Shannon's Area

So I was reading around on a site called Quizazz, which is a sight that you can post stories and quizzes and polls and stuff on, when I see a story called 'Andi Pitts'. Laughing to myself, I think about the story that I have posted on another story site called FanFiction that has a main character named Andi Pitts. I click on it, wanting to read it and see if it's anything like my story. The first chapter starts out with words that are strangely familiar. As I continue reading, I come to the realization that THIS IS MY STORY.

WHAT. THE. HECK.

Seriously?! You're seriously going to steal MY story and claim it as yours?! THAT'S IMMATURE. DUMB. STUPID. I could say a few more choice words, but I think you get the point.

THIS IS MY WORK THAT YOU'RE CLAIMING. MY STORY, THAT I PUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING INTO, AND YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST TAKE IT? No. It doesn't work like that.

I reported her, and she got blocked from the website, and the story was removed easily, but it still made me mad. I probably should've added a copyright at the bottom, but I honestly didn't think anyone was going to take it and claim it as their own.

Well, I'm no longer going to write on that sight. Period. End of story. That seriously pissed me OFF!!!

My rant. I honestly just needed to get that out. You do not know how angry that made me.

Prologue (Andi’s POV)

Flashback

            “Mom!” I whined as she watched from the doorway. “Age 13 is a very fragile, unstable age! Why are you making me do this?!” I asked her.

            “Because, Andi, you have to go to school.” She said as I slung my backpack over my shoulder.

            “Ugh! Fine, but when I come home crying in freakish misery, it’ll be your fault!” I exclaimed, stomping out the door and down the street to my new middle school.

            “I love you, honey!” She called after me. I raised my hand in a goodbye gesture as I turned to face this new school.

            I looked down at my new converse as I trudged towards the entrance. Suddenly, I was shunted to the ground.

            “Oh my god, I’m so sorry!” The person exclaimed. It was a guy. I looked up and my eyes locked onto his blue ones. He looked different than the rest of the preps in this freaking school.

            “No no, it’s my fault. I should watch where I’m going.” I said, shoving my things into my bag, “I’m Andi.” I said, sticking my hand out.

            “Ironic. I’m Andy.” He laughed. I giggled as he shook my hand.

            “Well, Andy, I think we’re going to be great friends.” I said.

End Flashback

            That was the first time I had ever met Andrew Biersack. We became very close. We were practically inseparable. We became known as A and A. We never did anything without each other. Then came that fateful day. Andy had to move away. He moved to Hollywood where he became famous. He forgot that little old town in Ohio and he forgot me.

Chapter 1(Andy’s POV)

            “Andy, guess what?!” Sandra came running up to me, bouncing on the balls of her feet.

            “Hmmm?” I asked her absentmindedly.

            “We got a new assistant.” She said. I glanced up from my crossword puzzle.

            “Interesting. Girl or guy?” I asked her.

            “Girl. Her name is Andrea. She has long, light blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She’s beautiful!” she said.

            Light blonde hair? Bright blue eyes? That sounds like Andi. Like my Andi! But it couldn’t be. She’s still in Ohio. The thought made me sad. I blinked the moisture away from my eyes and flung my pen down, pulling at my hair.

            “Crosswords were never your thing, Andy.” I heard a girl’s voice. My head shot up and my eyes locked onto the bright blue ones of my best friend.

            “ANDI!” I shouted, sweeping her into a hug. She giggled and wrapped her arms around my neck.

            “Hey, Andi, I need food. Hurry up, biatch!” A girl shouted from the door. “Whoa. Andi and Andy. God, that’s confusing.” She said.

            “Her name is Ducky.” I said indignantly. She laughed.

            “God, how do you even remember that?!” she exclaimed, turning to the girl. “You see, I, according to Andy here at least, looked like a duck when I ran so he gave me the nickname Ducky.” She said.

            “That’s funny. I have noticed that, though.” She shrugged. “Screw you. I’m going to get food, dammit!” She said, pushing herself off the wall and walking out of the room.

