Post by Jeszika on Jun 24, 2014 1:07:23 GMT -6
Bethany: Jezzy... JEZZY!
Ashley: Goddammit, woman, STOP!!!
Jeszika Gautier pays no heed to them, they tail behind her as she storms the halls after Mayhem, her fists clenched at her side, all else in the world doesn't matter right now, she only has one goal, one destination in mind. her breath is heavy, her eyes, set, her heart pounding so loud she can hear it in her own ears. Joshua McBride had just threatened the woman she loved and offered her an ultimatum. Either she saved Brody and he took Melissa, or she save Melissa and condemned Brody.
Damn him! Damn him to hell for this!
Nikki:
Guys... just... slow her down.
Guys... just... slow her down.
Jeszika barely hear her as continues her way down the hall. Her goal almost in sight she takes a left and head towards the door at the end of the hall.
Bethany:
Jezzy! Wait.. slow down, Honey... stop!
Jezzy! Wait.. slow down, Honey... stop!
She hears her but just shakes her head and continues, reaching the door and grasping the door handle in her hand.
Ashley:
Goddammit, why does she give a fuck about that asshole anyway?
Goddammit, why does she give a fuck about that asshole anyway?
She rips the door open to the locker room and storms inside instantly rummaging through the stuff inside, it takes us a little bit to realise that this wasn't the locker room of McBride, it was Arsenals own locker room. She manages to find her phone and starts trying to make a call her hands shaking so much she can barely press her fingers on the screen. After a few tries she screams and throws the phone across the room in frustration. it bounces on the floor, not shattering thankfully. She slumps against the wall breaking down into a fit of tears.
Bethany:
Jezzy, Jezy, calm down!
Jezzy, Jezy, calm down!
Ashley:
Holy fuck...
Holy fuck...
Nikki holds up her phone with melissa's voice coming out of it.
Jeszika looks up at the one voice she wants to hear right now, tears in her eyes she reaches out for the phone.
She takes the phone from Nikki's hand, her hands shaking.
Jeszika:
Melissa?
Melissa?
Her voice is shakey too. Melissa concerned voice comes from the other end of the line.
Melissa:
Jez... Is everything ok Pet? You sounds upset...
Jez... Is everything ok Pet? You sounds upset...
Jeszika:
No... Mel... Its not... Joshua... He...
No... Mel... Its not... Joshua... He...
She shakes her head, unable to form the words as her tears fall again.
Bethany quickly takes hold of Jeszika while Nikki slips the phone from her hand.
Nikki:
Hi, Melissa? This is Nikki... we've got a situation here. This time he involved you.
Hi, Melissa? This is Nikki... we've got a situation here. This time he involved you.
Melissa curses quietly on the other end of the line.
Melissa:
i knew this day would come.... what did he say?
i knew this day would come.... what did he say?
Nikki:
He showed a split screen of video footage of where brody is being tortured and your home and then told Jezzy to choose which one of you is free from further involvement.
He showed a split screen of video footage of where brody is being tortured and your home and then told Jezzy to choose which one of you is free from further involvement.
Melissa:
That's it... I’m coming to New Orleans. we need to protect each other
That's it... I’m coming to New Orleans. we need to protect each other
Nikki:
Ok... we'll get her home... she's freaking out right now.
Ok... we'll get her home... she's freaking out right now.
Melissa:
tell her I'll be OK. That no two bit forest dweller is gonna get the better of me.
tell her I'll be OK. That no two bit forest dweller is gonna get the better of me.
Nikki:
ok. Be careful, Melissa. We have no idea when he was observing you.
ok. Be careful, Melissa. We have no idea when he was observing you.
Melissa:
Thank you Nikki, I'll be careful, see you soon.
Thank you Nikki, I'll be careful, see you soon.
Nikki: She's gonna meet at home, Jezzy.
Jeszika can only nod though her tears.
Bethany:
Come on, Jezzy, let's go home to your girl.
Come on, Jezzy, let's go home to your girl.
Jeszika let's them help her to her feet.
Bethany:
Hey wait, she's gonna beat us home...
Hey wait, she's gonna beat us home...
Melissa frowns at the voice in the background of the call.
Melissa:
She's right, I will beat you there... is there someone you trust who can pick me up? Or should I wait at airport for you?
She's right, I will beat you there... is there someone you trust who can pick me up? Or should I wait at airport for you?
Bethany:
Carrie?
Carrie?
Melissa:
Sounds like a plan. Tell her to meet me by the main entrance. I'll see you all soon. Look after my girl ok?
Sounds like a plan. Tell her to meet me by the main entrance. I'll see you all soon. Look after my girl ok?
Bethany:
Ok.
Ok.
