Tell Me What You Want To Hear

Katerina Louise Larkin ☆ 30 ☆ Nurse ☆ ✿ Tell me what you want to hear, something that will light those ears. I'm sick of all the insincere. I'm gonna give all my secrets away ✿

[littlemiss-katie]

Awakened ~ Open to Group4

Blinking as the world came to, Katerina let out a low groan. One minute she had been in the infirmary, helping out some kids who seriously couldn’t handle their alcohol, and the next she had been grabbed by someone strong and everything had gone black..  Now here she was, in what seemed to be an old, dusty, smelly room. The more she woke up, the more she realised she wasn’t alone. All around her were a mixture of both staff and students, and all seemed to be waking at the same time as her.  Tugging on the bonds around her wrists, she found they slipped off with just a little bit of effort, but it was still hard for her to focus, not that that was going to stop her from helping anyone she could. As she tried to stand, she stumbled forward onto her knees, her whole body shaking as a simple thought made her cry. Darcy.  Had she not been so drugged, she would be thrashing around like crazy in an attempt to get to her daughter, to find out if she was okay and what the hell had happened here, but the fact that she was incapable of doing so made her cry both tears of anger and despair.  Looking beside her, she spotted someone who looked just as bad as she felt, and her chest tightened. These people needed help too.  “Are you.. are you okay?” she stammered out, hoping that by acting as normal as possible her senses and body would soon return to normal.

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[littlemiss-katie]

edison-daniels

He was glad she took the opportunity to make a joke, it was already starting to feel a little… normal again. Edison nodded at her comment about new talents, even though that quite possibly was the only one. “Of course, follow me.” His feet moved before he’d realised and all at once they were walking down the hallway and to his office. He wasn’t sure if he should say anything, or what to say, so he kept quiet, just hoping that it wasn’t awkward. It was all so strange, that she’d be here and he’d see here, completely by chance. If he had left just a minute earlier they may not have met for days or weeks. Or months, considering how rare it was that he ventured out of his office. 

Katie remained silent as they walked, not because she couldn’t think of anything to say, but because she was spending so much time thinking of what she was going to say. How was she going to explain the fact that she left. She left because she was ashamed. Ashamed of the fact that she had stayed with her ex for too long. Ashamed that she hadn’t taken his advice and gotten out before it was too late.. and although she had gotten out, she still paid the price. Her daughter wasn’t something she wasn’t she was ashamed of, the girl brought her more joy than anything else, but she was ashamed of having any connection to her ex. Even if he wasn’t in their life, that connection was still there. She had thought the walk would have been longer, but before she knew it they were walking into his office. Looking around, she smiled at how much it resembled him. It made sense of course, but again it struck her that she was near him, and not just in the same country.. but the same room. Turning to look at him, she smiled faintly, suddenly feeling a little nervous. “Uh, cute office.” she said awkwardly. 

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Panic in the hallway. | Katie

[littlemiss-katie]

anastasialeoss

Anastasia nodded. Even though the adrenaline shot through her body when she touched her hand, she was right. She meant no harm. This was going to be okay. With a halting breath, she tried to breathe in, and out. Slowly she felt her body come to senses. Even though her head was still pounding, she was glad this lady came to her. God, last time she had an attack like this it lasted 30 minutes. She closed her eyes again and tried to focus on her breathing. Anastasia listened to the soft voice of this woman. She noticed that this was the first time she saw this woman. “I-I’m sorry” she tried to start, her breathing took the rest of her sentence away. She felt so silly. 

Shaking her head as Anastasia apologised, Katie smiled gently. “Don’t be silly, you don’t have anything to be sorry for. Just keep breathing okay?”  Katie knew that in situations like this it was best to stay as calm as possible. “What’s your name sweetie? My name’s Katie.” 

[littlemiss-katie]

edison-daniels

“There is.” He began, running through the options in his mind. The mess hall was full of students, and the staff room full of teachers, but… “My office has a coffee maker.” Of course it did, it was Edison. “I can foam milk.” He said it almost proudly, a little twinkle in his eye. He taught himself how to do it, using videos online and lots of different techniques to get the best silky foam on the top. Truthfully, the side with the coffee machine was the only part of his office that was tidy and clean, he took very good care of it. 

“That sounds perfect,” she replied, letting out a small giggle at his announcement. “Oh, you can? Learning new talents I see..” she teased lightly. Even after so long, it was natural for her to make playful remarks, even if she wasn’t sure if it was appropriate or not. “Okey dokey, to your office it is. Lead the way?” 

