Dani ran and ran for what seemed like ages. She couldn't stop. She didn't want to be anywhere near what she had just seen. She didn't want to see it or them anymore even though it was replaying over and over in her head. She kept on running until she finally collapsed, breathless, shaking and crying. She'd ran so far that she didn't even know where she was anymore. She was still on the beach but it was very secluded. There was a grassy hill up above her, shielding her from view to the people on the street up above.
Kirsty had searched everywhere. It was 12pm, about an hour since she'd last seen Dani. Where could she be? Kirsty had checked at home and in the caravan park. She'd had a look around the Drop-in Centre, the playpark, the Surf Club and the Diner. She didn't know what to do anymore so she decided to go and get help from Flynn at the Drop-in Centre, he would know what to do.
As she entered the Drop-in Centre, she noticed that it, too, was deserted. Flynn's office door was closed which meant he was talking with someone but he had heard her come in. He opened the door and Kirsty saw Kane talking with him.
"Kane! What are you doing here?"
"I didn't know what else to do, Kirsty. I needed someone to talk to."
"What about me?"
"You ran off."
"I think I remember you telling me to!"
Before Kane could answer back, Flynn cut in.
"Guys, guys, arguing is not going to solve anything. Kirsty, where's Dani? Did you get her?"
"No, I don't know, I can't find her. I've looked everywhere, I was just coming here for your advice, Flynn, I don't know what to do, I feel rotten."
"She'll be somewhere. How long has it been now?"
"Just over an hour. I'm worried about her, Flynn. What if she does something stupid?"
"It's our job to find her before that happens."
"Where can she be that I've not checked already?"
"She has to be somewhere, Kirsty, now all three of us are going to go out and look for her. We're going to have a chat whilst we're looking, this needs to be sorted out."
The three solemnly left the Drop-in Centre. All Kirsty could think about was Dani. She just wanted to see her, even if the cold look of hatred was still there. She just wanted to know that she was ok. Well, not ok, Kirsty didn't suspect she would ever be ok with what she'd seen. Kirsty tried to put herself in Dani's shoes but she couldn't do it. She didn't know how it felt to be so scared of someone that when she saw him, she couldn't help but cry. She didn't know how it felt to have nightmares every night that left her tired but not wanting to go to sleep, she just didn't know.
They decided to try the beach first because that's where Dani had last been. On the way there, no one spoke, the silence was awkward. Flynn finally broke it.
"So, what's going to go on here, guys?"
He got no answer. Kane put his head down and Kirsty was lost in her thoughts.
"Kirsty!"
"What?!"
"I said, what's going to go on here?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you've saw how Dani reacted, can you really keep hurting her like that?"
"I don't want to, Flynn, I don't mean to but I love Kane."
"And I love Kirsty."
Normally the couple would have smiled at each other at these words but at that moment, the circumstances were too serious for smiles.
"Guys, this is going to have to be sorted out. When we find Dani, what sort of state do you suspect she'll be in?"
"She'll be devastated. And she hates me, I could tell from the look on her face that she hates me."
"Kirsty, no matter what she might say, she won't hate you but if you's want to continue seeing each other, it's going to take a lot of understanding and forgiving. Kane, you're awful quiet, what do you think about all this?"
"I think that I'll do whatever Kirsty wants. I'll understand if she wants to stop the relationship because I know that family is hugely important for her. I'm also thinking about Mr and Mrs Sutherland, do you think Dani's told them already?"
"I doubt it, Kane. She'll be in disbelief herself so she won't be up to telling anyone but you's are going to have to face that, whether you's want to stay together or not."
Kirsty looked terrified at the thought of it. Her dad had such a temper on him, especially when it came to Josh and Kane.
They got to the beach and they searched there for over an hour. They didn't walk as far up as Dani was because they didn't suspect she'd go there.
A few miles further up from Kirsty, Kane and Flynn, lay Dani. She had collapsed from sheer exhaustion. She hadn't had a proper nights sleep since before her mediation with Kane. Her sleep had always been plagued with nightmares so she'd taken to not sleeping at all. Today, however, she couldn't stop herself. She'd been running for ages and she'd just collapsed. It was now 1.30pm, she'd been asleep for 2hours.
Time went on and on and still Dani hadn't been found. Her parents who were oblivious to Kane and Kirsty were also worried about her.
"Shelly, it's 5pm, we don't know what time she left at but it was early. Where would she be all day?"
