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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 20 2013, 11:52 AM (374 Views) | |
| Kayla Sherman | Feb 20 2013, 11:52 AM Post #1 |
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"Hi, Merry Christmas. Table for 3, our third guest hasn't arrived yet," Kayla explained to the hostess. They followed her to the table. "It's not gonna be that bad, Ben. Of all that's happened in the past 24 hours having sushi with your brother is the least of your problems," she said, sitting down. "I'll have a lemonade." She looked at Ben with a smile. "The waiters even have Santa hats. That doesn't make you happy? It makes me happy." |
![]() "I do this, time after time after time, I do all this shit for other people. And then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing. I give everything to other people and nobody ever--no one--I don't get what I want." - Tiffany Maxwell | |
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| Benjamin Stone | Feb 20 2013, 11:54 AM Post #2 |
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Ben was sulking the whole ride over to the restaurant. He didn't know if this was a good idea. He wasn't the most well adjusted person right now and the last two times he saw Damien, he yelled at him. "You say that now," he sat down. "Coffee, please. Black." He couldn't help but laugh. |
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| Damien Ripper | Feb 22 2013, 12:10 AM Post #3 |
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Damien walked into the restaurant informing the hostess he was looking for two people. Following her back to the table, he thanked her for leading him to the table and took a seat. "Merry Christmas you too," he said with a smile and then looked to their waitress, "I'll just have water thank you." "Thanks for having lunch with me," he said to them while opening his menu. He was a bit nervous about this lunch. The last few times he talked to Ben it didn't end well, at least this place was public. |
![]() "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." — Mohandas K. Gandhi "A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was." — Joseph Hall | |
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| Kayla Sherman | Feb 22 2013, 12:16 AM Post #4 |
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"Isn't this just full of lovely Christmas tension?" she laughed when Damien sat down. "Merry Christmas, Damien," Kayla gave him a smile," thanks for coming." |
![]() "I do this, time after time after time, I do all this shit for other people. And then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing. I give everything to other people and nobody ever--no one--I don't get what I want." - Tiffany Maxwell | |
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| Benjamin Stone | Feb 22 2013, 12:19 AM Post #5 |
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Ben gave Damien a stiff smile. "Yeah, Merry Christmas, Damien." He took the coffee from the waitress and drank some. "Kayla, do you have any aspirin in your purse?" |
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| Kayla Sherman | Feb 22 2013, 12:19 AM Post #6 |
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"You need horse tranquilizers after last night," Kayla handed him the bottle. |
![]() "I do this, time after time after time, I do all this shit for other people. And then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing. I give everything to other people and nobody ever--no one--I don't get what I want." - Tiffany Maxwell | |
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| Damien Ripper | Feb 22 2013, 02:33 AM Post #7 |
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"What happened last night, if you don't mind me asking?" He said as he took a sip of his water. Kayla said it was good to ask people about things instead of diving into a conversation, so asking about last night was a good thing, he hoped. |
![]() "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." — Mohandas K. Gandhi "A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was." — Joseph Hall | |
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| Kayla Sherman | Feb 22 2013, 10:54 AM Post #8 |
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Kayla sipped her lemonade. "Ben..." |
![]() "I do this, time after time after time, I do all this shit for other people. And then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing. I give everything to other people and nobody ever--no one--I don't get what I want." - Tiffany Maxwell | |
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| Benjamin Stone | Feb 22 2013, 10:57 AM Post #9 |
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"Do you have any of those?" he chuckled dryly before finishing half the bottle. "I'll get you more." He drank more of his coffee and looked at Damien. Was he actually asking a question about his life? He looked at Kayla, she had something to do with that. He took a deep breath. "Jade cheated on me. That's why she was avoiding me. So, I told her about Hazel, she said I didn't deserve her and that she felt horrible, and she broke up with me. I went to Inferno to get drunk and Hazel was there. We had sex and Kayla found us in the morning." |
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| Kayla Sherman | Feb 22 2013, 10:59 AM Post #10 |
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"Then I beat the shit out of her and him because I thought he was being a dick. He explained. And now we're at lunch with you, sunshine," Kayla finished. |
![]() "I do this, time after time after time, I do all this shit for other people. And then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing. I give everything to other people and nobody ever--no one--I don't get what I want." - Tiffany Maxwell | |
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| Damien Ripper | Feb 22 2013, 06:33 PM Post #11 |
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Damien listened to Ben as he explained what happened, the look of surprise passed over his face when he heard that Jade has cheated on him. Then when he said he slept with the psycho bitch his eyes widened again. When Kayla said she beat up both of them he arched a brow before he took a sip of his water. "That's a lot to deal with Ben, I'm sorry that happened to you. Why did Jade say she cheated on you? I know she was crazy about you and had to have some reason she did it." |
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| Kayla Sherman | Feb 22 2013, 10:20 PM Post #12 |
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"Yeah, it's been a crazy Christmas," Kayla raised her eyebrows. |
![]() "I do this, time after time after time, I do all this shit for other people. And then I wake up and I'm empty. I have nothing. I give everything to other people and nobody ever--no one--I don't get what I want." - Tiffany Maxwell | |
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| Benjamin Stone | Feb 22 2013, 10:40 PM Post #13 |
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Ben watched the many faces Damien made. He nodded when Kayla said it was crazy. He swallowed hard at Damien's words. "The short answer is because of Hazel. She knew Kayla and I were spending a lot of time together and she didn't know why. She thought we were together behind her back," he hadn't told Kayla that. He ran his hand through his hair, sighing. "You probably don't know this about Jade and Jackie, but their dad cheated on their mom with Brandon's mom and that's what broke up their family. That's why Jade and Jackie don't do commitment. She didn't want to be left in the dark like her mom was, so when she asked me what was going on and I didn't tell her, she assumed the worst. She went to a bar and saw this guy, Tristan. She said she met him before and liked him, but didn't do anything. She was scared and she likes Tristan because he makes her feel wanted." He finished his coffee and got another. "I don't think she left me for him. She didn't want me to forgive her because she's ashamed for not trusting me. She's punishing herself, just like Camille did when she kissed you. It's my fault. I should've been honest with her." |
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| Kayla Sherman | Feb 22 2013, 10:49 PM Post #14 |
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Kayla's mouth fell open. She couldn't believe Jade thought that. She knew they were spending a lot of time together, but for some of it, she was with Josh. But as Ben continued, she could see where Jade was coming from. That worry was constantly in the back of Jade's mind. "I'm sure this Tristan's got nothing on you," she tried to get him to meet her eyes. He wouldn't. "No, it isn't. We all agreed," she motioned to the three of them," that Hazel would've killed her. Hazel would be hunting her down if I didn't let her think that I was your girlfriend. That bitch is lethal and psycho. When Jade's hurt, she lashes out and she would've lashed out on Hazel. This is not your fault. And you know what that shitty thing about her punishing herself is? By punishing herself, she's punishing you. You didn't do anything wrong, Ben." |
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| Damien Ripper | Feb 22 2013, 11:33 PM Post #15 |
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Damien frowned and looked at Ben agreeing with Kayla, "I have seen Jade's rage first hand, she would have tried to get even with Hazel and she would've gotten hurt. She doesn't have the training or strength that Kayla has. This isn't your fault Ben." He took a sip of his water. "If you would have told her and she would have gotten hurt you wouldn't have been able to forgive yourself. This was a hard situation and I think you handled it as well as you could. With the exception of sleeping with Hazel, but I probably would have done the same. You shouldn't blame yourself." |
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