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Gwen lied her head on the đi văng watching the water droplets slide down her cold glass of water. The ti vi was seen behind it, swiveled an distorted bởi the light bouncing of the water in the cup.

“And evidently there were no other survivors of this horrible accident. All we can say is that this proves that no matter where bạn go, death is all around us.” The anchorman says on the news station as Gwen then chucks the remote at the screen. The remote bounces off and lands firmly on the carpeted floor.

Cody then appeared walking inside as Gwen sat up from the couch. “Gwen…?” He called seeing her disgruntled state.

The goth immediately spun around to see him close the door and released a breath she had been holding in. “Oh, Cody.” She đã đưa ý kiến almost relieved as she went over and hugged him. “I was still thinking about everything that had happened. I got Mất tích in my own thoughts again.” She removed a strand of midnight blue hair from her face as she sat back on the couch.

“Hey, hey. It’s going to be fine alright. You, me, and Duncan have been through hundreds of close calls. I’m starting to think that we’re really not even meant to die anymore.” Cody says taking off his áo khoác as he sets it against the coffee table. “And if anything does happen bạn have nothing to worry about, after all bạn are last on the danh sách remember?” Cody says with a smile that would give people in hell hope.

Gwen looked back at him and smiled too but then it started to fade as she looked down at the magazine. On the front cover was a large truck . She tossed it aside and slumped forward, resting her elbows on her knees.

It wasn’t before long when Duncan emerged from the living room without a áo sơ mi on. He had a can of Cola in his hands and a torn up pair of shorts on.

“Do bạn ever wear shirts anymore?” Cody asks jokingly as Duncan just crushes the can.

“Your just jealous that you’ll never see pecks like these on you.” Duncan says walking back towards the kitchen.

Cody shrugs as he leans on the back banister of the couch. Soon a little girl with long black hair and an Elmo áo sơ mi comes wobbling in. On her áo sơ mi is red liquid from a popsicle she has in her hand.

“Aw, come here you!” Cody says picking up the girl and wiping the melted popsicle from her shirt.

Gwen looked at them both smiling.

“You know something Gwen?” Cody asked her still wiping away at the little girl’s shirt.

“Yeah?”

“Duncan is rather sexy with his defined pecks.” Cody đã đưa ý kiến as Gwen fell to the floor laughing.



A loud ringing of a school chuông, bell is heard as a wave of kids come crowding out of their classes. Lillyth and Pixie were seen walking out of one class.

“Did bạn get invited to Chris’s party?” Lillyth asked overly excited as usual as she stopped at her locker.

“Chris is having a party!?” Pixie shouted in disbelief.

“Yeah, everyone knew about it, well I guess not bạn of course.” Lillyth đã đưa ý kiến taking out a large book from her locker and then closing it.

Pixie sighed and began walking away. “How come I’m always the last to find out when a party is going on?”

“Don’t be sad Pixie, if bạn can’t go then I won’t either, we can just stay at my house.” Lillyth begins walking but stops as some of her hair was caught in the locker door and she gets pulled back bởi it.

“No I don’t want bạn to suffer to, especially on a Friday night.” Pixie says walking off as Lillyth pulls again on her hair but instead the entire locker door falls off. Lillyth looked around herself as she began to run off now.

Shawn was seen walking around as he put up a poster of an upcoming football game up in the hallway. He then saw Pixie walking bởi and ran up to her seeing her in a depressive state.

“What’s wrong with you?” Shawn asks with his goofy smile.

“Nothing towards your concern.” She begins to walk faster leaving Shawn in the dust behind her.



Davie sat back in his ghế, chỗ ngồi trying to balance a pencil on his nose. The room was quiet as Gwen walked around the study hall area looking at the books. Paris tapped her pencil against her lip repeatedly but soon gave up and tossed the pencil aside.

“Ey, I don’t understand why we have to learn this crud anyway! I mean, the only time we need to find X is if we are a pirate.” Paris says turning over her blank paper.

Gwen stared down at her own textbook for a một phút and dropped it. “I never understood why either.”

“You’re the worst tutor ever.” Davie says still staring at the ceiling to balance the pencil on his nose.

“Hey! I took bạn guys to the water park.”

“Yeah and that was really fun.” Davie says sarcastically.

