Chapter 66 Jasons Fate (1/2)

Ali took Kay to Master Shifu in silence.

He held Kay tightly to him as he took her to Master Shifu, his arms wrapped around her waist as they walked. Inside, he was shimmering in anger while his other hand was clenched in a tight fist. He wanted nothing more than to punch that pig in the face until his own mother couldn't recognise him. He wanted to smash every bone in that sorry excuse for a human being. He then remembered the weird angle a certain part of the body was ...

Ali shuddered. He was furious at the guy but any man would shudder to see what Kyle had done to the most important body part. The pain when one was kicked there was mind-boggling enough but to have it bent like that - it must be beyond words. Ali knew, no matter what he could imagine doing to the guy would be nothing compared to what Kyle would be doing. The broken pole was just the start.

Master Shifu was waiting at the door for them. Ali had already called in advance and he didn't say a thing. Kay went straight to her room, wanting to bathe as quickly as possible. Ali went to the living room and started texting the others. Master Shifu went back to the kitchen and continued broiling the soup.

Kay took off her clothes quickly and except for Kyle's shirt, she threw everything into the rubbish bin. She entered the bathroom and switched on the shower, making it as hot as she could stand. She felt the water hit her face, stinging it and she welcomed the pain. She rubbed her face and lips, remembering those sloppy kisses. She rubbed her ears roughly, remembering the heavy breathing and lips on it. She rubbed every single part of her body, hoping to rub off the feeling of his touch.

She took the shower gel and her loofah. She kept on washing herself, scrubbing her entire body over and over again. Her snowy white skin was now all pink and slightly reddish with the rough scrubbing but she didn't realise this. All she knew was that she still didn't feel clean enough. She didn't know how long she had been scrubbing herself raw, but she eventually stopped and just sat down in the shower, letting the water fall upon her as she cried again.

Kyle arrived at Master Shifu's house about two hours later. Ali, Sam, and Xing Han were all in the living room with Master Shifu. Ali's eyebrows shot up in surprise - not because Kyle had changed into a different outfit than before but because Kyle's eyes were a different colour. It was obvious he was wearing contact lenses and they were all curious but didn't ask.

”Kay's still in her room,” Sam said, looking at her closed door, ”She hasn't replied to our knocks.”

Kyle nodded and went straight there. He entered after knocking a few times and found the room dark. Flipping on the switch, he saw that she wasn't in and her clothes were in the bin. He could hear the shower in the bathroom, so he knocked, ”Kay?”

She didn't respond.

[Kay?]

Nothing.

[I'm coming in]

He entered and the sight crushed him. She was just sitting there, her legs brought up to her chest and her forehead was leaning on her knees. The shower was simply falling on her and she wasn't moving. Her skin was so red from the heat and scrubbing, and puckered up for being under the water for so long.

Kyle took a towel, switched off the shower and wrapped her in it. He carried her gently into the room and she just lay there in his arms like a baby. He placed her on the bed and went to get more towels. He made her sit up and secured the towel around her. Then, he wrapped her hair in a towel before using another towel to gently tap her dry.

Kay let him do so and was starting to feel warm again from his gentle care. As he went to dry her face, she took his hand and pressed her cheeks on it.

[You're the only one who's always been there for me]

[And I will always be, Kay] Kyle replied, tilting her face to make her look at him and she saw the pain deep in his eyes.

[I'm sorry for failing to protect you] Kyle said, his own eyes watering and Kay's heart lurched at that. With her thumbs, she wiped his eyes before the tears fell.

[I told you that it's not your fault, Kyle] Kay said firmly, squishing his face.

[It is] Kyle replied, shaking his head [I made you feel ... worthless when you are not. I made you have to feel like you had to prove yourself. I made you need to hide from me. From ME.]

Both of them took a deep breath, each caught up in their own sense of pain and guilt. Without another word, Kyle went behind Kay and started unwrapping the towel on her head. He gently started drying her hair and then slowly combed it.

Neither said anything anymore, as words couldn't cover the situation. They understood each other. Neither blamed the other but only themselves. Both felt bad for the pain inflicted on the other and ... in a way, that was slowly healing the both of them as well. As traumatic as the experience was for Kay, Kyle's gentle care for her was slowly but surely helping ease the pain. It was not to say that she was rid of it but she was finding strength in his presence to fight the negative feelings inside.

”What happened to Jason?” Kay asked softly, forcing herself to speak. She looked up at the dressing table mirror in front of her and could see Kyle's expression when she asked the question.

There was a slight smirk forming at the corner of his left lips before he said, ”Oh, let's just say that he's going to be busy the next few days.”

Kyle's smirk became a grin when he thought of what Jason was going through right now and what he's going to be facing for the next four days.