𝔡𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔩'𝔰 𝔞𝔡𝔳𝔬𝔠𝔞𝔱𝔢

𝒗𝒊. 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒎

vi. the baptism 

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it was morning now and they were searching for berries, trying to forget what happened the night prior 

"seriously? how the fuck are there no fucking berries?" mari asked while kicking one of the bushes 

"the birds could be picking them off..or mice" akilah said while van sat down

"i'd eat the crap out of a mouse right now" van said with a sigh 

"ew" "gross" akilah and mari commented at the same time

"you know, some animals live off eating there own vomit" lottie said, looking up from the bush and marley gagged 

"okay...thanks for that imagine, lot" van said sarcastically 

"did the dead cabin guy tell you that or..do you guys just chat about blood and stuff" marley shot an angry look at mari but lottie just shot back an answer

"no, we mostly talk about how danny mears dumped you for his own cousin" lottie spat back and marley laughed and high-fived the matthews girl 

"hey they're second cousins and thats total legal" mari added while lottie just walked away, waving marley to come with her

marley watched as lottie stared at something

"you okay baby?" marley asked lowly but before she could get an answer van came over 

"hey, look, ignore mari, okay? i dont think shes taken a shit in like, two weeks" van said playfully and lottie smiled a bit 

"yeah" she said under her breath 

"are you okay?" van asked while lottie looked behind herself 

"whats wrong?" 

"nothing, its- its fine" lottie responded with a small smile 

marley and lottie began to walk with lottie but lottie looked behind her one more time before continuing to walk with her girlfriend

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shauna woke up in a cold sweat, from her..weird dream 

she needed to talk to marley.

shauna tiptoed down the latter, thanking god that marley was already up

marley looked behind herself, surprised to see shauna

"come on" shauna whispered and marley looked at lottie before sighing and getting up carefully, walking up into the attic 

"whats up?" marley asked nervously, her hands in her pockets 

"marley, remember-" 

"i do, yeah, im not ready to talk about it thoug-" 

"i think we need to marley, because...i think im pregnant" marley's mouth went dry, she felt like she couldnt speak