The house was silent. Jade felt so alone. Brodie was there but she was up in her room, studying or reading...Jade couldn't remember her excuse not to come to dinner but she knew that it was just to avoid the atmosphere.
Dani and Kirsty were the ones with the biggest characters in the Sutherland family. One of them was normally chatting away and with one of them around, the place was never so silent. That night, only Jade, Rhys and Shelley sat at the table for six and it was extremely uncomfortable.
Dani was staying with Scott, raging with Kirsty for expecting her to do a mediation. She was also a little shaken up because Kane had accompanied Kirsty to see her. Dani was so frustrated that she felt like this every time she saw Kane. She tried to tell herself that he was just another person but it never worked. That's why she'd gone off on one to Kirsty, it was meant for Kane but she could never pluck up the courage to tell him what she thought.
Kirsty was staying with Kane, she'd expected Dani to go home and she knew that she needed time to cool off. There was no point in trying to talk Dani round when she was like this, if Dani was to do the mediation, it had to come from her, not from anyone else. Kirsty wasn't having much fun at Kane's. She was with Kane and that was important but his house was not what she was used to. His aunty was there and it was clear that she disapproved of him but she never actually said so, she'd never spoken to Kirsty and didn't intend to either.
*****
Kane's House...
Kirsty was lying in Kane's bed, Kane on the floor below her. She wasn't asleep, she couldn't sleep, she was trying to figure out her life. From the way Dani reacted, she didn't suspect that she'd ever forgive Kirsty and that hurt, a lot, but it wasn't more than her love for Kane. In her head, there seemed to be only one solution screaming out at her.
*****
Scott and Kit's House...
Dani was staying up because she couldn't sleep, Kit and Scott had decided to stay up with her. Dani was sitting on the couch, curled up, rocking backwards and forwards.
"Dani, try and calm down."
"How can I calm down? How can I?"
"Because he's not here anymore."
"I know that, he's been gone for nearly three hours now but this is just the affect he has on me."
"I can't even say I understand that but maybe you can help us...? That's unless you mind Kit being here?"
Kit growled at Scott.
"No, I don't mind, when Kirsty and Kane come out into the open, everyone's going to know my business anyways. It's just that I don't think he realises what he has really done to me."
"Maybe a mediation would make him understand?"
"What, so now you're on their side?"
"No! No, I'm not on anyone's side, Dani."
"I know, I'm sorry...I'm just so worked up, what do you think I should do, eh?"
"Dani, it's not my decision, it's yours."
"Please, what would you do if you were me?"
"I can hardly answer that, Dan."
"Kit?"
"Don't go off on one at me...I know I was all mad at Kane and Kirsty before but I think you should do it."
"Really?"
"I'm not trying to be really evil but it's pretty obvious that because of Kane, you're pretty messed up."
"Doesn't sound evil, it's true."
"Well, how much worse will you be if you lose your sister to him, not knowing if he really has changed or not?"
"I know but..."
"But what? What have you got to lose? Think about that then think about this, Dani, what have you got to lose if you don't do it?"
"Kirsty...but I think I've lost her already."
"Not if you tell her, tell her that you'll do it."
"But what if I can't do it? I really don't think I can."
"Yes you can, Dani. I've not known you long but eversince that day I foun you on the beach, you've proved to be really strong...you can do this, you know you can."
*****
Kane's House...
"Kane, Kane are you awake?"
"Yeah."
"Couldn't sleep either?"
"Nah."
"Let's go."
"Go where?"
"I don't know, anywhere."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, let's get out of this stupid little town, for good."
"Kirst, what about your family?"
"What about them, they hate me. Did you notice how they never called me to find out where I was, I had to call them."
"They've got a lot of stuff going on with Dani just now."
"Dani...she's never going to accept us, Kane, and I don't know if I blame her. I just don't want to keep on hurting her. You saw her tonight, she was mad with it, running on fear, Kane...she's terrified. If we get out of her life, she'll soon forget about us and then all three of us can get on."
"If it's really what you want to do, Kirsty, I'm all for it."
"Really?"
"Really really!"
"Let's go, let's go now then. Let's pack and go, see where we're headed."
"Ok!"
*****
"Scott, she's not at home, she's at his house."
"Do you know his number?"
"I don't happen to carry it around with me, no."
"Sorry, that was a stupid question."
"Sorry for snapping."
Dani and Scott kissed...it was amazing how they felt despite knowing each other so little time. Fate had thrown them together on that morning on the beach.
"Does Kirsty have a mobile?"
"No, she broke it."
"Well, do you know where Kane's house is?"
"Yeah...why?"
"Let's go then."
"T- to his house?"
"You want them to know, don't you."
"Well, yeah, but, his house? I've never been in there before..."
"Come on, where's the strong Dani?"
"Ok, ok, let's go."
*****
Kirsty had considered returning home for some stuff but she thought against it. She could get some new stuff from a charity shop or something, plus, she had money in her savings account and her college fund from her granny.
