Chapter 6: Make My Soul Take Flight
Previously…“Sir, I have something for you.” A little girl said,
she gives it to Jesse. Jesse was surprised, “For me?” He asked. The little girl
smiled at him, “This nice young lady wanted me to give this to you.” She said.
Jesse smiled at the girl and took it but when he read it, he read the letter
that surprised him. “Who is it from?” asked Chris. “Who wrote it?” Gloria
inquired. Jesse shrugged with a daze expression, “I have no idea, it’s anonymous.”
He answered. The letter says, “Come down the rabbit hole of my palace, join in
all the madness of a tea party and white roses are painted red.” The next
minute, Jesse woke up in an opera house and was shocked as he stood up in
horror. “Where the hell am I?” Jesse asked, looking around. He seemed terrified
by this. “I gotta get out of here!” But then, he heard a voice that said,
“You’re not going anyway my darling…” Jesse looked around frantically, “Who are
you?” He called out. The voice called out in sultry-like voice: “I am your
beloved; I believe you know me so well.” Jesse made his way while he solved
puzzles and finding clues but he was startled around to hear creaks and doors
opening & closing, he thought someone was here. “Why did you leave me,
sweetheart?” The voice echoed. Jesse became disturbed by this girl. “Who was
that girl?” He wondered. As he appeared in the room, he saw a mirror but jumped
back when he saw someone in the room. The figure was in a dark cloak and its
face was concealed. “Ah, you’ve arrived! Bring me one of my missing items, a
green bottle. With absinthe potion.” Greeted the figure. Jesse searched around
and found a green bottle in the dining room. The figure seized the bottle of
green absinthe, startling Jesse in the process. “My past life was a tragedy,
darling…See for yourself.” She said as she showed Jesse a vision in his mind of
the past: In her life as an abused victim; Stephanie was first to witness her
mother Clementine was drugged and drained as Boser appeared before his wife and
forced himself upon her. He ripped her clothes and was inside her....The others
didn't help; they thought she was crazy so they all laughed at her. Stephanie,
Adreena, and Henrietta were forced to watch. Things got worse when that awful hurricane
and Stephanie was looking for her sister however she was shocked to find the
remains of her sister was her feet which had the magic shoes. Stephanie was in
anguish however she decided to get her favorite teacher, Mr. Leighton, for
help. When Stephanie got to the university, she saw the lights in Mr.
Leighton's office was off so she went in and turned them on. What she saw was a
horrifying scene of Mr. Leighton's corpse, his own nape was red and there was a
puddle of that awful color on the floor! Stephanie flee the scene, crying and
struggling for breath! However, she bumped into Brandon which she wish she
didn't because she must look like a crying mess. But she managed to tell
Brandon what had happened and they talked for awhile in a garden where they
confess their love for one another. But then, they were discovered by the
guards as Stephanie escaped while Brandon was being lead away to be beaten to
death. Stephanie was in a panic as she tries to use a spell to save him however
she heard a crunch sound of bones as well as a sickening sound of flesh ripped
apart. Stephanie screamed, "BRANDON!!!!!" Soon, Stephanie learns that
her father had murdered her loved ones and was shocked that she never knew her
father could be that abusive! It wasn't until she was grown into a young lady
when she found comments about her that read: "Stephanie is a selfish bitch
who is going to get what she deserves; she is a pathetic little good girl who
should die friendless and alone!" Stephanie is shocked as she doesn't know
what is going on. She learns that she is competing with a new girl who is much
more prettier. In walked in Marie Lewis, mysterious and gorgeous while also
nice. Too nice. She has an hourglass figure. Stephanie doesn’t completely fit
this mould she doesn’t feel valued in society. She resembled a thin model with
no extra weight; Stephanie realizes she will never quite live up to the
unrealistic image of Marie. Stephanie is jealous of Marie because she looks
beautiful and is attracting the guy of her dreams, Blake, and she’s ashamed of
admitting her enviousness. Stephanie cannot help but have a desire as she wants
everything that Marie has so that Marie will come to her. She wants to figure
out why Blake seduce other women and not her. She wants to drown herself in the
women’s perfume because she believes that Sergei is attracted to her for the
way she smells and is causing her pain. "I wish I was her. Why do you love
her and not me?" She thought while watching Marie with Blake. She feels
the same emotions of restlessness that is usually linked with having a crush on
someone. In this case, she can’t sleep or get peace for a different reason:
Blake is rebuffing her feelings by being with Marie. Stephanie doesn’t need
Blake's company to enjoy herself tonight, and she’s also convincing him and
herself that she will not need him in her life again. Tonight, her goal is to
erase her troubles and enjoy herself with Marie. On her night out she’s gonna
come across a brand new guy that will make her completely forget about her
troubles with her current lover. Everyone’s gonna be talking about this night
and how she’s completely obliterating the memory of the guy that’s messed with
her by having a fun night with her girls, and hooking up with new guys. He had
it coming, though, he knew that the day would come where she would get up,
leave, and do it on her own. She pushes the buttons even more to express that
she’s had enough, and that she’s doing perfectly fine without him in her life.
She’ll be fine without the guy trying to bother her and ruin her evening, she’s
got her girls and that’s what matters. However; something changes as she didn’t
expect it to happen and it wasn’t her idea but because she was so drunk, it
gave her the confidence to kiss a girl and not feel awkward about it.
Basically, Stephanie was probably drunk, and is therefore confused with what
she should do. It is hard for her to just kiss boys. It seems the traditional
view of orientation being a fixed trait was mostly determined through research
conducted on men. Girls, on the other hand, seem to have a fluid orientation,
falling in and out of love with both genders over a lifetime — thus being
magical while her kissing a girl and liking it is actually quite the norm, and
really is no big deal. She just wanted to try to get a taste of how it feels
like to kiss a girl. Stephanie also worries that her boyfriend won’t take this
issue up quite seriously allegedly labeling her. However, it was a dream and
Marie was amused to hear it. But Stephanie is going to pursue her desires over
what logic and reason are advising her to do. The feeling of commitment that
the person in this song is experiencing when faced with this sudden decision as
good emotions that also come along with the constricting ones – perhaps going along
with the love she feels for Blake. Stephanie has come to terms that Blake
doesn’t love her and never will. She questions why she continues to fool
herself into thinking this person will love her and to thinking that this
relationship would work out in her favor. Stephanie doesn’t want to hear the
excuses Blake has however she isn’t ignorant to her lover’s lies and doesn’t
see the point of what he’s saying. She’s generally hurt by the things he has
said to her. This is more of she fell in love with Blake and he’s saying that
they’ll always still be friends. She criticizes her significant other’s pride
and cowardice, which prevents him from ending the relationship. Stephanie is in
denial and doesn’t want to put the relationship to an end. She knows that both
her and Blake won’t end it, so suggest that they pretend everything is going
well. It’s just that Blake cannot commit to her and only ever wants her when he
is drunk or when they have contact. She doesn’t feel as if she completes him.
She doesn’t want to know the truth because she’s tried for this relationship
and can’t let go of what they may have once had. She strives for perfection and
will not accept anything less. She is very bitter and feels she can’t let go of
the relationship and her need for perfection as she realized this was a bad
decision. She regrets breaking up and misses being part of the relationship.
Stephanie was upset with her partner, but feels she overreacted by breaking up.