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[nofeelingsnoproblemss]

But our eyes, seemed like they couldn’t forget. They still chased each other, like they wanted to say something.

A story about you (part 3)

[anastasialeoss-blog]

Panic in the hallway. | Katie

[littlemiss-katie]

anastasialeoss

A loud voice approached her. The steps sounded like gunshots. She wanted to scream or run away, but she couldn’t do anything. A soft voice was in front of her, she opened her eyes to the blonde woman. In her gut, she knew that there was nothing to be afraid of, but all her senses told her to leave. “I can’t… Breathe” she whimpered. She suppressed the feeling of keeping her ears shut. 

As the girl opened her eyes, Katie felt a slight tinge of relief, at least she got some response. “Hey, yes you can.” she said firmly, reaching out to take hold of her hand. “You’re making noise which means you’re breathing, you just have to slow it down a little with me, okay?” she added gently, her eyes staying locked on the girls. “Come on darl, breathe with me.. in... and out...” she said, taking a deep breath herself and letting it go a few seconds later, hoping to god the girl listened and followed suit. 

[littlemiss-katie]

edison-daniels

When she pulled away, Edison felt a little emptiness in his gut, and he knew exactly why. He bowed his head some, taking a moment to breathe before meeting her eyes. The eyes he had missed so much. At the mention of coffee he perked up a little, already tasting the bitterness of the beans in his mouth. “You do.” It wouldn’t do any use to lie to her, so he didn’t bother. She’d hurt him so badly but he wanted things to get back to how they were. He’s come to terms with their friendship being only that a long time ago. “Coffee sounds great, I’m free now if you are?”

Katie noticed the way he lowered his gaze for a moment, but she also saw his eyes light up a little at the mention of coffee, and she couldn’t help but smile in admiration. There were some things that never changed, and she was glad to see some sort of familiarity. As he said he was free in that instant, she pulled her phone out of the pocket of her uniform, checking the time quickly. She still had about an hour until she had to pick up Darcy. She didn’t know if that was long enough to talk things out completely, but at the same time she didn’t want to let slip any opportunity to be around him, not yet anyway. “I am, actually! Is there anywhere on campus we can go though?” she asked a little hesitantly. After seeing he had somehow gotten her friendship bracelet, covered in blood, she didn’t want to go too far away from her daughter. 

[anastasialeoss-blog]

Panic in the hallway. | Katie

[littlemiss-katie]

anastasialeoss

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Her footsteps echoed in the hallway, everyone was probably already asleep. She could still feel the smack in her stomach, as she was walking back to her dorm room in a high pace. Even though she knew that she was trying to walk fast, she couldn’t feel her legs moving. The sounds of her heels clicking in the hallway seemed to be louder than ever. Her head was pounding, she could still feel the fingers in her hair. What was happening? As she was walking she kept looking behind her back. No one. Please, not again… She could feel her breath getting out of control, the sounds getting too loud. The staircase rose up in front of her, as she felt the panic rise up in her chest. Not now, Ana, not now. Anastasia was trying as hard as she can, to walk towards the stairs, back into her room, but she saw the floor spinning. The sick feeling in her stomach wouldn’t want to go away, as she felt her breath going higher and higher. Right in front of the staircase, she collapsed. Slowly she tried to sit against the wall, but the hyperventilation made it hard. She closed her eyes. “Not again…” she whispered.

@littlemiss-katie

Katerina had been in the Acacia building checking up on a girl who had a nasty cold. Even though she had only been away from her own room for half an hour, she was keen to get back to it where Darcy was sleeping soundly, with a babysitter of course. However as she walked down the flight of stairs, she noticed a girl a the bottom of the case looking really unwell, “Are you okay, sweetheart?” she called, but a second later she was collapsing against the wall and Katie rushed down the stairs quickly, kneeling in front of the student.  “Hey, hey listen to me sweetie. Can you open your eyes for me please? I need you to look at me okay?” 

