Wraith
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 11:17:15 GMT -5
Wraith was in and out of the Brooklyn lodging house in the next nineteen hours. She found the local distribution center and sold some papers. She got a roll from some nuns and bought a hot dog later on. She brought home some bread and fruit and carried it up to the bunkroom, but, finding Kennedy still passed out, left it on the nightstand.
Finally, sitting on an empty bunk and watching Kennedy sleep, she just dozed off herself.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 11:19:23 GMT -5
Kennedy finally roused, but didn't feel much rested. She looked around in the dark, trying to adjust her eyes.
She focused on Wraith -- her blonde hair shining in the darkness.
"Hey?" She paused, thinking -- What time is it? -- "Hey, Wraith?"
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 11:21:33 GMT -5
Wraith started and opened her eyes. She offered Kennedy a small smile, relieved to see her awake at last. "Hey."
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 11:24:59 GMT -5
"Wraith... I need to tell you something..."
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 11:36:53 GMT -5
After the news about her grandmother, Wraith couldn't imagine what was coming next. "Go ahead," she said gently.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 11:38:50 GMT -5
Kennedy sat up, looking at Wraith as squarely as she could in the dark bunkroom.
"I can't see you anymore," she whispered. "...I'm sorry."
((Off to bed, sweets!))
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 11:42:13 GMT -5
Wraith blinked and felt her heart, which had already been squeezed with worry and sympathy, contract still further. "...oh," was all she could manage at first, and it was more of a hoarse little squeak than a word.
((Good night! <3))
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 20:08:33 GMT -5
"I'm sorry," Kennedy repeated. "While I was cleaning out grandma's place and taking care of everything in the past few weeks, I had a lot of time to think about you and me, and me and the Shamiens, and me and everything... A lot is going to change for me. I'm not happy being tied down to one person. I've never have, and I thought you should know that before things go too far."
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 20:23:22 GMT -5
"Y-yeah...I understand," Wraith lied, using every trick in her arsenal to keep herself from crying right now. Kennedy had more of a right to it than she did. Not like I didn't see this coming, anyway. "Don't worry about it. Really. Just...let me know if there's anything I can do." She hesitated. "Are you gonna go home...back to Tristan and Nevada's place, I mean?"
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 20:30:32 GMT -5
"Not yet. Gonna recover here for another day or two... Why?"
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 20:34:59 GMT -5
"I dunno...I could tell them if you want. Or just tell them you're all right," Wraith offered. She was already wondering what it would be like now, visiting the Shamiens--whether she and Kennedy would just be friends or everything would be awkward. And yet she couldn't imagine not being over there all the time. Tristan was like a brother to her, she loved those kids, even Nevada seemed to be warming up to her. Most of the time, she didn't even want to leave.
Not that moving in was an option anymore. Not that anything would be the same. You shouldn't even be thinking about that, she scolded herself, ashamed to be feeling self-pity in the face of Kennedy's grief.
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 20:47:47 GMT -5
"No, no, I don't want you to go out of your way," Kennedy said, looking over Wraith worriedly. She couldn't fool her -- it's why she was having this talk in the first place. Wraith was far more into Kennedy than Kennedy was into Wraith.
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 21:01:05 GMT -5
"It's not. I'm always over there," Wraith admitted. "And you should have someone to talk to. Who lives around here. In Brooklyn, I mean." She gulped. "Well, I should be heading home...if you're sure you don't need to talk or anything?"
She was reluctant to leave Kennedy alone like this, but a miserable, heartbroken Wraith wasn't going to do her any good.
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 23:58:58 GMT -5
"Just tell Tristan where I am... When you have the time," she quickly amended. "You know how he worries."
((Let's get Rae in on this.))
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Post by Wraith on Oct 6, 2011 0:24:27 GMT -5
"I'll tell him," Wraith promised. She hesitated, then took Kennedy's hand and gave it a squeeze before she left the lodging house. She hadn't let on how hard it would be to keep that promise; Tristan would not want any more bad news right now.
((Let's!))
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