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"Snow... I wanna make a snowman..."
unce unce unce unce​

"Ah, I am guud. Thahnk you."​

Bronagh watched Bernie take a sip of water before she said,
"How are you liftung up? With da weathur, I mean."​

My name is Colleen and I want to be a writer​

It took her a second to catch what she meant before Bronagh replied, "Oh, well... I can't go outside although I really want to. But other than that I am fine." she looked out the window then looked back at Bernie saying, "How about you? Are you enjoying the weather at all?"​

 

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"Hah, y-yeah. I... I am too, I guess. I just..." Zoey noticed the girl was hesitant... but she felt this strange bond with her. Maybe it was from the fact that they'd shared each other's bodies before. She wasn't sure, but she knew Heidi wasn't a bad person. If anything, she felt quite fond of the girl. Zoey had no doubts that the girl clearly had something going on that left her feeling timid, but Zoey had her own baggage too. She could understand that. "I left without saying anything. I was afraid... maybe Altair sent you or something. I don't know... I wasn't expecting to see anyone else I recognized on the way back to-"
"Oh you have no need to worry. I wasn't sent by anyone, and besides, why would Mr. Ubisoft send me?" she asked, scratching the back of her head in her usual habit. "I barely know him other than the time we all spent... you know. Swapped up." She offered the girl a friendly smile. She had realized that the girl had too caught herself at the last second before revealing something. It seemed they were both alike in a way. It reassured Zoey a bit. "And hey, you don't have to tell me what you're up to." She told Heidi. "We're friends now right? We can just trust each other. I'm sure you have your reasons and I can respect that." Her smile turned into a grin. "Both of us seem to have something we've gotta do. So yeah. We're partners in crime I guess."
Zoey suddenly felt a twang in her chest from her own words and considering where she was going. ...Partners in crime and she was heading to a prison. Not that was an ironic pun. "Either way. Don't worry about a thing. I've got your back. That's what friends do." Zoey spoke confidently, not letting on a thing about the inner turmoil she was feeling deep inside.

 

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"How about you? Are you enjoying the weather at all?" Bernadette shook her head. The weather meant she couldn't go riding and isn't able to visit the horses. It was no fun. She readjusted in the chair, moving her face closer to Bronagh's. She rested her chin in both her hands, elbows on the arm rest, and legs protruding off the opposite side of the chair. Her stomach pressed firmly into the seat. Surely they could find something fun to do to pass the time. Bernie remained quiet for a few minutes staring at Bronagh absently while she thought about it. What was something they could do? The droning of the turtle documentary buzzed in the background, but now she had no clue what was being said, for she was not paying any attention.

"Vuuld you like zu vatch a muuvie?" She gave her a quick wink and a smirk before jumping up from the chair and moving to the light switch panel. She turned off the lights directly in front of the television, leaving on only the ones in the far back of the room. Then, Bernadette proceeded to move to the movie collection. The school must have trusted the students, because there was quite an extensive amount of DVDs on the shelf, available for anyone to take. Her pointer finger trailed over the spines of the cases delicately as she chose which one to watch. A bright red case with bold white letters stuck out to her and she plucked it from the shelf. Bernie didn't know many American titles, so it would be up to Bronagh to tell her what it was.

 

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Isabella looked around at her surroundings. She stood at the entrance of a cavern. The grass around the entrance was brown and withered, and there was nothing inside the mouth by darkness. Out of the corner of her eye she caught motion. She turned hear and saw the source. A tall boy ran through the cave to the entrance, his hand gripping the hand of a girl. Both had black hair, but their faces were obscured: the boy's by a fox mask, painted with red markings; the girl's by darkness.​

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Isabella hid herself behind a rock as they approached the entrance. The boy stepped into the dead grass and turned his head toward the girl. Almost as soon as he did, his grip on the girl's hand broke. Tendrils of darkness grabbed the girl, pulling her back into the deep cavern. The boy's outstretched hand clenched into a fist as the girl's form disappeared out of sight.​

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Isabella jolted up from her bed, resulting a thud on the floor. She turned towards the source of the noise, gazing over the side of the bed. It was the book of Greek myths that she had checked out from the library. Had she fallen asleep while reading it? She grabbed it, looking at the pages it was open to. Orpheus and Eurydice. She had heard the story thousands of times: a man descending into the Underworld attempting to regain his dead love.​

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Isabella blinked. Her dream matched the story to a T. But those weren't Orpheus and Eurydice; they were wearing modern clothes, despite the boy's odd mask. Isabella scratched the back of her neck. What did it all mean?​

 

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Spoiler: Remorse

"HOW DARE YOU! ITS ALL YOUR FAULT"

"....."

