celwriter: yes, i no that i could not update yesterday or the day before,
but there was only one computer open during study hall and someone had
already taken it. It won't happen next year because i am going to get a
laptop. Anyway, here is the next chapter.
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Chapter 7
"What do ya think that ya were doin' with my hat, Miss Rainey?" Mort asked. From the accent, Cel knew that John Shooter had been released.
"Mr. Jonathon Shooter, get out of my father's house now," Cel demanded, her voice more brave than she felt.
"Now, Miss Rainey," he replied, "I've come to warn ya, then I'll be on my way. I don like you takin' my influence from Mister Rainey."
"Mr. Shooter, you know that I can not take your place because unlike you I am not a murderer," Cel told him.
"Exactly. Before, Mister Rainey didaint want me to go aleavin' cuz 'e wanted me to kill. Now, Mister Rainey would do annything to make me leave. What is it that you got that I don?" John asked.
"The ability to love and be loved. You can only do that if you leave and find a place to make a new start," Cel informed him.
"Nah, you is tryin' to tricka me, Miss Rainey, but I won be agoin' without Mister Rainey. I'll give ya three days to leave.." John began.
"No," Cel interrupted, "I'll give you three days. If you aren't gone by then, you're going to be sorry. Now leave." John stepped forward threateningly and Cel shreiked. John then knew that this was Mort's daughter, so he walked downstairs with the hat.
Cel flexed her jaw, trying to unlock it. Boy was TMJ terribly painful. Cel heard Mort place the hat in the closet and then lay down on the couch. Her body gave way to the shakes. She had acted so brave and calm in front of John Shooter, but it was just acting.
Cel began to organize the boxes while wondering what Shooter was going to do. She also wondered what she would do if John Shooter did not leave her father alone. What was important to Shooter that she could harm to get to him? Suddenly a plan began to form in the back of Cel's mind.
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celwriter: for those of you that don't no what TMJ is, it's a jaw disorder that causes one's jaw to lock often to barely ever. It is sometimes very painful and if one is found to have it, the person could lose his or her dental insurance for the rest of his or her life. TMJ can be fixed by a complicated surgery, but many just suffer through. TMJ is the cause that I give for the locking of Mort's jaw and because it is genetic, Cel has it, too.
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Chapter 7
"What do ya think that ya were doin' with my hat, Miss Rainey?" Mort asked. From the accent, Cel knew that John Shooter had been released.
"Mr. Jonathon Shooter, get out of my father's house now," Cel demanded, her voice more brave than she felt.
"Now, Miss Rainey," he replied, "I've come to warn ya, then I'll be on my way. I don like you takin' my influence from Mister Rainey."
"Mr. Shooter, you know that I can not take your place because unlike you I am not a murderer," Cel told him.
"Exactly. Before, Mister Rainey didaint want me to go aleavin' cuz 'e wanted me to kill. Now, Mister Rainey would do annything to make me leave. What is it that you got that I don?" John asked.
"The ability to love and be loved. You can only do that if you leave and find a place to make a new start," Cel informed him.
"Nah, you is tryin' to tricka me, Miss Rainey, but I won be agoin' without Mister Rainey. I'll give ya three days to leave.." John began.
"No," Cel interrupted, "I'll give you three days. If you aren't gone by then, you're going to be sorry. Now leave." John stepped forward threateningly and Cel shreiked. John then knew that this was Mort's daughter, so he walked downstairs with the hat.
Cel flexed her jaw, trying to unlock it. Boy was TMJ terribly painful. Cel heard Mort place the hat in the closet and then lay down on the couch. Her body gave way to the shakes. She had acted so brave and calm in front of John Shooter, but it was just acting.
Cel began to organize the boxes while wondering what Shooter was going to do. She also wondered what she would do if John Shooter did not leave her father alone. What was important to Shooter that she could harm to get to him? Suddenly a plan began to form in the back of Cel's mind.
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celwriter: for those of you that don't no what TMJ is, it's a jaw disorder that causes one's jaw to lock often to barely ever. It is sometimes very painful and if one is found to have it, the person could lose his or her dental insurance for the rest of his or her life. TMJ can be fixed by a complicated surgery, but many just suffer through. TMJ is the cause that I give for the locking of Mort's jaw and because it is genetic, Cel has it, too.
