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Post by Bella Castro (Stetson) on Dec 22, 2012 1:19:43 GMT -5
Bella was shocked by what Jordan's friend was saying. It took her a few moments to connect who Ellie was. Mankelow. "Bill was murdered?" She said referring to Ellie's father. From the corner of her eye, she saw Jordan nod. Although she never knew him well, Bella and Jordan's father was good friends with Bill so the news was heart breaking to hear. What was even more heart breaking was the fact that people could suspect her brother of doing such an inhuman thing and stalking Ellie too?. This wasn't Jordan. "How can people even think he would do such a thing?'. She was disgusted. It was then when she noticed that the manner of the attractive guy beside Charlie completely change. Catching Jordan's eye, it wasn't hard to put together. This guy standing in front of her suspected Jordan.
Charlie asked who she was and Bella quickly flushed realising how rude she had been not introducing herself properly. "My name is Bella.. Stetson." "I'm Jordan's sister."
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Dec 22, 2012 15:29:58 GMT -5
Charlie took a deep breathe. "Well...Chris found the phone the 'stalker' was threatening Ellie from, in Jordan's apartment. So he suspected him from that." she explained. Charlie didn't want to go on. It was too hard explaining why. She sighed a bit and looked at her feet, until the girl in front of her said she was Jordan's sister. "Oh..." Charlie added, as the room felt even more awkward. "Nice to meet you." she tried to smile. Even though this definitely wasn't the nicest way to meet his sister. Charlie bit her lip, took one look at Chris, and realized she had to get Jordan out of here. "We- I'm going to get him out. I just..have to go to Washington first." she blurted out. She had to get Ellie down here immediately. "Do you want to stay with Jordan?" she asked Bella.
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Post by Bella Castro (Stetson) on Dec 23, 2012 7:12:45 GMT -5
So many questions burned in Bella's mind. If Jordan were as innocent as she knew he was, why was the phone in Jordan's apartment? How did the police find it or get into possession of it? Who is Chris? Is that the attractive stranger? Why Washington? Was Ellie there.. in hiding?. She was about to respond to Charlie when Jordan cut in saying, "Before you go, I want to talk to you.". She followed his eyes, they were looking at Charlie who seemed to be unable to hold his stare. "Alone." Jordan added.
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Post by Jordan Stetson on Dec 23, 2012 7:57:30 GMT -5
Moments later, Chris and his sister ducked off to go outside of the police station following Jordan's wishes to speak to Charlie alone. He watched Bella as she went unable to comprehend that she was really here. It had been many years since he had seen his sister.. simply because she fell in love with the wrong person when she was sixteen. He was a cool guy.. Jordan liked him.. his father didn't and it had shattered their family apart.
"You didn't believe me." Jordan said, head leaning against the jail cell wall. "What you just said.. you said you were going to get me out but I saw your face. Before you left.. I begged you to believe me.. you didn't.". His eyes had been previously staring aimlessly at the ground but he now turned to look at Charlie who could barely keep eye contact. "You managed to crush my heart and every bit of hope I had within in seconds.". Behind Charlie, in the distance, he saw someone approach Bella and wrap his arms around her. When he managed to get a better look of his face he recognised it was Daniel.. her fiance. So he had come to Kingswood with her. Ah, of course he had.
"That's Daniel," Jordan said nodding his head towards the couple. Charlie turned to look at them and sighed. "They were never supposed be together. He's a part of the Jenkins family.. a family mine has been feuding with for generations. They snuck around to see for months and eventually, they got caught." He told her. That night stung heavily in Jordan's memory. Seeing his father lay a hand on his sister and vow she was no longer a daughter to him before kicking her out of the house. "My father felt so betrayed that he never wanted to see her again.. so she left. Bella and Daniel they ran.. together." Now, they were engaged to be married and not only had she found the courage to return to Kingswood, she was carrying life inside of her. She was going to be a mother and Jordan was going to be an uncle which made him happier than he'd admit. Jordan let out a heavy sigh. "I-I thought we could have a love like that but tonight you just proved that we never can.". Charlie was ready to object as she moved up closer to the bars but he just shook his head. "Tonight, I asked you to trust me. To show that you had forgiven me for the past, that you were ready to move forward.. to show to me you loved me," He broke the gaze and returned to the ground, trying to hold back the tears that were filling his eyes. "But you couldn't do that. You couldn't do that for me.. for us.". Jordan walked over to his bed and lay down, curled up into a ball facing the wall before asking Charlie to leave. He didn't want her to be able to see the tears now streaming down his face like a water fall. "Do or don't go to Washington.. I don't care. I don't care about anything or anyone anymore.". And now, pulling back up his walls and his defenses, the old Jordan was back.
