Little Somerhalder

Meeting Him

I bounce the ball on my knee again, but this time, it rolls away from me. I turn around and see Joseph Morgan pick it up. "Do you play?" He asks. "A-all my l-life." I say and he smiles.

He throws it towards me, but it goes above my head to the left. I catch it with ease, and he looks at me shocked. "Wow! Nice catch!" He says and I blush. "Th-thank you." I say then go back to dribbling.

"Your pretty good." He says and I smile. "Soccer is m-my life." I say and he nods. "Can I ask you a question?" He asks. "Y-yes." I say slowly. "Why do you stutter?" He asks. The smile falls from my face, and I feel my heart start running. "I-i have to g-go!" I say then walk into Ian's trailer. I throw my ball down, and try to keep the tears away. I hold my breath and dig my fingers into my palms. I sit down and run my hand over my hair out of a nervous habit.

I grab my phone then put my headphones in and blare my music. I turn on Demi Lovato Radio and start singing. I then decide to go for a walk. I pause my music and text Julie.

Can I explore the set?
Yeah. We're done filming for an hour, so you can go anywhere you want. Ian's in the cast room if you want to be with him.
Thanks

I put my phone in my pocket then start my music once more. You Found Me comes on, and I sing to it without stuttering. It's so weird, cause when I sing, I don't stutter at all. I have always had a stutter issue, probably because of dad. I grew up eight years with it being just me and him, and those years were the worse of my life.

I found God on the corner of First in Amistad
Where the west was all but won
All alone
Smoking his last cigarette
I said where you been?
He said, ask anything
Where were you
When everything was falling apart?
All my days
Spent by the telephone
That never rang
And all I needed was a call
That never came
From the corner of First and Amistad
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you, where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
In the end
Everyone ends up alone
Losing her
The only one who's ever known
Who I am, who I'm not, and who I wanna be
No way to know
How long she will be next to me
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you, where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
Early morning
City breaks
I've been calling
For years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never send me no letters
You got some kind of nerve
Taking all I want
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Where were you? Where were you?
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you, where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
Why'd you have to wait
To find me?
To find me?

I finish and open my eyes, only to see the whole cast watching me, and then they clap. "E!" I say. He runs over to me just as I start to shake. "It's okay! It's okay, Katie! I'm here! I'm here! It's okay, Katie! I'm here, Katie!" He says. "C-can I h-have c-coke?" I ask and he nods.

Nina runs off then gets back with a 20 ounce. I take it from her and take a sip then let it run down my throat. I feel the buzz and close my eyes for a second.

I reopen them and look at everyone who's looking at me with terrified looks. "I-I'm Okay. I-I j-just.... I-I-I......"