_(Note: These characters are from my favorite Netflix show Lockwood & Co. pls go watch it it’s amazing and ended on a cliffhanger so I am trying to gain publicity for it so they’ll un cancel season two!!!!!)_

“I have no choice.”

“But you do!”

“You do, not me.”

“You _could_ have a choice.”

“You can’t be serious.”

“Well…”

Lucy smacked her face with her hand, trying to understand why she had to be friends with such a stupid guy.

“There _is_ no other way Anthony. I’m the only one who can do this.”

She looked toward the eerie mansion that seemed to lean towards her the longer she stared.

“We’re a team, Lucy. We’re _family_,” Anthony replied.

Lucy sighed. “I know, I know. But even families have to do things on their own sometimes. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine,” she said, mostly trying to convince herself.

“Right, you’ll be fine going into a creepy house alone,” Anthony said, running his fingers through his slick black hair.

“No, no, I don’t trust him,” he retorted frustratingly, beginning to pace back and forth.

“We don’t have anyone else to trust, Anthony. It’s just you and me. And George, but he’s always off researching or something. We’ve nowhere else to go, we’re stuck. I need to do this, please,” Lucy begged.

Anthony stared at her, clearly unconvinced. But he didn’t argue either.

After moments of silence, he finally said “Fine. But as soon as the fifteen minutes are up I’m coming to find you. And be sure to scream if there’s anything, and I mean _anything_ wrong.”

Lucy rolled her eyes.

“Fine, but you know I don’t scream.”

Anthony smiled.

“Yeah, I know.”

Lucy turned to the mansion, squeezing the hilt of her sabre.

“Hey,” Anthony said.

Lucy turned.

“Be careful out there.”

Lucy smiled.

“I’ll try.”