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 Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:36 pm
"Where have you been Aria?!" her father yelled.
"I was out."
"Out where?" her mother asked cooly.
They always caught her when she was backed in a corner. She couldn't exactly lie, it wasn't in her nature (not to say she's never done it..).
"I went to the park, then to a party with Dante."
"You WHAT?!" her mother screamed.
"We know the type of parties that Dante goes to." her father added.
Aria shrugged which seemed to set her parents off even more.
"Did you drink?" her mother asked, leaning in trying to smell her breath.
After tugging with her for five minutes, Aria finally shouted "NO!", stood up, and started up the stairs.
"Can't you two leave me alone sometimes?" she yelled down before shutting her bedroom door. It wasn't a question that was meant to be answered; she knew they wouldn't.
"This is not over young lady." her father threatened.
Aria ignored him and layed down on her bed. At least they'd stop for the night. She had a slight headache and was dreading work tomorrow. She quickly fell alseep, wearing her headphones.
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:59 pm
The nervousness left Dante as he continued to walk. Dante continued down a trail but quickly became lost. He must have taken the wrong path at the fork a ways back, so he sat down under a tree.
"I should've stayed at that party." Dante thought."I could be sleeping on a nice comfy couch right now."
As Dante sat under the tall pine tree, he quickly grew with fatigue. He thought it would be a good idea to take a small nap and wait until he could see. He knew that he wouldn't be able to find his way, let alone try.
Morning came. Dante got a rude awakening when one of the park workers kicked his foot. "What are you doing? How long have you been there? You do know that no one is supposed to be in the park at this time, right?
Dante quickly got up and left without saying a word. There was no use explaining himself to the man, and the sooner he got home the better. As he slowly made his way home, he glanced at his watch, wondering how long he slept for. It was 7:30.
On the miserable journey back home, the local newspaper delivery boy rode by on his bicycle. The boy was cheerful and he smiled as he greeted Dante good morning. Dante kept on walking without giving the child a slightest look. He's not much of a morning person especially after partying the night before.
He had finally reached his house. As soon as the door opened he could smell his mother's "Believe" perfume and it made him nauseous.She was already up and getting ready for the days errands. "Dante why are you home so early, and why are you covered in grass?" His mother asked as he went up the stairs.
"Not now mom. Ask me when I get up." Dante trudged up the stairs feeling like death. It was too early and all he wanted to do was sleep. He shut his bedroom door and fell onto his bed. The room started to spin and he was already dreading the day. As the room spun in never ending circles, his eyes began to shut and he was soon off into dreamland.
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:54 am
Name: Victoria Allen
Age: 18
Hobby: Reading, playing the piano, and just having fun
Bio: Her parents died in a car crash when she was six, and she doesn't talk about them much. She lives in a small apartment and works at a small jewelry store. In her free time she likes to play the piano and read. She doesn't go to school because she can't afford it.
Picture:
 Is it too late to join?
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:53 pm
Victoria walked on the sidewalk to the east of town, across from the park. She had a loaf of bread in her hand, and was going to feed it to the birds. She quietly walked down the hill to the lake and jungle gym, and seeing no one by the swings, spread it around there, and walked down to the lake. She took a slice of bread and pulled a couple of crumbs from it, and put them on the ground, and went to the bench to wait. A few minutes later, she saw a couple of swans and geese from the lake come and peck at them, and soon there was a small fight on who got what piece. Victoria laughed lightly under her breath, enjoying watching them; it was peaceful.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:27 pm
Dante woke up to the noise of glass breaking. When he went downstairs he saw the picture frame with his best friend Alex's picture in it, laying on the living room floor. He walked over cautiously to avoid stepping on any glass. He quickly became filled with anger and sadness, because one of the only pictures left of his friend had been torn during the fall.
Out of anger, "Who the ******** knocked down my picture". His mom came into came into the room to see Dante holding the picture with tears running down his eyes. She then went over and gently took the picture so she could fix it.
After she had taped the picture back together, she could see Dante still standing there with hands still in a cradling position from the picture. She placed the picture back into his hands and he went back into the kitchen. She began to think of how close Dante and Alex were before he died. Dante has been a wreck since the death of Alex 3 years ago. He never talks about how his friend died. Only his mother knew and she only knew half of it. She didn't know that Dante was there, and she didn't know exactly what happened.
Dante went back upstairs and set the picture on his bed. He changed into an outfit that had been laying in the pile of clean clothes. He went into the kitchen to grab a soda.
