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Chapter 16 - Breaking News
"Here, Dad." Rinoa called out to her father whose head was in his hands. He looked up and took the tea cup off her and placed it on the coffee table without even sipping it.
"Fury, don't worry, we'll sort this out." Laguna said positively sitting across from the General.
"Mecia has been after power for a long time, she's been waiting for me to slip up. I think she just may have found her opening." Caraway exhaled miserably.
"I can't believe she was behind all this. The pictures, drugs, Skippy." Rinoa said in disbelief. "I cant believe she'd resort to such petty lengths to get you out of power."
"That woman will go to any lengths to get power. She's dominated most of Centra for the past fours years, I have theories of her trying to become the next Adel." Caraway said in bitterness, recollecting his memories from thirteen years ago when President Adel was in power.
"Look, we'll call on another conference, this time just the council; we can sort this mess." Laguna tried to persuade the older man.
"No, I need to head to Deling City, this will only get worse. The sooner I'm able to take control the better." The General said getting up from the couch and taking off his blazer.
"Dad, are you sure you can't stay another day?" Rinoa asked putting her hands together in hope.
"Sorry dear, I wish I could." He answered kissing her forehead and walking off to his room.
"Give him some time, sweetie." Laguna advised getting up and heading out of the room. Rinoa nodded understanding the predicament her father was in. Not only did he have to sort out the slander that was plastered across the newspapers about his family, but also having to get Shumi to drop Rinoa's charges, as well as sorting out the mess of his own country.
She turned around and faced Squall who was leaning against the showcase. He smiled at her in sympathy.
"Squall, this is so bad." She moaned dropping onto the sofa and putting her legs up.
"Don't worry, it'll sort itself out." He replied making his way to her chair and sitting on the arm.
"How do you know?" She asked perplexed at his optimism.
"Things always do." He said smiling.
She realised the hidden meaning and thought it would be the best time to bring it up.
"Squall, I wanted to talk about something but I'm not sure when would be the best time." She told him getting herself mentally prepared.
"What did you want to talk about?" He asked, though he knew the answer.
She hesitated and took a deep breath threw her nose. She looked back up to his eyes. "I wanted to talk about what's been happening with us." She finally blurted out.
"Ok." He agreed.
Neither said anything, both waiting for the other to go first. The silence was continuing as Squall anticipated what Rinoa was going to say, and she trying to think of how to approach the subject.
She pressed her lips together looking upwards thinking from which point she should start. She tried to analyse just where the problems all started. Trying to think back to each problem she faced, she traced its footsteps back to the root until she reached the starting point. It was like a monopoly board game, having to retrace your steps to figure out how you got stuck in jail.
"Do you remember the first time we met?" She asked suddenly.
Squall blinked at her having no idea where the question came from. "Yeah, when I had to show you around school."
"When I first saw you I didn't know who you were until Seifer said your name. But in that second where I was ignorant of who you were, I liked what I saw." She said embarrassedly.
Squall wasn't sure what to say, so remained silent only nodding to show he was listening.
"Anyways, the morning I met you, Quistis told me about you, and that she liked you." She continued to explain. "The tickets she gave you were mine. I gave them to her so she could get you to come out on a date with her."
Squall sat up, it was like music to ears; there was so much he wasn't aware of behind all the problems they had faced.
"See, you had made a joke that day, do you remember what it was?" She asked, looking at him curiously.
"No." He shook his head.
She giggled lightly. "Squall, you told Dr. Kadowaki I was your girlfriend."
"Oh yeah." He had forgotten that piece of information. It seemed like centuries ago that they had met; it felt surreal that time had caused so much to go on within the space of two months.
"Well, even though I knew it was a joke, Quistis didn't take it very well. When she got home that day she made me promise something." She looked at him again closely. "She made me promise to never go out with you."
"And did you agree?" He asked tilting his head.
"Yeah." She replied quickly. "I only agreed because I didn't want to upset her, though I knew it was something I would probably regret. I spent the rest of the month hanging out with Seifer and Selphie trying to stay away from you. But then I thought if we couldn't like each other then we could at least be friends."
She pushed herself up from leaning on the backrest of the couch and faced his body.
"Squall, I don't know why, and I can't explain how, but I stopped liking you… and started falling in love…" She trailed off. It was harder for her to say it now without feeling embarrassed.