(Sorry it's so long!)
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Dec 23, 2012 8:45:44 GMT -5
(lol that's okay! i love your long posts! )
Charlie's heart beat a little faster when Jordan said he wanted to talk to her. She didn't actually know how to respond to what he was saying. He was accusing her of not believing him, but she couldn't stand up for herself, cause at first she didn't trust him. She thought that somehow that phone was his. Which after the shock, she realized, was ridiculous.
What Jordan was saying to her, was hard to handle at the moment. She never wanted to cry in front of him, so she bit her lip to stop the tears. She couldn't respond, so she just listened. She listened to the story of Daniel and Bella and almost smiled because it was so beautiful. "Jordan...please." she paused. "Don't say that." she said choking back tears. She looked to the ground, to collect herself and then back up at him. "Maybe I was shocked right away. And you have every right to be mad at me." she told him..because he did. "But in the car I begged Chris to not turn you in. He didn't listen. So why do you think I'm here fighting for you?" she bit her lip, again. "I'm going to Washington. And I'm going to get you out." she began to calm down a little. "But you have to believe me when I say I love you, and I don't believe that you did any of this." she said this, and let go of the bars to the cell to meet his sister in the hallway. She had a concerned look once she saw Charlie's face, and Charlie looked at Chris. She wanted to smack him for causing all of this drama, but she let it go. "A-are you ready to go?" she asked Bella. "Only if you want to. If not, I gotta do this..alone." she said and glanced at Chris. No way was she letting him come with.
Charlie grabbed her phone and called someone she never thought she would- Victoria. "H-hi Victoria. It's Charlie." she paused. "I know this is strange, but Jordan is in jail...i need you to bail him out." Charlie told her. Victoria was rich, and her dad was a powerful man, so she figured she'd be able to pull some strings. Of course, there would probably be a catch. "Please, do this for him...and I'll leave him alone. He's all yours." that last part physically hurt to say. But if this was the only way to get him out, then that's what she had to do. Charlie waited on the phone, anticipating her response.
(woah! my post's long too...hahahahah )
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Post by Victoria Lorenza on Jan 3, 2013 15:11:22 GMT -5
After a quick pause, Victoria replied, "Be there in a few." hanging up just moments later. A smug smirk sat across her face as she made her way to the police station. Passing by Jordan's friends out of the front, Victoria walked gracefully through the double doors, the sound of her heels smacking against the floorboards echoing her footsteps as she approached the iron bars. Behind them on what looked to be the most uncomfortable bed known to man kind lay Jordan. Dear sweet Jordan. "Jordan." She whispered. There was no reply. Not even a twitch as if to refer to her existence. "I'm going to get you out of here.". Again, silence.
Convincing the officer to let Jordan out didn't take much. Lucky for her, she had caught the him - a married man - getting hot and heavy with one of his fellow officers mid last year. If that were to get out, his career and marriage would be ruined. Blackmail was a piece of cake. He let Jordan out, just as long as he stayed under house arrest. It still wasn't complete freedom but it was better than sitting in a old sterile jail cell. Considering he was a suspect for murder, he got off pretty lightly.
Jordan was let free and explained that he must stay in his housing vanity otherwise the beeper around his leg would go off allowing the police to know of his where abouts, having him arrested and charged. As the pair walked out of the door, he still remained silent. What exactly was wrong with him? Had this gotten so badly to his core?
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Jan 3, 2013 20:40:34 GMT -5
Charlie felt sick as she watched Victoria walked through the doors. She had to get him out. This had to work. She looked at Victoria who seemed more than pleased with their current agreement. Of course with her persuasion, Victoria got Jordan out of the jail cell...but under house arrest. Charlie still felt guilty, but at least he wasn't stuck in that cell.
