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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 19, 2013 19:14:05 GMT -8
[OOC: Potentially open if anyone wants funzies... ^_____^ Pm moi. Passerby's and blah blah. Don't have to know either one of them could just be walking by and such. C=] Home. Well a home. This was Eurydice Stone's home once upon a time. Solely hers alone. It was before Leon had resurfaced in her life on Long Beach. Even when she became Mrs. Eurydice Sudeki she kept this place, regardless of the time she spent in her new home with him and the family they were building. This was her little place when she needed to get away from everything just for a bit. Well not really 'little'. The woman's home was a mini mansion, given to her by Mr. Stark years ago. It was rather big for one person but there was a time where she preferred to be alone. Hell even getting older and married she still had those tendencies. Regardless of the matter this is where she was after coming back. She felt it necessary especially to get her mind straight. Work out. Train. All that jazz. There was a room dedicated for training and that's where the brunette would be. A simple pair of escrima sticks held firmly in her hands as she panted from the training. ~That felt pretty good... Would be nice to train with someone though.~Flipping the sticks in her hand she would walk over the wooden floor to one of the walls and placed them back in their rightful place. She remained their for a moment taking in a deep breath and letting out another before lightly pushing off. Heading towards the door she picked up a towel, wiping her face then placing it around her neck covering the Eye of Horus tattoo that was on the back of her neck. Bare feet tapped the floor as she walked into the kitchen fixing her pony tail. There she would get some water to replenish herself. Her tank was cut off just above her belly button revealing the tattoo scripture on the left side of stomach reading: We live with
scars we chooseTaking the towel she wiped off her abs and drank some water, releasing a refreshing 'ah' out of her lips. For a moment her eyes glanced at her left wrist staring at the tattoo on the inner part. It held such a deep meaning for a dead culture. The Mayan galatic butterfly. Their symbol of the all the consciousness that had ever existed. Eury was a woman into all kinds of things and cultures. For some reason she smiled and decided to walk outside, still bare footed - she didn't care. Standing outside she felt a beautiful breeze hit her body flowing through her loose sweat pants. "Man that feels...so good..."Eury's eyes remained closed as she rested her back against the door and just soaked it in. The light rays of the sun glistening on her skin. She felt a bit peaceful for once. No one's feelings or intents were flooding her. Just her own were with her today. And they were cool, calm and collective thoughts. Quiet and alone. After all who would visit her? Like anyone besides like Leon knew where this house was. |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 19, 2013 21:11:38 GMT -8
It had been some time since Rai had talked to Eury so he figured he wasn't training anyone at the today so he'd seek out his long lost, recently found, aunt. But it did take him a little bit to think of where she might be. He thought first Lightning tower but that didn't pan out, so he sat down and thought for a moment. Then it came to him! She had told them once about a place she used to own before she met his uncle, so chances are she was there.
Upon arriving at Eury's... Mansion... Wow she really under sold this place... he would notice her standing at the doorway in what looked like work out clothes. Sounded like fun.
"Hey!"
Rai called out as he approached her home.
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 20, 2013 7:25:34 GMT -8
Basking in the sun's glory suddenly her mind wandered into a somber thought.
~Elena, Lana..my girls... I haven't forgotten about you two..I'ma find you I promise. I just know you're safe.. You're with Kilik so you're safe...I just...know...it...~
She had to make herself believe that they were with Kilik. That they were doing fine in all this. That she would see them soon. We would never think negative on this. Leon said hope was a dangerous thing right now, well maybe it was but she wasn't one that would usually shy away from danger. Hope was a strong tool for both parties. Hope kept her going for many years, especially the two times he had disappeared on her. Hope against hope. But before she could get completely sadden within her thoughts a voice rang out breaking through the barrier.
"Hmm?"
Her head perked up, eyes opening spotting an so familiar face. A face she hadn't seen in days. A face that immediately brought a smile upon her. Pushing off the threshold, readjusting the towel around her neck she waved with her fingers at her nephew.
"Hey Rai! Been awhile mister...How are you?"
She would step down a few steps, stopping on the second to last. She hadn't really seen him since the day he found her. Definitely needed some catching up there. |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 20, 2013 21:07:05 GMT -8
Rai smiled at her welcome and waved back.
