CHAPTER SIX !
↳ 𝖓𝖊𝖜 𝖞𝖔𝖗𝖐

               𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 had changed over the last eight months was an understatement. The blond wasn't the same girl she had been when she was living in Woodsboro, living her highschool teenager life.

But then there always had been the moto, new year, new me and she took that by heart.

The blond had moved together with Sam, Tara, Chad and Mindy to New York, over six months ago for the summer semester at college. They were luckily all attending the same college, having all the fun typical experience together. 

The blond wasn't at the best point in her life and she additionally to that, she wasn't really standing in contact with Gale any longer, she was living with the Carpenter sisters at the moment.

Mostly because of the fact that the woman had decided to write a book about the latest killing spree in Woodsboro, last year. Let's just say Elizabeth wasn't a fan of people, who were enriching themselves on her trauma and pain.

Her thoughts about her past were interrupted by Chad, who was suddenly dancing widely while bumping into her side a couple of times. The blond suddenly could hear the music surrounding her again and felt the alcohol shooting into her head.

The boy besides her smiled at the girl happily and Lizzie gave him an amused glance but after a small moment she excused herself from him and made her way over to Anika and Mindy, just wanting to sit for a moment.

On her way, the blond bumped into someone, immediately apologizing to them before the person spun around to her.

The blond jumped back in fear, when she realized that the person had a Ghostface mask on, her heart skipping a couple of beats. "Shit!", the blond lost her balance and stummbled backwards, falling to the floor while she cursed loudly.

She then got ahold of herself and tried to get onto her feet, realizing that Chad was already helping her stand up. The blond gave him a thankful nodd before she placed a hand in his biceps and continued her way through the crowd.

Obviously Anika and Mindy had seen that interaction because as soon as Lizzie joined them, the girl questioned them, "It doesn't bother you?"

Mindy gave her a questioning look before Annika went on, "Being at a house party— after you were almost brutally murdered at a house party?"

Mindy seemed completely chill while she leaned further into the couch, "No, I think of it like being struck by lightning. The odds of it happening to the same person twice are extremely low."

Mindy gave her girlfriend a smile while she held up her beer and raised her eyebrows. Annika smiled as well, "Ahh— guess I should stay close to you then."

The two stated cuddling up against each other before Anika's gaze moved over to Lizzie. The blond noticed this immediately and shrugged, "I just think that's those people are just extremely stupid." She emphasized the word on purpose.

Their attention was caught by Tara, who was stummbling through the crowd, apologizing to everyone she bumped into on the way.

"How you're doing, T?", Mindy shouted at the girl, who waved at them in response, giggling completely drunk.

Lizzie the frowned when she saw how Tara was talking to rape-frankie. He had earned that nickname when he convinced drunk girls to go upstairs with him and didn't accept no for an answer when they changed their mind.

The blond watched how the two made their way slowly out of the living room and Lizzie immediately knew that this meant trouble, because she wasn't going to let Tara go upstairs with that rapist.

The blond immediately jumped onto her feet and made her way through the crowd, knowing she woud need Backup. After a moment she finally spotted Chad and Ethan, his nerdy roommate, standing by the door.

Lizzie immediately approached the two guys, coming to a stand in front of them she glanced at Chad, "You're needed, big guy."

Chad gave her a questioning look before she lead him and Ethan through the crowd, back to the hallway.

They came exactly at the right time, because Tara was just about to go up with Fankie to his room.

"Hey Partner— Tara's good down here", Chad immediately exclaimed at Frankie, over the loud music that was still blasting through the speakers.

"Sorry bro, I didn't catch that", Frankie stated simply, pretending like the music was too loud.

Lizzie scoffed immediately while she took a step forward and was now standing right next to Chad, her eyes narrowed at the older student, "Yeah, you fucking did. Creep!"

Suddenly Tara stummbled down the stairs towards her friends, "Chad— Liz." Her breath hit Lizzie's face and the blond could smell the wave of alcohol hitting her. "It's okay. I want to."

Frankie suddenly stepped down the last couple of stairs and pushed Chad a little, "See Chad— she wants to."

Suddenly Frankie spun around and grabbed Tara by the arm, the girl didn't see that coming and fell over by the force he used. Lizzie's eyes immediately widened while she saw how Frankie now started to drag Tara violently upstairs.

Chad immediately grabbed Frankie by his shirt and pulled him off the stairs, "Why don't you get your fucking hands off her?"

He then pushed Frankie away from him and the boy pushed him back as well, "Get the fuck off me!"

