Kane couldn't believe what had just happened. His dark side had won over and it terrified him. He thought he had left it all behind. Just seeing Rhys lying there had flooded him with memories of his family. His father and Scott. How they had beaten people. How they had beaten him. Following in their footsteps was his nightmare. There had been a time when he had admired Scott, but not anymore. But he was beginning to understand the violence. The adrenaline rush when he lashed out. He had been in control.
Kirsty stared after the car, motionless, as Jade rushed to her fathers side, calling an ambulance. Kirsty stumbled to her feet, nursing an aching jaw, unable to believe what had just happened and what the consequences could be. She knew Rhys had started it but she couldn't believe Kane had taken it so far. He had lost control and it had scared her. She looked guiltily down at her father. Jade cannot look her twin in the eye. Kirsty opens her mouth to speak but changes her mind. Instead she turns and runs, the urge to escape her problems winning over. Jade hangs up the phone, having called for an ambulance and stares after Kirsty.
DROP IN CENTRE
Kane's car skids up outside and he contemplates whether or not to go in. He needed someone to talk to and the only person he could think of was Flynn. He couldn't understand what was happening to him. Everything had been going so well. He had been able to forget his past but now it had come back to haunt him. To destroy his new life. Would Kirsty even want to know him after this? He could have lost everything due to another stupid mistake.
He opened the car door and made his way slowly towards the door of the centre, pausing outside to contemplate what he is going to say. As soon as he enters, the room falls silent. It's nothing out of the ordinary, but this time it hurts more. He couldn't face himself right now, let alone other people. Not even Flynn.
He turned and walked straight back out, breathing heavily, trying to control himself. Frustration at himself and at the world.
CARAVAN PARK
Shelley sits nursing a mug in her hand, staring thoughtfully into it as Jade bursts through the door. Shelley turns her head slowly and smiles weakly at her daughter. In the background she can hear a siren.
"What's going on?"
"It's Dad - he and... he and Kane... there was a fight..."
Jade didn't know how to explain herself. She had wanted to say that Kane had attacked her father, but that wasn't strictly true. Rhys had been the first to throw a punch. But at the same time she despised Kane and didn't want to back him up over anything.
Shelley's face turned pale. Disbelieving. She froze, still seated, her voice weak. She knew what Kane was capable of.
"Is he ok?"
A tear runs down Jade's cheek.
"I don't know... he's unconscious - the ambos are looking after him"
Shelley tries to pull herself together as she rises shakily from her seat.
"And Kane? Is he still there?"
She was filled with a whole new loathing for him. But maybe now Kirsty would see his true colours.
"No... he drove off afterwards"
Shelley stares in disbelief. Rhys was more than capable of defending himself but now this had happened. What was Kane capable of? Was Kirsty in danger?
"And Kirsty?"
"She left when I was calling the ambulance"
Jade didn't mention Rhys' outburst at Kirsty. She couldn't. He was her father and he had never meant to hurt Kirsty. It would be best if her Mum wasn't told. It would only cause more trouble.
"I better go and... go and tell Dani"
Shelley twisted her wedding ring on her finger. She had no idea how she was going to tell Dani everything that had happened recently. From Dani's behaviour it was safe to assume she was slowly working things out. What would the consequences be for the entire family? Would things ever be the same again? Jade placed her hand on her mothers arm.
"No Mum - I'll tell her - Dad needs you right now."
Shelley forces a smile at her daughter, struggling to stop herself crying. The whole week had been one nightmare after another.
PARK
Kirsty sits alone on a bench, rotating Kane's ring around on her finger, staring at it thoughtfully. She didn't know what she was going to do. She was still on the run but this time she was alone. Vulnerable.