“Well then, that’s enough for this ngày I guess.” Gwen says as they all immediately stand up and run out the door except for Skyler who walks towards Gwen.

“Uhm, Gwen?” Sky says as Gwen picks up her bag.

“Oh xin chào Skyler, what’s wrong?” Gwen asks noticing her worried tone.

“Well, bạn see, I’ve been wanting to talk to you. It’s about what happened at the water par-” Sky couldn’t finish in time before Cody had walked in carrying a messenger bag around his shoulder.

“Come on Gwen, we have the night class to take.” Cody says frantically before running back out the door. Gwen checks her watch and a look of hurried nervousness sweeps over her.

“Oh my god I forgot! Uhm sorry Sky have a nice weekend!” Gwen yells as her voice gets weakened as she runs down the hall of the school.

Skyler lets out a sigh as she looks up at the ceiling. One of the lights above flickers and malfunctions as it turns off on it’s own.



In a nearby house, a party is going on. The lights are all on and the âm nhạc going on loud inside.

♫Let the bodies hit the floor! Let the bodies hit the floor!♫

Lillyth is seen falling phía trước, chuyển tiếp onto the phòng bếp, nhà bếp counter laughing her head off as she takes a sip of the cú đấm inside of a birthday cup.

“Oh, my, god! Shawn! Come here!” Lillyth screams as Shawn is seen burrowing his way through a dancing crowd.

“Lil’ are bạn ok?” Shawn asks looking up and down at her. Her hair a total mess and her váy falling off her left shoulder.

“Oh -hiccup- of course I’m alright. Just relax…..hey….have bạn always had trái cam, màu da cam hair?” Lillyth asks pointing towards his head.

Shawn looks at her and the cup in her hands and takes it away before sniffing it. He then puts the cup to his lips taking a sip of it. “What the hell? It’s spiked!” Shawn says setting the cup down. “We need to get bạn trang chủ right now.” Shawn takes her arm but instead she pulls it back.

“Noooooo! I don’t -hiccup- don’t want to go home, I wan to, to ,to go, to the bathroom!” She yells holding her mouth and rushing to the back of the house. As she runs she knocks a large platter, đĩa, plate into the sink as it lands on the drain, blocking it. Her arm also hit’s the side of the faucet making it turn on as water begins to fill up into the sink.

Shawn stands there shaking his head as he turns around and looks at the cú đấm bowl.

“OK EVERYONE! LISTEN UP!” A rather skinny teen boy with ngọn lửa, chữa cháy patterned swim trunks and no áo sơ mi on yells while standing on the couch. “EVERYONE THE PARTY HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE POOL!” He screams now as everyone else rushes outside and doing flips and such into the pool. Shawn looks back at the bathroom door and then rushes outside. Everyone pushes through the sliding glass door one bởi one, the door’s hinge soon becomes loose now as it gets crooked.

The boy looks around at the phòng bếp, nhà bếp in amazement. “Jeez, these people sure can party.” He opens up the dish washer and piles a bunch of silverware inside before running to the backyard.

♫Push me again
This is the end
Here we go here we go here we go, now♫

Lillyth vomits repeatedly into the toilet as the toilet lid lies on the back of her head. Soon she finishes empting the contents of her stomach as he lifts the lid up and her vision is blurred. She lays her hand on the tide of the bathtub to stand as she wobbles to the door opening it and stumbling out. The sink in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp has now began to overfill as water pours down the sides of the counter and creating a huge puddle on the floor.

Outside all of the people have filled up the pool and the speakers around continue to blare out the music.

♫Let the bodies hit the floor! Let the bodies hit the floor! Let the bodies hit the FLOOOOOOOOR!♫

Lillyth stumbles around woozily as she reaches the kitchen. Upon reaching it she steps directly into the puddle of water. She falls backwards and lands on the dishwasher as many sharp knives are stabbed straight into her back and arms. She lets out a deafening scream as she feels her back get penetrated, however her screams are only drowned out bởi the sounds of the music.

“Help me!” She yells struggling to stand but the silverware has become caught in the spinning water người hâm mộ under the dishwasher. Her blood seeping down the side of the dishwasher and around the floor. Her tears begin to slide down her face as the pain doesn’t end and she continues to struggle to stand.

