Character Edit | Mercedes “Mercy” Sibley | Part 3 of her EG photoshoot + a snippet | vol. 1 / vol. 2
“She smelled like white roses
and felt as fragile and
satiny as her dress.”
"I was thinking we can go down to the river after service… sneak away for a bit?", Mercedes' voice trailed off as Abbigail pulled her away from the little spot the appointed Eden's Gate member had chosen to take her portraits at.
Joseph had described it as standard procedure, but she was starting to doubt if any of the other people gathered in the distance in wait for the sermon had actually sat through what she had.
The younger woman continued walking without saying anything about her suggestion, the silence from her friend who was usually chatty certainly gave her pause.
It was only when they made it past the church and reached the far end of the Compound that Abbigail finally came to a stop and turned to face her.
There was a twinkle in her gaze while her voice lowered as if she was worried someone might overhear her, "He stormed off. You didn't see it, did you, Mercy?"
Mercedes pursed her lips, wondering if she somehow had managed to upset Joseph and would need to promptly do damage control, "Who? I'm a bit lost, friend."
"Jacob.", Abbigail's excitement morphed into a frown, "Don't look at me like that, I swear he did."
"Abby."
"I'm serious."
"When?"
"Halfway through your photoshoot. He passed by, took a long look and then just fled… I haven't seen him in such a rush before."
Mercedes couldn't help a smile from emerging, fueled not only by how taken aback Abby seemed at what she had witnessed, but also by the idea of the oldest Seed being on edge thanks to her.
Messing with Jacob anytime he would visit was becoming sort of addicting, a way for her to break out of the routine the Father had thrusted her into.
Almost makes Joseph having all of my pictures to himself worth it, and this time I didn't even have to do anything but sit there and… look pretty?