CHAPTER 8
Katherine had almost forgotten about the incident. Almost!. But that small portion she did remember didnot affect her much and she let it be. Her friends had been great help and she loved them for that. Tonight was their fun night and she didn't want it to be wierd.
The day had been very boring so far. Why wouldn't it be. Her teachers were the worse she had seen in her life, her favourite teacher was gone. She got transfered to a bigger school in the state. Mrs. Rogers was the best teacher Katherine ever had and her going away really upset her.
Mrs. Rogers took them for Geography and she adored Katherine, maybe because she was extremely smart in Geography. Actually she was smart in everything. Even though she loved the geography teacher, her favourite subject was biology. Unfortunately her teacher was a egoistic, lustful, mental person. He had a thing for her but she hated him. He had tried to get her alone but fortunately her friends wouldn't let her be alone and crashed his idea.
Mr.Maxton was the worst teacher in the history of teaching and he had other problems too. He was a drunkard, a gambler and a abuser. She usually wondered how he got a job as a teacher. Such an ass!.
It could have been worse, she could have gotten Mr.Rosher. Now here was a teacher who made even the worst teacher lose hope. He just knew how to sleep and he was her Freshman year Biology teacher. She almost failed Biology that year, but thank god for Mrs. Rogers. She helped her through with the worst first year in high school.
She looked around her classroom and she could see bored faces everywhere. Her own group sat in a secluded area doing their own thing. The guys in her form were smiling at her while the cheerleaders were glaring at her. The hot and attractive Robert Banks was standing in the corner watching her. He was the football captain, plus the most popular guy in the school. His dad was also the mayor of the town. Mr. Harold Banks.
Robert Banks was the dream of every girls life but everyone knew he wanted Katherine. That's why the Cheerleaders hated Katherine. They all wanted robert and they couldnt have him. Katherine knew he liked her, actually the whole school knew it but she just could find space for him in her heart. She just didn't feel the same way about him and so she tried avoiding him as much as she could. He was known for getting whatever he wanted and she just didn't want it to go that far.
Robert smiled at her, that gorgeous killer smile and she just returned a normal " Hi, there!" smile to him. She stopped looking st him but she knew he was still starring. She decided to concentrate on what her friends were doing. Shyna was blabbering about a party she had been to over the weekend and another she would be going to this weekend. Nikki was daydreaming even though it looked like she was listening to Shyna. Katherine knew, Nikki never liked such stuff and her dream was spending her day playing all the different sports she could. Christine was the writer and she was busy finishing up her latest novel. She already had her offer letter from Harvard to study Literature and Creative arts. She had her life all planned out and that made her the most efficient and settled girl in the group.
Nikki was different from the whole group and that was majorly because she was the only female in a family full of males. Her mum died when she was born and she she spent her life growing up with her older brother Jason and her dad Kem. Jason Rolesten was a final year Marine biology student at Kingston University in Tensin. He had a thing for Katherine and once again she didn't like a hottie like him. He was a perfect man. He was sweet, he was hot, he was just adorable, and smart and he would have a job after he finishes school which made him a steady guy. Yet he didn't make her feel like there were butterflies in her stomach. She thought of him as a brother, and it just made everything wierd. So she avoided this too.
Now that she thought about everything that was happening it seemed unreal. She was a normal girl with a normal life where nothing interesting ever happened. Her fear seemed unneeded. She thought she was quite foolish thinking about imainary things that had never happened, yet her mind would not register this as imagination. She passed the whole day thinking through things. Her mind wandered off to places she felt she had been to but she couldn't recall when.
Finally, It was afternoon and they were all going to Christine's place for their Fun night. They always had it once in the week, usually on Thursdays since they were 8 or something. This was when they spent their time discussing stuff that they would do during the holidays, or they had projects then they would get together to finish it.
They spent their night talking and chating, gossiping and discussing the hottest news. They would also talk about their problems and then try and solve everything together and that's what made them such good friends.
They arrived at her house by 4:30 in the afternoon and began setting the room up for the mattresses to be setup. They all left their mattresses in her house because they would be coming the following weekend.Christine's mom had prepared some dinner and left it in the refrigerator. Her mom and dad had gone out for dinner.
By 7 m they had all settled and had their dinner. They began heir chating session and it went on for hours. By 10 all of them felt sleepy and they all fell to sleep. Katherine had been having nightmares for many daysnow and she hoped she would not have it again. She fell to sleep wishing not to have it.
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It was abit after six and the sun had begun rising. Katherine's mind was playing games again. She rolled around on her mattress. Suddenly in the defeaning silence and chilling scream came through.
Katherine sat up in her bed, al sweating and terrified. All of her friends surrounded her and began questioning her.
"Kathy are u okay? " Nikki asked in a concerned voice.
"Kathy....Say something" Shyna persuaded.
Christine sat next to her holding her. Katherine was shocked and out of her mind terrified. It happened again. Infront of her eyes she died. Christine's Mom and dad came into the room as soon as they heard the scream.
" Kathy, honey. Calm down. Come on...Come have something hot to drink." Christine's mom told Katherine. She was a really nice lady and she adored all of Christine's friends. She took Katherine down. " You girls come down also, Breakfast is almost ready." She told the rest of them.
Katherine had hoped she would not be having the dream, Atleast not here but she did and now she had no way of hiding it. Her friends dragged the truth out and they were very supportive.
The rest of her day went better then expected. Mr. Masters took the girls to the park and to the amusement park. After that they went for a short picnic and swimming session. All the while katherine could feel someone watching her, but she didn't tell anyone. By the afternoon she had become relaxed and was now sad for having to go home.
