Life is Strange: The Cruel Hand of Fate

Chapter 12 of my Life is Strange story, enjoy.

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Chapter 12

This was not how Kristine Prescott expected her return home, on leave from the Peace Corps, to turn out. She expected tension, the usual cold remarks from her father, but not what was happening before her.

'Then again, I should have expected some drama.' She thought. 'But, this...'

She bit her lip, silently ashamed by her father's behavior as the police arrested him.

"Unhand me, you have no right to do this!" He yelled.

The officer remained calm. "We do, we have already received word of your involvement in multiple attacks on a young woman. Your paid hit-men have already spoken."

Her father sneered. "Mere words, lies!"

"Not when we find full evidence supporting their claims, enough to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that you were responsible." The officer replied. "Not only that, we've already uncovered a number of illegal activities with your name on them."

Kristine was sure they'd find many more too. Her father was now resorting to threats but it was clear to all, except him it seemed, that there was no getting out of this for him. They had more than enough proof and if Kristine had her way, she'd ensure they found to rest, her father was up to his neck in illegal activities after all.

"Father enough." She remarked. "You're disgracing yourself; is this how a Prescott is supposed to behave?"

She admitted it was petty, but it felt good throwing that back in his face. It was clear things were about to change, drastically.


Max once more found herself tense as she faced heading for Warren's hospital room again. She was getting tired of arguing with his parents. When she arrived they glared but said nothing, still under Liam's watchful gaze, surely warning them from saying anything.

Nodding to him gratefully, Max entered the room. She bit back a sigh, there hadn't been any change to Warren. He was still unconscious. Emma remained by his side, looking up at her and nodding wearily.

"Hey Max." She greeted; she sounded exhausted.

Max greeted her. "Hi Emma...Are you alright, you look tired."

She nodded. "Yeah, I...I just can't sleep well."

Max understood exactly what she meant; she too had such problems. Just then they both started as they heard a groan, one that did not come from either of them.

"Warren?" Emma gasped, eyes wide.

Max watched too, amazed and hopeful. Sure enough, relief filled them as, with another groan, Warren's eyes opened. He looked around, startled and more than a little confused.

"Huh, wha…?" His eyes then focused. "Max...Emma?"

Emma grinned widely and hugged her brother. "Warren!"

Warren winced, prompting her to pull back a little. "Sorry."

He slowly sat up, Max approached. "Warren, are you…?"

"Max, what happened I, the last I remembered; was..." He stammered.

Max bit her lip and, while Emma hurried out to inform the rest of the family, Max quickly explained what had happened, much to his shock and horror.

It was then his parents and older brother entered, it was hard to say who Warren was more surprised to see.

"Liam?"

Grinning Liam nodded. "Good to have you back little brother."

Mrs. Graham nodded. "Oh Warren, we were so worried..."

"Mom." Warren bit his lip and Max remembered how hard his parents pushed him.

Then she saw Emma's glare and cringed, she didn't want this to come up yet; but Emma ignored her warning look.

Mr. Graham nodded. "Yes; well, it's just good we could all be here."

"Despite your efforts to prevent all of us being here." Emma snapped.

Mrs. Graham sighed and shook her head. "Emma..."

But it was too late, Warren's suspicions were raised.

"What's going on, tell me?"

"It's nothing..."

"No it's not." Emma spoke up. "Mom and Dad tried to stop Max seeing you."

"What!?" Warren gasped.

Despite his parent's efforts to try and cover things up, there was no stopping Emma, with Liam backing her up, telling Warren the truth. Revealing how his parents treated Max, shaking her head; Max excused herself; she didn't think it would be right for to be caught in the middle of something like this.

Once he was alone with his family, Warren glowered at them.

"What is the meaning of this, I can't believe you!" He snapped.

Mr. Graham shook his head. "Warren, we were trying to protect you, that girl is dangerous, she is..."

"Shut up!" Liam snapped. "You just don't want Warren being near anyone that you don't approve of."

Warren nodded. "Yes, that sounds like you. What is your problem, Max is..."

"She is the reason you were hurt, you..." Mrs. Graham tried to intervene.

Warren shook his head. "I don't care what you think. I love her, understand. I love Max, and I don't care what you think about that."

"She's not right for you."

"Tough." He shot back. "I don't want, or need your approval."

It was clear from their expressions that his parents had not been expecting such resistance from him, his actions had left them shocked and unsure.

Shaking his head he then snarled. "Maybe you're the ones who should leave."

With that he refused to even talk to them after that.


End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.