5.0 Serial Killer

Chapter 16

My head was about to explode. My anxiety was becoming overwhelming, and I was having frequent panic attacks at home and school. It was nearly Christmas, meaning end of semester, meaning finals. I already started studying a month ago,  but I was still freaking over it.

I drove myself to school the first day of the finals. Val and Majestica wanted to grab coffee with me at our school store before my first one. I should be laying off the caffeine, but I have been out of touch with my friends except for Will. We've been studying together via FaceTime.

"I'm going through a moment!" Majestica said.

Val and I sat and listened.

"Derek and I have been chatting for like all year, and finally he wants to hang! I know you guys don't like him but he's hella hot!" Majestica said.

I rolled my eyes.

"He's more of a douche than Will is." I said.

Val snickered.

"Lizzie, your just jealous." Majestica said.

"Will is hotter." I said

"Sure he is, I like brownies better than twinkies," Majestica said.

"But Derek's white." I said.

"Not his hair." She said.

"This is why I'm asexual." Val said.

Majestica and I turned and looked at her. We all burst into laughter. That was a good way to start my day.

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I was sitting in History that day, daydreaming about the times me and Will had. The boy in front of me had the same hair as Will did, and same jacket. He was a soccer player as well, I wonder if from across the field it's hard to tell who is who.

I felt a tap on my back.

"Hey!" Andrew said.

I turned around.

"You working tonight?" He asked.

"Yeah why? You want me to stick your fries in chocolate ice cream again?" I asked back.

"No, I'm not talking about me. You didn't know?"

I then turned my whole body around.

"Know what"? I asked innocently. I didn't like where this was going. I knew I was in the middle of a final, but I was anxious to know what Andrew meant.

"I woulda thought Will would tell you." Andrew said.

"Don't tell me he's dating another girl." I whined.

Believe or not, when I was at work that night, Will was sitting at a table, WITH ANA!

"Fucking Bitch"! I said out loud to myself. The freshman I was training, Alannah, looked over at me.

"Not you." I said to her, only noticing then she dropped some ice cream. That was what sparked my next move.

"I'll clean it Ana, don't worry about it." I said. I wanted to watch Will and Ana for a little while. They just sat, smiled, and talked.

I remembered how Ana like ordering the flavor of the day for ice cream because she's so low maintenance, she doesn't even ask what it is, even though she has a penut allergy.

After 40 mins, I had Alannah take their dessert order. Just as I suspected, Ana ordered flavor of the day. Before Alannah got back into the kitchen, I made a trip the electronic menu controller that controls the sign at the cash registers. The flavor today was " chocolate cookie dough crumble". As good as that would've been, I had a different flavor in mind. I changed it to "chocolate peanut butter cup". I feel like I remember my face matching the purple devil emoji 😈.

I walked back into the kitchen, no one saw me walk in our out. Alannah was looking a little stressed out.

"What's up Lana?" I asked.

"I'm sorry, but how do I know the flavor of the day again?" She asked.

"Usually I just peek on the menu put there first, then in this book," I said pulling out our "flavor of the day" book, "It has all the recipes alphabetically. You find the name of the flavor, and just do what it says. Normally it's not hard. Just a flavor, maybe some syrup, and toppings." I said.

"Ok thanks Lizzie, I'm sorry I'm not good at the kitchen stuff yet." Alannah said.

"It's fine, to tell you the truth, I haven't been working here long, and look at me!" I said, " It won't take long to get everything down."

"Thanks." Alannah said.

I watched everything that happened next while I was working myself. Alannah walked out with Will's and Ana's ice cream. Alannah is kinda shy, so she left immediately afterwords. Ana  said "mmm carmel!", and will just smiled. That Bitch can't even recognize her own allergy!

After a split second Ana spit out her ice cream.

"Ana what the hell!" Will said.

"This isn't carmel!" Ana croaked.

"No, no, NO!" Will yelled.

I was serving someone their food, but after I set the tray I rushed over to Ana. Her face was swelling up and her skin started breaking out in hives, or whatever her rash was.

"Where's Her Epi-pen!" I said searching for her purse.

"I told her not to bring anything!" Will said.

"YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" I  screamed, acting like I cared.

Will's eyes tears up.

2 minutes later the ambulance showed up, but Ana was passed out and puffy. Her skin looked like a splotched candy cane, but more red splotched than white.

Will stood 20 yards away, he wasn't quite crying, but his eyes were watery, and he was biting his lip. I put my hands on his shoulders.

"You ok?" I asked.

Will didn't respond to me. He just pulled out a tissue and blew his nose. I couldn't help but give him a hug. I knew he didn't want to say anything, he didn't know what to say. Another girlfriend of his dead, and he was in pain.

I felt bad, I really did. The thing is, I didn't try to kill Ana, I thought she always carried her Epi-pens. If Will saw her have an anaphylactic reaction, he would break up with her. He did it to me when I did, and then when I got sick in the hospital.

I felt his gentle hands on my waist, but no grip. I could feel his shock and devastation.

"Will I love you ok?" I whispered into his ear.

"Ok." He whispered back.

I put my face into his shoulder, through his deviation there was still his comforting feel of him.

"Will, I'm Sorry." I said. 'Cause I was sorry. I hated that I had to do this, but I love him too much to see him with another girl.

"It's ok Lizzie. It's not your fault." He said.

Suddenly I started crying. Because it was my fault.