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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>My name’s Melissa Terre. I’m 17 years old, and a student at WD High. I like reading, horseback riding, and martial arts (though if I step on your feet after a roundhouse…well, consider yourself dully warned). I’m not in any rush to grow up and marry. If anything, I’d rather not…marry, that is. But my family doesn’t understand that. I love them, but they just don’t accept me the way I am. My duty is to my heart.

….and I was sent away because my grandmother wouldn’t stop saying “Mulan is your Disney Spirit” and waving our ancestral incense in my face.
Thank you, my superstitious Nai-nai.</description><title>A duty to my heart</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @canthold-medown)</generator><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>dylantherat:

canthold-medown:

dylantherat:

canthold-medown:

dylantherat replied to your post:...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://dylantherat.tumblr.com/post/14741346516/canthold-medown-dylantherat" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;dylantherat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741308110/dylantherat-canthold-medown-dylantherat" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dylantherat.tumblr.com/post/14741253182/canthold-medown-dylantherat-replied-to-your" target="_blank"&gt;dylantherat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741197177/dylantherat-replied-to-your-post-ooc-guys-ive" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;dylantherat replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I’VE MISSED YOU&lt;br/&gt; QAQ HI. I LOVE YOU. YOU DON’T KNOW ME. BUT I LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; QAQ HAI. IT’S OKAY. I WILL LOVE YOU. AND LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;QAQ I WILL WAIT FOREVER.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;oh hai i’m eric.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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IT WILL BE WORTH IT. &lt;del&gt;BB LET ME LOVE YOU DOWN&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;JUST COME BACK SOON. WE ARE HAVING A MASKED BALL. YOU CAN’T MISS A MASKED BALL.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Before I go, when is the masked ball??&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741371919</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741371919</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:31:21 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741332108</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741332108</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:30:22 -0500</pubDate><category>okay i have to go back to caretaking now</category><category>LOVE YOU ALL</category><category>SEE YOU MON/TUES</category></item><item><title>dylantherat:

canthold-medown:

dylantherat replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I’VE MISSED YOU QAQ HI....</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://dylantherat.tumblr.com/post/14741253182/canthold-medown-dylantherat-replied-to-your" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;dylantherat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741197177/dylantherat-replied-to-your-post-ooc-guys-ive" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;dylantherat replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I’VE MISSED YOU&lt;br/&gt; QAQ HI. I LOVE YOU. YOU DON’T KNOW ME. BUT I LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; QAQ HAI. IT’S OKAY. I WILL LOVE YOU. AND LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;QAQ I WILL WAIT FOREVER.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;oh hai i’m eric.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

IT WILL BE WORTH IT.
&lt;strike&gt;BB LET ME LOVE YOU DOWN&lt;/strike&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741308110</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741308110</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:29:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>berniethecatrocks:

canthold-medown:

berniethecatrocks replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I’VE MISSED...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://berniethecatrocks.tumblr.com/post/14741078714/canthold-medown-berniethecatrocks-replied-to" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;berniethecatrocks&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741025943/berniethecatrocks-replied-to-your-post-ooc-guys" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;berniethecatrocks replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I’VE MISSED YOU&lt;br/&gt; LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; I LOVE YOU TOO. I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;pshh why wouldnt you? Im the best here. -collar pop-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lmao. Of course. You rock those pumped out kicks and popped collar and WORD DAWG.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741272731</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741272731</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:28:53 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>gypsyesmewalden replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I&amp;#8217;VE MISSED YOU
Awe!!! Both Esme and Tanya...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;gypsyesmewalden replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I&amp;#8217;VE MISSED YOU&lt;br/&gt;
Awe!!! Both Esme and Tanya miss you darling. I hope everything is well in your family. Have a wonderful christmas!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Darling!! -glomps- I miss you IC and ooc as well! Everything with them is&amp;#8230;.well, it&amp;#8217;ll *get* better. Time heals all, you know? You have a good Christmas too! I LOVE YOUUUU.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741248761</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741248761</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:28:16 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>dylantherat replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I&amp;#8217;VE MISSED YOU
QAQ HI. I LOVE YOU. YOU DON’T KNOW...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;dylantherat replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I&amp;#8217;VE MISSED YOU&lt;br/&gt;
QAQ HI. I LOVE YOU. YOU DON’T KNOW ME. BUT I LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
QAQ HAI. IT&amp;#8217;S OKAY. I WILL LOVE YOU. AND LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741197177</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741197177</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:26:58 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>berniethecatrocks replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I&amp;#8217;VE MISSED YOU
LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!


