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Kim laid back on her bed with her eyes closed. She wasn't dreaming. She wasn't asleep. But she wanted to. She didn't sleep at all last night. She kept on thinking about what Jack said. Sure Kim felt something when they kissed. But that didn't mean anything!
"Kim!" Kim's father called.
Oh great. Here we go.
Kim's door swung open and her father stood in the doorway.
"Your not going to school today." He said.
Kim was upset when she heard this.
"What? Why?" She asked.
"Because you're grounded."
Kim got even more upset at this.
"For what?! I didn't do anything!"
"For staying out late last night!"
"I didn't stay out last night! You were sleeping when I got home!"
"Do you have any proof?"
"No!"
"Then you're grounded!"
"But-"
"Not another word!"
Kim's dad closed the door and went back upstairs.
He must be drunk.
Kim was used to her dad being unreasonable like this, especially when he was drunk. What she was really mad about was not being able to leave the house. She could always sneak out through her window, but if her father catches her, he'll give her a beating. She's been trying to avoid that lately. Kim grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. Her TV was in bad shape. It didn't have a good picture and the screen had a huge crack in it. Kim remembered the crack.
Flashback...
9 year old Kim was running in the darkness. It was pitch black and very quiet. The only thing she could hear was the thumping of her feet hitting the concrete, and the huffing and puffing of her breath. After school, Kim went to the skatepark across from Seaford High. It wasn't that far from her elementary school. Kim was absorbed in skating, she didn't even realise the time. Her dad was going to kill her. She just knew it. Kim was able to find her way home. She quietly went inside and tiptoed up to her room. On her bed, sat her dad.
"Hello, Kim." He said.
"Hi, daddy." Kim said, sweetly.
"Care to tell me why you're late?"
Kim knew a smack across her face was coming. She could just feel it.
"I'm sorry. I lost track of time and -"
"Oh! You lost track of time! Well that just explains everything!" He said, sarcastically.
"Really?" Kim asked, shocked.
"No!"
He took Kim by the hair and slammed her head in the TV. It left the huge crack. Blood poured down Kim's head and all her father did was leave. Kim grabbed some paper towels from her dresser and tried to stop the bleeding. She sat on the floor and cried, crying both tears and blood.
Flashback ends...
Kim has grown up since that day. She's tougher now, knowing that not everything has a happy ending. Kim opened her door. She heard the front door close. She crept downstairs and looked around. Her father was nowhere to be seen. Kim grabbed some bread and put it in the toaster. After 2 minutes, she buttered it. She sat at the table and started eating. Right next to her plate, a newspaper laid opened. Kim was bored so she started reading. After a minute, her eyes widened.
"What?!" She screamed.
Tears gathered as Kim made sure she read right.
A terrible car crash on the highway!
Yesterday, a terrible car crash has occurred on the highway. 2 people have died on impact. One of them being John Kelp, a local Seaford taxi driver. Another being Amy Crawford. The taxi was on its way to a rehabilitation center when a speeding car struck it. Adam Reese, a young male whom was driving the speeding car, has been arrested for the crime and driving with a suspended licence.
Kim's heart dropped.
"Wait. Yesterday? That can't be right." Kim whispered.
She looked at the date that the newspaper was sent out.
"Yesterday?! Dad got this yesterday and didn't say anything?!"
Kim threw the newspaper on the floor and ran up to her room. She couldn't stop herself from crying. Her mom was dead! The only person in this world whom she truly loved was now gone forever! And the worst part was: her dad knew and didn't even tell her.
"I knew he was cruel, but I never thought he would do this!" She said to herself.
Kim ran to the front door and looked out the window. Her dad's car was gone. Kim opened the door and ran. She didn't know where she was going, but she knew she just had to get away as fast as she could.
Meanwhile...
Jack hasn't seen Kim all day. He waited nervously at his locker for her, but she never showed.
Was it about what I did yesterday? Maybe I scared her off. She's probably avoiding me.
Grace, Jerry, Milton, and Eddie all came by Kim's locker.
"Looks like the freak ditched again." Grace snickered.
"Aren't you afraid that Kim's going to blow up again when she sees the word 'Psycho!' on her locker in your handwriting?" Milton asked her.
"If she touches me, my daddy will sue the school unless she gets expelled. She'll be screwed!"
"Hey, Jack!" Jerry called.
"Are you coming to practice today?" Eddie asked.
"I'm planning on it." Jack replied.
"Great see you there!" Eddie said.
They all continued walking and Jack sighed.
They'll eventually find out that you're friends with Kim (or whatever you are with her) and kick you out of the dojo.
Jack didn't want to choose, because he really liked Kim and sensed that she needed him. But then again, all the other guys (and Grace) were really cool.
Jack closed his locker and went to his next class. Part of him really wanted to go over to Kim's house and talk to her.
Meanwhile...
Kim stopped running for a minute to take a breather. She felt like her heart would never stop beating and her lungs were going to explode. She looked at her surroundings. It looked familiar. Kim walked a little further up and saw train tracks. The same train tracks she almost died on the other day. In the distance, Kim heard a train's horn. She sensed a train coming.
Now's my chance. No one is around to save me. If I want all of this to end, I have to do this.
Kim hesitated to step on the tracks again. She knew that once the train was right in front of her, there was no going back. Her life will be over. Taken. Taken right out of her hands. The train was now close enough for Kim to hear the engine.
This is it, Kim. Now or never.
Kim thought for a moment. First about her dad. All the beatings, the blood, the bruises.
Kim stepped on the tracks.
Then she thought about her mom. Her mom wanted to change for her. Her mom loved her and wouldn't have wanted this for her.
Kim stepped off the tracks.
And last, she thought about Jack. He cared about her and saved her life. And she knew if he was here now, he would save her again. The train came in sight.
Honk!
Kim froze for a second but at the last minute, she dashed off the tracks and deeper into the forest.