You're my Flesh and Blood
Chapter 4
"Yeah but what are we gonna tell her, I was crying because you're my daughter" Kat says bursting into more tears
"Oh Kat stop crying, she's still watching" Lynne informs. "Come on we need to think of something. Maybe you had a secret boyfriend that just broke up with you or something like that?" Lynne suggests.
"Yeah like that would really work. Everyone thinks I'm a whore. Even Dad, so why would I have a secret boyfriend?" Kat says wiping her tears away.
"Dad doesn't think that, you stupid cow" Lynne replies
Kat looks at Lynne "Yes he has, from the day I told him I was pregnant with Zo" Kat says
Lynne breaths in and then out very slowly. Kat looks at her and says "what are we gonna say to Zo? You know she won't stop asking. She can't find out like this Lynne Please help."
"Ok". Lynne replies
"Where's she gone?" Kat says scared while standing and looking at the bedroom window. Kat looks at the house door and sees Zoe coming out with her slippers. "What we gonna do Lynne?" Kat asks
"Just improvise" Lynne replies quietly. "Alright Zo, what are you doing out here?" Lynne asks
"I saw Kat crying through the window" Zoe says looking at Kat. "Whats the matter."
Kat looks at Lynne then looks back at Zoe "Nothing"
Zoe looks back at Lynne and she can tell something's up. "No, I can tell something's up. You've been acting weird all week. Tell me, please" Zoe begs angrily.
Kat looks at Lynne, Lynne then looks back at shakes her head slowly.
"You guys are always keeping me in the dark, just because I'm the youngest. You don't even see me as one of your sisters do you? I bet I'm adopted or something" Zoe almost shouts, aggressively.
"Something like that" Kat says back
"What?" Zoe asks looking confused
"You're immature, we can't tell you stuff. You'll probably tell the first person you see. You're not a Slater you're a silly excuse for a Slater" Kat says aggressively loudly. Kat sees Zoe's reaction and lets her face drop and fells like she wished she never said that. But she had to otherwise Zoe would have asked and asked and asked until she gave in.
Zoe sulks back to the house. Lynne follows not long after. Kat sits back down and looks troubled as she thinks about what she just said to Zoe. Kat stays outside for a bit, half an hour or so before she plucks the courage to go back and face Zoe.
Kat walks up to the house and pushes the door open, she shuts the door and goes straight upstairs to apologise to Zoe. Halfway up Lynne comes down and pushes Kat lightly to go back downstairs.
"What are you playing at?" Lynne asks quietly
"It was the only way. She would have kept asking, this way she won't keep asking" Kat replies quietly. "You're the one that said improvise anyway"
"I didn't mean make her sulk on her pillow on her birthday did I?" Lynne asks rhetorically
Kat looks guilty and sorry. She walks out of the kitchen and runs upstairs to mend things with Zoe. Kat opens the bedroom door to find Charlie by Zoe's bed.
Charlie gets up and walks outside to talk to Kat.
"What are you playing at girl?" Charlie asks "A couples of days ago you told me you were gonna tell her. And now look what you've done"
"Dad, do you think I'm a whore?" Kat asks changing the subject
"No of course not" Charlie says confused
"Don't lie Dad. You have ever since you found out I was pregnant at thirteen" Kat says aggressively. She barges past to get into the bedroom.
"Zo?" Kat says quietly while walking over to her bed. "I'm sorry Zo"
Zoe lefts her head from her pillow and says "Did you really mean it"
"No of course not Zo, you know I love you and trust you with anything". Kat replies
"Really?" Zoe asks
Kat nods her head
"Kat do you hate me?" Zoe asks
Kat laughs and replies "of course not you silly cow, what makes you think that"
"Well sometimes... It's gonna sound stupid... but when were watching T.V or something, and I sit next to you... you always get up and sit somewhere else. Or sometimes when I want to do something, you always say no, like your my mum or something" Zoe explains in a quiet voice
Kat looks down and breathes in and out and then looks back up. "Zo I've got to tel..." Kat says interrupted
Lynne comes bursting in "So have you guys made up then?" Lynne asks
"Yeah we made up" Zoe replies smiling at Kat "oh erm you were gonna tell me something" Zoe says
"Oh don't matter Zo" Kat replies "it can wait." Kat smiles at Zoe and then looks back at Lynne and giving an upset look.