"ALL OF IT, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, HE'S GONE BECAUSE OF YOU"

"....."

"SAY SOMETHING! DON'T YOU DARE LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT"

"PLEASE NO MORE, DON'T HIT HIM ANYMORE!"

"SHUT UP AND GET OUT OF MY WAY WOMAN, HE HASN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET...MY SON IS GONE AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS PILE OF SHIT. I'LL MAKE HIM PAY"

A massive migraine hit the teen's head and immediately the teen sat up and began to pant as he began to sweat. Rubbing his temples as he attempted to calm himself Altair merely let out a sigh as he started to breath normally. Glancing over to the side Altair raised an eyebrow upon noticing his new "sister" had already vanished. Closing his eyes as he let out another sigh, Altair walked out of his bed and took a shower. Upon finishing said shower, Altair got dressed and walked out. Heidi had already left the room and in the teen's eyes he felt she had gone out to hang out with her friends or something. The girl had become more independent then the first time he had met her. At this point Altair could only question whether he should leave the girl be or if she still needed his assistance.

For the rest of the day Altair merely roamed around the dorm, working on some school work or just taking time to relax.

 

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Cristina was glad that it was the weekend because she was exhausted. When she woke up it was already mid-day and Quin had already left the dorm. The girl wondered where Quin always went to because she had rarely seen her around lately. Sometimes Cristina even wondered if her roommate was purposely avoiding her. The girl shook her head and decided not to think about it. She has her own life too...

She decided to go out for a walk to get some fresh air. Staying inside all the time was not something she enjoyed doing, so she got changed and got ready to go out. She threw on a warm coat over her blue dress and headed out the door.

Walking along the path, Cristina hoped to come across something interesting to sketch. Being outside was great for those sort of things. She carried her sketchbook and pencil in one hand being careful not to drop them in the snow. It was cold outside so she did not expect very many people to be taking strolls outside, let alone be running. There was a boy running around in the cold. Does he know that it's winter? And that there's probably a gym in this school?

Regardless, when he ran past Cristina, she felt a spark of inspiration. For a second she had captured what she thought would become a great drawing and that image was saved in her mind. She sat down on the nearest bench and started drawing. She hoped the boy wouldn't mind.

 

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[/url]"Oh you have no need to worry. I wasn't sent by anyone, and besides, why would Mr. Ubisoft send me?" Why did she call him that? What is an Ubisoft? "I barely know him other than the time we all spent... you know. Swapped up." That was a good point. She and Altair had very little interaction, but that's why she seemed like the perfect person to follow her. Heidi wouldn't expect it to be Zoey. Zoey offered her a smile. She returned the gesture awkwardly. "And hey, you don't have to tell me what you're up to." She told Heidi. "We're friends now right? We can just trust each other. I'm sure you have your reasons and I can respect that." Her smile turned into a grin. "Both of us seem to have something we've gotta do. So yeah. We're partners in crime I guess." Friends. Partners in crime. She hoped to make a friend out of Zoey, but didn't think it would come so easily. Until recently, she never had any friends, let alone a girlfriend. It would be nice to have someone to talk to that wasn't Altair or Harley all the time. "Either way. Don't worry about a thing. I've got your back. That's what friends do." Could she really confide in the other girl?

"Oh... okay. I'll... I'll try to remember that. Friends..." She muttered under hear breath before glancing back up at Zoey smiling. This could be fun, at least until they got off the train. If only she wasn't so soggy. Then the trip might even be enjoyable. Heidi was never a fan of being exposed, but she couldn't sit in the wet clothes any further. She peeled off the sweater, revealing the cream tank top underneath. If only there was something she could do about her pants. The scars on her arms jumped out at her and she quickly hid them behind her back. "Are you getting off at Frontier?"

