As The World Keeps Turning

Chapter 17

Karma's POV

It's around midnight when I hear weird noises at my front door, there's a banging and a noise that kind of sounds like sobbing... I cautiously poke my head out to look outside the window near the door to see what's going on when I see her. I whip the door open only to see Amy crumbled in a heap on my doorstep, her body shaking from sobs. I kneel down to her and pat her back while trying to calm her down a little because I know she won't be able to talk in this condition.I rock her in my arms and lean my head against hers until I feel the shaking slow a bit. Slowly, I pull her to her feet and bring her to my room without saying a word.

She's a mess. Her makeup is running down her face, her hair kinda reminds me of a tumbleweed, and her outfit is stained with tears and the mascara that got away. She looks like she's in shock. She's been here for about ten minutes now and hasn't said a word or moved willingly on her own. All she can do is stare at me wide eyed while she shakes her head and cries more than I've ever seen her cry before.

I get one of my makeup removal wipes and gently clean her face of the dripping mascara and try to brush her hair into a messy bun just to get it out of her face. Her clothes are a mess so I quickly pull them off of her and put her in my favorite oversized tshirt that she always tries to steal and I get her clothes out of the way. All I want to do right now is take care of her and tell her that everything is gonna be ok.

She still hasn't said a single word, and I'm more than a little worried now. "Amy. Please talk to me... You're scaring me now."

She looks up at me with the saddest eyes I've ever seen and simply says, "She's gone."

At this point I know Reagan left her. I don't know why, but I'm furious that she would even consider leaving her in this state of mind. My blood boils just thinking about it. "Everything is gonna be ok Amy... You'll see."

She starts to cry again and shake her head. I just pull her into my arms and let her cry. I HATE seeing her like this, it's actually killing me. I can physically feel her pain, like I'm the one who caused it even though I know I didn't. She finally just lays down and curls up into a ball, and closes her eyes. I lay down next to her, just to be with her. Nothing more. After a while of quiet, she turns over to face me and buries her face in my shoulder, and I feel her inhaling my scent.

She slowly looks up at me with eyes lightened by all the tears that she's cried. "Please don't leave me Karms..." She sounds broken, absolutely defeated.

Tears well in my own eyes and I press a chaste kiss to her forehead. "I'll never leave you. Not ever."

And with that she falls asleep.

Amy's POV

When I finally wake up, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. I blink at the room around me, disoriented. I have no idea where I am or what even happened to me last night. But then it all comes rushing back. The familiar space is Karma's room, and last night, Reagan dumped me. I jolt complexly awake and I see Karma curled up on the other side of the bed. I sit up and run my bleary eyes. I must look disgusting right now. I hobble off the the bathroom and notice that I'm wearing Karma's tshirt and I don't have any makeup on. I blush with embarrassment and awe at the fact that Karma changed me and took care of me when I was undoubtedly a mess.

"Amy?" I hear Karma almost yell with panic rising in her voice.

"It's ok, I'm over here. Sorry." I walk back to her room, and she jumps up to pull me into a hug.

"I was so worried about you Amy... I've never seen you act like that before." Fear and sadness was etched into her face.

"I'm sorry for being such a pain..." My eyes drop to the floor.

She gently lifts my chin so that I'm looking into her eyes. "You could never be a pain to me Amy. Never."

Karma's POV

She sighs deeply. "But I am Karma. This is my fault. If I didn't choose her instead of you, I wouldn't be in this mess."

"Amy you and I both know that you love Reagan. I'm sure whatever reason she had for last night was legit, I know that she would never leave you unless it was the better thing for you. Ok? Don't be mad at your choice. You made the right one."

She nods slowly. "Her reason was legit..." She trails off.

"See?" I smile gently, "Just don't make her seem like a complete bad guy if she's not ok?"

"Ok Karms, whatever you say." She leans her head up against my shoulder and I pull her into a long hug, burying my face in her messy hair.

"Hey Karma?"

"Yeah Amy?"

"Can I use your shower? Please?"

I chuckle, "Yeah like you actually have to ask right?"

She laughs and stands up and starts to make her way to the bathroom before suddenly turning around and coming back to stand in front of me. She leans down to kiss my cheek. "Thank you Karma. It means the world to me that you deal with me on a daily basis." She throws a smile at me and goes to shower.

I feel now like things are different with Amy no think that we've both grown up some in the last few months, we've each had our own learning experiences. Our relationship is even... A little more mature now. I can't stop myself from thinking that now there's a chance that we can be together for real, for more than just a couple weeks. I try to push the thought out of my mind though, that's not what she wants and I have to respect that.

While she's in the shower, I call Reagan.

"Hi Karma..." She picks up the phone on the third ring, knowing what was coming.

"She's an absolute wreck you know. I've never seen her like this."

"I never meant to hurt her... The reason why I did this was so I wouldn't have the chance to hurt her in the future. I didn't want it to be like this Karma."

"I know you didn't, but it is do you actually plan to keep in contact with her any more or no?" I ask her.

"Of course I do. As long as she wants me, I'll be there to talk to her whenever I can."

"I'd call her soon or at least leave a message if I were you. She needs to know that you'll be there for her at least in some way Reagan."

"I know. I will. And Karma?"

"Yes?"

"Try to be with her. Whatever it takes. You two are right for each other. There's no one else you two are meant for. Please at least promise to try."

I hear the shower water turn off. "Ok Reagan. I'll try. I'll talk to you soon. Bye."

"Bye Karma."

I hang up thinking of her final words to me and think to myself... I'll try to be with her. I promise...

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