SORRY I HAVENT UPDATED! I have reasons though, look.
1. It was my birthday Sunday, and I got a snare drum, so I was practicing all day.
2. I was too busy!
Kali: *appears out of nowhere* NO YOU WERENT, YOU LAZY BUM!
Errr.. 3. I had a really bad case of the dreaded writer's block.
Kali: *pouting* OKAY OKAY that's enough! Chelle still owns nothing but Kali, KT owns herself and Rachel owns Olivia owns Adrienne! *grins*
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Chapter 18
Kali woke up on the floor bright and early the next morning.
*How'd I get here* she asked herself. Nobody in her mind answered. Kai was still sleeping on the couch. Kali grinned evilly and poked him in the stomach.
"OOOF!" Kai screeched and fell off of the couch onto Kali's legs. "What was that for?"
"I was awake," Kali said, "And you weren't."
"You have a nice shiner there," Kai said, referring to Kali's black eye. Kali sighed.
"I can cover it up with the use of make-up. Don't you worry about that. So what are we gonna do today?"
*CITY!* her mind screamed.
"Oh, um, never mind, I made plans with Ann," Kali covered up.
"Sure," Kai said sarcastically. He got up and stretched quickly, and marched over to the kitchen to get food. "Whattya want?"
"Whatever you're making," Kali responded and stood up.
"Who says I'm making anything?" Kai asked. Kali rolled her eyes and looked down at her crumpled clothes.
"You'd better. I'm gonna go change and I want food when I come back," Kali warned him and walked out of the Lodge. She walked into her room on the boat and leafed through her dresser for clothes that would be good to wear in the city. She picked out a bright blue halter top and a black mini skirt. Kali then took her bandana off and brushed her hair until it shined. Her make-up kit was sitting on her desk, so she applied layers of cover-up until the black eye was no longer visible. She retied the bandana back onto her head and walked off the boat and into the lodge.
"What's the occasion?" Kai asked when Kali re-entered the Lodge.
"No reason. I just felt like looking nice. You got a problem with that?" Kai shrugged and handed Kali a plate full of scrambled eggs. Kali scarfed the eggs down while eagerly looking at the clock.
"Are you sure there's no reason?" Kai asked. "Does this by any chance have anything to do with Gray?" Kali shook her head. It was ten o'clock. The Inn was open.
"Hey, how about you go on a fishing trip today," Kali suggested. Nobody had thought of what to do with Kai when they were in the city. "You could take the boat." Kai looked up at the ceiling in thought.
"That's not a bad idea. I'll do that." Kai then got up and walked out to the boat.
*Success!* Kali's mind cheered. Kali smiled and slipped a pair of sandals on and walked briskly down to the Inn. Ann was waiting patently at a table with Cliff, Kate, Adrienne, Jack, Popuri, Karen, and Elli.
"We were waiting for you," Cliff said and gave Kali a friendly hug.
"Did you get Kai out?" Popuri asked anxiously.
"I told him to go on a fishing trip," Kali said and grinned. "He took the boat."
"Nice job, Dark Goddess," Karen said. Everyone stood up and headed towards the door, but Ann pulled Kali back.
"How'd you take care of that black eye?" She whispered.
"The power of cover-up," Kali said blankly.
"Gray never left for work. Maybe you could go up there and apologize so he can come with us. . ." Ann suggested meekly. Kali gave an exasperated sigh and dropped her shoulders. "Well, it's just that it isn't as happy around here when you and Gray aren't. . ." Ann cut off at the sad expression on Kali's face.
"Dumping him was not something I wanted to do," Kali explained, "but I think I'd like to be single for awhile." Ann nodded.
"We should go, they're probably waiting outside." Kali followed Ann outside where the rest of the group was indeed waiting.
"So how're we getting there?" Elli asked. Nobody spoke.
"Great planning," Kate and Adrienne said in unison.
