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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 18:19:26 GMT
I nod, staying silent.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 18:21:07 GMT
"So..." I say. "Do you want to go back to DADA, or what?" I ask him quietly.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 18:23:13 GMT
"No, I don't think so." I say after a moment. "Is your sister...? Still around?" I ask.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 18:27:17 GMT
"Yeah, but Leslie lives in London. She works for a newspaper, she writes stories about parliament. My other sister, Julia, she's a chemist." I say. "Why do you ask?"
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Post by Briar Vassler on May 26, 2007 19:29:35 GMT
"Yello Shell and....person." I said, walking up to them.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 19:39:51 GMT
"Hello Briar..." I say still wondering why he asked. "Ian this is Briar my best friend."
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 19:41:58 GMT
"No reason." I say to Shell. "Er...hi...Briar."
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 19:46:43 GMT
"So umm...Ian have any more questions for me?" I ask him.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 19:48:12 GMT
"No." I say, watching Briar guardedly. Maybe I would ask her more if it hadn't been for the other girls arrival, but...
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 19:51:14 GMT
"Is something wrong?" I look up at him curiously, still with my head on his shoulder. "We could go to the lake if you'd like." I look then look at Briar.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 19:52:56 GMT
"I don't mind." I say, wondering if her friend was going to say anything.
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Post by Briar Vassler on May 26, 2007 19:54:13 GMT
"Quit looking at me weirdly. Gosh I'll leave you want." I mutter.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 19:55:59 GMT
"I don't care what you do. I was just wondering why you were standing there not saying anything." I reply.
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Post by Briar Vassler on May 26, 2007 19:57:07 GMT
"Thinking." I say.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 19:59:37 GMT
"I'm not looking at you werid!!!" I say. "Did you need something?" I ask her.
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Post by Briar Vassler on May 26, 2007 20:02:42 GMT
"Bored. and yes, that cat you bought tore up my pillow." I say, trying to keep a straight face.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:06:16 GMT
"Are you serious?" I ask her. "I'm so sorry, Briar!!! Here, take some coins." I laugh. *She always makes that face when I offer to pay* I think to myself. "I insist, I'll give a lecture to Tuluse later, I promise." I say trying not to laugh. "Not to be mean, but we were in the middle of something..." I say.
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Post by Briar Vassler on May 26, 2007 20:06:54 GMT
I take the money and run off laughing. "I know! That's why I came now SEEYA!"
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 20:07:49 GMT
I raise an eyebrow. "You're friend is odd."
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:09:30 GMT
I laugh uncontrolably. "Sorry about her, she's a bit crazy, but that's why I love her..." I say laughing still. "So, now do you have any more questions?" I ask him.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 20:12:05 GMT
"If I did I've forgotten them." I say.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:16:17 GMT
"I see." I sigh deeply. "So, did you think I had such a dark past for being so cheerful and happy all the time?" I ask him.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 20:19:17 GMT
"Yes, I don't understand how-...I suppose it's over for you now, though, isn't it?"
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:21:49 GMT
"Not necessarily..." I say. "It's hard for me still...I have nightmares about it still, and it's hard for me to share my feelings with anyone..." I say, realizing just now I didn't tell anyone about my past until now.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 20:23:35 GMT
"Understandable. But he's never going to bother you again. Everytime you have a nightmare, just think to yourself, 'he's never going to bother me again'. Keep thinking that and it'll get less hard. Eventually."
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:26:25 GMT
"Well, it's been almost 10 years though..." I say quietly. "And he's gonna get out of jail soon..." I start to cry a little bit. "It scares me, you know...if he finds me..."
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 20:28:54 GMT
I watch her silently for a minute, wondering what to do, then put my arm awkwardly round her shoulders.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:30:38 GMT
"Thanks...do you find it uncomfortable that I'm crying like this?" I ask him, as I cry softly.
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Post by Ian Hunt on May 26, 2007 20:31:24 GMT
"I haven't had to comfort anyone in a while. That's all." I say softly.
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Post by Shelby Chou on May 26, 2007 20:32:47 GMT
"Oh, you mean..." I stop in the middle of my sentence. "I'm sorry." I say to him.
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