"At Your Most Beautiful"
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awkward rhythms
It was a dark and stormy
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The house on the hill was older than anyone knew. The stairs
creaked under invisible feet and the couch made a pass at the chair. The
curtains blew with a laugh as the footstool told a bad joke. The mantel
rolling it's bricks with a grimace.
"Ew."
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"Fuck."
Sigh.
The door slammed.
Triston sat in a high backed chair, staring at the picture in front
of him. A man and a woman, so happy and free had an underlying secret of
possible deceit.
The chair across from me moved.
He sloshed a goblet of wine in between his fingers, as the candles
were burning low. His eyes narrowed until he could barely see straight and
anger flashed behind his intense green gaze.
I felt something burning through my skull. I looked up and nearly
fell out of my chair. "For crying out loud. What are you doing home
early?" I managed to get out.
Dawn stared at me. Her hands were crossed in front of her on the
table, her previously French braided hair was now limp and frayed. "I hate
you," she growled, her eyes narrowing to slits.
I blinked at her. "Excuse me?"
Her face softened and tears began flowing down her cheeks. "I hate
you. Why'd you let me move here? Why'd you let me follow my dream?" She
sobbed.
I frowned. "Are you trying to be funny?"
She shook her head. "No. Why did you let me come here, Iya?"
I slapped my hand to my forehead as if I'd just been
enlightened. "Stupid me, I thought you wanted to come to California. I
thought you wanted to pursue your acting career. Man, am I insensitive or
what?"
She put her head on the table and cried.
I sighed and knelt next to her chair. "What happened?"
She sniffled. "Curran sent me home. I was horrible today. I
couldn't remember any of my lines. I can't fit into my wardrobe because of
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