 

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"Snow... I wanna make a snowman..."​

Long forgotten, long forgiven​

She really hadn't gotten time to reply before Bernie was over at the DVD shelf. She rolled over towards the couch and pulled her cane our of her back and moved from the wheelchair to the couch. It may have seemed pointless, but couches were actually easier on her legs than the wheelchair.​

Long forgotten, long forgiven​

When Bernie picked a case she moved her head to try and see what it was, and raised an eyebrow when she saw it was Neverending Story. It was kind of interesting because she never recalled the movie being in a red case.​

Long forgotten, long forgiven​

Maybe it's a redbox movie?​

You realize how stupid you sound right?​

Long forgotten, long forgiven​

She leaned her elbows on her thighs again and almost screamed out in pain before she whispered, "I've gotta stop doing that." then she turned her attention back to Bernadette​

Long forgotten, long forgiven​

Bronagh really wasn't one for movies, but she didn't mind them when they were not book-adaptations. Sure some books, like Lord of the Rings, were adapted into really good movies. While most did not come out so well. Neverending Story luckily, was a book she had not read, and she purposefully chose not to.​

Long forgotten, long forgiven​

Probably because she preferred reading in the actual language of books. And that particular book just happened to be German.​

 

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Zoey saw the confusion that appeared on Heidi's face when she called Altair 'Mr. Ubisoft'. "Oh. Ubisoft is the company that made a game series called Assassin's Creed. The first game's main character other than Desmond was some guy called Altair. Sorry, I forget there are some people that don't know the series, so I just made the joke without thinking it." She let out a soft giggle. The conversation continued before Heidi started peeling off her wet sweater. ...Wait. Heidi was wet? (OOC: no pun - meant the clothing...) Zoey hadn't noticed at all before. The cream tank top beneath was revealed along with something else... Heidi's arms covered with scars which she hastened to hide quickly. Zoey made sure she didn't stare or anything out of respect for Heidi. She could tell revealing herself made Heidi feel uncomfortable. In fact, that also explained so much from when Zoey was in Heidi's body. Of course...
"Are you getting off at Frontier?"
Zoey however ignored this question and after checking her pockets to see if she didn't have anything important in them like her train pass, she started peeling off her big winter coat to reveal a pink jumper underneath. It was probably odd that Zoey of all people was wearing so many layers today, but she wasn't stupid and even she couldn't deny the cold weather outside. She suddenly thrust her coat out to Heidi. "Here. You're gonna get cold just like that, especially since you're soaked." She predicted that Heidi would likely try to refuse and use the reasoning that then Zoey would then be cold too, so Zoey spoke up before Heidi could intervene. "You don't have to worry about me. I've still got my jumper and besides, you likely already know I hate too many layers anyway. Makes me feel uncomfortable." She smiled. "Please take it. You can always just return it to me later at the dorms." Of course, there were two reasonings behind Zoey's offer. For one, Zoey really was worried about the fact that Heidi was soaked and would be freezing in such weather, but also, this was an indirect way of allowing Heidi to re-cover her arms up which she obviously felt uncomfortable with showing. This way, Zoey wasn't drawing attention to that particular fact and still helping Heidi at the same time. Two birds with one stone right?

 

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Bernadette moved back over to the television and pressed the open button on the DVD player. She popped open the movie case and pulled out the disk, placing it in the slot on the device. Her finger pressed down lightly on the play button before proceeding to sit on the couch beside Bronagh. She snuggled in close beside the other girl, but took caution of her legs. She didn't want to hurt her.

Her fingers wrapped lightly around the remote, switching the channel on the tv and skipping to the main menu. Bronagh hadn't said anything about the movie. Bernadette's blue eyes shifted to the girl beside her. Hopefully she didn't mind the selection. It was a classic, after all. The opening began and she redirected her gaze back to the screen.

