Knock, Knock

Thirty-nine

Kathryn

I could feel the air vanishing from my body as I stare at the man in disbelief. I could feel my heart hammering against my ribcage and my blood rushing to my head. My breathing becomes rapid as I try to calm myself. Rai smiles victoriously as he stares at me.

"Kathryn, are you okay?" Josh questions. My eyes quickly move to him before landing on Rai once again. My hands frantically search for the girl beside me. My breathing quickens as I become light-headed. This was not expected. 

"Sarah go get her some water. Kathy breathe, breathe" Josh rushes. My legs become weak beneath me and I feel myself falling. I'm quickly caught by Casey but she falls to the floor with me in her arms. Suddenly everything blacks out and the last voice I can hear is Casey's. "Babe, breathe."

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Casey laid Kathryn down on her bed as she let out a breath. She moved a strand of hair behind her ear and leaned down to kiss her forehead. She knew Kathryn would be fine after some rest. What she didn't know was how Rai knew Kathryn would be here. Did he stalk her that much that he'd follow her to Texas? She wondered how long Rai stalked her. 

She couldn't hold her anger. She turned on her heel and headed back into the living room. All eyes were on her in confusion. She ignored them and headed straight for the teacher. She kneed him in the stomach, forcing him to the ground. Before she could do any serious damage she was pulled away from him.

"Casey, what the hell is going on?" Josh spat as he pulled the brown-skinned girl away from his brother-in-law.

Casey ignored the brunette as she struggled against his grip. "How the hell did you know she was here? Have you been stalking her? How the hell did you know!?" she yelled towards the dark-haired man. Rai didn't speak as his wicked smile spread across his face. Sarah helped her brother to a chair in confusion.

No one knew what was going on. No one knew the back story. Everyone was just confused. 

Josh pulled Casey back into Kathryn's room and closed the door behind him. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" he questioned sternly. His voice shocked Casey as she eyed him. "Do you know who that man is?" she questioned.

"He's Sarah's little brother" Josh answered in confusion.

Casey shook her head. She needed to rephrase the question. "Do you know what he did?" she questions. Josh let out a breath. "How about you calm down for me and for Kathryn. I don't know what's going on and I need you to tell me why you thought it was a good idea to randomly attack Rai."

Casey bit back her anger. She needed to calm down. She needed to tell Josh what he did. She needed to breathe. Casey glanced towards the floor as she steadied her breathing. A few minutes later when she's calmed down she glances towards Josh. She lets out a breath.

"Rai worked at the school Kathryn did. The reason Kathryn and I's relationship is complicated is because I'm a senior at the school she works but she's not my teacher. Rai started working there in November. He immediately took a liking to Kathryn and made advances. Eventually, he found out about our relationship and was rejected soon after."

Casey could feel her blood boil as she continued to speak about the man. She swallowed and continued. "On Thanksgiving he..." she sighed, "He tried taking advantage of her. Unfortunately, I wasn't at home when this happened and when she made it to my dad's house her clothes were ripped and she was distraught. And from that day until now he's been threatening us and sexually harassing and assaulting Kathryn. Fortunately, he'll no longer be working at the school and Kathryn put a restraining order out on him."