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15. The Spring Dance
That morning Nina was in the middle of her homework discussion with Dustin, when Lilith landed loudly on the bench next to her and said mischievously:
"All right, folks! Are you ready for the Spring Dance?"
Noticing an excited question in Nina's eyes and an uneasy glimmer in Dustin's eyes, Lilith smirked.
"Aha," she said with a bit of displeasure in her voice. "Not ready, I see. Nina, let me show you some dress options then... Oh, no, for hell's sake, drop the bloody homework! The Dance is more important than Math!"
During the break Dustin approached Nina with a question on their Literature homework. When everything was sorted out, he wanted to say something else, but the school bell ruined his attempt.
After classes Nina and Dustin joined Lilith's gang at the Tea Shop. Both were once again too busy with their homework and exam preparation, and Dustin never mentioned their break conversation.
It was half past eight, and Dustin offered Nina to walk her home. On the way from the city center to the Gross-Dwyers they were discussing the latest album of a famous rock band from Del Sol Valley.
Nina felt that Dustin had something else to say, but for some reason he wasn't daring to start the conversation. So she decided to take the initiative.
"Back at school you wanted to talk about something," she reminded.
Dustin's cheeks turned pink and he hid his eyes.
"Yeah, well," he mumbled. "I was wondering," he said after a deep sigh, "if you would like to go to the Spring Dance with me. As friends!" he added quickly. "Of course."
Nina smiled.
Aha, that's what it is about.
"Yes, sure!" she responded right away and saw Dustin's expression soften in relief. "Thank you for the invitation, Dustin. It will be a lot of fun, no doubts."
"GREAT!" he exclaimed a bit loudly. "Great," he added more calmly. "Um... Yeah, the Dance is always the best part of the school year."
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16. Those Thoughts
Lina did her best to pretend that nothing has happened. She cleaned, cooked, cared about Miley and smiled at Nina.
But Leo was of no help in playing along.
After having his dinner separately, in the living room, he left the house.
"Urgent business," he dropped to Lina before closing the entry door.
So after tucking Nina in, Lina couldn't help stopping at the photo wall in her elder daughter's bedroom.
Young, careless, daring, loved, happy...
The flashes of her past, that she's been trying to push to the furthest corner of her memory, became bright and vivid again.
She was still not old, but already not young anymore.
She dropped the careless and daring parts in a desperate attempt to live a better life.
She thought she was loved.
But was happiness still present in this better life of hers?
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14. Family Troubles
That Tuesday Nina was usually late after her exam preparation. As soon as she entered the hallway she heard Leo's angry voice. She sighed sadly.
Arguing again, aren't we.
Nina knew perfectly well, what was the reason of the argument.
"Lina, we've been trying for quite a while!" Leo exclaimed. "Isn't it time for you to finally take the fertility treatment?"
Nina had no interest in listening to the argument yet again, so she turned around and headed to the living room. However, even from there she could hear her mom's and Leo's angry voices.
"My doctor has checked it a million times, Leo!" screamed Lina back. "She says I'm perfectly healthy."
"Then change the bloody doctor!" roared Leo. "If you're healthy, why can't you conceive?"
"And why are you so sure that I'm the problem?"
Silence. Heavy angry steps. The door slams. Silence again.
Nina sighed looking away from her homework.
As always, running away and hiding from problems behind the work wall, aren't we, Leo?
A minute later Lina entered the living room and offered Nina her help with homework, as if nothing has just happened.
Indifference mask. All right.
Every time Lina and Leo had an argument, Leo was leaving the house for god-knows-where (the office, he claimed). Lina was putting on her "business-as-usual mom" mask, desperately trying to run away from frustration.
And if Miley was too small to see it, for Nina it was always painfully clear that her mom was drowning...
The next morning Leo didn't show up for breakfast, and Nina guessed that he hadn't even returned home that night.
Lina was on edge, and even Nina's cheerful talk about a sunny morning and a new coffeeshop in the city center couldn't brighten her mood...
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15. The Spring Dance
That morning Nina was in the middle of her homework discussion with Dustin, when Lilith landed loudly on the bench next to her and said mischievously:
"All right, folks! Are you ready for the Spring Dance?"
