Murderville - Audrey Jensen

Chapter 21 - Knife-stick

(Warnings : swearing, violent attack, suffocation

Word Count : 3134

Song : Blame, Denai Moore)

"It's so quiet" Emma held up her phone to light the way.

"Yeah, until all the running and screaming starts" Noah scoffed, making Vicki shudder.

She only hoped it wouldn't come to that.

They were in a new room, having split off from Brooke and Jake only moments earlier. Vicki couldn't help but wonder what they were up to, and if they were having more luck than them.

Noah opened a new door, causing a loud clatter. Vicki leaped into the air, getting ready to run whilst Emma looked over to the boy in shock.

Noah let out a loud, shaky sigh, both girl's calming down.

"Okay, I'm sorry, but all of this just screams bad idea" He ranted.

"Well, you can both still go if you wanna go" Emma suggested.

"No" the boy shook his head "This psycho took Riley from me. I can't just let him take Will from you. Even if he was kinda asking for it"

"If he stays, I stay" Vicki agreed "Someone's gotta take care of him"

"Well, thanks for staying" Emma smiled.

They shared a moment of happy unity before a thud caught their attention.

"Wait" Emma walked towards the door the sound was coming from, getting ready to push it open. Sadly, it was nothing more than an empty storage cupboard.

"Hey, let me ask you something" Noah directed his question to Emma as they searched the room "Do you find Shake 'n Jake's story a little bit odd?"

"How so?" Emma frowned, climbing a small set of stairs that led to God knows where.

"I mean, if Jake suspected Will was gonna meet Maddox last night, don't you think he would've tried to stop him?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, maybe Jake did try to stop him...wearing a black raincoat and a Brandon James mask"

"Are you saying that Jake is the killer?"

"He doesn't have enough brain cells to think this tactfully" Vicki protested.

"Shh..." Noah glanced around them "I'm just saying, playing the fool is a pretty great cover. And he was pretty eager to tromp into danger with the only people who know about what he did. And pack a whole lot of knives"

They left the room, to carry on with their search. Vicki watched behind them nervously, feeling like someone was following them. But every time she turned around no one was there.

"We looked everywhere" Emma sighed as they jogged down a hallway.

"Maybe Will's not here" Noah suggested.

"He's gotta be here. It's part of the game. I'm missing something"

"What exactly did your psycho say?"