Now the two boys started pushing each other violently while screaming at each other while Lizzie screamed at Frankie from behind Chad and Tara screamed at the to stop.

But before anyone could do anything Sam suddenly stepped in-between them. Frankie and Chad stopped pushing each other around and Sam caught Frankie's attention while she stepped in front of him, "Sorry to interrupt— but I'm gonna tase your balls real quick."

She then placed her hand on Frankie's shoulder and tased him in the balls, making him jump back before he fell to the group und screaming.

"Don't ever lay hands on my sister again", Sam stated while she looked down at him.

"Fucking bitch!", Frankie screamed at her, still on the ground, hitting his hand against the floor in pain.

Tara's mouth hung open while she watched that scene, the rage at her sisters overprotectiv ambition's getting the best of her, "Sam, are you fucking kidding me? You're stalking me now?"

She rushed past Sam, who seemed like she wanted to say something, but suddenly one of the students from the crowd around them called out, "Holy shit— it's that psycho girl!"

Sam shot him a glare before she stormed after Tara and left the frat party.

Mindy, Ethan and Anika were also quick to follow them but Lizzie approached Frankie and narrowed her eyes at him. The rage she had felt for the couple of months suddenly got the best of her and she gave him an disgusted look, "Fucking rapist!"

The blond then exchange a glance with Chad, who was waiting for her by the door before she kicked Frankie into the place where Sam had just tased him. 

The boy let out another scream in pain before the blond turned on her heels and joined Chad. The two immediately exit the frat party, Chad laying his arm around the blond while they hurried after the other's.

The blond felt the wind getting heavier and began shaking as it rushed past her, making Chad frown. He quickly realized that she was freezing and took off his jacket before he wrapped it around her body.

The blond gave him a sweet smile before she glanced up at him, "Thank you."

The boy smiled as well, but their conversation was interrupted by Sam and Tara. "Tara, stop!"

The girl didn't turn around to face Sam, while she kept walking away, "I cannot believe you did that— you embarrassed me!"

Sam sighed deeply while she hurried after her sister, "That guy was a dick! He was gonna take advantage of you!"

Lizzie gave Tara a sceptical look when she soun around and yelled at Sam, "So?"

Sam gave her a questioning look, her voice showing her irretation, "So?"

"If I wanna hook up with an asshole that's my decision!" She placed her hand on her cleavage, "That's my decision!" Sam rolled with when eyes, "Okay."

"I mean— you're out of my life for five years! And now you can't even leave me alone for five minutes!", Tara screamed at her in anger.

"Because you're not dealing with what happened to us! Have you even gone to see the counsellor?", Sam shot back at her while Lizzie exchange a look with Mindy and Chad behind them.

"No, and I'm not going to." Tara stated simply and Sam frowned, deeply, "Why not?"

"Because I'm uninterested in living in the past like you are!" Tara exclaimed loudly while she shook her head. Sam frowned confused, "What's that supposed to mean."

"Hey, guys come on—", Chad tried to calm both of the two sisters down, but Tara interrupted him, not paying him any kind of attention. "I mean, I'm not gonna let what happened to us for three days define the rest of my life!"

Lizzie and Chad exchanged an awkward glance, not feeling very comfortable with watching the current scene that was given to them.

Sam gave her little sister a worried look, "So you're just gonna pretend like it never happened."

Tara's angered face expression changed to one of curiosity, "What are you doing here, Sam? In New York? What— you're working two shitty jobs to help with whatever, but what's your plan?"

Sam seemed taken back by her little sisters statement and just shook her head, frowning in silence. "Because I know what I'm gonna do! Okay, 'cause I'm — I'm gonna keep going to collage, I'm gonna get my degree and I'm gonna live my life!"

Tara's eyes were wide while she patted her chest with her hand, "My life!" She exhaled for a moment and after that went on, "I mean— you just followed me here and you won't let me out of your sight!"

"I'm just trying to look out for you", Sam stated, the sadness of pushing her sister away because she cared so much clearly visible on her face.

Tara dragged her hands over her face, "I know— I know you are. But you can't do it for the rest of my life, though." She stared into her sister's face, "You have to let me go."

Suddenly a girl approached the two, "Hey!" Tara and Sam looked at her in confusion before the girl splashed her soft drink at Sam, who gasped.

The whole group jumped in surprise while the girl glared at Sam, "Murderer!"

Sam immediately lung at the girl and pushed her away from her, "Bitch! You got a problem with me?"

