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If any of you have read Alone and A Fathers Sacrifice then you will know this family already. This is story number 3 staring Morgan and Adams daughter Vanessa.


I apologise for the quality of part one, i forgot to turn my settings back up. All other parts should be normal standard.

I love it when the evenings are just giving into night after a hot day. When the last of the summer breeze is just blowing by without a care in the world. Carrying the scent of fresh cut grass and barbeques from earlier in the day.

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I love listening to the sound of laughter heard from the surrounding houses as the remaining family and friends stay and enjoy just one last drink. The sound of the crickets hiding and playing their games in the dark garden at the back of my house.

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I stood outside after a busy day with my daughter Robin, I loved her so much, she was my life, my reason for living, but I loved to just stand outside alone and take it all in while she was safely tucked up in bed. It was nice to let my body relax after a day of paddling pools and sandcastles.

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Smiling to myself I took one last deep breath of fresh air and went back into the house. It was if Bexley knew that I wanted to be alone. He was curled in his basket watching me, waiting for me to finish so that he could get up.

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"Hey boy" I said as I bent down and ran my hands through his grey fur. Bexley was our dog, well Siberian husky actually. I had never wanted pets, didn’t really have time for them, but my aunts dog had had pups and Robin had begged and begged, she even enlisted the help of my grandfather to persuaded me into giving in. The pair of them had driven me mad until I finally said yes.

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I had to admit though its nice having him around. Sometimes it’s as if he is more than just a family pet, he was more like a fury friend.

I filled his bowl before going back to my studio and he gave me a happy wag of his tail. I swear sometimes he smiles.

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I am a painter. Mostly I paint pictures from photographs. Sometimes I paint them exact and other times I like to put my own ideas into them. Like the painting of my mother and father on their wedding day. They never got married, they didn’t live long enough. My mother died three days before her wedding and my father on the actual day, but on my canvas it’s another world.

In my picture they are together, happy, smiling. My mother in her white dress, her long red hair piled neatly on the top of her head and my father in his tuxedo, no hat though, just his blonde hair casually flopping nearly covering one of his bright blue eyes.


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I suppose my paintings; my art is just a way of me sharing my childhood hopes and dreams. Hope that somewhere my parents are happy together.


I don’t remember either of them. I was only two when they died. My grandfather brought me up. Don’t get me wrong my childhood was fantastic, but there was always something missing. Some part of me that had a hole in it that could not be filled.

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I started at my half finished painting. It was a painting of my grandma. Taken just after my mother was born. Her hair was blonde then. Her face perfect and floorless. Not like now. Now her life showed on her face, the years of worry over my mother and all the things that had gone wrong. Her hair too silvery grey shimmering like the stars on a bright night. But her face in the picture seemed to hold sadness. It was as if my grandfather had captured what she was feeling as well as her image.

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The soft beep of my alarm rang out and Bexley’s ears stuck up. It was bed time. I have to have an alarm when I am painting otherwise I get lost in what I am doing. I would paint all night if it wasn’t for that clock and that is not a good idea when I have a bright bubbly six year old to get up to. And Robin does not know the meaning of a lie in.

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After closing the house down for the night I slipped on my shorts and t-shirt that I wore for bed. They had been a birthday present from Robin, she knew I was mad on teddy bears, any thing she ever gave me was teddy bear orientated. I must have been a lot more tired than I though, I fell asleep almost as soon as I shut my eyes. Bexley was curled up in another one of his baskets just out side our bedrooms. He always slept there at night, like our protector.

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“Mummy.” Said Robin as I tried to decide if the voice was real or if I was still asleep. “Mummy wake up.” Whispered Robin again gently rocking my shoulder this time.
“What is it baby?” I said my voice still heavy with sleep.
“It’s Bex, Mummy he is whining. I think he needs to go out.”

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I let my arm drop from her shoulder and gave a sigh, he chose his moments. “Alright.” I said. “You get into bed and I’ll go sort him out.”
“Please don’t tell him off Mummy.” She said.
“I won’t.” she always said that if Bexley had done something, I don’t know where she got the idea from, I very rarely shouted at him or her.

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I left Robin in my room curling her self up in my bed. Looks like I will have company for the rest of the night.

Bexley was by the back door of the house when I found him, his snout was raised and teeth barred. “Bexley?” I called gently. “Bexley what’s the matter?”

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He seemed to not hear me; either that or he was ignoring me. I crept up to him, not wanting to make him jump and have him turn those teeth on me. He was a gentle thing, had never hurt anyone, but they say that it’s in every dog and with Bexley basically being a wolf, I bet it was in him more.

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A shadow danced across the glass of the door, almost forcing my heart to smash out of my chest. Bexley saw it too and his snarling seemed to escalate.

I grabbed my fire extinguisher; it was the hardest weapon I could find. Grabbing my keys off the hook I nervously tip toed over to the door. I don’t know why I was tip toeing, Bexley was making enough racket as it was. The back garden was covered in darkness when I opened the door.
“Hello?” I called out into the night. “Is someone there?”

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Bexley’s growling went down to a whimper and I stared at him watching as he seemed to shrink into himself as he backed away from the door. I couldn’t see what ever he could see. I flicked on the kitchen light, but there was still nothing. Just Robins swing gently moving too and fro in the night breeze. There were no shadows, no one hiding. “Stay there Bex.” I said as I ventured out. “Hello?” I called again.

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The shed stood in shadows at the bottom of the garden. I should have brought a torch, but too late now no going back. I walked slowly up to it, never taking my eyes of the small dark window. The shed was unlocked when I reached the door. Maybe I had forgotten to lock it. I opened the door and flicked on the light. Nothing there, just my lawn mower, and various other gardening tools. I closed the door again and this time locked it behind me.

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I walked the parameter of the house, there was no one there. I don’t know what had set Bexley off, all I could see that possibly answered what I saw were some of Robin’s clothes still hanging on the washing line.

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My heart rate seemed to slow down as I reached my back door again. The back door was shut when I reached the back of the house. Weird, I was sure I left it open when I went out.

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Robin!

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I read this on that website fliddy!
Wooop I need more!
(P.S. Were is Keller hmmm?)

Yay! Flid, thanks so much for uploading another story like this! I adore Morgan and Adam's whole story and a continuation is the next best thing. ^^ Awesome first part. Too bad those darn settings were messed up. I know how it feels, I've done it countless times when I've had to take my contest pictures. ><

Wow, I love Vanessa and read Morgan and Adams story from A Fathers Sacrifce, a touching "tribute" - this sequel, I mean. Anyway, now that she's grown up with Robin, it'll be great to see the DNA carrying on (Vanessa already looks like Morgan)

I raced up the steps to the house and through to my bedroom. Robin was laid in my bed already half asleep. “Hi Mummy.”

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I leant against the door frame, relief flowing over me. “Hi baby.”
“Is Bexley ok?”
“Yeah, just barking at nothing. Personally I think he just wanted some attention.” I said lying. Truth was I had no idea what he was barking at, even reasoning with my self that he had seen the shadows of the clothes in the wind didn’t help. And it didn’t answer how the door closed by it self. The floor under the kitchen is slightly un even and the door always catches, there was no way the wind could have done it. Maybe Bexley knocked the door shut?

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I did a once over of the house before going back to bed, checking any possible hiding places. All the windows and doors were locked. Bexley obviously had a case of the heebie jeebies.

I let Bexley sleep in my room. Robin was already in my bed, so he may as well be in there with us too and personally I liked having him there.
“Get some sleep now.” I said to Robin as I lent over and placed a kiss on her forehead.

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It didn’t feel like I had been asleep long when the phone rang on my bed side table. Blindly I reached out and grabbed it.
“Hello?”
“Vanessa?” said the voice on the end. “Vanessa its me.”
“Macey?” Macey was my best friend. She lived in the flat above my gallery. “Macey is everything ok?”
“Oh Vanessa I’m sorry.” She started crying. “I went out to that new club and when I came home…well.”
I heard her take a deep breath; I could hear that she was crying.
“Macey what is it?”
“It’s the gallery. Someone…someone has broken in.”

damn.

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I crept out of bed not wanting to disturb Robin who was sprawled and snoring across the bed.
“Just a second.” I whispered into the phone.”

“Ok I’m here. Someone broke in? Is any thing taken?”
“No, but…”
“But?”
“Oh Vanessa I’m so sorry, I locked up, I set the alarm, I shouldn’t have gone out.”
“Macey stop it. I’ll be right there, you call the police.”
“I did, they are on their way.”
“Good, go to your flat till they get there.”

With that I hung up and rang my grandfather to ask if he could come and watch Robin.

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The police were already at my gallery when I arrived. Three police cars in total. I could see Macy through the glass as I walked over the bridge to the front door. The water underneath gently lapped, normally it was calming, but after the night I had already had it was far from it.

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Macey ran over to me and threw her arms around my neck as soon as she saw me.

“Vanessa, I am truly sorry.”
“It’s not your fault.”
“No, the painting.”
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“The one of your grandfather? They destroyed it, cut his face out.”

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I didn’t know what to say to that, who would break into a gallery and just wreck a painting.

“Not just that one though.” Tears were forming in her already red eyes. “They destroyed the one of you mother too and your grandmother.”

“Miss King?” a voice called out from behind us. I turned to see one of the officers; the others appeared to be just looking around. I had no idea what police did in this kind of thing, but they didn’t seem to be doing much.

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“Yes. I’m Miss King. Vanessa.”
“I’m PC Thomas.” He said in a police sort of way, they seemed to have one voice. No matter what officer you spoke to their tone was always the same as if you had done something and they were looking right into you and reading more than what you were actually saying.

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“We need you too look round and tell us if anything is missing, but please don’t touch anything. Miss Holden here has already said that nothing has been taken, but we need you to confirm that to us.”
I just nodded. I had no idea what to say. I didn’t even know what to think. It was like I was dreaming and I was going to wake up any moment. It was so much that they had destroyed my work, after all only copies were on view in my gallery. Especially the ones that meant more than just art to me, but it was the fact of who they had chosen to destroy.

I followed the officer to the upper level. There was an officer with his back to us taking notes, well I assume he was taking notes his clipboard was in his hand and his pen seemed to be going ten to the dozen.

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“Kel?” said the officer that had accompanied me upstairs “I have Miss King.”
“Vanessa.” I corrected.
The officer smiled at me. “I have Vanessa the owner here for you.”

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The other officer, Kel turned. My stomach nearly fell through the floor. Oh god.
“Hi Vanessa.”
“Hi Keller.”
I could not believe it was him. I knew he wanted to go into the police force, but I never imagined he was back in town. The last time I had seen Keller Graves was as I left uni, he was heading for the bright lights of London, or the better crime of the capital he used to say.
“Long time.” I said mater of factly.

“I’ll be downstairs Kel.” Said the other officer.
“Sure no probs. Josh.”

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“So how have you been?” he asked as Josh vanished down the stairs.
“Fine.”
“You look good, Nessa.”
“Please don’t Kel. It’s been a long time.”

His blue eyes looked me up and down like he was taking me in. Those blue eyes that I had fallen for one lonely night at uni, but that was in the past been and gone and I couldn’t, wouldn’t let myself go back there. It wouldn’t be fair.

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“I’m sorry Nessa, I was just being friendly, that’s what you do isn’t it when you see someone you haven’t seen for years?”
“Sorry.”
“Still guarded I see.” He said with the hint of a smile going across his face.

He was still just as good looking as I remembered, better actually. Men always seem to look better with age and I guess that was what had happened to Keller. His hair was thick black. It still stuck up, in uni he used to spike it up like the pines on a hedgehog, but now it just seemed to be reaching out in every direction.

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“How’s Mark?” he said his firmly defined jaw setting in place as he said the name. He looked tired, his face held a day’s growth of hair on his chin, but I suited him

“I have no idea. I haven’t seen him since…”

His face seemed to look angry at my reply, I had expected him to happy to be honest, but then this was Keller I was looking at not Mark. Mark would have done the happy that it had not worked out look. I should have realised Keller was too sweet for that.

“I’m sorry Nessa. I assumed after I left that you and Mark would have worked it out. I’m sorry I ruined it for you two.”

“It wasn’t your fault.”

“It wasn’t? And how do you figure that out?”

“I slept with you, I was the one that came onto you.”

“I could have said no. I could have pushed you away.”

“Could you?”

His expression relaxed, the creases in his forehead softening. “No.”

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“Shall we get on with this?” I said.

Keller walked with me side by side through the two floors of my gallery. My paintings hung on the wall looking untouched. A large empty gap stuck out. The white tiles walls bare except for the three hooks. On the floor was a mass of wood and paper.

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I knelt down and picked up what was left of my paintings. My grandfathers picture was completely destroyed. They had cut out his face only, leaving his shoulders, neck and hair in the frame. His face was in pieces next to it, shredded like someone had torn it up into as many pieces they could manage.

“Who would do this?” I asked looking at Keller for the answers. He stood next to me and took the damaged picture out of my hands.

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“This is what we are going to find out.” He said. “I remember you painting this. I remember whenever I went into your room your grandfathers face would watch me from your easel.”

I ran my fingers along the rough texture of the painting. My grandfathers hair bubbled out under my skin from where my brush had added stroke after stroke. On the walls in my gallery I had some originals and some copies. This one however was just a copy, but I reached over and pilled the one of my mother out from under the debris. This one was an original.

I had cried sometimes when I painted it. Her oval face appearing on my canvas was like having her appear in front of me. Who ever had done this had taken something sharp, a knife probably, and slashed it many times across my mothers face making it look like a lattice. The strands in my mothers long red hair torn.

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Keller reached over and took my hand in his. His skin was soft and warm, not what I would have expected from a police officer or any man in general for that matter. His hand went round mine, squeezing it lightly. “We’ll find them. I promise.”

My eyes searched his and I wanted to believe him, but I knew he was just saying that, Not as an officer of the law, but as a friend.

Looking at him I felt the prickly feeling build up behind my eyes, pain pulling at the skin on my face. My eyes filled up and I closed my eyes trying to blink away the tears before they fell. I could feel my eye lashes were wet when I looked back at Keller.

“You shouldn’t promise something that you can’t do.”

“No, but I promise that I will do everything I can to find them”

“Why these three paintings? And why this one of my mother? Of all the pictures they could have chosen, they chose these ones.”

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“It could be someone that you know, or that knows you. Do you have any idea who would do something like this? Is there any one that has a grudge against you?”

“No one. Except maybe Jekinsons down the road. I used to work for that gallery before I got my own, but then...”

“I’ll send someone to talk to them.”

“I don’t know Keller. This...” I said pointing at the mess. “This just seems petty. I don’t think Jenkinson would go so low.”

“Its worth checking them out though. They are the competition after all.”

“I guess.”

My Private gallery phone started to ring.
 
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“Just a second.” I said to Keller as I walked over to it to answer.

The display said withheld, I clicked answer on my phone and put it to my ear. The voice on the other end didn’t even give me chance to respond.

“Listen to me very carefully.” Said the deep male voice. “I am at your home. In your house. I can see your daughter in front of me. If you say a word to that pretty boy in front of you I will kill her do you understand?”

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“Yes.”

“Good, now walk away from him and listen very carefully.”

“Ok”

“I’ll cut right to it. You have 72 hours to get me one million. I will call with details when you are alone. If you fail I will take your little girl and send her back to you in one million pieces.”

“I don’t have that.” I said.

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The voice down the other end laughed at me. “Your daughter has very pretty blonde hair doesn’t she? And the pink pj's really suits her dont they?”

“If you….”

“I said do not say a word. If that officer gets word of what I am saying she will die. The game will be over.  Now do you understand?”

“Yes.”

“One million.”

“How?”

“You’ll find a way.”

“But…”

“One million Vanessa. You have 72 hours.” With that the phone went dead. I kept it to my ear; I had no idea what to say. I was too stunned to move. There was someone in my home with my little girl; they were there with my grandfather. What had they done to him? How could they get in without Bexley barking and giving them away? How could I turn to Keller and not show him the horror on my face, how could I not give anything away?

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oooh.. suspense builds! I'm hooked already. :D Keep it coming Flid!

you have no idea how happy i am that this is up. only two updates so far and you already have me on the edge of my seat begging for more! AGGHH! great job so far!

Fantastic! You have great attention to detail and your writing style is exquisite!

This is really good flid
You havnt lost it!!
(P.S. Keller is tottally the coolest character lol)

he he glad you like it I wrote this in 22 days 50,000 words lol as part of a writing completition :)

Aaahh! Oh my gosh, this is so good already!

Hey flid in the first update when she is in that room and she is surrounded by pics, those two guys , they wouldnt happen to be Keller and Mark would they

hmmmm?

well spotted and yes thats them in uni :) also if you look at the pics of the gallery you can see various pics of Morgan and Adam :)

Yep I noticed that
HaHa cant get anything past me flid

you wanna bet???


Say that agin when you have read the end of this

you better not be evil flid this time

It was light by the time I got home. I had probably been rude to Keller, in fact I knew I had been rude, but right then I didn’t care. I ran to my house from the car almost falling through the door.

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“Vanessa!” my Grandfather said startled.
I looked around the house trying to spot Robin; I could feel the bile rising in my throat when I couldn’t see her.

“Where’s Robin?”

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“In the bathroom washing her hands for breakfast.” He said.

I didn’t say any more I just ran to the bathroom. The house was small and everything was on one floor. The bathroom was in between mine and Robin’s room.

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“Mummy.” She said excited as I burst through the door like a lunatic.

I dropped to my knees in front of her and pulled her into my arms wanting to make sure that she was real. All the time driving home from the gallery I expected the worst, expected her to be gone. That’s what kidnappers normally do when they demand a ransom is it?

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My Grandfather had made pancakes. I sat trying to listen to Robins chatter as the phone call went through my head. Had it been real? If it was real surly they would have taken her. Maybe I dreamt it all. I had had an eventful night and virtually no sleep.

The phone rang and I jumped, Robin and my Grandfather looked at me as if I had gone mad. Maybe I had.

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“I’ll get it.” Said my Grandfather.

I watched wide eyed as he walked over to the phone. I could hear my own heart beat as it sped up.

“It’s Macey.” He said holding the phone out to me.

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I can’t remember exactly what Macey said on the phone, she just gave me the rest of the details from the police who had called again. I just tried to make encouraging noises where appropriate.

“Are you ok Vanessa?” she asked.

“Yeah. I’m sorry just one hell of a night. I’m still trying to get my head round it all.” Technically I was lying by omission, she assumed I meant the break in but that was far from my thoughts. All I could hear was that voice from the call. He sounded sincere, but yet everything at home seemed fine.

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My grandfather watched me closely as sat back down and I ate. My hands were shaking and I tried to keep them still. My eyes kept flicking towards the phone. The call didn’t seem real now, but some part of me knew that it was and expected them to call again. Maybe they were still here?

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I was up and out of my seat as soon as the thought entered my head. I ran into Robin’s room. Bart smiled out at me from all over the place. Her duvet had an image of him on pulling a money, my uncle’s idea not mine. Her lamp shade, curtains and rug all held different pictures and poses of him. I swear the room looked more like a boys. I flung open the wardrobe though there was no way anyone could hide in there. There were games, soft toys and a number of things I couldn’t even begin to identify piled high.

I even looked under her bed, pulling out the boxes from underneath just to make sure that there was no one hiding.

I did this through every room. Checking any possible place that some one could hide, even the small spaces that I knew no one would fit in anyway, but I had to check just to be sure.

I ran through the house and out the back. My grandfather and Robin stared at me shocked. I raced across the garden to my shed. The door was open slightly, just a small gap, nothing more than an inch or so. I was sure I had locked that last night. I opened the door cautiously, and peered in. Robin’s paddling pool lay in a screwed up on top of my lawn mower. Nothing looked to have been disturbed. And nothing seemed to be missing.

Maybe I hadn’t locked it. It was rather hectic last night I could have quite easily just thought I had done it.

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I turned back to walk into the house after pulling the dead bolt and locking the shed up again. My grandfather and my uncle stood staring at me. I stopped where I was. I had no idea how I was going to explain my temporary insanity. I didn’t even remember my uncle being there. At least I was sure he wasn’t when I ran out of the house.

“Ethan?” I said as I got closer.

“Hey. You lost something?”

“Nope. When did you get here?”

“Just now.” He said smiling. “You were racing out the kitchen door.”

“Oh.”

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Robin came running out the house to me; Zandra and Bonnie were following close behind. Zandra and Bonnie were my cousins. They weren’t Ethan’s children; they belonged to his twin sister Alex.

Robin loved playing with them. Zandra was just a year older than Robin and Bonnie was three.

“Uncle Ethan is taking Zandra and Bonnie to the zoo; he said I can go too. Can I mummy?”

“No.” I said bluntly and regretted it almost as soon as the words had left my mouth.

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My grandfather seemed to be watching me suspiciously and I wanted him to stop. He was studying my face, my expressions and I knew he could see right through me. All of them seemed to be watching me, wondering what the sudden out burst was about. Damn. There was no way I was going to explain this successfully.

“It’s only the zoo Vanessa.” Said Ethan. “Not like I am going to feed her to the lions or anything.”

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“Please mummy.” Robin, Zandra and Bonnie all gave me puppy dog eyes. Although I don’t think Bonnie actually understood she was just following her big sister. My grandfather remained quiet and I wish I knew what he was thinking, mind you from the look on his face I probably didn’t want to know.

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“I’ll have her back in a couple of hours.”

“Ok. She can go.” I said relenting. If that call had just been a cruel joke then I couldn’t make Robin pay for it by stopping her. Ethan was good with her, he was good with all the kids, it was a shame he didn’t have any himself, he would make a great dad.

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Robin cheered and ran back into the house to get changed. I followed her in, avoiding my grandfathers ever watchful eyes.

“Mummy?”

“Yes Robin?” I said as she came back out of her room me, I was relived to be able to leave the silence in my kitchen.

“What’s this?”

She was holding a piece of paper in her hands. Thick red crayon shone from the paper. The words standing out perfectly. 72 hours.

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OMG

Wow , flid I need more!!

OMG, amazing! Keep it coming flid, you can't keep us hanging like this!

I sorta wanted to see Alex's children (and Ethan was adorable as a tot from A Fathers Sacrifice) because I think Vanessa + Robin look like Morgan.

Wow! Ethan grew up nicely! ^^ I wish I could see Alex, I'm sure she's just as gorgeous.

I ran to the bathroom as fast as I could, my breakfast poured down the toilet as I vomited. They had been here. I wasn’t dreaming. The thought of the note turned my stomach and I threw up again until all I could do was heave, there was nothing left to bring up.

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“Mummy are you poorly.” She asked from behind me as I bent over the cold porcelain bowl.”

“I’m fine baby, you carry on getting dressed. I’ll be out in a minute.”

“Ok.” She said as she gave my back a light pat.

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I sat on the floor next to the toilet. Sweat started to bead at my forehead. I had to pay it. I did have a million unlike I had told them on the phone. My Grandfather had money, when I had finished uni he had given me some to start my own gallery, otherwise I would still have been painting in their garage. He also gave me the house that I lived in. It used to be my parents, when they had died he had taken ownership and rented it out until I was old enough, now it was mine. The gallery didn’t do to bad. I wasn’t a rich artist like De Vinci or Van Gogh, but my paintings still sold and I did ok. I had three million in the bank in total, but I kept that separate from my money. I wanted to see how much I would have made had I been on my own.

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I guess my Grandfather felt guilty over my parent’s deaths. He was there when my mother died, it was the first time he had seen her since she was 13. She had killed a man and my Grandfather had taken the blame. My mother and her brother Ethan and Sister Alex had ended up in a foster home. She had run away and never gone back.

As a wedding present my father had found my father and surprised her by taking her there, but she had got scared and run again. She ran right into the path of a car. She died within minutes. My father, according to my Grandfather, couldn’t cope with the loss of my mother and had killed himself, leaving me an orphan.

I had been brought up by my grandparents. My Grandfather always did everything for me. It was like he was trying to make up from my mothers life or the fact that I didn’t have her. He gave me everything and now someone wanted to take it.

There was no doubt about I would pay them the million. Robin was worth more than anything I had. I would give my life for her if I had to. I just had to wait for the call for further instruction.

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I stood up at the sink and splashed cold water on my face. I looked a mess. My blonde hair was stuck to my head and my face was puffy. I had my fathers blue eyes, but they looked dull. I wouldn’t need 72 hours; as soon as they called I would pay them the money.

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The bathroom door opened slowly and Robins head popped through the gap. “Hey baby.”

“Mummy, there’s a man at the door. He asked for you.”

“You shouldn’t answer the door.” I scolded a little harsher than I meant to.

“I’m sorry.” She said. “But I saw it was a police man through the window so I thought it would be ok.” She looked up at me waiting for my approval, for me to tell her that it was ok. I had always taught her that if she was in trouble to find a police man, I couldn’t tell her off for answering the door to one.

“Its ok baby. I’m just tired. Where’s Grandpa and Uncle Ethan?”

“Talking to the police man.”

“Oh.” I smiled as I spoke; trying to let her know that what she did was ok after all.

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I tried to compose my self before going back out there, Facing my grandfather and Ethan was bad enough, but throw a police officer into the mix and I was in for a grilling.

Keller was stood just in the house. I don’t know whether or not I was surprised it was him. I cringed before I had chance to stop myself.

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“We’ll get going.” Said Ethan. “It looks like you could do with the space at the moment anyway.”

“Ethan I…” and I tried to think of a good excuse to keep Robin here.

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My grandfather had Bonnie in his arms. She was playfully trying to tickle him under his chin as he raised his eyebrows at me waiting for me to finish my sentence.

