Chapter 2 (cont.)
Kane and Kirsty walked along the wharf, neither of them knowing quite what to say. "Did you tell anyone where you where?" Kane finally asked. "No, they'll all went into Yabbie creek with Dad" "What about your mum?" "Mum doesn't live with us anymore." Kirsty said quietly. She rarely spoke about her parents separation. "How come?" Kane inquired. He didn't want to sound nosy, but he also wanted Kirsty to feel she could talk to him again. Just like they used to. "Well, she found out that Dad had an affair. It was really messy for a while, but she now lives in the city". Kane stopped and looked at Kirsty. "I'm sorry Kirst.." "What for?" "For not being here for you. For driving off that day". They stood silently, suddenly feeling awkward with each other. Kane cursed under his breath. Why had he brought that up? It was obviously going to be a sore subject. They sat on the wharf. "Kane, what happens now?" "Well, what do you mean?" Kane felt uneasy. He had dreaded this question. "Why are you here?" "I've got a job. Working in a boat shed" Kirsty already knew this. She was scared to ask the next question but knew it had to be done. "and what about us?" Kane looked down, he wanted to tell Kirsty how he felt, that he loved her and always had. That he wished he'd never left. But he couldn't do it. He'd always had trouble expressing his feelings. He put that down to his childhood. They had never been an emotional family. He stared into space. "Kane.?" Kirsty's heart sank. In her mind, she'd thought Kane would say he wanted her back. But here they were, not speaking, the awkward silence becoming longer by the minute. "Kirsty.. I don't know what to say" "Well, if you don't love me anymore just say it. I'm a big girl, I can handle it". Kirsty snapped. She turned away from Kane, tears were welling in her eyes. Kane took a deep breath. "I do, I,. I love you. But, we cant go back to how we were." "But why not? If you love me, and I love you, Why cant it be like before?" Kirsty was crying now. "Because you deserve better. Look what happened last time. Your family will never accept me. And I know it's all my fault and I'll probably hate myself forever because of it. But we cant be together. Not now, and not ever" Kane stood up and walked away, leaving Kirsty crying on the wharf.
Kane and Kirsty walked along the wharf, neither of them knowing quite what to say. "Did you tell anyone where you where?" Kane finally asked. "No, they'll all went into Yabbie creek with Dad" "What about your mum?" "Mum doesn't live with us anymore." Kirsty said quietly. She rarely spoke about her parents separation. "How come?" Kane inquired. He didn't want to sound nosy, but he also wanted Kirsty to feel she could talk to him again. Just like they used to. "Well, she found out that Dad had an affair. It was really messy for a while, but she now lives in the city". Kane stopped and looked at Kirsty. "I'm sorry Kirst.." "What for?" "For not being here for you. For driving off that day". They stood silently, suddenly feeling awkward with each other. Kane cursed under his breath. Why had he brought that up? It was obviously going to be a sore subject. They sat on the wharf. "Kane, what happens now?" "Well, what do you mean?" Kane felt uneasy. He had dreaded this question. "Why are you here?" "I've got a job. Working in a boat shed" Kirsty already knew this. She was scared to ask the next question but knew it had to be done. "and what about us?" Kane looked down, he wanted to tell Kirsty how he felt, that he loved her and always had. That he wished he'd never left. But he couldn't do it. He'd always had trouble expressing his feelings. He put that down to his childhood. They had never been an emotional family. He stared into space. "Kane.?" Kirsty's heart sank. In her mind, she'd thought Kane would say he wanted her back. But here they were, not speaking, the awkward silence becoming longer by the minute. "Kirsty.. I don't know what to say" "Well, if you don't love me anymore just say it. I'm a big girl, I can handle it". Kirsty snapped. She turned away from Kane, tears were welling in her eyes. Kane took a deep breath. "I do, I,. I love you. But, we cant go back to how we were." "But why not? If you love me, and I love you, Why cant it be like before?" Kirsty was crying now. "Because you deserve better. Look what happened last time. Your family will never accept me. And I know it's all my fault and I'll probably hate myself forever because of it. But we cant be together. Not now, and not ever" Kane stood up and walked away, leaving Kirsty crying on the wharf.
