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 Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:46 pm
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The winner takes it a l l
The loser has to fall
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Why should I c●o●m●p●l●a●i●n ≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎  Skylar understood all too well what Cailen was talking about. Basically she was trying to look on the good side by saying that she was alive. It was really the only best thing she could come up with for a point of the bright side. She was thankful to have Cailen. Although, she felt extremely horrible that he went through something similar it was nice to have him understand what was going on. If she didn’t have him here, she probably would have broken down long ago. She wouldn’t be with the others. She would be at home. Remembering how her thoughts had been playing out earlier, she would have cut off all ties with all of her friends after what happened. Even though she hadn’t had a real chance to talk to anyone besides Cailen, Sky felt like she wasn’t going to lose all of her friends.
Hearing him ask the same question but explaining himself made Skylar smile slightly. Maybe she should have done something similar. ”I’m alive. I don’t know. I guess I don’t know how to feel. I almost feel numb to everything now. It’s not something I enjoy. I want to feel things but I’m afraid that once I start to feel things again, it will only be the hurt.” She turned to look at Cailen to see what his response would be to that and found him with his eyes practically closed. She heard what he said and was a bit surprised by it. Cailen thought she was strong? Did he really use the word amazing? Even though Skylar was trying to block away any emotion at the moment she still felt a small flutter of in her stomach from butterflies. All the previous thoughts Skylar had about Cailen came to her. She did have a crush on him and now that Jack and her were no longer together, how big was it? Instantly, Skylar shook her head of this thought. She couldn’t be thinking of Cailen like this. The two of them had both just broken up with the people they loved.
Getting up, Skylar wandered into one of the bedrooms and took the comforter off the bed and went back out to where Cailen was fast asleep. She thought about waking him up and making sure he got to bed but seeing him sleep, she just couldn’t do it. He looked so peaceful. Draping the blanket over him, she gave him one last look. ”Sleep well, Cailen.” Walking back over to the room that Alice had talked about sharing, Skylar tried to open the door. It was locked. She knew she should wonder why it was locked but she was just too exhausted. Instead, she wandered over to one of the other bedrooms and crawled into one of those beds.
Even though she was exhausted, Skylar was having a hard time falling asleep. She knew what it was that she wanted but she also knew there was no way she could have it. What Skylar wanted was to be held, to be comforted. She found it slightly ironic that the time she wanted to be held by someone close was when someone close to her had been the one to hurt her. To try and take her mind off such thoughts, Skylar lightly hummed to herself and soon enough, fell asleep.
Skylar woke up to sunlight coming in through the windows. As always, there was the grogginess that came with waking up in the mornings. It took a few seconds for all the events of the previous day to come back to her. ”Please just let today be better.” She mumbled to herself as she left the bedroom. In the hallway she saw Alice walking ahead of her. She stayed a ways behind. Skylar still wasn’t all too sure what Alice’s thoughts were on her from what happened yesterday. It seemed like Alice had been ready to tear her head off for agreeing to hang out with Adam. It was too early in the morning for Skylar to want to get into any sort of fight.
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G o o d b y e to everything that I knew
You were the one I love
The one thing that I t r i e d to h•o•l•d on to
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:40 pm
 
Laying in the same queen-sized bed that she shared with her husband, Callie Legosi let out one final breath before pulling the pillow back over her head. After being somewhat ignored by her daughter, Bella, for the past few weeks, she recieved a very strange little text from her at around midnight the previous evening. It wasn't as if the ridiculous hour was what racked Callie's brain for the past few hours. No, her child had a horrible habit of sending texts at two or three in the morning from time to time. It was the content of the message that effected her the most.
Turning over in her bed, since she knew sleep would not come, Callie raised her arm to fling the pillow off of her face before hurriedly climbing out of the bed. Reaching her nightstand, Callie snapped open her cellphone to re-read her daughter's text message. Her dark brown curls shaggily framing the curves of her face like a shroud.
To: Mom.
From: Bella.
Message: Mom. I'm pregnant.
Jack's the father. Sorry I didn't say
anything sooner, I just don't
know exactly what to do.
Snapping her phone closed after looking at the message for a good three minutes, Callie raised her chin to view the red letters blaring at her face on the alarm clock. It was only around nine thirty in the morning; but, somehow it felt like an eternity had passed. As much as Callie felt it 'best' to not discuss this with her closest friend, how could she knowingly keep this from Jack's parents? ' Does Cindy already know?', somehow, Callie didn't believe she did...or Cindy might have tried to call her by now. Looking at her bedside phone, as Callie had yet to fully master the art of texting, she knew she couldn't put it off any longer. She had to at least ask if Cindy knew, or could at least gather some well-intentioned advice from the very woman she had been sharing 'parenting' tips with since their babies played together on the playground.
Picking up the house phone, Callie began to dial Cindy Desmond's cellphone number. Pressing the phone to her ear, Callie almost stopped breathing as she waited for the 'rings' to stop. ' I know your working...but usually business is slow this time of the day...', Callie wouldn't call her friend at nine in the morning unless it was important, and Cindy knew that. Waiting until she heard Cindy's voice, via the phone being picked up or leaving a message on her answering machine, Callie opened her mouth.
