Blair shook her head. "No. I've only lived here for two years. My parents have moved a ton, I think we've lived in...five different states in my lifetime." She glanced at him, shrugging. "Arizona is my favorite, though. I dunno what it is, it just feels like home to me." She took a right down a side street, the street she lived on. "What about you? Have you lived in California for your whole life?"Take nodded, following beside her and Kit. It’s around nine in the morning here.. right? These time zones are confusing. “Have you lived in Arizona your whole life?” he asked randomly.
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Elias nearly fell back from Alanna’s sudden appearance, it scared the living daylights out of him, his heart was beating rapidly, as if he were going to suffer a heart attack. He stepped back carefully, a sense of nervousness in his voice, “..A-Ala..nna..? M-my child..? Is.. that.. r-really you?” his overgrown eyebrows arched up in surprise and almost disbelief that this ghostly girl was his daughter. His hand reached out to her, quivering from overwhelming emotions.
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Alanna's eyes were wide as she looked at her father, feeling awful for scaring him. She hadn't meant to, she just couldn't let him leave.
"Y-yes...yes, it's me," she murmured, her voice trembling, reaching out her hand to grab his. But it passed right through him like air. "It's really me."