It was the day that Kirsty was to be properly reunited with her family again
- at home. Someone had come to visit her every day but it hadn't been the
same, no one was comfortable. Rhys came to pick up Kirsty as the family prepared a
meal back home. They'd decided that even though Kirsty had done a stupid
thing, there was no point blaming her now, they had to get her back on track again.
After a silent journey home, Rhys and Kirsty arrived at the caravan park. The
family were sitting at the dinner table with a specially prepared meal for
Kirsty.
"Hey, Kirsty...nice to have you back." said Dani.
"Yeah, it's nice to be back." said Kirsty, not really meaning it.
"We've cooked a special meal for you, Kirst." her mother told her.
"Sorry, mum, and everyone, I know you've put alot of work into this but I'm
really wrecked, do you mind if I just go to bed?"
"Em, no, not at all, we can always heat this up at another time."
At that, Kirsty ascended the stairs to her room. Soon after, Jade followed,
knowing that there was something not right with her sister. Dani went out to
see Josh and Brodie went to her shared room. The parents sat down in front of
the TV, disappointed that their efforts hadn't worked.
"Kirst...are you ok?"
Kirsty was lying on her bed, almost in tears and the strange thing was that
she wasn't even sure why.
"I'll be fine."
"Aw, come on, Kirst, I can read you like a book. Tell me what's up."
"That's the thing, Jade, I don't know what's up."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, I don't know...I just feel so empty inside, like there's nothing there.
I can't explain it."
"I know how you feel, Kirsty. I was the same when I had, em, bulimia. It was
like I didn't care about anything and nothing mattered, I was just like a
zombie, walking around and doing nothing."
"Yeah...what did you do?"
"I got over it. I hung out with my friends, with you."
"You're the best sister, Jade!"
"You better not let Dani hear you say that!"
"Oh, she has Josh now!"
"Seriously, though, you will be fine, Kirsty. Just talk to me, ok. The
mistake I made was that I never told anyone a thing. I kept it all bottled up until
finally I cracked. You'll get through this, trust me."
"Thanks, Jade."
"Let's go downstairs then. Let's go out, to the Diner or somewhere, just
like we used to!"
"I can't."
"You can!"
"Everyone knows about me, Jade."
"So what!"
"Well, I don't want people staring at me."
"They won't."
"They already have, on the way home, me and Dad stopped in at the Surf Club
and it went silent, Jade. People will stare."
"What if they do? What does it matter?"
"It matters to me, Jade!"
"What happened to the Kirsty who didn't care what other people thought of
her?"
"Whatever."
"What's that meant to mean?"
"Nothing."
"Kirsty!"
"What?"
"What's got into you?"
"Jade, just go, ok. Please, just go."
"Fine, suit yourself."
At that, Jade got up and left the room with a tear in her eye. Just as Jade
was running down the stairs, Dani was coming up them.
"What's up, Jade?"
"Oh, ask her!" Jade said as she pointed in the direction of her bedroom.
Dani opened the door of the twins' bedroom, noticing that Kirsty was facing the
wall, crying to herself. Kirsty heard the door open and presumed it was Jade.
"Give it a rest, I'm not coming out, I thought I told you!"
"Nice to see you too."
"Oh, Dani, sorry, I thought you were Jade."
"What's happened between you guys?"
"Nothing and that's the whole problem, we're not the same anymore."
"Maybe you should just talk to her."
"I've tried, I just did there but we don't understand each other anymore, I
mean, she asked me to go to the Diner with her but I didn't want to because I
don't want everyone staring at me but she couldn't get that. She doesn't know
what it feels like because she's such a goody goody."
"Kirsty, don't talk about her like that. You don't mean it."
"I do! She's never felt the way I feel. She's never been stared at and
talked about, no one in this family has, no one understands."
"You're wrong there."
"No I'm not."
"I know how you feel."
"How can you?"
Dani took a deep breath...
"After the courtcase with Kane, when he was found not guilty, I got a lot of
looks and I knew people were talking about me. Many of them stopped believing
me and started to believe Kane, it wasn't until he apologised that people were
ok with me again."
Kirsty didn't know what to say. She'd been so inconsiderate of other
people's feelings, of course Dani knew how it felt, she had had it much worse and it
hadn't even been her fault.
