Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 13:24:22 GMT
my stomach tightens at the thought of matthew and claire. "at least you got a chance to meet your brother and sister."
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 13:25:14 GMT
"I guess," I say quietly, trying hard to push the thought out of my mind that if I hadn't of met them they'd still be alive.
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 13:27:23 GMT
"it must be hard, losing your siblings." i say after a moment.
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 13:28:46 GMT
"With all due respect," I say after a heartbeats pause, hands tightening into fists by my sides on reflex, "Matt and Claire don't constitute as siblings. They were good people and I shared blood with them, but I didn't know them."
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 13:32:21 GMT
i decide not to respond to this, not sure how. i'm half-wondering how he got to be this way, but i'm more wondering that if he wasn't with his siblings, his family, where he was.
my eyes are drawn to the scars all up his arms again, lingering at thick bandages around his wrists, then back up to meet his eyes again.
"where have you been chris?"
the question isn't strictly limited to location.
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 13:36:33 GMT
"A family called the Hunts. They adopted me when I was six," I say after a moment.
"It was okay," I lie, "I had a brother."
I don't really want to lie anymore, so I glance back down at the floor, deciding I might as well admit it because I want to be able to say this to my parents. That's the point. "They were big on blood supremacy, so they pretended I wasn't the product of a squib and a muggle. They were dark wizards too."
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 13:41:56 GMT
i nearly flinch but manage to contain myself.
i stay quiet for a moment, then ask. "are you ashamed of your parentage?"
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 13:43:22 GMT
"No," I say honestly after a moment, picking at my bandages, "It makes it harder sometimes. But no, I'm not ashamed of it."
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 13:51:10 GMT
my eyes are drawn to the bandages again and i want to know if it's just self-harm or attempted suicide but i don't want to ask.
"what happened with your adopted family? do you still see them?"
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 13:54:42 GMT
"They're dead," I mutter, "All of them."
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 13:56:48 GMT
"i...uh...i'm sorry." i say after a moment. "but you have your son, and your...fiance."
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 13:57:30 GMT
I have to pause and think for a moment, before I add, "And my father."
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 28, 2007 14:04:04 GMT
i smile proudly. "of course."
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 28, 2007 14:10:32 GMT
I smile slightly glancing back down at my hands.
I can't help but wonder if he'd be so proud of the role if he knew what I was.
I decide I'm going to have to put this to the test. Sooner rather than later.
"I...uh...I do have something to...tell you though."
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 31, 2007 12:15:10 GMT
my brow furrows slightly, but i don't want to be discouraging. it's more out of concern than anything else.
"oh?"
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 31, 2007 15:50:05 GMT
"Yeah," I say off-handedly, pausing while I try to find words.
Many different combinations of them and explanations come to mind but none of them seem appropriate somehow so I just grit my teeth and sigh softly, taking my time in rolling up my left sleeve and showing him the mark, keeping my eyes on the floor because I'm not brave enough to be able to look him in the face.
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Dec 31, 2007 20:40:26 GMT
i lean forward curiously, taking in the sight of the mark on his arm.
i chuckle slightly. "morbid tattoo chris, but whatever suits you."
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Post by Ian Hunt on Dec 31, 2007 23:32:50 GMT
"It's-..." I stop the words before they can leave my mouth. It's not a tattoo Dad.
I close my eyes for a moment, deciding his naivitey is maybe just a sign that I shouldn't explain to him, then work my face into an amused expression, "Thought you were supposed to have an objection to those sort of things?"
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Kristopher Turner
Squib
if you find your family don't you cry, in this world of make believe dead and dry.
Posts: 122
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Post by Kristopher Turner on Jan 17, 2008 14:42:58 GMT
"i'm being lenient because i owe you one." i tell him with a wry smile. "teenage rebellion or something?"
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Post by Ian Hunt on Jan 18, 2008 14:00:01 GMT
"Or something," I grin slightly.
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