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-15th February-
Kate forced her eyes to open, she didn't want them to open but she knew she had to. The sun was shining brightly in through the partially open blinds, shielding her eyes with her hand she looked over to her side where Sawyer was lying face down and the covers barely over his naked form. She lazily smiled and lay back down, a yawn escaped her lips and she rolled over to look at the clock on the beside cabinet. Her eyes sprung open as she saw what time it was 11:48, they were late, late being an understatement. Kate placed her hands on Sawyers shoulder and shook him roughly as she said hurriedly "James, wake up… were late" Sawyer groaned in response and rolled over still asleep. Kate sighed and jumped out of bed and she picked up her overnight bag as she ran towards the bathroom.
Pulling the zip over quickly, she tipped out the bag and all her things scattered everywhere. She turned on the shower and stepped inside, quickly washing herself and jumping back out, trying to dry herself as she brushed her teeth. Kate brushed her hair impatiently and yelled "James! Get out of that bloody bed RIGHT NOW!" she heard a loud moan and then a few minutes later a sleepy Sawyer walked past her and headed for the toilet. Not even bothering with her being in the room, he peed and scratched at his hair. He washed his hands and walked still half asleep into the shower, quickly washing himself. Kate picked up some of her things and threw them messily in the bag, she picked up the clothes she wore, that were still on the floor from last night and she shoved them in her bag. She picked up Sawyers clothes and headed for the bedroom.
Five minutes later a freshly washed, more awake Sawyer came into the bedroom and put his things in his bag "Why d'ya wanna go ta school so badly for freckles?" he said gazing at her, Kate smiled and said "Got a test the back of One… and I need to be there" Sawyer nodded and took his bag into the living room area. Kate cleared up the mess they made last night at the table; she tipped everything into a large trash bag and tied it neatly, leaving it next to the table. "Ready ta go?" Sawyer said smiling at her, Kate smiled and replied "yeah… lets go…" She slung her bag over her shoulder, as did Sawyer. Kate laced her hand through Sawyer's and they left the room, locking and leaving to go to school. The only thing that was left in the room was lying under the bathroom unit as it had been thrown from the bag where it came from… significantly important as it was highly unimportant, but she forgot all about it.
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Kate sat back in her seat and sighed nervously, she loved to fly but the landing and taking off part she hated. As the plane began to speed up, she leaned further back into her chair and tightened her grip on the arm rests. The plane left the tarmac runway and began its ascent high into the air and began to level off. Kate sighed with relief and glanced out the window, she loved to watch the landscape passing by especially when she was thousands of feet above the ground and all the land looked small and insignificant. She couldn't wait till they landed in Iowa and got to see her mom, she had missed her terribly and wanted to tell her all about all the new friends she has and that one special boy who was probably ditching school as she wasn't there. Kate smiled and relaxed in her seat.
After the plane had landed, Kate collected her small case and headed out to see if her mom was waiting on her, she wouldn't get too upset if Diane wasn't there to collect her because Wayne probably would have intervened and she would have to hitch a ride. Rolling her case along the flat floor, she kept her head down as she headed for the doors but stopped as she heard a faint "Katherine!" being yelled. Looking around, she spotted her mom waiving her arms frantically as she was walking towards her… and a very bored looking Wayne, glaring at her with impatience. Kate smiled at her mom and ran towards her, throwing her arms around her mom's frail and skinny body. "I've missed you so much Katherine! …so has Wayne, haven't you?" Diane faced Wayne and smiled at him. Wayne rolled his eyes and forced a smile. Kate nodded with a grimace on her face; she didn't actually care if Wayne missed her at all because she sure as hell didn't miss him.
They walked to the parking lot and stopped in front of a beaten up, old ratty truck. "Sorry Katherine but you'll have to sit in the back" Diane said apologetically, Kate smiled and said "Its okay mom" Wayne threw her suitcase in the back and helped her up over the side, he leaned over and whispered nastily "Katie girl… lookin mighty fine… but you best hurry up an leave, yer mother might think she wants you here but she don't… I certainly don't want you here… got it?" Kate had a stony expression as she said "Yeah" Wayne smiled sickly and walked to his side of the truck and got in. Kate's eyes had glazed over and as the truck ratted and shook as they began their drive home, a tear slipped down her cheek and she brushed it away roughly… she didn't want to cry because of him.