"I'm good just figured I'd stop by for a chat."
Rai stretched a little bit upon reaching her.
"How are you? How have things been?"
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 21, 2013 6:22:37 GMT -8
"Oh?"
She mused a little.
When Rai was near she leaned towards him and planted a small welcome kiss on his cheek, she didn't want to hug him she was still a little sweaty despite wiping most of it off. How have things been? Well there wasn't so much of a story there was there. She hadn't really been doing too much and she hadn't gone back to speak with Leon about some things. All the running she had been doing was for the exercise of course and to get used to the city once more, but there was a double meaning there. Only really Kilik got that meaning because she would never admit it to herself of anyone else. Though she enjoyed running and ran at least once a day or every other day, when she ran more than once a day it was her running away from whatever issues or feelings that might be present. The brunette had a lot on her mind lately but today, today for once it was relaxed.
"I've been alright for the most part. My house was actually completely intact that was fun to find. Just really been running around the city a lot, training and such... How about you? Come on I know you must have some kind of tale, gossip.."
Again she mused giving him a light poke to his chest. |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 21, 2013 12:12:05 GMT -8
Rai blushed at the kiss he wasn't used to the fact that his aunt was back, it had been awhile since the last time she kissed his cheek. Rai smiled trying to think of all that had happened.
"Well, I passed my Amazon training, got accepted as Mathew's apprentice and am now part of the Dragon Corps, I helped find uncle Leon, learned my Qi, got two apprentices of my own, one being my more or less adopted daughter, built a mansion, have the sworn allegiance of the head of an entire family, and I'm currently giving one of the family members an attitude adjustment, and I'm currently trying to work with the Crows to improve relations between us and them, AND thats about it... or at least all I can think of."
Rai then sat there thinking trying to see if there was anything he had missed.
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 21, 2013 12:51:14 GMT -8
Eury noted the blush and chuckled at him. He was adorable even at his age. When she asked that question she didn't really expect to get as much as she was. It certainly showed in her ever changing facial expression as he kept going. Usually she didn't show various expressions depending on the situation. If she was gauging someone's reactions and such, but for family she let her guard down a bit. There was no reason to treat them as a stranger.
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That was a lot to take in so suddenly. Wait did he say he adopted a girl and she's one of his apprentice's? How old is the girl? Eury blinked for a bit. With the water bottle still in her left hand she would quietly open it and take sip. She was soaking in his apparently busy ongoings. Covering the bottle, she smiled again and mused.
"Oh is that all?"
She would chuckle before continuing.
"..You seem like you've been very busy. You've grown up fast.. Giving people an attitude adjustment..heh, So are you like a liaison now? Matter fact this 'adopted' daughter of yours... Since when did you so young decide to become a father.. How old is this girl?"
Again poking his chest with her left index finger before folding her arms over her chest. |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 23, 2013 17:31:07 GMT -8
Rai swatted at her hand as she poked him laughing.
"Yes, yes, since it was kinda thrust upon me, and 13."
Rai was smiling rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh and I guess you already noticed but my hair changed color due to my Qi and I also lost an eye..."
Rai gingerly touched the bottom of his eye patch before returning his hand down to his side. Then he noticed something that wasn't apparent to him when he had shown up she had tattoos!
"So what do you're tattoos mean, or rather what meaning do they have to you?"
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 23, 2013 18:29:06 GMT -8
"Thirteen? Huh.."
Funny he wasn't too old himself considering. Eury would think the girl would be more younger? Being she was older than thought she figured wouldn't a big brother figure be more appropriate? Ah wells. Eury had three kids when she was about 18-19, Elena being adopted. But that wasn't for now. Yes Eury noticed his hair and eye but she didn't want to really mention it at first, but since he brought it up. But a question was thrown her way first.
"My tats?"
She said quizzically removing her arms from the folded position. There were only two in his sight. The Mayan tat on in the inner o her left wrist and the writing on her stomach. The other two were on her back.
"Oh that's right I usually have them covered, though I'm surprise you're just no noticing the one on my wrist that's usually in plain sight.."
