I don't mind you by my side ➳| Lucifer Morningstar

ch. XXII -- Seven Deadly Sins

As of a late, Kate had no willingness to get up from bed. What's the point of it if you can't even leave your own goddamn house?!

She was disturbed from her dreamless slumber when her phone rang. With tired groan she reached out for her phone.

"Yes?" she answered not even bothering to check who was calling.

"Hi, sweetheart." Came her mother's voice from other end. And suddenly Kate was sitting up feeling rush of various emotions at the same time.

She felt scared.

She felt confused.

She felt happy.

She felt intimidated?

Disappointed?

"Katie, are you there?" her mom asked when said girl didn't answer.

"Yeah..." Kate cleared her throat before whispering.

"Are you okay?" mom seemed distressed by daughter's voice.

"Yeah... just woke up..." Kate mumbled in the same tone than before.

"You must be partying till morning since you slept so long." Her mother chuckled.

'No, I just can't leave my house or I might fall in love with some random dangerous guy.' Kate wanted to say so badly.

"Yeah, my friend Julie is... wild..." Kate said dryly.

"Oh, you have made new friends, Katie? How wonderful for you!" her mom seemed so happy. Kate hoped that she could be that happy too one day.

"Yeah, some..." Kate trailed off when she realized that her every answer started with 'yeah'.

"Tell me how your vacation is going?" mom didn't seem to stop.

"I would say fine..." Kate said with a yawn.

"Did something happen?" her mother suddenly sounded scared for her child.

"No, no, no. Everything is fine, it's my own fault." Kate was quick to calm her mom.

"What did you do, Katherine Margaret Elizabeth Andrews?!" her mom chided.

"That's not even my name, mom!" Kate whined.

"It's not my fault that your father didn't like it! Now, tell me what did you?" mom chided again.

"It's really not my fault..." Kate said in small voice with gritted teeth not wanting to actually say that.

"What do you mean not your fault?! Mere seconds ago you said it was your fault!" okay, mom was angry now.

"More important is that we have our health..." Kate tried to coax.

"Don't you change the subject, young lady! Tell me what you did! Do I need to came and bust you out of the prison? Do you need lawyer? Ohh... God! Don't tell me that you are calling from hospital?" her mom's voice changed from angered to confused to terrified in seconds.

"Fiiinnee, mom..." Kate moaned defeated.

"Speak, child." Her mom said half-heartedly.

"I may or may not have organized a party..." Kate started not so sure about herself.

"What about it?" mom wanted to know.

"Well... I don't exactly own the place so..." Kate winced at her dumb mistakes.

"I thought that we have raised you better than that, Katie." Her mom whispered.

"Mom, you are supposed to support me!" Kate whined.