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Post by Alex Reed on Dec 11, 2012 1:44:21 GMT -5
Alex stayed silent after processing everything that Ellie said. "You're leaving....AGAIN?" he asked. There was a certain anger to his voice, but he knew he couldn't blame Ellie for this. And he much rather her be away from him and alive, then killed. When Sam said he was going with, Alex was confused. "Uhm, can i talk to you for a second..privately?" Alex asked and pulled Ellie away. "Why is Sam going with you?" he asked.
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Post by Ellie Mankelow on Dec 11, 2012 20:40:51 GMT -5
She felt a slight smile tug at her lips.. which probably wasn't appropriate at the time but, was he a bit jealous? She wondered. Ellie sighed and shrugged a little bit. "He doesn't want me to be alone. I-I think this is his way of making it up to Charlie. He knows that she wouldn't like the idea of me running on my own so I guess it would be a.. comfort for her I guess to know Sam is with me." Ellie wrapped her arms tightly around him. "It's nothing romantic, I promise." She whispered in his ear. She could have stood with him like that for hours. For a moment, nothing else mattered. She'd only just got him back.. and now she had to leave again. Little did he know that this would be the last time he would see her. Sam wouldn't be running for long, Ellie would give herself over.. she would be killed more than likely and Sam wouldn't be able to stop it. He'd be able to return home and be safe with his sister. He'd be there for Charlie.. maybe her death would even bring them closer and mend their broken relationship. Ellie brought herself out of her thoughts and backed up a little from the hug, not enough to break it but so she was able to look at his face. "I-I want you to do something for me.. I want you to move on. As hard as it may be.. we need to face the reality. There's a chance I may never be able to come home... or, Sam makes it home without me.. so, you need to move on."
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Post by Chris Blight on Dec 11, 2012 21:03:28 GMT -5
This whole Ellie/Sophia scenario had done crazy things to Chris' mind. The first time that he realised it was really her.. he went bat shit crazy. He knew it was a real but he went into denial and took it out by screaming at her. But now, she was leaving again and Chris regret every second he hadn't spent with her. From the kitchen, he looked over as Ellie and Alex went into Jordan's room to talk privately. He felt sad for his best friend. He knew she loved him.. but he also knew he wasn't right for her. All this crazyness had happened since he became glued to her side. I mean, really, no one knew much about him. He was very ..held back. Jordan and Chris had come up with a theory that Alex was in on stalk business and that maybe, he'd even set it up to go after her. It made sense. Ellie was now a millionaire after the passing of her fathers death. One of the youngest millionaires in the country. If she were to die, Abby would be vulnerable and Alex would be able to sponge off all the money from her because she trusted him. Alex was definitely shifty and Jordan and Chris didn't trust him at all. "We gotta go," Sam yelled out to Ellie who was still in Jordan's room with Alex. "Where are you guys off to?" Chris asked Sam as he helped him put the suitcases into Sam's car. He informed him of he and Ellie's plan. They going to Washington. They choose not to fly as it could risk getting tracked so instead, they would drive which would take them a few days to reach. (Idk, how long it would be aha, I'm not American but y'know we'll just say that)
When returning to the apartment, Ellie and Alex had now exited the room. Ellie was now in a tight hug with Charlie. Both of them had tears in their eyes but were trying to hold them back.
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Dec 11, 2012 23:20:42 GMT -5
"I can't believe you're actually leaving again." she hugged her best friend and bit her lip to keep from crying. "Just promise you'll still stay in touch." she said. She let go of the hug and Alex went up to her.
(Alex)
When Ellie told him he needed to move on, he took a step back. "...Ellie.." he paused. "Now I'm definitely not letting you go." he sighed. He wanted to tell her that it should be him with her, not Sam, but he didn't want to upset her. He knew she wouldn't listen to him, though..so he let her go. "Wait, just in case." he paused and kissed her. He didn't care if she told him to move on. She had to know how he still felt.
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Post by Ellie Mankelow on Dec 12, 2012 4:28:52 GMT -5
"Of course. When we get to Washington, I'll get a new phone and we'll keep in touch every day.. I promise." She told Charlie. It wasn't a lie. She would keep in touch every day until.. well, yeah. Alex kissed her and she felt herself really have to push down the tears. She had to stay strong. After saying her goodbyes to Chris and Jordan, it was time to leave. Sam had already put all the stuff int he car and he was taking the first turn to drive. They wouldn't be able to drive for long as it was late afternoon, they'd have to stop over night somewhere eventually.
The next few hours in the cars were hard. They sat quiet letting the sound of the radio fill in the silence. Ellie figured Sam thoughts were at the same place as hers. To the loved ones they had just left behind. Ellie wound down the window, letting the feeling of the wind brushing through her hair consume her. She wished she had told Alex that she loved him.. but she was afraid if she told him he wouldn't let go of her fast enough.
Sam drove for the rest of the night until they stopped at a nearby hotel at 11pm that night. Ellie was glad to have her fake 'Sophia' credit cards with her to allow them to get a room for the night without their being an official trace either of them had been there. The woman at reception gave Ellie the key and herself and Sam walked up two flights of stairs with their bags until they reached their room for the night. The room held only a double bed (of course ahaha) which could make things awkward Ellie thought but it was the only room available.. they'd just have to make do.
