
07-23-05, 05:59 PM
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Neoma gave a disgruntled sigh as she wandered through the Zoo, brown eyes searching for any sign that they had a reptile house. With her wanderings she had uncovered tigers, elephants, and alligators; but no reptiles. Playing with the cracked green nailpolish on her fingers Neoma continued on before finding a bench conveniently located in front of the White Tiger Exhibit. More tigers... she thought bitterly as she pulled a bottle of water out of her purse, twisting the cap she took a large swig before throwing the bottle away. Groaning she ran a hand through her mid-back length brown hair, equally brown eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
Then, without warning, a mother and her daughter walked by; holding hands. At the sight of this Neoma's eyes began to tear up, causing her plum eyeliner to run down her face in large streaks. If only... she said as she wiped her face with her hands, desperately wishing that she hadn't gone out that night. With a shudder she stood up and began to rub her arms, trying to do anything that would tear her thoughts away from earlier that year. Walking over to the glass windows of the exhibit she pressed her forehead against the cool glass, ferverently watching the tigers and telling herself to be brave. After all it wasn't her fault that Melanie wasn't here, or was it?
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