There was no way I was going to get out of letting her go.

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“Never mind. Just don’t fill her up too much before teatime and I don’t want candy floss induced vomiting sessions.”

“Would I do that?” said Ethan as he bent down to me and placed a kiss against my cheek. “See you later.”

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“Is everything ok?” my grandfather asked when Ethan’s car pulled away.

My Grandfather was great like that, even though he was dying to know what had happened last night he didn’t ask, he knew I didn’t want Robin to know of any problems no matter how trivial. She didn’t need to know about my worries. I had seen kids who seemed to carry their parent’s burdens around like some heavy brick and I didn’t want that to happen to her. I wanted her childhood to be happy, full of memories of games and laugher. There was no need for her to know.

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“It’s fine Grandpa.” I said. “Just tired and a little jumpy after last night that’s all.”

He made a kind of hhhmmm noise deep in his throat


I hugged him. “Everything’s fine I promise.”

“I’ll leave you too it. No doubt your grandmother will be wondering where I have got to. I am surprised she hasn’t come over herself already.”

“Ok Grandpa.”

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“Everything ok?” asked Keller and I had almost forgotten he was there.

“Yeah, just slowly loosing my mind that’s all.”

 “Would you like me to come back later?” he asked.

“No, now’s fine. I’m just tired.” I rubbed my eyes with the palms of my hands. “God I feel like I am apologising to everyone today.”

Keller laughed and his eyes lit up the way I remembered. He always had a little sparkle to them, even in his police uniform he looked like he was about to get up to no good.

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“I didn’t know you had a daughter.” He said nodding his head over in the direction of Robins picture on the wall. “She’s very pretty, just like her mother.”

“Keller.”

He held his hands up in a kind of truce way. “I’m sorry.”

“Its ok, I’m just cranky. Would you like a coffee?”

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I went to boil the kettle before I gave him chance to answer. I needed something to concentrate on. The kettle wasn’t that big a distraction, but it helped to be just doing something.

He sat him self down at the table by the tall windows. My kitchen was half kitchen and half dining room. There was a door leading off to my studio. It hadn’t been there when I moved in, the studio I had, had it purpose built. I preferred to paint at home. It was easy plus I could paint in my pyjamas if I wanted to, which believe me happened quite often.

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“I can’t believe its been what seven years since I last saw you?” Said Keller from his seat as I walked over with the hot cups of coffee.

“Long time.” I said agreeing.

“You look well Nessa.”

I gave a light laugh. “No one calls me Nessa anymore just my Grandpa.”

“You’ve always been Nessa to me, probably always will be.”

I smiled at him. I didn’t know what to say and quite frankly I just didn’t have the energy to make conversation. Had we met again under different circumstances maybe I would have reacted differently. Or maybe not.

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The phone rang and broke my thoughts.

“There are only 65 hours left why are you sat chit chatting.” Said the voice. Keller was watching me from where he sat. Damn

“I have it now.”

“I said 72 hours.”

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“I can’t talk now, but I have it.” Technically I did. It was sat on the other side of town in my bank account. My decision had been made I was just going to pay them the money and have done with it all.

“I don’t think your understanding me. When I said 72 hours I meant 72. I didn’t mean less or more. I meant 72. You’re not playing this game very well Vanessa.”

The voice paused and I didn’t know if I was supposed to say anything, but I took a chance anyway.

“Please call back later and we’ll arrange it.”

“Do you think Robin will enjoy watching the animals today?”

“No!” I yelled down the phone forgetting that Keller was listening.

“Goodbye Vanessa.”

“No wait…” I said, but too late the phone went dead.

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Arrr! More fliddy, more! Be kind to Robin! I keep getting Vanessa confused with Morgan, they're both very pretty and alike!

Nooooo~! Flid, you're evil! D:

you think I'm evil now? You havent seen nothing yet lmao

the admin on my site has been reading as I have been writing it lol so she is near the end of the story... it gets worse

I have been made to promise that I wont kill Vanessa though :( my fellow admin says if i do I have to write a fourth story for this family.

OMG your sims are so gorgeous! Vanessa is so pretty! and don't get me started on the story.

keep up the great work!

I put the phone back quickly, knocking my coffee over as I did. “Crap.” I shouted at the cup as it fell to the floor and smashed. Coffee poured over the counter and dripped onto the floor. Shakily I crouched down to it and began picking up the pieces.

“Vanessa?” said Keller getting off his seat and coming round to me. “What's the matter?”

“The cups broke.”

“I’m not talking about the cup.”

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“Just drop it will you.” I said through gritted teeth. Even Bexley knew something was wrong and he sank down into his basket out of my way as I clutched the jagged bits of porcelain in my hand.

Keller reached down to me. “You’re cutting yourself Nessa. “

“Just leave it Keller.”

He tried to move my hands out of the way to stop me picking up any more and hurting myself more. “Keller I said leave it!”

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He took a step back and gave me room so that I could clean up. I threw the broken cup in the bin and wiped the coffee up with a towel out of the dirty washing basket all the time cursing under my breath.  

I knelt down and scrubbed hard. Trying to wipe away coffee that was already gone. I could feel Keller watching me confused. I breathed in deeply trying to calm myself down, but it was hard. It would have been hard enough with just Keller being here, but with everything else I didn’t know what I should be feeling. All I know was that I wanted to run out of the house, go to the zoo and bring Robin home, but there was no way I could do that without alerting her or Ethan to a problem.

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I stood up and threw the cloth back into the pile. I stood looking out the window and Keller came to stand beside me and I tried to walk away, but he reached out for my hands and I let him. I hadn’t seen him for so long, when I left it hadn’t been pretty, but I just needed that touch, someone to make it feel ok.

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“What’s going on Nessa?”

“Nothing.”

He put his head down still holding onto me. “Please tell me the truth. This is unlike you.”

“Unlike me? Kel, you don’t know me anymore. I’m not the same girl you went to uni with.”

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I wasn’t even the same girl he met last night.  A lot had happened in so little time, but I knew I wouldn’t be the same person I was when I went to bed last night. How could I be?

“Does that mean you can’t talk to me? Just because you’re different now?”

“You wouldn’t understand.”

God yes I wanted to tell him, I wanted him to help me. Was it a coincidence that he was in my life again? Did he know? I was being paranoid, but just what if. I had hurt him pretty bad. He wasn’t my boyfriend in uni, never had been, but he had always wanted to be. And one night drunk and angry with the guy I was seeing I had slept with him. It was a stupid thing to do, I know that now, but if I hadn’t, well Robin wouldn’t be here. Keller was Robin’s father. He just didn’t know, no-one did.

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“Nessa. I didn’t come here today on police business. Well I did, but that was not the main reason.”

“I don’t understand.”

He pulled back and ran his hands through his hair. “When I saw you last night I couldn’t believe it. When the call came through for your gallery I thought it might be you. Hoped and it was, but when I saw you...”

“What are you saying?”

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“I came here. God this sounds so stupid now. I came here to ask you on a date.”

“Oh Kel.”

“Please don’t.” he said. “When I moved away from uni down south all I thought of was you, and then a job came up here so I came back, but I never dared to find you and then last night your thrown right in front of me and its just…”

I couldn’t cope with this not now. Of all the timing, I didn’t know how to let him down gently.

“I don’t think that’s such a good idea. I mean your working my case; wouldn’t you be removed from it or something like that?”

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I could see the sadness in his face, he knew what I was saying, and he wasn’t stupid. All through uni he had known to hold back from me.

Keller sighed and looked out of the window. A million thoughts seemed to go over his face at once and I couldn’t read any of them. Maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing.

“Macey took me all round your gallery last night.” He said changing the subject. “She couldn’t see anything else missing or touched, just those three paintings, but I need you to confirm it.”

“Kel.”

“Its ok Nessa, but I do have to get this done.”

“Ok.” I sighed. “I am sure what Macey said is right, she knows the gallery as much as I do.”

“Why do I feel like your avoiding all this?”

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“I’m not. Its just I have other things on my mind at the moment.”

“Like?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Is it to do with the gallery? I heard you on the phone before, it didn’t sound nice.”

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and made me shiver. I wanted so much to tell him.

“What is it Nessa?”

“Nothing.”

“Yeah right. The look on your face doesn’t say its nothing. Do you know who did this? Is that why you’re so reluctant to help me.”

“I am helping.”

“No. Your not.”

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“What do you want me to say Keller? Someone broke in and wreaked some paintings. No big deal. Probably kids anyway.” And I wished I could believe what I was saying. I just hoped that Keller did.

“I thought you were better than that Vanessa. Those paintings used to mean to world to you and now you’re just dismissing them like there some picture torn out of a magazine. I don’t understand you. Your right you have changed Vanessa. And it’s not for the better.”

Keller seemed to fight with himself as if he was mentally arguing and going over what he had just said. Yes my paintings did mean the world to me, but right now I didn’t care less. Robin was my concern and if a few paintings got damaged so I could save her then so be it. I had no doubt that the break in was linked to all of this. It had to be. Their way of getting me out the house I guess.

“I have to go.” Said Keller getting up from his seat. “I thought I knew you once, but now after today I am not so sure.”

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I didn’t say anything as he walked towards my door. I didn’t even get up to follow him. There was nothing I could say to him that would make it right again. I watched as he walked away. He paused, his hand on the open door and he looked at me. He opened his mouth like he was going to say something, but he quickly closed it again. He just raised his hand, waved and then he was gone.

I stared at the closed door as I heard the engine of his car spring into life and pull away. My mind was trying to go through so many thoughts at once that it just stopped as if there was a blockage and whatever I was meant to feel just wouldn’t come out.

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At least this time it was him walking away not me. I couldn’t be accused this time of being the coward, but then Keller wasn’t a coward not really. I knew what he felt and what he wanted I just didn’t want to admit it to my self.

The phone rang and I raced over to it. “Hello?”

“Hello again,” said the voice and the words were slow like he had poured them out of his mouth.

“All alone I see, that is a shame.”

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I stood up then and looked around. I looked out the window, but I couldn’t see anyone, the only building that could see into my kitchen window was my shed, but I had locked that before.

I took the phone over to the front window, but still no one. The house over the road looked empty. I could see right into the lounge and there was no one there. The voice on the phone laughed.

“What do you want?” I asked.

I heard a click. “hello.” I said thinking the phone had gone dead. My ears filled with a hiss, like the sound you get when you have left the television on and it isn’t tuned into any channel.

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There was another click and then I heard Keller’s voice.

“What’s going on Nessa?”
“Nothing.”
“Please tell me the truth. This is unlike you.”
“Unlike me? Kel, you don’t know me anymore. I’m not the same girl you went to uni with.”
“Does that mean you can’t talk to me? Just because you’re different now?”
“You wouldn’t understand.”
“Nessa. I didn’t come here today on police business. Well I did, but that was not the main reason.”
“I don’t understand.”
“When I saw you last night I couldn’t believe it. When the call came through for your gallery I thought it might be you. Hoped and it was, but when I saw you...”
“What are you saying?”
“I came here. God this sounds so stupid now. I came here to ask you on a date.”
“Oh Kel.”
“Please don’t. When I moved away from uni down south all I thought of was you, and then a job came up here so I came back, but I never dared to find you and then last night your thrown right in front of me and its just…”
“I don’t think that’s such a good idea. I mean your working my case; wouldn’t you be removed from it or something like that?”
“Macey took me al round your gallery last night. She couldn’t see anything else missing or touched, just those three paintings, but I need you to confirm it.”
“Kel.”
“Its ok Nessa, but I do have to get this done.”
“Ok. I am sure what Macey said is right, she knows the gallery as much as I do.”
“Why do I feel like your avoiding all this?”
“I’m not. Its just I have other things on my mind at the moment.”
“Like?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Is it to do with the gallery? I heard you on the phone before, it didn’t sound nice. What is it Nessa?”
“Nothing.”
“Yeah right. The look on your face doesn’t say its nothing. Do you know who did this? Is that why your so reluctant to help me.”
“I am helping.”
“No. Your not.”
“What do you want me to say Keller? Someone broke in and wreaked some paintings. No big deal. Probably kids anyway.”
“I thought you were better than that Vanessa. Those paintings use to mean to world to you and now you’re just dismissing them like there some picture torn out of a magazine. I don’t understand you. Your right you have changed Vanessa. And it’s not for the better.”
“I have to go.  I thought I knew you once, but now after today I am not so sure.”
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Cold fear ran up along my back. They had heard? Or was it Keller? Was he the one responsible? No he had been here when I got the other two calls. But maybe he had help. Damn I didn’t have a clue what was going on.

“Sounds to me like you broke the poor boys heart again.”

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“Who are you?”

“Oh you don’t need to know that, just a friend that’s all.”

“I hope you weren’t going to tell him about our little chats I would hate for anything bad to happen to such a pretty boy like him.”

“I wasn’t. I wouldn’t do that.”

“Well it certainly sounds like you were going to tell him. Or do you not trust him enough?” there was a pause and they waited for me to reply, but I didn’t they had hit the nail right on the head. I didn’t trust him and it was bad to admit it. “I have a present for you Vanessa.”

“I don’t need a present.”

“Oh, you do. You need to learn how to play this game properly. Don’t go out anywhere. Ten minutes then answer the door.”

“Answer the door?”

The phone went dead.

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I peered out of my front window again, looking for who ever it was that was calling. They could see me and hear me they had to be close. They weren’t in the house I knew that I had checked every where, but they had to be somewhere. The attic.

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this is godly.

great update. i'm already pulled in. :D

I'm on the edge of my seat! This story is awesome! More suspense than the last 2 of Vanessa's family! ^^

I stared up at the square opening in my ceiling. The board looked just as it always did, but then how would I know if it had been moved. I ran out the house to the shed. It was still locked. I undid the dead bolt and reached in for my step ladders.

Bexley watched me curiously. I was glad he was just a dog, at least he wouldn’t think I had gone totally nuts, which I am sure everyone else did. Even me for that matter.

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I opened the steps and positioned them under the board. I didn’t waste any time in climbing them and opening up the attic hatch. If I had thought about it I probably would have backed out, but right now all I wanted to do was find this guy down and hurt him.

The board moved easily in a cloud of dust. I pocked my head though the gap, which I really shouldn’t have done. If there was any one up there I was putting a vital part of my body in a very vulnerable position. Nothing hit me though when I went up, but I couldn’t see a thing. My roof had no sky light and the attic was in complete darkness.

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Cursing I climbed back down and ran back to the shed for my flashlight. I kept all my tools in an old chest of draws. I opened the top one and rummaged though, something soft tickled my skin and I gave a yelp, a spider had climbed onto the back of my hand and I flicked it off and swore at it.

The torch was wedged at the back, buried under various different sized screw drivers. I pulled it out and turned it on, but it didn’t work. For god sake.

Searching deeply through each draw I finally managed to locate a couple of batteries and inserted them. I tried the torch again and this time it worked. Its beam was weak and probably wouldn’t reach very far, but it was better than nothing.

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I stomped angrily back into the house and up the ladders. My temper was at boiling point and I was ready to unleash my anger at the first person I saw, so god help who ever was up there, because I was in no mood for this crap.

I shone the light into the darkness. Dust floated carelessly through the weak yellow beam. It clung to cob webs in the corners. The attic smelt damp and musty. “Hello?” I called, but no one answered or moved.

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Putting the torch down on the attic floor I used my arms and hoisted myself up through the hole. The attic wasn’t very high, so I had to duck and bend to keep myself from hitting my head on the beams of the roof.

I could just make out a dark shape at the back. I couldn’t tell if it was a person though, bit it looked big. I shone the torch directly at it, but the pathetic beams didn’t even touch it let alone illuminate it.

The attic should have been empty. I never put anything up there for storage, purely on the basis that I can guarantee the minute I put it away in somewhere hard to get to I will need it again, so most of my stuff is just stacked in various corners around my attic. Miss organised I am not.

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The loud banging on the door downstairs made me jump so bad that I fell backwards, catching the side of my face on a nail in one of the supports. The pain on my skin was instant and sharp, I touched the cut with me fingers and they came away wet. I reached for my torch so that I could shine it on my hand and see how much blood there was, but I couldn’t find it, it had gone out and fallen somewhere when I fell. Great.

Who ever it was knocked at my door again, bringing a torrent of words out of my mouth, I just hoped they couldn’t hear me.

“What!” I yelled as I yanked the door open. “Cant you just be  patient.”

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I let the anger pour out of me and over him. I didn’t care who was at the other side of that door, it would have been kids collecting for charity, and they would have still got the same greeting. Keller stared at me shocked by what I had said. I couldn’t blame him really. If it had been me I’d have walked away, but this was Keller so he didn’t.

“Oh its you.” I said and my tone wasn’t much better. “Didn’t you say everything last time you were here?”

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“Whoa. Don’t start on me just because you’re in one of your crappy moods. Quite frankly Vanessa you’re lucky I am still stood here.” He was angry, that was new.

“Well don’t let me keep you.” I turned and flung the door shut in his face, but he caught it with his boot and the door bounced back into the wall making an almighty thud. “Don’t you know when to give up?”

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I stormed back into my house, I was being rude, but sod it I could feel guilty about that later. Now I just wanted to feel angry.

“Vanessa.” He shouted.

“What?”

“I came here to tell you that your grandmother is in hospital. Their house burnt down.” He said and he yelled it at me. “Do you know I wish I hadn’t bothered now? It’s only because I…”

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“Burned down? There was a fire.” Talk about giving me a verbal slap round the face.
Ice cold fear settled into the bottom of my stomach. “Their dead aren’t they.” I said making it more of a statement than a question.

“I don’t know Nessa.”

“What do you mean you don’t know?” I shouted. “You’re a police officer for god sake, they would tell you.”

He shook his head. “No, they didn’t say.”

“You’re lying.”

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Wow! Not Mia! *gasp*

or Cade :(

oh lord Flid, here we go again!!!
 
more ... more!!!

Talk about wishing you hadn't gotten out of bed in the morning...

and the tension builds.... mwahwahhahahaha good update!

What about Vanessa's cut? I didn't even see it.

Poor Keller! I wouldn't want to be in his position when Vanessa opened that door! @_@

ok now i'm hooked going to have to look for the original story!  love the suspense!

another great flid production good to see another of you stories.

starlucid this is like part 3 you really got to read her others  BUT lol don't let her style influence you too much:P.

evil flid poor cade and mia are never tortured enough to suit you  great job once again

Ethan’s car pulled up as I searched for the phone to call him. God knows what I had done with it. Knowing me it was probably lying on the floor in the attic, but it didn’t matter now. I was only going to ring Ethan and ask him to bring Robin back.

I ran outside to get Robin. I shouldn’t take her to the hospital really, but I didn’t want to leave her with anyone, today had been bad enough and that was just a trip to the zoo

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Robin must have known there was something wrong. I acted as calm as possible, but she didn’t argue at having to leave Zandra and Bonnie. Sometimes I think she knew more than I gave her credit for even though I did everything I could to protect her.

I relayed the whole thing to Ethan; well Keller told him most of it. Ethan agreed that he would take Zandra and Bonnie back to Alex and then would come to the hospital to see his parents. No doubt he would actually bring Alex with him and not leave her at home wondering what the hell was going on.

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Keller drove Robin and me to the hospital in the end, I hadn’t protested, I just wanted to get there and check that they were ok. God knows what I would do if any thing happened to either of them. Yes I was independent, but they meant so much to me. They were like parents.


“Harris please.” I said to the receptionist almost screaming at her.

“Are you family?” she asked looking less than pleased.

“Yes.”

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“Nessa.” Said a voice and I turned. My grandfather limped along the corridor towards me. His hand was bandaged, his clothes dark and sooty. His grey hair was tinged from the smoke. I ran over to him and fell into his arms. I was so relieved to see he was alive, hurt but alive. Robin ran over, but she stood back a little, unsure as to whether to hug him or not. I held my hand out for her and pulled her in too.

“Where’s Grandma?” I said. “Is she ok?”

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He looked away, but I saw the tears in his eyes. My grandfather rarely cried in front of me. The only times I had seen him do it were when I had caught him unexpectedly. Most of the time it was when he was sat in his garden under my mother’s tree. I know after all these years he still hadn’t forgiven himself for her death.

“Grandpa?”

“Is she…. Is she dead?” I asked daring myself to say it. I felt Robins grip tighten.
He didn’t reply, just shook his head as if it was just too hard to speak.

“She’ll be ok Grandpa. She’s a fighter.”

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“Mr Harris.” Said a voice and I turned and the doctor was looking at my Grandfather. God no I knew that face. What the hell was going on? In less than twenty four hours I had managed to run into Keller and now Mark. I stood mouth open. I hadn’t seen him either since the day I left. I had said goodbye to them both and then left him and Keller as I went home.

“Your wife is awake, but drowsy.” He said ignoring me. I know he knew who I was, he had looked at me. I saw the shock go over his face before he went back to expressionless doctor and turned back to my Grandfather. “You can see her now.” He said continuing. “But please don’t keep her too long, she needs her rest.”

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“Mark?” I said “Is she going to be ok?”
He turned to me, his blue eyes emotionless. He was still handsome no matter how much time went by. His hair was longer than when I last saw him, but his face was so striking and defined. His skin tanned and that just seemed to bring out the colour of his eyes even more. I used to think that if I stared at them long enough I could drown in them. They were like deep blue water.
“I can’t say at this strange Miss King. I will keep you informed.” With that he walked away.

Miss King? Not even Vanessa. Well I was certainly still in the bad books, even after all these years.

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My Grandfather was already on his way to my grandmother’s room, but I stood there between them both as they both walked away in different directions. I stared at the back of Mark as he went. He turned and our eyes met. They were so cold. I looked away ashamed. I had hurt him so badly and for that I was sorry.

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My Grandfather was already in my grandmother’s room when we caught him up. I watched him for a moment through the glass. Her long grey hair looked filthy and matted not how she would have wanted it. She always kept it long and shiny. I watched as he lifted her hand in his and rested his face against it holding onto her as if she was the last person in the world. Tears fell down my cheeks as I watched them. After all this time, all these years they still loved each other more than anything.

I watched as he ran one of his hands down the side of her face around the wire coming out of her nose. She smiled at him, her eyes still closed, but that small touch meant so much to her. It was the kind of love that most people only ever dream of.

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“Hey.” I whispered as I finally entered the room with Robin still holding my hand.

“How’s she doing?”

“Vanessa.” My grandmother said, her voice was horse and quiet.

I went to the other side of the bed and held her other hand carefully. Robin ran round to my Grandfather and he pulled her onto his knee and tried to keep her distracted from how my Grandma looked. There was a drip attached to her and I didn’t want to knock it loose or cause her any more pain. She looked so fragile in the bed. Her skin was pale and looked almost paper thin. It looked so delicate like if you touched it you would be able to feel her bones underneath.

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“What happened?” I said looking up to my Grandfather.

“I don’t know.” He said shrugging painfully. “We were talking and then something smashed through the window, then flames. That’s all I can remember.”

“Nothing else?”

“No.”

My Grandma tried to whisper but I couldn’t make out what she said it was so quiet.
“What was that?” I glanced at my Grandfather hoping for a translation. “There’s something else isn’t there?”

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“There was a call. About five minutes before. That’s what we were talking about.”

“A call? What about.”

“It… it was for you.”

Who would call me at their house? Anyone that knew me had my number and anyone that didn’t, well I didn’t want them to call simple as that.

“What did they want?”

“We don’t know.” He said. “They said tell Vanessa 72 hours.”

Crap

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OMG
At first I thought it was Mark but now I'm thrown off
You are tuelly unpredictable
(P.S. I had a feeling Robin was Kellers daughter by the skintone)

uh oh.. now she has to tell cade about the '72 hours' story

Drama! >< This story is just gettting more and more enticing.. it's practically like a drug for me! ^^ Good job Flid,!

Like I need another addiction.  First you sucked me in with your first one ... now this.

Yeah, I know. THANKS A LOT FLID.

Oh this is so cruel.. I need more

I have so missed your cruelty. It like a drug. I was wondering yesterday when you were going to be doing this story and looky my evil dark Yule tide gift came early.
 
I look forward to being tortured and made to squirm. And Robin does so look like her grandmother, but I think she might have her father eyes..

i read a fathers sacrifice with my friend after it was finished and she loved it... were following this one and we both agree we need more!!!!

I NEED MORE!!!

I knew it would be Mia. It is always the females who have the misfortune in this family!!

Not at all Adam died too lmao

Only because Morgan died, and whose fault was that fliddy? Anyway, when's the next update coming? *eager*

But thats our evil Flid. She always makes us squirm and love the characters. Even as we all know something terrible and rotten is about to happen to each of them collectively and individually.

:liar: dont know what you mean he he

Update will be up either tonight or tomorrow half the pics are done

I can't wait. I've been checking this forum almost every hour to see if you've updated.

 
You and I both.
 
*waits impatiently*
 
Well, it looks like you have a couple of rabid fans!! :D

give me half an hour and you'll have your update :)

LOL
 
*looks at watch*
 
That means soon!

Preparing the rabies shots.  This is going to hurt you more than it does me. :jester:

This was my fault all because I had said I would give them the money early. Who the hell were they? They never specified. I had done this. My god. If she died if they killed her over my mistake I would never be able to live with myself.

I put my hand to my mouth; I was going to be sick. I quickly ran out of the room and too the ladies. My chest hurt as I vomited again for the third time that day.

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My mobile began to ring in my pocket and I wanted to just grab hold of it and smash it against the wall.  My body shook as tears began to roll down my face. I pulled my phone out and saw the withheld displayed on the screen. I wanted to scream in frustration I wanted to press no on the accept call button. Be grudgingly I answered I had to.