            “I have my phone if you need me!” Andi shouted down the hallway.

            “K!” the brown haired girl called back, her voice faint as she walked away from us.

            “God, it’s been so long!” Andi exclaimed. I nodded and sat down, pulling her down with me. She chuckled, plopping down on my lap. I laughed, bouncing my knees up and down.

            “Andy, we need to hurry up and get to that photo shoot. Stop flirting with our new assistant and get your white ass out here!” Jake shouted through the closed door. I chuckled and stood up, dumping Andi on the floor.

            “Gasp!” She exclaimed, putting her hand over her mouth before pushing herself up. I chuckled and opened the door. Jake, Jinxx and Sandra tumbled into the room. Andi giggled and leaned over Sandra.

            “Whatcha doin?” She asked in a sing song voice before skipping out the door. I heard Ash’s barking laughter as he walked past the doorway.

            “I like her.” He exclaimed, chuckling and shaking his head. “And you guys are idiots.”  He said, walking down the hall

            “Thanks Ash! Means a lot!” Sandra yelled after him.
            “Welcome!” He called back. Sandra rolled her eyes and stood up, dusting herself off. I chuckled and followed him out. I stopped dead when I saw Andi waiting for us on a freaking Ducati!

            “What the hell, Andi!” I shouted, speeding over to her and running my hand over the sleek metal. She slapped my hand.

            “No touchie!” She exclaimed. “It takes it a long time to get it this shiny.” She said.

            “Where the hell did you get this thing?” I asked.

            “I bought it.” She shrugged. “I saved up every penny I ever earned and bought it for myself. Call it a…graduation gift.” She said.

            “Jesus girl!” I exclaimed. “I’m so jealous!” I yelled. “That was my dream! To buy a Ducati!” I exclaimed.

            “You have a fudging Bat mobile, so don’t be complaining!” She exclaimed. I gave her an odd look.

            “Fudging?” I asked.

            “NOT the point!” She exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air. “The point is, only three types of that car were made in the WORLD and you got one of them, so don’t be complaining about my cool motorized vehicle when you have one RIGHT THERE.” She said, pointing at my Bat Mobile. I shrugged.

            “I am merely admiring it. Geez Andi, no need to get all snippety!” I exclaimed. She giggled.

            “Whoa whoa whoa! Hold it right there.” Sandra said, waving her hands for dramatic effect. “THIS is the Andi you always tell us about, Andy?” She asked.

            “Yes. This is Andrea Marie Sanchez.” I said, nodding my head.

            “Oh. OH!” Sandra exclaimed. “Andy always tells us about you and how crazy you were! A real prankster, he said.” She winked.

            “Cool!” Jinxx exclaimed. “Pranking is my middle name!” He exclaimed, slapping Jake’s hand. I rolled my eyes and got in my car. Ash, Jake and Jinxx got in and Sandra climbed on the back of Andi’s Ducati. She pulled the helmet on and we were off. As we were driving down the road, Andi pulled up beside me. I rolled down my window.

            “Race ya!” She shouted, gunning it. I slammed down on the gas peddle and our speed shot up. It’s not like we were on any main roads and cops weren’t usually down here. I shot past Andi and chuckled when suddenly, she blew past me. Suddenly, I saw her start to swerve in front of me. Jake leaned forward with wide eyes as they suddenly pulled over. Andi got off and took her helmet off, running her hand through her hair before throwing her helmet down.

            “SHIT!” She screamed, kicking at the ground and putting her head in her hands. I pulled up behind them and got out.

            “Everything ok?” I asked. She looked up at me.

            “I can’t do this, Andy. I just can’t…” She trailed off as we all stared at her, expressions of concern plastered on our faces. “I had an accident.” She said, looking at the ground. “I haven’t been the same ever since.” She said, closing her eyes. “I was driving down the freeway. It was night. I was hit from behind. I don’t know what happened. I was disoriented. I passed out and woke up in a hospital. I had surgery on my leg. I can’t do this.” She whispered, sinking to the ground. She continued on, staring straight ahead. “I had to…I had to have a special bike outfitted. Andy…I’m blind.” She said, looking up at me. It was then that I noticed the little flecks of gray in her eyes. I stepped back, shaking my head.

