"Weak, tired. Why are you here?"

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Darius winced slightly at Gareth's words, knowing he was responsible for the woman being deathly ill. "Rosalina had some news she wanted to share with her sister," he remarked quietly.

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"Now is not the time."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"And when will it be a good time?" Darius questioned, his voice rising.

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"When I think Calista is well enough."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"And when will that be?" Darius retorted. "A week? A month? Ten years from now?" he asked sharply.

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"I don't know, so leave her alone until I determine otherwise."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"And what are you? Her keeper now? So that anyone that wants to see her must go through you?" Darius sneered, a sharp edge to his voice.

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Roslian touched Darius's arm.

"If you want to label me, Shifter. I am her caregiver, she needs SOMEONE to look after her."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Darius felt Rosalina's light touch on his arm, but he was just too incensed with Gareth to care. "And just who appointed you?" he growled.

Hearing raised voices in her room, Calista moaned softly as a slight frown passed over her face for a brief second.

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Rosalina tried to stop Darius with her hand.

"No one appointed me, unless you consider the fact you caused her to try and end her life, rush off to be poisoned and having your woman leave her family to care for you instead. Who else would care for Calista."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Darius growled but could offer no retort to Gareth's words, knowing that the man was right.

Hearing the voices grow louder, Calista groaned again as if the loud noises were giving her a headache. "G-Gareth...?" she murmured weakly as her lashes started to flutter, the mini arugment waking her from her slumber.

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Gareth heard her. "Now look you woke her!"

Rosalina wnet to her sisters side. "Cali?"

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"Well I beg your pardon!" Darius shouted sarcastically to Gareth.

"Ro...?" Calista murmured without opening her eyes as she heard her sister's quiet voice. Moaning softly again at Darius' shout, a slight frown flitted across Calista's face and she just wanted to bury her head in the bed. Finally managing to force her eyes open, Calista rubbed her eyes before covering her mouth as she yawned. "Ro...? What's...going on...?" she murmured drowsily

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Gareth snarled. "You heard me. She was resting, needfully."

Rosalina blushed. "I was hoping to tell you some news, but Gareth said another time. He and Darius started to fight."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"And she can go back to resting after this!" Darius snapped back.

Calista coughed lightly before she nodded. "What did...you want...to tell me...?" Calista croaked out, her throat dry and raw.

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