Complicated

Chapter 24: Teenage Dream

Kathy's POV

*present*

My whole world has gone to shit.

Maybe telling my parents wasn't the best idea.

Because right now, my mom is sobbing uncontrollably on the floor, my dad has a broken hand and tears rolling down his cheeks, my brother's fury is back, and even my older sister is crying at seeing my parents like this.

My parents are never like this.

And the center of all this drama: me.

Ric's POV

*flashback to less than 24 hours ago*

"Do you really have to leave?" Nova asked me as she played with my hair.

Today is Saturday night, so much has happened in the last 48 hours and I'm pretty sure a lot more is going to happen in the next 24.

Yesterday, I was breaking Fred fucking Weasley's face. Today I got to hangout with my annoying sisters and we each got tattoos. And tomorrow we would go see my parents, Kathy's going to tell them and she doesn't want to face their fury alone.

But tonight. Tonight I'm in bed with a gorgeous girl, in my room. Alone.

I made a deal with my roommates, I have the room alone for two hours.

Two hours is a lot of time.

"Yes, gorgeous. Yes I do." I stroked her cheek as I took in her sight as she lay on top of me with only a blanket covering her.

"Do you know for how long?"

"Honestly... I have no idea. Knowing my parents, after what happened they won't want to let Kathy out of their sight, but they will also want Cierra and I to continue our studies. So we might just be back on Monday and be forced to leave Kathy behind." I grew nervous at the thought.

These past two days we've made an effort to never leave her alone, whether she's with her bloody boyfriend or Roxy or my sister and I. She's never alone. And I know leaving her with our parents doesn't mean she's alone, but sometimes when she's with them she feels alone. Isolated. It's confusing. It causes her a lot of stress and anxiety, which I guess makes it good that she now has Percy with her.

"How do you think your parents will react?" Nova asked me as she traced swirly patterns on my chest. "I mean, I've met your mom. That woman is a huge momma bear, she's not letting anyone hurt her children and get away with it."

"Definitely expecting bloodshed. My mom is a very protective momma bear. My dad has severe anger issues. Combine the two and you get war." I sighed and she stroked my hair.

"Everything will be fine." She reassured me. No, Nova. Nothing will ever be fine again.

My sister. My twin sister. She got... raped.

I wanted to vomit at the memory.

And I wasn't there to help. No one was. She was alone. She had to survive that alone.

I don't understand. Nova always talks to me about manifesting, radiating positive energy out into the world and expecting it back, all types of earthly crap her looney yet loveable mother always talks to her about.

Kathy's just about the most positive person I know. She's nice to people, she's smart, she works really hard, she's respectful, she's kind. She's pure hearted.

So why did something like this have to happen to her?

The universe is fucked up.