Being a thief, you would think that I'm comfortable picking a window lock and breaking into someone else's apartment. But I'm not...especially because this particular person's mother works for interpol. I managed to get the lock to click, I smiled to myself as I slid the window open slightly before making my way into the room. I stayed crouched for a few moments listening to movement; there was a faint noise coming from the television in the other room. I stood up as the door opened.
'Kat?' The sillouete said
'Hey Nicholas' I breathed out
'What are you doing here?' He said turning on the light. His eyes widened when he looked into my eyes. 'You've been crying' He said. I quickly looked away.
'I need somewhere to lay low for a while' I said looking around the room, clearly this was his bedroom
'Kat, what happened?' He whispered, I turned to face him. I gave a small smile, I opened my mouth to speak but was stopped by Nicholas' bell ringing. He looked over his shoulder and then back at me
'I'm not expecting company, are you?' He mouthed
'I'm not here' I mouthed backing up towards the window
'Stay here' He whispered harshly, I nodded and he turned off the light and closed the door. I stayed where I was, not daring to move as I head Nick's footsteps heading towards the door.
'Hale?' Nick said surprised. I held my breath.
'I need someone to talk to' Hale huffed
'About what?'
'Kat' I winced at Hale saying my name, for some reason it now disgusts me, yet sends butterflies into my stomach
'What about her?'
'I made some mistakes' My ears pricked up
'What kinda mistakes?' Nick said casually. Hale sighed.
'It's not important right now. But I need your help'
'In what way?' Nick said cautiously
'I've left because I needed to think. I went to Eddie's to talk it through, I was ignoring all the messages that Gabby and the boys were sending me...but Eddie got a call'
'And?' Nick asked, Hale sighed.
'Kat's missing'
'Do you know where she might have gone?' I heard Hale chuckle at Nick's question
'That's what I want to ask you. Have you seen Kat?' I held my breath again
'No' Nick said casually. I took this as my cue to leave and I slid back out of the window and down the fire escape. I was angry at myself, Hale knows me too well, my family know me too well, they know where I do to seek refuge when I'm scared or I need to think. They know my pattern, and for the first time, I don't feel like a thief blending into the shadows...I feel like a deer caught in headlights, unable to move...but everyone knows the outcome…
I trudge my way through the streets of New York, watching the hustle and bustle of late night travellers. I may or may not have pick pocketed a few times...don't judge me...we all have to remember our roots! I found myself sitting on the steps to a building opposite Hale Industries, just staring at the building. There was no movement at all, everyone was probably home with their families; my heart hurts a little at the thought of family.
'Penny for your thoughts?' I snap out of my gaze to look at my father leaning against the hand rails at the bottom of the stairs
'H-how'd you find me?' I mumble
'I'm your father. I know' I walked up the few steps and sat down next to me. He looked at me with his head tilted...he was analysing me. Studying me. 'What happened?'
'He cheated' I stated. My father just nodded his head and looked at the building across the road with me
'So why are you here?'
'Jamie' I said before I thought
'Are you meeting him?'
'No' I said defensively
'So what are you doing here?'
'Looking for a new angle' I muttered
'And what angle is that?'
'The magicians' I turned my attention to my dad, his expression was darkened with anger but he continued to look at the building
'Kat. They're dangerous….you know what happened to-'
'Yeah' I interrupted, dropping my gaze 'I remember perfectly' I whispered. My dad sighed.
'What are you going to do with them?' He asked. I shook my head slightly.
'I need to get away for a while' I looked up at him and looked into his eyes.
'You need to run?' His eyebrow raised. I wrapped my arms around my body.
'My life was going the way I wanted it to for so long. And suddenly Hale isn't the person I thought he was; and Jamie coming back gives me an uneasy feeling' I admit
'Where will you go?' He asked, I chuckled lightly
'I don't know' I whispered. 'Away' I nod to myself. 'I need to clear my head. Get back to my roots'
'Paris?' He asked. I looked at him questioningly, he simply smiled. 'You're mother loved the city' He whispered.
'Dad-'
'I promise I won't tell anyone' I felt my eyes well up with emotion
'Thank you' I said pulling him into a small hug
'Just don't be careless' He whispered into my ear.
'I promise' I said. Once we let go, we walked down a few blocks, the city began to hum with life. The city was waking up. We went our separate ways, I walked for a little while before pulling my phone out. There were a few messages from my friends and family asking where I was and if I was okay. I decided to send a mass text to all of them: I'm going away for a while. I'm sorry, I love you all. Trust me x. I pressed send and slipped the phone into the trash can. I knew everyone's numbers off by heart. If I needed them, then I'd contact them. But right now, I need to be alone, I need to rediscover what it's like being a thief, I need to learn to control my emotions….and never again let a boy steal my heart.
Authors note: This story doesn't have a set upload day, it's just whenever I don't have writers block. Thank you for reading this story xxx
Marvel GG: I've said for a long time, if anyone has ideas, I'll usually try and put them in (if I like them)...I brought Grace back in What We Thought We Knew and I'm (yes me, the author) is making a little cameo in Chapter 19 of WWTWK...stay tuned for that! Thank you for checking on this story as well as my others, I swear, you're probably my most devoted fanfic reader. Love ya lots xxx
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