January 13, 2019, 04:57 PM
She heard someone approaching from behind and turned, just for a second, to acknowledge Kiwi lurking in the background. Wildfire then turned toward Finley, bracing herself for bad news about Elwood. But it turned out there was nothing wrong with her uncle. It was Bat. She and Tegan had been exploring, as the two of them were wont to do, and Bat had fallen through some thin ice.
Her godmother took care not to beat around the bush. "She's gone, sweetheart," Finley reported, tears in her eyes. Wildfire could only blink, lips parting as she felt her insides twist. "What?" she whispered dumbly, trying to make sense of what this meant. "Gone?" she repeated. "Gone, like..." She was shaking, her breath catching because her throat felt like it was closing. "Gone like d—?" The world died in Wildfire's mouth.
Her godmother took care not to beat around the bush. "She's gone, sweetheart," Finley reported, tears in her eyes. Wildfire could only blink, lips parting as she felt her insides twist. "What?" she whispered dumbly, trying to make sense of what this meant. "Gone?" she repeated. "Gone, like..." She was shaking, her breath catching because her throat felt like it was closing. "Gone like d—?" The world died in Wildfire's mouth.
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when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Finley - January 11, 2019, 07:29 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Wildfire - January 12, 2019, 09:56 AM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Kiwi RIP - January 12, 2019, 05:25 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Finley - January 13, 2019, 04:21 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Wildfire - January 13, 2019, 04:57 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Kiwi RIP - January 13, 2019, 05:06 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Finley - January 13, 2019, 05:22 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Wildfire - January 13, 2019, 08:36 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Finley - January 14, 2019, 09:13 PM
RE: when you're off the phone, you wanna get a pizza. - by Wildfire - January 14, 2019, 09:25 PM