Hey guys! So lots of you have been asking: Who da fudge is Megan? Is she a mermaid? Is she a ghost? Is she Uriah's dead girlfriend? Well all of those are wrong! :D But don't worry this chapter will explain everything. And I mean everything. (maybe) A/N Please check out The Silence in the Sky, my new story.
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Uriah walks back towards the campsite warily. I think about going after him. But I think he needs some space.
"Seriously, who's Megan?" Four asks, throwing his arms into the air.
"Don't know, don't care. It's Marlene's problem to deal with." Zoe says as she rolls her eyes.
"What do you mean by 'Marlene's problem'?" Marlene asks.
"I mean that Megan is probably a friend of Uriah's. Maybe a girlfriend. Maybe an intimate friend if ya know what I mean." Zoe giggles.
Marlene fiddles with the hem of her black board shorts.
She opens her mouth to say something but closes it after she thinks the better if it. Marlene stomps away towards the campsite, her long blonde hair bouncing with each step she takes.
My feet then decide to follow Marlene. Once I catch up to her, she glances at me and smiles.
Once we get to Uriah's tent, Marlene turns to me.
"I think I need to talk to him. Alone." She says.
I nod.
"Sure, I'm just gonna check up on Caleb. Call me if ya need me." I say.
She nods before going inside Uriah's tent.
"Yeah right. Like I'm gonna leave you two alone." I mutter before I crouch behind Uriah's tent.
"Uriah? Are you okay?" Marlene asks softly.
"No. Honestly, I'm not okay." Uriah says.
There's some shuffling in the tent.
"Uri, can I ask you something?" Marlene asks.
"You technically just did." Uriah chuckles lightly.
There's a smack and an 'oww'.
"Go ahead." Uriah sighs.
"Who's Megan?" Marlene asks.
I mentally face palm myself. Oh Lord, kill me now.
"Nobody." Uriah says softly.
"Is she your girlfriend." She asks.
I squeeze my eyes shut and sigh silently.
Uriah remains in silence.
"She is isn't she." Marlene says softly. "She's your... Your girlfriend. And I bet you got her pregnant and she died while having the baby. Or-or she ran away! And you never told me. You never told our friends!? Does Zeke know? Do your parents know?" Marlene by now is shouting.
"Answer me Uriah! How could you keep a secret like that from us? From me?" Marlene asks.
"She's not my girlfriend! I'm not a father! I don't plan on being a father for some time now!" Uriah shouts.
"Then who the hell is Megan? Is she some dumbass-"
"Don't talk about her like that! She's my little sister! My dead little sister! She's Zeke's dead little sister!" Uriah is now crying. Sobbing.
I squeeze my eyes shut and shake my head.
"Oh God." I whisper.
"Sister?" Marlene asks.
Uriah sobs.
"Wha- I...I-I didn't mean-" Marlene is cut off by Uriah.
"Get out." Uriah says softly.
"Get out! Get out! Just leave!" He yells.
Theres some shuffling and the sound of the zipper.
"I'm sorry." Marlene says softly before leaving.
That night, at the campfire, Marlene nor Uriah are there.
"Where's Uri and Marlene? Are they up to something?" Zeke asks as he wiggles his brows.
Everybody laughs except me.
"No, they aren't." I say as I stare at the fire.
"Then what are they doing?" He asks.
I remain silent.
"Fine. Be that way." Zeke says.
I roll my eyes but I don't take my eyes off of the fire.
I feel a tug at my shirt. I turn around to see Zeke, holding a spatula while looking worried.
He pulls me away from the group and remains silent.
"What's going on with Uri? Please, tell me. He's my brother and-" His voice cracks.
"And your last living sibling." I whisper.
He looks up at me. His eyes harden.
"How'd you-"
"I was worried about Uriah. Because he had... A nightmare. And Marlene got into a fight with him about a girl named Megan." I say softly.
Zeke runs his fingers through his hair.
I sit on the ground. He follows suit.
"Yeah. I miss her a lot." He says.
"How'd she... How'd she pass?" I ask.
"Megan, Uriah and I went out to a swamp. A marsh deep in some woods behind a grocery store. We were playing around. But then something... Something pulled her down." Zeke sniffles.
"By the time we got to her... She'd already drowned." Zeke says as he wipes his face. Taking in deep breaths.
"Sorry, it's just that... My family and I have kept it... Hidden. A secret I guess. It's too painful to talk about her." He says.
"It's okay ,Zeke. We all have our secrets."
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