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Episode 397: Someone Saved My Life"I don’t want to get rid of you," Ryley insisted. He sounded far away. He felt faraway already. And Adria shivered despite the hot tears rolling down her skin."I want to get rid of you," Adria heard her father growl at him. "I want you away from my daughter." "No, don’t go," she pleaded, throwing her arms around Ryley’s neck. He couldn’t go. He couldn’t not love her. "You’re all that makes me happy." "Addie, that’s not true," her mom said, suddenly squeezed onto the sofa, one hand rubbing Adria’s back, the other trying to pry her off Ryley but no way would Adria let go. "He is not all that makes you happy, sweetheart." "Yes I am," Ryley contended, his pale, freckled skin burning red. "And it isn’t right." He managed to pull slightly away even though Adria fought him and kept on fighting until she realized that he was only readjusting to cup her face in his hands. His wonderful hands. "It’s not right, Ad. It’s not healthy to live through me. I love you and I love how much you love me. But you need more than just me in your life." "You’re all I need." "We did not raise you or pay your tuition for you to need him, or any man. Certainly not if he wants you to become some silly little actress," her father argued. "You should want that too, sir. That’s why I gave her this ultimatum in front of you. I wanted you to see how she is. How I’m all she thinks I have going for her. I hoped you’d be decent parents and help me encourage her to get more from her life, to be as happy as she deserves to be. Acting made her happy." "When she thought she was good at it, now she knows better." "My dad’s right, I’m no good. My teacher-" "That was one teacher. The others praised you, so have the reviews of every play you’ve ever done. I gave all of that and the video footage from your plays to the Simmons School. They’re impressed. They want you to enroll." "That’s a really good school," she commented in disbelief. "They want you. And so do I, that’s why I picked the best school that’s also near our apartment. All you have to do is have the courage to try again. Ignore that lousy teacher and your lousy, close-minded parents."
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