CHAPTER 3
As she ran to the rock pool , she felt a joy ,
a surge of electrifying energy Kane was waiting and he loved her!!
She saw him , he smiled , she ran to him they
threw their arms around each other two halves now made whole. Their joy was so
intense and so complete that for the longest time they did not need to speak to
communicate.They kissed and hugged and kissed again and held each other tight ,
finally breathless , Kirsty finally spoke .
"I love you so much Kane , tell me right now
are you going to stick around , because I could not bear to lose you
again?"
"I'm here for as long as you want me to be here
, if you had asked me to go now I would have , even though it would have hurt
so much , but if you want me to stay for good then I promise I won't run out on
you again . I'm here to stay."
"What do we do about everyone else though , my
family , Dani ?"Kirsty asked
"I reckon we don't worry about it today , today
is just for us , and tomorrow we tell them , You're nearly 17 now , it's going
to be different this time.No sneaking about, I'll do anything you want me to , mediation , the whole business , but
we're not going to be split up again. I can look after you now , it'll be
easier this time.And guess what else Kirst , I've got my masters ticket now
just like I said I would How about you , did you go back to school to be a P.E.
teacher?"
Kirsty smiled "Yes when I got your letter I
went for it like you said and whenever I get really down about school I think
of you and the time we went out on the boat and you told me you were going back
to TAFE and you were going to be a sea captain.I remember how excited you were
and how you told me I could do it too.I always felt so confident when I was
with you ."
"I know Babe , me too ," and they kissed again.
Much later Kirsty went home , as she walked
through the door she could feel the tension , the whole house was silent , they
all stared at her.She knew that they
knew , and she just wanted to make them understand.
"Where have you been , Seb said you were sick
and on your way home hours ago.We've been worried!" Rhys snapped.
Kirsty realised there was no point lying , she
didn't know how they knew , but there was no mistaking their hostile looks ,
she remembered them only too well.
"I bumped into an old friend who I haven't seen
for ages , we got talking,"said Kirsty.
"How dare you call that piece of filth a friend
!" shouted Rhys .
"So I take it you know that Kane's back" said
Kirsty as sarcastically as she dared , it was now or never "We decided that
this time we're not going to sneak around , and nothing is going to split us up
ever again!"
With that Kirsty ran upstairs , unsure of what
to do now , should she start packing now , wait until morning , she knew they
wouln't let her stay , in despair she rang Kane .
"Don't worry babe , I can come and get you now
if you want or if you think it would do any good you could try talking to them
, I'll even talk to them if you want."
Kirsty decided that she could not bear to see
their bitter expressions contorted with pain and despair and distaste.She could
not put herself through looking at the dismay and disapproval of her sisters
and her father, she arranged to meet Kane at the bottom of the driveway ,
packed her things , told her family not to worry , that she loved them and
hoped that they believed her , climbed into Kane's car and left.
Throughout the whole process none of her family looked at her or
spoke to her . It was as if she was invisible and as she shut the door to the
house behind her Kirsty heard a whooshing sound , as if everyone had been
holding their breath , only to simultaneously exhale.Was it a collective sigh
of relief , that at least they were all spared the arguing for tonight , had
they decided on this plan of action while she was out with Kane and how had
they known anyway?All these thoughts crossed Kirsty's mind , but as soon as she
saw Kane she forgot them all .All that mattered was how she felt in his arms as
he kissed her.
Kane started the engine and drove Kirsty to his
aunt's house , to their new beginning .
As she ran to the rock pool , she felt a joy ,
a surge of electrifying energy Kane was waiting and he loved her!!
She saw him , he smiled , she ran to him they
threw their arms around each other two halves now made whole. Their joy was so
intense and so complete that for the longest time they did not need to speak to
communicate.They kissed and hugged and kissed again and held each other tight ,
finally breathless , Kirsty finally spoke .
"I love you so much Kane , tell me right now
are you going to stick around , because I could not bear to lose you
again?"
"I'm here for as long as you want me to be here
, if you had asked me to go now I would have , even though it would have hurt
so much , but if you want me to stay for good then I promise I won't run out on
you again . I'm here to stay."
"What do we do about everyone else though , my
family , Dani ?"Kirsty asked
"I reckon we don't worry about it today , today
is just for us , and tomorrow we tell them , You're nearly 17 now , it's going
to be different this time.No sneaking about, I'll do anything you want me to , mediation , the whole business , but
we're not going to be split up again. I can look after you now , it'll be
easier this time.And guess what else Kirst , I've got my masters ticket now
just like I said I would How about you , did you go back to school to be a P.E.
teacher?"
Kirsty smiled "Yes when I got your letter I
went for it like you said and whenever I get really down about school I think
of you and the time we went out on the boat and you told me you were going back
to TAFE and you were going to be a sea captain.I remember how excited you were
and how you told me I could do it too.I always felt so confident when I was
with you ."
"I know Babe , me too ," and they kissed again.
Much later Kirsty went home , as she walked
through the door she could feel the tension , the whole house was silent , they
all stared at her.She knew that they
knew , and she just wanted to make them understand.
"Where have you been , Seb said you were sick
and on your way home hours ago.We've been worried!" Rhys snapped.
Kirsty realised there was no point lying , she
didn't know how they knew , but there was no mistaking their hostile looks ,
she remembered them only too well.
"I bumped into an old friend who I haven't seen
for ages , we got talking,"said Kirsty.
"How dare you call that piece of filth a friend
!" shouted Rhys .
"So I take it you know that Kane's back" said
Kirsty as sarcastically as she dared , it was now or never "We decided that
this time we're not going to sneak around , and nothing is going to split us up
ever again!"
With that Kirsty ran upstairs , unsure of what
to do now , should she start packing now , wait until morning , she knew they
wouln't let her stay , in despair she rang Kane .
"Don't worry babe , I can come and get you now
if you want or if you think it would do any good you could try talking to them
, I'll even talk to them if you want."
Kirsty decided that she could not bear to see
their bitter expressions contorted with pain and despair and distaste.She could
not put herself through looking at the dismay and disapproval of her sisters
and her father, she arranged to meet Kane at the bottom of the driveway ,
packed her things , told her family not to worry , that she loved them and
hoped that they believed her , climbed into Kane's car and left.
Throughout the whole process none of her family looked at her or
spoke to her . It was as if she was invisible and as she shut the door to the
house behind her Kirsty heard a whooshing sound , as if everyone had been
holding their breath , only to simultaneously exhale.Was it a collective sigh
of relief , that at least they were all spared the arguing for tonight , had
they decided on this plan of action while she was out with Kane and how had
they known anyway?All these thoughts crossed Kirsty's mind , but as soon as she
saw Kane she forgot them all .All that mattered was how she felt in his arms as
he kissed her.
Kane started the engine and drove Kirsty to his
aunt's house , to their new beginning .