Lingering|c.d. + m.e.

3-Nick

KATIE'S POV.

I wake up in tears.I look at my clock that reads 2:41.This kills me inside...I hated having these dreams..I hated waking up to the time 2:41.Cam instantly wakes up.

"Hey..what's wrong? " he asks rubbing his eyes.

"Just another Nick dream." I say wiping tears away.He sighs heavily and pulls me into a hug.I'm tired of people feeling sorry for me.I understand that they're concered and want to help..but I don't want the sympathy..I want him back.I pull out the hug and lie my head back down.

"Kat..it's okay..just calm down." Cam says.I'm so use to this and tired of it.How many times do I have to tell people to just leave me alone..I'll heal at my own time.No one listens anymore. .not even my closest friends..not even my family.I guess they don't understand that the comforting just makes things worse.Asking "are you okay?" When I'm in a puddle of tears makes me want to hurt you.Obviously I'm not okay if I'm crying my eyes out.

CAMERON'S POV.

We go through this all the time.Everyone does.I don't know anyone who hasn't.She ends up thinking about Nick or haves a dream about him and she just breaks down.She doesn't want to be comforted she says it just makes things worse.Everyone goes through this drill..we're all use to it now.The only thing is, we all can't help but try to make her forget and move on and it annoys the shit out of her.She always says "I'm never going to forget unless you all just learn to leave me alone. " so we've tired to stop feeling sorry for her..but we can't. It hurts seeing someone you know is one of the happiest people alive turn to someone so depressed, angry and mad at the world.I understand it hurt losing someone she gave her everything to..but she has to move on.Nash always says Nick was amazing and the nicest kid ever.I never really talked to Nick..because well I kinda said his sister, who was 14 at the time,was a slut..but it was true..and still is.But anyways Nick was her everything. She spent her life around Nick..if it meant facetiming each other until 4 A.m. they would do it..if it meant making up fake assignments to go to each others house..they would do it.They were so dedicated to each other. She was in such a happy state when she was with him.It's just so strange how one minute you can have someone..and in a heartbeat they're gone..just like that.She mumbles something that breaks my thoughts.

"What was that?"

"I said I'm going back to sleep." She says facing her back towards me.

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"Nash..it happened again."

Nash sighs. "Well let's go penny boarding with her." He says walking upstairs.I follow behind him.

Nash twists the doorknob to find it locked.This is another stunt of hers.She isolates herself in her room crying. Lucky for us we know where the spare key is.Nash reaches over her door showing off the golden key.He sticks it in the hole and the door opens.

"Magic. " Nash says with a smirk entering her room.

"I've got to hide that key." Kat says with a sniffle. Nash sits beside her.

"Come onn..we're going penny riding. " Nash says grabbing her hand.

"It's like three in the morning Nash." Katie points out.

Nash cuts her off by placing a finger over her lips.

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(Fast forward to the afternoon )
NASH'S POV

"Shall we get young Hayes?" I ask.Cam and Kat nod.I make my way up to his room.

"Hayes!! Grab Waffles!" I scream into his room.

Skylynn runs out her room.

"Hey Sky." I say giving her a hug.

"Hey Nashy." She says with a giggle.Skylnn is my younger sister.

"Cammy! Cammy! Cammy!" She says running downstairs to Cam.I walk downstairs to find Hayes, Cam, Kat and Skylnn waiting.Cam is holding Sky, talking to her and Hayes is hugging Kat whispering something to her.I clear my throat.Their heads turn to face me.

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I'm currently with Kat, alone. Cam, Hayes, Skylnn and a few others went to get ice cream.

I'm always good with Kat when it comes to Nick.I knew Nick like the back of my hand.

"Just try to move on." I say holding my penny board under my arm.

"But how Nash? How?"

"It's been a year.."

"365 days without him."

"I understand that..but there are other just as amazing people out there. "

"And where are they hiding? "

"God Kat.You make things more difficult than they have to be."

"You don't understand what it's like losing someone you care so deeply about."

"You're right..I don't.But I do know what it's like seeing someone you've known your whole life crumble in pieces."

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"Nick doesn't want her this upset..I remember their conversation. .I remember it like it was yesterday." I say.

We decided to go to Kat's house because Kat's mom is like so laid back.Anyways we are waiting for our pizza to be delivered.

"Hey we need to talk." Nick says grabbing Kat by her wrist.

"Yeah?" She questions confused.

"I just want you to know if anything ever happens to me..you have to promise you won't destroy yourself over my death." Nick says with a serious look.

"I can't promise that..I know I'd be a complete mess.I can't imagine a day without you." She says sitting next to him.Nick grabs her hands .

"Promise me." He says.

"Nick I can't....I-" he cuts her off by kissing her.She breaks away.She smiles and leans onto his shoulder. " Now promise. "

"Oh you think a kiss will make me do anything. " she says teasingly.

"No, but I kinda was hoping it would." He says smirking.She smiles at him."No but seriously..promise. "

"I promise." She says.

"Nash..Nash..Helloo." Cam says ending the flashback.

"Yeah?"

"If he doesn't want her like this..then why is she?"

"I wish I knew."