The Universe Hates Me

Chapter 4

Tommy's POV

Finishing my run (after an hour) I went into the house and straight to Karen's room checking up on how she's doing like how my mom instructed. And I anyways needed to talk to her, because if she makes one small mistake, it would all be ruined.

Quietly I peeked into to her room. She was sleeping on her bed with her laptop closed beside her. I walked in knowing that she wouldn't care that much. Karen and I were super close we never kept any secret from each other (well beside surprises but you get what I mean) whenever she was bullied or hurt she would come straight to me. She knew how much I cared for her and how hard I had tried to protect from any harm that had ever come her way. It had been that way ever since dad died, mom had completely broken and I was only 5 and Karen was 2 and I took care of her' just how dad used to but better. I knew even though she didn't know, it would all change. Why did this all have to happen? And so fast and I barely noticed it! I kept on asking myself but there is no use. What's done is done, and the damage isn't fixable.

Looking back at Karen she had looked so happy and peaceful like her usual self when I had walked in but now she was "tossing and turning" from side to side a scared look taking over her beautiful face, I ran quickly to her side but it just made her even more scared! She let out a deafening scream witch made me cover my ears from the loud sound. I had never heard her scream like that before! Once she stopped screaming she was breathing deeply as if she had just run a marathon. As I took her hand in to mine and rubbed it smoothly, at the beginning she tensed at my touch but after a few seconds she calmed down, Still trying to breathe normally.

Once she was watching me with her eyes, I found it safe to climb into her bed beside her. She moved over a bit, to make me some room and when I put my hand around her, she curled up beside me leaning her head on arm and clinging to my body "for dear life". I liked the position it reminded how much she counted on me, also it showed me how important I am to her.

I switched my position a bit in order to look at her. She got the hint, and opened her mouth but, instead of telling me what's on her mind she burst into tears. From my years of practice I knew exactly what to do until she calmed down. I rubbed her back, not hushing her because then she wouldn't talk. I stayed close beside her still looking into her good eyes trying to encourage her to calm down. After she calmed down she started telling me about how confused she was. How she had no idea what to do about Lily's task. She told me about her "amazing" idea how she'll call the parents later, as in when it's not needed anymore. I don't know how she came up with it but there is no way that it will work. I told her that it would just end up with her getting hurt and I don't want that to happen. I took out a pad of paper from one of her drawers, and a pen from another. We worked together trying to put together a "script" for what she'll say to the parents. It took a long time but we came up with a good one. And we did options for what she should say depending on what the parent says. It wasn't late yet so we decided to get started on the phone calls. There were too many to be made and each parent asked a million questions on how she's doing. Worse of all, she made me stay with her through all of the phone calls, it was an amazing way to torture someone especially under my circumstances. At some point I fell asleep, but the second she noticed I got a pillow thrown in my face. Making me wonder, what if this doesn't work what if she see's right through me? This was the first thing that I have ever kept from her! And after this there will come more and some secrets she might start to keep from me. She probably won't even let me protect her any more. But worst when she finds out shell probably just stop talking to me all together.