[Bathroom]
After they got the text, the group quickly made their way into the bathroom, freaking out, "I knew it. I fucking knew it" Tabby said
"Check the stalls" Faran instructed
Noa and Juliette checked them, "It's just us" Noa confirmed
"A killed Tyler. A killed Tyler" Tabby repeated
"Okay, now can we please go to the police?" Mouse asked
"No!" Tabby and Imogen said in unison
"A warned us not to say anything. Fine, but can't we just send that pic of dead Tyler to the Sheriff anonymously?" Faran suggested
"A texted it to us. You don't think he'll know how the cops got it?" Juliette reminded her
"What the fuck can we do?" Noa asked, freaking out
"We take deep breaths...and don't freak out" Imogen told them
"A's killed two people, probably more" Mouse said
"Horrible people" Everyone looked at her, "Just sayin" Faran said
"To paraphrase Heathers, our teen angst now has a body count" Tabby remarked
"A is tied to Angela Waters. We figure out what happened to her, we figure out who A is and how to stop him. Back to the basics. The seventh signature from the Radley, who does that belong to?" Imogen said
"You think it's A?" Mouse asked
"It's a definite possibility. And then there's Angela's mother, Rose. She's out there somewhere" Imogen continued
"And then there was the assault that happened to Angela" Tabby and Imogen exchanged looks, "You guys...there's something that, um...Imogen and I need to tell you that happened to us that may or may not be related to A" Tabby revealed
"But can we maybe take this outside?" Imogen suggested
They headed out to the bleachers and sat down as Imogen and Tabby shared their own assault experiences, "Imogen, Tabby, I am so, so sorry that happened to you" Faran said
"We all are, and...we're here for you" Noa added
"Whatever you need" Mouse said
"We've got you" Juliette echoed
"It happened to both of us after parties. Jock-centric parties" Imogen explained
"You think it was one of the football players?" Noa asked
"Maybe" Tabby said
"Is—Is that how you got pregnant?" Mouse asked
Imogen nodded, "We don't know if this is something that connects us to Angela. But Tabby has a plan. To catch whoever did this to us, to stop him from doing it again" Imogen said.
"Nurse Simons is having a blood drive next Wednesday. If we can collect blood samples from the boys in school, we can compare it to DNA from Imogen's baby" Tabby explained
"Noa, your mom's a nurse, right? We're hoping she can help figure out the DNA part" Imogen said
"I can talk to her, for sure" Noa replied
"And if we can get proof, real proof, then we can go to the authorities and they wouldn't be able to ignore or dismiss us" Tabby said.
"I'll also talk to Shawn" Noa added
"And Kelly volunteers in the nurse's office. She's gotta be working the blood drive. Maybe she can help us all get involved" Imogen said
"What about A?" Faran asked
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Hidden Flames
FanfictionIn the small, secretive town of Millwood, Juliette Thompson navigate the complexities of friendship, love, and danger. As she faces the threats alongside five other girls she never thought she'd talk to along with the pressures of their own lives, a...
