Something A Bit Diffrent

Part 11

Pov Katrina

  "I'm sorry mom I can't see you today. You already know what happened, so I'm just tired and I want to relax for once." I bit my nail and turned around to look at Michael who was drawing a picture. "Mom, I'm sorry but I have to look after Michael and Miss Lou." I heard my mother say an okay and hung up. I put my phone down and went to sit down with Michael.

  "Hard time?" I looked at Michael then chuckled. "When did you get smart? Well, first off everything is hard so don't grow up. It may seem perfect at first with a good family, where you can tell people things, then something happens and it all comes crumbling down. Then your mother blames herself, there are now five people instead of six, two of them are dating and have comfort, the other well. That's a story. A young girl has to take care of a child so technically she's not alone but she still feels alone and their poor mother also needs love and care and then everything comes at her and she's like shit. How am I going to do this, she says to her self but never asks others because she never wants to bother people." I started to tear up. "Michael, can you please stay with sun and light?" "NO! I'm going to stay here with you." I gave him a small smile to show him I was fine. He then ran out of the kitchen. Thinking he finally left I grabbed his drawing and saw what he made.

  It was a drawing of us, the whole family besides Luna. I started to cry remembering how happy Michael used to be with Luna. She was the next person he got close with and we both took care of him. I tried to quiet down my crying so no one would hear and come. "Katrina I'm so sorry we didn't take notice of you. Just let it out it's better we are all here for you." I took my face out of my hand and saw Luke and Gabe. "I'm fine, trust me I guess, I just need to calm down and everything will be fine." Gabe walked closer but i put my hand up to signify him to stop. "Just... Just stop, I'm fine and I don't understand why you guys are making this seem a bigger deal than it actually is." I saw both Gabe and Luke roll their eyes and Michael came closer. 

  I got up from my seat and gently put my hands on the table. "Kat... I know you're not fine. With everything has happened and I know you have to take care of Miss Lou and Michael.  We both will help you with anything all you have to do is ask." My arms started to shake and everything I had kept inside just came out. "Of course I'm not fine! Our family, this tiny little shack we call home, it got ruined! I have to take care of the person who supposes to take care of us not the other way around! I'm still a teenager who makes stupid decisions but now... now I have to act like a mother and I have to be responsible for what he does. I have to make sure he's fine and not dead somewhere! I can't be normal because I can't visit my own family and I have to postpone my own shit I want to do. I can't ask you because you guys will do it without hesitation and you don't ask for anything back."

  "Of course we will do it because you're family and we care about you're health and life. We don't mind doing things because there's two of us. And when you're around that makes three people. Luna is no longer here because I didn't let her get help and I made things so much worse. We can all help each other grow better and become better people and when things calm down we can visit Luna and see her processes." I looked at Gabe and gave him a hug then grabbed Luke who grabbed Michael. I felt like a true family this time without having any problems. "You're giving hugs without me! How dare you." Miss Lou came around hugged all of us. Every single problem I had escaped out of my mind and I just thought about my family.

  *CRASH*

We all turned around and saw a rock with a note attached to it. Miss Lou unclasped her arms around us and grabbed the note. "Can you say what the note says," Luke asked. Miss Lou looked at Luke blankly. I grabbed the note and read: