forum "This is the family I chose for myself, and you're not taking them from me." (CLOSED BUT STALKERS ARE LOVED AND APPRECIATED)

Started June 24, 2018 by @Natasha

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(Lol)
Veda looked up at Abby and sighed. She pulled herself up off her bed, not bothering to put her hoodie back on. She walked out to the door and opened it. "What do you want Carter." She asked in an alarmingly cold voice for her.
"Veda, I just want a chance to explain–"
"Explain what Carter?"
"I–Veda I'm sorry."
"Sorry doesn't cut it this time. Not after what you did. When you figure out a way to earn back my trust, then come back. Until then, stay away from me, and stay away from my family." She said, referring the others in the apartment. She shut the door in Carter's face and walked into the kitchen, letting out a shuddering breath.

Abby stared. "So… that's…"

(Yas Cal you be overprotective of Veda.)
Veda sighed. "Carter is one of the survivors from the island. He and I were….close."

(Okay, you're killing me with suspense chicka!)

(What can I say? I love keeping people in suspense. And I'm also trying to finish up some math stuff…..not fun.)

Abby nodded. She could assume what that meant. "Let's go," she said, quickly leading Veda back to the room and shutting the door. She resumed rubbing Veda's back to try and keep her calm. "So, how did you escape the island?" Abby asked softly.

Veda sighed, picking up a little rock that she always kept on her nightstand. "There were so many of us at first. Hundreds, nearing thousands. But in the end only seven of us. And we lost one on the way out." She said, her voice breaking. "Kierra. She was twelve, the same age I had been when I had first been put on the island. She was like a sister to me." Veda took a deep breath before she continued. "We found some parts from an airplane in an abandoned cave. So, we built a boat. And Carter–" Her voice hitched. "Carter made some mistakes. I want to forgive him….but it's hard, you know? Knowing that Kierra would still be alive if he had not done what he did."

"What happened?" Abby asked gently.

"Again, it's….a long story." Veda's phone buzzed again, signalling a text. Veda picked it up and read it silently, then put it down and turned back to Abby.
(There is a reason for all this suspense, trust meh.)

"Was that Carter?" Abby bit her tongue for asking.

"Nah, it was someone else." Veda assured her.

Cal pulled his phone out, a bit worried since he didn't see Abby or Veda around. He bit his bottom lip in concentration as he tried to block the noise of the television out so he could type a message. Are you alright? He sent the message to Veda, leaning back against the couch as he waited for an answer.

Veda picked up her phone and saw the message from Cal.
I'll be fine, no reason to worry.

Veda. What's wrong? Cal typed, sending it quickly as he sat cross-legged on the couch, blowing strands of dark hair out of his face. Whenever Veda had ever said that she was alright, she was almost never okay. He cursed himself for being a little too overprotective of his friends, but he wanted to make sure that she was actually alright.