"Psycho bitch!", the girl screamed back at Sam, her friends recording in the background. Lizzie wanted to engage in the fight by lunging at the girl, but Chad held her back by her waist, "Fuck you!"

Anika and Mindy also screamed at the girl to fuck off, but she just pointed at Sam, "She knows what she did!"

"I didn't fucking do anything!", Sam screamed back at her while Mindy held her back and with that the group of girls left them behind.

Sam let out a frustrated loud groan while the other's quickly continued their way to their doorm rooms, still shocked by what just happened.

                      𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 late at night when the group had finally reached Lizzie's apartment that she shared with Tara, Sam and their other roommate Quinn.

Lizzie was the one to accompany the still drunk Tara to her room and stayed with her while the girl threw her purse away, still angry at her sister.

"Hey, I'm sorry I told Sam where you went", Quinn suddenly apologized while she appeared in the door frame.

"It's fine— she's all the way up my ass", Tara stated after she took a breath from her inhaler. "Like usual."

"I know what it's like when they hold on too tight— after we, um— lost my brother— my dad wouldn't leave me alone", she chuckled sadly while she glanced at Tara and Lizzie.

"He even transfered to the NYPD when I got into collage, so— stalker, much?", she told them, the sad look still on her face before she suddenly snapped out of it and got up onto her feet. "Okay, I'm gonna go now. Let you guys chat."

The two gave her an appreciative nodd before Tara laid back on her bed. Lizzie gave her a serious look, "You were very lucky today, Tara."

The girl gave her a question look and Lizzie leaned her head to the side, "You are lucky that you have such good friends— otherwise this evening had ended so much worse for you."

Tara remained silent for a moment longer, but then she spoke, "Thank you for not letting me go upstairs with him."

Lizzie gave her a small smile, "Always."
The smile then slowly disappeared from her face, "As for Sam—"

Tara sighed loudly, "I just don't get her—" Lizzie gave her an understanding look, "— look, I know that she can be much at times, but always remember that she loves you very much."

Tara watched her friend closely while she sat up besides her, Lizzie sighed, starring off through the window on their opposite, "Sometimes I—" She exhaled loudly, "I wish Wes was here."

Tara immediately felt a guilty feeling rush through her whole body. Lizzie turned to glance at her, while she fiddled with her fingers, "You know— sometimes I get the feeling they're both here with me."

Tara sigehd deeply before she pulled the blond into a big hug. They remained that way for a couple of moments, until Chad entered the room, some anti-hangover pills in his hand.

Tara smiled widely, "Thank you. I'm gonna need those in the morning."

Lizzie chuckled before she stood up and joined Chad by the desk. "Hey, Chad?", Tara addressed the boy, who turned towards her with raised eyebrows. "Thank you for not letting me go upstairs with him."

The boy smiled at her while he leaned besides Lizzy against the desk, their shoulder's brushing against each other.

He shrugged at Tara. "No problem. You can do a lot better than to date rape-frankie." He then gave her a pointed look and the brunette nodded in silence, feeling a bit ashamed that Chad had to fight because of her dumb mistake.

"Yup— okay, now— we're gonna let you sleep now. Sleep tight, T!", Lizzie stated while she motioned for Chad to exit the room and waved at Tara before she closed the door behind herself, peeking one last time at the already half asleep girl.

"She's definitely gonna have a good headache tomorrow", Lizzie chuckled amused while the two walked through the hallway.

Chad let out an amused chuckle before they reached the door that lead to their living room and stopped walking. Facing each other Lizzie smiled, her hand in the back pockets of her jeans, while Chad nervously rubbed the back of his neck, "Thank you for helping tonight, Chad."

Chad shrugged at her as if it was not big deal, "We have to stick together, right?" The blond girl nodded in silence, before she hummed, "Yeah, that's true."

"Besides I don't think you would've need my help", Chad then stated while he glanced at her. Lizzie chuckled at him and nudged the boy jokingly, "Oh, shut up!"

"No, honestly! I'm sure you could've handled him— I mean— you can do anything ", Chad told her honestly and Liz gave him another disbelieving glance while she scoffed.

He smiled widely while he took a step closer towards her, taking her hand in his own, Lizzie felt his warm breath slightly on her face, "I think you're amazing, Liz"

The blond felt how her breath hitched in her throat when she felt him move closer. Her heart was beating so fast, she thought it would jump out of her chest at any moment.

"Chad, I—", the blond notices him leaning in and she had already closed her eyes when she felt his nose brushing against her own, their lips nearly touching, but then, out of nowhere the door to Quinn's room busted open.

