Chapter 34
Kane's aunt looked at him. He was his father's son alright, always in trouble, always trying to get himself out of his latest mess. What was it this time? Robbery? Assault? Kane looked out the window. How was he meant to tell his aunt that he'd just killed somebody? His heart was in his throat, beating so fast he felt sick.
"Kane?" His aunt looked at him. Kane turned to face her.
"I don't know what to do. I can't talk anybody else."
Kane aunt was starting to get really worried. Kane usually kept his feelings bottled up. "Kane, you can always talk to me"
Kane looked at his aunt, she looked so concerned. She'd stuck by him over the rape charge, but would she stick by him for murder.
"I.ummmm, I..."
"What? Kane's aunt was getting agitated, nervous about what her nephew was about to tell her.
"I . want to do something special for my girlfriend" Kane finished. He couldn't bring himself to tell her. His aunt would have no more family left if he went to prison. He felt so stupid. Even he was smart enough to come up with a better lie than that!
His aunt breathed a sigh of relief. "Is that all? I thought it was something serious."
Kane gave a weak smile. No that wasn't all, but was all he was going to tell her!
His aunt put the keys in the ignition and started the car. She smiled at Kane but he felt sick, for lying, for hiding such a guilty secret. He looked out the window and was silent all the way home.
* * *
Kane tossed and turned all night. He kept seeing Seb lying on the pier and then in the water. The house was silent without Kirsty. His aunt had sat with him, trying to get him to tell her everything about Kirsty. He'd just wanted her to leave. He hated lying, plus the lie was so stupid. She had done so much for him and here he was betraying her. He got up early to see the sun rise. He wanted to go see Kirsty as soon as possible. He missed her, and wanted her to come home. He got dressed, tidied up and set off to see Kirsty.
When he reached the bay, he realised he had to pick up his car. He'd walked from his house in a bid to clear his head. But then he realised he was going to have to go back to the beach. See where it had all happened. He saw his car parked on the grass verge and ran to it, his palms were sweating. He had to get away from there. He skidded on the road in his attempt to get away. He slowed his speed down; he didn't want anyone to know that something was wrong. He drove to the Caravan Park got out and knocked on the door.
It was ages before anyone answered. It was still early. Finally Jade answered. She let Kane in and he saw dani and Rhys coming down the stairs.
"Um, hi"
"Kirstys upstairs" dani replied. Okay so she was no longer scared of him but she was a long way away from being able to hold a conversation.
"You can wait down here" Rhys said coldly. There was no way that man was going up to his daughter's bedroom. He didn't trust him as far as he could throw him.
"Dad, let him go up" Dani replied, looking at her father. He wanted to see Kirsty and dani didn't want him sitting downstairs. Rhys reluctantly agreed, but it was only for Dani's sake. Kane walked up the stairs and saw Kirsty bedroom. He knocked on the door. No answer. He opened the door to see Kirsty was still asleep. He smiled, she looked peaceful, lots better than the last time he'd seen her. He sat on her bed and kissed her lightly on the lips. She stirred and woke up.
"Morning beautiful"
"How long have you been here?"
"Not long"
"And my dad let you up?" Kirsty couldn't believe it.
"Well, no, it was Dani actually. Maybe things are starting to go right for us babe." Kane said with a hopeful smile. Kirsty sat up and kissed him.
"Come on, help me get my things together."
Kane looked confused.
"I'm going home you idiot!" Kirsty said laughing. Kane looked worried, was she ready? Kirsty walked over and hugged him, as if to confirm she was. They grabbed her bags and Kane waited outside whilst Kirsty got dressed. She walked out, reached for Kane's hand and the walked down the stairs. Kirsty walked into the dining room.
"So you're off then?" Rhys asked.
Kane kissed Kirsty's cheek. "I'll be waiting in the car okay babe?" He walked past Dani. "Thanks for helping yesterday" Dani nodded. Kane walked out. Kirsty looked at her father and sister.
"Thanks, for letting Kane visit and stuff"
Dani nodded, she walked up and gave her sister a hug. But Rhys was still finding it all too hard to grasp. He touched Kirsty shoulder affectionately, which Kirsty settled for.
"Say goodbye to Jade for me?" Kirsty asked her sister. Dani smiled and walked Kirsty to the door. Kane was standing by the car. Dani watched as Kirsty walked up, kissed Kane and they drove off. Rhys stood behind her, remembering what Kane had just done, and he had helped to cover it up. How was he going to sort this mess out?
