I was planning to leave most of the story up to the other writers, but I can post if you'd like. And if you want to collaborate on the plot, there's always the DT.
She was to my side in a moment, sobbing, trying to stop the blood that flowed from my shoulder.
I groaned. The more I try to protect that girl, the more she fights it!
"Viola, go.." I pleaded.
"No! You're dying. I need to get you to the hospital!" Viola squeaked
"Don't try..." I took a deep breath, unable to believe what I was about to say. "To save me, Viola. Just go!"
"No! Please Zander, stay strong."
I rolled over. If I ignore her, maybe she'll get mad and go to safety.
"Zander, I realized I can't go a minute without you. I really can't!" Viola sobbed.
I felt my stomach flop as she laid her head on my side.
"Viola," I said, rolling over and patting her head awkwardly. "You need to be safe."
"Viola," Lucy said.
They grabbed hold of my arms and began dragging me across the floor. I groaned, gritting my teeth, trying not to get angry- even though they were making my shoulders, where the injuries were, hold all my weight.
"Zander needs help. Get help Lucy!" Viola sobbed.
I'm not that hurt...though my head's pretty light... My eyes fluttered close.
"Shane," Lucy said. "You watch the exit, right there." I pointed behind me. "Make sure that shooter doesn't come near. And if you see even one piece of fabric, you shoot it. Make sure he or she is dead."
Yeah! That's it! You take control of the situation!
"No! He could get killed! He could end up like Zander! Please no Lucy!" Lynn begged.
"Lynn," Shane said softly, then faded off into a conversation.
Viola was sobbing on my shoulder.
"We need to find a pharmacy here." Lucy whispered. "There has to be one, I mean it's a hotel! They need some source of medication."
I glared at Ferdinand as he walked up behind Viola, kneeling. "Viola," He said, shaking her gently. "Move. I can help, but you have to move."
"I don't want your help," I grumbled.
"Yes you do, shut up," Ferdinand said.
I sighed. Yes I do...just make it stop.
Ferdinand pulled my sleeve up, and pressed a rag against my wound. I bit back a yelp, and breathed heavily, watching the rag get soaked with my own blood.
"Zander," Ferdinand said loudly. "This is going to cut off the circulation to your arm, but it'll keep you from bleeding to death."
I winced as he tied the knot, tightly, right above the bullet wound. I grit my teeth, pain coursing through my entire body, my chest heaving- decidely keeping myself calm. I muttered curses at no one in particular.
Ferdinand looked at me. "Sorry."
"Not...your...fault," I replied through clenched teeth.
"How you doing?"
I glanced at Viola, who was watching us intently, and then back at Ferdinand. "Good. It feels better already."
"Great," Ferdinand said, looking at me suspiciously. "Hey, Viola, can you go-um- check on Jade? Be sure she's still knocked out?"
Viola looked at me worriedly. "No."
"It's alright," I assured her weakly. "I'm fine. Go check on the bitch- knock her out!"
She sniffed and stood, reluctantly walking away.
"Now how are you doing?" Ferdinand asked, bending close to me, as soon as Viola was out of hearing distance.
"I feel like an absolute puddle of runny cow shit," I grumbled.
"That bad?" He asked.
"Yes."
"That's too bad. I was hoping you'd feel at least like a firm puddle of cow shit."
I snorted, smirking. "Yeah...well...thanks for...you-"
"I know." He said, nodding. "Don't mention it."
I nodded.
"Let's go somewhere. We have to hide." Lucy said loudly.
"We can't go out and we can't stay in." Ellie stated.
"With Zander injured and Lynn was sedated... we can't really go anywhere." Ferdinand added, looking at the others.
"My boat," Shane's face brightened.
"What about it?" Lynn asked weakly.
"It's just outside the hotel on the dock. We should go there."
"In risk of getting killed? No thank you." Viola said, rolling her eyes, trotting back from Jade's makeshift 'cell'.
"What else can we do? We are not staying in here. No way on hell." Shane bellowed.
Suddenly there were strong blows on the door hiding Jade.
"She's up," Shane said.
"Well aren't you bright?" I snarled, pushing myself slowly.
He narrowed his eyes. "Whatever...what do we do?"
