"Sylan, Tamie's mom was murdered..." he said bluntly. " she has no where to go...my parents cant aford another child. i know your in a tight spot..but...maybe she would be good for Lanie" he wiped his eyes again.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Tame stood up again and went to her room. She gathered her compition dance outfit as well as a regular leotaurd and shoes. She stuffed everything into a bad and then took the back stairs down to what would have been the den had it not been converted into a practice room. She quickly changed and streached, then flipped the switch on the sterio cranking up as loud enough to drown out any unwanted noise.

Sylan stayed silent for a moment then answered. "It's fine with me ... I'll have to unlock the door and air it out. Have you talked to Lanie about it?" He asked.

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David sighed. " no, i havent...i dont know how she'll take it." David heard Tamie go into the dance room. he figured she'd be okay in there.
" Syland...Tamie has this locket....it's the same one Corison gave me before she passed...and Corison told me once that she had never seen another one like it...what do you make of all this?" he asked.

That was when Lanie walked in the door and say Sylan on the phone. " i know i'm late." she mouthed to him before going upstairs.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Sylan frowned hearing about the locket that Tamie wore. "I'll aske Lanie about it..." He said absently.

The music was soothing to Tamie's raw nerves. It was a slow sad song and she carefully timed her stepps with the sad beat. Her dance was that of grief and she closed her eyes letting the meloncoly music was over her and desolve her grief. A vague memory flashed behind her closed eyes.

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"thanks Sylan...it means a lot" he said before hanging up the phone.

he stood up from the couch and walked over to the den door and listened for a moment.

Lanie sat up in her room listening to music and reading a magizine.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Sylan smiled and hung up, then took the stares two at a time up to Lanie's room. He knocked on the door, then stuck his head in. "Hey ... mind if I bug you for a minut?" He asked smileing sheepishly

THe music came to an end and Tamie stopped breating hard. She rested her hands on her kneese for a moment, then turned the music down and walked over to lean against the door. "You know ... you can come in if you like ... I don't mind." She smiled, straightened, and opened the door. "I'll explain how I knew you were there later." She said going back over to the sterio.

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David was in utter shock when she opened the door. " uhhh...heh heh..sorry.." he said. he walked in. " so uh..i found a place for you to stay..but can i ask you a question?"

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Tamie stopped when she heard that he had found a place for her to stay. She turned to look at him, "Sure ... what is it?" She asked watching him.

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"well...uhm...it's Lanie's house.." he said knowing she knew that was Corison's house.

Lanie shrugged. " nah. come in." she said turning down her music.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Sylan stepped in and shut the door. "David just called... He said that Tamie's mom was murdered." He hesitated unsure of how she would take it.

Tamie frowned for a moment. "Are you sure they would let me stay there after everything that just happened to them?" She asked.

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David nodded. " yes i'm sure.." he glanced down at her locket. he shook his head and looked back up at her eyes. " Tamie...can i see your locket..i just..need to see something.." he said.

Lanie looked shocked. " what?!....wait i mean...whoa....when did this happen?" she asked.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

"I will give it to you under the condition that you do not break it and you bring it right back when you are done." She said hesitant to let him unclasp it.

"Aparently her mom went missing two days ago, she identified the body this morning, and is still pretty much in shock. David is concerned about her and didn't want her staying alone, I thought maybe she could stay here, but I wanted to ask you first before I said yes." Sylan said watching her for signs of discomfort with the subject.

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David nodded. " i'm just going out to my car i'll be right back.." he said taking it from her.

Lanie didnt show any emotion. " and she would be staying in Corison's old room?" she said softly.

David walked out to his car and got the locket Corison had given him. he got it and walked back to Tamie. he handed her back her own locket. " will you open it?" he asked.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

"Unless you want to move into it and let her have this one." Sylan said.

Tamie took the locket and opened it just as she had many times, stareing at the picture inside for a moment before showing it to David. "I got an updated picture of her every year, but I don't know who she is ... This is the last picture I got."

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David looked at it and looked at Tamie..." Tamie...this is either you...or..Corison.." he said softly...
he opened Corison's locket and found a picture of Tamie in it. " wait a minuet...." he was now speechless.

Lanie shook her " no.. it's just strange having someone who looks exsactly like my sister living in my sister's old room." she said choking up a bit. " she can have it though.."

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo

music is my life, my love, it's apart of my very being, it's what keeps my heart beating
~Raelyn

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt Disney

All who call on God in

Sylan leaned against the door for a moment, then walked over and sat on the bed. "Should I brace myself when she gets here considering I haven't seen her yet?" He asked.

"What is it?" Tamie asked seeing the shocked look on David's face. "She looked at the picture in the second locket then took a step back. "That's me ... why... why did she have a picture of me? Why did I keep getting pictures of her for that matter?" She asked searching David's face for the answers to her questions.

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