Unconquered (Being Rewritten)

Chapter 14

Chapter 14 (Kat's pov)

"I know," I whisper, as I press myself into her. "Do you think Alex will be ok?" I ask, looking over at him with his brothers.

Jack is studying Alex's stump of a leg and John is curled up to Alex's side.

"I think so. He's a tough guy from what I've seen," Chloe says.

I nod. "I can't wait for our birthday in a couple months."

"Yeah, Simon's trying hard to get through these last few months," Chloe whispers. "He keeps eyeing Joey."

"Yeah, have you recently seen him?" I ask.

She nods. "He was going unconscious in his bathroom. His wrists were cut up and blood was on his pants and the floor. I'm going to give him medication for his depression, as well as being his counsellor. He needs someone to talk to, it seems," she replies.

"Oh, wow. I wonder what happened to cause him to do that to himself. He usually doesn't go unconscious from it," I reply.

"He's done this more than once?" Chloe asks, incredulous.

I nod. "They usually are small lacerations."

"Kitty, how long has this been going on with him?"

"Well, he's always cut himself. His mother wasn't the kindest woman. She tried to drown him when he said his first word. When he was 3, his dad passed away. When his was 4, his mother had Bobby. She stopped trying to kill Joey then. So, he's always been depressed and has cut himself."

"What was his first word?" Chloe asks.

I shrug. "He didn't tell me that."

Chloe frowns and looks at Alex. "I wish I knew what he looked for for bodies," she whispers. "I don't know if he likes thick or skinny girls. We haven't had any calm time to get to know each other."

"I'm sorry," I tell her. "Well, he likes thicker girls. That's all I know, though," I tell her.

Chloe looks down at her body. "Well, he must love me then, since I'm such a fat, stupid, worthless slut, just like Zack said."

I stare at her in shock and surprise. "Chloe, you're none of those!" I say, shocked she would even think that. "You're such a beautiful, sweet, helpful woman. You're so smart and useful. You're not a slut. Zack is. He raped you. That was not your fault. It was his," I tell her.

"If we had just invited her, I wouldn't be pregnant with his babies, I'd have kept my v-card, and Alison wouldn't be bullying you!" Chloe cries.

"Chloe, she would have bullied me anyways," I tell her.

She looks at me. "Why is that?"

I sigh and look at the ground. "I'm supposedly the 'hottest, most sexiest woman' here. She wants that title," I say.

"Well, she's got the title 'sluttiest slut'. So she should go hook up with Zack, who has the title 'rapist that everyone loves'," she growls.

"You need to calm down, ok? I don't want the twins to see you upset," I tell her. "I'll see you later." I go over to Alex and the twins. "Hey, Alex. They have to go back to campus now. I'll take them to your mama later today."

Alex nods to me and I scoop up his brothers in my arms gently. Jack cuddles up to my left side, John to my right. Their heads lay on my shoulders as I walk out of the room quietly.

Chad walks up to the room quickly. "Is he in there?" He asks, hesitantly.

I nod. "Yes, he is," I reply gently.