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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 17:25:55 GMT -5
"Me too," *she said quietly.* "But you didn't have to worry, Daddy and Julian took care of me fine-"
*She looked up, with a slight shake of her head. She didn't know what to say to Megan- she was practically a stranger, now.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:27:37 GMT -5
"You're older..." Megan said softly. "Years older- there must have been another time jump..."
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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 17:28:49 GMT -5
"I turned eleven last week," *she said slowly.*
"A time jump?"
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:30:42 GMT -5
"Remember how Daddy sort of... missed... the first five years of your life?"
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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 17:31:24 GMT -5
"Vaguely," *she said, still frowning slightly.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:35:50 GMT -5
"It happened to me this time. Did he tell you I'd died?"
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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 17:37:14 GMT -5
"He said you were sick," *she said slowly.* "And that you were coming back. But you were gone for so long that I..."
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:39:16 GMT -5
"I wasn't sick," Megan said sharply. "Your father had me locked up in an asylum."
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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 17:40:13 GMT -5
*She took a step backwards, away from her mother.*
"He wouldn't do that!"
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:44:02 GMT -5
"He did."
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Post by James Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:48:34 GMT -5
"It's true, I hired a detective to find her."
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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 17:49:54 GMT -5
"I don't believe you!"
*Erik wouldn't- She knew he could be a little... odd, sometimes, but he'd never do something likt that!
Would he?*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 17:55:22 GMT -5
"Pina, you have to trust me- Look at me!"
She stepped into the relative light so that her daughter could see how thin and tired she looked, her haphazard hair, the shadows around her eyes.
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Post by Pina on Nov 15, 2007 18:00:33 GMT -5
*Pina took another step back to match Megan's.*
"No, no, it's not true!" *she insisted.*
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Post by Lady Norrington on Nov 15, 2007 18:02:03 GMT -5
"I know he loves you, but your father can be cruel when he wants to."
She gestured awkwardly at the man behind her.
"You remember James..."
The light caught her engagement ring, and suddenly she tried to hide it.
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