Her (Rewrite of PEGGY)

Chapter twelve

"Badass, Carson." I say smiling a bit, 

Harley smiles back and looks down, "Thanks, Navs."

I feel my smile disappear when i look over across the table to see Bill trembling, looking down at his orange soda, he looks emotionless as usual but there's nothing but fear written in his eyes, his face isn't an open book, but his eyes are...

"Bill...what did you mean by 'I've been around longer than you were'?" I ask in full suspicion, "when were you born..? there has been so many messed up shit going on ever since we met you.." 

Bill doesn't respond for a few minutes, and in those few minutes, he just fiddles his thumbs still staring down at the soda, the silence breaks from the slurping from a straw, we all look over at Molly who seems to be finishing up our strawberry milkshake, she realizes the spotlight on her and shrugs and gives an awkward giggle. 

"i was born on May 28 1845..." Bill finally says, "..West tun wasn't as fun and interesting as it is today, you see...back then..west tun only had 2 stores and 11 houses, West tun only had a few people of 32, the only fun thing that went on back then was the circus acts which only came around every month..." 

"wait..you would've been 130 something how are you still this young?" i ask wide-eyed,

"I'm not sure, if i tell you guys everything about me, you'll hate me... my oldest cousin Peggy Matthews, as you know is an illusionist, she could mess up your mind for a long period as a year, then she comes back again the next year and starts all over again, she either does that or she messes you up for life...I don't know what she did to my family that one night back in 1860, but..my father shouted for my help but..when i got to my parents' room they were gone.. nothing in there but the bed sheets covered in black liquid..bubbling and sizzling...my siblings were gone that night too..." Bill's eyes start to water immediately, 

"that...what..? so you're basically messed up and had stopped aging or something?" Harold looks unamused and unconvinced. 

Bill nodds slowly, not saying a single word after that, 

"proof?" Harold asks, 

"I only have this...portal-like thing leading to-- ...nevermind." Bill bites his lip looking away, 

"no-no! portal-like thing? that actually sound pretty neat... Can we see it??" i ask, giving Bill a pleading look, 

"...peggy will kill me..." Bill swallows hard, "fine."

"alright! lets go!" i jump up, running out of the booth, grabbing Mollys hand, running out the diner doors, Me, Molly, Harley, Sam and Bill all head out, leaving Harold in the dust.