I\'m watching you!
Party time
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Okay, this chapter has to be the longest I’ve
ever written for any story! Originally it was only about half as long as it is
now, but there just seemed to be nothing really happening. (but
believe me, now there is a lot happening!)
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other font-family:\"Times New Roman\"\'>Angelina/Marcus Story out there. And yes, he
will kiss her in about 1, 2 at latest 3 chapters…
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You will find out about her stalker very, very soon!
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normal\'>Evilevergreen
to think it’s Marcus anymore (you will find out why
soon). And Marcus’ eyes are green. I mentioned it in Chapter 3 Bad News.
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>So let’s just say this long chapter is my
Walpurgisnacht-special!
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normal\'>Chapter 9
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normal\'>Party-Time
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina tried to stifle a yawn when she entered the
stadium the next morning. She had successfully avoided any conversation with
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Flint
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> this morning. And she
wanted to keep it that way. She wanted to forget the last evening had happened
at all. The night she had spent tossing and turning in her bed had been enough
for her.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus was walking a bit behind her. He too was still
tired from the lack of sleep he had gotten last night. And the first thing he
had done when the sun had been rising had been taking a very cold shower.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Oliver came towards them once they entered the
building and frowned at his chaser. He pulled her aside and looked concerned at
her.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Angie? Are you alright?” he asked worried when she
held her hand in front of her mouth as the yawn finally succeeded.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Just let me tell you this Oliver: when this is all
over, you will get a lot of problems with me! I had the worst night of my life
and you better pray that whoever sent me these stupid flowers will soon be
found or I will go insane!” And with this she left him alone and went into the
refuge of the girls’ locker room where Meriel was already getting dressed.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Oliver looked dumbfounded after his friend before he
turned back towards
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Flint
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walked towards the former Slytherin, hate showing in his eyes.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What the hell have you done to her?!” he asked him in
a dangerously low voice when he pushed the other man against the wall. Had he
not been so tired he wouldn’t have ended up against the wall, Marcus was sure
about this. But now he found himself pressed against the wall between the two
locker room doors. A very angry Wood facing him, holding his shoulder pressed
against the wall.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus pushed at Wood’s arm and tried to get it off of
his shoulder, but Oliver pushed only harder.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Tell me what you did to her you bastard!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I didn’t do anything to her!” Marcus hissed and tried
again to get away from the wall. He really wanted to avoid using magic to get
Wood off of him, it would surely get him in trouble with Giles, but if Wood
wouldn’t let him go soon, Puddlemere United would have to play with their
reserve Keeper.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Then why does she look like hell? Don’t tell me this
has nothing to do with you! You are supposed to protect her! What
happened last night?!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>He was draining Marcus’ patience. And Marcus already
had very little of that.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Let me go Wood or I might forget myself.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I warned you to leave her alone! What have you done
to her?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I did nothing to her! How often do I have to tell you
this?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“How about you tell me
the truth?!”
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Okay, fine, if you so desperately want to know…”
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>But in this moment Oliver’s hand left his shoulder and
Marcus saw how Oliver was held back by one of the other players.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Oliver, what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
William asked him and tried to hold his captain back.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Let me go!” Oliver told William and tried to free
himself from the beater’s grip.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Damnit Olli, stop it!
Lance, could you please help me
here?!” It was just then that Marcus noticed the second beater standing in the
door of the man’s locker room, his arms crossed in front of his chest he was
watching the whole ongoing.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Ah, come on Will, it could be fun to watch them kill
each other.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“LANCE!” Lance sighed and walked towards Oliver to try
and hold him back as well.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I think you’d better go out now.” William told Marcus
who actually listened to the beater and went outside of the building.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“You calmed down now?” William asked Oliver once
Marcus was out of sight. Lance had already let go of Oliver’s arm.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Yes.” Oliver hissed and William let him slowly go.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Now, could you please tell me what happened?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Hey, what are the three of you doing here standing
around like some old women gossiping around?” Meriel asked from behind the
three men. They turned around and saw the two female players of the team
standing there, already dressed and ready for the game.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“So? What’s the matter with you?” Lance just shrugged
and headed back into the locker room to get dressed. Oliver’s shoulders fell
and he sighed, shaking his head. Meriel’s gaze fell
on William. She raised her eyebrows at him but the dark haired man only shook
his head.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Let’s go, we have a game to play.” Oliver said and
went ahead of them to get his broom.
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“And London scores again! That’s 190:100 for Puddlemere, ladies and gentlemen! If this continues like this I’d say we see this year’s league champions here on the pitch. This… wait, was that the Snitch? It seems like it was for both, Meriel O’Reilly from Puddlemere United as well as Carl Darcy from the Wimbourne Wasps are flying towards it.” The voice of Lee Jordan echoed through the stadium and fans of both, Puddlemere United as well as from the Wimbourne Wasps arose from their seats and tried to get a better look.
