Fires Collided

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Following morning I woke up not remembering anything.Alex told me all about it."Why did you do it?"I sighed."I-I don't know.I was fine.I was fine but then I felt like blowing up after I watched you both staring at each other uselessly.I stood up and walked around.I had a glass of champagne.Then another.Then another.A few more others.Then everything is kind of a blur.Ugh!My head."I changed and we hit the breakfast downstairs.He got a call while we were eating."Yes...Uh ha...Understood...Good...Mom!..Pfff...Fine I will."Then they hung up."I need to go.My dad has a business thing and we have to go back to Sapienta."I walked him to the cab and I promised to see him in a month.

That's when the ring started burning.Not long after I was hit by a wave of power.I fell down on my ass and it hurt.I got up and I looked at my hand after I fixed my outfit.Son of a-This is fucked up.Not only the spot where the ring was but the areas around it was also burned.It stung.So bad.I took off the ring and put it on my other hand.I went back inside and got my stuff before I took a cab to go to their family mansion."Hi.I'm Rose Monroe?"They let me in and Mrs.Crooks showed up."By any chance do you have a burn ointment?I was playing with fire on my own and I forgot the ring and it kinda burned me."She chuckled and took me to the kitchen.She asked someone to mix it for me and I applied it."Thank you.You are my savior."Then I heard a baby screaming on top of it's lungs."I'll be right back."Then Mrs.Crooks left.Jolene came instead.

"Hey."We hugged."It's my baby sister.I'm sorry."I chuckled as a couple tears fell."No it's totally fine.It's great.I mean it's great that uh...you have a baby sibling."As I talked more tears fell uncontrolably."Are you ok?""I'm fabulous."I wiped my tears."Something not so pleasent came to my mind.I'm sorry."Juniper came in right after."Good morning."We kissed."Good morning Crooks."He got behind me and continued to kiss me by the neck and collar bone but I dismeesed it and talked to Jolene instead."You two are either disgusting or too sweet for my taste."I chuckled."Nope.I'm pretty normal comparing to Juniper.He's the horny one."He left after that.I rolled my eyes."Nevermind.He'll come back.""Meh."We hung out in he kitchen with Jolene until lunch time.That's when Jolene's baby sister and mom came in."I uhm...do you guys mind if I leave?""No.Uh...is everything alright Rose?"I nodded."Yeah...I-I-I'm fine."I grabbed my backpack and left.I went to my room in the hotel and changed into a one piece swimsuit.

I wore a jean short hort over it and went out to the beach.I called Dexter and we facetimed in a cafe near the beach."How is everything in Cuba?""Good.Italy?"I rolled my eyes."I'm fucked up.I'm trying my best though.Today a lot happened.And uh...I saw a baby up close in real life."He covered his mouth."Wha-How did you react?""I couldn't.I was frozen.I stared at a certain spot in the room.I think I cried.I don't know.I just heard it cry.When I saw it up close I just...bailed."He sighed."I wish I was there.Damn...You and a baby."I nodded."Yeah...never in a milloin years did I thought I would get close to one again."I sighed."I'm gonna go and get into the water.Maybe I'll calm down or something like that."He nodded."I need to head out anyways.We're going to this salsa club.It sounded fun.""Ugh!I love salsa.Not the sauce though.I'm talking about dance."He chuckled."I know.I'll call you later."I nodded and left.

I took off my shorts and I laid my towel on the sunbed and I walked to the water.I walked in it and I started to swim away.I wasn't even a mile away from the shore my other hand started to burn.Not enough to give me a scar but it hurt.And it got all red.What's wrong with you Ralph?What?

Days went by and we went to this fourth gala.It wasn't as good as the others or I just couldn't enjoy myself because my finger was constantly burning.I talked to him through the bracelet a couple times.But I'm not sure if he heard me.I had to go get ointment for three times.He blew up three times!One time I was about to swim and I just fell in the pool.Anyways.I got ready for the last gala of the summer.,

(think the stilettos are black)

I got out ant let my hair down.Juniper and his family limo was waiting outside."You look so good."He was going to kiss me but I stopped him because I was wearing my favorite liquid lipstick."Later."But that later never came.After the gala we were out in the front waiting for the limo to pick us up.When this immense pain came over me.I started crying with my bare hand on my chest.I started sobbing and screaming out of pain.My ring finger was on literal fire.I screamed in pain so loud.I don't know how but I somehow managed to contact him."I'm begging you stop!It burns and hurts!""What hurts Rose?!Rose?!"I turned to Juniper.My vision got blurry.I just bailed and left.I walked away.I tried so hard not to scream but it burned.I was walking and I just took a cab from the street.I finally got close to the hotel and that's when the wave hit me.I don't know what happened after that.

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I was walking out of the hotel to get some fresh air but instead I found Rose on the floor.Knocked out.The wall behind her was cracked.I picked her up and I took her to her room.I placed her in her bed and whispered."Hey little weirdo.It's me.Baron."She was sweating like crazy.Her tempreture was so high.Her heand was burned.I took off the ring and the bracelet.I started taking care of her.She was in no shape to stand on her own.I'm surprised how she's alive at this point.But I tried my best.Then Juniper came."Baron?"I nodded."You need to leave."Then I slammed the door to his face and continued.Rose is way too young to die.She is full of life and my sister is not dying on my watch.