"Kim?" Tommy asked as he walked towards her. "What's wrong?" He reached out a hand to touch her shoulder but she wimpered and pushed deeper towards Adam, so he pulled his hand back quickly as if burned.
"Shh, Kim, shhh." Adam said gentley and lead her to the couch. All the while she kept her fear-struck eyes on Tommy. Everyone else tried to stay out of the situation, seeing how delicate it must be.
"I'm getting hungry. Come on Aisha." Rocky went to the kitchen with Aisha close behind.
"I think I'll help." Billy excused himself.
"Same here. I could go for a sandwich" Kat followed quickly.
"Don't let him hurt me." Kim begged after the four had left. Adam shifted his glance to Tommy who had the same confused look and shrugged back.
"Kim, I'd never hurt you." Tommy sat across from them. Suddenly Kim's watery eyes were masked in anger,
"DON'T YOU THINK I WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT?! BUT AFTER THE LETTERS AND MY CAR AND MY APART-" She then realized that she had said too much, was reliving too much, and turned away again.
"I'm really confused here Kimberly. The last letter I got from you was..." he pulled a worn piece of paper from his pocket. "this one."
"You're confused? What, you expected me to stay with you and be your little princess after everything? Well then I'm glad I sent it in a letter!" Kim was standing and glaring by now.
"Relax. Sis, relax" Adam purposely used the 'pet name' to get through to her, which it did and she obeyed.
"I don't know what you're talking about! Everything was fine on Christmas and then you go and dump me with out warning!" Tommy shouted back in frustration.
"WARNING? Like the warnings you sent me?" Kim stood up once again from Adam's side and retrieved her backpack. After returning to her seat, she began to rummage through it. Finally reaching the bottom she pulled out a small collection of letters with Tommy's neat handwriting on them. Kim threw them at a, once again, confused Tommy and sat back down with a huff, leaning on Adam. Adam was as much in the dark as Tommy was in the dark about the whole situation as well and decided to be support when needed. But he wasn't sure if he knew more than he should, from when Kim had mentioned the fire. Meanwhile Tommy had been reading each letter very carefully and with each one the shock and confusion became more evident on his face.
"These are horrible" Tommy muttered and handed them to Adam.
"Well DUH genius" Kim said harshly.
"You think I wrote them?" He asked, hurt at the accusation.
"It's your handwriting, your signature, and I SAW you running after the..." She faded off sadly.
"The fire Kim?" Adam asked softly.
"Yeah. The fire." she nodded at him and then turned her attention back to Tommy, holding up her backpack. "This is all I have left thanks to you!"
"I didn't do any of this!"
"Then who did?"
"I don't know! But I know that I loved... I love you."
"Yeah right."
"Yes, it is right!"
"I gave up hope that it wasn't you months ago!"
"OK ALREADY!" Adam finally shouted. Kim and Tommy silenced quickly and looked at him. Adam NEVER rose his voice. "We need both sides of the story. Kim, tell us what happened after Christmas." She began to worry as she looked from Adam to Tommy. "Please?"
"I'd like to understand more too Kim" Tommy added gently.
"Oh I'm sure you would." She scoffed back. "Alright, it a few weeks after Christmas..."
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Oh, you thought I was going to tell you what happened now didn't you? HA! I'm not that nice silly people. You'll just have to wait I suppose ;) Hope you enjoy it so far. Reviews(Compliment & Critism) appreciated. THANKS! :)
"Shh, Kim, shhh." Adam said gentley and lead her to the couch. All the while she kept her fear-struck eyes on Tommy. Everyone else tried to stay out of the situation, seeing how delicate it must be.
"I'm getting hungry. Come on Aisha." Rocky went to the kitchen with Aisha close behind.
"I think I'll help." Billy excused himself.
"Same here. I could go for a sandwich" Kat followed quickly.
"Don't let him hurt me." Kim begged after the four had left. Adam shifted his glance to Tommy who had the same confused look and shrugged back.
"Kim, I'd never hurt you." Tommy sat across from them. Suddenly Kim's watery eyes were masked in anger,
"DON'T YOU THINK I WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT?! BUT AFTER THE LETTERS AND MY CAR AND MY APART-" She then realized that she had said too much, was reliving too much, and turned away again.
"I'm really confused here Kimberly. The last letter I got from you was..." he pulled a worn piece of paper from his pocket. "this one."
"You're confused? What, you expected me to stay with you and be your little princess after everything? Well then I'm glad I sent it in a letter!" Kim was standing and glaring by now.
"Relax. Sis, relax" Adam purposely used the 'pet name' to get through to her, which it did and she obeyed.
"I don't know what you're talking about! Everything was fine on Christmas and then you go and dump me with out warning!" Tommy shouted back in frustration.
"WARNING? Like the warnings you sent me?" Kim stood up once again from Adam's side and retrieved her backpack. After returning to her seat, she began to rummage through it. Finally reaching the bottom she pulled out a small collection of letters with Tommy's neat handwriting on them. Kim threw them at a, once again, confused Tommy and sat back down with a huff, leaning on Adam. Adam was as much in the dark as Tommy was in the dark about the whole situation as well and decided to be support when needed. But he wasn't sure if he knew more than he should, from when Kim had mentioned the fire. Meanwhile Tommy had been reading each letter very carefully and with each one the shock and confusion became more evident on his face.
"These are horrible" Tommy muttered and handed them to Adam.
"Well DUH genius" Kim said harshly.
"You think I wrote them?" He asked, hurt at the accusation.
"It's your handwriting, your signature, and I SAW you running after the..." She faded off sadly.
"The fire Kim?" Adam asked softly.
"Yeah. The fire." she nodded at him and then turned her attention back to Tommy, holding up her backpack. "This is all I have left thanks to you!"
"I didn't do any of this!"
"Then who did?"
"I don't know! But I know that I loved... I love you."
"Yeah right."
"Yes, it is right!"
"I gave up hope that it wasn't you months ago!"
"OK ALREADY!" Adam finally shouted. Kim and Tommy silenced quickly and looked at him. Adam NEVER rose his voice. "We need both sides of the story. Kim, tell us what happened after Christmas." She began to worry as she looked from Adam to Tommy. "Please?"
"I'd like to understand more too Kim" Tommy added gently.
"Oh I'm sure you would." She scoffed back. "Alright, it a few weeks after Christmas..."
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Oh, you thought I was going to tell you what happened now didn't you? HA! I'm not that nice silly people. You'll just have to wait I suppose ;) Hope you enjoy it so far. Reviews(Compliment & Critism) appreciated. THANKS! :)