Adopted by Our2ndLife

Chapter 11

It's 1 in the morning and I'm not asleep- why? I have no clue. Maybe it's the fact that I've finally admitted to myself that I like Jc. I've spent over 2 hours talking myself out of it- and the other 3 naming the positive effects of this:

A- he's cute

B- he's sweet

C- I may have a chance with him

I decide to look through the pantry- eating helps me think through my issues. Maybe that's why I was so fat when I found out my mom was getting remarried- I did lose a lot of it when my stepfather called me fat daily and slapped me for eating too much.

Ah the past- why do I keep reminiscing about it? I'm out of that nut house, I need to stop thinking about it.

I grab Jc's, almost empty, bag of Cheetos and watch some quiet tv. I feel like I'm putting something off- but I have not idea what.

I shrug my shoulders and snuggle into the couch, I hug a red pillow tight to my chest. My eyelids feel heavy- I can't fall asleep! I have to think! I shoot my eyes open, but suddenly I'm hit with a wave of exhaustion.

I hit my head on the pillow and I'm out.

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"Tori! Are you here?! TORI!" I peek one eye open, there's something familiar about that loud obnoxious noise...

"Tor- TORI!" I feel a body slam into me and cries of happiness are lunged into my ear. "Kat!" I hug her petite body back, she climbs off me and wipes her tears.

"Sorry-" she sniffles "-I just thought you were... ya know-"

"Dead?" Kat doesn't laugh- instead she wipes her nose on her sleeve and goes in for another hug.

When we break away she gathers up her tears and speaks. "I've looked everywhere for you, when you weren't at school for 3 days I knew something was up. I went to your house- but no body answered. So then I went to your favorite fro-yo place- nada. I was at the point where I was about to call the police, when I started to break down in the grocery store- embarrassing right? anyways, this really cute guy asked me what was wrong and I told him and turn out he knew you! So he brought me here- I think his name was-" "Jc." we both say simultaneously.

I explain everything to her down to the last detail of last night, she's speechless by the time I take a breath.

"I never... how did you... he abu-u-used you?!" she eventually yelled. I hushed her and nodded, "How did I not see this?! How could I buy your bullshit when you said you fell down some stairs- he was fucking abusing you! How the hell-" "It's not your fault-" "Damn right it isn't. It's his fault that you fucking ran off! He-" "He started abusing me after my mom died."

Kat closed her mouth and waited for me to give more detail, but we just sat there in pure silence- letting the past float in the air like sickening bacteria.

"Hey, hey, Tori!-" Connor starts then quickly closes his mouth when he sees my teary eyed friend, "Who's that?" he mouthes.

"Bestie" I mouth back, he nods. He walks over to us and says "Hi, I'm Connor."

Kat slowly looks up, when her eyes meet Connor's their eyes sparkle together. Connor's mouth drops a bit and Kat stares into his piercing green eyes dreamily.

I nudge her and she spits out "I'm Kat."

Connor nods, both still in a trance. This should be a fun weekend...

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hey guys! sorry I haven't updated in a week or two, but sometimes I feel like I have few readers. plz comment and stuff! ily all! ~ Zoe

(Kat is played by Kat Graham, shes on the right!)