𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦

ii. everyone's a suspect

AN unimpressed look came across Mia's face as she looked up at her mother.

She was currently sitting in the principal's office of Woodsboro High, Judy Hicks pacing in front of her with a solemn expression.  While the blonde officer hadn't spoken, Mia knew exactly why she was here.  She was being interrogated over Tara's attack.

Did she find it stupid? Yes.  Never had she been interrogated by her mother, and for good reason—she was her daughter.  If anyone should be cut out from the questioning process Sheriff Hicks was placing every student at Woodsboro High under, it should be her and Wes.  They were the children of the Sheriff of Woodsboro, it would be stupid for them to try anything.  

Then again, their mother being the sheriff gave them the perfect alibi—it would be stupid to try anything, no one would suspect them.

So, it was still mandatory for questioning, even if Mia doubted her mother actually thought she was the one who harmed Tara Carpenter.

"You don't seriously think I did this, do you Mom?" Mia asked, her voice monotone.  She already knew the answer to the question—it was no. 

"No, honey, I don't." Judy shook her head at her daughter.  Whether or not you couldn't trust anyone when Ghostface was around—they were masked killers and used voice boxes to change their voice for a reason—Judy trusted Mia.  She knew her daughter, and Wes, weren't behind the attack at all.  It was possible....but the mother didn't believe it and instead trusted the fact that her children, her babies, were innocent.  "But, I have to do this.  For both of our sakes."

"Fine." 

"Okay, do you have any alibi?" the Sheriff started off, asking a basic question.  It was easy to make up stories, but it had to be asked, as a starter.

"Yes, I do." Mia sighed, before naming off what she was doing and who her mother could ask to double check her story, "You can ask Mindy, Chad or Wes.  I was at home all night watching Friends and I called with the twins, where I fell asleep.  I woke up to your son shaking me awake and that's when I found out about Tara's attack.  I can tell you when Wes got in the shower, and what happened in my phone call."

Judy nodded, her daughter's story matching up with what both boys she'd already spoken to had said, "Okay, your alibi matches with Chads."

"You interrogated Chad, huh?"

Judy ignored her comment and continued, "Okay, I know it's not you, hon, so I'm just going to move on to some other questions.  Do you know anyone who might have a reason to attack Tara? Anyone who's been acting suspicious, or suddenly closer to Tara, trying to find information?"

"I don't know anyone who would have a grudge against Tara, or a reason to attack." Mia responded firmly, crossing her arms over her chest.  She knew it was someone in her friend group though. "But, I think it's one of us.  I think it's one of my friends."

The blonde woman searched through her daughters eyes before scratching something down on the notepad in her hands—more than likely what Mia had just admitted to thinking,  "Anyone in particular? Chad, Mindy....." she paused a moment, ".....your brother?"

Mia shook her head.  While she had a feeling it was one of her friends, she didn't know who.  No one ever did, did they? Horror movies wouldn't be good if they did.  "I doubt it's Mindy or Chad, since I was on call all night.  It's definitely not Wes, either, which luckily clears you from having murders as children.  But, wouldn't it be cool if we were like twin killers or something? Maybe it's my inner Mindy coming out but that would be sorta badass—"