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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:02:00 GMT -8
Tantomile was in her bedroom, perched on the edge of her bed and gripping the matress just a little too tight to be comfortable.
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:03:59 GMT -8
Cori knocked lightly on her door. "Tanta?"
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:07:07 GMT -8
"It's open Cori." she wasn't sure why she'd invited him in, but if she didn't want to be alone, he was the only cat she didn't mind being there.
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:07:59 GMT -8
He pushed the door open and entered quietly. "You...you doing alright?"
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:11:01 GMT -8
She glanced at him for a second, and then looked down, "I'm sorry I've spoilt things today. I didn't ask Father to say that."
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:12:30 GMT -8
"Isn't your fault he chose today." Cor replied quietly.
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:15:01 GMT -8
"No," she agreed, "I..." she shook her head, "I don't care if I'm behaving badly, it's not fair!"
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:18:12 GMT -8
His ears flickered at that. "You didn't need to point it out over dinner." He remarked quietly.
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:20:07 GMT -8
"What was I supposed to do Cor, sit quietly and say nothing?"
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:21:01 GMT -8
"I...maybe?"
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:22:54 GMT -8
She turned to look at him, "Cor... tell me you don't agree with him."
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:26:37 GMT -8
"About what? That you shouldn't go to college? No. That maybe you shouldn't have contradicted him at dinner? Yes."
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:30:38 GMT -8
"I couldn't say nothing Cori. I... I've been, you know how badly I want to go to college."
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Post by Meadowlark on Mar 8, 2011 22:33:59 GMT -8
His ears flickered at that. "I know, Tant, but you may well have just kissed your chances of it goodbye."
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Post by amanika on Mar 8, 2011 22:36:17 GMT -8
"From what Father said it didn't exactly look as if I'd had any to start with." she bit her lip all the same, wondering if her brother was right.
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