How Far Will She Go?

Chapter Seven

Kate's POV

"No! I can't! I can't leave her again!" I screamed as Rachel ripped my hand from hers.

"Kate. We have to leave her. She's already dead!" Rachel exclaimed and I knew that she was right. I turned and ran. We ran out the front door and ran down the road.

"Kate. I'm sorry." Rachel said and tears filled my eyes.

"Get back here!!!" Steve screamed chasing after us. We ran twice as fast and twice as hard. I took the lead always looking over my shoulder to make sure Rachel was there.

I wiped the tears from my eyes and kept running. I heard a car coming I stopped and grabbed Rachel's hand. "We have to stick together. I promised." I said as the car screeched to a stop next to us.

I raised the gun ready to fire before I realized that it was my car. Isaac rolled down the window. "Get in!" He hollered as Steve appeared shooting at us.

I pulled open the back door and pushed Rachel in as I felt a sharp sting on my right arm. I climbed in next to her and slammed the door.

"Where to Kate?" Isaac asked meeting my eye through the mirror.

"Away from here." I said just excited to see him alive. "Isaac. Rachel. Rachel. Isaac." I introduced them.

"Did you find Scarlett?" Isaac asked as I felt the pain of losing her again. I burst into tears. "Hey. Don't cry. You can cry when I can comfort you. And that will be when this guy stops following us." Isaac said and I chuckled.

"Oh my god! Kate your bleeding!" Rachel exclaimed grabbing my arm.

"Don't pull on it. Damn. It's just a crease. I'm fine." I said pulling my arm back. "Scarlett died. I held her hand. She had given up the fight. I told her that we would all get out together. But she got shot in the leg. She bled out before we could do anything for her." I said to no one particular.

"I'm not going to stop working on this case till I get my best friend the justice that she deserves." I said turning to look out the window. "Why are we here?" I asked when I realized that we were at the hospital.

"Well you are shot. And Rachel keeps holding her shoulder like it's in pain." Isaac said parking.

"They shot me because I was fighting them when they kidnapped me. Scarlett dug the bullet out with a pair of tweezers." Rachel said as we climbed out of the car.

"Isaac. Who said that you could drive my car? And where did you get my keys?" I asked becoming dizzy.

"Kate are you okay?" Isaac asked as I swayed.

"I'm fine." I lied swaying again. Isaac wrapped his arm around my waist and helped me in to the hospital.

"I thought you were dead." I suddenly said looking up at him.

"I'm hard to kill." Isaac said with a laugh. "Well actually I was wearing your bullet proof vest." He admitted looking away from me.

"Damn. You just helped yourself to all of my stuff." I said as we walked into the hospital.

They checked Rachel's shoulder and praised Scarlett for her precision. Then they stitched up my arm and I was ready to leave. "Rachel. Isaac has volunteered to take you home. Do you want to call them or surprise them." I said earning an elbow to the ribs.

"Surprise." Rachel said walking out the door. We looked at each other and followed her.

"So this is actually my car so I'm going to drive. Keys now. Isaac give me the keys." I said and he looked at me in surprise.

"Oh you were talking to me?" Isaac said pulling out my keys. I yanked them out of his hand.

"No. I was talking to the man in the moon." I said sarcastically jumping in the car. Rachel climbed into the backseat and Isaac into the passage seat. "Now Rachel. What's the address?" I asked pulling out of the hospital parking lot.

"1456 Promise Street." Rachel answered causing me to jerk to the right and almost hitting a car head on. "Do you know where that is?" She asked.

"Rachel. I have two questions for you. One how old are you? And two what's your last name?" I asked in shock.

"I'm fourteen. And Hale." Rachel answered as I pulled into the driveway.

"You guys wait here. I have to do something." I said getting out of the car and walking to the door. I took a deep breath and raised my hand knocking on the door.

Mrs. Hale opened the door and stared at me in shock. "Kate." She said immediately pulling me into tight hug. "Oh my gosh. It has been so long. How are you? Why are you here?" She asked pulling out of the hug.

"I'm so sorry." I said as tears welled in my eyes. "I lied. When Scarlett went missing I was here with her. Mrs. Hale, Scarlett didn't run away. She was kidnapped. I lied but I was being blackmailed. They said if I told anyone anything that they would send her home in pieces." I said looking away from her.

"What are you saying Kate?" Mrs. Hale asked.

"I'm a cop now. I reopened the case. I dug to deep. I was kidnapped by them. I saw her. She was giving up. I promised her that we would get out together. But I held her hand as she died. I had to be pulled away from her." I said.

"Oh my god. I gave up on her so long ago. You mean all this time she was alive?" Mrs. Hale asked her voice catching as tears poured down her cheeks.

"Yes. I promise you. They will pay for what they have done. To you, to Scarlett, to Rachel and to everyone they have ever hurt." I said reaching for her hand.

"Thank you." Mrs. Hale said grasping it.

"Mrs. Hale, I brought Rachel home. She met Scarlett. Scarlett saved her life and neither of them knew that they were related. Rachel's the one who saved my life. I would be dead if I had stayed." I said turning to the car and motioning for them to come.

"I think Rachel deserves to know about her big sister." I said as Rachel ran toward us.

"Mom!!" Rachel screamed running up the steps and into her mom's arms.

"Oh my god Rachel I love you so much." Mrs. Hale said hugging Rachel close to her. "Rachel I have something to tell you. Fourteen years ago a few months before you were born your sister disappeared. We thought she ran away." Mrs. Hale said crying.

"Mom? I have a sister?" Rachel asked looking from her mom to me. "Well where is she? Who is she?" Rachel asked desperately. "Mom? Kate?" She asked as her mom broke down pointing at me.

"Rachel. Your sister is dead. We was there when she died." I said a tear rolling down my cheek. "Rachel, Scarlett was your sister." I said watching Rachel's face go pale.

"No. No. Your lying. Mom tell me it isn't true. Please no." Rachel said breaking down and her mother pulled her into a hug.

"Kate. You go catch those sorry assholes. Make sure they get what they deserve." Mrs. Hale said looking up at me.

I nodded. "I promise. I will catch them. Or I will die trying." I said walking away from them. I climbed into the car and sped away from the house.

"Kate? Where are we going?" Isaac asked as I turned to him.

"To get justice for my friend." I said turning away from him.