"So how was the party last night?" His mom asked trying to relieve some of the tension.
"It was fine. Aria went with me but I left when she did." Dante said. You could still hear the emotion in his voice.
"Oh she did? What did you guys do, sleep in a field? You had grass all over your clothes this morning."
"No. I walked with her to her house. I tried to take a short through the park but got lost and took a nap under a tree." Dante said as he was taking a drink.
He grabbed his keys and started walking out the door. Before his mom could tell him that she loved him he closed the door. Dante needed to go and escape from everything. He headed towards the place where Alex and he used to go and hang out; the lake.
As he got to the lake he saw someone feeding the geese and laughed. They were the same geese that he used to throw rocks at with Alex. In sight he saw the old shelter house that was Alex's favorite spot. So he continued to walk there, and sat on the table like he used to 3 years ago. Reality became hazy as the memories began to play inside his head....
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:31 pm
Victoria smiled as a boy around her age walked by, and saw he went over to an abandoned building. She frowned, guilty, seeing that he was alone. She quickly spread the rest of the bread around and sat on the small table next to him. "Are you alright?" She asked him quietly, seeing the sorrowful look on his face.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:16 pm
It was the summer before Freshman year. Dante and Alex were sitting on Dante's couch watching the UFC fight. They both bet each other $10 that the other person's pick would lose. Dante's mother could hear them arguing about who threw the better punch, and she couldn't help but laugh. They were always competing and always having a good time. The fight ended and Alex walked away with $10 more than he had.
"Ha, I told you that Claude was better!" Alex said while pointing at the television.
"Claude only got lucky because Jose lost his footing." Dante said jokingly. "Hey I heard that there's a party down the road. It's pretty much a cookout to celebrate everyone going into High School."
They told Dante's mom that they would be back tonight, and would let her know when they get back.
They were having a great time, until they saw a few members of the gang across town. They began to wonder why they showed up, but decided to not worry about it and just keep their distance. The gang began to cause trouble with the brother of the host and..........
Reality snapped back into reality after he heard someone talking to him. When he opened his eyes he could see feet next to his. He looked over at the girl with a nervous, but with a surprised looked on his face. He could not recall ever seeing the girl before. Maybe she just moved here?
Clearing his throat and trying to hide the emotion, "Umm..I mean yeah....I'm ok."
Trying to keep the girl from asking anymore questions like the previous one, he asked her in a quick but respectful manner, "Are you new to the neighborhood? I can't recall seeing you around before."
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:27 pm
~~Everybody knows you're lost~~ Luke silently sat down on the grass alone. He took out his ipod and a rose. He set the rose on the ground and put in his earphones.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:59 pm
Victoria was about to ask him another question but was stopped short by his own. She sighed, trying to hold back tears of that night. She hadn't even been able to afford school. "Actually, I don't go to school." She said quietly, looking away, tears threatening once again.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:13 pm
Tha alarm that buzzed in Aria's ears didn't settle until she had beat the clock and finally found the off button. How many times had she hit snooze? She looked at the clock which read 10:08am.
"s**t, I'm gonna be so dead!"
Aria quickly washed up and dressed in some old jeans and her work shirt. She grabbed her earphones and flew outside, not bothering to say as much as "Hey" to her parents.
"I'll cut through the park." she said aloud and out of breath already. She made a mental note to run more and put on her earphones. They were blaring some Linkin Park song, but she couldn't tell which one. She had to get to work! She passed a guy sitting on the ground, a rose by his feet. She quickly yelled "Sorry." as she spun around as to not trip over him.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:14 pm
Dante noticed that Victoria was becoming emotional. He looked up at Victoria again and said in a soft, quiet voice, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause you to become upset."
Dante continued to look at Victoria, "What were you going to ask before I changed the subject. I could tell that you were thinking something because of your sigh." Dante continued to look at her waiting patiently for an answer.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:09 pm
~~Everybody knows you're lost~~Luke put on a song. He grabbed the rose and slowly pulled off a petal. He looked up at the girl then back down at his rose.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:22 pm
Victoria smiled weakly. "It's alright." She took in a deep breath. "I was just going to ask you your name." She whispered to him, and looked back out at the lake, where the geese were again flying over.
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:52 pm
Aria reached the vintage record store, just before she was about to be late. Her boss, Trisha, a very awesome chick, looked at her scrambling and struggling.
"You look like hell." she said.
"Well good, cause I feel like it." Aria replied.
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