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 Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:44 pm
*Luke tosses the towel onto his bed... Bare-chested, he moved into the hallway, thoughts of Cora still seeping through his troubled mind.*
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:47 pm
:::Cora's eyes finally flickered open. She lay still for just a moment, but turns quickly when she doesn't feel Luke nearby. She turns and sees that the sheets next to her were wrinkled in his shape, but he was missing:::
:::She gasped, and shot straight out of bed. Soon, she was out the door and in the hall, her head looking from side to side, in hopes of any clue as to where he could be...when she didn't see him, she became dismayed:::
Luke.... Luke!!
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:51 pm
*Luke responds, running down the hall as Cora desperately calls his name.*
Cora..! *His feet pound down the hallway until he reaches her... He stands only a few feet away. His concerned eyes lock onto hers.* Cora.... are you alright?
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:53 pm
:::She lets go of her breathe, relieved to see him...:::
I...yes. I am... I got concerned. I woke up.
:::She looked up at him, just glad to have him in her sights again::::
You were gone...
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:57 pm
*Luke walks up.* I'm sorry. I didn't mean to leave you alone... *He rests a soft hand on the bare skin of her shoulder.* I'm right here.
*Luke smiles at her softly, endearingly.*
You're talking... *It had been so awful, so wrong, so weird when Cora had been unable to speak. Just hearing her, listening to her voice...*
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:01 pm
:::She feels better when she can feel him again...it reminds her that this was not all just a dream...and that she didn't have to wake up to a nightmare:::
:::She nods at him:::
Yes...I...I remember, things. Some things. I am still confused.
:::Cora is realizing now some things that happened to her, and her eyes became heavy with greif:::
Luke... I was gone. I was gone for a long time. Something happened...
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:05 pm
*Again, Luke sees the grief. It weighs upon him, just seeing the pain Cora had born in her world...*
*He kept his hand in place, comforting her.* I tried to ask you last night, but you couldn't... You couldn't tell me.
*He ventures again.* What happened? Who did this to you?
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:08 pm
:::She looks down, frustrated at herself:::
I am still....not sure. :::Self pity was being replaced with utter sadness at this point::: But...I remember...not seeing you.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:10 pm
*Luke's breath catches in his throat. She remembered him..... After all this time. While she was gone, she thought about him...*
*Luke stares down at the ground. It takes a lot to say what he says next.* I thought about you too....
*With deliberation, Luke stared straight into her eyes, saying.* Cora, there's something I need to talk to you about.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:12 pm
:::She stared back, and nodded, awaiting what he had to say:::
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:17 pm
*A moment ago, Luke had wavered. He had been uncertain, scared, and confused. All those emotions now paled in comparison. He knew what he had to do.*
*Resolved, Luke gently led Cora back into her room. Once they are inside, he softly closed the door behind them. Without explanation Luke shakes his head. He had always been so smooth, so calm... *
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:20 pm
:::Something seemed wrong. She didn't understand why he had moved her, and why he hadn't said anything:::
Luke... what is wrong?
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:22 pm
*Luke looks away, frowning.* Cora... what I have to say. *He sighs, frustrated.* Christ, I don't even know how to say it...
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:25 pm
:::If anyone can understand that feeling right now, it's her. Full of empathy, a feeling that she hadn't felt in so long, she put her arms around him:::
It is alright. I have to learn to say things to you too...
:::She lay her head on his chest, and only then did she realize that his heart was beating a mile a minute...:::
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:32 pm
*cross steps out from behinda corner... frowning... he had been pulled back her... just moments ago.... able to hear part of what was said until they returned to the room... he shakes his head... then walks down the halway.... noting the partially empty bottle of rum... he picks it up and takes a deep pull from it....... then heads down the hallway
*EXIT CAPTAIN MERCUTIO CROSS TO THE MAIN ROOM*
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