SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / joining

[Jasper,]

It was dark.

The young girl couldn't see much, nor could she feel anything. Quiet, raspy breathing could be heard as she stumbled onward. She had no idea where she was, nor did she have a clue where any of her friends were. Mike. Will. Dustin. Lucas. She was terrified. Freezing, exhausted, and hungry, it was rather difficult for El to move at all.

Biting her lower lip, she merely toppled over, as if she was nothing more then a fragile leaf. A panicked sob escaped the girl's lips and she grabbed at the snow, desperately attempting to stand up.

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[HAYLEY]

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hayley had never had a mother of her own. or perhaps she did, once, but those memories had faded long ago. she'd never known her mother, or any of her family for that matter. frankly, she figured she'd never have to worry about repeating her mother's mistakes, having a child and forcing them to grow up alone and without her. but fate was ironic, and now that she'd fallen pregnant, she feared nothing more than repeating history. having a child and something happening to her, leaving them alone against the world.

she was only just entering the second trimester of her pregnancy, or so the books she'd read called it, but a motherly instinct had already taken hold. she felt a burning desire to protect this baby, and while on a night-time walk after only arriving to the lodge that morning, hayley spotted a little girl in the darkness and that maternal instinct took hold with a ferocity that surprised her. all she knew was that she had to help this child, because this child had a mother somewhere, somehow. if this was her own baby, she'd want someone to help them, too.

❝hey there,❞ she called, hand pressed against her stomach, pregnancy not showing through layers of coats, approaching quickly then slowly, as if not to startle her. ❝are you alright? i'm not gonna hurt you- you're safe here.❞ once close enough, she'd kneel down and unzip her outermost coat, shrugging it off and offering it to the girl. ❝you must be freezing out here, take this. do you have a name, sweetheart?❞ pausing, her features softened, offering the child a smile. ❝i'm hayley.❞

[ rushed and hayley's arrival was posted after this thread, but i figured i'd retro it so you could get a response from mama bear hayley! ]