Kay slammed the door on her way back in the house. When she got in the kitchen she was surprised to see Miguel, Charity and Jessica sitting at the table, eating the sandwiches that Grace had made for lunch.
"Miguel? What are you guys doing back already? Aren't you supposed to be watching the B&B right now?"
"Oh, no. There was no more rooms left, so we figured we'd just come back here for some grub," he smiled.
"Oh."
Even though she had Ryan in her life now, it still hurt her to see Charity all over Miguel, acting as if he belonged to her.
'Gross,' she thought,' Miguel should belong to me. He was mine first. I've known him so much longer than little miss perfect over there.'
"So," said Jessica out of the blue," What do you guys want to do later?"
"Well... Jess, if you don't mind, Miguel and I were going to go for a walk in the park, and maybe, have a little picnic?"
Miguel smiled at Charity.
"I'd love that. Charity, you have the greatest ideas."
'Barf!' Kay thought,' That's it. I'm outta here. I can't even last five minutes around these two losers.'
"Listen you guys, I'm just gonna grab a sandwich and head outta here. If Simone drops by, could you tell her I'll call her when I get home?"
She reached over and took a sandwich from the plate in the middle of the table. It was just the way she liked it, her mom made sure of that.
"Wait Kay. You're not going anywhere. We're all going to sit down and have a nice lunch, like a normal family."
"Dad, it's just lunch. It's not like I'm missing anything important."
"Spending time with your family is always important, and you haven't been doing a very good job of it lately. Now sit down and eat like the rest of us please."
She stood there for a second trying to take in what her dad had just told her. She finally decided that she had two options. One, she could say no, and leave. Ryan was, after all, always telling her to stand up for herself. Or two, she could sit down and be a good little girl. She'd have to suffer through watching Miguel and Charity, hearing them talk about how much they love each other, but at least this way, she wouldn't disappoint her Dad.
'I don't think I can look at them any longer. They're so disgusting! I'm not watching this, no matter what he says. Besides, I don't want to keep Ryan waiting any longer than he already has been.'
"Kay," said Grace," Do what your father told you."
She glanced over at Jessica, who had her head down.
'I don't know how she can take this! I feel sorry for her... Always having to be the goody two shoes, little baby Bennett. I'm glad I'm not her.'
"Kay?!" Sam shouted," Did you not hear me? What's going on with you lately? You never want to spend time with your family or even your friends anymore."
"I heard you Dad. I'm just not listening to what you're saying."
Grace stood up. She couldn't believe how Kay was acting!
"Kay! Apologize right now! Then sit down and start eating your lunch!"
"NO! Mom, I can't do that."
"You'll do what your mother tells you to do."
"Dad?! Did you not hear me?" she asked, mimicking what he'd just said," I said NO! I'm not going to stay here if I don't want to."
"Kay," Miguel cut in," Maybe you should just do what your parents say."
"Miguel.... shut up. I don't care what you think. This is none of your business, so just stay out of it. That goes for you too Charity."
No one could believe what they'd just heard.
"Kay, what's your problem? Charity didn't do anything to you! And telling me to shut up isn't going to accomplish anything."
"Oh, but you're wrong Miguel. It made me feel a whole lot better. And it was actually kinda fun. I've been wanting to say that to you for a long time."
"That is it young lady! Go to your room, and don't you dare come out until you decide to apologize to your father, Miguel, Charity, Jessica, AND me, do you understand?"
"No mom, umm, I don't think I do. But maybe that's just because I don't care. Or wait- is it because I just don't give a crap? Or, maybe it's just that when I hear somebody make an idiotic suggestion, much like the one you just did, I tend to block it out of my mind!"
"JUST STOP IT!" yelled Jessica, who had risen out of her chair, tears beginning to slide down the sides of her cheeks," Kay, mom and dad have just been through the hardest time in their entire marriage! Stop being so mean and selfish, and just get out of here!"
"With pleasure," she replied, giving Jessica the evil eye," I can't think of any place I'd rather be than out of here."
She walked over to the door and grabbed her coat.
"Kay, get back here right now."
"No dad. I don't think I will."