Flopping down on top of the bed, Ellie sighed and turned to look at Sam who had just gone down to the closest convenience store to get them some snacks and any personal care products that they may need. Sam tossed her a chocolate bar and you could see the sadness of his face even though he tried to hide it. He didn't like that he'd left Charlie again. "It's not too late to go back." She told him as she tucked herself in under the covers of the bed. The winter chill in the air had hit her quite quickly. "I'll be fine on my own."
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Post by Jordan Stetson on Dec 12, 2012 9:56:51 GMT -5
Back in Kingswood, the group was still reeling from Sam and Ellie's quick exit. No one had expected it so everyone, Charlie especially, was in shock. Jordan was now down on a room mate.. and a friend. Jordan sat down with Charlie, "You alright?" He asked her.
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Post by Sam Hudson on Dec 12, 2012 15:34:49 GMT -5
Sam didn't want to leave his sister behind, but maybe it was for the best anyways. She barely spoke to him, so what was the point being there? "No, I'm fine. We're gonna make sure that you're completely safe. And all on your own? I'm not meaning to doubt you, but i don't think you will. There's a killer after you..I'm not gonna let you out of my sight." he told her. And he meant that.
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Dec 12, 2012 15:41:00 GMT -5
Charlie was still shocked that Ellie had to leave again. Sure, she was posing as 'sophia' but at least she was still around. He didn't understand why her brother left too. That kind of hurt her, but she did tell him to be Ellie's friend. Jordan sat next to her, and she couldn't help but remember the conversation her and Ellie had on the beach. She nodded her head, "I will be.." she sighed a bit, and paused before speaking again. "I..need to talk to you about something." she told him, and turned to look at Alex and Chris. "Privately." she added, and waited for him to respond.
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Post by Ellie Mankelow on Dec 12, 2012 17:17:00 GMT -5
Ellie narrowed her eyes and let out a laugh. "Hey! You under estimate me. I ran on my own for over two months without anyone knowing my location." She said with a smug look on her face. As Ellie took a bite into her chocolate bar, she froze realising that she had not yet out her meal from earlier on in the day. Was it too late to get rid of it out of her system?. She got up and walked quickly into the purged it all out of her body. Giving her the usual satisfied and guilty feeling. When she returned, she didn't say anything hoping he hadn't heard her throw up and piece together she had an eating disorder.
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Post by Jordan Stetson on Dec 12, 2012 17:19:58 GMT -5
It took Jordan by surprise that Charlie wanted to talk to him privately. Jordan had thought Charlie didn't want anything to do with him anymore and he was.. slowly trying to deal with that. "Yeah, sure.". They got up and went into Jordan's room, closing the door behind him. They sat side by side perched on the end of his bed and he waited for her to speak.
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Post by Sam Hudson on Dec 13, 2012 0:12:31 GMT -5
"Okay, I'll give you that!" he laughed a bit, trying to make the conversation a little more light hearted. She got up randomly, which confused Sam and he could faintly hear her puking in the bathroom. He figured something must have made her sick. She came out and she was pretty silent. "Did you just throw up?" he asked her. "Was it that food from earlier?" he asked her.
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Post by Ellie Mankelow on Dec 13, 2012 0:18:07 GMT -5
Shit. She paused for a moment and clutched onto the necklace around her neck as she spoke. "Y-Yeah I think so.. Food doesn't exactly sit well with me when I'm scared.". That wasn't exactly a lie. She was scared. Scared out of her mind.
As she tucked herself back into bed, she hoped Sam wouldn't notice how she was slowly becoming more frail and weak, whilst losing weight rapidly. Maybe after hearing her throw up, he'd assume that she was just sick.. which was kind of true. "We should probably get to sleep. It's a long drive tomorrow." Ellie said, resting her head gently against the pillow on her side. She felt shivers race up her spine as the cold breeze touched her skin.
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Dec 13, 2012 0:18:40 GMT -5
Charlie didn't even know what to say to him. Normally, talking to him wasn't a big deal. But she didn't know how he felt, for all she knew, he could have moved on. She sat next to him and took a deep breathe "I..uh." she stuttered for a moment, and figured out what to say. "I just....i really like you. And i thought that after everything we've been through, I was completely over it..but i never could get over you, and now, I don't even know if you care or you feel the same, but i just wanted to be honest." she said ranting.
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Post by Jordan Stetson on Dec 13, 2012 0:24:27 GMT -5
Jordan's jaw dropped a little as he listened to her speak. After all this time, she choose now to tell him how she felt. A smile played at his lips, "I've told you a million times how I feel about you. I really like you and I want to make things work with us.". His eyes moved away from hers and fell to the ground. "But I think we should wait a few days until we have this conversation. You're in an emotional state.. and you're probably just blabbing out things that you don't really mean.". He sighed and stood up in front of her to look at her. "I want you to take time and really think about if this is what you really want.. because if it is.. I'm not going to let you go again.." He admitted, showing his vulnerable side.
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Post by Sam Hudson on Dec 13, 2012 0:28:39 GMT -5
"Aw, I'm sorry..that sucks." he told her. "Hopefully some sleep will fix that. Just take deep breathes and try to calm down. We're getting you out of this situation." he told her. "I promise." he said. She mentioned getting some sleep, and he agreed. He grabbed a blanket and put it over her since she was shivering, got in the bed and fell asleep.
The next morning he woke up to get some coffee and came back to a slightly awake Ellie. "Hey, I got some coffee." he said and set it on the table in the room.
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