"I, em, I'm sorry, I was just being selfish..."
"No, you weren't. I know what it's like to be depressed, Kirsty and it's
not pleasant. You'll get over it. It will take time but you'll get there."
"How, Dani? How?"
"Just trust me. Round about now, you'll be thinking that everyone hates you
for what you're putting them through but it's not true. We love you, Kirsty."
"Yeah, well, Jade has a funny way of showing it."
"She's just worried that she doesn't get you anymore."
"I'm worried that she doesn't get me anymore."
"All you can do is talk to her. And don't get mad at her, it doesn't work
that way. She'll just end up resenting you. When I was depressed, I went totally
mad with Brodie. I didn't talk to her and we had to totally rebuild our
relationship, I don't want you and Jade to have to do that."
"Neither do I but I can't see a way through this."
"When she comes home, tell her how you're feeling. Make her understand you
all over again, she'll be grateful."
"I'll give it a go but I'm not promising anything. Anyway, can we change the
subject, please? How are things with you and Josh, going well?"
"I'm not sure, we've not spoke properly since the sit in because I've been
caught up at home but I don't know, he, I don't know."
"What is it?"
"Ok, well, em, no one knows this except Josh so keep it to yourself but on
the night of the school sit in, I told Josh about Kane."
"Oh...how did he take it?"
"Then, he was great, he was supportive and he was just amazing..."
"But now..."
"Now, I don't know, I don't think he can deal with it, I really don't know.
Whenever I've spoken to him, like just now, he's been really off with me and
I'm just begging that Kane isn't standing in our way. Just there, he said he
had work to do but that's never stopped him before."
"I hope it's ok for you, Dani, you've been through enough."
"Hmmm. Anyway, I have to go and see Brodie, I think she's in a bit of a
strop over something."
"Oh, I meant to ask, what did I say to her when I was, you know."
"You actually told her that she was the devil!"
"I didn't!"
"Honestly, Kirst."
"I better apologise."
"Let me tackle her first, see what kind of mood she's in."
"Ok."
Dani got up and approached the door...
"Hey, Dan..."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks, thanks a lot."
"No probs."
- at home. Someone had come to visit her every day but it hadn't been the
same, no one was comfortable. Rhys came to pick up Kirsty as the family prepared a
meal back home. They'd decided that even though Kirsty had done a stupid
thing, there was no point blaming her now, they had to get her back on track again.
After a silent journey home, Rhys and Kirsty arrived at the caravan park. The
family were sitting at the dinner table with a specially prepared meal for
Kirsty.
"Hey, Kirsty...nice to have you back." said Dani.
"Yeah, it's nice to be back." said Kirsty, not really meaning it.
"We've cooked a special meal for you, Kirst." her mother told her.
"Sorry, mum, and everyone, I know you've put alot of work into this but I'm
really wrecked, do you mind if I just go to bed?"
"Em, no, not at all, we can always heat this up at another time."
At that, Kirsty ascended the stairs to her room. Soon after, Jade followed,
knowing that there was something not right with her sister. Dani went out to
see Josh and Brodie went to her shared room. The parents sat down in front of
the TV, disappointed that their efforts hadn't worked.
"Kirst...are you ok?"
Kirsty was lying on her bed, almost in tears and the strange thing was that
she wasn't even sure why.
"I'll be fine."
"Aw, come on, Kirst, I can read you like a book. Tell me what's up."
"That's the thing, Jade, I don't know what's up."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, I don't know...I just feel so empty inside, like there's nothing there.
I can't explain it."
"I know how you feel, Kirsty. I was the same when I had, em, bulimia. It was
like I didn't care about anything and nothing mattered, I was just like a
zombie, walking around and doing nothing."
"Yeah...what did you do?"
"I got over it. I hung out with my friends, with you."
"You're the best sister, Jade!"
"You better not let Dani hear you say that!"
"Oh, she has Josh now!"
"Seriously, though, you will be fine, Kirsty. Just talk to me, ok. The
mistake I made was that I never told anyone a thing. I kept it all bottled up until
finally I cracked. You'll get through this, trust me."
"Thanks, Jade."
"Let's go downstairs then. Let's go out, to the Diner or somewhere, just
like we used to!"
