Pt.8
A Promise/A Favor/A Savior
Judge Brooker had agreed with Matt that it wasn’t necessary to Lock Kitty in Jail, he knew her character enough, to know she wasn’t going anywhere…. Tension was building,… Gossip had slowed some…
Matt Doc and Kitty sat having Supper at Delmonico’s,…Matt and Doc were heavy in conversation, Kitty just quietly pushing her food from one side of the plate to the other… Out of the corner of his eye…Doc…
Noticed, she wasn’t even paying any attention to their conversation…. Well Now Young Lady …are we that bad of company?…she never responded. Nudging her arm…this has to be a first? Slightly startled
Huh? We’ve sat through an entire meal ,.. and not once ..not once ..did I see you slip anything from this big lugs plate… The corner of her mouth showed a twinge of a smirk…Guess I’m not very hungry,.. after all Curly…I can see that …you’ve push your food around , for the past 30 minutes… Exhaling ,…tossing her napkin on the plate…. I’m sorry your right I’m not very good company…You two finish here I’m going back to the Long Branch…, No! Now Kitty,.. I didn’t mean you should go..Doc added. Honey, I’m just worried about you? Don’t be Doc…Don’t be! Kitty hold up…I’ll walk with you , Matt said standing….
Oh, No, You don’t need to…I… No Kitty I insist…suit yourself…leaving Delmonico’s, Matt slipped hi arm behind her placing his hand at the small of her back…. Kitty this is all gonna work out ..you know that right? You’ll explain to judge Brooker in the Morning.. what happened.. and this will all be over…
It should be that simple Cowboy… ! As they approached the Long Branch,….Kitty felt as if she were being watched.?
In the saloon, at the bar…Pat Kinkade Jr. was drinking with a few other men…he had,…had quite a few ..
Maybe even a few too many…, Sam was off ..so , Al was working the bar this night…Not know just who he was…until, he began ranting a raving…”Can you all believe this … Being the Marshal’s Whore ..gets you special treatment in Dodge I suppose?….even if you Murder a Man in Cold Blood?… Al, looked up at him…Hey Buddy!?… I best watch myself …This here is the Whore’s PLACE OF BUSINESS!. he said, sarcastically…throwing around his drink…stumbling.. You best be careful ‘of ‘er luring you to her web and shooting you too! That’s enough!!! shouted Al. I think you should leave?.. My poppa’ is Dead and she’s walking about town like it’s just another day??? He was still tossing around what was left of his beer.. and then began to grab,.. Chairs… Where is out Hostess? As he stumbled about…
I’m Right Here!…..And what exactly can I do for you Tiger???? Kitty stood her back stiff and Jaw tight..
Chin high….. Just tell me WHY? Can you do that? Pat asked her ..falling down drunk.
Kitty, took a deep breath… Then headed for the stairs…. Kitty Wait!.. Matt followed behind her….
As she reach the door of her room she exhaled and her chin quivering….Matt Please?…I need to be alone..
Kitty ..What what just happened down there? Matt?.. shaking her head…Please I can’t! really I can’t!
Walking inside the room and quickly closing it behind her.
Curling up in the tapestry chair beside the window,…her body trembling…. She thought back to that awful night…, just before Patrick Kinkade showed up. Molly was curled up in pain on her bed.. she had covered her with her quilt.. with the intention of going for Doc,.. When , she her the small girl’s Voice say,.. Please!
Please don’t go?…stay with me? It hurts so much…Ma’am,.? Does being a Woman always Hurt so Much?
Looking surprised…then setting down gently,…beside Molly. Sweetheart, What do you mean?
After the beating,…when Poppa learns me to be a Woman… is it suppose to hurt so much? Kitty’s eyes filled with tears.., Oh Sweetheart!… Your just a child… now tears were streaming down her cheeks….
Molly Honey ,This is wrong…Your Poppa’ …he’s not…I mean he…Sweetheart, I need to get Doc!…
And We need to tell Marshal Dillon!…quickly, Molly spouted out: NO! you can’t Please Ma’am ?…
You can’t tell the Marshal..? Please promise me.. Please Promise me? You said you’d do me a favor and help me… I believed you.. I trusted you,…You can’t tell anyone…Please! ..Please! Please!???? Alright , Calm down…The thoughts of that conversation played over and over in her mind…along with the fear,.. where was Molly now?.. and was she alright? How could she possibly tell Judge Brooker what happened in her room that night…She promised!.. and then there is a bigger part… “I don’t know what happened!”
TBC
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