@fsharp finds Shauna feeling unwell the morning after the seance...
The seance had been just a game. She was happy to go along with it, at first. But maybe it was a stupid idea, ultimately -- Jackie had good intentions, but it had clearly upset Lottie... and Laura Lee for that matter. But Shauna hadn't been a vessel for any spirits. Even a silly childhood game took on a dark, ritual meaning here in the woods. And everyone's nerves were about as tense, moods as precarious as the twine tied to the knife last night.
The sword of Damocles was hanging over their team but Shauna couldn't feel anything but comfort in being the one holding it aloft.
She didn't believe in ghosts, not really. The only thing Shauna had within her, though, was this baby which only Tai had learned about. No devils, no fever, no spirits. Not even any food, which made this morning exceptionally difficult as a wave of nausea passed over her. The only comfort, at least, was that given the team's situation, it wasn't unheard of for girls to feel sick or dizzy. Lottie was sleeping off a fever and her new self-inflicted wounds. So it wasn't like anyone was going to point a finger at her and cry morning sickness.
Still, Shauna wasn't particularly thrilled either way as she trudged off into the brush while everyone else seemed otherwise occupied. She knelt down near a tree and braced herself against it, head hanging over the rough earth below. She watched some sort of beetle crawl away while her mouth began to salivate dangerously.
Privacy was a luxury in their bid for survival, though, and it wasn't long before she heard the crunching of twigs nearby. Shauna coughed, wiping her mouth before turning her head to see --
"Oh... h-hi, Laura Lee. Did -- were you following me?"