After a lengthy journey, Kate recognised the old tall trees that surrounded her childhood house and she smiled, she spent many hours climbing them when she was daring and afraid of nothing at the magic age of 8. After then was when Wayne had appeared in her life and he warned her not to climb them as he would hurt her if he found out that she had disobeyed him. She glanced through the back window and glared at the back of his head, burning holes right through his skull. Sighing deeply, she saw the old one story house come in to view and she smiled sadly, she missed the house and some of the things she left here, but she knew she didn't want to ever stay permanently. The truck came to a halt and she jumped out, pulling her case with her, she landed on her feet but got pulled down by the wait of the case, so she toppled over and landed on the case with a short giggle.
Diane smiled at her as she got out and helped her back up but Wayne just glared at her and began walking towards the house. Kate brushed off the dust that had clung to her clothes and then she pulled on the handle of her case, pulling it towards the house. She went straight to her old room and sat the case down next to the closet… nothing much had changed. She hadn't lived in this room in almost six years, Sam had gotten custody of her when she was ten and took her to live with him. The wallpaper was the same but had started to fade and peel back at the corners, her bed still had her old covers on them- the blue 'boy' sheets and all her toys were still in the box at the corner… Diane had tried to preserve as much as she could, she disliked the fact that her daughter, her only child, had opted to live somewhere else but she respected her decision.
Kate sat down on her bed and looked out the window, the back yard still looked the same… but now it was overgrown with tyre tracks marking the unsightly green grass, and her tree swing was still up but it was old and unsteady looking. Diane walked into her room and sat down beside Kate with a smile on her face "It's so good to see you Katherine… tomorrow we'll go out and have a fun day okay?" Kate smiled and nodded "that would be nice" Diane shifted slightly and pulled out something from her pocket, she handed it to Kate… it was a $50 gift card for a selected few shops. Kate smiled and hugged her mom "thank you mom" Diane smiled happily and replied "Just save it till later on sometime, get the best use out of it" Kate slipped it into her suitcase and hugged her mom again "I'm just going out for a wander okay?" Diane nodded and left her room as Kate put the suitcase underneath her bed, ready to go out for a lengthy walk.
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Kate and Diane were sitting in the mall at the ice cream shop. They had spent a lot of the day wandering around the shops and trying on highly expensive things and making fun of snobby millionaires, having a laugh, trying to bridge the gap that had grew between them in the last few months. "So Katherine… is there anyone special?!" Diane asked curiously, Kate blushed slightly and looked down "Yeah… his name is James" Diane smiled and licked a bit of her ice cream "how long have you's been together?" Kate sat back and calculated the time in her head "uhhh… around three months" Diane nodded and said "that's lovely… but I want you to watch out Katherine… most boys only want one thing" Kate internally rolled her eyes, she didn't want this conversation to come up, it was embarrassing and she already knew everything as it was, so she smiled weakly and replied "James isn't like that mom"
Diane nodded sceptically at her "Katherine… teenage boys only think about sex… do you know what that is?" Kate closed her eyes and her cheeks reddened slightly "Mom, were in the mall… do we have to talk about this here?" Diane smiled seriously "I just want you to know the facts Katherine… I don't want anything to happen to you… so do you know?" Kate sighed and said "Yeah, I know" Diane scooped up some more of her ice cream and replied "when its time for you to have intercourse dear, always use birth control… and by some chance you forget, don't have it around your period Katherine… you're too young to get pregnant… and that is many teenage boys nightmare! To have a child they don't want!" Kate rolled her eyes and ate some more ice cream, her cheeks were still red "I know, they teach you all about it in school" Diane nodded "Yes, I'm just double checking… don't want you to ruin your life by ending up with a little baby when your so young… it can be hard when you're an adult, let alone a teenager"
Kate groaned and nodded, this wasn't the conversation she really had in mind when she came out today, to begin with, the conversation is embarrassing enough but now that she was getting told the ins and outs of the birds and the bees in the middle of the Mall, Kate felt like crawling in a hole and hiding till it was over. "I know, you're just looking out for me" she slid her hand on top of her moms and smiled at her. They finished there ice cream and left, they wandered around the shops having a good time. They took the long walk home and along the way they sat down on a bench to appreciate the view. Kate thought for a moment, not sure of how to bring this up… but she had to, not knowing how she was, was killing her. "Mom… in the letter you said you had septicaemia… so…" Kate asked shyly, Diane sighed and faced her "Yes Katherine, I do still have some signs of it… but I'm on the antibiotics and the doctor said I should be fine"
Kate sighed with relief and hugged her mom, Diane smiled until Kate couldn't see her face and the smile dissolved into sadness, she was lying, she wasn't fine, the doctor had said she may get better but chances were she wouldn't, she was allergic to the main antibiotic given, so she had to take chances and wait till she could get one she could take. She didn't want to upset Kate, although she was a strong girl, she was emotionally weak, little things would upset her and Diane agreed to herself that she wouldn't hurt her little girl and keep her thinking everything was fine, so she could live in peace knowing that Kate wasn't wasting her time obsessing over her health. "Ready to go" Diane said weakly, she felt Kate nod and they stood up, linking arms as they walked the rest of the way home.