She now wants to move on and forget about the breakup, but can’t let go of what
has happened. She wants more and more so she doesn’t feel sad. She doesn’t want
materialistic goods; she wants something from the heart. She wants love. For a
far unexplained reason, Stephanie has been purged from a relationship that she
is emotionally seized to. However, she’s wasted her time trying to be in a
relationship with someone she simply cannot have. She feels stupid for
investing so much time in an unrequited love, and now she’s fragile, she fears
of being hurt again. She’s finally starting to give up on her task at hand, she
wishes to become unnoticeable. Instead of her having to deal with herself,
she’s passing it to her children. She realizes the destruction she has created,
and just wants to be far from it. She wants to give affection to the person,
but she gives too much. This happens with so many people that other people even
say that she’s clingy. Even though she likes the attention, she does not have
feelings for him anymore. Sometimes people are scared when they’re alone. She
understands that it seems selfish of her to ask for another night with him
since she was the one who broke their relationship off. Stephanie is searching
for a reason to keep coming back to this guy. She gives lame excuses that she’s
bored with him, but yet she still keeps coming around. As if she’s lying.
Stephanie broke up with him, so she’s not really looking for a man to hold on
to, she could’ve had him—but yet she can’t stay away. Even though she broke up
with her lover, she wants him to hold her through the night and to help her get
over him. This results in her doing this several times over a longer period of
time, breaking up in the mornings and getting together in the evening,
indulging in an evil, never-ending circle. However; Blake was black-balled
because of his association with her and he quit training her! While Stephanie
is with her overprotective friend name Caroline; Caroline doesn’t reassure
Stephanie when she is frightened but instead reinforces her fears and puts some
of her own into her in order to make sure she will come running to her when
threatened so she can protect her. Her paranoia and over-protectiveness is only
damaging Stephanie’s self esteem and social skills, making her think she needs
her approval for everything. Her mother attempts to police her whereabouts on
what she says or does as Stephanie becomes afraid to be vulnerable with other
people in part because of her mother putting her fears into her. All the things
she was deprived of while being sheltered from the world. Stephanie didn’t feel
like herself trying to maintain her past innocent image and this has robbed her
of herself up until this point. She drastically changed her image, and was
introducing a new look of herself, who is more mature, almost a woman, but at
the same time much sexier. Being sheltered prevented her from understanding who
she was and what she wanted. She prefers to make mistakes and figure things out
on her own than to feel restricted by authorities her whole life. Her mother is
telling her how she should about what image to present to the public. She
doesn’t feel the image she’s presenting is actually what she’s like though and
wants to truly be herself now. Stephanie has decided that now is the time for
her to get the things she’s been deprived of while being sheltered. Stephanie
is sick of her overprotective mother, she is sick at how Caroline is
suffocating her emotionally and left her out of anger! That's when Stephanie
discovers that Caroline is in the hospital for attempting to take her own life
a few weeks ago and goes to see her. In these past weeks, Caroline has been
using it for so long that she has started believing that this mask is the real
her. The pain that she feels, as she tries to convince whereas if she tries to
touch them, in the sense she tries to meddle with her persona, she feels the
bitter pain of it being so badly broken now. Her persona wants to make her
believe that what she is going through is fake, and when she has gone through
it all she will then understand that it wasn’t real. She’s wondering if people
would love her looks or her actual personality. She’s in love with Blake but
they knew that a relationship between them couldn’t work well, so he had to
leave. But, she’s not able to let him go. She’s tormented by thoughts of him
every day, and she knows she’s being childish by holding onto his memory this
long, but she feels she needs to have him with her until the memories leave by
themselves. Her emotional wounds won’t get better, and it hurts so bad
emotionally that she thinks she can physically feel it, and that there’s too
much time that she’s put into this thing that it’s unable to be erased. She and
this guy were very close, and losing him was like losing a part of her. Time
can’t erase the wounds of her loss, and she doesn’t know it but she’s opening
the wounds by holding on to him. She loved him very much, and cared deeply
about him. Then, he left her, and she became nothing. She never realized how
much she needed him until the day he left, and she can’t stop wanting him back,
her mind is slowly slipping into insanity. His presence, his grace, how he made
her feel, made him her whole world. She’s then taken apart after he’s gone,
with only shattered memories of the past times they had, to hold on to!
Memories of him are slowly driving her insane. Images of him haunt her, and she
hears his voice in her mind. She can’t help needing him, but she is desperately
trying to hang on to what she has left of her sanity. She knows that their
relationship had been a bad idea from the beginning, and she’d had to protect
him from his fears, and she never got anything back, but she unwittingly gave
all of herself to him. And now that he’s gone, she can’t live knowing that he’s
not here. It wasn't until Stephanie is shocked by more hateful letter as she
went to confess to Caroline, who was in the hospital, and told her: "I
know you hate me, but we were best friends once and I need you to read this. I
think I'm in serious trouble and there's nothing you can do, but I need you to
read this so you understand. I know we haven't talked in awhile. It's been
forever, but what happened to you wasn't my fault. At least it wasn't entirely
my fault. I know everyone thinks it was, but I would never do anything to hurt
you." Caroline looked at her with a glare, "You betray me..."
She said. Stephanie looked down, "I know...I'm so sorry." She
admitted. That's when the unexpected happens: She has cut herself, and is
bleeding while screaming: "You're perfect! I'm not! You've become obsessed
with the spotlight are now simply the puppets of others, the fool everybody
laughs at!" Stephanie is horrified and ran off! She arrives at home and
she is paranoid of her stalkers has stopped outside her house. So she’s locking
the door and not looking back because she’s scared. She’s getting changed —
undressing in the dark and not letting them see her, hiding from them. They’ll
never know the way that what they’ve said has freaked her out and made her
paranoid. She can’t believe they’d try and get her to do the things they want
her to do, which is whatever the stalker’s demands are. They’re haunting her in
her dreams and she’s terrified. They’ve all got her. She can’t sleep, because
then she’ll experience these nightmares. They think she belongs to them. They’ve
got her cornered, so just come out and get it over. She paid the price for
choosing a sensational life of phenomenal and vigor. No one wants to be stalked
or harassed! The people watching her might want to intrude but can people
really see her? She fears anyone calling her at all. Everyone could be
watching! Everyone is a suspect! She fears of being watched by authorities. The
feeling persists, she has too much time on her hands and she spends it alone.
Perhaps it’s a bad dream or she’s tired and is experiencing sleep
hallucination. And yet whatever she does can be seen by everyone. And the
people she loves are those that she fears and her life no longer belongs to
her! Stephanie wished she was a blonde in her teen years, she thinks that she
was robbed of the ideal teenage girl’s dream; popular, surrounded by boys,
always going to parties or hanging out with her friends. She wants to go back
in time to waste her life as a teenager. She wants to make mistakes, and worry
about petty things, and rebel just because she can. She is depressed, she
doesn't want to go out or deal with the world. She wants the drama and carnage
that come with being a stereotypical teenager, and naturally, she also wants to
eat rich, fattening desserts all day. She knows that the happy and carefree
teen doesn’t exist, but that’s exactly what she wanted to be. She faked it all
throughout her teen years, yet she wishes she hadn’t been so innocent and
transparent. Stephanie wants to be nice and virginal because, to everyone else
that seems more desirable than being an easy harlot with promiscuous behavior.
She wants back her chastity, and the empowerment it gives because she feels so
empty. She wants to get hammered, she wishes she wasn’t so careful and that she
did those immature things. She wants passion and violence, but she also enjoys
the simple things. Stephanie feels like she’s destroyed her chance to have her
simple moments and she'll hate herself for it. She has that high school loser
feeling bad about herself, but also feels like she’s a narcissist! She was
incredibly disoriented, having found that being a teen was actually a really
confusing ordeal. She was supposed to be testing her limits, she was supposed
to be happy, going out there and making a fool of herself while she was still
an adolescent. But instead, she stayed sensible and has made a fool of herself
in the future. Now, she regrets wasting so many years of her life not doing fun
things. Youth, in general is supposed to be a carefree time. Full of friends,
happiness. But since Stephanie never really had any of this, and spent all of
her time worrying and hating herself she never experienced much joy in her
short adolescence. Stephanie wishes people looked up to her when she was a
teenager. She wished everyone liked her and gave her respect. She wanted to be
invited to all the coolest parties. She wishes she was actually interested in
trying to be Prom Queen in high-school. Stephanie is used to this sort of
thing, having to cling to her drugs or dolls or such to make it through life.
