#it's 4am and im sleepy as heck but i had to make the sads!!

[sungbeam]

alright- because this is way awake me- I didn't read back my tags until today- i wasn't speaking properly in those tags (i said sleeping instead of reading... and other messy tags)- I def didn't convey half of what I wished to- (esp because we're limited to thirty tags...) anyways! scooby doo brains unite hehe~ it was an absolute fever dream to read this at 3-4am- (esp when I knew I was gonna help a friend move but once I start sth *esp a fic this good* I must finish it-) It was worth every second of missed sleep- The emotions were so powerful 😭💖 and I felt them to the nth degree- Omg?!? You wrote it without knowing the ending!? I love that sm- because that ending!? Was beyond what words can express- You tied up every end- And omg!? I was looking for the word foil- and god- I loved the use of it- You're so right the slow burn was def burning that midnight oil at midnight creek!!! 😭😭 Omg?!?! You imagine fics as movies too omg!? Heck yeah 😭 The parallel between the sisters!!! Omg it was one of my favorite little bits- You may have not realized it- but it was just so goooodddd- I was hoping for a brutal fight sequence with Bonnie- and you provided all that and more! I was sincerely left with my jaw dropped it was so good- (what I was trying to express was how it felt fated that after yn named it clyde- he jokingly named his bonnie and once he saved yn from mika- he called it bonnie again. It was as if their relationship was fated for it to happen the moment after the reader named clyde- because bonnie and clyde were together til the end/no matter what- if that makes more sense?) No it's not strange that you liked writing it- it was beyond amazing- i'm so glad you enjoyed writing it 😭💖 because for me as a reader it was clear how much love and thought was put into this fic- I lllloooovveeed that scene- (I def couldn't express it that night and meant to fix my tags but my sleepy brain said *post*)- I loved the other two fics in this series- and I just- even thinking back into the story I'm just so content- it was my everything- (ngl this makes me want to read it all over again). (I wish for you to know that I keep thinking about that little ring and it means sm- I wish I had gotten to talk about the disgrace bit because it was brutal yet a deeper dive into his backstory and I loved it- there's just sm to say about this brilliant fic but I'll stop here). anyways thank you again for writing that lovely "movie" 🥺💖

omg no cuz why do we always stay up when we know we have to get up to do something the next day 😭😭 scooby doo brain fever or sumn @@ PLS honestly if u read half of what i spout out after reading long fics, u wouldn't even understand what im trying to convey 😭

RAAAH I APPRECIATE THAT 😭😭 no cuz i kinda wrote the confession part separately but it was supposed to be closer to the middle?? BUT that was when i planned for the fic to be waaay longer 🤧 the end really was made up on the fly skfbeknfnf so im glad it all wrapped up nicely for u, that puts my mind at ease 😅 i figured there'd be some questions lol

omg i just realized i put midnight creek instead of moonstone creek 😭😭😭 my own fic and i can't even remember akfndknfkd BUT YES I IMAGINE LIKE EVERY FIC AS A MOVIE :'))) it's just so much fun to see how it progresses and to imagine like music and camera angles lol and when the fic is written well, the scenes just flow sooo nicely together yk?

no omg the bonnie and clyde thing def makes sense !!! i didn't know if doing that pairing would be cheesy or not but i think it fits w them well, and im glad u agree :'))) AHHH YEAH im so glad u thought so, this was my passion project, like truly. idt i'll ever be able to write sumn like this ever again and that low-key makes me sad TT

the disgrace part has so much behind it, like i put it into the beginning without quite knowing where it would lead, but now i have a better idea of his back story that i hope to write out some time !! im so glad the little ring part is sticking with u; it makes me so emo thinking abt it 😭

THANK U AGAIN SM FOR READING AND FOR UR THOUGHTS !!! 💖💖 much, MUCH love <3

[yaxg-blog]

     ɪɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs      Wʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴀʟʟ sʜᴇ sᴇᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴀɢᴜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴏғ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ sᴛᴀғғ. A sᴘʟᴀsʜ ᴏғ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ, sᴏ ʙʟᴏᴛᴄʜʏ, sᴏ ᴍᴇssʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘɪɴᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ.  A sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴsᴇᴅ sɪʟʜᴏᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏʀ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴘs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴛs, ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ, ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴘɪᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʀɪɴɢs ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴀʀs ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴘʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ. Iᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙʟɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ʜᴇʀ, ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛᴀғғ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀ ɴᴇᴇᴅʟᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ sᴋɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ, ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ sᴇʀᴜᴍs ɪɴ. sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢɪᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅʟᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇʀ sᴋɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇɪɴ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ sᴇᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ. Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ sʜᴇ ғᴀʟʟs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ sʟᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛs.      Sʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴋᴇs ᴜᴘ, ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀʟᴇʀᴛ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. Iɴ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜʏ sʜᴇ’s ɪɴ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. Aʟʟ sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ɪs Bʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢɴᴇss. Hᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴀsᴋs ʜᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ɪs ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴀ ᴅɪғғɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴇᴘs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅɪᴀᴄ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ sᴘᴀᴄᴇs. Tʜᴇʀᴇ’s ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴜʀᴘʟᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ sᴋɪɴ, ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴜsɪᴏɴs sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ᴘʜʟᴇʙᴏᴛᴏᴍʏ ᴀʀᴇᴀs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴇᴀʀᴍs. Tᴜʙᴇs ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ IV ʙᴀɢ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴜᴄʜ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀʙʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ. Hᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs sᴄᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ɢᴀᴜɢɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ’s ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪs ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ. Fɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇʀ ɢᴀᴢᴇ sᴛᴏᴘs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sʜᴇ sᴇᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴀ ʟɪᴍʙ. Tʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴅɪᴀᴄ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴘɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ. Hᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴇᴇʀɪʟʏ ᴡɪᴅᴇ, ɴᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ sʜᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛʀᴀʏs. Sʜᴇ ʟɪғᴛs ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍ, ᴛʀᴇᴍʙʟɪɴɢ. Sʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴍʙʟᴇs ғᴜʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ, sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ғᴇᴀʀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ɪᴛs sᴏᴄᴋᴇᴛ. Yᴀɴɢ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇs ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀsᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀɪʀ. Hᴇʀ ʟᴜɴɢs ᴀʀᴇ sʜʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ʙᴜʀɴs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜʀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴘs. Hʏᴘᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ’s s ᴀ ʙᴀɴᴅᴀɢᴇ, ᴡ��ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ғᴏɴᴅʟʏ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀɪᴘ ɪᴛ ᴏғғ. Sʜᴇ ʟɪғᴛs ʜᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙʀᴜᴘᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅᴀɢᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅʟᴇs ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴘɪᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ-ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ. Sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’s ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅᴀɢᴇ! Iᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ? Tʜᴇʀᴇ’s ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ғᴏʀᴇᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʟғ ʜᴇʀ ʙɪᴄᴇᴘ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ. Hᴇʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇʜᴇɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ, sʜᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ’s ɢᴏɴᴇ ғᴇʀᴀʟ. Eʏᴇs ɢʟᴏᴡ ᴀ sʜᴀᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʀɪᴍsᴏɴ ʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ғʟᴀᴍᴇ, ᴜɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴛᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ sᴀʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴀʀs. Hᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇs ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴏᴜs sᴏᴜɴᴅs ɢᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛ.        Sʜᴇ ɪs ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ɪs sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ.      Dᴀʏs ᴘᴀss ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴜᴛʙᴜʀsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ-ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴs.      Tʜᴇ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ʟɪᴍʙ ɪs ɴᴏᴡ ᴇɴᴄᴀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ ᴄᴀsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴀᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴅᴀɢᴇs ᴏғғ. Wɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʏᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪs ᴀɴ ʜɪᴅᴇᴏᴜs sᴛᴜᴍᴘ. Sᴄᴀʀʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪsᴛʟᴇss... ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏs.      