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"Well I don't really know if Lia knows, but I saw her and Ana whispering about something and looking over at you two. Ana and I saw you two kissing." Eli explained. "We also know about…you know…your secret."
Griffin froze. He swallowed, not making eye contact. “Oh.”, was all he said.
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He smiled reassuringly. "It's fine. I don't know why you thought you should keep this from us. We all have our secrets though."
Griffin still wouldn’t look at him. “I hated being a girl.”, he whispered, eyes welling up with tears. “I didn’t want you guys to think of me as one.”
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"We wouldn't. You're a boy and we respect that." Eli told Griffin, his softer side showing.
A single tear ran down Griffin’s face as he finally turned to look at his friend. “Thanks, Eli. You guys are the best.”
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"That's what we're here for." He took the ice off his eye, his skin getting too cold.
Griffin lay back on the bed. “Get some rest, ‘kay? You tire yourself out to much.”
(I love writing ‘mom’ characters)
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"Okay mom." Eli chuckled, lying down on his cot.
Griffin chuckled lightly, even as he tensed up. I would rather be a dad…, he thought.
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He set the ice down on the floor next to his glasses. "Goodnight."
(hello, i'm waiting for @Amber to return so when she gets back i guess we'll do the exploring part)
“‘Night.”
Griffin stayed awake for a long time.
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Eli fell asleep pretty quickly. Ana on the other hand, couldn't; she was too worried about the exploration going on. What if they're caught?
(hello, i'm waiting for @Amber to return so when she gets back i guess we'll do the exploring part)
(sorry I'm here let's go!)
(hello, i'm waiting for @Amber to return so when she gets back i guess we'll do the exploring part)
(sorry I'm here let's go!)
(It's fine! Hello!)
(I'm just gonna use this one again)
Lia and Ella carefully walk through the building. Every time that Lia hears a sound, she tenses up, scared to death that it's the ringmaster. "Where should we check first?"
(hello, i'm waiting for @Amber to return so when she gets back i guess we'll do the exploring part)
(sorry I'm here let's go!)
(It's fine! Hello!)
Yay!
(I'm just gonna use this one again)
Lia and Ella carefully walk through the building. Every time that Lia hears a sound, she tenses up, scared to death that it's the ringmaster. "Where should we check first?"
Ella thinks about it. "The kid's section?"
"Yeah, let's check there first." They walk towards the kids' room. In the small, dark room, they can see circus equipment fit for a child to use. "I'm sure we can find something here. Maybe like a trap door?" Lia whispered and started to walk around the room, searching for anything useful.
Ella ran her hands across a wall, searching for a door, a cupboard… anything. She bumped into something. A chest. "Hey, Lia, over here." She knelt down.
"Wait… could that fit this key?" Lia pulled out the small key and tried to unlock the chest. It worked.
Ella grinned. "Bingo." She gingerly lifted the chest and narrowed her eyes. All sorts of folders and receipts lay strew across the wooden bottom of the chest.
"What is this stuff?" Lia wondered out loud, shuffling through the papers. She pulled a long sheet of paper out. "This is a receipt to something, but it's blacked out."
Ella picked another piece up. "This is a legal document… of adoption?" She looked closer. "We have to look more closely at this stuff. She folded the paper and stuffed it into her pocket. "Keep that key, Lia. No matter what."
She stood up and dusted herself off."We should get going for now, though."
"Should we go back or keep looking? I feel like we need to keep looking for a little bit. Just to see if we can find anything else." Lia asked.
Ella looked nervously at the door, but nodded. "OK, sure."
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Ana tossed and turned throughout the night. She stood up and tapped Eli's shoulder. "Eli? Are you awake?" He groaned, turning around so she could see his face. "I am now." He rubbed his eyes. Ana sat down next to him on the cot. "I'm so worried about Lia and Ella. What if the ringmaster catches them? You saw the scars…" She shuttered. Elliot looked over at Ana, patting her on the shoulder. "They'll be fine. They aren't stupid, they know how to handle themselves." Ana nodded. "Thanks Eli."
"I saw something shiny over by the corner earlier. I want to see if it was anything or if I'm just crazy," Lia whispered and walked to the left of the room. She crouched down and searched the ground with her hand, but found nothing. "Guess it was my imagination. We can head back and look at those documents."
