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" Thanks . Am I supposed to be flattered ? Because I think am . A little . " Garrett was messing around , grinning when he looked up to her after that . Summer was Dean's sister and so , how he saw it , she was also an extended part of his family . If Dean did not arrive here soon , Garrett was going to take care of her , if he could . " What did you think ? " Garrett looked towards her , giving a shake of his head . Yeah , he had needed to hear something like that , so he thought . " Thanks . We are not their money , no . I think we can do it a little better than that . " Garrett shrugged . " I thought I did like it . Lately , though , I think my head's a little of a mess . "

summer's eyebrows raised ❝ i am really bad at compliments, alright, or explain what i mean. sure, if you want to be flattered ❞ she laughed. must think before she say something ❝ what year were you in at briar? it is strange, i went there too, but i don't remember you, dean, logan or tucker still being students there. only fitz, hunter and hollis ❞ did they go there when garrett still went to the college? she knew colin did ❝ no, we are not. you think we can do better than our parents? ❞ she asked, nodded. maybe her parents wanted her to follow their footsteps, but she wanted to focus on fashion. not be like them. her name might take her far, but she wanted to build up her own career ❝ why is your head a mess? i am a good listener, if you want to talk about it. i promise to not tell anything to anyone ❞

❝ no surprise. my disney moment? ❞ he laughed ❝ oh, maybe i should sing disney songs next time, or sing next time instead on a karaoke night ❞

“you  have  a  truly  remarkable  voice.”  vivian  complimented.  “that  was  a  beautiful  song.  it  is  not  something  i  have  heard  of…  is  it  your  own  creation  or  just  one  i  have  not  heard  before?”

❝ yeah, you are right. i bet it isn't the first time i sing out loud somewhere, and others have heard it ❞ wouldn't surprise him if his best friend had heard, and never told him. whenever he had sang karaoke back home was he never serious ❝ no, not at all. sit down. do you come here often? it's the second time i am here, but wasn't many people as it is now ❞ logan smiled. he looked around them, it was many around the café. seemed as it was more popular than he thought. people stared at him and he gave them an awkward smile ❝ thank you. i don't sing much, unless i am alone. yes, it is something i wrote a while ago now ❞

"I mean, I heard it but you know, sing your heart out man." Blitzo told the other with a slight shrug. He had been known to bust a note out sometimes, even if he didn't have much of a singing voice. "Oh, sure, I can sit here. I was mostly just walking past and then I noticed this place is too damn busy. Maybe they are here because you are giving them a free concert." He chuckled.

logan laughed ❝ right. it was only a one time thing. i should think next time, whenever i get distracted. do not sing out loud ❞ maybe not like this ❝ yeah, it seems to be very busy today. nah, doubt it. did i really sing loud? i was writing this essay, or tried to, forgot for a moment where i was and started to sing ❞

" And that is exactly what someone who is not fine would say . " They knew their brother . They knew whenever he was alright and whenever he wasn't . They also knew , without a doubt , the difference between those two things . Now ? He wasn't fine , no matter how much he was trying to say so . " Such as ? "

i am fine, no worries ? yes, probably. the expressions he had on his face every time he was annoyed, angry or sad could he not hide. maybe he had a bit difficult controlling his emotions more than he thought ❝ would they? ❞ he questioned them, knowing it was true ❝ i was dumb to not think of telling new players i trained about the safety out there on the ice rink ❞ logan nodded, bit on his lower lip and looked at jules ❝ i have been distracted lately, with a lot of things. before i knew it, one of them came right at me, and all of sudden pushed me into the boards. i don't think he know how strong he really is. my chest crashed into the glass, really hard. i barely could breath afterward and i walked to the hospital, to check so nothing was broken. i am fine, i probably should take it easy, huh. sorry to bother you about my life. you shouldn't have to worry about me jules ❞

"Dude, your voice is killer! You've gotta be kiddin' me, having all that talent in that body of yours!" Harley replied with a soft nod. She moved to take the seat that was offered to her, wanting to inquire more about the other. "Was that a song from your world or did you write it?"

a killer voice. should he sing more and write songs? he had only written one song. was not a songwriter or whatever they called themselves in the music industry. john smiled ❝ a killer voice- really? ❞ his brows raised ❝ i don't really sing ❞ he admitted ❝ from my world? i did write it yes, with an old friend a long time ago ❞

his brows furrowed ❝ sorry. i did? ❞ landon didn't think of it. maybe he did ❝ nothing against you, i just don't trust strangers. i promise i am not. my name is landon ❞ it wasn't anything against anyone. after everything, it wasn't easy to trust strangers. he probably was not alone with it.