This isn’t anything new to her; she goes down into oblivion and is done with
everything. There is something missing in her life, she feels the void while
hanging with all her fake friends. She’s being friends with identities that she
doesn’t relate to at all. Even she puts on a mask that conceals her true self,
adding to the sense of mystery. This could be the low point in her life. Her
depression, her hopelessness. She takes green tablets for the morning, blue
capsules in the afternoon and yellow gel-caps in the evening. Just to give
herself some peace but with all these pills; they cannot make her happy and she
gets rid of them. Everything from her is not fine, she hallucinates as she
could hear those hurtful words again: "Stephanie is a selfish bitch who is
going to get what she deserves, she is a pathetic little good girl who should
die friendless and alone!" She looked around her apartment where she can
see there is nothing but saw herself as somebody different, someone more
beautiful and perfect but it was nothing like her. More like Marie, who was
laughing and talking with Sergei. Stephanie shouted: "What the hell are
you doing with him?!" But she turned to her and said, "What does it
look like you pathetic, good girl? I'm here with your boyfriend. You think
anybody's gonna love you, you're disgusting. Nobody wants to be around a
selfish, friendless bitch." Marie and Blake laughed at her, and then
Stephanie could hear more laughter as she couldn't see where it was coming
from. "What's going on?" She thought with a panic. The laughter died
down where Caroline is hugging her as she whispers to her daughter, "I
won't let them hurt you sweetheart. You are my good girl. You don't need
friends, you don't have to put on an act to please others." Stephanie
tried to pull away however Caroline won't let go and Stephanie pushed her away
as she shouted, "I AM NOT YOUR SWEETHEART!!!!!" Just then, she is
arrested and is brought before Caroline, who is a judge, as she condemns
Stephanie for selfishness and hurting people who loved her, and then sentences
her to be exposed by stripping her clothes off. Stephanie covered herself but
gasped at how her body is branded with words on her skin: "LIAR",
"TRAITOR", "THIEF", "SELFLESS BITCH",
"PATHETIC", "FRIENDLESS", and "ALONE". People
chanting: "STEPHANIE REDFORD IS A LIAR!!!! STEPHANIE IS A TRAITOR!!!
STEPHANIE IS A THIEF!!!! STEPHANIE IS A SELFLESS BITCH!!!!!" STEPHANIE IS
PATHETIC!!!!! STEPHANIE IS A FRIENDLESS LONER!!!!"" She saw Blake,
Caroline, and Marie also chanting as she covered her ears. And she screamed,
"LEAVE ME BE---I DON'T DESERVE THIS!!!" And she runs out screaming.
She runs while she tries to escape her delusions which were she saw that wasn’t
real: Being replaced, being dumped, being smothered too much, and being
betrayed. Nobody else could see the branded words on her skin. She felt
paranoid, delusional and then she was later discovered by authorities where she
slept near an alley way as she being guided away. She lied there motionless in
that room of the facility. And she died on the inside.
Jesse shivered at the
sight as she saw the figure was gone but he heard her voice again. “The world
showed no compassion to me! And you won’t make that mistake to me!” The figure
proclaims, “I am your Angel, come to me my angel.” Jesse wandered through this
nightmare as he wondered about this mysterious figure while he try to search
over the room to find a way out of here and looked at the map of the building
as he managed to find the way out through the garden. The dark cloaked figure
surprised Jesse once again, “I see you made it, bring me a red rose with a
black ribbon. It’s another one of my items.” Said the figure. Jesse found the
rose with a black ribbon tied onto its stem in the room that represented the powder
room and Jesse brought the rose to the figure. The figure took the rose, once
again alarming poor Jesse as she said: “Remember Chris…Do you remember when we
first met?” She waved the rose while Jesse thought in his mind, “Another
vision?” He saw that it was the first time that Chris meets Stephanie.
Stephanie was Gloria’s neighbor and classmate but Gloria has a fear towards her
however after witnessing Chris being nice to the stammering yet grateful
Stephanie, who was shy around this mysterious boy. Gloria was touched as she
decided to be nice to Stephanie, the two girls became friends as Gloria finds
out that Stephanie was living in a nightmare household with her abusive father.
Her father name Boser abused her, Stephanie’s mother Clementine and Stephanie’s
sisters, Henrietta & Adreena. Gloria and Chris became the only friends to
Stephanie but it wasn’t until Stephanie was moving away from Tilbury Town to an
unknown town she doesn’t know. Chris and Gloria promise to write to her as they
would never forget her! Gloria found solace and comfort in Chris since her
older brother Jem has seemingly neglected her, but the one thing Gloria and Jem
cannot stand is their foster guardian name Tunek Pryor. There was something
creepy about this guy; he is secreted yet introverted workaholic! He was
a brawny man but a coward, speaks in a flattering tone when he speaks to
others—mostly to Gloria. Tunek has a speech impediment of stuttering and
hunched in his position. His voice is softy however it can be dark, menacing when
he is angered or stress! Tunek always locked Gloria in the tower where he
watches her from a hidden camera. He has a sick, forbidden infatuation on her
that is eerie and disturbed. Fortunately, Gloria became clever by drugging
Tunek’s food and puts him to sleep however Gloria always felt shutdown from her
brother however he looks at Chris as a brother figure, a friend, and she
becomes enamored with him. Little did she know that Chris is bewitched for
Gloria as he is willing to protect her no matter the cost was! Years later;
Gloria is escaping from Tunek after slipping a heavy drug in his beverage. She
lied in the field of daisies, where she plucked the petals off the flower and
daydreams to herself. Gloria has grown into a gorgeous young lady: She was average
height with fuller long, waist length red-auburn hair that was in a ponytail.
Her eyes were a light brown; she has a slender yet curvaceous figure and
statuesque-like legs. She wore a V neck light blue dress that reached her
knees, ankle shoes and socks. As she lied in the pastures; Gloria knew people
live by a one quote and place idols high on a pedestal as these idols were
people who would die a horrible death. But Gloria wants to live her life; she
wants to enjoy it rather than being cooped up by Tunek. She is done with his
creepy antics, she finds out that he has peeping on her and learns about the
cameras. She wants to have fun! She may as well as find adventure out there.
She knows life is valuable so Gloria desires to see other places outside her
comfort zone! Gloria is ready to face whatever happens in her life, she loves
somebody she deeply cares for which is Chris. Chris was her childhood sweet,
she thinks so but she wasn’t sure if Chris felt the same way about her. Gloria
doesn’t care about of anyone’s criticism about her; she will escape her
isolation through a fantasy she created inside her mind where nobody knows
about. It’s a wonderful life in the fantasy, the one she created inside her
mind to escape the cruel world. She knows a place inside her head that nobody
else knows about! There are bright and joyful things that surround Gloria! In
this small area of a town, she is inspired to see the world. Like the stories
she heard as a child. She knows she can do things with a brave confidence upon
her and she has gifts as well as talents that inspire people. It’s silly to
think fantasy protect others however she’s the happiest one in her dream world
where she has the existence she always wanted. All her problems vanish on
sight, she sees things around her that isn’t being put to good use and the
thought of giving up everything she wanted was a scary thought indeed! Around
her is a sham, where her brother never interacts of her and she finds out what
a creep Tunek with an illicit adoration-esque obsession for Gloria. As a child;
Gloria never lived in reality as she spends time dreaming, that make-believe
land! She looked up to be people who revealed to have sad lives. Gloria tunes
out of reality, she would have fun in the dreams at night of self-created
flight of the imagination than the cold light of day. Folks in this
aspirational, doomed place would become soul-less but those who kept a smile
upon their face are actually depressed on the inside! Though they never show
it, Gloria knew it however she could never understood it. Her reverie was
interrupted by a horn’s loud sound; Gloria realized it came from afar and rises
up as she hurried away! Today, it was the anniversary ceremony for the Messiah
of the Subterranean. Gloria got up and hurried off where she found a throng
amongst the temple’s pews filled with people. She looked around, she walk down
and found Chris who glance away. Gloria approached him as she found a wrapped
up gift for her, she glanced back at Chris as he had a shy smile on his face.
