Grey Snicket
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"The World is Quiet Here"
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 4, 2005 16:58:44 GMT -5
"Well, I prefer to make myself scarse, because of Carmelita, although she better watch what she says about my friends!" Duncan told Malise. "But it would be nice when we got back to school if we could hang out..."
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 4, 2005 17:01:40 GMT -5
"That would be really- Do you hear that cracking sound?" Malise asked.
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Grey Snicket
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 4, 2005 17:06:34 GMT -5
"Wha..?" Duncan half-asked, as he whirled around. And what he saw horrified him, Malise's beautiful home was on fire! "Get back!" Duncan yelled, as a piece of timber, still smoldering nearly landed on Malise. "Do you think anyone's still in there?" he asked, running to the house.
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 4, 2005 17:08:41 GMT -5
"Oh my gosh! I hope my mom isn't in there!" Said Malise, trying as best as she could to wriggle out from under a piece of wood that just fell from the beams.. "This is what happened to my old house! This is how I lost my dad!" She freed herself and ran after Duncan.
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Grey Snicket
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 4, 2005 17:11:49 GMT -5
"Are you okay?" Duncan asked, as he looked at her. "And I know how this is, I lost my parents also, but I'm not letting your mother get hurt!" he shouted, trudging up to the house, but even in his crazed state he could tell, it was no use. "I hope they all got out okay..."
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 4, 2005 17:16:11 GMT -5
"Be careful in there, Duncan!" She yelled, and tried to keep up. "Maybe if we split up we can save mom..." she thought to herself. "What set our house on fire?...Who set our house on fire?"
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Grey Snicket
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 4, 2005 17:23:14 GMT -5
"I will! I'll be back!" Duncan yelled. bursting through a window. God, Duncan thought, it's hard to breathe. "There!" Duncan yelled, not realizing he had spoken out loud. He rushed over and saw Malise's mother. He hoisted her onto his sholders, and dodged another timber. I see the window! he thought as he came through it again. Wait, he thought, Where's Malise? "Malise! Malise!" he shouted, spinning.
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 4, 2005 19:18:21 GMT -5
"I'm fine, but if I move I'm going to fall into Lake Lachrymose!" She screamed, holding onto a smoldered end of the dance floor. With one hand and her teeth, she tied one of long braids into a loop and slipped it over a board, praying it was strong enough. She let go, and in a slpit second she grasped a higher beam, pulling herself up. "I'm fine!"
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Post by Hanna Squalor on Oct 4, 2005 19:42:15 GMT -5
Esme Squalor stood watching the fire with the other party guests. Perhaps Olaf was here after all. she turned to leave and walked into someone. After a moment of looking into her eyes that person realized who she was. "Esme!" Cried Jerome. Esme blinked her heavily make-uped eyes at her ex husband. Why was this happening to her? Jerome was dressed in a black suit and a white mask.
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Grey Snicket
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 4, 2005 19:57:29 GMT -5
"Malise! Maybe your mom knows something!" Duncan said, as she sat beside him, he held her hand. "Look! She's coming to."
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 4, 2005 20:10:59 GMT -5
"Mom?" Malise asked. "You OK?" "Mmm?" Her mom asked, her eyelids flickering open. Malise looked up at Duncan. "You saved my mom! I can't beleive it!" She practically mauled him, then turned back to mom. "Did you see anyone try to burn down our house?" "Mmm? No, honey. I don't remember anything."
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Grey Snicket
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 4, 2005 20:27:12 GMT -5
"Well, I'm very glad your mom is okay, but I wish she knew something..." Duncan said, feeling relieved that Malise and her mom were fine. " D'ya think we should go find the others?" Duncan asked
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 4, 2005 21:47:31 GMT -5
'Oh, definitely! I almost forgot." She leapt to her feet. "Where should we look? They could have run off anywhere in the fire. Maybe they didn't get out."
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Grey Snicket
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Post by Grey Snicket on Oct 5, 2005 5:23:55 GMT -5
"Well maybe we should look around the front," Duncan said. "That's where I think they should be..."
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Post by Skeleton Key on Oct 5, 2005 9:04:38 GMT -5
"I suppose that they ran out the front door when they saw the flames..." She said, and bolted around the side of the house.
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