Kidnapped... With Who?! (Completed)

Ch. 12: When I Die Young

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CHAPTER 12! ;)

Love, Meaghan

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Catlin's P.O.V.:

She's officially gone forever. My best friend. Dead. I wanted to be alone. I got dressed into jeans and a T-shirt that I brought from home. I put on my charm bracelet I've had since I was 3. Back then, mum and dad loved me.

I tip-toed out of the room, but Niall caught me. I told him I was going to watch the sunrise, and he bought it, but then he wanted to come with me. I lied saying I would just go back to my room, so he would leave me alone, which he did. Then I snuck out the window. I could hear Ariel yelling from the house. She was constantly calling my name. I climbed a tree to hide; all I wanted was to be alone! Is that too much to ask people?!

She was right beneath me, so I held my breath. With my luck, I almost fell off of the tree branch, and she noticed. 'Way to go Catlin! Smooth!' I thought.

"Kitty?" she asked.

I rolled my eyes, "Please, I want to be alone!" I snapped more harsh than intended.

"O-okay," she stuttered. She ran off. 'Nice going, bozo!' I commented to my self in my head.

I cried knowing she was upset; knowing Rosie was dead; knowing I am gonna die without having a future. I will never have kids. I will never have my first kiss. No one will love me. I will never live with my own family. I will never have a future. Just like Rose, I will die young.

"If I die young, 

Bury me in satin. 

Lay me down, 

on a bed of roses. 

Sink me in the river, 

at dawn. 

Send me away with the words of a love song. 

The sharp knife of a short life. 

Well, I've had just enough time."

I sang the chorus of 'If I Die Young' by The Band Perry out loud to myself again and again. There was one big difference between me and the song though; there is no 'if'. I WILL die young, and I know it, too.

"Catlin, is there a reason Ariel is inside crying?" Niall asked, snapping me out of my trance. He climbed up the tree and sat next to me, letting his feet dangle from the branch.

I sighed. "I didn't mean to snap at her." Tears puddled in my eyes.

He took a deep breath. "Please tell me what's wrong. I know that something is really off, so don't lie."

I looked up into his eyes then down at my lap. "Rosie is d-d-dead!" I cried. I couldn't prevent my body from shuttering. My breathing was shaky as tears streamed down my face. I leaned into Niall's side, and he wrapped me in his arms.

He hushed me, trying to calm me down. "Aw, baby girl. Please don't cry. You're making me cry," he said with his voice breaking.

I looked up and sure enough, he was crying. I just cried out all of my tears, hiding my face in his shirt. Then he did something that only happened in my dreams; he sang to me.

"When you're weak, 

I'll be strong. 

When you let go, 

I'll hold on. 

When you need to cry, 

I swear that I'll be there to dry your eyes. 

When you feel lost and scared to death, 

Like you can't take one more step, 

Just take my hand, together we can do it. 

I'm gonna love you through it.

Ariel's P.O.V.:

I was about to head downstairs to watch a movie with the boys when Niall came up with Catlin sleeping in his arms. I quickly got her bed ready for her. He set her down and tucked her in, kissing her forehead before he left. I waited in the hall. He closed the door and I followed him downstairs.

All the boys were in the living room on their cell phones. Niall sat next to me on the floor.

"Who is Rosie?" he asked suddenly.

"Rosie? Why, did Catlin mention her?" I asked, looking into his eyes. Every time I looked into his shimmering blue orbs, I saw Catlin.

He nodded, waiting for me to continue. "She's a close friend. She went through things kind of like Catlin. She's like our family; her and Cat shared a room in the hospital, but the past few weeks she has been treated for her cancer in a seperate room upstairs. Why do you ask?"

"Oh - um - nothing," he replied.

"Niall, what do you know about Rosie?" I said with suspicion and caution in my voice.

"Uhh - she - um... Ariel, Catlin said she passed away this morning," he said.

I was upset, shocked, and a bit angry. "W-what?" I asked with my voice cracking. "N-no! That's not possible! She is only 6! She cant die! Th-they can't just take her from Catlin like that! Its not fair!" I cried. Tears spilled over, but I was too upset to wipe them away.

"Well you know what Ariel?! LIFE'S NOT FAIR! SO SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON! SHE DIED. END OF STORY! NOW KNOCK OFF THE DUMB DRAMA ACT!" Harry shouted. "UGH! YOU CRY AT EVERY LITTLE THING!"

"Harry!" Louis gasped.

"No, Lou. I'm done with her!" he said pointing to me then storming off.

Liam got up and chased after him.

I looked up to see the boys staring at me. I shook my head and ran out, locking myself in the bathroom. I cried to myself, wanting to get out all of the tears once and for all. I was honestly sick and tired of crying.

If I'm this upset, I can only imagine how Catlin feels.

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Okay... 

So I will give the first comment each chapter a dedication.

Go read 'Adopted....by THEM?!'.

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Love, Meaghan <3