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After dinner Kate was sitting on her tree swing, it felt unstable, she wasn't swinging on it, but rather just moving her feet backwards and forwards slowly. She liked to think out here, the air always seemed clearer and more uplifting than inside the house. Kate's eyes shut slightly as she heard some noises, like footsteps, that were coming closer to her. Kate was ready to turn around when someone's hands went over her eyes and whispered "Guess who" in her ear. A smile spread across her face and she jumped up from the seat hugging the mystery boy. "Kevin!" she yelled as she jumped into his arms, Kevin grinned and hugged her tighter "Glad to see you to Katie" Kate stood back and viewed him. He had gotten taller since she had last seen him, his blue/green eyes were sparkling as he smiled and his hair had grew and was styled messily. She had missed him, so she was really happy that they had gotten the chance to meet up whilst she was here.
"You look good Kevin!" she said smiling at him. Kevin posed and laughed "yeah, you too Katie" Kate in return posed herself and grinned. "So I came here to visit my aunt and I saw you sitting out here… I didn't want to miss a chance at seeing you again" he said politely. Kate smiled and replied "I'm glad you did, we should catch up!" Kevin nodded and waved his arm in the direction of his aunt's backyard. They climbed up into Kevin's little cousin's tree house, at one point the place was huge to them and they thought it was a castle, but now that they were grown up it was small and creaky. They sat beside each other; there legs sprawled out in front of them. They talked about a lot of things- past and present, up till Kate had moved away. They were having a great time, and Kate realised how much she had missed him.
Kevin smiled at Kate; he had actually missed her more than he thought. She was always up for a good time and was funny; he decided to act on his feelings. He leaned over and placed his hand on her cheek as he pressed his lips to hers. He ran his tongue in between her lips, wanting her to open her mouth… and it did. Kevin thrust his tongue into her mouth and it fought with hers, the kiss deepened and he pushed her down onto the floor. His hands wandered over her body as he kissed her more intensely. Kate knew this was wrong, she hated what she was doing but she couldn't pull away, he had her trapped against his body and the floor. His hands went down to her zip and tugged on it, then he popped open the button. His hand stroked her stomach lightly and Kate put her hands on his chest and pushed hard.
He landed on his side, looking at Kate strangely, Kate looked at him and said "I can't Kevin" he sighed and replied "Why not?" Kate looked down to the floor and then back up at him "I have a boyfriend Kevin… I don't want to hurt him" she quickly fixed the zip and button on her jeans and she looked at him sadly, Kevin shrugged his shoulders "fair dues Katie…" Kate glanced around, trying to avoid his gaze and he done the same thing. The tension in the small tree house room was so thick you could cut it with a knife, feeling awkward Kate stood up and headed for the ladders "I'll see you around Kevin" he just nodded in reply. Kate began the descent on the wooden steps slowly and as she reached the ground, she ran to her room.
How was she going to tell Sawyer? Nothing serious happened but he still deserved to know the truth, if she never told him, it would eat her up inside. Kate threw herself on her bed and hugged her knees tightly, she felt like crying… but why? She felt over emotional and didn't know why. Kate sighed deeply and laid her head on her knees. For hours she sat there in silence just thinking about how she would approach the subject, what she would say and how she would say she was sorry. Kate had a feeling this wouldn't go over well, Sawyer was just as much protective as he was jealous… it made a dangerous combination. Kate eventually moved from that position and climbed underneath the covers- still in her jeans and top and lay there till she fell into an uneasy sleep. Her mind ran in circles of what happened a few hours ago, she regretted following Kevin into that tree house, maybe if they were in the open it wouldn't have happened? Her last thoughts were of her southern boy back home and she pleaded that he wouldn't explode, that he would listen to her and accept her apology.
