𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 | 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐗 𝐎𝐂

𝐌𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐎'𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐀

We were setting up the new camp. It was in Beaver Hollow. It was definitely not my favorite spot. It was murfee country. Everywhere you turned there was some psychopath with missing teeth. But it is what it is.

"Karen, what the hell are you doing?" I asked frustrated as Karen and I tried to move the table. She yelled back with the same level of frustration. "I'm not the problem. You're clearly not lifting, you moron."

"Moron?!" I dropped down my end of the table. "You wanna say that again?"

Karen did the same. "I don't care that you came back from some life threatening island, I will still beat the living hell out of you."

I laughed a little. "You beat me? Have you been drinking more than usual?"

"Girls!" Miss Grimshaw yelled with her agitating voice. "Do you want me to pull you two by the ears and throw you into the lake?!"

"No." I crossed my arms and Karen rolled her eyes. "No."

"Then stop bickering and get to work!" Grimshaw left and Karen gave me a hard look. "See what you did?"

"Me?!" I whispered.

"Yeah, y-" Karen stopped and looked out into the distance. "Look who's back."

"So, Dutch-!" I heard a familiar Irish accent. "did you miss me?!"

It was Molly O'Shea. She drunkenly walked into the new camp. Uncle was with her. "I found her, drunk in Saint Denis."

"You're back..." Dutch greeted her. "How jolly, Ms O'shea."

"It's Molly, you sack of shit!" She burst out. "Who-" Molly tripped. "Who made you the master, the Lord God almighty?"

Dutch shushed her. "Calm down."

"I won't be ignored, Dutch Van Der Linde." Molly said. "I aren't him." She pointed at Micah. "Or her." She looked at Mary Beth. "Or any of your stooges."

Molly being like this was a sad thing to see. I never pitied her before. But now in this moment, I did.

"You don't owe me nothing. I don't owe you nothing!" Molly got in Dutches face. "Nothing!"

"Okay." Dutch tried to calm her down.

"I'll spit in your eye. I did.." She pointed at him. "I told them!"

My heart sunk. Not Molly...

"I'm sorry?" Dutch gritted his teeth and she stood her ground. "Yeah, I told them and i'd tell them again. Now i've got Gods ear."

"You told who what?!" Dutch got angry.

"Mr Milton and Mr Ross about the bank robbery." Molly tripped. "And I wanted them to kill you!"

"You did what?!" Dutch took out his gun. I never felt as nervous as I did then.

"I loved you, you goddamn bastard!" Molly cried. "Go on, shoot me!"

"She's crazy..." Arthur attempted to calm Dutch down. "she ain't worth it."

"You told on me? You betrayed me?!" Dutch yelled and Molly laughed. "Oh, you're not so big now, are you?"

"Dutch." I looked over to him. "Don't do this. Just let her walk out." I told him but he just shook his head. "Rosa, you know the rules."

"She's a fool. Just get her out of here." Arthur said.

"Oh, not so big now" Molly laughed. "are we, your majesty?"

"You-" Dutch started and a gunshot went off. It hit Molly right in the center of her stomach. I yelled. "Molly, no!"

Ms Grimshaw reloaded her shotgun. I quickly looked back at Molly who stood there holding her wound. She looked up at me for a second, then she fell to the ground.

"She knew the rules, Arthur." Miss Grimshaw said. "You too, Rosa. What the hell is wrong with you?"

I looked away from her.

"Mr. Pearson, Mr Williamson... get this body out of here and get it burnt." Grimshaw ordered. "Now get back to work, all of you!"

I watched as Pearson lifted Mollys body and threw her over his shoulder. I really liked her.

They walked away and I stood there conflicted. Burning her body wasn't right. She left her home for Dutch. She did everything for him. Molly didn't deserve this... even if she was a traitor.

"Hey, hey, wait." I ran up to Bill. He looked back at me. "What?"

"We should bury her. Burning her, it's not what she would've wanted." I told him and he shook his head. "Who cares what she would've wanted? She told on us."

"She still deserves-" I started and he stopped walking. "No, she doesn't."

"We are burying her, Bill." I told him and he scoffed. "Grimshaw said-"

"I don't care what she said. Traitor or not, she was one of us. I could take this body to the woods by myself. I wouldn't want to inconvenience you two with human decency."

"You're gonna side with a traitor?" Bill got up in my face. "You should be ashamed." He spit on the ground and walked away.

I looked over at Pearson who dropped her body on the floor. "Look, I don't want any trouble."

"It's okay." I nodded. "Just- just tell Miss Grimshaw the body's taken care of."

"Alright." He left and I watched as Sadie approached me. "What the hell are you doing?"

"I'm gonna take this body and bury it somewhere nice." I told her. "Maybe somewhere north of here."

"She's a traitor..." Sadie said and I sighed. "Molly was my friend. Look, you don't have to come with me-"

"No, no." Sadie nodded. "I'll join you."

"Good." I whistled for my horse. I lifted Mollys body and stowed her on Angel. I could barely lift her. I really did lose a lot of weight, and muscle too.

We took a shovel and went up north. We stopped once I saw a spot worthy of having a burial. It was a nice spot with mountains and flowers.

We buried her and I made a cross to place on her grave. I even carved her name.

Sadie and I stood over her grave. I reminisced about that day we shared together. I remember she was real sweet. I ended up buying her a gold necklace.

She had it on her when she died. God, I just felt terrible about everything.

"Would you like to say some words about the deceased?" Sadie asked almost mockingly and I gave her an annoyed look. "Sadie, stop."

"Okay, okay." Sadie sighed and gave me an unsure look. "Are you mad at Susan?"

"No." I thought. "I understand what Miss Grimshaw did. I- I just can't imagine why Molly would tell the Pinkertons. She loved Dutch, I don't think she would've wanted him dead."

"She was a traitor, Rosa. I say, you gotta stop feeling sorry for her."

"No. I understand her. All she wanted was for Dutch to love her." I nodded. "Molly- the poor girl was in love. Besides, this thing is over anyway." I said. "Maybe she just brought our fate on us earlier than expected."

"What do you mean?" Sadie asked and I scoffed. "We got government agents on our tail and we got no money. I'm usually pretty positive, but I don't see a way out of this."

"Well, maybe now we could finally get out of here, you and I." Sadie looked to me and I shook my head. "I can't just leave everyone behind."

"I understand." Sadie nodded and I gave her a concerned look. "Do- Do you want to leave?"

I didn't want to be the one holding Sadie back.

"Rosa, i'm with you no matter what." Sadie said. "I only want to be where you are."