| What Really Happened Chapter 7: Threats (Annette) Summary: Annette's POV on her life after Sebastian's death and Kathryn's latest threat. "Bye Brad I'll call you tonight" I said with a smile as his BMW pulled out of my driveway. Once he was gone I headed into my house. Daddy was still at school so I had the whole place to myself. Actually I had met Brad here earlier and we had fooled around a little. So far we hadn't had sex, although I knew Brad wanted to. However I just couldn't do that again especially after what happened with Sebastian. It had been almost ten months since his death and in many ways I was still dealing with it. Everything that had happened that morning still seemed like a dream in many ways. Finding Sebastian and Kathryn together in bed and then the whole accident. It took awhile for it to really feel as if Sebastian was truly gone. It sounded strange but sometimes I expected him to just show up like everything was normal. However over time I have realized that will never happen. Sebastian will never come back to me. Don't get me wrong though it isn't like my life has completely fallen apart. On the contrary, it is going quiet well. About a month after Sebastian's death I once again ran into Brad when I went to visit a sick faculty member in the hospital. We got to talking and I eventually agreed to have dinner with him even though I was still getting over Sebastian and the difference in our ages. So we went out and had the best time. Brad was a wonderful, sweet guy who couldn't be more different from Sebastian. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not but I definitely had more in common with him than I ever did with Sebastian. Brad was such a different guy than Sebastian what with his morals and strong belief in the lord. Also my father adored him, I knew he was exactly the type of guy daddy wanted me to marry. Yes everything in my life was going great. Even school which I was so fearful of was turning out great. I became a member of the student senate, joined the debate team and was co-editor of the school paper. In the past year I had made many new friends and everything was great. Except of course for Kathryn. The one continual thorn in my side was Kathryn Mertuil. After reading Sebastian's journal I knew she had all sorts of power in influence at the school but really I had no idea. Everyone, including my own father adored her and bought every lie that come out of her mouth. She had the whole student body wrapped around her finger and it was nauseating. This was of course a bad thing for me because I was constantly waiting for the day when she used it against me. It started at Sebastian's funeral. I hadn't seen her since that day in the ER when she ran out crying. I stood amongst the crowed at his funeral and looked across the casket to see Kathryn and her parents sitting on the other side. Kathryn was dressed in this gorgeous and my guess insanely expensive dress and dark sunglasses. She was glaring over at me with this look that I will never forget. Her face was utter and complete ice. I knew she blamed me for Sebastian's death almost as much as I blamed her. I knew she sent Sebastian after me to get that journal and I also know that the accident might have been prevented if I had stopped but still I blamed her for what happened that morning. Neither of us ever told anyone what really happened that morning. At least I didn't and I assumed she hadn't also I mean it would only make her look bad. As I watched her that cold afternoon I wondered if she really loved Sebastian and if she truly missed him. I mean I realized that morning when she started crying that she indeed did have some sort of feelings for him but was it love? I doubted it. After all the mourners left the two of us were left there staring daggers at one another. Finally she spoke in that icy tone of hers "How dare you come here after what you did." My eyes went open and the tears stopped coming. "After what I did? This Kathryn is all your fault and we both know it. If you hadn't sent him out after me-" "If you hadn't run away like a coward and faced the fact that he didn't want you none of this would of ever happened" Kathryn said as she walked towards me. I gaped at her in shock and in a quieter voice said "he did love me Kathryn." A small cruel smile appeared "did he? Huh, could of fooled me when he was begging to fuck me." That little comment had been too much and I had slapped her. I could tell that it shocked her to say the least. She touched her check and hissed at me with absolute venom "no one hit's me." "I just did" I said confidently. I was genuinely shocked when that smile came back on her face. "Do you have any idea what you just did? I going to ruin you, you stupid little bitch. Not today or tomorrow but soon when your never expecting it I'm going to get you back for what you took away from me." Before I could respond she walked away to her car and I stood there speechless. As I recall the memory I can't help but feel a chill rise up in my spine. I know Kathryn was more than capable of destroying me if she wanted but so far she hadn't done anything. As far as I could tell she had gone on with her life as before and was even dating some rich guy. I began to believe that her threat was just another empty promise. However ten minutes later I learned other wise. I was getting a snack in the kitchen when there was a knock at the door. I got up to answer it and was shocked to find Kathryn on the other side wearing her usual cold expression. "What do you want Kathryn?" "We have to have a little talk" she said as she pushed past me