Chapter 38
When Kirsty and Kane arrived back at the caravan park, Shelley was already there. Dani had called her and Shelley had driven over as soon as possible. Kirsty walked back in holding Kane's hand. As soon as she saw her mother she ran over to her and hugged her tight. Rhys was angry but also relieved she was okay.
"Where the hell did you go, we've been worried sick." Rhys shouted at Kirsty.
"Rhys" Shelley frowned. "She's back now and she's safe. Look Kirsty, I know you probably just want to rest, but there are some things I need to talk to you about" As she said this Jade led her father outside. Kane went to go as well, but Shelley stopped him.
"No Kane, This is about you too." Kane slowly walked over and sat at the table next to Kirsty. He was expecting a lecture on why he and Kirsty shouldn't be together and about all the problems they'd had.
"What is it mum?" Kirsty was feeling confused.
"I've got a proposition for you. I want you to come back to the city with me, for good."
Kane wasn't expecting that.
Kirsty stared at her mother. "Leave summer bay and move to the city with you? What, both of us?"
Shelley nodded, "Both of you." She confirmed "If the past had taught me anything, its that I cant split you up."
"But I'd be leaving all my family. Dani, Jade, Dad, Max. My schools here as well"
"Well, yes, but you could come and visit whenever you want, and we'd find you a new school in the city." Shelley looked at Kane. "What do you think Kane?"
"Well, I think it's a great idea" he smiled, but the smile soon went when he saw Kirstys unhappy face. Shelley noticed it to.
"Well, how about I leave you to think about it. Take your time, and just tell me your answer when you're ready." Shelley got up and left. Kane reached over and took Kirstys hand.
"Babe, what's stopping us? If we stay here, it's not going to get any better. I mean there's nothing left for us here, just bad memories. If we made a fresh start, nobody would know the past, we could make new friends, and we could just get on with our lives as a normal couple."
Kirsty looked at Kane, a disgusted look on her face. "My whole life is here. Maybe you've got no family worth staying for, but I have."
"Kirst."
"My sisters are here. My sisters who I love."
"But you could visit them."
"I want to live with them, not visit them once or twice a year"
Kane's expression turned angry. "Kirsty, if we stay here, this place is going to tear us apart"
"Then maybe we should save it the trouble and just break up now. We obviously want different things" and with this, Kirsty stood up and ran out crying, leaving Kane sat at the table, his head in his hands.
* * *
Later Shelley walked in to find Kane sat on his own. He'd been crying. She sat down.
"Kane?"
"I don't understand it. If we stay here, we're gonna break up. We're strong, but not strong enough to handle all this mess, I'm not strong enough."
"Kane, you are strong enough, and you and Kirsty will get through whatever life throws at you. But you've got to listen to her. Family is very important to Kirsty; she's still not over the divorce. Just be there for her, talk to her, but also listen to her. Now where's she gone?"
"She ran off"
Shelley looked at him and Kane knew what he had to do.
"I'll go find her."
When Kirsty and Kane arrived back at the caravan park, Shelley was already there. Dani had called her and Shelley had driven over as soon as possible. Kirsty walked back in holding Kane's hand. As soon as she saw her mother she ran over to her and hugged her tight. Rhys was angry but also relieved she was okay.
"Where the hell did you go, we've been worried sick." Rhys shouted at Kirsty.
"Rhys" Shelley frowned. "She's back now and she's safe. Look Kirsty, I know you probably just want to rest, but there are some things I need to talk to you about" As she said this Jade led her father outside. Kane went to go as well, but Shelley stopped him.
"No Kane, This is about you too." Kane slowly walked over and sat at the table next to Kirsty. He was expecting a lecture on why he and Kirsty shouldn't be together and about all the problems they'd had.
"What is it mum?" Kirsty was feeling confused.
"I've got a proposition for you. I want you to come back to the city with me, for good."
Kane wasn't expecting that.
Kirsty stared at her mother. "Leave summer bay and move to the city with you? What, both of us?"
Shelley nodded, "Both of you." She confirmed "If the past had taught me anything, its that I cant split you up."
"But I'd be leaving all my family. Dani, Jade, Dad, Max. My schools here as well"
"Well, yes, but you could come and visit whenever you want, and we'd find you a new school in the city." Shelley looked at Kane. "What do you think Kane?"
"Well, I think it's a great idea" he smiled, but the smile soon went when he saw Kirstys unhappy face. Shelley noticed it to.
"Well, how about I leave you to think about it. Take your time, and just tell me your answer when you're ready." Shelley got up and left. Kane reached over and took Kirstys hand.
"Babe, what's stopping us? If we stay here, it's not going to get any better. I mean there's nothing left for us here, just bad memories. If we made a fresh start, nobody would know the past, we could make new friends, and we could just get on with our lives as a normal couple."
Kirsty looked at Kane, a disgusted look on her face. "My whole life is here. Maybe you've got no family worth staying for, but I have."
"Kirst."
"My sisters are here. My sisters who I love."
"But you could visit them."
"I want to live with them, not visit them once or twice a year"
Kane's expression turned angry. "Kirsty, if we stay here, this place is going to tear us apart"
"Then maybe we should save it the trouble and just break up now. We obviously want different things" and with this, Kirsty stood up and ran out crying, leaving Kane sat at the table, his head in his hands.
* * *
Later Shelley walked in to find Kane sat on his own. He'd been crying. She sat down.
"Kane?"
"I don't understand it. If we stay here, we're gonna break up. We're strong, but not strong enough to handle all this mess, I'm not strong enough."
"Kane, you are strong enough, and you and Kirsty will get through whatever life throws at you. But you've got to listen to her. Family is very important to Kirsty; she's still not over the divorce. Just be there for her, talk to her, but also listen to her. Now where's she gone?"
"She ran off"
Shelley looked at him and Kane knew what he had to do.
"I'll go find her."