Shawn stands outside as worry strikes him about Lillyth’s drunken condition. He walks back to the door and tries to open it but the jammed hinge has made it so it won’t open all the way. Shawn tries to squeeze his buff body through it but to no avail.

♫ Skin to skin, blood and bone
You're all bởi yourself but you're not alone
bạn wanted in and now you're here♫

Lillyth pushes her self once thêm as the silverware finally becomes unhooked from the water jets. She stumbles out the phòng bếp, nhà bếp to Shawn’s sights as he then pushes himself through the door and to Lyllith. “Lil’ what happened to you!?” Shawn says seeing her covered in bloody marks and some of the silverware stuck inside of her. He immediately takes her out the back as the door finally comes off its hold and lands on the leg of the speaker hold as it blares âm nhạc so loud it vibrates itself off of the platform.

“SOMEONE CALL 911!” Shawn screams as the speaker falls off and lands on Lyllith’s head crushing it. Her body lies on the ground with the speaker firmly planted on the brains of her head.

♫Let the bodies hit the floooooooor!♫

The speaker gave off one final note before shutting off.
posted by CHERRY111898
Name: Hazel Katlinn Garcia

Age: 17

Stereotype: The Sarcastic Bitch

Sexuality: Now straight (She used to be bisexual)

Likes: Music, dancing, singing, shopping, makeup, and jokes.

Hates: Girly girls, the color pink, perverts, bats, and cheese.

Date of Birth: July 8, 1994

Nicknames: Kat, Phycho, crazy haired girl, and Linn.

Bio: Hazel is a girl that likes to be different. She's really known for her sweetness and out going personality. But, she can be a little rude towards people. She also hates it when someone calls her a freak. Hazel can be a chó cái, bitch most of the times. She used to be bisexual, but she...
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posted by bcthestrongest
In duncan dream
Duncan:*by himself*
Ariana: xin chào
Duncan: *looks up* well well aint it my cutie
Ariana: *blushes* aw how cute duncan
Duncan: *smirks*how about that Kiss
Ariana: *nods*come get me duncan
Duncan: *gets up and kisses her*
Ariana: i tình yêu u juvenile
Duncan: tình yêu u too
*end of dream*
Duncan: *awakes and gets up*
Ariana: *outside for a dip*
Duncan: *behind her*hey beautiful
Ariana: *jumps and scowls*o its u again
Duncan: u thought about that kiss
Ariana: i wont Kiss u if u were the last boy on earth
Duncan: aw that hurt can u fix my tim, trái tim dollface
Ariana: *rolls her eyes*never juvenile
Duncan: u say that now *walks away*
Ariana: that boy is so cute *smiles and goes back in the water*
posted by gothemo1234
(emochick has long on)
(musicdude has long on)
harrit:what do u want trent >:|
trent:do think gwen will get back together with me
(emochick has log off)
trent:not again
(baddude has longon)
duncan:great its u again
trent:what did i do?
duncan:ever since gwen broke up with u u wont shut up about here
(makeoutgirl has long on)
duncan:tell him bridgette
bridgette:whooooo whoo what i just got myslef into
(imcool has long on)
harload:trent wont shut up about gwen
(emochick has long on)
harrit:yeah hes a real man he just dump bye a girl XD
duncan:XD
harload:XD
trent:shut up u guys
(gothgirl has long on)
gwen:hey...
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posted by Courtneyfan785
Name:Emily Kate Vicson Nicknames:Em,Emy,And Sunshine Birthday:July 24,1995 Age:15 Friends:None Dating:None Bio:She Lives In Gorgia With Her Mom,Step-Dad,2 Brothers,And 3 Sisters.Her Father Used To Abuse Her And Her Little Sister.She Used To Always Be Covered In Cuts And Bruises.Her Mom Got Divorced With Him And Meet Someone Else And Got Married To Him.She Loves Her Step-Dad Very Much. Bounas:She Does Ballet
August 5th, 2006

It's getting closer to the end of the season, and I'm spending every ngày at the pool.
I didn't go to the pool once all summer, so my bathing suit is kind of small. But bathing Luật sư đấu trí expand once bạn get into the water, right?
Whatever.
I come trang chủ wet everyday.