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Heidi was grateful that Zoey explained the Ubisoft thing to her. She was pretty sure Tyler had said it once before and she never understood the reference. Assassin's Creed was that new game Altair got, right? A twinge of guilt struck her as she thought of Anthony. What was he doing right now? Zoey didn't answer her question about where she would be departing. Instead, she got up and handed her her coat. "Here. You're gonna get cold just like that, especially since you're soaked." She wanted to protest through the shivers, but Zoey didn't give her the opportunity. "You don't have to worry about me. I've still got my jumper and besides, you likely already know I hate too many layers anyway. Makes me feel uncomfortable." She smiled. "Please take it. You can always just return it to me later at the dorms."​

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Her face contorted into a look of dismay. Zoey was the second girl to insist she took her jacket. Thinking about what happened to the first was rather unsettling. She shrugged the coat on, relieved to no longer have to hide her arms. It was warm from Zoey's body. Warmth felt nice. She missed those few times she shared a bed with Altair and Harley, but obviously not at the same time. They were family now, she and Altair. Her faced flushed briefly. She was happy to be a part of the family, relieved that they weren't getting rid of her, but felt strange about it overall. "Thank you Zoey," she finally managed to say. "I'm... I'm glad you were here actually. I'm kinda scared and it's nice to have someone to talk to while I wait." There was a lump in her throat and she swallowed it down. Her fingers ran nervously through her tangled hair once more.​

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"I didn't wanna tell Altair. Not after... not after everything he and his grandpa have already done for me." She smiled softly at the floor and plucked at the tips of her hair. "I guess... I guess his grandpa adopted me. I can't imagine how that conversation went with Aunt Stacey. Mr. Marshall is strong, but Aunt Stacey makes people cry..." Her eyes focused on a spot on the ground. Why was she telling Zoey all this? Friends. Friends told each other personal things, right? But she hardly knew Zoey. Heidi knew her body better than she knew her mind. Granted, she didn't even know her own mind that well.​

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"Snow... I wanna make a snowman..."​

Poweroutages everywhere​

Bronagh was off in her own little world mentally until the movie came out and she smiled saying, "This is one of my favorite movies."​

Snow is faaaaalling​

She watched the movie for a few minutes, then at the part she knew was music for a good 2-3 minutes she asked, "Do you like America so far?"​

Snow is faaaaalling​

She really had no idea where this conversation could take her, but she had this feeling Bernadette was going to appreciate it more than Bronagh appreciated America. Bronagh shifted her legs and turned her head from the movie to Bernadette.​

Snow is faaaaalling

 

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Zoey noticed Heidi's look of dismay as she took the jacket, but was then relieved when she heard the words "Thank you Zoey" come from the girl's lips. "No problem at all."
"I'm... I'm glad you were here actually. I'm kinda scared and it's nice to have someone to talk to while I wait."
"I didn't wanna tell Altair. Not after... not after everything he and his grandpa have already done for me.I guess... I guess his grandpa adopted me. I can't imagine how that conversation went with Aunt Stacey. Mr. Marshall is strong, but Aunt Stacey makes people cry..." Heidi was adopted by Altair's family? Wow. That was something. Of course... Zoey didn't understand the relevance of this Aunt Stacey, but she could tell one thing for sure. The way Heidi smiled when she talked about Altair or his Grandfather was pure. "It's nice seeing you happy though. I mean, you seem to be happy that you're now family with Altair, right?" She commented, feeling weird about using the AC character's name in real life, but dealing with it. "All that matters is finding that happiness and then holding onto it while making those you care about happy, and by extension, seeing you happy will make the people who care about you happy. At least that's what I think." Zoey said. At least, that's how she tried to be now not that she'd ever force her own way of living on someone else. She just found it an easy way of living after her own experiences. Zoey looked at the floor for a moment, in thought. Heidi was opening up to her so it was only fair that she did the same. "...I'm going to visit my mom. As I said to you before, I haven't seen her for a long while since I have to live alone right now. I've not been sure about whether I should go and see her or not. Things are really complicated right now. In a way... it feels like I'm living a lie. I only came to Coy City not long ago chasing after one little shred of hope, and then suddenly had to move to Brookridge like every one of the other Bellhurst students, I'm just jumping around everywhere without any family and I guess it can get kinda lonely sometimes. Thankfully I have Matt who has been a great friend, but... it's hard sometimes you know?" She commented with a weak smile. "I still hold that one bit of hope in my heart though. I want to reach out to it some day, but don't know how to go about it. I guess I'm still trying to find my own happiness, but... I'd like to think I could one day." She would have to survive this email thing first sure, but... who knew truly what would happen. Zoey wasn't ready to give up yet though. She might be hesitant, but she'd already decided life was too short to keep holding herself back, and especially with this new time limit. No. Zoey Quill would live by continue to run free just like when she was doing parkour, and if she was going to die, she'd die knowing deep down that she had ran free and by living true to herself.

 

OOC- What the fudge has happened? @_@

Allison slept in and hung out on the internet for the whole day since it seemed word on the street was that a blizzard was on their doorstep and she was not going to trudge through snow. Nope not happening. She decided to browse tumblr instead for a bit before trying to focus on some homework. She really needed help from Elliot if he was as great of a scientific genius as he made himself out to be. When it got dark, she took a shower and went to sleep.

 

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"This is one of my favorite movies." Bernadette nodded, agreeing. She liked it too, but it felt strange listening to it in English. At least she knew what was relatively going on. "Do you like America so far?" Bronagh readjusted so that she was facing her.

Bernie sat up straight and smiled brightly at her. "Ja. It es guud. Have not zene much yet, but zo far E mag es. E hope zu zee more aftur dah storm pawssez." Her eyes drifted to the window. The snow wasn't letting up. She watched as the flakes danced around the sky as they made their rapid descent to the ground. Her eyes returned her attention to the movie.

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"It's nice seeing you happy though. I mean, you seem to be happy that you're now family with Altair, right?" Heidi nodded. In all sincerity, she was happy with them. She had been before the adoption. "All that matters is finding that happiness and then holding onto it while making those you care about happy, and by extension, seeing you happy will make the people who care about you happy. At least that's what I think." Zoey really seemed to enjoy talking a lot, but Heidi didn't mind-- having little to say. "...I'm going to visit my mom. As I said to you before, I haven't seen her for a long while since I have to live alone right now. I've not been sure about whether I should go and see her or not."

Oh, she was-- she was opening up to her. They were relatively doing the same thing. Did that mean she should tell Zoey too? "Things are really complicated right now. In a way... it feels like I'm living a lie. I only came to Coy City not long ago chasing after one little shred of hope, and then suddenly had to move to Brookridge like every one of the other Bellhurst students, I'm just jumping around everywhere without any family and I guess it can get kinda lonely sometimes. Thankfully I have Matt who has been a great friend, but... it's hard sometimes you know?" Heidi fully understood jumping around a lot. She could never get caught up in school because of her illness and constantly being pulled away. Locked in her bedroom, locked in the hospital, and constantly being under the scrutiny of someone else. Zoey commented with a weak smile. "I still hold that one bit of hope in my heart though. I want to reach out to it some day, but don't know how to go about it. I guess I'm still trying to find my own happiness, but... I'd like to think I could one day."

She kept talking about this hope. Would it be pushing too much to ask what it was? "I... I'm going to see my mom too. I haven't visited her in months. It's never fun. The doctors-- they never know if they should be watching her or me. It's not a good time. I just... I have to see her and tell her, and get medication. I have been fine since the body swap, but... I'm not sure how much longer that will last. I don't... I don't want to burden them anymore than I already have. They're nice people that have done so much for me already." Hopefully this would help. She needed something stronger. The doctors had been shying away from some of the more serious anti psychotics due to her age and size, but given her limited number of days left to live, it doesn't matter much. "What were you looking for? I mean-- I don't mean to pry. You don't have to tell me." She hide her face in the collar of the coat, breathing in Zoey's lingering scent.

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Matt had an awesome day with Daniel doing stuff!! Afterwards he was so tied he flopped down on his bed and fell straight asleep.

OOC: Depending on how drunk I get tonight, I might delete this post and replace it with something much better. This post is a safety net.