She shrugged before continuing.
"Well fun fact I really don't like needles but sat through this four times and I've worked with needles for experimentation reasons.. I guess I"m just weird like that..haha.. Anyways I used to travel alot, and I've always been into history and different cultures... I've done archeological digs before yadda yadda.. So that brings me to this one on my wrist, it's Mayan, known as the galactic butterfly. It's has a complicated meaning but for the most part it was their symbol for everything that existed from humans, to animals to raw materials. A person bearing this symbol is said to be putting out that they are actively reaching to join the consciousness of the galaxy. There's a few more details if you wanted me to explain.."
And Eury was holding herself back on that she was such a history buff it wasn't even funny. Most of the times if something like a name or such reminded her of something in history her mind would wander and blabber about it for a bit. Here she would leave it at that unless he wanted to now more. It was an interesting subject. Pointing to the words on her stomach.
"We live we the scars we choose.. It's pretty self explanatory. It's something I believe in. We can choose whether we remember or forget. What we take with us in our lives. Unfortunately you may not believe me considering but I can't forget like others... I remember everything right down to the little details.. It's a curse sometimes.."
It was why it was strange that she didn't remember the past two years. Her face was seldom for only a moment before looking at him giving a smile and turning around removing the towel from her neck along with her hair to reveal the eye of horus tattoo she had there. After she'd move her shirt up a little to show the wolf tattoo located in the middle of her lower back stretching to the center point of her back.
"This one is the eye of Horus a symbol of protection.. And this one, well I really like wolves.."
Putting her shirt down she'd turn around to him poking his chest like a child again just once.
"Ha! I bet you thought I was gonna have a dragon right? Well no, I like wolves.. And yes there's a meaning there too...Wolves are interesting creatures. The way one could be a low level wolf and suddenly take up the mantle of an alpha. They wear a mask just as you an I do... Again I could tell you more if you wanted a history or animal lesson.. Haha I wouldn't want to bore you... But you, what's this qi of yours? And the eye patch actually looks really good on you."
She wasn't going to ask just yet about the eye. She didn't want to talk about anything potentially saddening or disheartening. Today was relax day! Hence she not giving him a ear full of explanations of her tats, it wasn't boring to her but still she didn't want to ramble on about it. The wolf stuff maybe the things she studied about them. |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 23, 2013 18:45:47 GMT -8
Rai swatted at her hand again playfully. "Thats pretty awesome! I love wolves, and history for that matter so I definitely wouldn't mind hearing more! But as far as my Qi ability well... its unique thats for sure, and well it can be a little gross too." Rai chuckled to himself. "Here watch." Rai held out his hand a small cut appearing out of in his palm and then the black blood began to ooze out of the cut and began to swirl and float in the palm of his hand for a moment before creating an Egyptian Ankh meaning life. "I can manipulate my own blood." |
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 24, 2013 13:51:49 GMT -8
Gross? Eury could think of a few potentially gross possibilities for Qi. It couldn't be that bad could it? As he lifted his hand a small 'hm?' was released from her closed lips, her head tilting like a curious puppy as the cut opened. She watched the black blood spill from the cut and swirl in his hand. Wait why in the world was it black? That was odd. More than likely it had something to do with his Qi considering it turned his hair white. As the Ankh formed her eyes lit up a little. One because it was cool. Two because of her love for that ancient Egyptian culture. The Ankh being the symbol of life, as known as the key to life. A representation of perception of eternal life. It was a beautiful thing to look at. She couldn't help but lean over for a closer look, reaching with her right hand to touch it with her index. Pulling her hand away she smeared it a little between her thumb and index before using the water from the bottle to rinse it off; drying her hand on her little towel.
"That's really impressive... All the possibilities.."
Her mind clearly started to trail off thinking about the things he could do with his blood manipulation. Her little scientist like mind was starting to turn until she caught herself from her daze, shaking her head a little bit.
"Well I certainly wanna see more of what you can do, it's so interesting.... But you like wolves huh? Well I guess I could give you a little lesson.."
She smiled warmly as she took a seat on one of the steps.