Kane's behaviour over the past day had been unpredictable to say the least. He had been all set to leave her after he threw her out of the car. She had thought they were happy and he had come so close to throwing it all away. Then there was her Dad. Kane had been defending her but he had taken it too far. She had found out so much about him that day. Things she couldn't understand. But it didn't stop her loving him. Unconditional love. Where was he now? She had nowhere to go and her heart ached every minute she was away from him. She couldn't face the caravan park. Not after what had happened. She had $20, all that remained of she and Kane's wages at the orange orchard. It wouldn't last her long at all. Getting a job was a must, but she didn't know where to start and part of her was feeling too depressed to bother with job-hunting. She had no one to turn to. No one to lean on. For the first time in her life she was totally alone.
CARAVAN PARK
Dani stares into space as Jade stands awkwardly at the door to her room. Jade had told her that Rhys was going to hospital but neither of them dared to mention Kirsty and Kane. Jade was trying to protect Dani and Dani didn't want her worst fears to be confirmed. She knew it was inevitable sooner or later. Jade looks across sympathetically at her older sister.
"Mum's gone in the ambulance... I've called Flynn and he can drive us down"
Dani nods numbly.
"Kirsty... where is she?"
Jade looks uneasy. She couldn't believe what her twin was putting the family through. She had done some stupid things in the past, but compared to this they were nothing.
"I don't know - she ran off again"
Dani swallows.
"Is it true... her and Kane?"
Jade couldn't lie. Dani deserved to know. But even she didn't know the full story. Shelley had told her the basic story but Jade couldn't help but feel that her parents were cutting her out of the loop sometimes to avoid hurting her. Her throat was dry and she couldn't look Dani in the eye. She felt guilty, somehow responsible for her twins actions.
"Yeah"
Jade was scared of saying more. Terrified of upsetting her sister.
"For how long?"
Dani's voice was becoming shakier and she struggled to remain composed.
Jade shrugs nervously.
"I don't know... I found out last week."
Jade thought about the time Kirsty had confessed to going to see Kane after he came out of hospital. Had it all been going on then?
Thoughts raced through Dani's head.
"Who else knows?"
"Does it matter?"
Dani looks her sister in the eye, fearing what is to come.
"Of course it matters"
Her voice is shaky now.
"Mum and Dad - of course... and Flynn and..."
Dani's head was spinning. Flynn. Her counsellor. The one person who she had trusted enough to reveal her innermost thoughts about the rape to. He knew how much Kane had hurt her and yet he had stood by let Kane rip her life apart again. She looked up at Jade's fragile expression.
"And?"
Dani's voice was no more than a whisper now.
"...and Josh"
Dani's face is blank. Expressionless. For the past week every time she had mentioned Kirsty to Josh, Josh had tried to change the subject. It had felt like he was hiding something and now she knew what. How could she trust him again? How could she trust anyone?
"Josh?... I..."
Dani buried her head in her hands, trying to shut everything out. It was a nightmare that she just wanted to go away.
Jade tries to change the subject.
"So - are you coming to the hospital?"
"No - I need some time to think"
"Come on - Mum needs some support"
"Like she was thinking about me when she was hiding Kirsty's affair"
Dani's voice was spiteful, anger trying to cover up her distress. Like she had done in her first mediation with Kane. Trying to put on a tough front. She can't face to look at her sister anymore. The family had betrayed her. She felt totally alone.
Jade is taken aback by Dani's tone. Dani speaks again, coldly.
"Close your door on the way out"
Jade is devastated by her sisters rejection. She had known this was bound to happen when Dani found out but that made it no easier. She slowly retreated, closing the door gently. She could hear Flynn downstairs.
WHARF
Kane sits beneath the wharf, slowly thumping his head against the wall behind him. Darkness was falling and he didn't want to go home. How would he explain everything to his aunt? How he had messed up his life again. She had been so proud of him when he told her how well his job was going. He had mentioned Kirsty a couple of times and she had been happy for him. He had been finally pulling his life together. Now he had lost everything and was back to square one. He had nothing and no one. Maybe it was just his punishment for what he had done to Dani. Maybe that meant he could never be happy with the girl he loved. He took a bottle of pills from his jacket pocket. Antidepressants. He had taken them for a short while after the mediation with Dani. Before the Mirigini went down. He had sworn to himself afterwards that he would get on with his life and try to forget about his past. He opened the bottle and tipped it upside down onto his palm, gazing thoughtfully at the ten remaining tablets.
