« on: December 19, 2014, 10:05:35 PM »
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"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
Albert Schweitzer |
"You know it's a sad fact that so many people these days don't realize or understand the true value and meaning of friendship. They have some people who they would refer to as buddies and pals, and yes indeedy do friends, but do they actually know what the true meaning of friendship is? Unfortunately, no. These same people who they claim to value ad cherish as brothers and sisters are the same ones they will openly lie to their faces to get out of some obligation that had been promised on a previous day."
"You don't feel like hanging out at the club or movies? Tell them that you're tired and have to be up early the following morning for work. Are you having second thoughts about loaning that friend of yours that fifty bucks you promised, and end up telling them an unexpected expense came up to refrain from hurting their feelings and say you don't trust them enough to pay the money back when promised. How about that friend who had just lost their apartment and you agree to let them crash at your place until they find a new place to call their own. Yeah, not sounding like too good of an idea now, is it?"
"Yet when you're dealing with the ailments and problems of a friend, and this time I mean a real friend, you won't even hesitate to be their for them. If they're sick, you'll be there at their home first thing in the morning with chicken soup and orange juice to help them get better. A real friend won't hesitate to drive twenty miles out of their way to pick up a friend who had one too many at a party and doesn't feel safe behind the wheel of their own vehicle."
"A real friend is not someone that talks well about you to your face, but instead someone that speaks highly of you behind your back."
(Remember what I said before about reading Melody's RP? Yeah that kinda has a point here as well.)
Melody waited, not looking him in the eyes. She was too afraid. Not just of him and his reaction, but of failing to supress her inner turmoil in front of him any more than she already had.
Synn stared down at Miss Grace, his hands gripping his own waistline to the point where he was almost hurting himself in the process. His eyes were like daggers, not giving her any sympathy as she let loose with her pent up emotions, begging -- pleading with Synn to understand and to forgive. Sadly, forgiveness was not something that came easily to this man's nature.
"That was a very convincing 'performance' Miss Grace." Synn said, the trace of venom in his words all too clear. Melody blinked back her tears, looking up at him after all and shaking her head. He ignored whatever she was about to say and he continued, "And trust me, I would like to think of myself as a forgiving person most of the week. Unfortunately for you..." Synn leaned in and grasped her by the upper arm. "...Today is Friday!"
"No... no!" Melody cried now openly as she tried pulling herself free from his grip but she had no chance at even coming close to accomplishing that. "Please!" She dug her heels into the carpet but Synn was far too powerful and he simply pulled harder, almost sending her collapsing to the floor but she righted herself in time, and one last frantic look behind her at a wide-eyed Despayre and she was in the upstairs hallway, well on her way out.
"Please! You have to listen to me!" She cried as Synn escorted her forcefully towards the staircase, and if she continued struggling this way, Synn knew he might well be forced to sling the girl over his shoulder and carry her downstairs.
As it would stand, he wouldn't have to. Due to the commotion he endured when finding Melody in his son's bedroom, he had not heard the further knocking on the door of which had obviously gotten Theresa from her downstairs bedroom. Gabriel was halfway up the stairs, and a very pregnant Odette was at the base, along with Theresa, staring up at what was unfolding!
Gabriel had only to take a quick look before he said with a stern tone that would brook no argument, "Let her go."
"Excuse me?" Synn raised his eyebrows in wonder. "What the hell is this? First this one..." He indicates Melody. ... finds it within her rights to sneak into my home and harass my son, and now you have the hubris to give me orders."
"I guess you taught me too well, eh?" Gabriel answered without batting an eye, taking another step closer up the staircase. "Now let her go. For Christ's sake! You already had this girl scared shitless 24/7! This is only going to make it worse!"
"Well you will pardon me if I feel relatively little sympathy towards the one who snuck into my house through deception and reduced my son to..."
"She knows." Gabriel stated, taking that final step and he grabbed Synn physically by the hand and pulled it away from Melody's arm. Synn gave no sign to show he tried to stop him, he simply stared at the magician, as Melody backed up against the wall, rubbing her arm.
"Knows." Synn shook his head. "Knows ... what?"
"The truth." Odette stated from the bottom of the steps.
Synn had his eyes locked on Gabriel's expecting wife, then turned to look at Melody. Whatever she saw in his eyes made her flinch uncontrollably, and when he turned that same gaze to Gabriel, Gabriel too felt the urge to do the same.
Synn said, "You told her. You found it within your rights to share secrets that were not yours to..."
"C'mon Synn." Gabriel replied calmly, the perfect contrast to Synn's own heated tone. "It wasn't fair for her not to know. Especially after what happened this week."
Synn could only shake his head and a harsh bark of laughter escaped him before he replied, "And, what? Knowing my son's, your brother's, secrets, is supposed to make this all better? It's supposed to make her look better?"
"No." Gabriel said simply. "It's supposed to help Melody here to understand a little better. Understand that Des... Joshua, isn't everything she sees on the surface, and to help her see that she has to be a little more careful in dealing with him."
After all the years knowing Synn, Gabriel knew that the first sign of his darkest anger was when he was not shouting or threatening heinous bodily harm upon you. It was when he was absolutely, and completely silent.
Like he was right now.
Still, Gabriel would not let this rattle him. He knew when Melody first told them about what had happened, that Synn would be in full over-protective daddy mode. He had seen it before in the past, knew that he would see it again at some point in the future. Hell! He knew that once his own wife gave birth, he himself would probably follow his example and have his own 'meltdown' episodes from time to time.
"C'mon man." Gabriel said. "You were able to look past your anger towards is mother and forgive her."
"In that case, there was little to forgive." Synn spoke in contrast. "I had been mistaken about Margaret as she had not committed the atrocities against Joshua that I had once believed. This one, however..." Synn glared at Melody who backed up almost to the point she was behind Gabriel. "... I know she said the things to Joshua that hurt him so badly." He looked to Gabriel. "And yet I am to simply forgive and forget, just like that?"
"I do."
The voice behind them made Gabriel and Synn turn around, and they found the weary and sleepy-looking Despayre standing there with his Marvin the Martian comforter wrapped around him. He was looking at everyone seemingly at once. He looked at his father but there was no mistake who his words were for.
"I forgive Melody." Was all he said.
"Y-you do?" Melody sniffed back a fresh wave of fearful tears, and her answer came in the form of a shy, hesitant nod of confirmation. That was all the young woman had to hear or see as she darted straight past Synn and Gabriel and enveloped Despayre in a fierce hug, one that only a true friend would understand. And one that Despayre returned.
Synn turned from staring at the scene and found Gabriel's eyes locked onto his.
Gabriel said, "If he can forgive her, can't you?"
Synn stared hard at the scene again, then at Gabriel and he exhaled sharply.
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