As usual with Kane's life just as things were
looking up something came along to crush it down.And as usual his brother Scott
was behind it
A couple of months had passed , apart from the
fact that Kirsty,s attempts at cooking were awful , so it was a good job that
Kane seemed to be able to eat absolutely anything, no matter how horrible it
looked, they had settled into a nice comfortable routine.Kirsty had mended a
lot of bridges at school and Kane was enjoying work.He had inherited his aunts
house and they were planning whether to sell it and move from Yabbie Creek to
Summer Bay so Kirsty wouldn't have to travel so far to school ,Kane quite fancied
the idea of getting a permanent mooring and living on a boat , but Kirsty
wasn't so sure.
Kane came home from visiting his brother in
prison with a black eye
When Kirsty asked him about it he just said
that Scott had lost his block because he wouldn't do him a favour.Eventually he
told her that Scott owed a lot of money to some bloke called Tommo, who had
just served a short spell inside.Scott already owed him money and had gambled
and lost .Now he wanted to repay Tommo by having Kane help him out with a
"job".Kane had told Scott that he wasn't interested, he didn't do that kind of
thing anymore.Why should he , he'd got a good job, a girlfriend , that kind of
life was a thing of the past
Scott got angry then. "I looked out for you
when no one else would.That kind of life is what fed and clothed us and you did
it then."
"Only cos you made me, only cos I was more
scared of you than the cops."Kane replied. "I'm not a kid now , you don't own
me,and there's no way I'm gonna do it."
That was when Scott went mad and punched
him.The prison wardens dragged Scott off and Kane went home.
"The thing is," he said to Kirsty , "Scott's
all the family I've got , and now I reckon I'm gonna have to cut him outa my
life.I don't want to be sucked into that life again.Always running and hiding.I
just want to be with you and be happy."
Kirsty hated to see Kane upset, but she knew it
had to be his decision.She would be there for him and he knew it.
When the usual time for his next visit to Scott
came Kane ignored it and instead took Kirsty out for the day.They had a great
time , but sometimes Kirsty thought he looked a little down so she made an
extra effort to make him happy.On the way home from the beach Kane suddenly
stopped, turned to face Kirsty and said,
"Kirst I've wanted to say this for ages but I
just couldn't find the words.I love you , I will always love you and I would do
any thing for you."
Kirsty looked at him and smiled and said "I've
known that for ages , I was just wondering how long it would take you to say it."
"Hey, smarty-pants aren't ya supposed to say I
love you too."Kane laughed.
"OK if you insist."said Kirsty and shouted it
as loud as she could.
They were so happy , so oblivious to the
tragedy that was awaiting them.
A couple of days later Kane was walking to work
along the footpath when suddenly Tommo and four other thugs appeared in front
of him.
"Well look if it isn't Kane Phillips , "got any last requests loser!"
Kane had spotted that two of them had baseball
bats .He knew he was in for a beating, he punched Tommo in the belly and
started to run.One of the guys grabbed him , he felt the thud and the pain of
the baseball bat as it hit him across the shoulders.He fought back , but there
were too many of them .He felt Tommo punch him in the belly as the others tried
to hold him still, he had a weird sensation and when he looked down he saw he
was bleeding, Tommo hadn't punched him , he'd stabbed him!
"Someone's coming" one of them shouted,they
dragged Kane with them into the trees lining the path and Tommo gave him one
last blow to the head with a baseball bat.
One of the other guys , called Greg , started
to panic, "leave him Tommo , Scott didn't want us to kill him.He just said do
him over, teach him a lesson."They all ran off, leaving Kane lying in the bushes
.He tried to move but couldn't, he could feel his grip on consciousness fading.
Shadow had been barking , he ran to the
approaching figure and back to Kane.To and fro trying to get the man to
understand , to follow him, to help Kane.
