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Post by Spot Conlon on Aug 23, 2011 14:28:24 GMT -5
((And I quote Sarah in our beloved movie, "BYE SPOT!"))
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Post by tshamien on Aug 23, 2011 17:09:18 GMT -5
(It better not be forever or ill hurt you)
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 23, 2011 19:32:19 GMT -5
Race sank down beside her, for once having no idea what to say. He understood why she was frustrated, and why Spot was mad--honestly, he wasn't sure who needed comforting more right now. But Spot would probably murder Race if he made an attempt to follow. Still... "I could go after him if you want," he offered, draping an arm around Raven and offering her a literal shoulder to cry on.
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Post by raven on Aug 23, 2011 20:05:30 GMT -5
"No, it wont make a difference, he doesn't understand." Raven sobbed onto his shoulder.
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 23, 2011 20:31:34 GMT -5
Race rubbed her back and sighed inwardly--she'd been happy lately, doing so much better, and now this. Why did Brooklyn couples have to be so loud and dramatic all the time? He genuinely didn't understand their inability to settle things with civil conversation. "You know he'll probably come back, Rae. Might be a while, though." ((Totally random, but this thread is giving me sad flashbacks to my first lodging-house character ever, who also got overwhelmed and took off for a while without telling her boyfriend, and he also broke up with her. And then she attempted suicide.  )) |
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Post by raven on Aug 23, 2011 20:58:01 GMT -5
"I know," She sniffled and wiped at her nose, before looking at Race. "But...I might not want him then," She said. "Maybe we are really over?"
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 24, 2011 11:21:45 GMT -5
"I dunno," Race said softly. "Maybe." He tried for a comforting smile. "Well, who needs Brooklyn, anyway? All the best people leave."
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Post by raven on Aug 24, 2011 11:32:24 GMT -5
Raven wiped her face and half smiled. "I wouldn't say all the best...some of them though." She affectionately squeezed his cheek. Raven wiped her nose on her sleeve.
"Everyone else is staring, ain't they?" She whispered.
((NOW she's worried about it? LOL))
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 24, 2011 11:41:47 GMT -5
Race glanced at the various random newsies standing around the lobby. "Go away," he said, and they scattered. "Not anymore," he announced, and offered Raven a handkerchief for the second time in the past couple weeks.
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Post by raven on Aug 24, 2011 12:03:48 GMT -5
Raven blew her noises and gave a shuddery sigh. "You ever get tired of fighting, even when you love someone?" Raven said as she plopped down into a chair. Her face was all splotchy and her eyes were red from crying.
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 24, 2011 12:05:48 GMT -5
Race leaned against the arm of her chair and nodded. "Fighting, or keeping secrets, or lots of awkward silences...it all gets tiring."
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Post by raven on Aug 24, 2011 12:13:10 GMT -5
Raven folded his handkerchief into a very tiny square and looked up at him. "He's so selfish sometimes, all he cared about was that I hurt him...but not how badly I'd been hurting before I came here." She stared at the hanky again and then wiped her nose.
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 24, 2011 12:19:54 GMT -5
"He cares, Rae. He's just too mad to show it. He prob'ly thought something happened to you, and...well, if you left Manhattan without a word tomorrow, and I thought you might be dead, and then I finally found you in Brooklyn, I'd prob'ly be mad, too," he admitted. "It's just...you were panicking, and I know that 'cause I was here when you showed up, but I don't think he sees it. He figures you were thinking straight and knew he'd be worried as hell and left anyway."
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Post by raven on Aug 24, 2011 12:22:46 GMT -5
Raven groaned and rested her chin in her hands. "I am so...I am sad, don't get me wrong but in a weird way I'm kind of relieved...it's like I don't have any pressure anymore, I can just...get back to normal."
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Post by Racetrack on Aug 24, 2011 13:32:24 GMT -5
"I know what you mean." He fleetingly recalled the days before he met Sapphy, when life was at least somewhat simpler, but he knew he wouldn't trade Sapphy for simplicity. Then again, he hadn't been through what Rae had. "Hey, I'm relatively wealthy right now, so if you wanna go to the tracks sometime, or make fun of some amateur opera..."
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))