She runs away, out of the room, out of the hall, out of this lab. She wants to forget about it as soon as possible and in order to do that she needs to be as far away from him as she can. She gets in her car and starts the engine. While she drives she tries her hardest to forget it, but she sees him slapping her over and over again. She'd never thought that he was the kind of man that would hurt her, or cheat on her for that matter.
They've had such a perfect time together. Before these weeks with Warrick, she had dreamed about is, fantasising about how it could be. But she was always convinced that it wouldn't be more than a dream, a wish… a fantasy.
Maybe it's just men. They always cheat. For weeks they make her feel like she's in heaven. Like she's the only one that matters for them. Of course she's the only one for them, but only at that moment.
And of course the more she's in love with someone, the more it hurts when he lets her fall. And now she fell hard, harder than ever before. She can't do it again. It just hurts too much. And now Warrick did this to her, he kind of proved that really every man is capable of doing something like this. Cause he was the last one she'd expected it from.
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Two days later.
Warrick knows Catherine is coming back to word today. She took care of things for her mother the last few days, and sold her house. The funeral will be tomorrow.
Warrick hadn't had the guts to call her after what happened. She was so mad, but seriously, who can blame her? If he could just explain it to her. He sure had a good reason, but she may not see it that way. He needs to talk to her. He needs to get her back.
"Hey Nick. Have you seen Catherine?" Warrick says, after running into Nick in the hallway.
"Actually, I have. But she told me not to tell you." Nick says, looking confused.
"You've heard about it?" Warrick says?
"Heard about what?"
"Never mind." Warrick walks away.
"She went that way." Nick shouts, pointing to a hall on Warrick's right.
Warrick thanks him and walks down the hall Nick had pointed at. There she is, walking while reading a piece of paper. Coming closer to her, Warrick sees the coloured print of some DNA results.
He slows down to walk behind her. Apparently, she heard him coming cause she stops walking and stands still, but she doesn't turn around.
"Catherine…" He begins.
"Go away." He hears her saying.
"Come on, Cath."
She turns around quick. "I don't wanna talk to you." She says in his face. "Don't you get that? You hurt me, Warrick."
"Cath, just let me explain…"
"What's left to explain? You have someone else and I have to deal with that." She says with a cracked voice.
"I'm about to divorce her. Can't you just wait?" He knows how stupid this sounds.
"You really think we can go back to where we were?" She sneers, shaking her head. She walks ways but stops again after a couple steps. She turns around and says: "You know, Warrick, I deserve much more than this!"
He looks at her regrettable. "I know. And I hate myself for what I've done to you."
"Join the club." She says before continuing her walk down the hallway.
There he stood, no idea what to say, and completely stunned.
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TBC