Bret wasn't about to relax, though. "He what?!" He jumped up and hurried over to where Trudy was. "What happened?" he asked.

Shonnalen's brows snapped together in a frown. "Ok we all heard the last few words exchanged between you two, but what happened before my brother decided to storm out of my bedroom looking like an angry storm cloud." She Walked over to stand behind Bret and looked at the back of Trudy's leg. "Oh ... " She said seeing the now deep purple and red bruse. "Could that have been aquired from a certain chair in said bedroom?" She asked

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Trudy looked at Bret her eyes still red and bloodshot. " nothing...i'll be fine.....he just...he just got rough and mad..i wouldnt let him out of the room...so he picked me up and threw me onto a chair and my thigh hit the arm of the chair pretty hard...thats what happend. " she looked at Shonnalen now. " yes, it was the chair in your bedroom...and really what was said between us in the bedroom...well..it should prolly stay between us ok? i need to go get some food, were out again..." Trudy said and sighed as she walked to her room to change out of her cheerleading shorts and into some skinny jeans.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Shonnalen nodded and headed up to her room to get a jacket that matched her pants, then headed up to the roof where she knew she would find her brother.

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Trudy went out the door of the mall and turned the corner onto the main street. there were people selling things like jewelry and jackets and things like that. she didn't look at them. she went to the street where most of the food was sold or traded. she then relized she had left the mall wothout anythinig to trade, she sighed and grumbled. she looked around for someone to pick pocket off of. she spoted a girl with a seemingly gold bracelet on. she pretended to run into her. and then she grabed the bracelet. the girl didn't even notice...trudy ran to the street where the food was before she would notice her bracelet was gone..

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Brendon looked up as the door to the roof creeked open. "What!" He demanded before realiseing that it was his sister. "Shonnalen! I'm sorry ..." he fumbled standing up.

Shonnalen held up her hand to silence him. "Why did you throw Trudy in my chair?"

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Trudy safely got to thefood street and began looking. people offered her all sorts of things but she didn't think they'd last long in the mall. after almost an hour of looking she finally found someone who was selling/trading some fruit. a few banannas, some apples and oranges. she showed the lady that was selling them the bracelet and her eyes lit up. she took the bracelet and handed Trudy the bag of fruit. Trudy then headed back to the mall.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Brendon's Jaw dropped in suprise.
"Is that what she told you I did?" He asked becomming angry again.
"Yes it is ... now I want to hear your side." Shonnalen answered calmly.
Brendon sat down again returning to his sulky mood.
"I didn't throw her... She came in and started yelling, I tried not to get mad honest Shonna, but she kept picking at me. I even apologised, but she basically called me a faker... I went to walk off, she stepped in fromt of the door and wouldn't move so I picked her up and ... dropped her, Not threw her ... dropped her in the chair. Which I regret doing now... then I walked out, she came after me and the rest is history..." He trailed off waiting for the angry lecture, but it didn't come. Instead Shonnalen sat down beside him and patter her lap. He streached out and rested his head on her leg so he wsa looking up at her just as he had done ever sence he was a child.
"Now what's really bothering you little brother?" She asked softly as she stroaked his mop of unrulely brown wavy hair.
"You scared me earlier, I thought you were really sick." He turned on his side pressing his face against her stomach and wrapping an arm arround her waist.

Bret stood in the kitchen as the others left, simmering with anger. He had told Trudy to be careful around Brendon, and now <i>this</i> had happened. He tried to calm himself down, but wasn't able to.
Finally, he stalked up to the roof, where Brendon liked to hang out. He opened the door, but stopped when he saw Shonnalen with her brother. He paused, then moved back down the stairs.

Shonnalen heard the roof door creak open again, and turne her head to look over her shoulder. She saw Bret disapear back down the stairs, then returned her gase to her brother.

Brendon closed his eyes letting Shonnalen play with his hair. Whenever she talked to him like this he felt safe, like nothing could ever go wrong and she would always be there. Even though he was 18 the thought of not having his sister close scared him. He turned back on his back and looked up at her.

"Feel better?" Shonnalen asked smileing dwon at him.

"Yeah, I do ... " He shook his head not asking the normal question.

"Good." she said, "Because I think you're gonna have some explaining to do to Bret. He came up a few minutes ago looking like the angry storm cloud you were a coupple hours ago."

Brendon sat up and hugged his sister. Shonnalen smiled and higged him back.

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Trudy ran to catch up with Bret. " Bret stop...please don't..." she begged. Bret ended up goin up there then coming back. she was releaved. she looked at Bret in the eyes.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Brendon stood to and turned to go downstairs.
"Brendon!" Shonnalen caled after him.
"Yea?" He asked turning back around to look at her.
"I don't care if he wants to knock you senseless, you take it out to the front of the building, not up here and not inside... you hear me?" She said.
Brendon nodded and headed inside.

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Bret looked back at Trudy, then turned as Brendon came down the stairs. Bret had calmed down somewhat, but he was still angry. He waited to see if Brendon would say anything.

Trudy looked at Brendon, she saw him glance at her but she didnt notice any real expression on his face. she waited to see what was going to happen. she was nervous she knew Bret was still a little angry, she didn't know about Brendon. she felt bad for yelling but he scared her to death.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Kira followed Jack throughout the hallways and up a few cases of stairs until he stopped and entered one of the rooms. Kira looked around and remarked sarcastically, "So this is your little haven," as she wondered over to the middle of the room and started to lift the sheet to peek under and see what Jack was working on.

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Brendon glanced over at Trudy his face and green eyes as emotionless as marble, a muscle jerked in his jaw and he looked away. He turned to face Bret, "All I can say is, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten mad, and I know Trudy is like a younger sister to you, so you keep her out of my face and I will refrain from dropping her in my sisters chair." He stood there waiting for the answer in a see ingly relaxed pose, but inside he was a nervous as a cat in dogland.

Shonnalen came down the stairs and stood in the doorway watching. If things got ugly she would step in, but not until them.

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