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[notcalledlizzie]

Elizabeth is lying, curled up on her bed with a stuffed bear.

A small, neatly wrapped box is sitting on the bedside table.

She's trying to read; the same book she's been reading ever since she was in the library after Speech class.

Her mind keeps flashing back to the trip she made to Mali and the Ivory Coast. She can hardly believe how young and naive she had been. How back then she thought that she could help change the world.

She seems to reread the same paragraph over and over again

"A tumble? Oh, yes - out of the swing," said Katy, as it all came slowly back to her. "Did the rope break, Aunt Izzie? I can't remember about it."

She always reached for books from her childhood whenever she felt down.

Comments

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

*rolls his eyes and holds out his hands* Go ahead.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Any preference on colors?

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

You're the girl, which do you think goes best with my tan?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*grins and picks up the blue*

*deftly paints his first nail*

You okay? Not going to freak out on me?

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

I promise I won't faint.

*looks suspicious anyway*

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Well, that's good

*continues to paint the nails on his left hand*

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

*looks down at her doing this*

So this is therapeutic?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

It can be. It's quite good to just concentrate on the brush strokes.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Huh. Who knew? *peers at it* It's not going to make me look fat, is it?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*rolls her eyes*

No, Cam, it's not going to make you look fat.

Other hand, please

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Just blue? *gives her his hand while studying his nails* Shiny.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*grins as she replaces the lid on the blue and picks up the silver*

Different colors for each hand.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Now that's too fancy. *grins*

((Ack and it's bedtime.))

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

I can just stick with blue, if you like?

[[*huggles* Can finish up here tomorrow?]]

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

No, knock yourself out.

((Sure.))

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*grins and opens the silver*

[[night!! *huggles*]]

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

I'm going to glow in the dark.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Well, at least Vala will be able to find you easily *grins*

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

And laugh in my face.

*eyes her* You can take this off, right?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yes, dear. I've already shown you the remover.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Alright, just checking.

*eyes his nails and thinks he looks manly pretty* So now what?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*grins* Well, you wanted me to brush your hair, didn't you?

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Right, fluff me up, baby.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Did you bring your hairbrush then?

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

*frowns* I just have a comb.