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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 4, 2007 13:41:21 GMT
Rose sat on a bench in the highstreet, with her coat wrapped around her, watching people walk past. She couldn't help but wander where they were going, probably home. Because some people had homes they weren't afraid to go back to. They probably had familys, or at least someone they cared about that they lived with. Because some people were lucky like that.
She'd give anything be one of those people.
But instead...instead she didn't want to go home, because Cal was at home. And Cal was unpleasant, and now she couldn't even look at him because her thoughts would always return to how she had to marry him, how she was expected to marry him, when her heart belonged to someone else. Which was why she was reduced to sitting on benches on highstreets in the cold, all day and into the evening. Like today.
She sighed a little, tucking her hair behind her ear and slipping her hands into her coat pockets to keep them warmer.
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 4, 2007 22:23:51 GMT
Bella headed towards the bench on the highstreet.
She was exhausted. Although she felt she should be used to it by now. pregnancy certainly hadn't made anything easier.
Kim had, had her running around in circles all day, making sure she didn't wander off. Or get lured away by some creepy child stealers. For such a little girl, she seemed to be packed full of energy.
Bella was glad she was quiet. Now that she had her sugar quill from Honeydukes, she just walked along side Bella, contently licking it.
Bella reached the bench, noticing she wasn't the only one that seemed to need a place to sit down.
She smiled politely at the young woman and sat down, picking Kim up to place on her lap.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 4, 2007 22:25:52 GMT
Rose smiled softly back at the woman and little girl as they sat on the bench next to her. She didn't mind.
It was just a couple more people who looked thorougly worn out by life at the moment.
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 4, 2007 22:37:28 GMT
Bella brushed her hair out of her eyes with her free hand, as the other one was around Kim's waist, in case she made an attempt for freedom. Bella really didn't feel like sprinting after her for the third time today.
Kim had taken the sugar quill out of her mouth and waved at the young woman her and Bella were sitting next too.
"Hello." She said, smiling the very smile Bella had told her not to do, as it was very wide and usually quite scary looking, "I like sweets."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 4, 2007 22:40:07 GMT
Rose raised a hand in a half wave back, then laughed and shook her head, "Do you now?"
She didn't mind talking to a little girl, although the smile was quite disturbing.
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 4, 2007 22:46:49 GMT
"Yes, but mummy Isa don't let me have them much." Kim said, sticking her bottom lip our in a pout, then turning to scowl at Bella.
"They rot your teeth." Bella replied, chuckling slightly at the toddler's face. "Sorry if she's bothering you, she doesn't seem to realise yet that not everyone wants to be chatted to." Bella apologised to the woman.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 4, 2007 22:52:15 GMT
"Then you'll enjoy them more when you are allowed them," She smiled at the little girl.
She laughed lightly and said to the woman, "It's alright. I don't mind."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 4, 2007 22:59:47 GMT
"She's right Kim." Bella smiled. "Savour the moment." Kim just laughed in response and stuck the sweet back in her mouth.
"I'm Bella by the way." Bella smiled at the woman, thinking it would be more polite if she introduced herself. "And this is Kim."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 4, 2007 23:01:51 GMT
She laughed, "I'm Rose. Or Rosie if you'd prefer although I'm told that makes me sound like a three year old."
"Pleasure to meet you both."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 4, 2007 23:08:39 GMT
Bella laughed. "Yeah i feel young when people call me Izzy. Though not many call me that anymore, i think i've grown out of it" She smiled. "It's nice to meet you too."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 5, 2007 19:43:38 GMT
"Kind of sad when you grow out of a nickname, huh?" She laughed lightly. Her parents and the rest of her family had never called her Rosie or anything like that, just her friends. Mostly Jack.
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 7, 2007 15:48:17 GMT
"Yeah, oh dear now i feel old." Bella laughed. "That's what you get for being, or trying to be in my case, responsible."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 7, 2007 22:38:35 GMT
"You either are or you aren't, I suppose," She laughed, "I'm sure you manage to be responsible every once in a while...parental instinct maybe?"
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 8, 2007 18:30:27 GMT
"Probably, although i'm not even an actual parent." Bella said, though she could help the small voice that shouted yet-... in the back of her mind. "I'm just a guardian."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 8, 2007 19:03:56 GMT
"Oh," She said, internally wincing in case she'd overstepped some sort of line and brought something up, "Well, all the same."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 8, 2007 19:11:34 GMT
"Yeah, i guess i've just picked it up." Bella smiled. "I've been looking after her for about six months now, i think i'm getting the hang of things."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 8, 2007 19:12:44 GMT
"She seems very happy, looks like you've picked it up well," She smiled.
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 8, 2007 19:19:40 GMT
"Thanks." Bella grinned and stroked Kim's hair, she was glad to hear that she was doing well. "So what brought you to this very bench today?" She asked. "If you don't mind me asking." She added, not wanting to be rude.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 8, 2007 19:21:17 GMT
She brought her coat tighter around her, against the cold, "Just thinking. You know when things get to be all too much and you just want to scream because you don't have enough time to stop and figure it all out? I decided coming out here to sit and think might be more productive than screaming," She smiled lightly.
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 8, 2007 19:26:15 GMT
"Oh yeah, i understand completely there, like there's far too many things pressing down on your shoulders that you can barely move. I get that, though i usually end up screaming, at that point i'm not in the right sense of mind to be able to think. I guess you make the smarter move there.." Bella laughs slightly.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 8, 2007 19:29:44 GMT
"Or the more cowardly," She laughed wryly, shaking her head, "Guess I don't like what people might think if I just started screaming."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 8, 2007 19:33:13 GMT
"I guess you have a point there, though i try not to let it all out in public. I'm sure they'd send me off to a mental hospital." Bella joked. "I admire you for not having to scream, i barely ever make myself think stuff through."
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 8, 2007 19:35:07 GMT
She laughed lightly, "I'm sure that would be incovenient to be sent there. Hmm...I wouldn't admire me. It's more of an inability to scream. I can't quite let myself."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 8, 2007 19:42:04 GMT
"You just need to get yourself to a place where no one else is around, and just let go. Scream the place down, get it all out of you. Always makes me feel better afterwards anyway." Bella advised.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 8, 2007 19:54:57 GMT
"A place like where? There always seems to be someone," She smiled slightly, "But thank you, I'll try it sometime."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 9, 2007 21:39:44 GMT
"Yeah that can be a problem. When you want to be alone you're swarmed with people. But when you want people around to talk to, there's no one." Bella commented.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 10, 2007 18:14:28 GMT
"It's always the way," She agreed, "Sod's law and all, I suppose."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 12, 2007 17:08:46 GMT
"It sucks though." Bella said, though she was smiling. "You look too old to be a student, did you used to go to Hogwarts?" She asked after a moment.
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Post by Rose Eden on Nov 12, 2007 18:15:14 GMT
"Oh yes, sorry, graduated Slytherin," She said, then added quickly, "I'm not psychotic though, I promise."
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Post by Isabella Knox on Nov 13, 2007 22:06:04 GMT
Bella laughed. "Don't worry, i've learnt that there are a few sane Slytherins. I'm seventh year Gryffindor, but i'm not all that brave." She smiled.
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