Katlyn had just got out of the shower. She slipped on the shirt Mark had given her to wear. It was miles to big. It came past her knees. She slipped on the boxers which were huge. She gathered the waist and knotted them so they would stay up. Mark had put her in a guest bedroom. It was the nicest room she had ever seen. It was done in sky blue. It had a TV and VCR. The bed was huge with a floral blue comforter. There was also a balcony. Katlyn walked around the room just running her fingers over everything. She couldn't believe she would be sleeping in this room.
Katlyn sighed. She couldn't stay here indefinitely. She had to make plans. She could always get a job, but hell she hadn't been to school in years. She would have to go back to stealing that's the only thing she really knew how to do. This time she would be able to keep all the profits her self though. She would have to think on this more. She opened the door and headed downstairs to look for Mark.
Katlyn found him in the kitchen.
"Set down and eat and then you can take your pain medicine and go to bed." Mark said.
Katlyn set down and Mark handed her a soda.
"Thank you." She said quietly.
"Yer welcome." Mark said looking at her. He noted the many bruises on her. Some of them had turned yellow which told him she had received more beatings from that jerk than the one she had tonight.
Mark sat a plate with a sandwich in front of her.
Katlyn took the plate and went and sat on the floor with her back against the wall and began to eat.
Mark looked at her confused.
"Katy what are ya sitting on the floor for, come set at the table with me." Mark said.
Katlyn stared at him.
"I'm allowed to do that?" Katlyn asked.
Mark frowned. What kind of animal had that bastard been to these kids? All these kids had a long road ahead of them trying to adjust to a normal life.
"Katy come set at the table." Mark said.
Katlyn got up and sat down across from Mark.
Katlyn kept her head down eating and didn't look at Mark.
They weren't even allowed to sit at all if Tom was in the room, much less sit at a table and eat with him. They all ate sitting on the floor. Katlyn was nervous as hell sitting across from Mark.
Mark got up and handed her the pain medicine.
"I don't need it." Katlyn said.
"No reason to be in pain. Take it. I'll tape your ribs when you're through eating." Mark said.
Katlyn didn't say anything. She didn't think it was an good idea to argue with this big man.
Mark watched her finish her sandwich.
"Do you want another?" Mark asked.
"Can I?" Katlyn asked surprised.
"Honey sure ya can." Mark said and got up and fixed her another sandwich.
He wondered how long it had been since she ate. She acted like she was starving. She looked underweight.
Mark handed her the sandwich.
"Thanks you." Katlyn said.
"Your welcome." Mark said.
He watched as she practically inhaled it.
"Do you think they will give the kids dinner wherever there at?" Katlyn asked.
"Sure they will, don't worry none, they'll make sure they get fed." Mark said.
Katlyn nodded.
"Are ya still hungry?" Mark asked.
Katlyn shook her head no.
Mark handed her a pain pill and she took it.
"Go on up to your room, I'll be up in a few minutes and bandage your ribs up for ya." Mark said.
Mark watched her get up and leave. This girl had a lot of problems. He couldn't get her to say two words. He had to go back to work in 3 weeks. What the hell was he going to do with her then? She needed to be in therapy. Maybe he could bring up that subject tomorrow. He was sure she wasn't going to go for it. In the mean time, He was going to have to find her someone to stay with after he was gone. He didn't think she should be staying by her self right now. He sighed. Maybe he took on to much when he offered to let her stay with him, but he felt a great deal of compassion for her. There was no way he was just turning her out on the steet.