𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊 / scott reed ✓

𝟑𝟒. let the dead bury the dead

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊
34 / LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD
↳ season three, episode thirteen: let the dead bury the dead
act one / who killed bryce walker?

𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐍 the library, and it was silent. Scott sat beside her, his hand entangled in hers as she chewed on her lip. Jessica was next to her, Justin beside her. Charlie St. George, Zach Dempsey and Tyler Down occupied the last two seats, and they all turned their heads and watched as Clay Jensen walked through the doors.

He held them open, and Alex walked through, a somber look on his face as he saw everyone looking at him, Nessa most of all.

It took no time at all for Nessa to let go of Scott's hand and rush up to Alex, wrapping her arms around him as he did the same to her. It was a hug that both of them had needed since the day that it all happened. They held on for dear life as everyone watched them reconnect, their emotions running wild as they both closed their eyes and felt each other's familiar touch.

˗ˏˋ꒰ 📼 ꒱

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 involved in the coverup of Bryce Walker's murder were now sitting in Clay's room, the news of Montgomery de la Cruz's death sitting in the air as they sat silently with themselves.

Nessa didn't know how to feel, as she thought she would never have to feel this feeling again. She thought she would never have to toe the line between mourning the person that she knew, and feeling no remorse for the person that he was in the end. She had done it enough with Bryce, and now she was back again, with Montgomery.

And she hated herself for it, but she was devastated. More so than Bryce, Montgomery was one of her best friends for years. They had a decade of memories together that were almost all filled with love, support, and constant friendship. And, the fact that he wasn't on this Earth anymore killed a part of her. She knew he had nothing worth saving in him, not a redeeming quality about him, but there was a time where she would have stepped in front of a bullet for Montgomery de la Cruz.

"It's fucked up about Monty." Alex finally said to Zach as he watched Nessa wiping her hands with her sleeve next to him. She was looking over at Scott, who was sitting on Clay's bed staring at the wall, refusing to let any emotion shine through. "How did Ani know?"

'Well, Tim Pozzi was in the County lock-up when it happened." Zach explained. "He ended up getting out that morning, so he told Luke, who told Charlie, Charlie told Justin and Scott, Justin to Ani."

Zach looked over at his sister, who had no life left in her eyes as she mourned yet another one of her friends. "I had Scott tell Nessa. I couldn't do it myself."

Alex sighed as he caught another glimpse of Nessa. He just wanted to take all of the pain away from her, but he knew he couldn't. It wasn't his place anymore, and that place had been filled by someone else. Somehow, he always knew that would happen. Scott was everything that he wasn't, and he never deserved Nessa, in his mind.

"Poor Monty." Alex muttered. "I mean, I can't believe I'm saying that, but..."

Zach looked over at Alex, unsure of what to say. "You asked Tyler for a gun today?"