Kirsty stared after the car, motionless, as Jade rushed to her fathers side, calling an ambulance. Kirsty stumbled to her feet, nursing an aching jaw, unable to believe what had just happened and what the consequences could be. She knew Rhys had started it but she couldn't believe Kane had taken it so far. He had lost control and it had scared her. She looked guiltily down at her father. Jade cannot look her twin in the eye. Kirsty opens her mouth to speak but changes her mind. Instead she turns and runs, the urge to escape her problems winning over. Jade hangs up the phone, having called for an ambulance and stares after Kirsty.
DROP IN CENTRE
Kane's car skids up outside and he contemplates whether or not to go in. He needed someone to talk to and the only person he could think of was Flynn. He couldn't understand what was happening to him. Everything had been going so well. He had been able to forget his past but now it had come back to haunt him. To destroy his new life. Would Kirsty even want to know him after this? He could have lost everything due to another stupid mistake.
He opened the car door and made his way slowly towards the door of the centre, pausing outside to contemplate what he is going to say. As soon as he enters, the room falls silent. It's nothing out of the ordinary, but this time it hurts more. He couldn't face himself right now, let alone other people. Not even Flynn.
He turned and walked straight back out, breathing heavily, trying to control himself. Frustration at himself and at the world.
CARAVAN PARK
Shelley sits nursing a mug in her hand, staring thoughtfully into it as Jade bursts through the door. Shelley turns her head slowly and smiles weakly at her daughter. In the background she can hear a siren.
"What's going on?"
"It's Dad - he and... he and Kane... there was a fight..."
Jade didn't know how to explain herself. She had wanted to say that Kane had attacked her father, but that wasn't strictly true. Rhys had been the first to throw a punch. But at the same time she despised Kane and didn't want to back him up over anything.
Shelley's face turned pale. Disbelieving. She froze, still seated, her voice weak. She knew what Kane was capable of.
"Is he ok?"
A tear runs down Jade's cheek.
"I don't know... he's unconscious - the ambos are looking after him"
Shelley tries to pull herself together as she rises shakily from her seat.
"And Kane? Is he still there?"
She was filled with a whole new loathing for him. But maybe now Kirsty would see his true colours.
"No... he drove off afterwards"
Shelley stares in disbelief. Rhys was more than capable of defending himself but now this had happened. What was Kane capable of? Was Kirsty in danger?
"And Kirsty?"
"She left when I was calling the ambulance"
Jade didn't mention Rhys' outburst at Kirsty. She couldn't. He was her father and he had never meant to hurt Kirsty. It would be best if her Mum wasn't told. It would only cause more trouble.
"I better go and... go and tell Dani"
Shelley twisted her wedding ring on her finger. She had no idea how she was going to tell Dani everything that had happened recently. From Dani's behaviour it was safe to assume she was slowly working things out. What would the consequences be for the entire family? Would things ever be the same again? Jade placed her hand on her mothers arm.
"No Mum - I'll tell her - Dad needs you right now."
Shelley forces a smile at her daughter, struggling to stop herself crying. The whole week had been one nightmare after another.
PARK
Kirsty sits alone on a bench, rotating Kane's ring around on her finger, staring at it thoughtfully. She didn't know what she was going to do. She was still on the run but this time she was alone. Vulnerable.
Kane's behaviour over the past day had been unpredictable to say the least. He had been all set to leave her after he threw her out of the car. She had thought they were happy and he had come so close to throwing it all away. Then there was her Dad. Kane had been defending her but he had taken it too far. She had found out so much about him that day. Things she couldn't understand. But it didn't stop her loving him. Unconditional love. Where was he now? She had nowhere to go and her heart ached every minute she was away from him. She couldn't face the caravan park. Not after what had happened. She had $20, all that remained of she and Kane's wages at the orange orchard. It wouldn't last her long at all. Getting a job was a must, but she didn't know where to start and part of her was feeling too depressed to bother with job-hunting. She had no one to turn to. No one to lean on. For the first time in her life she was totally alone.
