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I suddenly awoke by a big crash and the far sounding distance of Torn saying,"...Ow." It sounded like glass breaking on something. I was in Torn's bed in his private room. The nightmare gave me a little bit of a sweat. Telling myself that it was only a dream with Erol weaping over my dead body, I sat up smoothening out my partial dreadlocks and sighed. I got up and turned to the door, and opened it leading to the main room, which was the base.
I looked up and saw Torn rubbing his head. He was fixing a lightbulb, and the lightbulb came loose and hit him in the head, and the shatters shattered even more on the ground. He was on a big ladder that was atleast 9 feet tall. " Hey, Torn." I said walking in. I then sat down at the bar table. Torn replied while he came down the latter, "Hey." Once he reached the floor, he walked over next to me, and sat down grabbing a drink. "So how was your nap?" He asked, taking a sip. I shrugged looking down, " It was ok. Crazy dream though."
Then suddenly, somebody walked in. I looked up at her, but I couldn't recadnize her. Torn looked up at the girl, and smiled, "Hey Alex." Alex grinned and replied hugging him, "Hi Torn!" I looked at Torn and said suprized, "Who's this?" "I'm Torn's sister, Alex!" I looked at her, then back at Torn, then looked at her again, simply saying, "Oh." "So what can I do you in for?" Torn asked puting his drink down. Alex sat down next to me, and said, "Oh, nothing. I heard you finally got yourself a girlfriend, and I wanted to see for myself if it was true. I turned myself towards Alex and shook her hand and said, "Laona." She automaticly said in a friendly way, " Nice to meet you."
Knowing Torn, he didn't say much. But out of nowhere, Erol decided to show himself, and walked right into the Naughty Ottsil . Alex's eyes widened, while I glared angrily. Torn jumped to his feet and snareled, "What do YOU want!" Erol walked closer towards us, looking at me with believe it or not, guilt in his eyes. "Oh nothing, Torn... I just wanted to talk to Laona for a moment..." Torn glared infuriatingly.
Alex didn't know what to think of what was going on. She recadnized Erol from prison, and what he did to Jak in there. I felt there was something different about his attitude. Erol then stated glancing over at me, but talking to Torn still, "Alone." "I don't trust you.." Torn snapped. Erol faced Torn. "You should.. Give me a chance." Erol said.
Torn sneered, " I don't know what kind of trick you're trying to pull, but I'll give you this last chance. You got 5 minutes. Come on, Alex. Sorry you had to come in at such a bad time..." He said walking out of the building. Alex followed closely, looking back at us.
Once they were out of the room, I jumped to my feet, leaned to one side, and crossed my arms. " What is it, Erol?" I said calmly. Erol seemed like he turned to his normal self again, not wanting to do any harm to me. He then said, "Laona.. I'm...Uh.. I'm not used to saying this.." He looked down looking a little imbarrased. He then glanced up and sounded serious, "Sorry." He then looked back up at me repeating himself, "I'm sorry Laona."
I looked at him suprized and asked, "What?" He then said gently and calmly, "I'm sorry, Laona. I didn't mean to do that stuff. I feel horrible for what I did to you.. I don't know what came over me. I should've understood. Then I hurt you and.. Shit that's just horrible to think about... I'm sorry I hit you. I was angry." He was begining to tear up, and he only does that if he means it. Believe me.. I know!
I wiped a tear beginning to run from his eye and said, "Erol it's ok. You opologized, and that's the best thing, and the smartest thing you've done in a long time." He continued, " I've decided this while I was browsing searching through pictures. I came across one with us in it, and I miss things like that. I feel better having you around. I've just been feelin' like shit for the past few weeks. I'm seriously sorry... You know how angry I sometimes get."
" With that anger, Erol you've hurt somebody you've cared about for a long time. You need help." I said changing the subject. Erol sighed, puting his hands in his pockets looking down, " I don't know where to go." I looked one direction in quick thoughts, "Hey, they have an anger management center just outside the ruins.
Erol looked at me, and asked in intrest, "Realy?" I nodded, smirking leaning on one side. " I should go there shouldn't I.." He said quietly. I looked up at him, "Do you want a second chance in a relationship, Erol?" He looked into my eyes and nodded. I smirked, and hugged him. "Then do something for me.. Go to the anger management classes for atleast a month.." I said softly in his ear. He closed his eyes, hugging me gently back. "Well what about Torn? Isn't he your type now?" He asked softly back. I smirked shaking my head, slowly parting from him, "No not really. Too old for me. He's about 11 years older than me."
Erol looked at me seeming suprised, "11 years older? Shoot man, how old is he?" I looked down looking imbarrased, " 30.." Erol laughed, "Ha! I'm only 24. That's only a 5 year difference." I smiled, nodding. Then I gave him a brief kiss on the lips, and sat back down. Like a school boy, he blushed, but it quickly disapeared. "I'll go to the classes for you, Laona." He said. I laughed, "You're my hero, Erol." I then went on the back of the bar to get a soda. I then sat down.
Torn and Alex came back in. Torn looked behind him, seeing Erol walk off, jump onto a zoomer and leave. I was sitting there boredly, drinking my soda. "So what he have to say?" Torn asked, sitting next to me. I then said, " He actually opologized for trying to kill me. He said it wasn't like him to do that. Heh.. It's not like him to opologize." Alex was studying the walls, then asked, "How do you and Erol know eachother? Why did he try to kill you?" Torn replied for me, " Erol was Laona's boyfriend before me, and he tried to kill her because she turned her back against him." I looked down, thinking about what he said, and asked. I then thaught about how I would be able to ditch Torn, and maybe explain to him why I'd ditch him.
Alex didn't know when to stop asking, " Why did you ditch Erol? Why would he want to kill you just because you ditched hi-" I then inturrupted snapping, "Do you have to know everything, kid?" Alex shut her mouth shocked looking at me. Torn looked at me as if I was mental. I glanced over to Torn. He asked concerned, "For my best interest hun, don't mess with my sister will you?"
I nodded like if HE was mental, " I'm just a little annoyed, ok? I don't like questions like those anyway." Torn shrugged. Alex sat down next to Torn, glaring at me. "Well you're rude!" I rolled my eyes, and got up. "I'm gonna take a stroll, and snoop around for supplies. Erol's not any problem anymore, so that makes the streets safer." Torn moved his lips as if he was about to say something, but he didn't. I walked out the door and took off in a zoomer. Torn looked at Alex in concern for me.