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The Tower of Escape by AJ "Lydia, slow down for at least one second, would you?" Roni called out to the girl in front of her. "I need to get out of here," Lydia responded as she turned around, but kept walking just as fast as she had been. "Lydia! Stop right now!" Roni said, raising her voice. "You're not going anywhere." "You don't understand, Roni. I need to go. I need out of here. I need to go to my place. You can come with me if you want, but you can't stop me." "Lydia, running isn't the answer. I know, I've tried before." "I'm not running." Lydia snapped. "Like hell! Come on, let's go to my room and talk." "No! I need to get out of here. I need to go somewhere to clear my head. Like I said, you can come, but you can't stop me." ~~~ "Zoey! We need to talk!" Jed shouted as he managed to grab a hold of Zoey's shoulder. "Let go of me!!! Just let me go!! You don't care about me!! Just let me go!!" Zoey was sobbing hysterically now. "Zoey, stop this tantrum right now. This isn't like you." Jed hissed. "No, I won't stop!! No, I won't!! It's not a tantrum!!! It's the truth!! It's the truth!! God, just let me go!! Please, you don't love me, Dad... You don't love me!" Her voice trickled to a whisper as sobs overtook her body and she slowly sank to the floor. Immediately, Jed put his anger aside, knelt down to the ground, and took his daughter into an embrace. "I do love you, so does your mother." She leaned into him. "Then act like it, Daddy. Please, I need you too." "I'm sorry... I didn't realize... I'm sorry." "I need you, Daddy... Charlie and I... We're fighting... And I need you!" "I'm here for you, baby. I'm here. Tell me what's wrong. Tell me what's bothering you, so I can fix it."
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