He looked down at his ring and started playing with it keeping his mouth and thoughts shut. He needed her to explain everything; he had to wait before he spoke. He didn't want to ruin the moment by forcing her to say something to please him.
"But I couldn't do anything because of Quistis; I didn't want her to think I was betraying her. I also thought that I'd get over it. But the more time went on the stronger I felt about you." She continued. She took a deep breath and took off her black cardigan; she was feeling hot and her confession wasn't helping her keep cool.
"When we went to Selphie's party, I found out that the picture of me and Seifer was posted by Quistis." Squall looked at her through frowned eyes. "Yeah," She nodded, "I was surprised too. She had done it because she thought we were getting close. After a few harsh words with Quistis, I had drink spilled on me and Lauren took me upstairs to get cleaned. Somehow Seifer got pushed in and we got locked inside. That's when you found us."
It was like fitting puzzle pieces together, everything was making sense; how they had gotten into this web of problems and plunged further into the mess without explanation. Yet there were always two sides to a story, two sides of a coin. There were things Rinoa didn't know and Squall thought to himself that it was only fair he should share his knowledge behind their problems.
"I was so mad at Quistis I terminated the promise. That's when I told you of my feelings; I guess I felt comfortable because I heard you talking to Ellone the night before." She explained to a blushing Squall. He remembered the conversation he had with Ellone and grimaced at the thought of Rinoa hearing exactly how he felt about her.
"But then you didn't want anything to do with me, and I thought it was because you thought there was something going on with me and Seifer, I didn't realise there was more to it." She finished off saying. She didn't need to go into detail; they both knew she was referring to his phobia of getting close to someone due to losing his mother.
He took a deep breath. After she didn't speak for a couple of minutes, he took it upon himself to explain his side of the story.
"If I go back to when we first met," He started off, "when I saw you, I too liked what I saw." He said with great difficulty. "But when you told me you were Quistis's cousin, I knew I couldn't do anything, yet." He added, receiving raised eyebrows from Rinoa.
"I only agreed to go on that date with Quistis because it was a group thing and I thought I could set her up with Seifer. Otherwise, I had said no to her plenty of times before." He continued.
"When we went on that date, to be honest it was a disaster for me, the whole time I just wanted to be sitting next to you." He embarrassedly explained looking away from her as she grinned. It was surreal for her to hear Squall actually speaking for a long length of time, let alone talk about his feelings.
"But again, the whole month you kept spending time with Seifer and I just kept watch. I developed these feelings for you and I guess they grew stronger as time passed. I was elated when you came to stay with us; I thought it would give us a time to get to know each other properly."
He took a deep breath again and quickly exhaled. She put a hand on his knee for support; it was the least she could do now that he had opened up to her. She kept praying that his explanation would lead to the same thing she also desired.
"I'll admit, I was angry when I saw you with Seifer, but I knew it couldn't be real. Lauren taking me up to the bathroom was closure enough."
He jumped off the arm of the chair and walked towards the window exercising his back muscles. Now or never. He thought to himself. He needed to tell her his fears; he needed to explain his actions. Yet he couldn't shake the phobia away; he still felt as if he'd lose her.
"My mum died when I was 10. I was really close to her. I'm not much of a talker, never have been. But I'd talk to her; tell her how I was felling, what I wanted to do in the future. All sorts of things. But when she died, I lost the person I felt most comfortable to talk to. So I closed up." He said solemnly looking out of the window. He looked up at splattered yellow and white dots making up the stars in the canvas of black that was the sky.
"She was the closest to me and I couldn't deal with the fact that I'd never see her again. That I'd never talk to her again, never see her smile, or hear her tell me she loved me. She was gone, and I was left with his great weight in my chest; I felt empty and hurt."
Rinoa got up from her sitting position and walked behind him. She didn't want to make a sound in case it caused him to stop talking. She stood behind him waiting for him to continue.
"So I shut off. I didn't let myself get close to anyone. I knew it'd be hard for me to deal with losing Ellone or Laguna, but I didn't want to add anyone else to that list. It was easy. There was no one special in my life." He paused. "Until you came along." He replied softly.
He closed his eyes shutting them tight. Thinking about Raine was bringing tears to his eyes and he didn't want Rinoa to see them. Once he felt the wetness of his eyes lessen, he opened them again and swallowed the huge pill like feeling in his throat.
