Aqua Springs ~ ART GALLERY OPEN! ~ Geezerville

[Kits Rose]

*smiles and slides off the stool* I'm ready.

See you later, Mitri. Bye, Hiro. *Rod says good night to them as well, then leads Kits out to his car*  

[Mitri Onuris]

Good night. biggrin

*after they finish their cider, Mitri and Hiro go home*  

[Stargazer Lily]

*Lily stops in to the Springs to drop off a basket of baked goods for Amy and Kits and their staff.* Happy Holidays!  

[Kits Rose]

*after an afternoon spent painting in the lounge, Kits packs up her supplies, washes off her palette in the kitchen's sink, and brings everything to her office where she's been storing it all. When everything's put away, she goes over to the pet spa to get Smok and bring him home for dinner*  

[Kits Rose]

*after getting distracted by playing with the pets in the spa for a while, Kits finally takes Smok home*  

[damecharlie]

-dame and Kits walk into AS, arms linked- Thanks for doing this with me, Kits. It means a lot to me. -smiles at her friend, a purple book tucked under one arm-  

[Kits Rose]

It's not a problem. ^_^ You sounded like you really wanted some company. *they stop in the lounge for warm drinks to take with them, then take the trolley down to the fire pit in front of the rental building, where a small fire has been started, since she'd called ahead*  

[damecharlie]

-she takes a deep breath- Yeah. Yeah I did. It's something that needs to be done and...well I really just wanted someone to be there with me to witness it. So I can feel like it's really...over. neutral  

[Kits Rose]

*nods, even though she doesn't know why it's such a big deal to dame* Well, I'm here with you. *puts another log on the fire, staying near it to enjoy the warmth*  

[damecharlie]

-she takes another breath- Thanks. -taking one more, she stands, opens the journal and starts reading-

Page 1. Title Page.
Flame Journal.

-she takes the page and rips it out, crumpling it up- It'll certainly be a flame journal tonight. -she says as she tosses the paper into the fire, watching for half a tick as it starts curling-

Page 2. Entry 1.
2/15/11
Nowhere to be found, are you? Well, you got a present anyway. I hope it rots on your desk.

-she rips this page out, crumples it, and watches as it burns. She does this to every consecutive page; reads it, tears it out, crumples it, and throws it into the fire. Different emotions filling her face as she relives every moment-

Page 3. Entry 2.
3/18/11
How could you miss her wedding? How? I had to be escorted by FRANCO. And Justin was there? It was a nightmare. And you? You were gone. Gallivanted away somewhere. Thankfully that piece of work didn't go to the reception.

Page 4. Entry 3.
4/20/11
Guess you won't be around for Easter either, will you? That flower's certainly gonna die quickly.

Entry 4.
5/7/11
I hate that you sent me birthday presents and didn't bother to show up yourself. That's ridiculous and you know it. I will never open those boxes. Not until you show yourself again. I wish I destroyed them.

Entry 5.
6/6/11
I opened one. I hate you so much for knowing what I like. Even more for...well I guess it doesn't really matter, does it?

Entry 6.
7/15/11
I pretended to be happy today. I wish I had better esteem. That in itself is ridiculous.

Entry 7.
7/16/11
It's our one year and you're nowhere to be found. I guess I shouldn't be surprised by that any more though, should I?

Entry 8.
8/16/11
I dreamt of you last night. Even when you're gone I can't get away from you. It sickens me and secretly delights me at the same time. If only I didn't still yearn for your embrace, you S.O.B. I miss you so much in spite of myself...in spite of everything...everything that's happened.

Entry 9.
9/24/11
It's weird to think that a year ago I checked myself into a mental hospital. Maybe I was never really cured?

Entry 10.
9/25/11
I slept with Karrie last night and it felt good. It felt good to wash every last ******** bit of you away. Off of me forever because it's not like you gave a ********. You sure showed me. Well I sure showed him; ******** him good, I did.

Entry 11.
10/16/11
I decided a few days ago that you made your choice. You made it, and then enacted it. So I'm free. I'm clear. All is over with. You made it and you can't take it back now. Sometime soon I will be sending back some things to your office. You're not even there, and you don't even care but you know what? Neither do I. I moved on. I'm doing what I want now. Whatever I want with no here nor there about what you think because you showed, quite clear, that you don't care. So why should I hold back thinking you wouldn't like it? I can dance 'til my heart's content. Along with other things. This will be the last you will hear from me.

Entry 12.
1/16/12
It's been a year. Rot in hell. I'm burning this tomorrow.

-with the last page ripped out, she waits til it is curling and whisping and then she chunks the whole rest of the journal in there. Sitting down and staring intently at the fire and the book until the whole thing is ashes-  

[Kits Rose]

*quietly listens. As dame reads, Kits understands more why she needed somebody there with her. The bitter tone in dame's voice is unmistakable as she reads the entries*

*after watching dame stare at the flames for a little while, she goes up and hands her the hot cocoa that had been set aside when they came outside. It's not very hot anymore, but will still taste good* So, now what are you going to do? *brushes away some ashes that had landed in dame's hair*  

[damecharlie]

-she gives a small nod of gratitude when Kits hands her the cocoa and continues to stare into the fire, thinking. After a moment, she answers, not taking her eyes off of the place where the book burned, then takes a sip of cocoa- Live.  

[Kits Rose]

Live. That sounds like a good plan. *quietly stands by dame, knowing that she doesn't need her to say anything, just to be there with her*  

[damecharlie]

-smiles in Kits general direction and takes another sip of the cocoa- I thought so. biggrin -hugs Kits and kisses her cheek- Thanks Kits. 3nodding I really appreciate everything you've done for me. Thanks for being my friend. heart

-throws an arm around her- Come on, let's get up out of this cold, eh?  

[Kits Rose]

You're welcome. I'm glad I could be here for you. cat_smile

Going inside sounds good. My tail's getting cold cause I've been facing the fire. cat_xd *puts her arm around dame's shoulders*

*they get to the trolley stop just in time to catch it back to the main building*