"I don't know, Rhys, I just don't know."
Brodie entered the room, also aware that Dani wasn't around.
"Hey guys, where's Dani been all day?"
"We don't know, Brodie." Shelly snapped.
"Oh."
"Sorry, sorry for snapping at you, we're just worried about her, can you think of where she might be?"
"The Drop-in Centre?"
"We've tried phoning there but it's just ringing out."
"I don't know then but I'm sure she'll be home soon. I might go out and have a look around for her, if that's ok?"
"Sure, bring her straight home though."
"I will."
Brodie left.
Kirsty, Kane and Flynn had been searching for Dani all day. They didn't know where else to go, they'd double checked everywhere.
"Guys, we're going to have to check at the caravan park."
"But mum and dad will be there."
"Time to face up to the consequences of your relationship."
"Flynn, we don't need to do this now, do we?"
"Well, would you rather Dani told them because if we don't go now, that's what's going to happen."
"No but..."
"Come on."
They walked and were soon at the Sutherland's door. Normally, Kirsty would just have walked in but with Kane on one side of her and Flynn on the other, she felt the need to knock.
Shelly jumped at the banging noise and got up to answer the door.
"Oh my god. What are you doing here?"
Her question was directed at Kirsty and Flynn but it was obvious that it was meant for Kane.
"Mum, I've got something to tell you. You're not going to like it but I can't help it."
By this time, all three had entered the living area. Kane was standing awkwardly, scanning the room for Rhys.
"What's he here for?"
"Shell, here her out."
"There's no easy way of saying this, mum."
"Saying what?"
"He's my, he's my..."
"She's my girlfriend." piped up Kane.
At that moment, Rhys entered the room. He was clearly shocked to see Kane sitting there. He hadn't heard what his daughter had said but from the way she was holding hands with Kane, it was pretty obvious.
"Get off my daughter."
Everyone was surprised to hear his voice. Rhys began to walk towards Kane with the most reddest of angers.
"Rhys, Rhys, give them a moment to explain." said Flynn.
Rhys didn't even hear him. He punched Kane, hard on the face, but he didn't move. There was blood pouring from his lip and from his nose but he still didn't move. He knew that hitting him back would anger Kirsty and she meant to much to him for that. Flynn has stood in the middle of the two men to stop a fight but there was no need. It was over before it had even started. The way that Kane reacted riled Rhys. Why didn't he care?
Kirsty had searched everywhere. It was 12pm, about an hour since she'd last seen Dani. Where could she be? Kirsty had checked at home and in the caravan park. She'd had a look around the Drop-in Centre, the playpark, the Surf Club and the Diner. She didn't know what to do anymore so she decided to go and get help from Flynn at the Drop-in Centre, he would know what to do.
As she entered the Drop-in Centre, she noticed that it, too, was deserted. Flynn's office door was closed which meant he was talking with someone but he had heard her come in. He opened the door and Kirsty saw Kane talking with him.
"Kane! What are you doing here?"
"I didn't know what else to do, Kirsty. I needed someone to talk to."
"What about me?"
"You ran off."
"I think I remember you telling me to!"
Before Kane could answer back, Flynn cut in.
"Guys, guys, arguing is not going to solve anything. Kirsty, where's Dani? Did you get her?"
"No, I don't know, I can't find her. I've looked everywhere, I was just coming here for your advice, Flynn, I don't know what to do, I feel rotten."
"She'll be somewhere. How long has it been now?"
"Just over an hour. I'm worried about her, Flynn. What if she does something stupid?"
"It's our job to find her before that happens."
"Where can she be that I've not checked already?"
"She has to be somewhere, Kirsty, now all three of us are going to go out and look for her. We're going to have a chat whilst we're looking, this needs to be sorted out."
The three solemnly left the Drop-in Centre. All Kirsty could think about was Dani. She just wanted to see her, even if the cold look of hatred was still there. She just wanted to know that she was ok. Well, not ok, Kirsty didn't suspect she would ever be ok with what she'd seen. Kirsty tried to put herself in Dani's shoes but she couldn't do it. She didn't know how it felt to be so scared of someone that when she saw him, she couldn't help but cry. She didn't know how it felt to have nightmares every night that left her tired but not wanting to go to sleep, she just didn't know.
They decided to try the beach first because that's where Dani had last been. On the way there, no one spoke, the silence was awkward. Flynn finally broke it.
