Teenage Dirtbagㅤㅤ ✸ Scream

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ002. the masked menace

( chapter two : the masked menace )

WHEN MELANIE got home that night, the house was seemingly empty, no one in sight besides her and her dog Titus. She quickly pulled off her shoes and bent down to rub him on the head, whispering "Hey boy" before running up the stairs to her room. She tossed her bag on the floor and flopped onto her bed, exhausted from the day.

Casey was dead. And it's been hitting her hard all day. Casey Becker and Melanie McKenzie were hip to hip. Together every day and every hour, even if they weren't close. They were even neighbors. When she first heard the sheriff tell her of her best friends body, she dropped the phone and ran out the house. Heading straight to the Becker's. It couldn't be true, Casey was always a fighter, she wouldn't let it happen.

She wasn't ready to see her friend body hanging from a tree. And the scream that left her throat was heard for blocks. Melanie puts her hands on her eyes and rubs them, trying to relieve some of the stress she had and reached for the phone to call Tatum, the line rung a few times, and then the blondes voice filled the brunettes ear, "Hello?" "Hey Tatum. I was wondering if you guys were doing okay?"

"Unfortunately not" That worried Melanie drastically and she stood, holding the phone her left hand while walking to her window and opening one of the blinds with her right hand, "What do you mean by that" "The killer went after Sidney tonight. Almost got her" "Oh shit"

"Oh shit is right. Thankfully, she's staying with me tonight. We've got her covered. Sid even punched a reporter in the face!" Sidney wasn't known for violence, "Seriously?" "Yeah! Never knew she had a killer right hook" Melanie quietly sighed in relief before asking, "So, how are you doing at the moment?"

The blonde seemed stunned at the question, as she went quiet for a few minutes before she fully responded, "Not too good. I'm worried for everyone. Especially you and Sid" "Me?" Melanie asked, "The murder was literally next door to you. I don't want anything happening to you, especially not something similar to Casey" Mel blushed a bit, thankful she wasn't talking to Tatum face to face, and she grabbed the phone with both hands, "Thanks Tate"

"No problem. But I'll talk to you later, me and Sid have a big day ahead. And so do you, get some sleep" "I will. Promise" "Good! Night, Melly" Melanie's neck became red at the childhood nickname and she bashfully answered back, "Goodnight, Tatertot" She heard the blonde whisper under her breath "God I hate that" before the line went off. Placing the phone back down, she quietly laid on her bed, and was gently lulled to sleep.