Sidney just stood there stunned, the words rang through her head.
"Theirs a kid saying he needs to talk to you Sidney, said his name is Derek."
She thought she was almost home free. The last time she spoke with Derek was less then two days ago right after rehearsal, he same towards her with that cute and always so sweet smile...but for the first time Sidney felt unsafe, the same feeling she felt towards Billy in the end, something about his glass blue eyes scared her and with all the madness around her she felt as if she couldn't trust anyone, Dewey had said it himself...
"If theirs a freaked out psycho trying to follow Billy Looms' footsteps...you might all ready know him."
He had been so understanding through this all...but the truth was she didn't wanna see him get hurt, he came so close last time, and all ready Randy was dead, she didn't wanna lose another loved one.
Was it her fault? Maybe she shouldn't have pushed him away...I mean she didn't seem to care that much about trust when she slept with Mickey the other night...a guy she had only gotten to known this past year.
But somehow with Mickey it was different.
She then snapped out of her own thoughts and eyed Mickey who now stood up and took his two gym bags in each hand.
He gazed down at her with a soft and understanding look, almost as if he knew there would be trouble if they talked with him...I mean what would they say?
"Slept with your girlfriend only two hours or so after she pushed you away, oh and by the way...we're gonna be leaving town together now...thanks."
She bit her lower lip and looked back at the two officers standing in the doorway.
They both nodded without her even speaking a word.
"I'll drive the car up to the front doors, you guys wait inside." One of the cops said and he walked out of eye sight, the other cop asked Mickey if he had everything and he answered yes.
"What about your room mate, do you have to call him to let you know your leaving?"
"He left yesterday, it's all right I'll lock the door."
The cop then looked at Sidney
"What about you?"
Sidney then thought about Hallie again and remembered how she wasn't in her room when they went over to pack.
But then again, they did just have a huge fight...
Sidney then looked up.
"We kind of got into fight early today, I haven't seen her since...she could have left or crashed with another friend or something."
"I'll radio it ahead to the station and make sure for you okay?"
Sidney smiled and thanked them.
"You guys better use the rest room before we get going, it's gonna be a long ride ahead of us."
"I'll take her." Mickey said walking towards the doorway and setting his bags down outside his room.
Sidney came behind him and shut the door behind him, Mickey double checked if the door was locked and then took her hand and walked her a few doors down to the ladies room.
"Want be to come in?" He asked with a half worried look on his face.
But Sidney couldn't help but smile, she said she was all right and would be super quick. She then let herself into the dim restroom and walked to the first stall...but something stopped her, before entering the first one she checked the other three and then went on.
Five minuets later she walked out and Mickey was back standing beside the cop with his bags back in his hands, he smiled and then the cop walked them down the stairs and towards the front door.
Sidney went first since Mickey had his hands full, the cop held the glass door for her and she walked out into the cool darkness of the campus...everything looked as if it was sleeping.
Right away she saw the cop car parked only feet away, the second officer was getting out of the driver's side.
And then there was Derek...standing there with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
She froze, but walked towards him and felt her inside's shake.
"Hey..." he said in a low voice, just low enough for her to hear.
"Hi..." She said.
"So?"
"So?"
They repeated each other, not really knowing what to say next.
"I heard there taking you someplace until this blows over huh?"
Sidney shook her head and then matched her eyes with him.
"They just wanna make sure I'm safe." Derek then reached out and touched her shoulder, Sidney used all the strength in her body not to jump back.
"So don't I..."
Just then the clicking of footsteps were behind them and Derek looked over Sidney's shoulder and saw the two cops loading in Mickey's bags in the open trunk, Mickey stood a few feet away from Sidney with his arms crossed and a set look in his face, the same old face Mickey always put on, sweet but at the same time very alert.
Derek caught sight of him and walked a step closer, Sidney stepped to the side.
He looked confused.
"I thought Hallie was gonna go with you?" Sidney felt her stomach drop...she knew there was gonna be trouble.
"She was..." She started and made the lie up as fast as she could.
"She was since she hadn't been attacked yet and the police worried that anyone in our group that checked out all right might be the next one...but Hallie I guess went back home or something so today when Mickey took me to the police station they asked if he would come with me since his classes are almost over...they were gonna ask you, but since your classes don't end for another eight weeks they thought Mickey should go."
She spoke all at once, like a little girl that was caught stealing or something, she paused to many times and her eyes kept darting around...she knew how much it sounded like total bullshit.
And so didn't Derek.
He gave Mickey a good look over.
"Is that right?"
Sidney turned a little and with pleading eyes she looked at Mickey and he caught it.
He then looked at Derek and gave a small smile.
"Yeah man, they asked if it was all right, police custody or something."
Derek still knew it was a lie, a thick stillness filled the air and even the two cops who stood at the end of the car noticed it.
no one said anything for a while until Derek cleared his throat and then gave a fake smile, almost as if he was all right with the whole thing.
He muttered a soft laugh.
"Yeah sure, it's fine, just wanna make sure what's going on...how long you guys gonna be gone for?"
Sidney and Mickey were clueless, but one of the cops spoke in.
"At the time we don't know when Mis.Prescott and Mr.Altieri will return, if you stop by the station tomorrow I'm sure most of this will be cleared up."
Derek still looked right at Sidney and Mickey.
"All right..."
He said slowly, and then moved closer towards Sidney.
"You call me when you get to wherever you going okay?" Sidney then saw the old sweet Derek come back when he looked at her and she gave a half smile and nodded, Derek then reached down and gave her a soft kiss...but not as long enough as he wanted since Sidney pulled back as one of the cops came around and opened the door for her.
Right away she saw this was her escape, she said good-bye and then jumped inside, Mickey locked eyes with Derek while getting in and Sidney overheard him say that he would take care of her...then he entered the car and the cop shut the door behind him.
Derek stood outside the car and looked in on them towards the window, a worried and at the same time pissed off look spread over his blank face.
Sidney sat there beside Mickey and gave a fake friendly wave and then the cops got in and started the engine.
With that the car started to slowly move and Derek never took his eyes off Sidney, but soon the car started to pick up speed and headed down the road and Derek watched, somehow Sidney all ready felt better that she was leaving that behind her.
They car went down the campus roads and past the dark dorms and buildings, Sidney watched them go past and sighed out loud, remembering how less then a year ago she called this her new home with Randy and how they started over...far away from the nightmare they left behind...but now the nightmare had started up again and they had to go back to the one place she swore she would never return...the place where it all started.
Soon they were off campus and went down the dark roads of the town, Sidney prayed that Gail and Dewey would be all right and whoever had done this would be caught.
The cops turned on the radio to a soft jazz level and talked between themselfs, Sidney found herself getting worried and a little sick to her stomach...but that all changed the second Mickey put his arm tight around her and moved in closer beside her.
"You okay?"
Sidney looked up through the darkness of the car, a few cars flew up and their head lights would light up his face for her.
She smiled, a worried and sad smile as she snuggled closer towards his body warmth, for the first time ever she felt as if she wasn't sitting beside him she might get even more worried and even worse...sick.
He seemed to make her feel better and snuggling closer towards him made her feel better and safe.
"Yeah...I think so, sorry about that back there."
Mickey then put his finger under her chin and lifted her face a little and gave her a long deep kiss, their lips smacked together and Sidney smiled through the kiss, when they broke apart she giggled to herself since she knew the two cops must of heard them.
"You better get some sleep...you look tired."
Sidney then smiled and laid her head on his chest, and right before shutting her eyes for the night the last thing she saw was the road sign that read...
"Now leaving Windsor."