Only Child

Chapter 8: Problem Solving

"Katherine I am sorry I did not know that you liked him." Mary said knocking on the door. "Please come out so we can talk." Mary tried once more.

"What is there to talk about?" Katherine said being stubborn.

"Come out and see, please." Mary said trying. Katherine finally came out of the powder room and went back into her room with Mary. In there, Mary told Katherine that it was not like that. Even though she felt things for Timothy as so did Katherine, they agreed that neither of them would act upon it. Well, they did so until Katherine became very ill.

Around the world, it had seemed that an outbreak had happen. It was only a week after her fifteenth birthday that Katherine had became sick. It was not looking good. It started out rarely anything now getting worst by the day. Everyone is scared and worried. Her and Haydee have been having the same illness still not sure what it is. Haydee getting better, but yet they have been dehydrated, and lately, Katherine has gotten wrinkled in her hands and feet. They finally found a doctor that wasn't sick with this world wide sickness.

Doctor Allen was on the way to arrive in a few minutes. Mary and Timothy go out for a walk to the beach.

"Are you scared?" Mary asks Timothy even though she knows the answer.

"Of course I am scared what type of question is that Mary Ann?" Timothy stops walking and drops Mary's hand looking into her eyes.

"I am not sure, just curious I guess. You have been spending a lot of time with her lately." Mary said pushing her hair out of her eyes.

"Are you jealous of your dying sister? Seriously? Mary you are the one who insisted that you kept this, us, a secret."
Timothy said grabbing her hand again and holding it up in front of her face.

"I did not say I was jealous. I made a pact with her that you were off limits." Mary said not looking at him.

"Mary, if I was so off limits why are you here?"

"Timothy, we both know how much you mean to me and how much I mean to you it is just no else can know. If the secret is out or if Katherine knows or finds out it might break her heart, and with her sick like this, can we just not think or talk about this."

"Okay what would you want to talk about then?" Timothy asked

"We could just not talk," Mary replied going in for a kiss when Timothy turned his head so her lips landed on his cheek.

"I... My mom wanted me to be back before the sun goes down. Wow look at the time. I got to go, until next time Mary." Timothy said without her answering just left after those last words fell out of his mouth. She was there confused, upset even. They have been together for about seven months and never kissed. They were friends. Friends who liked each other. They never went farther than that though. She had tried before, but only to realize he did not feel like it was time to do so.