" I'll drop you home if you want me to Katherine," Mr. Masters Offered
" No thankyou..I'll manage" Katherine replied politely.
" Are you sure?" Mr. Masters Questioned in a concerned tone.
" Yeah.. I'm perfectly fine sir. It's kind of you. Anyways. Bye everyone i better be going." She told him.
She hugged Christine and then Shyna and then Nikki.
"Bye guys, see you on monday." She said to her friends.
"Bye , Mr and Mrs Masters, Thank you for having ,me over." she told them.
She walked slowly out of the house and began the journey home. Her house wasn't far. It was just a 20 minutes walk from Christine's house. She walked slowly, thinking and wishing for a change in her life.
She was half way home. She looked to her right and her school stood there. Aderson High School. It was her last year in school and she knew she would miss it. She had many memories there. Some were bad but others were the best.
Soon she reached the bend where the school property ended and where the Cross Shaw forest began. The feeling of her being watched was back, yet it felt different this time. It wasn't excitement but fear. She almost ran to her home and when she reached her house she felt relieved. The pressure was gone and she felt normal, almost. She walked up her driveway regaining herself.
As she reached her kitchen door she heard voices. She new her mom and dad wer there but there was a new voice in the mix. A new, yet familliar voice. She could feel her heart beat quicken and her breathing become faster. But why?
"It's just a voice" She thought to her self. " A very sexy and hot voice" came her reply.
" stupid" She thought.
She barged into the kitchen. She found her mom cooking dinner while her dad was having drinks with the newcomer, even though the newcomer was drinking coke. The newcomers back was facing her but even then she felt her knees weaken. His dark brown hair and well defined body was making her insides do flips. She could feel her self melt at the sight of him.
"Why is this happening?" She questioned her self. " You are falling for him" Again came the answer. Her inner mind was telling her about everything that was going on. Suddenly her father looked up at her and he broke into a smile. The strangers gaze followed his and he turned around to see who had arrived. As he moved his muscles Made intricate patterns on his shirt and Katherine's gaze was stuck on him.
"Kathy! darling , You're home." A very overexcited and happy Jonathan exclaimed. " Guess who it is?" He questioned her.
"Who?" She asked back. He looked familliar but she didn't reconize him.
" It's James. You know My friend Xavier Ca'aul. His son. He's here to find a job. I don't know why he wants to live in a small town like this." He teased James.
Katherine Slowly moved her eyes up from his chest to his face taking in every bit of perfection he had. He was watching Katherine with all of his attention and once again she felt like someone was watching her but this time she knew who. Atlast her eyes reached his face and she sighed at his sight. Her desires unfolded infront of her and it was all because of this young man.
His lips, so perfectly full and rosey while his cheeks were subtle yet perfect. His smile made her insides ache for more. But what made her hold her breath was his eyes. Burning grey eyes looking through to her soul. This Beautiful man with grey eyes was making her foret about everything.
She didn't realize she was still holding her breath. He was the same guy. The one from her dreams. He was here infornt of her. "It cant be a coincidence" she thought. " why.. oh why?" She questioned herself.
" Hi" He said in his sexy hot voice again. " It's nice to meet you." He gave his hand.
"H..Hi, It's nice to meet you too." She said nervously. She put her hand into his soft, warm ones.
"OH.. my" She thought. She could feel strange feeling arise at his touch.
"He will be staying with us. So we have decided to put him in your room. there's a spare bed there and plus he will get a good space to work in. plus she doesn't mind sharing the room with you. okay honey!" Judy, Katherine's mom told her.
" What!!.." She exclaimed a bit too loudly. "i mean... What a gud idea.. " She covered up.
James smiled at her. "Ohhhh.. shit..." She thought. " he looks perfect when he smiles" She told her self. She could feel her cheeks burn.
" Why dont you help him settle in. Show him the room and help him get everything set will you ... thank you darling. i love you.!" Jonathan said. he was trying to make sure that His daughter would not kill him.
"ok dad. Please follow me." She said through clenched teeth. She scowled at her dad and James caught it. James smiled at her again and she felt her cheeks burn. "Damn...!" She scolded her self.
She took him upstairs to his, no her room. Or was it theirs?. She was thinking too much again. She opened the door to her room and stood examining it. There were new sheets on the spare bed and a new pillow had been put on it. She put the backpack she was carrying onto her bed.
The room set up in a manner which allowed it to be very spacious. The two beds were on either sides of the door while the windows were on the opposite wall. A walk in closet was near Katherine's bed while a set of built in wardrobes were to the side of the spare bed. The adjoining bathroom and toilet was on the right of the room.
"This is my room. Hope it suits you." She said. "Hope not... why is he in my room... Aahhh.. i will kill this guy who is willing to share my bathroom.... i dont share bathrooms with strangers." She thought angrilly. "You rich, idiotic jerk. I know why you don't mind. You get to live witha girl that's why!!!!!... ohhh.. you've got guts... Jerk" She told her self.
"But he seems sweet. Atleast try to know him first." her subconscious mind advised her.
"Why???.... He is a rich jerk.." She told her subconscious mind.
" not really... You dont even know him...." Her subconscious fired back.
"Or do i?" Asked her self. He seemed familliar but she didn't bother asking why.
She had forgotten that he was standing outside.
"It's really nice, Thank you!" He said sweetly. He stepped up from behind her and he stood so close to her. She turned around and found him just inches apart. She could feel the body heat radiating from his extremely hot body. She looked up at him and she begged him in her mind to kiss her.
"Ohh please kiss me.... please." She begged. " I thought you hated him" Her subconscious teased her.
"Ohh shut up...” She scolded it.
She waited for his move. She closed her eyes, as he moved closer.