Chapter twenty two,

he's the devil in disguise

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   Citlali was just beyond tired she has spent hours awake afraid of closing her eyes because of the attack and almost losing her mom.

   She had remained sitting beside her boyfriend on the van, his hand intertwined with hers, all while a certain curly head boy clenched his fist, jaw tight tightening at the couple. He was also angry at Tara Carpenter for not trying enough to get with Chad.

   Apparently, the girl is too fucking hard to manipulate.

   Mindy had gently began just speaking towards Citlali, that had easily snapped Ethan out of his own thoughts, eyebrow raising at the question Mindy asked, "How are you holding up, Citlali?" Curiosity was just laced in her voice.

Citlali had easily shrugged her shoulders, voice cracking, "Not so great, I haven't had a proper chance to mourn her death because of last night, and all of this." She had painfully expressed, all she just wants to do is mourn her friend without even being afraid of this masked killer who keeps harassing and taunting her.

   Mindy had guilty spoken, "I'm so sorry, Citlali. . ." She had began apologizing to her brothers girlfriend, "There's this really fucking horrible aching feeling in my chest, and I can't help but blame myself. The different outcomes that could've played out, and we all went this route. I'm so sorry, Citlali." She had apologized again to the girl.

Citlali had wiped her tears away, and her voice cracking, "It's not your fault, Mindy. And, maybe you're right if there was another route you all took things could've gone differently. I just really wish that she was here, right now with all of us." She had confessed, biting the inside of her cheek with her boyfriend who had kissed the side of her head, whispering gentle words in her ear.

It only angered Ethan more, so he angrily snapped, "Don't be stupid and giving her false hope, Mindy." He practically scoffed.

   Citlali felt her world spinning.

   Chad had easily spoken, "What the fuck is your problem man, you don't ever say shit like this or call my sister stupid. Have some fucking humanity." He practically huffed, jaw clenched at how cruel Ethan was being.

   Ethan had easily defended himself after this statement, "I'm just saying, that with a masked killer out on the loose, that we shouldn't be out here giving false hope." He raised his hands in surrender.

   The more that Citlali had just heard him speaking his voice sounded, so damn familiar. So she basically interrupted the entire damn conversation, "You. . . You sound exactly like him." She blurted out.

Chad hadn't even managed to speak as his girlfriend spoken up, all while his head had easily tilted towards his girlfriend, "Are you sure that he sounds like. . . him?" He slowly asked her.

Ethan immediately stiffened.

He should've remained quiet.

Citlali nodded her head, "Yeah. . ." Chad turned his head towards his roommate, as his jaw immediately tightened. The minute all of this van thing is over, Citlali and him needed to tell Kirby Reeds about a possible suspect on the one who's been harassing her.

   The very sound of the van being casually opening up alerted everyone, Citlali flinched at the sound until she heard a familiar voice that calmed her anxiety down, "Alrighty, guys. Let's get this started." She expressed, all while Citlali heard the sound of clicking on a computer.

Citlali was nervous, so she ultimately questioned Kirby something, "Is Sam going to be okay, you know being out there?" She was concerned for her sisters safety even if she was pushing her away, all she wants is for Sam to be safe.

   Kirby paused her typing, as she had swiftly turned to glance at Citlali who looked worried alongside with her hand just intertwined with Chads who was soothing her knuckles, "She's going to be okay, Citlali." She had reassured the younger Loomis.

   Citlali nodded her head.

   Mindy had easily butted into the very heartwarming conversation because she was still cautious of this plan, "So, we're really doing the phone tracing thing, that never works in the movies?" The hint of sarcasm was detectable.

A very slight chuckle had easily escaped Chads lips, that Citlali felt the vibrations of his laughter due to her head just leaning on his shoulder.

Mindy who had easily continued with her sarcasm, "It'll be all, "Keep him talking, Sam. Two more minutes, I've almost got him." And then he hangs up just before we can get a lock." She exclaimed.

Kirby had suddenly sassed back, "I can trace a call in under 15 seconds." She easily pointed out.

   "Cool," Citlali blurted out in amazement.

   Mindy who easily sounded as if she was attempting to say something and finding the words to it easily spoke, "Well, you've got them out there as bait." She argued.

   Kirby who had argued back, "Because the killer usually calls from somewhere nearby." She retorted.

Mindy who continued arguing, "And, you think it's safe because it's broad daylight in a public space?" She added more jabs.

Kirby frustratedly sighed, "Look I'm here, and so is Bailey." She had sternly added.

Mindy voice had just boomed loudly, speaking, "This is exactly how are Uncle Randy died. Broad daylight. Public space. Yanked into a van. Stab, stab, stab. No more Randy." She had rambled.

Mindy had just so much more questions about her Uncle Randy, and wonders if her brother's girlfriend mom would ever be up to talking about him.

Kirby was just completely astonished at this information, "Huh. Okay then. Hey, Sam? Stay frosty out there, okay?" She called out.

   Sam spoken, "We're good."

   She had simply wanted to ask about her younger sister, and how she was holding up, but Tara was already pissed. And, it angered Sam of the way her sister was behaving.

   A sudden and familiar disoriented voice made Citlali easily flinch at the voice, "No. You're going to die, Samantha. And, so is your younger sister, Citlali. Both of you just chocking up on your very own blood, while you watch your other bitch of a sister die." The voice snickered, she didn't wanted to include Citlali into this damn sentence, but with her dad hearing the call she had no other choice.

Samantha's voice had boomed louder, "Unless we find you first." He wouldn't ever let this figure touch her sisters.

Ghostface easily taunted them back, and voice speaking loudly , "For a mastermind you're not very bright. Waiting for me to call, desperately hoping I'm nearby, so the police can grab me?" He snickered as he continued, "But, I'm not nearby I'm a step ahead. Be seeing you, Samantha." The call had disconnected.

"Did you get it?" Sam questioned.

Kirby had then just exhaled her very own breath, speaking, "Yep. Geolocation coming through, right now." She had began getting the location a confused look on her face, "He's on the upper west side." She confusingly said.

Huh?

Kirby had continued on some more, "He's inside an apartment building, halfway across the city." She mumbled out and just as she was about to reveal where, she was interrupted.

"On West 96th?" Tara breathed out.

"How did you know that?" Kirby had questioned the girl.

"Gale." Sam had m just about immediately answered the damn question, that had left all of them stiffen and commotion going on in the other line.

It had quickly remained oddly silent until Kirby Reeds spoken to the remaining friends who were in the van with her, "I need to speak to Citlali and Chad. Alone. Can you two please stand outside?" She politely asked Mindy and Ethan.

The very sound of the two figures leaving the van was ultimately heard, and the van doors that were soon to be heard closing right behind them.

Kirby exhaled her breath, and speaking to them in complete honesty, "Someone taken the paper of your managers police report, and your manager isn't answering the phone." She had revealed to them.

Citlali felt her world spinning.

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𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞, hope you
like this chapter.

Citlali finding out
that Ethan is possibly
Matt. 🫢🫢.

So much drama.