Tori's POV:

I kept looking around the room, but I didn't see her. Cat. Ugh. We haven't talked since our little feud since Saturday. She wasn't in here in homeroom, even though the homeroom bell rang like ten minutes ago. But Sikowitz wasn't here either, so I guess it didn't matter.

*Creakkk*

I look at the door instantly and see Cat creeping into the room, she takes her usual seat next to me. We make quick eye contact for a moment before we both look down. Then Sikowitz walks in. "HELLO CLASS! I'M A LITTLE LATE YES, I KNOW! NOW SHUT UP AND LET TME ATTENDENCE!"

"Hey, Cat" I lean over and whisper in her ear. But she doesn't acknowledge me. "Cat, we need to talk" "No we don't, go away" she answers so quietly I'm surprised I heard her. "Cat, look I'm sorry about everything this weekend, me being rude to you, your fath-" "Can you not?" "Sorry, Cat I-" "Tori Vega, Cat Valentine, you two want to share something with the class? Your awfully chatty this morning."

"No Sir" "Sorry" "Thought so, anyway class!"

After class, I tried to walk alongside Cat but she sped away.

I tried walking her to her art class.

I tried carrying her stuff.

I tried making jokes.

I tried by sending her tons of text messages.

I even tried to give her some bibble.

I tried everything.

I knew she wouldn't talk to me, but on the inside I was concerned. I knew things about her no one else knew, I knew that even though she was joking with the gang in the hallways she was sad on the inside.

Finally. Sixth period came. Because sixth period means lunch and perhaps speaking with Cat.

I came outside and headed for the usual spot and…

BINGO!

Only Cat was sitting there, the others hurried to the food van to avoid a long line. I sat down across from Cat, she looked up for a second but when she saw that it was me she quickly looked back down at her phone. I scooched next to her, "Cat, we need to talk" I said quietly. "I'm sorry, ok?" She scooched away from me. "Tori." She cleared her throat. "I…we can't…" "We can't what?" "We…well…I just, I want you to forget about everything I said Saturday ok?" "Forget? Wha- Cat no! I'm concerned about you and I have questions." "Tori please just stop" "Stop?! What about your parents and everything you said this weekend? I can't just forget that! I just want you to be ok Cat" "I am ok" "No your not you said so yourself! You want to be happy and I want you to be happy" "T-T-T-Tori your getting a little lo-" "And Cat ugh, I never did get an explanation about why you came to my house covered in blood!"

"In what?" Andre said as he, Beck, Jade, Robbie and Rex sat down at the table. "Nothing!" Cat shouted. "Spill the beans Cat, I don't usually enjoy your little fables and stuff, but if it has blood, I'm interested" Jade said. Cat's lower lip started trembling, "Ugh, WHY CAN'T YOU GUYS JUST MIND YOUR OWN BEESWAX!" She shouted as she grabbed her things and left. "That was… intense" Beck said. "Explain Tori. What happened?" Jade asked me. I didn't even know what to say. Should I tell them? They deserve to know, I mean Cat does need help. But this weekend, she came to me, not them for comfort. Besides Cat doesn't want them knowing and it's not my job to spread her business, she would hate me...But it's for her right?

"Tori!" I snap out of my tiny trance. "Huh- Whu?" "Explain why Cat came to your house covered in blood." "Me, u-u-ugh ok, yeah, well…." What on earth could I say?

Cat. Divorced Parents. Depression. Insecure. Blood. Mental Brother. Cat. Parents don't care for her...

"Ok well, Cat came to my house Saturday in the morning soaked in blood." "Well duh Vega" Jade interrupted. "I wasn't done West. Anyway, she sat on my couch and told me that…" Ugh here goes nothing. "That her parents have been arguing a lot lately, over Cat." "Cat?" Jade interrupted again. "Can I finish in peace? Anyway, You see, Cat's Nona went on vacation for two weeks and she left her Cat with Cat's family after Cat offered. Cat told me that Cat, Nonna's Cat, has been a wreck the past two weeks, using places in the house as a personal kitty box, chewing on things he shouldn't and all that other mess. Of course, Cat's parents have been super irritated with the Cat, Cat, and sometimes feud when they don't mean it. Anyway, while Cat was out with some friend Friday and her parents were at work, Cat came home early morning on Saturday and discovered Cat, the Cat, dead in her room. You see, her night stand was on top of the Cat and that her some sharp scissors she was using for an art project fell and well…pierced the Cat in the leg. She was scared, confused, worried, and so she came to my house for help. We buried the Cat. And told her parents."

"Wow" "Geez" "Aww, I bet Cat feels horrible, she cares for animals and creatures so much. I bet she blames herself and that unstable nightstand! I should condole with her…" Robbie said. "Condole?" Andre said. "Yeah, you know, comfort?" "Oh, I thought you were trying to use it as another word for sympathy sex." Robbie chocked on his drink. "Andre! Please! You know Cat would never do that" "Yeah plus you can't even score a date with her, let alone that" Jade chocked out. "Oh stop, you know Cat doesn't date" We all stared at him. "Really?" We all said in unison. "Ok, ok, I think you all know what I mean." "You mean that Cat's had tons of boyfriends and tons of dates and none of them were you?" Jade said. "Cat doesn't date her friends Jade." Robbie shot back. "She dated her friends trash once." "Jade can you not?" I said "Oop's, wait- I meant recycle" "Ugh, I'm goanna go check on Cat." Robbie said about to get up. "NO!" I yelled causing everyone to stare at me. "I, ugh, I mean…I'll go, I understand her situation right now more than you do." "Makes sense" Robbie sat down as I quickly left the table.