 

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Next Heidi started talking again. They were both sharing with each other, and Zoey felt slight relief from that. She was worried she'd been talking too much and confiding too much, but it did feel nice to get this off her chest. It was surprising as she'd not even told Matt. Regardless, she listened intently to Heidi.
"I... I'm going to see my mom too. I haven't visited her in months. It's never fun. The doctors-- they never know if they should be watching her or me. It's not a good time. I just... I have to see her and tell her, and get medication. I have been fine since the body swap, but... I'm not sure how much longer that will last. I don't... I don't want to burden them anymore than I already have. They're nice people that have done so much for me already." Zoey spoke up here. "Hey, you're family to them now, right? That means you'll never be a burden." She decided not to ask about the hospital stuff. Heidi would reveal more in her own time and if she wanted to. She did feel a kin-ship with Heidi though, it was weird about how they had both chosen to visit their mothers that they hadn't seen in a while on the exact same day and were on the exact same train.
"What were you looking for? I mean-- I don't mean to pry. You don't have to tell me."
The sad look came back onto Zoey's face immediately and she avoided Heidi's eyes. She'd never told anybody before... well, her mother knew, but that was it. "My hope... is probably the last family member I have. ...You see... My mom is actually... in prison. My father is in a coma... not that he was ever much of a father."
Zoey sighed deeply as she took a look into Heidi's eyes and spoke resolutely. "The problem is... this family member doesn't actually know I'm... family."
Her heart thumped hard... she felt sick as she started talking again, but she tried to be brave. She... could trust Heidi right? "You've met him before. He's Altair's room-mate. Tyler Ashes. ...Tyler is my half-brother. We have the same father."

 

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[/url]xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"That means you'll never be a burden." It just seems so incredibly hard to believe. She has always been a burden on others. She has always required constant supervision and care. That's why going now while in remission is so important. She can take care of it without them knowing. Then, they will only see her as the person is she right now-- no the sick girl they first met.

The sad look came back onto Zoey's face immediately and she avoided Heidi's eyes. Oh, I'm asking too much. She won't tell me. That's fi- "My hope... is probably the last family member I have. ...You see... My mom is actually... in prison. My father is in a coma... not that he was ever much of a father." She looked across the isle dumbfounded. Their mothers were both being locked up, but for different reasons. If she wasn't sick, she would be in jail too. Would grandma still have died if mom didn't act the way she does? Zoey sighed deeply as she look a look into Heidi's eyes and spoke resolutely. "The problem is... this family member doesn't actually know I'm... family." How could someone not know she was their family? "You've met him before. He's Altair's room-mate. Tyler Ashes. ...Tyler is my half-brother. We have the same father."

"Now approaching: Frontier Station," the garbled static voice echoed over the speaker system. Heidi's phone slipped off of her lap and clattered to the floor. She bent over, picking it up, and refused to meet Zoey in the eyes. Tyler was who she had been looking for? Her heart rate picked up. Zoey didn't know, did she? From the way she brought it up, it was plain to see. She should tell her. It was the right thing to do. Her mouth opened, then abruptly closed. Last time she was on the train and said someone died, she had been severely scolded. But, Zoey deserved to know. Heidi battled with the decision silently as the train's wheels squeaked to a stop. It was almost time to get off. From out the window, she could see the buses laying in wait as the train approached the Depot.

"Ah..." she started. Sound wouldn't come out. They were running out of time. Surely they would be departing ways now. Wouldn't it be best to tell her after she has a nice visit with her mom. Heidi slipped her feet inside the sodden boots. It was uncomfortable shoving them in a wet pair of shoes, but she would just have to get over it. "Tyler..." She swallowed down a lump in her throat. "Tyler-- he ugh... he's not here, anymore." Her teeth ran over her lower lip roughly. "Tyler died, Zoey. A couple days before Christmas." She felt horrible. Tears pricked at her eyes and her chest felt like was being crushed by a lead weight. "That night the four of us switched back. He ugh..." God this was hard. "He got hit by a car. His mom was in the hospital. She had been bitten by one of those snakes." Should she continue? "He died on his way to see her and... and she didn't make it."

