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Garet: Why are you talking to people in Huston? It's not like anyone cares.
I know, isn't it great? ^_^
Stone Wall of Fire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Last Golden Apple and a Banana Split
"Mission complete," Isaac whispered to himself from his position in the bushes. He had skipped his last period to lay all of the rose petals out. He had no idea why Jenna had messed up his message, but at least he had tried. Waiting for Jenna's brother to leave, he crept out of the bushes and walked down the street to the house where he had parked his car.
***
"So, what's next?" Isaac asked as he slumped into a lazy boy at Picard's mansion.
Mia shrugged. "I have no idea."
"What?!" Isaac exclaimed. "This was your plan and you don't even know what I'm supposed to do next?"
"Chill out," Picard replied. "I've got another idea."
"What's that?" Mia questioned.
Picard furrowed his brow. "Does Jenna have any place where she goes alone?"
"The cemetery," Mia said automatically.
"Man, she's more morbid than I thought," Isaac grinned.
Picard ignored Isaac's statement. "Does she go there at a certain time or day of the week?"
Mia nodded. "Every Saturday night."
"Thanks ladies, I'll take it from here," Isaac said, walking out hurriedly.
***
Jenna chose her winding path around the gravestones carefully. She gazed silently at each headstone she passed, wondering whose lives the dead person had touched. She respectfully placed a daisy next to every one that read 'loving mother' or 'mother of...'.
"Do you ever think about how these people might've died?"
Jenna jumped. She whirled around, trying to find the source of the voice. "Where are you?"
"In the tree."
Jenna looked up and saw Isaac waving down at her. He slid off the branch he was sitting on and landed right next to Jenna. "Sorry to drop in like that." Jenna just stared at him. "Anyway...I've been wondering how that woman left this world."
Gazing at the memorial Isaac had indicated, Jenna nodded. "I think it was of a broken heart."
Isaac peered at her, trying to read the expression on her face. "What makes you say that?"
Jenna knelt down. "It says 'Caring Mother,' but the stone is alone, you see? If she had husband, there would probably be another stone next to her with the same last name."
"So you think that she got divorced or something?" Isaac asked.
Jenna shook her head. "Her husband left her and her daughter thought that it was somehow her fault. After the son saw how much his father had hurt his mother and sister he took a silent oath never to let any man hurt the only two people that he cared about. A few years later this woman was in such anguish because of the pain she and her tattered remains of family felt that she killed herself."
"Wow," Isaac blinked. "That was a depressing story. But you know, instead of your tale, she could've moved out here after her husband died to be with her kids. Once she died, the children might not have had enough money to send her body to be buried next to her husband."
Jenna chuckled emotionlessly. "That's a nicer story, but the real difference between my tale and yours is that mine is true."
"Did you know the lady?" Isaac questioned.
"Yes," Jenna replied as she placed her last daisy on the stone. "She is my mother."
Isaac stared. "So...you're the daughter that thought it was your fault your dad left?"
Jenna shrugged. "I got over it after a few years. I used to just pretend that he had gone on one of his business trips and would be back in a few days, but when ever my brother told me that I couldn't date it reminded me that he'd never come back."
"I'm hoping that's the only reason you wouldn't go out with me," Isaac said.
"You have no idea how hard it is to say 'no' to people who deserve a 'yes,'" Jenna murmured, wrapping her arms around herself.
Isaac knelt next to her. "No, I don't. You have had it so hard, Jenna. Someone who can survive what you've gone through deserves a banana split."
Jenna looked him over. "So you're just giving me something that I've earned and it isn't a date, right?"
"Exactly," Isaac nodded solemnly.
Jenna threw her arms around him and buried her face in his shoulder. "Okay then, let's go."
***
"Felix, I have someone I want you to meet," Jenna said as she opened the door.
Pulling his eyes away from the television, Felix looked up. "Who?"
Isaac stepped inside. "My name is Isaac. It's nice to finally meet you, Felix. I gave Jenna a ride home; it was kind of chilly tonight."
"You're Isaac?" Felix glared.
"I'm Issac," Isaac nodded.
"The Isaac?" Felix said, staring at Jenna.
"The Isaac," Jenna confirmed. "That's what he said, wasn't it?"
"I...I...I have no response to that," Felix blinked. "It's just...I thought we decided you wouldn't date, Jenna."
"You decided," Jenna corrected. "I had no choice in the matter."
Felix gazed steadily at his sister. "Is this what you want, Jenna?"
Jenna nodded. "Yeah, this is what I want."
"Okay then," Felix stated. "Do what you think will make you happy. I'd just like to talk with Isaac alone for a moment."
Jenna stepped outside and closed to door, while Felix stared steadily at Isaac. "Isaac, I just have one thing to make clear about you dating my sister."
"Which is...?" Isaac asked.
"You break her heart, I break your face," Felix answered.
"Sounds good," Isaac replied.
***
I updated! Are you happy now, Orchid?
Orchid: NO! You only did one chapter nAoMi! Do more!
Not in this story. As we say in Spanish: El Endo.
Orchid: You don't know Spanish.
How could you tell? Is it my accent?
Orchid: I don't think so.