"Wolves aren't so different than us. Their personalities differ from each individual and are shaped by the environment conditions and up bringing again just like ourselves. They take on the most advantageous trait needed in order to survive.. So many mistaken wolves to be savage and violent beast when in actuality they prefer to avoid conflict. Though just as a mother would defend her children to no end a wolf could turn aggressive to protect its own, its pack. Even when meeting strange wolves its a natural reaction to be weary. I've already stated how a low level wolf could rise be the alpha. This is just a rough overview of the general concepts of their personalities, each individual still differs. One could be playful, inventive, and fearless while another could be seen as not confident, resilient, jealous...It's just fascinating when you think about it. The things one would never see unless they were willing to open their eyes and truly watch."
While she was talking there was such a glow coming off her. A passion rarely seen. So many would find researching boring but to her it was exciting. She loved going on adventures, exploring. She always wanted to take the kids on more. Maybe once things got better she'd take them on some trips. When they were together again. Eury would glance up to the sky letting the sun bath her over her voice subtle and calm. Maybe even have gone off topic a bit. She was getting lost in thoughts.
"There's so many things in the world that we take for granted. So many things we miss out on because we choose to shut our eyes. We refuse to see what's right there in front of us, hell what's beyond that. We rather not see it because we're scared of the possibilities, maybe even scared of the strange. Scared of what we don't know. But if we keep remaining fearful we'll never experience anything. We'll never really live. We'll just stay....stagnate." |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 25, 2013 16:01:52 GMT -8
Rai would cut off the blood flow and would leave the Ankh in his hand. Now hardened. Then he would follow her in sitting down. Listening intently to all she said and towards the end noticing all she wasn't saying.
"Its true there are a lot of possibilities with my blood including this little factoid."
Rai handed her the Ankh.
"My blood hardens after its separated from my Qi."
Then Rai would look at Eury.
"Anything in particular you are afraid you will lose, or maybe something you're afraid you already lost?"
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 25, 2013 17:28:50 GMT -8
Wandering thoughts swirled the woman's mind. The sky holding her attention until Rai's words called her back. Afraid? Afraid to lose? Maybe Eury hadn't really sat and thought about such things. Was she? It was possible that she was but just wouldn't let herself 'feel' it or dwell on it. Blinkingly she looked at Rai as if he completely caught her off guard. The woman actually was at a lost for words. What could she say? Her mind danced around as her lips started to formulate a sound.
"Afraid?...I guess in some way I'm always a little afraid inside...I don't let it stop me but I've always feared losing my family.. I've been through a lot in my life. Ups and downs. A lot of people been in and out of my life.. Even Leon has left me more than once. I've thought he was dead and I guess I feel into a depression that I almost ended it for myself... There was just so much and I was so young.. But I waited and secretly hoped and he returned last time being her in Cali.. Heh, he found me on the beach, must've remembered I liked the water... He asked me to marry him that day..."
Her face trailed to the sky again with a smile then back to Rai.
"..Almost didn't get married the first time cause I ran off on the wedding day to save a man that was like a father to me..I'm hardheaded and trouble sometimes what can I say.. I couldn't save him or his wife but I saved Elena and she became ours, kinda lost my memories at that time too. Go figure. He stood by me then and helped me recover myself... I feel in love with him all over again..We got married and I had Spike and Lana.. They became my life. All four of them. They're what I live for. I'd do absolutely anything for them. My love for my family holds no boundary..Death leaves a heartache no can heal, but love leaves a memory no one can steal.."
Her smile stayed but her face looked up again as she leaned back placing her elbows on the step behind her.
"..I guess what I'm saying is my heart is his and in a way it's a dangerous thing for me.. He can do whatever he wants to it and I guess I'm a little helpless to that.. He saved me from some much sometimes I wonder if he really knows... My family is scattered. Dispatched to the wind. That scares me cause my girls are out there, I say to myself they're with Kilik but how sure could I be? If they are why hasn't he told Leon? Maybe he's mad at him because he didn't protect us in his eyes?"
She sighed taking a breath. Just talking about it was taking a toll on her. There was plenty she left out though about her own personal background, she knew Rai didn't know her origin story and if he did ask she would probably tell him.
