Chapter 8
"My daddy used to hit our mom and us. He was always angry. One day he came home even madder than usual and grabbed a gun and shot my mommy in the head. He turned on us, his eyes red and he smelled heavily of beer. My sister grabbed me and we ran as far away as possible and never stopped to look back.. We had nowhere to go." Sakura paused trying to hide her tears.
" I knew she was scared but she would never admit it she always said she had to be strong, for me. We walked for days and days until we ended up in some town. The rest you know" Sakura's mask broke and tears streamed down her face. She buried her head and in Sara's shoulder and cried.
"I couldn't save her from my own father" Sakura sobbed "I'm a terrible person."
"Sh Sh' Sara soothed rubbing her back "Your not a terrible person, it takes guts to stand up to an adult I know. I think you're a very brave little girl."
"Really?"
"Yeah" sara hugged Sakura tighter until she finally fell back asleep. All this time Catherine hadnt said a word, watching Sara interact with Sakura had a strange mesmerizing quality. Catherine admitted that even though she was a mother, she hadn't interacted with other children this tenderly.
After carefully prying Sakura off of her and laying her down Sara and Catherine left the room. After quietly closing the door Sara turned to Catherine and for a moment they both just stood there staring at each other.
"Want some coffee" Catherine finally said turning and walking towards the kitchen.
"Sure"
"Shes been through so much" Catherine said handing a mug of coffee to Sara.
"Uh huh" replied Sara "I'm just glad we got her to talk about it" Sara took a sip of her coffee
"I only hope she doesn't tun out like…me" Sara blurted without thinking.
"Sara" Catherine scooted closer "you didn't turn out so bad" she brushed a strand of hair out of Sara's face.
"What" Sara was shocked "Cath look at me, I'm an emotional wreck. I have no social life, not to mention no love life. I'm destined to be alone for the rest of my life" Sara looked down into her coffee cup. She never wanted to admit it but she was lonely.
"Sara there are so many people who care about you cant you see that" Catherine's temper started to flare.
"Yeah right, show me proof" Sara muttered hoping Catherine hadnt heard her but she had. Before she knew it Catherine had grabbed her head in both her hands and her lips were upon hers.
Catherine pulled back "is that proof enough?"
Hip Hip hooray another chapter sorry for the major delay. I live with my grandma over summer vacation and since school started I've had to move back home and I don't have a computer there…yeah we're dirt poor but oh well. I promise to have the next chapter up as soon as possible…thank you and good night.