Gloria mirrors her own bashful grin and took her seat beside him. The ceremony
begins once of those words from the minister with his speech: “In the midst of
the ocean lies a hero that slays the sea devils who petrify us all. That’s when
the Messiah of the Subterranean for his gallant bravery was here to protect us
all. Christian McLeary, our dear boy we give you our gratitude!” Everyone
cheered in unison but Chris rolled his eyes and he barely smiled at this. Once
the minister finished; Chris gets up while everyone is occupied to come up to
the minister. Gloria noticed, “Chris, what’s wrong?” She asked softly. This
surprised Gloria as she said: “The ceremony is almost over.” She mumbled. “I’m
tired of this crap; it bores the hell out of me.” Chris replied quietly. Gloria
couldn’t anything as she watched him go. By the time he left; the ceremony was
over but Gloria follows Chris without being seen. She witnesses him from afar
as he sat on a tree stump and talking to himself. “So people once told me that
something’s wrong with me? So what if I left? I really don’t understand
sometimes, how can someone like me be honored as a hero?” He scoffs,
“‘Messiah’? Please! Here I collect artifacts from other places I never been to.
I was never there so what do I know what it’s like out there? I’ve amassed
muself of a stock of crap from places I never went to presently. My only desire
is to go and see these places I never seen! Just to explore outside my comfort
zone.” Hearing the word ‘comfort zone’ made Gloria creep a little closer, Chris
didn’t notice as he was proceeding to have more conversations with himself.
“People should know that we don’t do a lot when you wake up in the same town
every day, there must be a place to experience things in a different light. I want
to know what it’s like; maybe there are people out there who are tired of
ordinary life. I wish for things that need to be uncovered.” Gloria begin to
show concern, she feels the same way for Chris because she wants to explore
places outside Tilbury Town! However, she slipped and fell on her knees
clumsily. Chris turned and saw her, “Gloria?” He called out. Gloria scrambled
to her knees in nervousness. She looked very mortified with a blushing red
face. Gloria brushed the dirt from her knees, “Chris—hi.” She squeaked out.
Chris had a small but crooked smirk on his face, “Did the minister sent you for
me?” He asked with sarcasm in his voice. “No, I came here by myself. I mean, I
was concern for you to leave so unexpectedly like that.” Responded Gloria. Chris
just rolled his eyes, “I’m sick of doing this, every friggin’ time! Every year,
I’m treated like a hero! But I’m not…I don’t feel like one.” He said. “Chris,
it’s just a tradition, like a holiday. All of you.” Gloria assured him. “I
know, I just hate the same thing over and over again. Maybe a change or
something like an adventure.” Chris said. “Chris…” She started to say but Chris
interrupts, “I know, it sounds stupid.” Chris said. “No, I was going to say…I
know how you feel.” Gloria replied with another shy grin. Chris looked at her
in surprise, he then smiled back at her! That smile grabbed Gloria by the
heart! Chris may be a good person but there are times where he was serious,
cynical, distant, antisocial, and sardonic. He was always a rebel and a lone
wolf; arrogant yet cocky while casually mouthing off! He doesn’t believe in
religion as he could care less however out of respect for Gloria and her
brother he has to participate! Despite this, Gloria knew Chris was a good guy
and he has changed so much since they were kids. He has grown up just like
Gloria has. He was fairly taller than Gloria, but not gigantically huge. His
ashen/platinum blonde hair has gone snow white locks that shimmered in the sun
rays. He wore a black, long jack with a red zip up hooded vest under his coat
and a navy blue muscle shirt under it. He wore black pants with white stripes,
a belt buckle with a skull and bones, a coat clasp and coat buttons. He wore a
wristband as it has a black rose design on it. Gloria knew Chris has no idea
how beautiful he was, he was truly remarkable towards her and she loved him for
he was and for his flaws. Just then, unfamiliar voices made Gloria’s head
turned: “How much further?” A girl’s voice complained. “Will you relax?” A
guy’s voice said, “We’re almost there!” Chris noticed Gloria could hear
something. “What do you hear?” He asked. “I don’t know, I never heard of these
voices before….” Gloria remarked in a daze. She left to pursue the voices as
Chris followed after her, Gloria ran through the brushes of branches however
she might have run too fast because she walked off the ledge of a cliff and
would have fallen. It wasn’t until Chris came to her rescue; he caught her in
his arms. And in a flash instant, they both were able to land safely on the
ground. Gloria was amazed as she glances at Chris, she didn’t know Chris could
do that! Chris said to her, “Gloria…I promise you…No harm will come to you.”
Chris and Gloria look at each other in the eyes for a moment before pulling
away. Both of them were blushing like crazy! While they were walking; there was
a commotion at the marina and a young lady, she has a slender yet buxom that
has blackish brunette hair. She has matching eyes which looked stunning. The
woman wore a knee-length dress, faux fur, accessories, and shoes that looked
expensive. But Gloria knew who it was, “Stephanie…Can it be Stephanie?” She
gasped. Chris was shocked by the sight and catch up with the young lady,
calling after her: “Wait, miss!” The young lady turned to Chris with a dark
glare, “Can I help you sir?” She snapped. Chris cracked a smile, “Don’t you
remember? I was brought into Tilbury Town, how you were a clumsy little girl.”
The young lady’s face brightened up, “Chris McLeary! And Gloria Nossen!” She
said. Stephanie embraced them both and pulled away, “Oh! I’m so sorry, I just
went on a long voyage and I didn’t recognize you. Gloria, you look so pretty.”
Stephanie said. She looked at Chris, her face went hot. “Oh--! Chris, I can’t
believe it’s you!” And she embraced him, she shed tears of happiness. The three
of them talk for a moment until a figure approached her to tell her that they
must be off somewhere; Stephanie bid them a goodbye as she promised to have
more time together.
“I’ve been watching over you, McLeary. You cannot hide from me
forever!” The figure’s voice said as this person disappeared. Jesse strolled
around as he decipher enigmas and he looked around for evidences. That voice
echoed over and over throughout the rooms: “Why did you leave me, Chris?!” and
“You will never escape me!” Jesse was freaked out by all this; he found the
living room and saw the figure on the couch which the living room was dimmed
with some lights. “You found me; there is another item I want you to find in
this very place. You must bring me a razor.” The figure replied. Jesse found
the razor, an old one used for shaving back in the old days, in the bathroom
and brought it back to the living room where the figure was still there. The
figure grasps the razor in hand and said after she startled Jesse, “My dear,
sweet, lovely beloved…Do you remember all the things I did? I did it for you…”
For another time, Jesse saw the memory in his mind: “It’s not them! They have
nothing to do with it! I’m the one you want, it’s me!” A voice called out. “What?”
