There was a
distance between you and I (between you and I)
A misunderstanding
once
But now we look it in the eye
Ooooo...Yeah!
There
ain't no load that I can't hold
Road so rough this I know
I'll
be there when the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're
survivors
Chorus: (x3)
Life is a highway
I
wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna
drive it all night long
Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah
She smiled after seeing everyone was into the song and sad that it ended. Everyone stood up for her once again and clapped, whistled, and yelled.
"Give it up for Katie!" the guy yelled before heading to the next contestant.
Katie's family hugged her tightly when she arrived near them. "I'll be right back," she told them before walking out of the restaurant.
Bradin loved the way Katie sang. Her voice was amazing. He was at the same place she was with her family. When he saw her walk out, he became worried and walked out after her. He arrived outside and looked around. He found her walking down the sidewalk towards the beach.
"Katie!" he yelled, "Katie!" He ran up to her, grabbed her arm, and turned her around to find her holdig her tears back. "Katie, let them out," he told her. he saw her look away and close her eyes. "It's because of what happened in therem isn't it?"
She looked at him and covered her face. The day that happened at war was coming back to her. He wrapped his arms around her. He felt her pull away.
"I know you want to be here for me right now," she began, "But, I want to be alone. I need to think this over and try to calm down before I blow up at my family for doing what they just did."
"It's no problem," he told her. "If you need me, I'll be in the restaurant. My family had the same idea as yours."
She nodded and kissed the corner of his mouth. "Thank you."
