<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">The following morning, Alicia woke up and turned around in Bellamy's arms. She leaned in and kissed him gently, before pulling back and smiling at him. "How are you feeling this morning? Hopefully things are a bit better for you?" After she spoke, the brunette simply fell silent so that he could talk and say what he wanted or needed to say,</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)">or not talk. She was happy to go along with whatever he wanted to do. "I think, even if you're still upset with your sister, that at the very least, we should check the place and the people out."</span><br/>
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"See who she's been spending the last few months with, and make sure she's not just acting like this because she's in some kind of trouble. We don't know what she's been through the last few months. And I'm not saying that you haven't been through anything, because I know that you have. You also have to keep in mind that she's younger </span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px">than you, and she might simply be having trust issues. See if any of your other friends are here. Talk to them, see what's going on. You love your sister, Bellamy. We both</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)">know that."<br/>
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"You raised her. She's like both your sister and your child, and I just can't see you leaving her behind or turning your back on her because she's changed. From the moment I met you, the only thing you cared about was finding your sister. Making sure she was alive, and safe. And now you've found her, and things didn't go well. You need to keep trying. She's not like my brother. She's not on drugs and losing the person that she was. She's a scared little girl who's trying to protect herself, her people, and her heart. She might come off a bit rough around the edges."<br/>
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"But maybe she's had to become this way just to survive. I don't want your relationship with your sister, to be like mine is with my brother and mother. I had to leave them behind and put multiple states between us, because I couldn't stand to see my mother hurt people and ruin things, and use my brother and me as an excuse. Anyway, I'm just <br/>
gonna stop talking now. I've said my piece and now I'm gonna shut up and mind my own business." Alicia leaned in and kissed his lips gently, and then got up from the bed <br/>
and crossed the room to where her bag was.</span></span></span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)">She grabbed some clothes and changed into them for the day. "I'm gonna look around the place and try to get a feel for it, and for the people here. I won't be far if you need me, or want to talk or anything.." She said softly, and gave him a tiny smile. "Please, just think about what I've said. My family's broken, and I don't know if there's a way to fix it. And I don't want yours to be the same way." The brunette finished dressing, and then smiled at her boyfriend, waved, and let herself out of the bedroom, and exited the room. <br/>
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A few minutes later, she began to walk around Alexandria, as she took the place and the people in, doing as she told Bellamy, and getting a feel for it. She sighed softly and continued to walk around the community.</span></span></span>