Noticing an excited question in Nina's eyes and an uneasy glimmer in Dustin's eyes, Lilith smirked.
"Aha," she said with a bit of displeasure in her voice. "Not ready, I see. Nina, let me show you some dress options then... Oh, no, for hell's sake, drop the bloody homework! The Dance is more important than Math!"
During the break Dustin approached Nina with a question on their Literature homework. When everything was sorted out, he wanted to say something else, but the school bell ruined his attempt.
After classes Nina and Dustin joined Lilith's gang at the Tea Shop. Both were once again too busy with their homework and exam preparation, and Dustin never mentioned their break conversation.
It was half past eight, and Dustin offered Nina to walk her home. On the way from the city center to the Gross-Dwyers they were discussing the latest album of a famous rock band from Del Sol Valley.
Nina felt that Dustin had something else to say, but for some reason he wasn't daring to start the conversation. So she decided to take the initiative.
"Back at school you wanted to talk about something," she reminded.
Dustin's cheeks turned pink and he hid his eyes.
"Yeah, well," he mumbled. "I was wondering," he said after a deep sigh, "if you would like to go to the Spring Dance with me. As friends!" he added quickly. "Of course."
Nina smiled.
Aha, that's what it is about.
"Yes, sure!" she responded right away and saw Dustin's expression soften in relief. "Thank you for the invitation, Dustin. It will be a lot of fun, no doubts."
"GREAT!" he exclaimed a bit loudly. "Great," he added more calmly. "Um... Yeah, the Dance is always the best part of the school year."
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13. A new Beginning
The ultrasound showed that the Broke household was about to have another son.
Dustin did his best to try and assure his mom that they would manage to raise all the boys of the household successfully.
After lunch the Brokes decided to enjoy the spring sun rays in the Willow Creek park, and at the entrance they bumped into Dustin's new acquaintance, Alex, the guitarist of "The Outlanders".
While Dustin and Beau were deeply involved into building a sandcastle, Brandi was enjoying her first in a long time vivid conversation on a topic other than toys.
Alex managed to befriend little Beau easily, and later that afternoon was already helping him to learn sliding.
Brandi couldn't help a sad smile. She was doing her best as a mother, but her boys desperately needed man's support as well...
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14. Family Troubles
That Tuesday Nina was usually late after her exam preparation. As soon as she entered the hallway she heard Leo's angry voice. She sighed sadly.
Arguing again, aren't we.
Nina knew perfectly well, what was the reason of the argument.
"Lina, we've been trying for quite a while!" Leo exclaimed. "Isn't it time for you to finally take the fertility treatment?"
Nina had no interest in listening to the argument yet again, so she turned around and headed to the living room. However, even from there she could hear her mom's and Leo's angry voices.
"My doctor has checked it a million times, Leo!" screamed Lina back. "She says I'm perfectly healthy."
"Then change the bloody doctor!" roared Leo. "If you're healthy, why can't you conceive?"
"And why are you so sure that I'm the problem?"
Silence. Heavy angry steps. The door slams. Silence again.
Nina sighed looking away from her homework.
As always, running away and hiding from problems behind the work wall, aren't we, Leo?
A minute later Lina entered the living room and offered Nina her help with homework, as if nothing has just happened.
Indifference mask. All right.
Every time Lina and Leo had an argument, Leo was leaving the house for god-knows-where (the office, he claimed). Lina was putting on her "business-as-usual mom" mask, desperately trying to run away from frustration.
And if Miley was too small to see it, for Nina it was always painfully clear that her mom was drowning...
The next morning Leo didn't show up for breakfast, and Nina guessed that he hadn't even returned home that night.
Lina was on edge, and even Nina's cheerful talk about a sunny morning and a new coffeeshop in the city center couldn't brighten her mood...
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12. Lilith's priorities
In the meantime Lilith was more focused on getting serious with Dirk than her studies and the upcoming end-of-term exams...
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13. A new Beginning
The ultrasound showed that the Broke household was about to have another son.
Dustin did his best to try and assure his mom that they would manage to raise all the boys of the household successfully.
After lunch the Brokes decided to enjoy the spring sun rays in the Willow Creek park, and at the entrance they bumped into Dustin's new acquaintance, Alex, the guitarist of "The Outlanders".