"So, what's going to go on here, guys?"
He got no answer. Kane put his head down and Kirsty was lost in her thoughts.
"Kirsty!"
"What?!"
"I said, what's going to go on here?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you've saw how Dani reacted, can you really keep hurting her like that?"
"I don't want to, Flynn, I don't mean to but I love Kane."
"And I love Kirsty."
Normally the couple would have smiled at each other at these words but at that moment, the circumstances were too serious for smiles.
"Guys, this is going to have to be sorted out. When we find Dani, what sort of state do you suspect she'll be in?"
"She'll be devastated. And she hates me, I could tell from the look on her face that she hates me."
"Kirsty, no matter what she might say, she won't hate you but if you's want to continue seeing each other, it's going to take a lot of understanding and forgiving. Kane, you're awful quiet, what do you think about all this?"
"I think that I'll do whatever Kirsty wants. I'll understand if she wants to stop the relationship because I know that family is hugely important for her. I'm also thinking about Mr and Mrs Sutherland, do you think Dani's told them already?"
"I doubt it, Kane. She'll be in disbelief herself so she won't be up to telling anyone but you's are going to have to face that, whether you's want to stay together or not."
Kirsty looked terrified at the thought of it. Her dad had such a temper on him, especially when it came to Josh and Kane.
They got to the beach and they searched there for over an hour. They didn't walk as far up as Dani was because they didn't suspect she'd go there.
A few miles further up from Kirsty, Kane and Flynn, lay Dani. She had collapsed from sheer exhaustion. She hadn't had a proper nights sleep since before her mediation with Kane. Her sleep had always been plagued with nightmares so she'd taken to not sleeping at all. Today, however, she couldn't stop herself. She'd been running for ages and she'd just collapsed. It was now 1.30pm, she'd been asleep for 2hours.
Time went on and on and still Dani hadn't been found. Her parents who were oblivious to Kane and Kirsty were also worried about her.
"Shelly, it's 5pm, we don't know what time she left at but it was early. Where would she be all day?"
"I don't know, Rhys, I just don't know."
Brodie entered the room, also aware that Dani wasn't around.
"Hey guys, where's Dani been all day?"
"We don't know, Brodie." Shelly snapped.
"Oh."
"Sorry, sorry for snapping at you, we're just worried about her, can you think of where she might be?"
"The Drop-in Centre?"
"We've tried phoning there but it's just ringing out."
"I don't know then but I'm sure she'll be home soon. I might go out and have a look around for her, if that's ok?"
"Sure, bring her straight home though."
"I will."
Brodie left.
Kirsty, Kane and Flynn had been searching for Dani all day. They didn't know where else to go, they'd double checked everywhere.
"Guys, we're going to have to check at the caravan park."
"But mum and dad will be there."
"Time to face up to the consequences of your relationship."
"Flynn, we don't need to do this now, do we?"
"Well, would you rather Dani told them because if we don't go now, that's what's going to happen."
"No but..."
"Come on."
They walked and were soon at the Sutherland's door. Normally, Kirsty would just have walked in but with Kane on one side of her and Flynn on the other, she felt the need to knock.
Shelly jumped at the banging noise and got up to answer the door.
"Oh my god. What are you doing here?"
Her question was directed at Kirsty and Flynn but it was obvious that it was meant for Kane.
"Mum, I've got something to tell you. You're not going to like it but I can't help it."
By this time, all three had entered the living area. Kane was standing awkwardly, scanning the room for Rhys.
"What's he here for?"
"Shell, here her out."
"There's no easy way of saying this, mum."
"Saying what?"
"He's my, he's my..."
"She's my girlfriend." piped up Kane.
At that moment, Rhys entered the room. He was clearly shocked to see Kane sitting there. He hadn't heard what his daughter had said but from the way she was holding hands with Kane, it was pretty obvious.
"Get off my daughter."
Everyone was surprised to hear his voice. Rhys began to walk towards Kane with the most reddest of angers.
"Rhys, Rhys, give them a moment to explain." said Flynn.
Rhys didn't even hear him. He punched Kane, hard on the face, but he didn't move. There was blood pouring from his lip and from his nose but he still didn't move. He knew that hitting him back would anger Kirsty and she meant to much to him for that. Flynn has stood in the middle of the two men to stop a fight but there was no need. It was over before it had even started. The way that Kane reacted riled Rhys. Why didn't he care?