CARAVAN PARK
Dani stares into space as Jade stands awkwardly at the door to her room. Jade had told her that Rhys was going to hospital but neither of them dared to mention Kirsty and Kane. Jade was trying to protect Dani and Dani didn't want her worst fears to be confirmed. She knew it was inevitable sooner or later. Jade looks across sympathetically at her older sister.
"Mum's gone in the ambulance... I've called Flynn and he can drive us down"
Dani nods numbly.
"Kirsty... where is she?"
Jade looks uneasy. She couldn't believe what her twin was putting the family through. She had done some stupid things in the past, but compared to this they were nothing.
"I don't know - she ran off again"
Dani swallows.
"Is it true... her and Kane?"
Jade couldn't lie. Dani deserved to know. But even she didn't know the full story. Shelley had told her the basic story but Jade couldn't help but feel that her parents were cutting her out of the loop sometimes to avoid hurting her. Her throat was dry and she couldn't look Dani in the eye. She felt guilty, somehow responsible for her twins actions.
"Yeah"
Jade was scared of saying more. Terrified of upsetting her sister.
"For how long?"
Dani's voice was becoming shakier and she struggled to remain composed.
Jade shrugs nervously.
"I don't know... I found out last week."
Jade thought about the time Kirsty had confessed to going to see Kane after he came out of hospital. Had it all been going on then?
Thoughts raced through Dani's head.
"Who else knows?"
"Does it matter?"
Dani looks her sister in the eye, fearing what is to come.
"Of course it matters"
Her voice is shaky now.
"Mum and Dad - of course... and Flynn and..."
Dani's head was spinning. Flynn. Her counsellor. The one person who she had trusted enough to reveal her innermost thoughts about the rape to. He knew how much Kane had hurt her and yet he had stood by let Kane rip her life apart again. She looked up at Jade's fragile expression.
"And?"
Dani's voice was no more than a whisper now.
"...and Josh"
Dani's face is blank. Expressionless. For the past week every time she had mentioned Kirsty to Josh, Josh had tried to change the subject. It had felt like he was hiding something and now she knew what. How could she trust him again? How could she trust anyone?
"Josh?... I..."
Dani buried her head in her hands, trying to shut everything out. It was a nightmare that she just wanted to go away.
Jade tries to change the subject.
"So - are you coming to the hospital?"
"No - I need some time to think"
"Come on - Mum needs some support"
"Like she was thinking about me when she was hiding Kirsty's affair"
Dani's voice was spiteful, anger trying to cover up her distress. Like she had done in her first mediation with Kane. Trying to put on a tough front. She can't face to look at her sister anymore. The family had betrayed her. She felt totally alone.
Jade is taken aback by Dani's tone. Dani speaks again, coldly.
"Close your door on the way out"
Jade is devastated by her sisters rejection. She had known this was bound to happen when Dani found out but that made it no easier. She slowly retreated, closing the door gently. She could hear Flynn downstairs.
WHARF
Kane sits beneath the wharf, slowly thumping his head against the wall behind him. Darkness was falling and he didn't want to go home. How would he explain everything to his aunt? How he had messed up his life again. She had been so proud of him when he told her how well his job was going. He had mentioned Kirsty a couple of times and she had been happy for him. He had been finally pulling his life together. Now he had lost everything and was back to square one. He had nothing and no one. Maybe it was just his punishment for what he had done to Dani. Maybe that meant he could never be happy with the girl he loved. He took a bottle of pills from his jacket pocket. Antidepressants. He had taken them for a short while after the mediation with Dani. Before the Mirigini went down. He had sworn to himself afterwards that he would get on with his life and try to forget about his past. He opened the bottle and tipped it upside down onto his palm, gazing thoughtfully at the ten remaining tablets.