I...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;berniethecatrocks replied to your post: Ooc: GUYS I&amp;#8217;VE MISSED YOU&lt;br/&gt;
LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
I LOVE YOU TOO. I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741025943</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14741025943</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:22:43 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Ooc: GUYS I'VE MISSED YOU</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Anyway, Merry Christmas Eve to all. :)&lt;br/&gt;
I&amp;#8217;m sorry I&amp;#8217;ve been gone for so long. I&amp;#8217;m actually supposed to be helping with my grandmother, who&amp;#8217;s ill, at the moment, but I needed to pop on and get a message out.&lt;br/&gt;
I&amp;#8217;ve really missed you all, truly. And I&amp;#8217;m deeply sorry I&amp;#8217;ve been away for so long, things have just&amp;#8230;.well, things have been really rough around my house, lately.&lt;br/&gt;
Sometimes reality just likes to slap me in the face. Life around here is tough.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But I should be back for good on Monday or Tuesday. I had hoped sooner, but such is life, I suppose. Here&amp;#8217;s hoping!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I just wanted to stop by and say that I hadn&amp;#8217;t forgotten, and than even though I&amp;#8217;m technically not back yet, the best Christmas gift of all is having people like all of you in my life. You are all wonderful, and I am *blessed* to know you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Happy Holidays, regardless of what you celebrate, and God bless you all in this beautiful season. :]&lt;br/&gt;
With love, &lt;br/&gt;
Kate&lt;br/&gt;
(Mel/Daphne/Facilier)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14740926040</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14740926040</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:20:14 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>garrettshang:

vanessaursuline:

canthold-medown:

vanessaursuline:

canthold-medown replied to...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://garrettshang.tumblr.com/post/14323145876/vanessaursuline-canthold-medown" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;garrettshang&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14323118839/canthold-medown" target="_blank"&gt;vanessaursuline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14323092679/vanessaursuline-canthold-medown-replied-to" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14323034405/canthold-medown-replied-to" target="_blank"&gt;vanessaursuline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class="hide_overflow"&gt;&lt;a href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt; replied to your &lt;a href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14322907650/canthold-medown-replied-to-your-post-glomps" target="_blank"&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14322907650/canthold-medown-replied-to-your-post-glomps" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown replied to your post -glomps-…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;ME TOO. DIDN’T YOU GET MY ASK? THEY DESERVE A LITTLE HAPPINESS! SOB.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;…which account? So far…nooo&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;On Garrett’s. Damn. Okay. I’ll resend to Nessa’s.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;wait! I WILL CHECK THERE AGAIN!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Nvm…I got nothing…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;;~; what about now?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14323420882</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14323420882</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:56:44 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>vanessaursuline:

