Best Mistake

Chapter 23

Aang felt nervous and worried for Katara, he didn't know what his mom and Katara were talking about downstairs but he wanted to know. He was thinking of eavesdropping on them but he didn't want to invade their space. So he sat himself on the bed and continued wondering about everything. He got on his phone and just started scrolling through Instagram and Tiktok. After staring on his phone he heard a small but faint knock.

"Yea what's up?" Aang threw his phone on his bed as he walked up to Katara. "Sit down." Katara led him to his bed, she took his hands in hers.

"Ok? Katara you're acting weird." Katara sighed as she closed her eyes. And so Katara told Aang everything about the pregnancy, the sexual assault and kidnapping, her nightmares, struggles, trauma. She basically confessed everything that was on her mind all the feelings she have been feeling lately. As Aang heard the news he was very shocked with the news, he knew it was gonna be bad but he didn't know it was gonna be this bad. He was confused but he was mad too. He was angry with her that she didn't tell him sooner. He didn't know that any of this happened in her life. He felt like he didn't know Katara at all if he was being honest to himself.

He took a deep breath before he left everything off his mind. The air bender let go of Katara's hands. He started to speak.

"I-I Katara... why didn't you tell me this. Any of this1? Why do I always have to find out things later after they happened? I feel like I don't know you anymore, your like a complete new person that I've never knew. You never hid things from me but now your changing. I didn't know that you had all these problems going on. How long have you been dealing with all these feeling and problems?" He asked as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

He stood up in front of Katara and looked at her in the eyes. He no longer saw the beautiful blue ocean eyes that shined with happiness. He now saw broken clouded blue eyes, he could now see she was dealing with al lot and he knew she couldn't deal with more. She was at a breaking point.

"About a month ago."

"Katara! A month ago!? Your just now telling me this after a month. I thought you trusted me? I've told you endless times that you could come to me for anything. Why didn't you just tell me?" Katara now stood up and looked at Aang in they eyes. She met his grey eyes and his met her broken blue ones.

"Because... I wanted you to focus on you and recovering from the surgery and trauma you went, I didn't want you to worry about me and my problems. Sorry for caring about you!" Katara then realized what she said. "I-Im sorry... mood swings I guess."

Aang balled up one of his fist, he was frustrated but not with her he was mad at another person. But sadly he was taking it out on her. "You have to tell me these things! Now I'm gonna be all up on your ass about taking care for you and worrying for you! I don't understand why all of the sudden you like to keep everything from me. Its not fair to me-"

"Its not fair to you! Aang, everyday I blame myself for what happened to you! I-I feel so much guilt every time I see you and even now just standing in front of you is killing me! I hate that Ben did this to you and I, this is my fault your even struggling. Like I said before you went into surgery I blame myself for everything if I just suffered a it more them you wouldn't be in this situation... I'm the only reason things are like this. It just makes me want to kill myself because I can't deal with this anymore. I can't deal with the guilt, fear, anxiety, and trauma I have suffered and still suffering. I can't have a baby, not now." Katara's knees gave out, she fell to the floor as she held all her tears.

"What happened to your pills?"

Katara now felt her guilt move to her stomach, she was now embarrassed. "I forgot about them. I was stressing and so much that I forgot to take them." She lowered her hair to the floor.