"...I was always afraid of leaving all of them behind, what would happen. And now I see what would happen. Spike's off playing mini hero not being raised by Leon in my eyes.. That kind of pisses me off really.. I always saw him as a great father but how do you just send your only young son off in times like these? He should stick the closest out of anyone.. Did he really search so hard for me and the girls or did he really just give up on us? Give up hope of finding us? Just move on without the thought of what if...I would've never given up that kind of hope...I guess some people are just different in how they handle things... I just.. I don't know Rai, I've been through a lot to know I don't want to lose my family.. A family that was created so many years ago. So many memories I can't forget if I tried... It's a curse in some cases.. I hate thinking about my past but when I get to the parts about them and the friends that have become family it brings a smile but a secret pain.."
She tried to keep the smile but it passed into a seldom expression again looking at the sky. That gift of 'feeling' emotions could get overwhelming for her, even if it was her own. Sometimes it dug to deep and surfaced to the point that she was almost putting it onto others. If that was even possible. |
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Jul 25, 2013 18:58:24 GMT -8
Rai stayed silent as she spoke, there were so many points that Rai could relate to, but at the same time he could also see Leon's side, which he assumed was easier since it was the life he had lived with Leon. Then she mention her past that was something that Rai actually knew little about but was now the right time to ask...
"What... I mean if you don't mind my asking, what is your story? What was your life like before you met Leon?"
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Post by Eurydice Sudeki on Jul 26, 2013 17:42:13 GMT -8
It's not that she didn't understand Leon's side of things, she did. She understood more than it may have seemed. But it couldn't be helped to feel a little hurt that someone you loved for so long might've given up on you. Thrown a life of history to the wayside. It was a hidden feeling that Rai seemed to have brought out of her. That boy was very easy to talk to. Calming aura even. It wasn't easy to get things like this out of a girl like Eury. She didn't talk about it much to anyone at all. But that soothing feeling he was somewhat giving off was showering over her creating this open book. More than likely it was unknowing to him that he was doing that. Her gift of feeling these things fluctuated so much that it was easy for her to be a bit taken over by it. At least he was relaxing her despite what she was talking about. She could easily be crying or extremely angry punching some wall about it all. But her tone was as calm as calm could get though her face showed expressions to it which was rare. Rai asked the question she had expected him to: her past. What happened before she met Leon.
Her head perked a little turning to look at him, a small chuckle left her lips as she smiled towards him.
"Just full of questions huh?... Can't say I blame you. You've known me but not really, so I guess it's expected and long overdue."
Readjusting herself though still leaning back on her elbows, how could she begin to spin her tale. It had it's ups and downs. Had its moments that were always hard to think about, but everything that happened. Everything she endured and made it through, created who she was today. Shaped her form. What was funny about this was this moment brought back a strong sense of nostalgia for the brunette. She always loved stories and remember when she met Leon she asked him 'tell me your story.'
"Before I say anything don't feel any pity for me about anything I say.. I hate that.."
She looked at him waiting for a verbal or silent confirmation. Once she received it she would proceed.
"I didn't come from a poor family, my parents were fairly well off. I lived in Venezuela for awhile then Osaka. Had a older sister name Lily and an older brother named Caleb. Lily was pretty sick most of childhood but that never stopped her from practically being my best friend and I guess protector of sorts..In Osaka I met a teenager by the of Vic I thought he was so cool.. I wasn't the normal 7 year old. I wondered about by myself cause my parents didn't care and Lily she just couldn't always come with me. I made her worry a lot. Vic noticed me watching the street fights and thought it was cute and funny. I told him I could do that so he thought me some stuff, gave me an 7 year old a switch blade too. Well that was after training with him for a year...But umm outside of that everything isn't pleasant.. I was about 8 years old when my first kiss was stolen from me by Caleb.."
She paused for a moment suspecting he might need that minute to let that sink in and settle. Though later in life she found out Caleb wasn't her actually blood brother but that didn't really change the fact of what she believed.