Both seekers were flying towards the ground, following the snitch. And just before she hit the ground Meriel rolled herself from her broom, landing on her back in the sand. A huge grin was visible on her face as she held her hand up high. The tiny wings of the golden snitch could be seen through her fingers.
“YEAH! That is it ladies and gentlemen! Once more the Irish lady has brought the victory home to Puddlemere United! After eight hours the game is officially over and the winner is…”
“PUDDLEMERE UNITED” one could hear the fans cheer even outside of the stadium.GB\'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“ANGIE!” 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"\'>Angelina turned
around and saw Katie and Alicia running towards her.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Hey!” she hugged both at the same time.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“So, does that mean there’ll be a celebration again
tonight?” Alicia asked and Katie shook her head.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I swear, you think of nothing else but parties!”
Alicia looked at her as though she wanted to ask her what was wrong with this
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Katie greeted the red haired woman and Meriel grinned widely at Katie and
Alicia.
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“So, has 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"\'>Angie already
introduced you to her new boyfriend?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Boyfriend?”
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> Alicia and Katie looked
asking at their old friend and Angelina stood there with her mouth wide open,
unable to say anything.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Oh, so she hasn’t told you yet?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina was gaping at Meriel and finally managed to
close her mouth.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Whom are you talking about?” she asked her team
member confused.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Oh come on now, you didn’t expect me to believe this
story about him being the son of some friends of your parents, did you?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina’s eyes widened in disbelieve. Meriel thought
Marcus Flint was her boyfriend? How could she?
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Ah Angie, really now, the sexual tension between the
two of you was so obvious.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>This was it! Now she was sure it was a nightmare!
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Now, tell us! Who is he?” Katie asked her and took
Angelina’s arm.
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What was his name again…”
Meriel thought. “…something with M. Mario, Martin, Marcus! That’s it! Marcus.”
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font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Marcus who?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“He’s not my boyfriend! He would be the last guy I’d
ever…”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Oh my good is that
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Flint
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> headed towards us?”
Alicia asked and pointed towards him. Angelina closed her eyes and prayed that
the earth would open and swallow her. Now.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Hey, but that is…”
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“You know what,” 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"\'>Angelina
interrupted Meriel before she could finish. “Why don’t you already head back
inside? I’ll follow you in a minute.” She shoved her friends lightly towards
the building and waved after them when they looked back at her once more and
frowned.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What was this?” Katie asked confused and looked back
towards Angelina.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“This is her boyfriend.” Meriel said and pointed at
Marcus. Katie and Alicia looked at each other and shook their heads.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“No way!”
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>As soon as the three had left her
turned around and walked towards Marcus.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Before you start, we’re going to celebrate this win
tonight, so don’t even ask about how long it’ll take me to get ready.” Marcus
merely raised his eyebrows and looked towards the building.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Were this Spinnet and
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Bell
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> you’ve been talking
to?” he asked her, not reacting to her former
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina sighed and ran her hand over her hair,
stopping at the hair tie that kept her black hair in a high ponytail and taking
it out of her hair.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Meriel told them you’re my boyfriend!” She told him
while she combed her hair with her fingers.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“And?”
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina sighed and shook her head.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Well, let’s just say that neither Alicia nor Katie
will believe that our parents were friends and you’re here because I shall show
you around the city!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus grinned slightly and looked Angelina up and
down.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“So, does that mean I’m going to play your boyfriend
now? Will this result in a repetition of last night?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina glared at him and felt the blood rushing to
her face. He had obviously gotten over the last night far easier than she had.
Especially when one considered that she hadn’t yet gotten over it.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“NO! You will definitely NOT play my boyfriend! And even
more definitely there will be no repetition of last night. Never!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Maybe Angelina shouldn’t have used the word ‘Never’.
For Murphy’s Law seemed to be following her in that time everywhere she went.
And so it was no real wonder that in the exact moment she said this word she
heard a ‘click’ from her right and when she turned she saw a reporter taking a
photo of her and Flint.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Miss Johnson, would you please introduce your friend
to us?” a second reporter was asking her while he held a quill in one hand and
a roll of parchment in the other.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“No!” she said and turned around and walked hurriedly
towards the building.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Could this day get any worse?
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Well, if you know Murphy’s Law, you already know the
answer!
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“So? I want to know immediately what there is
going on between you and
after she had pulled her aside on the party. The Puddlemere Inn was almost bursting
with the team members, their friends and, partially, family and the Foster’s
had a lot to do that evening.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Music was playing loud enough to dance to it, yet
still quiet enough to hear one’s own words. But Angelina was sure that would
change as time went by and glasses became more and more empty. But this was not
her main concern right now. Rather it was her best friend standing there in
front of her and demanding to know about herself and
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Flint
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“There’s nothing between us!”
