Chapter 7
The police station was roaming with reporters and cops. Sidney sat outside, waiting to be interrogated. Sarah was in their right now. Ellie was in another room. Sidney looked down at the ground. Gale sat next to her and wrapped her arm around her. Tears instantly formed in their eyes. Sidney turned to her and hugged Gale.
"I'm so sorry. If it wasn't for me, Dewey would still be alive."
Gale propped Sidney up to look in her eyes and she said with a stern, motherly voice, "Sidney, this was NOT your fault. Do not say that again." For a second, Sidney saw a side of Gale that she had never seen. A side that showed motherly love towards Sidney. But then she was right back to her old bitchy self. "We're gonna find this fucker and beat his ass in just like all the rest."
Sidney asked, "But how? We don't even know who is doing this!" she slumped down into the seat and murmured, "I wish Randy was still here…"
Gale's eyes widened and she jumped up. "Does Martha still live in town?"
Sidney raised her eyebrow and nodded her head. Gale grinned and said, "Well she is Randy's sister…do you think she would know the rules? They usually helped…"
"I don't know, maybe? We could give it a shot."
Gale grabbed Sidney's hand and started pulling her for the back exit. She slammed the door open and walked outside with Sidney right behind her. The door shut and a small woman stood behind it with her camera man right behind her. It was the same reporter who hounded Gale earlier. Gale rolled her eyes and muttered words no one could understand.
"Sidney! Please just answer a few questions!" she shouted.
Gale glared at her and shouted, "Leave her the fuck alone!"
"Oh hush Gale Weathers. You are a failed reporter who failed at her career and should just stay at home in pity. I bet your husband Dewey would agree."
Gale was pissed. She threw her fist into the side of the reporters face and spit at her yelling, "Bitch, I was around a lot longer before your dumbass ever came around…so back the FUCK UP!" She grabbed Sidney's hand and walked away, leaving the reporter staring at them with an open mouth.
Thirty minutes later, they arrived at the Meeks household. Sidney and Gale got out of the car and walked up to the door. Sidney rang the doorbell and seconds later, Martha opened the door. Her eyes lit up when she saw Sidney.
"Sidney!" She threw her arms around Sidney and hugged her tightly.
Sidney laughed and replied, "Hello Martha."
"I missed you! Hi Gale! Where is Dewey?" she asked.
Gale tried to keep from crying just at the mention of his voice.
Sidney asked, "Have you heard of the murders?"
Martha nodded her head. Sidney continued, "Well…Dewey was killed."
Martha's eyes grew wide. She looked at Gale and gave her a hug. She said, "I'm so sorry!"
Gale just nodded.
"So why are you all here?" Martha asked.
Sidney said, "Well Martha, we were wondering if you would help us try and figure out who the killer is."
"Sure. I will do anything to help. Come on in."
Sidney and Gale entered the house and walked into the living room. It was nicely decorated.
Martha asked, "So what do you all need help with?"
"Martha, do you know much about horror movies? I mean as much as your brother?" Gale asked.
"Of course! He taught me all about them before he left for college."
"Well we were wondering what the rules are…for a fourth installment." Sidney replied.
"Hmm…well fourth installments are kind of tricky. There aren't many unless you count the horribly clichéd Halloweens or Nightmare on Elm Streets…but there are rare cases were the fourth is almost as good as the original. Its kind of like the fourth installments go back to the roots of everything. Maybe he had something stashed away."
Martha got up from the chair and walked down the hallway to Randy's old room. Sidney and Gale followed her. They entered Randy's room and it was decorated in all sorts of horror movie posters and cut outs and autographs. Martha walked over to a small wooden chest in the corner of the room. She flipped it open and looked down into it. She grabbed a large, over-filled binder from the bottom and shut the chest. They all walked back into the living room and Martha flipped open the binder.
"This is where Randy kept all his horror movie knowledge. He documented it all in this binder," Martha informed.
She flipped to a tab which was documented FOURTH. She quickly skimmed it and then looked back at Sidney and Gale.
She said, "Ok, so most fourth installments are rare and even more rare at being good. Usually if they plan a movie, they stop at a trilogy and keep it as is. But some just like to go on and on. You know, for the money. He doesn't have many because he knew they were REALLY bad.
The main character is usually the first to go.
There is an unexpected twist.
The killer is not expected. Usually someone who you thought and then dismissed.
"So those are the rules he has for them."
Gale and Sidney looked at each other. That didn't really help…
Martha gasped and quickly turned to another page.
Sidney asked, "What is it, Martha?"
"He has something specifically for you Sidney," she passed the binder to Sidney. Sidney grabbed the binder and read the page. At the top, it was titled REBOOT. It was a letter.
Dear Sidney,
Well, hopefully you are still alive. And if you are reading this, then I guess you are, BUT you are also in trouble yet again. Now, if the fourth installment rules didn't help or helped very little, then there is another possibility. There is a possibility that the killer could be trying to remake the killings. If so, then there are rules for them.
The 'characters' are more rebellious than the previous set. Either there will be a bunch of nudity or drugs or something like that.
There is an unexpected back story to the killer. Somehow, they are tied to the original killings.
The killer will stop at nothing to reach his target…which doesn't exactly mean you Sidney.
Now if the killer is targeting new kids, then that means that he/she is after them, but still after you at the same time. So Sidney, be careful and be safe. And one more piece of advice, everything is unexpected. Nothing is what it seems. Just remember that.
Randy.
Sidney put the letter down and looked up at Martha and Gale. She said, "Ok. Thank you, Martha. This has helped a lot."
"No problem, Sid."
They all got up and started walking for the door. Martha called after them, "Hey!" They looked back at her. She continued, "Be careful." They both nodded and walked out.