"Yep, the one and only." Erica teased, giving a slight nod. "This has my brother and his little friends on it. i can't prove it, but you know, i like blaming him for shit." she chuckled. "it makes no sense and everyone here is so unhelpful!"

❝ you think they are behind this? i wouldn't count on it. both mike and lucas seem to be completely gone in their heads. i tried to explain how this city works for mike, he thinks i am crazy ❞ maybe he was. his head tilted, brows furrowed ❝ nope, it doesn't make sense. some are, some are kind ❞

as a distraction, huh. phillip supposed that made sense - he'd always turned to plants, books and writing himself, but times changed. there was so much about the 21st century that was baffling to the mind of someone from the 1800s, though he wasn't opposed to any of it. "there does seem to be an awful lot you can use these things for," he mused. "what sort of distractions do they offer?"

❝ i don't know exactly ❞ kie shrugged. brows raised, she can't speak for others. she got distracted by searching for all kind of facts about sea animals. since she can't see them here, she though why not search. dream away to another world ❝ maybe tiktok, chatting with friends, watching live streams. people goggle much too. some i think text each other even though they are in the same room. it's a lot you can do with the phones ❞

brianna took up david from the stroller with the car seat attachment, walked into the store ❝ hello, do not worry about it ❞ she smiled, glanced down on her son. nodded, she stepped further into the grocery store. looked over at the person speaking to her ❝ thank you. yes, i was wondering if you have a shopping cart? one i can put down my son in ❞ she asked ❝ i thought of going here instead, doesn't seem as they sell what i want anymore anywhere else. it was these special cereals with cinnamon ❞ although it was bad for the children's teeth, she knew both her older children loved it.

That was all very interesting to Nora. So far, she had started to put together that people from this city were all from different places. She hadn't come across many fundamental differences so far, until she had met this person. "That's fascinating. That's different than how it is for me."

❝ it is? ❞ simon asked, sighed ❝ everything feels like it's confusing and fascinating at the same time ❞ he wanted to tell everything, but knew he shouldn't. must force himself to be quiet ❝ maybe all vampires are different, depending on where they come from. do you think they could be? ❞

how could she explain it when she doesn't understand? ❝ i mean, i have met people who say they know me. i have met someone who looks like me, who says we are twin sisters. it must be something strange with this city then ❞ her eyebrows raised. ❝ or am i being crazy for thinking about it too much? i also get this odd feeling around another person. that is a mystery, all of it, as well as washington dc is a mystery ❞

❝ are you kidding with me? ❞ amy asked, even though she knew he didn't ❝ you have ?? i have been here around six months too ❞ how could they have missed each other? had she been so busy she didn't notice ❝ i have missed you too so so much ❞ she smiled, placed her hands on his cheeks ❝ you are as handsome as i remember you, if not more handsome ❞

"In theory, yes. In the world we come from, there is a cure. It is very rare, only one in existence, but it exists. In this world, I'm not so sure." She said, temporarily sitting down next to Cami.

❝ i understand. it's much to take in ❞ cami shook her head and sighed. her brows raised ❝ it is. no, i live on my own. perhaps is it a good idea to let a human stand on the contract? could it work? ❞ in case any strangers came over ❝ or maybe it isn't a good idea. what if they get hurt ❞ it was maybe not a good idea. camille glanced over at freya ❝ very rare. did anyone take it what you know of? what was it made of? ❞ she knew it was a lot of questions. tried to understand how everything worked ❝ i think, maybe, even though i may miss being human ― am i guessing i can get used to this. it may have its up and downs ❞

"– and then he started talking about how he believed in vampires. i mean, have you ever heard anything so ridiculous?" unfortunately, the stranger was having to hear cordelia's rant about her crappy date, because she'd been harping on about it to anyone who would listen. there was deep irony in her complaint, but she had zero memories of her real life. all things hellmouth, vampire and demon were lying dormant. "i got up and walked out. i mean, what a freak, right?"

summer's brows raised and she chuckled ❝ vampires. really ?? ❞ gosh, she didn't feel sober yet to hear about theories about vampires being real. she smiled ❝ with all the right you did. i guess he was. now am i curious, did he say why he believed in them? i honestly don't know what to believe in anymore ❞ she probably would have walked out too, or pretend she believed in them. unsure of how she would react if someone started to talk with her about it ❝ of all things to talk about, he decided to talk about that. i don't get it ❞

❝ thank ye ❞ brian was in no clan anymore. he doubt anyone from the family was in this century. perhaps no matter which time he was in, would he always belong to the fraser's ❝ ye may not know of them, the fraser clan. i'm brian fraser. ye really need tae ken? ❞ he asked with a smile.