Best Mistake

Chapter 28

Warning: this chapter involves heavy emotions and mentions sexual assault

1

Man this month was one hell of a roller coaster. Tons of emotions and feelings showed up out of the blue.

Pounds of problems dropped themself off at Katara's doorstep and waited for her to open the door so they could just barge in. Everything hit her all at once, like a train coming at her with full speed; she had no time to see it coming.

First, she thought she was gonna die or never be seen by someone ever again because she got kidnaped. 

Two certain faces haunted her dreams and everytime Katara went out she always thought she was gonna see them again or worse.

Luckily for Katara she filed a restraining order against the two after going to the police. She also filed a report of sexual assault and got a rape kit done. 

Sadly, the two got put on probation for 6 months, Katara fought for worse to happen to them but unfortunately the case was quickly closed.

Second, Aang got shot and no one knew if he was gonna end up dead, alive, or paralized. Katatra worried the lost out of everyone, it was her lover who she was worrying about.

The person- her person who makes her laugh everyday, feel loved, he was the one who made her a better person.

After many long sleepless hours of worrying for his life he ended up being alive and ok. He was slowly recovering but slowly getting better over time. Plus he wasn't paralized, thank God he wasn't 'cause it would've been a nightmare for everyone.

Third, the truma, fear, stress, and anxiety. Geez where do we start?

Well, the fear and anxiety went from hours to days to months. Anxiety didn't help at all; it made her think even worse like she wasn't safe to go outside of her house or that she was gonna die if she even stepped a foot outside.

Katara was scared that she was being watched or feeling like she was gonna get raped again. The horrible night replayed in her head for many, many weeks; remembering exactly what it felt like to be in the same room as Ben again and knowing the terrible things he can do just made her fear for her life more.

She could feel her fragile heart rapidly beating out of her chest, rushed breathing flew in and out of her mouth. Her body continuously getting colder as the nerves kicked in, goosebumps flew across her arms down to her legs.

The uncomfortable pressure she felt between her legs, wondering if more was gonna happen than just two fingers coming inside her, if so then she wasn't gonna be ready for anything that was to come.  

The fingers were being so hard and rough with her that it caused her to bleed, dripping tears filled with pain covered her eyes.

The tragic incident couldn't go any faster, seconds felt like hours but the time went longer, slower, longer, and slower; until the living nightmare was over. Well until he got bored of her. 

The numb girl sat there helpless, feeling worthless, being treated like she was nothing. Her mind went into dark scary places.

She was getting nowhere at this time. She wasn't planning to heal or move on from this anytime soon, everytime a thought went through her mind it would somehow connect itself to the nightmare.

Katara couldn't escape the thoughts and vivid images, nothing she saw wasn't a blur; everything came to her like seeing through clear glass. No small detail was left in the dust to just be forgotten.

Fourth, the unexpected news that absolutely no one saw coming. Now this specific problem hit Katara like a train. Katara was pregnant 'cause she forgot to take her birth pills.

Nobody needed this problem at this time , especially Katara. The girl definitely didn't need a baby at this time, Aang was still recovering from getting shot in the back.

At this point she was already broken; at rock bottom. I mean Katara already had a million pounds laying on her chest but more weight decided to come heavier than before and added themselves to her hell hole of a life. 

Almost every night she would practically beg the universe to have mercy on her but they didn't seem to hear her cries.

2

Anyone and everyone can change in a matter of months or just one month, it happens very often. Sadly, it happens to the best of people, but they can bounce back to the way they used to be, before their problems took over control of their life.

Katara, she was a good person to her friends and loved ones. She had her life on track, the water bender wanted to be a nurse or doctor; she wasn't sure yet. Her dream colleges were already in mind and ready to apply to them.

Her life was perfect, everything was perfect. Her life plans were perfectly laid out, she had everything in order.

Now her life out of order, it was all a mess. Katara's life plan is now a clump and useless, she didn't know how she was gonna get her life back together.

A lot of her own problems took over the way she lived; Katara felt like she didn't have any control over the way her new life was now.

She cried a lot; wishing for a miracle to come out of nowhere. However crying seemed to get her nowhere. Sometimes it just felt good to cry because that was Katara's way of dealing with her overwhelming feelings.

There was a day where Katara broke down from all the stress and worry, causing her to have a panic attack. The girl also had plenty of mental breakdowns during her hard times.

 She didn't know why she kept it all to herself but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

She was already a month into her pregnancy. Almost everyone knows that she's pregnant and were very happy for her and Aang. Their friends were also there to support them with anything,

Katara's friends have always been there for Katara when she needed cheering up, but during these times she didn't socialize much. Her friends would always shoot her a quick text but they were only to check up on Aang, never Katara, well Suki always checked up on the both.

There were nights when Katara would stay late up and think, just look out her window and think. 

Her window was open, allowing the cool fresh breeze of the night to enter her bedroom. Her thought surrounded her, she was deep into them.

More thoughts came as she was letting go of the old ones. It was hard for Katara to let go of these things, she wanted to heal and get better but she just couldn't get these thoughts out of her head.

They flowed into her head like a clean flowing river but came out as if a damp were holding them captive.

This month was the time Katara had told everything to Aang, she started with the unforgettable night, to the hours she worried for him, the emotions she felt, and ending with the unexpected news.

Aang took it in all at once, he never interrupted her to ask questions. He sat there with his mouth closed and just listened to what she had to say.

It was hard for him to hear all this, Aang felt so bad for her and everything she went through alone. The boy felt helpless and useless; he didn't have a solution to her problems.

Aang felt horrible that he wasn't here for her when she really needed him. He wasn't the shoulder she cried when she had tears falling from her blue eyes but instead she cried on her hands alone.

He felt at fault for all these things that had happened to her, it was Aang's job to keep her safe, keep her happy, etc. Well, that's what Aang thought but it was really no one's fault, they had nobody to blame; not even themselves.

Aang just held her tight, hoping to take her pain away and wanting to feel it for himself. Sadly it wasnt that way, everyone had to deal with their own emotions, some had more than others.

However, Katara didt have to deal with her own emotions alone, she had Aang now. The girl had decided that she couldn't escape and keep everything to herself.

She needed to deal with her emotions, heal, move on, and get ready for the future in a matter of 9 months.