Minecraft Elements

13 - Shield Sledding

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YALL THOUGHT I WAS GONNA MISS THE DEADLINE BUT NO I GOT RESPONSIBLE AND IGNORED ALL MY SCHOOL WORK TO FINISH THIS CHAPTER ON TIME.

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PREP FER MITSAKES.

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~ Lily ~

"Husband?" He frowned. "Lily, I was here in this town when she moved here a few years ago. And everyone knows everyone here. And she's never had a husband..."

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"Lily?" Jerry waved his hand in front of my face. "You okay?"

I was staring at the ground. My mouth felt dry, so I didn't talk.

I shouldn't have believed it. I shouldn't have believed anything Jess said. She was a liar. She never had a husband— that was just a random person that she killed. She killed... she killed someone for fun. And put their skull on a pedestal. And lied to me. Was I next? Was I going to be the next head?

"Lily."

I looked up. Jerry had a concerned expression. I recalled his question. "Yeah, yeah I'm... fine."

"Kid." He was actually serious for once. "Are you in trouble? Do you need help? I can help you."

I opened my mouth. Yes. "No."

"You sure?"

I didn't want to bring Jerry into it. I didn't want anyone to get into it. I didn't know what Jess could do— how many people she'd hurt. But how many people would she hurt if I didn't do anything?  I would've liked to have someone assist me in this problem, but then I didn't. Finally, I made the decision.

"I'm sure." I shook my head. "I just thought Jess mentioned a husband, but maybe I heard her wrong. Anyways, I should get back."

"Okay..." He said, unsure. "Bye..."

I quickly walked across the street. Jess was finally giving her money back to Frank, collecting the rabbit.

"Thank you!" She shouted.

Frank waved her away as if he had better things to do. But as we walked away, I glanced behind and saw him staring into space with a blank look on his face.

"That was terrible. The old man needs an assistant, I swear." Jess whispered to me. Then, she grabbed my arm suddenly, without stopping our walk. "By the way, I saw you walk off to the other side. Don't ever do that again, okay?"

Her voice was stern. It was more motherly than threatening, but I already saw that she could put on a convincing act.

I nodded. "I'm sorry, I thought I saw a shiny necklace." If she wanted to play the lying game, I could play along.

"Why didn't you say so?" She smiled. "We can go buy it, if you want."

"No, no. It was just a gold ingot. False alarm."

"Oh. Okay." Jess shrugged as we turned the corner. "If you see anything you like, just let me know."

I'd like some freedom.