Or… maybe she should specify, home in this scenario meant JP’s condo, since that was the closest to home as she could get. Sure… maybe Amie’s mom wanted her to come back home but that was a big N.O. in Amie’s book.
Poor Amie…
time. Did Amelia say mom? Yeah, no, that was not his mom. ”I don’t know who that is,” and he didn’t. Or he was trying to make himself believe that it wasn’t his mom because Sam was always repeating the same thing: it doesn’t matter who that is, it’s not important who your mom is, she was just someone who helped me get you .
Who is his mom then? Who is the blonde in the photo with the baby then? Is the baby him, just with some random person, or is it some other baby?
She took a seat next to him as he looked at the photo, turning her head in slight confusion as he told her that he didn’t know who that is.
“Well… I mean I’m not positive but she has your eyes… and hair… so I’ll just make the general statement that I think it’s your mom,” Amie responded, looking over his shoulder at the photo before pointing at it. “Like right there, that’s definitely your nose too,”
It does seem like its Fin’s mom
my flight is in a few hours
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I wonder what that bet was
Sorry Dan… you messed up
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That song definitely was fitting for the situation
Ziah could’ve listened to her little girl talk forever
She had to keep lighthearted even at the end. It was her way of coping
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Maybe an older Jordan would have realized that this wasn’t normal. That… well… parents were usually supposed to come with you on your first day, register you, love you… but… well that was a conversation for later.
“Hi Jordan, I’m Miss. Hawk. It’s nice to meet you buddy. Today we’re practicing some self-reading for an hour, and then we’re going to practice some math. Why don’t you grab a book from the shelf and take a seat next to… Jezebel over there?
That teacher didn’t know it but she just made the best decision she could’ve for where to have him go sit
“N…no. I just… I can’t… read very… well,” he admitted softly.
“Oh… well let’s just read it together,”
Huh? Jordan looked up, surprised as the girl grabbed his book, opening it to the first page before she started reading the words, pointing her fingers to each word so as she said it, he could visualize it. Honestly… no one had… ever done something like this… and… well she was just really nice
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Such a strange world…
Anything less than perfection was unacceptable…
Jezebel needed some form of affection, she needed to know people liked her. She had to be the nice, smart, interesting, popular girl. She needed everyone to know her, to like her. Whatever it took, she needed the attention, because that was as close as she could get to the feeling of being cared about, the feeling that she craved.
She neeeded Dan in her life…
Even if it wasn’t real, Jezebel could feel wanted. She had the looks, the people, and even the titles. The title of homecoming queen in her junior year, and of course prom queen as a senior. She had everything a high school girl could want, but it still wasn’t enough to earn her mother’s approval.
When she graduated, for once Jezebel made a decision knowing it wouldn’t meet the approval of her family. She didn’t want to go to medical school and become a surgeon like her grandparents. She wanted something different, settling on graphic design, with some marketing as well.
She needed to take a risk for herself for once
Though, even she probably ended up telling herself that it was a mistake and she should’ve done what her family wanted…
Her mother would say cruel things and wouldn’t always be there for her, but it was fine. Her mother loved her, right? Her past boyfriends, even toxic, said they loved her, so it was fine, right?
Even the toxic boyfriends at least said the words her mother wouldn’t
He said a lot of the same things to her that her mother did…
Then, when the fight was over, when he calmed down, he would go back to Jezebel and say every apology he could
He at least apologized to Jez… her mom never did that…
She always did something wrong, and she had the bruises to prove it. It started off as he would sometimes grab her arm too tight, but then came the first time he hit her, and that first time was far from the last. When he was upset, she became something for him to take it out on. If she had so much as a hair out of place compared to what Ryan wanted on anything, the physical pain was as harsh as the emotional pain.
She got so used to making those excuses… she started to believe them herself…
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A laugh left Shay’s lips as Jess hesitantly ate the applesauce - ironically the first thing she had eaten since yesterday. “meeeemeee”
Dorian seemed to smile as he brought a spoon of apple sauce to Shay and then after she ate it, he gave a spoon to Jess - which seemed like the only way Shay was going to eat her food.
I wonder how things went in this situation in the Aria alt
Since this is what Shay does for Jess…
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What another strange world
He tried to stop her…
It’s why he does a lot of anonymous donations.
Then he’s done a fine job keeping anything he’s done from becoming all about him
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intending to protest that he didn’t want to be there, but the look in his father’s face said not even to try. There was no getting out of it. All Kai could do was what his father was asking, well, telling him to do.
It was then that an older man came up to them, he must have been at least 20 years his father’s senior, and even at a distance Kai could tell he was highly intoxicated, with yet another drink in hand.
As has always been the situation since as long as Leo could even remember, with him being nearly 30 years older than Leo…
“Leonardo, it’s been too long.”
“Far too long, Gregory. Enjoying the evening?”
“Always.” The man said, slurring just slightly at the end as he took another sip of his drink
Leo’s just learned how to interact with him, even if he didn’t like him. But Gregory was one of his father’s friends…
“Thirteen? What an age. Nearly a man now, aren’t cha?” The man slapped Kai’s back, as though he were chatting with an old friend. Though it may have been nowhere near the abdomen, the jarring motion was more than enough to knock the air right out of Kai’s lungs. His face paled, and taking in a shaky breath, he looked to his father, who only seemed focused on conversation with the man.
Leo definitely sees their similarities…
She wasn’t feeling well at all while she was pregnant with Ria… far too nauseous to attend or monitor the event she organized…
“I have more business to attend to. Business that you’re not ready for. You know numbers, but you need to learn to deal with these situations with your head. These events are business, and you can’t let your personal feelings about being here, or about anyone attending, get in the way. Every conversation is for a purpose, to get what you need out of it. You have to know everything going on so there are no surprises. You have to learn that no matter how you feel, you can’t just run and hide. You have to be present, aware, and engaged at all times. You have to learn to do this, because one day you will be taking over from me.”
If there was one thing that was clear, it was that things would have to change. Kai would have to learn how to be the way his father wanted him to be. If he didn’t, who would? The more Kai played by his father’s rules, the easier life would be for Raph, Akielah, and then his baby sister. When his father wasn’t happy, only Kai would have to take the heat. Kai just had to adapt, put on a facade, and be who he had to be.
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I do need to react to all of this but I’m sooooo tired
I slee for now
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@benitz786 where’s mason I miss him
Why does
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Okg okay I was like he looks like someone but I couldn’t figure it okay!!
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she could always have gone to Eddie’s house
I wonder what the story is with him having a picture with his mom
