The Cabin In The Woods

chapter twelve

Jacelyn and Zachary spoke to the police about what happened and were talked to by reporters before they actually got to see Pheobe and comfort her. It was late and everyone was tired, they were all looking forward to going home. Pheobe wrapped her arms around Zachary's neck when she saw him.

"Do you think I could stay at your house tonight? My parents won't be home and I don't wanna be alone." Pheobe asks him.

"Yeah, of course you can." Zachary says and pulls away from her hug.

"Do you think mom would let her?" Jacelyn asks

"Mom doesn't have to know everything." Zachary says and wraps an arm around Pheobe's shoulders and they began to walk through annoying reporters to get through the crowd. The reporters were all screaming out questions and dumb accusations. Until Pheobe broke down and started crying once again.

"Hey! Leave her alone! She just saw a dead body for christs sake!" Zachary yelled and pushes through the rest of the reporters. Zachary was then stopped by the sheriff.

"Sawyer's being released Saturday. But he's still under probation." Sheriff says and Zachary nods as he and Jacelyn make their way towards their house with Pheobe clinging to Zachary's arm.

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Zachary and Pheobe climbed through Zachary's window and Jacelyn went through the front door. Pheobe and Zachary laid on Zachary's bed but couldn't seem to be able to sleep.

"Why would someone kill Lizzy in front of hundreds of people?" Pheobe asks in a whisper.

"I don't know, whoever is doing all this is deserves to be placed in jail for the rest of their life." Zachary says. Pheobe nodded and put her head on Zachary's chest.

"How are you doing?" Zachary asks quietly while smoothing Pheobe's hair.

"I just want to know why he picked me to reveal the murder." Pheobe mumbled.

"Who knows, maybe he was gonna pick the winner no matter who it was." Zachary says

"No, he said something to me." Pheobe let a tear run down her cheek.

"What'd he say?" Zachary asks

"He told me that I've always been the star of the show and that I better finish the trick or I wouldn't be in the show for much longer." Pheobe says. Zachary sat up and looked at Pheobe cautiously.

"He threatened you?" Zachary asks. Pheobe sits up and nods as tears started to streak down her face.

"Zachary, I don't want him to kill me." Pheobe whispers.

"He won't, not until I'm dead." Zachary states.

"If you die, I think I'd let the killer just murder me. I couldn't live without you." Pheobe mumbled. Zachary smirked and kissed Pheobe softly, he could taste her salty tears as he pulled away.

"I think I can sleep now." Pheobe smiled

"Yeah, me too." Zachary says.  They lay back down and Pheobe's head lifted up and down with Zachary's breaths and she fell asleep.