I didn’t speak as I pressed accept.
“Do you understand me now Vanessa?”

“Why?” I cried down the phone. “Why my grandparents?”

“You weren’t playing properly Vanessa, you needed to be shown the rules.”

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“What did they ever do to you?”

“Now Vanessa.” He said ignoring me. “Your lodger, Macey. I want you to go to her flat and evict her.”

“Evict her? Why do you want me to evict her?”

“I ask the questions Vanessa. I set the rules. This is my game, you are my pawn. You decide. Macey’s life or your daughter’s life. You have until thirteen hundred hours.”

I looked at my watch. “But that’s only an hour away; I can’t make it to the gallery by then and what if she isn’t home?”

“Thirteen hundred hours Vanessa.”

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I put the phone in my pocket, stood up and punched the wall. “B******, b******.” I punched over and over again until there was blood on the wall. My hand was probably broken, but right at that moment I didn’t care. I had to choose between my best friend and my daughter. There was no choice really, but how was I going to tell Macey to move out? She had no where else to go.

There was a knock on the door to the bathroom. Pain was starting to seep through my knuckles. I clutched it to me as I unlocked the door. The receptionist from earlier was standing there a stern look on her face.

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“Excuse me, but what is going on in here?” she looked down at my hand. “I hope you haven’t damaged anything. I will have to call security.”

She pushed past me and looked over the wall. I hadn’t damaged it. Lucky me.  I followed her over to her desk and she called for security and a doctor.

The security guy was faster than the doctor, no surprise there. The receptionist told him about the wall and what she assumed I had been doing.

“I’m sorry.” I said. “If there’s any damage I’ll pay. It’s just my grandma.” I was at it again. Tears flowed down my cheeks as I desperately tried to hold them back.

The security guard was an older man. He seemed to take pity on me. “Its nothing a damp cloth won’t sort.” He said to the receptionist before turning to me. “Get that cleaned up and then I suggest you go home to cool down.”

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I was made to wait in the waiting room. They wouldn’t let me go back to my grandmother while I was in that mood. They said I had to calm down. I had to go though. I couldn’t wait. I had to go and tell my best friend to get out.

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The cab ride to my gallery was hard. The driver kept looking at my hand from his mirror. The knuckles were covered in blood and swollen. I tried to hide it under my other arm but that just hurt.

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We finally pulled up outside the gallery. My stomach sank. I couldn’t do this, but I had to. Robin’s life depended on it.

Damn Robin.

I had left her at the hospital. She was with my Grandfather and would be safe, but what if he got her? Picking up the pace I ran into the gallery. I had to get this over and done with and then get back to her. How had I been so stupid as to leave her out of my sight?

Oh god. I had run out on Keller too. He would still be sat outside my grandmothers room waiting for me. Damn, damn and damn. At least he would be safe, but god help me I would be in for a grilling when I went back.

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“Vanessa?” said Macey as I burst through the door of her flat. She was painting as normal. Her dark hair streaked with red paint where she had obviously run her hands through it. “My god what’s happened.” She hurried over to me and lifted my sore hand in hers.

She muttered something about a towel and then ran off to her bathroom before I had chance to speak.

“Macey.” I called after her. Please don’t make this harder than it is I silently begged.

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“What happened?”

“That doesn’t matter. I came here to talk to you.”

“Vanessa?” she asked as I looked away and bit down on my bottom lip. I had to say it.

“I need you to leave.”

“Leave? I don’t understand. You want me to go out.”

“No I mean leave, the flat, move out.”

“Move out?” she asked shocked. But did I really expect anything else? “Why?”

I took a deep breath, but if I was going to do this then I had to make her want to leave. “It was last night. You knew how much my paintings meant to me.”

“But that…. That wasn’t my fault.”

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“It was, the place wasn’t locked. You left it open.” I was crying again now, but not for my paintings I was crying for my best friend and for what I was about to say to her. “Because of you my stuff, my pictures were destroyed. I can’t forgive you for that. I want you to leave.”

“But...”
“No buts. Just get your stuff and go.” I yelled.

“I have no where to go.” She was crying too now and that nearly broke me, but I had to do this for Robin. Her life was more important.

“That is not my problem.”

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I turned and walked out as fast as I could, I couldn’t take being there any longer. I chocked back the sobs that were fighting so hard to come out.
I don’t remember getting back to the hospital, but I did.

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The same woman was behind the desk, she watched me as I walked towards her. I could almost taste her anger for me. Her eyes stared at me with total contempt.

“Yes.” She said her tone dry.

“I came back to see a doctor and my grandparents my daughter is with them.”

“You can’t go into them. Take a seat and I’ll let your grandparents know you’re here.”

I didn’t say thanks. She had no right to take that tone with me, well actually she probably did after all I had punched hell out of one of the walls, but still.


The other people in the waiting room stared at me like I was some alien. I glared back at them until each one looked away. I was not in the mood.

I saw Keller before he saw me and I put my head down sulking and generally feeling sorry for myself. My hand hurt like hell, I could feel my heart beat drumming through the wounds on my knuckles.

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“God Nessa. What happened?” he said grabbing my hand and I flinched as he lightly brushed over the skin.

“I had an accident. Where’s Robin?”

“With your grandfather. What accident?” I avoided his eyes. “Vanessa?”

“Alright, my fist kind of collided with a wall ok? Satisfied?”  The woman behind me tuted at my raised voice and I shot her look that told her to keep her nose out.

“You punched the wall?”

“Woo ten points to mr bright and awake here.” I was being rude, I knew I was, but I couldn’t help it. I was angry. I wanted to lash out and Keller was the only one I could unleash it on.

“Would you like me to go Vanessa?” uh oh I was back at my full name, never a good sign. The two people in the world that called me Nessa were my grandfather and Keller and both had stopped using it today. I was certainly in everyone’s bad books.

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“I’m sorry Kel. Ignore me. It’s just been one hell of a day that’s all.” I said feeling guilty.

“I understand.”

“How do you do that?”

“Do what?”

“I get all crappy with you and your ok with it. If you did that to me I would be out the door and wouldn’t speak to you for weeks.”

He laughed at that and it was nice to see his smile. “If I did that then we wouldn’t have made it past the age of 9.”

I couldn’t help it; I burst out laughing with him. He was right of course. When I was old enough to form my own opinions, in my view anyway, every one knew about it, regardless as to whether I was right or not.

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His arm sneaked around my shoulder and I let him hold me. I leant my head against his shoulder and closed my eyes, just enjoying being comforted.

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“Miss King?”

I opened my eyes, keeping my head resting against Keller. Mark stood towering over us. Great

“Would you follow me please?” he said.

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I looked down and then at Keller whose face was filled with not hate like I would have expected, but sadness and longing. He looked like the boy I remembered when he thought about his father.

“I’ll stay here.” He said and I went to ask him if he was sure, but then thought against it. Of course he was sure. The last person he would want to be in the same room as was Mark.

“I’ll be right back.” I said and got up averting my eyes like some naughty child.

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Mark didn’t say a word to me as I followed him to one of the examination rooms. The room was plain and white like the rest of the hospital. Everything smelt of disinfectant or what ever it was that gave hospitals there smell.

Mark indicated for me to sit down and I did. I rested my throbbing hand across my knees all the while watching Mark and what he was doing. He was purposefully not meeting my gaze, and I was disappointed, although I would never admit that.

He lifted my bleeding hand into his. His own hands covered in white latex gloves. I could feel the strength in his fingers, but encased in the glove his hands felt smooth, almost delicate.

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He cleaned my hand with some liquid. I had no idea what it was, more than likely water, but what ever it was it stung. It felt like it was ripping the flesh open as it sank into the cuts. Mark ignored my swearing.

He went through the motions silent unless he had to talk. Only asking me things to do with my injuries such as “can you move your fingers?”

My hand wasn’t broken. Lucky me. But it was going to hurt like hell for a few weeks and I had to rest it.

“When did you come back?” I asked him trying to start a conversation anything to take my mind of my current events.

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“About a month ago.”

“Oh.” I was actually surprised, I was disappointed that he hadn’t come and looked me up.

“How are you Mark?”

“I am fine.”

“You can talk to me you know. I won’t bite.”

“Its not you I’m afraid of.” He said catching my eye quickly.

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Nothing, forget it. Your hand should be fine, just take paracetamol for the pain. I’ll give you a prescription for an anti inflammatory.” He said changing the subject.

“Mark.”

“Nice seeing you again Vanessa. I have work to do. Say hi to Keller for me”

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I stayed where I was as I watched him walk out of the room. I was so confused. First Keller’s back now him. This was like some weird time zone crap. I hadn’t seen either of them for years and now I see both of them again.

I didn’t blame Mark really for the way he was, but that didn’t stop it ticking me off. I had hurt him. Badly. Me, Keller and Mark had grown up together, thick as thieves my grandfather always said. But then I had started seeing Mark, not just as a friend, but as a boyfriend and through uni we had been a couple. Until I wrecked it.

To push Mark away I slept with Keller. Mean I know, but I was drunk and I wanted to end it with Mark. Looks like I succeeded as well.

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There was a different woman that the reception when we got to the hospital. She was younger, but her face was stern. Maybe they taught that look in receptionist school as where ever you went they always looked at you like that, and if you rang they gave you the impression that you were disturbing them.

I smiled at her anyway when I got to the desk, Robin close behind me, not holding my hand, another indication that she was not pleased with me. Sometimes I wonder who is the adult in our house.

My grandfather was in with my grandmother who was still sleeping. Her face looked better she seemed to have more colour now and wasn’t as transparent. The machines and wires were still attached to her and bleeping rythmatically next to her.

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Robin was sat next to my grandfather. With Ethan and Alex.

“Where’s Keller?”

“He had to go, got some call, but said he would see you later.”

“A call? What was it about?” I asked and yes I was slightly paranoid now whenever anyone got a call.

“Work I imagine. Ethan and Alex are here, Ethan said he would give you a lift home if you needed it.”

“Well I suppose I will have to now my lift has run out on me.”

“What’s going on Vanessa?” he asked.

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“Nothing.” I said instinctively. He knew I was lying. He could read me like a book, the only person who had ever managed that.

He sighed and stood up as Robin yawned next to him. “I think this one needs and early night.” He said as Robin stretched and yawned. “Your Grandma’s sleeping. I’ll call you if there is any update.”

“Do you want anything?”

“Honesty.” He said. His blue eyes looked at me as if waiting, but he knew I wouldn’t answer. He appeared to have aged since I saw him a couple of hours ago. He looked tired and run down.

 “Oh there was a message left for you when you left.”

“For me?”

“Yes. They called the nurse.” He stretched his hand out and I took the piece of paper from his fingers. ‘08825 665987’

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“Can you watch Robin a minute for me?” I said as I walked out of the door.

I dialled the number; it took a while to connect. Network coverage was always awful in hospitals, not that I should have had it on anyway.

“Hello Vanessa.”

“Hello.” My heart sank as I heard the voice, but did I really expect it to be anyone else?

“Change of plans. I want the money.”

“Change of plans?”

“Yes you’re boring me. You will have to play better next time.”

“Ok.”

“It’s the 23rd of August tomorrow. You know where, even you can’t be that stupid. In the pot will be a note with transfer instructions, take it and walk away. Make sure that Robin is with you. If she isn’t then that’s it all games are over and I will kill her, before you even reach her. Tell the police and I will kill her. Tell anyone and I will kill her.”

“I understand.” I said quietly.

“Good girl Vanessa. Noon tomorrow. Don’t be late.”

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I clicked end on my phone and looked through the glass at my daughter. I would do this for her and get these people out of my life. I don’t know how they knew the things they knew. The 23rd of August was my mothers would have been wedding day, my fathers date of death. I hadn’t been to their graves since I was little when my grandfather used to take me. I didn’t want to go. My father hadn’t thought me important enough to live so why should I pay respect to him?

He threw himself under a train on their wedding day. Never even said goodbye. Surely if he loved me as much as my grandfather made out then I would have been enough for him to live. Yes he had lost my mother, but with what he did I lost both of them.

I watched as my grandfather kiss my grandmother before coming out to me.

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“Hello Vanessa.”

“Hey Grandpa.” He had used my full name that was always a bad sign. Normally it was Nessa or Locky, short for lock ness monster, but when he used Vanessa I knew I was in for a talking to.

“What’s going on?”

“What do you mean?”

He took a deep breath, put his hands together and closed his eyes. “There is something going on Vanessa. I can see it in your face. Look at you. Your hand, you don’t normally punch walls.” He said.

“It was nothing just a temper tantrum.”

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“Vanessa you’re lying to me. Is what happened to your grandma to do with all this?”

I turned my back on him and breathed into my clasped hands to calm my self. I looked up to the ceiling but it held no answers for me. Yes Grandpa, some psycho is making me pay one million pounds for my daughter’s life and I have no idea who it is.

I wanted to say that, but didn’t. He would tell me to go to the police and I couldn’t do that. It wasn’t worth the risk. All I had to do was get to tomorrow and it would all be over. I would make it up to everyone after that.

“I can’t tell you, but please don’t worry.”

“Vanessa.” He said his tone now stern.

“Please trust me.” I begged.

My grandfather looked down at his hands and rubbed them together, it was his thing he did when he was thinking. I bit down on my lip hoping that he would drop it. I lifted my eyes up to his level, but kept my head down in shame. Mark was walking towards us along the corridor.

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Great.

I straightened my body up, trying to ooze confidence, but inside was nothing but fear and regret. Mark made my stomach do a kind of flip flop when ever I used to see him and it was no different now. His face was perfect, his was perfect, and everything about him was perfect.

“Cade, Vanessa.” He said as he walked right past me and went into my grandmother’s room. My grandfather followed him but I didn’t go in. I didn’t want to be that close to him and I was ashamed that because of me my grandmother was lying in that hospital bed. I had ruined everything.

I now understood how my mother felt. She had kept a diary from when she was a small girl, a present from her uncle Nathan. After he had started her off on the first one she had kept it up through her adult life, even the short one that she had had.

I read so many times the phase ‘I have ruined everything’ it was like her mantra, but she didn’t, not from what my grandfather had told me, instead it was me that had. Done what she had feared.

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I sat myself down on the chair outside the room. All these years I always imagined my mother would have been proud of me, a lot of what I did I always thought of her. I didn’t know her physically, but I had read those diaries all of them. I saw her life through her words, her love for my father and for her father. I saw how she had fought so hard to win my dad; it had taken her years to get him. I remember crying when I read that they had finally got together.

Her last entry was the day before she died. She spoke about how happy she was how much she loved my dad and was looking forward to a life of just the three of us. Sometimes the ink on the pages was smudged from where she must have been crying when she wrote. And those times years later I cried with her, for her.

I didn’t notice at first that Mark was stood in front of me, not until he coughed to let me know he was there. I gave him a smile and it was genuine even with everything going on in my life.

“Your grandfather tells me you were broken into the other night.”

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I nodded. “Yes, Kel...” I broke off when I realised what I was about to say, but it was too late he had heard it and that raw pain went over his face and into his. It was the same look he gave me nearly seven years ago when he found out that I had slept with Keller.

“I see Keller’s in town then” he said flatly.

“Yes. Mark…”

“Yes?”

“This thing with Keller, when we were all at ...”

He sank his hand into his pocket and sighed. “That’s in the past Vanessa I don’t want to talk about it.”

“But you never let me explain.”

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“Explain what? That you had slept with our best friend? What did you want to tell me about it? How good he was? How you both laughed at me for being so stupid not to see what was going on with you two?”

“It wasn’t like that, it wasn’t how you think.”

“Really?” he said. “So you didn’t sleep with him?”

“No.. I that’s not what I meant.”

“Then it is what I think. Do you know that night I was going to propose to you.”

I swallowed hard, hard enough that I was sure he had heard it. “I know that’s why...”

“Forget it Vanessa, it’s in the past and so are we. Goodbye Vanessa.”

“But I…”

He had gone before I had chance to say what I wanted to say. I wanted to explain to him, but I guess I deserved his hatred. Well at least his mother was probably pleased when she heard we had split up, she never liked me. She didn’t like the fact that I was basically an orphan.

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“He still loves you, you know?”

My grandfather stood by the door to my grandmother’s room.

“He hates me.”

My grandfather came and sat next to me; he reached over and took my good hand. It was warm and still felt strong just like it used to, not like I had expected
“He loves you Vanessa he always has. The more he loves you the more you keep running; you need to let him catch you.”

“What do you mean?”

“You won’t let anyone in, you never have. I used to watch you three when you were younger. I could see that both Keller and Mark always loved you, but you loved Mark.”

“No I didn’t.”

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“Yes you did, you just won’t admit it.”

I picked at the bandage on my hand for a while, that’s what I did pick at things until they broke. “How can he love me?” I said pausing “My father didn’t love me enough to live so why would Mark love me.”

My grandfather pulled me round to him, his face fixed and determined. “Is that what you think? That you’re unlovable?”

I didn’t answer.

“Are you going to spend your whole life alone?”

“Yes. I read how my father treated my mother, I read the pain she went through, then when she died he didn’t even care enough about me, so why should anyone else.”

“Well if we all thought like that Vanessa, then you would never have been born. I had to fight for your grandma too and look at us now. You can’t keep pushing people away.”

“I don’t.”

“Yes you do, even me sometimes.” With that he got up and walked away. I just cried. Was I screwing Robin up being like this? I always thought I was a good mother, but after the last couple of days I wasn’t so sure. She needed a mother who was stable. Not someone who could hurt so many people so easily.

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OK the betting is open.. Is it the doc? or the cop? Though I  will bet we have not seen all the characters in this little whos doin it to Vanessa.
 
Its even bet on the cop and the doc. Though I wouldn't discount her friend she just threw out either... There is less than 30% chance of it being her.. Though that does put her in the running. Now Ethan is a suspect for no better reason than he was there when Robin gave her mother the little note. The grandfather is the longshot.
 
I  have read to much Agatha Christie stories.

:angel1:

yes i think you do he he

Nah its someone connected to that wench Melody that Adam was dating before he got with Morgan.

you mean melody lol Morgan is Vanessa's mum

I like Keller better for Vanessa then I do Mark

Yeah, I bet it's Melody! Ha, and the drama builds! :D

I hadn't considered Melody, but that would be a possibility.  What would her motive be though? Adams dead. Revenge on Morgan would be insane. It could be a possibility. A long stretch I grant you. It is something to consider.

It's Melody!

...no, I'm not looking for more reasons to hate her...

Put it this way Melody makes an appearence in a few updates time ;)

0.o I can't wait 'til that update! The first picture I see of her I'm putting into my paint program and giving her a few bombs in her pockets. That should teach her! >:K

*smacks forehead* well, I should have known I guess!!!
 
I can't even begin to try and figure this one out yet ... I need some more to go on .... you hear me Flid?? MORE! MORE!

omg  , i hope Mark and Keller beat up Melody lol

I was up early the next morning, truth was I couldn’t sleep. My grandfather’s words went round and round in my head. Maybe that was why these people had targeted me, I was such a horrible person that maybe they thought I deserved it. They hadn’t actually taken Robin, just threatened, so maybe it was possible.

We went through the usual motions of getting up, getting dressed and eating breakfast.

I tried to play and keep her entertained waiting for the clock to click over so that I could go to the grave yard and follow out my instructions. It was hard, I had already vomited twice and I was pretty sure I was on my way to a third time. The closer to noon we got the more my emotions stepped up. I felt a mixture of relief that it was about to be over and fear that maybe it wasn’t.

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The taxi arrived at eleven thirty; I didn’t trust my self to drive. The last thing I wanted was to end all of this and then crash on the way home.

I sat in the back of the taxi nervously tapping my foot to the tune that was playing on the radio even though I had absolutely no idea what it was, something depressing about lost love and all that rubbish.

The cemetery was bright. The sun shone down along the white head stones and the grass and flowers reached up to touch it. Lovingly placed flowers were dotted in different places indicating like a bright coloured beacon which graves had been visited recently and which hadn’t.

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I clasped tightly onto Robins hand as we made our way to my parent’s graves. They were buried side by side in the middle of the cemetery. A weeping willow hung over them protecting them from the bright sun. I hadn’t been there for years but I still knew the way.

I stopped as we approached. I could see the top of the two headstones. A man stood next to them. His brown hair brushed back, it rested nicely on his shoulders. Even from this view you could see that his body was well defined. Muscles bulged at the arms of his cream t-shirt and his jeans hugged to his body like they had been made especially from him.

Robin looked up at me waiting for me to make a move towards the graves. She had been here many times, my grandfather always brought her. She gave up a long time ago asking me to come with her. Luckily I was always to busy with a painting to go, coincidently.

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“Hi.” I said as we approached.

Mark just moved his head to look at us, his tanned skin seemed to be glowing as the sun hit it, and his deep blue eyes were pools of sadness.

“I used to come here and lay flowers for you, you know.” He said. “I used to imagine that if I could get to know your parents I could get to know you. Stupid now when I look back at it. I remembered this morning that it was your dad’s anniversary.”

“Not his anniversary, he doesn’t deserve that. It was my mothers wedding day.”

“And your fathers anniversary Vanessa.”

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Robin ignored us and started placing her flowers in the pot on my mother’s grave. She was so pleased when I had told her where we were going; I hope she didn’t expect this to become a regular thing, because it wasn’t going to be.

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

“Remembering. And you? Do you visit them now?”

“I’m here for Robin, my daughter.”

“Ah.” He said looking at her as if it was the first time he had seen her. “She has his eyes you know?”

“Whose?”

“Keller’s.”

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I frowned at him and almost gasped. How did he know? Was he the one doing all this? Was it his revenge?

“Don’t look at me like that Vanessa. I know she is his.”

“How?”

“I came back, about a year after we had all left uni. I stayed with my mother. She told me you had a baby, she had even saved me the announcement from the local paper. “He laughed and it was not a happy one. “I can count nine months Vanessa.”

“I’m sorry I hurt you.” I whispered and it sounded so pathetic.

“You know you could have just ended it with me, you didn’t have to sleep with my friend to get rid of me.”

“Would you have gone?”

He thought for a moment before answering. “Probably not.”

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“I’ll be seeing you around Vanessa. You two take care.” He lent over and kissed me on my cheek lightly. The smell of his cologne swam up my nostrils and brought back so many memories. It was the one he always wore. It was his smell. My throat felt like it was closing as a lump settled in the pit of it and my eyes threatened to fill up.

I watched him walk away from me again. I wanted to shout his name and call him back, but I didn’t. He glanced over his shoulder at me and smiled.

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Robin was still occupied with arranging the flowers, everything she did had to be prefect. I guess she had inherited some of my not so finer qualities. While she wasn’t looking I bent down to the pot on my mother’s grave and reached in. There was an envelope with my name on it. Inside was a piece of paper with typed on, I guess that was where I had to send the money and then it would be over.

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I let Robin do the flowers on my father’s grave too, just because I hated him for what he had done didn’t mean she had to too, after all he was her grandfather. We went to the bank after that.

My personal banker looked less than pleased when I told him I wanted to move some money, but he did it anyway, it wasn’t his place to judge.

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Flid when is she gonna tell Keller that Robin is his

well I am over 50,000 words into this and she hasnt yet lol, but she will do it before he dies ;)

No he can't die. Kill Mark instead

Yeah! >< Pleeeeease don't take away Keller! He's so cute! :( -puppy dog eyes-

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Im dreading and anticipating the update where Melody comes in just because she always seems to bring drama. Who doesn't love the drama? Also, I really really hope Vanessa finds out who this guy is... I'm kind of thinking Mark/Keller has something to do with it. Any hints?

I bet it's Mark. *shifty eyes*

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Kill Mark intead he holds grudges
(P.S. You cant kill Keller because ..... umm.... JUST BECAUSE!)
lol

Interesting thought. Whats Marks last name

Hints mmm let me think.

There are actually 3 Kidnappers. All 3 were in alone.




Marks last name is O'Conner and Keller's is Graves before you ask he he

i like mark

let's NOT kill mark :(

I like Mark too, but then I am further into the story than what I have posted lol. At the moment Vanessa is outside Keller's house covered in blood. ;)

i KNEW Keller was the evil mastermind! see, mark is awesome. he would never kill vanessa. (or so i like to think)

umm no Keller is awesome and its probably the crazy family of Mia doing all of this
 by the way were is Nathan?

Nathan and Karen arent really in this one other than the odd mention here and there

What was Melody's last name

oh
Can you put Keller and Mark upfor download like you did with the sims from alone and some from "A Fathers Sacrifice" ?

My thinking is it might be Melody, Though still the long shot. Though the better bet would be Macey. I like outside chances... What can I say i am a glutton for punishment.

Yes oddball i'll put them up, just was waiting as I have the Kidnapper in the same house

And Melodys surname is Baxter

I agree, kill Mark!

Flid is evil so its likely she will kill both of them

AGH! YOU'RE RIGHT! :crybaby:

oh god .... already I can't stand it
 
she's gonna kill them all off I just know it
 
*sobs*

Two days later and I was beginning to feel almost normal again in my house. I didn’t jump as much when I heard the phone ring. And I hadn’t heard from the callers since the day I paid them the money. I guess I got that part right.

My grandmother was still in hospital, but she was doing better. They had moved her onto an ordinary ward now; my grandfather was there as often as he was allowed.

I tucked Robin up in her bed and stared out into the garden just as I had done a couple of days before, but that seemed so long ago, like another life time. The crickets though still played out there nightly tune going about their lives as always. Bexley stood with me this time, just staring with me. A soft tap on the front door of the house though soon broke his thoughts and he went happily padding into the house.