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Kate stood up from her sitting position at the toilet; she had thrown up into it a few moments earlier. Ever since she got back from Iowa she had felt queasy and nervous, it all came down to what happened with Kevin. She didn't really want to go to school and see Sawyer, well she did but she was terrified of what she had to tell him. The thought of keeping it to herself ran over her mind a few times but she knew he deserved the truth, after all, he would tell her if he had strayed away. Kate washed her face a couple of times and applied some foundation… at least that gave her a bit of colour. She rinsed her mouth out a couple of times with mouthwash to take away the lingering taste of what she brought up. She smiled weakly into the mirror to reassure herself that everything was going to be fine but there was a voice in the back of her head telling her not to be stupid… that something bad would happen.
The walk to school with Shannon was uplifting, although she never mentioned anything to Shannon, she felt a lot more upbeat listening to her friend about what happened during the weekend. "So how was Iowa?" Shannon asked politely. Kate froze for a second then smiled weakly "it was good, had fun with mom… and I saw a few people I hadn't seen in a while" Shannon nodded and smiled. Kate managed to keep the conversation all about what happened here at the weekend rather than her mishap in Iowa. Upon seeing the school building down at the bottom of the street, Kate sighed worryingly and tried her best to look as calm and as normal as she could… she didn't want anyone but Sawyer to hear what she had to say, the blow would be less harmful if he heard it from her, rather than someone else.
Kate spotted Sawyer leaning against his locker, tapping his hand off of his thigh. Kate had text him the night before asking if he would meet her there rather than their usual spot, he didn't ask any questions as to why and she was thankful. Sawyer glanced up and smiled widely at her, he opened his arms and she walked into them, leaning her head against his chest "I missed you" she murmured. Sawyer tightened his grip on her and said "missed you too" Kate sighed and looked up at his smiling face. Sawyer kissed her lightly, savouring his kiss with her. Even though it was only a few days, he still missed her; he was accustomed to them being together for a large part of the week. "James?" Kate whispered against his chest. He placed his hands on either side of her waist and tilted her back slightly; he smiled at tipped his head, waiting for her to say what she needed.
Kate let out a ragged sigh, she built up the courage she needed to say what she was going to say, she paused for a moment and said "Something happened in Iowa" Kate saw his features go solid and she felt him tense. He didn't want to overreact so he waited for her to continue. "I saw my old boyfriend…Kevin" she paused "and one thing led to another… and he kissed me" she felt him tense up even more, his face revealing nothing "and things got a bit heated". Sawyer tried to keep a lid on his rage but her last comment exploded in his mind, so they fucked? What the fuck was she thinking? He assumed the worst and roughly let her go and put distance between them; his face was a picture of pure violence and Kate looked guilty as hell "how could you huh? I can't believe you, so what? You go and fuck him and expect me to be all civilised and act normal to ya? Well tough break sweetcheeks… aint gonna happen"
Kate's mouth fell open in shock, what did he say? "James… I" he cut in violently "Don't James me… seriously Kate, can't believe you" he tilted his head back and threw a punch at his locker. Kate's eyes glazed over, things were going ten times worse than she thought and she said "James it's not like that!" her voice was breaking apart in emotion. Sawyer bitterly laughed and whispered close to her face "forget it Kate. I aint gonna be some stupid bastard that forgives about cheetin, so don't bother" his words cut right threw her; his voice was a mixture of hatred, upset and betrayal. He glared at her one last time and stormed off, "James!" she shouted in desperation. He continued his warpath down the school hall and didn't turn around, a few stray tears slid down her cheeks and she wiped them away quickly.
Feeling the stares of the other pupils that were around, she wrapped her arms around her body and walked quickly towards the toilets as she felt sick. She just got to the toilet in time when she began to throw up, dry heaving for a few minutes; she eventually slid down the wall. Sitting next to the toilet bowl on the floor, she slid her arms around her knees and let the tears fall silently down her face. Once her tears had dried up, she went out and looked at her reflection- her foundation was streaky as the tears had cleared a path down her face, leaving soppy tinted lines like claw marks. Kate sniffled and threw some water on her face, wiping away the remaining makeup and trying her best to cover up the tear marks that usually were left after she had a lengthy cry. Trying her best at keeping a smile up on her face, she sighed and left the toilets as the bell had rang.
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Awww, everything was going so well there :) was getting too fluffy… so there ye go; some angst lol x