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Christmas Party 1
Topic Started: Dec 15 2007, 04:39 PM (840 Views)
Jami Drake
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"I know that I look like my mother. People tell me that every day, Emily. And I miss her just as much as dad and Patrick." I let out a sigh. I barely remembered my mother, she died when I was so young. But I still had pictures of her and what I did remember of her I cherished. "Besides, it's not like he didn't put it that way. He practically said that I was here to be a burdon on Patrick."
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"Noah feels guilty for a lot with you and with Patrick, but especially with Patrick," Emily explained, "He set Patrick up to think Zack was his biological son, when the truth was that his child had been aborted."
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"If he feels so guilty, he shouldn't act the way he does." I said, getting irate at the fact that my own father was practically shoving me away. "Why would he do something like that to Patrick? I mean, sure Patrick used to not want kids, but when he told me about Zack he sounded so thrilled to have a son. It took me by surprise at first to hear Patrick going on in such a way, but I was so happy about it for him and for Zack." I obviously hadn't heard this last bit of information that Zack wasn't truly my nephew. But it didn't matter to me. If Patrick still saw the boy as his son, then he was still my nephew, blood or not.
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Emily took a seat on the stairs.

"This is just... it's a lot to take, Jami. For Noah, and for me. Your brother never told me about you, and he says it was just because it was hard, but I think part of it is that he and your father were having a hard time dealing with you being so far away."
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I turned to look at Emily finally putting a stop to my pacing. "It was probably really easy on my dad. I mean afterall, he's the one that sent me away. He probably couldn't stand the sight of me. And one of the reasons Patrick probably didn't mention me is because I was so far away. Dad sent me to a boarding school in London. I never got to come home for holidays." I took a seat on one of the steps as I let out a breath and rested my chin on my crossed arms. "Sorry, I seem to be having daddy issues at the moment. I didn't expect him to act like this the first time he sees me in three years. Maybe I should just head back to my hotel and let you and Patrick enjoy what's left of the evening."
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"Don't be crazy," Emily told her, "You're staying here and having a good time. And you're not the only one with family issues. I lost my mom when I was young, and I still don't know who my real father is."
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"Dad, what are you talking about?" I asked. "Unless you pulled a switch like you did with Zack and my real son, I don't think Jami's in that much danger of being hurt."
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"She's going to realize that I'm messed up, and a horrible father," Noah told Patrick, "And she's going to be hurt."
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"Dad, Jami's a grown woman," I told him. "She's old enough to make her own decisions about life, despite how much we try to protect her. Besides, I'd rather have her in town where we can watch over her than thousands of miles away."
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I tried to offer Emily a smile when she told me about her own parents. It wasn't all that forth coming, but fortunately it wasn't a sarcastic one. "Alright then. Let's get back in there and try to have a little fun, shall we?" I stood back up, ready to head back inside and show my father that he couldn't get to me. That I'm a grown woman who runs her own life, not the other way around.
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Emily followed Jami inside and found Patrick and Noah, who were in heated conversation. She decided to lighten the mood. She put her arm around Patrick's and smiled.

"Did you tell him the good news?"
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I really wasn't looking forward to getting in the middle of Patrick and dads conversation, but I had no choice. "What good news?" I asked curiously. Emily hadn't said anything about good news while we were outside.
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"We're getting married again," Emily told her.
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"Oh wow!" I said, my hands coming up and covering my mouth. I reached out and gave Emily a hug before I turned to give Patrick one as well. "Congratulations you two!" I was so happy for my big brother and sister-in-law.
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"Thanks," Emily smiled, noticing the lack of enthusiasm Noah had.
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I also noticed how my dad didn't seem to react at all to Patrick and Emily's wonderful news. I thought that he'd be extremely happy about the fact that they were going to get remarried. But right now I was too angry with him to say anything to him about it.
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"I'm out of here..." Noah said, feeling the tension amongst them. He grabbed his keys off of the bar and rushed outside, speeding off in his car.
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"Dad...." I called out. But it was too late, my father had run out of the Hotel faster than I'd ever seen him do.

OOC: I'm off to bed.
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"Let him go," Emily instructed Jami, grabbing her hand. She knew how Patrick got when he was upset, and Noah was no different. He just needed time to himself.

Her ideas about what to do were soon shattered when she heard a loud crash outside.
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"Stay here," Patrick told Emily. "Both of you."

He ran outside to investigate, hoping his father was alright.
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I couldn't believe that Emily was holding me back from going after my own father. But then the loud crash happened outside, and I almost lost it. If it hadn't been for the fact that Emily still had a good hold on me, I would've been right back outside with Patrick making sure my dad was okay.
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Noah's car was smashed against the brick wall of the building, about 20 yards from the doorway. His head was against the dashboard with blood running down his forehead.
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"Dad!" Patrick shouted as he raced to the car, dialing 911 as he went. He got to the car and tried to pull the door open. "Come on, Dad, don't leave us."
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"We can't just sit in here," Emily told Jami, "Let's get outside..."

She led Jami outside and saw the scene. The car was smoking, and she was afraid it could start on fire. But she instinctively held Jami back, who was obviously in shock.

"We should wait here... Patrick will check on him."
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I couldn't believe what was happening. I tried to pull away from Emily to go and help Patrick with our dad, but she had a strong grip on me. "Emily, I need to help with my dad...." I said as tears began to form in my eyes.
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