she knows - tara carpenter

꧁thirteen: family ties꧁

"CAN YOU MOVE any slower?" huffed Maria impatiently, clenching her jaw at Pierce, who looked around the corner before them.

"Yes!" he exclaimed, rolling his eyes. "I'm trying to keep us alive right now!"

"Yeah, okay." muttered Maria, pushing him in the back. "For all I know, you could be one of the killers."

"Aren't there usually two?"

"Yeah."

"We just saw both of them!" hissed Pierce, waving his hands about wildly. "Here, pat me down! I'm not carrying anything!"

"I'm lesbian."

"I'm gay."

Maria raised her brows, impressed. "Touché."

Pierce bowed dramatically, a wide grin spread across his face. He straightened up quickly as he heard a loud noise coming from a few feet ahead of them. He and Maria exchanged worried glances, their eyes widened.

Maria yelped as her phone exploded in text messages, all from a frantic Mindy, who was typing in all caps. Maria could practically hear her yelling.

mindy (bald lesbian)
ITS BAILEY AND EYHAN

mindy (bald lesbian)
I SWEAR I KNOW IT

mindy (bald lesbian)
MARIA GET OUT OF THERE

maria (not bald lesbian)
shit are you fucking fr

mindy (bald lesbian)
GET IUT

maria (not bald lesbian)
me and pierce are leaving now
but quinn tara and sam
are still inside

mindy (bald lesbian)
Where is Chad

maria (not bald lesbian)
mindy

maria (not bald lesbian)
i'm trying to get out. i'll call you

mindy (bald lesbian)
Why won't you answer my question

mindy (bald lesbian)
Maria please

mindy (bald lesbian)
Maria I'm serious

Maria shuddered, her glossy eyes landing on Pierce, who offered a sympathetic smile before slinging his arm around the girl, leading her towards the exit.

➵

Quinn stared Detective Bailey with wide eyes, and Bailey stared back at him with a grin. He couldn't believe he had trusted the cop— it was stupid of him to do so.

"You?" snarled Tara, looking at Bailey bitterly.

"Of course me." shrugged Bailey casually. "I expected more from you three... after what you did to us."

"What the hell are you talking about?" said Quinn angrily, narrowing his eyes at the three killers before him.

The taller Ghostface to Bailey's left lifted his mask off his face, and Quinn took an involuntary step back as he saw who was under it— Ethan Landry.

"I fucking knew it." breathed out Quinn, scowling.

Ethan laughed. "I guess you did. Mindy and Maria were right; it was easy to juke the roommate lottery. I mean, all I had to do to meet you was room with this insufferable virgin and a conceited, condescending alpha literally named Chad! Fuck it felt good to kill him!"