"Hey, I did my job," Kali moaned. "I got him out!"
"Do not fear, Jack is here!" Jack said.
*He reminds me of Kai* Kali thought. *Ladies' man.*
"I have been building a little something in my henhouse for awhile," Jack explained. "Since it's been all sunny lately, I just kept my hens inside."
"Isn't he great?" Adrienne gushed to Kate. Kate nodded and pointed to Cliff.
"He's better," she whispered loud enough for everyone to hear, and Cliff turned red. Jack led them to his henhouse and opened the doors. Inside was a black car. Kali gasped.
"You MADE that?" Jack nodded, looking very proud of himself.
"There should be enough room for all of us," he stated. "But Adrienne is sitting up front with me. And I'm driving."
*Maybe he isn't as bad as I thought he'd be* Kali thought.
*You only thought that because of what he did with Mary* the first voice said. The second voice probably agreed, because it didn't contribute to the conversation. They all piled into the car, which did surprisingly fit them all. Kali sat all the way in the back and listened as Jack turned on the car and its radio. The song was one of Kali's favorites.
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Kali sang along with the song, not noticing that everyone was listening attentively to her.
"Uh . . . that was really good Kali," Cliff commented when the song had ended and Kali stopped singing. Kali blinked in surprise.
"You were listening?" she asked dumbly.
"Yeah," Karen said. "You are such a wonderful singer. Maybe you can sing with me for the Music Festival." Kali blushed.
"Well thanks, Karen, I'd really like that." Karen smiled at her. A few more songs came on and ended, and they had arrived in the big city.
"Well, this is it," Elli said. Jack parked the car in a parking garage. Kali looked up at the giant skyscrapers above them.
*Well, this is it. The big city*
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*ahem* well there you go; I hope it's long enough. PLEASE help me get to my goal of 100 reviews! I'll do a happy dance for you! Anyways, the song in there is called Concrete Angel and it's by Martina McBride. I really recommend that you go see the music video, I've got to say, it's the saddest one I've ever seen.
1. It was my birthday Sunday, and I got a snare drum, so I was practicing all day.
2. I was too busy!
Kali: *appears out of nowhere* NO YOU WERENT, YOU LAZY BUM!
Errr.. 3. I had a really bad case of the dreaded writer's block.
Kali: *pouting* OKAY OKAY that's enough! Chelle still owns nothing but Kali, KT owns herself and Rachel owns Olivia owns Adrienne! *grins*
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Chapter 18
Kali woke up on the floor bright and early the next morning.
*How'd I get here* she asked herself. Nobody in her mind answered. Kai was still sleeping on the couch. Kali grinned evilly and poked him in the stomach.
"OOOF!" Kai screeched and fell off of the couch onto Kali's legs. "What was that for?"
"I was awake," Kali said, "And you weren't."
"You have a nice shiner there," Kai said, referring to Kali's black eye. Kali sighed.
"I can cover it up with the use of make-up. Don't you worry about that. So what are we gonna do today?"
*CITY!* her mind screamed.
"Oh, um, never mind, I made plans with Ann," Kali covered up.
"Sure," Kai said sarcastically. He got up and stretched quickly, and marched over to the kitchen to get food. "Whattya want?"
"Whatever you're making," Kali responded and stood up.
"Who says I'm making anything?" Kai asked. Kali rolled her eyes and looked down at her crumpled clothes.
"You'd better. I'm gonna go change and I want food when I come back," Kali warned him and walked out of the Lodge. She walked into her room on the boat and leafed through her dresser for clothes that would be good to wear in the city. She picked out a bright blue halter top and a black mini skirt. Kali then took her bandana off and brushed her hair until it shined. Her make-up kit was sitting on her desk, so she applied layers of cover-up until the black eye was no longer visible. She retied the bandana back onto her head and walked off the boat and into the lodge.
"What's the occasion?" Kai asked when Kali re-entered the Lodge.