"...Cindy...Bella's pregnant. I just found out a couple of hours ago, and she told me who the father is...do you know anything about this?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:38 pm
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 Soon after Jack accepted her offer, there Jack went and pulled a little emergency blanket from a magical compartment built into the car. Raising her eyebrow, Bella had to bite the inside of her lip to keep from making one of her sarcastic comments. Her earliest memories of Jack at one point had been: ‘ Jack? You mean the neat freak who wont touch my gameboy without rubbing it in hand sanitizer?’, for a little girl who wasn’t afraid to skid through the dirt to make a home run, Jack had been a complete nerd. But at the time, it wasn’t a bad thing. Jack wasted the time to try and hang out with her, and slowly over the years he became more and more comfortable around her ‘messy’ ways. Of course, she had changed from his company as well. She might not wash her hands multiple times a day, but she knew enough about Jack not to try and hug him when she was covered in dirt. ‘ Jack, I‘ll always have reason to tease you.’, smirking at him pulling out a magical blanket, Bella had chuckled to herself that she found she loved all his little quirks and habits. If Jack were to stop being ‘ Mom he‘s weird…’, he just wouldn’t be Jack anymore. ‘ I can‘t believe I fell for you…’, pleasantly surprised, Bella laid down over Jack and pressed her cheek on top of his chest. His t-shirt making quite the comfortable pillow.
“ What else do you have hidden away in your car; Jack?”, Smirking in an almost flirtatious tease, Bella distinctly remembered smiling her hundred watt smile before closing her eyes and folding her arms around his chest. Unfortunately, long after Jack’s breathing became slower as he entered deep sleep, Bella remained awake. Breathing in his scent and feeling his body so close to hers was simply too wonderful for words, and she didn’t want to fall asleep and miss out on the snuggling she had missed out on. Kissing his chest through his shirt while he slept, Bella couldn’t help but think about Cailen and their mom. With a sigh, she realized that she hadn’t even told her mom yet. She had been hoping to avoid saying it forever, but there wasn’t much wisdom in that. If her mother wanted her to visit and she showed up with a big pregnant belly, there would be some serious explaining to do. ‘ If I don‘t tell her, I‘m in trouble. If I tell her now, I‘ll be in trouble…But she‘ll have more opportunity to smother me with pregnancy advice if I tell her now.’, out of everything, being nit-picked or ‘smothered’ was the worst sort of experience that Bella could think of enduring. She would rather experience childbirth twice than put up with being ‘cooed’ by a worrisome mother. ‘ I‘d best do it now…She‘ll hold it over my head forever.’ Snapping out her phone, bella typed a quick message before turning the device off completely and snuggling her face back into Jack’s warm chest. Soon, Bella fell asleep. But her dreams were far from troublesome.
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Barely awake when Jack stirred from his slumber, Bella could vaguely feel a few soft fingers brushing through her wavy hair. Like when she was a little girl and her mother would scratch her scalp to help her fall asleep, Bella was soothed by the caresses. Sighing sweetly in enjoyment, Bella groggily registered that her warm pillow was moving out from under her body. Moving more from subconscious autopilot than planning her movements, Bella’s arms curled around Jack’s waist and she buried her face in his stomach. Gently pressing her mouth against his tummy in an affectionate good-morning. Had she the option, she would -stay- in her lovely dream where she had kissed Jack all over. After that, Bella didn’t think kissing a man’s tummy was that strange of a way to display her affection for him. Groaning in the subconscious realization that Jack was leaving, Bella’s mouth curled downwards in a pout face and she shook her head ‘nnnnnnn-no!’ like a toddler throwing a tantrum.
Vaguely hearing Jack’s lovely little compliment brush out of his sweet mouth, Bella could feel the words warm and sooth her heart. Too early in the morning for his comment to register in her brain longer than a heartbeat, Bella squeezed her arms around his waist possessively as a soft hand caressed her cheek. The feeling felt so wonderful that she found her eyes opening lazily for the briefest of moments. Only long enough to make a face in-between a happy dog grin and her tomboyish glare. How dare you wake me up, her face seemed to say, but: Don’t you dare leave was probably closer to the truth. Either way, Bella was grumpy in the morning, and distasted getting up before she was ready. Sighing against Jack’s shirt, Bella nuzzled her nose in-between the fabric of his shirt until she could feel his skin against her face. Offering a few gentle kisses, she breathed in his scent and savoured the scratchiness of his ‘patch’ of a treasure trail against her face. Still too asleep to realize the wisdom of leaving the car now. Awake enough to know only one thing: Jack was trying to go, Bella squeezed him tighter.
“Mmmmmm…Stay with me…or I‘ll bop you in the nose.”, making the same threats she made since kindergarten, Bella tried to roll her body on top of his own to lay over him and snuggle for a little while longer. At this age, she figured Jack wouldn’t take her threat seriously; but, she certainly wanted to mean it. It was too early to leave the lovely car and deal with crazy drama. Snuggling against his body, Bella pressed a little kiss to his skin and blinked her eyes enough to properly keep her eyelids open.
“ Morning…”
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✿But when I'm gone...will you✉to me?✿ ↙xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:52 pm
[Out Of Character: Sorry about the short post. I felt like I had to reply to Callie's post with something. I also made her outfit in polyvore. Link in picture... xD ] Cindy Desmond
Cindy Desmond had woken up early, about 7:00 am, to be ready for work at 9:00. Currently, she sat at her desk with a head-set on and a nail file in her hand. In the morning, her job was a bore. She was a secretary for Dr. Franko, the dermatologist. In the mornings, the man never had any appointments. If he did, then it would be of some older person in their late 90s. Suddenly, her personal cell phone rang off the hook and she checked the name on the caller ID. It was Callie, what made her call so early in the morning, while she was working? Quickly, Cindy put the phone to her ear. “Yes, darlin’?” As soon as her friend spoke, her eyes bulged out of her head. She was about to congratulate until she asked the final question. An eyebrow raised and she shook her head, “Of course I haven’t heard, what’s goin’ on, darlin’?” Her own question rang in her ears. She tried to piece the clues together. Bella was pregnant, Callie had called her, someone is the father and— ‘is Jackie-Boy the father?!’ Cindy felt her chest hurt, her asthma had acted up again but she simply breathed in through her nose slowly to calm her nerves. She waited for her friend to reply, she hoped the answers would come rather quick.