"He came close to stealing much more if Lily hadn't come in and stopped him. I remember her fragile frame hollering at him, attempting to beat upon his back. She was too weak to do anything but get flung like a doll across the floor.. Caleb left that day. Prior to this I noticed a change in my parents, my father becoming a heavy drinker as oppose to an occasional one. Mother started doing drugs more. It was never really a happy home but this only made things worse. After Caleb left Lily died two months later leaving me completely alone. My so called fathers drunk state continued to get the best of him and he - Let's just say I became the pillow of his frustrated tirade.."
Again she paused taking a glance at him for a moment to see if he was ok with her life story so far. She wasn't overly detailed but she was sure the mental image with just a few details was enough. It was odd that she spoke of it nonchalantly but that was mainly due to his calming demeanor that was pouring on her. Deep inside her past wasn't something she liked talking about, bringing up. It made her sick some of the ongoings, but it also reminded her why she never wanted to be weak again. Why she would never show that weakness. Why family was so important to her. Why she was the woman she became.
".. When I was 9 my 'father' he umm.....I remember it more vividly than I would like. It was storming so bad that night, thunder and lightning clashed like they were battling one another. The rain was so heavy. I was in my room minding my own business sketching a wolf when the lights went off. I had a few scented candles in the room already so I lit a few and went back to sketching.. Suddenly the door swung upon just as lightning flashed, I didn't hear him come up the steps because I had headphones on. He scared the shit out of me seeing him so suddenly like that, I remember smelling the alcohol that was coming off him as he staggered into my room. It was the most drunk I had seen him. I scrambled off of my bed I knew what this was, or at least I thought.... "
Eury had already gone into enough detail of memory lane that she needed to pass. It caused too much pain, depression and a shit load of anger. She took a moment looking forward to regain herself.
"...He um, he stole a lot from me that night... At some point I remember jus-just snapping, completely blacking out. I grabbed the switch blade Vic gave me from the night stand..I-I killed him in a blind rage.. My mother she did nothing, she was in the living room as high as could be.. I remember the wetness of his blood on me as I approached her. She had never helped me before, she looked at me so terrified and had the audacity to ask me what I did.. Heh could you believe that? What I did? What about what your husband had done? Had been doing?....She-She didn't survive that night.. Again alone..For some reason I just left, walked out into the storm, knife in hand.. That's when Kilik found me. He was a young assassin, 16 doing a job in Osaka. He thought of me intriguing, why wouldn't he considering I was a 9 year old walking in the rain with a switch blade. He took me when finished his job in Osaka and brought me to New York. My mind wasn't all there and he tried to help me, though he did bring me into the organization that he was in and trained me as an assassin. Heh I guess that's not really helping there but he was a bit forced to if I was to stay. He became the big brother I wish I had..."
Sighing a bit.
"Sorry I'm being too detailed about things. I said it sucks to remember everything perfectly...Well at 13 the head of the organization wanted to see me cause he was so impressed with my progression... He was an asshole and he almost succeeded in what my father had previously did, but Kilik had a feeling and saved me. The bastard already did enough, I couldn't move that time. Being tied down.. I hate fucking feeling helpless like that... Kilik took over the organization, I was still very much a part of it though he wanted me to finally o back to school.. Well when I first did go to a high school again with a unstable mind I blew it up... I was a real bitch in that school. I couldn't stand the ignorance, the higher than thou mindset the students and teachers had.. It got to the point that I blew up most of it.. Again I snapped I just wasn't right in my head.. About 30 people died. Kilik pulled me and covered it quickly home schooling me for some time. I started taking some pills, felt a bit better and went to 552... Oh did I mention I was experimented on in the organization? Yea super solider bs, probably didn't help more. But I could drink anyone under the table cause it takes a WHOLE lot for me to get drunk. I should know I became a heavy drinker for awhile...
I've been stable for a long time but I've always been afraid of slipping back into that.. *sighing* Sorry not really much happiness in there.. Minus Kilik taking me in.. Oh and of course I can't forget me meeting Mr. Stark... He might've been involved in some corrupt things but he was a father figure to me, a real father figure.. He was Elena's father...We live with the scars we choose... God that phrase is so true..."
Finally she ended it there. It was enough detail yet missing a few things but she felt that enough was enough. Now she sat in silence waiting for his thoughts if anything. |
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