Hello all. It's been ages again I know. I'm so sorry. Really there's good reason for my disappearing of the face of the earth, but I've just updated complicated life and wrote a sort of short version of an explanation. So if your interested read the A/N on there and it will enlighten you all a little on me being MIA. i won't bore you all or myself by typing it out on here again though lol. i will just say i am extremely sorry.
Thank you all for your reviews last chapter i really appreciate them. Now i'll get on with it shall I?
Disclaimer: I don't own skins or the characters. Wasn't wrapped up under my x-mas tree as a present :(. No copyright intended.
Next eventful 24 hours - chapter 10
"I thought I told you two I wanted to be on my own." Katie snapped not bothering to turn and look at me and Emily as we approached her.
She'd texted Emily half an hour ago telling Emily she was sat at Bristol habour. After a ten minute debate me and Emily finally decided to come and find her.
"Thought you could use a friend." I offered sheepishly.
"Nobody fucking asked you Campbell." Katie snapped again.
Emily's eyes flashed to me, I sent a smile her way letting her know it was okay. Emily sat down next to Katie and gently took her hand.
"Katie it isn't Naomi's fault Mum called Will, don't take it out on her. At the moment she's clueless." Emily told Katie softly.
I noticed Katie had left the Fitch's house in nothing more than a t-shirt. It was bloody freezing out here and she was shivering her arse off. I slipped my coat off and took a step forward, leaning down and hanging my coat on her shoulders. She turned her head and looked at me in surprise.
"You looked cold." I stated simply. "Don't worry Katie my gay germs aren't contagious." I told her with a smirk sitting down on the other side of her.
"I know that, I just didn't expect... actually it doesn't matter. Just like thanks yer?" she answered me, letting go of Emily's hand to slip her arms into my coat.
"Not a problem." I gave her a small smile. "Someone want to tell me what the fuck that was all about?" I asked, getting straight to the point.
To my surprise it was Katie that answered me.
"When I was twelve, I had a boyfriend that was sixteen. In the guy's defence, he thought i was the same age as him, I mean I dressed like I was and had the attitude of a sixteen year old. The guy had no reason to think otherwise. About two months before mine and Emily's thirteenth birthday, the guy i was seeing, Greg, took me to a house party. I got wasted, and I do mean utterly utterly fucked. I went home completely off my face, so pissed I couldn't remember my own name." Katie paused and looked to Emily.
"Mum went up the wall." Emily continued the story on. "Dad may seem like the strict one, but really it's Mum. Dad's laid back in comparison. She insisted that it was the people round here influencing Katie, bit like she's saying about you. She managed to convince Dad that it would be a good idea for Katie to spend some time away from Bristol. That's where Will fucking come along. Katie went to stay with him, happy that she would be getting to spend time with our older cousin, Bethany. Beth was fifteen at the time "
"Except it wasn't like a holiday at all." katie interupted. "He locked me in a room, told me freedom was a privelege, I had to earn it. Short version of the story I stayed there right up until about three weeks before our birthday. I snuck out through the window, except Will caught me sneaking back in. He hit me once, twice, three times. I lost conciousness after counting the ninth punch to the face. Beth burst in the room hearing me shouting and hit her Dad over the head with a vase. I didn't see that, I was out cold. She phoned Mum and Dad and they came and got me. Beth left as well, lived with us for the rest of the year. She left ours at sixteen. She's at uni now, she's never seen Will since. Neither have we, until now." Katie finished.
For some reason i couldn't fathom I reached out and took Katie's hand trying to offer some form of comfort. To my utter disbelief, instead of pulling her hand away in disgust like i expected, she gives my fingers a small squeeze. Everything suddenly falls into place and now I understand why Effy hitting her over the head with a rock affected her so much.
I mean anyone would be effected by getting knocked unconscious but it had already happened to Katie once. She had already gone through the experience of getting beaten and knocked unconscious, gone through the mental torture of having to deal with the memories, the flashbacks. Had to go through dealing with the physical scars and the bruises a beating leaves. And to top it all, the damage had been caused by none other than her own uncle. And then she had been made to re live the experience, by Effy.
Explained a lot if I was being honest, Katie's whole bitch facade. The mask she wore, the front she put up. She was alot like me in a way. Used a front, an invisible barrier. She didn't push people away in the same fashion I did, I kept people away before they even got close. The ice queen persona was in place as soon as I met someone new. They didn't stand a chance right from the off, well except Emily.
Katie let people get close, let them be her friend. Let them get to know her, only the version she wanted them to know though and be friends with her. When they got that little bit to close though, started to see a slice off the real Katie, she would be an utter bitch to them. Go out of her way to be horrible to them and eventually people would get pissed off with being treated like shit and leave, leave her on her own. And then Katie would be left dealing with the pain that I had protected myself from my whole life. Lose.
"I'm sorry." I finally said to Katie breaking the silence.
"Don't be." She scoffed. "I don't need the pity. It was a long time ago, I've dealt with it."
I shook my head. "I didn't mean for what he did, I knew you wouldn't want my pity. I meant for not doing anything earlier, if I'd have known I would have ripped his bollocks off myself."
Katie laughed lightly. "S'okay. You backed me up anyway, by standing next to me so cheers I guess." katie shrugged at the end.
"Right come on, I dunno about you two but I'm fucking starving. Mine for lunch?" I ask trying to lighten the mood.
"Nai, you can't fucking cook." Emily teases.
"But I have a mother who can." I fire right back.
"Campbell, coat." Katie says chucking it to me as we enter my front door.
Kerian walks out from the kitchen, and me and Emily both burst out laughing at the look on Katie face.
"What the fucking bollocking wank are you doing here?" Katie exclaims sporting the same 'what the fuck' look Emily had.
"Katie, Kerian's seeing Gina, Naomi's mum." Emily explains still chuckling.
"Nice to see you again to Miss. Fitch." Kerian says sarcastically before disappearing into the front room.
"Jesus fucking christ." Katie says looking at me. "And to think Emily defends you saying your as normal as us. Don't see no bloody teacher in our house."
I go to answer but my mum bursts out of the kitchen.
"Girls." my mum says happily "Great timing, I've just made pasta for lunch. There's enough for the three of you come on, come in the kitchen."
I roll my eyes but walk into the kitchen regardless, Katie and Emily follow me.
Surprisingly lunch passes without a glitch. I just wish I knew it wouldn't last long.
So there we go chapter 10. I know its short but it's better than nothing right? Thoughts/comments/predictions? you know what to do. Hit the button below and lemme know. i accept anonymous reviews. all mistakes are mine. thanks for reading. Skinsstar7 xx