Last Time
"I want to watch TV." She said. "I haven't done that in a while."
"How long is a while?" I asked as I grabbed the remote.
"About two years." Kim replied. I was shocked.
"Seriously?!" Kim nodded her head. "Well, here, you can pick what to watch." I handed her the remote and watched while she flipped through the channel.
We decided to watch some reality TV show called Big Brother. Kim inched closer to me and rested her head on my shoulder.
Now
After about an hour of watching TV my mom called us all downstairs to eat dinner. Kim seemed to be light and cheery again all throughout dinner. Her and my mom actually both took to making fun of me all throughout our meal.
We laughed, ate and even shared some personal old photos of me for a whole two hours before Kim and I gained the willpower to stand up.
"Would you be up for some dirt bike riding or something?" I asked Kim as we walked out of the dining room.
"Um, I've never really ridden one before." Kim replied.
"You can just ride with me then. We'll take an four wheeler through the woods or something." I told her. She looked up at me and gave me a glimpse of a smile. We went into the garage and chose on of the bigger not so fast four wheelers and took it for a spin. Atfter about an hour of riding my thmb started to hurt so we called it quits.
Kim and I went back inside and were heading up to my room but my mom stopped us.
"It's so great to have you back in the house Jack and it's wonderful to have you here Kim. It gets lonely in this house when Jack goes on tour and his father's working late." My mom stated and Kim started freaking out.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so selfish! I'm so selfish!" She just kept saying, over and over again and she kept pulling on her hair.
"What are you talking about Kim?!" My mom rushed in to save the day like always.
"I'm so selfish!" Was Kim's only reply. "I'm so selfish." I pulled her into my arms and my mom grabbed her hands, making it so that she could no longer pull her hair.
"I'm so selfish! I'm so selfish!" You could tell that there was a real psychological battle with this girl. Nothing that could ever sway how I feel about her but something big enough to scar her for life. Something big enough to cause her problems in every day life. Something important. Something put there by man.
"Kim, what do you need?" My mom asked calmly.
"Please take me home! Please take me home!" She became slightly aggressive with her words and her actions now. She ripped her arms out of my moms hold and tried to pull on her hair again but my mom stopped her.
"Alright, I'll take you home Kim, I'll take you home. I'll go grab the keys right now okay." I looked down at her and she nodded so I got up quickly and grabbed the first ones I saw. Looks like we're driving the Camaro today. "Alright, you ready Kim?" When I got back to the stairs, Kim was sitting on my moms lap, crying into her shoulder. She nodded at me and slowly stood up with my moms help. We walked out to the garage and I went to get in the drivers seat but my mom stopped me.
"I'll drive, you go sit with Kim." She told me. I did what she said without complaint. Kim and I hopped in the back seat and I buckled her seatbelt for her. She instantly collapsed in my arms once I was done buckling my own seatbelt. She cried the whole way to Seaford but had calmed down by the time we got to the mall.
"You can just drop me off here." Kim said.
"No, I'll take you to your house." My mom said a she passed up the complex. 'Where is it?" Kim started giving her directions but something seemed off. I can't quite put my finger on what though. Part of mind said that she wasn't giving us directions to her house but the other part just wanted to trust her so I did. We pulled up to a small but nice white house and Kim hopped out. She pulled my arm, indicating that she wanted me to come with her. The minute my foot hit the ground she started pulling me to the back of the car.
"Thank you for..." She paused to think for a minute. "Everything." Before I could get any words she grabbed my face and pulled it to hers. Our lips met and it felt like the fourth of July was taking place in my stomach. It had to be one of the best moments of my life. When we finally parted we were both smiling like idiots.
"Come on, I want you to meet someone." She tugged on my hand and started leading me to the front door. It was locked so she rang the doorbell and the guy from before came waltzing out in a robe.
"Oh, hey Kim, I thought you were gonna be gone for a couple days." He said.
"I needed to come back."kim replied, giving him a look that almost say don't ask questions. "Anyways, I know you guys exghanged a few words earlier but you didn't really meet. Jack this is Rudy, and Rudy, this is Jack, my boyfriend." Kim stated and a large smile came to my face. "Oh, and that's Jack's mom in the car." She pointed to the car.
"Nice to meet you Jack." Rudy stuck out his hand for me to shake and I took it.
"Jack is actually a black belt 3 forms of martial arts." Kim stated, giving me a proud smile.
"Oh, that's cool, maybe you could train with us sometime. Kim could use some competition." Rudy chuckled and Kim shook her head.
"Alright Rudy, the guys may not be the best at martial arts but they do try their hardest and I love them both so don't make fun of them." Kim laughed. After that we said our goodbyes and Kim gave me and my mom a really tight hug before we started to pull out of the driveway.
"FaceTime me when you get home." Kim yelled as she walked into the house.
"She's such a sweet girl." My mom stated as we drove down the highway.
"Yeah." I replied almost in a daze. "Did I ever tell you how we met?" I asked my mom. She shook her head.
