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Post by Anna on Nov 12, 2007 19:27:52 GMT -5
I sat with my legs hugging the thick branch of a maple, several yards off the ground. Surprisingly, I wasn't writing or drawing. I wasn't even thinking, just staring into space. I missed math and science classes; missed my old school, where all of my friends knew me and liked me and I had a concrete reputation. I missed the world where I could explain everything by fact, where I could always trust that all would happen according to the laws of nature. I missed not having to try.
There was a loud crack near the center of the courtyard, someone stepping on a stick. Startled, I lost my grip on the tree and tipped backwards, hitting my head hard on the stone ground. Two shades of black shifted in my vision: a long sheet of glossy hair, and then the dark clouds of unconsciousness.
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Post by Nari on Nov 12, 2007 19:48:32 GMT -5
Nari: I heard a loud noise, and slightly annoyed, put my book away.
I got up, and then saw a girl lying on the ground. I hurried over, unsure of what to do.
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Post by Yuliya on Nov 12, 2007 20:27:25 GMT -5
Yuliya:
I had come out to look for Nari, but then I saw someone fall to the ground, and Nari also. I ran over.
"Hey there! Get up! Snap out of it, or I'll...well, do something!"
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Post by Anna on Nov 12, 2007 20:30:15 GMT -5
A loud voice pushed into my ears. I sat up slowly, my head throbbing. "Who are you?" I rubbed my jaw. A bruise had already started to blossom there.
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Post by Yuliya on Nov 12, 2007 20:36:43 GMT -5
Yuliya:
"I'm Yuliya Dukhkin', scourge of the seven seas. I'm actually wanted for credit card fraud, but they don't know that here. Do you want to go see the medicine...person...thingy?"
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Post by Anna on Nov 12, 2007 20:39:42 GMT -5
I shook my head, annoyed. "I'm...um...okay." I leapt up and scurried out of the courtyard and toward the dining hall for dinner. As I ran, I realized that I'd left one of my sketchbooks, the one where I drew birds. I'd get it back somehow.
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Post by Yuliya on Nov 12, 2007 20:41:33 GMT -5
Yuliya:
"Hmmmm, I guess not." Smirking, I skipped out, secretly planning to find out about this new student.
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Post by Nari on Nov 13, 2007 23:50:43 GMT -5
Nari:
"She's wanted for credit card fraud?" I muttered, not surprised. I wouldn't put anything past Yuliya. The worst I'd done was some illegal MP3 downloading and watching illegally uploaded videos online. I headed off, wondering about the new girl.
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