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Keller’s bright smile greeted me when I opened the door and he shoved a bottle of wine in my face. “To celebrate.” He said pulling it back.

He was out of uniform and dressed very casually. His baggy t-shirt overlapped his jeans, but they suited him. He always looked stupid when we were kids in baggy clothes, as a child he was so scrawny, but he looked good now he had filled out.

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“Celebrate?”

“Yes.”

“What are we celebrating?”

“I dunno, it seemed like a good idea an hour ago.” He laughed and I couldn’t help it I laughed with him and let him in. “How about old friends?” he said and I agreed.

“Oh, planning on getting me drunk were you?” I said joking. Damn I shouldn’t have said that.

“Always.” He said as his face lit up with mischief.

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“Well I wont be any good to you asleep now would?”

“Depends if you still snore.”

“I do not snore.”

I threw him the cork screw so that he could open the bottle and I got the glasses. He was the last person I expected to see, well him and Mark really. It was nice to have company. We sat down in the doorway at the back of the house and Bexley tucked himself up in his basket out side the bedrooms. I obviously didn’t need watching tonight.

“Is that right? Have you ever listened to your self when you’re asleep?”

“Yes all the time.”

“Ha. I remember when me, you and Mark used to go camping, he said he was going to record it and play it back to you.”

I laughed at the memory, yes I did remember it. We always went camping if we could, just the three of us in one tent. Me sleeping with them on either side.

“Yes I remember hiding his recorder and threatening to push him in the lake if he did.”

“You did that anyway.”

“We had some good times didn’t we?” I said sitting myself down next to him.

“Yes we did.” He spun his glass round and smiled at it, staring at the clear liquid inside as it sloshed from side to side.

“Shame I wreaked it all.”

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His glass stopped abruptly. “You didn’t ruin anything. I did it was me that should have kept my hands off you, but I couldn’t help it.”

“It doesn’t matter who did it really though does it?” I asked. “Either way, we broke his heart and he has the right to hate us both.”

I could feel him staring at me and I had no idea what to say to him. We were a world apart now, so much time and distance between us. We weren’t who we used to be.

“I saw him today.” He said “He came to see me; I still can’t work out why. The last time I had seen him he had been trying to punch me in the face.”

“Well we did hurt him.”

“Exactly.” He nodded. “That’s why I don’t get him coming to see me. He hates me.”

“And me.”

“No one could hate you Vanessa, not forever and certainly not Mark.”

“I wouldn’t blame him.” I replied. “What did he say?”

“Nothing really that’s the strange thing. He just said he forgave me and that was it, he left again.”

“Well at least he forgives one of us.”

We chatted for a while, not about anything important, just catching up on things, but it was nice. I enjoyed spending time with him just chatting, like old times. We always used to stay up talking right into and sometimes through the small hours. Putting the world to rights with our strange take on things and opinions of how things should be.

Two bottles of wine later and I was rather tipsy. I didn’t drink often so it didn’t take me much to get drunk. Keller was almost as bad, though I think I slurred more. It was good to laugh with him again. After the initially depressing subject of the part we had discussed anything and everything, but it was time for him to leave. I had to admit I was a little sad to see him go home, I had had a good day.

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The taxi beeped impatiently outside. Sometimes I think those guys don’t care who they wake up. It was gone midnight. Robin was asleep, the last thing I wanted was for her to wake up and find her mother drunk.

Keller opened the curtains and waved at the driver letting him know he had seen him, he turned and smiled at me. “I had a good time today.” He said.

“I did too. Thank you.” I slurred.

“Night Nessa.” He said his voice soft as he ran his finger playfully down my face, flicking my nose.

“Night Kel.”

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I flopped on the sofa after locking the door behind him. My eye lids grew heavy almost instantly and wine induced sleep took me.

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I squeezed my eyes open and shut them again almost instantly as the light burnt into the back of my eyes. My head felt like someone had it squashed in a vice and they were winding it tighter and tighter over my temples.

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The light flooded through my shut eyes and I reached behind me for a cushion and pulled it over my face. I was never drinking again.

“Mummy?” asked Robin next to me and I moved the cushion slightly so I could see her through one half open eye, but even that hurt. It felt like my eyes weighed a ton. “Mummy are you ok?”

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A hangover is nature's way of telling you, "F*** you're stupid."

fantastic update! but i fear for what evil plans are to be played out next

:laugh:
 
you got that right!!
 
great update Flid!

and if i said its not a hangover?

... I would have to say, I bet I know what it was.......

0.o Oh no.. please not that! >< Well, please update soon so I can put my suspicions to rest. But knowing your, Flid, my fears will just be confirmed, right?

You bet.

Damn. She's pregnant again.

Haha just kidding. But then again, it's not up to me ...

DON'T BE EVIL FLIDSTER! =D

I really need to catch up with this one fliddles ;)

so get reading lol

WE want to read ... more .. more!

MORE!

uh oh... just when everything seemed to be going well...

i hope shes okay!

*sigh* Another one I have to wait for.

Oh my god! I can't believe how long its taken me to finally log back into my account. Anyways... PLZ UPDATE! Omg! I went to your site expecting chapters worth of updates but ofcourse, they weren't there :(

hehe ... Flid's a little sneaky like that ktj ... she keeps both sites in agony at the same time :laugh:

yeah I havent realy done anything on my pc this past week, i'll see if i can get you an update done this evening

Blimey Flid - are you feeling okay?

*checks flid's temperature* hmm seems ok must be nearly christmas :dontknow:

“Yes.” I said and I tried to sit up. Pain smashed into the front of my skull as I moved and I gripped my head in my hands. “No.” I said changing my previous statement. It felt like my brain was literally swimming around in my skull bashing about against the bone. The shrill of the phone made me cringe and I put my hands over my ears trying to keep the sound out.

“Mummy the phones ringing.”

“I know. I’m getting there.”

Gingerly I rose to my feet, using the arm of the sofa as support. I felt a mixture of drunk and pain. Like I was floating, but it hurt.

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“Hello.” I head Robin say down the phone after she had got fed up of waiting for me to answer it.

“Yes she is, but she is poorly.”

“I don’t know, she can’t get up.”

I heard her say a few yes’s and then the clunk as she placed the receiver back in its cradle.

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“Who was that?” I asked.

“Grandma’s doctor.”

“What did he want?” I tried to remain calm, why would her doctor be calling me?

“I don’t know. He asked for you, but I said you were poorly. He told me to get you some water.”

“Ok.”

“Do you want some water?”

“That would be lovely. Thank you.”

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I heard her feet as she ran to the kitchen. I listened as she got a glass and filled it before she returned. She held the glass out in front of me and I took it with shaking hands. I gulped the cold liquid down and almost as soon as it went down I could feel it ready to come out again.

Slamming the glass onto the floor I got up and half ran half stumbled before reaching the toilet.

“Mummy?” called Robin through the door. “Mummy are you ok?”

“I’m fine baby.” I said between breaths and my body tried to heave again.

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I must have been in the bathroom longer than I thought; maybe I had fallen asleep again. I wasn’t sure, but somehow I was lying on the floor on my side. Mark was leaning over me; Robin was stood at the door hopping impatiently from one foot to the other.

“Vanessa can you hear me?” he said, but his voice sounded distant like he had something covering and muffling his voice.

I put my hand on the cold tiles of the floor and tried to lift my self up, but nothing would work. My arms seemed dead, even my head was unco-operative. Mark slid his arms under me and helped me to sitting position.

“Vanessa?”

“What.” I said and it was hard for me to get my words out. “What are you doing here?” I finally asked.

“I came after Robin told me you couldn’t get up.”

“That was you? On the phone?”

“Yes. I was calling to…” his voice trailed off. “Well it doesn’t matter now.”

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I went to ask him what didn’t matter, but my stomach had other ideas. My hand flew to my mouth to stop it as Mark quickly lifted me up and over the toilet bowl. He held me with one arm around my chest and the other holding my hair out of the way.

This was great. Not only was I probably looking like death warmed up, but he was holding me while I threw up. Things didn’t get any better than this did they?

“Ok now?” he said after I stopped for a minute or two.

I nodded and he leant me back against the wall. I gave up trying to open my eyes, they hurt too much. I heard Mark turn the tap on and even the sound of the water splashing into the sink seemed to echo round my head. Something cold landed on my face and I tried to move it away, but Mark moved my hand. “Its only water.” He said. “It’ll help. I think you have a migraine, I remember you getting these all the time at uni”

I managed eventually with Marks support to get into my bed. He helped undress me, then just kind of dropped me as I was and covered me up. Robin ran over and shut the curtains to my room, but it didn’t help really, too much light still flood into my room.

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I must have gone to sleep though. My bedroom was dark except for the light seeping in from my partially opened door. I could hear the sound of the muffled voices from the telly and Robin letting out an occasional laugh.

Pulling the covers off I sat up slowly. Pain didn’t grip my head and my stomach didn’t decide it needed emptying. Thank god. My body felt heavy though, as if someone had drained all the energy out of my. My legs felt like lead, but I managed to stand on them.

I cautiously walked to my door and pulled it further open. The light from the lamp in the lounge was strong and I squinted, but it wasn’t as bad as it was before.

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“Hey.” Said Mark as he got up from the sofa and came over to me. “How are you feeling?”

“Like crap. Sorry Robin.”

“Good then you’re getting better.”

“Yeah thanks for that. What time is it?”

“Just after 7.”

“Really? God I have to make Robin her tea, she’ll be starving.”

Mark laughed. “Good job I can cook, we have eaten.”

“Oh. I’m sorry.”

“Are you hungry? I can make you something too, would probably do you some good.”

“I am actually.” I hadn’t noticed it before but at the mention of food my stomach growled, thankfully in hunger.

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Robin curled up to me as I sat next to her. Mark wondered off to the kitchen. I had no idea what he was making, I didn’t care really. My stomach was empty and I would have eaten anything.

“Are you ok now Mummy?”

“Yes baby I am thank you.”

“What was the matter?”

“I just had one of my bad headaches that’s all and I think I drank to much last night.” I replied.

“Maybe Keller is poorly too then.” She said and I cringed as I mark slammed a cupboard door shut. He had obviously heard her, he would have had to have been deaf not to. The lounge, kitchen and dining room were basically open plan.

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“Soups here.” Said Mark as he came over to us. He met my eyes as I moved slowly to the table. The look on his face wasn’t happy, not like it was a few moments ago before he went to cook.

“I can explain.” I said.

“About what?”

“What Robin said.”

“No need. I understand.” He gave me a fake smile, his lips curling up quickly and back down again. “If your feeling ok, I’ll head off. I left work to come here I better go in and explain myself.”

“You don’t have to go.”

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Robin’s feet thundered on the floor as she desperately ran to us. “You can’t go.” She said to Mark. “What if mummy gets poorly again?”

He bent down to her level and she eyed him with suspicion as she chewed on the corner of her mouth.

“Your mummy will be fine.”

“She might not be. Please don’t go.”

He sighed and put his head down. “How about I come back on my way home and make sure she’d ok?”

She took in what he suggested and screwed her face up while she decided if that was good enough. “I’ll even leave you my number so if she gets poorly you can ring me. You know how to use a phone don’t you.”

“Promise?” she asked him, hope and fear showing clearly on her face.

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“I promise.”

“What time will you come back?”

“A couple of hours or so I expect.”

“One.”

“Two.” He argued back.

“One.”

He went to say two again but the look on her face showed him that she was not going to give up easily. “Alright one.”

Robin seemed happy at that, she didn’t notice that Mark didn’t, but I knew he wouldn’t let her down. “I’ll see you in a bit Vanessa.” He said.

The front door closed behind him and I looked at the bowl of tomato soup in front of me. The sweet smell filling the air, but I suddenly didn’t feel so hungry any more.

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Mark did keep his promise. When the hour came round Robin sat next to the window pocking her head through the curtains every time she heard a car go by. When he eventually did arrive she leapt off the chair and flung the front door open for him.

I was sat curled up on the sofa, some mindless drivel on the telly that I was only pretending to watch.

“She wanted to make sure you came back.” I said reasoning why she wasn’t in bed.

Unexpectedly she threw her arms around him and hugged him. “Thank you for coming back.” She said. “Mummy says I have to go to bed when you say she is ok. Do you read?”

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I laughed at her sudden change of subject. I knew where this was going; she had got Keller with the very same line. As soon as he had admitted to liking books, she had persisted that he read her a bed time story.

“Mummy is tired can you read my story to me?” she asked when he confirmed he did in fact like books and that he loved reading.

“A story?”

“Pleassse.” She smiled up at him showing her full set of white teeth.

“Well I suppose I can’t really say no now can I.” he laughed.

He followed her to her room after she kissed me good night. I was glad to say his mood seemed better than when he had left. I was hoping it would be, but I was expecting him to be off with me like before.

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“She’s asleep.” He said from behind me nearly half an hour later.

“Thank you.” I got up and walked round the sofa to him. “I’m sorry about what she said.”

“It’s fine. Kids say things, unlike adults they say what they think. You look fine so I’ll head off home. You have my number, just call if you need me.”

“And will you come?”

He actually looked shocked by my question for a second, and I almost regretted saying it, but we were dancing round words to much and I just needed a straight answer.

He moved towards me, leaving just a small space between us. He looked me straight in the eyes and I could feel the heat from his breath as it slid across my face. He was so close, I could almost touch him, but I knew if I did he would pull back instantly.

“You don’t know me very well if you have to ask that.”

I reached my hand out and placed it gently on his arm. “I don’t think I ever knew you.” I said my voice low. “I am only just learning who I am.”

“You never wanted to know me Vanessa. You hide from everyone including your self.” He said. “It’s like you have this big thick wall and you wont let anyone in.”

“If people got in then they could have hurt me.” As I said it I knew it sounded stupid, but that’s how felt.

“Do you ever think I would have hurt you? I have never been with anyone since you, do you know that? Not properly I mean. And do you know why?

“No.”

“Because they weren’t you, they never could be.”

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I felt the chill run just under the surface of my skin. It wasn’t cold, but his words ran over me. How had I ever been so stupid to let him go? I never truly understood what I had until now.

I leant forward and closed the tiny gap between us. I pressed my mouth up against his, it was warm and soft. Just as I remembered. He opened his lips to me and let me in to explore him deeper, his hands slid through my hair and rested at the back of my head.

I kissed him deeper his mouth was the only thing keeping me from crying. He pulled me into him so I was pressed up against his firm chest and for the first time in a while I felt like I was where I was supposed to be.

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“What's wrong?” I asked as he broke away, not meeting my eyes.

“I’m sorry, I have to go.”

“Go?” I was shocked, he had been kissing me back I was sure of it, it wasn’t just me imagining things, reading the signs all wrong. A tear freed it self at the thought of him leaving. Mark gave a half hearted smile as he stepped backwards.

“Night Vanessa.”

I watched open mouth as he walked away from me and left. What had I done wrong? I sank down and buried my head in the soft cushions of the sofa, I didn’t get it; I thought we were making progress. I thought I might have stood a chance of getting him back.

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Yay! First one 2 comment! Oh, that was so good! Now I am completely confused about Vanessa..... but that's ok!  Awesome update flid!

@.@ So confused..! Keller... Mark... Keller... Mark.. Keller! >< Ohhh.. flid! Why? xS I love this story but all the main characters are in this neverending love triangle!

You said it! Those were the words I wanted to use after reading the chapter, but was still too confused!

Aww Mark would make a good Papa , Im begining to like him more

But never as much as Keller!!!!!!
You know why Flid :)

I do like mark as well. Is she poisoned? Or can't she hold her wine? Inquiring minds want to know... The plot thickens.. Need an update...PPUUULLLLEEEEAAAASSSEEE!!!!!
 
I will throw corn nuts your way and declare you the evil Mistress ofthe universe... :queen:

xD It took me at least five minutes for me to get that all our after I read it. -nods- It was seriously confuzzling! >.> Flid..... -evil glare-

My heart almost stopped fifteen minutes later when I heard someone knock on the door. I raced over to answer it and swung the door open. Keller looked at me like I had gone mad; the officer with him stepped forward.

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“Is everything ok?” he asked.

“Yes why wouldn’t it be?”

Keller moved up so he was level with his partner. “We got a 999 call from your house, saying there was an intruder.”

“From here?”

“Yes.”

“I didn’t call for anyone, there’s no one here, just me and Robin.”

“Are you sure? It was your number according to the control room, they traced your address from your number, said there was a woman crying down the phone, you look like you have been crying.”

“Some stupid movie on TV that’s all.” I lied.

“You know if you can’t say you can still give me some sort of signal.” He said leaning in and whispering to me.”

“Everything’s fine I promise. You can come in and check if you like.”

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I opened the door for them both; Keller’s partner walked in first and glanced around. It was as I had said no one was there. Luckily the house was small so there wasn’t much for them to search.

“Well if you’re sure everything is ok then we’ll go and leave you in piece. Night Vanessa.”

“Night Kel.”

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I locked the door behind them and watched them drive away from the window. I hadn’t called anyone I wasn’t that mad. Was I?

I went to bed after that, there was nothing for me to stay up for. Mark was gone, Keller was working and Robin was tucked up in bed. Even Bexley was in his basket snoring away blissfully.

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“Mummy!” Robin sharp voice rang through my sleep and dragged me out of my dream. She was stood over my bed crying and calling my name.

I sat bolt up right wide awake in seconds. “What is it?”

“Someone was in my room.” She cried. “They pulled in covers off me and tickled my nose.”

“Are you sure? It could have been a dream.”

“No mummy it wasn’t a dream.” She said trusting her hands out in irritation that I didn’t believe her. “They opened my curtains and turned off my side lamp.”

Damn.

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I threw myself out of bed and slammed my bedroom door shut. I wasn’t normally a wimp, but given the recent events in my life I wasn’t taking any chances, not with Robin in the house. I pulled the chair out from under my table and wedged it under the door like they did in the movies. I had no idea if that worked but it made me feel better.

Why didn’t Bexley wake us? People didn’t get in the house without him making a raucous, especially if he didn’t know them. Surly he should have been creating a right racket, but I wasn’t opening the door to go and check. I was scared enough as it was.

Robin was sat shaking in my bed watching me. She had turned the light on next to my bed, pure fear streaked her face. I sat down beside her and pulled her quivering body to me.

Luckily I kept a phone by my bed. I dialled Keller’s number. He answered before the first ring finished.

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“Please come Keller, there is someone in the house.” I cried almost screaming down the phone.

“Vanessa?”

“Yes. There’s someone here. Please come.”

“Are you sure? I mean that’s what you said a few hours ago.”

“Kel that wasn’t me, but who ever it was, was in Robin’s room.”

“They were in the house?” he asked and his voice seemed to have risen a notch. “Where are you?”

“Locked in my bedroom. Please hurry.”

“Ok stay there I’m coming over, stay on the phone.”

I could hear his footsteps smashing down onto the ground, he was obviously running. Slight relief came over me when I heard the engine of his car scream into life.

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“You still there Nessa?” he said between breaths.

“Yeah I’m still here. Where are you?”

“About 15 minutes away.”

I moved the phone away from my ear as the siren on his car came on. It was so loud. My heart was beating so hard in my chest I had to breathe in deeply to try and control it; I could hear my pulse in my own ears like a thumping echo. Robin stayed next to me, her little arms around my waist clinging to me as if she was afraid if she let go something would happen.

Fifteen minutes had never been so long in my life. I watched the digital clock on my side table and it seemed to take an hour for each minute to click over. My legs tapped up and down as if the agitation from them would some how make Keller get here faster.

We heard Keller pull up outside, well I assumed it was Keller I wasn’t expecting anyone else. I tried to move, but Robin was holding onto me so tight it was nearly impossible.
“You have to let me up baby.”

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“I don’t want you to go out there.”

“I’m not I’m going to the window.”

She let her grip loosen. I held my hand out so that she could be still touching me and I could get to the window. I opened the side of the blind slightly just so that I could peer out without being seen. I didn’t to come face to face with who ever we were hiding from.

“Its Keller baby let me open the window.”

She did as she was told and moved out of my way so that I could lift the window and call to him.

“Are you both alright?”

“Yes were fine, I have the door blocked.”

“Good, but I need to get in; I can’t fit through this window.”

“One sec, I have my keys.” I said “Robin, you hold Keller’s hand, I’m just gonna get my keys off my side table ok?”

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She didn’t respond, but she let her little fingers fall from mine and into Keller’s. I heard him say something about her being brave as I ran for my keys. They weren’t there. I was sure I had put them with my mobile, that’s was what I normally did. I searched down by the table, but they weren’t there either.

Crouching down I lowered my head so that I could look under my bed. I screamed and nearly fell back.

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Nice *shiver* update... *shiver*.... I'm not scared *runs off to look under her bed*

That was a seriously suspenseful update! Cant wait for the next, flid!

0.o Eee. I'm so glad there's no space under my bed! Otherwise I would always be paranoid someone would grab my leg when I got out of bed... >< brrr...

That was a cold one, Flid. I'm gonna have to get my pitchfork/stake/flaming torch out soon!

next one is hot....so hot I have to cut it to post it lol

oOo send me an unedited version

What's a little "gaslighting" between friends??? Buwahahahahaha

lets just say either keller or mark gets lucky he he and i will post cut bits on adult part of my site

i hate cliffhangers

So do I!

omg
Why flid?
FORSHADOWING STINKS!!

the dog's dead under the bed isn't he?? ... that's why he didn't make a noise????
 
AARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH .... c'mon ... don't leave us hanging!
 
edit - yeah, I agree with Kim ... let us have an uncut version :grin:

Aww.. Aliwag, don't ruin it for us! ><
I was still worrying about that. Now Flid's gonna have to make it something even more horrific! -shivers in anticipation-

Was this story supposed to be called Love Won't Hurt?


**Eeep**
I am a scared little girl who KNOWS there is a monster under my bed.

yeah it was but as i started writing it i thought it didnt suit it

PLZ PLZ PLZ update! Coz the day after tomorrow I'm gonna be leaving for 6 weeks. But then theres a good side, when I come back there will be all these new chapters :) . But yeah, PLZ!

Come on Flid its Christmas!

*Edit*
Or if your Jewish , its Hannukah!!!!!

The girl is so beautiful and your story too

I saw one of my framed pictures of me, Keller and Mark propped up all of our faces cut out.

Robin screamed from where she was at the window and Keller tried to lift him self up.

“Vanessa what is it.” Shouted Keller.

“I’m ok.” I said looking at Robin, she was already scared enough. “Just a spider.” I was getting good at these spur of the moment lies.

I reached under and grabbed hold of the frame; my keys were tied to the string that was used to hold the picture on the wall. I pulled them off and dropped them through the window to Keller.

Taking hold of Robin I shut the window and listened as Keller entered my house. I heard him walking around opening doors and closing them again before he came to my room and knocked on the door.

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“You can open up, it’s me.” He said through the wood.

“Is everything ok?” I called through the door before opening it; to be honest I didn’t want to open it, even though I knew it was only Keller on the other side.

“Yeah, there’s no one here.”


Robin clung to the back of my t-shirt making the fabric pull around my neck as I moved the chair. We both fell into his arms as the door opened, still afraid to actually go out into the house though.

“Its clear I promise.” He said holding us both.

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I left Robin in Keller’s arms and gingerly stepped out. Nothing looked out of place; it looked just as I had left it. It took both of us to convince Robin that it was safe to come out. She was using Keller as her shield, only her head pocking out slightly from under is arm.

I held my hand out too her. “Its ok, there’s no one here.” Bexley padded over to us, his tail wagging; obviously he thought it was morning. “See look even Bexley says so.”

She laughed as he sat down in front of her and lifted his right paw.

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“Come on Robin, lets get some hot chocolate.” I said. Finally she took my hand and Keller smiled at me. I led her into the lounge and sat her down. Bexley was following close behind and he hopped onto the sofa next to her, his head resting on her lap.


“You sit here with Bex and I’ll go make us a drink.”

“But mummy.” She said finally speaking.

“I can see you from the kitchen, you’ll be ok. There’s no one here I promise.”

I switched the television on for her, thank god for satellite TV and twenty four hour children’s channels. She snuggled into Bexley as some strange looking cartoon came on the television.

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“What did you see?” Keller asked his voice low so that Robin couldn’t hear him.

“I didn’t see anything. Robin came running in saying someone had taken her duvet off, tickled her nose and opened her curtains.”

“Do you think there was someone?”

“Yes. When I was looking for my keys I found them under my bed.”

“Maybe you knocked them off.”

“No, they were attached to one of the pictures that I keep in my studio, I didn’t knock them off and I didn’t stick that picture under my bed.”

“Well there’s no one here now and as far as I can see there is no sign of any one having been here either.”

 “Are you suggesting we made this up?” I asked him and I let my annoyance come through my voice.

“No not at all, I just don’t know Vanessa. First your gallery, then the house. Are you sure there isn’t someone who has it in for you?”

“If I knew that I would hunt them down and kill them.”

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He gave me a less than pleased look at that remark.

“Oh come one Kel, get out of the law abiding bit for a second, what would you do?”

“Hit them with my big stick.” He said and raised his eyebrows I couldn’t help it I burst out laughing.

“Don’t you have to get back to work?”

“Nope, I had finished when you called.”

I was glad he had finished work; quite frankly I didn’t want to be alone. It was probably selfish of me to just want him to stay so I felt safe, but deep down somewhere there was something else too. I just didn’t want Keller to leave.

I glanced over to where Robin was, curled up with Bexley. I had no idea what she was watching, but what ever it was seemed to have worked in taking her mind of what had just happened.

“I’m never going to get her to go back to bed.”

