Testing Times
Chapter Four
Slipping through my fingers
Closing the door behind him he faced her, neither could make proper eye contact with each other even though it was a work matter. He could smell her scent and longed to caress her soft hair but he knew there wasn't much chance of things going back to how it used to.
"Erm…The dad has turned up at the front desk and is demanding to know what's going on." Kerry replied, it was clear that she was trying to keep her work attitude but even Dale saw through it.
"That's all I bloody need," He said, throwing his hand down from his head.
"Well he's waiting when you're ready" she said, slightly fidgety.
Yvonne was waiting for Kerry further down the corridor, when Kerry reached Yvonne her eyes struggled to focus in. Yvonne did not see and started to walk down the corridor. Kerry stood still with one hand balancing her on the wall; the world around her appeared to be spinning constantly for ages. The call from Yvonne brought her out of the dazed world that surrounded her.
"You alright?" Yvonne asked as she looked at Kerry,
"Yeah I'm fine, I just need some fresh air." She replied still not quite right.
"Men eh!" Yvonne laughed.
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"What did she want?" the girl asked,
"Oh erm…she was just telling me that someone was waiting for me in reception" Smithy lied.
"No, she didn't my dad has been in touch, please don't say that you've let him see my brother and sister" She panicked.
Smithy could see the same anxiety in the girl that he once saw in him self,
"Its ok their safe alright. None of your are going anywhere unsafe so are you going to talk to me now?" he questioned.
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They pulled up to the dock, surrounded by empty warehouses the passenger door flew open and Kerry stepped out; squatting by the side of the car she vomited. Worried Yvonne stepped out of the car and walked around to Kerry, by now she had stopped and Yvonne helped her onto the seat of the car.
"Hey, you alright?" Yvonne asked,
Rubbing her forehead Kerry replied agitatedly,
"No, Yvonne I feel awful. I don't understand I haven't eaten anything bad or drunk any alcohol, I feel like im going to die."
"Your not… you know…pregnant are you?" Yvonne suggested,
Kerry whimpered at sat back in the seat.
"I think you need to go home Kerry you can't work like this" Yvonne stated, worried about her friend.
"I don't have a home remember and the last thing I want is Dale thinking im pregnant I can't face it." Kerry cried.
"Come back to mine like I said Kerry, after all what are mates for?" Yvonne smiled.
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"Since my mum died he's got worse, saying that I was the reason she died. He hits me every time he comes back from the pub. I thought mum just wanted to ruin our family but now I know what she went through. He was the reason she died not me. " She cried uncontrollable tears.
"Will you tell this to someone else as well?" Smithy asked,
"Why? You're a sergeant, you don't care do you im just another result to you." She whelped,
"That aint' true im here to help." He replied looking at her.
Shrugging she replied,
"How can you help he'll just get off with it and then he will kill me do you understand what its like everyday hoping that your never going to wake up?" She shouted,
"Yeah, I do." Dale bluntly said, staring at the floor.
"Really. What's the point in helping me anyway if he does get off everyone's going to think I'm a nut job like him they always do."
"Am I a nut job? Because I don't think I am, no one thinks different of me because my dad did exactly the same to me. The only person who thinks different of me is me. And that's because I didn't do what your doing now." Smithy's tone became hateful towards him and reminded him of why he no longer had Kerry.
Well there you go folks chapter five done and dusted, thats been sitting there for a while ans actually managed to move my bum and post it. Thinking of retiring from fics but will update you on that later xxxx