The Last Scream (Noah Foster/ Scream Series FF)

Chapter 8

*Vex*

My entire weekend was planned to stay in my room. Noah had texted me, saying that he couldn't hangout because him and Riley had a date. Being the good friend that I am, I just let it go, telling him to have fun and bring protection. Of course though, it hurt. I knew I liked him, I couldn't really deny it anymore- not after last night. When I had finally got home, I was surprised to see another car in the drive besides mine. 

My mom had stopped in , only staying long enough to sleep for a couple hours before going right back to the hospital. I don't know what her problem is, nor why she's choosing her job over her daughter. But of course, I let that go too. Now, I was alone in my room with nothing else to do besides sit and stare at walls. Audrey had invited me to Rachel's wake but I had said no, stating that it wouldn't be right if I was there. What was really going on was the text, it was plaguing me. What did the creep mean that his time would come? How could he want to kill Noah? Noah was to kind for that, to sweet. Suddenly, I got a call, my phone buzzing loudly against my nightstand. Looking down, I saw that it was Audrey. Clicking it, I smiled.

"Hello Ms. Audrey? How is everything going?" No hey, just heavy breathing as her words came out in a rush.

"Rachel was murdered." Sitting up, I didn't even gasp. Deep inside, I knew it. After last night, after the messages. It was to much of a coincidence that Rachel died only a few days after Nina. Now that I had to live with that reality though, it was harder. 

"Audrey, I'm-" I began but was immediately cut off. 

"Save it, there's something else. Emma, she's being stalked by the killer. She's been getting messages on her phone. I'm with her right now." Sighing, I stood up, running a hand through my hair. This couldn't be good. Why would the killer stalk me and Emma, I can get Emma. She's the sole survivors daughter, but me? I'm a no-one. The only thing I'm know for is some silly blog 

"Is it from an unknown user? No one you know, no one pretending to be someone you know?" Audrey sighed. 

'Yes- yes... wait, how'd you know that?" 

"I'll explain when I get there, where you at?"

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Arriving at the cafe, I saw Audrey and Emma talking over at the counter. Quickly making my way over, I hopped into the seat beside Audrey; shooting a quick glance at Emma.

"So you're getting strange messages and calls as well?" I asked, looking between the two. They were silent, both looking shocked. "That was me explaining how I knew. The creep fucking called me." Emma looked down at her phone which lay right in front of Audrey.

"Uh- um, yeah. He called me the other night while I was in my house. Went as far as to set off my house alarm. He also, uh..." Emma's eyes snapped to Audrey who nodded, her face taking on the pissed tone.

"He what?" I asked, already knowing the answer. Apparently Audrey hadn't told Emma I knew.

"He killed Rachel." I nodded, Audrey had told me already but now, I was here. Looking over at Audrey, she didn't show any hint of crying, just determination. 

"What are we going to do?" I asked confidently. Looking back at Emma. If they weren't going to do anything, then I would.

"Before we breach that, why don't you tell us what he was saying? You never even told me he was contacting you." Audrey snapped, turning her body to me. I winced at the sudden anger, she had never seemed so hostile. "Better yet, tell us why your so determined to do something about it?" Sighing, I looked down at the table, grabbing my phone out of my pocket and opening the messages.

"He threatened Noah." I started, sliding it over to Audrey so she could read the texts. "He was with Riley and he threatened to kill them both then and there. Then he said it wasn't his time. He had called me Audrey. Had told me he was going to kill him. I hung up on him to call Noah and of course, Noah didn't answer. I ran around the entire fucking school looking for him, I almost ran into the gym to get you but then I found them on the football field. He was completely fine, no blood or anything." My voice got quieter at the end. I had also found them in a heated make-out session on the grass, of course though, I wasn't going to bring that up. It hurt just thinking about it.

"Why did you go alone? You should have found somebody, called somebody." Emma asked, I looked up from the table into Audrey's eyes. She had an eyebrow raised, her eyes staring into mine as if she could hear my thoughts.

"I don't know. Truthfully because I knew that if he was going to try and kill me, I'd have a better chance alone. You see, I'm not one to stick to my own rules. I realized that last night." I'm not one to stick to my own rules when a guy I like is in peril. Smooth Vex. You're basically sitting here telling Audrey "Hey, by the way, I like your best friend. Even though he's totally taken and believes that I'm just a friend as well." 

"So, now you've heard my side of the story-." Audrey held up a finger,stopping me from speaking. Her eyes closed for a second as she took in a deep breath.

"No, no more lies. No more getting by without telling us the entire truth." I cocked my head to the side, trying to act oblivious but I knew it. I shouldn't have given her my phone, she saw the texts. 

"What lies-" Her eyes snapped open, staring into mine.

"Don't even finish it, I know you know what I'm talking about." She looked over at Emma who seemed shocked, completely taken aback by how this conversation was going.

"Why don't you tell us who this Wes is? And what does this creep know about your dad?" 

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