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<blockquote data-quote="johndaw16" data-source="post: 2059119" data-attributes="member: 12033"><p><strong>Ghosts of the Past: Prelude</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Tuesday, Sept. 19th</strong></p><p></p><p>Early afternoon, at a private residence in Newport News </p><p></p><p>Mark McDaniel sat in the house's dining room idly drumming his fingertips on the glass table top. He made sure to be off work early today, he wanted to be sure that he got back before Amanda did with Susan. Mark glanced at the digital clock on the stove, 5:23 PM, almost time. He stood up put a stern frown on his face and started to rehearse what he was going to say one more time... </p><p></p><p>5:34 PM</p><p></p><p>Amanda cursed one more time under her breath as she caught the fifth light on Warwick Blvd. on her way home. She originally planned on being home a little early so she could have a hot dinner and a cold one waiting for her new boyfriend Mark. He’d been so understanding lately, accepting Susan’s odd behavior and even agreeing to sleep in her room for the entire two weeks he’d stayed with them. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em>Maybe this weekend I can get Julie to watch Susan for a bit and I can make it up to him.</em></span></p><p></p><p>The thought of Julie brought a frown to her face. Her best friend hadn’t approved of Mark, their relationship, or the fact that he’d moved in with her in such a short time. Julie kept telling her that she had enough problems to handle without adding the complexity of a boyfriend into the mix. She’d even had the gall to tell Amanda that her time might be better spent paying attention to Susan...</p><p> </p><p>5:56 PM</p><p></p><p>As soon as Amanda walked through the door she knew something was wrong. Mark was standing in middle of the living room, arms crossed and frowning. </p><p></p><p>“Where’ve you been?” Mark stepped forward uncrossing his arms and taking a seat on the couch. “You think you have time to sit down and have a talk?” </p><p></p><p>“Oh uhhh sure baby, I’m real sorry we’re so late. Traffic was killer.” Amanda rushed into the kitchen grabbed a juice and a Fruit by the Foot for Susan. “Honey here you go why don’t you go play in Mommy’s room? Ok.” </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Yellow"><em>Good she’s already worried; this is going to be easier than I thought. I’ll finally be getting laid and have that brat kid sleeping in her bed.</em> </span> Mark got up for a beer and leaned against the kitchen wall. “Don’t you think it’s a little strange for your boyfriend to be sleeping in your <em>child’s</em> room for two weeks straight?” </p><p></p><p>"I know Mark, I'm real sorry 'bout all that. It's just that she's still really young, afraid of monsters. You know." Amanda tried to lay a soothing hand on Mark's chest, but he just took a step back and turned away. </p><p></p><p>"C'mon Amanda she's almost four now she's got to learn to sleep on her own sometime. It's a bit ridiculous." </p><p></p><p>"She's not that old Mark, don't you try to tell me how to raise my child" </p><p></p><p>"I'm not saying that baby. It's just that...I'm really trying here, trying to get to know you two. And its not easy." </p><p></p><p>Amanda's head fell at those words. She had heard the same thing before, and everytime it still hurt. "I know its tough, and I know you're trying. I'm...I'm sorry." </p><p></p><p>Amanda cursed to herself, she could hear her voice quivering and feel the tears coming. <span style="color: Yellow"><em>No not now if you cry again you'll scare him off for sure. Stop it!!</em></span> But it was too late and the tears started to come, silent ones slowly leaving a hot wet trail on her cheeks, ruining her makeup. </p><p></p><p>Mark turned around when he knew Amanda was crying, he had to remember to wipe the smirk off his face. She was so easy to play. That was when he saw Susan in the doorway. He took a step towards her and knelt down. "Hey sweetie, do you want another juice?" </p><p></p><p>But something was <em>wrong </em> with Susan, <em>very wrong</em>. Her face was screwed painfully into the parody of smug grin. Her eyes glowed with a sickly yellow color. And then she began to laugh, a deep bass laugh, rich and echoing. </p><p></p><p>"What the ****!!!" Mark stumbled back nearly knocking Amanda over, dropping his beer with a crash of shattering glass.