canthold-medown replied to your post: canthold-medown replied to your post...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14323034405/canthold-medown-replied-to" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;vanessaursuline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="hide_overflow"&gt;&lt;a href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt; replied to your &lt;a href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14322907650/canthold-medown-replied-to-your-post-glomps" target="_blank"&gt;post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://vanessaursuline.tumblr.com/post/14322907650/canthold-medown-replied-to-your-post-glomps" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown replied to your post -glomps-…&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;ME TOO. DIDN’T YOU GET MY ASK? THEY DESERVE A LITTLE HAPPINESS! SOB.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;…which account? So far…nooo&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On Garrett&amp;#8217;s. Damn. Okay. I&amp;#8217;ll resend to Nessa&amp;#8217;s.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14323092679</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14323092679</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:49:19 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I need a cigarette. </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://adamgriffinthebeast.tumblr.com/post/14321943887/i-need-a-cigarette" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;adamgriffinthebeast&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321786689/i-need-a-cigarette" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://adamgriffinthebeast.tumblr.com/post/14321709804/i-need-a-cigarette" target="_blank"&gt;adamgriffinthebeast&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwbf5rP4g41r44mf8.gif"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Oh, whoa, hey now. Is something wrong?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Nah, everything is just fine and peachy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwbfekUfdI1r44mf8.gif"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Uh… I’m Adam. And you are?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Melissa. Melissa Terre. It&amp;#8217;s nice to meet you. You just seemed a little stressed, that&amp;#8217;s all.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321998325</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321998325</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:24:43 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvzzgagW321r7kz3io1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321848434</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321848434</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:21:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I need a cigarette. </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://adamgriffinthebeast.tumblr.com/post/14321709804/i-need-a-cigarette" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;adamgriffinthebeast&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwbf5rP4g41r44mf8.gif"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Oh, whoa, hey now. Is something wrong?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321786689</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321786689</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:19:56 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>A duty to my heart: @Mistuh Mitchel</title><description>&lt;a href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14178159646/mistuh-mitchel"&gt;A duty to my heart: @Mistuh Mitchel&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mitchelfaline.tumblr.com/post/14320541145/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;mitchelfaline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14319966574/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mitchelfaline.tumblr.com/post/14232843930/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;mitchelfaline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14232251224/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mitchelfaline.tumblr.com/post/14231358324/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;mitchelfaline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14229094418/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mitchelfaline.tumblr.com/post/14181870022/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;mitchelfaline&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14181537025/a-duty-to-my-heart-mistuh-mitchel" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Melissa looked up at him, raising an eyebrow. She had had a lot of time to think about the ordeal when she was in solitary….a lot of time. It had left her more reflective and pensive than before. “But at the end of the day, it’s still partially my fault that he fell off the roof. That he wound up there in the first place,” Mel shuddered, taking a deep breath in order to attempt to continue semi-calmly. “For a couple days..weeks, really..I couldn’t cry. At all. Then suddenly, I couldn’t stop.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; ”What you did, what Arielle did, what Esme did. Was brave. You were brave, Melissa, and don’t let anyone tell you differently. You saved lives doing what you did. I promise you, I know history, there are killers and there are those who indirectly kill. You are the second. You are a hero.” Mitch said with sincerity. He cared a lot about Melissa and that’s why he looked down at her with wise older eyes and a friendly nod that conveyed his love, aproval and admiration in one movement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Melissa tried to absorb Mitch’s words, the numbness thawing. Tears prickled at the corners of her eyes. “I still feel the loss of a life. People are safe now, but…” she paused, wiping a defiant hand at her nose, “…is it wrong that part of me feels guilty? Is it weak? He was evil, definitely, but…I only did it to protect everyone. I wasn’t trying to see him fall. Literally.” Hiding her red eyes, Melissa rested her head on his shoulder. The fact that she was allowing Mitch in to her own suffering was an indicator of how much she trusted him. “I really hope you’re right about all that. Hero is nice, a killer….” Her fingers curled tightly. “I just really, really hope you’re right.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Mitch put his arms around her, he could see this was affecting her. Maybe the others were right, maybe the plan had been a bad idea. Shay had been right. Mitch or Kal or James should have done something, not one of these kids. “Would my arrogance allow me to be wrong?” Mitch said, feeling his own tears begin to sting his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Melissa returned the partial hug and laughed, trying to dry her eyes. The whole thing had made her pretty sentimental. “Well, it’d make you blind to it if you were. But I guess not, huh.” She tilted her head at Mitch. “Thanks. For listening, and for letting me, you know..” Mel awkwardly wiped at her nose again. She wasn’t good at tears, but not that she’d started, she couldn’t stop. It was a release, and she felt better emotionally than she had in weeks. There was something relieving about being told by someone she respected that she had done the right thing. “…I haven’t told my parents what happened yet. I’m worried that they’ll..I’m worried that I’ll have let them down, somehow. I always seem to.” Mel raised her chin slightly, a bit of the old determination returning. “I don’t regret it, though. I don’t. I’d rather suffer than let someone bad run rampant. My parents…they won’t understand that.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; ”We’re family here.” Mitch said still hugging her, he knew what she did was draining, that he should have done and the guilt he felt was blinding. They all had their secrets, none more so than Mitch who was unable to explain to anyone what he had done. “Your family don’t need to know.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mel sniffed a little, then smiled unexpectedly. “You really don’t know how much that means.” Her own family, her parents, especially, were unbelievably strict. Part of her internal turmoil over the events on the roof was the thought of having to explain to her family what had happened. The wouldn’t have understood why it was necessary. So having a home at Walt Disney, with people who care, was the most reassuring thing she could have heard. After a moment’s silence, Mel looked back up at her teacher. “…what would you have done, if it had been you instead of me?” Melissa respected and liked Mitch, she was interested to hear what his own actions would have been.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; Mitch didn’t even think before he spoke. He couldn’t say anything less than the truth. “I wouldn’t have thrown him from the roof. I’d have ripped his throat out. I’d have mutiliated him with my own hands. See, he got off lightly with you. You were much more forgiving, more merciful. So, Melissa.” He paused. Mitch held her a little closer, still trying to help her feel better. “Don’t feel guilt, he deserved death and you gave him the best possible one, he died quicker your way than mine, Kal’s or even Shay’s.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;


“That’d be so messy, though,” Mel said, grinning wryly. The tight wad of guilt was quickly fading away. Melissa breathed an easy sigh of relief. In a few days, she would be back to her old self. And she owed it to Mitch. She really didn’t have this kind of support at home, and goodness knows her own father would have just told her to get over it. “Uh,” she cleared her throat, stepping back a little so she could see his face, “this may not mean a lot, and I’m not really sure how to go about doing this, but…thank you. For listening. And for everything else. It..really, it means the world.”</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321760900</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321760900</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:19:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>You are guilty. Admit it.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;You know, funny story, actually. I used to feel that way. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But not anymore.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mr. Faline was right about the difference between killers and heros. I’m sorry a human life was lost, but I’m not sorry he’s gone. I’d do anything to protect these people, anon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think Mulan would have been proud of me. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321328173</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14321328173</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:09:30 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320821730</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320821730</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:57:44 -0500</pubDate><category>who is this mysterious anon?</category><category>MELISSA HAS DONE NOTHING.</category><category>RECENTLY.</category><category>TRALAL</category><category>heh.</category></item><item><title>I know what you did.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;You do?! …fine. I’ll admit it. I’m not scared. I stole the cookie from the cookie jar! Are you happy now?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320686853</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320686853</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:54:33 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I love the holidays, if only cause it’s an excuse to wear...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpkskLFUt1qewu3ro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I love the holidays, if only cause it’s an excuse to wear slouchy sweaters and run in the semi-cold air. Damn Florida warmth!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320494871</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320494871</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:50:02 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>gypsyesmewalden:

canthold-medown:

gypsyesmewalden:

canthold-me...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4g7pNzwX1r4wj7jo1_250.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gypsyesmewalden.tumblr.com/post/14231167817/canthold-medown-gypsyesmewalden" target="_blank"&gt;gypsyesmewalden&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gypsyesmewalden.tumblr.com/post/14185789262/canthold-medown-gypsyesmewalden" target="_blank"&gt;gypsyesmewalden&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14177678917/gypsyesmewalden-canthold-medown" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gypsyesmewalden.tumblr.com/post/14149691830/canthold-medown-gypsyesmewalden" target="_blank"&gt;gypsyesmewalden&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14149422169/gypsyesmewalden-canthold-medown" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gypsyesmewalden.tumblr.com/post/14149371950/canthold-medown-gypsyesmewalden" target="_blank"&gt;gypsyesmewalden&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14149272969/gypsyesmewalden-canthold-medown" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gypsyesmewalden.tumblr.com/post/14149192354/canthold-medown-gypsyesmewalden" target="_blank"&gt;gypsyesmewalden&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14149142979/gypsyesmewalden-canthold-medown-the-awkward" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gypsyesmewalden.tumblr.com/post/14149102355/canthold-medown-the-awkward-moment-when-i-mess" target="_blank"&gt;gypsyesmewalden&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14149051560/the-awkward-moment-when-i-mess-everything-up" target="_blank"&gt;canthold-medown&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The awkward moment when I mess everything up because I’m an awkward panda and am content to facepalm forever. Where’s my Esme when you need her?!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I’M RIGHT HERE DARLING!!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For one, I’ve missed you. For another, DEAR SPIRITS, ESME, YOU WERE RIGHT. AND I’M A FOOL.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I’ve missed you too sweetie!! I thought you left me! …Wait a minute….. are you talking about what I think you’re talking about….?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Me? Leave you? Never. And I am talking about the EXACT thing you’re thinking about. I really should have taken your boy advice -facepalms-.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;…oh boy. Tell me everything!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;It’s a really long story. Are you sure you’ve got time? I don’t want to be a burden or anything.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I will alway have time for you hun&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;…I kissed him first, apparently. While I was drugged. He told me that I was completely out of it. I felt really bad, but then &lt;em&gt;he &lt;/em&gt;kissed &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt;. Geez, Esme, I am so in over my head. And that’s not even all of it.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Oh goodness. Well, ask yourself the simple question. Do you feel the same way about him? I’m pretty sure you already know that, because I know that. What is the rest of it deary? &lt;/p&gt;
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Well, I…you see, I kinda…..okay. Yeah, I do. He’s kind, and understands my need to be &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt;. He hasn’t tried to make me more docile, or less independent, or anything even like that at all! At least so far, anyway. I mean, he was trying to essentially be my doctor until I got better. He didn’t have to do that at all! But I don’t know if he likes me like that. Afterward, he got a funny look on his face and left. I..I don’t know what I did wrong.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alright… Sweetie, you need to listen to me. Garrett is one of those guys who needs to hear you say it out front, or else they will be shy about it and never confront their feelings. You need to go to him, tell him how you feel, kiss him again for effect, and I promise, everything will work out. I know how he feels about you; I can see it in his eyes. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Say it? Out loud? First? Dear geez, Esme, I don’t know if I can do that. And I’ve done a lot of stupid stuff. You should have seen his face, he was so closed off. It was like I’d slapped him or something.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;You have to trust me on this one dearest. I know he likes you. He wouldn’t have gotten so worked up if he didn’t. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;…okay. You’re right. It’s just intimidating, you know? And this is coming from me. I am more frightened of this than I am of even our little rebellion a month ago!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320461119</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320461119</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:49:13 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title> 
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MY LOVVVVVVVVVVVE.
CRIES. LET ME LOVE YOU.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;MY LOVVVVVVVVVVVE.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CRIES. LET ME LOVE YOU.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320060311</link><guid>http://canthold-medown.tumblr.com/post/14320060311</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:39:00 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