Keller followed my gaze and smiled. “I doubt it.”

“Maybe I could stay at Ethan’s.”

“At this time of night?”

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He had a point how would I explain turning up on Ethan’s door step at this hour? I would need a pretty damn good excuse and I didn’t want to tell him the truth.

“You could come to my house.”  Suggested Keller. “I have a couple of spare rooms, it’s nothing big, but at least you’ll feel safer and so will she.”

I wasn’t sure, yes he was right, she would feel safe, so would I for that matter, but being forced out of my home by who ever was doing this just ticked me off, but I had to think of Robin. My ego wasn’t going to keep her safe was it?

“Just for tonight.” I said.

“Good, I have hot chocolate at home, we can finish this there.”

“She can drink this; I’ve made it now anyway.” I said as I lifted the hot cup up. “It will give me time to explain everything to her.”

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I took the hot mug over to her and sat beside her. She swung her legs down to make room for me; Bexley on the other hand was obviously comfortable and didn’t move.

“Here you go baby.” I said as I passed her, her drink. “How are you feeling?”

“Ok. Will we be ok here now?”

“Well that’s what I sat down for. I was wondering if you fancied sleeping at Keller’s house tonight.”

“Can Bexley come too?” She asked and I had no idea. I looked over to him and he nodded.

“Yes baby he can.”

“Then I like that idea.”

“Ok baby. Well you stay here and I’ll go and get us some stuff for tomorrow ok?”

I left her with Keller and Bexley while I packed an overnight case. I didn’t take much, just the essential’s Toothbrush, hairbrush and a change of clothes for tomorrow. The house would seem better tomorrow in daylight.

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I watched our house fade into the distance as Keller drove us to his house. Anger boiled inside me. I was being forced to run from my home in the middle of the night because some idiot had decided he had a grudge against me and I didn’t even know what it was.

Robin was curled up with Bexley on the back seat. He had thought it was great that we were going out and had practically raced out of the house once he saw we had our coats on. Keller had thrown a blanket over them both. It wasn’t really cold, but the night was defiantly cooler than the heat we were used to in the day time.

“Do you know? I don’t even know where you live.” I said turning back to face the front.

He smiled and his blue eyes seemed almost black in the dark, but you could still see the light in them. “I don’t live that far away to be honest. You know Stanley?”

“You don’t live there do you?” he nodded and I laughed. “Of all the places I never imagined. Do you remember how we always said it was the place people went when they were too old to live anywhere else?”

“Are you saying I’m old?”

“Well if the cap fits.”

“Actually it’s been redone since we were little. All young families.” He said and his eyes appeared to hold sadness as he said it.

“You’ll have that one day too you know. You’d make a great dad.”

“Yeah.” He said sighing.

I had no idea what to say after that I had kind of killed the conversation. I was good at ruining things no matter how small.

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Robin was asleep in the back of the car when Keller pulled the car onto his driveway. His house was your normal purpose built family home. One drive way, white garage door and bay window at the front.

I lifted Bexley out as Keller lifted Robin. He kept the blanket on her and she didn’t even stir, obviously coming away from the house had been a good idea and she had relaxed.

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“My pocket.” He said sticking his hip out at me.

“Excuse me?”

“My house keys, they are in my pocket. You have to get them. I forgot to get them out”

“You did this on purpose.”

He just winked at me.

I tried to squeeze my fingers into his pocket, but Keller wiggled and gave a quiet laugh. “That tickles.”

“It’ll hurt if you don’t behave now stand still and let me get the keys before you wake her.” I said as I moved my hand away.

“Spoil sport.”

I tuted and reached into his pocket again, this time he stood still and I managed to get them.

The house was cosy inside. A soft beige carpet covered the floor of his hallway. Pictures of his family decorated the wall that followed his stairs. A single table stood in the corner which gave home to a vase and his phone.

Two doors went off to the right, but Keller motioned for me to go upstairs.
The house wasn’t huge, but it was adequate. There were three bedrooms and a bathroom. The doors were open to each and I could see that they were decorated in the same cosy atmosphere that covered the rest of the house.

He put Robin into the spare single bed in the bedroom at the front of the house. Bexley followed and curled up on the bottom of her bed. I went to move him off, but Keller let him stay.

I watched her for a moment before pulling the door too and following Keller back downstairs.

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The backroom acted as a dining room leading off into the kitchen. A large mahogany table took centre stage in the middle of the room, with six chairs stood around it. The kitchen had a small breakfast bar are with just a couple of stools. Judging by the empty cup and newspaper it would seem that Keller used this more than the table. I sat my self down at the table and we watched each other as if afraid to talk.

“Do you want anything to drink?”

“No I’m fine thanks.” I said. What did I do now? Say thanks and just go up to bed?

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Before I knew what was happening he had pulled me up and was leaning into me his body was warm against mine, the feel of him so close was almost overpowering. His hands moved swiftly until they were behind my head and he pulled my mouth up to his in one quick movement, his breath danced hot against my face as his warm almost shaking mouth captured mine.

My heart stopped for a second and then I melted into him, cold heat rushed through my body and I lifted my arms up around the back of his neck, my lips parting and letting him in. His mouth was almost bruisingly forceful against mine, as if he was afraid that this would be his only chance and he wanted to savour every second. As his arms moved around my back and pulled me even tighter to him.

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“I want to make love to you.” He whispered lightly against my ear.

I wanted it too, but it still felt wrong to want him somehow, like I was still betraying Mark. But Mark wasn’t here was he? We weren’t a couple. It didn’t matter any more.

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**

I awoke as I felt the weight in the bed shift. I reached my hand out and the empty side of my bed was still warm. The night before came back to me in one quick flash and I opened my eyes calling him.

“Keller?”

“Shush.” He said leaning down over me.

“What are you doing?”

“I thought I better leave before Robin gets up.” He said as he sat back down. He gently ran his fingers along the side of my face and lent down and kissed me. “I have to go out anyway. You two make yourselves at home and I’ll be back with breakfast.”

Funny that he was protecting my feelings, I am ashamed to say I probably wouldn’t have done the same. I tend to speak before I think and only think when I realised what I said hurt.

“You stay there and go back to sleep.” He said.
I smiled like some silly teenager. What on earth was wrong with me? I was stronger than this.

We mustn’t have been asleep long, the room was dark, but I could see the orange glow around the curtain as the sun rose for another day. I lay in the semi darkness after I heard the front door close behind him. I wasn’t sure if I should have regretted what I did, but I kept playing it over and over in my mind like a song on repeat. Everything had happened so fast recently. Did I really want a relationship with Keller? To drag up all those old buried memories and feelings? And what about Mark?

I certainly knew how to make my life difficult for myself and as always I had done it perfectly

I did love Keller, but not how he wanted. I wasn’t mad passionately in love with him, it was more of an affectionate love that you develop for a friend and that was what he was. I had to tell him. It wouldn’t be fair to let him think that this could go anywhere.

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WORST SPOT FOR A CLIFFHANGER EVER.

..Yes.

Fliiiiddd!!! What are you doing!? I think it might be Keller, but I still get an itch thinking that I have missed the slight of hand some where.

Keller was on duty at the time so I think it was Mark. He was the last person that was in the house before all this drama took place giving him ample opportunity to steal the house keys and place them on the back of the ruined picture.

You're all wrong, it's Melody. :rofl:

Definitely! ^^ I can't wait to see that female dog and give her what's coming to her! C'mon Flid! Don't leave us hangin' here, we (don't) want to see Melody! ><

If it is Melody, she is one whacked out lady. As in whacked out like in mama Bates whacked out..... :-o

And we didn't know she was like that already?

Hell, flid, that was evil. Vanessa is one emotional mess! I hope she gets it together before Melody ('cause you just know it's gonna be her) returns!!!

One, Melody was a lot of things. Spoiled, manipulative, a total B***h, but never did she come close to being able to do this. A daddies lil spoiled princess. Those were her better qualities. But this leap from spoiled lilrich brat to stalking the daughter of your dead lover, is as creepy as you can get.
 
Maybe we will see the ghosts of Adam and Morgan just up the creep factor. lol

Having reread what I just posted.. Umm Flid in no way was I hinting for that.....Nor should that be taken as a hint at all.... Flid, I really don't want to see those ghosts.. You hear me Flid??
FFFFlllliiiidddddd!!??

well the next update (which you'll see soon, today i hope) has ghosts....well ghosts of the past anyway. ;)

Keller brought breakfast back with him an hour or so later. Robin had woken up not long after he had gone out, but then she was always an early riser.

We ate breakfast and after I took Robin to the gallery. It was time for me to get my life back to how it was. I had a routine. To most people that would seem boring, but to me it was simple. Painting I was good at, relationship I had no idea. I wasn’t going to let this creep beat me either. I would go back to my house and make sure it was safe, but I was going to stay at home.

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It was nice going back to the gallery, it made things normal again. I didn’t go to Maceys old flat though. I wasn’t ready to go in there and see it empty. If I didn’t go in for a while I could lie to myself and pretend that she was just behind the door having a day off. And to be honest I was scared, scared that maybe she was in there and hadn’t gone and that I would have to somehow explain why her best friend for five years had suddenly told her to get lost.

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I told Robin that Macey had gone away on holiday to her parents who lived down south. She did that every few months so Robin believed me. I think.

Robin sat at my computer playing some game where she had to create little people and make them live their lives. I had no idea what it was, my uncle Ethan had bought it for her he was hugely into his technology and rolled his eyes many times at me when I tried to feebly use the internet.

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Catrine, one of the members of staff I had knocked on the door and opened it. She had worked for me since day one and had practically run the place for me since she started, leaving me to paint and for Macey to sculpture.

“Sorry to bother you.” She said. “But there is a woman at the desk asking to meet the artist who painted the Imaginary Wedding picture.”
“Oh, right.” I said. “Tell her I’ll be there in a second.

The Imaginary Wedding picture was the one of my parents, the wedding that they never had. A lot of customers asked to meet the artist. I had no idea why, but they seemed to meet me and then make up their minds as to whether they should buy the painting or not. I cleaned my hands on the cloth I hung at the bottom of my easel. Robin was lost in her game. I would only be in the next room and Bexley was curled up next to her so I left her there while I went to meet the woman.

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I saw her hair before I saw anything else, bright blonde straight out of the bottle. Some people should just let age have them. She was defiantly pushing fifty, the bleach in her hair and the layer of make up she wore on her face was not going to disguise that. She had on a stylish suit which was defiantly created with someone twenty years her junior in mind. It takes all sorts I imagine.

She was stood gazing up at the picture of my parents; she saw me and started talking to me before I was in audible distance. I guess her hearing aid must have been on loud that day.

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I extended my hand out and she took it. Her grip was firmer than I imagined. Her nails were manicured to perfection, all except one which was chipped and looked completely out of place on her hand. Classy.

“Are you the artist?” she asked and I could see her disapproval of my appearance in her face. What did she expect? I was dressed in paint splattered jeans and a tight white t-shirt, also splattered with paint. I might have owned the place but I certainly wasn’t going to paint wearing my Sunday best. I almost apologised for my appearance. Almost.

“Yes I’m Vanessa King.” I said.

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 She let go of my hand and went back to the painting. “Did you paint this?”

“Yes.”

“Did they model for you?”

“No” I said giving her another one word answer. It was rude of me I know, but first impressions take about three seconds to create and I had already made my mind up that I didn’t like her.

“I know them.” She said. “I didn’t think they got married.”

“They didn’t.”

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“Oh?” he face seemed to light up at that. “Then why have you painted them on their wedding day?”

“Why did Van Gogh cut his ear off? Know one knows.” I replied sarcastically.

She ignored me and carried on regardless. “I used to date him you know. Adam is his name.”

“Was.” I corrected.

“Pardon me?”

“Was his name. He’s dead.”

“Oh.” She said oh as if I had just told her the new offer that was on at the supermarket, not the kind of oh you say when you learn an old friend had died.

“I knew her too. Morgan was her name. I never knew what he saw in her to be honest. I wonder who she is scrounging off now.”

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That was it I was angry. She could insult my father all she wanted, but to insult my mother was just wrong. And I liked being angry it was easy no confusion.

“She’s dead too.” I said. I looked at her closer and the penny suddenly dropped. “I know you. You’re Melody Baxter aren’t you?”

“Yes. Did Adam talk about me before he died? Oh I bet he did. We were so in love when we were together.”

“Really? So in love that he dumped you?”

“He did not.”

“No?”

“No.”

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“I know exactly who you are, and yes he did dump you I read it in my mothers diaries how you played your silly games, but he loved my mother and you lost him.”

“Your mother was a lunatic.” She said looking me up and down. “And I see you have inherited it from her.”

I laughed and threw my head back adding to the dramatics for her. “Your still just as pathetic as you were twenty five years ago aren’t you? You can’t get over the fact that he truly loved my mother and not you. Goodbye Melody and please if your passing don’t drop in.”

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I walked off smiling to myself. I had read all about Melody in what my mother had written and I had grown to hate her just as my mother had. I remember laughing when I read that my mother had finally lost her temper and punched Melody in the face. Of course I also remember crying when wrote about how Melody used that to take my father further away. But she didn’t win in the end, my mother did.

The smile was soon wiped from my face as I went back to my studio. Macey was bent down next to Robin watching her play her game.

“Hi Macey.” I said nervously. I was scared she was going to yell and I deserved that, but still I didn’t want to get into another argument with her.

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I KNEW IT >=D

Wow. This is quite a story!!! :)

Oh... Dear Goddess above and below... Its is Melody.... I was rather hoping that bimbo would would have matured... The words toxic personality doesn't even begin to describe her. A daddies spoiled lil rich brat I guess just becomes a psychotic..

By the way in my Sims game every unattached family female goes after Adam. Adam though seems to be oblivious to it all.. Morgan though I am proud to say can hold her own. lol

more!!!
I think its Jerry !
See you have to think out of the box when trying to guess what flid will do next.
(P.S. Its Jerry because hes mad that flid packaged his ex wife in with Adam and Morgan and Vannessa and Robin(In the house flid put up for download) instead of with him ha ha!)

I think oddball has finally lost the plot

xD!!

Finally, we get to see Melody as she really was 20 years ago. Something of a dissapointment I'd say, flid. You forgot her pointy nose and broom! Honestly.. how can anyone recognise her without?

More Flid, more. No pressure or anything. :D

Yeah.. MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!! :) :) :)

i hate melody but at least she has good taste in clothes

I think Oddball may need to go away for awhile where every one smiles and makes baskets all day.. hah ha ha he he...
 
Its either that or he might be right...It could be Jerry.
 
Bungee Rope I don't trust anyone who has such good taste in clothes. All the best bad guys have good taste in clothes.

yeah but they're still the BEST bad guys, so something good comes of it!

My brain hurts.

I just joineed the reading boat! I read A Father's Sacracfice and Alone and I just found this one! Both of them made me cry(I'm a sucker)! I'm so glad I found this one!  =)=)

hahaha. i'm sorry. XD

“Vanessa.” She said. Her voice was almost as nervous as mine. “I was. Damn.” She said pausing. “You’ll find out anyway. I haven’t gone yet. I haven’t had time to find anywhere.”

I looked at Robin who was not at all interested in our conversation but I didn’t want her to hear this.

“Baby. I think Bex needs to pop out.” I said hoping she would take him to the small garden I had. I could see her through the glass and she was with Bexley, so I know she would be safe. Plus I had to start relaxing. It was over now, done with. The guy had got his money; there was no reason for him to take Robin. The night before just seemed like some imaginary memory that wasn’t real.

We both waited silently as Robin sighed, saved her game and coaxed Bexley outside.

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“You don’t need to explain.” I began as the door shut. “I was a bitch.”

“You weren’t.”

“Yes I was.”

She laughed. “Ok you were, but that’s you.”

“Yeah thanks for that.” I said. “You don’t have to leave Mace. Just ignore what I said the other day, it wasn’t your fault. It was mine.”

“No, you’re probably right.”

“Mace.”

“So I don’t have to leave?” she asked

“No.” she put her hand to her chest and let out the breath she was holding.

“How about dinner and wine at mine tonight? A peace offering.”

“That’d be great.” She smiled.

“Good, be round by 7?”

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I didn’t paint anymore that day. What with the confrontation with Melody and the near miss with Macey I didn’t have the energy.

Robin groaned at having to leave her game just at a good part, but I promised her we would get her paddling pool out when we got home and then we would go to the supermarket, she soon turned it off. Bribery is a mother’s best friend sometimes. I don’t think Bexley really cared where he was as long as he was with us he seemed happy. I told Catrine that I was going and left the place in her safe hands.

Robin was in her swimming costume faster than I had made a coffee. She smiled at me waiting for me to get the pool put for her.

“Alright speedy.” I laughed putting my cup down.

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She followed me to the shed and we pulled it out from underneath all her other garden toys. Laying it out on the grass she gave a tiny groan as she saw that the bottom of it was torn neatly through the middle. Even Bexley seemed to be upset by this and he lay down next to it, his eyes looking sad.

“Its ok, we can get another one.”

“Now?” she asked pleadingly.

I looked from her sad face to Bexley’s. “Yes now. Go and get dressed again.”

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I browsed through the women’s weekly’s and Robin was bent down looking at the comics when I heard my name. I turned and Mark was behind me with his own shopping trolley.



“Hi,” I said.

“How have you been?” he asked obviously not sure what to say now he had actually said hello.

“Good. We’re just after a paddling pool.”

“Oh. I’m just getting some things.”

“I can see that.”

“Yes, well.” He sighed and took a deep breath.” I’ll see you later Vanessa.”

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“Bye.” I said waving my hand at him. I watched him walked away down the isle as I personally cursed my self for not saying more, but then what could I have said to him? I’m sorry I slept with your best mate and had his baby? Yeah right. Maybe somewhere in another time things are different, but not here, here I had mucked everything up for all of us.

My problem wasn’t that I didn’t know what to say to him. I had loads of things I wanted to say, but I couldn’t get the words out. Did I love him? I don’t know. For so long I had told myself that I didn’t, that I couldn’t possibly love anyone and they couldn’t love me, but as I watched him walking away I could feel me stomach sinking, the kind of feeling you get when you realise you left something really important at home. Was that love?

I walked along the isles with Robin in tow. I quickened my pace as I surveyed the isles through the haze of people buying their weekly shopping. I wasn’t sure I wanted to bump into Mark again and the chance that he was still here was minimal, he hated shopping if I remembered right.

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But still I scanned everywhere just in case. I don’t know what I would have said to him if I had seen him again. I would have probably spluttered my way through more pathetic hellos and how are you’s.

I queued and paid up at the cash register, disappointment strangely settling into my gut. Robin had chosen a bigger paddling pool and was oblivious to my drop in mood. Good.

She babbled all the way to the car about the meaningful things of a six year olds life such as what she was going to have for tea, and what time would she be going to bed. And wouldn’t it be nice if she didn’t have to go back to school in a week. Ah the world through the eyes of a child. I almost didn’t want her to grow up and learn the hard truth about real life.

We sat in the car, the boot loaded with shopping and other things that we probably didn’t need. I turned the key in the ignition and… nothing. I tried it again. The car didn’t even give a complaining stutter it was just dead.

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People walked past and stared at me as I stood by my car with my mobile by my ear and the bonnet of the car propped open. I didn’t know a thing about cars, not really, I hade no idea what I expected to see or even fix, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

“Everything ok?” asked a voice as I pulled my phone away from my ear. Frustrated that I couldn’t get hold of anyone to pick us up.

Marks deep blue eyes stared at me waiting for an answer and I swallowed hard at the site of him.

“The car’s dead.” I said sheepishly. “And I can’t get hold of my family.”

“Would you like a lift home?”

“Uh-oh.”

“Well, your car’s stuffed, and I’m passing your way.”

We loaded my stuff into the boot of his car and I left a note on my windscreen that the car would be picked up later. I also let the manager know, just in case. The last thing I wanted was my car to be toed away. That would really be the highlight of my month.

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“Would you like a coffee?” I said as we pulled up. “To thank you for helping us.”

“I don’t know.” He said rubbing the inside corners of both of his eyes.

“It’s only coffee Mark.”

“I know” A thousand thoughts seemed to go across his face in a split second. I wish I could tell what he was thinking. No doubt he was deciding if he should risk it or not.

“Yeah why not.” He said and he actually smiled at me.

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Robin had the paddling pool open and was filling it with the hose pipe while I put the kettle on to boil and put away the shopping. Mark stood by the window watching her and Bexley. Bexley was trying to bite the water as it flowed through the air and into the pool. He was already soaked, but they were enjoying them selves.

“She’s a real credit to you.” He said not taking his eyes off her. “She looks like your mother.”

I handed him his steaming cup of coffee and stood next to him. “She does. Sometimes looking at her makes me wonder what my mother was like.”

I lifted the cup to my face and let the aroma of coffee float through my system, the steam heating my face and helping to stop the tears that were forming in my eyes from the thought of my mother.

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He lifted his hand to my face and I instinctively flinched back a step, but he smiled and I stopped. He used the tips of his fingers to wipe away the tear that had escaped. He rubbed his fingers together where the tear soaked into his skin and raised his eyes up to meet mine. “It still gets to you like it used to?” he said making it a question.

“I have my moments.”

“You know you were never good at hiding it from me, all those times you had something in your eye.”

“I never realised you noticed.”

“I always noticed you.” He said and I knew he wasn’t just talking about the tears.

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His hand moved as if he was going to touch me, but he stopped mid air, before pulling it away again and moving it through his hair. It reminded me the way the teen boy fakes a yawn in some cheesy movie before stretching his arm out and putting it around the girl. Only this time Mark kept his hands to himself.

I stared at him waiting. I had no idea what to do. He took a step closer to me and I wasn’t sure what he was planning. It seemed like so many decisions were going round in his head and he didn’t know which one to follow.


The light tap on the door made us both break eye contact, the tension level seemed to drop, but I could still feel my heart beating harshly in my chest.

“I’ll go and check on Robin. “He said speaking first.”
I watched him go for a second before going to answer my front door.

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Keller had opened the front door and his head was pocking round the gap. His face lit up when he saw me and my heart sank. Not in disappointment that he was here, just that he was here now and so was Mark. Shit how did I get my self into these things.


“Oh crap.” I said as I answered the door.

“What a lovely greeting. Pleased to see you too Vanessa.”

“No it’s not that. I forgot you were coming. You’re early.”

“Yeah I came straight from work. Do you want me to go?”

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“Robin wants to know…” said Mark his voice trailing off when he saw Keller at the door.

“Hello Keller.”

Keller’s body seemed to stiffen. I know they had or at least Mark had worked things out, but Keller looked like he was ready for Mark to pounce, and from the look on Marks face I was expecting the same. It was like watching two cats and seeing which one would strike first.

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Oh my God! GREAT update.... wow! Funny how Vanessa always gets herself into these kinds of things.....:)

Oh flid, I love this story so much. Vanessa is the best character ever!

Im a girl , duh!
Anyways when it is Jerry you will all have to dress up as chickens and ride around on pocket rockets
lol!

*sigh* Flid, I love this story, this entire series.

“Hello Mark. I was just…”

“Its ok I was just going.”

“But you haven’t finished your coffee.” I said pathetically

He lifted the cup up and drank what was left. “I have now.”

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Robin came into the house looking for me when Mark hadn’t come back with what ever answer she had said. “Keller.” She squealed when she saw him at the door. “Me and Bexley...”

“Bexley and I.” I corrected automatically.

“Yes mummy. We are playing in the pool. Come and see.” She grabbed hold of Keller’s hand and dragged him through the house, not giving him chance to protest. He didn’t seem to mind though and he laughed with her was she pulled him outside.

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I turned to Mark not sure what to say. I could see the pain on his face; he glanced through the glass at Robin and Keller and gave a regretful sigh. “Hope you get your car fixed.” He said.

“Thanks and thank you for today.”

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He smiled and it didn’t quite reach his eyes. I walked him out side and he paused on the porch, he opened his mouth and closed it again as if he was going to say something but had changed his mind at the last minute.

“Are you two..?” he finally asked. “No actually don’t answer I don’t want to know.”

I scrunched up my nose at him. “I’m sorry about what happened, I really never meant...”

“Please Vanessa don’t.”

“I want to explain.”

“I’m not ready for an explanation.”

“Will you do me one thing.” I asked. “Wait there a second.

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He nodded and I ran into the house. I threw open my wardrobe and reached up the top shelf and pulled down an old shoe box. Why could you never find what you wanted when you needed it? I reached into the cupboard again and pulled out yet another two boxes. Got it.

I ran back out to Mark, I was so glad he was still there; I thought he might make his escape while I was in the house. I know I would have.

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“Please.” I said. “Take this, read it when you’re ready.”

“What is it?”

“A letter. I wrote it to you years ago, but I never had the courage to post it.”

He turned the white envelope over in his hands as if the answer lay in the paper. “Please.” I begged. “before I change my mind again and take it off you.”

He lifted his eyes up to me, his face softening slightly and he nodded.

I stayed on the porch for a few moments after his car disappeared down the road and round the corner. I preyed that he would read the letter. Even now I could recite it word for word. It had taken me days to write, hours of trying to get the correct words down. I was useless when it came to feelings, especially ones of the heart.

