Rule Number 9: Be Forgettable (Sin!)

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Nonie only shrugged. "You're hurt. I'm not expecting you to be Wonder Woman or something." Nonie said a little awkwardly. That was a very geeky thing to say. But what else was she to do? Here was a gang member, one of the very people she tried to avoid at all costs, lying down in her room on her blankets. Nonie even helped patch her up! The shock of this was finally starting to hit her and Nonie stood suddenly. "I'll uh... I'll be right back. I just want some... Some air. Er, fresh air. Like the air outside. Cause it's..." Nonie stopped, biting her bottom lip before pointing to the door and sidestepping towards it. "I'm just gonna... Yeah... I'll be back." She finished lamely before leaving, shutting the door quietly behind her

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She smiled slightly,"still, thank you" she saidbefore Nonie suddenly got up. She watched her inch towards the door and Della gazed at her with a worried expression. She then turned her half-blind gaze to Clarissa and blinked,"did I scare her?" She asked.

Clarissa shook her head,"everyone here is afraid of the gangs, they say you are one of them" sge said before gasping and covering her mouth,"sorry" she mumbled.

Della shook her head and nodded in understanding,"I'm not an actual member, I'm like...their secretary, yes I know every little thing, but I don't go out and fight people" she said with a small chuckle. "And just so you know, we never go out looking for fights, sometimes it just happens." She said with a small shrug before nibbling on the bread.

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Nonie stood outside for awhile, looking up at the meager amount of stars that managed to show despite all the lights in the city. Was it a good idea to have done this? What if the other gangs came here once they heard she helped Della? Would they do that? Nonie shook her head, letting out a shuttering sigh before she headed back in. She couldn't let Della die on the streets. And besides, she'll leave tomorrow. She looked like she would make a good amount of recovery with sleep. Nonie soon opened the door to her room and stepped inside, shutting the door behind her. "I'm back" she announced

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The two girls were laughing and had split the bread into thirds, leaving one to the side for Nonie when she got back. When she walked back in Della smiled,"oh hey, we saved some bread for you" she said happily.

Clarissa giggled happily and showed her the chunck of bread, handing it to hef once she sat down,"Della said she would show me some self defense moves, so I could go and beg without a worry" she giggled happily.

Della smiled affectionately, taking the last small bite of bread before gazing over at Nonie,"I could show you too,?they're really easy" she exclaimed happily, having tied her hair up in a messy bun.

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Nonie looked at the two of them in surprise. They seemed to be getting along well. A smile tugged at the ends of Nonie's mouth as she walked over and sat down, taking the piece of bread set aside for her and eating it. "No, that's alright." She assured her. "I'm alright." Nonie finished off her bread and grabbed one of the water bottles nearby, drinking out of it a little before capping it again. "So... um... where do you live?" Nonie decided to ask. Anything to break a potential awkward silence

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She shrugged and smiled lightly, wincing as the pain started to return to her cuts and bruises. Even lying down began to hurt. She bit her lip to keep herself quiet and spoke to answer her question. "I- I live with a friend, down on our side of town" she said, sounding strained, "I'm part of the Golden Fists." Della kept her pain to herself, even if it caused her more pain.

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However, Nonie noticed that wince and frowned. She grabbed the bottle of painkillers, and grabbed one more. "Here, open your mouth. Taking two will be fine." She said. Even as she did this, part of her mind was trying to remember the gang she mentioned

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Della gazed at the two pills, they reminded her of roofies, she never willingly took medication or drugs so she wasn't used to the feeling of swallowing food, but she could swallow water,"can I take it with some water?" She asked lightly.

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Nonie nodded and grabbed the water bottle from before, handing it to Della before handing her the pills as well. Part of her was still unsure about all of this. When would Della be ok to go home? From how she was acting now, it seemed longer than just a day like Nonie thought it would take

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She swallowed the pills obidiently and sat back, waiting for them to take effect. She wondered how long it wouldbe until she could go home, she wished she had her phone. "Do either of you have a phone?" She strained out.

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Nonie shook her head. "No. No one has phones here. Unless we stole one." She mused. She paused for a moment before standing. "Actually, that's a good idea. I'll go look around and see if anyone has a phone. Be right back!" She said before hurrying out of the room.

