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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 5, 2008 14:51:25 GMT -6
"What two things... may I ask?"... Riza said and let go Hayate, who went running next to Arden, licking her face and then jumped to land beside Bandit. "Interested on adopting another dog?" she said meaning of Hayate. "He seems to like Bandit really much..." Riza sighed a bit jealous. "I hope Nikolai is fine..."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 5, 2008 14:54:44 GMT -6
"One is just the fact that he was born so early. The other is the fact that a little after he was born, Dante gave him a few cuts, and they may have gotten infected." she told Riza, trying to wake the slumbering boy. When this proved unsuccessful, she looked back to her friend, saying, "No thanks. It's hard enough raising two kids and Bandit".
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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 5, 2008 15:06:50 GMT -6
"I know." She said smiling. "I wouldn't be able to get rid of him anyway..." Riza sighed. "Is Dante still that mean? I can't believe it... She must be a freak."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 5, 2008 15:09:46 GMT -6
Martel frowned slightly. "Not anymore. But back then, yes she was. I'm just mostly pissed because we had made a deal a few months before that and she didn't keep her part. But, I'm going to call soon, she when I can get an appointment. I just hope I can find someone to watch Arden" she told Riza, placing Nikolai back into the crib. The boy was starting to stir himself awake, but not really waking.
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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 5, 2008 15:15:11 GMT -6
"I can take care of her if you want to... if you trust me to, of course" Riza offered. "She's a good girl after all." she said smiling.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 5, 2008 15:16:30 GMT -6
"Are you sure?" Martel asked, picking up the stuffed hedgehog and handing it to Arden, who cooed in delight as she snuggled the toy. "I mean, she can be a handful".
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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 5, 2008 15:29:47 GMT -6
"Yeah, I'm sure." Riza said with a smile on her face. "If I could take care of the Colonel before, I'm sure I can take care of Arden."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 5, 2008 15:33:07 GMT -6
Martel hesitated for a second, then sighed. "Well, okay. If she starts getting too fussy, just put in one of these DVDs". She held up two DVD cases- one was Sonic Underground and the other was Sonic the Hedgehog, also known as SatAM. "She's pretty much gotten an addiction to these shows. Espically to the character Manic from Sonic Underground".
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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 5, 2008 16:00:29 GMT -6
Riza took the DVD cases. "Yeah, Sonic underground is fun, I like it" she said smiling. "It's a good addiction."
"I'll go to give Black Hayate some food and come back any minute"
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 5, 2008 16:04:30 GMT -6
Martel smiled. "I'm probably going to have to get her drumming lessons when she's older....Not that she really needs them" she said, nodding towards Arden. She glanced at Nikolai, who was now half-awake, staring sleepily around the room. "I'll call Marco, see if I can bring him in today" she said, taking out her cellphone and dialing the number.
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Post by dante on Jun 6, 2008 21:01:34 GMT -6
"I'm going to have a word with her pediatrician about it," Grio answered, clasping his large hands behind his back. "It's really his call."
Oscar nodded and left the room. He headed to the nearest elevator and rode it down to the lobby. When the elevator reached its destination, he walked over to Kyle's parents. "Mrs. MacRustle? We need to have a word with you in Kyle's room."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 6, 2008 21:10:45 GMT -6
"Who's her...pedophilician?" Kevin asked, making the word pedatrician sound like a mixture of pedophile and pediatrician.
Alice hugged her husband then went to follow Oscar. When she got close enough, she asked, "Please....is my son alright?"
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Post by dante on Jun 6, 2008 21:18:13 GMT -6
"Pediatrician," Grio corrected his companion with an amused chuckle. "It's a doctor that looks after babies. In Martel's case, it's Doctor Marco, whom I happen to know pretty well."