            “You can’t…you can’t be blind.” I whispered. Tears fell from her eyes.

            “I’m not completely blind…yet. It’s deteriorating. I can see basic shapes. But there’s a cure.” She said. “I can’t afford it.”

            “Let me pay.” I said. She shook her head. “Andi, you have to let me pay. Please.” I said.

            “You don’t get it!” She screamed at me. “It’s not like that, Andy!” She shouted. “It’s a surgery.” She whispered brokenly. “Only one out of three make it out with their sight back.” She whispered. “I don’t want to go through that alone.” She said, almost imperceptibly.

            “You’re not alone…” I started, but she interrupted me.

            “Yes I am!” She shouted. “You’re not blind, are you?! Are any of you blind?! Huh?” She asked. “You can see the moon and the stars! You can see the birds and the butterflies. You can see it all!” She screamed. “What can I see? Shadows. Shapes. Darkness.” She said. “That’s it!” She stood up and walked up to me. “That’s it.” She whispered. I took a deep breath and took her hands in mine.

            “It doesn’t matter what we can see. You’re never alone. I’ll pay for the surgery and if you don’t make it out with your sight, it’ll be sad, but you’ll live through it with your friends by your side.” I said. She sighed and looked down.

            “Fine.” She whispered. I pulled her in for a hug. The rest of my band mates patted her back.

            “Can you drive?” I asked her softly. She nodded.

            “But no one is riding with me.” She said. “If I get into an accident, I don’t wanna put anyone else’s lives in danger.” She said firmly, pulling her helmet back on and climbing back onto her bike. We all piled into my car and I pulled back onto the road. She followed me. She seemed to be getting along pretty well. I made sure to keep one eye on her at all times. We got to the photo shoot in one piece.

            “You are thirty minutes late!” The photographer shouted as we got dragged off to makeup. Andi stayed against the back wall.

            “So she’s blind…huh…” Ash said. I nodded silently. “Sorry, man.” He patted my back.

            The photo shoot took thirty minutes. When we were finished, we quickly changed and walked back out. Andi was waiting for us in the same spot.

            “So pretty.” She giggled. I chuckled, but it sounded forced, even to my ears. She sighed and pulled her helmet on. “I’ll see you guys tomorrow, k?” She asked.

            “Yeah!” I said, climbing into my car as she sped to her house. I rested my head on the steering wheel and groaned.

            “Tough break, man.” Jinxx said in a piteous voice. I nodded and started up my car with a sigh. I dropped everyone off and went home to do some research on this surgery.

            I called her doctor (she had given me his number before we had parted ways) and we talked about the possibility of it.

            The next opening was lucky. It was in 2 weeks. We were going to fly out to Colorado where they were going to do the reconstructive surgery. We were leaving in a week.

-One week later, at the airport-

            “Flight 349 for Colorado now boarding.” The voice came over the intercom. I glanced at everyone. We grabbed our luggage and waited in line. The line moved forward and as we were walking forward, Andi accidentally ran into someone.

            “Sorry sorry! Oh my god, I’m so sorry!” She apologized.

            “Watch where you’re going, bitch! Can’t you see that the line stopped? Are you blind or something?” He hissed.

            “Hey, buddy, why don’t you turn around before I punch you in the face.” Ash threatened. He scoffed, but complied.

            “Thanks Ash.” Andi said softly.

            “No problem.” He replied, patting her lightly on the shoulder. We moved forward and finally boarded the plane. As we were walking to our seats, we passed the guy. He stuck his foot out and Andi went flying to the ground.

            “Freak!” He chuckled. “Better watch out guys! We got a blind klutz over here!” He called to some buff guys in the back.

            Before I could react, Jinxx had pounced. Punches flew, but Jinxx had been in a fight before.

            “Break it up!” The stewardess yelled. Jinxx and the guy sprung apart. “Now then, what happened?” She asked through her teeth.

