Murderville - Audrey Jensen

Chapter 37 - "Fuck it"

(Warning: swearing, drug usage, drinking, hallucination
Word Count: 3663
Song : Wild Things, Alessia Cara)

Audrey stirred in her sleep, listening to her phone vibrate. She had just managed to get a few hours, the guilt at what she had done and how she had talked to her friend eating away at her and forcing her to stay awake almost the entire night. So now, all she wanted to do was sleep the day away.

She turned over once again, jumping as she felt a sharp pain in her leg. Gasping, the girl jumped out of bed, muttering profanities under her breath.

"What the hell?" She wondered aloud, staring at the large cut on her leg. She touched at it gently, rubbing away at the blood on her fingers as she reached for her phone to answer the call.

"Nice try, partner, but I know you better than you think"

Slowly she moved towards her bed, grasping at her covers and pulling them away to reveal the source of her injury.

The corkscrew, surrounded by a small amount of dirt, traces of blood left behind from now both her and the killer's victim.

She looked up sharply, staring at her open window.

Fuck.

***

The tension was unreal. Audrey and Vicki were sitting across from one another. Neither had spoken a word, leaving the talking to Emma and Brooke. When the teacher told them to get on with their studying, this only increased the uncomfortable atmosphere, the two girl's glancing at each other and trying to figure out what was going on between Audrey and Vicki.

Audrey's phone vibrated making Vicki look up and catch her eye for a second before they both looked away.

Audrey read the text, her eyes narrowed.

Hey Killer,

Isn't it fun to be screwed with?

I got my eye on you

She started to look around the classroom, stare landing on Stavo who was looking back at her with mild interest, taking a break from drawing something on his tablet.

Audrey not so subtly took her phone, zoomed in on his face and started taking photos of him.

"So, you guys can come to Kieran's party tonight, right?" Emma asked, trying to finally get them all talking "Right?"

"Oh, uh, yeah, yeah, sure" Audrey replied, clearly more focused on something else.

"Guest list is devised" Brooke spoke proudly, just before her phone rang "Texts sent. Look, another RSVP"

"It's called Study Hall for a reason, ladies" The teacher called form across the room, making Vicki roll her eyes.

"What do you guys think of that Stavo dude?" Audrey whispered, her eyes narrowed "He seems kinda off"

"That is putting it mildly" Brooke replied "I think he's a total weirdo"

"Didn't realise you made out with total weirdos" Vicki mumbled, earning her a kick from Brooke in the shin.