Little Somerhalder

Broken

I start packing stuff up, when Joseph comes up behind me. "Hey, Katie. I wanted to give this to you, without anyone getting the wrong idea." He says then hands me a box. I open it and gasp when I see a beautiful, Mikealson ring. "This is beautiful!" I gasp and he smiles. "I'm glad you like it!" He says and I nod.

"Hey, Katie. By the way, I wanted to talk to you. I cant stop thinking about your text. I don't think you know anything about yourself. I know you think your ugly, but your not! You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen! May I ask why you think bad about yourself?" He states and I stare at him with my mouth wide open. I don't know if I should be thrilled that he thinks that I'm beautiful, or anxious that he's asking about my insecurities.

"'No girl believes she's beautiful, until a guy comes along and makes her her feel like she is'." I say then go to walk off, but he grabs my arm and pulls me back. "Why do you think the way you do?" He asks. "It's easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their present, and their past, but you'd be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. What a person shows to the world is only one tiny facet of the iceberg hidden from sight. And more often then not, it's lined with cracks and scars that go all the way to the foundation of their soul."

"Katie, please! Just talk to me! I want to get to know you!" He says grabbing my hand in a comforting way and I laugh. "You don't want to get to know me! None of you do! Your just nice to me, because I'm Ian's little sister! I'm not stupid! Dad was right! No one really cares about me! Everyone just fakes! I was just stupid enough to believe that someone would! No one ever cares about me! No one ever chooses me! And I try so hard, but I'm never the one! I've got a war going on in my mind, and I can never win! There has never been a time in my life where I ever felt good enough and worthy enough! Do you ever feel like there's not a person in the world who loves you?! No, you don't! You have woman falling for you everyday! I'm a terrible, awful person, but I'm working on it! At least I don't pretend to care about a girl! I have been broken so many times, Joseph, and I don't need you in my life if your just going to break me even more!"

I tank my hand away from him as I turn on my heels, making sure to throw my hair in his face, then I run out of the restaurant.

I fall onto the bench with tears streaming. I dig my fingers into my hair, and try to control my breathing. It starts pouring, and I start hyperventilating.

"Katie?!" A British voice asks ahead of me. I get up and run from the voice, but the person stops me. "Let's talk!" He says and I turn to face him in the middle of the road. "No! Leave me alone!" I yell, but am met by a car running into me.
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