Seizures//Noah Schnapp (not complete)

Chapter 13

A/n- this is going to be a short chapter about how Katie felt when Heather broke the news about her brother, thanks for reading and sorry for not updating frequently!

-Maddie

Katie's POV

I had been hanging out with Heather for the past hour of so and we've caught up with each other. She told me all the details about Stranger Things and I told her about my family crisis.

"I thought the hickey tournament would be done by now, I guess I was wrong," I shrugged.

"Katie, she said slowly, "it is done,"

"Then why aren't they back yet," I asked trying not to show the fear in my voice. So much had gone wrong in past week and if I lost Ryan too I don't know what I'd do, but it would be something I would regret forever.

"Well, there was a snowstorm and well, they ummm, they got, uhhhhh, stuck on the mountain," she sighed as my whole world came tumbling down. My eyes filled with tears and I question my life. My parents didn't even tell me!

"Why didn't they tell me?" I whispered thinking out loud. I was so shocked that I just kept saying that. Again and again and again until Heather said we should go. I still didn't move as she collected all our stuff. I could barely breath, my face was streaked with big fat tears even if I had managed to stop crying. I had only one thought in my messed up head.

Why did he leave?

It was ripping me apart. My whole life had been split in half and that was the last string holding me together and Heather had just broken that string.

I felt a strong hand and my back and all of the sudden I was walking in the opposite direction. The way home. I keep walking without saying bye to Heather. Cause what was the point anyway. As I walk I notice that it's quiet uptown and I start to mumble word that don't even make senses together, but it helps with the pain. It makes me numb. And numb is what I am. I walk up the steps and go through the door as the smell of alcohol hits my nose. It's so strong that I retch. I run upstairs and lock myself in my room the tears coming back to my eyes.

I hear a knock at my door but I ignore it. What does my alcoholic father want? I..... I want mamma, but she's never coming back so I'm stuck here with him. I hear my phone ring and slowly get up to get it even if I am a total mess.

Shit it's Finn Wolfhard. I totally forgot that I gave him my phone number. We'd had such a good time together the other day. Do I answer it?

Yes. If I don't he'll think he has the wrong number. I wiped my tears away and tried my voice. It was all dry and cracked but at least I can talk.

"Hello?" I croaked.

"Katie! Hi it's Finn and I was wondering if you wanted to hangout with the cast and I tonight, you could even bring Heather," he said, holding nothing back.

"Ummm, tonight is not a good night," I said, cringing at the way my voice shook with each word.

"Wait, are you crying?" He asked, "are you ok, what's wrong?"

"Nothing I'm fine," I muttered quickly, voice small and weak.

"You can tell me Katie,"

"No I can't! You won't understand,"

"But-"

"No buts, I'm not telling you anytime soon, but tomorrow is good for dinner meet me at Jack Astor's at 6:00," I added, them hung up.

I sighed. I really wish he was here. I need advice and he was always the best at giving advice.

I got up and went to was my face. I looked in the mirror and saw a stranger. She had red puffy eyes with big dark circles underneath them.

I heard the front door open and wondered what was happening. I snuck downstairs to see if it was my dad. I peeked at who it was and all my worries melted away. My face broke into a smile and I ran to the door. Tears sprung to my eyes as he dropped his bags to give me a hug.

Heather was wrong. Ryan wasn't dead on the mountain, he was right here.

With me.