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:34 am
Hoping more than believing that this news so early in the morning wouldn't aggrivate her friend's asthema, Callie bit her lip and tapped her index finger against the plastic phone. Hearing Cindy's breath blare out of the speaker in deep huffs, Callie almost rolled her eyes in dread. ' Cr*p she doesn't know. Of course not, why would Jack admit to cheating?', Callie knew very well that their son had been dating Skylar since highschool; but, unlike Cindy she never thought that Bella would be interested in their son. She was always: ' Mommy...do I have to play with him? He freaks out at dirt.' Not wishing to hear any 'I told ya so's this morning, Callie knew she had opened a can of worms asking if Cindy knew anything...and now she would have to tell her.
" Bella texted me last night and told me that she's pregnant, and that Jack's the father. I'm just in shock right now, and I don't know what to make of this. Jack isn't one I would ever consider to cheat on anyone, and you know my Bella. She has almost no interest in boys or dating since...ever. I feel like we have to do something about this, but they are adults now. So I can't say anything. I havn't answered Bella back, or called her. I probably shouldn't have said anything to you but I just had to talk to you. I don't know what to think about this..."
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:34 am
xxxxxxxx a l e x i s ☣ a r c h i b a l dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa girl's best friend is a small handgun
After a lengthy drive in no particular direction, Tony and Alexis ended up at a relatively small and low-key hotel a fair distance outside of the city, hoping that they had gone in the same direction as the group that they were following. Alexis knew that they needed to devise a plan, they needed to somehow find out the location of where the group was hiding, but she just wasn't sure how they were going to go about doing it. In reality, for all they knew the group had hoped a plane to Aruba and were going to hide out there until everything blew over. Oh, but it's not going to blow over.... Alexis was determined to make everyone who she deemed had "wronged" her in some way to pay for what they had done. There was nothing that she planned at stopping at to get what she wanted. Thinking while she walked, Alexis made her way in the direction of one of the two twin beds in the hotel room. If someone gives up Adam... or perhaps he gives up himself we might be able to get a location from him. Alexis pondered the thought. She knew that her target at the moment was Jack; and there was no way that Adam was going to give up the location of where his best friend was staying, regardless of whatever tactics she intended on using.
"I hate to get him involved again, but perhaps Harrison will know how we can find them?" Alexis finally gave in and suggested that perhaps they turn to Harrison for their next move. They both knew that Harrison was an incredibly intelligent man - surely he would be able to think of something. Of course, Alexis was completely unaware that Harrison was the one who had provided them with a location to hide out.
Alexis sat down on the bed closest to the window and set her purse down next to her. She reached inside of the bag and rummaged around looking for her cell phone but instead her fingers touched the edge of a small empty prescription bottle for Risperidone. The medication was one that she was supposed to refill a long time ago but told herself was no longer useful. Especially now that she was a dancer; she couldn't afford the intense weight gain that the medication caused. She quickly tossed it aside still within her purse and pulled out what she had originally wanted, her cell phone.
To: Adam
From: Alexis
Have they told you
about my offer?
Alexis quickly typed up the message and pressed send before throwing the phone back inside of her bag. She hoped that he would agree and "give himself up to save the others" even though that was clearly not what was going to happen. As much as she hated Adam for ignoring and lying to her, she knew she had to set that aside. He would receive some form of punishment, of course. But Alexis had bigger fish to fry; Jack - the only way to truly hurt Bella for what she had done.
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Alexis knew that night that she had far too much to drink. Of course she wasn't the only one; Adam had definitely managed to drink her under the table. Although shortly after Alexis managed to pass out from her excessive drinking she woke right back up again. Things seemed to happy incredibly fast from that point on, but Alexis didn't mind. She loved when men paid attention to her the way Adam was, even if he was intoxicated. That was exactly the reason that she enjoyed her line of work the way she did.
Before she knew it she had fallen asleep again, only to wake up a couple hours later under Adam's blankets. He was still fast asleep but Alexis knew that she needed to head out to do some business for Harrison as usual. Harrison. That had been the entire reason that she had gone home with Adam. Alexis was still head over heels for Harrison but they had a bit of an argument that night. Alexis was so distraught that she vowed to "get back at him" by sleeping with some random stranger, who happened to be Adam.
After Alexis had crawled out of the bed and re-dressed herself, she scribbled down her name and number on a small piece of paper she left on Adam's kitchen table and rushed out the door.
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"That b*****d lied to me!" Alexis called out, without even realizing that Tony was standing right there in the room with her.
OutOfCharacter: I didn't try to change what happened with Alexis/Adam, I'm just writing from her perspective because she's a touch delusional and remembers it differently (read: remembers things that didn't happen.)
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golden antlers Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:42 am
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX If I could stay...then the night would give you upStay...and the day would keep it's trust...
 
Tap, tap, tap…
Standing outside the sliding glass door of his own vacation home, Harrison waited for the door to open. The sunlight being just bright enough to see the room quite clearly, Harrison had spent the past thirty seconds with his hands pinned around his eyes. Peering into the open living room. Seeing Alice in the kitchen, the man had thought it wise to knock before they accused him of being a peeping tom.
“ Alice! Good Morning”, Smiling his debonair smile, Harrison raised his right hand to wave in greeting, only vaguely seeing the silhouette of a body sitting upright on the couch. ‘ She‘s not in her underwear, I can enter my own house…’, and pulling open the sliding glass door, Harrison made his way inside and walked towards the kitchen.
“ Its good to see you again.”, Harrison said the greeting so kindly that he resembled a stranger one might see at a Sunday brunch. Regardless of the past, it was a glorious morning, and Harrison had been looking forward to seeing a certain wavy-haired girl since yesterday. If only to say hello. However, seeing Alice forced him to remember the detail that Alice had bailed on their meeting because she was in the hospital. Glancing over Alice’s body only to check for wounds, his eyebrows furrowed when he thought he saw a very large gash she tried to take care of herself.
