It was 1 in the morning when Brian and I finally got home.
“Night Katie.” Brian whispered opening his bedroom door that was right across the hall from mine.
“Night.” I whispered back opening my door and walked in quietly shutting it behind me. I quickly changed into my pajamas and crawled in bed beside a sound asleep Nick. I laid there for awhile not able to sleep. After about 10 minutes I propped my head up on my hand and watched Nick sleep. He looked so adorable. A couple strands of his blonde hair had fallen into his eyes. His lips were slightly parted and his breathing was slow and rhythmatic. The moonlight shone down on his face from the small crack between the curtains making him look like an angel. He truly was an angel, in my eyes anyway, he was my angel. I suddenly remembered a couple tapes that Brian had sent me a couple months ago. They each had music on them that Brian and Kevin had wrote and recorded but they didn’t have any lyrics. The boys couldn’t think of any so Brian sent me the tapes hoping maybe I could put lyrics to them. I hadn’t been able to think of anything yet and didn’t have the time but lyrics were running through my head for one of the tapes. I carefully slipped out of bed as not to wake Nick then grabbed my notebook that was full of various poems and songs. I walked downstairs and into the den. I quickly grabbed the second tape and slipped it into the stereo making sure to keep the volume low. I curled up in a chair and started writing. About 45 minutes later I was done. I looked down at the paper and read through it. (AN: I did NOT write the song below it is one of the songs of off Krystal’s album. The ? mean that I’m not sure whether or not the line or word in it is right)
So many nights alone without you by my side
I never knew what I was missing but
Then you came along with all your special ways
Bringing me all of what I was wishing for?
My angel on my shoulder
You give me shelter
You give me love and affection
And every time I turn around
You’re still right here
Angel my angel
Oh my dear
My wonderful friend in times of troubled lands?
When all the rest of the world runs away
You opened up my heart and made me realize
You would be the one who stand?
My angel on my shoulder
You give me shelter
You give me love and affection
And every time I turn around
You’re still right here
Angel my angel
Oh my dear
When things sometimes start looking down
You’re with me no matter what
No matter how you seem to find a way
Sharing your love from up above
You’re all I’ll ever need
God must of sent you to me
My angel on my shoulder
You give me shelter
You give me love and affection
And every time I turn around
You’re still right here
Angel my angel
Oh my dear
Oooh my dear Oooh my dear Oooh my dear
I smiled happy with the results. I knew Brian would want to look over it and he might make a few changes but I didn’t think he would. I quickly scrawled ‘Angel on my shoulder’ at the top. I flipped back a to the middle of the book and read what it said. It had been awhile since I’d wrote or looked at anything I’d wrote. I started reading what it said.
Tell me why you broke my heart
Why you left me in the rain
Cold and alone drowning in a sea of tears
Why’d you say goodbye
Now I’m forever blue
And baby what I wouldn’t give
For one more day with you
(One More Day With You © 2001 Please don’t steal this I did write it. If you’d like to use it please ask)
I had totally forgotten I’d wrote that. I looked at my watch seeing it was almost 2 in the morning. *I better get to bed 8:00 is going to come awful early since we church in the morning.* I thought. I got up and shut the tape off putting it back in its place. I quietly walked back up the stairs and into my room. I sat my notebook back down on my desk and snuggled into bed beside Nick. A couple minutes later I was about to fall asleep when I felt Nick turn over and pull me into his arms. I smiled gently and laid my head on his shoulder snuggling into his chest.
“Katie.” I heard somebody say. I felt something on my neck and it kinda tickled. I moved trying to get away from it and the voice. “Katie come on.” I heard the voice again. I recognized it as Nick’s I soon felt that tickling on my neck again. Nick was gently kissing my neck trying to wake me up.
“Leave me alone Nicky.” I whined rolling over snuggling into his chest since he was still lying beside me.
“Katie it’s 8:00 you gotta get up.” Nick said.
“Ok.” I whined throwing the blankets off but not getting any farther than that as I started to drift off again. I felt Nick get up and wondered what he was doing but didn’t open my eyes
“Katie!” Nick exclaimed a little louder.
“Ok ok! I’m up.” I said jumping out of bed and about fell over but Nick caught me before I could.
“Whoa how late were you up?” Nick asked. Walking beside me as we walked out the door and downstairs to eat.
“A little after 2.” I replied with a yawn.
“Well we can tell Brian and Katie were talking last night.” Mom said as we walked in. I looked at the table to see Brian resting his head in his arms.
“Yea.” I stated sitting down across from Brian and copying his actions.
“So when did you two get back last night?” Dad asked.
“About one.” Brian answered.
“Wait I thought you said you were up till 2?” Nick asked.
“I was up till 2. I couldn’t sleep when we got home so I decided to write a little. So I sat in the den and wrote till I was tired.” I stated.
“You write at the weirdest times.” Leigh said coming in.
“Ugh tell me about it.” I replied.
“Speaking of writing. Katie did you ever get…” Brian started to say but I interrupted him already knowing what he wanted.
“Yea I did, to one of ‘em. That’s what I did last night.” I stated.
“Ok I’ll have to look at it later and some of the others. I haven’t read anything you’ve wrote in a long time.” Brian said. I nodded my head with it still laying on the table.
“Why are you so tired?” Aj asked coming in.
“I wasn’t in bed till 11:30 night before last, I had to be up at 6:30 yesterday morning, I had practice at 7:30 yesterday, I had played not only one but two games of ball yesterday, I also went to a party, I didn’t get to bed till 2 last night and I’ve only been up about 5 minutes. Does that answer your question?” I replied.
“Yep answers it great. Awesome answer Katie.” Aj stated sitting down. “You’re awful grouchy, why?” Aj asked trying to annoy me.
“Alexander James McLean get your butt up and run.” I stated starting to stand up. He quickly got up a darted for the kitchen door that led to the backyard. I slowly walking towards him as he tried to get it unlocked. He finally got it unlocked and darted out the door. I jogged up to the door and shut it, locking it. I walked back to the table and laid my head back down my work was done. Everybody just laughed at me.
“Katie get up so we can eat.” Mom said setting breakfast on the table.
“Katelene!” I heard Aj yell and he banged on the door. I looked over there and smiled then began eating. “Katie come on.” Aj exclaimed. I sighed and got up going to the door.
“Are you going to ask me dumb questions anymore?” I asked opening the door a little ways.
“No I swear I won’t.” He stated.
“Ok come in.” I said opening the door.
“Thanks” He stated coming in and sitting down. I knew he was thankful cause he was only in a pair of shorts with no shirt and it was only spring so mornings were kinda chilly if you weren’t dressed right. I sat back down and started eating listening to everyone talk and laugh. I was eating when I felt Nick gently grab my hand from under the table. He was done eating so nobody could really notice, not that they’d have cared. I looked over at him and smiled gently. He smiled back and I continued eating.
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