01/11/14
Dear next reader, whoever that may be,
It's the day after Halloween, and quite frankly I couldn't be happier. First of all, cheap candy. Who doesn't love that? Second of all, going by store logic, it's basically Christmas right now. I like walking through the city and seeing all the...
"Eh..." Lexi shrugged, frowning. "I don't know. Everyone's been talking about it. No one really seems happy about it, honestly, though I don't know why. I'm not sure what to think." Neither Russell or Autumn had told the two teens what exactly had happened. They had heard some bits and pieces...
...woman, she knew it wasn't exactly like he was visiting her of his own free will, as Gage had mentioned. Autumn let out another, longer sigh.
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Ebony smiled serenely. "So it sounds like she's finally settling in. Good, good." She leaned back in her chair...
Lexi just rolled her eyes. "I know, I know. I'll be here for a couple days, though, starting tomorrow." She finished her braid, crossing her arms. "I was just out with a friend, that's all." She was purposefully vague, not wanting to reveal who she was with, or where. Even though she could pay...
It felt nice, to not wake up with a nightmare. The other side of the bed was empty when Autumn woke up, though for once she did not worry. A sleepy smile graced her face, feeling warm and comfortable under the blankets. The sun was shining, and the room was warm and inviting. She laid in bed for...
...She fell silent, knowing she had been talking a lot, and that she had probably bored Gage. Autumn just didn't really know what to do anymore.
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Ebony laughed. Through her guards, she had learned a lot about Gage. He seemed a little too nosy for his own good...
...he would have already told her. Pacing around, she glanced out the small window, biting her lip. Little did she know that he was perfectly fine.
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Ebony's lips quirked in amusement. "So I heard. Please send her my regards. I do hope she feels better." She seemed to...
Roxy stood up, suddenly feeling anxious about what would happen. He wanted answers, and the ones she could give she was not willing to tell. Though she wanted her own answers, but she wasn't sure how she would be received at the building. From what she remembered, it could go one of two ways...
...were not there.
She headed back down to Gage's room, knocking. "Gage, there's something you should know." She spoke urgently but quietly.
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This whole thing was turning out to be a huge mess, and since they had all the medicine, Ebony was half tempted to throw them all to...
"Yeah. I stayed in his room, but we didn't do anything." Her face flushed as she said the words, remembering her little chat with Gage when they were just about to leave. "There were two separate beds." She just felt relieved that he didn't want her to leave, though she had noticed how he had...
Autumn had though about leaving, thinking Russell wasn't there, when he opened the door. She seemed a little disappointed when she answered, "He had to get some fresh air." It wasn't that she was disappointed that Gage couldn't accompany her, it was that Russell didn't seem as excited to see her...
By the time Gage had finished telling her of her drunken adventures, Autumn's face was a bright tomato red. She buried her face in her hands with a muffled groan. "Oh my god. Gage, you have got to be kidding me." The amount of embarrassment she felt was indescribable.
She was speaking in a...
"...God." When the brunette woke up the next morning, a killer headache and a dry mouth and throat greeted her. Spotting the glass of water by the bed, she immediately grabbed it and started drinking. She didn't stop until half of the water was gone, though her headache still killed her. The...
...hallway, reaching for the handle of a random door - which was a meter to the left of where she was reaching. "Gage, I can't get the door open."
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Ebony was in her office, going over everything. Russell had initially claimed to have found the papers, then he had said...
Autumn felt miserable as she heaved, struggling to get a breath in between. It took her a whole fifteen minutes before she was finally able to stop and sit up. "A little." Her words slurred still, but they were coherent. Gage helped her up, and she was still unsteady, her balance off. It took...
"I think it's been a second by now," she mumbled, face pale. Him shaking her didn't help her sick feeling, in fact, it only made it worse. "Russell, stop that." She drank more of her water, feeling sicker by the minute. "I don't know what you're talking about. What papers? I didn't put them...
...let alone walk up six flights of stairs. Autumn could barely even sit down. Giggling a little, she sniffed and drank more water. "I feel sick..."
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Ebony nodded pleasantly. "Yes please," she said. Though as soon as Russell had turned away and was out of earshot...
...and she was beginning to feel dizzy. Everyone was spinning. It should have occurred to her to stop drinking, but in her state, it did not.
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Ebony was careful not to reveal anything. "Oh, those old things?" She laughed a little, placing her hand on Russell's...