The dinning room went silent. EVERYONE was there. Well except for Kat &
Nick, for obvious reasons.
Megs looked up and gazed around solemnly for moment.
"I'm sorry. I, uh..I got to go." She mumbled before scrambling to her feet
and rushing out of the restaurant.
"I'll go after her." Amy volunteered. Brian gave her a selfish look of
yearning. The girls silently decided not to bombard Megs and let Amy go
alone.
"Shit." AJ whispered. His face contorted to an expression of pure horror and
pain.
"She didn't say she didn't love you, she just said she was too young." Em
reminded, hoping to comfort him.
"I'm not giving up." He replied with determination. "But I think for once I
am going to go home. I want one of the guys to give her my number. We need
some space." He added before leaving.
Howie sighed to himself. He wanted to go after his friend to comfort him and
rebuild the friendship that had been ignored lately. But he wanted to tell Em
how he felt too. He chose the first, in the end. He stood up.
"I'm going with him." He announced before walking after AJ.
Brian shifted a nervous glance at Em. She smiled a bright fake smile for
him. He smiled back before his eyes diverted back at the empty chair beside
him.
Kat ran into Amy & Megs at Amy & Cate's house.
"Where's Cate?" She asked urgently.
"The B & R restaurant down the road." Amy informed her before she ran off
again. She had to get Cate and talk to her. She didn't even hide her bruises,
there obviously wasn't time.
What if Nick knew she was gone by now.
The though scared her, making her run faster. Her tiny legs running as fast
as possible. She ran into the fancy dinning room and immediately saw the
table. They looked at her in shock.
"Cate!" She exclaimed.
"Kat, are you okay?" Kevin asked worried.
"I need Cate." She announced. Cate stood up.
"What for?" Cate asked.
"No time, just come." Kat ordered and they ran out of the dinning room.
"The plot thickens." Kevin whispered under his breath but the silence at the
table made it so everyone heard him.
"I'm so sick of this. Do you guys mind if I go home?" Em asked.
"No, I'll take care of the bill. You can all go." Kevin offered. Kristin sat
up jokingly and Kevin pulled her down unto his lap.
Mark and Lissa stood up. "You want a ride home?" Mark offered Em. She
politely said no and left.
Lissa grabbed Mark's hand and he escorted her out. Brian sat idle for awhile
before also leaving.
"What is this all about?" Cate asked curiously as she ran with Kat to Kat's
house.
"Nick, what has it always been about." Kat stated.
"Good he's still in there." Kat noticed as she saw him still trying to break
down the door.
"He's changed so much." Cate observed. They looked at him through a window.
"I can't take this anymore. I know we've never been real close because of
him but he won't be himself for me. I needed someone who knew him, who had
stuff against him when he was himself. We got to get him back to normal." Kat
explained.
"Then we need just two more people." Cate whispered.
Kat looked at her sorrowfully. "I was hoping we could leave them out of it."
Kat pleaded..
"It's the only way it'll work." Cate replied. They walked away from the
house and sat on the sidewalk, both breaking out their cells and calling two
people to get down here quick.
Em's phone rang right as she entered the house.
"Hello?" She answered quickly as she heard Kat tell her to meet her at her
house on foot.
Cate called the last girl and she would be there just as quick since she
heard the story.
Em made it there first.
"Okay, what am I doing here?" She asked.
"Helping Nick." Cate informed her.
"There is no helping Nick." Em replied angrily. Kat glanced downward
sorrowfully.
"Fine, what are we waiting for?" Em asked, giving in for Kat.
"Her." Cate said pointing at Amanda Willaford, who was walking towards them
briskly.
"So how are we going to help Nick?" Em asked not convinced at all.
"Make him want to be good and normal and want to love again." Kat
passionately explained. The four women silently walked to the house.
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