Friends to lovers part 5
The two women started walking around the mall for a few hours stopping every now and then to look at something in the store fronts.
"So where do like to shop," Catherine asked.
"Um I shop where the cloths fit me."
Catherine laughed.
"Ok you look like u like the grunge look so I will take you Hot Topics."
"I don't always dress like that."
"Well tell me then."
Sara's stomach growled.
"I guess I'll think better after I buy you lunch."
Sara grabbed Catherine's hand and they walked over to the food court. They got their food and sat at as table. They ate in silence. Catherine could tell Sara had something on her mind.
"What's wrong?"
Sara looked up surprised.
"Nothing."
"You get that far away look over nothing?"
Sara put her fork down smiling.
"I was wondering something but nothing is wrong."
"Oh? What were you wondering about?"
Sara looked down at her salad then back at Catherine.
"I was wondering why you live by yourself?"
Catherine's eyes lost their luster. She put her sandwich down and sat back in her seat. Sara instantly wished she hadn't asked.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry."
"It's ok. It's just not something I like to talk about much."
"Cath you don't have to tell me I was just. . ."
"No its ok I wanna tell you."
Catherine took a deep breath. Letting it out slowly she looked into Sara's eyes.
"When I turned 14 my Mom and Step-father moved me and my here because his job required it. So I said goodbye to all of my friends and started all over in a new High School. Last year his job required he move again and my mom didn't want to have to make me move again in my junior year. They moved to New York and they have these Regents exams that I would have to take in order to graduate High School and she said that most likely I would end up being what they called a super senior."
"Wait. What is a super senior?"
"It is someone who should have graduated but for one reason or another they were left behind. And my mother didn't want that on my permanent record so she spoke to Mrs. Londen if I could live in the apartment while I was at school. She sends her some of the rent and I pay the rest."
"Wow. That wasn't the exciting mysterious story I was expecting."
"Well I am sorry to disappoint you," Catherine laughed.
"I didn't know you had a sister."
"She's a few years younger than me she was in sixth grade when they moved."
Sara nodded her understanding and went back to her salad.
"Do you have any siblings?"
Sara stopped mid chew and looked up at Catherine. She wasn't sure if she wanted to talk about her brother to Catherine but she had to say something. Swallowing her food she put her fork back down and looked up at the red head.
"My brother is a very touchy subject for me Catherine. I'd really don't wanna talk about him."
Catherine just nodded and went back to her sandwich.