You're safe with us

Chapter 2

TW: Pain

August 31st
Maya was late, because she got called to a 4-alarm, so she didn't even shower. She still had her turnout pants on and dirt and sweat in her hair. Her left cheak was bruised and she had a icepack in her hand.
"Bambina, hey? Did you come directly from a call?" "Yes. I didn't even go back to the station to change." "Did you get hurt?"Carina brushed over Mayas cheak and looked at the bruise, which was already a little swolen and blue. "I got hit with a cealing lamp that fell down. Its not bad, Ben told me to ice it and if i get dizzy or sick go to the ER." "Alright. Put the ice, back on.""Its not very cold anymore, but okay." Maya agreed to the defeat. Carina turned around in the airport. There were so many people in the waiting hall.

"Kathy. Kathy."Carina yelled over to a young girl. "Come here." Kathy smiled as she saw the two wifes. "Hi." She said. "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." Carina smiled. "I am Carina and this is my wife Maya." "Kathy." Kathy said and smiled. Carina bent foreward to hug, but Kathy took a step back. "I don't really like people touching me." "Okay. Thats fine. Thank you for telling me." Carina said.

"Welcome to Seattle." Maya said and winced as smiling hurt her cheak. "Sorry. I came directly from a call. I am a little sweaty and dirty, but i promise to take a shower as soon as we get home." "What happend to your face?" "I got hit with a celinglamp." "Oh. Ow." Kathy scrunched up her face and frowned. "Its okay. It happens." "I hate it." Carina commented. Kathy chuckled and pulled her suitcase close. "Ready to go?" "Yes." Kathy nodds.

She was getting uncomfortable standing around. They walked to the parkinglot. Maya packed up Kathys suitcase, while Carina payed the parking ticket. Kathy was hurting a little, so she sat down and closed her eyes for a few seconds. "Kathy. Are you okay?" Maya asked. "Yes. Yeah. Just nervous and tired." To be honest Kathy was absolutly terrified, but she needed this. She needed a break. Just 6 months. Kathi had gotten into a Programm funded, by the Cathrine-Fox-Foundation. The Programm scouted young, smart teens with an interest in medicine to studdy at a private school, a university and a hospital for 6 months. They get special lectures and get to try surgical equipment, not on patients, but on simulations and even shadow doctors and go to laboratorys. Kathy was excited for the program, but also for a chance to escape her home for a little bid.

The 30 students were picked out of 1000s of applicants and sent to one of the Cathrine-Fox-Hospitals. At Grey-Sloan 5 students got the honor to learn. The would stay at hostfamily just like Maya and Carina. Kathy was by far the youngest. She had skipped first and 5th grade and therefore was only 13 but was going to turn 14 in early october.

The drove to the house and went  Kathy couldn't help but groan at the stairs up to their entrance door. She was hurting and Carina could see it. "Are you hurting, bella?" "My name is Kathy?" Kathy said confused. "Oh. I know. Bella is italian. It means beautifull." "Oh." Kathy looked away. "So? Did you hurt yourself?" "No i am just sore from the long flight." Kathy lied. "Okay. Why don't you take a shower aswell and then rest. "Okay. Thank you." "Of course, Bella." Kathy smiled the term of endearement felt good. It had been so long since someone had called her by a pet name in a good way.

Carina couldn't help but worry about the little girl. She seemed anxious and jumpy. Loud noises and fast movements made her flinch and she walked like she was in pain. There was not much the wifes knew about Kathy. She was from Texas. She had excelent Grades. Her father died a few years ago. She has 4 younger brothers.

Carina showed Kathy around and then let her go take a shower. The teen had one of the rooms that was previously a guestroom and the guestbathroom to herself. Maya had moved the Queensized bed over to the other spare room and put up a new double bed for Kathy. The also added a desk and a few bookshelves for her.

