Scream!

"Would you like to play a game?"

Ellie, Laura and James are outside the library door.

Ellie receives a call. She answers.

Ellie: "I should start charging you for these"

GF: "Last one, i swear..."

Ellie: "What's up?"

GF: "The big finale is coming up, are ya ready?"

Ellie: "Sure, this door is looking pretty locked though... You gonna let us in?"

GF: "Sure, but not before we play a game..."

Ellie: "I've had quite enough of your games..."

GF: "I think you'll wanna play this one... There's a fun prize!"

Ellie: "Ben..."

GF: "Ding Ding Ding... Fingers on buzzers, who's gonna play? Who's gonna win? It's time to find out!"

The lights come on. They look through the door.

There's a projector on the wall, showing repeat videos of the corpses of Ellie's parents, footage of Dylan's doorbell camera, and Andrew's body.

Laura: "Sick fuck..."

James: "Want me to blast this door?"

Ellie: "No... wait."

GF: "You ready?"

The projector lowers and points to Ben, he's tied and gagged to a chair.

Ellie/Laura: "BEN!"

GF: "Let's begin. Category is, general knowledge."

Ellie: "Okay..."

GF: "Answer all the questions correctly, and he lives, get any wrong... He dies."

Ellie: "Right..."

GF: "Warmup question... What was Ben charged with by the police, on the email sent to you?"

Ellie: "*inhales* double homicide..."

GF: "YES! Very good... Now let's begin."

Ellie: "Oh my god... *puts the phone on loud speaker*"

GF: "Who were the first two people to die? As shown on the video."

Ellie: "My fucking parents... Ok? You wanted me to say that? Yes?"

GF: "Hmph, could've been delivered with a little more conviction... But YES, that's a right answer. Question two, and you can phone a friend... Who was the dumb bitch who's neck i snapped, with a little help from gravity?"

Ellie: "Erm...*looks at James*"

He leans in closer to the phone to speak.

James "Amy. It was Amy...."

GF: "Good... You're on fire. Question three... Who died first? Mummy, or Daddy? I know you've read the police report."

Ellie: "My... Dad."

GF: "Haha... Yes! He was a good kill, he really ate... The knife! Final question. You ready?"

Ellie: "Sure..."

GF: "Who's the Seventh person i've killed?"

Ellie: "Seventh? You mean the Sixth?"

GF: "I won't repeat the question."

Ellie: "What the fuck?"

GF: "No answer goes down as a wrong answer!"

Ellie: "Um... Andrew...?"

GF: "That's... A wrong answer!"

Ellie: "No fucking way..."

GF: "Yes way... I've been busy. Since you've arrived, your group has declined..."

Laura: "Who?"

GF: "Let's just say... Aaron's mother won't need to worry about him anymore...!"

Laura: "Oh my god... you're lying..."

GF: "See for yourself!"

A video of Aaron's body shows.

James: "Fuck this..."

James shoots the door, and opens it.

GF: "I wouldn't do that if i were you!"

James takes the phone.

James: "Why not?"

GF: "We had to get you here somehow... Right?"

Ellie: "What do you mean, we?"

GF: "Me, and Ben. My partner in crime."

James: "You're lying."

GF: "Am I? Where do you think he's been this whole time?"

Ellie: "FUCK."

GF: "What's the verdict?"

Ellie: "Laura?"

Laura: "I don't know?"

GF: "Here. Watch this."

The call ends.

Ghostface emerges. He takes the gag from Ben's mouth.

Ben: "*panting* Guys..."

Ellie: "Ben? What is he saying?!"

Ben: "He's full of shit... Please believe me..."

Laura: "Why did you ghost us?"

Ben: "This creep took me!"

GF: "You really expect them to believe that 'partner'? A big guy like you? Come on, we've got them where we want them now, i'll untie you in a sec and we'll finish the job..."

Ben: "Get fucked, I'm going to fuck you up freak!"

Ellie: "Ben..."

Ben: "Ellie he's fucking lying! It's just his sick game!"

James: "Guys... Your call?"

James grips the gun tight.

Ellie: "Wait... Why don't you show us who you are then? If we're at the end of the line?"

GF: "I'm half of what's in front of you."

Ben: "*rattles in his chair* I'm not a fucking murderer, but I will be."

GF: "Drop the act? We've got them."

Ben: "You're fucking dead! Just you wait!"

Ben continues shouting.

Ghostface leans in close to him.

GF: "No, you are."

Ghostface slides the knife through the back of his throat. It emerges through the front. He twists the blade. Sideways when it pokes the whole way through.

Ben gargles on his blood.

James fires the gun, he accidentally lands a headshot on Ben in the process.

James: "SHIT!"

Ghostface rips the knife out. And begins to run.

James keeps firing at the fleeing Ghostface. He misses, and catches Ben with another stray bullet.

Ellie: "Ben..."

The three approach him and Jack begins to untie him.

Laura: "Sorry but... Fuck this no police rule, i'm gonna call them now."

End of chapter 16.