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Dear Mark,
   Please read this, don’t throw it in the bin until you have heard me out, I may never get another chance.
   Where do I begin? This is probably the hardest thing I have ever had to write. I’m not good at saying what I feel, but then you already know that.
   I know you can probably never forget what I did and how I hurt you, I know I wouldn’t, but I hope that one day you can forgive me.
   Do you remember when I started reading my mothers diaries, how I used to get mad with you for no reason? But you never got mad back? I used to think you were crazy for that; instead you would wait and wait. The way you used to hold me until I feel asleep. I used to lay with my head on your lap and you would play with my hair. Sometimes I think you knew me better than I did. This is one of those times, here while I am writing this, but your not here, your arms aren’t there to catch me when I fall and I have fallen. I’ve fallen so hard that I don’t think I have landed yet, or ever will.
   I know what I did hurt you so much and saying sorry just doesn’t seem to cut it, but I am so very sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I was scared. I am scared.
   Please don’t blame Keller for all of this; I have to say the blame sits firmly on my shoulders staring me in the face every time I open my eyes.
   When I heard that you were going to propose I got scared and I did the only thing possible, I made sure that you wouldn’t want to and I succeeded. I don’t think I will ever forget the look on your face when you found us.
   Do you remember my room mate? That mad girl Sarah. It was her that told me what you had planned. She was so excited for me that she couldn’t hold it in anymore. When she told me that you were taking me to our spot. (Do you remember that place?) I was so ill, why would you want to spend the rest of your life with me? So I did the only thing I could. I went out and got drunk, drowning my sorrows even though I had nothing to be sad about.
   When I went to yours and Keller’s room I didn’t intend to do what I did. I went there to tell you it was over. I was going to end it with you, but I was so out of my face and you weren’t there. I fell into Keller’s arms, literally actually. He listened to me the way he always did when I was ranting my head off. I have no idea now what I was yelling at him about, but before I knew what I was doing I leant over and kissed him.
   At first he pulled away and I thought I had wreaked things between us all and I broke down. He held me while I cried and this shames me to say, but I kissed him again. It was as if kissing Keller took away what I came to do and made me forget.
   And then you came in, with us both lying in bed together. Shame ripped through me when I saw your face. The look you gave me was awful, if I could take that back and never see it again I would, believe me. I never meant to hurt you.
   After I walked out of your flat, I tried many times to come back and see you, but I never got further than the entrance hall of the dorm. I could never do it and so I left and went back to my grandparents.
   And now I sit here alone, wishing that somehow, some way I could make it all right, but I cant and things will never been the same again. I will never see your beautiful smile, never touch your tanned skin and never have you catch me when I fall.
   I just hope that if you are still reading and have not thrown this letter in the bin, that you forgive me and believe me when I say I am sorry.

Vanessa
X  X

OOhhhhhhhhh!! Great update!!!! And I loved the letter... so sad! :cry:

Wow, I can't believe I just found this story. I was a huge fan of the other ones. And, I only just found this one! It's great! And, I had a lot to read. :sign5: Now, I have to join the begging masses. More please. :)

aww thats sweet
pshh I wish I could write letters like that!

I looked at the clock as I went back into the house. Damn it was gone five. I had less than two hours to tidy up and order Chinese. Yes I was cheating. I’ll admit I cant cook. I can make the basics, burgers fish fingers etc, but anything that going to be eaten by someone over the age of 10 was not my forte. The most I could ever manage was pasta, but then I even managed to ruin that sometimes.

Keller was outside watching Robin and Bexley. Well when I say watching, he was looking over the top of some inflatable ball that was attached to his mouth; Robin had got him to blow up her toys for her.

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“Do you want to stay for diner?” I asked as I joined him.

He pulled his mouth away and the ball gave a hiss in protest as the air escaped. Quickly he squeezed the end between his fingers stopping it getting any flatter. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah. I double booked.”

“Then I’d love too.”

“It’s Chinese by the way.”

“Still can’t cook huh?”

“No.” I laughed looking away embarrassed.

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Macey wasn’t surprised when she arrived and saw that dinner in fact meant take away. She gave almost the same reply as Keller about my inability to cook. Robin didn’t care, she loved it when I was in the cant be bothered cooking mood and at least her food would be edible.

Macey was rather surprised about Keller being there though, not that she minded, but I hadn’t even dated while we had been friends so for me to have a man at my diner table was totally out of character in her books.

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They spent most of the time making my face go redder and redder as they swapped stories about me. Macey had thought it particularly funny when Keller told her about the time I was so drunk that I had to literally crawl back to my room at uni and when I eventually got there and got into bed I discovered that I was the wrong one. Even Robin giggled with them.

The evening past pretty much like that and I felt good about myself for a change. I had mended two bridges so far, there were a lot more to go. Like my grandfather for example, but things were looking up.

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I left Macey and Keller sat in the lounge with the wine while I took Robin to bed. Of course Keller offered to do it when she complained she wanted him to read her a story, but I managed to talk her out of it.

“Is Keller your boyfriend?” asked Robin as I put her in bed.

“No baby he isn’t.”

“Do you want him to be?” Children were good like that. They never feared asking the worst things possible, but I couldn’t be mad at her for it, she just wanted to know, but I didn’t know how to answer her. “I think he’s nice.” She said smiling.

“And I think that you think too much young lady.” I said to her laughing.

“I think you should be his girlfriend. I think he likes you.”

“And I defiantly think it’s time for you to go to sleep.”

“Meany.” She said sticking her tongue out at me playfully.

“Goodnight baby.”

“Night Mummy.”

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I stayed by the door before leaving. If I hadn’t slept with Keller then I would never have had her and she was the most important thing in my life. She was my silver lining to a very black cloud and for that I was grateful.

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“You still love him don’t you?” Keller asked as soon as I closed the door behind Macey. He had his coat on his hand as if my answer would mean whether he stayed or went. I couldn’t answer him, I could tell myself that I didn’t love either of them, but in truth I wasn’t so sure.

I stayed silent as he got up and put his jacket on. I didn’t want him to leave, but somewhere deep down I wasn’t sure I wanted him to stay. He stood in front of me, his eyes red and I could see that he was fighting back tears. I bit down on my bottom lip until it hurt and he raised his hand up to my face, cupping my cheek and rubbing his thumb along my skin.

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He reached out with his other hand and moved a stray piece of fringe from my face before entwining his fingers in my hair. “Its ok that you love him you know? You’re allowed to love people. I just wish that it was me and not Mark.”

“But I’m here with you.”

He shook his head and smiled. “No your not. You might be here, but you were never with me. I dared to believe that one day you would be, but I was just fooling myself.”

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I lifted my hands up and placed them around the back of his neck and he let me pull him down to me. I captured his lips with mine and showed him that I was with him. I felt his wet face against mine and I pulled back to look him in the eye.

“Don’t cry.” I said.

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“I’ve got to go.” He tried to pull away to leave, but I couldn’t let him. I grabbed hold of his arm and pulled him back to me. I wrapped my arms around him. I felt his body shake as he sobbed on my shoulder. I had never seen Keller cry, not even when we were little.

Deep shame and anger burned in my stomach. My grandfather was right I did push everyone away, but I always had the safety net of Mark and Keller, no matter how much I pushed they came back and now I had pushed them both so far away that I feared they were lost forever. I wanted both of them in my life. I wanted to share everything with them, just as we had done as kids. Every joke, every laugh and every tear we had always shared them.

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“Stay the night?” I asked. “Nothing funny. Just friends.”

“Shame.” He said and we both laughed, with tears still running down our faces.

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I awoke to the pitch blackness of my room. The clock read half past four and I stared at it willing it to move forward. Keller was asleep beside me. His face calm and free of worry and pain. I stroked his face lightly with my fingers as I watched him in the darkness. I really knew how to screw everything up.

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Who's chopping onions? I've got tears in my eyes.

Oh, sorry, that's me. -puts knife away-

Gawd, I used to TRY to write drama stories like this, and I tried to make one main character die or something. Two seconds later, backspacebackspacebackspace "AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER ON A FARM FULL OF PUPPIES AND SUNSHINE."

hats why I always write my endings first hehe

Thanks.

and haha, I used to do that too, but then I learned that I just have to let myself be really emotional if I'm killing someone off. :(

But lets be honest- we all know Flid takes pleasure in torturing her characters readers.

More like pleasure in torturing the readers rofl

*heavy sigh*

yeah, that's what I meant said.... :happy8:

Great update. Well. Yeah. But, why must you mess with our heads?! I bet you're going to kill someone in the next update..

STOP FUELING HER IDEAS, DAMN IT!

SHH! Don't give her ideas!

Haha, I meant, I bet you're just going to have them get married and the story will end happily ever after!

There will be at least 3 deaths before this is over, debating on 5 though ;)

If you kill off Robin and Keller I might have to go jihad on you.

We attack at dawn. Who's with me?

I'm with you! Flid, you're evil. Why, why must you torture us so?!?!

Cos its fun...sorry Ladies Keller dies

no one believes me though *sighs*

Flid, say it ain't so. If you kill Keller, I think we might have to kill you....Haha.

I promise Keller dies mwhahahaha, but i do let him find out he is a dad first ;)

I agree with Jessica..... I would be very afraid if I was you. Very afraid......:)

*Hides in box*

if i had to choose i would want Keller to die instead of Mark.
*ducks many sharp things being thrown at her*

i'm sorry! i'm a mark-fan. :D

he he its funny seeing who is backing who lol

Keller all the way.... He and Vanessa just seem to fit together well. Nothing against Mark. Or you. *protects bungee from sharp objects* :)

NOOOOOOOOO
Flid how could you
After I pestered and pestered you to name him Keller
But nooooooo keep Kathwynn's character alive
I see how it is
Oh and whoever is rebeling I'm with you!!!!!!

lol :tongue8:

*Edit*-Keller , baby , Keller!!
          Mark can die for all I care

-sigh- I still haven't decided which boy I'm backing.
Mark is so... tanned, and muscular, and sweet. Keller is so.. well, Keller.
Decisions, decisions.. I'd have to say... I just don't know! ><
Augh! Flid, We have to see more of this! I can't function without some more story!

it would be up if my game hadnt crashed twice in the middle of picture taking

The white walls of the hospital didn’t hold their usual bleakness, for a change they seemed bright, almost sparkling. Even Robin had picked up on my good mood; she skipped happily next to me as we went to my grandmother’s room.

I opened the door and panicked. The room was empty, the bed stripped back to the plastic coated mattress. I ran in checked the cupboards, but they were just as bare as the rest of the room.

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Grabbing Robins hand I ran down the corridor to the nurse’s desk. “Where’s Mrs Harris?” I said nearly yelling.

“Excuse me?”

“My grandmother, she was in room 210.”

“Oh, Mia? Yes she was discharged this morning.”

“Really? Already?”

I didn’t wait for an answer I ran outside for a taxi, dragging poor Robin along with me. Why hadn’t they called? Why had my grandfather not bothered to tell me?

I was angry by the time I got to Alex’s house, where Ethan, had told me they were staying, I barged through the front door.

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“Vanessa. What are you doing here?” asked my grandfather as I stood in front of him, my face stern.

“I could ask you the same thing.”

“I live here.”

“Why did you not tell me grandma was coming home?”

“I can’t talk to you any more Vanessa. You seem to have become a stranger to me.”

He bent down and picked Robin up. Even at his age he was still strong, both mentally and physically. He gave her a quick hug before taking her upstairs.

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I waited impatiently downstairs. I folded my arms over my chest and stared up at the landing waiting for him to come back down.

“You come here demanding answers when you give me none?” he said when he finally came back down after leaving Robin upstairs. “You won’t tell me what's going on, and then you get mad at me when I don’t call because I brought your grandma home?”

“It’s complicated.”

“Really? So much so that you can’t even tell me?”

“Grandpa.”

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“Don’t grandpa me. I am mad with you Vanessa. Are you in some kind of trouble?”

“Not anymore.”

“And what's the supposed to mean?” he glared at me as he said it. I had never seen him this angry before.

“Alright I had some problem at the gallery. I don’t know who, but they seemed to have it in for me, but it’s sorted now.”

“Sorted now?”

“Yeah. So we can forget about it.”

“And that’s all you’re going to tell me?”

“There is nothing more to say.”

He breathed in deeply and let it out again. “I don’t know you anymore.” He said.

He walked back upstairs leaving me to stand there and stare at him like an idiot. I felt the anger rush through me, leaving a wake of tear’s in its path. I sank down on one of the chairs in the hall and just cried. I could just about cope with having Keller, Mark and even Macey hating me, but for my grandfather to do it as well.

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Ethan came bounding through the door. His long brown hair bouncing off his shoulders. Sometimes I think there is a band missing their guitarist the way his hair flows in a kind of hap hazard way. Even his clothes seemed to belong to some throw back from the eighties.  I looked up at him; my face tear stained and probably bright red.

“Hey. What's the matter?” He said as he sat next to me.

“I ruin everything.”

“Don’t be daft.”

“Its true.” I could hear the whining in my voice, but that didn’t stop me. “Even grandpa hates me.”

“What have you done that could be so bad?”

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“I lied to him.”

“Oh Vanessa. So what. You told a lie. It’s not as if we all haven’t done that at some point in our lives. Sure he’s mad now, but he’ll get over it.”

“You didn’t see the look he gave me.”

“Give him a few days. He’ll calm down and if he doesn’t I’ll chop my hair off.” He said smiling.

“Really?”

“Yes I promise he won’t be mad.”

“No I didn’t mean that I meant your hair?”

“Well I…”

“Relax.” I said smacking him lightly in the arm. “Like I would make you do that. Thank you though.”

“Don’t mention it.” He winked at me before  he rose from his seat and took the stairs two at a time.

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WoW
Never seen Cade that angrey before
WoW
MORE!!!!!!

hopefully you can have the rest tomorrow, my game was just crashing like mad, so only got that bit done

You can always have the next bit with no pics lol. I mean this is all written nearly to the end now hehe

Neat-o
Hey , when are you going to put Mark and <3Keller<3 up for download?

I have it packaged, but there are other sims in it i realised, ones that I use to help me get poses right. Just move them out. You also get, Vanessa, Robin, Keller and Mark in this package.

I'll upload it tomorrow

poor vanessa :(

she needs a new lovefest.

lol

Wooop!
haha Vanessa had the most gorgous child with my story sims dad and I was laughing because as any other stage he looks really inisant but as a toddler he looks like chucky!

(P.S. His name is Cameron :] )

Vanessa, Robin. Bexley, Keller, Mark, Cade, Mia and Ethan added.

Clicky (http://www.thesims2uk.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=34759#34759)

After my mild attack of hysteria life seemed pretty bland. I went to the gallery, painted, spent time with Robin and went to bed. I did that everyday for nearly a month. I had seen both Mark and Keller, but neither of them mentioned what happened on that day.

Keller spent most of his time with Robin anyway. She seemed to have acquired a new friend and I was pleased for them both. Soon though I would need to tell him who she actually was and I was not looking forward to that. How do you say ‘oh by the way she is your daughter’?  It’s not something you can just blurt out over coffee or in passing.

She seemed to liked spending time with him, I had even been put on the sidelines for bedtime stories, because as she put it ‘he can do better voices’ The only time I got to read to her was when Keller was working the night shift, which wasn’t very often.

Mark on the other hand was a totally different kettle of fish. He had come round twice and both times I have no idea why. We talked mainly when he came over, well I talked he listened, but all the time we both seemed to be avoiding what we actually wanted to say. Or at least that’s how it felt for me.

The house seemed empty without Robin in it. She had gone back to school a couple of weeks ago as the summer holidays were over, but coming back to an empty house was hard. I felt like the past summer had been a lifetime. I was in my studio, but I just couldn’t seem to lift my paint brush to the canvass. The house seemed to quiet even with my music playing in the background. Even Bexley seemed to miss her.

He had come back with me after we had dropped her off and padded into her room as if he was checking that she wasn’t really in the house, and then he had slumped solemnly down in my studio with his eyes on the door waiting. When the clock ticked over to home time and I grabbed my car keys Bexley had wagged his tail so hard and fast that he was creating a draft. I had laughed at him and ruffled his fur.

Robin was full of chatter when she got home. She opened her mouth and chatted all the way till bedtime. I don’t think she even stopped while we were eating. I had cast a strange glance at Bexley occasionally and she had playfully slapped my arm, but she knew I was messing and that I was really interested. Bexley came with me when I put her to bed; there was no Keller either which meant I got to read to her. Once she was fast asleep we headed for my studio.

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I don’t know who jumped most me or Bexley as someone knocked loudly on the door. To be honest it was a welcome break from staring at my picture and getting little done, but it was also an annoying distraction. At least this way I had an excuse for not progressing.

I could make Marks silhouette out through the glass of my front door. I almost stopped and didn’t answer, to say that the last couple of visits were strained was an understatement, but I did open the door to him. Eventually.

He was just walking down the path back to his car when I finally opened the door and stepped out. The light from the over head street lamp shone down on his face when he turned around and the sight of him almost took my breath away. My heart gave a loud thump against my ribs and I had to breathe in deeply just to steady myself. I had no idea why, but he always seemed to have that affect on me.

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“Mark?” I called out to him.
He hesitated for a moment, indecision etched across his face as if he was trying to decide if he should just get back into his car and leave. I stepped forward and looked at him hopefully.

He jammed his hands into his pockets, he looked like he was cold, but there wasn’t even the hint of a chill in the air. He strode over to me, the purpose of his visit finally getting him moving.
“I read your letter.” He said when he was level with me, his face only inches from mine. “I read it last night.”
I didn’t know what to say, was I happy he had read it? Yes. Was I happy he had come to talk to me about it? I didn’t know.

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“I just want to know one thing; you never said it in the letter. In fact you’ve never said it to me.”
My stomach went cold as I prepared for his question and dared my self to ask. “What’s that?”
“Did you love me?” He locked gazes with me waiting for my answer. I knew that what I said in this next moment would mean more than the words them selves. If I answered incorrectly I was pretty sure that he would walk out of my life forever.

His eyes became blue glassy pools and a tick began in his jaw as he clenched his teeth firmly together. “I’ll take your silence as my answer.”

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I stayed glued to my spot as he walked quickly away and back to his car. Memories of regret ran through my head and in that moment I realised that I couldn’t let him go, not again. I leapt, almost tripping on the step and ran after him. I reached him and grabbed his arm spinning him around to face me. That look was back and I felt the first tear roll down my face. “I love you. I always have.”

His eyes seemed to bore into me as he took in what I had just said. That wasn’t his question was it? He wanted to know if I had loved him, not if I did. Damn. The first time I admit to myself and him how I feel and I managed to get it all wrong.

I realised I still had hold of his arm and I let go. “I’m … sorry.” I said before turning and running back into the house. I slammed the door behind me afraid that if I didn’t I would go back out there and make it worse. I ran into my studio and picked up my brush again channelling al my anger and emotion through the brush and onto the canvass. My brush moved quickly creating sharp lines over what I had already done; I caught a sob in my throat and fought to keep it in.

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The sound of the front door shutting made me spin round and suddenly Mark was there in front of me again. “Did you mean it? Did you mean it when you said you loved me?” he asked
“Yes.”


His hands came quickly around the sides of my face and he lifted my face up to meet his as his mouth crashed down onto mine. All the fear, anger and pain went into that one kiss. I fell back from the force of it, but he kept hold, kept on kissing and we crashed backwards into my bookshelf sending a couple of ornaments flying to the ground.

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My breath came in pants when he let go, half in pleasure and part from release. His jaw was sat firm and square. “I’m sorry.” He said. “I didn’t mean to do that.”
“Sorry?”
“Yeah. I was only supposed to…”

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I didn’t let him finish his sentence; I grabbed the front of his t-shirt and pulled him back to me. My mind started having doubts as soon as I did. Was this what he wanted? He had kissed me first, but then he had pulled away.

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His mouth parted and I seemed to get my answer. His deep brown eyes searched mine when he pulled away. “You never let me reply.” He said, the corners of his mouth twitching.
“Reply?”
“I love you too. I’ve loved you all my life.”
I couldn’t help it when I heard those words, but I grinned, even biting my bottom lip couldn’t stop the corners of my mouth going up. I bit so hard that I nearly pierced the skin.

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The phone rang and we both jumped and stared at it like we had no idea what the hell it was. Mark stepped back and let me go so I could answer it, but I stayed rooted to where I was, my hand still clenched around the thin material of his shirt.
“Are you going to get that?” he asked.
“Huh?”
He raised his eyebrows. “The phone.”

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It felt like I was dreaming. The last few minutes didn’t feel real. I half walked half floated to the phone and picked it up, but I soon came crashing down as a familiar voice spoke.
“Hello Vanessa.”
“Hello.” I said nervously.
“It’s been a while.”
“Not long enough.”
“Oh Vanessa, you don’t sound happy to hear from me. Did you not like our last game?”

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Marks face was full of concern, he had obviously picked up in my sudden drop in mood. “Are you ok?” he whispered and I nodded.

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“I missed you.” Said the voice and then silence. Was I supposed to respond?
“Are you not going to say you missed me? Surly you must have thought of our time together. Go on say you missed me too.”
I opened my mouth to speak, but the words stuck in my throat and scratched fiercely trying to come out. Mark watched me suspiciously from where he now sat.
“Say it.” Demanded the voice on the other end.
I felt my eyes fill again, I couldn’t go through this not again.
“Say it Vanessa.”
My bottom lip was quivering and Mark looked like he was going to get up, but I motioned for him to stay where he was. I looked him straight in the eye as I repeated their words. “I missed you too.” I said and I had to look away as the last word left my mouth I caught that heartbreaking look on his face again. Pain clearly etched onto his face as he imagined I was talking to another guy, probably Keller.

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“Good girl Vanessa.”

“What do you want?” I asked almost pleading now.

The voice laughed, it was deep and rich, but there was nothing soothing about it, it grated against me like a cold chill. “Two million Vanessa.”

“But I…”
“I am talking.” He said. “Do not interrupt me. I want two million, you know the drill. Seventy two hours. Go to Macey’s flat tomorrow. Be there at noon, not a minute before or after.”
“How do I know you won’t call again after I pay you?”
“You won’t.” And with that he hung up.

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*squeee* FLID! Your cliffhangers drive me wild. *sigh* More soon. PLEEEEEEEEEASE! :D

Yay! Flid, you're a genius, a cruel genius, but a genius none the less. Why must you toy with Mark and Keller?

WHY!!!?????? Oh, SUCH a good update.... and I have to say, I changed my mind.... I like Vanessa with Mark! :) Flid, why??? Do you live to torture us to death with cliffhangers??? Why!!!!!!!!!!??????????? :)

Okay... I just spent about two, no... three hours reading A Father's Sacrifice, which, duuuuuhhhhh.... I should have read first. Now I understand more. :) I loved it. So sad, but so great!! I did not realize your full evil potential, flid, until reading the story. And I also see why everyone hates Melody so much!
 
Oddball- I loved your posts in A Father's Sacrifice. Now I know where most of the names from this story came from! :)

Flid- Anyways, I have a question- since I do not have Pets, if I download the house you put up for download (the one with Vanessa, Mark, Keller, Robin...etc) will it mess up my game? Can I even download it? Just wondering...

:)

oh my god

someone's chopping onions again *tear*

Unfortunatly babyblueheart their lot does need all the exp as I have them all. :(

Dang!!!! Oh well,  I have the other one, that should be okay. Thanks for letting me know! Now I am actually thinking that there might be a reason to buy Pets......! :)

I still like Keller
He is tottally sweeter
tottally

MOORE!!
urg!

mwahahahaha! someone has converted to my side! everyone needs to use babyblueheart as an influence, and warm up to Mark. Keller dies!

No Keller is a god. He needs to win. Kill Mark he is a loser

I have to agree. :)

I like Keller.

Flid, why do you have to kill everyone? :(

*completely ignores the fact that everyone is either dead or dying in her stories...* LOL!!

if flid kills mark she has to kill vanessa too.

Okay.. I've officially joined the Mark fan club. ^^
I loved the update Flid! There'll probably be another one to top it soon, but at the moment that is my most favoite update of all your stories!

P.S. I'm sorry, but I couldn't ignore the fact that Mark has very blue eyes and in the story you mentioned Sorry! Gosh, I'm so nit-picky. ><

I thought I had corrected that lol. I spotted it my self. That isnt the worst thing I have mucked up i this believe me.

I finally found a pic of Vanessa's baby boy in my game
Heres Cameron!
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/oddball011/Cameron-sittinn.jpg)
isnt he a cutie pie

Yay!!! We have a new member!! :)

 Oddball- Awwww! He's so cute!

whose the father?

He is this sim that was born into a legacy that I quit
His name was like Jack err sumtin

I'm starting the official Keller fanclub.

Who's in?

I'm in!!!
 
*drool*

I am not joining either camp. Personally, I think that Vanessa has these two right where she wants them. Drooling and doing anything to be with her.. Though poor Robin just wants her mommy to be happy. The problem is mommy doesn't really know what she wants. But Melody does.
 
Maybe Vanessa should hook up with melody.. *ducks* *covers* Just kidding..
 
And Oddball sorry about that post. I should learn not to type after a hard day of work. In my defense I was thinking her and not watching my spelling or thinking.  So Again My fault and I do apologize.
 
Anyways I am almost persuaded it might be Melody. As obvious as that might be. It is either her or the former room mate. Nothing really adds up. Again I feel like I missed the magicians the slight of hand.

I'lll join, One. :P

D:

I'm starting the official Mark fan club!

(i'll always be on your side, mark, even if you turn out to be the bad guy <3)

The bad guy has been in both Alone and A Fathers Sacrifice so yes hehe you have all missed the clues rofl

Flid! How can you expect me to remember the bad guys in those stories? My memory is terrible! It's not fair. D;

At least I can rest knowing Mark isn't the bad guy.

Well, I, for one, am definately joining. GO MARK!!

