Cherubplay

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I smiled a bit and Madison let go. I pulled her towards me and placed my hand on her waist.

2016-06-22 19:49:23

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She placed her hands around his neck.

2016-06-22 19:51:28

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Ivory stepped into her house. The air seemed still. Seemed like almost everyone was out again. Oh well. She moved into the living room.

2016-06-22 19:53:05

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They were so alone.....they'd moved to another room so they wouldn't have to bother Ivory. They hadn't left it. But they sensed her arriving home and curled in on themselves. ....they had to at least /try/.....they reached out to her.

.......Ivory?...............

2016-06-22 19:55:21

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She heard a thought. Oh. That's who's home.

Yes?

2016-06-22 19:58:15

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Was she going to cry again?.....

.....can I....talk to you?.....

2016-06-22 19:59:48

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....Sure.

2016-06-22 20:00:26

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....she sounded so tired. Just from the idea of talking to them. They started crying again. They kept crying when no one was home.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, 'm sorry, 'm sorry, please, please come back.....

2016-06-22 20:03:46

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...Could you at least come downstairs...please?

2016-06-22 20:05:07

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But she wouldn't want to see them....she wouldn't want to..... They stumbled to their feet, wiping their face on their sleeve, and down the hallway until they reached the stairs. They stood at the top, clutching the banister tightly, until they worked up the nerve to descend, nearly tripping part of the way down.

2016-06-22 20:07:32

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She waited for them to descend to the last step.

...Come sit with me?

2016-06-22 20:08:34

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They clutched at their sleeves as they shuffled towards the couch, hair over their wet face. They fell onto it, pulling their knees up to their chest.

2016-06-22 20:11:23

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She looked at them for the longest time, staring. Saying nothing. Thinking nothing,

The threw their arms around them and hugged them tightly.

2016-06-22 20:16:46

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The silence scared them so much. What was she going to do? Was she going to hit them? Tell them to get out? Tell them she'd never forgive them....

They stopped being able to hold back tears when she hugged them, and they sobbed heavily, clinging to her.

2016-06-22 20:19:24

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She curled up next to them, holding them as they cried, softly kissing their cheek and head.

2016-06-22 20:21:21

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Okay, okay, okay, they'd believe her, just please, please don't leave them alone again, please.....

2016-06-22 20:23:52

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Slowly she nodded. She won't. She promised.

2016-06-22 20:24:34

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....she promised.....the crying quieted just a little, but their grip didn't lessen.

2016-06-22 20:27:41

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She gripped them just as tightly, and slowly pulled them into her lap.

2016-06-22 20:31:37

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They curled up in a ball tucked against her, crying muffled further in their arms and her shoulder. Please don't leave. Please....they wouldn't mess up again....they'd be good......

2016-06-22 20:36:36

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She's not leaving. She was never going to. It's okay. It's okay.

2016-06-22 20:37:29

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.....they'd be good enough......they promised.....please....

2016-06-22 20:39:11

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Ren, it's okay. Just calm down. It's alright.

2016-06-22 20:39:58

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It wasn't, she'd hated them, they'd been a bad person, they were a bad person.....

2016-06-22 20:42:09

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If she hated them she wouldn't be holding them.

2016-06-22 20:43:03