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Post by Tempest on Sept 14, 2011 21:08:49 GMT -5
Tobias:
Sorry we left sort of suddenly. I was able to get us on a flight leaving the island less than an hour after I spoke with you so we had to throw what we could into a suitcase, give Martina a heads-up, and leave. I'm pretty sure I forgot to pack something, but I can always replace it here.
The flight was uneventful, the same old stuff as usual. Emilio and I seem to have come to an agreement- neither of us will bring up the fight and he's careful not to mention you or ask about what's really none of his business.
We were able to see my parents soon after we arrived, but they were asleep. Dad definitely bore the brunt of the attack. He was probably protecting my mother. They're not in good shape.
Emilio went to drop off our bags at my parents' house. I'll probably spend the night here. My brother wants to go talk to the police in the morning and see what he can do to help them in their investigation. I don't know how much help he'll be, but I don't want to tell him to sit around and brood. He copes with stuff like this by attacking it directly.
How are you doing? I guess I'll email you again tomorrow.
-Caroline
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 21:48:19 GMT -5
Caroline,
Thank you kindly for writing so quickly. I'm sorry your parents are in such poor shape and I know it's rough but after answering police questions there's not much one can do. Don't get too knackered.
I'm also sorry Emilio and I are not on the best of terms. Once everything with your family calms down, maybe he and I can have a heart to heart and get things out of the way.
Stuff is fine on my end. Bit boring, really, but I'm sure someone will do damage and I can get going with my job.
I look forward to tomorrow's email. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help with the situation.
-Tobias
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Post by Tempest on Sept 14, 2011 23:01:09 GMT -5
Tobias:
Emilio's problem with you is not your fault. He just needs to get over it already and grow up. However, if you want to talk to him, go ahead.
Not much is happening here. Mama woke up for twenty minutes or so this afternoon and an officer rushed over to ask her what happened. He wound up rephrasing the question every time she told him she couldn't remember. She said they were driving home from a fund-raiser and something hit the side of their car and they ran into a telephone pole. She hit her head pretty hard in the crash and the rest of it was vague and hard to follow.
I told the officer that he'd have to come back when she was more lucid because she started dozing off between sentences. He asked me a few questions, but I haven't been home in so long that I wasn't really able to help.
This is so hard. Frustrating, you know? I sit here and ask myself if there's anything I could be doing, somehow, to be useful.
Maybe things will pick up for you when classes start. How's Anna-Marie doing?
And thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure if there's anything you can do. Keep an eye on Jaime. Stay safe. That's all I can really ask for.
-Caroline
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2011 20:05:54 GMT -5
Caroline
Anna-Marie is doing splendidly. She stole my wallet and bought herself some new clothes in the guise of shopping for school supplies.
You may say that Emilio's problem doesn't rest with me but you have met me before haven't you? I know I'm not the easiest person to live with, and I'd like to get to know him in spite of that.
I'm sorry you're feeling useless, but trust me, knowing that you're at their sick bed is the most helpful thing for your parents right now. You have know idea how much the love of your child will build you up. I mean to say, you don't know yet.
It gets easier. I'll write you soon.
-Tobias
P.S. I'd like to know your favourite colour. I feel we've skipped all the basics in this odd courtship.
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Post by Tempest on Sept 15, 2011 20:51:39 GMT -5
Tobias:
I'm glad your sister is doing well. I hope to be back before classes begin in earnest.
I have met you before, but Emilio has been uncharacteristically pig-headed on this issue. Good luck.
I guess you saw that effect when you were with your father. Thanks for the support, Tobias. It's really reassuring. Mama was awake for a while today. It's hard to talk to her. I don't know, it's just been so long. And I'm not sure what you are to me, which means I have to dodge all sorts of probing questions about my love life. I think she's guessed that there is somebody.
My favorite color? Green or blue. I dunno. I don't really think about it.
Do you have a favorite color? (Crap, when I type that, it feels like I'm writing some kind of elementary-school english workbook- Don't forget to answer in complete sentences, class!)
And if this is the thing you want to do, here's my question for you:
What's your favorite book?
-Caroline
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2011 21:41:50 GMT -5
Caroline,
I hope you know that I will continue to support you, even if we disagree. You have a good understanding of family honour and that's important. Maybe don't talk so much about the future but the joyous memories of the past. If there aren't any, go on about the future!
Have the riots quieted down? I miss you, you know but don't ever feel rushed to leave for my sake or anyone else's.
I can't say I have a favourite colour as I'm a bit blind to it. However, my sisters tell me that blue suits me fine as long as it's a shade darker than my eyes.
I don't have a favourite book, it's been a while since I've read anything worthwhile. The last thing I did read was Camus' The Stranger and I enjoyed it. Also, I really dig Westerns but don't spread it around.
And yours? Also, feel free to not restrict your writings to me. I want to know all your thoughts. You are one hell of a woman you know that don't you?
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Post by Tempest on Sept 16, 2011 6:57:10 GMT -5
Tobias:
I turned the tables on my mother today and asked her all the questions. She didn't seem to mind. Dad's doing better. They think they'll move him to another ward tomorrow morning.
The rioters have been really quiet, actually. The police think they're staying off the street until this blows over. Emilio has been doing some checking and he thinks there's something weird about this whole situation, starting with the car wreck. Not sure what he means, but if anybody will dredge up some answers from that area of town, he will.