The train halted and after a minute the doors slid open. They needed to get off. She needed to go see Ramona, but she didn't want to leave Zoey behind. Her heart stung and tears slowly trickled their way down her cheeks. She remembered how she felt when learning about Tyler and Anthony. Heidi couldn't even image what it would be like to lose a family member, even if the other didn't know her. She stood up and collected all her things in one hand. Heidi took a seat on the bench beside Zoey. They needed to get off the train. Ah well, maybe she could take the trip again in a few days. Hopefully, things wouldn't be bad by then.

 

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Bronagh smiled politely as Bernie replied but slowly her smile turned into a confused face, which she tried to hide, but clearly failed in doing so. She couldn't catch a few words through her accent and lost some of the sentence, but she understood the ending and tried to continue, "Is there anything you've really wanted to see in America that you heard about?"

Not that I could get you to any landmarks or anything...

At this point she realized she wasn't paying attention to the movie, and looked over at it to see it was the scene where Artax, the horse, dies in the bog of eternal sadness.

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Drop.

...What?

Drop. What was this? Why was Zoey's face wet? ...What had Heidi just said...?
Zoey hadn't been able to speak a word as she had taken in Heidi's words dumbfoundedly:
"Ah... Tyler... Tyler-- he ugh... he's not here, anymore."

Not here anymore? What did she mean? What could that have meant...?

"Tyler died, Zoey. A couple days before Christmas."
Heidi's eyes filled with tears... What did this mean? ...Why was the world not working right suddenly?

"That night the four of us switched back. He ugh... He got hit by a car. His mom was in the hospital. She had been bitten by one of those snakes. He died on his way to see her and... and she didn't make it."

...No. No. That couldn't be possible. She had just heard wrong right? She couldn't feel anything suddenly... her entire body felt numb. Heidi must be lying. ...But... no. Why would she lie? She had no reason to. Those tears were real too. ...Oh God... Oh very God... God, God, God!
The numbness began to vanish... filling instead with pain, sadness and despair as the tears came more and more. The train started to come to a halt, not that Zoey even noticed. She was just frozen on the spot.
...She'd come all this way... chasing after hope... Through meeting him at last... and thinking she had that one chance for happiness - to have a family member who might hopefully accept her.
...But... he was gone now. All hope was gone.
He'd been dangled in front of her only briefly, and then snatched away very suddenly. He never even knew the truth...
Zoey didn't know what hurt the most... the fact that he'd never know, or the fact that he hadn't at all.
...No. She did know.
The thing that hurt the most was definitely that he was gone.

...It's not like she even knew him that well, right? ...She'd only actually talked to him a few brief times, but still... it hurt terribly.
More and more tears came as she wept. People on the train were starting to stare, but she couldn't move, she couldn't care a bit. All that was there right now was immense agony. She couldn't speak, she couldn't do anything except cry and cry some more.

Tyler was her brother... he had been at least... Or had he? Did it even count? A simple connection between their diluted blood? What would he have thought of her if he had known? Would he have accepted her? Would he have rejected her? Would he have loved her? ...So much flew through her mind overwhelming her as her sobs became more strangled and desperate. She felt so cold, not from the weather, but... all the warmth in her life was gone. There was nothing light or warm in the world right now. ...She felt a weight appear next to her.
...That's right... Heidi was still here. Without even thinking as if guided by an instinctive impulse, Zoey gripped the sleeve of her coat around Heidi's arm and buried her head into Heidi's shoulder. ...She'd have to apologize later. Right now though... she was desperate. She felt so alone and didn't want to be. She was cold, alone and frightened. She just needed... somebody.

 

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{ TUMBLR • ACQUAINTANCES • MOST RECENT • WEARING }​

{ OOC : SLOOOOOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE SOON. I CAN FEEL IT. }​

{ DAY : 37 - 3/3 } • { JANUARY 5, 2013 } • { LOCATION : LIBRARY }​

{ YOU • ME • NAMES • LINKS • DISDAIN } • { MOOD : BORED/RAGING }​

Kallisti merely stared at the girl who stood in front of her with a bored look on her face. She couldn't be serious. Just a ways away from the girl were two others with a don't-mess-with-us look on their faces, but Kallisti cared little for none of them. The one in front of her had a bandage above her eyebrow which was creased into a form of distaste. Kallisti shrugged.