Charlie grabbed her phone, and sent a message to Victoria Thank you. She sent the message and walked over to Bella, who still seemed shocked about this. "Well...I better get going." she said to Bella, as she picked up her purse about to leave the station. "I think you should stay with Jordan." she admitted. "He needs you right now."
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Post by Bella Castro (Stetson) on Jan 4, 2013 12:31:07 GMT -5
She shook her head. As much as she wanted to stay and be with her brother, he had put his guards back up and she needed to go with Charlie. "My baby needs his uncle and he won't have that if he's rotting behind a jail cell for something he didn't do." She sighed. "I know him.. he's innocent.. he has to be. My partner Daniel will stay with him.". Bella knew Daniel would worry about her going without him but he wouldn't fight it. Before Charlie got a chance to reply, Chris interjected. "You ladies aren't going alone. I just called Alex and caught him up to speed. Guess it's a trip for four, huh?". From the corner of her eye she a flicker of anger spread across her face but she calmed herself.
The road trip was a long. Well, it felt long. That night they stopped at a local hotel and checked in to two adjoined rooms. The girls took one while Alex and Chris took the other. In that moment that Charlie and Bella were able to be still and.. talk. "So, this trip.. what are you hoping to get out of it?" She asked as she chewed nervously on a stick of gum.
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Post by Charlie Hudson on Jan 5, 2013 4:46:04 GMT -5
Charlie was furious when Chris asked Alex to tag along. He didn't believe Jordan was innocent, so why would she want him around at all? In fact, Jordan was only in this situation because of him. Charlie took a deep breathe to calm herself, and reluctantly let them come with. If anything, at least Alex would be on her side.
Charlie put her hair into a ponytail, and sat in bed, not tired at all. How could she sleep with all of this? She bit her lip, about to reply to Bella, "I don't know." she sighed. "I just need Ellie to prove that Jordan is innocent. She told me that the person that killed her dad & the person stalking her, are the same." she explained. "She also said she saw his face, so she can confirm that it wasn't Jordan at all." Charlie felt so guilty for all of this. And she felt guilty for making Bella so worried. "Everything is going to turn out okay." she told bella, trying to reassure her.
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Post by Alex Reed on Jan 16, 2013 1:02:15 GMT -5
Alex went into the bathroom and started brushing his teeth. He gargled water, spit out the toothpaste and turned off the faucet. "...So you actually think that Jordan is responsible?" he asked Chris, out of complete curiosity. Alex & Jordan never became best friends, but he never thought of him as a killer..or a stalker. "You can't actually think that." he said, waiting for Chris to respond. A million things were going through his head. He knew he should believe Chris, and hate Jordan, because the whole reason Him and ellie weren't together, was because of the stalker.
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Post by Ellie Mankelow on Jan 27, 2013 11:40:08 GMT -5
(Chris)
"Look, I get it. I didn't want to believe it either. Jordan seems like a good guy." Chris turned to look at Alex and he walked out of the bathroom. "But we can't just ignore that the fact that the phone was in his apartment. Not only that, hidden." "I think it's a bit of a stretch to say that he's being framed.". Whether it was true or not, this would definitely change Jordan. He would now be a broken shell of the man he had become. Chris cleared his throat and his eyes dropped to the floor. "So, uh, the phone isn't the only thing I found hidden.". When Alex raised his eyebrows as if to tell him to explain, Chris reached and grabbed a small red box containing a diamond ring. "It's a engagement ring. I-I think he planned to give it to Charlie once everything was.. settled between the two of them.."
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Post by Alex Reed on Jan 28, 2013 4:02:44 GMT -5
Alex was shocked at Chris held the little red box. "Wow...he must really love her." he mentioned and looked at Chris. "I don't know if it's because I don't want to believe it's true-but I'm not sure he did this to Ellie. What would be his motive?" Alex asked. He wanted to know. If he was going to side with Chris on this, it had to be a good reason.
(Charlie)
Charlie sat in bed, unable to sleep. Of course. She turned to look at Bella who was still trying to fall asleep, as well. "Psst..bella!" Charlie whispered. "Do you know where Chris' keys are?" she asked. She couldn't let him come with her to see Ellie- all he would do is convince her that Jordan's guilty, which was untrue. "I have an idea." she told Bella, and began to explain her plan. Once the boys fall asleep, they'd sneak out and get back on the road. That is if they didn't get caught..
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