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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 24, 2006 22:46:25 GMT -5
Lori paced the courtyard. She knew that she needed to talk to someone. She knew it now. She really wanted to talk to Ellie. She knew somehow that Ellie would help her, she would comfort her. Lori was stressed, really stressed. She was also scared. Lori sat impatiently on a bench. She looked up at the sky and the trees swaying gracefully with the breeze. She thought about playing quidditch. Playing quidditch would help her. But right now she needed to talk to Ellie.
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 24, 2006 22:57:55 GMT -5
Ellie walked to the courtyard from the owlery, after her conversation with Riley. She saw Lori pacing back and forth and immediately knew something was wrong. Lori was always either at the quidditch pitch or talking to people, never by herself and pacing. Ellie tapped her on the shoulder. "Um Lori, you ok?" She asked.
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 1:58:41 GMT -5
Lori shook her head sadly, a single tear escaping her eye. She looked up at Ellie. "I can't-I don't know-" She sighed. "I need you to help me El. I need-" Lori paused. "I'm scared Ellie. I don't know what to do. I don't know what's happened to me but I just haven't been myself in months. It was slow at first, but these last couple of weeks I can hardly recognize myself." She wondered if she should tell Ellie. "I've..I've done some crazy things, not crazy but--well it is crazy really. But drastic, destructive." She realized she was babbling again. "Can you help me?"
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 25, 2006 12:40:24 GMT -5
Ellie couldn't imagine what her cousin was doing to herself and was too afraid to find out. "Lori what are you talking about? Drastic? How drastic?" She said, her voice shaking. "Of course I'll help you.." But how..that'd be the hard part.
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 15:52:44 GMT -5
"Thanks Ellie, I knew I could count on you." Lori said. She tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "I-I don't know how to tell you.."
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 25, 2006 15:55:27 GMT -5
"You know you can always tell me anything..." Ellie said, trying to figure out what was wrong.
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 16:01:01 GMT -5
"It's just hard..." Lori sighed.
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 25, 2006 19:00:25 GMT -5
"Well..show me then?" She said.
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 23:16:57 GMT -5
Sadly, she pushed up her sleeves and looked at Ellie. Lori couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She buried her face in her hands. "Ellie - I don't know why I did it, I'm so ashamed... It's not like me to be this way.."
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 25, 2006 23:19:38 GMT -5
Ellie looked down at Lori's arms, horrified. She was speechless. "How could you do that to yourself?? No, I mean--we'll get you some help. I'll find..someone." She said, still shocked.
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 23:21:20 GMT -5
"It was just one time...I-I never did it again after that." She paused and added softly, "I just want my life back."
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 25, 2006 23:27:59 GMT -5
Ellie frowned. There was so many things that had happened to her lately that she didn't even once think about how Lori was. "I'll try to help you get it back..trust me."
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 23:30:03 GMT -5
"Thanks Ellie." Lori sighed. She decided she would definitely go practice later, start trying to get back to normal.
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Post by Ellie Weasley on Nov 25, 2006 23:37:32 GMT -5
"Uh, no problem. We're related after all." She said, half listening and half going over things in her mind.
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Post by Lori Potter on Nov 25, 2006 23:45:07 GMT -5
"Yeah." Lori nodded. She stood up. "I'm going to go get my quidditch stuff."
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