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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 13, 2007 20:44:52 GMT -5
Outside Maya's bedroom window, a half moon shone, smooth and crisp, sharp against the black of the sky. Very few stars were out, and whispy clouds floated lazily by the moon, obscuring it for a moment, then releasing it again from their fluffy depths, the sharp crescant seeming almost brighter than before.
For some reason it amused Maya that she was up at this hour, and now she lay awake, curled around her laptop, with glazed eyes wondering just why exactly she had woken up in the first place. She glanced at her buddy list, with a short sigh. It was a balmy night, and a warm breeze tickled the hair on her arm, giving her the sensation something invisible was attempting to grasp at her. "Mmph," she said, quite possibly by accident, and clicked on an IMing window.
eggnogiscool47: anyone here?
She was only slightly troubled by the lack of creativity she seemed to be plagued with at the moment, and waited, holding her breath unconsciously and staring at the dark room before her.
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Post by d o l c e on May 13, 2007 21:07:54 GMT -5
Madison was lounging her in refurbished basement, curled up in the oversized chair with a fleece blanket. Her back was resting against the armrest, with her laptop resting in her lap. Maddie's curly, frizzy, puffy hair was tied up the best she could get it. It was rather late in the night, but Maddie was up because A) she could be and B) she was drinking that night. Her parents are gone to bed early in their room in the East wing and Maddie was slipped away to the basement, a bottle of Vodka in her hand. She was going to turn on the TV when she heard the laptop ring and her screen came to life. She read the IM by this person whom she wasn't sure who it was and then shrugged. she began to type away. SpoiledR E B E L: Hey. What's up? SpoiledR E B E L: Love your screenname, btw.
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 14, 2007 6:47:57 GMT -5
Maya couldn't help laughing a little bit. She shook back a slightly tangled lock of black hair, and turned back to the brightness of her screen to reply. She bit her lip and began typing, the only sound in the room of her fingers rapidly pressing the keys, and the occasional grunt or snore coming from the rooms down the hall.
eggnogiscool47: hehee, thanks. my brain was pretty frazzled when i made it up...[/color]
She paused for a moment, sending the message, chortling slightly at the metallic noise. "Dammit," she whispered, listening to footsteps coming down the hallway. There was a slight knock on her door. "Maya, are you up?" came a slightly exausted voice. "I'm fine, go away," she said, probably more irritably than she had intended. She waited for the sound of feet stumping back to a bedroom, then turned back to the screen.
eggnogiscool47: fricken parents... can't believe they're up right now >:[[/color]
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Post by d o l c e on May 14, 2007 7:35:40 GMT -5
While Maddie waited for the other person to reply, she looked around the basement. There was a chair (in which she was relaxing in); a sofa that had three cushions, but could fit more like six people on; a somewhat large TV with digital cable, HD-TV, a DVD player & DVR; two nightstands on either end of the sofa, both of them sporting a lamp. Plus, there was a pool table, stereo system, darts & a bar with old, empty bottles along the wall. Maddie's parents never put out new, fresh bottles because "The Children" (ie: Maddie & her siblings) were constantly down there and they shouldn't be getting any "bad ideas". Sadly, though, their little plan hadn't worked. Maddie knew how to pick the lock on the cabinent in the living room. Maddie had also witnessed her mother cheating on her father, learning at a young age that it was okay to sleep around. SpoiledR E B E L: I love it when my mom makes her Christmas Eggnog. xD She puts so much alcohol in it that you can get a buzz just by smelling it. SpoiledR E B E L: Eh, I know what you mean. Parents are sooo annoying. Luckily, though, mine crashed early and probably won't wake up until later in the morning. Maddie paused for a moment, thinking about her parents. Where had they gone wrong? Most of their kids were screwed up in some way; Maddie drank a lot & slept around, not to mention that she cut herself. Her younger sister, Bailey, who was 12, drank and got high most of the time and their youngest sibling, Kelly... well, she was 6 and mainly got into fights in school. Their older brother, Jason, seemed to be the only one who was okay. They all used to be so innocent and so... perfect. What had happened? Old habits are hard to break is what Maddie kept telling herself. But, did it change things when you knew that what you were doing was wrong? Not being able to handle life is what scared Maddie the most.... SpoiledR E B E L: I hate it when they ask you how you got "like that"....
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 14, 2007 17:46:46 GMT -5
Maya paused, fingers suspended over the keyboard. She thought of her perfect angel of a sister for a moment. Her expression was bitter when she typed again. Her sister, Amanda had always been what she was not, the perfect little child. She was the only one who had asked her how she had got like that. What's with the died hair, the eyeliner? She had asked, and Maya remembered the terribly sour look that soiled Amanda's near perfect features at the answer.
Maya mentally shook herself. She had always been displeased at the lack of a good comeback at a key moment like that one. And of course, Amanda went running to mommy and guess who got grounded? she thought savagely, turning back to her screen and beginning to enter text into the IM.
eggnogiscool47: yea. my little sister is really a lying little slut, but of course nobody believes the 'skater'... so w/e i don't really care. my parents try to make me happy, and i suppose that's all i can ask for right? i don't smoke, i don't do drugs, so i guess they raised me up best they could.
More footsteps in the hall. This time the exausted pale face of Maya's mother appeared in the door. "Maya, go to sleep hon," she said, rubbing her eyes, her dark hair falling through the doorway.
Maya glanced up. "I'm fine mom, a couple more minutes kay?" Her mother's head dissapeared from the doorstep and she hunched over the computer again.
eggnogiscool47: so what are you doing right now?
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Post by d o l c e on May 14, 2007 19:31:25 GMT -5
SpoiledR E B E L: Omgosh. I love sluts. <333 SpoiledR E B E L: They're soooo funny. Have you seen them on Maury? They're all like, "Who my babeh daddeh?!?!?!" and they're SO SURE that the #11 guy is theirs, but it's not. Hahah. Then they cry backstage... hahahaha. Maddie grinned while she typed, loving to laugh at those girls. Sadly, though, she would probably end up being one of them. Until then, however, it made her feel better to make fun of them. Because "then" wasn't "now"... or so she knew so far. SpoiledR E B E L: You probably think I'm on crack. But, I'm not. I don't do drugs... I just drink.... A LOT! ;D As she entered the last IM, Maddie thought she heard the door to the basement open. She looked up at the stairs and saw a small body decending. The young girl with dirty blonde hair hung on to the railing and then peeked under it, looking at Maddie with tired, gray eyes. Kelly sat down on the steps, her hands propping up her pretty face. "Maddie, can I sleep with you?" she asked in her child voice, yawning after she asked. "I had a bad dream again... and Apple is scary him in the dark." Apple was Kelly's teddy bear that Maddie had bought for her when she went to NYC. Kelly usually suffered nightmares and Apple, when she would wake up, would scare her. Maddie frowned. "I'm not going to bed yet, Kell," she broke to her younger sister. From where she was, Maddie could see the glistening tears roll down Kelly's face. "Mommy yells at me!" she cried, standing up. "And Bailey is being a bitch!" Maddie's shocked expression was all it took to cover Kelly's mouth. Maddie sighed and looked at her computer screen. "Come here," she told her younger sister. SpoiledR E B E L: My 6yo sister is with me right now... so, let's watch what we talk about. Lol.
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 14, 2007 19:37:56 GMT -5
Maya smiled. eggnogiscool47: we'll see what we can do... so do we have a little drinking problem yes?Maya grimaced at how critical her IM looked. "Frick," she murmured, and began to type again. eggnogiscool47: i mean, my family is a little bit screwed up as well. first of all, we swear, probably way too much, even my angel 12 year old sister. but nothing really bad. i mean, family events are worse, almost everyone is wwwasssteeed but its all good She wasn't quite satisfied with the humor she had brought in to offset the unintentional rudeness of her last IM, but she waited for Maddie to reply, realiizing almost an hour had passed.
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Post by d o l c e on May 14, 2007 20:06:41 GMT -5
Kelly ran down the stairs and jumped onto the chair, almost landing on Maddie's laptop. She curled up next to her older sister under the covers. Maddie glanced down at her and smiled. Kelly smiled back and then closed her eyes. SpoiledR E B E L: Lol. Well, I wouldn't call it a problem. I only drink on the weekends... or whenever school isn't in session. And it's not ALL the time. xD Maddie stifled a yawn and looked down at her sister. She smiled. Kelly had already fallen sleep, holding onto Maddie's upper arm. Her hair fell over her face and her breath deepened. SpoiledR E B E L: I love my little sister... She typed that without realizing it and then wished she could take it back. She DID love Kelly, but no one knew that. Not even Kelly. Only Maddie knew. If people saw her loving another human being, they would instantly not believe all of her stories and her bada*s self would be doomed. She couldn't let anyone in... but this Eggnog person seemed like someone she knew so well.... SpoiledR E B E L: Do you go to Lakeland High??