gasped Chris. “Who is that?” whispered Gloria. The figure had her hands up as
she exclaimed, "It’s me!!! Up here!!! IT’S ME!!!!" She jumped from
the stones, took down the cult members and freed Chris and Gloria. In another
sequence; Sarah tries to get Chris’s attention with a seductive wink and a
little wave but Chris scoffs this off. The church is where the meeting took
place and Sarah voiced her own proposal to work with Chris but Jem replies back
that Chris works alone however Sarah accuses Gloria for being a prude. But the
chandelier that was hanging from above was about to crash onto Sarah! Everyone
screams, Sarah dodged it as she was freaking out by having a primadonna-like
fit! “It’s her, Halsey de la Temple!” Lulu whispered. Pastor Sammael Malone
tries to reassure Sarah but she is angry that nobody is doing anything to
prevent them from happening and leaves in a huff! Just then, Madame Sarita
approached with a message from the mysterious Halsey. “Oh for God’s sake! You
are all obsessed!” said Jem. “She says she welcomes you to her town that solely
belonged to her and church’s heirloom safe from harm.” Said Madame Sarita, “And
her salary is due.” Tunek glances at her in disbelief, “She has a salary?” He
asked. “Why yes, Pastor Malone pays her about one thousand, seven hundred and
ninety nine trillions of dollars.” Replied the madame. Tunek was outrage as he
seized the letter as he exclaimed: “One thousand, seven hundred and ninety nine
trillions of cash?!” Since Sarah had left; Madame Sarita offers Chris a chance
to look out for the mysterious Halsey, Chris was uncertain however Madame
Sarita has faith in him and Gloria has faith in Chris. That night, Chris was
waiting for Halsey until Jem came to ask if he was sure but Chris claims that
it wasn’t his choice. Jem then wish him luck. Gloria came and told him to be
careful, Chris promise he will but he gave her a crooked, small smirk when he
saw a pendant around her neck. It was of an angel with a lyre, it was the gift
from Chris she found at the ceremony. Gloria smiled bashfully and says to him,
“Good luck.” She left. Chris watched her go as he waited for Halsey. But after
he lingered for an hour or two; he was about to leave, he thinks that this
Halsey woman doesn’t exists. Just then, he heard an enticing voice: “Foolish
girl, how dare she bask in your glory?! Ignorance in her soul, that insolent
yet brave young debutant. Sharing in my triumph, tormenting your soul!” Chris
rise up, “Are you Halsey? Answer me! I know about you and I want to know if you’re
real. Please…” He said. The enticing voice was so sultry, “Christian McLeary,
you sound so flattering. All right then…” She then chants something that lured
him: “Will you come with me to my wonderland? Down the rabbit hole….” He felt
mesmerized as he followed her. Outside, Gloria pressed herself against the door
and tries to open the door but it was locked. “Who is that girl? Who is that in
there?” She banged on the door but alas, it was hopeless. Chris went down a
staircase and he is a dark room with one opening in the ceiling to allow
natural light to illuminate the well, the rest of the cistern is lit
artificially, so that visitors can see its ornate arches. The pillars are
reflected in an ever-present shallow layer of water on the cistern’s floor. There,
he faced a young lady who wore a ceramic mask with eyes in the masquerade and
painted red lips. She was in a black cloak. She wants Chris to know what she
would like to see good things and warns him about the cruel, unfeeling light of
the world out there. While this happened; Chris noticed a curtain is covering
one part, “What’s in here?” He asked. He walked over and pulls it back, “No!
Don’t!” Halsey cried. It was too late, Chris look and he was shocked to see a
mannequin of himself with his face that resembles him. The mannequin came to
life at him, Chris jump back and he faints but Halsey caught him and carried
him to a bedroom, she puts him in a canopy bed and kissed his cheek. She went
away after draping the curtain. Later, Chris woke up and left the bedroom as he
approached to Halsey who was tending the fire. He accidentally pulled the
blanket she was covered with but was stunned to see her naked body covered in
scars! Halsey screams, “DAMN YOU! YOU PRYING VIPER, IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED TO
SEE?! DAMN YOU, CURSED SON OF A BITCH!!! YOU LYING DEMON!!!” She covered
herself as she hid in an arm chair but she stopped screaming as she said,
“Stranger than you dreamt it, can you imagine the abuse I suffered? You have no
idea what life is about. There’s those fat cats driving in their expensive cars
and living in fancy lifestyles. People don’t care, people won’t have no
compassion for the likes of me or you. Can you even dream the undying yet crazy
stuff.” Chris’s horror became empathy, he felt sorry for her and handed back
the blanket. Halsey took it back and went away. Afterwards, she was dressed as
she came to Chris and said, “Come. Let us return to the church. Those people
who are in there will be missing you.” And so, off they went back to the
church. Later, Chris told them about Halsey and all that has happened however
he left out the parts of the mannequin and her naked body covered in scars.
David scares Gloria and Lulu as a cruel joke that Halsey would probably kill
but Madame Sarita admonished him with ominous words, “David, my boy, hold your
tongue…” She got back at him by scaring him with a knife and impaled it next to
him, making it look like she missed but the Madame smirked saying: “Keep your
weapon at the level of your eyes…She will burn with a heat of her wrath.” She
then left; David was catching his breath until he caught Chris smirking at him
while he snickered at his scared expression before leaving. Weeks later; David
got notes from Halsey as he was snubbed for being a fool as he is unaware of
Sarah’s infidelity. He didn’t want to believe it but decides to find out.
At a party, Sarah was with a figure in feminine clothing and there
were her giggling girls that were her friends. The only girls who weren’t
laughing were Gloria and Lulu. Just then, David unexpectedly came to Sarah and
offer to get her food so Sarah sends him away. When David was gone; Sarah
turned to the feminine wearing figure and tore the clothes off as the figure
turn out to be a young man, Gloria and Lulu looked at one another in horror as
Sarah was kissing passionately with a man. The girls were talking bad things
about David and laughing until Halsey’s voice echoed in the room that startled
the girls and the un-named man: “Did I not teach you a lesson, you hussy? This
youthful man has set your heart aflame! You would die of distress and you're
making David laughing-stock! You are bound for HADES! Shame! Shame! Shame!” The
girls gasped. “It’s her!” Lulu whispered. “It’s her, I know that voice! She was
the one who kidnapped Chris.” Whispered Gloria back. Sarah glared at the girls
and yelled at them, “I don’t know what two are mumbling about over there but
shut up you clucking hens!” The other girls laughed until Halsey’s voice
rumbled: “Oh, a hen you say? Maybe it’s your turn to cluck like a hen you lady
of the evening.” Just then, David angrily busts through the door and confronts
Sarah of her adulterous crime so he breaks up with her. Sarah returns to
Tilbury Town where she was branded as a philander. Sarah was also haunted by
laughter and became an emotional wreck from all the humiliation and pain. From
above, it was Halsey again as she managed to cry out: “BEHOLD! SHE FEELS THE
CURSE OF HALSEY!!!” Meanwhile, the townspeople found Sarah and David cuffed to
different beds with a rag in their mouth and a bullet in their skulls of their
brains. The word 'VENGEANCE' was written in blood. Last week; a little boy
didn't come home and one day, he was found in a creek. His head bashed in
and his pockets full of rocks. The words ‘CURSE’ is written in blood on the arm
of the corpse. Then, a man found nailed to his door while his dog was brought
to school dead and everyone watch as they were both buried. A carving on the
man that reads, ‘MADNESS’. The poor puppy has message written in blood that
reads ‘SAVAGES’. Next, the head of a handyman was found in the fountain of the
residence as a woman was stabbed. The handyman had a carving of the
words, ‘FEAR’ and the woman had one too that reads ‘SALVATION’. The next sequence was of Halsey appeared
as they terrify the residents into hiding as Chris and Gloria was horrified to
see them. Halsey appeared as Gloria shivered a little. Halsey was dressed in a
black fedora hat with matching clothes. “Aww, what’s wrong? Did you guys think
that I had left you forever? Did you miss me? I bet you thought things would
have been happier if I wasn’t around, right? Your celebration brings tears. You
all have wretched manners and need to know your place….And as for Christian
McLeary and the lovely Glory Angel.” Halsey said. Chris glared at her, Gloria
seems nervous. But they were both surprised to hear what came out of Halsey’s
mouth, “Chris is a charming boy with a mysterious past but he remains such a
good soul. His girl Gloria is a sweet thing, she is as harmless as a cherry
pie. Her angel limbs, her long red hair and how sweet her smile is. These two…I
see great things in their future.” Halsey approached Chris, she caressed his
face but then she slapped him. Everyone gasped in horror, Gloria couldn’t
believe it. Chris was stunned as Halsey seized his jaw, her eyes filled with
malice. “Just because I complimented your girl, doesn’t mean I have a soft spot
for her because she must know her place! You will be mine, Christian
McLeary!" Halsey growled, she released her grip while she laughed and
disappeared into smoke. Gloria tries to go after Halsey however she is too
late. Meredith took Gloria aside to speak with her in private where she tells
her the past life of Stephanie and how she enlists Halsey as an accomplice. The vision ended as the figure was gone but
Jesse heard that voice of the figure, “You know, I fooled you so easily…But
there is no way I’m going to let you set foot out there. Glory to Glory in the
highest and peace to your heart but me? I won’t be tame any further, you….You
will never break my heart again! Our love will never fall apart again…You will
be mine, Chris.”
