"Revenge",Pt.13

                                                                                     Pt.13

                                                                                 “Revenge”


Kitty let Katie make herself comfortable…then… Ok.. Sweetheart,.. I’m listening….Well, Katie started.
I’ve been thinking ,…  Thinking a lot about when you first found me???   Yes,.. that’s been quite some time now, Kitty said.. Trying to reassure her …   slightly biting her lip,…I know, …I know when you first found me… I, ..I was….  Kitty reached over and held her hand …it’s ok.. You can tell me anything…
I was not very nice to you… Scared I guess?   Of course you were, you had been alone for a very long time, Kitty said.   Yes,…Yes But, you were different,.. You helped me…all those folks treated me like an animal… shaking her head quickly…But, Not you…  Katie , Honey ..I was lost.. remember you helped me…!  And you gave me the pretty Pin…   smiling…yes I did ..it is special and so are you…
For a long time …I was Wild…that’s what people say ya know?    Then you saved me.. and now I have a family again… I guess I’ll never really know who I was or where I belonged, But,….  The thing is…
What Sweetheart?…. Kitty was now getting concerned.     Those awful folks,.. They found me…, and….
Oh Katie No,… Mrs. Mather’s is dead, she can’t hurt you anymore.., and Matt says the Boys are going to prison for a very long time… Katie lowered her eyes,… lightly lifting her chin with her fingers….
You are safe now… You have changed so much,… you’ve learn to talk, read, write,…and live with a family… and never have to worry ever again… and you have so many friend who love and care about you.
But, those people…?   They saw me now and they remembered… won’t everyone remember…the way I was…and the terrible things I did?    Something hit home inside Kitty quickly…..

Honey, come with me, she walked her into her office…once the door was closed,  Let me tell you something, When I was young, there were things in my life I wasn’t very proud….and I always worried about ,how I’d be treated, based on what people knew about me…but, I learned you can worry about what other people talk about….But, Miss Kitty, they wanted “Rev..en..ge”…yes ,..yes they did…but….
Wasn’t what I did Reve..nge?      No! that was self-defence…  What we did was Self-defence!
Let me say this … The only Revenge you or I need is to go on with our lives… being who we are!
Honey you’ve become a wonderful young woman… and I’m so proud of you!…
Katie’s eyes filled with tears…. Thank You!   You do understand….   Suddenly without warning…
She threw her arms around kitty….  

Billy says, it doesn’t matter what happened before…. It was survival ?    And he’s right!…
So, you and Billy seem to be getting along well?   Yes, she said dropping her eyes shyly…
We have a good time together…he lost his family too. And Mr. Jake  gave him a Job…he really like working for him.     That’s great!    Miss Kitty, we’ll be ok, won’t we?    Yes Katie we will definitely be ok!
So ,  You’ll go to the dance…if Doctor Adams says it ok?    I’ll be there …don’t you worry…


After Katie left, Kitty sat and thought about their conversation,….  Thinking aloud,… Kitty, ol’ gal
When you think of it… with all you’ve been through… That is the best Revenge…

Later she walked over front Street,…. As she opened the door to Matt’s office…”Hello Cowboy”
Kitty what are you doing here?    Marshal Dillon,… I need an escort to the dance Saturday…!
Chuckling,…  Is that a fact?… Yes Marshal That’s a fact!    And I don’t want to hear any excuses
Why you can’t go…Got it!     Now with an all out smile…, Yes Ma’am  

                                                                                     TBC