eighteen - always on your side

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chapter xviii.
(   civil war   )

just the other day  i looked at my father
it was the first time i saw he'd grown old
"one day you'll remember us laughing
one day you'll remember my passion
one day you'll have one of your own"
fade in / fade out ─── nothing more

just the other day  i looked at my fatherit was the first time i saw he'd grown old"one day you'll remember us laughingone day you'll remember my passionone day you'll have one of your own"fade in / fade out ─── nothing more

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cia headquarters, germany
june 9, 2016
(   crossover   )





"Grandma? Howard?"

Ocean eyes. O-Ocean eyes. Ocean. O-Ocean. .naecO ˙sǝʎǝ uɐǝɔo

For some reason, I looked at the car's clock. It was 7:01 p.m.

"Howard!" Grandma called out in a panic and...

I squeeze my eyes closed.

"L-Lisa," Grandma mumbled quietly from the seat in front of me.

I'm in the back of a car. Sirens blare all around as a long train of cars rush down cleared out streets. I'm in the back of a car. Howard threw open the car door and fell out of his seat, trying to get around to the other side of car so that he could help us. I look quickly out the window, but he's not there. Howard's not there.

I watched hopefully as the...

No, no, no, this isn't right. This isn't how it went. It was... It wasn't like this.

Maybe he would help us. He had to help us. He would, wouldn't he?

He? Who's 'he'? This isn't how things are supposed to go!

Howard quietly begged, "Help my granddaughter a-and my wife. Please. Help."

Please. Help. .pleH Please. Help.

˙dןǝɥ

˙ǝsɐǝןd .esaelP

˙dןǝɥ

Then Howard fell face-first into the dirt and grass, unmoving.

Unmoving. .gnivomU He was unmoving. ˙buıʌoɯun Un-un...

My head twitches to the side and I take in a sharp breath, gritting down onto my teeth as I try to shut out the pain of whatever's in my mind.

My pink lips opened a little so that I could whisper, "Why?"

His voice trembled as he said, "I-I don't know."

I don't know.

I pou,ʇ ʞuoʍ˙

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