CHAPTER 13
She spent 10 minutes like that, in his arms, silence all over the night; the only sound was rustling of the leaves and her sobbing...She couldn't stop crying, but she knew that she needed to tell him the whole story, so she plucked up courage and took a deep breathe.
KATE: It´s not over. When I….
JACK: It´s all right, Kate, you don't need to continue...
KATE: I know I don't need to, but I have to, I want to make you understand...It happened few more times...My mother hadn't believed me, she loved him so much... One night, I waited until everyone fell asleep, and then went to Leni´s room...She was sleeping, looking like a little angel...I kissed her. I knew I need to go away, to find a better life...But I didn't want to leave her there...I wanted to find a job, far away from my country, far away from him, but what I wanted to find the most was hope, hope that there was a better life out there…
Flashback to Kate´s past:
We see a girl sleeping in her bed...a 16 years old Kate, eyes full of tears, kissing the girl and walking to the door…˝I´ll come back for you! I promise you, Leni! ˝ Kate walks out.
Back to present
KATE: I was sure that he wouldn't hurt her because she was, after all, his daughter, and he never treated her badly...And then one day, 8 years later, my phone rang. It was Leni. I don't know how she got my number, but she was crying hysterically...Through tears, she managed to tell me what was going on...Jack was looking her helplessly, not wanting her to continue because he knew it was causing her pain, but also knowing that she needs to let it out, to speak it aloud… I was so angry...I grabbed my wallet and I got to the first train...I didn't know what to do...All I knew was that I needed to end it all...So I entered the house, went to Leni´s bedroom and found her sitting there, in a corner, crying...I hugged her, telling her how sorry I was for leaving her...for going away without her...Than I heard him coming back...I made Leni go run to the neighbor. She didn't want to leave me, but I didn't want her to see what I was about to do...He entered her room, obviously looking for… some more, and he was very surprised to find me there...Well, his surprise didn't last too long...I think he was actually glad to find me there, »fresh meat«, as he called it... Kate took a deep breathe, not looking at Jack, but at the sea in front of her. … I pulled a gun out of my pocket and I...I shot him...once...twice...Kate looked into Jack's eyes, challenging him to see despise on his face...But she couldn't...All she could see was pain, and she knew it wasn't the pain for what she did, but for what she had been through...
He hugged her again, his eyes full of tears, not knowing what to say to make it right. She didn't know for how long they were sitting there, she only knew that she was in his arms, that he was trying to comfort her, that he wasn't judging her…She also didn't know when she fell asleep.