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Next day, the Stratford sisters walked down the school hall feeling the opposite. Kat felt tired and worried. Later she would have to help David to get Patrick to sign the papers, and she wasn't feeling confident in the task put at her hands. On the other hand, Bianca felt like she could fly. She had spent almost all night talking to Blank by Skype. The memory put a smile on her face. Last night, when she started session, he granted her with a: "There's the girl I wanted to see". She asked: "Where?", she had never played the fool before, it was so fun. Specially when he answered: "You know the prettiest girl in the school. The one in front of me." It was so stupid, but she liked being stupid with Blank. He would hear her dramas, and she would be interested in his future plans.

Bianca walked towards her classroom, Cameron joined her. They talked, mainly about Patrick. Cameron tried to sound cool, but he couldn't hide his enthusiasm about having Patrick living in his house. Bianca smiled, Cameron was such a bad liar, anyway she let him get away it.

Unfortunately, Happy Bianca didn't last long. Just when she and Cameron were about to enter their sciences classroom they were ambushed by Michelle, Dawn and the rest of the cheerleader squad.

"Where is your uniform, Bianca?" Michelle asked with her hands on her hips.
"I forgot completely about it. You'll see, I..." Bianca answered.
"Sorry, was I asking you about your life?" Michelle interrupted.
Right there, right in that moment, it hit Bianca. Suddenly she understood what her sister had been trying to tell her.
"You know what? I forgot the bloody uniform (Oops! maybe she had been spending too much time with Blank), if you have a problem about it, you can expel me from the squad, or better I will happily quit."
All the eyes were on Bianca, and when she realised what she just said and how it might look. She said:
"Now if you'll excuse me I have a class." Bianca entered the classroom, leaving shocked faces, and feeling some how relief.

Kat walk to Math, it was weird to get into that class and not see Patrick's broad shoulders. Even before she became his girlfriend, she liked to watch him from the distance. It wasn't her fault after all, that he was so easy in the eye, and let us not start talking about his voice, that voice makes everything sound sexy.

Blank sited next to her. It wasn't his usual spot. So Kat figured out he wanted to talk to her. Perfect, she was trying to figure it out how to make Patrick speak to her; but now she also had to make sure the bastard wasn't trying to play games with her naive sister.
"How is that deep voiced boyfriend of yours?" Blank asked.
"He'll live" Kat answered. "Why would you ask?"

"Last night, Bianca told me everything about it." Blank said. "We spoke on Skype. And Kat, I know you don't have any reason to believe in me, but I truly care for your sister." Blank said quickly and almost like a whisper.
"At least we can agree on that, I don't have to believe in you. But even if it pains me to admit it, you made Bianca happy when she was at her lowest. Just because of that I'm willing into give you a chance. But if you break her heart you'll have to answer directly to me and believe me Brad injury will look innocent."
Blank didn't answer, he just nodded, even with a treat to his life it was better that what he had hopped for. The class started, and both of them had to put al their attention in the blackboard in front of them.
Apart from Blank, Kat only spoke to Mandela. She needed to let it all out. The only thing she didn't told her, was about Patrick stepfather nor his inner nerd. It prove to make her feel better, although she still didn't have a clue about how to talk to Patrick. Although she made it sound like Patrick had a huge fight with a gang. Kat knew Patrick would appreciated to have a new legend about him.

The day went far slowly to Kat's taste. When it was finally over, she saw her sister happily talking to Cameron. They were discussing some ideas for some mid-term party.

During the ride home, for the first time in her life, Bianca didn't tried to make her sister understand the importance of a well organised party. Kat left Bianca at her house, and drove directly to the hospital. She wanted to get through the whole thing the fastest she could. Dani was sitting in the chair, while she read a book. Meanwhile Patrick was sleeping. David was no place to be seen.

