Chapter twenty,

dead or alive?

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"What the hell?" Sam whispered to herself, and was gently holding onto her sisters arm since her left hand had a white bandage just wrapped around, all while Chad held onto Citlali's right hand.

His eyes practically widened at what made Sam blurt that out. That his eyes immediately widened with all the cop cars around the entire hospital building.

"What's going on?" She questioned her boyfriend and sister. She couldn't understand what they were seeing.

All three came to check up on her mom.

   Sam exhaled her breath, "There's cop cars everywhere. . . " She had slowly began that just easily made Citlali heart drop, Sam's eyes just wandered around the area until she had seen two familiar faces, "Detective Bailey and Kirby Reeds are here. Come on." She led the two of them with her.

   Citlali was just getting beyond worried. The very cold air of the night sent her more shivers than the ones she already had.

   Two familiar voices ringing around her.

   "What's going on?" Sam questioned the two adults who are in the law enforcement, Kirby's eyes widened with Citlali, especially since she was about to call the girl, "Was there another attack, or Ghostface attack?" She had raised her voice at them.

   She was just so furious tonight because of what Ghostface done to her sister. She was so done with the games.

Kirby had slowly began, "It was another Ghostface attack, she's currently in surgery. . ." She was ultimately interrupted by Citlali.

"She?" Her lips had just slowly began to quiver not hearing a response still because her heart was racing alongside her very own head, "Please don't tell me it was my mom. . . please, don't let it be my mom." Her voice cracked.

Chad wrapped his arm around her entire waist. Attempting to calm her down, but he felt so much anxiety and anger built up in his body because of tonight's events.

His girlfriend got sexually harassed, and brutally hurt. Lastly, her mother is possibly now the one in surgery.

Detective Bailey had easily spoken for the very first time, and attempting to control his anger for failing to kill Mariana, he kept his voice cool enough to sound caring on the blind girl, "I'm very sorry, kid. But, your mom was brutally attacked tonight by Ghostface. She is under surgery." He briefly given her the run down.

   Citlali completely broken down, voice cracking in between sobs, "I was so mean to her tonight, she's hurt because of me. . ." She spoken to them, "Hhe told me that she's dead. I thought that she was slamming the door earlier tonight, but I was attacked by Ghostface when he called me that he killed her." She revealed.

   Kirby had instantly furrowed her eyebrows, confusion in her voice, "No. That's impossible, he was in the hospital building the entire time your mom was here. . . that's –" She was easily interrupted by Sam who connected the dots, and finished her statement.

   "Unless there's another one, and a really fucking pervert one. . ." Her voice boomed in anger, "Whoever this second masked killer is keeps sexually harassing my sister. He came into her home and had a boner, and broke her cane. He's been taunting her for too damn long, and it's pissing me off." She attempted not to get more aggressive, she didn't want to scare her sister.

   Chad had slowly butted in, speaking to the two police enforcement, "I have a feeling that this Ghostface who's harassing my girlfriend is the same one from the cafe. Matt." He finally made a connection. All the phrases this killer says is the same thing that Matt tells Citlali, all he had to do was compare the sentences.

He never seen Matt, so he has no answer.

Citlali had fiddled with her fingers, voice simply cracking, "I have a feeling it's Matt too, he doesn't want me with anyone else, but him." She confessed.

Sam bit the inside of her cheek, speaking directly to Kirby, "You going to do anything about this creep because this shit is out of hand already, and —" She was rambling too much out of her own anger, that it had surprised her when Citlali soothing voice spoke to her.

"Calm down, Sam. My manager has already made a report, so chances are Kirby can see it when she arrives back to the station. It's okay, I'm okay." She squeezed her hand, the same one that was holding her boyfriends hand that she let go to comfort Sam.

Chad had softly smiled at the sisters interaction. He given Sam a look that just screamed baby steps. It had just made a very soft smile easily linger onto her face, especially that her sister spoken to her for the very first time, and kindly.

