Scream-The Alternate Version
Chapter Eleven: Party Time
Dewey's jeep makes its way down a long, winding road. Headlights illuminate the thick woods that line each side. Following behind them at a discreet distance is a huge white news van. Dewey comes to the end of the road. It dead ends at...The Macher Residence.
Stu's house sits alone in a clearing, big and ominous with no neighbors in sight. It's a huge old home just ripe for a night of fun and...terror. From the looks of things the party has already started. Music is blaring. A few kids hang on the porch.
Tatum and Sidney make their way into the house carrying several grocery bags. Various friends greet them. A big room with kids sprinkled throughout-smoking, drinking, cutting up. A stereo blasts music while the TV airs around the clock killer coverage.
"Caterer's are here." Tatum shouts. The girls the carry bags through a hallway that opens up onto an enormous kitchen. Stu and some guys are leaning over the sink drinking beer through a funnel. "That's mature."
"Where have you girls been?" We had started without you." Stu said to her.
The news van pulls up and parks unobtrusively on the side of the road a few feet down from the front yard. Inside the news van, Kenny and Gale move around inside the van. Kenny hovers over a control panel complete with Video monitors.
"You sure we're not gonna get caught?" Kenny said.
"We're fine. Don't worry." Gale said to him. Gale and Kenny are in the news van. She's trying to figure out how she plans to plant a recording device in the house to record the festivities.
"How are you going to get in the house?" Kenny asks her.
"I don't know but I'll figure it out." Gale said to him. There's a knock at the door. Gale slides the door open to reveal Dewey. He's smiles extremely pleased to see her.
"Evening ma'am." He said.
"Deputy…good evening." Gale responds.
"What brings you out to these parts?" Dewey asked her.
"You never know when or where a story will break." Gale said.
"Not much of a story here. Just a bunch of kids cutting loose." Dewey tells her.
"Then what are you doing here?" Gale asked.
"Keeping an eye on things. Checking the place out." Dewey explains.
"Mind if I join you." Gale asks.
"Not at all." Dewey said.
"Ok. Let me get my jacket." She said. Gale leans in the van, grabs the camera from Kenny's hand, and throws it in her bag. She gives Kenny a wink. "Ok."
"Fine." Dewey said goofishly. Gale smiles at him before he realizes that she's ready to join him. "Oh right."
Sidney, Stu, and Tatum are moving about in the kitchen, preparing a junk food feast. Other teens pop in and out. Randy appears amongst them. He carries an armful of videos.
"I thought we'd make it a blockbuster night." Randy said to them. He lets the videos splatter across the kitchen counter. Stu and Tatum dive in.
"I thought everything was checked out." Stu asked.
"I had them hidden in the foreign section." Randy said smirking. Sidney peruses the videos.
The party is going strong. Ten maybe fifteen people stand, sit, lean. Some crowd around the floor in front of the television. Randy is taking a vote.
"How many EVIL DEAD'S?" Randy asks as hands go up. "How many HELLRAISER'S?" Randy asked as a few more hands go up.
"Here's your hell raiser right here." Stu said playfully pointing to Tatum who shoves his hand away.
"THE FOG, TERROR TRAIN, PROM NIGHT-How come Jamie Lee Curtis is in all these movies?" Sidney asked.
"She's the Scream Queen." Randy said to her.
"With a set of lungs like that-she should be." Stu said smirking. Sidney and Tatum gave him the same look.
"Tits-see." Tatum said to Sid who smirked.
The doorbell RINGS. Stu goes for it.
"I got it. Tatum, get me a beer. They're in the fridge in the garage." Stu asks her getting up off the couch to answer the door.
"What am I? The beer wench?" Tatum said sarcastically.
"Hey, guess who's here? It's that chick from Inside story?" Stu said excitedly.
They look up the hallway to see Dewey and Gale moving through the living room filled with teens who are at awe with Gale.
"Shit Dewey!" Tatum scolded. She didn't want to see Gale. Neither did Sidney. Everyone perks up, eyeing Gale. "What is she doing here?"
"She's with me." Dewey said excitedly.
The guys in the room are drooling over Gale including Stu.
"So you did—now leave…and take your media mouth with you." Tatum said to him.
Gale has quickly become the focus of the party. All eyes are on her. She's so use to the attention that it doesn't even phase her.
"I watch your show regularly." One teen said.
"Oh thank you." Gale said to the teen shaking her hand.
"This must be big news to be on inside story." Stu said to Gale.
"Huge." Was Gale's response with a smirk.
"Wanna interview us?" Another teen asks.
"We could be like grief stricken students and we'll say nice things about our good friends who were slaughtered senselessly." Randy offered.
"I can cry on cue." Stu said to her. Every one looked at him. "What? I can."
Gale eyes the bookshelf above the television.
"Appreciate the offer guys but maybe later." Gale said to them. The teens had somber looks on their faces. She suddenly starts coughing. "Can I trouble you for some water?" She asks through her fake coughing. Sidney could see right through it.
"Sure. Can someone get her some water?" Stu yelled as a teen ran to the kitchen grabbed a cup and filled it with ice and water. Gale takes this opportunity to slips the camera from her bag-hits the ON switch and holds it behind her...waiting for the right moment. She slides the camera onto the books below the television. The student brought the water to her. "Thank you." Gale said taking a few sips of water.
Dewey is standing next to Sidney. His presence along with Gale's makes her feel eerie yet protected.
"Have they found my father?" She asked.
"Afraid not." Dewey tells her.
"Should I be worried?" Sidney asks him. This wasn't like her father. He'd usually call her to let her know that he's arrived to his business trip safely.
"Not yet." Dewey tells her trying to reassure her.
"Ready to go." Gale said walking up to them.
"Ok." Dewey said to her.
"It was nice meeting all of you." Gale said to group of teens.
"Nice to meet you to Ms. Weathers. Call me." Another male teen shouts. Gale smiles. She and Dewey exit the house. Sidney wonders where her father is.
To Be Continued!