Fear didn't show on her face, did it? She remembered who the Golden Fists were. They were the new gang that was causing all of this chaos across the city. In all the years Nonie has lived on the streets, this was the first time a new gang caused this much noise against the two traditional gangs of east and west. And one of their meme era was in her room. Lying on her blankets. What had she gotten herself into?!

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Clarissa was obviously scared, it showed. She was shaking and had backed away,"s-so."

Della didn't notice though, she sighed and laid back on the blankets, the pain killers making her sleepy,"I'm so tired...she mumbled.

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Nonie soon returned after asking around for a phone. Turns out, with a stroke of luck, someone had managed to steal a phone and it hadn't been deactivated yet. "Found one!" She announced upon re-entering. She tried to keep her voice steady, hoping she didn't betray the fear she felt. She noticed Clarissa shaking and walked over to her, putting a light hand on her shoulder.

"Why don't you go get some rest, Clarissa? It's late." Nonie suggested before moving forward and crouching near Della, handing her the phone. It was a flip phone, which may explain why no one deactivated it yet. "It doesn't have too much charge, so one phone call might be all it can handle for now. You should sleep after you're done too." Nonie said.

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Clarissa waited with her, trying to keep herself ca, she didn't want anyone alone with this woman, she seemed kind and sweet but with that gang of hers theres no telling what she could do. She jumped when Nonie reentered. Clarissa was hesitant but nodded and left the two alone.

Della smiled and took the phone, dialing the number,"thank you, I'll be only a minute..." She yawned. The phone rang, and rang, and finally someone picked up, a hopeful voice on the other end.

"Della?" The voice asked
"Key.." She mumbled
"Oh my god we've been so worried! Where are you, we can..."he said the call cutting off before he could finish.

She sighed sadly and looked at the phone before weakly setting it aside and leaning into the blanket, fainting.

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Nonie blinked, both at the suddenly cut off and Della suddenly fainting. She hesitated before creeping forward softly and wrapping the blankets around Della to keep her warm and then taking the phone. She walked back outside the door, returning the phone, before coming back into her room and selecting one of the foods she had stored. She sat against the wall near by Della, grabbing a blanket as she went, and leaned against the wall as she ate. She contemplated Della as she ate, hundreds of questions and concerns running through her head. Who had Della talked to? Were her gang members on their way here? Would that draw the attention of the other gangs? Would the West and East gang kill Nonie when they found out she helped a Golden Fist member?! With these thoughts running through her head, Nonie fell asleep slumping against the wall, covered with a blanket

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Della woke early in the morning and pushed herself to stand and tuck Nonie into her blankets before writing her phone number down and writing Call me in messy letters, but before she coupd make it to the door Clarissa crashed through and straight into the wounds on her abdomen.

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Nonie woke with a start when she heard the noise, jumping up with the multiple blankets on her. She frowned slightly at that, and a small note that said "call me" with a number on it , but then she saw Clarissa and Della sprawled on the floor. His eyes widened when she saw where Clarissa had landed. "Clarissa! Be careful of her wound!" Nonie said, hurrying over to them.

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Clarissa got up quickly,"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry" she said with lworry, trying to help Della up.
Della could barely move now, blood leaking onto her shirt again from a wound on her stomach. She cursed under her breath at the pain and took Clarissas help before removing her shirt and attempting to stop the bleeding, not really noticing she was now just sitting there in her bra and pants, her shirt covering the wound.

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Nonie didn't seem to notice either. "Oh sh*t! Hold on!" She said, scrambling for her first aid kit again. She got out the roll of bandages again and rushed back over, moving Della's hands and shirt before quickly reapplying the dressing. "Shoot! Are you ok?!" She asked in a slight panic, making Della sit up straight by putting a soft hand on her shoulder and a hand on her back, gently but purposely pushing her into an upright position so she could redress the wound easier. In her current panicked state, she hardly noticed Della's lack of clothing. That didn't account for later, however

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Della let her help, inable to do it herself in the moment. She winced and clutched onto Nonie for support. Once the bandages were applied and it had stopped bleeding she stayed against Nonie, not finding the strength yet to move away.

Clarissa helped clean the wound then stood back, noticing the sexual tension between the two.