While Dustin and Beau were deeply involved into building a sandcastle, Brandi was enjoying her first in a long time vivid conversation on a topic other than toys.
Alex managed to befriend little Beau easily, and later that afternoon was already helping him to learn sliding.
Brandi couldn't help a sad smile. She was doing her best as a mother, but her boys desperately needed man's support as well...
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12. Mary's new Life
Mary Pleasant was fully enjoying her life spending all her time with her newborn son Kyle and her boyfriend Marcel...
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12. Lilith's priorities
In the meantime Lilith was more focused on getting serious with Dirk than her studies and the upcoming end-of-term exams...
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11. Let me tell you
Brandi didn't have a chance to miss Dustin's excited story of his Saturday at the recording studio with his music idol and his pretty classmate.
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12. Mary's new Life
Mary Pleasant was fully enjoying her life spending all her time with her newborn son Kyle and her boyfriend Marcel...
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#sims 4#simblr#sims 4 story#ts4 simblr#sims 4 stories#sims 4 screenshots#sims 4 pictures#sims 4 gameplay#mary sue pleasant#ts2 to ts4
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10. Dad's Saturdays
Niel's "Dad's Saturdays" normally start with an early morning jog around the neighborhood. He makes a quick breakfast and wakes up Nina.
Well, this time, he had two kids to care about and entertain. And he was literally over the moon about it.
He showed the kids around in his studio and recorded several of their experiments.
His band member Andy, "the king of the bass", crashed the party, and the four were rocking it until late lunchtime.
Lunch was obviously not healthy but very comforting and extremely tasty. After all, the local pizzeria couldn't fail a great musician Niel Dwyer.
The afternoon was spent in a video game contest.
After Andy departed, Niel offered Dustin to drive him back to Willow Creek, but the boy insisted he could make it by train.
So Niel and Nina walked Dustin to the local station.
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11. Let me tell you
Brandi didn't have a chance to miss Dustin's excited story of his Saturday at the recording studio with his music idol and his pretty classmate.
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9. She makes it shine
It took Dustin around two hours to get to San Sequoia. A long drive in a stuffy train didn't help to air his mind boiling of anger, so upon his arrival at the performance spot Dustin was unpacking and plugging the wires with much... expressiveness.
He was about to kick the microphone stand for its unwillingness to function properly, when he heard a familiar female voice behind.
"Dustin! Are you performing live tonight? How cool!"
It appeared that Nina's dad resided in the same neighbourhood of San Sequoia and she has just arrived to spend a fairly earned weekend with him. She offered Dustin to help prepare the spot and texted her dad to meet at the coffeeshop.
She also introduced Dustin to Alex, her father's colleague (and musician). Dustin and Alex were discussing the chords and new music trends, when Nina rushed up from the bench exclaiming: "Hey, dad!"
"Dad?!" couldn't hold it Dustin looking at the blonde man, whom Nina was hugging, in pure astonishment. "Niel Dwyer is your dad?"
Dustin went silent abruptly, realising that he could have guessed it on his own much earlier, as Nina's surname was Dwyer, and her music talents that she has already managed to demonstrate during the Arts class at school were obviously of Niel's heritage.
To Dustin surprise, Niel recognised him and praised his decision to perform.
"And how exactly did you two meet?" asked Nina.
Dustin blushed and hesitated to respond, but Niel saved it.
"We had a chat at this particular stand, when Dustin was examining it a week ago or so," said Niel with an innocent smile.
Ten minutes later Dustin's performance began. He was nervous in the beginning, but catching Nina's and Niel's approving smiles he became more confident. Some strangers stopped to listen, and to Dustin's surprise many of them dropped tips in his box, so after 90 mins of performance his pocket money impressively rose by 220$.
It was half past 11, when Dustin decided to wrap it up. Nina and Niel helped him pack, and after learning that Dustin had to take a two-hour night train to get home Niel insisted that Dustin stayed overnight.
"And tomorrow Nina, you and I could experiment at my recording studio," the man added with a wink. "Would you be interested?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Dustin barely able to believe what he was hearing. "It would be an honour... Thank you, Mr... Niel!"