Lizzie and Chad immediately jumped apart and Quinn stopped in her track, glancing at them in surprise. "Oh, God— I'm so sorry!"

There was silence laying over them before she slowly grabbed her phone from the little shelf besides their shoes and gave them an apologizing look, "Sorry, I just cock blocked you? Haven't I?"

Chad immediately frowned at her, seeming flustered and uncomfortable with the situation, "Uh— what? What did you just say?"

Quinn gave him a irretated look, "Did I just cock block you?" Lizzie immediately let out a loud groan while she held up her hand to motion for her to stop speaking, "Oh, God! Please, shut up, Quinn!"

Quinn seemed completely confused by their behavior and Lizzie spun around to Chad, who was already backing up into the living room, where the other's were all sitting on the couch.

Lizzie gave him an apologizing look, before she spun around to Quinn, shooting her a dark glare.

Quinn on the other hand seemed like she had a guilty concision, "I'm so sorry— I didn't think— I'm never going — I'm so sorry."

And with the she rushed past the blond, joining the other's. Lizzie let out one last frustrated scoff before she also entered the room and sat down next to Mindy.

The girl had just made herself comfortable on the couch, when suddenly the evening news came on. The group listened in silence before to their surprise, the report on TV reported of a double homicide on their campus.

Chad immediately jumped onto his feet and rushed outside into the hallway, calling for Sam before he went and woke up Tara.

A moment later Tara, Sam and their neighboor stood in the living room, all watching the news with them.

"Oh, cute guy! Nice", Quinn nodded in approval at Sam before they turned their attention back to the news.

The new reporter now started telling the details, "Their names have just been released by the police. Jason Carvey and Greg—"

"Holy shit! That's that choed from our film studies class! That one obsessed with Argento." Mindy immediately exclaimed while she had her arm wrapped around Anika.

"Found at the scene were various Ghostface costumes, a character popularized by the Stab movie franchise." Sam, Tara, Chad, Lizzie and Mindy immediately exchanged worried glances.

Sam didn't waste a second before she glanced at Tara and Lizzie, "Pack a bag. We'll leave in ten."

"Sam, wait! Sam!", Tara immediately pleased while she rushed after her sister. "We're getting out of this city", Sam immediately stated firmly while she made her way into the kitchen.

The neighbor frowned at them in confusion, "What?" Chad turned to face him, a sarcastic tone in his voice when he pushed him out the door, "Thank you very much suspicious new guy, but I think your time here is up." He then slammed the door shut behind the guy and rejoined the group.

Meanwhile Sam had grabbed a knife from the knife block in their kitchen and made her way back into the living room. "Wait— hold on— Sam!"

"Come on!"

Tara was hectically before she made Sam turn to face her, "No wait! Let's talk about this for a second! ''Cause this might not have anything to do with us!"

Sam gave her a disbelieving look, "Are you serious?"

Tara tried to convince her, "It's a big city! It's Halloween! Everybody is wearing masks—" Sam shook her head in disbelief, cutting her off in the middle of her scentence, "Tara! This isn't a coincidence! You knew him!"

Tara's eyes widened at her sister, defending herself, "Barely!"

Sam's gaze immediately snapped towards the rest of the group, "Chad, Mindy, Liz, back me up!"

"It is a little bit—", Chad started his scentence while he glanced over at his twin for support. "— close to home", Mindy finished his scentence for him while she continued to eat her popcorn.

Liz gave Tara an apologizing look, before she agreed with the other's, "I wouldn't take any chances." 

Same gave her a convinced look, "See?"

"Quinn, your dad is a cop, right? Can you call him and find out what's going on?", Tara questioned their roomate hopefully. She then spun around to her sister, "— Before you make the utilitarian decision to abandon my collage education and flee the fucking state!"

Quinn gave Sam a assuring look, "I'm calling him now."

Suddenly a phone went off and everyone's gaze snapped towards it. No one moving a single muscle. After a moment Sam slowly moved towards the ringing phone.

"Who is it?"

Sam didn't answer her before Ethan spoke up, "Why did everyone just freak out when her phone went ringing?"

Anika gave him a look that said 'seriously', before she sighed, "You gotta keep up, my dude."

Quinn got up from the couch and approached Sam, "Sam, my dad wants to talk to you."

She handed the phone over to Sam and the woman answered the phone, "Mr. Bailey, hi." She remained silent for a moment, "My sister thinks I'm probably just overreacting."

Suddenly Sam frowned deeply, "What do you mean? What's going on?"

Lizzie gave Mindy a glance while wrapping her arms around her body, "That's not good."