August 7th, 2006

I mean to write in this notebook every day, but sometimes I forget. And sometimes I come trang chủ and from the pool and my hands are damp and the pen slides around in between my fingers and I get drops of water on the paper. And this is a really nice notebook, so I'd hate to soil it.


August 7th, 2006

I wrote this...
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posted by iPsychic
Name: Caitie
Age: 13
Nickname: Kit-Cat.
Sibling: Twin brother Jake.
Hair colour: Brown
Eye colour: Green
Personality: Bouncy, bubbly, always happy and a great gamer!
Likes: Hanging out with friends, playing video games, making own short movies, beanies, playing the saxophone and always having fun!
Hates: Girly girls, make-up and pink!
Fav Colour: Purple, blue and green.
Fav Food: Candy, Sô cô la and soft drink! (Is why she get’s hyper).
Birthday: 12th of October
Bio: Caitie grew up in a small town in New South Wales in Australia and lived there until she just turned 13. When she was 13, they moved into the city in Sydney into an apartment and still doesn’t like the new move. She enjoys her time making short and funny movies, playing video games, playing the sax and hanging out with her friends. She hopes to be either an tác giả hoặc a director and di chuyển to the USA when she’s older.
 caitie
caitie
Sawyer:Ladies up in here tonight
No fighting
(We got the refugees up in here)
No fighting
No fighting
Shakira, Shakira

Sawyer:I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama? Bonita, mi casa, su casa
(Shakira, Shakira)

Rochelle:Oh baby when bạn talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

Rochelle:And I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel it's right
All the attraction, the tension
Don't bạn see baby, this is perfection

Sawyer:Hey girl, I can see your body moving
And it's driving me crazy...
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*confesionals*
Briony:Well, I Think Duncan Is About To Get What He Deserves. I Really Wish I Hadn't Done Something So Stupid! I Need To Redeem Myself, But How?
yaya:i pick Duncan he needs to go he is a bad person for me
Maria: I ca't belive we won this is so cool and I gety to spen the entire evening dancingwith tyler....and a bunch of other people of coase *laghs nevously*
duncan:harold is such a winy little wimp i need to vote his but out
Rachel: OMG we won! We relly, relly won! And the best part of all, i'm on the same team as Lulu! EEEEEEEP! *get's a scared look in her face* Oh no! I'm turning...
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Diamond:Well lets get sta-

Katie:Ms.Diamond We still have thêm campers coming....

Diamond:*crosses arms* UGH! Do something and get me Coffee!

Katie:Yes M'am *walks off*

Diamond:Umm tiếp theo Camper...

Jackie:*Come off boat* Teehee!!
Diamond:ummm okay?

Jackie:WHOA! its not how imagined it....

Diamond:*Rolls eyes* get used it...

Jackie:*walks to the rest*

Diamond:Next Camper Shawn!!
Shawn:*Gets off* xin chào

All girls expect cá đuối, ray and Leigh:*Drool*

Shawn:I get that a lot *smirks*

All Guys:*roll eyes*

Diamond:*stops drooling* Umm whoa...

Shawn:O.o *walks to the rest*

Diamond: Our Last and Final Camper Rethus!!

Rethus:*gets...
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posted by whoo_sharp_e
Name: Krystlyn Roxxane McMillin
Age: 16
About Me: Krystlyn Is Goth. Like Duh! But She's A Very Talkitive Jittery Person. She'll Get Along With Anyone She Meets. Enless They Give Her A Problem. After Her Parent's Got Divorced She Was emo But Then She Relized, Why Sit Here Depressed And Cutting When I Could Talk To Someone? Now Shes Just Goth. She Has Two Dogs, A Hamster, And A Cat. She Has A Little Sister And An Older On.

Any Question's???
Ask Bellow!
No, Not On My Picture!
In The Comment's Silly!

But Anyway!
Favorites:
Color: Pink, Purple, Black, Grey
Sport: Ice-Skating
Food: California Rolls
Movie: Paranormal Activity
Total Drama E-mails
Part 1/3

Starring: My OC’s Wesley, Yazmyn, Kammi, and Mia
--Enjoy!