into the house. "So this is were Barbie lives? Christ how Brady bunch." I rolled my eyes "I didn't invite you in. What do you want?" Kathryn chucked a picture in my direction and I quickly grabbed it. "I know what you doing and I'm here to tell you it ends now." "What-" I glance down at the picture and see that it's of Sebastian. That momentary pang of hurt rushes through me when I see him once again. I shake it away as I try to figure out what this has to do with me. "What is this? What am I doing?" She shook her head at me like I was an idiot. "You know damn well what. Leaving this picture for me with these" Kathryn took a a set of keys and waved them in my face. I immediately recognized them as Sebastian's. "Kathryn are you high? I did no such thing and I certainly didn't leave you his keys." I could tell by the expression on her face that she didn't believe me. Kathryn slowly began to advance on me and spoke in a menacing voice. "I know what your trying to do and it won't work." "Oh and what's that?" I asked as I took a step back. "Your trying to make me go crazy well guess what it won't work" "Oh right Kathryn because my life is so empty I have to find ways to hurt you" I turn the picture over and read the sentence on the back "you never gave me an answer". As I read it out loud Kathryn quickly grabbed it back. I looked up at her curious "an answer to what?" "You know" she told me quietly. I sighed "no I don't. What didn't you answer?" Kathryn studied me for a minute before answering "that morning he wanted to know if I loved him." This was far from what I thought it meant. Even though I long ago got over Sebastian the idea that he was in love with Kathryn the whole time he was with me was heartbreaking. I knew she was saying this to me partly because she wanted answers and partly because she wanted to hurt me. Well I wasn't about to give her the satisfaction. Glaring coldly I replied "and you never gave him an answer I'm betting, right? Typical Kathryn you were more concerned with that precious reputation of yours than about any feelings he might have felt for you." The hit was unexpected though I don't know why. She hit me just as hard if not harder than I did to her that evening in the cemetery. I tried to recover the best I could but it hurt like hell. Kathryn had a look of absolute fury of her pretty face. "Shut up! You don't know anything about me or Sebastian and you never did." I scoff "oh I think I had a pretty good idea." Kathryn took a step back and examined me before saying in a calm voice "your over with princess." "Excuse me, what does that mean?" "Do you recall the promise I made to you at the funeral? Well it's time I make good on it. Tomorrow morning your finished at Manchester. You can kiss your reputation, your new little friends and your doctor boyfriend good-bye. When I'm done with you no one will want to have anything to do with you. Oh and your father's career is history as well." As she wanted her threat indeed frightened me. Glancing at her cautiously I ask "what are you going to do Kathryn?" She smiles that fake smile "you'll see. See you later Annette." I watch her leave and collapse on the couch thinking of all the terrible things Kathryn could do to me. I had to do something I couldn't let her ruin me and my father. All of a sudden I remember something, something I'm sure Kathryn had forgotten about in all her rage. I run into my room and go under my bed and pull our Sebastian's journal. Inside of this small leather bound book contains all of Kathryn secrets. It was all the ammunition I needed to destroy her. Checking my watch I realize the yearbook office is still open and I race to my car and drive to school. As I thought the office is still indeed open and the other editor Marie is working away. As I greet her she tells me it's almost done. I smile at her and say "well there will be one more addition." |
| What Really Happened Chapter 8: A Downfall (Kathryn) Summary: Kathryn's POV of Annette's revenge and the repercussions. I was out for blood pure and simple. But not just anyone's blood. No I wanted hers, that faux virgin's. After everything she had done to me and to him I was going to make her pay. However as I rode to school that morning I had no idea how that day would truly end. In a million years I never would of guessed. My plan was simple but brutal. I would use my reputation to destroy hers. I would take away from her everything she loved just like she had to me. When I was done all her friends, her pussy whipped boyfriend, and even her father would turn against her. She would be completely alone. At least that was the plan. Sebastian had died exactly nine months ago that day. I wonder if Annette realized it, I doubt it. She started dating doctor Brad less than a mouth after the accident. Of course no one found it strange because no one knew her and Sebastian were seeing each other in the first place. They had technically only known each other for a few weeks but that was plenty of time for her to ruin his life. Annette had kept her mouth shut about how close they had actually gotten and just told everyone they were good friends. I was curious as to how many people really bought that. Sebastian was only friends with a girl long enough to get in her pants. Well except me. What happened to me after Sebastian's death you might wonder? Well to the outside world my life went on as it should of. I was now dating Adien Levy who in the next few years would be one of the richest men in New York. Mother of course set that relationship up and I was forced to play the part of the good girlfriend every minute, it