“ What happened to your arm?”, Harrison crossed his arms and waited for an answer. His tone a bit less sunny now that concern had overshadowed his voice.
Stay with the demons you drown
Stay with the spirit I found
Stay and the night would be enough
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:20 am
xxxxxxxx a l i c e ♔ h u m p h r e yxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxoh, I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness. oh, I need this
Alice had just finished up making a platter of eggs and bacon for herself and whoever else was hungry when a voice behind her startled her - almost enough to make her drop the plate of food she'd collected for herself. Thankfully, she managed to keep her hands on it long enough to set it back down on the counter before turning around to see who had just called her name. Harrison. Alice felt her entire body tense up. She wasn't entirely sure if Harrison was someone that they could trust. For all she knew, Alexis was waiting outside. "H...hello," Alice couldn't hide the stammer in her voice.
"What happened to your arm?"
The shock of seeing Harrison right there in the kitchen with her was almost enough for Alice to forget about the throbbing pain in her arm. Of course this was only until Harrison pointed it out. She wasn't sure if she wanted to be honest but also feared what might happen if he already knew the truth and she lied to him. "Alexis. I was shot." Alice decided that it would be best for her to be honest. Harrison seemed like the type of person who did not appreciate people lying to him.
Alice remained silent for a few moments after that, waiting to see what Harrison was going to say. At the same time, she found herself looking around casually to see if there was anything out of the ordinary. Although there wasn't anything she could pin-point aside from the fact that she couldn't see anyone else. She knew that Adam was still sleeping and hadn't heard him get up, but she didn't seem to see anyone else. Did he... or Alexis... get to them already? No. It couldn't... I would have heard something.
Looking back at Harrison, who had yet to speak another word, Alice figured that she needed to say something - if only to seem polite. Surely, if he wanted her dead she would be already. "Are you hungry? I cooked lots of food for breakfast...."
outofcharacter: . . .
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:14 pm
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX If I could stay...then the night would give you upStay...and the day would keep it's trust...
Declan raised an eyebrow, the girl seemed to be hesitant to state the reason. ‘ I‘m not going to bite you.’, perhaps oblivious to how fearsome his persona could very well be, Harrison almost appeared confused. Leaning his body against the counter as he waited for an answer, the seconds dragged on and on until Alice finally opened her pretty mouth. And his eyes widened. ‘ Alexis?’
“ I was shot.”
Anger festered in his chest, and it took him all his reserved control to keep from grabbing the nearby glass and pulling an ‘Adam’. Taking a step forward only to discover already broken glass chips beneath his feet, Harrison looked down to survey the damage. ‘ I wonder how that broke?’, assuming it to be accidental, Harrison thought no more on the matter and glanced at the wall. If only to not purposefully direct the anger in his eye towards Alice. ‘ What to do…’, his mind piped up a comment before he even allowed himself the time to formulate an answer. Oh you already know what your going to do. This wasn’t the first time he thought Alexis was doing something foolish; but, this was going too far. Yes, he had been displeased that Alice had never shown up for their meeting, but it was nothing irritating enough to warrant a death sentence over. He suddenly questioned her mental health and found the evidence to be overwhelming.
“ May I ask, why she shot you?”, If only making conversation, Harrison did not ‘require’ hearing her answer. His mind was already decided. Seeing a body sitting up on the sofa, Harrison knew exactly whom it was, and remembered his debt completely. The older gentleman raised his eyebrow, and a shrewd glint twinkled in his eye. ‘ Perhaps this situation could not have come at a better time.’ If everyone he saw at his Casino was here, then he could certainly find Adam nearby. He grimaced. Hopefully not with a girl in my room…
“ Cailen; Come with me.”, Harrison commanded as he walked towards the hallway. Gesturing with his middle and pointer finger in a ‘come hither’ motion.
“ Enjoy your breakfast Alice, I wont be but a few minutes.”, Not turning around to state that little line of reassurance to Alice before disappearing down the hall, Harrison walked towards his vacation bedroom and opened the door. ‘ I hope they didn‘t open my closet.’ However, opening his bedroom door left the man quite the surprise. Adam. Asleep like a baby. Thankfully fully clothed. Ignoring the spectacle, Harrison hovered beside the door until all the necessary people were present before closing the door and locking the dead volt.
“ How have you been Cailen?”, there was a threatening, almost sarcastic, tone in Harrison’s voice and he spoke it with the hint of a glare in his narrowed eyes. Out of everything, Harrison did not appreciate being made a fool of, and it seemed that the red-headed man had successfully done so. ‘ I sincerely hope there will not be a repeat performance.’ Opening his closet door, Harrison showed Cailen the ammunition that slept inside.
“ Beautiful, aren‘t they?”, chuckling at his joke, Harrison grabbed the nearest weapon, as well as a few bullets, and began to load them into his gun like a professional. The metal shaft closing shut with that well-known ‘click-click’. Unknown to Harrison besides a hint of a squeak on the bed, someone was no longer asleep. Harrison wasted no time in pointing the war-ready gun directly at Cailen’s face. Not even the hint of pity or remorse shining in Harrison’s eyes.
“ Now Cailen, you have two choices. Do what I say, and your debt will be forgotten…Or refuse me, and I shoot you in the ******** face.”, Harrison pressed his finger onto the trigger, and waited for the man to state something to be willing to her his proposition. ' Alexis is going to pay for making a fool out of me.'
Stay with the demons you drown
Stay with the spirit I found
Stay and the night would be enough
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:15 pm
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The winner takes it a l l
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's ρ l ɑ ɩ ɴ
Why should I c●o●m●p●l●a●i●n ≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎ Skylar heard Alice get started with cooking and figured it would be safe to venture a little further. However, she wasn’t able to get very far before she heard another voice, one that didn’t belong to anyone in the group of friends. And then the figure came into the house and Skylar was able to see him from where she stood in the hallway. It was the man that Bella had been with when they found her. He had to have something with her kidnapping. What was he doing here? Listening to him speak, she found out that he was talking to Alice and Alice didn’t sound too surprised. How does she know him?