From: Yazmyn (YazmynBFFLind@AOL.com)
To: Wesley (WesleyLee@AOL.com), Kammi (KammiKam_cool@hotmal.com), Kammi2 (KammiKam_cool@AOL.com) Kammi school (KammiLee_1438@gahs.com) , Kammi and Duncan (KammiDuncan_loveandpeace@nineteenjoined.com), Kammi and Leroy (Leroy_KammiKam.coolPIXIe@nineteen.com), Kammi and Mom (KammiKam_cool.mom.dad.sexy@familylovetoget.com), Mom (IloveWesleysrash.3@parentslove.com), Dad (Lee.kids.notATwork@worke.com) Everyone!!! J (everyone.in.the.LEEFAMILY@familiesperfect.com)
Subject: Surprise...
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posted by taytrain97
 (base bởi TheDarknessWolf)
(base by TheDarknessWolf)
Name- Leigh Vanessa Renners

Nickname(s)- Nothing but 'Leigh'

Gender- Female

Age- 16

Stereotype- That extremely frightened-looking girl usually hiding in the corner hoặc behind her best friend

--Appearance--

Hair- Reddish-brown

Eyes- Pale bluish-green

Skin Tone- Pale

Height- 5'4"

Weight- 112lbs

Build- Lanky

Other- On her stomach, just above her belly button, she has a green celtic vượt qua, cross tattoo that her brother had convinced her into getting on her fourteenth birthday.

--Clothes--

Everyday- A jean áo khoác buttoned up as far as it will go, above a white tank-top, and baggy jeans

Swimwear- Board shorts and a swim-tank-top...
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posted by RandomlyJacob
General
Name:Ashley Hills
Nicknames:"Ash"called so bởi most Những người bạn "Little flower" ex- boyfriend "Dash" called so bởi family
Age:17
Nationality: Hawaiian
Gender:Female
Stereotype:"The jumpy clutz"
Apperance
Hair:Short brunette,has a smaller ponytail with it, she feels self concious when it's long she calls it "ugly", brunette is the color of her mothers hair
Eyes:Green
Skintone:Tan
Height:5"7
Weight:105
Build:Thin, slim body
Other:Usually has a big smile on her face
Clothes.
Everyday:Long Green Sleeve áo sơ mi With Blue Jeans and red sneakers.
Sleepwear: Tank hàng đầu, đầu trang and Green shorts
Swimwear: Green hàng đầu, đầu trang and Green Basketball...
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posted by bcthestrongest
Meat-pretty boy ,Spanish boy, boy
Kusher-ugly ,nice boy,hot abs
Bones-stupid,cool,homie
Noah-friend,hottie,cutie
Sinto-not bright,idiot ,moron
Candy-sexy boy,nice boy,cutie boy
Cebella-corazon,sexy boy,hot stuff
Kenya-a cutie,a sweet boy
Sweet-sexy,cute
Sugar-hot stuff,sweetie ,Alelly
Demon-her little Demon,King
Corabella-baby,a sweetie pie,Mister
Lizzy-her Little crazy boy,captain,mr hottie pants
Brittany-fine,her honey,muffin
Korea-squid boy,nice abs,not all cute
Style-fashion boy,cutie putie ,sexy Alejandro
Bleed-her King,Conquer,idiot,moron
Conquer-her Vampire,snake,her rattle snake
Mid boys-moron,not so pretty boy,crazy ass
the mimies girls-sexy ,ugly ,hey Mickey,Mikey
 this is conqur she hates Ezekiel and loves to fight with Heather she is Izzy evil sister
this is conqur she hates Ezekiel and loves to fight with Heather she is Izzy evil sister
(Kusher on base smiling at Sierra)
Dear mom and dad im doing fine *u see Lizzy doing a cheer* u guys are on my mind *Noah and Bleed under water Bleed kills a cá and jumps on a cá mập to shore*you ask me what i wanted to be *Demon smiling at Duncan and Corabella jumps on Courtney and Alejandro back*and now i think the answer is plain to see *Brittany jumps on Trent back*i wanna be famous nana *Korea Leshawna Noah and Meat dancing until a chịu, gấu comes *I want to live close to the sun *conquer chases Ezekiel for her ipod and smiles*well pack your bags because i already won *Midnight jumps on Cody for his gum*Everything to prove nothing in my way *Bridgette making out with Geoff who is being watch bởi Midchase *i get their in one ngày i wanna be famous *all of the boys is high five each other and the girls are hugging but Bleed is growling at Courtney and Heather*nana nana nana i wanna be i wanna be i wanna be famous i wanna be i wanna be i wanna be famous *all is whistling and smiling*
 i change my look over the summer on total drama
i change my look over the summer on total drama
 this is Bleed she is well Duncan another juvy buddy and Courtney worst nightmare she loves to kill cá
this is Bleed she is well Duncan another juvy buddy and Courtney worst nightmare she loves to kill fish
posted by sugarsweet076
“Wake up now Korea!”