" I am sorry if you do not like it, but I will not apologize for what has happened. " she said with a monotonous tone, leaning her cheek into her fist as her elbow rested on the table, " I am already being punished, is that not enough for you? "

The girl, whose name was Catherine, glared, " I have worked my ass off to maintain a good public image and to do my best so that I can reach my goal in life, " she explained with a frustrated and impatient tone, " and then you come along and decide that none of that matters because you can't handle a few words. "

Kallisti laughed, standing up and grabbing the three books that sat in front of her, " A few words, you say? " she spat maliciously, " I would not call that a few words. You make it seem as if I should stay down and take your abuse - that of which was rather uncalled for, I would say. I am sorry that you are the one to cause ruin to your own appearance, but I will be having none of this blame set on me. "

A defensive look crossed the girl's face, " Do you even know who I am? "

Another laugh sounded, " I do not know, Miss Catherine Reyna Catrall, am I supposed to know who you are? " she asked humorously, " You are unimportant to me and my well-being, therefore, I do not care to kn - "

SLAP.

Kallisti's head was forcibly wrenched to the left and a look of utter surprise crossed her face as two gasps from behind Catherine sounded. For a long moment, everything was silent and she let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding. Her mind was completely blank, but a screen of deep red flooded her vision and her body reacted before she could even think straight.

Dropping two of the books, she held the last and thickest by its edge and then sliced the air with it as the cover of the book collided with the cheek of the girl in front of her. When Catherine fell to the floor, Kallisti tossed the book onto the table and dove onto the other girl bringing her fist up to strike with a full force this time. Catherine's two friends had shot for both of Kallisti's arms and dragged her away from their friend as Kallisti growled and forced herself from her weak bonds.

Catherine tried to collect herself, a bruise already starting to form on her pale face.

" Kallisti! " came a voice, and the four girls stopped and looked at the opening of the bookshelves to see who it was that caught them in the act.

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[ T U M B L R • OBSERVATION SUBJECTS • L A T E S T ]​

[ LOCATION : LIBRARY / BOYS' DORMS ]​

[ YOU • ME • NAMES • LINKS • HATRED ] • [ MOOD : CURIOUS ]​

Harley clicked his tongue when he found out the source of the ruckus in the library. It was just a lucky break that no one else seemed to have heard it. He was pretty surprised to see that his cousin had been wailing on some chick that he recognized from one of his classes, and he wondered how the hell this situation had come to be.

" Harley! " both the other girl and Kallisti had called out at the same time, and then Kallisti flipped her head so that she was glaring dangerously at the other.

" Kallisti, what the hell, man? " he asked with a stern tone, " Aren't you already in trouble? What's with this fighting act? " Kallisti had never been one to raise a first at another person - she usually thought those kinds of things were a waste of time.

His cousin threw her finger at the other girl and spat at him, " This girl slapped me because I did not know who she was. How am I supposed to care about some ridiculous, fake, idiotic, bumbling girl who cares about nothing more than her appearance? I am no - "

He was having no more of it; reaching for her arm he pulled her away and practically threw her onto his back, then looking at the girl, " You, don't say anything about this, I'll sort it out with you later. " he commanded, " Say something, and those damages to your face won't be the only thing you'll be getting in punishment. "

For about fifteen minutes, Kallisti struggled against the firm hold that Harley had on her as he walked in the evening air back to the boy's dorms. It was chilly tonight, and tomorrow, there was going to be a blizzard. He couldn't help but feel that he knew people were going to die tomorrow. Who would it be this time? He'd rather not be the one, but if it had to be so . . . Then again, Tyler Ashes was dead. No one left to protect Kallisti. He clicked his tongue again.

" You're crazy. " he said to her as she finally relaxed against his back, " Hitting a girl like that. We can only hope that she doesn't say anything. "

She mumbled something into his back and then fell silent once more. Harley sighed as he walked into the building and through the hallways.