Everyone watched me for a response. I struggled to stand, got most of the way to my feet, before collapsing. "First things first, someone needs to help me up- now."
Ferdinand and Shane walked towards me.
"Ah-ah-ah, don't touch my arms," I growled.
They both got new handholds, and lifted me to my feet.
I pressed my back against the wall, refusing to acknowledge the fact that I wasn't capable of standing on my own- therefore refusing to acknowledge that they had helped me, or that they deserved gratitude of any sort.
"Now," I said. "What are our inventories?"
"You mean, like..." Ellie started slowly.
I sighed. "We've got a gun, and a bow, and a switchblade, and?"
"My boat!" Shane said perkily.
I nodded. "Alright..."
I closed my eyes, thinking. After a long moment I heard Viola, right in front of me, her hand on my chest. "Zander? What...what do you think we should do?"
I opened my eyes. "First, someone needs to shut that bitch up," I said, jerking my chin towards where Jade was making a ruckus.
"Gladly," Viola started down the hallway.
Someone should go with her, to be sure she doesn't....screw it. That bitch is on her own. Viola's been warned- it's her choice.
"Now...let's go for the boat."
I was immediately met my protests.
I took a deep breath. "Fine! If none of you have the courage to leave, let them pick you off, one by one. I don't care." I bellowed, my face flushing red with the blood remaining in my body. "Just don't expect me to feel bad when you all die!"
I took another shaky breath, my head aching, my body begining to tremble. I sobbed silently. This hurts soooo badly...
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Hey guys. So sorry about not posting in like FOREVER!!
Ellie
I am so done being the girl that is too afraid to do anything. I take a deep breath a focus. I cannot let fear take over on this one. I am not going to die. I wipe the tears from my eyes and look at Zander. “Um I am not going to wait for death, I am getting the hell out of here. Let's go Zander.” I say.
He nods and we are about to go. “Is anyone else going to come?” he asks.
At first no one says anything. “Look I am not going to wait around for you guys to answer. If you come with us, you might have a change. If you stay here, you are asking to die.” I say. “Now I am ready to go, so if you are coming we are leaving now.”
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart -Winnie the Pooh
I was glad Zander was alright. I was now walking down the hall to check on Jade. I'm not so sure of myself, but I think she's all alive now after what we did to her. Now, everyone was ready to go, leaving for Shane's boat. I had to get back to them fast. I walked across the room where Jade was lying and switched on the lights.
She groaned. Of course she couldn't speak as tape was all over her mouth but her fingers had the gun even if her hands were tied. Wow, tough girl. But anyway, I've got to take my risks. She shot one more bullet up into the air making the ceiling dust fall over me.
I wiped it off and frowned at her. "You're going to be wasting the bullets if you shoot like that."
She groaned again. She wanted to say something. I walked to her but she pointed the gun towards me. Well, this is stupid. Really. I kicked the gun out of her hands sending it to the far corner of the room and knelled down next to her.
"Now, you're in no position to attack me with your gun gone and yourself tied." I said, and reached for a bat next to me. I grabbed her by the leg and made her sit on the chair, and tightly tied her to it.
I removed the tape from her mouth. "Any last few words for today?"
"You don't know who you're messing with, Viola." she said, squinting her eyes at me.
"Well, let's not get to that business anyway. What I want to know is, why did you try to kill us? What're you gaining by doing this?!" I said, grabbing her by the shirt.
"You seem like a girl like me. Join me, Viola. It'll be fun. You don't want to be ruled by that Zander guy do you?" she asks, smirking.
"Not another word about Zander or I'll kick you so hard that you'll never know who did it."
"Oh, come on. You don't know how my Boss will reward us. Its pay back time, Viola. Zander didn't accept you. Don't you want to do something back? He hurt you. He never-"
"You shut your fat mouth up. If you think I'm going to get influenced by your little talk, say bye to all those dreams of yours!" I yelled at her.
"This was just the way I was, Viola. But-"
Before I could get any more of my kicks at her, I took my bat, wracked on the face so hard, the chair felt and hit the floor with a thud. I hit her hard again until she felt unconscious. It just took me a few minutes because I was that mad. I threw the bat away, locked her in the room and went back to join the gang.
