CHAPTER 2
Kane arrived at his aunts house,and let himself in.His aunt was now much worse and had been admitted to hospital.He went to see her, and was shocked at how ill she looked.They were closer than they had been ,but conversation was still strained.His aunt had never been that keen on forming a relationship with Kane , she had been married to Kane's uncle , he was an abusive drunk just like his brother ,Kane's dad , and to be honest she had had her fill of the Phillips'.She originally agreed to take him in after Scott went to prison ,simply because she needed the rent money.They had mostly kept out of each others way ,Kane rarely being indoors anyway.Since he had started to turn his life around and kept out of trouble , she was less wary of him , and at least he had come to see her.She had changed her will leaving her house to Kane , she felt that Scott would just squander it, but Kane was unaware of this.
Kane wished that he could find the right words to say , to let her know that he cared about her , but it was hard to talk to someone who he knew was dying and still there was that fear of rejection , what if she didn't really want him here?She must have sensed his discomfort and told him how pleased she was that he had come back and that she was proud of him and had missed him.Kane was amazed he never really thought she even liked him that much ,and he went back to the house knowing that he had done the right thing by coming back.
Thoughts of Kirsty were never far from his mind , he knew he couldn't just turn up at the caravan park – the Sutherlands would probably lynch him!He decided to write Kirsty a note asking to meet him at the rock pool he said he would understand if she didn't want to , after all she might have a new boyfriend or even worse she might hate him now.
Kirsty was preparing a meal with Dani ,Dani was telling her about a new bloke Scott, Dani's boyfriend had taken on at the boat yard.
"Apparently he's got fantastic references and when him and Scott met they hit it off straight away.He's got a master's ticket and everything ,so he'll be able to take the boats out and it means Scott will actually have some time to spend with me now,cos he's been working such long hours we never seem to see each other.Scott said this bloke used to be from around here , but he had a bit of a dodgy past and left,but Scott says he's totally reformed and really popular where he's working now.It's such a relief for Scott , he's been looking out for the right guy for ages…Kirsty are you listening to me?"
"Sorry ,what?"Kirsty's mind had been a million miles away.She often thought about Kane , but today she just couldn't get him off her mind.She wondered if she was going mad , surely she should be over him by now?
The next day after school Seb,Kirsty's boyfriend, Kirsty , Jade and Nick went to the drop in centre after school.
"Hey, Kirsty there's a letter here for you on the notice board!I hope it's not from a secret admirer!" , joked Seb.
Kirsty took the letter and read it.Her face turned white as a sheet.
"Kirsty , you look like you've seen a ghost are you all right?" , Jade was concerned.
"umm, I think I,ll go home , I feel a bit ill."Kirsty replied.
She persuaded them to stay , she would be O.K on her own.
In the space of a heart beat she had made up her mind what to do.
Kirsty ran as fast as she could to the rock pool, to the place where her true love was waiting for her.