"Well, she went to every single one of my concerts. All of them and every single time I looked out in the crowd and saw her she was sitting there, with her eyes closed, swaying to the music. She was never there for me, she only wanted to hear the music. One day after a concert, I just wanted to talk to her, get to know her so I chased after her and when I finally found her you know what she told me?" I looked at my mom waiting for her answer.
"Oh my gosh, Jack Brewer is talking to me?" My mom joked.
"That's what most fans would say right. Problem is, Kim is not a fan. She looked me in the eye and told me that she hated me as a person, She said she like my music but hated me and from then on, I was hooked." My mom looked at me and smiled.
"You were hooked on a girl who literally told you that she hated you." She gave me a condescending look and I just smiled.
"What can I say, she seemed like a challenge and I liked that. I don't think I'll ever like a girl more now. She was so brutally honest wih me the minute she met me. I don't get that much so it's appealing." I told my mom.
"I'm so proud of the man you have become." My mom said. "And Kim is definitely something special. You did a good job choosing."
"I know mom." I smiled at her.
"But listen Jack, she told me some stuff and it's not my place to tell you what she said. When she's ready she'll tell you but this girl is broken. She's very fragile right now so you've got to be very careful in everything you say and do. She's got a lot on her plate so just think before you act okay?" She looked at me and I simply nodded. "And please,no matter what happens, do not yell at her for any reason even if you're just trying to talk over loud noise. That poor girl is due for a mental breakdown at any moment."
I just listened, there wasn't much I could say, I didn't know anything about Kim's situation so all I could do is take in the advice my mom was giving me. My mom and I continued to talk for the remainder of the ride home and she continued to tell me how to handle Kim in almost any situation she might throw my way. After about an hour we had made it home. Just as I was about to step out of the car my mom stopped me.
"One more thing Jack. The most important thing that Kim needs right now is stability. She needs to be able to fall backwards and know that somebody or something will be there to catch her. You need to be that net Jack, you need to be ready to catch her when she falls back." I couldn't even speak, how do you respond to that. I nodded my head and walked inside. I went up to my room and tried calling Kim like 3 times but she wouldn't answer so I watched TV. After about an hour of TV Kim finally called me.
"Hey Kimmy." I answered.
"Hey, Jack." She had a hint of sadness in her voice and the screen was all black.
"Why can't I see you?" I asked.
"My uh, lights are off." Kim replied.
"Oh, why don't you turn them on?" I asked.
"Because I'm lazy." She replied. you could still here the sadness in her voice. It's almost like she had been crying moments before.
"Oh, I've got an idea." I brought my desk lamp closer to my phone, creating more light on her phone which allowed me to see her face. I instantly noticed the big bruise around her eye and the blood falling from her lip. "Oh my gosh Kim, what the hell happened?!" I started freaking out.
"Nothing Jack, it's nothing." Kim replied.
"That must be why you had your lights off! You were trying to hide that! Why the hell would you hide that from me?!" It was like my brain shut off the minute I saw her face. I instantly went into defense mode.
"Jack, please don't yell a me" It wasn't until then that I noticed that Kim had been whispering the whole time. "Please don't yell." She pleaded. "Please." Seeing her so vulnerable changed my whole mindset instantly.
"I'm sorry Kim. Are you okay? It doesn't hurt too much does it?" I asked.
"I'm, fine I guess, it hurts a little bit but I'm fine." She gave me a very small, very faint smile.
"You've got to put something on your eye. You need ice or something. Go get ice." I told her but she shook her head. "Please, if not for yourself, for me. Will you please get ice?"
"I can't Jack." She whispered.
"Please Kim." She shook her head again.
"I can't Jack, I can't." She began crying again.
"Alright Kim, but why can't you?" I asked. She just shook her head over and over. "Please tell me." I was desperate at this point. "Please Kim."
"My leg is broken." She whispered and my jaw dropped.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"I'm positive." She replied.
"I'm taking you to the hospital right now. I'll be at your house in an hour." I stood up and went to grab my shoes but Kim stopped me. She sounded vulnerable again.
"No Jack please, please, you may not realize it but if you do that you're going to cause a lot of problems, please don't come here, not tonight at least." Kim stated and I couldn't not listen, She sounded so weak and vulnerable.
"Fine, but I'll be there first thing tomorrow morning." I told her.
"Okay." She whispered.
"I'll let you get some sleep Kim." I told her. "Good night." I went to hit the end call button but she wouldn't let me.
"Wait, could you maybe just talk to me until I fall asleep?" Kim asked.
"Of course baby." So I stayed up and talked to her until she passed out.
And here is the sixth chapter. The story kind of takes a turning point from here on out much like all of my other stories but there's a little something different that sets this story apart from all of my others. Let me know what you guys think is going on. Also, constructive criticism is a wonderful thing so start talking crap about my writing skills please.
Also, huge huge huge shout out to WolfSparks aka the reason I posted this chapter so soon.