"But I ended up getting close to you; I wanted you to like me and completely forgot about my phobia. It wasn't until I saw you with Seifer that I had realised how close I had gotten. Then I got scared and stayed away; I didn't understand how it all happened, or why out of all the girls I had met, you had such an impact on me."
He turned expecting her to be sitting on the armchair but was surprised she was standing right in front of him.
He looked down into her brown eyes; she looked like she was searching for something hoping to find something in his eyes.
"I guess when I hurt you, I broke out of the spell and realised I was the one doing the hurting." He couldn't explain it. How could he explain to her why he loved her when he couldn't explain it to himself? There was no explanation to why she, out of all the girls in Balamb, caught his eye. Why she had caught his heart, and why he had caught hers.
"Rinoa, has anything changed?" He asked fearing the inevitable. Although he knew she still loved him, he couldn't help but think she'd prefer not to pursue anything. Every time they tried, one problem or another occurred.
"A lot has changed." She replied sadly. He closed his eyes grimacing in her answer. He had to face it; things had to change. With all the problems going on, and the tensions and drama between them, he'd have to be deluding himself to think her feelings wouldn't have changed.
He had his chance, twice, and he blew it. How could he expect her to remain in love with him after the way he treated her?
"I'm sorry." He said to her regretfully.
She stepped forward and put her arms around his neck pushing her body onto his and hugged him. She felt his arms encircle around her waist as he buried his head in the nook of her neck and shoulder.
"You have nothing to apologise for. We can't help the things that go on. There are no guarantees in life Squall. The only guarantee is death." She scoffed rubbing the back of his head. His hair felt silky and smooth under her fingers. "Everything is just a series of set-ups. Life is a set-up. You just have to get over the obstacles by keeping strong and determined - then you'll get what you want." She enlightened him. "Squall, my life in Deling was so different compared to how it is in Balamb." She tried looking at him but his head was still buried in her neck.
"Squall." She waited for him to look at her but he didn't. "Things have changed."
She took one of her hands and placed it under his chin pulling his head off her shoulder and looking at him. His forehead was slightly red from having it pressed onto her shoulder for such a length of time.
She traced a finger across his scar, the scar that made his already immaculate face even more perfect. He was so beautiful, not just because of his smooth skin, or his trance like eyes, or his chiselled nose. But because of his high cheek bones, his sharp jaw line and the way his brow bone protruded out emphasising the shape of his eyes and the scar that cut across.
"But the way I feel about you hasn't changed. I still love you; I'm still in love with you." She said nervously as her heart decided to turn up its tempo and thud like thunder in her chest.
He slumped his shoulders letting out a huge wave of relief. He pulled her in again, cupping her head in his hands and rested his forehead against hers.
She giggled at the feeling and their closeness. It didn't feel awkward; it felt right. It was just dreamlike that she'd be in Squall's arms telling him she loved him and he wasn't pushing her away.
"Squall." She giggled looking into his closed eyelids. He kept his eyes closed and just continued breathing against her face, his breath smelled of peppermint mixing in with his cologne. She smiled at him, revelling in his bizarre behaviour.
"Rinoa, I love you. I love you. I love you." He repeated still keeping his eyes closed and trying with might to keep his heart pace down.
She couldn't help it; she just laughed into his face elated at finally hearing his response and so held him tighter.
The sound of their heartbeats was muffled by a louder repetitive sound.
They both turned to find Ellone, Laguna and Caraway at the doorway clapping.
"Bravo!" Laguna cried while the other two laughed.
Squall pushed Rinoa away from his body nearly knocking her down, but causing her to stumble instead. She quickly balanced herself by hanging onto the window ledge. Squall put a nervous hand to the back of his head scratching it.
"What are you doing?" He asked flushed and red faced that he'd had an audience to witness his confession.
"Oh Squall, don't be shy." Laguna coerced him by making hand gestures to Rinoa.
The raven haired girl could only giggle. Of course she too was embarrassed that her father witnessed her display of affection, but it was just too hilarious looking at Squall's beetroot face and ashamed eyes.
"As beautiful as this scene is, and as happy I am for you both, I'm sorry to say we've got to leave early in the morning." Caraway announced. "You should get some rest; I'll have to drop you off early tomorrow."