Figuring there wasn’t any immediate danger with the way they were speaking; Skylar finally exited the hallway into the living room. She felt awkward being in the room with this man there. Thinking the best thing to do would be to just go for a little walk outside. She saw that Cailen was awake and offered him a slight smile and a little wave before finally going through the door to outside.
It was quite nice out. Skylar was grateful for the sun shining. At least the weather was nice. It only took a few steps for Skylar to notice Jack’s car. That, of course, reminded her where Jack and Bella were last night. Were they still out there? Skylar felt a sickening feeling at the thought. She didn’t want to check but then again, her curiosity wouldn’t let this pass without a definite answer. A few more steps revealed that there were people in the car. Skylar hated the fact that the two of them felt they had to hide behind her back to be together. It almost felt like her and Jack were still together and they were just sneaking around so she wouldn’t find out. Well she already knew that they liked each other. It was no longer a secret. Why did they insist on hiding still? The idea that they would continue to do this was almost maddening. Something had to be done about it. And as much as it would pain Skylar to do such a thing, she knew she had to.
As she approached the car she could see the two of them awake. At least, that simple fact would make the situation a tiny bit less awkward. Tapping lightly on the window, Skylar didn’t waste much time before speaking. ”Hey, um..if you guys are hungry, Alice cooked breakfast. Thought I’d let you know.” It was one of the things that she had heard upon leaving. It was a simple little statement, one that would be insignificant if it was said between close friends. But Skylar had a little meaning behind it. She wanted to make it clear to them that she would try and be alright with it. She might not be able to be around them when they were together like a couple but she would try. Finding the whole thing to be stupid and thinking she had just made a huge idiot of herself, Skylar didn’t wait for an answer before she continued on her walk.
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G o o d b y e to everything that I knew
You were the one I love
The one thing that I t r i e d to h•o•l•d on to
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:57 pm
 Cailen Legosi Hearing the footsteps from the hall go into the kitchen, Cailen sat up on the couch to see who it was. Her back was to him when he looked over and saw Alice making breakfast. Rubbing his eyes and stretching, Cailen took a moment to wake up. Just then he heard some tapping on the sliding glass door of the cabin and nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw Harrison at the door. It took Cailen a moment to remember where he has seen this man before, but then he knew he was the one that had Bella. At first he became nervous as to why he was here, but then he remembered that it was him that gave them this address to hide out in. Does that mean he is trying to help us? Cailen could only hope so. He watched as Harrison entered the cabin and walked right past him to Alice in the kitchen. He listened to the small conversation about Alice getting shot just as Skylar came down the hallway and stop for a moment.
She slightly hesitated before waving to Cailen and walking outside. He smiled back as she walked out and wished that he could go with her. He didn’t like being in the same room as Harrison, but he didn’t want to leave Alice alone with him. So Cailen decided to remain quiet and hope that he would leave soon. Luck not being on his side, he was surprised when Harrison commanded him to follow him. What does he want from me? Not wanting to disobey, Cailen got up off the couch, gave a nervous look over to Alice, and followed the man into one of the bedrooms. He first noticed Adam lying asleep in the bed, the he turned around to see Harrison lock the door behind him. Now Cailen was really scared; this could not be good.
Cailen was confused when he heard Harrison ask how he was doing. It didn’t seem like he really cared, but he also felt like he had to answer. “I uh, I’m alright I guess.” Of course things could be a lot better than what they currently were, but he decided to keep it simple. He didn’t like the tone Harrison had when he spoke, and that only made him more confused. What is he getting at? Cailen stood where he was and watched the man go over to the closet and open it. His eyes bulged out of his head at what was in it. Cailen didn’t have much knowledge on guns, but he knew what he was looking at was quite dangerous. An array of different types of guns and bullets to match were all lined up in the closet. Gulping, Cailen tried to resist the urge to flee the room. His fight or flight instinct was kicking in and right now all he wanted to do was get out of there.
There was only one problem. It seemed as though his feet were glued to the floor. As much as he wanted to get out of there, he just couldn’t move. Instead Cailen stood as still as possible as he watched Harrison pull out one of the guns and load it. Then to Cailen’s horror, he pointed the gun right at his face. A million thoughts ran through his mind as he saw the seriousness on Harrison’s face. Please don’t shoot. Please don’t shoot. His breathing picked up and sweat started beading on his forehead. He could almost hear his heart beating from inside his chest. Adam wake up. Please wake up! Cailen was afraid to move or make any noise afraid that the man would shoot. He slightly jumped when the man spoke demanding he make a choice. This is about my debt? Cailen had no idea that this man was behind his debts to Tony. It all dawned on him that Harrison is the man in charge; the boss man behind it all.
Harrison said that he had a choice, but really there was no choice. If Cailen wanted to live, he had to do what he wanted. “I’ll do it. I’ll do whatever you want, but please don’t shoot me or anyone else.” Cailen hoped that doing what the man wanted that it would not only keep him out of danger, but the rest of the group as well. He was on the verge of breaking down and was begging for his life. He had no idea what Harrison had in store for him, but he knew it must not be good considering it was a life or death matter. Cailen hoped whatever the man wanted would be possible to get. If it was money that he wanted, he still had that money from the donut shop out in his car. As Cailen stood there waiting for Harrison to respond, he could only think of how having a gun in his face and facing potential death was not how he planned on starting this day.
