YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN I DO

16. the train massacre.

"They're going to be fine," Tara says, sighing in relief.

"They had a pretty quick recovery."

"Well, now what do we do?" Chad asks.

"We run, taking them with us," Sam answers.

Danny enters the hospital in a rush, running up to Sam.

"I got here as fast as I could."

"Did you?" Tara replies, making Danny raise his eyebrows.

Quinn blinks away her tears, "I'm scared. I don't want anyone to get hurt again."

Sam looks over at her with tears filling her eyes, "None of us do."

"What do we do now?" She asks.

"Maybe he will win this time."

Tara looks up at her sister, "Don't say that."

"He wants to punish me. Me."

The group continues to look up at her in disbelief.

"So maybe I'll let him. I'll just... give myself up."

"Sam!" Tara chokes out.

"If this is what I have to do to keep all of you safe, it's worth it."

"No! We're not doing this, Sam. Alright? You went back to Woodsboro to protect me. Every single day you make the decision to protect me. None of us would be alive if it weren't for you. You have to let us protect you this time."

Sam shakes her head, "No."

"Yes. We're a team, remember? A family, even."

Sam sniffles as she hears a familiar voice fill her ears.

Mindy.

"Guys!" She immediately went to hug her brother first, "Fuck... I'm fine. We all are."

Anika and Corey cling to one another.

Katerina rests her head on Ethan's shoulder.

"I'm glad you guys are okay," Chad says.

Sam breathes in shakily.

"He's gonna keep coming after us."

"It- Isn't there somewhere, like, safe we could just... hold up in?" Ethan asks, clearly confused.