"Let's go! Fast!" I said, jumping on to the boat with Ellie and Zander. "You guys! Come on!"
But everyone else stayed just there, frozen. There were on two minds. But I had my mind fixed. I didn't want anyone else to get hurt. I had to get them through. Ellie kept saying we should go but I stopped her. She didn't see the consequences. They helped us after all. I got out of the boat to have a small talk with them. I started with Shane.
"Shane... You remember you were devastated when Lynn was sedated? Do you want that to happen to her again?" I asked, hopefully.
"Of course not!" Shane said, putting an arm around Lynn.
"Lynn, Shane was already injured. I saw you crying and cuddling up against him already when he was injured. What're you going to do when he dies? You don't want that, right?" I ask her.
"Please don't say such things, Viola!" she squeaked and sobbed.
Now, I turned to Lucy but she didn't want to hear it. Instead, she said something that made me feel happy.
"I'll come. I don't want to die." she said, looking at Jake. He nodded too and the both of them joined us.
Now, it was Shane and Lynn only. I sighed.
"You'll get more time to spent with yourselves. You'll be out of danger. Well, not exactly but it'll be less dangerous. Come on." I said.
"I think we should go." Shane said, smiling at Lynn who smiled back. They made the perfect couple.
Lynn nodded and the three of us got into the boat. Jake worked the boat and we set off not knowing where we'll end up.
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
I would never want to die, not like this anyway. When I'm old and ready, not now. We were all on the boat now, sailing away. I sat next to this cute guy, Ferdinand, and watched the water run right under us.
"We survived! We really did! I thought we were going to die." Lynn said.
Turning my head, I saw her sitting next to Shane. They were a great couple, so cute together. I'll admit, I've never seen a better pairing.
"We have to celebrate this guys. My place?" Shane looked at us.
"Sure," "Yeah," "Why not," came from us.
The sky was grey as the clouds floated above the boat. It was a pretty big boat. I would say it was designed for parties because of the upper deck living space and lower deck. The space it contained. And the safety. There were a lot of stuff that would keep up alive in here.
Viola and Zander were sitting on lounge chairs which were under a yellow umbrella, staring into each others eyes. Another perfect couple. Couldn't believe they were even mad at each other.
I found Ellie staring at the water. "Ell," I called out to her as I walked up.
"Hey," she smiled.
"You sea sick?"
"Nah, I'm fine."
I sat down next to her on this bench. Now we were both looking out into the water, watching the fish swim.
"What's up then?"
With a sigh, she looked at me.
"I'm just really happy I get to go home. I will get to see my family. I survived."
"That's all that really matters," I smiled.
Shane Delowski
I held onto Lynn's hand as we went into the lower deck level. It was on the bottom floor of the boat, under the water. Nothing was touched, everything in perfect condition. I loved this boat. I got to decorate it myself. But, to be honest, it looked like any other yacht. And that's how I wanted it. No difference.
"Welcome to my humble-abode." I smiled.
"Wow, it's amazing." Her smile was just too perfect.
Pulling her closer to me, I felt our bodies touch. It was, it was, un explainable. The feeling of her so close to me. I just, God, I couldn't tell you. It made me speechless.
"I'm going to kiss you," I said, staring into her eyes. Beautiful eyes.
She nodded, and I landed my lips on hers. We kissed passionately. Not like the kiss in the hotel. This one was right. I tried to pull her closer, but couldn't, she was already as close as she could get. Her hands played with my hair, pulling the strands. I was playing with the hem of her shirt.