The Stranger is okay, if you enjoy existentialism. I preferred Camus' Myth of Sisyphus to it.
Can't say I've read too many Westerns. Interesting detail, though.
Tobias, I am a librarian. I like a great many books. Been reading Walter Moers while in the hospital- Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures is diverting if a little silly.
I tried sleeping at my parents' house last night, but felt less than comfortable with it so empty. Emilio doesn't seem to need sleep at all- he's been splitting his time between the hospital and his search. This place is bringing up old nightmares... though this was not my childhood home, the scents are the same. They say that memory and smell are linked.
Tobias, ask to know my thoughts when this is behind us. Right now, they're not worth knowing.
Never knew you were colorblind. I guess I never would have known, either.
Miss you too, Tobias. I'll try not to rush into or out of anything here. The atmosphere is too thick.
-Caroline
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2011 21:28:57 GMT -5
Caroline,
I understand. I didn't need to pry over anything. Anything, I think the books in the library are keening for you something awful.
Can I ask you about the riots? What caused them? I hope you don't feel pressured to answer if it makes you uncomfortable.
I have to cut this short. Mayhem has just irrupted in the student dorm piping again.
All the best, Tobias
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Post by Tempest on Sept 17, 2011 7:32:05 GMT -5
Tobias:
It's been in the news- there's been riots all over the place. This isn't an isolated event. The police are saying that the rioters in our city heard about my status and decided to take action. Emilio came back this morning and told me that there was no way that rioters did this. He didn't tell me why, though, and he left again soon after.
There's something really weird going on here, Tobias.
I could have sworn I fell asleep at the hospital again... but I woke up in my parents' house. Maybe I went through some sort of fugue. I got to the hospital just as the night nurses were making their final rounds before trading with the daytime shift. I went to thank the nurses for allowing me to spend so much time with my parents, for all they've done for them in general... and they don't remember me.
At all. They insist that my parents have been alone each night since I got here.
What's more: there had been a man visiting them each evening prior and his visits stopped when Emilio and I arrived. There's no record of him signing in or giving a name and I'm wondering if this is another bout of anti-Gifted sentiment or something completely different.
Dad woke up today for a short period of time, but I wasn't allowed to visit him because he got very agitated when he saw me. The doctors don't think his heart could take such excitement yet.
I don't know what's going on. Maybe I'm going crazy.
What should I do?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2011 18:16:27 GMT -5
Love I wish I could tell you. Often times when people deal with stressful situations, their mind jumps time a little bit and hours phase together. I hope it's nothing more serious than that.
Yet, that doesn't explain why the nurses don't recognize you. I wish I could say it's not troublesome for your benefit, you don't need the added worries. Perhaps it is a gifted that doesn't know about his power, or doesn't have a proper hold on it.
I'm sorry your relationship with your parents is struggling right now, but it will get better. I know I've said it before, but it's true. There is no bad without the good. Without the dark there is no light.
And I don't think you're going crazy. I don't even think that you're having a nervous breakdown, and I know you don't want to hear it from me, but just try and relax.
If the situation makes you too nervous or uncomfortable, leave. That's really all you can do: be strong for your family and don't sacrifice yourself for it.
Best -Tobias
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Post by Tempest on Sept 17, 2011 18:48:22 GMT -5
Tobias,
I wish things were different but I've made a decision. I'm not coming back to the school and I'm not coming back to you.
I am going to stay here and try to repair my relationship with my parents. Everything I was worried about was actually just the products of a overactive imagination. It all makes so much sense now.
I've given it alot of thoguht and its plain: I just don't love you. I never have really and I dont think that will ever change.
Good bye.
-Caroline
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2011 19:09:04 GMT -5
Caroline,
You don't sound yourself. I'm sorry that you're stressed out right now, but understand I'll continue to support you but you don't need to jump to any life changing things right now. Whatever our relationship is or isn't is not part of the issue.
I can tell you from experience (despite my young years I've had a lot of life lessons) that rushing into sudden changes isn't healthy for you mentally or physically. Get some rest and think it through.
-Tobias
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Post by Tempest on Sept 17, 2011 19:16:48 GMT -5
Tobias:
That wasn't me. I swear to God that wasn't me.
Somebody got into my computer somehow. I don't know. I've had it with me this entire time, excepting the times I've gone to eat or run errands for my mother.
Emilio hasn't been back since yesterday morning. I'm so worried. I can't tell if this nausea is morning sickness or nervousness. Probably both. I don't know what I'll do if it turns out that he was attacked like my parents were. It's too early to call the cops, though. I'll try his phone again.
-Caroline
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2011 19:26:35 GMT -5
It's okay, hacking happens, but you should probably change your passwords and put extra security on your phone.
With the streets in turmoil it is not a good thing that Emilio has gone missing. Although it's too early for an an official it would be wise to give the authorities a heads up.
Have you ever had to deal with riots before? Don't travel alone if you can especially after the sun starts to set and stay on very public roads. I know it's common sense, but people tend to forget that when they are in a time crunch. I don't want anything to happen to you.
Are you sure you don't need me there?
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Post by Tempest on Sept 17, 2011 19:30:05 GMT -5
Tobias:
We're coming home. If I were opposed to this (and I'm not, not anymore), unanimous decision on the part of my father and my brother would have compelled me to that side.
We're taking the next flight out. I'll call you when we arrive. And I'll explain everything when I get there.
-Caroline
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