forum After America - Dystopian RP

Started April 03, 2018 by @ImNotCrazyImAFangirl

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Bella tried to stay awake and actually do some paperwork, but she ended up falling asleep instead. Her head hit the table with a bang but she stayed asleep.

//meanwhile
Haven and Vaughn actually escape w o w

An alarm rang loudly at 7:30 in the morning. Seven hours too late, but they didn’t know that. The intercom on Bella’s desk buzzed, and the Presiden’ts voice came through - my office. All three of you. Now.

“What does he want?” Kailey muttered before dashing off.

Once they arrived back into the gas station, Vaughn ran into the back room, beginning to throw things into a duffel bag. “We have to go, find somewhere else to stay. It’s not safe here anymore,” he said, a slight stammer in his tone. His one safe place, his sanctuary, was suddenly dangerous.

Bella jumped up and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked decent, so she hurried off to the president's office.

“What is the meaning of this?” He demanded, holding a picture of the empty cell.

“Stay calm,” she said, looking around. “You weren’t exactly close to where the shot rang.”

“But they might know, and if they know then we aren’t safe here,” Vaughn said quickly, feeling like there was a pressure on his lungs.

“Vaughn! Breathe,” she said slowly. “If there’s any signs of a ransack…”

Vaughn’s jaw clenched and he sat on the edge of his bed, head in his hands as he took deep, shuddering breaths. “Okay..” he said softly.

“I’ll get you a cup of water and look around,” she continued. “You should probably try to get some sleep.”

Bella stood still, a look of shock on her face. "uh..um.. Who did that? How did they get out?" she stammered.

Vaughn nodded and took his combat boots off, then tossed aside his suit jacket. “You should sleep too…”

“Later,” she agreed. She slipped out of the room and looked around for awhile, coming back with a bottle of water. “Here.”

Vaughn frowned up at Haven, but he didn’t feel that it was worth arguing over. He took the bottle from her and screwed the cap off, taking a few long drinks.

After going through the small station, she went back to the room and flopped onto her cot. “Well, no one’s been here, so we can deal with it in the morning.”

Vaughn hummed in response before nodding his head. He had changed clothes while Haven was in the main area, he had changed into just a simple white undershirt and a darker pair of sweats. He was lounged out on his cot, staring up at the ceiling.

“Goodnight, Vaughn,” she said.

“Night,” Vaughn muttered in response, rolling onto his side.

//oh oops

"That's what I want to know, Bella, Kailey," he said furiously. "Bella, you were in charge of them. Kailey, you were among the last known to see them. Explan!"

“… last to see who?”

"These criminals. The murderer and the thief."

“They escaped?!”

"Yes," he replied, annoyance clear. "Isn't that what I'm telling you?"

//gtg, dinner

(Kk.)
“How?!”

(Okay I’m very bored atm, so I’m just going to have Vaughn get up and do something.)

Vaughn woke up only a few minutes after having fallen asleep, gasping quietly for air. He couldn’t breathe, why couldn’t he breathe? He stumbled from his cot, nails clawing sharply at his throat as he tried to make his desperate inhales quieter, not wanting to wake Haven. He stumbled out into the main area of the gas station, shifting through a cabinet until he found a bottle of prescription pills. He swallowed two dry before stumbling out into the front lot, sinking down to his knees on the concrete as he breathed in the fresh air heavily. It had never been this bad, not in a while. The stress must have been getting to him.

//lmao okay
wait
wait no
im stealing vaughn now u can't have him back

"I don't know! That's why I'm asking you! Are you stupid?" He asked exasperatedly.