> Rachel looke at her daughter, aseriuos angry look on
> her face. She motioned Kat to follow her back to her
> room. Once they got there she said "Well kathrine
> Corrigan, you've certainly gone to far now. Do you
> know how much trouble we could have gotten into with
> that childlish stunt you pulled? What were you
> thinking of? you didn't think that sneaking out like
> that when you were specificaly asked to stay away
> could have hurt all the afforts we are doing to help
> Derek and Julia? After all the two of them has done
> for us? I can not believe you would behave so
> irrosponsibly. I thought I taught you better then
> that. I am really disapointed by you young lady."
>
> Rachel quited down for a little looking at the affect
> her words made on her daughter.
>
> "Kat, please. If you are asked to do something, there
> is a reason behind it. we don't keep things from you
> unless it is absolutly neccessary, you know that. I
> expect you to do as you are told in the future. Sloan
> could Give Derek a hard time about this. Thinking he
> may not be able to control the people who leave and
> work for him. I wish you would think harder before you
> act kat. Now I want you to stay here for the rest of
> the day. I'll make sure lunch will be sent up for you.
> I do not wish to see out there again today. Is that
> understood?"
>
>
Kat felt terrible. Her eyes filled iwth tears as her mother spoke. "i just
wanted to find out why that man was taking you away," she protested her
voice shaking slightly. "Then I saw....some lady upset Julia and I wanted
to know what was happening. I didn't....I didn't know I could get Derek in
trouble....." That was true she'd know full well that she could get herself
in trouble, but it never occurred to her that any of the adults would be in
danger and that made her feel really bad.
The child's resolve suddenly came back at her mother's last words though.
"The whole day! But mom it was just an accident....I didn't mean to get
everyone in trouble." This seemed completely unreasonable. Wasn't feeling
awful bad enough without locking her up like some kind of prisoner?