I also left my lunch. Damn.

I crept into the school and looked around, no Cat. Where would she go? There were tons of places, library, bathroom, janitors closet…meh I guess I'll start there. I walked over to the janitor's closet and slowly opened the door, of course Cat wasn't in there. So, I took the secret ladder to the library. Creeping around the library looking for Cat, I didn't find her, however, I did manage to knock over a rack of books and get kicked out. J

I began to give up on looking for Cat, there was only like 5 minutes left in the period. I ran my head through my hair and walked into the bathroom. I just needed to think. So I went into a stall and did that. I just needed to think. About everything. My life, My family, Cat, My friends, Cat, My homework, Cat…Cat's whole situation kind of made me consider my family, are we close enough? These thoughts seemed dramatic and stupid but they mattered to me.

*Creeaaak*

I heard the bathroom door slowly open and some soft footsteps. From the gap at the end of the stall door I saw some red hair go bye. Cat. For some reason, I instantly put my feet on the toilet so Cat wouldn't be able to see my feet and know that I'm in there. Why? To be honest, I don't know, perhaps because of our little feud at lunch. I hear her soft footsteps walking all over the bathroom, what's taking her so long to choose a stall? I don't know, let's just hope she doesn't choose mine.

Squinting through the gap of the door, I noticed Cat peaking down at each stall door to make sure no one was in the stalls I guess. Why? I don't know either. Cat then rushed in to a stall, right next to me. I put my hand over my mouth, I felt like Cat could hear my every breathe.

I heard a zipper unzip, I felt shocked, even though I shouldn't I have been, I mean, this is the bathroom. "Fucking Hate this shit…" I heard Cat mumble, I held my breathe in. I was going to die if I held my breath in any longer, but somehow, I was doing it. I looked at Cat's feet, she only had her socks on, then I noticed that…SHE WAS TAKING HER UNDERWEAR OFF. EXSCUSE ME, I MEAN PANIES BUT ASHRFHDSS-

I THEN HEARD SOME CLICKS OF A CAMERA, INDICATING THAT SHE WAS TAKING NUDES?!

ALL THESE THOUGHTS WERE RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD, I WAS NEARLY PANICKING, CAT? MY INOCCENT CAT? TAKING NUDES?! NO, IMPOSSIBLE, PEOPLE TAKE THEIR UNDERWEAR OFF TO USE THE BATHROOM RIGHT? BUT WHY WOULD SHE BE TAKING PICTURES? WHO ARE THEY BEING SENT TO? OR ARE THESE PICS JUST FOR HE-

*Creeaakk*

I heard the stall door open and Cat leave the bathroom. Once I was sure she left, I removed my hand from my mouth and breathed in out deeply.

Sitting down next to Cat, the usual spot in Health, I felt unusual. After that bathroom mess that happened like two class periods ago, I'd never look at Cat the same. She was on her phone, was she sending nudes? What if I could stop her?

"Ok class, today we are going to talk about online safety. Might sound quite…dumb, but it's something that I am required to teach and something you should know about. You know you guys have this social media and follow me on this, and that, but how safe are you? To start off, I have an example of…" I blocked Mrs. Sheahan, the Health teacher, out and stared at Cat. It was at that moment when I realized, there was so much I didn't know about her. The Cat I thought I knew was just a mask, for her real personality. Cat turned in my direction and I quickly turned away.

The day quickly flew by, I really didn't remember much of anything. All I could think about was Cat, I wish I could know about the real her. I almost did, but then I shut her out and screwed everything up…

*BEEP BEEP*

Trina. Ugh.

"COME ON TORI! YOU WANNA A RIDE DON'T YOU?!" Trina shouted from across the street, "HOLD ON!" I yelled back. As I crossed the street I noticed Cat getting into some car, and the dude in the driver's seat didn't look familiar from my view. Even though, he could have been a family member.

*BEEP BEEP*

I stopped staring and speed-walked to Trina's car. "I told you to hold on" I said, "You never make the person doing the service wait." "Whatever, like we don't live in the same house…." I said as I went to get in the passenger seat, but of course, Trina put her bag in the spot. "In the back." I rolled my eyes and went in the back without arguing, being in the back meant being farther from Trina so oh well. Trina begin to drive out of the school parking lot, as we passed cars, I noticed we were about to pass the car that Cat got in. I focused all my attention on it and when we passed I saw Cat and that weird dude kissing…OMG…THAT DUDE IS NOT HER FAMILY MEMBER.

"TORI SHUT UP!" Trina yelled, "Huh?" "Don't act like you didn't just scream. Keep it up, I'm kicking you out!" I screamed? I just closed my eyes and breathed in and out deeply, I needed a serious vacation.