Nowadays…Jesse was still stuck and he was experiencing more
visions of memories that were about Chris and Gloria: Watching while hiding
from afar; Gloria can do nothing but watch as Chris falls for Halsey.
“Christian…I deeply care about you, I want to protect you. I can ensure you
that no harm will come to you. I will be your freedom. I would never wanted
anything more, but to be free and loved. I will always be beside you. Protect
you and guiding you through the ups and downs of the world. I never want you to
be lonely anymore. Wherever you go, I will be there beside you.” Halsey
whispered, echoing the words back at him. All of a sudden; Stephanie’s father
Boser enters as he was drunk, he demanded to see his daughter immediately but Halsey
calms him down and Boser talks of how much of a prick his ex and his children
are. “Oh really?” Halsey remarked darkly, “You have no idea how much damage you
cause me. Killing Henrietta, Mr. Leighton, and my beloved Brandon. Humiliating
mother, causing her and Adreena to go insane. Wasn’t that enough? Have you
gorged yourself in your lust of violence? Am I to be prey for your desire of
control and manipulation? Well then, you are a curse dad. A humiliation to me!”
Boser became sobered as he was horrified! “Stephanie Redford…Steffie, is that
you?” He asked. Halsey took off her mask, much to everyone’s surprise as
Stephanie’s face was behind the mask as she screamed: “STEPHANIE REDFORD,
FATHER!!!” Then, Stephanie stabs him several times before cutting his throat,
Gloria buried her face in Chris’s chest who embraces her. Stephanie then fled
to the upstairs of the building while Gloria followed after her! Tunek was
filled with rage and must warn the people in Tilbury Town. Stephanie went
upstairs as Gloria called her name and they are in a dark room together.
“Steffie, wait! Where are you going?” Gloria said. Stephanie looked around, “Oh
no! There is no way out…” She muttered, ignoring Gloria. Gloria reached to her,
“Stephanie, listen to me...” She try to say but her she is disregarded by
Stephanie, “I have to barricade the door!” She picks up a long plank of wood
& places it over the door, locking it. Gloria gave her looks of disapproval
and they looked at Stephanie angrily. "You never told us you were a murderer
and you never mention to us?" Gloria scolded. "Have you overindulged
yourself in your bloodlust? You let your insanity get the better of her and
ruining an amazing chance for everything you ever wanted!" Stephanie got
mad, "You should be ashamed of yourself, Gloria for ignoring your morals
and self pride just to climb the social ladder”. At the same time in perfect
unison; Stephanie and Gloria both said, "I hope you're happy with their
actions!" They looked away from one another.
Jesse saw a memory of Gloria: Concerned, she came beside her.
"Don't be scared." Gloria said. Stephanie shook her head, "I'm
not, Gloria." She answered as her eyes flashed. "It's Pastor Malone
who should be afraid…of me!!!" She exclaimed. "Steffie, listen.... Go
out there and apologize before it’s too late. If you did, you could be loved
and have all your dreams come true." Gloria begged. Stephanie nodded,
"You may have a point. But on the other hand, I know it’s too late and I
can no longer want what I've dreamed of my whole life if it means getting rid
of my own morals." Stephanie admitted, much to Gloria's horror. Taking a
deep breath, Stephanie then said: "At this point, I have set a new goal in
my mind. I'm tired of working so hard to try and please everyone with little to
nothing in return. Now that she knows the truth about the pastor, I can’t turn
a blind eye to what is going on and think it doesn’t concern me. The reality is
caught in the thick of all this. I have to do what I think is right and go with
it no matter what it brings." Stephanie looked at the sun and smiled,
pretending the heavens were shining upon her. "It’s time to defy what is
expected. It’s a perfect way to look at things, because I have not had it easy
my entire life. I have lived for other people, but now, I feel that I must be courageous
and do what is best for me. And nobody can stop me this time." Gloria
finally spoke up, "Stephanie, you're not thinking right and that idea can
never happen." She said. Stephanie spun around, startling her friend as
she said to her, "I realizes that all my life I've been scared of losing
the love of my father and society which I now realizes I have never had and to
obtain that love would take too long and may not even happen. So I'll buy into
the concept as it will bring me more happiness and fulfillment." She
begins to use her telekinesis as Gloria startled to see this but she is afraid
she's going to hurt someone or something. "What are you doing?! Stop it!
That's what started all this in the first place... that hideous power! STOP!!!"
shouted Gloria. Stephanie obliges as she then tells her about how she can use
this power to fly. Gloria scoffs at her, "Well... Where are your wings?
Maybe you're not as powerful as you think you are. I mean, c'mon! You? Fly?
That's not..." She said but then she saw Stephanie begins to fly around.
"You're flying, that’s impossible!" Gloria gasped. Still levitating,
Stephanie smiled: "I told you, Glory... I did it, see?" She answered.
Then, she jumped up a little and went over to Gloria, "Quick! Get
on!" She said. Gloria was surprised to hear this, "What? Me?"
She asked. Stephanie looked at her friend, "Gloria, come with me, imagine
what we could accomplish anything ... Together. Let’s go down the rabbit
hole--Just the three of us! I can take you on an adventure, the world you don’t
know exists is more beautiful than you can imagine! No authority, no masters
holding leashes, free to live as we chose and the only real limitations."
ranted Stephanie with excitement. Gloria considered this idea, "Yes, its
sounds wonderful." She remarked. Stephanie smiled widely, "Yeah, it's
so exciting!" She replied. Stephanie whirled to the opened window and
looked out but she glanced back at Gloria with a pleading tone, "So....You
coming or what?" asked Stephanie. They both looked at her nervously as
Stephanie knew what she was about to say and bowed her head in sadness.
Stephanie hyperventilating as Gloria noticed, “Oh Stephanie! You’re trembling.”
She took off her jacket she was wearing and said: “Here, take this.” Stephanie
felt the coat around her, it seemed so comforting to her. She looked back at
Gloria with a sweet smile on her face. "Don’t have any regrets, all right?
I hope you'll never grieve. And have no regrets later on. I wish you all the
luck in the world and a friendship holds." Gloria said. Stephanie was
touched by this, "You know, you and Chris were my only friends that I
love." said Stephanie. The girls embraced each other, however Stephanie
whispered to Gloria: “Take care of Christian.” Gloria nodded, “I will.”
She replied. But there was incoherent voices and banging at the door. Gloria
gasped as she turned to Stephanie but found her gone! The guards bust down the
doors, “THERE SHE IS!!!” One of the guards shouted. “Don’t let her get away!”
