CHAPTER 4: HELLO, OLD FRIEND
Lucy and the Serpent Sisters brought Joslyn to Python's gravesite. This was the first time Joslyn would see her old friend after she left Detroit for Sparkyville. Of course she would be six feet under, so it would be her grave that she would see. Once they approached it, Joslyn got chills all over her body. She saw the tombstone. On it read:
Here lies
Margaux Jean Holt
Loving daughter and friend
Joslyn was standing at the grave of her old best friend. Lucy, Cobra, and Rattler stood back to give Joslyn some time to herself with Margaux. After gathering her thoughts she began…
"Margaux? It's me, Joslyn. I came from Detroit to see you. Lucy had told me about what happened to you. She had fulfilled your promise to try to return the jewelry box to me, but I told her to keep it to instead return the locket with the picture of us that we took while at the carnival. You remember that? Anyway, I wanted to say that I'm sorry for our falling out and how I treated you after you moved here. I was influenced by your old, so-called 'friends' back in Detroit. I did miss you, though. But now it's too late, isn't it?
"Lucy told me about that night in the salvage yard with those Lizard Ladies and all, and how your friend Anaconda turned on you. Lucy said you saved her life when you pushed her out the way, but you ended up getting the bullet. Oh, Margaux, I feel so rotten for how I acted after you left! I should have never said those things to you! I wish I could make amends with you, but now it's too late! I'm so sorry, Margaux! P-Please forgive me!" And Joslyn broke down crying. Lucy and the Serpents, also shedding tears, comforted Joslyn.
"If it's any consolation, Jos," sobbed Lucy, "Margaux had already forgave you before she died." And the girls hugged each other, overcome with emotion. All of them had finally had some kind of closure over the situation.
A little while later, Lucy and Joslyn walked into the Van Pelt home. Linus and Eudora were doing some homework. Linus had just finished tutoring Sally, so he was doing his own homework now. He took notice at the two girls who looked emotionally drained.
"Hey, you two," he greeted.
"Is everything okay?" asked a concerned Eudora.
"Yeah, everything's fine," said Lucy softly.
"We visited Margaux's grave today," said Joslyn, now hoarse from crying.
"Oh boy," sighed Linus.
"So you finally went to see your friend, eh?" said Eudora.
"Yeah," said Lucy. "Joslyn wanted to see Python's grave. We really don't want to talk too much about it right now, but don't worry. We're okay. We'll be fine."
"Are you sure?" asked Linus.
"Positive," assured Lucy.
"Okay then." And Linus and Eudora went back to studying. Lucy and Joslyn went into the den to watch some TV. Joslyn would stay for dinner at the Van Pelts before going back to the Holt household. She wouldn't tell Python's mother about visiting her daughter's grave, so not to upset her.
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