   Kirby smiled at the interaction, especially after what she witnessed earlier at the shrine.

"I can most likely check up on that report when I had back into the police station. . ." She gently told them, but more so Citlali, "If you want to wait for updates on your mom, she's in the 40th floor still under surgery." She had told them.

Citlali nodded her head, speaking to her boyfriend and Sam, "Come on. I need to see my mom, I want to apologize." She's never been so damn mean to her mom before, and this was her biggest regret ever, and she knows that her mom is going to awaken because if she doesn't, she'll never forgive herself.

   Guilt of being cruel to her mom was just radiating inside of her body. If she could take back what she said. . . she would've.

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"Is she out of surgery already, Laurel?" Citlali had questioned her moms coworker for the tenth time, she was just so damn anxious.

Laurel had softly spoken, "Not yet, Citlali. She's still in surgery." She had given her hand a very gentle squeeze, "You want to get you some apple juice?" She wanted the girl to take a little break, and distract herself to some juice.

   Citlali shook her head, "No. I'm fine."

   She had began walking back to the chairs, sitting in the middle with her boyfriend on one side and her sister on the other side.

She was getting so damn anxious, and had felt that she needed to pee, "I'm going to go use the bathroom. I'll be back." She told them, she wasn't in the perfect headspace.

"You want me to go with?" Chad could just easily go on head and just take her to bathroom that's for both women and men.

"I'll be okay just going alone. . . I also need you here to listen if they call my moms name." She told him.

   Sam couldn't leave her sister alone, voice speaking up, "I also have to use the bathroom, so we could go together." She softly said.

   Citlali sighed.

   She has quickly headed on towards the bathroom, and didn't wait for Sam. She didn't want to get close with her despite learning that they are sisters. Both have two different lives going on.

She'd just been in the restroom for about twenty five minutes, the toilet flushing but she easily managed to hear a conversation.

"Just stop, Tara. . ." Sam had sighed frustratedly, "She's my little sister, and needed me tonight. I'll see you soon." She hung up on the phone.

   Citlali had softly spoken, and beginning to just wash her hands, "Another fight with your sister?" She knew damn this fight was about her, and she can't have Sam be in arguments with Tara because of her.

   Sam breathed out, speaking, "It's fine we argue all the time. . ." She then had changed the subject about Tara, "But, listen. I-I know this is all new for the both of us, but I want to be apart of your life. You're my little sister, Citlali." She slowly approached her sister who was drying her hands.

   Citlali counted her fingers.

   One. Two. Three. Breath.

   She had spoken to Sam, "And, I don't want you to be apart of my life, Sam. Tara isn't going to like that, so drop it." Her voice had slightly raised.

   That felt like a stab in the heart for Sam.

   "I don't really care what she likes, yes she's also my sister, but so are you. I've spent years living in lies, and you understand this pain as well. . . I just really want to get to know you, Citlali. You don't have to call me your sister, or anything. We can be friends." Her voice had cracked.

Citlali just shook her head, again. She couldn't let Sam into her life. Tara already hates her enough, and she wasn't about to snatch her sister.

"I said no, Sam. So, drop it. . ." She had sternly told the girl, walking past her with her hands slightly in the air to find the door, "So, if you excuse me, I have to now wait and hear if my mom is alright after this." She opened the door and walked out.

The rest of the night had just remained awkward with Sam not knowing what to do anymore, and just watching her sister getting comforted by Chad. The only time that she seen her smile this night had been when her mom was out of surgery and being sent into a room where she watched the couple disappear into.

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𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞, hope you
like this chapter.

Sad Sam :(((
The angst between their
sister bond. Tara will actually
come in clutch in the end.

I made an apply Fic named
'Cannibalism' So, please apply :)))
There's a character named Malachi,
he isn't the cheater, so please cast
an OC who you don't mind to be the
cheater that will be his ex girlfriend!
His love interest is my other OC!!