Another exclaimed. Gloria protested, “No! Wait—Wha—what are you doing?! No! Let
me go! Let me go!” The guards apprehended Gloria as Jem and Chris entered the
room and cried out, “Gloria!” Just then, a voice cried out: “It’s not her! She
has nothing to do with it! I’m the one you want, it’s me!” The guards released
Gloria, who watched as they surround Stephanie. “Redford!” exclaimed Jem.
“Steffie!” Chris cried out. “STEPHANIE!!!” hollered Gloria. Then the guards
were being thrown backwards and she shouted, "IT’S ME!!!!" She levitated
up and then she said, "When the night conquers the day, look for me in the
sky! You all who see Pastor Sammael as a Man of God but he is a man of
deception, trust me! If I fly alone, I'll still choose my destination myself.
You who creep on Earth can't imagine what I felt. I fly past, I am free and
weightless. Only true to myself still and free and weightless, unbound and
alone." She continued to rant, "I’m soaring up towards the sky, I'm
flying where, wherever. Yes! This is my chance and I won’t miss it. I’m moving
forward on the road towards freedom. No one can stop me! When I’m soaring up
toward the sky, I’m not afraid."
Jesse got more items for this figure and he was shown memories
from the mysterious figure: Chris, Gloria, and Jem were working around the
cathedral. Chris was training, Gloria was polishing the alter, and Jem was
doing his ritual watching. Just then, something interrupted the three of them!
"Hallelujah, glory to the Lord in the highest, and peace to the good, the
broken and battle scarred folks." A voice said, it made Gloria scared
& confused until Stephanie steps out of the closet. "I'm sorry.
Did I scare you? I seem to have that effect on people. It's good to see
you." Stephanie said. Gloria gasped, "What are you doing
here?" She asked. Stephanie shrugs, "Well, there's no place like
home." She claimed. Jem was shocked to see her, “Home? This isn’t your
home anymore Stephanie! You have harmed everyone that trusted and loved you!”
He reprimanded. Stephanie sighed, “I realize that, and I regret it. Jem...” She
said. Jem confronts her, “Don't try to interfere, or call your allies...” He
started to say but Stephanie insisted, “I'm not calling anyone. The truth is
I'm glad to see you all again. Please, help me start again.” She begged. Jem
was annoyed by this as he was frustrated but held back his temper, “Stephanie,
I can't harbor a fugitive, I'm a guard. Why the hell should I help you?”
Stephanie seized Jem by his collar and gritted her teeth, “Listen to me!!! You
have to understand that Pastor Malone is a bastard and Tunek is a pervert and a
sadist! You are working for the wrong guys in this world!” She said. Stephanie
threw Jem backwards and Gloria screamed while Chris was shocked. Jem glance
back at Stephanie. “Gloria, what’s going on darling?” Tunek asked, entering the
room but then he gasped in horror: “. “Tunek!” gasped Stephanie. Shocked; Tunek
quarrel out against her, “W—w—w--what are you doing here? Y—y—y--you stay
back!” He yelled. Stephanie glared at him, “Hear me out, I never want to hurt
her.” She said. “N—n—n--no! You're lying! That's all you ever do!” He seized
Gloria and had a knife poised at her throat. “Don’t you dare…!” Stephanie
threatened. She used her powers against Tunek who threw backwards but his hand
ripped the necklace off Gloria’s neck who was shocked by her pendant being
ripped off. The guards seized Stephanie as they were about to take her away
when Chris steps in and demanded, “Let the girl go!” Stephanie gasped, “Chris,
how in the world?” She asked. “I said let her go! Or explain to all everyone
how you managed to sneak your way in here.” Threatened Chris. The guards were
hesitant until Chris said again, “Don’t make me repeat myself, let her go.” The
guards release her as Stephanie was thrown into the arms of Chris. “Keep your
mouth shut, Steffie.” Chris whispered. “Chris...” gasped Stephanie but Chris
glared at her, “I said shut up!” He instructed. Stephanie did and got her to
safety. Stephanie looked at him with surprise, “Chris, you frightened me. I
thought, I thought you might have changed.” She remarked. “Believe me, Steffie.
I have changed.” Replied Chris. Glinda enters the room. “What's going on?” She
asked. She saw Stephanie and grinned, “Steffie? Oh, thank god you're alive!”
She said with a gasp. “Gloria, you'd better go.” Chris said. Gloria was
confused. “Chris, what are you...?” She started to ask but Chris called out:
“Please, just go back and stall Tunek.” Gloria nods as she went away while
Stephanie and Chris got away. Stephanie
and Chris were in an embrace in the woods at night which glowed beautifully in
the moonlight. “This moment is forever, even when our lives end. Right now
I am happy. My heart is filled with love so let's go together. Let's flee
to the ocean of love!” suggested Stephanie, “You look at me now with eyes that
seem to be burning. The two of us alone at last. I'll keep holding you,
only you in the light of the morning and under the moon at night forever and
ever.” She paused. She cringed as she wondered what she said must’ve sound too
much! “…I mean I'm trying not to seem strange.” Chris thought for a moment
before he responded, “Maybe it is strange, but I'm OK with it.” He admitted. He
then took her face in his hands and continued to say, “Even since these doors
have open for me, I took my time to explore the horizons. And then I meet these
new people I have no idea who they were. With each other, we seem like the
perfect couple. Don't we?” He ended with a sneaky smile. “I'm having a hard
believing that your here with her but I know that I'm not dreaming so if I am
can I wake up now, I could.” Said Stephanie, “I hated wishing; because they say
wishing only wounds the heart. I never thought you would ever want me. Or love
me because of how happy and perfect you & Gloria seemed together.” The two
looked like they were going to kiss but Stephanie pulled away, nervously. “What
is it?” asked Chris. Stephanie shook her head, “Nothing. It’s just, for the
first time, I feel...Happy.” She admitted and she stretched her toes up as she
lip-locks against Chris’s mouth. Indeed, she was happy! With the boy she loves. “Don’t you remember that? The figure asked, “You
do love me? But then, this happened….” Another vision was shown, Stephanie and
Chris were still together as Stephanie expressed on what was on her mind. “I
just wish...I wish I could be beautiful... for you. And don't tell me that I am;
you don't need to lie to me.” Stephanie managed to say. Chris told her the
honest truth, “It's not lying! I just think you are beautiful. You change so
much, you’re already beautiful.” He said. “Chris, you don’t like me do you?”
Stephanie said. “Listen to me, Stephanie…I...I love you, Steffie but also my
heart belongs to Gloria. I can't...I'm sorry.” Chris said nervously. Stephanie
was shocked by this, “We will see each other again, won't we?” She asked. Chris
said with a nod, “Sure we will. We'll always remain
friends.” He confirmed and embraced her. He went away.
“My heart is torn, how could you, you son of a bitch?! WHY DO YOU
STILL LOVE HER?! DO I MEAN SOMETHING AS WELL?!” The figure screeched. An additional vision is shown: Chris and
Gloria as they went to meet with Jem, who told them about how to help Stephanie
take down the pastor and Tunek while also planning to find Sirk. “What about
that girl in red? You know Walker?” Gloria asked. Jaro whirled around with
shock, “Oh no, not her! You don't want her help.” Jaro exclaimed. “We might.”
Chris insisted. “No, you don't. She does not work well with others.” Jaro
avers. Chris and Gloria glance at one another with confusion, “What do you
mean?” Gloria asked. Jaro sighed, “I didn't want to bring it up, but rather
than have you stumble on to it and make another mistake, I'll tell you. She’s
part of Truant Wave; she’s the most dangerous girl.” Chris and Gloria were
shocked to hear this. Chris and Gloria were sent out to search of Stephanie but
then saw someone in an unknown being. Gloria followed the figure and looked
around as she wanders alone while Chris followed her. “Hello? Where are you?”