Charity, who hadn't said anything since Kay's little outburst started, decided it was her turn to speak up.
"Kay," she said gently," Why don't we sit down and talk about this? I know, that if we really put our minds to it, we can-"
"Charity. You heard, everything I said right?"
"Ummmm, yes," she replied, not sure where this was going.
"Good. Then you heard me tell you to shut up. I don't care what you have to say. I've never cared what you've had to say.... about anything!"
That was the it. Sam had had enough of this.
"KAY! I don't want to hear another word from your mouth! You know, all I wanted was to sit down with my family, and have a nice quiet lunch with them. Why couldn't you just do that?"
"Because, DAD. I don't consider them family. At least... not anymore. You know something?! This is getting old. I'm leaving."
"Fine then. I guess I can't stop you. Nothing we say to you seems to be working, right?! But let me tell you this young lady, if you leave now, don't bother coming back."
She grabbed her coat and began to open the door. But before she left there was still one thing she had to do.
"FINE."
Walking over to the garbage can, she lifted the lid, and threw in the sandwich her mom had made just for her. Then she turned and walked outside, leaving behind the people she once called family.
~
'I don't believe them!' she thought to herself, as she walked along the wharf,' They can't control me! They don't own me. I can do what I want, when I want to do it.'
Several minutes later, she made her way into one of the small back alley's, hidden behind several boxes and crates. Looking around, she noticed a tall dark shadow standing next to a garbage can.
"Ryan? Ryan, is that you?"
"Yeah baby cakes, it's me. What took you so long? I've been waiting here for, like..."
"Twenty minutes?"
"Uh, yeah," he laughed," Twenty minutes I guess. Just what we said."
She smiled, and sat down on a large blue bin opposite to where he was.
"Umm, Ryan? Can I ask you a huge favour?"
"Sure. You know I'd do anything for you."
"Yeah, but.... this is a BIG one. Listen, I was wondering if maybe I could stay at your place... for awhile?"
"Yeah, sure. You know you're always welcome there. Besides, you've spent the night before. What's so BIG about it this time?"
"Well, it might be for a little longer than, just a night."
"Oh. How much longer?"
"That all depends, I guess."
"Depends on what?"
"Depends on how long it'll take my fam- the people I lived with to tell me it's okay to go back and live with them again."
"Ah! So that's it, eh?" he laughed," You got kicked out of your house, and now you need a place to stay for a week or two."
"Yeah. But, I mean, if it's to much hassle, I could always go..."
"Kay, it's not too much hassle. Having you around is never a hassle. I'd love for you to come and stay with me for awhile. It'll, uh, give us more time to be alone together."
"Oh, I knew you'd say yes! That's what I love about you! You have such a big heart."
"Well," he started," you know what they say. Big heart, big-"
"Shut up!," she giggled," Now. What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Wha? Oh, right. Tommy told me there's a shipment of some kind of new drug coming in tonight. He wanted to know if we'd pick it up for him."
"What kind of new drug?"
"Dunno. He wouldn't say. He just gave me a time, and a place. So, what do you say? Or do you already have plans with some other guy I don't know about?"
"Well... I guess I could always cancel on him. It's just, after what happened at my house, I wouldn't be surprised if my dad has a S.W.A.T team out looking for me. If they find us, then we'd be in some deep-"
"I, uh, get your point. All right. I'll pick it up, and bring it back to my place when I'm finished."
"Sounds good. So, Tommy didn't say anything at all to you about this new drug?"
"Well, he didn't tell me it's name, although he likes to call it Rage."
"Rage? Why Rage?"
"Use your imagination. He said it's twice as strong as ecstasy, and getting high- well, once this baby gets out, that'll be a thing of the past."
"You sound like you've already tried it. Without me."
"Well, actually..."
"You mean you have? You've tried it before?"
"Tommy gave me a shot."
"A shot? It's a needle? Ryan, you now I don't do needles."
"Come on, honey, you'll love it. Trust me."
"Sorry. Needles just aren't my style."
"Okay," he replied," I won't force it on you. But when I bring it home later, just... take a look at what it can do, okay? It's not like other needles you know."
"So I hear," she smiled," Do you want to get out of here? I probably smell like garbage by now."
