𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼:𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 (𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲)

                                    

                                          

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
After Esme's amazing, glorious plan to try and talk with her mother, she was right back where she started. 
"Oh my god. Where the actual hell have you been?" Pope exclaimed, pulling his girlfriend in for a hug. Esme felt completely numb at the moment, but she still hugged Pope back. Natalie Elena Lopez was a fucking cunt. Strong word, but it was true. Esme swore she would never see her mom that way, would always have love for her even if she was a total bitch. But there Natalie was, being a fucking bitch and pushing Esme away when she needed her the most. But it didn't matter anymore. No, it really didn't matter anymore. Esme was done trying to make things right with Natalie. Done having love for her. And deep down she knew this isn't what Mario would want. Mario would want his family together, no longer fighting or hating each other. But Esme couldn't do that. Not anymore.
"Oh great, while you were having family time with your pops, John B got bit by a gator!" Popes words had caused Esme to snap back into the conversation and glance at John B. His leg was in fact bleeding which meant he did get bitten. Esme was confused to say the least. She steps away for about two hours, and this is what happens?
"I don't know why I'm being yelled at! I put my ass on the line!" Kie argued. This turned into an entire argument, with Esme trying to get everyone to shut the hell up and calm down. Luckily JJ had already done that for her.
"Shut up!" He screamed. "Seriously guys, I can't take it anymore, alright? Everyone just cut it out for a second. Look, I just helped my dad leave this island for good. Like, he's not ever coming back. He's straight up like the Spanish. Just "Bon Voyage." 
"Close enough." Esme muttered, rubbing his shoulder with a nod of her head.
"All we got.....And I know for a fact all I got is you guys, okay? You're it. And I've come too close to losing you, all of you. I mean shit, you almost drowned. Pope, you were kidnapped. Esme, too many to even count. Sarah, you were shot. John B you were almost dinner for a freaking gator, bro. So this blaming each other is so Kook—ass bullshit, all right? We don't that. Okay? We're Pouges. Sorry, that was a lot right now." Jj continued. Everyone was silent before Esme started clapping making everyone else join in.
"I'm just gonna like, put this out here now so no one gets mad later. So throughout my........glorious adventure, I talked to my mom. Told her my dad was dead and uh.....we kinda fought." Esme rubbed the back of her neck and stared down at the ground.
"Did you at least win?" Pope sighed.
"Of course! Clearly you don't know who I am amor. I am like, a legend up in here." Esme replied. Pope laughed and pecked her lips, getting into the truck.
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The church that the cross was apparently at was abandoned, not that Esme was shocked really. It kind of was in the middle of nowhere.
"Okay, you're telling me Denmark Tanny decided to hide the cross here?" JJ questioned.
"Mm-Hm." 
"Everybody just spread out." Kie instructed. Esme walked around the church, trying to imagine this place being lively and people walking in. Now it just looked.....dead. Wait, was that the right thing to say? Probably not.