big_damn_quests | Round 2, Challenge 2, Kaylee's Answer

Title: Shames of the Past
Author:

calliopes_pen
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the characters. They belong to Joss.
Character: Kaylee Frye
Rating: PG
Author’s Note: Written for

big_damn_quests; round 2, challenge 2.
Prompt: What moment in your life has caused you to feel the greatest amount of shame?
Word Count: 195

What moment’s caused me to feel a lot o’ shame? Well, if ya had asked me that a few weeks ago, I wouldn’t ta known what ta answer ya with.

Ain’t really had much ta feel shame ‘bout--I’ve been too busy workin’ on the ol’ engines ta do somethin’ bad. She’s somethin’ like a kitten, needin’ lots o’ love and care, and groomin’.

These days, though, I have a good answer. I lied ta protect River--well, obscurin’ the truth is still lyin’, right? Even though I ain’t brought up nothin’ ‘bout it ta the rest o’ the crew?

River used math and stuff, and somehow shot a guy that was fixin’ ta shoot me. I was too yellow to shoot any of ‘em myself. I ended up in the corner, and just prayin’ they’d miss me.

Knowin’ they probably wouldn’t.

An’ River just shut her eyes and fired. That was the scariest thing ta me! If she had decided ta hurt someone else ‘cause I kept my mouth shut, I would have felt so bad.

I ain’t the type ta hurt people, but keepin’ that secret, could have caused a mess o’ hurt.