"I can't."
"You can!"
"Everyone knows about me, Jade."
"So what!"
"Well, I don't want people staring at me."
"They won't."
"They already have, on the way home, me and Dad stopped in at the Surf Club
and it went silent, Jade. People will stare."
"What if they do? What does it matter?"
"It matters to me, Jade!"
"What happened to the Kirsty who didn't care what other people thought of
her?"
"Whatever."
"What's that meant to mean?"
"Nothing."
"Kirsty!"
"What?"
"What's got into you?"
"Jade, just go, ok. Please, just go."
"Fine, suit yourself."
At that, Jade got up and left the room with a tear in her eye. Just as Jade
was running down the stairs, Dani was coming up them.
"What's up, Jade?"
"Oh, ask her!" Jade said as she pointed in the direction of her bedroom.
Dani opened the door of the twins' bedroom, noticing that Kirsty was facing the
wall, crying to herself. Kirsty heard the door open and presumed it was Jade.
"Give it a rest, I'm not coming out, I thought I told you!"
"Nice to see you too."
"Oh, Dani, sorry, I thought you were Jade."
"What's happened between you guys?"
"Nothing and that's the whole problem, we're not the same anymore."
"Maybe you should just talk to her."
"I've tried, I just did there but we don't understand each other anymore, I
mean, she asked me to go to the Diner with her but I didn't want to because I
don't want everyone staring at me but she couldn't get that. She doesn't know
what it feels like because she's such a goody goody."
"Kirsty, don't talk about her like that. You don't mean it."
"I do! She's never felt the way I feel. She's never been stared at and
talked about, no one in this family has, no one understands."
"You're wrong there."
"No I'm not."
"I know how you feel."
"How can you?"
Dani took a deep breath...
"After the courtcase with Kane, when he was found not guilty, I got a lot of
looks and I knew people were talking about me. Many of them stopped believing
me and started to believe Kane, it wasn't until he apologised that people were
ok with me again."
Kirsty didn't know what to say. She'd been so inconsiderate of other
people's feelings, of course Dani knew how it felt, she had had it much worse and it
hadn't even been her fault.
"I, em, I'm sorry, I was just being selfish..."
"No, you weren't. I know what it's like to be depressed, Kirsty and it's
not pleasant. You'll get over it. It will take time but you'll get there."
"How, Dani? How?"
"Just trust me. Round about now, you'll be thinking that everyone hates you
for what you're putting them through but it's not true. We love you, Kirsty."
"Yeah, well, Jade has a funny way of showing it."
"She's just worried that she doesn't get you anymore."
"I'm worried that she doesn't get me anymore."
"All you can do is talk to her. And don't get mad at her, it doesn't work
that way. She'll just end up resenting you. When I was depressed, I went totally
mad with Brodie. I didn't talk to her and we had to totally rebuild our
relationship, I don't want you and Jade to have to do that."
"Neither do I but I can't see a way through this."
"When she comes home, tell her how you're feeling. Make her understand you
all over again, she'll be grateful."
"I'll give it a go but I'm not promising anything. Anyway, can we change the
subject, please? How are things with you and Josh, going well?"
"I'm not sure, we've not spoke properly since the sit in because I've been
caught up at home but I don't know, he, I don't know."
"What is it?"
"Ok, well, em, no one knows this except Josh so keep it to yourself but on
the night of the school sit in, I told Josh about Kane."
"Oh...how did he take it?"
"Then, he was great, he was supportive and he was just amazing..."
"But now..."
"Now, I don't know, I don't think he can deal with it, I really don't know.
Whenever I've spoken to him, like just now, he's been really off with me and
I'm just begging that Kane isn't standing in our way. Just there, he said he
had work to do but that's never stopped him before."
"I hope it's ok for you, Dani, you've been through enough."
"Hmmm. Anyway, I have to go and see Brodie, I think she's in a bit of a
strop over something."
"Oh, I meant to ask, what did I say to her when I was, you know."
"You actually told her that she was the devil!"
"I didn't!"
"Honestly, Kirst."
"I better apologise."
"Let me tackle her first, see what kind of mood she's in."
"Ok."
Dani got up and approached the door...
"Hey, Dan..."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks, thanks a lot."
"No probs."