Chapter 12

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[Friday The 13th - Dr. Sullivan's Office]

Despite everything that happened to me yesterday, after Imogen informs us of Dr. Sullivan's shady ass behavior, you can bet your ass I'm going with them to confront her. Noa kicked the door in before we all walked in, well I limped but not the point. We stand in front of her desk, "Girls. I'm sorry. Did we have an appointment?" Dr. Sullivan asks

Imogen throws our files on her desk, "No, but we do have a question for you. Do you record all your patients without their knowledge or just us?" Imogen asks

"And don't even think about lying. We know about your recorder under your desk" Tabby says
"How did you—" Faran cuts her off, "Uh-uh. We're the ones asking questions for once" She says
"Why the hell did you record us, Dr. Sullivan?" Noa asks

"Again, don't lie" Mouse says

"I'm working on a book about adolescent survivors of traumatic events. My expertise, like, for instance, the Millwood Massacre, I believe your stories of survival can help other young women, similar survivors" Dr. Sullivan explains
"How noble. Expect we didn't consent to being recorded. What was your plan?" Faran asks

"To let you read the book when it's ready. And it goes without saying, I'm prepared to redact anything you feel uncomfortable about" Dr. Sullivan says

"Oh how gracious of you" I say sarcastically

"We feel uncomfortable with you profiting off our traumas" Tabby says

"I hope you got one hell of an advance, lady, because we are going to sue you for every penny you have" Faran says
"Oh, and in case you're wondering, we're done with therapy, and we're done with you" Mouse says
"Put that in your book, bitch" Noa says

Faran grabs our files, "Or better yet...don't" Tabby says

"You know, I trusted you. I actually thought you cared about me. About us. But you didn't, did you? So consider yourself warned. Stay away from me. And stay away from my friends" Imogen says

After they all walk off, I lean against the desk, "In case she didn't get the point across" I lean in closer, "You come anywhere near me or my friends and I will bury you. And as you can probably tell, I put up one hell of a fucking fight, bitch" I say before walking off, slamming the door behind me

[Millwood High]

Noa, Tabby, Imogen, and Mouse are standing in the hallway while Faran and I are sitting on the bench. Because of all my injuries I had to come up with an excuse as to why I missed class yesterday. I just said I got in a minor car accident but I'm fine. Luckily Mrs. Gibbons bought it, "Question, does the fact that Dr. Sullivan is writing a book about us make her more likely or less likely to be Bloody Rose?" Tabby asks

"Let's keep her on the list. And by the way, at this point, we should make an actual list" Imogen says

"Not to pile on more bad news, but someone on SpookySpaghetti, maybe Bloody Rose herself, is asking people to cut their foreheads and get ready for The Reckoning" Mouse says
"What the fuck is The Reckoning?" Noa asks

"That sounds absolutely apocalyptic and psychotic all at the same time" I say

"No specific details have been posted, but it definitely seems like this Bloody Rose Challenge was only step one of The Reckoning. And people are participating, hurting themselves for Bloody Rose. People like my grandma" Mouse says

"Oh my god, is she okay?" Faran asks

"Better. I don't think she's taking her meds, and I added parental controls to all our devices, after hiding every sharp object in our house, just to be safe. But if you see anyone with a cut across their forehead, do not engage" Mouse says

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