Love 'em or Lose 'em

Kate drove to a bar, after work one day. When she arrived, she asked for a beer. "Just a beer?" the bar tender asked. "Yeah, just a beer." Kate replied. "Can I see you ID?" "I'm actually being carded?" Kate said to herself. "Only 23, freckles?" "Freckles? And yeah I'm only 23." "Freckles, I give nicknames, and also your pretty young, huh?" ""I guess." "Why how old are you?" Kate asked. "27." Sawyer answered. "Your not that old." Kate replied. "Gee thanks." Sawyer said sarcastically as Kate laughed.

"So what's a nurse in her scrubs doin' in a bar?" Sawyer asked as Kate drank her beer. "I had a long day." Kate said. "Freckle's, a beer aint that strong of a drink." "Well I'm not a big drinker." Kate said smiling. All of a sudden, the song "Gimme That" came on. Kate took her phone out of her purse. "Nice ring tone freckles." Sawyer said, Kate smiled.

"Hello." She said into the phone. On the other end, all Kate could hear was her 11 year old sister crying and trying to tell her something. Sawyer heard the crying a little bit, being in front of her and all. "Wait sweetie, slow down, I can't understand." Kate said soothingly. "Sadie, I can't-" Kate stopped talking when she heard it. Wayne. One word, and she knew what happened. "Okay, Sadie, just stay in your room, and lock the door until I get there okay? Don't let him near you." Kate hung up her phone, and put it in her purse, gathering all of her stuff. "Everything all right?" Sawyer asked. "Yeah, I gotta go, how much for the beer?" She asked. "It's on the house." Sawyer said. "Thanks." Kate said as she put something on the counter, and left. Sawyer picked up the paper: 'Freckle's Number- 412-481-5162 cell, 412-884-3421-Home.' Sawyer smiled and said, "I known her for about 45 minutes and already got a number."

When Kate arrived at her mom's house, she went right in. "You can't just run into my house you little bitch!" Wayne yelled, drunk and getting up from the couch and walking over to her. Kate started walking upstairs, when he grabbed her arm and pulled her to face him. "Get the hell off me!" She yelled. "Don't you think you can just go get your little bitch of a sister, every time I touch her!" He yelled. Kate tried to pull away, when he punched her very hard in the face, it already turning black and blue. "Get the hell off of me you bastard!" Kate yelled. "Don't call me a bastard you slutty bitch!" Wayne yelled hitting her face yet again. Kate got away, and walked upstairs, Wayne going back to his couch and saying "I'll get her and that little bitch Sadie when they get down here."