My Queen (Posie)

Chapter 15: The Meltdown

TRIGGER WARNING! THERE IS SELF HARM ACTION AND MENTION IN THIS CHAPTER! I WILL PUT ANOTHER WARNING BEFORE THAT SCENE SO IF YOU WANT TO SKIP IT YOU CAN!

"Wait so you are fine with this?" Lizzie pondered.

"I mean you are who you are. I deal with supernaturals so did you really think I would care?" Alaric shrugged.

"Well. Okay then see you later." Lizzie turned around and grabbed Hope's hand as she ran upstairs.

Josie just stood there with her mouth open looking at her father who just continued to read his book. He looked up again.

"Yes Josie?" He raised his brow.

"I- uh- um—" And with that Penelope comes up behind her and takes her hand.

"She'll be fine Mr. Saltzman." She assures as she leads Josie upstairs.

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"Who would of thought am I right?" Lizzie laughs while jumping into her bed. All 4 girls were laughing in smiling.

"This is just too perfect I swear!" She adds.

She gets up from the bed and grabs all three girls into a hug.

"Now the squad is as free as can be!" She squeals.

"Someone's a bit too hyper for this late at night. Speaking of it being late I should probably go." Hope responds chuckling. Josie was oddly silent during this whole conversation.

"Same here." Penelope sighs. The girls nod and Penelope grabs Josie's hands and give her a peck on the cheek. "I'll see you later Jojo." Both Penelope and Hope walk out of the room.

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It was Sunday night and Hope and Lizzie were messing around in the school's pool. There were splashing each other and racing when they heard footsteps. They turned to see a slightly worried Penelope.

"Hey guys have you seen Josie." She asked.

"She was at the dorms last time I saw her." Responded Hope.

"Oh." Penelope sighed. She continued to walk closer to the pool and sat down at the water's edge, sinker her feet in the coolness.

"Why what's wrong?" Lizzie pondered.

"Nothings she's just been a bit distant the last few days. It's nothing really I think I'm just a bit to clingy." She chuckled at the last part and the girls responded with laughs of their own.

"It really has nothing to do with you, I promise." Lizzie responded.

"Wait so there is something wrong?"

Both Lizzie and Hope pause. Finally Hope swims to the edge of the pool and Lizzie follows.

"Just about 6 years ago this week there mom died." Hope responded.

"Yeah I know." Penelope responded.

"Do you know how?" Lizzie said.

"No." Penelope half whispered.

Both Lizzie and Hope continued to tell the story, Tears filling in both Lizzie's and Penelope's eyes.

"Oh." Was all Penelope could say.

"Yeah. No one blames her for it at all though! She just blames herself." Lizzie's eyes were now dry.

"She was only 7. She obviously didn't know what was going on. How could she?" Penelope whispered.

Hope and Lizzie were now at the waters edge sitting right next to Penelope. They all sight there in silence.

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