Home. {Clifford}

Chapter Thirteen

Katherine woke up to the sound of her alarm blaring throughout her room, she groaned and slapped the clock, turning it off after snoozing it four times.

"Michael." Katherine groaned and hobbled out of bed and stepping over Michael.

Sadly Michael and Katherine's two week stay-cation was over. They had to get back to reality, reality meaning Katherine had to go back to work. Last night they stayed up watching all of the Hobbit movies. Katherine was originally on the floor with Michael but woke up to pee in the middle of the night and moved to the bed, leaving Michael by himself.

Michael grunted and moved his head to the other direction, "Ill stay, you go."

"No. Come with me."

"No. I need sleep."

"You always sleep."

"I know, Mother."

Katherine rolled her eyes as she grabbed her red work shirt and a pair of skinny jeans and retreated to the bathroom. Today would be the day she would have to face Melody. The best friend she has spent the last two years with. The girl which she confined all her sorrow from the band leaving her, who Katherine baby sat at endless summer parties, who she trusted her life with. The same best friend who slept with Katherine's boyfriend, ex boyfriend, in pity of herself.

Katherine sighed and put on her work uniform and put her hair in a pony tail and some eyeliner, trying her best to look presentable. She stared at herself in the mirror. Katherine hated Luke with every being inside of her. She had spent so much time and effort into him and that didn't mean shit to him. But no matter what, Katherine felt as if something was wrong with her. No matter how much Luke treated her like shit. Its not that she didn't see that but how could the one person she loved with every piece of her, she loved no matter how bad things got, who she was completely down for even if it meant giving up her best friend, Michael. How could he just throw it in the garbage and move on before it even ended.

She was worried that even after she told Luke she didn't want anything from him ever again and she completely done, she would see him and cave in. Katherine didn't want to give into him, he had so much power over her and he didn't have a single clue. Katherine was scared what would happen if she ever spoke to him again.

"You'll be fine."

Katherine lost in her thoughts, jumped and looked over at Michael, who was standing with his arms folded and leaning against the door frame. He could tell when she was nervous or worried because she always started picking the skin off the side of her thumbs.

Katherine smiled softly, "Shut up, i know"

Michael laughed a little, "Katherine i know you better then the back of my hand, you're picking at your thumbs which means you're nervous. You don't need to be because ill be there if you need a pick me up. Im sure Melody wont say anything to you. Shes probably feels so bad that shes afraid to speak to you. "

Katherine walked over to Michael and just hugged him, "Thank you."

No matter how bad things got Katherine always had Michael. Michael never left her side and Katherine finally started to realize that. She could feel that there was something there when she hugged him. She didn't know what it was, she felt love, compassion, and safe when she was in Michael's arms and she was confused on what that meant.

Michael smiled and hugged her back and kissed the top of her pink haired head, "No problem, c'mon ill walk you to work."

When Katherine got to work, Melody wasn't there, which a sense of relief went through her body. Michael stayed for a little more then half her shift but he ended having to go home, his moms orders.