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<blockquote data-quote="kid A" data-source="post: 1591941" data-attributes="member: 11757"><p><strong>Eleyna Robertson</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>He looks so scared!</em> Looking at him and hearing the oncoming sirens, Eleyna could not believe what was happening to them. They had just found one another and now... now they were going to be taken away! She didn't want to hurt him anymore. <em>I'm so sick and tired of hurting the people I care about. Oh, god, Gabe!</em></p><p></p><p>She listened in horror as he spoke, realizing what things had come to. She didn't want him to be taken away. She wanted him to live a normal life with his friends and his mother. This morning she had promised him it would be okay, and now... Eleyna made a clumsy attempt to stop him, but the result was more pathetic whimper than strong argument. "N-no! Gabe, no! Please, I d-didn't m-mean for this to h-happen!!! I... D-don't do this!"</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>She started panicking - her thoughts astray, she couldn't hold on to them quick enough to form any kind of plan. It was plainly evident that she was distraught when she spoke to the police officer. "We... s-something s-slammed into us. I, I, I w-was forced... slammed back into the s-seat, and we... and we... I've g-got a b-bloody nose... t-there's... blood's coming out of m-my ears. Gabe... my... <em>(boyfriend?)</em>f-friend... he's hurt... he's hurt, t-too. I d-dunno how b-bad." </p><p></p><p>As the police and EMT continued to gather, Eleyna grew more unstable. Pain was returning. Guilt. She had caused this - they were so dangerously close to being caught and Gabe was going to reveal himself because he thought it would save her. Inside, Eleyna knew it should be her, not him. At that point, she felt as though it would be a relief to just be taken away. She didn't want to go, the last thing she wanted was to be arrested and incarcerated for being a mutant. But, if she were taken away, she would not be able to hurt her family, her friends. Gabe. Not anymore. It was suicide, she knew, but she simply didn't think she could handle it anymore. <em>And maybe this way I can at least save Gabe.</em></p><p></p><p>Slowly, she unbuckled her seatbelt, wincing as her stomach clenched. Fresh tears welled in her eyes - she reached over and squeezed Gabe's hand. "Hold on, everything will be alright soon, I promise. I..." She stopped almost before she started. <em>C'mon, Eleyna, do something! Distract him so that he doesn't realize what you're doing.</em> She leaned over and kissed him, her last kiss probably, but there it was. Not wanting it to end, she grudgingly backed away and out of the car before Gabe could react. "Officer... I... I think I d-did this. I think I m-might be a m-mutant."</p><p></p><p><em>Release.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kid A, post: 1591941, member: 11757"] [b]Eleyna Robertson[/b] [I]He looks so scared![/I] Looking at him and hearing the oncoming sirens, Eleyna could not believe what was happening to them. They had just found one another and now... now they were going to be taken away! She didn't want to hurt him anymore. [I]I'm so sick and tired of hurting the people I care about. Oh, god, Gabe![/I] She listened in horror as he spoke, realizing what things had come to. She didn't want him to be taken away. She wanted him to live a normal life with his friends and his mother. This morning she had promised him it would be okay, and now... Eleyna made a clumsy attempt to stop him, but the result was more pathetic whimper than strong argument. "N-no! Gabe, no! Please, I d-didn't m-mean for this to h-happen!!! I... D-don't do this!" She started panicking - her thoughts astray, she couldn't hold on to them quick enough to form any kind of plan. It was plainly evident that she was distraught when she spoke to the police officer. "We... s-something s-slammed into us. I, I, I w-was forced... slammed back into the s-seat, and we... and we... I've g-got a b-bloody nose... t-there's... blood's coming out of m-my ears. Gabe... my... [I](boyfriend?)[/I]f-friend... he's hurt... he's hurt, t-too. I d-dunno how b-bad." As the police and EMT continued to gather, Eleyna grew more unstable. Pain was returning. Guilt. She had caused this - they were so dangerously close to being caught and Gabe was going to reveal himself because he thought it would save her. Inside, Eleyna knew it should be her, not him. At that point, she felt as though it would be a relief to just be taken away. She didn't want to go, the last thing she wanted was to be arrested and incarcerated for being a mutant. But, if she were taken away, she would not be able to hurt her family, her friends. Gabe. Not anymore. It was suicide, she knew, but she simply didn't think she could handle it anymore. [I]And maybe this way I can at least save Gabe.[/I] Slowly, she unbuckled her seatbelt, wincing as her stomach clenched. Fresh tears welled in her eyes - she reached over and squeezed Gabe's hand. "Hold on, everything will be alright soon, I promise. I..." She stopped almost before she started. [I]C'mon, Eleyna, do something! Distract him so that he doesn't realize what you're doing.[/I] She leaned over and kissed him, her last kiss probably, but there it was. Not wanting it to end, she grudgingly backed away and out of the car before Gabe could react. "Officer... I... I think I d-did this. I think I m-might be a m-mutant." [I]Release.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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