The HighSchool Slut

Chapter Eleven - Forever Gone

PVO - Katie

I walked back from the toilets. I had only gone to get away from James. He scared me a little. He was too... Nosey. He just wanted to know everything. Like if I had a job. He'd probably want to know if I have ever stole anything too. I do admit that I steal things a lot. I always have. Even though I don't have to. I still do. My mum has a high paying job so you could say I'm one of those rich kids. But I'm nothing like them. I don't use my mother,s money. It's not mine. If they buy me something I normally take it back and put the money in their wallets. They don't know this though. I've never told them.

I sat back down next to James and Alec, and I noticed my bag had been moved. "Why is my bag over there?" I asked.

"Ah," Luke started, "no reason. No reason at all."
I looked at James and saw something poking out of his beanie. "What's that?" I asked.
"What's what?" He replied.
"The thing in your beanie."
"What thing in my beanie?"
"The thing sticking out of your beanie. I can see the corner of it." I replied. I reached up and pulled it out slowly, only to see that it was a condom. I held it in my hand, and just looked at it. "Looks like the ones I buy." I said casually. Blake looked at Adam with wide eyes. "There's something you guys aren't tell me." I said.
"Nope," Adam said, "we told you everything."
"It wasn't a question." I said.
"Oh right," he said, "I knew that."
"Blake?" I said dragging out his name.
"What?" Blake replied.
"Why is my bag over there? Tell me now." I demanded.
"James wanted to go through it." Blake replied.
"That explains the condoms." I replied.
"Yeah," Blake replied, "James tried to take your bag so I grabbed it and he let go and the condoms went flying..."
"Oh.. Okay." I replied.
"And then I stole some." James said with a big smile.
"Define some." I replied.
"Um?" James said loosing his smile. He tipped his head upside down and pulled off his beanie. It was full of condoms. "Shit James,"I said, "that's a lot of bloody condoms."
"You can't talk, they all came out of your bag." James replied.
"Yeah? What of it?" I asked.

James opened his mouth as if to say something but quickly shut it. We all sat there in silence for a while.

"Oh, Katie." Blake said breaking the silence.
"Yes?" I replied.
"You're gonna have to get a ride home with James or Alec. I had one of my episodes and I don't want to hurt anyone so I'm gonna leave soon." Blake replied.
"I don't want you to leave.." I mumbled.
"Yeah Katie," he replied, "I know."
"Can we go shopping now?" Adam asked in a whiney tone.
"Yes Adam." Blake laughed.

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We walked around the shopping centre slowly, only actually going into a couple of shops. James had bought heaps of things. Some of which were for himself, some were for his friends and family. It was soon time to go. I hadn't bought anything unlike the rest of the boys who had bought at least one thing. Alec hadn't bought anything. I wasn't even sure if he had brought money.

Blake got into his car. He let his window down and said, "Bye everyone!"

Then he drove off. I had a sickening feeling in my stomach. The feeling like when you know something is gonna happen. The other three boys had already left and Alec and I were the only two people left in this car park. I could see Blake's car still driving perfect fine, but I couldn't turn away.

Then it happen. His car exploded. I could see fire. Lots of fire. Too much fire. His car had only just survived the explosion. Parts of the car flew of, one price merely missing two young girls walking.
I screamed, "Blaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkeeeeee!" But my efforts were hopeless. He was already gone. He was dead. I tried to run to the car tears streaming down my face, but Alec grabbed a hold of me and restrained me. How could this happen to him? He was such a nice guy, and he was my friend.

I dropped to my knees. Alec wrapped his arms around me. "Shhhh it's okay." He said. But everything was far from okay. Blake. He was gone. I just knew he was. The paramedics and police department showed up and they ushered Alec and I to go home. They told us the attack was a random attack. The paramedics had told us that it was a fatality, meaning he had been killed. My tears can back. I was crying harder then ever. I stopped myself when Alec hugged me ever so gently. When he let go my tears had stopped.

I noticed Alec was quite sad as well. After all Blake had been his friend too. I looked at him and my tears started to well up again. Slowly my tears fell. They fell onto the ground. I saw the marks they left. It was a perfect little splash. Alec took a hold of me and walked me over to his car. "Alec ..." I said. It was the first time I had tried to talk since Blake's death.

"Y-yes, Katie?" He stuttered. It was the first time Alec had ever stuttered. It sounded like his confidence and strength had disappeared into the air leaving behind a small helpless little boy who could barely defend himself.

"I-I don't wanna go home.." I said.
"The police said they'd call your parents." Alec replied.
"But-but I wanna stay with you."
"I-I know." Alec sniffled. He hugged me and he started to cry. I didn't want Blake to die. It wasn't his time. How dare he be taken? He wasn't ready to leave. None of us were. So why was his life taken? Why not mine? Why not Alec's? Why him? What's so special about him? It wasn't fair. He didn't deserve it.

"I'm n-not in th-the right st-sta-state of mind t-to dr-drive." Alec said through tears.
"I-I k-know." I said trying to stop myself from crying.

Soon mum was there to pick me up. My mum ran over to me in tears. Alec had gotten caught in mum's embrace. He didn't try to move, or weave out from the hug, he just wrapped his arms around her. Mum walked Alec and I to the car and opened the door for us. Surpisingly Alec was the first one to climb in, and I climbed in after him. Mum reluctantly shut the car door as Alec and I put our seatbelts on and got into the front seat. Once mum had put on her own seatbelt dad drove off.

"M-mum?" I called trying to hide the fact that I was still almost in tears.
"Yes, honey?" Mum replied trying to stop her voice from shaking.
"Can Alec stay tonight?" I asked.
"Um? I'm not sure Katie. Alec would you like to stay?"
"Yeah," Alec replied, "if Katie wants me to."

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I found it extremely hard to sleep that night. I kept getting woken up by nightmares. Nightmares of Blake dying. I would scream and Alec would jump on my bed and hug me tightly, telling me I was safe and it was over now. I ended up telling Alec to sleep in the same bed as me and he hugged me all through the night. I was alright after that, only waking up startled not screaming.