[littlemiss-katie]

edison-daniels

“I don’t know, I… I got it like this.” His eyes focused on the bracelet intently, as if the answer might just pop into his head, but there was no explanation he could possibly think of. He couldn’t understand why it had been given to him, or why it was made to look as if she’d been hurt. He suddenly felt stupid for having cried over it when he’d received it. A bracelet hardly meant that someone was dead, he’d figured that out later after thinking about it. He wasn’t an irrational person at all, it was completely out of character, but he’d broken down and it felt dumb now that she was standing here in front of him. He couldn’t help but feel a little bit angry at her, but mostly he was just happy to see her safe and well. After a moment of staring at the bracelet, he saw her move closer again and then felt her arms around him.  He didn’t hesitate to return her hug, instantly wrapping his arms around her in return and letting her embrace him. He’d missed her so much, he couldn’t turn down a hug from his best friend. He heard her apology but couldn’t say anything in return, he didn’t quite know what to say. 

Katie didn’t let go for a few long minutes. In fact she didn’t want to let go at all. His scent and the way he wrapped his arms around her in return was so comforting, but all too soon she found herself pulling back slowly, a shaky smile resting on her lips as she did her best not to cry from the overwhelming emotions running through her mind. “Can we grab a coffee or something? Or sit down for a minute.. I uh, I seriously owe you an explanation..” she said gently. 

[littlemiss-katie]

edison-daniels

We… he caught that immediately, his heart sinking slightly. He hoped that it wasn’t the same asshole from college, he hoped she hadn’t gone back to him but wasn’t sure that he had a right to ask anymore. She’d obviously moved on from caring about his opinion, and that was okay, he was coming to terms with that. “How did it get to me…?” His face was covered in confusion while her’s was masked under a paling complexion. He figured she wouldn’t have the answer but he couldn’t help but ask. He wasn’t sure what to think but it couldn’t have a coincidence that it had been sent to him just before she would show up again. As she explained her place here, he couldn’t help but think that he had missed out on so much. He had no idea that she was nursing now, and he definitely never expected her to turn up here. There was a lump in his throat but he managed to swollen it down in time to reply before the silence got uncomfortable. “Oh.” What could he possibly say. “You look good, too. Really good.” 

“I don’t know.. do you have any idea who could have given it to you?” she replied, taking a closer look at the bracelet again. “... why is it covered in blood?” she asked rhetorically as her mind went over every single possibility. She had no idea Edison had been here, yet somehow he had managed to be given the bracelet she had lost just before starting her own career at the Academy. There were so many questions swarming around her mind, as well as her trying to deal with the fact that her best friend was finally standing in front of her again. There had been so many nights that she had wished she hadn’t gone, simply because she had just needed him, and there were many nights she had almost reached out to him, but the shame she felt had been too much to face him.. but there she was, staring right at him and it felt weird. It felt weird because there had never been any animosity between them before she left, and while it was expected, she wasn’t necessarily okay with it. Looking up at him for a minute, the blonde gnawed at the inside of her cheek, her mind and heart battling with what her next move should be.. then without warning, she stepped forward, wrapping her arms around him tightly and hiding her face. “I’m sorry..” she murmured, but the apology clearly wasn’t for the sudden contact. 

[littlemiss-katie]

kace-west

“Good answer, I’ll show you, I can hang stuff up in there too, so it’s not out of my way.” Thankfully the library wasn’t far by any means, and the nurse was closer than she had known, “While we’re strolling; I was always curious about being a school nurse, since you’re new, I guess you don’t have any crazy stories.” It was a shame really, Kace could only imagine the stress school medical officials went through, sorting out who was really sick versus who wasn’t. Dealing with weird questions, and just teenage awkwardness, “But, I take it any medical career is exciting, so got any stories for the walk?” Kace wasn’t sure if she was just new to Fairfield or if she was new to her job as well, but it was worth a try, he might be seeing her a lot, considering the injuries that happened out on the football field, “I’m Kace by the way, Kace West.” He held out his free hand.

“Why thanks,” she nodded with a smile, walking alongside him as he showed her the way. “Crazy stories huh?” she hummed as she thought about it. She had definitely seen some gruesome things back when she was working in the hospital.. some of the cases the paramedics would bring in were enough to give anyone nightmares, but the boy had asked for crazy, not terrifying. “There was one time we had a teenage girl come into the hospital with her mom, and the girl looked mortified.” she started. “She looked fine physically, but she had actually thrown out her back while twerking for some boys at the community pool.” she finished with a small smile at the memory. “There wasn’t much we could do for her, but it was still totally something I hadn’t expected to hear when I’d started that shift.” she laughed. “It’s nice to meet you, Kace. I’m Katie.”