Melissa hangs up.
With Jezzy looking on, Bethany quickly dials her own phone.
Bethany:
Carrie? Hey... Can you pick up Melissa at the airport? She's gonna beat us back home.
Carrie? Hey... Can you pick up Melissa at the airport? She's gonna beat us back home.
Jeszika listens as all this goes on, she was gonna see her girl soon. Happiness floods her, but also concern, what if this what what Joshua wanted? Them all in one place? What if... No, don't overthink this Jez. Don't let him get to you.
Bethany:
Yeah, front gate... thanks, Baby. I owe you a nice night out for this when i get home. Love you.
Yeah, front gate... thanks, Baby. I owe you a nice night out for this when i get home. Love you.
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A few hours later Jeszika Gautier sits silent in the back seat of Nikki’s car. She had barely spoken a word since the events of mayhem. her eyes are on the roadside passing bye as they drive the familiar roads back to her place
Ashley:
She's gonna be like this until we get there, isn't she?
She's gonna be like this until we get there, isn't she?
At the wheel, Nikki nods.
Bethany:
She'll probably smile in a second here though, I see Carrie's Firebird.
She'll probably smile in a second here though, I see Carrie's Firebird.
Jeszika does more than smile, as soon as the car is stopped, her seat belt is off and she's out the car and running into her house, looking around frantically for her girl. When she finds her, she grabs her tights and hugs her.
Melissa:
Well hello to you too Pet.
Well hello to you too Pet.
Jeszika:
I was so worried Mel... I thought he had got you... I thought...
I was so worried Mel... I thought he had got you... I thought...
Melissa strokes the back of her head lovingly.
Melissa:
Shh love, I'm here, I'm ok. You're ok. We're all OK.
Shh love, I'm here, I'm ok. You're ok. We're all OK.
Melissa looks over at Carrie.
Melissa:
I presume the others are not far behind?
I presume the others are not far behind?
Carrie nods to the door where Nikki, Ashley and bethany all stand.
Ashley:
Well thank fucking God, she's finally smiling again!
Well thank fucking God, she's finally smiling again!
Melissa:
I'm sure if you were in her place Ashley, you would be the same...
I'm sure if you were in her place Ashley, you would be the same...
Before Ashley can retort, Bethany grabs her sister's wrist.
Bethany:
Ash... don't...
Ash... don't...
Ashley's head droops in shame.
Ashley:
Yes, Mom...
Yes, Mom...
Jeszika:
Thank you guys... For helping get Melissa back to me... Hopefully this wasn’t was Joshua wanted... us all here... Together like this. Hopefully he doesn’t have us exactly where he wants us...
Thank you guys... For helping get Melissa back to me... Hopefully this wasn’t was Joshua wanted... us all here... Together like this. Hopefully he doesn’t have us exactly where he wants us...
Melissa:
Hey, hey now Jez... No need to think like that...
Hey, hey now Jez... No need to think like that...
Jeszika:
But he said on Mayhem that...
But he said on Mayhem that...
Melissa:
Nothing but words love... Don't let him get to you Jez. You've got to be strong and not let your feelings guide you. Control and strike when his guard is down, don't lash out blindly in the dark.
Nothing but words love... Don't let him get to you Jez. You've got to be strong and not let your feelings guide you. Control and strike when his guard is down, don't lash out blindly in the dark.
Nikki nods.
Nikki:
You're safe here, Jezzy.
You're safe here, Jezzy.
Jeszika:
Are you sure? Are we all really safe?
Are you sure? Are we all really safe?
She releases Melissa and turns to look at them all.
Jeszika:
He found Melissa's house... In New York... Who's to say he won't find us all here? Or anywhere?
He found Melissa's house... In New York... Who's to say he won't find us all here? Or anywhere?
Bethany:
Look, if you wanna, we can consolidate into one place. We can stay all over. We can move, but do you really wanna give him the satisfaction of knowing that with one half assed video package he made us change our lives completely? Do you really wanna give him that kind of power over us?
Look, if you wanna, we can consolidate into one place. We can stay all over. We can move, but do you really wanna give him the satisfaction of knowing that with one half assed video package he made us change our lives completely? Do you really wanna give him that kind of power over us?
Jeszika:
I don't but...
I don't but...
Melissa:
She's right Jez... We can't give him that kind of of power over us... We need to stand strong and united in this.
She's right Jez... We can't give him that kind of of power over us... We need to stand strong and united in this.
Ashley:
What do you mean by... half assed, B?
What do you mean by... half assed, B?
Nikki nods.
Nikki:
Yeah, it looked pretty effective to me.
Yeah, it looked pretty effective to me.
Melissa: What did he show exactly? What did he say?
