Still Learning

17

Catra POV
I walk up to my doorstep, praying that my mom isn't home. If she is home, what should tell her. Obvoiusly shes gonna be suspicious that i'm home two hours early from school.....Maybe she won't even be home, maybe she had an early shift today. I've already dealt with enough today, All I needed is for her to find out I threw a chair because I'm a depressed, gay mess. But to my unfortunate surprise the first thing she said to me was. "I'm in Seattle with my boyfriend?? You know what....that lie is a new level of pathetic, even for you." At first I acted confused and played dumb, until my mom played a message she got on her cell phone.

"Hello Miss Weever. This is Catras Vice Principal, Mrs Ryder. I just wanted to let you know that Catra got into a fight with another student and threw a chair in guidance out of anger. Thankfully Catra seemed pretty remorseful for what she did and didn't hurt anyone. She will have to serve ten days of dentention starting tommorow and currently her friend, Scorpia is driving her home. I hope you have a wonderful time in Seattle with your boyfriend and I look foward to speaking with you after your trip."

oh fuck....I stupidly forgot that our school has our parents phone numbers......

Adora POV (meanwhile at Adoras at her last softball practice for the school year)

After a good hour of our coach making us run laps and do drills. She called us over to hundle, She smiled at all of us and said "I know I pushed you girls hard this year, But I think all that hardwork has paid off, and I can't wait to coach you guys again next year!!" All of the girls started cheering, and normally I would be the most enthusiastic out of everyone on the team, yet I couldn't stop thinking about Catra, and how much our relationship changed within a day. This morning Catra meant everything to me, but now, thats all gone. Its my fault, of course.... If i'm being completely honest. I would take Catra back in a second if I could. But I know Catra, once someone cuts ties with her, she very rarely forgives. and she already forgave me once...so shes not gonna do it again.

After practice, all of us went into the locker room. I was fixing my hair and just about to leave, when I felt a tap on the shoulder. I turnt arounud and saw and it was Scorpia. She had a nervous look on her face as she said, "Hey Adora, can I talk to you for like five minutes?" I found it weird that Scorpia wanted to talk to me all the sudden, cause even though we've been on the same basketball and softball team for 3 years, we haven't really talked outside of an occessional hello and some awkward small talk. But I nodded my head politely and said "sure, whats up?"

"I know that this might be kind of awkward and not really my place to ask, but I know you and Catra have been dating for quite some time now... you guys seemed so happy and, as Catras friend.... I can personally say that Catras the happiest when she with you. I was driving Catra home when you called her, and after you hung up....She was so, so devastated, she started to cry, and i've known Catra for 4 years and i've never seen her cry before. I just wanted to ask....why did you just turn on Catra all the sudden. I know Catra has her flaws and she makes mistakes...but everyone does, and I don't see why you just can't work through them..." I sadly looked down and I said "I really don't know Scorpia, I wish I could answer that..." then I started to cry. "Scorpia immediately hugged me and said "ohhhh i'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry." She hugged me for a couple minutes until I calmed down, she then left go of me and said, "I'm sorry if I was a little too harsh and mean to you... I didn...."

I interupted her and said "no, I think you made me realize that I made a stupid mistake...so thank you. Do you think Catra would still take me back if I called to apologize?" Scorpia nodded her head and said "One Hundred Percent, Guranteed.."

Back to Catras POV
neither of us spoke, and instead my mom just gave me a cold glare for an uncomfortable amount of time.

"get the fuck out of my house" she suddenly said to me coldly

I didn't believe her at first, after 18 years of her abusing me and insulting me, shes never tried to physically kick me out before. So I started to nonchalantly walk up to my room until she said "you have 30 minutes to pack all your shit and find somewhere to stay, your not my problem anymore." Thats when i realized, this was real, she was done with me, she had completely given up...

I stormed back downstairs and said "your kicking me out, you can't do that.... How am I gonna get to school, I don't have a car, how am I gonna get food and where am I gonna sleep, I don't have to money to buy my own place...."

My mother simply said "figure it out, because I can't deal with you anymore...."

"wow, you really don't give a shit about me, do you? For my entire fucking life. I was looking to impress you, no matter if you hit me or threatened me or insulted me. I would always look for your approval. I held out hope, that you would change, or I would change enough to make you finally love me. But you never gave that to me, no matter how much I tried.... But now I realized that your not a good mother. A real mother would take her daughter in and help her when shes in danger. No matter how much of a fuckup her daughter was, she would still love her at the end of the day. But instead you just run the other way and leave me to rot, and use my behavior as an excuse for the fact that your a terrible person. Well you know what, your gonna regret kicking me out ten years down the road when i'm successful and happy.... something you never could be."

After I packed up my things, I confidently walked out of the door. As soon as my house was out of vision. I took away that confident act I used in front of my mother and started to cry, I punched my duffle bag and started to yell in frustration... I had noware to go. I had no relatives within a 100 mile radius and no really close friends I would feel comfortable staying with.... unless, maybe I could stay with Adora, shes the only person I really, really trusted....then I shook that thought from my head and said "No Catra you can't do that, Adora wants nothing to do with you." The only person I knew was my Aunt Celia in California. Its 3000 miles away from here. But at least, I would have a roof over my head. Just as I was about to call my Aunt Celia, Adoras name popped up on my phone. I answered immediately and said
angerly

Catra: What do you want?

Adora: Catra, I'm so so sorry, for everything I didn't mean to snap at you like that today, can we please just pretend this never happened.....

Catra: Well my mom just kicked me out.

Adora said nothing for a second

Adora: What do you mean?

Catra: I MEAN MY MOM KICKED ME OUT, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN.....I have noware to go, absolutely no plan and i'm fucking scared. The only person I know is my aunt in Calfronia, but I can't leave you behind just like that. I don't know what to do.

I started to cry for the third time today....

Adora: You can stay with me for as long as you want... Please, I can't lose you. Your too important. We were mad at each for 3 hours today and I couldn't stop thinking about you, nevermind if you move across the country. I know its your choice, so im not gonna stop you if you think that staying with your aunt is the best for you. But just know my doors always open.

Catra: Thank you so much, I really, really didn't want to move to Calfornia tommorow anyways.....

Hi Guys,
I was gonna take a break from writing today, but I couldn't just leave the story at such a huge cliffhanger for long. (as an avid fanfiction reader myself, I hate when an author stopped writing a fanfiction on a cliffhanger and they haven't updated it since November of 2014) also, I think this chapter is probably one of the most well thought out things i've written in a long time. So I hope you enjoyed it, cause I sure had fun writing it!!
As Always, Stay Safe and Positive
-Firefly