"Okay. You can use the shower once we get back to my place."
"Thanks. What would I ever do without you?"
"I have no clue. You'd probably be at home right now, doing your homework or something."
" Yeah, that'd be the day."
He laughed, and scooped her up in his arms. He kissed her passionately, for at least two or three minutes, until someone interrupted them.
"Ahem!"
They looked over to see an old fisherman standing in the entrance of the alley, with a big cart full of boxes. She shyly let go of him, and moved aside. He looked at the man, who was smiling at him. Ryan gave him a thumbs up sign, and the man nodded in agreement, continuing on his merry little way.
"Heh heh," he laughed," Let's get out of here."
They walked out of the alley, hand in hand, on their way to Ryan's apartment.
~
A couple of hours later, when the sun had gone down, Ryan left to do his little errand, leaving Kay all alone.
'It really is a nice place,' she thought, as she walked around,' I wonder how he can afford it? He's never told me about his job. Hmmmm... I'll have to ask him about it later.'
Sitting down in front of the T.V, she grabbed the remote, and turned it on. After flipping through the channels for what seemed like hundreds of times, she turned it off, and finally decided it was time for her to go get some sleep. She walked over to his dresser and opened the top drawer. After careful consideration, she pulled out a large, white t-shirt, and a pair of blue, plaid boxers.
'This is nice. I've never worn his clothes to bed before. I should do it more often.'
She jumped into the big king sized bed behind her, and pulled up the covers. After ten minutes or so, she fell asleep, unaware that Ryan had been watching her from the doorway the entire time. He walked over and sat next to the sleeping beauty (as he liked to think of her), and brushed a piece of her hair out of her face.
"Kay. Wake up."
"Mmmm," she moaned," What do you want? I just fell asleep."
"Yeah, I know. But I want you so try some of the new drug I brought back."
"Oh. You mean the Rage. You mean the needles."
"Yeah, but like I said, these aren't just any needles Kay. They're completely different."
"How are they different?"
"Just come and look at them. I'll show you."
"All right. I'll look."
"Good. Follow me please," he said, gesturing towards the living room.
"You look like a waiter," she laughed.
"Oh, thank you so much."
Once they got to the living room, Kay saw what appeared to be a large birthday present sitting in the middle of the coffee table.
"Is this supposed to be some sort of a joke?" she questioned.
"No. It's just to be on the, uh, safe side, you know. Nobody would stop a guy carrying a birthday present."
"I see. So, show me what's in it already, so I can go back to bed."
"Patience, my pet... Patience..."
"Shut up," giggled Kay," You're such a goof sometimes."
"I know. You should see me when I'm on this."
Looking down at the newly opened "birthday present", Kay saw what seemed to be a whole bunch of small plastic bags, each containing three small needles. Ryan grabbed one, and tore it open.
"Won't Tommy be mad at you for using that?"
"Nah. I did this job as a favour. He owes me this much."
He took off the cap and smiled at Kay.
"Watch this."
"Wait, what are you doing?"
"You'll see."
He took his free hand and felt around on the back of his neck. Then he took the needle, and injected himself with it.
"You do it in the back of your neck?"
"Yup. It takes a while to work though. Okay. Your turn."
"No way," she relied, shaking her head," I don't think so. Needles all together, are just.... not me."
Ryan sighed.
"Fine. I don't care. I don't want to make you do something you don't want to."
"Thank you. I'm going back to bed now. Are you coming in soon?"
"Yeah... in a few minutes."
"Okay."
She walked over to him, and kissed him ever so lightly on the cheek. Then she turned around and walked back into the bedroom.
"Oh Kay," he said aloud to himself," You'll try this, and you'll try it sooner than you think. You just won't know it...."
Waiting until she had fallen back asleep, he crept into the bedroom. He lifted her hair out of the way, so that he had a clear shot at the back of her neck. Quietly, but quickly, he injected the sleeping Kay without her knowledge. Then he left, waiting for the Rage to take effect.
(I just want to say thanx to the people who reviewed the first part. I know it was short, but this one is longer. Hope you enjoyed it! Please review again, and tell me what you thought.!
