Liar - Ethan Landry x Reader/OC

Chapter 9: The subway

Once everyone made it to Gale's apartment, we all huddled together, taking in the events of the night. Ethan was sitting next to me, his hand rubbing circles in my back in an attempt to calm me. The entirety of the situation we were in was finally taking its toll on us. We had to be nearing 'Act 3', as the franchise refers to it, and it was starting to catch up with me, my adrenaline running out. I wasn't ready to face the reveal, I wasn't ready to be in the presence of more death nor have the feeling of betrayal. All of a sudden, Danny burst through the doors, interrupting my thoughts, which was probably a good thing.

"I got here as soon as I could." He said, out of breath.

"Did you though?" Tara asked sassily.

Sam eyed him suspiciously. It was weird that he was the closest and didn't arrive in time, let alone before any of us. Plus, he was out of breath. Perhaps it was just a coincidence, it's hard to tell.

"I'm scared. I don't want to get hurt again." Mindy said, her eyes full of pain.

"Me either," Chad replied, pausing before continuing, "I especially don't want you to get hurt." He said, resting his head on Mindys shoulder.

"I don't want you to get hurt." Mindy replied quietly.

"What do we do?" I ask, looking up at Sam.

Sam looks at all of us for a moment before taking a deep breath and replying, "Maybe he gets to win this time."

"I'm sorry what?" Ethan asks, flabbergasted.

"He wants to punish me... Me. Maybe I let him." She said, putting her hands in her jean pockets.

"You want to just give up?" Mindy asked, taken aback by Sams lack of persistence. The Sam we all knew wouldn't ever say anything like that, maybe the whole situation had finally taken its toll on her.

"Everyone thinks I'm this terrible person. Maybe they're right," She glances at Tara, "You said it. It's not like I have a plan for my life anyway. If this is what I need to do to keep you all safe... then it's worth it."

"Sam, no. Fuck that!" Tara replied, moving over to Sam, placing her hands in Sams.

"You came back to Woodsboro to protect me. And you've been protecting me ever since. We're all still alive because of you, so maybe it's time you let us protect you. We're a team, remember?" Tara continued, offering her a small smile.

"No. We're a family." Mindy said, wiping her eyes, putting on a smile.

"Hell yeah. Core Five!" Chad shouted out, continuing the hype.

"Cour what-?" Danny asked.

"He's going to keep coming for us." Sam spoke out, ignoring Danny.

"Can't we just hole up somewhere safe?" Ethan asks, and I shake my head at him.

"There is nowhere safe. Like Sam said, he'll find us... "Tara starts before pausing, "Which we can use. I have an idea. Chad, give me your phone."

We all huddle around Tara who's on the phone with Detective Bailey on speaker.

"I'm getting my ass chewed out for not dropping the case and now you want to do what?" He asks.

"Trap him. We need to lure him into a secure location and trap him inside like a kill box." She replies.

"And then what?"

"We execute him." Tara says, straight-faced, "Are you in?"

"Yes. Let's kill this son of a bitch." Bailey replies with a determined tone, "I'm stuck here, but Gale gave us the keycards to the theater; it has heavy security and surveillance cameras, we can use that against him. I'll get Kirby to meet you there and join you as soon as I can."