Chapter 10 Kathryn examined the photograph of her with her father. It had been seven years since the accident. In the photograph she was only seven. Now she was sixteen and yet it had never left her. A day hadn't gone by when she didn't think about it. But for this moment in time, she wasn't angrily remembering the situation like she usually did. No, for this moment in time she was sad. She felt betrayed. A tear left her eye. She didn't let many of them come out in daylight!. At that moment, Sebastian walked in. He saw the photograph, but not the falling tears. "Look, it's Mr Perfect!.ohhh! I see that flawless skin and perfect jaw line now!.I see why you fancy him!" he teased. Kathryn however, did not find this funny!. She grabbed his clothes and screamed in his face "I DID NOT AND NEVER WILL FANCY HIM!!.IT WAS HIM NOT ME!!!". Then she let go of him. She burst into tears. He angrily shouted back, "YOU LET HIM!!!". "I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE!!!!" she screamed back. She continued tearfully but calmer "You have no f**king idea what it was like Sebastian!.not all of us can have your perfect idyllic childhood!". Sebastian stopped and looked at her. "Gees!.calm down!.there's no need to get so hysterical!.You know it was just a joke!.your so easy to wind up!.Of course, I know it had nothing to do with you!". She burst into tears. She screamed "YOUR SICK!!!!.Your sick!!.Your sick, sick jokes are the last thing I need now!!!!". She started whacking him but he controlled her to apologize. "I'm sorry!!!" he said. He tries to accompany this by putting a comforting arm around her. But she freaked and started whacking him again. "Stop!!!.Stop!!" he screamed as he tried to stop her. Soon she gave up and fell into his arms crying. When the main brunt of the cry was over he started wiping her eyes gentlely. She sat there smiling through the tears, admiring that same hero she knew. It wasn't just the secret that drove them apart and made them defensive to each other-it was also maturity. Ever since Kathryn had convinced Sebastian to become promiscuous and then later malicious like her, their relationship had changed for the worse. Sentimental was no longer allowed to characterize his behavior. Yet, all along they still knew those little children were in there. The sweet, scared and defenseless little girl who clung to Sebastian. And the heroic, sensitive and caring young boy who comforted that girl. Now they were finding those personalities again. Or were they?. "I know what will cheer you up!" Sebastian said. He removed a hand from her back and begun to place it down her top. Before long the other hand was stroking her hair, while his lips begun caressing her neck. She reacted violently and was lividly angry with him. She flung him off the bed and then grabbed him and begin kicking, shoving and hitting him out the door. "YOUR SO INSENSITIVE!!!.WHY WOULD I WANT THAT WHEN I'M THINKING OF HIM!!..YOUR JUST LIKE HIM!!!..YOUR SICK!!!..YOUR SICK!!!..YOU INSENSTIVE SICKO!!!!...GET OUT!!!.GET OUT!!!..GET OUT!!!..I DON'T WANT YOU HERE!!!.I NEED TO BE ALONE!!!". He restrained her and tried to get her to listen to him. He sounded almost tearful, "Listen!!.Listen!!.I'm sorry!!.I want to help.I really do!!!.I just!.I just!". He paused and then got the reluctant words out, "I just.I just don't know how to help you!...How am I meant to help you if you won't let me mention.!". And she did indeed cut him up, "DON'T SAY IT!!.I TOLD YOU NEVER TO MENTION IT AGAIN!!". "Exactly!!.How are we meant to deal with this if you won't talk about it?" he said. "WE!.I'm sorry, I was not aware it happened to you!!!" she exclaimed sarcastically. "NO!.BUT IT'S MANAGED TO SCREW UP BOTH MINE AND MY MOTHER'S LIFE!!.PLUS THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF LIVES YOU'VE RUINED!!!.this isn't just your problem Kathryn!.IT'S A PROBLEM FOR ANYONE WHO COMES IN A THOUSAND YARD RADIUS OF YOU!!" he shouted. Then he calmed and finished "Furthermore, it's my problem because for some strange reason, I seem to care about!" he said. Then he stormed out. She ran after him. "I know I'm sorry!!.You think it's hard for you!.You try being me!!.waking up and being this same person, everyday!!" she tearfully said. Then she burst into tears and her speech become more tearful, "Finding out that it isn't a dream!!!.every morning I wake up and it isn't over!!!". She cried more and more and it hit his heart like an arrow. This time they were real. This was real emotion. No one was around so they let it go. He cried and she cried. They just sat there crying into each other's arms for hours.