Chapter eighteen,

you could've died, maya

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   "I don't wanna die."

   Amaya could simply hear Anika's last words echo inside her head, over and over.

   "I don't wanna die."

   Tears of hers were falling down her eyes, all while the paramedic were just about finished bandaging up her arm that was slightly cut, but wasn't a really deep cut. Allowing, Amaya to finally stand up from the back of the paramedic car, slowly approaching Chad who was simply pacing back and forth.

   She slowly poked his arm, earning his full attention until he glanced away, "I can't even look at you right now, Maya." He had simply said, shaking his own head, "What were you thinking!?" He finally turned his head to glance at her during that part of his sentence, his arms crossed.

  ". . . I'm sorry," Amaya whispered, tears of hers springing up her own eyes, "I couldn't just leave them behind there." Defending her own actions.

   He simply clenched his jaw, "He could've killed you, you could've died, Maya!" He had harshly whispered back to her, "Paloma, your dad and I were this close to losing you last night!" He had ultimately gestured with his fingers to just the amount of portion she was close to dying.

   Amaya felt her tears beginning to roll down her eyes at his harsh words, "Don't you think I know that?" She snapped back at him, "But, I didn't 'cause Anika made sure Mindy and I had crossed the ladder to the other side before she could!" She had simply reminded him, again.

   The pleads of Anika who was simply telling her to go first on the ladder 'cause she had a kid and a boyfriend had simply echoed in her head. Despite Anika losing a lot of blood that night, she had practically made sure Amaya had went before her.

   "What kind of friend would I be if I were to go first, Maya? Paloma and Chad need you. You go first please, Maya."

Chad had simply took a step back with his argument, and realized that arguing over this wasn't even her fault to begin with, "I'm sorry, it's just that. . . fuck, Maya. I don't know what I would've done if something happened." He had instantly pulled her into a hug.

   Amaya had instantly wrapped her arms around his waist, as she had softly let out a small sob against his chest, hearing his heart beating rapidly from the aftermath of last night, "I'm so fucking sorry. . ." She mumbled to him, again.

Her eyes landed to Mindy who was simply sitting right beside Tara in the back of the ambulance truck, she looked really confused and hurt, as well.

Her heart broke for Mindy.

It was just then Chad mumbled softly, "You've got to be fucking kidding me." He had bitterly said after spotting Ethan Landry who was stepping inside the crime scene.

"What?" Amaya had slowly moved her head away from his chest and separating from the hug, her eyes slowly landing to where Chad was looking, and that's where she had also felt her jaw clench as well.

   Ethan Landry.

   ". . .Chad?" Ethan slowly said, eyes simply glancing around, it was then that Chad stepped away from Amaya, as he angrily walked towards Ethan.

   Chad instantly grabbed Ethan by his jacket sleeves, aggressively shoving him against one of the vehicles, "Where were you?" He snarled at Ethan.

   "What? When?"

   Chad had shoved him, again against the vehicle, "Last night!" He had shouted at Ethan in pure venom.

   Ethan who was completely startled and confused, "What? I-I Econ, and you know this." He defended himself.

   Chad who just wasn't having it had shoved him again, "Bullshit, man! You disappear and my girlfriend and sister almost end up dead." He snarled at Ethan.

   "Dude! I was in a study hall with a hundred other people, you can ask any of them." Ethan threw his hands up in surrender.

Chad had simply stepped away from Ethan, "Fuck man!" He simply mumbled, approaching his girlfriend, and instantly pulling her closer to him.

Ethan who slowly swallowed down his saliva, slowly glancing around and noticing a body bag, "My god. . . who?" He had simply retorted.

Chad simply answered, "Anika and Quinn." Glancing away from Ethan, and intertwining his hand with Amaya, as they both had simply approached the ambulance car to stand next to Mindy and Tara who both were watching the scene unfold.

   Ethan slowly approached everyone by the ambulance car, as Chad had kept his arm wrapped around Amaya's waist, ". . . Mindy I'm so sorry." Ethan sent out his condolences.

   LIAR! HE'S A LIAR!

   Amaya heard that little voice in the back of her head, yet she had completely shrugged it completely off, focusing her attention towards Mindy.

   "Step the fuck back." Mindy had simply eyed Ethan with hatred, "You're at the top of my list." Mindy had confessed.

Ethan who felt ganged up on, "I had Econ!" He had said once, again in frustration with his eyes slowly turning towards Amaya who was standing beside Chad, "Amaya? You believe me right?"

ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BELIEVE THIS PATHETIC OF AN EXCUSE, LITTLE A?

Swallowing down her saliva thickly after hearing that voice in her head, again. It couldn't really be possible for her to even hear that nickname, 'cause the only ones who have called her that had been Jill and Kirby, and so far Kirby isn't dead, or has seen her yet.

Exhaling and Inhaling her breath she had simply muttered to Ethan, "I don't know who to believe, so no I don't believe you, Ethan." She shook her head instantly.

   Ethan had simply slumped down his shoulders in defeat, and just as he was about to speak up Tara interrupted the conversation, "I'm gonna be right back." She placed her hand on Mindys knee before getting up.

   Everyone's eyes were simply focused where they had seen Tara run towards, and there had stood Detective Bailey in complete tears from the loss of his kid, Quinn Bailey. Though, there was something that Amaya had found strangely odd from the scene, he wasn't even crying after receiving the news of Quinn's death? There was no simple emotion being shown.

Chad noticed her observation, "What are you thinking about?" He had simply asked her.

Amaya didn't want to say anything 'cause Ethan was here so she just kept it to herself, "I'll tell you about it later." She had simply informed him.

   It was quiet just for a split moment until she had heard someone familiar approaching all of them.

   "Amaya!" Her head had quickly turned to the source of the voice and right away spotting her Madrina, and slowly separating from her boyfriends side, running towards her Madrina and quickly hugging her, "Are you okay? I came here as soon as I heard?" Gale slowly checking her Goddaughter, noticing the white bandage on her arm.

   "I'm okay. . ." Amaya replied just as Gale smiled at her, "That's good, come on." She held her Goddaughters hand, and quickly approaching the cop alongside Tara and Samantha Carpenter.

Samantha who wasn't really in the mood with Gale had just quickly retorted, "Gale, I swear to God—" Samantha gritted her teeth.

Gale defending herself with Amaya just simply pinching the bridge of her nose already knew what they were arguing about. The book that her Madrina had written and what she called Sam 'A natural born killer', "No, truce okay. I'm here for whatever you need." Gale pointed to herself.

Samantha scoffed, "Okay, nice try."

"No really. . . I am," Gale defended herself before sighing quickly, "Okay, off the record okay." She informed.

Tara who slowly glanced at Samantha allowing Samantha to sigh, "Okay. . . thank you." Samantha whispered back.

Gale who had turned her head to Tara who completely sighed, "I'm sorry. . . I punched you." She apologized, but she didn't sound convincing.

Amaya who simply bit back her smile noticing how her Madrina had just let a smile appear on her face, ". . . No you're not."

". . . I'm not." A smile creaking on Tara's face.

   Just then Gale had turned her head towards Detective Bailey, "You're the cop, right?" Confirming with him, Detective Bailey simply nodding his head, "I did some digging on your first two victims, and I found something, I know where the masks are coming from." She revealed.

   "Wait. . . Where?"

   "Show me!"

   It was just then police sirens could be heard arriving to the crime scene as well, and simply interrupting the little conversation they had going on, as a familiar voice was heard, a voice she hadn't heard since she was nine years old.

   "Ladies. . ." Kirby made her presence known, Amaya twisting her head to glance at Kirby, her hair was longer than before, Kirby had simply smiled at Amaya and instantly pulling her into a hug, "Hey, little A." Kirby commented.

   "You're actually here," Amaya who sighed in relief just as everyone was witnessing this reunion, "I've missed you." She had softly whispered to her.

   "Me too," Kirby commented pulling away from the hug just as she acknowledged Gale who was extremely flabbergasted, "Kirby?" Confusion written all over face.

   An awkward smile appeared on Kirby's face, "Gale." She had simply acknowledged.

   "She's with the FBI," Samantha informed.

   Gale who just stared warily of Kirby, "She's a child. When did they start letting children into the FBI." She commented.

   Kirby who casually spoke, "I'm thirty."

   "Well you look like a side goat." Gale argued back with Kirby.

   Kirby who placed her hand on her jean pocket, "I have a gun, Gale." She reminded.

   Gale who just sighed, "Okay, fine. You're gonna wanna see this too." She had simply announced.

It was just then that Amaya had gestured for her boyfriend and Mindy. . . Plus, Ethan who were just all standing beside the Ambulance truck to begin to follow them, as Tara and Samantha alongside the Detective and Gale were simply all ahead of them already. Leaving Kirby Reeds who had just simply stood right beside Amaya with a small smile placed on her face, wrapping her arm around Amaya's arm.

"I see that you finally got with Mr. Lover boy over there," Kirby simply commented knowing the twins were right behind them, a small smile was plastered on Chad's face at that comment, "After what crushing on him since like the third or second grade?" Kirby had suddenly revealed.

Mindy who was behind them was simply amused from the conversation just as Chad felt his cheeks redden, 'cause he also began to develop a crush on her as well during one of those grades.

Amaya who suddenly felt her cheeks tint a light pink, "Omg! Shut up, Kirby!" Amaya had playfully whispered back to her, and slightly laughing.

"Okay, okay." She had simply thrown her hands up in surrender, and leaving Amaya to laugh at her until her laughter slowly began to vanish when she looked ahead of her, and had seen someone across the street from her.

"You okay, Little A?" Kirby had slowly questioned her after noticing how Amaya's laughter had slowly vanished.

"I, uhm. Yeah, I'm okay. If you want I can introduce you to Chad and Mindy." Changing the subject.

"Absolutely! Sounds like fun."

Leaving Amaya to simply introduce her boyfriend and his twin sister to Kirby Reeds, and vice versa. A good conversation stirring with all of them, and just leaving Amaya into simply forgetting what she had just seen not too long ago.

Jill Roberts. A very much dead, Jill Roberts.

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𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞, surprise bitch. I'm splitting this in two parts cause writing long chapters takes me like three to almost four hours.

Jill is very important here 🤭🤭 Uhm, Amaya needs a boost into killing one of these wannabes Ghostface, and Jill will boost her up.

Anyways Kirby and Amaya favorite friendship >>>>

Hallucinations check >