[littlemiss-katie]

moorecasper

“You’re welcome.” Casper enjoyed being able to help those around him. It was something that made him feel better. These days that was something he rarely felt, so it was always a welcome change. “Casper. It’s nice to meet you Katie.”

“Cool name,” Katie beamed. “Let me guess.. you’re here because you’re Fairfield Prep’s friendly ghost, right?” she joked with a playful laugh. It was a super lame joke, and probably one he had heard a thousand times before, but Katie wasn’t one to care about being called original. “Or are you actually a treasurer?” she asked curiously, referring to the meaning behind the name.

[littlemiss-katie]

kace-west

Kace looked to his left at the woman, he lowered the flyer he was trying to hang on the bulletin board, offering a smile, “Sure thing, but I’m curious about something first…” He had been hanging up more missing posters for Gunner and Poppy, along with some things the coach asked him to post. He let his hand holding the flyers fall to his side, and gestured with a the spare hand to the woman’s outfit, “What’s a nurse doing in the library? I would have guessed you’d be headed for the infirmary.”

His words had her raising a brow with curiosity, wondering what it was he could be curious about. Glancing over at the posters of the missing students he was hanging up, her heart ached slightly, but she didn’t let it show on her face at all. It was always sad when kids went missing, she couldn’t begin to imagine how their loved ones would be feeling. The student’s question was a good way to change her train of thought though, and she shrugged lightly, the smile remaining on her lips. “Books,” she answered simply. “It’s always good to have a few to read when the infirmary isn’t swamped, and sometimes it’s just nice to read to the kids who are stuck in there for a little while.” 

[littlemiss-katie]

moorecasper

With the book in hand he turns slightly at the unfamiliar voice, He’d heard the whispers about the new staff member that was arriving, he’d just assumed they would arrive towards the end of the month. “Ah, I was just heading there myself.” Casper smiles motioning for the woman to walk with him. It wasn’t an uncommon thing for the students to forget books in his classroom. He found the best solution was to walk the books to the library, to make the students actually make the effort to retrieve them.

"You were? That’s amazing, thank you!” Katie smiled with relief at the unfamiliar co-worker as she walked quickly so she could fall into step beside him. She didn’t necessarily need books for her job, but she knew she would go insane if she didn’t have anything decent to read in her spare time, not that she had a lot of that nowadays. “Oh, I’m Katie by the way! It’s nice to meetcha.” 

[littlemiss-katie]

edison-daniels

Staring at her, he realised that he sounded crazy, She looked so confused, almost as if she wanted to believe he was joking and he wished he could have played it off that way but Edison was never like that. He wore his heart on his sleeve and his emotions on his face. “I…” What was he supposed to say? A thought popped into his mind. The bracelet. It took his hands a moment from his brain giving the signal but eventually, he reached down into his left pocket and pulled out the old friendship bracelet he had made her. The one he’d received only a few days ago. The one with blood on it. His eyes were wide as he stared down at it in his hand, almost surprised that it was real. “Someone sent me this, I thought… I thought it was a message.” He would never have shared this with anyone else but he couldn’t lie to her. Especially not now that she was here.  Edison’s eyes gazed up and settled back on her own. She was here now, and she looked safe and healthy. Healthier than last time he’d seen her, at least. “What are doing here?” 

Katie’s blue eyes stayed locked on his face, taking in every little detail until finally his hand moved. Dragging her eyes away from his face and down to what was in his hands, she froze instantly. “Where did you-” she stuttered out, before taking a moment to collect her thoughts. The bracelet was something that she never took off, until about a week ago when she lost it. She woke up one morning and hadn’t realised it was missing until after she got out of the shower. She tore the hotel room apart trying to find it but it seemed to have vanished.. that meant someone had been in her room and taken it.. someone who was sick enough to make Edison believe she was dead. “I- lost that, about a week ago when we- I first got to Scotland.” she said, not going into detail about how she lost it or the fact that she was worried about someone taking it from her, although the slight paleness that had settled over her complexion might have been a giveaway. It wasn’t often that Katie was rendered speechless, or took a while to reply to a question when addressed, but it took her a few minutes to actually comprehend what he had asked, and when she finally spoke it was obvious that she was a little off her normal social skills. “Sorry- I’m uh, I’m the new nurse here.” she finally answered with a faint laugh. “I didn’t expect to see you here, but it’s good to see you. You look good.”