was nauseating. Yes to everyone around me it appeared as if my life was going perfectly, but the truth was I was dying inside. My life felt empty and shallow with nothing to fill it except cocaine and the occasional random fuck. What can I say I missed him like crazy. He was all I ever thought and dreamt about. I often imagined what would of happened had Annette not walked in on us. If our parents had not married or had gotten a divorce. I imagine him on my arm at all the stupid boring parties and him in my bed instead of the piece of wood that resides there now. The first couple of weeks after the accident I would wake up and for an instant I would think he was there, just like he had been that morning when I turned around and saw him. However I was always alone. Then the other night after I took a shower I came into my bedroom to find that photo I had taken of him a while ago with the message on the back. No one knew about what he asked me that morning. I never told anyone not even Blain so who could have done it? For an instant my mind played with the idea that it was a spirit or even the possibility that Sebastian was still alive but I knew that was impossible. The only person who could have done it was Annette. After I had woken up sometime in the middle of the night it occurred to me that maybe she could of been waiting in the living room. Maybe she had overheard and that was why she was running away that morning. It was the only sane explanation. She was doing this to me, she was trying to drive my nuts. The next day I went over to her house and threatened her. I made it clear that I was done playing nice and that her life as she knew it was over. Looking back it occurs to me that might not have been the best tactic. As the limo pulled up to the school I sighed and got out. All I had to do was get through homeroom and then my reign of terror on Annette would start. I headed to class getting the usual smiles and waves from a bunch of losers who's name I barely recall. Oh I played my part as Mary sunshine and everyone bought it of course, every last one of them. It was a luxury I often took for granted but I wouldn't for long. Taking my seat in homeroom everything went along as it normally did. Then it happened just as announcements were finishing up. Jennifer Ryan the biggest gossip in the school came in giggling. She was carrying a stack of books with her that I realized were year books. I sighed thinking about how much I dreaded yearbook season. The downside of being popular was everyone wanted me to sign there book and of course I had to because I was 'so nice', Christ. Jennifer began handing the books out and as she did I got the impression that she was staring at me. I glared coldly back at her wondering what she found so god damn amusing. When she finally got to me she stopped and smirked "Kathryn would you sign my yearbook?" I gave her a phony smile taking her book "sure." As I started to turn to the back she said "oh no, page 44." I looked up at her curiously but did as she asked wanting to get this over with as soon as possible. Turning the page I immediately saw what had put that smile on Jennifer's face. On both pages 44 and 45 was a full page spread of pictures and notes on me. They were not about the various awards I had won or my scholastic accomplishments. No on those two pages was details of everything I had kept hidden from everyone except him. All my bad habits and extra curricular activities were now on display for the whole student body to read. My head was spinning so bad that I couldn't read what he wrote but I did see the pictures. Yes there were pictures also. One of me in a teddy (which for the life on me I don't remember him taking), another of me with a straw up my nose as I snorted a line off a glass mirror and one of me sleeping with Casey Beckett in bed beside me. "My Kathryn I had no idea you and Sebastian were so close. Did you really do that with the guidance counselor?" My whole being was shaking as I looked up into Jennifer's smiling face. Some how I managed to stand out of my seat. I threw her book back at her and turned around. All around me people were whispering and gaping like I was some sort of strange exhibit at a zoo. What a bunch of fucking hypocrites! They had all done what I had at some point but since I was a Mertueil it was shameful, well fuck them. "Hey Kathryn how much do you charge?" Yelled out one of the jocks who I think I might have fucked in the tenth grade. A chorus of snickers followed. I could feel the tears swell up but I refused to give into them. No way was I going to cry in front of these losers. Holding my head up I quickly left the classroom and headed straight for the bathroom. Luckily it was empty so no one heard when I collapsed into the nearest stall and started to get sick. In that moment I realized my life as I knew it was over. Nothing would ever be the same after that and I knew exactly who was to blame. She did it to me that stupid little hick virgin, she ruined my life. I knew for a fact Annette was part of the yearbook staff so she would have no problem publishing Sebastian's journal. Sebastian he had written those things about me. I couldn't think about that now. The only thing I could think about was finding that bitch and beating the shit out of her. After cleaning myself up I stormed out of the bath room and down the hallway to the year book room. Along the way one of the jocks stopped me and made a rude comment. I promptly kneed him in the balls and didn't even turn back as he fell to the ground. I got to the office and opened the door to find three others losers