One Last Scream

Chapter 1~ Grief

*what I picture London to look like*

'Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.'

"Hey Em, was that Will I heard?"

I looked up from my Cheerios as Em's mom walked up to us. I had stayed the night at their house because my parents wouldn't be back until sometime during school and my older sister went out with her on-and-off-again boyfriend, Tyler, and I got bored so I snuck into Em's room and slept on her rug. Though I never heard Will last night. Oh well, I'm a heavy sleeper.

"Yeah. We crammed in a Calc quiz."

"Pre dawn?" Maggie turned to me, "And what about you?"

"I'm smart Mags." I managed to get out with a cheerio filled mouth.

Maggie rolled her eyes at her nickname, "I thought teens were suppose to sleep till noon and rot their brains with video games?"

Emma took a sip of her coffee and chided, "Well maybe you've got a defective one?"

Mrs. Duval laughed and Emma sent me a quirky smile before asking her mom, "So how's Clark?"

"Ooh!" I sat up straighter and looked intently at Emma's mom.

"That's Sheriff Hudson to you, both of you. What are you two talking about?"

Em smiled, "Oh come on, he totally likes you!"

Maggie looked over at me for an input so I just wiggled my eyebrows suggestively and did a quick hip thrust before turning back to my cereal with an innocent smile plastered on my face.

"We work together.. Often over dead bodies." She turned back to her newspaper and Emma took that as her chance to speak.

"I just think you deserve a second chance."

Mrs. Duval replied sarcastically, "Well now that I've got your permission I'll remember to fall madly and deeply in love."

I was about to make a comment about her last words by singing Truly, Madly, Deeply by One Direction but decided against it.

Instead I said, "Don't act like it's impossible."

Em butted in, "I mean it's not like you're dead."

Maggie ignored us both and said, "Both of you get your stuff. Let's go."

Emma and I just looked at each other before getting up and heading outside.

• • •

We all stared at where Audrey Jensen and Noah Foster were before Emma diverted our attention to her.

"I thought we all agreed to trash that video?"

I knew she was referring to the newly viral video of Audrey Jensen making out with some chick.

I just sighed and moved my legs on top of Brooke's thighs. We were both on the actual table part of the table while everyone else was on the bench part.

Brooke turned to Emma, "She was bound to come out one day."

I nodded in agreement, "Look at her." Before turning my attention to my newly mint colored nails.