Fires Collided

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She was shocked and furious and mad.I have never seen someone this mad before."I'M so sorry Rosalind.If I knew he would go this far I wouldn't have done it."I sighed."It's ok.You didn't know.You couldn't have.I just thought you should know."She chuckled."This has gone far enough.I don't know how your grandparents let you conti-"I cut her off."They don't know Mrs.Crooks.A couple people from the school who witnessed the event knows.I know.My cousin and a couple friends from Dragondeth know.Now you do too.They would end this game the minute they learn.They need to get through your husband's walls before this is over.I'm just trying my best."She hugged me one more time."I'm so sorry honey.But this needs to end."I let her go."No.I can take it.I've faced death threats from my father.From Mr.Fern.I went up against many people I shouldn't have and I am still alive and I am still able to stand on my own.This is continuing.End of story.I'm sorry."Then I left and I went to the kitchen to get some water for my pills.I swallowed them while no one was looking.That calmed me down a little.

Then a couple minutes later a maid showed up and asked me to follow her.I did and I ended up in Mr.Crooks' study."Sit down please Esmé."I chuckled."Yeah you can't call me that."He got up from his seat."Why can't I?You're my future daughter in law."I rolled my eyes."Because there are my certain concerns."He walked past his son and came over."Concerns?"He thinks I'm afraid of him towering me?Such a baby.I stepped forward."My concerns for you.What I can do is unpredictable when I'm pissed off."He's not backing down.So I stepped forward one more time."Mr.Crooks from my previous actions you should know better than threatening me won't work."He backed away.He went back to his chair and sat down."Backing down is not really written in your book is it Rosalind?"I chuckled."No.Not when it's middle aged men trying to threaten a 16 year old girl such as myself."He scoffed."So how would you describe yourself then?"

"Where do I start?I am really...really sentsitive on the issue of my family.Kill me all you want but even think about hurting them and I'll get out of my grave and hunt you down like a dog.I have very strong sense of loyalty to the people I love.I work hard for the place I want to come.I seek power and I enjoy it.I enjoy making people who hate me feel miserable.I love threatening people if it's the occasion.I like being dangerous.I love it when people whisper about me.Bad or good.It means I'm in their head."For the last part I walked forward and leaned on his desk putting my hand on it."And lastly.I love how threatening I seem to you and many others."He stood up and I straightened up."Get out of my study."I chuckled."Gladly motherfucker."Then I turned around and left.Damn I was so badass in there.I am so fucking proud of myself.

I was downstairs and their maid was handing me my coat back."You can't talk to my father like that!"I chuckled."He talks to me like that again and I won't hold back like I did this time Juniper."I wore my coat."I like your mom.And I like you.No offense but I hate your dad.So...for the next time we're here pray that I won't kill him.Ok?"The maid gave him his coat but he was too shocked to take it so I did."So are you coming or not?"I gave him his coat and we left.

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I have never been more terrified of a girl in my entire life.Never.I watched her threaten Mr.Fern but this was different.Girls obeyed me.Girls did what I told them to do.They enjoyed it when I did stuff to them.They have never rejected me before.And certainly they never had the courage to talk to my dad like that.I was shaken up.Everybody in my place would be.We got in the carriage and as soon as she entered her room I found Ralph and the others."Man you look pale.What happened?"Ralph wasn't there yet but I sat down and told them everything.Just when I was done Ralph came."Dude you gotta hear the story!It's awesome and I am horrified of Rose right now.I knew she was a bit serious than the others with her threats but this...this is a whole new lever bro."This time they told the story to Ralph.I just sat there and watched his reactions.Unfortunately they were not what I was hoping for.

"Rose is just a regular girl.You guys are exaggerating."He got on his bed."Ralph did you just hear them?!"He nodded."She's not even a little bit of scary if you ask me.She saved my life once Crooks.You were there."I rolled my eyes.I was there.And she waited for you for two days.Right by you.And even though I did mistakes.She didn't waited two days straight by my side."I know Ralph."I shrug it off."Man that's some interesting evening you had."Ralph turned to us."Stay in a room with her and my father and Juniper's father for a year and you will have a very interesting year.Different topic to get threaten every day for the rest of that year.Believe me.I've been there."

"How many times did you got stuck with her and you father Ralph?"He started counting.Wow.That much huh?"10 times I think.But it's never pleasant."We kept talking but the topic changed.But I kept staring at Ralph.It pissed me off that he and Rose spent more time than we did."I'm not sitting here with you morons!At least not until he leaves so I can sit in peace!"The others stood up."Dude relax.Ralph didn't do anything since he got here.Who pissed in your cereal this morning?!"I turned around and slammed the door on my way out.I went to the girls' dorm door and banged it."What are you doing here Juniper?""Mari where is Rose?"She went inside and came back."She's in the shower but it's been a while so she'll be out in a couple I guess."

I waited and they sent her to the fireplace."Yoi asked for me?"I got up and nodded."What is it?If it's about your father I'm not apologizing."But I kissed her instead.But remembering she needed time I let her go."I'm sorry. I knew you needed space.""Why did you just do that?"I sighed."Because I'm fucking jealous!"