Chapter 27.
Kirsty tossed and turned all night. Next to her Kane was sleeping like a baby. She'd asked him to stay with her because she felt scared, but in all honesty it hadn't helped. She kept replaying the words in her mind. Who would want to do such a thing? Kane stirred. Kirsty looked at him. She was terrified. Should she wake him up? But then he'd only worry, she thought. She lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She just couldn't get her head around it all. She turned to face Kane. Maybe he was right; maybe it was just a sick joke. There was nobody she knew who'd want to upset or frighten her this much. But those words, they meant something. Kirsty sat up suddenly.
"Seb" she said aloud. Kane moved as though he was waking up. She sat silently, not moving. She didn't want to wake him. This was something she had to figure out herself. Kane would only go mad and probably try to hunt Seb down.
Kirsty sat for hours. She couldn't sleep. It seemed too unreal. Why would Seb do such a thing? Okay so he loved her and was angry that she chose Kane. But he was her best friend. If he loved her like he said he did, there's no way he'd want to upset her.
Dawn was breaking. Kirsty hadn't had a minutes sleep. She'd tried, but couldn't. She wouldn't sleep or settle until she knew had talked to Seb. As the morning drew in she went downstairs to make herself a drink. She had to speak to Seb today, but firstly she had to tell Kane. She hated keeping secrets from him. She loved him and trusted him.
Kane interrupted her thoughts. "Morning."
"Kirsty jumped. "Hey. Sleep well?" she asked
"Yeah. You?"
"Not a wink" Kirsty replied.
"You're not still thinking of that letter are you babe? I told you, it's just a sick joke, just forget about it."
"I can't" Kirsty confessed. "I think I know who it is" Kane frowned. "Are you sure? Who?"
"Promise you won't get mad.
"Cross my heart" Kane smiled, but Kirsty was in no mood for jokes.
"I think its Seb."
"Seb?" Kane looked confused. "But isn't he one of your friends?"
"That night, when you asked me to meet you at the beach, Seb walked down with me. On the way he told me you could never love me like he does. I never thought he'd do this. And you know, I might be wrong, but I need to know for sure."
Kane knew what she meant. "Want me to drive you there?"
Kirsty looked at him for a minute, worried he may kick off if he saw Seb. "Okay" she replied, reluctantly. "But you can't get involved; you've got to let me handle this my way"
Kane nodded. "I'll just go get ready then we'll go right?"
"Sure." Kirsty felt nervous. Not only was she going to approach Seb about the letter, she was going to be seeing him for the first time since he had said what he did. This was not gonna be easy, she thought. But it had to be done.
Kirsty tossed and turned all night. Next to her Kane was sleeping like a baby. She'd asked him to stay with her because she felt scared, but in all honesty it hadn't helped. She kept replaying the words in her mind. Who would want to do such a thing? Kane stirred. Kirsty looked at him. She was terrified. Should she wake him up? But then he'd only worry, she thought. She lay back on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She just couldn't get her head around it all. She turned to face Kane. Maybe he was right; maybe it was just a sick joke. There was nobody she knew who'd want to upset or frighten her this much. But those words, they meant something. Kirsty sat up suddenly.
"Seb" she said aloud. Kane moved as though he was waking up. She sat silently, not moving. She didn't want to wake him. This was something she had to figure out herself. Kane would only go mad and probably try to hunt Seb down.
Kirsty sat for hours. She couldn't sleep. It seemed too unreal. Why would Seb do such a thing? Okay so he loved her and was angry that she chose Kane. But he was her best friend. If he loved her like he said he did, there's no way he'd want to upset her.
Dawn was breaking. Kirsty hadn't had a minutes sleep. She'd tried, but couldn't. She wouldn't sleep or settle until she knew had talked to Seb. As the morning drew in she went downstairs to make herself a drink. She had to speak to Seb today, but firstly she had to tell Kane. She hated keeping secrets from him. She loved him and trusted him.
Kane interrupted her thoughts. "Morning."
"Kirsty jumped. "Hey. Sleep well?" she asked
"Yeah. You?"
"Not a wink" Kirsty replied.
"You're not still thinking of that letter are you babe? I told you, it's just a sick joke, just forget about it."
"I can't" Kirsty confessed. "I think I know who it is" Kane frowned. "Are you sure? Who?"
"Promise you won't get mad.
"Cross my heart" Kane smiled, but Kirsty was in no mood for jokes.
"I think its Seb."
"Seb?" Kane looked confused. "But isn't he one of your friends?"
"That night, when you asked me to meet you at the beach, Seb walked down with me. On the way he told me you could never love me like he does. I never thought he'd do this. And you know, I might be wrong, but I need to know for sure."
Kane knew what she meant. "Want me to drive you there?"
Kirsty looked at him for a minute, worried he may kick off if he saw Seb. "Okay" she replied, reluctantly. "But you can't get involved; you've got to let me handle this my way"
Kane nodded. "I'll just go get ready then we'll go right?"
"Sure." Kirsty felt nervous. Not only was she going to approach Seb about the letter, she was going to be seeing him for the first time since he had said what he did. This was not gonna be easy, she thought. But it had to be done.