Dwyer's apartment was just around the corner. Upon their arrival Niel offered the teens to have a guilty-pleasure late-night snack - the gorgeous grilled cheese.
"I mean, you earned it guys," he added with a wide smile. "And it's the fastest one to make."
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10. Dad's Saturdays
Niel's "Dad's Saturdays" normally start with an early morning jog around the neighborhood. He makes a quick breakfast and wakes up Nina.
Well, this time, he had two kids to care about and entertain. And he was literally over the moon about it.
He showed the kids around in his studio and recorded several of their experiments.
His band member Andy, "the king of the bass", crashed the party, and the four were rocking it until late lunchtime.
Lunch was obviously not healthy but very comforting and extremely tasty. After all, the local pizzeria couldn't fail a great musician Niel Dwyer.
The afternoon was spent in a video game contest.
After Andy departed, Niel offered Dustin to drive him back to Willow Creek, but the boy insisted he could make it by train.
So Niel and Nina walked Dustin to the local station.
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8. Unbelievable Revelations
Dustin spent the whole Thursday afternoon and Friday morning in attempts to reach his girlfriend Angela, but all his efforts were vain.
Before Friday morning classes he caught Lilith in the school hallway.
"Lilith, where is your sister?" he asked directly. "She's not picking up her phone."
In Lilith's expression he could read that her twin was not the topic she wanted to discuss.
"The hell should I know?!" she exclaimed. "I'm not her babysitter."
"You're her twin sister," retorted Dustin stubbornly. "You live in one house. Where's she?"
"Not my business to tell you," responded Lilith playing the stubbornness card as well.
"Lilith!"
"Fine," rolled her eyes Lilith. "She's home, sick."
"Sick? Why?" asked Dustin with preoccupation. "What happened?"
Lilith's expression became bitter.
"You two dumb asses," she grumbled. "What happened? Maybe you both should have learnt what contraception is!"
Dustin froze.
Oh God...
He shouldn't have listened to Angela.
Well, take the responsibility now, you dumb ass.
They skipped the last class and went to the Pleasant residence. Mary was somewhere out, so they were lucky to sneak upstairs without any unnecessary explanations.
"Angela, it's me," said Dustin knocking on his girlfriend's door. "Please, let's talk."
The door lock clicked open.
"Good luck," said Lilith darkly.
Dustin only exhaled in response and entered the room. Angela was sitting at her desk and didn't even glance at him, so he decided to start directly.
"Angela, I know everything," he said firmly. "I... You're not alone in this. I will help you. We will manage..."
She cut him off in an angry, bitter voice.
"What exactly are you planning to help me with?"
"With," he stuttered. "With the baby."
Angela snorted and stood up from her chair. Her eyes were as bitter as her voice.
"Oh, that damn abomination of my sister," she hissed. "What baby?" she exclaimed louder. "There's no baby, Dustin!"
"So," he said hesitantly. "You're not pregnant?"
Angela rolled her eyes irritably.
"For fuck's sake no! And even if I was, I wouldn't need your help! After all, the child could have been not yours."
Dustin froze in disbelief feeling his cheeks start burning.
"What the hack, Angela?!" he screamed unable to tackle his inner anger storm. "Are you telling me that you're dating someone else?"
Angela's lips curved in a sly grin.
"I'm sleeping with someone else."
"And you dare to admit it this calmly?!" Dustin cried out. "Angela, is this you at all?! I do not recognise you! I thought..."
He didn't have a chance to finish his phrase.
"You know what, Dustin," she cut him off coldly. "I admit, I have more than one partner. I'm young and curious, I wanna experiment, wanna try several options. If you're not okay with this, we're done. Easy. End of story."
He didn't respond to her. He slammed the door of her room behind and rushed away from the damned house.
Pain, anger, hatred, despair, everything mixed inside him, making his chest ready to explode. He locked himself up in his room without even greeting his mother and landed loudly on his bed.
How could she?!
He trusted her. He thought they were together. He thought that he knew her.
Apparently, you didn't. Your fault, Dustin.
He felt an urgent need to crash something, to let the hurricane of his emotions out. His eyes caught the sight of his guitar. He clenched his fists and stood up.
It's time to grow up, Dustin.
There's always another way.
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