Katrina's POV
I woke up the next morning sobbing. I don't know why, nor how, but I was crying in my sleep.
My relationship with Tyler was fucked. Why couldn't I have just simply said no to Josh? I can't keep this secret from him forever, especially because I have giant hickies all over my neck and chest.
I guess today is the day.
After contemplating just laying in bed all day, I finally rolled out of bed with a dramatic grunt. Slowly, I got dressed in lazy clothes and didn't even bother to put makeup on. (Besides my eyebrows, I kind of font want to go without those in public.) The door slowly crept open and I silently scuffled down the hallway. Turning the corner, I walked into the kitchen and made myself a cup of black coffee. Sitting at the bar, I just swirled a spoon in the cup; I didn't have the appetite to even drink anything.
"You okay?" Chris asked gently. He stood across from me, leaning on the counter.
"No." I choked out.
"Wanna talk about it?" He looked at me with soft expression.
"I have to tell Tyler." I whispered as a stray tear slid down my cheek. "He's going to hate me. But I love him so much." Chris scrunched uphis face for a second in thought. He ten sighed and gently took my hands in his.
"Look, if he can't forgive you, then it wasn't meant to be in the first place. It's going to hurt, A LOT, but maybe it's best to let him go." I nodded my head and slid out of my stool, hugged Chris, and left to drive to Tyler's house.
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Ever so slowly, I walked to Tyler's door and took a deep, drawn out, breath before knocking.
After some shuffling inside, I heard the door unlock and it was swung open.
"Katrina? What are you doing here?" Tyler asked groggily. Clearly, I had woken him up.
"We need to talk." I whispered, almost inaudibly.
"Of course. Come inside, babe." He said, motioning me to walk through the doorway.
Tyler led me to the couch where he pulled me to sit beside him.
"So what is it that's making my baby look so sad?" He asked, a slight frown tugging at his perfect lips.
"I uh- the other night- uh-" I took a deep breath. My hands were shaking and I tried to steady them by playing with the sleeves of my jacket. "I slept with Josh." I croaked, tears sliding down my face and dripping into my lap. Slowly, I looked up to see Tyler just staring at me with a blank expression. Then, a single tear broke its way free and trickled down his flawless skin.
"I'm sorry." I whispered before standing and walking out of his house.
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The rest of my night was spent in my room with the lights off and Pierce The Veil on repeat. Currently, "The Sky Under The Sea" was playing. My well of tears had ran dry hours ago and I sat empty, staring at the ceiling.
"Selfish machine...." I whispered along. That's all I was; a selfish machine.
A light tapping at my window broke me out of my trance. I looked over to see Balz standing at the window. I turned back toward the ceiling, still singing along. Silently, he slid my window open and stepped inside.
"Long time no see." He chuckled. I didn't respond and that seemed to piss him off. Roughly, he jerked me upwards to look at him. I just kept looking passed, too empty and dazed to care much. A confused expression came to his face and he gently laid me back down.
"What's your problem." I didn't respond. "Come on, just tell me." He sighed with impatience. I slowly turned my head to look at him and didn't say a word. The song changed to 'Kissing In Cars'. Fuck.
That was Tyler and I's song. Without warning, my drought of tears ended and a waterfall erupted in its place. Josh looked utterly shocked at my outburst.
"Kat... What's wrong?" I shook my head and he slowly wrapped his muscular arms around my shaking torso. Josh laid down on my bed and pulled me into his body, burying my face into his warm chest.
"Oh God don't let me be the only one who says no at the top of our lungs. There's no, no such thing as too young. When second chances won't leave you alone, then there's faith in love..." Josh sang quietly along in my ear. His voice was surprisingly sweet and calming, almost intoxicating.
I was soon lost in its depths and drifted off to sleep.
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Josh's POV
The sun came up all too soon. I laid in Katrina's bed, with my arms encasing her thin frame.
Thin. She is so skinny, unnaturally skinny. Has she been starving herself? Katrina looks so frail, so weak. But I know that is nowhere near the case. Kat is one of the strongest women I have ever met.
Her breathing hitched and she stirred a little before rolling over to face me.
"Good morning." I said in a hoarse voice before placing a gentle kiss on her forhead and unraveling my arms from her torso. In her asleep state, she whispered a small 'No' before slipping off again.
A loud buzzing from beside her bed caught me off guard. Walking over, I looked at the ID.
"Leave Kat alone." I snapped at Tyler. The receiving end was silent for a second.
"D-Did you really sleep with her?" His voice cracked. The agony was dripping from his words; I don't blame him though. He'd lost the most amazing girl in the world.
"Yes. And you need to leave her alone. You pushed her away when she told you the truth. If you call her again, I will personally beat the shit out of you." I ended the call abruptly and set the phone back down on her nightstand.
