"Why are you here?!" Kitty exploded, as soon as she, her father, Mike and Gina were in the room where kids usually spoke with foster parents or whoever.
"I came to talk to you, Katrina." Her dad said.
"Okay, Joseph, we need to give her a minute." Mike said to Kitty's dad.
Kitty put a hand to her forehead, and sat down next to Gina, opposite Mike and Joseph.
"Talk." She said simply.
She knew full well that the others were outside, listening, including Johnny and Carmen, who had returned from their date and had been told what was going on.
"I…I want to fix things, Katrina, between us." Joseph said.
"Don't call me Katrina. It's Kitty." Kitty said.
"Alright, Kitty…listen, I know I messed up badly before, and…"
"Understatement of the century!" Kitty said. "I don't want to see you, you're not my dad. You hurt me, physically and mentally! What makes you think I'm going to let you fix things?!"
"Let him talk, sweetie." Gina said, placing a hand on Kitty's.
Kitty sighed but remained silent, waiting for him to continue.
"I cut down on the alcohol and drugs; I don't do either of those things now. I want us to do things properly, Kitty, I really do." Joseph said. "If we just take things slow, get to know each other better, I'm sure we can work something out."
"But I don't want to work things out! I hate you!" Kitty said, and she got up, running to the door. The others scuttled away as she opened it, but she didn't say anything to them. "Just go away to jail, and never come back!" she screeched back at her father, before she ran upstairs.
"Poor Kitty." Carmen said, as the kids sat in the living room. Mike had simply told them not to listen to any other conversations, because Kitty would most likely tell them anyway.
"She shouldn't have shouted at her dad like that. He'll never take her back now." Johnny said.
"Well what if she doesn't want him to? You heard what he did to her, Johnny." Elektra pointed out.
"He's her dad, Elektra." Frank pointed out. "Maybe he's changed."
"Nobody can just change if they physically hurt their daughter." Carmen argued.
"Yeah, they can, Carmen." Lily said. "My dad never hurt me, but he was drinking for a long time, and he gave it up so I can go live with him, and now I'm much happier."
"Lily's right." Liam said.
"Look, guys, this is none of our business." Tee said.
"Exactly. It's Kitty's choice whether she wants to go back to live with her dad or not." Rick said.
"All I'm saying is, I don't think she should." Elektra said.
"Same here." Carmen said.
"If her dad hurt her before, like Kingsley hurt me, then maybe he hasn't changed." Jody said.
"So, as Elektra said, maybe she shouldn't go." Tyler said.
"I think she should go." Johnny argued.
"Me too." Liam and Lily said together.
"She'd be making a big mistake!" Faith said.
"Guys!" Rick and Tee shouted.
"Sorry, geez, we're just voicing our opinions."
Kitty sat on her bed, crying. She didn't know what to think anymore.
Mike entered her room, closing the door behind him and he sat on the bed beside her. "You alright, kiddo?" he asked.
"I didn't mean it. I…sort of dislike my dad, but…I don't really hate him." She said quietly.
"I'm sure he knows that, Kitty." Mike said.
"He'll never give me another chance now." She said.
"I'm sure he will. Just give it some time." Mike said. "And besides, he left his phone number, so you can call him whenever you like if you want to speak to him."
Kitty gave Mike a hug. "I'm sorry I only trusted Tracy before, Mike."
He hugged her back, kissing the top of her head. "That's okay, sweetheart." He pulled back to smile at her. "I'm going to leave you some time to think. Are you hungry for lunch?"
Kitty shook her head, so Mike nodded and then left the room.
Kitty sighed, laying down on her bed to stare up at the ceiling, thinking.