Chapter 23 I Can't Do This.
"Katherine we need to talk about this before others hear about it." Sam whisper yells as I try to rush into my room.
"There is nothing to talk about! So what I told a small lie?"
"That's not a small lie Kat." He said as he sat down on my bed.
"Oh who cares that dumb and dumber think Ben bought a hooker?" I throw my back pack towards my desk then turn to face Sam.
"I do." I deep voice from the door made me jump as I turn around to see Ben standing there with his arms crossed. I freeze as my body stiffened in fear. "Katherine get out of your uniform and both of you meet me down stairs. We are having a family meeting about the hooker." He groaned rolling his eyes and walked down the hall.
"You could have told me he was right there Sampson!" I whine smacking his arm.
"I wasn't paying attention. Plus he was bound to find out." He shrugged. "Plus dumb and dumber can't keep a secret or their mouths shut." He used quotations with his fingers when saying the nickname I picked for our two brothers. "Well meet you down stairs. You might want to think of a really good apology to save your butt."
"Think that would work?"
He laughed and shock his head. "Probably not." Once he walked out of my room I shut the door and quickly changed. After I put on sweat pants and a loose t-shirt I headed down stairs.
Everyone was in the living room waiting for me. Some of them were talking to each other and some were on their phones. I walked in and sat down next to Sam who was scrolling through TikTok.
"Okay now that we are all here let's start this family meeting. So I am guessing everyone knows what happened this afternoon." Ben said as he blushed fiercely.
"Yeah you bought a hooker!" Wes blurted out causing me to tense up and Ben's face went from blushing to red in anger.
"She's not a hooker!" He growled through his teeth making everyone else tense up too. "She is an actor and very nice. We have been dating for eleven months now."
"Eleven months? Why didn't you tell us?" Bruce asked looking shocked and a little hurt.
"There just wasn't a good time. I was going to but things keep getting in the way." Ben sighed running his fingers through his hair in frustration. "I didn't want to bring her into everyone's lives if it was just a fling when I knew that I loved her I was about to tell you all. But then we got the call about Kat so and I didn't want to overwhelm anyone so we were waiting til things settled down here to tell everyone."
"So it's my fault?" I chimed in. It kind of made me feel like a burden. The reason why he didn't tell his family about the love of his life is because he had to take on me.
"No, however it's your fault that two of your brothers thinks she's a hooker. It's my fault I waited so long to tell everyone." His eyes snapped to me burning in anger.
"Well she had heels, we didn't know her, you where suppose to be at work and instead you where here fucking her. All I could see was her trampy lingerie." I sassed back.
Ben's face turned redder than I think possible in anger. If we were in a cartoon smoke would be coming out of his ears.
"Katherine Elizabeth Kensington!!" Both Reuben and Bruce said at the same time standing up and glaring at me. One of them full naming me is scary enough so having two of my older brothers do it chilled me to the bone. Then seeing both of their faces almost made me want to pee myself. Even Logan's face was furious.
What will kat do when she is faced with the people she and her brother love. Will she be able to choose who she will be with. Or will she leave them all behind? She neve...
"March you little behind up the stair and to your room!" Reuben pointed to the stairs.
"And land yourself in a corner til one of us comes up there." Bruce added but my feet didn't want to listen to my brain.
"NOW KATHERINE!" They both yelled making me jump and run to my room. I didn't dare disobey them and went straight to my room and stood in the corner. I had never seen all four of my older brothers this mad.
Time seems to tick away at a slow pace before I heard my door open. "Katherine come over here and sit down." Ben's voice was stone cold and hard. I turned around to see that him and Reuben were standing in front of my desk chair that had been turned around waiting for me to sit in it. I slowly walk over and sit down enjoy what is probably the last moment for a while that I will sit peacefully.
"I don't even know what to say." Ben runs his hands down his face. "I get that your past with or Mother has left a bad impression in your head but you can't go around labeling people like that. Going around spreading rumors can hurt people." I decided it was best not to say anything and dig my hole more. "I am so disappointed in you. I have done everything I can to make your life better. To make sure you have everything you want or need. Yet you go and disrespect me and my girlfriend."
His words cut like a knife. He was right he has done everything for me since Mom passed away. However it was something about the way he said it made me mad. Like I was just a chore and I should be grateful my rich brother took my poor ass in. I am the reason that no one knew about his girlfriend. If only he didn't get the call about me. I was a ball full of emotions right now; sadness, anger, anguish, and I also felt the anxiety built up. I couldn't help it I was about to explode. I was never like this when I was with Mom and the Smiths. Maybe it's because I had to take care of myself. Don't get me wrong the Smiths were like parents to me however it just felt different. Had I gotten to comfortable here?
