Mariyah pov
We still in the forest, and I jump on Mateo's back.
I feel him tense up.
"Why are you so tense?" I ask putting my head on his shoulder.
"I-ion know." He said.
"Is it because I'm close to you?" I ask lowly.
Mateo suddenly fell to the ground.
I get off his back, and Mateo began uncontrollable coughing.
"Bro, what's wrong wid you?" I ask scrunching my face and standing up.
Ayo and Key came to us wit they super speed.
They both bent down to his aid.
Mateo's hand began disintegrating.
I screamed backing away.
Mateo groaned, and he couldn't even talk. He looked like he was in pain.
Most of Mateo's arm was turning into sudden dust along with his arm.
Oh my god.
Zay and Zavi came in a blur.
"What the fuck is wrong with him?" Zay asked with worry in their eyes.
Ayo rapidly checked Mateo's pockets looking for whatever is causing him to do this, and then turned him around to see a large cross on his back.
Mateo's neck began burned burned and blistery.
"OH SHIT!!" Key yelled putting his hand over his mouth.
Ayo picked up the cross and threw it getting himself burned too.
Ayo put his hand in his mouth to reduce the pain.
The burns all over him began to heal, and the dust began forming into his skin and body again.
I sighed in relief as I was biting my fingers.
"Who the fuck put this here?" Zavi asked.
"True. A cross wouldn't be just lying on the ground." Key said.
"He almost actually died." Ayo said looking off into space.
"It's okay he's f-"
"It's not ok. If we didn't find that cross in time, Mateo would've been full dust." Ayo cut me off getting up from the ground wiping his clothes.
Mateo got up, while I saw the burns on him slowly fade away.
He looked back at me while I'm here relieved, but I don't know what the hell will happen next.
I'm fine.
I nod my head at him since he was talking to me in my mind.
I walked by him, still nervous.
I miss Marcel, my mom, Keisha, and Pam.
I feel my self get pushed to the ground.
I get back up angrily wiping my clothes to see Mateo evilly smirking.
"Stop playing." I say with a full attitude.
Mateo pushed past me with a scold on his face.......
