Scream For Me

Chapter 14

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"Happy birthday!" Alyssa's eyes cracked open to that exclamation, and she gave a groggy smile to her parents.

"Thanks."

Her mom told her to get ready and then come downstairs for breakfast. As soon as they were out of the room her phone rang. She picked it up and found an anonymous text wishing her a happy birthday. She smiled, it was from Ghostface, and she was a little touched that he had even bothered remembering.

She was also a little happy he decided to not kill someone to get the message to her. her phone rang again, and she was rewarded with two messages from her friends and one more from Ghostface, but this one said that her first part of her birthday present was waiting for her and to turn on the news to channel three at eight thirty. She looked at the clock, she had an hour before then.

She got up and showered. He probably had killed someone, that wasn't really going to make her happy, but she figured it probably suited them.

A half an hour later saw her sitting downstairs with her family. She had dressed up a little, her hair was pulled up in a pony with some soft curls and she had decided to wear a little bit of makeup.

After all it wasn't everyday that a girl turned eighteen, her mother made her favorite breakfast, pancakes, bacon, and grapefruit. And they took some pictures like they did every year.

They babied her a little, but since she had decided that she didn't want a party this year in light of everything that was going on they we still striving to make it a good day for her. they were halfway through breakfast when she turned on the news and waited.

Sure enough there was a message. The police were surprised this time though because there was no body, the blood was not from a person, and it was scrawled onto Terra's garage door, probably to add insult to injury. She frowned, but smiled when she read it.

'Today is a special day little lambs, a day of celebration and a day of sadness, eighteen days have passed and eighteen have died. You are not any closer to finding me, but I believe a Happy Birthday is in order.'

The reporter moved on to break down the message, stating how it was eighteen days ago that the killings had begun and that the murderer was tooting his own horn and celebrating the first day he had killed, his figurative birthday.

She knew that yes, he had worded it very awkwardly to confuse the police, but what he had really tried to say was 'happy eighteenth birthday, today is going to be special'.

She hoped that she had hidden her smiled as her parents watched the TV with a small amount of horror. She also hoped that it was just her imagination that her cheeks were getting hot. Her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Alyssa." It was Cody, and her smile drooped a little.

"so, Tasha, Kevin and I were wondering if you wanted to hang out today, since it is your birthday." She hesitated, she would rather be available if she got a visit from Ghostface.

But that would rouse suspicions, she had blown off her friends for weeks.

"um okay, but not a party, and you better not bring any alcohol." She heard a groan on the other end and smiled.

"And you guys all have got to be gone by five." There was a mumbled agreement and then the phone beeped, she had another call.

"other line, you guys can come over whenever." She switched over.