Murderville - Audrey Jensen

Chapter 25 -Sibling Rivalry

(Warnings : Swearing

Word Count : 2227

Song : Greek Tragedy, The Wombats)

Having spent a whole day in their beds, Vicki, Audrey and Noah were desperate to find any excuse to get out of the house. Meaning when a mysterious text from Emma - asking them all to meet her at her work - was delivered to Audrey's phone, they rushed to get there.

Vicki had smiled the entire car ride, glad she was finally outside again. Marie had been very strict when she got home, saying that neither of them were allowed to leave until the next day, and only if they felt better. Vicki was half ready to tell her the truth but held it in, lying the whole way through dinner and that evening when they watched a film as a family. The pair explained that since Audrey was sick too, they had called her so she could come over and have some company, and that's why she was also in the house. Luckily, the lie held up and no further questions were asked.

The girl practically ran into the café, giving Emma a happy wave before plopping down onto a nearby empty couch. The other two followed suit, Emma bringing over her laptop as she explained what she had discovered.

Very suddenly, the happy mood at their escape was lost.

"Oh, my God" Noah muttered, staring at the girl's screen in shock.

A picture of an ultrasound.

But not just anyone's ultrasound.

Brandon Jame's son, otherwise known as Emma's brother.

Otherwise known as Mr Branson.

"Branson? Is your..." Noah's eyes were wide in panic "Oh, my God!"

"Hey, can you just stop saying that and help me?" Emma pleaded, slamming the laptop screen shut.

"It's a lot to take in, Em, and..." Audrey shrugged "no offence, but you were just kind of seeing Will's ghost around school"

"I take full offence to that" Vicki rolled her eyes "We shouldn't ignore evidence just because some of us are...seeing things"

"Okay, this is not a delusion" Emma agreed.

"Could we just go back to the part where you mom, who wears cardigans and drives an SUV..." Noah was still in shock "had a baby with Brandon James?"

"We got it" Audrey took the boys wrist, trying to subtly tell him to shut up.

"The thing that I could never figure out was why the killer was focusing on my family" Emma explained "But...I mean, if Mr Branson is my family, then all of this makes sense"

"It's sibling rivalry to the extreme, that's for sure" Vicki chuckled darkly, playing with the ring on her finger. She remembered how when she was younger how much her and her brother fought, but she would never want to harm him. He was her little baby brother. It was her job to protect him and keep him safe. And she had failed.

"Well, what happened when you sat across from him?" Noah asked "I want the fava-bean-by-fava-bean recap"

"Well, he played it pretty cool. That's why I need to know for sure" Emma nodded, trying to stress her point.