A/N: Okay so I don't Know if you guys and gals want long or short chapters. So think it's best you ALL vote. And for being the great people you are by reading this I Opal give thee a riddle. "What can't God give you, but the devil can. The rich want, and the poor have." The answer is at the bottom.
Pearl hated the 4th of July even before going into war. But the memories of war made it worse. Pearl went into war when she just turned 20. Why did she go into war? Well, she never knew her father and her mother died when Pearl was still in college. And who knows where her sisters are. That's fine by Pearl, she can barely remember their names anyway, much less what they looked like.
Pearl's walking backing to her apartment after teaching some kids and teens how to dance. One boy there that reminded her of Rose. 'Rose. .Don't think about Rose, or how she died. I'm not going to have an anxiety attack on the street.'
Taking deep breaths Pearl starts walking faster. Just as Pearl reached the front door of her apartment building, She heard the first firework go off. That was going to start even more going off. Panicking Pearl, throws the door open and bolted up three flights of stairs opens the third-floor door and ran down the hall trying to get to her apartment before the fireworks really start to go off.
Stopping in front of her door Pearl starts fumbling for her keys. Just as she was about to put the key into the lock, another firework goes off only louder than the last one causing Pearl to drop her keys.
With a shaky hand, Pearl quickly grabs her keys and shoved a key into the lock a little too hard. Trying to turn the key the door wouldn't open. Pulling the key out with some difficulty. Pearl realized that she just used her gym locker key to open the door. "Dammit. Hope I didn't break the lock.'
Weeee … BOOM!
More flashbacks, death, blood, and gunfire. Rose dying. And so much pain.
Pearl didn't even notice the women next to her until she spoke up in a low voice. " Um, miss are you okay? You're shaking really badly."
Pearl jumped at the voice and spun around. The woman who spoke had dark skin, heavily tinted sunglasses and is tall. Taller than Pearl. But something about the women seems familiar. The said women put a hand on Pearls shoulder trying to calm down her shaking.
After a moment of quiet, the woman's face changed from a look of concern to a look of shock. "Pearl?!"
" H-how do y-you know my n-name?" Pearl asked back a little shakily.
"We were friends since kindergarten. We lived on the same street reminder?" Pearls eyes widen. That's why this woman looks familiar. It's Garnet. Garnet Stone.
The answer is: NOTHING
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