"Well I am soooooo sorry that it fucked up your perfect lives. You know if you didn't want me you could have left me be! I was fucking fine on my own, just like always." I screamed standing up getting closer to them. They were staring at me as if I grow horns. "I didn't need you all! I was just fucking fine. I didn't see you fucking anywhere when I was five and getting pushed to the ground and kicked in the ribs. Or when I was eight and I 'tripped' down the stairs breaking my arm. Or when I was being used as a punching bag all my life because their drug dealer wouldn't give them drugs because they owed money so they needed to let off their frustration. Or a fucking year ago when I learned what a blow job was because I had to give the drug dealer one when they didn't have money and he said my mouth was 'such a pretty little thing and should be put to work.' No I didn't see y'all there any of those times trying to help. So how bout you just fucking leave me alone and I will stay out of your fucking hair! Deal?" At this point I was balling my eyes out and screaming at the top of my lungs. My hands were balled up in fist and shaking. I was breathing heavy and it felt as if hundred pound weights were laying on my chest. I couldn't take it anymore so I did the only thing that I knew to do best and ran. I ran out of my room down the stairs, though the living room which had the rest of my brothers in it with jaws to the floor surly hearing ever word that I just screamed and through the front door.
It was dark out and I didn't know where I was going to go but all I did know is I had to get away from here. Away from where I was a burden just like mom said I would always be. As I ran I remembered seeing a fence with horses about a mile down from the house. I could make that so that's where I headed to.
Running a mile was easy but running a mile while crying and having a panic attack was awful. Once I made it the barn light dimly lite up the field. I could barley make out the horse at the edge right next to the fence. I walked up to her and made a clicking noise making her look up from eating the grass.
"Sshhhh girl it's okay." I whispered as I walked up to her holding my hand out. I made it to the fence and reached out to touch her. Once I started to pet her she pushed her nose more into my hand. "Hi pretty girl." I took a deep breath in as if it was the first time I had been able to get air in forever.
"Hey who's there?" A voice from the shadows of the barn called out. I froze and held my breath trying to be silent. "I can see you!" The voice said as it neared. "Katherine?"
I looked over to see David as he walked up to me. "Oh hey sorry is this your horse?"
"Nah she's my brothers. What on earth are you doing here?"
"Ummmm well I ummmm I got in a fight with my brothers and needed to take a breath. So I went for a run and passed by your horse. She's beautiful and I miss my own so I walked up to pet her. I am sorry I didn't mean to trespass." I sighed and backed away from the horse. "I will just start running again."
"Oh no you don't." He grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards his house.
"David let me go!"
"No ma'am I am taking you back to the house and having my Dad call your brothers. They are probably looking all over for you."
"They know I am just out for a run."
"Bull shit! You're not even wearing shoes and I know most of your brothers. There is no way they would let you do that in the dark. I don't know what happened but running isn't the answer Kit Kat."
"Kit Kat?"
"Oh sorry it's just a nickname. I tend to pick funny nicknames for people. But come on let's go."
I sigh and just let him drag me to his house.
"Hey David how was the foul?" A man asked walking into the front room. "Who's this?"
"Dad this is Katherine Kensington, can you call her brothers and let them know she's here and safe?" David asked as his Dads face look like it had so many questions.
"Is she okay? Why is she here?" He asked looking me up and down noticing I have no shoes on.
"She....." David started to say but I decided to just tell the truth. I knew he would tell his Dad the truth so I figured I should do it.
"I got into an argument with my brothers and ran away from it. I was going to go back eventually but I knew there were horses here and I really miss my horse. I am sorry to bug you I can just walk home."
His Dad nodded understanding. "No way you're walking back home with no shoes or in the dark. I will call Ben."
"Kat?" I heard my name and turned around to see a boy about my age. He was cute with brown curly hair and very bright green eyes. He wasn't tall like David but he was taller than me.
"Um yes?" I tried to figure out if I new him but I think I would remember his eyes.
"Oh I am Alex we have a couple of classes together. What are you doing here?"
"Ummm it's a long story." I say looking down at the floor.
"Listen Alex will you take Kat and get her some water? Her brothers should be here soon." David asked and Alex nodded beckoning me to fallow him.