Moira Tells Mackenzie about Kyle.
"Did Lawrence get off alright Mackenzie?" Moira asked her brother as he came into the farm.
"Yes I saw him onto the train" Mack replied. "Thanks for letting him stay here Moira"
"He's lovely boy Mack you should be proud" said Moira "He helped Kyle to do the Starwars jigsaw Kyle got for your birthday"
"You ok Moira?" asked Mack who sensed there was a tinge of stress in his sisters voice.
"Oh Mackenzie" Moira said bursting into tears. "I'm heartbroken"
"What's happened. Is Cain alright?" Mack asked his sister.
"It's Kyle Mack" Moira sobbed. "It was him that shot Al and Cain's taking the rap for it" she blurted out.
"No not Kyle. Not my precious boy?" said Mack hugging his sister.
Moirs nodded. "It was a complete accident" Moira said explaining what Cain had told her.
"Poor kid will be going through hell" said Mack "I know exactly how he feels. The trauma will stay with him and I should know"
"Nothing" said Mack wishing he could bite his to tongue off.
"Come on. Out with it" said Moira.
"I know what it feels like to shoot someone" Mack replied.
"You're not making sense Mackenzie" said Moira.
"I shot mum" said Mackenzie not able to look his sister in the eye.
"My God Mack. Is that how she died?" Moira asked in disbelief.
"No Moira I was a kid" Mack went on to explain. "It was the day dad broke my leg. He'd found my school book the one I'd written all over saying that I loved this boy in my class. He said no son of his was a Nancy boy and he went berserk and said he'd beat it out of me"
"He then beat mum saying it was her fault I was like I was because she was too soft with me" Mack went on.
"He got his shotgun out and threatened me with it" Mack explained. "The one he had to shoot rabbits with"
"I remember that shotgun" said Moira "God I hated it when he brought the dead rabbits home"
"Mum tussled with him to try and get the gun off him but he grabbed it back. I leapt at him and grabbed the gun to try and save mum. I managed to get the gun off him but as I turned round he pushed me on the floor and the gun went off shooting mum. The next thing I felt a horrific pain in my leg when he stamped on my leg breaking it as I lay on the floor"
"Oh my God Mack" said Moira.
"I thought I'd killed mum but it turned out to be a superficial wound but there was so much blood" Mack explained.
"He was an absolute beast"" said Moira. "God I hate him"
"She had to have the bullet removed in hospital. Moira, it left me traumatised that's why I'm such a wuss now. It scared the hell out of me" Mack explained. " I thought I'd killed my mum that is so hard to live with"
"Mack it would scare the hell out of any child" said Moira.
"Mum told the police she'd shot herself cleaning the shotgun" said Mack "They wanted to know I got all tbe bruises and the broken leg so I had to say I fell off my bike"
"Didnt they want to know how mum got her bruises?" Moira asked. "Did they arrest dad?" Moira asked.
"Why didn't they arrest him for beating mum" Moira asked.
"Well it was different back then. The police didn't like to get involved in domestics" Mack explained "I told them I fell off my bike and broke my leg and they believed my and mum's story. They could see she was beaten but like I said it was different back then"
"My God he was evil" said Moira.
"We had to lie because we were both terrified of him Moira" said Mack "But I remember the guilt. It stayed with me for a long time"
"You cannot tell anyone about Kyle Mack" said Moira "Promise me"
"You have my word" said Mackenzie giving his sister a hug "And please don't tell Aaron or Lucy that I shot mum. They know dad broke my leg but not all the details"
"I won't say a word Mack. I promise" said Moira.
"So I know what Kyle's going through poor kid. I love both your boys as if they were my own Moira" said Mack wiping his eyes.
"And they both worship you Mack" Moira replied.