            “I was just sitting her, minding my own business when this girl comes up and dumps her water all over me. I told her that that wasn’t nice and her friend her pounced on me.” He said sweetly. Ash laughed loudly.

            “She’s blind. He tripped her and then called her a freak. Jinxx was just defending her.” Jake said. We all nodded.

            “I saw it.” The guy from across the aisle chimed in. She turned to him.

            “What really happened?” She asked him.

            “The second story.” He said. The rude guy growled and clenched his fists. The stewardess turned to him.

            “I’m going to kindly ask that you please exit the plane and take another one, thank you.” She said. He stood up and shoved through us with his duffel bag. “Are you okay, dear?” The stewardess turned to Andi. Andi nodded.

            “I’m fine. Jinxx, are you okay?” She asked.

            “I’m good. Not even a scratch on me!” He exclaimed. She giggled and we sat in our seats. Andi was next to Jake. I was next to Jinxx and Sandra and Ash were next to each other.

            It was an uneventful plane ride. Andi and Jake seemed to be scheming over something and I was sure that they would get Jinxx in on it.

            When we got to the hotel, Andi was acting weird. We got into our room that we were all sharing.

            “Guys I think…I think I need to rest.” She breathed. “Something weird is happening.” She said. I helped her to the bed, concern rolling off of me in waves.

            “I’ll get some ice.” Jinxx volunteered, then ran down the hall. He came back soon with a bucket of ice.

            “Thanks, Jinxx.” I said, reaching my hand in. Whatever was in there was NOT ice. I pulled my hand out to see that it was now blue. I turned to Andi who was biting her cheek, but when Jinxx poked her in the side she burst out laughing.

            “That was some of the b-best acting I’ve ever done!” She howled, high-fiving Jinxx and Jake.

            “Haha…” I said sarcastically, then went to wash my hand off. It didn’t come off. “Guys?” I called. I didn’t get an answer. “Is this permanent?” I called angrily. When there was no answer, I sprinted into the main room. The window was open. I ran out and looked down. Andi was climbing down the rope. Jinxx and Jake were waiting at the bottom, ready to catch her if she fell. I sprinted angrily down the stairs and outside to see them running down the street. I ran after them. Andi looked back and shrieked.

            “RUN FASTER!” She screeched as I gained on them. Suddenly, Andi tripped on an empty beer can on the sidewalk. She shrieked and threw her hands out to catch herself just as my arms wrapped around her waist.

            “Are you okay?!” I exclaimed. She nodded as I set her carefully on her feet.

Darkness Eternal

Chapter 1

January 1st, 2011

Journal,

Today was a bumpy ride. After being late to school (due to another screaming match between mom and I), I found out that I failed my algebra test. (Wait till I tell mom...) Then, I fell asleep in Chemistry and Billy Martinez drew all over my face in pen. At lunch, Karina dumped her tray on me, and to top it all off, I tripped in the parking lot and fell in a puddle, right in front of ALEX RICHARDS! I am thouroughly convinced that the world hates me.

Gabi

Gabrielle closed the worn, leather book and pushed it back under her mattress before running downstairs for a snack.

16 year old Gabi was small for her age, only 4'11, she had short brown hair and bright blue eyes. Her hair was inherited from her mother. Though her and her mother looked similar, they were nothing alike.

Mary Stevens was a business woman. She was cold, sharp, and hard to get close to. She was a small woman with long brown hair that was always pinned up in a bun. Her cold, brown eyes were nothing like her daughter's kinda dn loving blue eyes.

Gabi had always wanted to be an author, for as long as she could remember. Writing was her passion. Gabi's mom didn't approve, arguing that a person couldn't make a living off of writing.

"What about a family?" she would always ask. "You can't support a family!"

"Hmph. She can go screw herself." Gabi muttered, pushing her lips out in a pout.

"Who can go screw herself?" Her mother's professional voice came from the doorway of the kitchen.

"Karina." Gabi lied smoothly, turning to face her mother. "What are you doing home so early?" She asked, changing the subject.

