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Chapter Six: Stupid Mind

Chapter Six: Stupid Mind

~*Katalina*~

   Katalina couldnt even begin to know how to respond, or what to do. He stared back at her with a guilty expression on. "Kat..." He trailed off. 

   "No. Leave, James. You are no longer my brother." Katalina's thoughts drifted back to that day, memories making her want to cry from pain of a sealed wound...... 

(Flashback)

Katalina POV

Dad was gone from my life? He left me? He left James? The picture didnt fit right in my mind. How was that possible? 

   "Katalina," Dad questioned, getting my attention. Tears threatened to escape, but now was not the time. "Baby, I'm not leaving you. Mom and I just need to think things out." Classic line. 

   I shook my head. "But you ARE leaving, Dad." I informed him, shaking my head, and causing loose curls to fall into my face. I pushed it away, tucking it behind my ear. 

   "Katalina, I love you, honey." And then he slammed the door in my face. I cried out. James had to carry me to my room, and place me on my bed. I cried for days, nights.  

   A few days later, Mom got into drugs and alcohol. I watched her continuously hurt herself from the side-lines. But then two days after, James woke me up in the middle of the night. 

   "Kat, I'm leaving while I still can." He whispered. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, and looked at him. 

   "James, your kidding right?" I asked. On his shoulder was a bag, probably filled with clothes. Oh, no. He couldnt do this to me, especially after Dad! I pulled back the covers and moved toward the bag on my floor. "I'm coming with you, then." 

   James looked a little startled, but recovered quickly. "No, Kat, your not." He said quietly. I looked at him, refusing to take the words to heart. 

   "What do you mean?" I asked him. He told me to sit down on the bed, and I obeyed. Then, he sighed. 

   "I cant take care of you, Kat, you know that. Stay here, one day I'll find you again." 

   All of this was before the accident, but then I had refused to take it to heart, always saying he'd be back, or talking about him like he was right next to me. Then he left me. Nine years ago. 

(End of flashback)

   "Kat!" James voice brought Katalina back to the present. She looked at him, her eyes focusing. She was holding the door open, so she quickly shut it enough so that there was only a sliver of light between her and her brother. 

   "Go, away, James." She whispered, the words breaking her heart. Truth was, she wanted to open the door and fling herself at her brother. But one year was one too many to fogrive and forget. James made a sound between a sigh and a whimper. 

   "Kat, I am so sorry. But I can't leave here without knowing that I didnt at least try and make it into the house. Please, Kat." 

   Katalina felt her heart drop, it fell to her knees. Tears streaming down her cheeks, she pulled open the door enough for James to get through, her head hanging low. "Kat?" 

   Katalina didnt say a word. She didnt need to. James walked into the living room and looked around. "Nice place you got here." He commented. Katalina made no move to tell him that their Mom was a firemen, that she was way better now, that she might not ever fogive him for leaving her. James seemed to sense that. "Kat, how can I make it up to you?"