The two teens nodded waiting for the three to disappear. The two men left first and then Ellone, not before she gave a squeak and pretended to wipe away a false tear.
Now alone, Squall took Rinoa's hand in his. She yawned placing her other hand in front of her mouth and letting her eyes tear up. She was so tired from the long day and the lack of rest she had due to the events that had taken place.
Squall pulled at her hand forcing her to walk to the doorway leading her in to the passage way. He led her upstairs and into her bedroom. He sat her on the bed and looked at her.
"We still need to solve the Skippy problem." He said to her reminding her of the present problems they still had to endure.
"I know." She sighed.
"We'll do this together, you're not alone." He smiled at her. It was a modest smile, very subtle, but it meant a whole lot. Squall's rare smiles were what kept her going, that and the recent confessions. Now with Squall beside her, her knight in shining leather amour, she could tackle any obstacles that came at her.
"Thank you." She said genuinely and smiled back.
Letting go of her hand, he walked to the door and took the doorknob. "Get some rest, you must be tired." He advised her almost closing the door in front of him.
She kicked off her socks and got under the covers smiling at him with her hand under her cheek.
"Sweet dreams." He called out to her with a smirk.
Too tired to talk and feeling the weights that were her eyelids she yawned and tried focusing her tired eyes on him. She mouthed to him her reply and quickly caught his smile before she closed her eyes.
"I love you, too." He replied hitting the light switch and closing the door.
Saturday evening and Quistis was setting the dining room table ready for dinner while Rinoa was bringing in dishes from the kitchen. It wasn't a big event, but both girls had invited their respective partners over to join them.
Rinoa had arrived at the Trepe's house after breakfast unpacking her belongings straight away. While packing the two girls talked about the recent events and Caraway's plans to tackle Mecia's claims. It was during this conversation Rinoa had mentioned how Squall had offered to help her with the Skippy problem and how they came to a common understanding. Quistis, always being the smart one, read in between the lines and suggested they invite Squall and Seifer over for dinner.
Anna came in placing the hot plates containing the evening meal down on the table.
"Quistis, tell your father to bring the boys in now." She told her daughter who merrily skipped off to the living room in search of Seifer.
"You alright, love?" Anna asked Rinoa, catching the raven haired girl in deep contemplation.
"Yeah." Rinoa said a bit too quickly. "I was just thinking about Dad." She said guiltily smiling.
"Your father's a big boy, he'll be able to handle that witch." She replied supportively.
"Thank you for the invite, Miss Trepe." Squall said to Anna as he walked in and took a seat.
"Oh Squall, please don't call me Mrs Trepe, makes me feel old!" The woman laughed sitting down. "You boys have known me far too long not to be using my name."
"You know Anna, you look more like Quistis's sister than her mum." Seifer teasingly complimented the older woman who blushed and let out a heartfelt giggle. Quistis just rolled her eyes at Seifer's antics; women always fell for his cheap compliments, but not her.
Rinoa held Squall's hand under the table smiling at him as he turned to her. He smiled back and squeezed her hand before letting go and starting on his food.
They made general chatter through dinner. Quistis informed her parents about her recent trip to Centra and her decision to study Computing at Balamb University.
Rinoa took that time to think about her own future. She had always planned to go to University of Galbadia, but after coming to Balamb and meeting Squall she wasn't so sure if her intentions was the same. Now thinking about going off to university for three years meant going off somewhere with the possibility of going without Squall. It wasn't a conversation she had had with him before. She didn't even know whether he planned to go to University, and if he did it would most probably be Balamb seeing as Ellone was already studying there.
Deciding it was another conversation she'd have to have with him, she concentrated on her food and let her mind rest from all her problems and thoughts.
"So then I said to him, "Seifer, if you know what's good for you, you'll - Rinoa are you listening?" Quistis cried making the raven haired jump in her seat.
"Sorry." Rinoa quickly apologised looking at her cousin guiltily.
"Dude, that's like the fifth time you've zoned out on me. What's the big deal?" She asked demanding an explanation.
The two were sitting at home on a Sunday afternoon eating ice cream off the kitchen counter. Quistis was talking about how easy it was to get Seifer to do things for her while Rinoa kept wandering off into day dreams.
"Nothing." She tried to steer Quistis back to the conversation.
"Nothing? You've come back with the Squall disease; you zone out constantly and whenever I ask you anything, you give me one word replies. What gives?" Quistis replied annoyed.
