𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇 | 𝐀. 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 [𝟏]

➛⠀𝟯𝟬 | 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘

"Gert! (Y/n)!"

You and Gert looked to the right to see who called you both. Molly leaped out from the bushes and dashed towards you and Gert. "Molly!" Molly pulled you and Gert together for a hug, embracing you both tightly. Nico gasped while Alex's mouth hung open. "Oh, my God. Are you alone?" Alex asked in shock.

"How's your new house?" Nico asked as well.

"How did you get here?" Karolina added.

"You missed some real shit last night," Chase stated.

"What are you doing here?" Gert asked worriedly, pulling away from the hug.

Molly stayed in your arms as she faced the others. "Listen, Graciela's probably already calling around looking for me. I don't have a lot of time."

You looked down at what Molly was holding while Alex talked. "Which is why you decided to do a show-and-tell on retro-tech." He commented, seeing the same item you saw on Molly's hold.

Molly pulled away from you and showed the tape to everyone. "It's from my parents, and I need you to help me."

Alex nodded. "Okay, well, uh, when I was in AV club, we had an old VHS machine that we used to stash in the closet of the library. Maybe it's still there."

You and the rest started silently judging Alex while he blinked his eyes in confusion. "What? It used to be a cool club."

You shrugged silently but cracked a smile while Karolina just nodded along. "Definitely."

"No, yeah," Nico muttered sarcastically.

"It's literally the club they use in every teen movie to show how uncool someone is."

Alex frowned while Chase chuckled and patted Alex's shoulder. "Guys, come on, don't take away his one thing."

Alex moved his head to the side, thinking, before facing everyone. "You're all assholes."

You dramatically gasped. "Molly and I didn't say anything!" You exclaimed. "That's not fair."

Alex smiled before turning around, walking away as all of you followed him to the library. Molly went alongside you, making sure no one else was in front of you so she could speak with you discreetly. "I see things are in progress now between you and Alex."

You furrowed your eyebrows and looked down at Molly. "What?"

"Even if you don't tell me, I can tell," Molly whispered. "You like him."

A scoff escaped from your lips, and you nudged your elbow to Molly's side. "I like him as a friend, Molly. I like everyone as a friend."

"No, no. You like like him. Like you have a crush on him."

"No, I don't, M." You groaned. "Nice try, though."

Molly stood there watching you walk away, and she began thinking of a plan before walking again and clinging her arm around yours. The seven of you sneakily entered the library. Molly knelt and inserted the tape into the VHS machine, which began to play. "This was left specifically for me, something important," Molly stated to everyone and stood up. She stood beside you and Gert.

Gene and Alice Hernandez showed up at the old television. "Hi, baby." Molly's mother greeted with a smile while Gene waved. Gert glanced at Molly. "Molly, those are your..."

"Yeah," Molly answered.

"Molly, since before you were born, we've been part of an organization called PRIDE," Gene explained. "PRIDE does a lot of good for the city, but it's not the group's reason for being," Alice added.