"How was the school?" Dani asked in a very soft voice.
"Boring". Kat answered "How he's been doing?"
"Fine. The doctor think this could be his last night in the hospital."
"Where's David?" Kat asked.
"I don't know he hasn't told me everything." Dani asked.
"You really trust him?" Kat had never considered until that moment, that Dani seemed to trust David with her life. She was so calmed that Kat felt more jealous there that when she found Dani laughing with Patrick.
"Yeah, I have known him for a long time. His methods might not be very legitimate, but he knows what is right and what is wrong. Besides he loves... Patrick."
Patrick waked up, when his eyes focused on Kat he smiled, and Kat felt weak on the knees.
"Wow, you're here." Patrick said.
"Of course, I am, where should I be?" Kat asked.
"I don't know, saving the world a cause at the time" Patrick's grin became wider."
"Well you happen to be my cause. Look I brought you your homework. You have a summary for history, you have to finish William Saroyan's The time of your life, and we have math homework that I couldn't understand a word of what the teacher was saying so you'll have to explain." Kat said with a huge smile on her face, while she took the books out of the bag pack.
"I knew you had a secret agenda. But you know Stanford? That Math class will come with a price."
"I'm not rich you know" Kat said approaching dangerously to Patrick.
"I can think of many ways you can repay me." Patrick said almost to her lips, with that they kiss.
Dani was looking to the pair, she let them be, even if she was feeling a little bit sick. Thanks God, David arrived followed and interrupted the whole thing.
"OK. Good to see you up, Patrick." David said. "We need to talk".
"What's up?" Patrick asked happily.
"What really happened that night?" David asked quite directly to Kat's taste. After all she had spend the whole day thinking in ways Patrick would spell it without him realising it.
"I told the doctor, I fell from the stairs." Patrick answered with caution.
"I went to see the doctor, he told me you have defensive wounds. He actually was going to bring the police, but I ask him to give me time so you could come with the true by yourself". David said, Kat was impressed.
"That's why you came! Don't play tricks on me! Did you knew about this?" Patrick pointed to Dani, she just nodded. "You are..."
"Worried. That's what we are" David finished for Patrick.
"I... I can't tell you" Patrick looked younger, Kat took his hand between hers.
"Tell us, Patrick. You don't have to be the strong one with us." Kat said.
Dani said something in Spanish, and Kat swore to herself that she would stop studying French to start Spanish as soon as she could.
"OK, my stepfather hit me, I defend myself, we started fitting, and while I was trying to block a hit I fell from the stairs." he said quickly.
"I'm sorry Patrick, but you have to ask for emancipation" David said.
"I will not leave her alone" Patrick said angrily. "He will kill her."
"But if you stay, he will kill you" Dani said, and Kat felt like hugging the girl, Kat was too confuse to even try to come to a way in putting some sense into Patrick.
"I have to protect her, I'm all she's got" Patrick plead.
"No you're not. While you are there, you are making it easier for her to fool herself" David said.
"Maybe you are right, but you are not my father! I can do what I want" Patrick almost yelled.
"I'm the man your father ask to keep you alive and that's what I'm doing. If you don't do it then I would have to say everything to the doctor and we can have the police taking care of this. So they can send you to a foster family. It's your call." David looked frustrated.
"What do you think?" Patrick asked Kat.
"I think it is easier, you can live with Cameron, his mother has a spare room, she said she is more than happy to take you. You'll be fine, the woman knows about wine and food, she is really funny, you'll like her. And you can still visit your mom, the cops won't be involved." Kat said.
"But..."
"Did you chose Joe for your mother?" Kat asked all of the sudden.
"No". Patrick answered.
"So he is not your problem. Besides believe me I'm done with hospital visits." Kat said feeling herself again.
"OK, I'll sign."
David gave the papers to Patrick, and he sign them. When he did something caught his eye. Dani's fingers were interlaced with David's.
"What the hell!" Patrick screamed, Kat was smart enough to take the papers before her boyfriend did something stupid. "It's him isn't it?" Patrick asked Dani.
"Yes" she said after a deep breath.
"Why you didn't tell me?" He asked his voice even deeper.
"You are seeing the reason" Dani said, not letting go David's hand.
"He could be your father" Patrick said.
"No, he is just 10 years older, there's no way a ten year old boy could be a father." Dani said coldly.
"Wait. I'm here." David said. but Patrick and Dani didn't care.
"You cried all Christmas because of him." Patrick continued "He is a womanizer, what the fuck did you expected?"
"Well I think everything is clear, now" Kat said and left.
David followed her.