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hands in front of Heike, who wouldn’t break his gaze from Micah. “Not in front of Catalina. Don’t do this in front of her. She doesn’t have a clue what’s going on.”
I agreed: I didn’t have any clue about what the hell was going on and, I’m sure I looked as shocked and confused as I felt. Heike looked away from Micah and glanced at me. His eyes turned from hot anger to sadness and he blushed. He nodded to my dad and then to Braith.
“Braith, take Katja home,” Heike ordered. He dropped Micah to the ground. Heike moved his neck to the side and it cracked.
Braith nodded and my papá kissed me goodbye. My grandfather came into the room, the lines of his face rippled with anger. He looked at me and his face softened a bit. “Estás bien?” he asked. No, everything was not okay but my voice seemed to leave me so I nodded anyway. “Okay, Braith gonna take you home.” He kissed me and said to Braith, “You gonna explain to her things?”
“What I can, sir,” Braith said.
We walked out to the hall and my mother was waiting for me. “Oh, Catalina,” she said. I must have looked awful, because she looked terrified. “Did they hurt you? I didn't think they could come when Heike was around.”
I nodded and cleared my throat a few times. “I’m fine, mom,” I whispered, although I wasn’t positive that was the truth. “I don’t know what’s going on.” The adrenaline was slowly fading from my body and every nerve pulsed. My mind was in some sort of shock and I could hardly even think.
“I’ll walk her home,” Braith said. “And explain a few things.” I could tell that my mom was about to protest, but she stopped herself and nodded.
“You call me if you need me, okay?” she asked. “Heike and papá ...” she trailed off, but I nodded. Mom unzipped her purse and rummaged around for a moment. She pulled out a pair of slipper socks and handed them to me – I looked down and was surprised my shoes were missing. I was in a haze as I slipped them on my feet. Braith touched my elbow and I let him lead me out the door. If my mind was clearer I would have put up more of a fuss, but I think I must have been in slight shock because we walked for nearly a mile in a bewildered silence.
A block away from my house my mind started to regain clarity. My adrenaline stabilized and I realized I had just gone through a fight with four strangers and I hadn’t any clue why random assholes were trying to kill me. I though somehow Heike, my papá, and Braith were all involved and I was sure they knew things I wasn’t being told. So, I momentarily flipped out.
“What the fuck just happened?!” I screamed. My voice echoed in the empty street and startled Braith. He jumped and clutched his chest.
“Holy shit!” Braith yelled. “Oh my god, Kit, give me a heart attack!” He yelled back at me. We stopped walking and he placed his hands on his knees. I didn’t feel too bad for scaring him - I had, after all, just been through a serious fight that he obviously knew something about - but I let him recover from the scare before I demanded anything else.
He straightened up. I noticed he had a gash in his head from the fight. He also had some bruises growing on his jaw. In fact, his whole face looked pretty beaten up. Yeah, I totally didn’t pay him any attention and I’m sure I probably looked just as bad. Thankfully, I couldn’t really feel anything yet, although I knew I must have a bruised rib or something. My right side hurt awfully bad.
Braith noticed me staring at him. “You look just as bad as I do,” he said.
“Oh,” I said. I touched my head and winced. There was blood on my hand when I pulled it away. I ran my hand through my hair and started to straighten it out.
Braith grinned. “Making yourself pretty for me?” he said.
“Are you serious? Don't flatter yourself,” I snarled. “Tell me who the hell they were and what the hell just happened,” I demanded. I refused to allow his
I agreed: I didn’t have any clue about what the hell was going on and, I’m sure I looked as shocked and confused as I felt. Heike looked away from Micah and glanced at me. His eyes turned from hot anger to sadness and he blushed. He nodded to my dad and then to Braith.
“Braith, take Katja home,” Heike ordered. He dropped Micah to the ground. Heike moved his neck to the side and it cracked.
Braith nodded and my papá kissed me goodbye. My grandfather came into the room, the lines of his face rippled with anger. He looked at me and his face softened a bit. “Estás bien?” he asked. No, everything was not okay but my voice seemed to leave me so I nodded anyway. “Okay, Braith gonna take you home.” He kissed me and said to Braith, “You gonna explain to her things?”
“What I can, sir,” Braith said.
We walked out to the hall and my mother was waiting for me. “Oh, Catalina,” she said. I must have looked awful, because she looked terrified. “Did they hurt you? I didn't think they could come when Heike was around.”
I nodded and cleared my throat a few times. “I’m fine, mom,” I whispered, although I wasn’t positive that was the truth. “I don’t know what’s going on.” The adrenaline was slowly fading from my body and every nerve pulsed. My mind was in some sort of shock and I could hardly even think.
“I’ll walk her home,” Braith said. “And explain a few things.” I could tell that my mom was about to protest, but she stopped herself and nodded.
“You call me if you need me, okay?” she asked. “Heike and papá ...” she trailed off, but I nodded. Mom unzipped her purse and rummaged around for a moment. She pulled out a pair of slipper socks and handed them to me – I looked down and was surprised my shoes were missing. I was in a haze as I slipped them on my feet. Braith touched my elbow and I let him lead me out the door. If my mind was clearer I would have put up more of a fuss, but I think I must have been in slight shock because we walked for nearly a mile in a bewildered silence.
A block away from my house my mind started to regain clarity. My adrenaline stabilized and I realized I had just gone through a fight with four strangers and I hadn’t any clue why random assholes were trying to kill me. I though somehow Heike, my papá, and Braith were all involved and I was sure they knew things I wasn’t being told. So, I momentarily flipped out.
“What the fuck just happened?!” I screamed. My voice echoed in the empty street and startled Braith. He jumped and clutched his chest.
“Holy shit!” Braith yelled. “Oh my god, Kit, give me a heart attack!” He yelled back at me. We stopped walking and he placed his hands on his knees. I didn’t feel too bad for scaring him - I had, after all, just been through a serious fight that he obviously knew something about - but I let him recover from the scare before I demanded anything else.
He straightened up. I noticed he had a gash in his head from the fight. He also had some bruises growing on his jaw. In fact, his whole face looked pretty beaten up. Yeah, I totally didn’t pay him any attention and I’m sure I probably looked just as bad. Thankfully, I couldn’t really feel anything yet, although I knew I must have a bruised rib or something. My right side hurt awfully bad.
Braith noticed me staring at him. “You look just as bad as I do,” he said.
“Oh,” I said. I touched my head and winced. There was blood on my hand when I pulled it away. I ran my hand through my hair and started to straighten it out.
Braith grinned. “Making yourself pretty for me?” he said.
“Are you serious? Don't flatter yourself,” I snarled. “Tell me who the hell they were and what the hell just happened,” I demanded. I refused to allow his
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