Mako's Message: Well, I'm sure you've all been waiting for this to happen. I'm also equally sure that you'll share Mindy's sentiment. I also recommend you go read Only Her.
Enjoy.
Dave and Katie broke up.
I went over to his house as usual, but the door was open. I walked in and I was going to call out to whoever might be in the house, but I could hear voices arguing upstairs. When I was about halfway up I recognized them as Dave and Katie's. It wasn't until I got to the top of the stairs that I could actually make out what they were saying though:
"What do you want me to do then?"
"I want you to stop seeing her."
"I don't spend that much time with her."
"Oh, yes, you do. And I mean stop seeing her at all."
"...what."
"I don't want you spending anymore time with Mindy."
"I...can't do that."
"You have to."
"Katie... I'm like, one half of her support system. I can't just drop out of her life. She needs someone to talk to that isn't Marcus."
"She has other friends you know."
"Yeah, well Marcus still want's me to keep an eye out for her, help her through school and everything. She's still barely holding it together from her Dad dieing. You don't just bounce back from something like that Katie, she's just a little g-"
"I know who she is Dave! I'm not STUPID! Okay? So can we just drop the masquerade for once?"
"You... Then you should understand why I can't just stop seeing her."
"That's exactlywhy I want you to stop seeing her."
"What? What does that have to-"
"I don't trust her! Not with you. I've seen how she acts around you, and you're alone with her all that time. I can't believe she's not going to try something."
There was a long pause, and then Dave started laughing, slowly, and then it built up to the point you'd think Katie told the funniest joke ever. Then he finally pulled himself together and said, "Is that what this is all about? Man, you don't know her at all. Katie, she just likes fucking with people. She'll say or do whatever if she thinks it'll get a rise out of someone. You don't need to worry ab-"
"SHE'S FUCKING IN LOVE WITH YOU DAVE! And she wants to FUCK you! If you can't see that then you'rethe one who doesn't know her!"
"I'm not going to stop seeing Mindy, Katie, you're being ridiculous,. There is nothing for you to worry about."
"Oh my god."
"Huh?"
"Oh my GOD."
"What are yo-"
"You're already fucking her aren't you?"
"WHAT? No!"
"You are! I knew you two were too close for your own good and I never imagined you'd actually do that with her, but all those late nights, the nights you don't come back at all, how she acts with you, it all make sense!"
"Katie how could you think I-"
"No! No more. We're done, you sick fuck!" And she slapped him. Really, really, hard by the sound of it.
And then I heard her footsteps heading my way.
I knew that her finding me here was the worst thing that could happen right now so I bolted. I went down the steps as fast and as quietly as I could, I jumped down the last half and ran out the door. I stopped at the side walk and turned around just as Katie came out the door. I faked a smile and started to say hi but she just held up a hand and said, "Don't talk to me. Go have fun with your little playmate, he's all yours." and stormed off to her car.
If I really was just walking up, I'd have gone after her, demanded to know what the fuck her problem was. But right then I knew I needed to get to Dave.
I walked back into the house and up to his room. Dave was laying into his heavy bag like I've never seen while he blasted "Remember The Name". I had to yell for him twice before he noticed me standing there and then he only paused his beating of the bag long enough to turn the music down.
I asked him, "What the hell crawled up Katie's ass? Are you okay?"
He punched the bag and said, "Nothing. I'm okay. Everthing is fine!" and then he hit it with a spinning back kick that slammed it into the wall and almost took the bag off it's hook. He caught it as it swung back and rested his head against it, "Everything is fine."
I had no idea what to say to him. I still don't. What can I tell him? Confess that I do love him? That Katie was right about me? I can't imagine that doing anything but making it worse for him. Worse for us.
I wanted them to break up, but not like this.
Fuck.
