I don't own Sea Patrol
Chapter 1
The streets were filled with people. It was hard to move. It was market day and people were talking and yelling, just so they could be heard.
A little girl sat huddled at the end of an alleyway. Her name was Kate, she was nine and a half years old. She pushed her dirty bond hair out of her face and looked around. There was not much to see.
The reason she was there was because her mother had sent her on an errand but really it was just soo she could get Kate out of the house. Kate was supposed to be getting some of her mother's medication when two boys had jumped her.
Now she was sitting in an alleyway with a few cut and bruises covering her thin body. Her clothes were torn but she wasn't really worried about that. She was more worried about what her mother's reaction or more precisely her new boyfriend's reaction.
Mick, that was his name. He was her mother's new favourite. He was handsome but his attitude was something left to be desired. He was rude, uneducated and violent. Some of the men her mother dated were ok but this one was an absolute brute and she wished her mother would see sense.
Kate decided she would be better to face the music now rather than later. She got up and slipped her way through the crowd without calling attention to herself.
Once out of the market place she moved quickly so that she could get home faster. As soon as her house was insight she slowed. She got to the front door and opened the latch and walked in.
"Kate, is that you? Can you bring me my medicine?" Came a voice from upstairs.
That was the voice of her mother. Kate sighed and slowly dragged her feet to the stairs. She slowly made her way up the stairs to her mother's room.
Knock, knock.
"Come!"
Kate walked in and found her mother and boyfriend in bed and they weren't dressed appropriately. Kate ignored this and ploughed straight in to what she had to say.
"Mum." Began Kate before her mother could say anything. "I'm sorry but I didn't get your medicine. It was..."
But she was interrupted by a voice, "What do you mean you don't have my medicine. I give you money and you go and spend it. How Could YOU KATE!!"
"But mum I..."
"I think you should punish her Susan (Kate's mother). I mean that was fifty smacker roos that the b**** took. If you punish her, the lesson will stick and she won't ever do it again." said Mick's sly voice
Before anyone could move Susan's new boyfriend got out of bed and went to the fire. He picked up the poker which was still hot from the fire and moved towards Kate. Before she could move Mick grabbed her left hand and struck her with the poker.
Kate fell to the ground and passed out. Her last thought was that it wasn't fair.
A/N: Hi all, I just realised that I didn't have this story on here and I thought for those that are following Learning To Love I thought this would be a good one for people to know Kate's relationship with Marie. I shall update this one pretty quickly as I have finished this one. I guess all my stories in a way are interconnected. Anyway thanks all,
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