[Follows directly after THIS]"Riley?" Tab's voice was small, and filled with concern. She'd heard his side of the exchange and had been gripping his arm tightly since he'd hung up. She'd met Tara once when the woman had come to see Riley while he was cooped up in his room. She liked the lady a lot and wouldn't wish anything bad on her. "What's ( Read more... )

One ride on the Tea Cups had Riley (who was an interested shade of green) stumbling over to a nearby safety railing and leaning over it heavily. "Not gonna puke... not gonna puke... not gonna puke..." he chanted to himself an punctuated with a dry heave over the rail ( Read more... )

"Do you see the fuckin' emotion I'm goin' through right now? That means this shit is serious. That means me and this motherfucker's not vibin' right now. That's what that shit means."
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“Motherfuckingarsesonofawhorebitch!”Tab yelped, and shook her hand as she hopped from foot to foot and tried to stop the tears from coming. She was a ( Read more... )

Tab had locked the bathroom door and set her iPod up with its speakers, before slipping into the bath and sinking beneath the bubbles. She let out a sigh, one hand holding her phone up and away so it wouldn't get wet as she hit speed dial and waited for the other end to be picked up.

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Riley made sure his towel was so tightly tied around his waist that it dug into his skin and forced him to have to loosen it when it made him feel like throwing up from the tension around his stomach. He'd tentatively gone back inside and, despite the hot weather, proceeded to pull on his trackpants underneath the towel, ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS. Set the day after.]She entered his room as quietly as possible. Beth had been out in the main room sleeping on the couch, so she figured Riley must have been in his room. She softly closed the door behind her, and tiptoed over to his bed ( Read more... )

Hyatt Regency Princeton, New JerseyThe gourmet room service menu had an extensive selection of unbeatable dishes. Chris had made it a point to order all of Tab's favorite food, including two slices of the chocolate cake for dessert. He sat on the floor with his back to the bed, poking his fork in his bowl of Chinese chicken salad ( Read more... )

( And I can’t really segue from my sick brother to the other thing that comes to mind when I think about denial. )

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( Tab stared at her best friend, and tried to work out what response she was supposed to give. She let out a squeak, and nothing else. )

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Left in Walker’s mailbox is a note, and a demo CD.Walker ( Read more... )