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"If I look like a monster,' he says roughly, 'then no one will be surprised when I do monstrous things." - A.B. Poranek
Lynn Caradean Lips, hair,Shane... It was all overpowering and wonderful at the same time, making me dizzy and speechless. "Shane..." I gasped, my arms winding round his neck and pulling back from his hungry lips. "Baby, slow down. We have all the time in the world." I whispered soothingly in his ear. "I.. I know." his voice was low and husky, and I felt my heart skip a beat. "But I don't want to slow down." He looked at me, and I was surprised to see he was almost pleading with me. "But I do." "You do?" "Just a little." "Oh.." "I'm sorry, Shane. I love you more than anything. I just... I met you three days ago." "I understand." He threaded his fingers through my hair and kissed me again, softly. I returned the kiss happily, holding onto his arms and leaning into him. "You're perfect." he whispered in my ear, his voice quiet and floating. "Thank you." I said, then yawned heavily. "Oh my God! I bet you're exhausted!" Shane said, his hands stroking my back and making me feel sorry I'd stopped him earlier. "Uh huh." I whispered, cuddling my nose into his neck. "Let's get you to bed." "You have a bed on this boat?" I asked incredulously. How big was this thing? "I do indeed, my dear, darling Lynn." He kissed my neck and took my hand, leading me to the back. It wasn't much of a bed, nothing more than a cot, but it made me smile. He made me lay down, and then lay down beside me. I didn't think about how my heart fluttered when I felt his arms wrap around my waist. I didn't think about how perfectly our bodies fit together. I just let exhaustion over take me and let myself sleep, safe from danger at last.
"Let's go! Fast!" Viola said eagerly. "You guys! Come on!"
I staggered down the hallway, pushing the girls in front of me, in case someone should come up where I couldn't see- my back. Suddenly Viola stopped, making me slam into her. I groaned as her head struck my chest.
"Shane..." She said, pleading, as she turned toward them. "You remember you were devastated when Lynn was sedated? Do you want that to happen to her again?"
"Of course not!" Shane said, putting an arm around Lynn.
"Lynn, Shane was already injured. I saw you crying and cuddling up against him already when he was injured. What're you going to do when he dies? You don't want that, right?" Viola asked.
Well played...
"Please don't say such things, Viola!" she squeaked and sobbed.
Viola turned to Lucy.
"I'll come. I don't want to die." she said, looking at Jake. He nodded and they both walked towards us.
She's got them turning on themselves.
Viola sighed deeply, looking desolate.
"You'll get more time to spent with yourselves. You'll be out of danger. Well, not exactly but it'll be less dangerous. Come on." Viola said.
"I think we should go." Shane said, smiling.
We all started towards the docks, carefully, me watching every thing at once- pushing Viola anytime something would move, trying to protect her.
She smiled gently. "It's alright Zander, we're safe." She said, as we sailed out into the bay.
I smiled at her, wishing I could believe it. "I know."
She looked at me sadly. "What's the matter? Don't you believe it?"
I sighed. "I wish I could Viola, it's just..."
"It's just what?"
"It's just that...well...it's been so crazy these past few days- I just- I don't know." I sighed.
She rubbed my knee, snuggling into my chest- me managing to take it, not a peep escaping from my mouth, as her braid dug into the bullet wound.
"We'll be fine," she said.
I took a deep breath. She still managed to smell so sweet- even after all this. I threw my arm over her shoulder, and pulled her closer to me. I wasn't able, in good conscious, to agree with her- but I didn't want to ruin this.
We sat for a long time, first her dozing off, her head bobbing, and then snapping upright as she caught herself- and then me, following the same suit. After a while of me nodding off and then catching myself I sat upright, stretching, groaning.
"What's the matter?" Viola asked, looking at me worriedly.
Well, aside from me being shot twice, kicking fifty doors of thier hinges looking for you, being in a fist fight, carrying injured people, and pulling you off of Jade? Why nothing, nothing at all...oh, she's so sweet, look at her.
"Nothing sweetheart," I chuckled softly, smiling even though I didn't feel like it.
I noticed that Lynn and Shane had disappeared, Lucy and Ellie looking into the water, Jake playing with Lucy's skirt. I rolled my eyes, secretly jealous that Lucy was wearing a skirt- not Viola.
"Are you sure?" she asked worriedly.
I grinned and nodded, because, in reality, I felt like crap- and I wouldn't lie to her again, not now. Possibly if we got in danger again, but not- We're not going to get in danger anymore. We're going home, and that's it.
The water exploded as jetskiis came zipping up to the side of the boat, and suddenly there were a dozen men, dressed in black, thier faces covered, standing on the deck, waving guns around.
I leapt to my feet, wishing that I had the gun instead of Shane. Viola stood up too.
"Sit down." I hissed.
"No! I'm not going to lose you again!"