Sutherland followed the little dog curious
to see what it wanted.He saw a figure lying on the ground his eye swelling up,
gasping for breath, moaning , blood beginning to turn his blue t-shirt
crimson.He saw the man he hated and despised most in the world ,Kane Phillips
looking up something came along to crush it down.And as usual his brother Scott
was behind it
A couple of months had passed , apart from the
fact that Kirsty,s attempts at cooking were awful , so it was a good job that
Kane seemed to be able to eat absolutely anything, no matter how horrible it
looked, they had settled into a nice comfortable routine.Kirsty had mended a
lot of bridges at school and Kane was enjoying work.He had inherited his aunts
house and they were planning whether to sell it and move from Yabbie Creek to
Summer Bay so Kirsty wouldn't have to travel so far to school ,Kane quite fancied
the idea of getting a permanent mooring and living on a boat , but Kirsty
wasn't so sure.
Kane came home from visiting his brother in
prison with a black eye
When Kirsty asked him about it he just said
that Scott had lost his block because he wouldn't do him a favour.Eventually he
told her that Scott owed a lot of money to some bloke called Tommo, who had
just served a short spell inside.Scott already owed him money and had gambled
and lost .Now he wanted to repay Tommo by having Kane help him out with a
"job".Kane had told Scott that he wasn't interested, he didn't do that kind of
thing anymore.Why should he , he'd got a good job, a girlfriend , that kind of
life was a thing of the past
Scott got angry then. "I looked out for you
when no one else would.That kind of life is what fed and clothed us and you did
it then."
"Only cos you made me, only cos I was more
scared of you than the cops."Kane replied. "I'm not a kid now , you don't own
me,and there's no way I'm gonna do it."
That was when Scott went mad and punched
him.The prison wardens dragged Scott off and Kane went home.
"The thing is," he said to Kirsty , "Scott's
all the family I've got , and now I reckon I'm gonna have to cut him outa my
life.I don't want to be sucked into that life again.Always running and hiding.I
just want to be with you and be happy."
Kirsty hated to see Kane upset, but she knew it
had to be his decision.She would be there for him and he knew it.
When the usual time for his next visit to Scott
came Kane ignored it and instead took Kirsty out for the day.They had a great
time , but sometimes Kirsty thought he looked a little down so she made an
extra effort to make him happy.On the way home from the beach Kane suddenly
stopped, turned to face Kirsty and said,
"Kirst I've wanted to say this for ages but I
just couldn't find the words.I love you , I will always love you and I would do
any thing for you."
Kirsty looked at him and smiled and said "I've
known that for ages , I was just wondering how long it would take you to say it."
"Hey, smarty-pants aren't ya supposed to say I
love you too."Kane laughed.
"OK if you insist."said Kirsty and shouted it
as loud as she could.
They were so happy , so oblivious to the
tragedy that was awaiting them.
A couple of days later Kane was walking to work
along the footpath when suddenly Tommo and four other thugs appeared in front
of him.
"Well look if it isn't Kane Phillips , "got any last requests loser!"
Kane had spotted that two of them had baseball
bats .He knew he was in for a beating, he punched Tommo in the belly and
started to run.One of the guys grabbed him , he felt the thud and the pain of
the baseball bat as it hit him across the shoulders.He fought back , but there
were too many of them .He felt Tommo punch him in the belly as the others tried
to hold him still, he had a weird sensation and when he looked down he saw he
was bleeding, Tommo hadn't punched him , he'd stabbed him!
"Someone's coming" one of them shouted,they
dragged Kane with them into the trees lining the path and Tommo gave him one
last blow to the head with a baseball bat.
One of the other guys , called Greg , started
to panic, "leave him Tommo , Scott didn't want us to kill him.He just said do
him over, teach him a lesson."They all ran off, leaving Kane lying in the bushes
.He tried to move but couldn't, he could feel his grip on consciousness fading.
Shadow had been barking , he ran to the
approaching figure and back to Kane.To and fro trying to get the man to
understand , to follow him, to help Kane.
Sutherland followed the little dog curious
to see what it wanted.He saw a figure lying on the ground his eye swelling up,
gasping for breath, moaning , blood beginning to turn his blue t-shirt
crimson.He saw the man he hated and despised most in the world ,Kane Phillips