Kane's aunt looked at him. He was his father's son alright, always in trouble, always trying to get himself out of his latest mess. What was it this time? Robbery? Assault? Kane looked out the window. How was he meant to tell his aunt that he'd just killed somebody? His heart was in his throat, beating so fast he felt sick.
"Kane?" His aunt looked at him. Kane turned to face her.
"I don't know what to do. I can't talk anybody else."
Kane aunt was starting to get really worried. Kane usually kept his feelings bottled up. "Kane, you can always talk to me"
Kane looked at his aunt, she looked so concerned. She'd stuck by him over the rape charge, but would she stick by him for murder.
"I.ummmm, I..."
"What? Kane's aunt was getting agitated, nervous about what her nephew was about to tell her.
"I . want to do something special for my girlfriend" Kane finished. He couldn't bring himself to tell her. His aunt would have no more family left if he went to prison. He felt so stupid. Even he was smart enough to come up with a better lie than that!
His aunt breathed a sigh of relief. "Is that all? I thought it was something serious."
Kane gave a weak smile. No that wasn't all, but was all he was going to tell her!
His aunt put the keys in the ignition and started the car. She smiled at Kane but he felt sick, for lying, for hiding such a guilty secret. He looked out the window and was silent all the way home.
* * *
Kane tossed and turned all night. He kept seeing Seb lying on the pier and then in the water. The house was silent without Kirsty. His aunt had sat with him, trying to get him to tell her everything about Kirsty. He'd just wanted her to leave. He hated lying, plus the lie was so stupid. She had done so much for him and here he was betraying her. He got up early to see the sun rise. He wanted to go see Kirsty as soon as possible. He missed her, and wanted her to come home. He got dressed, tidied up and set off to see Kirsty.
When he reached the bay, he realised he had to pick up his car. He'd walked from his house in a bid to clear his head. But then he realised he was going to have to go back to the beach. See where it had all happened. He saw his car parked on the grass verge and ran to it, his palms were sweating. He had to get away from there. He skidded on the road in his attempt to get away. He slowed his speed down; he didn't want anyone to know that something was wrong. He drove to the Caravan Park got out and knocked on the door.
It was ages before anyone answered. It was still early. Finally Jade answered. She let Kane in and he saw dani and Rhys coming down the stairs.
"Um, hi"
"Kirstys upstairs" dani replied. Okay so she was no longer scared of him but she was a long way away from being able to hold a conversation.
"You can wait down here" Rhys said coldly. There was no way that man was going up to his daughter's bedroom. He didn't trust him as far as he could throw him.
"Dad, let him go up" Dani replied, looking at her father. He wanted to see Kirsty and dani didn't want him sitting downstairs. Rhys reluctantly agreed, but it was only for Dani's sake. Kane walked up the stairs and saw Kirsty bedroom. He knocked on the door. No answer. He opened the door to see Kirsty was still asleep. He smiled, she looked peaceful, lots better than the last time he'd seen her. He sat on her bed and kissed her lightly on the lips. She stirred and woke up.
"Morning beautiful"
"How long have you been here?"
"Not long"
"And my dad let you up?" Kirsty couldn't believe it.
"Well, no, it was Dani actually. Maybe things are starting to go right for us babe." Kane said with a hopeful smile. Kirsty sat up and kissed him.
"Come on, help me get my things together."
Kane looked confused.
"I'm going home you idiot!" Kirsty said laughing. Kane looked worried, was she ready? Kirsty walked over and hugged him, as if to confirm she was. They grabbed her bags and Kane waited outside whilst Kirsty got dressed. She walked out, reached for Kane's hand and the walked down the stairs. Kirsty walked into the dining room.
"So you're off then?" Rhys asked.
Kane kissed Kirsty's cheek. "I'll be waiting in the car okay babe?" He walked past Dani. "Thanks for helping yesterday" Dani nodded. Kane walked out. Kirsty looked at her father and sister.
"Thanks, for letting Kane visit and stuff"
Dani nodded, she walked up and gave her sister a hug. But Rhys was still finding it all too hard to grasp. He touched Kirsty shoulder affectionately, which Kirsty settled for.
"Say goodbye to Jade for me?" Kirsty asked her sister. Dani smiled and walked Kirsty to the door. Kane was standing by the car. Dani watched as Kirsty walked up, kissed Kane and they drove off. Rhys stood behind her, remembering what Kane had just done, and he had helped to cover it up. How was he going to sort this mess out?
