I Hate That I Love You ✔️

Not A Coincidence

Everybody returned back to the apartment looking somber.

Quinn got up from the couch being appalled when she saw Elijah coming in with the others. It had upset and angered her how roughed up he looks and approached him.

"What happened to you?" Quinn asked with worry and concern. She noticed the blood stains on his shirt and how disheveled his clothes were.

"We just got into a fight, that's all. I'm fine," Elijah assured and kissed her cheek. He didn't miss the glare that she gave to Ethan for some reason. He didn't understand that, but was going to sit down on the couch to relax. 

"I'm going to talk to Tara. I feel like this is all my fault." She told Sam.

"It's not your fault, Quinn." Sam said.

"I should still apologize for exposing her." She left to Tara's bedroom.

After a while, Elijah got up to get a glass of water in the kitchen. Feeling guilty and horrible for what had happened, Naomi got up to follow him.

"Hey," She said softly and he just ignored her while he was drinking. That was to be expected from him. "I just want to say...I'm sorry for how I behaved earlier. I shouldn't have taken that out all on you. I know how I've been acting lately and I should get help. But maybe I'm just not ready for that yet."

"I appreciate the apology, Naomi," Elijah replied honestly. "We're all going through a lot and coping with it in our own way. Just know that I'm trying to look out for you."

"I know and thanks for that," Then she chuckled a little. "I'm also kinda drunk and vomited on the way here." 

"Hopefully, that taught you a lesson." He teased and kissed her forehead.

They returned to the living room where the others were watching TV. Elijah sat on the couch with Mindy and Anika. Quinn sat on Elijah's lap. Chad held the remote and was flicking through the channels until Mindy pointed something out. The news headline caught her attention.

"Wait! Victims identified as Blackmore University students." Mindy read the headline.

"Oh, shit..." Oliver muttered in dismay. "You think we know them?"

Everybody else gathered around to watch it.

"Where's Sam?" Chad asked. "She should know this, too."

"I saw her hanging back downstairs." Anika answered.

"I'll go get her." He ran out of the apartment to get her.

Seconds later, she appeared with the cute boy who's known as Danny. Elijah figured they must be talking to each other.

"What's going on?" Sam asked and Chad just points at the TV.

"Cute boy, nice." Quinn approved, pointing and smiling at him.

"I'm standing in front of the apartment building where the mutilated bodies of two Blackmore University students were discovered. Their names have just been released by the police," The news reporter said. "Jason Carvey and Greg Bruckner."

"Ugh, who would name their kid 'Greg'?" Gabrielle scoffed, crossing her arms.

"Holy shit," Mindy cursed. "That's that chode from our Film Studies class. The one obsessed with Argento."

"Also found at the scene were various Ghostface costumes," He continued to report. "Character popularized by the Stab movie franchise-"

"Pack a bag. We leave in ten." Sam immediately left for the kitchen with Tara following her.