"Seriously, nothing; I just got a lot on my mind." She tried excusing herself.
"Well, it's obviously more interesting then what I have to say, so spill." Quistis threatened pulling away the ice-cream tub.
Rinoa stuck her tongue out at the girl and put her spoon down. "I don't know. Its been two days now and I just want to know if they found that Skippy guy."
"Oh." Quistis felt guilty, she had forgotten about her cousin's impending drug allegations.
"We have school tomorrow as well and I really don't want to go in with everyone knowing everything about me." She continued. She looked down at the counter sadly imagining what it'd be like to return to school with everyone whispering and judging her for something she knew she was innocent of. The only way to clear herself was to find Skippy and set the record straight.
"Rin, don't worry, Laguna will have people on it, trust me. Esthar is really advanced; they'll tackle that guy so bad you'll be cleared in no time." Quistis comforted the girl patting her back.
"Let's hope so." She replied back not so optimistic.
Quistis's phone rang so she went to pick it up. Rinoa grabbed the ice-cream tub and started digging into it again.
"Hey Selphie, what's up?" Quistis spoke into the phone. "No we're in the kitchen, why?" She asked.
Rinoa looked up at Quistis's worried frowning face. She knew immediately something was wrong and she prayed it had nothing to do with Squall. Gulping the ice-cream in her mouth and got up from her seat half way.
"Ok, well I'll turn it on and see, thanks Selph." Quistis replied and finally hung the phone up.
"What's wrong?" Rinoa asked straight away.
"Come on." Quistis ordered making her way to the living room. Once there she took the remote control and turned the TV on. She pressed a few buttons until she reached the channel she wanted. It was the broadcast of the latest new.
Rinoa sat down on the sofa shocked at what she was seeing. It was a video image of a street in Deling City, it was dusk and people were on the streets throwing things about. To one corner there was a trash can caught on fire and several people wearing balaclavas were chucking bricks, glass bottles and other items towards the line of Galbadian policemen.
"…once policemen called for back-up the resistance ceased, causing an end to the horrific scene." The voiceover finally ended.
A man appeared in the scene walking towards the camera and pointing around the now desolate street that moments ago was alight with flames and people.
"This is the end result of the first of many attacks by the Galbadian Defence League that left Deling City shaken. The people living on this street are known to be in support of Caraway and the Galbadian government's decision to make peace with Esthar. It has been reported that a clash with the neighbouring borough caused the attack on this street."
The man disappeared and the camera footage of the attacks were shown again.
"The GDL is an organisation in opposition of the leading government. The founder of the group is Ulti Mecia of Centri origins. Mecia was last seen in the Peace Conference between Galbadian and Estharian governments. She outwardly opposed the treaty, citing General Caraway as a bad and influential leader.
The GDL, as seen in this video footage, stormed into this busy Deling street throwing petrol bombs, bricks and even stones. Many businesses closed it's doors, alerting police officials onto the scene. This hotel was just one of many that accommodated for injured civilians.
George Martine, Deling City, Channel 6 News."
The screen split in two, one was the live footage of the man in the streets of Deling and the other of the anchor woman of the channel 6 news.
"We have George Martine live in the street of Deling City. George can you tell us what the atmosphere is like there?" She asked and waited as the announcer processed her words before replying.
The man nodded and replied. "Yes, Carol, as you can imagine the horror the citizens of this street has faced has left them on edge. There aren't many people walking the streets although police are patrolling. Many of the people feel it is unsafe to leave their homes and businesses. The Deling City Hotel has made room for free accommodation for those seeking refuge from the fear of being attacked." He concluded.
"George how did this all start without the police or intelligent officials knowing anything about it?"
"Well that is the problem, it is something that will need to be investigated and the Galbadian government are criticizing their own actions and lack of intelligence. The GDL somehow managed to plan this attack without facing any trouble."
"Now you say the Galbadian government are criticizing their own actions, but what are they doing to prevent further attacks on the street or any other street?"
"Well as you know, this street is being patrolled by three hundred policemen, there is another unit sent out just off Maine Street Park and two more units spread across the city. The highest patrol is being carried out outside the Caraway mansion and the Houses of Galbadia."
"Going back to the GDL, you mentioned this is just the first attack, is there any proof of further attacks?" The woman continued to question.
