INAPPROPRIATE WARNING
Carmine leaned over me leering in my face. His head bent down, and he pressed his mouth hard against mine, stifling my screams. His hand ran down my body, and I pulled on my cuffs, desperately wanting to get free.
He took his head away, and knelt back, wiping my tears away with his finger. I just sobbed harder. "Please no, please!" I begged him.
He just laughed, whispering in my,ear, "You can't get rid of me. I'll always be at the back of your mind."
I shook my head violently, and he grinned. Then reared back and slammed into me, I screamed in pain-
INAPPROPRIATE OVER
And sat up gasping in my bed. Four concerned faces gathered around me as my family came in the door. My parents, Katherine, and Noah all came into my dark bedroom. The clock shone 6:00. I'd gotten 2 hours of sleep.
I raised my hand to wipe the sleep from my eyes, and touched a wet cheek. I looked up at my mom, and she sat down beside me and pulled me into a hug. I started crying again, and hugged her back.
She rubbed her hand in circles on my back, and held me close. When I finally calmed down again, I washed my face, then crawled back into bed. They were all still in my room, and Nina too now.
"Honey are you okay?" My mom asked, worry evident in her face.
I shook my head, "I was dreaming about Carmine..." I shuddered.
Nina stepped forward, and put a hand on my shoulder, then looked at everyone else, then back at me. "Can we talk alone?"
I nodded, and everyone filed out. Why did Nina want to talk to me alone?
She sat down on the edgd of my bed.
"It gets better. It takes time, but you do get past it. You start remembering the good things in life, and locking the bad memories away."
I stared at her, "How do you know?" my voice cracked.
She gave me a sad smile. "Because i've lived through it."
KATE'S P.O.V.
I snuggled up against Ryland. We were having breakfast at a local restaurant, and were sharing the same side in the booth. He put his arm around me and squeezed me against him, kissing my cheek.
"I love you Kate."
I blushed, and turned to face him. "I love you too RyRy."
He softly pressed his lips to mine, and i leaned into him, wrapping my arms around his torso.
"Excuse me, may I take your order?"
We looked up, blushing, but the waitress didn't seem to realize we'd been kissing.
Ryland cleared his throat, "We'll have an order of french toast please, and 2 glasses of orange juice."
We'd planned our meal beforehand. We knew that the french toast was huge, so we were going to share it.
When it came, Ryland cut the 4 giant slices of french toast -sprinkled in icing sugar, and with strawberry sauce and dollops of whipcream on top- into pieces.Then we sat there and ate. Two forks, 1 plate of food, and us inching closer and closer together.
By the time we were halfway through the food, My leg was pressed up against Ryland's, and I was half leaning on him. His one hand was resting on my leg, near the top. I could feel it's warmth through my shorts.
When we finished, Ryland paid, and we left, walking out into the sunshine.
"Come on, let's go to the beach!" Ryland gave me his puppy eyes.
