Kathleen had been working at an animal shelter when she met Keith. She was 18years old and still living with her foster parents at the time. Her foster Dad and the owner of the shelter were good friends and so her Dad had gotten her that job. She was in her final year of high school and so she'd helped out at the animal shelter in the evenings after school and on Saturdays.

Keith was 21years old at that time and had often saw Kathleen most evenings at the animal shelter. He was working at the Burger King across the road and decided he was going to approach the beautiful dark hair girl. One afternoon, after Keith had finished his shift he decided to go over and try his luck. He went inside the animal shelter claiming he wanted to adopt a puppy. It so happens that Kathleen was the one whom her boss assigned to helped Keith. Keith had put on a show for her that day,he was cooing over the animals-about how cute he thought the kittens were on how he just wish he could adopt them all.

It wasn't long before Keith had asked Kathleen out. Kathleen began going out with Keith behind her parents back as they had a strict policy; no dating until after college. Her grades started dropping as a result because she no longer spent any free time she had studying, instead she'd be sneaking off somewhere with Keith. Somehow Kathleen had fallen for Keith big time. Being with Keith-an older guy- Kathleen felt a certain trill as she continued sneaking around with him, she'd even skipped school a few days when Keith had his days off.

However, Kathleen was working towards getting a scholarship to university. She was also a sure thing, When her grades started dropping and her perfect attendance was no longer looking perfect, her teachers had called in her parents putting their concerns to them. Her parents were shocked by the news and didn't have any idea what was going on. They confronted Kathleen about it and later found out that all this major changes was as a result of a certain boyfriend she had. Her parents begged her to stop seeing him and start picking up back on her studying and school work but Kathleen told them she needed to live her own life, that all her life she has been studying and trying to be the perfect foster daughter for them but it was now time they give her a chance to have her way.

Her foster parents tried convincing her some more for months to stop seeing Keith, telling her he wasn't any good for her and that she needed to focus on school now more than ever but Kathleen didn't want to hear any of it. Finally, months came and she lost the scholarship. Her parents couldn't afford to send her to university from their own so they told her she'd have to continued working and then after a year they would still tried helping her go to university but Kathleen couldn't stand their nagging anymore and plus Keith had asked her to move in with him at his apartment. So Kathleen had told off her foster parents and moved out and in with Keith.

A year and a few months had passed and things were alright between the two until all of a sudden Kathleen started noticing the changes. Keith would hardly have any time for her anymore, he'd come home late hours of the nights sometimes he didn't even come home any at all. Soon she started receiving calls at home from guys asking for Keith or telling her to tell him they want their money. Keith had also lost his job and every now on then they would be in some quarreling. He started smoking pot and often times would bring home his buddies and they'd all sat around the living room drinking and smoking. Kathleen had noticed all these changes and when she confronted him about it he would deny it.

More months came and now Keith was starting to be rude and disrespectful to her. He'd call her names and throw insults at her from time to time but it was even worst when he smoked and had his friends around. He just wasn't the same guy she had fallen for. Next thing she knew was that he would demand that she give him her money from time to time. Then he started getting arrested, she herself was even arrested one time when the police had came to their apartment and found a large amount of marijuana.

It was about two years still into the relationship that Keith had slapped her. He had came home demanding she gave him her money and when she refused he slapped her across the face. However, he had apologized to her and begged her forgiveness saying he was just stress and lost control but it wouldn't happened again. She of course believed him and had forgiven him, it didn't happened again for a while. But months later he had hit her again, each time apologising.

Kathleen still stayed with him for years after thinking that he would change back to the guy he was at first or that maybe it was always her fault. He was even now jealous of any guy she talked to, even at work. She was not even allowed to talk to people as much as before. One time he had even broken her wrist as a result of beating her and when she had tried defending herself he had grabbed her hand twisting it. She tried to leave once after that but he had caught her and gave her a fine beating. He also threatened that if she ever left him or try leaving he'd find her and kill her anywhere she went because she belong to him and the only way she was gonna leave him was through death. He had told her that if he couldn't have her then no one else was gonna have her.

That threat and beating that she had received from Keith that night had scared her into staying with him for a few more months. Kathleen had started feeling sick though for more than a week, she finally decided to go to the doctor one day when Keith was out. Upon going to the doctor, Kathleen learned that she was pregnant. She didn't know if she should be happy or sad, should she be happy that another life was now growing inside of her? Or sad because he or she would be born with Keith as a father into the life Kathleen was now forced to live. Kathleen had started despising Keith for all he had been putting her through but somehow hoped that he'd changed with the new of being a father.

That evening when she returned home, Keith was waiting for her. He started accusing her of cheating and that she had sneaked out to go be with her next lover and he was going to teach her a lesson for being so promiscuous. Kathleen tried explaining to him that she was feeling sick and that she went to the doctor, but he had slapped her across the face calling her a liar. She had fell to the ground as a result of the slap and as he moved towards her she tried telling him that she was pregnant but Keith was under the influence of alcohol as well as being high and didn't care. He had practically beaten and kicked the foetus out of her that evening then left her bleeding on the floor telling her he'd be back later.

Even in pain and only half conscious and able to move Kathleen knew she had to get out that very night. So she picked herself up with the little strength she had and went to change then get her personal papers, her passport, credit cards and bank book that was in her handbag. She scrambled out to catch a taxi and by the time she could tell the driver to take her to the airport she had passed out.

She found herself awake in a hospital bed. The doctor came in telling her that she was brought there two days ago by a taxi driver. She had received a few bruised and fractured ribs and that she had also lost the baby. The doctor had asked if she remembered what had happened to her but she denied remembering anything. The doctor had left saying that she'd be back to check up on her and have a nurse administered some morphine. The minute the doctor had left the room Kathleen had scrambled up from the bed, even though she was still feeling weak and in pain she found her bag with her personal documents as well as her clothes she wore when she had left the house and snuck out if the hospital.

Kathleen knew that she couldn't stay any longer as Keith would definitely be looking for her by now and he'd probably go check the hospital. So Kathleen took a taxi straight to the airport and buying a ticket from Texas to New York.

Okay so there is it guys. For those of you who may have been curious as to who Kathleen is, why was she always so nervous or why she had run away, if she was an ex of Gio or even a enemy working undercover to get close to Lexi or her family. So the answer is no, she is just an innocent girl who had a rough experience and trying to get away from an abusive boyfriend. She is always so timid and nervous around people especially men because of Keith.