Yep. I'm at peace now! If I was anymore peaceful, I'd be dead. :)

Wait... you said bad "guy". *wonders if the bad guy is a girl or a guy* Okay, okay. That really doesn't tell me much.

all i'll say is it is definatly a guy on the phone ;)

Great... that doesn't tell me much, but at least something. *head explodes from thinking about it too much* :)

i think it's cade!

(i sincerely hope you are aware that i'm not serious.)

i think its someone [SIZE=0]but i aint telling you hehe[/SIZE]

bloody tease

sad face.

xD Flid.
Genius storywriter, Charming personality-coughcough-, Evil torturer/tease.
:D

EVIL!!! SO VERY UNDENIABLY EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet she's got little horns hiding underneath her hair!! :)

Did Melody get a sex change?

Please say yes.

xD If only.

Yep... if only.

I kept the phone to my ear as the dead tone of the phone rang in my ear. Mark was out of his seat and ready to leave. I put the phone back in its cradle with a hard clunk. “Its not what you think.” I said to him.
“You don’t have to explain.”
“Mark please?”

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“Do you know you almost had me then? You can’t love anyone can you? Not really.”
He shot me an angry look and walked out of the room and I did the one thing I promised my self I would never do. I ran after him. “Please don’t go.” I begged, my dignity was long out the window.

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I ran ahead of him and blocked his way, my fingers stretched across the door frame like some crazed idiot. “I won’t let you leave, not again.”
“Vanessa, you have someone.”
“Let me explain, and then you can leave. Please Mark.”

He paused and I prayed as I watched him thinking I prayed that he would stay and hear me out. I had no idea what I was going to say, I couldn’t tell him, if I did they would kill Robin, but then this time they never said I couldn’t tell did they?

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“Ok explain.” He said, he held his hands out, not for me to take, but demonstrating his openness to an explanation.
I rubbed both of my temples with my fingers to try and relieve the pain that was already building up. My head was so low that my chin was almost resting on my chest, but I couldn’t lift it. I couldn’t look him in the eye while I betrayed my daughter in the most awful way.

“My grandmother wasn’t in hospital because of an accident. She was there because of me. I have hardly spoken to them since, my grandfather knows that I know what happened, and I am too ashamed that I can’t tell him.”

“And what did happen?”

“Coffee?”

“No I don’t wont coffee.” He said sternly his brows knitting together.

“Well I do.”

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I pulled the blind shut and boiled the kettle. Mark sat himself down on the same bar stool he used before. I slid a piece of paper across the table that I had written next to the kettle where I couldn’t be seen.

Someone is threatening to kill Robin.

He read the note and searched my eyes to see if I was lying. I don’t know how I managed to hold my self together, but I did and passed him another.

They want £2,000,000.

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He got up off the stool and for a split second I panicked and thought he was going to leave, but he didn’t, he ran into my studio. I focused my attention back onto making the coffee. I nearly spilt the water everywhere; my hands were shaking so much.

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“I see you have all of our pictures still.” He said as he came back with pen and paper.

“Huh?”

“On the wall in your studio. You have all the pictures from uni, me you and Keller.” He smiled and I frowned at him confused until he pushed his own not over to me.

Have you called the police? Have you told Keller?

“Yes I er... put them up when I moved here.”

I cant they will kill her if I do.

“They were happier times weren’t they? It seems like so long ago now.” He said.

What else?

“I’ve missed you both you know.” I said. “I used to imagine when we were little that we would grow up and all live together.”

They had a million a while ago now they want more. That was the first call since I paid them.

We played this game until I had told him everything. About how they had set my grandparents house on fire and me having to evict Macey. Mark thought that it was someone with a grudge against me and he nearly blew our game when I told him that the only person that hated me was him.

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Mark stayed the night; we curled up together on the sofa. I didn’t want to stay in my room; I wanted to sleep where they would have to get passed me to Robin. Mark checked all the windows were locked and that the house was secure. We placed Bexley at the foot of Robin’s bed and he seemed happy to be there, he just wasn’t pleased that we had woken him up.

Mark held me all night and we talk about anything and everything. It was like having him back again, I just wish it hadn’t have been under those circumstances, but it was nice to be in his arms, I felt secure and for the first time I felt loved.

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I was shaken awake by Robin who was stood next to us. Her face was confused as she looked from me to Mark. “Hey baby.” I said trying to sound normal.
“Why are you sleeping on the sofa?” she asked.
“I was watching telly in bed that’s all.” I lied.
“But you have a television in your room.”

“Yes but this one is bigger.” Interrupted Mark and I was grateful for his quick thinking.


“Why are there notes on the floor Mummy? Is it like a treasure hunt?”
“Notes?”
“Yes look.”

I sat up leaning on Marks chest to lean over. Our notes from the night before were laid out on the floor from Robin’s room to the back door. “Stay here.” Said Mark as he swung his legs off the sofa and put his shoes on.

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Mark ran to the back door and Robin was out of the house and after him before I had time to stop her. Her scream ripped though the house and tore through my like an ice filled knife embedded right through me.


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OH MY GOD. Flid! Evil! Robin!!!

EEEKKK! I had a dream last night that vanessa gave birth to a baby girl, and it was Melody. She somehow figured out a way to make herself younger and become her baby. (She was also the called in my dream)

Tch Tch Tch... She broke the rules... I wonder what the price for this will be? Now we will see if it is Macey or maybe if it is some one else...

And tensions builds! Who is this mysterious killer?

OH




MY




GOD!



i HATE suspense....

OMG
I just hope Keller doesnt die
lol

Hmmm lets explore the posibollity that JIMMY has come back to life some how and is now haunting Vannessa for what her mother did to him.

No way.

My guess is that the dog's dead.

Sniff. Not the doggie!

Mine too, that's what I was thinking, when Robin screamed.

Bexley is not dead. I was going to kill him in this scene, but then just couldnt do it. I obviously found my heart that day hehe

omg Flid,
Thats a first lol

About time

I mean YES, that is very sweet of you.

Flid has a heart? Can I take a picture? I need evidence for future references.

Umm Flid, Might I suggest an asprin and perhaps laying down. I am worried about you dear. You spared Bexley? Are you feverish, hun?
 
Or did that nasty nice twin take over? Yea that has to be it.. It was your good twin. lol

I think maybe my good twin took over in most of this story. Except Kellers part mwhahahaha

Hey don't you dare kill Keller. Kill Mark instead

yeah
Kill MARK
He holds grudges and I dont like that
plus....
Keller is way cooler :D

Kill Mark. He gives off kind of a psychopath vibe.

...you know? Like...you're walking down the street and you just look at someone and think, "I bet they murder people"...?

Oh, that's just me. Okay then, forget I said anything.

Don't kill Mark. Kill Cade! Then they can both live. Besides, we've seen Cade in two stories already. /psychotic ramblings

How about we kill Vanessa? Mark and Keller could find their true sexuality and realize they were meant to be, then they could adopt Robin and live happily ever after with Bexley.

...that's what she gets for sleeping around :rofl:

no kill Mark she truly loves Keller and just doesn't know it yet. Thats why she always ends up in bed with him. Keller looks better anyways. At least let her get pregnant by Keller again if you are bent on killing him

She ends up in bed with him because she doesn't know how to control her hormones yet. Mark is her true love, and she DOES know it :D

NOOOOOOOOO she loves them both. Keller is better for her though. He is a much more understanding person and more in control of his anger and other emotions plus he is Robin's father

you all make me laugh. I want to keep Keller alive just to drive you lot mad rofl.

please keep him alive. You still owe me for the last story when you killed morgan and adam

The only reason this story got written was because my co admin on my site demanded I wrote it rofl. She has told me if I kill Vanessa then I have to write part 4 and will have to continue until a happy ending.

I say you kill Vanessa.

but if I do that then I cant write the next family I have planned, which by the way I need names for *hint hint*

First tell me if you are gonna keep Keller alive

*hides* but I have too. He does get a kind of happy ending.

I want him to live happily ever after with Vanessa and Robin. Can they at least have another baby before you kill him

She does get pregnant again, but I'm not saying who the father is

damn you flid. Fine what are naming females or males

At least 2 males and one female and two kids thinking maybe a boy and a girl

2 males are brothers

Aiden
Alexandra
Justin

I like Aiden :)

I love how we're like, holding Flid at gunpoint and forcing her to make the story happy xD

hmm.. hmmm. I'm no good with names. Nathan? Nicolas? erm.. Sue? xD

Honestly, if I ever see a character named Sue in your story I will love you and your stories forever.

:happy8:


Aiden and Alex for the brothers...... Alice, or Jessica for the female ;) Haha. And, the boy and girl....Hmm.. Sean, and Alyssa.... :happy8:

Had Alex in the Harris family stories lol, plus dont wont another 'A' name and lmao you managed to choose two of my kids names Sean and Jessica. (real life kids that is)

How is Keller dying a happy ending for him? ROFL!!! Kill Mark!! I'm so proud you let Bexley live!!!

How about Shaine?

Girls:
Allie(Allyn)
Naomi
Laurie
Dani (Dannielle) :D


Boys:
Callum
Leo (Leonardo)
Ryder

Mine are the coolest by the way :D

aww you removed Dani i liked that

i think you should make her have a girl and name her after me.

*joking*

Boy names
Tarquin
Eric
Martin
Matemeo
Jared
Armando
 
For Girls
Pandora
Claudia
Milika
Epona
Kathrine
Carol
Betty
Wilma
Pebbles

hehe I see Pebbles and I think of the flinstones

Flidstones, more like.

Well Flid here's some names i usually name in my game:
Boys...
Aaron
Ryan
Caleb
Jared
Girls..
Kellie
Heather
Heidi
Hilary
Hannah
Jodi
and of course my name Bev...
I don't know why but for some reason i think Jimmy is still alive
and is the one threatening her..he was in the other two stories and always
causing problems...My other choice is Jimmy and Mia's son...One of the twins she gave up for adoption..maybe Jimmy got to him and told how his Mom didn't want him and he see's her as the one who also took his father(Jimmy away from him too.)and even another thought is Nathan Harris.. Cades' brother maybe he was jealous Cade had Mia...they did kiss that one time...
well that is my choices i am definately going with one of the three...Flid you make this so hard and complicated to know the right answer....

:sign5: That's mine and my brothers names.

all this talk of names ... BAH ... where's the rest of story???? :D
 
but just to throw a few in the pot:
 
Boys - Oliver, Rickie, Jacob, Lewis
 
Girls - Bethany, Rachel, Holly, Joanne

mine are still the best :D

Do you lot mind having the next part with no pics? As its slightly hard to take any for this next part.

not at all!
 
on with the tale!

Of course not! Your stories are radiant - with or without pics! ^^

The pictures are just a nice bonus; offline I never read picture books. Go forth, O great one, and post without pictures!

Mark had Robin tucked into him, her head and eyes covered up as she sobbed loudly and her body was over taken by shivers. I followed Marks gaze to the bundle of grey red fur. Arms of barbed wire stretched out and held onto the posts that were sunk in the ground with Bexley suspended in between them. Instinctively I went to him and ran my hands through his coat. He was warm. Running my hands where I could, I reached for his neck not sure if dogs had a pulse there. I was an artist not a vetenarian. I couldn’t find one.

“Bex.” I called softly to him, but he didn’t move. I ran my hand down between his front paws, the barb wire that was wrapped around him dug and scratched along my skin taking bits of flesh with it and opening up the old wounds from when I had hit the wall.

I felt his chest rising and falling. He was still alive thank god. I could feel his heart beating in his furred chest but it was faint and I wasn’t sure how strong a dog’s heartbeat should be. “He’s alive.” I said as I ran to the shed to get something, anything to cut him out.

It seemed to take forever to get Bexley out of the wires. Robin sat on the steps whimpering refusing to go in the house; she wanted to make sure we got him out. Mark had managed to convince her that it would be easier if she stayed back but where she could see us. She agreed to the compromise.

Mark held Bexley while I tried to cut gently but forcefully at the wire. I didn’t want to hurt Bexley any more than I had to and I certainly didn’t want to make his injuries any worse or the wire tighter. My hands were bleeding, so were Marks, but we carried on until we got him out and Mark took his weight as he was gently lowed to the ground.

There was a note attached to Bexley. It fell of him as we lowered him down. It was written on the back of one of the notes Mark and I had used.

Vanessa.

What a silly thing you did last night. You’ve just upped the stakes. It hurts me to have to say that, but its true. I don’t think you take our relationship serious enough.

I understand that today you may be a little busy, so I’ll be slightly lenient, plus it’s also better for me. Due to recent developments on your part there are some changes I need to make. Meet me tomorrow instead. Same time, same place. Don’t be late. We can discuss our future then.

Don’t disappoint me.

With the letter was a Polaroid of Robin. It looked to have been taken last night just before they took Bexley. Robin asleep in her bed and Bexly wagging his tail at the cameraman.

I shoved the note and the picture into my pocket. I could deal with that later, when Robin wasn’t around. She didn’t need to see that. I didn’t want her to know anything, this was bad enough.



Mark drove us to the nearest vets. They took him straight away. It took a lot of promises to get Robin to leave him there with the vet and a promise that they would call with any news. She was worried that he would be scared when he woke up, of course she was also scared that something bad would happen to him, but I had promised her that he would be ok, I just hoped that I would be able to keep it.

“I can’t let you go home now.” Said Mark. “I can’t leave you alone. Come back to my house. I have enough room for you both, there’s plenty of rooms for you to have your own.”
I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t want to leave my house, I didn’t want to be driven out and to let them win, but I was scared that if I did stay they would do worse than what they had done to Bexley. Maybe next time it would be Robin.
“Ok.” I said. “But can we get some stuff.”

We threw allsorts into as many cases as we could find. I know really I should have just taken the essentials, but I wanted Robin to feel as at home as possible even in a strange house. We packed a full case of her favourite toys of her and a picture of Bexley so that she could look at him whenever she wanted. As well as that I packed clothes for us both and some of her favourite bedtime books. We loaded his boot and I took one last longing look at the house before we drove off.

Poor Bexley..... *weeps* onions.

OMG ... oh the poor doggie .... don't let him die :(
 
I'm loving the tension though ... bring it on!!

Bexley!! =( Poor doggie. Barbed wire is not exactly comfortable.

Poooor Bex. Is it too soon to beg for more?

Awwh. Poor Bex! I'm glad you decided to have some heart and not kill him though!

hehe He was going to be found dead in that bit, but I just coundt do it.....I dont even like dogs lol

Well, I'm glad you've found a heart recently Flid, I wouldn't be able to bear the news of Bexley's funeral.

Since you found a heart for the dog can't you find a heart and save Keller

pfft, knm3004, if you use THAT excuse, she'll never kill again! It's like House losing his mean, witty streak... not possible.

CALLED IT!

But, thank goodness you spared Bexley. As long as the dog is fine, you can kill anyone else you want to. Like in that horrible movie "The Hills Have Eyes", the DOGS were the only protagonists I was rooting for because they were the only smart ones.

Keller has to die, its important to the story lol

No, kill Mark, switch their parts!!!

If you kill Mark I'll be mad.

Please dont kill Keller!!! He's such a sweetie!!!

His house was huge. Robins jaw dropped as we pulled up onto the four-car driveway and double garage. Trees and flowers decorated the front of the house like a brightly coloured oil painting. Mark carried our heavier bags as we followed behind him.

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I had never seen a hall so big, not in a house anyway. Large stars dominated the centre, polished mahogany shone out along the rail and the wooden floor gleamed up at us.
“Wow.” Robin breathed as she cast her eyes around. “You live here?” she said to mark and he nodded.

He dropped our bags down by the antique chair and threw his keys into the glass bowl that sat on the Victorian table. He gave a laugh and held his hands out to both of us. Robin looked at me, unsure what to do. When I took his hand, she saw that it was ok for her to do the same and she did. He led us into his kitchen. It wasn’t as I expected.

Judging from the hall I had expected the kitchen to also be a perfect example of days gone by, but it wasn’t it was modern. Deep ash worktops stood over bright white cabinets. Appliances littered nearly every surface. The end of the kitchen gave way to windows that went from floor to ceiling, hidden by sheer curtains. The tiled floor looked sleek and smooth.

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“Do you have anything to eat?” asked Robin.

“Robin!” I said scolding her for being rude.

Mark smiled and bent down to her. “Do you like eggs and bacon?” he said.

“I like those… erm.” She looked over to me obviously stuck for what she was trying to say. “Those round things Mummy that Grandpa makes.”

“Omelettes. Robin.”

“Yes that’s it.” She said turning back to Mark. “Do you have any omelettes?”

“Ohh. I’m not sure I know how to make them.” He said as he winked at me.

“There easy. Grandpa just throws everything in a pan.”

“Does he now? Well I’ll guess you have to teach me then wont you so I don’t get it wrong.”

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“Mark, its ok you don’t have to go to any trouble. She can have toast if you have bread in the house.”

“The lady wants omelettes.” He said putting on a deep voice for Robin. “Then she shall have omelettes.”

She beamed up at him, showing her full mouth as she smiled and I couldn’t help being caught by it and smiling too.

“Now what do you say we kick mummy out the kitchen so the chief can start her lessons.”

“Mark I…”

“She’ll be fine Vanessa. I promise. Its me I’m worried about.” He pulled a face at Robin trying to mimic fear as he said it and she slapped him with her tiny hands across his thigh.”

“See.” He said holding his hands out. “You take your bags upstairs; all the tidy rooms are the guest rooms so take your pick. The one that looks like a war has gone on is mine. Feel free the go and freshen up to. All the rooms have showers.”

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Nervously I agreed and left them too it. I knew Mark wouldn’t hurt her, she was a child and he would never do anything to hurt a child, I knew that, but some tiny part of me wondered just what if. What if he was part of this threatening business? I tried to quash the thought though as soon as it entered my head. I was just being paranoid.

I choose the bedroom next to Marks. It had two single beds in and I didn’t think Robin would be comfortable in her own room in a strange house. The room was bright, but impersonal. It was basic, two beds, a bed side table, wardrobe and full length mirror.

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I opened the draws as people always do when they stay somewhere strange. Even when staying in a hotel people always go through the draws first to see what surprises have been left by the last occupants.

Everything was empty apart from the wardrobe which held a spare duvet and a couple of spare pillows. The room itself was pretty much decorated like the hall. Everything was wood, the floor shined like it had been recently polished, which I imagine Mark would have done professionally. He certainly didn’t seem short of money.

It was so nice to relax under the rushing water of the shower, knowing that Robin was safe.

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Robin and Mark were engrossed in what they were doing when I went back downstairs. A box of egg shells sat on the surface next to them as well has what I assumed was every utensil in the kitchen.
“Do you mind if I use your phone?” I asked.
“Not at all.” He said without looking up from what he was doing. “The numbers on a sticker if you want to give it out.”

I called my grandfather, he knew something was wrong the minute he answered the phone. He always seemed to do that, sometimes I swear he is psychic. I only gave him a watered down version of what happened. Ok well not watered down, but distorted. I told him that my hot water had gone and that Bexley had got him self caught in a fence. I don’t think he believed either, but he would wait until I was ready to tell him. I left Marks number and told him to call if he needed me.

I also called Keller and told him the same story. He immediately wanted to come round and make sure that I was ok as well as see if we wanted to stay with him. I told him that I had accepted Marks offer now so couldn’t change my mind, but I was grateful. I heard the disappointment in his voice, I didn’t need to see him to know what his expression would be, but this was better for Robin and I had to think of her.
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Mark had laid the table when I went back into the kitchen. The smell of omelettes and coffee filtered through the air and my stomach responded in a growl. I didn’t realise I was hungry until then.

“Mummy.” Said Robin as she walked over to the table and pulled a chair out for me.

“Thank you.” I said.

She hopped onto a chair and left the one opposite me for Mark.

“I think Mark can already make omelettes.” She whispered to me.

“No, I had a great teacher.” He said and she blushed when she realised he had heard her. “Your daughter is a great chief.”

“Do I have to go to school today?” she asked.
“No baby. It’s to late now anyway.” I said pointing to the clock with my fork.
“Tomorrow?”
“I think we’ll leave school for this week, just until we go back home. How does that sound?”

“Good. I don’t want to miss Bexley coming out of the dog doctor.”

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Mark and I both laughed at her interpretation of a vet. I imagined some dog stood on his hind legs in a white coat with a stethoscope round his neck. She frowned at his both not sure what we were laughing at and if I had been able to stop I would have told her, but the innocence on her face just made me laugh harder.

“It’s called a Vet.” Said Mark who managed to recover faster than me. “And he looks after all poorly animals, not just dogs.”

“Mark has a swimming pool.” She said changing the subject yet again. Robin could go from one subject to another so fast; sometimes I struggled to keep up and often frustrated her when I assumed we were still on the same topic. “Can I go swimming after breakfast?”

I looked at Mark for the answer, this wasn’t my house and it wasn’t my pool either. “If your mummy says it’s ok then sure.

“Well?” she said turning to me.

“For a little while you can.”

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I don’t think I had seen her eat so fast, ever. She had been in swimming pools before, but the last time she was in a private pool was when we went away with my grandparents and stayed in a villa, but she would have been too young to remember that.

I don’t know who was more tired at the end of the first day or wet and we hadn’t even been in the pool. She had spent more than a while in the water, always asking for five more minutes when I told her to come out, in the end I gave up and let her play until dinner time.

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I stayed with Robin while she fell asleep. Lying down on my own single bed I admit I nearly dropped off as well. If it hadn’t been for Mark coming up with a cup of coffee for me I am quite sure I would have stayed there all night, not even bothering to undress.

“Thanks.” I whispered not wanting to wake her.

“Did she go to sleep ok?”

“Yes, out like a light. She had a good day today.” I said.

“I did too.”  His eyes fixed on mine as he said it; I paused with my cup half way to my mouth while I hesitated what I should do. He was so close to me, I could feel his breath on my face, I wanted to close the gap between us, just go that extra distance, but something in me held me back. I know he had kissed me last night or rather him me, but a lot had happened since then and I wasn’t sure.

I swallowed hard and took the chance, I had nothing to loose, well I did, but right at that moment I couldn’t think of anything important enough not to. I moved forward and captured his mouth with mine.

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He pulled away and swept the fallen hair from my face, his bright blue eyes looking at me with so much wanting in them. I let him pull me up and lead my by the hand to his room next door.

His room was exactly as he had described. A tip. Clothes were strewn everywhere, shoes lay out of pairs on his floor and his bedside table was lost under a pile of books. There was a picture on his chest of draws; I was shocked at what I saw. It was a picture of me. I bent down to look at it closer. The picture was old and slightly faded the colours not as vibrant as they had been years ago. I was smiling, happy.

Before I could turn back around Mark was behind me. He buried his face into my hair and inhaled deeply as if he was savouring the very scent of me. I hadn’t felt like this in a long time. I shivered at that one small action.

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I found myself leaning back against him as his arms came around me to hold me close.
“I’ve missed this.” He whispered against my ear.

I couldn’t answer, my entire body burned from his presence. I laid my hands against his forearms and traced my fingers along the dark hairs. My body trembled. I had forgotten what it felt like to truly be in Mark’s arms.

He turned me in his arms so that I was facing him. His deep eyes were like pools of water. He cupped my face in his hands and kissed me so fiercely that my breath came out in short sharp pants.

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OMG MARK AND VANESSA GONNA MAKE TEH KISSES!

Yeah my vote still stands for killing Mark, because then Vanessa can take his house >=]

Aww! I hate my computer! It crashed, and refused to be fixed until a half hour ago! So I missed commenting on the story! :( *cries*
Oh well, that was before. Now I can say that the updates were SO GOOD!!! :):):):):)

Nice update, thanks! But, I still think that you should switch Mark and Keller's parts. :D

Can we all agree on killing Vanessa?

It's her damn fault for sleeping around. Then we are free to have Mark and Keller to ourselves. As long as I get Bexley.

I wuv doggies.

I have no problems with killing Vanessa ;)

Flid, you're evil! You're not going to kill Vanessa are you?!?!

Nope I'm not allowed :(

Look (http://www.thesims2uk.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=86153#86153)

:sign5: Seems like I'm not the only one who doesn't want her to die. And, hahaha, see, Keller is the best!
Mark 30%  [ 12 ]
Keller 62%  [ 25 ]
No One she should stay as a single mother. 7%  [ 3 ]
Total Votes : 40

Yes well they arent all sane on there you know.

*chants*

Mark! Mark! Mark! Live!

Die Keller! Die! Die! Die!

Can nobody die?????? That way we'll all be happy! :) Oh, wait, this is FLID we're talking about...oh great.

0.o I think I who the bad guy(s) is/are. >< Ahh! I can't handle this! Flid, you better update soon or I'll have to hunt you down and strap you to your office chair so you do!

P.S. I was just watching My Wife is an Axe Murderer. Yeah. >.>

Good luck getting flid to keep everyone alive.
I like keller and I kind of have more of a feeling that Mark's threatening her. The obsessed boyfriend goes crazy longing for Vanessa. Also, the picture of Vanessa on his table bit was a little creepy.

please don't kill Mark, I think he's much better than Keller
 
and don't drive Vanessa insane, it would be nice to have a bit of a happy ending on this one!!!
 
*settles back to wait for next update*

if I can get myself out of WoW long enough I'll update hehe

*starts a chant* Update! Update! Update! :D

He rested his head breathlessly on my shoulder and I relaxed against him.

“I’m sorry.” I said

“Vanessa shut up.” He reached up and traced his fingers lightly along my face and down my jaw. “It feels so good to hold you again.”

“You wouldn’t have had to wait so long if I hadn’t have ruined everything.” I said and a single tear rolled down my face.