"No reason. I just felt like looking nice. You got a problem with that?" Kai shrugged and handed Kali a plate full of scrambled eggs. Kali scarfed the eggs down while eagerly looking at the clock.
"Are you sure there's no reason?" Kai asked. "Does this by any chance have anything to do with Gray?" Kali shook her head. It was ten o'clock. The Inn was open.
"Hey, how about you go on a fishing trip today," Kali suggested. Nobody had thought of what to do with Kai when they were in the city. "You could take the boat." Kai looked up at the ceiling in thought.
"That's not a bad idea. I'll do that." Kai then got up and walked out to the boat.
*Success!* Kali's mind cheered. Kali smiled and slipped a pair of sandals on and walked briskly down to the Inn. Ann was waiting patently at a table with Cliff, Kate, Adrienne, Jack, Popuri, Karen, and Elli.
"We were waiting for you," Cliff said and gave Kali a friendly hug.
"Did you get Kai out?" Popuri asked anxiously.
"I told him to go on a fishing trip," Kali said and grinned. "He took the boat."
"Nice job, Dark Goddess," Karen said. Everyone stood up and headed towards the door, but Ann pulled Kali back.
"How'd you take care of that black eye?" She whispered.
"The power of cover-up," Kali said blankly.
"Gray never left for work. Maybe you could go up there and apologize so he can come with us. . ." Ann suggested meekly. Kali gave an exasperated sigh and dropped her shoulders. "Well, it's just that it isn't as happy around here when you and Gray aren't. . ." Ann cut off at the sad expression on Kali's face.
"Dumping him was not something I wanted to do," Kali explained, "but I think I'd like to be single for awhile." Ann nodded.
"We should go, they're probably waiting outside." Kali followed Ann outside where the rest of the group was indeed waiting.
"So how're we getting there?" Elli asked. Nobody spoke.
"Great planning," Kate and Adrienne said in unison.
"Hey, I did my job," Kali moaned. "I got him out!"
"Do not fear, Jack is here!" Jack said.
*He reminds me of Kai* Kali thought. *Ladies' man.*
"I have been building a little something in my henhouse for awhile," Jack explained. "Since it's been all sunny lately, I just kept my hens inside."
"Isn't he great?" Adrienne gushed to Kate. Kate nodded and pointed to Cliff.
"He's better," she whispered loud enough for everyone to hear, and Cliff turned red. Jack led them to his henhouse and opened the doors. Inside was a black car. Kali gasped.
"You MADE that?" Jack nodded, looking very proud of himself.
"There should be enough room for all of us," he stated. "But Adrienne is sitting up front with me. And I'm driving."
*Maybe he isn't as bad as I thought he'd be* Kali thought.
*You only thought that because of what he did with Mary* the first voice said. The second voice probably agreed, because it didn't contribute to the conversation. They all piled into the car, which did surprisingly fit them all. Kali sat all the way in the back and listened as Jack turned on the car and its radio. The song was one of Kali's favorites.
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel
Kali sang along with the song, not noticing that everyone was listening attentively to her.
"Uh . . . that was really good Kali," Cliff commented when the song had ended and Kali stopped singing. Kali blinked in surprise.
"You were listening?" she asked dumbly.
"Yeah," Karen said. "You are such a wonderful singer. Maybe you can sing with me for the Music Festival." Kali blushed.
"Well thanks, Karen, I'd really like that." Karen smiled at her. A few more songs came on and ended, and they had arrived in the big city.
"Well, this is it," Elli said. Jack parked the car in a parking garage. Kali looked up at the giant skyscrapers above them.
*Well, this is it. The big city*
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
*ahem* well there you go; I hope it's long enough. PLEASE help me get to my goal of 100 reviews! I'll do a happy dance for you! Anyways, the song in there is called Concrete Angel and it's by Martina McBride. I really recommend that you go see the music video, I've got to say, it's the saddest one I've ever seen.