Lᴏɴᴇʟɪɴᴇss sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ. Hᴇʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴠɪsɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀsɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ʜᴀsɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ, ʙᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴀʏ ғᴏʀ ʟᴏɴɢ. Sʜᴇ’s ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ᴠᴇssᴇʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴏᴍ sʜᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ. Yᴀɴɢ sʜᴏᴡs ᴀ ᴅɪsɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ɪɴ sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀʟᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, sʜᴇ’s ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅsᴘᴀᴄᴇ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs, ᴛʜɪs sᴏʟɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇs.      Tʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ sʟɪᴘs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴘ. Sʜɪғᴛɪɴɢ sɴᴇᴀᴋᴇʀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀ ᴠᴀʀʏɪɴɢ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴛsᴛᴇᴘs, ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀʙᴇʟ ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ’s. Sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ sʜᴇ sᴇᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ, ᴀ ғᴀᴜɴᴜs ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ, ᴄʟᴏsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ. Sᴜɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋs. Sʜᴇ ᴍᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀғᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ғᴏʀ sᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀsᴛ sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏs. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜsɪᴏɴs, Rᴜʙʏ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ -ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏᴏ ғʀᴀɢɪʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ. Oɴʟʏ ʙɪᴛs ᴏғ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴄʀᴏᴜɴɢᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜʀsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪᴅʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴛs. Aᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ Vᴀʟᴇ ɪs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘ��ᴏʀᴀʙʟᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇs ᴘʟᴀɢᴜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛs. A sʜᴏʀᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ, ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ Bᴇᴀᴄᴏɴ ᴅɪᴇᴅ. Iғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴅɪᴇᴅ, ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ? Hᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀʟᴛᴇᴅ ɢʟᴏʙᴜʟᴇs ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴀʟʟ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀsʜᴇs. Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴇᴀʀs, ʏᴇᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ғᴇᴇʟ sᴏ ғᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғʟᴇsʜ. Jᴜsᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ sʜᴇ’s ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ’s ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ sʜᴏᴡ ɪᴛ, sʜᴇ’s ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪsᴇʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ғʀᴏᴡɴ.      “Hᴏᴡ’s Bʟᴀᴋᴇ?” ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛᴇᴅ. Tʜʀᴏᴀᴛ ɪs ᴅʀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ, sʜᴇ’s ɢᴏɴᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴀʟ ғʟᴜɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴜʀsᴇ ʜᴀsɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅs ʏᴇᴛ. Hᴇ ɪɴ ᴛᴜʀɴ ɢᴇᴛs ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғғᴇʀs ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ʙᴇᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ. Bʟᴇss ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀsᴘɪɴᴇss ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴏᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, sʜᴇ ɪs sᴇʟғɪsʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅs ʜɪs ᴋɪɴᴅɴᴇss ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴍᴇʀɪᴛ. Sʜᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Bʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ sʜᴇ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. Sᴏ, sʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛs ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ғʀᴇsʜ ᴏғ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴀʀs. “Hᴏᴡ ɪs Bʟᴀᴋᴇ?” sʜᴇ ᴀsᴋs, ʜᴏᴘᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ.      Hɪs ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs ʜᴇʀ.      Hᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ.      Iᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴏᴜᴛ sᴍᴀʟʟ. Hᴇʀ sʜᴀᴋʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪs ғʀᴀɢᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋs. Yᴀɴɢ ʟᴇᴀɴs ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, ᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴇʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɴᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴘ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴀᴛᴏᴍʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴇs. Tᴇᴀʀs ɢʟɪᴅᴇ ᴏɴ sᴜɴ-ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ғʟᴇsʜ, ᴅɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴠɪᴄʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟs. Sʜᴇ’s ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀsᴄᴀᴅᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴇsᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇʀ sᴏᴜʟ’s ʙᴀʀʀᴇɴ. Hᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀʀᴍ ɢᴏᴇs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴀɢs ᴜᴘ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɪᴛ  ᴄʟɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴏɴ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴀᴅᴇs. Hᴇ’s ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. Sʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ʜɪᴍ, ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍ. Hᴇʀ ᴡᴀɪʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴғᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀɴɢᴇʀ, sᴀᴅɴᴇss, sᴏʟɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ɪɴ ɪᴛs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.      Tʜɪs ɪs ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ɪs ʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴡᴀs. Tʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ʀᴀᴅɪᴀᴛᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs sᴋɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀᴀᴘ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ.      “I’ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ.” Sʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜʀᴀsᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɪᴛ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴀs ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ. “I’ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ.” ᴛᴇᴀʀs. “I’ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ.” ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀs. “I’ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ.” ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴅʀɪᴇs ��ᴘ.      Sᴏʀʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇ sᴏ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ.