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Marigold returns to the house with Alec, Raquel, and Piper. She is intent on getting the last GoPro and proving Piper hurt Sammy. When they arrive, however, Buddy is wheezing and losing consciousness. Raquel and Alec rush him to the vet. Despite Piper’s pleas against being alone, Marigold grabs the camera and heads to Yusef’s house. He grudgingly allows her in and hooks up the camera to his computer. While they scan the empty images, Marigold explains her lasting paranoia about bedbugs and her anxiety. She says she currently feels a lot of guilt for not watching more movies with Sammy, considering he and Buddy were the only ones who wanted to hang out with her after she inadvertently overdosed in California. She explains those circumstances: Wanting to stay awake for a movie with Sammy, she avoided Percocet and smoked marijuana from her boyfriend. It had Fentanyl in it, and she almost died. Rehab, therapy, homeschooling, and the move east all followed. Yusef forgives Marigold and holds her until he sees something on the video.
By Tiffany D. Jackson