Gloria called out. Just then, a voice called out: “Gone, babe. Gone, Gone, like
the wind.” It was a silhouetted figure, her back turned in a chair. Gloria
looks at her, “Of course they're gone. They must’ve went out.” She said. The
figure said, “Yeah, I know.” Gloria’s face looked at the person, “Are you
someone new?” She asked. The red head said, “I'm a genie in a bottle that needs
to be rub the right way, babe.” She crossed her legs. She sat up and she gasped
at the sight, Gloria saw that the girl was Scarlet. Chris came in and was
shocked to see the sight of Scarlet. Scarlet took any interest in Gloria and
walked around her. “Wh--why are you revolving around me?” Gloria asked softly.
Scarlet apologize with a dazed look, “I'm sorry Gloriana.” She replied. “It's
Gloria.” Corrected Gloria timidly. Scarlet nodded, “Gloria.” She answered.
Chris snapped at Scarlet with a harsh enunciating, “Gloria, missy.” Scarlet
ignored him, “It's just that – she looks an awful lot like... never mind.” She
said. That’s when Scarlet want to help Chris and Gloria but they soon regretted
since Scarlet was insane, desirable, and violent young woman! Scarlet, Chris,
and Gloria encountered with Sirk. Scarlet faced Sirk as she unleashed her
violent rage against him and left him in the dirt but Chris and Gloria were
called in by the guards while Scarlet made her getaway. Chris and Gloria were
confronted by a stressed Jem, he was not very happy to heard what had been
going on. "You two have really screwed up! I received word that you went
to Scarlet Walker, you were conspiring with Stephanie Redford!" scolded
Jem. Chris was about to say something but Jem held up an index finger.
"No! I'm not done!" scolded Jem. He continued saying, "And you
let Jaro Leroy get hold of the book!" Chris and Gloria looked shocked,
"What? When did that happened?" Chris demanded. Jem rolls his
eyes, “Never trust Truant Wave or the Black Parade! We cannot have a mistake
like yours provide proof that there are outsiders like you out in the
world!" That’s when Jem told the story of Scarlet’s life to Chris and
Gloria after his encounter with Jaro Leroy, the leader of Truant Wave, who told
him the past life of Scarlet.
Jesse
felt pressured by the memories in his head. “Who is this girl?” He thought, “When
will this nightmare end? What is she doing? What does she want from?” But then
he wondered, “Wait! Is that…No, it couldn’t be!” He glances at the figure and
asked, “Tell me…Are you Whatsername, by any chance?” The figure gave a fleeting
look at Jesse with disbelief, “Who? No, I’m not! Are you an idiot?! Chris…” She
exclaimed. But Jesse stops the figure, “My name’s not Chris, you got the wrong
guy!” Jesse protested. The figure was quiet for a moment and glance at Jesse
before uttering a gasp of horror. “If you’re not Chris, who are you?” demanded
the figure. Jesse peered at the figure, “Who are you, miss?” He asked. Just
then, a familiar voice ringed in the room: “Jesse!” It was Chris’s voice
calling out. Jesse yelled out, “I’m right here!” Chris and Gloria ran in but
stopped when they saw the cloaked figure. “Stephanie?!” Chris gasped. Jesse
looked revolted and humiliated, but perplexed. “Stephanie? Stephanie Redford?” He
said. The figure pulled off the disguise, Stephanie wore a lace chemise, flower
details, dark red floral corset with bead trim along the hem, a skirt with
ruffle detail, a red rose in her hair and gold bracelet completes the look.
Jesse blushed with awkwardness. “Uh…Oh my god, I can’t believe it! Is that you?
You look different!” He claimed. “What have I done?” Stephanie shrieked. Gloria
tries to reassure her, “Steffie…you mustn't blame yourself for confusing Jesse
as Chris, but accidents will happen.” Stephanie whirled around, “You call this
an accident?” She demanded. “Yes, well no..” said Gloria nervously. “No? What
do you call it?!” Gloria was trying to find the words to say but spat out, “Just
a simple mistake, a simple mistake.” She insisted. “Mistake? IT’S THE SAME AS A
SHITTY ACCIDENT, YOU STUPID GIRL!!!!” Stephanie screeched. Chris got angry for
hearing her say this and called out: “Stephanie!” Stephanie turns and glares at
Chris, “STAY OUT OF THIS!!!” She turned to Gloria and said, “I wanted something
to remember him by, and all that is left was the stitches in my broken heart,
and now that wretched boy has walked in and you set him up to trick me.” Gloria
was surprised, “That letter! I didn’t know it was you, how could you say that
about me?!” She said. “Well, I know it may be difficult for that glorified, red head of
yours to comprehend that someone like him could actually choose someone like
me! But it's happened, it's real. He never belonged to you, he doesn't love
you, and he never did! He loves me!” Stephanie bragged viciously. Gloria gasps,
she then slaps Stephanie hard across the face. Stephanie, Jesse, and Chris were
shocked by Gloria’s action. Stephanie put a hand to her cheek, where she was
hit, and then she burst out into a maniacal cackle. Gloria smirked at her, “Feel better now?” She asked. “Yes, I do.” Stephanie
replied. “Good, so do I.” Gloria said. Stephanie turned and slaps Gloria back. They
charge at each other as they use their powers against each other. They were
both in this vicious catfight; Chris was amaze to see Gloria this way. She was
going insane. But not into deep! Gloria backs off, she pants as Stephanie taunts
her: “You really are going to be the death of me, you crazy bitch! It’s because
of you; I have to deal with fact that you and him are childhood sweethearts! It
drives me mad!” Gloria shot back, “And what exactly have you been doing besides
thinking around in that filthy, twisted mind of yours?” Stephanie sneered at
her, “Well, we can't all come and go by bubble like full of life dimwits.” She
said. Jesse step in and stop the girls, “Stop it! It was a mistake!” He turned
to Stephanie, “Listen…I’m sorry. I thought you were someone I knew.” To Gloria,
he said: “And you…I didn’t mean to get involve. I’m so sorry I…” He was so
ashamed but Gloria assures him and Chris says to Jesse, “It’s fine Jess. You
were confused.” While Jesse was being consoled; Stephanie escaped but she had
an idea.
She smiled and decides to tell her boss about the idea she has. For the intervening time; Jesse explains about the girl that he refers to her as ‘Whatsername’. This is basically the girl of Jesse’s dreams, Lady Anarchy incarnate. Jesse sees Whatsername as the piece of himself he is missing. However, she is self destructive, as will soon become apparent. Whatsername never gives in to anything; she resists pain until she gains the upper hand. Jesse has fallen deeply in love with this delightfully rebellious girl as she will erupt in anger. He is so amazed that they are so alike and views it as a twist of fate. She is the sound of the revolution is music to Jesse's ears. Whatsename inspires a revolution of emotion and idealism in Jesse. Liberation is freeing people from an oppressive government. He’s saying she hates the government and the media like he does. She may be perfect for him. She has an inner rebellion. She's a saint. She is someone where people always want to be around. Who wouldn’t fall in love with that? Jesse is always looking for danger-this is a guy who quit his regular life to become a self proclaimed self-destruction commando. Jesse known to have a great imagination and had a very believable dream, and thought he saw Whatsername. He intentionally burned all of the photographs of their relationship in order to move on. After she left, Jesse went back to his life. She left him, with no way to get back in contact with her. No matter how long he searched for her, she was never found, never heard of again. Jesse longs to remember the girl that he spent his time with. The time he spent with that girl seems very far in the past, but was actually not too far back. The distorted memories can be the effect of narcotic use that he was utilizing at the time while he dealt with painful flashbacks. “What was her name?” asked Jesse. “You don’t remember? It’s Rebel. But her name was Rebecca. Remember?” Chris reminded. “Rebecca? Rebel?” wondered Jesse. He was confuse as his state of mind was messed up by his traumatic childhood and almost had a panic attack however Chris and Gloria calm her down as they were concern for their friend.
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