KILL THE TRUTH | 𝐽𝑜𝑒𝑙 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟

𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 53.

She walked out, noticing a few people outside giving her funny looks, most likely because they heard Maria screaming.

Makayla pulled her hood up, trying to somehow cover her bloody face as she made her way down the street, through the groups of people.

On her way to Dina's she stopped at her's and Joel's house to clean herself from all the blood and change her clothes, hoping he wouldn't come back by then.

When she walked out, she saw exactly the person she had no desire to see right now.

"Is Joel inside?" Tina asked her, trying to peek through the door just as Makayla was closing it.

"He's not. What'd you need?" Makayla cleared her throat after saying that ,walking down the few stairs.

"I need to talk to him about patrols now that they'rebeing switched up." She answered and Makayla frowned to herself as she walked past her when Tina spoke again,

"I heard about what happened. I mean almost everyone already did. Must've been rough.."

The tone in her voice seemed provoking but Makayla only managed to grit her teeth and continue walking.

...

She knocked on Dina's door, getting no response.

So she knocked again,

"Your knocking sounds desperate." She heard Dina cockily declare from behind her.

"I am desperate."

"I'm not even suprised after what I heard." Dina opened the door and they walked inside.

Makayla told her everything. From the beginning to the present and now they were both sitting down, with cups of tea in their hands.

Dina's eyebrows furrowed, "So you wanna go after him? Just like that?"

"I have to. It's the only thing that's keeping me sane. To finish it."

"Listen, it's a big decision. What you stand for is right but it's a risk Makayla you could get killed."

Makayla scoffed,

"This is it Dina. My mind's all made up."

Dina just looked at her with those dark brown doe eyes before nodding, "Okay." Her voice was quiet. There was no point in changing her mind.

"I'd go with you but-" Dina stopped herself and when Makayla gave her a questioning face she completed,

"I'm pregnant."

Makayla's mouth fell open, "With Jesse? But- aren't you guys, on and off? Does he even know?"

"We ended it yesterday evening. And yeah he does know. We will see where it goes I guess." Dina sighed. She seemed excited but worried at the same time. Raising a child in this world surely isn't very safe. Makayla watched her place a hand on her still flat belly.

"Listen I know it's hard but- I already know you're gonna be a great mom."

She assured her, placing a hand on Dina's knee and Dina just gave her a tired smile of appreciation.

"So what now?" Dina asked.

Makayla inhaled sharply and looked away while chewing on the insides of her mouth. Something she'd always do when she got anxious.

"I'm gonna go get my stuff and I'll come back. And I'm gonna need you to call Jesse."

Dina nodded and Makayla nodded back before leaving.