True North

10

Stiles and Lena got to the hospital and were sitting on a bed. He was protesting. "I'm completely and totally fine."

Melissa shook her head. "Uh-uh-uh. You completely and totally have a concussion, Stiles. Lie back down. The doctor said you're not leaving the CT scan. Lena, you're getting a CT scan as well. You're lucky your cousin and that deputy were there."

Stiles frowned. "We still haven't paid for the last one."

"Oh, no, no, no. Meredith is at the station. Your dad said it could take some time, but he will get her to talk. Even if I let you and your sister go, what would you do?"

Stiles let out a sigh. "Okay, fine. Can you do me one little favor?"

"Anything."

"Can you get me a tape player?"

"Like cassettes?"

"Yes. Tapes."

"Yeah, I'll see what I can do."

"Okay, tapes, though, please."

"Cassettes," Melissa corrected as she left.

Lena glanced at Stiles. "What do you want with cassette tapes?"

"I'm working on that as I go. Are you okay, Lena?"

She nodded. "Yeah. You saved my life. Again."

"That's my job. Looking out for my favorite cousin."

At that moment, Melissa walked back in. Stiles looked up at her. "You find a tape player?"

Melissa shook her head. "No. But I found someone looking for you two."

Malia walked in. "I heard you two almost got killed."

"I heard you almost got killed," Stiles returned.

"You two okay?"

Stiles and Lena nodded. "Brunski punched me in the face. Lena's okay. Turns out he was a serial killer."

Malia nodded. "Makes sense."

"What about you Malia?" Kasia asked.

"We almost got set on fire," Malia answered.

"Everyone okay?" Stiles asked.

"Basically."

"You okay?" Malia questioned.

"Yeah," Stiles replied. "Are you?"

Malia nodded. "I'm fine. I'm gonna go." She glanced at Stiles and walked away.

"Awkward," Lena mumbled with a light chuckle.

"Shut up," Stiles said.

Stiles and Lena got a CT scan and were fine, so they headed home. Malia met them there.

Inside his room, they played the tape Brunski made when he killed Lorraine.

"Let's go, Lorraine."

"Listen to me. Please listen. There's something I have to do, something I have to stop," Lorraine said. The volume increased and Lorraine continued. "No. No. I don't think you're gonna be taking me anywhere. I can hear the recorder in your pocket. It's on now, isn't it? You're making a tape. Just like you taped the others. How many others have you taped, Brunski? Ten? Twenty? A hundred?"

Stiles frowned. "This didn't happen at Eichen House."

"But then where did she go?" Malia asked.

"That's what we need to figure out."