"I finished up early." Gabi nodded as her mother sat at the table. "I thought you and I could go see a movie. How about it, kid?" Gabi's face broke into a smile.

"Yeah, mom, I'd love that." She said, grinning.

"Let me go get changed." Her mother went upstairs as Gabi sat at the table.

Gabi and her mom were very close. She saw a side of Mary that no one else did, the soft and loving side.

Her mom came back downstairs. She was wearing shorts and a blue t-shirt. Her hair was up in a ponytail, and a beautiful smile graced her face.

"Ready?" She asked, grabbing her purse. Gabi nodded, standing up.

The ride to the theater was quick. It was when they got to the teather that the problems started.

"On second though, let's go somewhere else." Her mom said hurriedly, driving away.

"Mom! What're you doing?!" Gabi exclaimed, looking behind them. A black car was following them.

"Shit." Mary cursed, veering left onto a side street. The black car followed them.

"Mom, what's going on?" Gabi asked, fear making her voice waver. Mary didn't answer, instead whipping out her phone adn dialing a number.

"Yes, Amalia? It's Willow." Gabi stared ta her mom in confusion. Who is Amalia? Why did she call herself Willow? I'm so confused!

"They're here." And then she hung up and pulled over. Mary turned to the side to stare at her wide eyed daughter. "Gabrielle, I need you to stay in here." Gabi nodded at her extremely serious tone. Mary's face softened as she looked at her terrified daughter. "Everything's going to be OK." She comforted before opening the door and stepping out of the car, drawing her blade.

"Demon." The blonde woman who had stepped from the black car said in a curt, openly disgusted voice.

"Angel." Mary spat back, narrowing her eyes. The woman slitted her eyes dangerously.

"You're outnumbered, scum. Hand her over." the blond woman hissed. Mary smirked.

"That's where you're wrong." She said smugly as the shadows melted and took forms of people.

"Dozens of people...all dressed in black..." Gabi muttered to herself, thinking back to a dream she'd once had in which dozens of people wearing what looked like black fighting gear had slunk from the shadows and surrounded her, all muttering words she couldn't decipher.

Suddenly, the windows of the car burst. Gabi threw her arms over her face as glass rained onto her. She heard the car door open, then a hand grabbed her arm and roughly dragged her out. She vaguely heard the sounds of fighting as she stumbled blindly after whoever was dragging her. Her mind was racing as her eyes took in the scene. The street had quickly become a battlefield as black and white clashed.

The boy holding her was a teenager looking not much older than herself. He had black hair that covered his right eye and a small lip ring. His eyes were emerald green. He was wearing black fighting gear. The left sleeve was cut from the shoulder all the way to his wrist, and Gabi could see blood welling on his arm.

"Come on!" He shouted at her in a smooth and commanding voice. He seemed to know what he was doing, so Gabi let him pull her away from the fight. When they got a little ways away, Gabi fell to her knees, her eyes wide and glazed over.

"So much blood." She whimpered, wrapping her arms around her stomach. The boy's hard eyes softened and he dropped to his knees next to her.

"You're cut." He said softly, pulling bandages from one of his many pockets. Gabi let him dress her wound. "A piece of glass must've hit you." He sat back, studying her with steady eyes.

She was quite small, he noticed. Very fragile. He could tell by her trembling shoulders.

Almost like fine china. A small smile touched his lips. Just like Kaeta.

"That's a pretty name. Who's Kaeta?" A soft voie startled him out of his thoughts. He looked up at the kind, blue eyes of the girl in front of him.

"My sister." He answered, a smile in his voice.

"Oh..." The two fell into a comfortable silence.

It was then that Gabi noticed the sounds of fighting had ended.

"We can probably go back." The boy stood up and offered her a hand. When Gabi took his hand, a shock ran through her, making goosebumps rise on her arms. The boy quickly dropped her hand after she was up and walked away. Gabi scurried after him.

"What's your name?" she asked curiously.

"Alec." He answered cutrly. Gabi became silent as they reached the street. She put her hand over her mouth, eyes wide.