They were ready...
Dani and Kirsty were the ones with the biggest characters in the Sutherland family. One of them was normally chatting away and with one of them around, the place was never so silent. That night, only Jade, Rhys and Shelley sat at the table for six and it was extremely uncomfortable.
Dani was staying with Scott, raging with Kirsty for expecting her to do a mediation. She was also a little shaken up because Kane had accompanied Kirsty to see her. Dani was so frustrated that she felt like this every time she saw Kane. She tried to tell herself that he was just another person but it never worked. That's why she'd gone off on one to Kirsty, it was meant for Kane but she could never pluck up the courage to tell him what she thought.
Kirsty was staying with Kane, she'd expected Dani to go home and she knew that she needed time to cool off. There was no point in trying to talk Dani round when she was like this, if Dani was to do the mediation, it had to come from her, not from anyone else. Kirsty wasn't having much fun at Kane's. She was with Kane and that was important but his house was not what she was used to. His aunty was there and it was clear that she disapproved of him but she never actually said so, she'd never spoken to Kirsty and didn't intend to either.
*****
Kane's House...
Kirsty was lying in Kane's bed, Kane on the floor below her. She wasn't asleep, she couldn't sleep, she was trying to figure out her life. From the way Dani reacted, she didn't suspect that she'd ever forgive Kirsty and that hurt, a lot, but it wasn't more than her love for Kane. In her head, there seemed to be only one solution screaming out at her.
*****
Scott and Kit's House...
Dani was staying up because she couldn't sleep, Kit and Scott had decided to stay up with her. Dani was sitting on the couch, curled up, rocking backwards and forwards.
"Dani, try and calm down."
"How can I calm down? How can I?"
"Because he's not here anymore."
"I know that, he's been gone for nearly three hours now but this is just the affect he has on me."
"I can't even say I understand that but maybe you can help us...? That's unless you mind Kit being here?"
Kit growled at Scott.
"No, I don't mind, when Kirsty and Kane come out into the open, everyone's going to know my business anyways. It's just that I don't think he realises what he has really done to me."
"Maybe a mediation would make him understand?"
"What, so now you're on their side?"
"No! No, I'm not on anyone's side, Dani."
"I know, I'm sorry...I'm just so worked up, what do you think I should do, eh?"
"Dani, it's not my decision, it's yours."
"Please, what would you do if you were me?"
"I can hardly answer that, Dan."
"Kit?"
"Don't go off on one at me...I know I was all mad at Kane and Kirsty before but I think you should do it."
"Really?"
"I'm not trying to be really evil but it's pretty obvious that because of Kane, you're pretty messed up."
"Doesn't sound evil, it's true."
"Well, how much worse will you be if you lose your sister to him, not knowing if he really has changed or not?"
"I know but..."
"But what? What have you got to lose? Think about that then think about this, Dani, what have you got to lose if you don't do it?"
"Kirsty...but I think I've lost her already."
"Not if you tell her, tell her that you'll do it."
"But what if I can't do it? I really don't think I can."
"Yes you can, Dani. I've not known you long but eversince that day I foun you on the beach, you've proved to be really strong...you can do this, you know you can."
*****
Kane's House...
"Kane, Kane are you awake?"
"Yeah."
"Couldn't sleep either?"
"Nah."
"Let's go."
"Go where?"
"I don't know, anywhere."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, let's get out of this stupid little town, for good."
"Kirst, what about your family?"
"What about them, they hate me. Did you notice how they never called me to find out where I was, I had to call them."
"They've got a lot of stuff going on with Dani just now."
"Dani...she's never going to accept us, Kane, and I don't know if I blame her. I just don't want to keep on hurting her. You saw her tonight, she was mad with it, running on fear, Kane...she's terrified. If we get out of her life, she'll soon forget about us and then all three of us can get on."
"If it's really what you want to do, Kirsty, I'm all for it."
"Really?"
"Really really!"
"Let's go, let's go now then. Let's pack and go, see where we're headed."
"Ok!"
*****
"Scott, she's not at home, she's at his house."
"Do you know his number?"
"I don't happen to carry it around with me, no."
"Sorry, that was a stupid question."
"Sorry for snapping."
Dani and Scott kissed...it was amazing how they felt despite knowing each other so little time. Fate had thrown them together on that morning on the beach.
"Does Kirsty have a mobile?"
"No, she broke it."
"Well, do you know where Kane's house is?"
"Yeah...why?"
"Let's go then."
"T- to his house?"
"You want them to know, don't you."
"Well, yeah, but, his house? I've never been in there before..."
"Come on, where's the strong Dani?"
"Ok, ok, let's go."
*****
Kirsty had considered returning home for some stuff but she thought against it. She could get some new stuff from a charity shop or something, plus, she had money in her savings account and her college fund from her granny.
They were ready...