It's About Time
Disclaimer: Don't own SOR...saddened...
Chapter Thirty-One: Look at Yourself
"I...Freddy...I..." No words could come out of my mouth, but Ryan saved the day.
"I think you need this back." Ryan handed me the promise ring and I took it, slinging it around my finger.
"Is that enough?" I asked, smiling.
"It's just enough. I love you, Katie. I always have." Freddy smiled and everyone clapped.
"How'd you know I loved Evermore's song Light Surrounding You?" I asked quizzically.
"I have spies, you know. God it's been hell without you." Freddy confided as everyone went to their hotel rooms. Shutterbugs! Not again!
"YES, WE ARE BACK TOGETHER PEOPLE!" I yelled and then they took MORE pictures, so we ran off, back into our rooms.
"Sorry for being such a bitch to you." I confessed, leaning against the hotel room door.
"Sorry for being a you-know-what for so long." He replied, giving me a kiss.
"Forgiven."
"Forgiven."
We hugged each other goodnight and went into our seperate hotel rooms, Summer screamed and jumped up and down, giving me a hug.
"WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU BACK TOGETHER?!?!" Summer yelled-asked.
"Yes, we are, and I'm finally happy." I replied, changing into my pajamas, noticing Slash popping out from my clothing pile.
"You're the cutest little thing ever!" I cooed, setting her down on the bed.
"Now I need to get a white one and name it Elton!" Summer joked.
"No, name it Roddy! Like the Keyboardist from Faith no More!"
"Good idea!"
"My pup-pay needs a name change...how about Entwistle?" The furry animal wagged her tail and I smiled.
"PERFECT!" We yelled in unison.
"God i'm so tired! Tomorrow I'm visiting my Mom, wanna come with me or do you want to visit yours?" Summer asked. I got a chill down my spine.
"I'm obliged to see my mom, I have no clue where my dad is but I'll give it a fair shot at finding him, though." I replied. "It is our last day in Chicago."
"True. Well, get some sleep and tomorrow we'll figure it all out." Summer said, giving me a slight hug. She's the best friend I'll ever have.
I turned the sheets down in my bed and Summer turned on the bedside lamp so she could read her Inkspell book for the homeschooling slash tutor program we were on. I'm a slacker and I put things off until the week before they're due, Summer's getting a head start, the project is due next month!
My Sidekick buzzed on the nightstand, and it was a text message from...LAWRENCE?
ThaBeezKneez: Hey Katie! It's me Lawrence!
KTBaby: OMG!!! HI!!! How've you been?
ThaBeezKneez: Good, good. All of us are so proud of u guys...meaning Alicia, Marta, Tomika, Leonard, Gordon...and me! And the rest of the crew! Billy wanted me to tell u that your dress to the Grammy's was 'stunning'...lol
KTBaby: Why thank you! lol We miss the whole band so much...we want it like the old days!
ThaBeezKneez: No can do, Katez. I'm going to study abroad with Marta and Tomika in Taiwan! Did I mention Tomika and I are boyfriendgirlfriend????
KTBaby: No, but I'm super proud of you guys! We all knew it would happen!
ThaBeezKneez: Alicia got a Broadway career going, Gordon still does shows for KROK, and Billy...still designs hideous clothes!
KTBaby: No kidding! lol Well, I have to go right now, we're in Chicago, maybe we'll stop by and visit everyone! byeas!!
"Who was that?" Summer asked excitedly.
"Lawrence!"
"No way! How's he doing?" She asked happily. Lawrence and Summer were almost like best friends in a way.
"He's good, so is everyone else! Tomika, Marta, and him are going to Taiwan to study abroad."
"Really? That's great!" Summer gushed.
"Well, I'm going to sleep...care to turn off that Sidekick of yours?"
"Yeah yeah sure sure..." Summer turned out the light and I turned off my phone.
Off to dreamland...Not expecting what was going to happen the next day.
I knocked on the door of my house. I had my hair up in a ponytail and was wearing a Clandestine hoodie, white tank top, skinny jeans washed out in grey, and a pair of purple Converse. Kathy rushed to the door, and she screamed.
"OMIGOD YOU'RE BACK!!! MOM!! KATELYN'S BACK!" She was STILL on that damn 'Katelyn' kick. I entered the house to see my smiling mom, then her smile faded when she saw me.
"Katelyn! What have you done to yourself?!?" She exclaimed, turning me around.
"Nothing, why?" What was going on?
"Are all those papers true? Are you pregnant? Are you married? Do you do DRUGS with those idiotic Fall Out whatevers?"
"MOM! NO! What gave you that idea?" I asked.
"You know I read inTouch and Life&Style! You're always on the covers!" She crossed her arms as I did.
"You know that isn't true! I've never touched a drug in my life nor have I had sex! God, you can't believe everything those tabloids write!" I exclaimed back.
"What have you done to your hair again? God, you look trashy! Those eyes! They're bloodshot!"
"I had a late show last night. And I wanted a change! You don't yell at Kathy for anything she does!" I retorted.
"Well she's only 15!"
"Well, I didn't come here to fight and I'm sure as hell not going to stay if you critisize me and everything you THINK I do. Besides, yesterday was my birthday..Did you forget? It sure seems like it. Bye mom." I left the house in tears, walking back to the rental car and driving back to the hotel.
"You mean she just yelled at you the whole time?" Zack asked me. We never had time to have just a one-on-one talk about things. We have always been best friends, even before School of Rock. Zack stayed at the hotel because his parents were on a vacation in Hawaii.
"Yeah. I don't know what the hell I did to her but she just decided to yell and yell until I left." Entwistle came up to me and licked my hand, Zack petted her head.
"Jeez, sorry Posh. Maybe it's just stuff that was on her mind, you know? You know that she really loves you. She was probably just angry." Zack did have a point, as much as I hated to admit it.
"You're right. But for now, I'm gonna go see if Summer is okay..she's been sick lately." I sighed.
It was true. Summer had been throwing up a storm and we didn't know what was wrong with her. She'd been bitchy and mean then really nice, and she'd gotten pale.
"Ummm..Katie. I need to tell you something..." Zack called, and I sat on the opposing bed from where he was sitting.
"Yeah?"
"I think I know why Summer is sick..."
"What? Why? What is it?" I was getting worried.
"Well...her and I sort of...had sex...and I think I got her pregnant." Zack shoved his hands in his face, as if he were ashamed.
"Oh, Zack. It's okay. We're all sixteen now. We'll figure it out, even though we're still young. It's okay." I rubbed his back, and he forced a hug on me, and he was crying. Freddy walked into the room, and he looked concerned.
"What's wrong with Zack?" He asked me.
"I..I think he got Summer pregnant."
Freddy's mouth was as wide as Texas.
END OF CHAPTER!
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