  I tried to give her everything
That she was searching for
But she wanted more
More than she could find in my arms
More than my world, more than this little town
I wonder if she found it
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:30 am
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I taste your scent in the wind
I set my sail but then you sink my boat
So I begin to swim
Bash my foes until I win
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“I‘ll do it. I‘ll do whatever you want, but please don‘t shoot me or anyone else.”, only half awake when Harrison and Cailen entered what was temporarily ‘his’ bedroom, Adam’s brain had to contemplate the words for a while before they finally clicked. ‘ Shoot? Did he say shoot?’, wiping the sleepiness out of his eye, Adam leaned his body up into a sitting position and saw Harrison holding a gun in Cailen’s face. ‘ Am I dreaming?’, this was certainly a funny dream if he was. Why on earth would he want to shoot Cailen when the man just -let- Bella run free? ‘ Oh god, maybe something happened to Bella.’, feeling a sickening feeling in his stomach that all was not okay, Adam didn’t even bother fixing his bedhead before dismounting the mattress and slowly walking towards the pair. Somehow, he had always thought Harrison the Texan type to hold a gun on his belt; but, to actually shoot the thing? With a swallow, he did not want to find that out. Seeing the satisfied grin on Harrison’s face, Adam thought it best to speak now, or forever hold his peace.
“ Harrison…please put the gun down.”, risking his life and sanity to mumble those words, worry construed his face. Offering the shakiest of smiles, Adam raised both of his hands slowly towards the ceiling as if that white flag of surrender could really protect him from a bullet. At this range, one blow and it would all be over. ‘ Ally, you’re an amazing woman.’, remembering the ordeal that she had gone through yesterday, his already unbreakable respect for his long-time friend raised by three hundred points. Just then, Harrison maximized his worry by aiming the gun directly at him. Worried beyond measure, Adam’s eyes bulged out like a frog and he forgot how to breathe. ‘ Oh sh*t! I‘m going to die.’, his hands trembling in mid-air, Adam could do nothing as his skin color all but faded away.
“ Please don‘t shoot me…”, Adam whispered like a frightful child, his entire body frozen with suspense. Somehow amused by Adam’s fearful display, Harrison shook his head at the boy and laughed.
“ Adam. Why didn‘t you tell me the moment you found out about your illness?”, Harrison glared his way and Adam felt his blood run cold.
“ You do realize that we had a contract, and you can‘t just back out of it simply because you have HIV.”, Adam was afraid of hearing something similar to that, and wanted to counter it with: ‘ But how can I knowingly risk infecting other people?’ some people didn’t care who got burned, so long as they had the money. As every hint of confidence started to sink through the carpet, Harrison laughed before shooting his gun up at the ceiling.
BANG!!!
Scared witless, Adam about fell over, and looked at Cailen to see if there was any worry in his eyes. Even though the weapon was still loaded, somehow that shot had tempered his previous concerns. ‘ It was just a warning shot, it had to be a warning shot.’, Swallowing the fear down into his stomach, Adam broadened his shoulders to stand more upright. ‘ If I‘m going to get shot, I wont be a baby about it.’ Sternly staring up at Harrison, Adam waited. Surely the man had more to say, more to command, so Adam just stood there with his hands raised in front of his chest. He did not have to wait long.
“ Cailen, one of my associates has vexed me in a manner not to be borne.” Harrison’s face almost appeared grieved, but it could certainly be Adam misinterpreting his eyes sinking towards the floor. Whatever the reason, Harrison continued undeterred.
“ I‘m sure you know of Alexis Archibald. As she shot dear little Alice.” As dangerous as it was, Adam foolishly thought to comment at this point.
“ She‘s been sending dozens of threatening text messages too…”, Harrison sent Adam so dangerous a glare that Adam shut right up and continued to stare sternly at the man. Now warned to keep giving the man the attention that he deserved.
“ It grieves me to have to do this towards someone I thought was trustworthy, Cailen, but I would like you to take care of this. ”, Harrison started to hand Cailen the run, and Adam could only stare in dismay. Sure, Cale could sock him a good punch in the face, but was his friend even capable of firing a killing blow? If he got caught this man wasn’t going to protect him! At least, Adam certainly doubted so, but then again…he had been obliging so far by allowing them to hide away at his vacation abode.
“ If you take care of her I shall consider any and all debts amended and forgiven. She‘s a negligent asset, and the sooner she is disposed of, the sooner your ‘friends‘ can live in safety.”, Adam couldn’t argue that they would certainly be safer if the psychotic woman was taken care of; but, he waited for Cailen to dare to say something. Anxiety tingling up and down his spine as the seconds dragged on and on, they didn’t have a choice; but, Adam didn’t think Cailen could do such a thing.
“ But…”, Harrison whipped his head around so fast that Adam didn’t even have time for another word. Anger resonating so fiercely on his face that Adam re-closed his mouth and watched as the anger melted away into a type of deviousness. Followed by what looked to be sadness.
“ and your going to help him.”, Adam grimaced whole-heartedly then. His own mouth pulling him deeper and deeper into the mud. Feeling stuck in the grimy mire, Adam looked down at the floor and felt the energy drain from his hands. Lowering his arms to his side; defeated, Adam could do no more. ‘ Can I pull the trigger?’, Adam hadn’t thought of that before; but, he imagined that he could if the situation was life and death. If it meant him or the girl who shot Alice in the arm, he would certainly not hesitate. It made him a monster; but, he could do it. It wasn’t like he felt any sort of sorrow or remorse for Alexis’ present situation.
“ Adam…Listen carefully.”, stunned that the older gentleman had walked so close to him without even noticing, Adam was pulled away from his thoughts just as Harrison leaned in to whisper something into his ear. His eyes widening accordingly at the information, nay; command, being softly muttered into his consciousness, Adam could only stand there. Stand there and nod. Because it was that or risk the wrath of Harrison and all his associates. The most horrible expression of grief, suspense, and remorse decorating Adam’s face, Harrison leaned away as if he had only mumbled to Adam something as basic as the weather.
