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15; she's such a snake

   thomas came down 15 minutes after i did, but we went in around the same time. he's really slow. then i have these weird thoughts about him, ever since we talked last night. i think i have feelings, but it might just be a crush. it's not actually real. plus, it might just be because he's on phillip's good side. right?

   " eliza, do want help ?" i say, getting out of my thoughts. i glance over at thomas as he leans against the wall next to me and peggy.

   " no, im fine actually, just a little slip up ." her voice almost sounds flowery, which worries me.

   "¿ Has tomado tu medicación hoy ?" i lean on the counter, she sighs, shaking her head. i had thought so.

   " toca por favor ."

   " yo sé, yo sé ." she opens a cabinet and shows me the pill bottle, taking the right dosage out and swallowing it. i watch phillip sit at the sink with half a hand of oatmeal, he looks oblivious to what goes on.

   " thank you for letting us stay eliza ." thomas stands next to me but only leans on the table.

   " yeah, no problem, it's quiet around here any ways, it's good to have some company ." she gives a sincere smile towards both of us. i smile back, feeling a bit of warmth inside. she never knew how that smile could make someone feel.

   " i think he might need to go back asleep, he's kind of fussy, he was up late last night ." eliza says, i look towards phillip as he now squirms away from eliza. he was kinda of fussy and more needing of attention earlier, i can see that.

   " i can lay him down lizzy ." peggy gets up, i look towards her, she was wearing her hair down, but i could still see her face. there wasn't any freckles for some reason, i thought it was maybe the lights. but then when she walked out of the kitchen, it still didn't appear she had freckles.

   " peggy, wait ." i stand up from my chair and fastly walk over to her, she seems to be unfazed by what's happening. i brush her hair back and see no freckles still. i have to be going crazy.

   " what, alex ?" she adjusts phillip on her hip.

   " are you wearing makeup ?" that would be highly unlikely for peggy to be doing so, but im not sure what's happening anymore.

   " no, why ?" she giggles, but it doesn't sound like her. i start getting scared to the conclusion im hallucinating.

   " you . . . don't have freckles . . ." i see eliza come from the kitchen and stand behind me, thomas does the same.

   " don't move or i'll shoot ." peggy pulls out a gun from her belt and aims it at phillip, he doesn't take care in it. my breath hitches in my throat, the only conclusion i can make is . . .

   " maria reynolds ." i breathlessly say, she gives a maniacal grin as she backs up. i do as told, not moving even a centimeter of my body.

   " if you're not peggy, then . . ." hearing those words from eliza broke my heart, i heard her wail as she fell to the floor, maria looked at me and motioned to her hand on the trigger. i can't even move to comfort my wife.

   " what do you want ?" i growl, clenching my fist. i couldn't help but want to choke her, she had my child, and she had peggy killed.

   " give me 5 minutes to run away, i'll leave phillip on the doorstep, all will be well ." she tapped the trigger, making me flinch everytime she did.

   " go ." i choke back my tears, just wanting to have phillip safe in my arms again.

   " that was easy, later tom tom ." she winks at him and i see him clench his jaw. she closes the door after her, once she does i slide to eliza.