Life After High School - Ten Years Later
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Nnnooooooooooooooooo.
Summary: You've read this far . . . man.
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(Jamie's POV)
We took the kids back to Lotti's to stay for another week or so. Galfo hadn't seemed to want to get to us for quite some time. Frodo and I made our way home, taking Ria's horse with us, after Lotti told us why it was there. It seemed Ria had tried to run away from Emma's place and not told us about it. Well, it was over and done with now. No need to worry about it anymore.
We made our way home and Debbie, Adele and her kids raced out to meet us and hugged us like crazy.
"I hope the house is tidy." I joked as the kids paled slightly. "Don't worry, I'll need something to take my mind off a lot of things that have happened. I don't mind cleaning." Everyone laughed.
We went in the house and I saw the mound of mail on the table. Some bills, letters from friends and a catalogue here and there. I went through it all.
"Bill, bill, bill, letter from Arwen, bill, catalogue, letter from Julia, bill, bill, letter from...Gondor..." I ripped the seal open and read the letter.
'Dear Mrs Baggins,
We are sorry to inform you that your father has died from pneumonia in Gondor public hospital at 9:15 pm on the 12 of November this year. We are sorry to tell you like this,
Signed,
Doctor Julius Saraon.'
I looked up from reading out loud. Debbie and Frodo were silent. Adele and the kids had gone upstairs.
"How do we know it's not a fake?" Debbie asked, taking the letter.
"I'll ring the twins and Julia and Jake and see if they got letters too." I said and picked up the phone. I rang each of our siblings and got the same answer, 'yes'. They had all gotten a letter. But I decide to go a few steps further. I rang the one person who could tell a fake from a genuine. Jandimara. She came right over and read the letter, turning it over and over.
"Definitely real. See, if it were a fake, it would not have the logo of the doctor. And I happen to know Julius. He helped me with my burns. But if you're still unconvinced, I'll ring him."
We did. Jandi called Julius and he confirmed that my father was dead.
As soon as we got off the phone, I danced a merry little jig around the kitchen. He wouldn't bother me ever again.
As for my mother, well, she went across the sea to live with some of our relatives. But the boat sank half way across. She drowned about five years ago.
We celebrated that night by watching a few movies. This time, it was the Back To The Future trilogy. We were so happy.
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AN: Hey guys. Sorry it took me a while; it's a killer summer here this year. We are getting up to 44 degrees Celsius and we are also in the middle of a drought. Who would have thought at 17 I would melt from the heat? J/k.
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Nnnooooooooooooooooo.
Summary: You've read this far . . . man.
+~+~+~+
(Jamie's POV)
We took the kids back to Lotti's to stay for another week or so. Galfo hadn't seemed to want to get to us for quite some time. Frodo and I made our way home, taking Ria's horse with us, after Lotti told us why it was there. It seemed Ria had tried to run away from Emma's place and not told us about it. Well, it was over and done with now. No need to worry about it anymore.
We made our way home and Debbie, Adele and her kids raced out to meet us and hugged us like crazy.
"I hope the house is tidy." I joked as the kids paled slightly. "Don't worry, I'll need something to take my mind off a lot of things that have happened. I don't mind cleaning." Everyone laughed.
We went in the house and I saw the mound of mail on the table. Some bills, letters from friends and a catalogue here and there. I went through it all.
"Bill, bill, bill, letter from Arwen, bill, catalogue, letter from Julia, bill, bill, letter from...Gondor..." I ripped the seal open and read the letter.
'Dear Mrs Baggins,
We are sorry to inform you that your father has died from pneumonia in Gondor public hospital at 9:15 pm on the 12 of November this year. We are sorry to tell you like this,
Signed,
Doctor Julius Saraon.'
I looked up from reading out loud. Debbie and Frodo were silent. Adele and the kids had gone upstairs.
"How do we know it's not a fake?" Debbie asked, taking the letter.
"I'll ring the twins and Julia and Jake and see if they got letters too." I said and picked up the phone. I rang each of our siblings and got the same answer, 'yes'. They had all gotten a letter. But I decide to go a few steps further. I rang the one person who could tell a fake from a genuine. Jandimara. She came right over and read the letter, turning it over and over.
"Definitely real. See, if it were a fake, it would not have the logo of the doctor. And I happen to know Julius. He helped me with my burns. But if you're still unconvinced, I'll ring him."
We did. Jandi called Julius and he confirmed that my father was dead.
As soon as we got off the phone, I danced a merry little jig around the kitchen. He wouldn't bother me ever again.
As for my mother, well, she went across the sea to live with some of our relatives. But the boat sank half way across. She drowned about five years ago.
We celebrated that night by watching a few movies. This time, it was the Back To The Future trilogy. We were so happy.
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AN: Hey guys. Sorry it took me a while; it's a killer summer here this year. We are getting up to 44 degrees Celsius and we are also in the middle of a drought. Who would have thought at 17 I would melt from the heat? J/k.