Kathy closed the door to the bathroom and locked it. It was a privilege she didn't have at home. And it made her feel safe. She changed out of her clothes and put the clean ones on the closed toilet. She didn't even look at herself in the mirror, she new she looked horrible. Under the warm water her muscles relaxed a little and it felt great on her sore body. She shampooed her hair and scrubed her body clean. The bruises on her stomach wrists and thighs were very prominent. She wound need to wear clothes that covered them until they faded. She winced as she scrubed over her ribcage. A few weeks ago he had hit her so hard, she was sure she broken a rip and it still hurt. Kathy pulled the showerhead down to the lowerest setting and sat on the floor resting against the tiles of the wall. It was nice. Warm and comfortable.

After a while, she got out put some lotion on her body and got dressed. She left her shoulderlenght brown hair to airdry and made sure to put her thumbs in the thumbholes in her shirt, to not have the sleeves accidently slip up. She put some cream on her face and went to rest in her room.

She had packed a stuffed teddy and a pillow from home. It was something that reminded her of when her dad was still alive and comforted her when she felt like the world was crushing her.

There was a knock at the door. "Dinner is ready, Bella." Carina said and ripped Kathy out of a light slumber. She sat up and groand in pain. Her stomach hurt and she didn't feel well, but she got up and went to sit at the kitchentable.
Carina put a steaming pot of Spagetti Carbonara on the table. "Its lactose free. Spagetti Carbonara is in general, but i got all of the stuff i use for cooking in lactose free or vegan alternatives." "Thank you. But if it is too much, i can just make my own food." "No, Bella. It is litteraly no problem. I just use alternatives. It is okay." "Thank you."

Maya came downstairs and sat down aswell. "Smells amazing." Carina took Kathys plate. "I am not really hungry, sorry." "Thats okay, Bella. Are feeling aright?" "Mhm. Anxious. Maybe." "Thats normal. We are here to listen if you want to talk." Maya said and smiled at the young girl.

"Tell us about yourself?" Carina asked. It didn't feel nosy or uncomfortable, just generally curious and interested. "I don't know. I am from a little town in Texas. I have 4 half brothers. We have the same mom, but a different dad. They are 5, 3 and a half and 2 years old. My mom is a nurse, my dad was an engineer. My stepdad is a family court judge." She said the last sentence with very much disgust in her voice. "You don't like your stepdad very much?" Carina asked. Kathy sighed and ignored the question.

"I like reading and writing stories myself. And medicine." "What field are you interessted in the most?" "I don't know. My mom is a NICU nurse. The utensils she uses are so cute and small." "Oh yeah. Very cute. I am an OB as you know, i work closesly with the NICU." "Mhm. But i like brains. I don't know, something about them facinates me." "Brains are cool. My best friend is a neuro surgeon." Carina smiled.

She loved to have someone to talk medicine to at home. "I did a studdy on brains." "Cool. What was it about? I mean OB and brains??" Kathy asked. "It was the effect of orgasms on the brains of women and its use for paincontroll." Maya looked at Carina with a stern expression. "Maya. She is thirteen. She can know about orgasms." Kathy laughed. "I am not saying anything." Maya said, but blushed. "Americans are so prude." Carina said and Kathy laughed.

"Do you speak any Languages except English?" "I speak German, my dad was german and we lived in Germany until i was 5. But my stepdad doesn't like it when i speak it. I have latin in school." "I learned Latin, too. Years ago." Carina said. "I only know like the medical terms and the beginning of "de bello galico" and "the metamopheses." We could learn it by hard to get a better grade." Kathy chuckled. " I wanted to take italian aswell but eventhough it fit in my scedule the school wouldn't let me, because policys." "I can teach you some." Carina smiled. "I'm italian and i love the italian language." "If you live with us long enough you will definatly learn some italian swear word." Maya said and laughed. Carina swatted Maya on the arm but laughed, too. "And i'll teach you the german ones." Kathy said quietly. "Oh yes definatly."

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