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Oh come on now, Angel, he’s staying at your
flat, following you around like some lost puppy and watching intently every guy
that comes close to you! And now tell me again that there is nothing between
the two of you!”
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style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Angelina cringed slightly at Alicia’s words. Of course,
the way she put it, it sounded very much as though they were a couple. A
horrible thought!
But it seemed impossible to get her friends to believe that there was actually
nothing going on between them. Katie and Alicia had been asking her the whole
time and even Oliver hadn’t been fully convinced when she had said that they
were not a couple.
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>It seemed as though the whole world had gone
crazy! And she seemed to be the centre of this craziness.
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>She silently wondered if she was cursed or
something alike, remembering the reporters that had waited for her – and Flint
– in front of the stadium and had asked her about her current ‘relationship’.
When this was all over she needed a long, a very long holiday!
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus swallowed a glass of firewhiskey and
sighed when the alcohol ran down his EN-US\'>gullet. He watched 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB\'>Angelina while she talked to Alicia, or rather, when Alicia talked to
Angelina for it didn’t look as though Angelina was talking much.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>He had to admit he found it rather funny how her
friends believed they were a couple. The looks Wood shot him, however, he
didn’t find as funny. If looks could kill he’d be dead by now.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>The few hours they had spent in Johnson’s flat after
the game he had used to drink as much coffee as he could, trying to wake up
properly. He wanted to be fit should her wannabe-friend show up tonight. There
were enough people in the Puddlemere Inn tonight. Marcus watched every guy who
came close to Angelina closely. But he couldn’t find anything odd about them.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>He heard a hard knock on the bar he was leaning
against and turned his head towards the sound. He sighed inwardly when he saw
Wood standing there.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“You won’t get any other answer than you did this
morning. Nothing happened!” he told Oliver and turned back around to look at
Angelina.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>He had to admit – if only to himself – there were
worse things than having everyone think he was her boyfriend. She was wearing
muggle blue jeans and a dark red top which showed off her figure perfectly.
There were a few inches of bare skin between her jeans and her top, showing her
navel on the front. Her hair fell freely past her shoulders, curling at the
tips and shining in the dim light of the
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Inn
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“If you ever hurt her in any way, I swear I’m going to
kill you. Slowly.” Marcus turned slowly back around
towards Oliver and raised his eyebrows.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“And what shall this mean now? This sounds very much
like something a big brother would say to the first boyfriend of his baby
sister. You don’t really think that we have a relationship, do you?” He snarled
at Oliver. But the look on Oliver’s face told him plainly that he was actually
thinking they did, or at least, that he was heaving huge doubts about whether
or not they had a relationship.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Come on Wood, do you really believe such a
goody-goody Gryffindor like Johnson would get herself a boyfriend like me?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Just mark my words!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus sighed and shook his head. When he looked back
to where Angelina had just been he frowned. He only saw Spinnet walking back
towards
EN-GB\'>Bell
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> and that red haired seeker, but Angelina was nowhere
to be seen. ‘Probably went to the
toilet.’ He thought and turned back around.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Tell me about the guys she has turned down.” Marcus
said and ordered a bottle of butterbeer. Oliver looked at him,
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I don’t know about all the guys who asked her out.
Since she started to play here there have been a few. Sometimes also some love
letters.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“He is close.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Oliver put the bottle of butterbeer he had just been
drinking on away and looked at the auror.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What do you mean?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I mean that he has been around the last two days. Has
been at the training, has been there when we were here yesterday…”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Oliver shook his head.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“There has been no one. Especially
not at the training. No way. No one could just walk into the stadium.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus nodded and sipped at his bottle.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“That’s what Johnson said, too. But someone was there.
In the building. And he was watching her the whole
time. He was jealous at you when you were talking to her on the pitch. And he
was angry at me when we went home after we left this
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Inn
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> yesterday.” Oliver
shook his head slowly.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“The only possibility would be that it would be
someone on the team.” He said in disbelieve. But that would make no sense!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus nodded again.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“That’s what she said, too. But it seems as though it
has to be one of the team’s members. So, who could it be?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Oliver looked at Marcus in disbelieve. This couldn’t
be the truth! There had to be another solution.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Wood?
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> Who do you think could
it be?” Marcus turned around at the other man and waited for an answer.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“I don’t know. No one. That
is impossible. This doesn’t make any sense!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Wood!
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'> Who could it be?”
