REPEAT || Ethan Landry

~ 5 ~

Ethan pushed through the crowd, sprinting towards the group. "Holy, shit!"

Before he could get close to them, Chad stepped in front of him. He grasped onto the male's shirt and slammed him against the nearest car. "Where the fuck were you?" He spewed through gritted teeth. Bri straightened her posture, ready to pounce on Chad and stop him.

Tara grabbed her hand and looked her in the eye, "Bri... calm down." She rubbed her hand with her thumb while frowning.

"I-I was at ECON, I swear!" Ethan stuttered. "There were hundreds of people there, you can ask them!" He stared Chad in the eye, his breaths were hitched.

Chad threw him against the car, letting go of him. Ethan looked over and saw Bri who had blood on her clothes. "Oh my god. Bri..." He rushed over.

Mindy scooted closer to Bri, wrapping her arm around her. "Stay the fuck back," She demanded with her jaw clenched. "You are at the top of my fucking list."

She stared him in the eye, not saying anything. He looked back at her, his chest falling up and down with his breaths. Please, she thought. Please tell me it's not you.

Tara got up from her spot next to Bri and began talking to Detective Wayne Bailey and Sam. He wiped away his tears, crying uncontrollably. His daughter was just murdered and he got laid off the case, he was getting constant blows left and right.

A familiar face sparked Bri's interest, her eyes squinting so she could see. It was Kirby, she survived and was on this case. "Kirby?" She mouthed to herself

She nodded her head at Bri and turned to Sam, Tara, and Detective Bailey. Before Bri could comprehend Kirby was back, Gale appeared from the distance and stormed towards them. Bri couldn't hear their discussion from where they stood, but she could tell it was serious.

Tara broke away from them and came over to where Ethan, Chad, Mindy, and Bri were. "Gale says she found something."

Ethan look over at Bri, but Bri only responded with a sour look before hopping up and walking away.

Ethan chased after her and started pleading. "Bri! I promise it wasn't me!" He begged, but she didn't look back. She shook her head while biting her bottom lip. "Brigitte, wait!" He reached out and grasped her arm.

She shook him off and turned around. "I don't know what to believe, Ethan!" She gasped. "I want to trust you, but you know how this happened last time. My fucking girlfriend tried to murder me and my friends." She yelled.

Ethan's bottom lip trembled, "I know." His voice grew quiet. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I wasn't there to protect you." He pulled her into a hug.

Her eyes stung as she let her tears loose. Out of desperation, she grasped onto him and sobbed into his chest. "Ethan, I'm so scared." Bri cried and repeated, "I'm so scared."

Ethan pulled away and took off his jacket, "here. To cover up the blood." He frowned, holding it out to the girl. She smiled and took it from him, slipping it on. It was big on her, her fingers barely poking out of the sleeves.

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Gale leads them through an alleyway while obnoxiously bickering with Kirby. She scanned her card and opened the door for the group to enter. They entered another caged door that led them into an old movie theater.

"Why are we in some dusty, ancient movie theater covered in cobwebs?" Bri asked with her nose crinkled as she wiped the webs off her.

Gale looked back at her, "this isn't just a theater." She flicked the lights on and revealed why she led them there.