It's just ... I mean that's a lot of 'service' ... and money. I still have expenses on this apartment, remember? You have to contribute something to t...e rent." It's just..." she looked down again. "It's just ... like you said ... before," she obviously fought back tears. "They cut my hours at work. We haven't been getting many customers, and I ... I wanted to give Katie a good Christmas..." Tears started to roll down her face."Hey, hey don't start that," I said. I hugged her and pulled her. Tired as I was now I just went over and lay on my bed and fell asleep and I slept like a baby.Finally awakened late into the afternoon and as yet no one had come to wake me or tell me I could leave my room, but I had to pee really bad so I ran out of my room and out the back door and went to the outhouse and relieved myself, then snuck back into my room awaiting someone to come tell me I could leave it.It now was getting all but dark outside and yet no one had come to tell me I could leave or. "Yes. Yes. My answer is yes. I will come to you. I'll be there as soon as I can."They parted on the phone, neither wanting to be the first to say goodbye, but promising to be together soon. Kate raced to her closet to find what to wear. She hadn't been this nervous since the night of their senior prom. She wanted everything to be perfect, but she was so shaky inside, she couldn't think straight. Hoping to calm her nerves, she turned on her stereo, then headed to the bathroom. Stripping off her. Nothing happened so I took my glass and headed back to the lounge. The last thing I remembered of that night was, seeing the picture of Caleb have the word hello written on it. I woke a few hours later, the lights were off and the room was filled with early morning light. The picture of Caleb, had no writing on it anymore, I must have been drunk well my head is telling me I was. I took the picture of Caleb, and headed to bed. I now knew that there was a presence in my house called Caleb, but I.