Garet: Why are you talking to people in Huston? It's not like anyone cares.
I know, isn't it great? ^_^
Stone Wall of Fire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Last Golden Apple and a Banana Split
"Mission complete," Isaac whispered to himself from his position in the bushes. He had skipped his last period to lay all of the rose petals out. He had no idea why Jenna had messed up his message, but at least he had tried. Waiting for Jenna's brother to leave, he crept out of the bushes and walked down the street to the house where he had parked his car.
***
"So, what's next?" Isaac asked as he slumped into a lazy boy at Picard's mansion.
Mia shrugged. "I have no idea."
"What?!" Isaac exclaimed. "This was your plan and you don't even know what I'm supposed to do next?"
"Chill out," Picard replied. "I've got another idea."
"What's that?" Mia questioned.
Picard furrowed his brow. "Does Jenna have any place where she goes alone?"
"The cemetery," Mia said automatically.
"Man, she's more morbid than I thought," Isaac grinned.
Picard ignored Isaac's statement. "Does she go there at a certain time or day of the week?"
Mia nodded. "Every Saturday night."
"Thanks ladies, I'll take it from here," Isaac said, walking out hurriedly.
***
Jenna chose her winding path around the gravestones carefully. She gazed silently at each headstone she passed, wondering whose lives the dead person had touched. She respectfully placed a daisy next to every one that read 'loving mother' or 'mother of...'.
"Do you ever think about how these people might've died?"
Jenna jumped. She whirled around, trying to find the source of the voice. "Where are you?"
"In the tree."
Jenna looked up and saw Isaac waving down at her. He slid off the branch he was sitting on and landed right next to Jenna. "Sorry to drop in like that." Jenna just stared at him. "Anyway...I've been wondering how that woman left this world."
Gazing at the memorial Isaac had indicated, Jenna nodded. "I think it was of a broken heart."
Isaac peered at her, trying to read the expression on her face. "What makes you say that?"
Jenna knelt down. "It says 'Caring Mother,' but the stone is alone, you see? If she had husband, there would probably be another stone next to her with the same last name."
"So you think that she got divorced or something?" Isaac asked.
Jenna shook her head. "Her husband left her and her daughter thought that it was somehow her fault. After the son saw how much his father had hurt his mother and sister he took a silent oath never to let any man hurt the only two people that he cared about. A few years later this woman was in such anguish because of the pain she and her tattered remains of family felt that she killed herself."
"Wow," Isaac blinked. "That was a depressing story. But you know, instead of your tale, she could've moved out here after her husband died to be with her kids. Once she died, the children might not have had enough money to send her body to be buried next to her husband."
Jenna chuckled emotionlessly. "That's a nicer story, but the real difference between my tale and yours is that mine is true."
"Did you know the lady?" Isaac questioned.
"Yes," Jenna replied as she placed her last daisy on the stone. "She is my mother."
Isaac stared. "So...you're the daughter that thought it was your fault your dad left?"
Jenna shrugged. "I got over it after a few years. I used to just pretend that he had gone on one of his business trips and would be back in a few days, but when ever my brother told me that I couldn't date it reminded me that he'd never come back."
"I'm hoping that's the only reason you wouldn't go out with me," Isaac said.
"You have no idea how hard it is to say 'no' to people who deserve a 'yes,'" Jenna murmured, wrapping her arms around herself.
Isaac knelt next to her. "No, I don't. You have had it so hard, Jenna. Someone who can survive what you've gone through deserves a banana split."
Jenna looked him over. "So you're just giving me something that I've earned and it isn't a date, right?"
"Exactly," Isaac nodded solemnly.
Jenna threw her arms around him and buried her face in his shoulder. "Okay then, let's go."
***
"Felix, I have someone I want you to meet," Jenna said as she opened the door.
Pulling his eyes away from the television, Felix looked up. "Who?"
Isaac stepped inside. "My name is Isaac. It's nice to finally meet you, Felix. I gave Jenna a ride home; it was kind of chilly tonight."
"You're Isaac?" Felix glared.
"I'm Issac," Isaac nodded.
"The Isaac?" Felix said, staring at Jenna.
"The Isaac," Jenna confirmed. "That's what he said, wasn't it?"
"I...I...I have no response to that," Felix blinked. "It's just...I thought we decided you wouldn't date, Jenna."
"You decided," Jenna corrected. "I had no choice in the matter."
Felix gazed steadily at his sister. "Is this what you want, Jenna?"
Jenna nodded. "Yeah, this is what I want."
"Okay then," Felix stated. "Do what you think will make you happy. I'd just like to talk with Isaac alone for a moment."
Jenna stepped outside and closed to door, while Felix stared steadily at Isaac. "Isaac, I just have one thing to make clear about you dating my sister."
"Which is...?" Isaac asked.
"You break her heart, I break your face," Felix answered.
"Sounds good," Isaac replied.
***
I updated! Are you happy now, Orchid?
Orchid: NO! You only did one chapter nAoMi! Do more!
Not in this story. As we say in Spanish: El Endo.
Orchid: You don't know Spanish.
How could you tell? Is it my accent?
Orchid: I don't think so.