"Yes, the GDL have announced through their website that this is just one of the first attacks on the city and there are more planned. Their aim is for an all Galbadian country forcing General Fury Caraway out of power and Ulti-Mecia to takeover."
"George, what does this mean for the other citizens of Galbadia, I mean this seems like xenophobic, fascist and racist behaviour."
"Yes Carol, you are absolutely right. The Estharians were once criticized for the very same attitude 13 years ago when they cut all ties with the world. Yet, we have now a forceful takeover that in doubt will lead to more injuries and more attacks. The civilians of the city can only hope that the government are able to calm the situation down and get help."
"And what help are they exactly hoping for?"
The man waited again for her words to process before speaking. "Well the Galbadian officials are expecting Esthar to help out if the situation escalates. However, many Estharians do not want to get involved after recent images of Rinoa Caraway have been spread like wild fire. The majority of Estharians are now backing away from the treaty, so it is a wonder where Galbdia will get help."
"Thank you George. That was our news correspondence George Martine live in Deling City. In other news, Trabia wins the World Cup, a first in World Cup history…"
Rinoa sank in her chair, her face in disgust and horror. She couldn't believe what she had heard or seen, it was just unbelievable that such a disaster could take place.
"Rinny, are you ok?" Quistis asked walking up to the girl and placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I'll be fine; I just need to see if my Dad is ok." She replied getting up and picking up the house phone. She dialled in Caraway's number and waited for him to pick up.
At the same time she heard her own phone go off and indicated to Quistis to pick it up.
"Caraway." The General spoke from the other side.
"Dad, how are you?" She shouted into the phone.
"Rinoa, I'm alright. I see that you've heard." He sounded tired.
"Yeah I'm so sorry, I wish I was there." She said tearfully.
"Don't cry dear, and you not being here is something I am happy about." He sighed. "Rinoa, you need to promise me you'll be careful, things could get very serious, and with the press realising you're in Balamb they're bound to do something." Caraway warned.
"Dad, don't worry about me, I'll be ok." She said praying in her head.
"Even so, I've talked to Laguna; they're coming to pick you up, I think it's better if you stay with them." Caraway informed her.
"Dad, what about Quistis, Anna and Jacques?" She asked worried for her family.
"I already have some people looking over them, but the area they live in isn't as safe as the Balamb Villas. I want you to pack your bags and be ready for them to come and pick you up."
"Dad, I don't want to leave Quistis." Rinoa pleaded.
"Rinoa." Caraway spoke sternly, the stress getting to him. "Quistis will be safe, you on the other hand I am not so sure, I have no idea what these people are planning."
"Ok." She caved in disheartened.
"Don't worry, there are people watching over Anna's house as we speak. I need to go now, I'm actually in the middle of a meeting. Speak to you soon."
"Ok Dad, take care. I love you." She said and ended the call.
Rinoa turned to face Quistis who handed her the phone.
"It was Squall; he wanted to check if you were ok." She replied while Rinoa nodded. "They're on their way coming to pick you up now."
"Quistis, I really don't want to leave you." She replied worried and hugged the blonde.
"Rin, don't worry about me, they don't even know who I am." She again comforted the girl.
"I don't know how all this could have happened." She said again in disbelief sitting down.
Ten minutes later and the doorbell rang. Rinoa got up and peeked through the peephole before opening the door. Seeing it safe she opened the door to the Loires.
She immediately walked into Squall's hug and let a few tears fall down to her cheeks.
"Rinoa, we don't have much time, you'll need to pack again." Laguna advised to which she nodded and walked towards her room upstairs.
Squall followed in pursuit and helped her pack her belongings into her luggage's.
They packed quietly until Squall cleared his throat making her look up at him expectantly.
"We got some news from Esthar today." He said to her sparking her interest.
"Ok." She answered wanting to hear more.
"They've caught Skippy." He said releasing a breath.
Rinoa closed her eyes thanking God. But her problems weren't over. Skippy was just a splinter in the stake, the real problem was going on in Deling City, and for that she had no idea how to fix.
I know you will all probably hate me for yet another problem, but hey, its all part of the plan.
On a serious note, i based this chapter on a couple of events that took place here in the UK. Its sad to say there are people much like the GDL that exist among us.
Anyways, please read and review and also check out my other story - its so funny!