The day after the dance was pretty hard. I was being ignored by the love of my life. Was the Nomicon right? Is there really something about Katy that I don't know about? When I get to my locker, I see Howard there looking at me. I walk over to him and he says to me, "Hey, I heard about what happened last night. You okay man?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I mean we kissed Howard I felt something. And I'm pretty sure she felt something as well."
"I'm sorry Cunningham, about everything. About me acting like such a wonk. I should have left you and Katy alone. I'm sorry bro."
"It's okay, I just wish that I could find Katy and figure out what's going on." Howard and me begin to walk to class. When we get in science, Katy is no where to be found. I wish I could help Katy. I love her, I need her. But how can I help her, when I can't even find her.
After school, Howard and me both walk to Katy's house. I ring the door bell. Her father answers. He was a very tall and an average looking kind of man. He had black short hair, and stood up straight.
"Um, excuse me sir? May I please speak to Kaitlin. It's really important."
"She doesn't want to speak to anyone BUT you, so your friend will have to stay here." I look at Howard, and he nods.
"Thank you sir. Where is her room?"
"Up stairs second door to the right." I walk up the stairs, and into Katy's room.
"Hey, can I come in?" She had a green blanket covering her while she sat up against the wall.
"Randy? Oh yeah sure, come in."
"Hey, um are you doing okay? I was really worried about you last night after you stormed out." I ask trying to look into her eyes. But she keeps avoiding mine.
"Yeah I'm fine. Its just, I can't do this Randy. You mean too much to me. If I ever lost you I wouldn't be able to live with myself." Why is she afraid she's going to lose me? I would never leave Katy. I wouldn't leave her even if she told me to.
"Katy, I'm not going anywhere." There's a long moment of silence, "You know, Kaitlin. You can tell me anything. You can trust me." She pulls her head up and looks at me.
"Okay, but after I tell you. I wont be able to talk to you anymore." I cut her off.
"No, don't tell me. I don't want to stop talking to you. You mean everything to me."
"But Randy, I have to warn you. I have to tell you something, I've been keeping a huge secret from you."
"No, I've been keeping a big secret from. But, once I tell you it. You have to promise not to tell anyone about it. The only person who knows about it is Howard."
"Randy, you can't tell me."
"You're right. Just promise me you'll meet me at the park in an hour. Please Katy." She looks away for a while and thinks. Then she looks back at me.
"Okay Randy. I'll see you at the park in an hour."
"Thank you Katy. I'll see you there."
When I'm almost at the park. I get a text from Katy telling me to meet her at the bench by the fountain. When I get there, I can't find Katy anywhere. I look over at the bench and see a folded piece of paper. It read:
Dear Randy,
If you ever want to see Kaitlin ever again, you will come to my building without the ninja mask at 7:30 pm. If you fail to come, she will meet her fate. And if you tell anyone of this or show this note to anyone. Then you will never see your precious Kaitlin ever again. See you soon.
Sincerely, Hannibal McFist
Great, I should have known McFist would have struck sooner or later. I made a commitment last night, I promised that I would protect Katy, any means necessary. And now I have to save her from McFist. But I have to leave the mask behind. If I come with the mask, McFist will kill her. I need to settle this; I need to end all of this. I can't let Katy out of my sight once I save her. I don't want to lose her.
Kaitlin's POV
I was right around the corner of the park. I couldn't believe what I was doing. What if McFist sent one of his robots to kill Randy? Maybe I should just turn around. I'll text Randy that I can't meet him at the park, and we can just talk at his house. As I'm about to text Randy, I see a limo pull up from behind me and I here a familiar voice. It was McFist.
"Where do you think you're going Kaitlin?"
"I'm meeting Randy at the park. What do you want?"
"You failed me last night Kaitlin, you didn't stick with the plan. And you know what I have to do now." I see a small robot lizard come from behind McFist. It was the same one he used to put me to sleep when he first captured me.
"No, you don't have to do this McFist. Please, all I wanted was to be normal. Have a normal life. That's all I want. You told me that Randy was the enemy, that I couldn't trust him. You lied to me McFist, you used me. I almost put Randy in danger; he's the most amazing person I have ever met. And you're the most disgusting person I've ever known. You will never get Randy, I'm not going to let you!"
"I'm sorry you don't see eye to eye Kaitlin. But I will get Randy Cunningham. I don't need you to lure the boy into my trap; I don't need you at all. But I can see that you're going to be a bit of a problem." I slowly begin to run away, I hear McFist snap his fingers. The robot lizard was starting to chase me. I was now running for my life. I had to get to Randy and warn him, but I was too late. The robot lizard was now in front of me. It sprayed the gas into my face. I was beginning to feel sleepy. I couldn't keep my balance. I fell over onto the ground. Before I blacked out, I saw robot apes come toward me with a sack. I'm so sorry Randy. I'm so sorry. I should have told Randy about McFist when I had the chance.