Oscar shook his head as he walked to the elevator with Alice. "It's hard to say at this point," he answered gravely. "After we removed his sweater we found a lot of welts and bruises..."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 6, 2008 21:21:50 GMT -6
"Well, if he's supposed to be a baby doctor, then shouldn't he have already noticed something was wrong?" Kevin wondered, sounding somewhat insolent. It was like he was trying to imitate a teenagers way of talking.
"His father" Alice MacRustle said, looking at the floor as though she was afraid of something. "Not my husband....his father died a few weeks ago. I thought Kyle would be happy....Ricardo was such a horrible man" Her voice trailed off as she focussed on her nails.
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Post by dante on Jun 6, 2008 21:32:04 GMT -6
"Doctor Marco is an experienced doctor, so I don't think it was a mistake on his part," Grio said as he leaned against the elevator wall. "It's likely that there weren't any noticeable signs then."
The elevator door opened and Grio stepped out. "Well, here we are," he said, eyes resting on the crowds of people sitting all around the room. "Your parents should be somewhere in here. As for me, I gotta get back to work. It's been nice talking with ya, kid."
"He was calling out for him when I went into the room after speaking with you and your husband," Oscar said, looking over to Alice. "He sounded pretty distressed."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 6, 2008 21:35:02 GMT -6
Kevin smiled and went to find his parents.
"He was? I don't understand....Ricardo did so many horrible things to Kyle whenever he visited. He hit everyone who was related to him in someway. His wife, and his three other children.....Kyle should't want his father".
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Post by dante on Jun 6, 2008 21:48:42 GMT -6
"Perhaps he's just too young to understand that that kind of behavior is wrong," Oscar suggested with a light shrug as he waited for the elevator to open. To his surprise, Eltana stepped out of the elevator when it opened. He was reading over a clipboard, looking grumpy as usual.
"Eltana!" Oscar called after him. "Doctor Rafe-Kenist wants you back up in Kyle's room."
"Too bad," Eltana waved dismissively as he walked off toward the exit, not lifting his eyes from the clipboard. "I have more pressing matters to attend to. Besides, the little brat can rot for all I care."
Oscar narrowed his eyes. "His mother is standing right next to me," he hissed through gritted teeth.
"Oh, really? How heartless of me!" Eltana exclaimed with mocking sarcasm, turning to face them. "I'm sooooo sorry. Really, I am! Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 6, 2008 21:50:51 GMT -6
Alice narrowed her eyes and stepped so that she was directly in front of Eltana's face. The moment she had direct eye contact, she slapped him, hard, across the face. Her nails left tiny pricks of blood on his cheek. Turning to Oscar, she said, "Let's go see my son" and headed towards Kyle's room.
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Post by dante on Jun 6, 2008 22:06:19 GMT -6
Eltana would have fallen to the ground from the force of the slap had he not grabbed onto a nearby stand for support. "You..." he hissed with palpable hatred, clutching his face with one hand and the stand with the other.
Knowing that Eltana would definitely retaliate when he got his wits about him, Oscar took Alice by the arm and led her into the elevator. "Come on, come on!" he said impatiently, wanting the doors to close before Eltana could get at them.
The doors began to close just as Eltana pulled himself up. Brushing his soft cheek lightly, he examined his palm to find blood on it. "...Blood? That LITTLE - "
Before they could hear the rest of his tirade, the doors closed and the elevator moved up to the second floor. Oscar stepped out and led Alice toward her son's room. "That was close," he sighed. "Sorry about that, ma'am. That guy's always been a jerk."
Stopping near a door, he opened it to reveal Kyle and Dr. Rafe-Kenist. "Well, here we are."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 6, 2008 22:08:46 GMT -6
The moment Dr. Rafe-Kenist saw Alice he frowned. "Ma'am. Your son's injuries are worse than anything I have ever seen before. Where is the man who did this to him?"
Alice was too caught up in staring at Kyle, gently brushing her fingers through Kyle's jet black hair. She hummed softly as though trying to lull a baby to sleep.
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