Kate
We stopped at HotTopic after we left the house where I picked out about
ten bracelets that my mom ended up paying for. She said that it was her
fault that I even needed them in the first place.
“Are you ready to go,” Christian asked when we got into the car.
“Yeah, I said as me and him hopped into the backseat.
“Let’s get you guys home, should we,” Uncle Tom said excitedly as
everybody was getting buckled.
“Yes, let’s get home,” I smiled as we hit the freeway.
I laid my head on Christian’s shoulder, and he asked, “Are you tired?”
“Yeah, I think I’m going to take a nap,” I told him.
“Sweet dreams,” Christian said.
Christian
“You know, she’s been sleeping a lot,” Kate’s mom said thoughtfully.
“She deserves it after all of the time that she’s spent in the hospital,” I said.
“She’s been out for a couple of weeks. I just mean, is it normal for her to
sleep this much?”
“If you’re really concerned you could always ask Dr. Hollington about it,”
I answered. “Although, I personally think that it’s normal.”
“Okay,” she said.
“You know what,” I said.
“What,” Kate’s mom asked.
“I think it’s pretty brave what you did,” I told her. “I’ve been meaning to
tell you for a little while now. I mean, you did risk your life just so that Kate
could know that you really do car about her.”
“There’s nothing brave about it because I owed it to her,” she replied.
“I still think it was brave,” I told her.
“Well then, I guess I should say thank you,” she said.
“You’re welcome,” I responded. Neither one of us spoke for a while. Before
I knew it we were in Mt. Pleasant; Kate had slept the whole way here.
“Does your mom know you’re home,” my Uncle Tom asked me.
“Yeah, I talked to her earlier,” I answered.
“I should invite her to come over to the house to talk,” Kate’s mom said.
“Well, it should be easier to do that seeing as to how we’re living in Mt.
Pleasant now instead of Ephraim,” I told her.
“Where exactly am I going,” my Uncle Tom asked Kate’s mom. Kate’s
mom started giving him directions to follow and a few minutes later we
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