Torn Apart

Chapter 6

"Wait a minute….he said a man at the school talks to him about us?" Nikki asked later on that day after I talked to her. We were standing in the den talking amongst ourselves while Levi played in the living room.

"Yes. But he never said the man's name or what he looked like." I explained before glancing back at Levi. "Taker wouldn't have known about Levi would he?"

She sighed and raked her fingers through her hair, "He knew I was pregnant…but he didn't know when or where I had Levi."

"So you don't think it was him?" I asked.

"No….but I do think it was someone close to him." she said. "We have to get out of here."

I shook my head in protest, "No we can't."

"Why not?" she asked.

"Well….I love the life we have here. I don't want to start over again, Nikki."

She folded her arms, "What life? Kat the life we are living isn't even our real lives. Your name isn't Krissy Long remember?"

"I know…but every emotion…every friend we made…it was real." I told her. "Besides…Juicy has known our real names for nearly two years now."

She gasped and then slapped me across the face. "Katrina are you freaking serious?"

I looked at her in shock while holding back my tears. "Nikki….I-"

Before I could say anything, she walked out of the room and snatched Levi into her arms. I sniffled and wiped the stray tear from my face before following her. "Where are you going?"

She didn't answer me, she just walked up the steps to Levi's room stomping her feet.

"Nikki please answer me." I begged. "Look I'm sorry but…I needed to tell someone about who I was."

She kicked open Levi's door and marched into his room. Once she sat him down she turned around and stared at me. "You….you, you, you, you, you, you, you! That's all you've ever thought about this entire time! Your boutique, your need to party! You keep forgetting that Levi and I are in just as much danger as you!"

"Stop screaming at me! I…am not….a CHILD!" I screamed, making Levi cry.

She looked back at him for a moment and then marched up to me. I was prepared to swing if necessary but luckily she didn't hit me again.

"Katrina…when you make decisions like that knowing there is a child to worry about….then you are acting like a child! Since you can't seem to get it through your head that we are in danger, Levi and I are leaving you here!"

"What! You can't do that!" I yelled.

"I can and I am! Sorry to burst your bubble." She said. "I'm done babysitting."

I didn't even have a response to that…I rubbed my cheek where she slapped me and then stomped down to my bedroom, slamming the door shut. I sat in there for at least an hour before heading downstairs to watch TV. I couldn't believe she really left me there even after John told her not to let me out of her sight. Then again I was a grown woman and I did need to learn to protect myself. Who needs her?