CHAPTER
Dani was getting worried about Rhys's strange
behaviour.He had come home , grabbed a bottle of whisky from the cabinet and
locked himself in his room.She had rung Shelley, who advised her to speak to
Beth ,Scott's mum.She was Rhys's new partner and Shelley was wary of stepping
on her toes.Rhys refused to speak to anyone and when the police arrived an hour
later Dani started to panic.She rang Scott, who told her that Kane hadn't
turned up for work , so he couldn't come to the house straight away . "Bloody
Kane" , thought Dani , "why does he muck everything up!"
Rhys came out of his room to talk to the police.He wasn't making much
sense and Inspector Carter was getting increasingly frustrated.
"I did it for you Dani" ,Rhys
kept repeating.
"Did what?" asked Dani, she was getting more and more scared.The police
had mentioned a serious assault , it might yet be murder, what did that have to
do with her father?
"I just left him there .. To die ..I couldn't help him.. Couldn't bring
myself to help him...I thought , how easy it would be to leave him. All our
problems over.I did it for you Dani.."
Dani and the police began to understand what Rhys was saying.
Dani was horrified , "How can you say you did it for me?You can't put your guilt on
me like that Dad! You did it for yourself , for your bitterness and hatred!"
Rhys was getting more and more agitated , why was Dani being like this.Why didn't
she back him up .He did it for her.But a little voice in the back of his head
spoke the truth ,he did it for his own vengeance.He left a man to die, to
satisfy his own need for revenge. My god , what had he done!Kane had saved both
his daughter and wife , risked his own life to do it , after the ship wreck ,
and now Rhys had left him to die.What kind of a man had he become? How bitter
and warped had his hatred made him? He looked at Dani and thought he would die when he saw the look of pity and
disgust on her face, she turned away , unable to look him in the eye.In that
instance he knew what it was like to be judged , to feel like scum , to feel
like Kane.
The police took Rhys to the police station
to make a statement , at least he could give them a description of the thugs
responsible.They warned him however that there may yet be criminal charges laid
against him , for not calling the police , and not helping.
Dani was in a state of shock, she could not believe what her father had
done.The man who she loved and respected to behave like this, and to say he did
it fot her.She knew he needed help , but for now all she wanted was to feel
Scott's arms around her.
As soon as Dani filled Scott in he shut up the boat shed and came to her.
"Do you want to go to the police station , see how your dad is?", Scott asked.
"No I can't face him right now.He keeps saying he did it for me.But he didn't , he
did it for himself.Maybe I can see him later , but right now Kirsty needs us
.Can you imagine what she's going through , the police aren't sure if Kane will
make it, she must be going through hell."
"O.K. we'll head up to the hospital, best not say anything about your dad though ,
Kirsty's got enough to deal with right now."
Dani was getting worried about Rhys's strange
behaviour.He had come home , grabbed a bottle of whisky from the cabinet and
locked himself in his room.She had rung Shelley, who advised her to speak to
Beth ,Scott's mum.She was Rhys's new partner and Shelley was wary of stepping
on her toes.Rhys refused to speak to anyone and when the police arrived an hour
later Dani started to panic.She rang Scott, who told her that Kane hadn't
turned up for work , so he couldn't come to the house straight away . "Bloody
Kane" , thought Dani , "why does he muck everything up!"
Rhys came out of his room to talk to the police.He wasn't making much
sense and Inspector Carter was getting increasingly frustrated.
"I did it for you Dani" ,Rhys
kept repeating.
"Did what?" asked Dani, she was getting more and more scared.The police
had mentioned a serious assault , it might yet be murder, what did that have to
do with her father?
"I just left him there .. To die ..I couldn't help him.. Couldn't bring
myself to help him...I thought , how easy it would be to leave him. All our
problems over.I did it for you Dani.."
Dani and the police began to understand what Rhys was saying.
Dani was horrified , "How can you say you did it for me?You can't put your guilt on
me like that Dad! You did it for yourself , for your bitterness and hatred!"
Rhys was getting more and more agitated , why was Dani being like this.Why didn't
she back him up .He did it for her.But a little voice in the back of his head
spoke the truth ,he did it for his own vengeance.He left a man to die, to
satisfy his own need for revenge. My god , what had he done!Kane had saved both
his daughter and wife , risked his own life to do it , after the ship wreck ,
and now Rhys had left him to die.What kind of a man had he become? How bitter
and warped had his hatred made him? He looked at Dani and thought he would die when he saw the look of pity and
disgust on her face, she turned away , unable to look him in the eye.In that
instance he knew what it was like to be judged , to feel like scum , to feel
like Kane.
The police took Rhys to the police station
to make a statement , at least he could give them a description of the thugs
responsible.They warned him however that there may yet be criminal charges laid
against him , for not calling the police , and not helping.
Dani was in a state of shock, she could not believe what her father had
done.The man who she loved and respected to behave like this, and to say he did
it fot her.She knew he needed help , but for now all she wanted was to feel
Scott's arms around her.
As soon as Dani filled Scott in he shut up the boat shed and came to her.
"Do you want to go to the police station , see how your dad is?", Scott asked.
"No I can't face him right now.He keeps saying he did it for me.But he didn't , he
did it for himself.Maybe I can see him later , but right now Kirsty needs us
.Can you imagine what she's going through , the police aren't sure if Kane will
make it, she must be going through hell."
"O.K. we'll head up to the hospital, best not say anything about your dad though ,
Kirsty's got enough to deal with right now."