"Hello Sarge? It's Kate here. I was just calling to ask for a couple of days off. Um I'm feeling a bit sick and I think I need to get away. Could you ring me when you get this? I'm hoping you'll get it because I'm not coming today if no one rings back. Well thanks anyway. Hope you ring back. Bye"
Kate put down the phone and hoped someone would ring her back. She didn't want to be accused of not turning up. She didn't want anything that could be used against her if Chandler wanted to fire her. Kate shook her head. She really didn't want to think of him or anything to do with the station. No, the next few days are going to be hers to relax.
In her mind she shunted the dark thoughts to one side and put on a happy face, as she had done all her life. She didn't want to remember all the times she has felt down. She smiled. She was going to learn to respect herself again. She hadn't for awhile, DS Peter Cork made sure of that and then Chandler wanted her to feel that she was nothing so he could dominate her.
She flicked through the newspaper and had skipped straight to the sport. She didn't feel like reading the presses interpretation of crimes that had really nothing to do with them or the public. She saw an advertisement for tickets to a football match. Despite her better judgements and knowledge of all the violence at these games she felt the need to get out. Kate, although not a great fan of football, wanted to be somewhere were she could yell at the umpire and forget everything.
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Tom pretended to listen to the monotone of Alex Cullen telling him all the news in CID. He really didn't care but he pretended to be interested. "Oh yeah sir and Kate Spears has requested a few days off" With this chandler looked up and saw Alex's accusing eyes. He pretended to be unconcerned and dismissed Cullen's look with his hands "yeah sure but not for too long we need her on board" Alex nodded and walked out the room. Chandler stood up and looked out the window, thinking. He was going to break Kate eventually. It wasn't really to do with her personally he just didn't like being told or forced to do something, like break it off with her. He was the one who had to make the moves. But how should I do it he thought. He sat down and put his head in his hands to think.
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She picked up her phone and realised she missed a call while she wasn't in the room. Kate accessed her messages and heard Alex's voice "hey Kate I got your message. I just wanted you to know that is fine, I've cleared it with chandler. You can have a few days off. Need anymore just give me a ring" She smiled and picked up her keys to go get the tickets.