"Damn it Viola!" I bellowed. "I've been through too much for you to throw it away now. Can you swim?"
"I don't-what?" she asked hopelessly.
"Can you swim?" I repeated frantically.
"Yes, why? What has that-"
I lifted her and threw her over the banister, just as far as I could, towards the bank, which was only about a hundred yards away.
"Hey, Farm Boy!" One of the men sneered, as he stormed up on me.
I whirled around stomped towards him, hoping to draw his attention away from Viola.
"Hey A**wipe," I sneered, knowing that, no matter if he decided to use his gun or his fists, I was no match for him- not in my condition.
What's one more beating for her? A humorless grin played at my lips.
"Sit down," he bellowed, lifting his hand threateningly.
"Make me," I sneered, as I threw myself into his chest, slamming my fists into him. Pain, terrible, agonizing, blinding pain ran up my arms every time my knuckles smashed into him- harming me far worse than I could be harming him.
A few second later he was on top of me, beating the shit out of me, before he dragged me onto the lawn chair. "And stay there."
I lay, blinking, trying to clear my head- watching as the masked men threw Ellie and Lucy together, and looked at them closely.
"These?" He asked the guy who was stomping away from me.
"Er, um...probably-"
There were shouts from the other side of the boat, and I heard Viola scream. I struggled to a sitting position, my chest so tight I couldn't breathe, my head throbbing- unable to focus on anything but trying to save Viola...again.
The man who had pounded me smirked the most wretched grin I had ever seen. "Her- she's perfect."
"No she's not," I bellowed, as I struggled to my feet, staggering towards the side.
"Sit down!" The man bellowed, as he stomped towards me.
"You leave her alone!" I screamed, my face flushed, as I saw Viola below us- another thug holding her, her thrashing.
"Sit the f*** down!" the man bellowed, as he backhanded me, making me fall backwards, onto the lawnchair.
I spat out a mouthful of blood, my head spinning. "Leave her alone."
"No- I'm taking her."
"No! W-why?"
"'Cause I can."
"Take me."
"What would I want with you?"
"Ransom? She's a poor wretch. My father had to buy her ticket and her room here."
The man's face changed. "She is not."
"I'll be damned if she's not. I was there when he gave her the ticket. My Daddy's got the money- hers is a fisherman."
"...I..."
"Let the bitch alone," I struggled, hardly able to call her such a name, even in her defense. "Take me- be done with it."
"Done."
"Them too."
"How much you worth?"
"500 grand."
"Them?"
"5, if you're lucky."
"Fair enough."
The man jerked me to my feet and, with the help of a friend, tossed me over the banister. I flailed my arms, feeling as if I was drowning, because my weakened arms wouldn't hold me above the water. Someone grabbed my collar and dragged me onto a jetskii.
I looked up- to see the men all returning to their jetskiis, alone.
"Satisfied, Farm Boy?"
"Yeah."
"Good."
His pistol came down on my temple, knocking me into darkness.
Spoiler
Sorry if ya'll were going for a gentler storyline. I only write good action scenes.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Guns. Men in black suits. Men In Black? Are there aliens somewhere or something? They looked serious and I was frightened.
I couldn't grasped what had happened next because I was pulled away from the scene to the basement of the boat. Ferdinand's hand was around my arm as Ellie followed after. We managed to escape.
"Stay quiet," he whispered.
After a few minutes of screams, yells, and bloody tears. There was silence. Viola and Zander were gone.
We walked back up to a horrible scene. All the furniture thrown around, blood around a lounge chair and jet skies riding off into the distance with Viols and Zander. Shit.
"What are we gonna do? What are we gonna do?" Tears sprung my eyes.
"It's okay, we have to get them back." Ellie said.
I felt Ellie's hand still in mine as I was pulled into a hug. It was warm and safe, I just cried my eyes out. They saved us. How could they be in death-zone-danger?!
"Ellie!" I cried. "What will we do?"
I felt another pair of arms wrap around us. "Don't worry. We'll figure something out." Ferdinand said.
Shane Delowski
Me and Lynn were sound asleep until someone tried to wake us.
"Get the hell up or else!" a girl yelled.