“5 thêm phút please mom!”

“NO NOW!” she đã đưa ý kiến as she took my blankets”

“Mom...I didn’t get up until 3 last night!”

“And that’s my fault?”

“Can I stay trang chủ today?”

“No get up and get dressed now”

I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling until I got up. I grabbed my jeans and grabbed the first áo sơ mi I could see. Then I got dressed. I was still sleepy when I got up but I still walked to school.

“Hey…..Korea”

“Hey Jake..” I đã đưa ý kiến as I rubbed my eyes.

“What up with the shirt?”

I looked down to see it was my áo sơ mi had mommy’s girl on...
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posted by bcthestrongest
Demon-born September 4 1996 she is a juvenile girl and a tough one at fact her mother made a comeback on her third ngày in total drama world tour she and her sister Corabella both Mất tích and was taking bởi the police to do a little hard time
Corabella-born October 6 1996 she is a sweet and Spanish girl with a little tough side she met Lindsay at a sale and they became good Những người bạn she Mất tích total drama world tour and was taking bởi the police for something she did a năm ago
Lizzy-born November 12 1995 she is a crazy and wild type of girl with bright future she met Izzy on the total drama island when...
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set in if bạn cant take the heat

zukki pov

"we could do a killer italian theme" geoff exclaimed after just a glance at the contents of the thực phẩm truck
"hello head chef" duncan đã đưa ý kiến agreeing with geoffs itallian idea after some conversing between the boys geoff instucted us to what we needed to get for our meal
"common lulu bạn get the slami" i đã đưa ý kiến pulling lulu away from the front of the truck
"but its a cá heo i can speak cá heo eeeeee ee eeeeee" lulu đã đưa ý kiến stuggling i herd cody laugh from across the bờ biển, bãi biển but i needed to win even if it ment pullling lulu away from a new friend but i dont think...
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 Demon and Heather fighting
Demon and Heather fighting
Demon was walking with DJ Duncan and Trent to their camp she hug them and walk out she ran to Alejandro and high five him yo what up she đã đưa ý kiến o nothing he đã đưa ý kiến with his appealing voice she bump right into heather listen friend his mine and i saw u talk to Duncan one ngày đã đưa ý kiến Courtney and heather looking at her with her baddest attitude listen friend i don't like Alejandro hoặc Duncan i like them as Những người bạn so get it right she đã đưa ý kiến with a evil grin Courtney wasn't having it she pull Demon and Demon slap her across the face Heather walk toward demon and she slap her so many times she missing a couple of teeth she kick Courtney and Heather until they started limping now say that again she đã đưa ý kiến while growing she didn't even have a scar on her they just walk out and Demon sat back down looking at every body she wonder what is going to happen tiếp theo on this island
 tiếp theo chapter lindsay appear
next chapter lindsay appear
posted by bcthestrongest
Geoff:hello im Geoff on total drama aftermath im with Demon Ramona bơ, miếng bơ, butterscotch Lizzy and Brittany how u girls doing?
girls:we good and depress we never found Kenya
*out of nowhere Kenya pops out*Boo!
girls and Geoff:ah!
Demon:where were u all the time
Kenya:in Paris chilling with DJ
geoff:how was your ngày with tdwt so far
girls:it was alright
Demon:me and heather became close Những người bạn right after the thực phẩm fight and me and Courtney got into a huge fight over my homie Duncan
Geoff:for what now
Demon:she thinks me and him Kiss but we never did
*Geoff plays a video and shows three times of Demon kissing Duncan*...
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