"Oh my..." She whispered in shock. Blood covered the street, and many unmoving bodies lay scattered on the ground. That's when she saw her mom, her body among those whose lives had been lost. The many people dressed in black fell silent as Gabi slowly walked up to her mom's lifeless body. She dropped to her knees beside it and bowed her head in mourning, a single tear falling from her eye.

"Her death was not in vain." Alec kneeled beside her, putting his hand softly on her back. Gabi nodded and stood up, staring at everyone around her.

"Who are you?" She asked in a loud, clear voice. "What did my mother have to do with you?" No one answered her. "Why did she die for you?" She called loudly. "Please let me know about you." Gabi pleaded. Alec sighed beside her and she looked over at him sharply.

"Gabi, I promise to explain everything, but it isn't safe here. They know where you live now." She stared at him in confusion. "Don't let your mother's death be for nothing." at those words, Gabi sighed in defeat and let Alec lead her towards the shadows.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked curiously as they finally reached the shadows.

"Hold on to me and don't resist it." Was all he said. Suddenly, Gabi felt like she was falling. Alec's arms, wrapped tightly around her waist, held her to him as they fell.

They landed in a large, circular room. The walls, floor, and ceiling were made of obsidian. There was a large, throne-like chair in front of them. A man with black hair and warm brown eyes sat on the chair. Though he looked to be somone who smiled often, he was not smiling now, instead glaring up towards the ceiling somberly.

"How many did we lose this time?" He asked in a clear, deep voice.

"Sixty two this time sir." A woman behind Gabi said. "It was a brutal fight, my King." She sounded very remorseful.

"But we regned victorious, yes?" He asked.

"Yes, father. I have her." Alec answered, puting his hands on Gabi's shoulders as he stood behind her.

"She's a pretty little thing isn't she?" A boy gave a creepy smile to Gabi. She cowered into Alec's chest. His protective grip on her shoulders tightened.

"Back off, Marc." He said in a warning voice. Marc raised his hands in surrender.

"What is your name, young one?" The man on the throne asked.

"G-Gabi." she stuttered. Alec could feel her small fram trembling and he wished he could do something to make this less scary for her.

"Welcome, Gabi." He smiled armly at her. She sawllowed, gathering her courage.

"What's going on?" She asked, trying to keep her voice steady.

"I'm sure you're confused, butr I cannot reveal anythingn to you quite yet. I'm very sorry." He said apologetically. Gabi sighed dejectedly. "All in good time, Gabi. All in good time." The man said quietly. "Alec, sho wer to a room." He commanded, waving everyone away.

"Come on, Gabi." Alec muttered, sterring her away from the man, who was now leaning his elbows on his knees with his head in his hands.

Gabi was led through a heavy stone door. They ended up in a hallway that was lined with gray stone. Dim torches lined the walls periodically, flickering and casting dark shadows on the walls.

Alec pulled her down the dark hall as she looked around warily.

"What the hel is going on, Alec?" Gabi demanded suddenly, yanking her arm out of his grip.

"Gabi, I promise I'll explain later. Please don't do this." He begged, looking at her with pleading brown eyes.

"I'm tired of waiting! I want answers!" Her loud voice bounced off of the stone walls and echoed down the hall.

"Gabi-" He started. The angry girl interrupted him.

"My mother died for you, and you won't even tell me what's happened! I don't know where I am, I don't know who I'm with and I'm scared, Alec!" And there it was. Realization dawned on Alec as he stared at the small girl in front of him. That strange emotion he had see in her icy blue eyes...it had been fear.

"Gabi..." He whispered, stepping closer and softly gripping her upper arms. Before Gabi knew what was happening, Alec had pulled her in for a tight hug.

-NOT DONE-

Prologue

My dad recently moved to Fayettville, North Carolina. He and I walked through the Historic Downtown, and I just found it so intriguing that I had to write something about it! So here it is. Fayettville: History in Abundance.