Bethany:
See, that's what I'm talking about. Did you guys notice what you did see and what you didn't see? Like, when he showed Melissa's place, did you notice at no point did you see HER? That you didn't see him or anyone else? It was just a shot of her place? You couldn't tell when it was shot, by who or even if it was a real shot or a composite put together on the computer. And when he showed Brody, you never actually saw Brody. You saw a shed that had seen better days and you heard a scream but you never saw the door open to show actual visual proof that anyone was there. It was a lot of sizzle and no steak. He worked it like a great director, making you think you'd seen stuff you hadn't... like the shower scene in Psycho where you see the girl, you see the knife, you the blood... but you never actually see her get stabbed.
See, that's what I'm talking about. Did you guys notice what you did see and what you didn't see? Like, when he showed Melissa's place, did you notice at no point did you see HER? That you didn't see him or anyone else? It was just a shot of her place? You couldn't tell when it was shot, by who or even if it was a real shot or a composite put together on the computer. And when he showed Brody, you never actually saw Brody. You saw a shed that had seen better days and you heard a scream but you never saw the door open to show actual visual proof that anyone was there. It was a lot of sizzle and no steak. He worked it like a great director, making you think you'd seen stuff you hadn't... like the shower scene in Psycho where you see the girl, you see the knife, you the blood... but you never actually see her get stabbed.
Jeszika:
I have seen Brody... He showed me footage of the torture, I know he has him B... I know it...
I have seen Brody... He showed me footage of the torture, I know he has him B... I know it...
Bethany:
No, Honey... you know he HAD Brody. You know he probably did, in fact, play with him but now, there's no way he's still torturing Brody anymore. It's been so long that now, it's not a question of torture so much as which of three things has happened. We know it has to be one of them, but which one? Has he escaped, has he died or has he turned? In any of those cases, he wouldn't want to show you which it was because it would diminish his power and because, honestly, then there is no choice to be made. If he's escaped, then he's safe and you don't need to worry about him anymore. If he's dead... yeah... and if he's turned, then the choice is moot because why would you choose to set somebody free who doesn't want to be free? In the unlikely event that he's still doing unspeakable things to Brody, then obviously we need to do something but that video would say to me, something's up... we just don't know what yet.
No, Honey... you know he HAD Brody. You know he probably did, in fact, play with him but now, there's no way he's still torturing Brody anymore. It's been so long that now, it's not a question of torture so much as which of three things has happened. We know it has to be one of them, but which one? Has he escaped, has he died or has he turned? In any of those cases, he wouldn't want to show you which it was because it would diminish his power and because, honestly, then there is no choice to be made. If he's escaped, then he's safe and you don't need to worry about him anymore. If he's dead... yeah... and if he's turned, then the choice is moot because why would you choose to set somebody free who doesn't want to be free? In the unlikely event that he's still doing unspeakable things to Brody, then obviously we need to do something but that video would say to me, something's up... we just don't know what yet.
Melissa:
You're saying it's some kind of bluff possibly? He's a smart man I'll give him that... But from where I stand, you guys are smarter.
You're saying it's some kind of bluff possibly? He's a smart man I'll give him that... But from where I stand, you guys are smarter.
She frowns a little.
Melissa:
Can I see the footage?
Can I see the footage?
Nikki:
Do we really wanna make Jezzy watch it again?
Do we really wanna make Jezzy watch it again?
Jeszika:
It’s fine... Melissa is safe with us here. He can't hurt us here... We can watch.
It’s fine... Melissa is safe with us here. He can't hurt us here... We can watch.
Bethany nods as Nikki plays it for them.
Bethany:
I'm not saying he's bluffing so much as pulling a magic trick. This is like the big flash of light and the giant tarp dropping while the assistant's in the back switching places and moving things around before your eyes readjust and see what they want you to see and think they've just made a car disappear.
I'm not saying he's bluffing so much as pulling a magic trick. This is like the big flash of light and the giant tarp dropping while the assistant's in the back switching places and moving things around before your eyes readjust and see what they want you to see and think they've just made a car disappear.
Ashley:
So you're saying it's a misdirection to cover up what he's really doing?
So you're saying it's a misdirection to cover up what he's really doing?
Jeszika:
Then what is he really doing? What is his game?
Then what is he really doing? What is his game?
Bethany:
That's the thing, like every good magician, we're sitting on the wrong side of the trick to see that. We don't even know which trick in the show we're on aside from we know this is NOT the grand finale. Unfortunately there's one more thing we DO know for sure...
That's the thing, like every good magician, we're sitting on the wrong side of the trick to see that. We don't even know which trick in the show we're on aside from we know this is NOT the grand finale. Unfortunately there's one more thing we DO know for sure...
Ashley:
What's that?
What's that?
Bethany:
When he shows us what's behind curtain number two, it won't be nothing. It'll be a very real Lovecraftian nightmare and we'll all be wondering how he managed to smuggle that in while we were watching him the whole time.
When he shows us what's behind curtain number two, it won't be nothing. It'll be a very real Lovecraftian nightmare and we'll all be wondering how he managed to smuggle that in while we were watching him the whole time.
Jeszika:
So whats to come could be worse?
So whats to come could be worse?
She sighs.
Jeszika:
Well at least we can be prepared for it I guess...
Well at least we can be prepared for it I guess...
Melissa:
Question is, how bad will it get and what will it take to win and take him down, once and for all.
Question is, how bad will it get and what will it take to win and take him down, once and for all.
Nikki:
Sounds like a lot of pain and suffering for everyone involved.
Sounds like a lot of pain and suffering for everyone involved.
Ashley shrugs.
Ashley:
I'm in.
I'm in.
Nikki nods.
Nikki:
Me too.
Me too.
Jeszika:
Me too... we have to end this...
Me too... we have to end this...
Melissa:
Just be careful love. I don't want to lose you.
Just be careful love. I don't want to lose you.
Bethany looks to Carrie.
Bethany:
I can’t ask you…
I can’t ask you…
Carrie just looks at Bethany incredulously.
Carrie:
Bethie, we’re supposed to love each other always, not just when it’s convenient and safe. Put your hand in and know, I’m right behind you.
Bethie, we’re supposed to love each other always, not just when it’s convenient and safe. Put your hand in and know, I’m right behind you.
Bethany stares at her girlfriend, her bottom lip quivering as tears form in her eyes.
Bethany:
I love you, Care Bear. I spose that means we’re in too.
I love you, Care Bear. I spose that means we’re in too.
Melissa:
Me as well, where Jeszika goes, I follow. Even into the deepest depths of hell. If I have to give my own life to protect her I will.
Me as well, where Jeszika goes, I follow. Even into the deepest depths of hell. If I have to give my own life to protect her I will.
Carrie:
if we were at Prey, I'd say i'd get all drinks now.
if we were at Prey, I'd say i'd get all drinks now.
Nikki:
I gotta talk to Richie anyway.
I gotta talk to Richie anyway.
Jeszika:
I'm game to go there if you guys are.
I'm game to go there if you guys are.
Ashley grins.
Bethany:
We might as well, she'll pout now if we don't.
We might as well, she'll pout now if we don't.
Ashley:
I will not!
I will not!
Jeszika:
You sure, Ash? I can see a pout lurking just there...
You sure, Ash? I can see a pout lurking just there...
She grins and points playfully at Ashley's mouth. Ashley crosses her arm, pouting even as her sister hugs her.
Jeszika:
I kid, Ash, I kid...
I kid, Ash, I kid...
They all break into laughter as they make their way outside to the waiting vehicles, a night out for all awaiting them even as they face the coming storm.
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"Love.
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend, sexual passion or desire.
I don't know if the word means exactly what you think it means Joshua. You claim that in no way I could love Brody when I left him for another. NO way that I could find love in the arms of another, and still share love for him. You see, by the definition of the very word, you are wrong.
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Happiness and love go hand in hand Joshua and love can be spread between more than one person. AS long as your feelings are genuine, the love can be shared multiple times. I love Brody just as I love Melissa. Simple as that Mr McBride.
How little you truely know Joshua. You think you know it all but really... You know nothing... Cos if you had in fact done research you would know that I never left Brody for Melissa. I didnt go chasing the first skirt I saw. I loved Melissa BEFORE I found out Brody and I were married. I loved her BEFORE I decided to give Brody a try and fell in love with him.
You claim to know everything, but behind the mask, your just making it all up as you go really. Anyone with half a mind can figure you out Joshua, and we are figuring you about. Anyone can see you are panicking right now, someone escaped from your grasp and you are now scrambling to find ways to reapply the pressure to us. Your little bitch Maiko slipped up big time didnt she. You have no power over us now. Unless we see physical proof, unless you prove to us you still have Brody. Showing a shed and paying Audio of some screams don't cut it.
Now I know I'm probably risking it all by gouding you, but at least I'm woman enough to stand up and fight. I'm not going to cower in you presence anymore. I'm not going to bow down to you like some obeident slave. You and your children... We will make you pay, we will take you down... If not at Searing Agony... It will happen one day. There are other good people in the world, like Fraser Freeman.
We are not alone... not any more.
Beth, Ash, Aerynn, Bene Elohim, we all have each others back, not by force, but by a union of like minds, thats stronger than any mind washing hogwash your selling"
