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He ducked out of the car and around the side of the house, easier this time since he was coming from the driver’s side and wasn’t carrying a suitcase. From the steps, Michelle activated the locks on the car doors. Gabe had been so careful on the way out, making Michelle keep tabs on where his parents were in their own house before sneaking out to her car and diving into the back seat. They should have been more careful coming back, but the trip to the zoo and the restaurant had lulled him into a false sense of security.
In the backyard, he waited by the sliding glass doors longer than it should have taken Michelle to get there, and he figuredshe was punishing him for yelling at her. He wasn’t proud of it, but he couldn’t take this shit anymore. She had no respect for his feelings where his parents were concerned.
At least the motion sensor light didn’t out him this time. He’d remembered to disable it before they’d left.
When Michelle finally appeared on the other side of the glass, she glared at him for a long moment. Then she unlocked the door and slid it open, turning and heading back up the basement stairs before he could even step through.
“Oh, it’s like that, huh?” he yelled after her. The basement door slammed shut in response.
Yeah, it was like that.
Fifteen years ago
Windows Messenger Chat Transcript
Celestial Destiny: Episode 3 Planning Session
Michelle:
All right, time to plan episode 3. Riva is pissed at Zack.
Gabe:
This should be in her POV, which means you should write it.
Michelle:
But I have Into the Woods rehearsals every night!
Gabe:
And I have baseball practice every morning. I still wrote all of chapter 2, which was three times as long as chapter 1.
Michelle:
Maybe I can come by the store this weekend while you’re working. I’ll bring my laptop and we can work on it when there aren’t any customers.
Gabe:
Which is, like, all the time now.
Michelle:
If anyone does come in, we’ll say we’re doing homework.
Gabe:
We SHOULD be doing homework instead of writing fanfiction.
Michelle:
But this is so much more fun! I also got a great idea for this chapter while I was in the shower.
Gabe:
... the shower?
Michelle:
