Chapter 9: I Choose You
Nicky noticed Kaitlyn has skipped both breakfast and lunch. Everyone noticed, but it was something that got under her skin. She hasn't seen Kaitlyn since she made her tell everyone what was going on.
She felt guilty for it. She put Kaitlyn in an uncomfortable situation. She should have just let her continue what she was doing, but she knew that would have been harder for Kaitlyn than this right now.
She looked forward to seeing her at breakfast though. She didn't sit with her like she normally would, but at least being able to see her made Nicky happy enough. Kaitlyn was leaving in two days, and she gre more anxious to see her each day.
It worried her that she skipped two meals. It wasn't like her to miss meals.
She found her that day in her bunk, sulking in bed.
"Hey, Gorgeous. You feeling okay?" Nicky asked.
"Go away," Kaitlyn said abruptly, turning over in her bed to face the wall.
"I just wanted to see how you were feeling. You skipped both breakfast and lunch so I was worried."
"I don't want to talk to anyone. Just please, go away."
Nicky had a gut feeling the reason why Kaitlyn acted that way was because of one of the other three. Regardless, she knew Kaitlyn had to be hungry. She had to do something to cheer her up. She turned to her best friend, Red for help.
It was the middle of the night when Nicky crept into Kaitlyn's cubicle.
"Gorgeous. Wake up and come with me," Nicky whispered, shaking her awake.
"What time is it? Go back to bed," Kaitlyn said in a sleepy voice.
"You have no choice. You either come with me or I'm dragging your ass with me."
Kaitlyn groaned, and rolled out of bed.
They were quiet as they snuck around the prison, to the cafeteria. It was dark in there except for a table in the middle of the room, where three candles are lit. A cloth is over the table, with a plate of food sitting on top. Nicky lead her over to the table, and urged her to sit down.
"I noticed you skipped dinner too. I knew you must have been starving so I had Red hook me up with some leftovers for you."
Kaitlyn smiled, and sat down. She quickly began to eat, and thanked Nicky for the food.
"It was no problem. I didn't want you to starve."
She sat down across from her, and watched her eat. The light cast from the candles lit up Kaitlyn's face. Nicky grinned as she noticed how beautiful she looked in that light. It was hard to believe that only a few hours ago she seemed so down.
Her smile suddenly faded.
"This better not be some plan to try and get me to choose you. Because I'm honestly sick of all of this," Kaitlyn snapped.
"No, no this is nothing like that. I was really worried about you. You can't just skip eating for an entire day. Is that what was wrong with you earlier?"
"Yeah. Piper, Alex, and Ashley tried to persuade me to choose them. I'm not something that can be won over. If you are trying to do the same thing then I should just leave."
Kaitlyn got up to leave, but Nicky jumped up and grabbed her hand.
"I don't care if you choose me or not. I just want to make sure you're happy."
Out of everyone trying to talk to her within the past few days, not once have they thought of her happiness like Nicky has. She turned around, and sat back down, waiting for Nicky to say more.
"The truth is I think I love you. There's something about you that I really can't understand what makes me feel this way. You're very gorgeous, but it's more than that. I feel like I can trust you. You know, I don't like to tell many people about my drug addiction, only Morello and Red really know besides you. I obviously really want you to stay with me, but honestly if you aren't happy with that then do whatever it is that makes you smile."
This was the first time someone thought about her, and not them. Maybe Nicky really did love her, and really love her. It wasn't the kind of love that Alex tried to sell to her. It was honest, and sincere.
Kaitlyn thought back, Nicky was the one who was the one who was always there for her as well. When she was hiding everything from everyone, she was the one she turned to. Nicky was also the one who made her tell everyone, so that she could feel better instead of guilty for sneaking around. She's been very thankful for Nicky.
Kaitlyn stood up, and Nicky did as well. Sadness flushed on Nicky's face, thinking she hadn't convinced her enough.
Kaitlyn rushed to her, and kissed her. As she thought back, she realized the one she loved was Nicky.
The day had come for Kaitlyn to leave. She had spent every moment she could with Nicky, and the goodbye was very hard. With her bag in hand, and tears in both of their eyes, they stood in front of each other.
Kaitlyn looked back on the first day she came to the prison, and when she met Nicky. If she knew how much she would mean to her, she would have chosen her earlier.
They kissed, and hugged goodbye, both fighting back the urge to cry.
"I love you," Nicky whispered.
"I love you too."
They made a promise to write each other, and when they get out, to meet up. But the temporary goodbye was still hard.
That's the end! Hope you guys really enjoyed it. I've been thinking about maybe rewriting this as an original story on my Inkitt account that could go a lot more into detail with relationships. I don't know maybe. I still need to work on my other original work before I can think about anything else :P
