ONCE AGAIN, HUGE SPOILERS FOR FIRE AND ICE AND FOREVER HAUNTED! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ;)
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Sariah stomped up to the girl, her face, tears stills falling down her face.
"You," she whispered. "You did this!"
"What do you mean?' asked Rowan, her hair a brighter red than Sariah's angry face.
"Because of you, the mansion is gone- my only home. And it's your fault. I have nowhere to go. No home. And I am NOT going back into the system!"
"This is not my fault," hissed Rowan. "I had to do what I had to do."
"What?! You came back to the mansion after being kidnapped with this whole fake act, left your brother to be TORTURED, and now, look at the mansion! Look at Kitty! Don't say you weren't a part of this, Rowan!"
"I was going to warn everyone! There was nothing I could do to help Bobby! You guys had a better chance at rescuing him than I did!"
"I wouldn't leave my brother or sister to be tortured," Sariah hissed. "They wouldn't either."
"Well, even if you WERE being held captive and tortured, Rogue wouldn't be here to save you," whispered Rowan.
"What do you mean, she isn't here to "save" me?"
"She ran away after touching me."
Sariah's clenched fists loosened. She stared at Rowan, blinking in disbelief. "She wouldn't," she whispered.
"She did."
Sariah slowly shook her head and slid down to the ground, staring and trying to blink back her tears.
"Why would she do this?" Sariah finally asked.
"She feels bad about touching me because she found out I was telling the truth. She saw my darkest memories. That's why."
"When I find her, I'm going to kill her!" cried Sariah. "I can't believe she LEFT, after all that's happened!
"You can't do that," said Rowan quietly.
"And why can't I?"
"Because.... Bobby's already gone off after her. He left this morning."
"Why is he running after her?"
"I don't know. He says he loves her. Rogue's just gonna hurt him and reject him and tell him to leave."
"Rogue isn't gonna hurt Bobby. She never would. But Rogue needs cool-off time."
"Well, she needs to be found. She stole a car."
"She did?!"
"Yes, and I'm not surprised."
"Rogue would NEVER steal a car! You don't know her like I do, Rowan, you haven't been here that long."
Rowan's eyes went cold, which was saying something. "That's exactly what Bobby said- and then he left."
Rowan's markings began to glow and Sariah raised up a force field. The ground slightly shook.
"Rowan!" cried Sariah. "Rowan, you have to control yourself! Rowan!"
Sariah frantically tried to get into her mind to calm her down. Finally, the ground ceased its shaking and Rowan's markings stopped glowing.
"I know you're upset," said Sariah. "I get it. Rogue was my sister and she ran off. Your brother ran off. I get it. And I'm sorry. I'm scared because the mansion is destroyed, Rogue is gone, and Kitty got hurt. But you're hurt too. Bobby is gone, your home is gone, and your mom-"
"Bobby did the right thing," cut in Rowan. "She never loved us. She was a bad person."
"My mom is a bad person, too, but I don't want her dead. So what if she hurt me and Rogue? I love her despite it. You should too. She gave you life. Aren't you just a little sad?"
"Don't speak of things you don't know about! Don't you DARE!"
Rowan's hands flamed up and Sariah raised her force field again.
"Rowan, I get that you're angry. I'm angry about everything that's happened. I know you're angry Bobby left. I'm sad myself. We were housemates for nearly 3 years. He was really nice. I'm sorry."
"You don't know Bobby like I do," whispered Rowan.
"I know."
"He wouldn't have done this unless..."
"It was true love," finished Sariah.
Rowan nodded, tears in her eyes. Tears were in Sariah's eyes as well.
"Hopefully, they'll come back together," said Sariah.
Rowan nodded. "Hopefully," she repeated.
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