The Settlement of Fayettville

Fayettville actually started out as two seperate settlements, Cross Creek and Cambellton. Cross Creek was established first as a trading post. It was named after two fast-moving creeks that crossed eachother just before they entered the Cape Fear river.

A few years after Cross Creek was settled, Cambellton came next. It was settled a mile away from Cross Creek.

The two settlements were established by explorers from the Highlands of Scotland. In 1783, the two settlements merged into one and named themselves Fayettville, after the French Revolutionary war hero, Marquis De Lafayette. Out of all the cities named after Lafayette, Fayettville was the only town he actually visited.

The Key to History

Fayettville played a big role in developing history. The Liberty Point Resolve of 1775 pleged local support for the Revolutionary War cause of independance from England. After the Revolution, because there was no permanent state capital, the state's legislature met periodically in Fayettville. In 1789, North Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution and chartered the University of North Carolina, America's oldest state university

Fayettville Destroyed!

On May 29, 1831, a horrible fire spread through Fayettville. It had started in a kitchen at a house on the northwest corner of Market Square. Just as the people thought they had the blaze under control, strong winds picked up and the fire swept through the town. It destroyed one of the most important buildings in Fayettville, the old state house, where the General Assembly met once. It was also the place where North Carolina adopted the U.S. Constitution.

The fire destroyed every single church in town excluding the Methodist Church. People swiftly abandoned the town, giving up hope on putting the terrible fire out. The only thing they could do was to take away the fire's fuel supply, and the entire town went up in smoke as people blew up their houses and shops to keep the fire from spreading. Nearly every house, 105 shops, two banks, a school, and two hotels were blown up. Amazingly, nobody died, though many people were injured. More than $100,000 was raised for those in need.

The Civil War?

During the Civil War, Fayettville was in the path of General Sherman's Union troops. The troops left a path of destruction behind them, and destroyed the N.C. Arsenal, which had been a munitions center for the Confederates. Again, the citizens of Fayettville had to rebuild their city from the bottom up.

Fayettville stands a proud testament to it's past struggles and hardships. It's a very history abundant place to be, and if anyone ever gets the chance, it's a greaet place to visit.

Cool picture taken at Mueller State Park; Shannon was trying to focus on the deer, but auto-focus took over....:>>

Pat and I were talking about souls the other day and I thought I would go ahead and post my theory on souls on here.

So my theory is that when someone/something dies, it's soul splits into many little pieces and is released into the universal energy. When another baby is born, that baby's soul is made of little pieces of other souls.

For example, if Johnny died (for whatever reason) his soul would split and be released into the universal energy. In another place, Bobby dies and somewhere else, Hailey dies and both of their souls are split and released. The next day, little Susy is born. Well, Susy's soul is made up of a piece of Johnny's soul, a piece of Bobby's soul, and a piece of Hailey's soul and once all of those souls are connected into one, that become's Susy's soul. Then, when Susy dies, her soul is split and released and the cycle starts again.

This is where I think both instinct and de ja vu come from. Instinct because maybe Hailey was in a situation once where she might've, let's say, been stuck in a tree. Say Susy got that small part of Hailey's soul, so when Susy is facing a time that might put her in that same situation, the small part of Hailey's soul that was dormant before becomes active and communicates to Susy's mind that 'hey, this might not be a good idea.'

Also on de ja vu. Say Susy is walking along a street that Bobby might've walked along when he was alive, on the same side, looking at the same things, etc. Well, Bobby's soul is 'remembering' that, so that's where de ja vu comes from.

Another theory on de ja vu is that maybe a long time ago, you might've wished for exactly that moment to happen. For example, you get the car that you want and you have de ja vu as the dealer hands you the keys. Maybe when you were younger, you imagined that exact scene in your head, and that's where de ja vu comes from.

Either way, the human soul will never be figured out. While we can know exactly what the human body is made of, what organs we have and what they do, we will never know truly what a soul is. Souls aren't physical objects and cannot be proven scientifically. Until the day someone finds proof that human souls are real, the fact of it is that it will always be in your beliefs whether you think souls are real or not. That is totally up to you.

Thanks for reading!

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