CAN'T STOP NOW •|• Simon Kalivoda • Fear Street 1994

7. IS IT THE END

is it the end
PUBLISHED JUNE 24th 2024

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𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 Sam's corps's
"Kate's gone" Josh broke the news to Deena, everyone nodding to the sad truth. Josh looked up at his sister but all she was focused on was Sam, and how she wasn't waking up. Deena quickly started doing CPR on her lover, not realizing the tears that have fallen from her brothers face.

Simon on the other hand did, and threw his arm around the now sobbing boy next to him, whose face was now buried into Simon's abdomen. Gin looked over to the two and then back to Deena, just when Gin looked in that direction foam erupted from Sam's mouth before she flung up from the ground.

Josh but his tears aside and looked in the direction of Deena's lover, as she repeatedly coughed up foam onto the floor. Gin on one side while Deena on the other, Gin slowly rubbed circles into Sam's back as she remembered doing for Sage when she had the flu in 3rd grade.

Sam slowly tilted over to Deena, exhausted from dying and coming back in the matter of minutes. Deena quickly went to comforting Sam, Sage quickly looked over to Josh and grabbed him into a hug. She knew even though Sage liked Kate just as much as Josh did, and also just as sad about it, maybe even more.

She had to be there for him, as a friend for now.
Josh being exhausted as well, from emotions and out running killers all day, collapsed into Sage's arms. "It's over now" she whispered into his ear, he instantly smiled back at her, nodding his head. In this moment, all Sage could focus on was making Josh feel better.

Gin quickly clung onto Simon after she knew Sam was okay with Deena, "Is it the end?" she spoke. Her words getting muffled from the fact her head was buried into his neck, "For now" he slightly smiled from having Gin in his presents. "I guess it wasn't really goodbye" he whispered, "Don't jinx us now"

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Nick Goode tapped play onto the tap recorder then looking up at Gin, who was the third person he had interviewed after Deena and Sam. "Interview with Ginny Mayfer. Sunday, October 2nd, 1994. So Ginny wanna tell me what happened" He recorded slightly leaning back into his chair.

"Yes. We went to go and pick up Sam's prescription. And then the lights went out. Completely pitch black. I couldn't really see anything it was so dark. So we all went and ducked behind the counter. We hide until it was over. " Gin explained playing with her fingers, "What about your 12 stitches in your arm" he asked pointing to the arm the axe had sliced open the night before.

"I just fell on some glass" Gin answered just the same as everyone else, "I'll tell you what the facts are telling me, The Junky-" Gin cut the officer off "You mean Kate. She wasn't a junky. She was my friend." Gin stopped herself and let him continue.

"She is to blame for all of this. That feels too easy for me. But that's the story the department will go with unless you can help me see it differently." He explained to her. Tears summoning from her eyes, feeling the need to fall down but never did.

"It's just another Shadyside tragedy I guess" Gin ended, "Do you really want your friend to go down this way?" Nick asked the clearly exhausted girl. "No definitely not, but she's gone." And that's all he needed to stop the tap recorder.

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Sam, Deena, Josh, Gin, and Simon all waited as Sage finished up and exited the room. "Hey. Urkel. Help me out" a guy whispered to Josh trying to get out, Josh ignored him till the last minute once the started leaving, he threw a paper clip onto the floor for him to grab.

Soon getting praises from the man. Sage started walking out in front of Josh and behind Gin and Simon. "Sage" Josh called out to her tapping her on the shoulder, causing her to turn around, Gin and Simon stopping at the doorway waiting for the two. "Do you want to hang out tonight maybe watch a movie and talk to people online" He asked nervously refusing to look into her eyes until she responded.

"Yes of course see you tonight" She responded giving him a hug, him slowly returning it still processing what is happening. She let go and walked over to Simon and Gin who were parked at the doorway.

"Can I come?" Simon joked before walking out, "Don't worry we won't bother you two" Simon yelled over to his buddy.