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 14, 2007 20:20:15 GMT -5
Maya smiled, almost feeling the affection radiating from the IM. She only vaguely thought of her relationship with her own sister, constantly fighting, constantly calling eachother names. But here were two sisters, who actually got along. That in itself was something to marvel at. But then sadness tugged at her heart. Would her and Amanda's relationship ever be that sacred?
eggnogiscool47: wish i could say the same thing about my sister... your one lucky duck
The way she posed the IM seemed so less sincere than how she had felt, but she shrugged inwardly, and answered the girl's next question.
eggnogiscool47: yep, i go to LHS... btw, the names maya. maya felton.
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Post by d o l c e on May 15, 2007 16:23:44 GMT -5
Kelly shifted next to Maddie, moaning lowly and then turning to bury her face into her sister's side. Her grip loosened on Maddie's arm until she let go. She reflected on her relationship with Kelly... and then began to think about her other sister and her older brother. She was close with her brother; she turned to him for everything. However, with Bailey... they always butted heads. SpoiledR E B E L: I guess so. But, she looks up to me too much. I don't want her to be like me... She waited for Eggnog to reply to her latter quesiton, hoping that she could switch up on the conversation. She read the reply and thought; the girl sounded vaguely familiar. SpoiledR E B E L: Cool. I'm Madison... Madison Townsend. But, you can call me Maddie.
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 15, 2007 18:36:56 GMT -5
Maya cocked her head, smiling sideways at the computer screen before her eyes, which were now completely glazed over. She stared off into space for a moment, her vision becoming blurry, perhaps from exaustion? She ignored the weak tug that constantly pestered her lids, making them heavy. Perhaps it would've been smart to sleep through the night, but for some reason she felt as if Maddie and her were already fast friends, although they had never met.
eggnogiscool47: ...i'm boring...
Maya grinned, and hastened to add to the short IM.
eggnogiscool47: well, right now i am. my life is anything but boring. i'm already planning my first prank, though i haven't come up with anything brilliant yet. but, you know what they say, brilliance takes time...
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Post by d o l c e on May 15, 2007 19:41:20 GMT -5
Maddie shook her head, laughing slightly. She began to type away, feeling Kelly's warm breath on her body. SpoiledR E B E L: Nah. You're not boring. Totally not. xD You're cool. Maddie yawned and closed her eyes for a moment, feeling relief spread all throughout her body. She was glad that it was a weekend and she didn't have school in the morning. She glanced at the clock; it was 2am. SpoiledR E B E L: Sorry to sound completely lame, but I think I'm gonna call it a night. My sis fell asleep and I can baely stay up - for once! Tell you what though... I'll give you my cell number and we can hook up sometime tomorrow or sometime this weekend. Sound good??
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 15, 2007 19:45:01 GMT -5
eggnogiscool47: yea, sounds great. i better get to bed to, i guess i'm a bit less of an insomniac than i first intended. see ya tomorrow <3
Maya leaned back into her comforter, pulling down her t-shirt and settling in, watching the computer screen for a moment longer, feeling exhaustion make her movements sluggish and her reaction slow.
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Post by d o l c e on May 17, 2007 5:35:53 GMT -5
SpoiledR E B E L: Mmmkay... here's my number: 866-4483. See ya! Maddie then signed off from AIM. She closed her laptop and then turned slightly to place it on the table next to the chair. She looked down at Kelly and smiled. Her sister was sound asleep. Maddie scooted more under the blanket and laid her head atop of Kelly's. She closed her eyes and then let sleep take her away. Lucky thing she was wearing comfy clothes. [[OOC: Where shall we go now?!]]
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Post by SPOTLESS ™ on May 17, 2007 5:42:35 GMT -5
[[ooc: umm... i dunno... they could go to a movie...?]]
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