</p><p></p><p>Susan looked up at Mark still chuckling slightly. "Awww...Don't stop now...I like to see her cry."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johndaw16, post: 2059119, member: 12033"] [b]Ghosts of the Past: Prelude[/b] [B]Tuesday, Sept. 19th[/B] Early afternoon, at a private residence in Newport News Mark McDaniel sat in the house's dining room idly drumming his fingertips on the glass table top. He made sure to be off work early today, he wanted to be sure that he got back before Amanda did with Susan. Mark glanced at the digital clock on the stove, 5:23 PM, almost time. He stood up put a stern frown on his face and started to rehearse what he was going to say one more time... 5:34 PM Amanda cursed one more time under her breath as she caught the fifth light on Warwick Blvd. on her way home. She originally planned on being home a little early so she could have a hot dinner and a cold one waiting for her new boyfriend Mark. He’d been so understanding lately, accepting Susan’s odd behavior and even agreeing to sleep in her room for the entire two weeks he’d stayed with them. [COLOR=Yellow][I]Maybe this weekend I can get Julie to watch Susan for a bit and I can make it up to him.[/I][/COLOR] The thought of Julie brought a frown to her face. Her best friend hadn’t approved of Mark, their relationship, or the fact that he’d moved in with her in such a short time. Julie kept telling her that she had enough problems to handle without adding the complexity of a boyfriend into the mix. She’d even had the gall to tell Amanda that her time might be better spent paying attention to Susan... 5:56 PM As soon as Amanda walked through the door she knew something was wrong. Mark was standing in middle of the living room, arms crossed and frowning. “Where’ve you been?” Mark stepped forward uncrossing his arms and taking a seat on the couch. “You think you have time to sit down and have a talk?” “Oh uhhh sure baby, I’m real sorry we’re so late. Traffic was killer.” Amanda rushed into the kitchen grabbed a juice and a Fruit by the Foot for Susan. “Honey here you go why don’t you go play in Mommy’s room? Ok.” [COLOR=Yellow][I]Good she’s already worried; this is going to be easier than I thought. I’ll finally be getting laid and have that brat kid sleeping in her bed.[/I] [/COLOR] Mark got up for a beer and leaned against the kitchen wall. “Don’t you think it’s a little strange for your boyfriend to be sleeping in your [I]child’s[/I] room for two weeks straight?” "I know Mark, I'm real sorry 'bout all that. It's just that she's still really young, afraid of monsters. You know." Amanda tried to lay a soothing hand on Mark's chest, but he just took a step back and turned away. "C'mon Amanda she's almost four now she's got to learn to sleep on her own sometime. It's a bit ridiculous." "She's not that old Mark, don't you try to tell me how to raise my child" "I'm not saying that baby. It's just that...I'm really trying here, trying to get to know you two. And its not easy." Amanda's head fell at those words. She had heard the same thing before, and everytime it still hurt. "I know its tough, and I know you're trying. I'm...I'm sorry." Amanda cursed to herself, she could hear her voice quivering and feel the tears coming. [COLOR=Yellow][I]No not now if you cry again you'll scare him off for sure. Stop it!![/I][/COLOR] But it was too late and the tears started to come, silent ones slowly leaving a hot wet trail on her cheeks, ruining her makeup. Mark turned around when he knew Amanda was crying, he had to remember to wipe the smirk off his face. She was so easy to play. That was when he saw Susan in the doorway. He took a step towards her and knelt down. "Hey sweetie, do you want another juice?" But something was [I]wrong [/I] with Susan, [I]very wrong[/I]. Her face was screwed painfully into the parody of smug grin. Her eyes glowed with a sickly yellow color. And then she began to laugh, a deep bass laugh, rich and echoing. "What the ****!!!" Mark stumbled back nearly knocking Amanda over, dropping his beer with a crash of shattering glass. Susan looked up at Mark still chuckling slightly. "Awww...Don't stop now...I like to see her cry." [/QUOTE]
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