They drove in silence. Sidney was surprised that Stu had driven all the way down in a car. She didn't like the fact that he was driving... For all she knew, Billy could be waiting down the road in the bushes and Stu was just dropping her right into his lap. He'd followed Billy's orders before, according to him, so why wouldn't he do it again? And yeah, she herself had shot Billy in the head, but Stu had survived a TV fucking falling on top of his...maybe he'd come back for one last scare, again.
There was a violent bump, and Sidney shot awake.
"Cat." said Stu simply.
She shuddered. Why was she doing this? Then she remembered... Randy.
"You woke up just in time!" said Stu brightly, despite the dark circles around his eyes. If it was possible, he looked even paler and even thinner.
"What's the time?" Sid asked. She needed to pee badly, and she felt starved.
"Well, we've been driving for about fifteen hours!" he replied, still in the same cheery tone, "I stopped to pee about six hours ago, but apart from that, it's been a smooth drive!"
Sidney went to speak but stopped herself. Why hadn't she woken? She felt like her bladder was about to burst and she could feel her stomach eating itself. Maybe she was catching up on lost sleep. But being with Stu in a death machine traveling to meet her dead best friend wasn't exactly the stuff that would lead to a comfy sleep...
"I know what you're thinking." said Stu, "I slipped something into that bottle of water from the first service station. I thought you could do with the rest."
Sidney opened her mouth to speak then closed it again; either he wanted her out the picture because he'd picked up something like a 'Stab' costume, a couple of fancy knives and a partner in crime and wanted her out of the picture...or he actually genuinely cared about her? She decided to keep quiet. She wasn't hurt in any way.
"I really need to use the bathroom." she said quietly.
"Sure!" Stu said, swerving the car out of the fast lane and barely making the turn-off.
A car door slammed. Sidney awoke with a start and began to take in her surroundings. It was night again. Stu pulled open her car door.
"We're here." he told her.
Sidney grabbed her bag and got out of the small vehicle.
"I can't Stu." she said suddenly in a pleading voice much unlike her usual tone.
Stu put his hand out. He didn't want to rush things and grab her suddenly. He'd got her this far.
Sidney looked at his outstretched hand. She'd got this far with everything; not needing anyone, keeping strong for herself. She didn't need someone now...especially Stu.
She handed him her bag and continued into the five storey building in front of them.
Stu dug into his pocket for the key when they reached the fourth floor. They walked along a narrow corridor until they reached a door marked 13F. He unlocked the door and let Sidney in first. Stu followed and closed the door behind her with a sharp bang.
"Randy!" he called out, as he dumped Sid's things onto the couch.
Sidney turned the corner and saw the kitchen. She walked around the counter and froze in horror. Randy lay on the floor, blood oozing from his chest, his eyes wide with shock, his mouth hanging open as if he were about to speak.
All that was left were Sidney's piercing screams.