Pre-Death
Post-Death

"Tony and I will get rid of the gun." Clay stated to Justin, Zach, Jessica, Tony, and his sister as they all sat at a table at Monet's. Tyler had given Clay his last gun, which he only kept in case he was going to get hurt, but he never fired it.

"Because we just believe him?" Zach questioned the group.

"We believed you." Clay spat back.

Elizabeth could feel the tension between the two, and decided to change the subject. "So, were's Alex?" She asked awkwardly as she looked around the coffee place.

"He's on a ride-along with his dad." Jessica answered. "Guess it's the only time they get to spend together nowadays, and-"

"Yeah, you see guys?" Zach cut Jessica off, leaning closer to the group. "This is a murder investigation, and we're hiding Tyler and his gun-"

"Bryce wasn't shot." Justin spoke up as he showed they group an article online. Zach and Elizabeth exchanged a glance of fear.

"But, there's a hole in the back of his head." Elizabeth shot back.

Justin scrolled through the article before speaking. "The papers just guessed it was a gunshot. They were wrong. It's saying he was beaten." Elizabeth's eyes widened, and Zach grabbed onto her hand lightly.

"This- Uh- This is fucked up." Zach stood up from his seat.

"Zach-" Elizabeth tried to get him to sit back down by pulling onto his hand, but he refused.

"No, you know what?" Zach exclaimed, ripping his hand out of Elizabeth's grasp. "You guys do whatever the hell you want. I don't want to know about it. Not anymore." Zach hobbled out of Monet's with his crutches, leaving Elizabeth staring at the table.

"They think it might be blunt force trauma, and they're looking for the murder weapon." Tony explained to his friends. "They're dragging up the river on both sides of the bridge."

"Oh shit." Elizabeth shook her head, rubbing her temples.

Justin grabbed his phone back from Tony. "The river?" He scoffed. "Let me guess, is that where you guys dumped Tyler's guns?"

"Correct." Tony nodded slowly.

The group was silent for a minute, taking everything in, before Clay spoke up again. "So, a new plan is needed for this one then."

Justin looked up at him before speaking. "Give me the gun." Clay furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "I'll deal with it."

*

Justin Foley stood in the alleyway behind the Crestmont waiting for Seth to come to collect his money. Seth has promised that if he continued to pay, that he would not hurt Elizabeth. He watched a pair of headlights drive into the alleyway and he walked closer to the car as it parked.

Seth exited his vehicle and made his way over towards Justin. "How much you got, kid?"

"It's not as much as Bryce gave you, but enough." Justin looked in his hands at the wad of cash as Seth motioned for him to give it to him. "How do I know you won't hurt her?"

"Well, you don't." Seth smirked. "That's kind of how this works." Justin reached into his pocket and pulled out Tyler's gun, pointing it at Seth. "You pull that trigger, and there's no going back."

*

Elizabeth sat in her bedroom, waiting for her boyfriend to show up from wherever he had been. She saw Isabel sitting on her bed through a window straight across from her own. Their eyes met and Elizabeth smiled, waving to the girl. Isabel returned the wave, moving to open the window. Elizabeth opened hers as well. "Did you know that Bryce kid?" Isabel asked Elizabeth from across the yard.

The girl nodded. "He was an asshole."

"All boys are assholes."

"That's not true."

Isabel cocked an eyebrow. "Then what is so special about this asshole?"

"You haven't heard? He raped my best friend and a bunch of other girls."

"Shit."

"Yeah."

Isabel shook her head. "See, this is why all boys are assholes. In some way or another, they all try to prove their power by oppressing girls."

Elizabeth chuckled, knowing that Isabel would really like Jessica and vice versa. "You would love Jessica, my best friend."

"Really? Is she all for taking down the patriarchy, too?"

"Well, she's the leader of a club called 'Hands Off Our Bodies'." Elizabeth stated, smiling. "Does that answer your question?"

"It certainly does."

Elizabeth's door opened, and Justin entered. "Hey, I gotta go, but I'll see you tomorrow." Elizabeth started to close her window, but she was stopped by Isabel speaking.

"Wait."

"What?"

"I'm really glad that I met you, Eliza."

"Me too." Elizabeth closed the window and turned to her boyfriend, who was now sitting on her bed.

"I'm happy that you two are becoming friends really fast." Justin smiled as he looked up at Elizabeth. The girl sat down next to him, and he grabbed onto her hand, intertwining their fingers. "Don't ever leave me, okay?"

Elizabeth furrowed her eyebrows. "Why would I ever leave you?"

"I don't know." Justin looked down at their hands. "But just in case."

"Yeah. I'm never going to leave you ever again." She smiled before pressing her lips against his. She pulled away slightly. "The last time was such a failure. I don't think I would ever be able to survive without you."

Justin shook his head. "You're way stronger than you know."

"I'm strong because you make me strong."

"You were strong way before you ever met me." Justin smiled as he pushed a curl behind Elizabeth's ear. "I didn't change anything."

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

"I wish you could sleep in here still." Elizabeth frowned.

"Tell me about it." Justin laughed. "Now, sleeping out in the shed with your brother is really weird."

Rewritten
Word Count - 963

An : I think this is the shortest chapter in this story's whoops. There wasn't much more to the episode to write.

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