“ If you don‘t mind, I would like to invite Alexis over and take the girls out on my boat. For their protection, lest you disagree. There are more weapons in this closet here, use whatever you want for practice, so long as the work is finished.”, with that, Harrison approached the door and unlocked the knob. Stepping out and saying something towards the ‘girls’, such as:
“ Alice, that bacon smells wonderful!” his voice trailing softer and softer to indicate that Harrison spoke them while walking away. Stuck in the same room with Cailen, alone, after being ordered to large a command, Adam just stood there with his eyes on Cailen. ‘ Are we really going to do this?’, Adam wordlessly questioned with his face. If this was going to happen, then they needed to come up with a plan. Fooling with Alexis or Harrison was a bad idea; but, they didn’t much have a choice for any other options. With the secret order whispered into Adam’s ear, Adam could feel his own debt laying heavy on his shoulders. Chains too large to keep carrying for long periods of time. ‘ Maybe I should have pretended to be asleep…’, but it was too late to back out now. Now both of them were glued together in this mess, and they would have to figure it out. ‘ Well…at least Cailen doesn‘t want to shoot me with that gun.’ Adam swallowed nervously and offered an awkward smile.
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Byzantine mozaic in the heat
I am cursed, through the worst
With a life that's made to burn
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:07 pm
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Jack was about to counter Bella's comment when his phone started to go off. He pulled out his phone as his mother's ringtone "only the young" by Journey stared at the chorus. He pushed the door open, "'scuse me, Bella..." He stepped out of the car and only closed the door slightly, but still enough space to hold his hand between the door and the car. He flipped the phone open and pressed it to his ear. "Hey Mom, what's up?" He tried to sound as calm as possible. If his mother caught any kind of stress in his voice, she would have a panic attack. The woman sighed and clucked her tongue against her teeth. Jack could tell just by the sound she was either irritated or worried, possibly both. A sharp breath was inhaled on the other line, Jack waited impatiently for the woman to begin to speak.
"Ms. Legosi just gave me a call..."
Jack felt his eyebrow raise, he wasn't sure as to why his mother would call him about a conversation she had with a friend. But he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat when he realized the possibility of what she knows. Was there a police report? Did ...did they find out about Bella's pregnancy? Jack let out a hum to acknowledge his mother's words and she continued to speak:
"She told me something about Bella... and you." Jack could feel the praise nearly leap from his mother's lips and force its way through his ears. "Why didn't you tell me about you two? Sweetie, do you have a plan on what to do? Why don't you talk to me anymore? I feel like I'm losing you... where's my Jackie-baby? Can you come by work later?" Jack felt his stomach lurch at the amount of questions and the baby-ish tone his mother was sending his way. He wanted to vomit, he wanted to shove his index finger down his throat and vomit. He looked over at Bella, then noticed that Skylar had approached the car, tapped on the window and announced that there was breakfast. She exited just quickly as she entered.
"JACK! TALK TO ME!"
Jack sighed, "I'm sorry, Mum, life's been pretty hectic these couple of days..." She groaned, he knew that at that point her toes tapped against the floor. He could just imagine the sound of her heels against the linoleum floor of the kitchen back home. He sighed again, "I'll come home soon, okay? We can talk then, I'll bring... I'll bring Bella."
"Sounds perfect, just ...don't leave me out of the loop anymore, Jackie... I want to be there for you, you know that."
"I know, Mum..." He rolled his eyes and leaned his back against the side of the car. He wanted to just hang up on her, he couldn't bear to hear another word from her. "Listen, Mum, I gotta go... I'll talk to you another ti-" BANG!!! A gun shot permeated the air. Jack immediately shut his phone and pulled the car door open to tug on Bella's hand. While he wanted to tell her to stay in the car, in case they needed to make a quick get away, he also couldn't leave her behind. He raised an eyebrow and let go of her, "Come on, we have to g-..." A sudden feeling came over him. He had to go inside, had to. He had to find out what happened in that house. Was someone dead? He couldn't know until he ran inside. He shoved his phone in his flannel shirt pocket and ran into the house. He listened for any voices and heard what sounded like Adam and Cailen, and a third much older voice. Jack stood just outside the bedroom door, too afraid to open it. As long as he heard people speak, he knew no one was dead.
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:06 pm
Cailen Legosi Standing there waiting for a response from Harrison was torturous for Cailen. Having that gun pointed right at him didn’t make things any better. He thought that this day was going to be better than the previous, but so far it was a lot worse. Just then he saw Adam wake up. Feeling a little relief, he was glad to have someone who would help him. He certainly didn’t want to die. Cailen was surprised when Adam walked right up to them and told Harrison to put the gun down. Of course Harrison didn’t respond too well, now pointing the gun at Adam. Cailen knew how Adam felt by the look on his face. He wanted to say something, but at this point he was frozen. His mind was completely separated from his body, all signals to move or say something lost along the way.
What Harrison said next came as a big surprise to Cailen. He already knew about Adam’s illness, but he didn’t really know how Harrison knew and why he cared. Contract? What contract? Is Adam working for this man? Cailen couldn’t figure out what Adam could have with this man, but if he was working for him or bound by some other way, he knew it was not good. Before anyone had a chance to respond, the loud bang of the gun being fired rang through the whole cabin. Cailen’s heart leapt through his chest as he opened his eyes after squeezing them shut in shock. I’m alright. I’m alright, he thought to himself as he mentally checked himself. Then he immediately thought of Adam. Oh no. Please no. Thankfully when he looked up, he saw Adam alive, stunned, but alive. Harrison was just lowering his gun when Cailen finally managed to look over at him.