Marcus sighed when he still didn’t get an answer from Oliver.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Okay, then we’ll make it very slowly for you. What
about this dark haired beater?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Will? No way! He’s the oldest of all of us, and he
seems to take a liking to this ‘older brother’ role. He his happily married and
doesn’t even look at any other woman than his Emily! Meriel and Angie are like
younger sisters to him!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“The two chasers?
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Oliver shook his head.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Jasper is going to get married soon. Don’t you
think it would be very odd for him to be the stalker? This wouldn’t fit
together at all. Besides, he is allergic against roses.” Oliver said and ran
his hand through his hair. “It couldn’t have been him who put the roses in
front of her door.”
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style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Quinn? No, 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\"\'>Angelina is not
his type.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus raised his eyebrows at this and Oliver nodded
towards the youngest member of Puddlemere United. Quinn was talking to a blonde
haired girl who was about 18.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“That’s
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Lynn
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>. One
of Will’s younger sisters. Quinn has been trying to work up the courage
to ask her out for months. Fell in love with her the first time he saw her last
year at the final game.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus looked at the two for another moment and nodded
slowly. So that only left one possible person.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What about the other beater?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Lance? He joined the team about two years ago.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Marcus raised his eyebrows at this.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What kind of problems?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“He came when our old captain retired. I was made
captain that year and Lance seemed to have some problems playing for a captain who
is younger than he is himself.”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Maybe it was not your age he had a problem with.”
Marcus murmured and turned back to look if Angelina had returned by now. But
she was still nowhere to be seen.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Where the hell is she?!” he said more to himself and
went towards the girls.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Where has Johnson gone to?” He asked and received
three pairs of raised eyebrows at this.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Well?”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“She went outside with Lance. He wanted to talk to her
about something.” Meriel finally told him and looked after him when he almost
ran out of the door.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Now, can you say ‘jealous’.” She shook her head. What
had Angie gotten herself into?
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What was it you wanted to talk to me about?” Angelina
asked once she was outside of the
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Inn
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>. Lance led her a bit farther away from the
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Inn
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Lance, would you now please tell me what this is
about?” Lance turned suddenly towards her and pressed her against the next
wall. Angelina frowned at him and tried to push him away from her, but he was
way stronger than she was.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Lance! Let me go! What the hell do you think you’re
doing?” She tried to struggle free from his grasp but to no avail.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“What I think I’m doing? The better question would be
what you think you’re doing!” he shoved her harder against the wall and
Angelina felt a sharp pain at the back of her head when she made contact with
the stone wall.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“First Wood and now this
other guy!
EN-GB\'> How can you dare to let them touch you? You act like some common whore,
letting them be with you!” His voice started to hurt in her ears, her vision
became blurry but she tried desperately to stay awake. She needed to stay
awake.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Were you enjoying it when they touched you everywhere?
When they ran their hands over your naked body?” Lance asked her when he moved
his right hand underneath her shirt, stroking her stomach. Angelina tried to
move out of his reach but he just pushed her harder against the stones in her
back. His hand travelled north until he reached her bra-covered breast. He
leaned forward and breathed against her neck.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“You are mine! I’m the only one who is allowed to
touch you my red rose!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>She should scream maybe someone would hear her but no
word would come over her lips when he grabbed her breast through the fabric.
She felt his body pressing against hers. She could feel him being hard against
her leg and whimpered.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Oh, you will like it! I promise!” he licked over her
neck and his left hand started to unbutton her jeans while he rubbed himself
against her leg.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“No.” she could barely believe that she found the
strength to say this little word but this little word gave her the strength to
try once again to escape him. She scratched his face and actually managed to
stumble free from him when Lance was taking a step back from her.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>But she didn’t make it very far. After only a few feet
she stumbled, the pain in her head grew stronger and all it needed was for
Lance to grab her arm and she fell down on the ground stumbling over some stone
and landing on the ground.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>She tried to arise but every bone in her body was
aching and screaming for some rest. Angelina felt something warm against her
temple and frowned. The ground was supposed to be cold, not warm.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>She was turned around on her back and vaguely noticed
how Lance kneed on top of her and started to shove her top up, over her
breasts. She could see his grin as he looked at her breast through the fog that
was forming in front of her eyes.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>He continued to unbutton her jeans and she tried
lazily to shove his hands away from her jeans.
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>“Don’t fight it my Angel. If you were able to give it
to them, you will be happy to give it to me!”
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
style=\'mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>She felt the fog becoming thicker and thicker, she
could barely see something and the pain in her head was only making it worse.
Suddenly she could hear someone scream and she could feel the weight being
lifted from her body. And then someone was there and picked her up and as she
felt the warmth against her body she fell asleep.
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\'>Don’t
think we’re close to having this story finished. Rather, we’re about in the
middle of the story right now.EN-GB\'>