“Don’t cry.” He said wiping it away. “We’re here now, and that was a long time ago. I love you Vanessa, I never stopped really.” He placed a gentle kiss on my mouth and pulled me into him, my skin on his and it felt good. It felt right.

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“Mummy!” Robin shouted from the room next door and I jumped. Marks arms dropped from around me and I touched his face one last time before getting up. Grabbing his shirt that was lying in a heap on the floor I through it on and ran into my bedroom. Robin was sat up in her bed, rubbing her eyes half from sleep and half from tears.

“What is it baby?” I asked as I sat down next to her and pulled her into my arms.

“I dreamt that Bexley was saying goodbye. I dreamt he was going to heaven.”

“Oh, baby. Don’t think that.”

“He won’t will he? God will let him stay here with us.” She looked at me hopefully and I had to say that he would, even though I feared the very same thing. He was in pretty bad shape when we cut him out and I wasn’t sure that he would make it.

“I tell you what.” I said. “First thing tomorrow we will call the vets and see how he is doing, and maybe ask if we can see him. How does that sound?”

“Promise?”

“I promise. Now you get back in bed and think of the things you two can do together when he gets out of the vets. Maybe we could buy him a present for being such a brave dog?”

I lay with her stroking her head as she fell back to sleep. It didn’t take her long; in fact, she was sleep quicker than I thought.

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“She ok?” Mark whispered from the door way and got off the bed as he started to walk towards me.

“I think I best stay in here for tonight.”

He knelt down by the bed. “That’s ok. I understand.” He reached over and stroked her forehead looking at her thoughtfully. “I wish she could have been mine.” He said and the sadness in his voice was almost unbearable.

“Mark.”

“I know and I can’t change that, but I always imagined we would have kids together one day. Keller is very lucky.”

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“He doesn’t know.” I said before I could stop my self.

“You haven’t told him?”

“I can’t, couldn’t. I’m such a coward I know.”

“He needs to know Vanessa. This is his little girl.”

I looked at her sleeping face. She looked so much like my mother, but there was so much of Keller in her too. Sometimes I could see him looking out through her eyes and it scared me. “I will, I just have to find the right time.”

“Does she know?”

I shook my head. His eyes searched mine as if he was trying to think what to say, but I knew what he wanted me to do and what he thought. He thought I should tell them both, that they deserved to know. We had both seen Keller grow up without his father and although he never showed it, it was plain to see that it upset him.

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“I’ll tell them both this week.” I said. “But I have to tell her first. I just hope she doesn’t end up hating me for it.”

“She wont. She’s strong like you.”

“Thank you.”

The corners of his mouth turned up with a sad smile and he lent over and kissed me. “Night Vanessa.” He paused his face touching mine as if he didn’t want to move. “I love you.”

I reached up to touch him, to reassure him that I was here with him now. “I love you too Mark.”

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I watched as he walked out of the bedroom, he turned and gave me one final glance before going to his own room. I curled up alone in my own bed and wished that he was with me.

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Robin was still asleep when I woke up and I was surprised. I thought she would have been up at the crack of dawn as usual. The sun wasn’t quite up yet, only the first rays shone through the gap in the curtains. I rolled onto my back and stared up at the ceiling, straining my ears for any sounds in the house. It didn’t sound like Mark was up either.

Quietly I swung my legs out of bed. I was still wearing his shirt and as I moved, I caught the faint hint of his cologne on it. Bringing it up to my face, I inhaled deeply and remembered the feel of him against my skin.

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I eased his door open. His brown hair spilled onto the bed. He was lying on his stomach, his back was bare, and I did everything I could not to go over there and run my hands over his bare flesh. The sheet was resting lightly across him hiding him from the waist down. I smiled and closed my eyes remembering the feel of him the night before.

“You can stop staring.” He said his voice muffled by the pillow.

I felt my cheeks flush with embarrassment. “I wasn’t.”

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“Liar.” He rolled onto his back and propped himself up on his elbows. The front view was even more spectacular than the back. His smooth tanned chest seemed to shine softly with the sun light.

“You do realise that shirt is see through don’t you?” he said

My hands instinctively flew up to cover myself and he laughed. He patted the bed next to him, motioning for me to come and join him.

His arms were around me and pulling me down before I had chance to get onto the bed properly and I nearly fell off, but he caught me and pulled me to him. He leant over me forcing me to lie on my back as his mouth came down to mine. He tasted of soap and toothpaste as he kissed me.

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Yay! Update! :D

nooooooooo!!
Noooooo Keller is way better Vanessa you know you love him!!!
:(

no, no, it's Mark all the way ... MARK!!

^^ Mark, Mark!
How could Vanessa not love him?
I can think of reason why not... XP and it's killing me inside.

I can't wait to see Keller's reaction to the news - it's like, "Oh, by the way...she's yours." "WHAT?!"

That would be priceless! :laugh:

:sign5: And it's going to come eventually..

NEED MOAR UPDATES.

I kept my promise and after breakfast, we went to see Bexley. He was heavily sedated though or he would have been in a lot of pain, but the vet thought that things looked promising. I just hoped they stayed that why.

We dared to go back to my house, just to get the mail and check the answer phone. It looked just as we had left it. I expected to find the place completely ransacked. Thank god it wasn’t.

I hadn’t heard from the kidnappers what ever they were and I couldn’t make my mind up if that was worrying or not. I had 36 hours left to pay them. I had the money there was no problem with that.

Mark had managed to get some days off from the hospital. I don’t know how he managed it or what he told them, but what ever he said worked and I was pleased. I didn’t want to be home with just Robin and I certainly didn’t want to be left to rattle around his big house.

Eleven finally came round and I dropped Robin with Ethan. There was no way I wanted her to see this or be there when they called. She would be safe with him; his house was like Fort Knox.


I was rooted to the spot outside her door, the key was in the lock, but I couldn’t make myself turn it. I was glad Robin wasn’t with me.

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“Do you want me to do it?” asked Mark.

“No, I’ve got to do this.” Swallowing I reached out and held the cold metal of the key. I twisted it and the lock clink heavily into place, the sound crashing through my head.  I pushed the door open, but didn’t enter. The furniture was still there, but I could see her paintings from the walls were missing. She must have gone.

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I hung my head low and finally crossed the threshold and then I saw it. Spots of blood decorated the walls like a gentle scattering of freckles. A smudge handprint ran down the wall as if some one had dipped there hand in paint and dragged it all the way down. A thick dark stain reached out through the carpet.

I felt the floor hitting my knees before I realised I was falling. My throat became tight and I couldn’t breath, couldn’t scream. A small pathetic whimper came out of my mouth and I nearly chocked. Bile rose, burning the back of my throat and I finally found my voice.

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I screamed so hard that it felt like I had torn my vocal cords. Big strong arms came round me and pulled me up, but I didn’t have the strength in my legs to stand and Mark took my weight.

He half dragged, half carried me to the chair by the hall table. He knelt down in front of me, but I couldn’t see him properly as tears stung my eyes.

“Vanessa.” He said and his voice was amazingly calm. “Vanessa. I’m going to call the police ok?”

I nodded, and then shook my head. I didn’t know what to do. And then it hit me. I opened my eyes wide at him, fear riding through my body like a harsh wind, chilling me to the core.

“What if she’s still here? What if her body is here?”

“Stay here.”

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I began shaking as Mark walked deeper into the flat. I heard doors and wardrobes opening and closing and knew he was searching everywhere for her.

“There’s nothing. Just this.” He said and he pointed at the bloody mess. “I’m calling the police.”

“Call Keller.” I said my eyes pleading with him. I knew it hurt him to do it and I really shouldn’t have asked, but I trusted Keller. “Please Mark.”

He nodded and reached for the phone. The phone began to ring as he touched it and he brought his hand back up quickly as if it had burnt him. We both stared at it as if we could see who was on the other end just by looking.


“Hello?” I said cautiously as I reached over and picked the receiver up slowly bringing it to my ear.

“Hello Vanessa.”

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Mark held his hand out for the phone when he saw the look on my face and realised who I must have been talking too. I waved his hand away. Passing the phone to him, would only make them do something worse.

“What do you want?” I sobbed.

“Vanessa, you sound like you’re crying. Have I done something to upset you?”

“You know what you have done. You killed my best friend.”

“Best friend? But you told her to get out of your life.”

“You made me.”

“Really? I don’t recall. Anyway were wasting time and time is not something you have is it Vanessa?”

“No.”

“Your daughter looks happy at Ethan’s.”

The phone went dead.

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oooooooh *shivers*
 
you can't leave it there
 
FLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID

omg Flid I'm killing you if you don't update now

no Kim .. NO ... if you kill her she can't update ...

rofl...I might not update for another week

nope better be done tomorrow and start rewriting cause Keller can't die

WHAT???
 
oh now I'm going to kill you
 
:laugh:

I cant update because you want Keller to live, and I have to update because I want to live....hhhmmm bit of a pickle.

*Eats story instead*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *performs Heimlich* Cough it up cough it up! You can't leave us like this Flid!

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What ? More More

Yes good idea:-P

I know.

ONE - The voice of truth and reason.

Okay.. wait I'm confused.. WHO'S dead??? *is embarrassed* I should know that, shouldn't I?  I'm such a retard. :)

nobody's dead ..... yet
 

don't you DARE!

I'd tell you who is actually dead, but then I would spoil the plot, so I'll leave it to everyone else to say who they think is dead hehe

i think Keller is dead. since you said you can't update because we want Keller to live.. *shifty eyes* definitely Keller.

Maybe, maybe not hehe

I think...Kim's dead!

Wait.. but she saw the blood?? In the flat..... does that mean it's Macey? :(

NOOOOOO! FLID! NO, NO, NO, NO! DON'T LEAVE IT THERE!!! Update. Update. Update. xD.

Flid your evil.. Nuff said...

update update update!!!!
im dyinggg to know what happened.

who died?!?!

Well Flid i think your week is up....time to update....it's not nice to keep us waiting like this....i know they say u r evil and u do have some tendancy of it..but all and all the best part is u r a good story teller and when i'm reading a good book i don't stop til the end....this is like u let me read and then take the book away right at a good part.....the torture of it....U R EVIL!!!!
The obvious here would b that Macey is dead...but for some reason u wouldn't go with the obvious...so my guess is no one is dead he just put the blood there to scare her....part of his game is to do that....

Yes, Flid, I believe it's time for an update....That is if you want to live. :muahaha:

*goes off to update*

Now dont blame me if your not happy with who got hurt you all demanded an update.

Thats all we are asking for.. We know you will punish us properly and gnashing of the teeth and the howling will commence...

I placed the phone down and almost screamed as it rang again.

“I want you to go to your uncles and wait with your daughter.”

“Ethan’s?”

“Yes.”

“And what do I do when I get there?”

“Await further instructions.”

I didn’t answer for a moment. This wasn’t about the money was it? If I paid them what they wanted they were just going to come back again for more and I didn’t have it. If I paid them what they demanded now I would be cleared out. The money wasn’t their goal. I realised that now, but what was?

“And if I don’t?”

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I listened, waiting for his answer. The phone sounded muffled as if someone was holding it against fabric. I could hear voices in the background, but I couldn’t quite work them out.

“Vanessa.”

“Macey?” She was sobbing when she spoke. “Macey is that you?”

“Vanessa do what they say. Please.”

“Can they hear me?”

She paused for a second and then said “Yes.”

“Good. You listen here, who ever you are, you hurt her, and I’ll.”

“You’ll what Vanessa? What are you going to do?”

I heard a loud thwack like flesh being hit and Macey screamed. The sound came again only louder this time and she begged them to stop.

“Stop it please.”

“Your uncles. Now 16:00. Don’t be late.” The phone went dead again.

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I stood up and slammed the phone into its cradle and that’s when I broke. I had no way out of this. They had me at almost every corner. I grabbed the phone with both my hands I pulled as hard as I could, yanking it out of the wall. Using all my anger, I pushed it through my body and slammed the phone down onto the table over and over again.

“Vanessa. Vanessa.” Shouted Mark trying to get my attention, but I ignored him. I didn’t want to talk I wanted to hunt them down and kill them.

I threw the phone as hard as I could against the wall, but I wasn’t done. I wanted to break everything. I wanted to scream so loud that until I couldn’t scream anymore.

I yelled and cried all at the same time. Focusing my anger on anything. I picked up the chair and hit it against the wall, grabbed an ornament and smashed it as hard as I could onto the floor. It wasn’t until Mark grabbed me, holding me in a vice grip to his body that I started to calm down.

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I held on to him so tight as I cried into his chest, his hold on me remained firm as if he was scared that if he let go I would turn into a mad woman again, but there was probably nothing left to break.

“I have to go to Ethan’s.”

“Now? Shouldn’t we call Keller first?”

“No. I have to go now.”

“Alright, come on. I’ll drive.”

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I don’t remember the drive to my uncles my head was spinning. A thousand images went through my head and I pictured what they could be doing to Macey. What they would do to Robin if I failed and they got hold of her.

Robin was at the window as we pulled up. She waved at me and I weakly waved back. I didn’t want her to see me like this. I had to get myself together. Mark got out of the car, walked round, and opened the door for me. I took his hand gladly. It was the one solid thing I could hold onto at the moment.

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“Are you ok Mummy?” she said as she came down the stairs to greet me. “You look like you have been crying.”

“Just hay fever baby, Catrine had bought some flowers and you know how they set me off.”

She gave me a hug and then changed the subject in usual Robin style. “Guess what? Uncle Ethan said I can have his old computer for my bedroom.”

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I looked up at Ethan who was coming out of the lounge. “That’s right squirt.” He said as he picked her up.

“Oh Ethan. It’s too much.”

“Don’t be silly. I’d only leave it to collect dust. She can use it for homework and stuff. Cant ya.”

“Yep. See Mummy. Can I have it?”

“If Uncle Ethan’s sure…”

“Yes I’m sure.”

Robin wriggled out of his arms and jumped up and down excitedly.

“Don’t think you can spend all hours playing your game young lady.” I said.

“I won’t.”

Robin ran back upstairs. I watched her and knew that I would do everything I could to protect her. No one was going to hurt her ever.

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“Vanessa is everything ok?” asked Ethan.

“Huh?”

“Your eyes. Have you been crying?”

“No I er…”

“Don’t give me the hay fever crap Vanessa. I’m not a six year old girl.”

“Ethan I…”

“It’s nothing Ethan.” Said Mark, cutting in. “All sorted now. Isn’t it?”


Ethan frowned and studied my face; I just shrugged trying to make out that it was no big deal. I was no good at lying never had been, but there was nothing Ethan could do.

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We followed him into the kitchen and I sat on the chair nearest the phone. It was quarter to four, they would be calling soon. My stomach was turning over and over inside, I wasn’t sure if I could wait any longer. I wanted this over. I wanted Macey back.

Mark sat next to me, holding my hand tightly in his. When I started fidgeting, he gently rubbed his thumb over the back of my hand letting me know he was there, but that wasn’t going to work for much longer. The closer it got too four the more my nerves went.

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At five to the phone rang and I gave a yelp. I couldn’t help it, it came out automatically. Ethan looked at me as if I had lost it as he answered the phone.

“It’s for you.” He said passing it too me.”

“Oh your there.” I breathed a sigh of relief as I heard my grandfather’s voice. “I have been calling Marks, but you weren’t answering. Is everything alright Vanessa?”

“Yes grandpa its fine.” I said and glanced up at the clock. “Look I have to go. I’ll call you tonight.” If I am still alive, I thought. This was going to end today and I wouldn’t stop until it did.

“Vanessa?” my grandfather said.

“I’ll call you.” And I hung up before he had chance to say anything else. They would be calling soon and god knows what they would do if they got the engaged tone. I just hoped that my grandfather wouldn’t call back.

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I stared at the phone waiting for it to ring again. I could feel Mark and Ethan watching me, their eyes trying to see through my skin at what was going on. I could hear my own blood pumping through my ears, drowning out the gentle hum of the washing machine as it ran through its spin cycle.

Ethan’s mobile rang from its stand on the counter and I jumped. My eyes finally leaving the house phone as I watched him answer his phone. I strained my ears to try and listen, but I couldn’t tell what they were talking about by just listening to Ethan’s side of the conversation.

I picked the receiver up from the landline before it even made it through its first ring. My hands shook as I lifted it to my head.

“Hello Vanessa.”

“Hello.”

“I see your finally learning to follow instructions. That’s good. We are finally making progress.”

I stayed silent.

“I want you to go to Lyddersdale Road. There is a phone box there. I want you in it waiting for my call by 17:00.”

I mentally pictured Lyddersdale Road in my head. It was the main road in the town centre. There were hundreds of phone boxes.

“Which one.”

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“You’ll have to figure that part out for your self.”

“How will I manage that?”

“You’ll find a way. If you get it wrong and miss the call, Macey dies and we come for Robin.”

I spun round on my chair and faced Mark who was watching me, waiting eagerly for me to tell him what they had said, but I couldn’t, my thoughts were lost. Mentally scanning the road for the correct phone box. How would I know which one it was?

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“Vanessa?”

“I...I have to get Robin. I have to go.” I stuttered.

“Vanessa.” He said again cautiously. “Vanessa, what's wrong.”

I looked up at him, but I wasn’t seeing him. I had to go.

Ethan came back into the kitchen and shoved his mobile phone back in its holder.

“Everything alright? Who was on the phone?”

Mark shook his head telling him not to ask.

Ethan ignored him and came over to me. His hands went round my arms holding me still in front of him. “Vanessa” he called his voice slightly raised as he tried to make me come out of my trance like state. “Vanessa.”

I tried to move away from him, but his grip on my arms tightened, his fingers digging into my flesh almost hurting. “Let me go.”

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“Not until you tell me what's going on. You know my dad called yesterday. He’s worried about you.”

“Well he shouldn’t be, I can look after my self.”

“He’s your grandfather Vanessa, worrying is his job.”

“I have to go to the phone box.”

“Phone box? Vanessa there’s a phone right here. Use mine.”

“I can’t. I have to use the phone box for Macey and Robin.”

“You’re not making any sense. Use my phone.”

“I have to go.” I said and my voice didn’t feel or sound like my own.

“You’re not going anywhere, not until you tell me what's going on.”

“Robin is dying let me go.”

“Robin? She’s not dying. What the hell are you talking about Vanessa?”

He looked over to Mark hoping for some answers. Mark glanced from me to Ethan not sure what to do.

“Mark?” said Ethan.

“Nooo.” I screamed as Mark began telling Ethan everything. If they knew that someone else had found out, they would kill Macey and Robin.

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well now you all need to decide if Mark has done the right thing or if he has just put Robin to death ;)

NOOO! Don't leave it there! Don't kill Robin! If someone must die, kill Macey!

Don't. Kill. Mark. D:

Let the gnashing of the teeth begin...lol
 
I say...let Macey die... no not Macey let Mark die... no not ~him~!!!
 
How will Vanessa get out of this? Hmmm? It should be a sweet torture for us all.. Stay tuned kiddies it can only get better..
 
and as Pinhead has a wont to say..
"Don't cry, it's such a waste of good misery...."
 
Buwahahahaha

FLID!!!
I'm not sure how much of this I can take.
I swear, if things keep going the way they are, I will hunt you down.

Kill Mark he has a big mouth and deserves to die

i agree kill Mark
on another note, how did Ethan get such a humungo house ?

I have to agree, kill Mark, he's dumb and doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. :P

I don't want you to kill anyone flid, so the choice is yours!!!!
 
great update, although I'm not sure telling Ethan was wise, it's a little bit of a coincidence don't you think that he just happened to 'receive' a call on his mobile just before Vanessa got her call ......

Oooh. Ali, good point, I never would have thought of that.....

I was thinking the same thing Ali! I was just like "Suspicious!!! He has to go out into the other room to receive a call when his kitchen is that big?". lol

It's Mark... Lets face it he is almost always on hand either when the call is made or or shortly after. I say let the bum die...lol

I love how everyone likes someone one min and then they are the baddy the next rofl.

Yes we are a fickle bunch...
 
 

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Shhhhh..I am hunting mawk..hehehehehe

The next three updates may be a little short, but they are three serparate things that need to be separated.

its prob Ethan I def. agree
anyway Mark needs to die
KELLER need to live

So. Flid, Update?!? :P And, I think we need to do a poll, who should die.

I just got back from my holiday. Over ONE MONTH - and this is all i come back to find?!?!?!?! UPDATE PLZZ! And then I won't be upset anymore.

Oh and, I use to be a Keller fan but now I'm a Mark fan. Let Mark live! i beg you :worship:

Yeah! The Mark Fan Club LIVES!!!!!:)

:smt119 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  I have just discovered this wonderful story (at page 20) and there is no more......I too must now wait with bated breathe.

You mastery at storytelling is legendary, Flid..thank you......

In the words of Oliver - Charles Dickens.....Please sir, can I have some more?

mark must survive

Can I second that???? :)

I dunno I put something innocent in and you all jump to conclusions

so update. that way we can see the REAL conclusion ^_~

I fought against Ethan as he held me to him trying to control me. I lashed out any way I could, biting scratching stamping, but still he held on. “Vanessa stop it.” He shouted. “Your gonna hurt your self.” Still I fought. I had to get out. I had to save Macey and Robin; they were not going to die because I was late. I bit down on the bare flesh of Ethan’s arm until I tasted that sharp metallic liquid in my mouth. He spun me round and his hand went straight across my face.

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I relaxed in his arms and he loosened his grip a little, as my body sagged. I sank to the floor resting against Ethan’s legs. If he hadn’t have been there I would have probably curled up on the floor. Read hot tears poured down my face, soaking into the denim of his jeans.  Mark came over to me and knelt beside me. His tanned arms coming round my shoulders and he held me as I sobbed again.

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Ethan bent down to the other side of me, his finger ran under my chin, and he lifted my face so that I could look at him.

“I won’t let them hurt you or Robin.” He said.

“And Macey?”

“We will get in my car and go some place safe. Somewhere where they can’t find you or Robin. I know a place they will never find you”

“But if I do they will kill Macey instead. If I don’t show they will kill her.”

“Rather her than your daughter.” He said flatly.

“You b******.” I spat.

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Mark lifted me up and turned my head towards him, it was like tug of war, and I was the rope.

“What if we drop Robin with Alex? She will keep Robin safe and then we can try and find Macey.”

“I can’t do that. I can’t put Alex in danger; she has children of her own.”

Alex was Ethan’s twin sister. My auntie. They may have been twins, but they were the complete opposite. Ethan wavy dark brown hair, while Alex’s hair was lighter closer to the colour of my grandmothers when she was younger. And while Alex had opted for marriage and kids, Ethan had avoided it at all costs. He liked his bachelor life too much.

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“I have a friend, he owns a big house in the country I go and stay with him when I want to get away from everything. They’ll never find her there. You can stay with her and Mark and I will go and search for Macey.”

I can’t, I cant leave her, I have to find her.”

“Ok, then me or Mark will stay with her. We can call Keller too. Maybe have him stay with her.” He smiled.

Mark nodded and agreed with him.

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“Luke is an ex soldier Vanessa. He served in the Gulf. No one will get to her through him. If Keller is there too then its extra backup.”

“Vanessa.” Said Mark. “I think we should do this. Ethan would never put Robin in danger.”

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I looked from one to the other; both of them had seemed to have decided that Robin would be better off with this Luke person. So I would drop her off then what would I do? Go to find the phone box?

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OOH Great update!! Though, I'm awfully suspicious of Ethan now... thanks people! :)

I'm suspicious that we never see Ethan's face..

Oooh! Thanks for the update! And, :sign5: Bungee, good point.

if Luke is hott then Vanessa should get with him

(P.S. You can never be an "ex" soldier, Marine, or etc. The proper term is former or retired, sorry it just grinds my gears when people say "ex" because if you served you served and there will always be a part of that in you for the rest of your life)

cheers for tip oddball

and there isnt a reason why you never see ethans face, just has happened that way

the kidnappers face is behing Robin in this pic though

Blonde hair brown eyes...thats the only clue your getting.

(http://www.thesims2uk.co.uk/v/robin.jpg)

Let's see... who has blonde hair, and brown eyes??? Ugghh, this is killing me. But that's just the way you like it, huh Flid?? :)

Hmmm. Blonde hair, brown eyes....Have they already been in the story? lmao.

IT'S MELODY!!!!!! IT HAS TO BE!!!!!
LOOK!
(http://www.thesims2uk.co.uk/v/219.jpg)

You know.. that's exactly what I thought....hmmmmmm..... and her eyes match almost perfectly. Scratch that- not almost perfectly.. perfectly.

I know. Haha, hang on, I'll see if I can find a better picture and match it up. ;)

I said Melody a long time ago and Flid said no. With this new clue though it leaves only two people I can think of and that is either Melody or Kirsten.

Darn it. But the eyes......

yeah I know maybe flid was lying

Gosh. Flid, why must you confuse us like this?!?! But, I found a better picture of Melody in the other story.

(http://www.thesims2uk.co.uk/m/477.jpg)


Edit:



Wait, wait, the kidnapper's face?!? So, they get Robin?!?

This is the only picture of Kirsten I could find.

(http://www.thesims2uk.co.uk/m/511.jpg)

Her eyes aren't the same as the sim in the picture...

Yeah we have been guessing Melody for a long time and flid just talks around it. she did say the voice on the phone was male though

Great... she lives to confuse us!:)

flid I see you. Why don't you tell me (an admin) what I want to know

heres you clues so far

kidnapper
blonde
blue eyes
was in alone, a fathers sacrifice and oviously seeking seeply
you have seen him/her in all three stories
yes the voice on the phone is male, doesnt mean the kidnapper is though ;)