He wondered what everyone else was thinking right now. Surely they heard the gun shot. Cailen’s attention was then turned to Harrison who began talking to him. He remained silent as the man began telling him about one of his associates. He didn’t really know who he was talking about, or how it even concerned him, until he mentioned the associate’s name. Bringing up Alexis did not bring any pleasant memories, and knowing that she worked for him didn’t make it any better. Not really sure how to respond to Harrison’s last comment, Cailen didn’t say anything. He didn’t have to say anything since Adam was the one to open his mouth about Alexis’s stalking behavior. What is he thinking? The man still has a gun in his hand. Thankfully Harrison just glared at Adam and then turned towards Cailen.
Grabbing the gun from Harrison, mostly just to get the gun out of his hands, Cailen couldn’t believe what he just heard. He wants me to take care of Alexis? He knew all too well what that meant, and he wasn’t liking it too much. Cailen is not the killing type. He’s actually never even shot a real gun before. I can’t do this. I can’t kill someone. Cailen became very scared at the predicament he was in now. It was either he kill someone, or he die himself. Neither turn out was good. He could go to jail for killing someone. Cailen didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t argue with the man, that in itself could be dangerous, but at the same time, he didn’t want to agree to such a demand. He heard Adam start to say something, but get cut off by Harrison. He just couldn’t believe this. Sure Adam was a little tougher than Cailen, but he knew that he wouldn’t kill someone.
Cailen waited for Adam to say something, but he seemed at a loss for words. How did we get into this mess? He was pulled from his thoughts when Harrison started to explain what was going to happen. We are going to have to do this now? I’m not ready for this. Cailen hoped that there would be a few days to get things in order before he was forced to deal with this situation, but by the sounds of it, there was only going to be a few hours. He didn’t know what to do. There is no way that he would be able to go through with this. Cailen doesn’t have it in him to kill someone, even if it was the same person who attempted to kill Alice. He’s never killed a living thing before, unless you count the endless amount of spiders and insects. He watched Harrison leave the room and heard him say something to Alice about the bacon. Once he left the room, Cailen looked down at the gun in his hands. He turned it over in his hands and looked at it. It felt weird in his hands, like it was out of place.
Cailen looked up at Adam and saw the same look on his face that he was feeling. They were not in a good predicament. “What are we going to do?” his voice finally able to come back once the threat left the room. His eyes went to the closet that Harrison said contained more weapons. He remembered him saying they could use them for practice. Chills ran down his spine at that thought. How do you practice for something like this? He knew if he had to go through with this that it would be a in-the-moment type of thing, not something he practiced for. “I can’t do it Adam. I can’t shoot someone. I don’t want to die, but I can’t go through with this.” At this point Cailen was really nervous. He didn’t know what they were going to do or how they were going to get out of this mess. They are in way over their heads and he couldn’t find a way out of this. The only upside was that he was in it with Adam who was more cunning and just seemed like the better person to be able to think of a way out of this mess.I tried to give her everything
That she was searching for
But she wanted more
More than she could find in my arms
More than my world, more than this little town
I wonder if she found it
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:04 pm
xxxxxxxx a l i c e ♔ h u m p h r e yxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxoh, I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness. oh, I need this
Despite the fact that Harrison was appearing as if he was not any threat, Alice still couldn't find herself able to actually let her guard down around him. Maybe her suspicions would end up proving to be false but that wasn't a risk that she was willing to take. She opened her mouth to answer his question about why Alexis had shot her but didn't manage to get an answer out before the man left taking Cailen into the master bedroom for a private chat. What on earth could he want? Alice immediately wanted to follow behind and press her ear to the door so that she could hear the conversation taking place on the other side of the door, but feared what might happen if she were to be caught. Instead, she attempted a few nervous fork-fulls of the food that she had prepared. Her stomach thanked her for giving it food even though she found it hard to actually eat when all she wanted to do was figure out what was going on with her friends - she was seated there alone in the kitchen while who knows what was going on with everyone else.
Not able to handle not knowing what was happening, Alice decided that she would go outside and see if she could find where Skylar had walked off to. Before she could get to the front door the loud, familiar noise of a shot being fired rang in Alice's ears. She wanted to run in the direction of where the sound had come from to make sure that Cailen and Adam were alright but despite the efforts of her brain screaming that command the message didn't make it to her feet. She stood there absolutely immobilized until she heard the sound of footsteps walking in her direction. Her heart began to race. Run. RUN! RUN you idiot he's coming for you now!
"Alice, that bacon smells wonderful!"
Alice couldn't believe what she was hearing. Did this man just have the audacity to put the two people she cared about more than herself in a room together and then fire a shot... and then comment on her cooking? The same anger and determination that she had felt when she was fighting for her life with Alexis. She wanted to scream at the man: If ANYTHING has happened to those two... I will END you! Of course, even though she was incredibly irritated she knew that she had heard a gun go off... and Harrison was probably still in possession of that gun. As much as she wanted to lunge at the man standing in front of her and start tearing him apart limb from limb, she wasn't in the mood to have another bullet hole to match the one on her arm. Besides, Harrison was probably a much better shot than Alexis anyway. She may have missed, but he wouldn't.
"What happened in there?" Alice completely ignored Harrison's comment and moved right on to asking questions. Although she didn't give the man time to answer before her body was finally given the message to run and see if Cailen and Adam were okay. Instead of waiting around to hear what Harrison had to say for himself she ran as quickly as her feet would allow and flung the door open to the master bedroom. Words were unable to express just how overjoyed she was to see the two standing there unharmed (not including the fact that they looked a little shaken up). "Thank goodness you guys are alright!" she cried before flinging her arms around the both of them for a very awkward group hug. She was well aware that the situation probably couldn't be more awkward for both Cailen and Adam being in such close proximity especially after the events that had taken place the day before, but that didn't matter at the moment. All that mattered to Alice was that neither of them had been harmed, which still begged the question at what had actually happened.
"What the heck happened in here? I heard a shot go off," Alice questioned knowing that she had a better chance getting an honest answer out of her friends that she did with Harrison.
outofcharacter: . . .
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