~11:12~
~Kate's POV~
~Chapter 1~
It was raining. The ground was shaking beneath my feet. I was running. Away from something, someone. I tripped. Then- then I woke up. I've been having this dream for 3 weeks now. The only one that knew was my best friend in the whole entire world. Over 1,000 miles away. Somewhere in Germany. Kevin Jonas. I grabbed my phone and tpyed a quick message.
I had that dream again
<3 Kates
I pressed send. I waited a few minutes then threw my phone on my desk. He was probably in the middle of a concert.
*1 month later*
I never kept anything from Kevin. Except one thing. My abusive step-dad. He knew about how my mom was never around and when she was, she was screaming at me about my grades. I was okay in school. B's and C's. But that's not good enough for her. And when she was mad, he was mad and he took it out on me. Tonight I had had it. He had beat me then they went out. Somewhere. To some party to go get drunk. I ran into my room and slammed my door. I threw myself on the bed, sobbing. I couldn't take it anymore. I glanced up at the clock. 11:11. How appropriet. I wished as hard as I could. I wished that I wouldn't have to deal with this anymore. The pressure for grades. The yelling. The beatings. The break-ups. The it's-one-week-later-I-want-to-get-back-together-with-you's. I just couldn't do this anymore. I wish that I could get away from here. That I would never have to see her again. Or him. I hadn't meant it. It was a wish. They never came true. Especially mine. The clock turned. 11:12. Suddenly the ground started to shake. An earthquake. Living in CA we get a lot of these but never at this time of year. This was so wierd. I did what they told me to do in kindergarten. Drop to the ground; take cover, getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture; and hold on until the shaking stops. It lasted a good ten minutes. When it stopped, I slowly stood up. I looked out my window. I had been through a lot of earthquakes but the damage from this was crazy. I noticed lights on in the house next door. They were home! I had comepletly forgotten that they were coming home today. I grabbed my shoes and a jacket and raced out of the house. Denise knew my parents went out and came home drunk a lot and she let me sleep over whenever I wanted. I rang the doorbell and a wavyhaired rockstar answered. Before I knew it I was swung into the air and somehow landed inside. Kevin came downstairs.
"Who was at the- Kate!" I ran over to him and threw my arms around him. The ground started shaking again. This time harder. We went through the same procedures, except this time I was hanging onto Kevin. I felt so much safer. When it was finally over, I ran over to the window. I stood there for a second, trying to process what I saw. My house- it was gone! It was nothing but rubble. Kevin came up behind me.
"Katelyn, I'm so sorry!" He said. I could baarely hear him. I stood there just starting at all my belongings out in the rain. Finally my phone rang. It was over on a coffe table. It was playing 007. I looked at Nick.
"Nice ringtone choice." I heard Joe laughing.
"Joseph Adam Jonas did you change my ringtone again?" He just laughed. I went over to answer the phone.
~Kevin's POV~
"Yes, this is her. (Pause) What? (Pause) Okay. Thank you." She was almost in tears, and Kate never cries. She pressed end and sank into a chair.
"Kates, is everything all right?" No reply. "Kates?"
"My parents. Gone. Car accident." Was all she could manage to say.
~Kate's POV~
I didn't have anything. Nothing but the clothes, or pajamas I should say, my jacket, my phone, and my flipflops. I had no parents. No relatives would want me. And if they did, they were all in Michigan or Florida. They would make my life miserable. My phone rung again.
"Miss Brooks?"
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry for the confusion. Your step-father is alive."
"Really?"
"Yes. He's being taken to a nearby hospital."
"Okay, thank you."
"Your welcome, Miss Brooks." I hung up. The only good thing that could've came out of this was that my step-dad was dead and would abuse me anymore.
"My step-dad's alive." I managed to say.
"That's great, Kates!" Nick said. I just sat there. Finally Denise came in and told me I could sleep here. I thanked her and walked up to the guest room. I laid on the bed, but there was no chance of sleeping. Finally I dozed off into a restless sleep. I tossed and turned all night. I hadn't had the dream in a while, but now I was having it again. I woke up sweating and went into Kevin's room. He wasn't alseep yet.
"Kates?" He whispered. I burst out crying. He got up and flicked on a light. "Kates, what's wrong? Kates?" He walked me over to his bed and we sat down. I told him everything. About the dream, about my dad, about my mom, about my step-dad. He listened.
So what did we think?
