"Kirsty?"
Dani's voice floats in from outside the door.
"Yeah - it's just my phone"
"Your phone's downstairs"
The door opens and Kane crouches down behind the bed, his heart thumping. Dani looks into the room and Kirsty smiles at her.
"Oh it's... it's actually Jade's phone"
Kirsty was getting nervous. She put the phone down on the desk, hoping that Dani wouldn't realise the cover wasn't the same colour as Jade's phone. Could Dani tell she was lying? No. Dani seemed to accept Kirsty's explanation but if she came any further in she would be able to see Kane for sure.
"Has she not taken it with her?"
"No - Dad wanted to make the camp a 'back-to-basics' type thing"
Kirsty tried to make herself sound convincing. Part of it was the truth at least. Dani was about to step further into the room. Kirsty stepped towards her, blocking her way. She had to get Dani out of the room as innocently as possible.
"I'm going to go and... have a shower"
"Right..."
Dani backed out of the room and Kirsty followed. Kane breathed a sigh of relief as the door closed behind them. But what was he going to do? He pulled himself to his feet and sat on Kirsty's bed, gazing around the room.
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CARAVAN PARK
Dani and Kirsty finish dinner. Dani has been doing most of the talking. Kirsty has been sat awkwardly, her mind on Kane. He had been up in that room for over an hour now. Dani's phone rings and she picks it off the table. She grins.
"It's Scott"
She answers as Kirsty picks up their empty plates and carries them to the kitchen. She can hear Dani giggling down the phone to Scott. Would she ever have that sort of relationship with Kane? Would she ever get to pick up her phone, announce it's Kane calling and be free to answer it?
Kirsty ran water into the sink. Eventually Dani came over to her, the phone still in her hand with Scott on the other end.
"Would you mind if we had that girlie night in some other time?"
"Has Scott asked you out?"
"Not exactly - he's got the house to himself tonight and seeing as the holiday was cut short..."
She trailed off and looked at Kirsty pleadingly. Kirsty smiled at her sister, trying not to show her relief.
"Yeah - you go, I'll be fine"
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KIRSTY'S ROOM
Kirsty enters. Kane is still sat on the bed, staring at the floor thoughtfully.
"Dani's just left"
"So I'm free to go?"
He looks at her teasingly. He had been going out of his mind for the past two hours with boredom. He hadn't liked to touch anything in case it might be personal.
"Unless you want to stay for a bit longer"
"Better not - in case you have another visitor... anyway I've got to get down to the boat before I go home - I have to pick something up"
A mild look of disappointment passes over her face. They had a lot of catching up to do.
"I'll see you tomorrow though - meet you down the wharf at lunch?"
She nods and kisses him gently.
"See you tomorrow then"
They walk downstairs and bid their farewells as Kane departs. Kirsty stares after him, sighing dreamily. It was hours until she would see him again and time flew by when they were together. She felt happier than she had done for months. Since he had left her. She would have to break up with Seb next time she saw him and she was dreading it. She knew how much he loved her and she couldn't bear to hurt him. But she couldn't go on pretending. This time things would be different with Kane. They would make things work. They had to make things work.
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CARAVAN PARK
Late evening
Kirsty sits in front of the television, curled up on the sofa, half asleep. A romantic film plays on the TV and she watches it dreamily. There had been times in the last year that she couldn't bear to watch them. It had made her think of Kane. The love that they had shared. She used to lie awake at nights thinking of where he was or what he was doing. Now he had come back to her all her dreams had come true.
The credits roll across the screen and Kirsty reaches for the remote, switching the television off, plunging the house into a dark and eery silence. She stumbles reluctantly to her feet, her body exhausted. The house had never been so quiet before and it scared her. A clatter from upstairs made her jump in alarm.
"Hello?"
No reply. She stepped cautiously towards the hallway and raised her voice.
"Anyone there?"
Maybe she had just been hearing things. She swallowed back fear and took another step forward. She told herself there was nothing to be afraid of - it was just the house making noises she didn't recognise, or wind blowing through an open window and blowing something over. Another creaking noise from upstairs made her freeze to the spot, her eyes widening in fear.
