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12-26-99 10:45 pm Later that night....

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" James! She was your responsibility!"

" It wasn't my fault! Stephanie wanted me out of the room! I went to my car! The next thing I knew she was running out of the hospital! What the heck did you want me to do? Chase her down with the car?"

" If it meant bringing her back here safely, yes that's exactly what you should have done!"

" Oh mom, she's not your little baby anymore! She's twenty years old!" JAmes turned to his wife who was holding the kids, " Jennifer, get out bags. We're going to a hotel!"

" James, you can't run away from us! We're family! Flesh and !"

" Well mom, maybe when you start acting like a family, I'll be your son again, but until then," James stopped. He knew he had just hurt his mothers feelings.

Jennifer walked to the door, both children walking closely behind her. James looked at her and then back at his mother, " We're getting away from this family. If you happen to find Kindra, tell her I'll write."

With that James walked to the door and grabbed the bag from his wife.

" James! Don't you dare leave! You won't come back!" Mark, his step father chimed in.

" It's a little late for your input, Mark!"

" Don't you start yelling at me!"

" You could have said something sooner!"

" He's not my son!"

Kindra's mother walked away in tears as James, his wife and children walked out the door.

Kindra walked slowly down the sidewalk with her head down. The cold breeze dried the tears that streamed down her face almost instantly.

She looked around her. Across the street was a bar. She thought maybe the lord had put it there for a reason. Or at least that's what she had hoped.

Kindra looked up to the sky. There were hardly any stars out in the city of Salem. But tonight there were tons. She smiled and crossed the street.

As she approached the double doors a young man flew out. She backed away and giggled a little. Seeing that he was a little embarassed at being laughed at, she reached out and offered her hand.

" Too young?"

He smiled and reached out to take her hand, "No, started a fight."

" You look too puny to start a fight."

He laughed and dusted his pants off, " That's why you found me out here, on the ground."

She threw her head back and laughed, " Listen. You have any money?"

" Sure, got about," he reached in his pocket and pulled out a wad of money, " one hundred and fifty dollars with me. But I can get some more."

" Tell you what," Kindra paused and looked around across the street, " You buy me a dress and some stuff to get fixed up with, I'll be your date. I'm looking for a very fun time tonight. What do you say?"

The young man raised and eyebrow, " Sure. As long as it doesn't take too long. I might have to kick someones butt to get back in." He smiled and Kindra thought she recognized it from somewhere. But she wasn't sure.

" How about that store there!" Kindra pointed at a store that had a pair of leather pants in the window and a silver gliter shirt.

" Hmm, what about that one?" He pointed to a store, where a short, black leather dress hung.

" Gosh, this is a tuff decision."

" I'll make it easier on you. I'd love to see you in a short skirt."

Kindra blushed and then started across the street.

As they entered the store, the manager saw the two of them. They looked dirty.

The manager had a very disgusting attitude, " Can I help the two of you?"

" Yes, I'd like to purchase that dress there." Kindra pointed to the dress in the window.

" I'm sorry, but I don't think you can afford it."

Kindra smiled and put her arm around the man, " Well now, I didn't ask you. I was telling you. So, you get the dress down and I'll get the other things I needed."

Kindra motioned to the young man and he followed.

" Gosh, I thought you were gonna hit there for a second."

" Well, we both look like crap. You got thrown out of a bar, you're all dirty. I've been crying my eyes out. I probably have mascara running everywhere. And I'm probably all smelly too. I've been walking all day."

The guy reached onto a shelf and pulled off a bottle of purfume. He took the lid off and smelled it, " Here, we'll get this one for you to wear."

Kindra smelled it, " Mmmmm, what is it?"

" I don't know. Just smells nice."

Kindra laughed, " Sounds good to me."

They searched the store and a few minutes later they were at the checkout. The manager had gotten the dress as he was told to do.

" Will this be all for the two of you?"

Kindra shook her head as the man next to her pulled out his wad of money.

The man's eyes widened and he began to ring the items up, " Alright, that's going to be, 99.47."

The guy handed him the one hundred dollar bill, " Keep the change. Thanx for the trouble."

" Excuse me. Would it be too much to ask for a room to change in?"

" Straight to the back and to the left."

" Thank you," Kindra grabbed the bag of things and started to the back of the store.

" Ok, I'm coming out. Lemme know what you think."

" Alright."

Kindra walked out and his jaw hit the floor. Her perfect figure fit perfectly in the dress. Leather was something he deffinately recommended for her.

" Wow. You look great. It's deffinately a change from how you looked when you walked in there. Wow."

" Thanx. Want to get going?"

" Of course." He held out his arm and she grabbed it.

" Hang on a sec," she stopped at the trash can and dumped her old clothes in, " Ok. I'm ready."

Kindra took another drink and turned to the man sitting next to her, " So, how does it feel?"

" How does what feel?"

Kindra laughed and nearly fell off the stool, " I don't know. I figured you would know."

The man smiled at her and then suddenly his smile faded to a pitiful look, " You know, for such a beautiful woman, you drink an awful lot."

Kindra turned back to her drink, " Well, what do you expect a with alot of problems to do?"

He moved closer to her, " Talk about them."

Kindra turned her head. Their lips were inches away, " And what exactly is your deffinition of....talk?" Kindra couldn't stop herself, she couldn't think.

The guy didn't stop either. He pulled her into his lap and began kissing her neck.

" Wait wait wait. You're not the guy that came in here with me. Are you?"

" No, I don't guess I am."

" Then what's your name?" Kindra laughed and kissed him. Without passion. But with something else. She wanted all of her problems to go away. By forgetting them this way, she could worry about something else.

The guy kissed her back then pulled away and brushed the hair from her face, " My name is Sean."

Kindra smiled then leaned forward to whisper in his ear, " That's a very i name."

The guy smiled and began kissing her neck and shoulder. Kindra suddenly lost control of herself. She began to unbotton his shirt.

" Wait a minute here, what are you doing?"

" Want to go to my place?"

Sean stood up, " No I don't"

He held onto her so she wouldn't fall to the floor and pushed her away.

She became angry and pushed him, " What the hecks wrong with you? Any other guy would want someone to do this! Great, another problem to add to my list, turned down by a guy named Sean!"

" That's not what I meant and you know it! You're drunk! You need to get out of here! Come on, I'll take you home. Or you can stay at my place."

" What makes you think I want to go home with you?"

Kindra grabbed her bag and ran out of the bar running into a tall, handsome man in a pair of black baggy pants a sweetshirt.

" Excuse me, " he said in a very polite voice.

" Excuse yourself, " Kindra turned around to look at him while stepping into the street.

" What are you doing? Don't go in the street!"

She kept going.

He yelled.

Kindra was in a trance. Something was familiar about him. As she turned her head to the noise a distance away she remembered and quickly turned her head back at him stopping in the middle of the street, " Kevin," she mummbled.

She turned to the vehicle coming towards her, and let out a curdling scream, " KEVIN!!"