I opened my eyes and saw Lucy with tears stains down her cheeks. A worried looking Ferdinand was next to her and Ellie just a beat behind them. What was going on? I shook Lynn, and she opened her eyes.
"What?"
"Zander and Viola were kidnapped!" Ellie said, sadness rolling down her tongue.
Shit.
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"If I look like a monster,' he says roughly, 'then no one will be surprised when I do monstrous things." - A.B. Poranek
Me and Zander were having such a great time, and I was cuddling up to him, feeling cozy. I thought that would make him feel better. But no. Some men in black had to come and ruin it all. Zander stood up, and I followed the same. I was never going to leave him. Ever.
"Sit down." he hissed at me. What the hell?!
"No! I'm not going to lose you again!" I cried, taking his hand but he shrugged it off.
"Damn it Viola! I've been through too much for you to throw it away now. Can you swim?" he exclaimed.
I felt tears coming from my eyes. I never asked him to do it! He jumped in. It would be fine if I died. But I didn't want Zander to die. I really didn't.
"I don't-what?" I asked. I just hoped he would stop asking me two-time questions.
"Can you swim?" he asked, a little louder.
"Yes, why? What has that-" before I could complete, he got hold of my waist and lifted me. I tried wriggle off but he was strong. He threw me off the boat and to the banks of the sea. I slightly hit the side of the boat but ignored the pain.
"No!" I screamed but he didn't hear me. The men had got into the boat, now talking to Zander. I saw him giving them a few punches but he was too weak.
Then I saw Lucy and Ellie being grabbed by their hair, slamming them down to the boat. I felt someone grab my hand. I drowned a little but they pulled me up.
"Please, let them go!" I yelled back. "I'll give my life but let them go!" I kicked hard but I felt panic surging up inside me.
"You think we're stupid?" he asked, hardly heard as a murmur.
He got my head and bought into the boat, and pulled my head down. He asked the guy. Zander lied there, in the ground trying to get up but the guy slammed him down, as a pool of blood spat out of Zander's mouth. I wanted to cry.
"Her- she's perfect." he said.
"Please, let him go." I whispered to him but he just gave me a nasty grin.
I couldn't keep up and I had fainted because of the cold water and the guy catching my hair so tightly, I couldn't keep up with the conversation.
x--x
I opened my eyes to find myself in a running boat. But I couldn't see anything because they had tied my eyes, hands and legs. I tried to kick or feel someone. I felt a hand.
"Zander...?" I whispered.
"Oh, poo. Look at what we've got. She's up. Didn't you kill her, you fools?" a wretched voice asked to the team.
"Sir, she had fainted. Thought she wouldn't wake up any sooner." another voice said.
"Idiot! Anyway, good choice you didn't kill her. Now, boss would be delighted that I got her back. He anyway has to do some unfinished business with her. Boys, we're gonna have running money on our hands!" he said, getting up and letting go of my fingers.
"What about the boy?" the same guy asked. "He's severely injured."
"We didn't know Jade had shot him back in the hotel. So, we shot him in the boat and then realized he was almost near dead. But he's still living. Strong farm boy, we've got here." another voice said. He untied my eyes and I looked around.
Zander was on the floor, far away on that end.
"You let him go!" I screamed at them, but a women came over to me and slapped me on the face. I realized it was Jade.
"You filthy girl! You really thought a bat could knock me unconscious? I told you not to mess with me! I'm trained for that!" she said, slapping me again. "And your lover boy. His kick was a 500 missile of joy. That almost killed me."
"You're better off dead!" I yelled back, mugging up the courage.
"How dare you!" she was about to kick me when a blonde haired guy pulled her away. "Jade, we need her alive!"
"I don't even know why Boss needs her! Look at her! Filthy, good for nothing!" Jade groaned.
"Yeah, but she's a diamond." he said, walking up to me, holding my chin. I looked straight through his eyes. His hands ran through my hair. "And such silky hair. Such lovely fragrance. No wonder the farm boy's after her. Anyone would be."
He let go off me, and I looked at him, disgustingly. He sat next to me and looked at Zander and sighed. "I'm sorry for your love. But if you join us, you can find way better people than him."
"In your dreams, bitch." I snapped.
He just smirked.
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
