Chapter 10
Taylor sat on his bed while Katrina sat in a comfy blue armchair by the phone.
“Florida Police. May I help you?” a gruff male voice barked.
“Uh, um, uh.....I’m Katrina,” Katrina said in a quiet voice.
“Yea, your point being?” the voice asked.
“I’m Katrina Warrner,” Katrina replied, glancing at Taylor who gave her an encouraging smile.
“Katrina Warrner? As in the daughter of Shelly and Jeffrey Warrner who were killed this morning?” the suprised male voice asked.
“Yes, that’s me,” Katrina answered glumly.
“You’ve been missing for 2 days now! Where are you? Are you okay?” the police officer questioned her.
“Yes, I’m fine. I’m on the Sea Princess cruise that goes to Hawaii. Where’s my younger sister?” Katrina asked.
“She just got adopted this morning. Oh my, oh my. Now what are we going to do with you? We still haven’t found your parents will so we don’t know where your supposed to go! How old are you? Too old for foster care?” the officer asked.
“SHE GOT ADOPTED! How could you do that???? Please say your lying! She’s my only sister! My only sibling!” Katrina shrieked.
Taylor took the phone away from Katrina and talked quietly to the officer about Katrina. Katrina was crying on the arm chair.
“Katrina?” Taylor asked.
“Yes Tay?” Katrina managed to reply.
“The police are coming in an hour by boat,” Taylor said.
“What??? Taylor you said you wouldn’t let them take me away! You promised!” Katrina exclaimed.
She didn’t wait for Taylor to reply, she just ran out of the room, crying her head off.
“KATRINA! KATRINA! IT’S NOT LIKE THAT THOUGH!” Taylor yelled after her.
Zac poked his head into the room, “What happened?”
“My life is ruined!” Taylor screamed, burying his face in his pillow.
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10 minutes later Taylor decided to go find Katrina. He walked over to her cabin. Strangely enough her door was wide open.
“Katrina?” Taylor called softly.
He got no reply. So he poked his head in. Katrina was not in her room. He went into her room and saw a piece of paper with what he recognized as Katrina’s handwriting on it.
Dear All,
Please don’t hate me for what I’ve done. I have chosen to take my life and please do not think that it’s anyone’s fault. I have nothing. My parents have died, I have no idea where my sister is and they are going to put me in foster care. Mrs.Hanson and Mr.Hanson- Thank you for everything you’ve done. Mackenzie, Avery, Jessica- Good-bye. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to baby-sit you.
Isaac and Zac- You were the best friends anyone could ever have. I’ll miss Zac’s wacky ways and Isaac acting like my big brother. Taylor- How could you do this to me? You promised me you wouldn’t let that happen! I thought I could trust you.
Well I will be jumping from the Sundeck into the shark infested water at exactly 1:34pm today. That was the same time my beloved Uncle Henry died at. I’m sorry if this hurts you guys in anyway.
Love always and forever,
Katrina (A.K.A. Kat)
“Ohmigosh!” Taylor yelled.
He glanced at his watch, 1:28. He was not going to let her die. He just hoped he wouldn’t be too late.
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Taylor ran down the hall, plowing people down.
“Watch it you punk!” a elderly lady yelled at him.
But Taylor didn’t stop. He ran up 3 flights of stairs until he got to the Sundeck. He looked around frantically for Katrina. At last he saw her, she was in a long white gown and her back was facing him. She was staring at the water with a weird kind of grin on her face. Her hair was blowing in the wind and she looked like she was about to stand on the railing.
“Katrina? Oh Kat, please don’t do this!” Taylor yelled.
Katrina turned around and saw Taylor with tears running down his face. Taylor almost never cried and Katrina was suprised.
“Taylor, I’m going to jump and nothing is going to stop me!” Katrina exclaimed angrily.
“Katrina, don’t do this to me! Oh please don’t!” Taylor exclaimed, “your the most important thing in the world to me!”
“If I am so important, then why are you letting me go to foster care!” Katrina yelled as she also started to cry.
“I’m not!” Taylor shouted back.
“Yeah right, your just saying that to make me not jump!” Katrina hollered.
“Kat I’m not. I swear! Oh Kat, don’t jump! Please! I love you!” Taylor said.
Taylor was suprised with his self, he had never said he had loved a girl before (besides his relatives and family).
Katrina stood on the railing, ready to jump. Taylor did the only thing he could do, he started to sing.
“When you have no light to guide you. And no one to walk beside you, I will come to you, Oh I will come to you....” Taylor began to sing, his eyes filled with tears.
Katrina looked down at Taylor, his eyes filled with tears, singing his heart out. She guessed that Taylor didn’t say he loved a lot of girls before either. Katrina slowly got off of the railing. She ran into Taylor’s arms and they wept in each others arms.
“I’m going to get help.....” Katrina said softly.
“And I’m never going to let anyone take you away from me......” Taylor whispered.
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