corrodeddream

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[corrodeddream]

tba.

[earnedpain]

jack  was  on  edge.  he  never  thought  he'd  see  anyone  in  his  family  again.  he  ran  so  far  and  had  run  for  so  long.  what  the  hell  was  any  of  it  good  for  if  he  just  happened  to  casually  run  into  his  sister  ?  he  couldn't  help  but  wonder  if  she'd  sought  him  out  ,  or  if  the  meeting  was  purely  coincidental.  clearly  ,  she  wasn't  interested  in  playing  jack's  preferred  game  of  pretend.  ❝  why  are  you  doing  this  ?  ❞  he  asked  ,  shaking  his  head  ,  keeping  his  voice  lowered.  his  voice  bordered  on  desperate.  ❝  why  are  you  introducing  me  to  your  kid  ?  why  did  you  run  ?  do  you  even  know  if  you  were  followed  or  not  ?  ❞ 

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"Do you really want me to turn around and walk out like I don't know you?" The thought of doing that hurt her. She had been on her own since she left in the middle of the night. She had taken everything that she could to to help her escape. She had planned it for almost a year before she finally had the courage to leave. She wiped her face and shook her head. "I wasn't followed. Matthew wouldn't wait to force me to return if he knew where I was." She was sure of that. "He deserves to have family around." She bounced the boy in her arms and sighed. "He deserves better than all of that."

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For: Henry @earnedpain Location: Out and About

Nights like this was one of her favorite ways to spend time with him. She had been able to get a rare night off, and she wanted to make the most of it. "Did you like dinner?" She smiled and squeezed his hand as they continued to walk back to the car. "Wait." She stopped and looked up at him. "Didn't they open an ice cream shop around the corner?"

[earnedpain]

he  kept  his  distance  ,  eyes  darting  between  her  and  the  small  child  in  her  arms.  he  couldn't  have  been  all  that  old  ,  definitely  a  toddler.  he  had  a  million  questions  running  through  his  mind  ,  but  he  refused  to  acknowledge  that  he  recognized  her.  if  he  did  that  ,  he  might  have  to  run  all  over  again.  he  didn't  want  to  establish  a  new  identity.  he  had  put  so  much  work  into  his  current  one.  ❝  sorry  ,  i  think  you've  got  me  mixed  up  with  someone  else.  i  probably  just  have  one  of  those  faces.  ❞ 

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There was no way it wasn't him sitting in front of her. She had grown up a lot since he left, but she thought he would still recognize her. She wanted to sit down and ask him every question she had kept to herself since he left. "I don't think you do." She shifted her son to her other hip and shushed him when he started to complain. "I umm... I left a few months ago." She smiled and looked at her son. "This is my son, Levi." He was her entire world, and the reason she had risked everything. "I'm sorry. I'm bothering you, aren't I?"

[earnedpain]

jack  had  been  blending  into  the  city  comfortably  enough.  he  kept  his  affiliations  limited  and  spent  most  of  his  time  working  at  the  hospital.  he  had  been  gone  for  years  ,  had  been  living  comfortably  enough  under  his  new  identity.  he  hadn't  seen  people  from  back  home  in  so  long.  he  was  used  to  kids  running  around  in  his  preferred  diner  ,  it  was  a  family  -  friendly  space  ,  after  all.  he  thought  it  was  a  little  funny  for  someone  who  separated  himself  from  his  family  to  visit  a  family  -  owned  spot  so  frequently  ,  but  he  knew  not  every  family  was  as  fucked  up  as  his  own.  he  stopped  in  his  tracks  when  his  eyes  landed  on  her  ,  a  flicker  of  panic  discernable  in  his  gaze  before  he  composed  himself.  he  could  maybe  get  away  with  pretending  like  he  didn't  recognize  his  own  sister.  that  was  what  he  would  try  to  do  ,  anyways.  ❝  sorry  ,  can  i  help  you  with  something  ?  ❞  he  asked  ,  feigning  confusion.

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She would know him anywhere. Her brother had been gone for so long, but he was still so easy for her to spot. She didn't know what to say. Her son squirmed in her arms, and she tightened her grip on him. "I umm..." She continued to stand there. "I thought you were dead or something." She whispered the secret she had held for so long. They never spoke about him after he left. Any question she tried to ask was ignored until she stopped entirely. What was the possibility of running into him here?

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For: Jack @earnedpain Location: Diner

Gemma had been trying to stay off the grid since she left. It was harder than she could have imagined with her son. The two year old liked to ask too many questions, and she still hadn't figured out the right answers to tell him. He wanted his father and his grandparents, but he didn't understand she left to keep him safe. "Levi, sit down." She begged the child and tried to guide him into the booth. But he squealed and pulled away from her. He ran to the opposite end of the diner, and she apologized to those near her as she chased after him. "I'm so sorry." She reached down to scoop him up and looked at the man beside her. "Sorry about -" She stopped, and her eyes widened. "It can't be."