Dani's voice floats in from outside the door.
"Yeah - it's just my phone"
"Your phone's downstairs"
The door opens and Kane crouches down behind the bed, his heart thumping. Dani looks into the room and Kirsty smiles at her.
"Oh it's... it's actually Jade's phone"
Kirsty was getting nervous. She put the phone down on the desk, hoping that Dani wouldn't realise the cover wasn't the same colour as Jade's phone. Could Dani tell she was lying? No. Dani seemed to accept Kirsty's explanation but if she came any further in she would be able to see Kane for sure.
"Has she not taken it with her?"
"No - Dad wanted to make the camp a 'back-to-basics' type thing"
Kirsty tried to make herself sound convincing. Part of it was the truth at least. Dani was about to step further into the room. Kirsty stepped towards her, blocking her way. She had to get Dani out of the room as innocently as possible.
"I'm going to go and... have a shower"
"Right..."
Dani backed out of the room and Kirsty followed. Kane breathed a sigh of relief as the door closed behind them. But what was he going to do? He pulled himself to his feet and sat on Kirsty's bed, gazing around the room.
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CARAVAN PARK
Dani and Kirsty finish dinner. Dani has been doing most of the talking. Kirsty has been sat awkwardly, her mind on Kane. He had been up in that room for over an hour now. Dani's phone rings and she picks it off the table. She grins.
"It's Scott"
She answers as Kirsty picks up their empty plates and carries them to the kitchen. She can hear Dani giggling down the phone to Scott. Would she ever have that sort of relationship with Kane? Would she ever get to pick up her phone, announce it's Kane calling and be free to answer it?
Kirsty ran water into the sink. Eventually Dani came over to her, the phone still in her hand with Scott on the other end.
"Would you mind if we had that girlie night in some other time?"
"Has Scott asked you out?"
"Not exactly - he's got the house to himself tonight and seeing as the holiday was cut short..."
She trailed off and looked at Kirsty pleadingly. Kirsty smiled at her sister, trying not to show her relief.
"Yeah - you go, I'll be fine"
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KIRSTY'S ROOM
Kirsty enters. Kane is still sat on the bed, staring at the floor thoughtfully.
"Dani's just left"
"So I'm free to go?"
He looks at her teasingly. He had been going out of his mind for the past two hours with boredom. He hadn't liked to touch anything in case it might be personal.
"Unless you want to stay for a bit longer"
"Better not - in case you have another visitor... anyway I've got to get down to the boat before I go home - I have to pick something up"
A mild look of disappointment passes over her face. They had a lot of catching up to do.
"I'll see you tomorrow though - meet you down the wharf at lunch?"
She nods and kisses him gently.
"See you tomorrow then"
They walk downstairs and bid their farewells as Kane departs. Kirsty stares after him, sighing dreamily. It was hours until she would see him again and time flew by when they were together. She felt happier than she had done for months. Since he had left her. She would have to break up with Seb next time she saw him and she was dreading it. She knew how much he loved her and she couldn't bear to hurt him. But she couldn't go on pretending. This time things would be different with Kane. They would make things work. They had to make things work.
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CARAVAN PARK
Late evening
Kirsty sits in front of the television, curled up on the sofa, half asleep. A romantic film plays on the TV and she watches it dreamily. There had been times in the last year that she couldn't bear to watch them. It had made her think of Kane. The love that they had shared. She used to lie awake at nights thinking of where he was or what he was doing. Now he had come back to her all her dreams had come true.
The credits roll across the screen and Kirsty reaches for the remote, switching the television off, plunging the house into a dark and eery silence. She stumbles reluctantly to her feet, her body exhausted. The house had never been so quiet before and it scared her. A clatter from upstairs made her jump in alarm.
"Hello?"
No reply. She stepped cautiously towards the hallway and raised her voice.
"Anyone there?"
Maybe she had just been hearing things. She swallowed back fear and took another step forward. She told herself there was nothing to be afraid of - it was just the house making noises she didn't recognise, or wind blowing through an open window and blowing something over. Another creaking noise from upstairs made her freeze to the spot, her eyes widening in fear.