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Old 01-15-2012, 11:27 PM   #461 (permalink)
Jezabel Black
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Originally Posted by CurlyPotter14
Jordan allowed Jez and Nate to have their moment alone, he wandered over to the rock where the pictures were drying at a painfully slow rate. He decided to be helpful and took out his wand, drying out each photo carefully taking in everything that they'd been through. "What now then?" he asked, picking up the now dry pictures and handing them back to Nate, "What do we do now?"
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Nate hugged Jez back, holding on tightly. "It's okay. It's brought me down to earth, actually. I was too worried about protecting you and Pam that I never worried about myself. Now I have three people to worry about," he said hoarsely, his eyes snapped shut. There was nothing right now. No Jordan, no ducks, no pond, and no pictures. Just Jez.
Jez closed her eyes, forgetting about everything else around them for a moment. Tears collected behind her eyelashes, threatening to spill over, and she pressed her face into Nate's shoulder to hide it. "We do need help," she whispered. "Where will we go in the summer? How are we going to protect ourselves?" She didn't expect Nate to know the answer to those questions, but she had to voice them or she'd go crazy. And since she was letting it all out ... "I got a letter," she mumbled, pulling away from the hug and fumbling in her pocket. "A few days ago." She unfolded the paper, which looked worn like it had been read many times before, and showed it to Nate and Jordan.
SPOILER!!: The dreaded letter ...
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Dear Jezabel,
Your letter was surprising, but also inevitable. I knew you would beg for your friends' lives at some point, but it is not possible. Their loyalty would be admirable if it was not so incredibly foolish. Nathaniel took a curse for you - would you do the same? Pamphylia offered you a 'safe' place - would you do the same? I think we both know you could never repay them your debts.
The issue is, Jezabel, they will be severely disappointed that all their efforts were in vain. Because you will die - we both know you must. And unfortunately, so must Nathaniel and Pamphylia. Not matter how many times you try to tell me otherwise, I cannot take for granted that you didn't tell them everything.
So my answer is no. Nobody's lives will be spared. How many more people will you let die before you accept the fated? Your family and Nathaniel's parents were just the beginning.
Yours sincerely,
Jared
P.S. Tell your friend Jordan Macey to run while he still has the chance, or his little brother will be next.

Jez bit her lip, looking down. "I tried to tell him you guys don't know anything," she said quietly. "He doesn't believe me." Jared didn't believe the lie, because she had told her friends everything. Stupid girl. She shouldn't have dragged everyone into it. She told herself that every day, every time she thought about it, but she still couldn't change it. And now Jordan was involved ... "I don't know what to do," she admitted, finally answering Jordan's question. She ran her hands through her long hair, which was starting to tangle again without Sam's constant badgering to look after it. "I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!" And it was not knowing that was killing her inside.
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