Mr Barlow

Chapter Eight

I was now full refreshed, fully shaven and fully clean. I dried myself off, put on my clothes and dried my hair and threw the wet towels in the washing basket. I walked down stairs with no effort at all, I suddenly realised how tired I was, it was now 8 which meant Lauren was going in two hours. I walked in the kitchen to see that Lauren and Gary had cooked me dinner.

"Here you go." Lauren said to me.

"Aww, you shouldn't have. I am capable of making my own food you know." I assured them both.

"We know you are, but you've been through a lot, we thought you deserved it, now come on, lets take this in to the lounge and watch 'The Great Gatsby' I heard you like that film." Gary said with a beautiful smile.

"Yes I do! It's one of my favourite ever films!" I picked up my plate and strolled in to the lounge.

"Unfortunately I won't see the end of it as my taxi will be here, but Gary, enjoy it she cries like a baby when Leonardo gets shot." I cannot believe she just said that.

"Oh my god Lauren, I so do not." I lied.

"Katie, I've seen you cry at Bambi, I believe Lauren when she says you cry at this." We always used to watch Bambi together and I would cry every time.

"Oh just shush at put the movie on." it didn't take me long to eat my dinner, it was very nice I have to admit.

Dead on 10 there was a beep from outside. "That'll be my taxi then." Lauren said standing up. I paused the movie and stood up as well, we were about 5 minutes away from Jay getting shot. Both me and Gary hugged her goodbye.

"Text me when you get there!" I called at her as she walked away.

"I will, I love you both and I'll see you in two weeks!" She shouted back at us, we both waved as she drove away.

"Which reminds me, I haven't checked my phone since I've been back." I said plugging my phone on charge and went to sit back over on the sofa, Gary was already sat down on one end of it. "Just so you know, I will scream when he gets shot." I said pressing play.

Not fine hardly minutes after *BANG* I screamed and hid my face in Garys arms. I finally took a peak out and watched Jay fall back into the pool and die. Through no fault of my own I started crying. Gary put his arms around me and whispered to me.

"I love how emotionally you get when you watch movies." He chuckled. I gave him the finger.

"You're such a dick Barlow" I told him.

"This maybe true." He replied with a smirk on his face.

When the movie had finally finished I was exhausted.

"Gary I'm sorry but I'm so tired, I'm going to bed, feel free to stay down here a bit longer if you want." I yawned, which caused him to yawn also.

"No, I'm tired too, my sleeps been shit this past week, waiting for you to wake up, it's going to be nice to sleep in a bed for a change, in stead of uncomfortable hospital chairs." He said. I turned off the tv and lights that were still on, Gary walked me up stairs and said goodnight as we went in to out separate bedrooms. He's right, it's going to be nice to sleep in my own bed, I swapped out of my clothes and in to my onesie I had purchased the other week. As soon as I crawled in to bed, I was no longer tired.

I must have lay there for an hour when I realised that Gary wasn't snoring like I known him to, so I decided to go and see if he was still awake. I walked out my room and knocked on his door lightly. "Gary, are you still awake?" I quietly asked.

"Yes, come in if you like." I opened the door and just stood there.

"I can't get sleep, I keep reliving it in my head, every time I hear a sound outside I think it's him, I keep thinking he's here" I told him. "Here." he said patting on the bed come sit over here and we can talk.