and Annette standing over a table smiling to themselves. Annette looked up as I walked in and grinned at me. "Kathryn is there something I could-" Before she could get the rest out I punched her hard in the face. It hurt like hell but I really didn't care. I could tell her little buddies were almost as shocked as she was. She put a hand to her bloody nose as she stood "are you crazy?" I glared at her then looked over at her friends. In an icy controlled voice I ordered "fuck off." They looked at each other in shock but quickly scurried out of there as if there lives depended on it. Turning back to Annette I hissed "you stupid cunt. Do you have any idea what you just did?" "Yeah I destroyed the almighty ice queen. Your an evil bitch and now everyone knows it. Face it Kathryn your finished and there's nothing you can do about it." Wanting to keep some of my dignity I smirk "we'll see about that." I turn and head for the door when she calls out "this is karma Kathryn." "Excuse me?" I ask turning around. She slowly approaches me "this is karma for what you did to Sebastian." "What I did? Your the one who caused him to get hit by that car." "He was out there because of you" she held up the journal "because of this." I glared at it "and you think this is what he wanted? To see me destroyed?" Annette shrugged "who knows? I mean after all why else would he give me the journal?" Looking into her smug face I think about how I truly hate her. "Annette even if I am partly responsible, so are you." She looked to the ground "maybe." "No try likely. If this is my karmic reward for what I did imagine what yours will be." I smirk when she looks up at me with this look of fear on her pretty face "what does that mean?" I don't give her an answer I just smile slightly and head out of the room. I can't finish the rest of the day not with everyone whispering behind my back about what an awful person I am. I head outside and call the driver to come pick me up. As I wait I sit outside smoking a cigarette not giving a damn if anyone see's me. When he finally arrives I get into the back seat with the yearbook resting on my lap. I refuse to read it now...later, I'll do it later. Half an hour later we get home and I thank god my mother isn't home so I don't have to deal with her. I have no idea how to explain this. It wasn't like it would come as a huge shock to her but I knew there would be consequences. I was at least grateful that I would be graduating next week so I wouldn't have to worry about being shipped off to some boarding school. Maybe I could just go to college somewhere where no one had heard of me. I open the door to my room and am shocked to see Adien sitting on my bed. Immediately I hide the year book behind my back and pray he hasn't heard anything yet. I smile chipperly "Adien your home early." He stands up uneasily "yeah I thought I should do this in person." "What?" "Some one fed exed me this last night. Care to explain?" He held out a copy of the yearbook and my smile fell quickly "you read it?" "Yes...Christ Kathryn how could you?" Suddenly I feel this wave of nausea hit me as I glare up at him. "How could I? Jesus are you actually going to stand there and judge me? Do you really think I don't know about what you do when were not together? I know all about your different fuck toys so don't you dare criticism me for doing the same!" The moron seemed genuinely surprised that I didn't sit there and deny it. Well fuck that I was sick of pretending like I gave a damn about what he thought of me. His eyes went large "that's different." "Why because your a guy?" He just shook his head "that's besides the point. I'm a very important person and I can't have myself compromised by something like this. Your precious Sebastian might have liked your tramp routine but it doesn't fly with me sweetheart." I stepped closer to him "don't you dare talk about him." Adien snickered "why not? He obviously thought you were a waste at least according to this." I tried to filter his words out of my head the best I could but it was hard. "You don't know what your talking about." "Yeah right, well I'm out of here. Have a nice life Kathryn" he smirked as he left the room. I really wanted to throw something at him but I had no energy left. This day had drained it all away. Slowly a climbed into my bed and opened the year book and read what he thought about me. Part of me desperately wanted to believe that Annette had made most of it up. He really loved me this was just all her doing but sadly I knew better. He hated me at least according to what he wrote. He never actually came out and said it but it was fairly obvious by what he wrote. It wasn't just that he thought I was a tramp or evil it was that in his eyes I was unlovable. There was not one redeemable quality in me. The sad fact was I knew I deserved it. I had never done anything that would make him think otherwise. As I read it over and over again I wanted to hate him. I wanted to hate him for writing all of this about me, for giving it to Annette, and most of all for leaving me. I wanted to hate him but I couldn't. It was then I finally began to cry. In that moment I really believed my life was over I had no idea that it was actually just starting. I collapsed in tears on my pillow as my body shook with emotion. Suddenly I felt someone touching my arm gently. I was about to turn around and scream at them to leave me alone but then I heard a familiar voice saying softly "shhh." My tears stopped as I raised my head up. It couldn't be there was no way. Slowly I turned around and there he was. "Sebastian?" - to be continued |