It was now April 1997 and the Woodsboro Murders had been turned into a movie called Stab based on Gale Weathers' book she wrote.
Tonight was the sneak preview.
Tess and Mickey were going strong and really happy together as was Sidney and Derek. They would often double date.
Tess had cut her hair short and dyed it orange with a curl in it. She loved it and she loved her new life.
One person was not happy. Randy. He Pined for Tess all the time and him having to watch Mickey and Tess be all over each other all the time killed him. It should be him not Mickey. He kept saying all the time in his head.
Despite this, they were still friends just not that close anymore due to her spending more time with Mickey than him.Besides after telling her he didn't want anything more to do with her, he couldn't stay away from her and they soon made up.
Randy was concerned for both Tess and Sid on the preview screening for Stab. It was the 12th April.
There was a knock on Tess and Cici's dorm room?
"Oh hey Rand" smiled Cici flirty. She had a crush on him for a while but then a lot of girls did. He had changed too. He had started putting gel in his hair to flatten it and he had grown a goatee which made him extremely attractive and more mature. Despite becoming a sort of babe magnet he remained a virgin. There was only one girl he wanted.
"Is Tess free?" Randy asked ignoring her obvious attempts of flirting.
"I'll get her" Cici said. "Tess, it's Randy".
"Hang on" Tess said.
A minute later Tess came to the door wearing a red crop top showing off her toned stomach and black jeans. "Hey Rand, what's up?" she smiled letting him in.
"I just wanted to make sure you were ok what with the movie coming out tonight" he asked concerned for her.
"I'm alright Randy. Do you wanna go grab a coffee in town?" She asked.
"Yeah I would like that" he smiled.
"Ok hang on whilst I brush my hair" she smiled going back in the bathroom.
"So Randy" Cici smiled.
"What's up CIC?" He asked.
"You're like a love sick puppy" she smirked.
"Bite me Cici" Randy said crossing his arms.
"Sure just tell me where" she winked.
"No chance" he remarked.
Tess came back out wearing a blue jacket.
"Let's go then Randy. "
Randy escorted her out of the college premises and they walked to the coffee shop.
"Would you like to come to my dorm tonight and have a movie night and pizza and fried chicken?" He asked sipping his coffee.
"That would be nice Rand" she smiled. " I need anything to forget tonight". She then remarked.
He gently placed his hand on hers "I'm always here Tess".
She smiled " I know Rand, thank you" she smiled looking at him.
"Never ever thank me" He said seriously.
They then left the shop and headed back to campus where they were joined by Randy's least favourite person, Mickey who grabbed Tess and twirled her around "hey beautiful" Mickey said before they got into a full make out session to Randy's disgust and frustration.
He whispered under his breath "get a room" and rolled his eyes.
"I'm just gonna go ok" Randy said wanting to get away.
"Ok Rand, see you about 5?" She asked.
"Sure" he said before walking away.
"What was up with him?" Mickey asked having observed Randy's behaviour.
"Probably he doesn't like seeing us together Mick" Tess said walking along fingers entwined with Mickey's.
"He needs to get over it. We have been together for two years" Mickey stated. "What are you both doing tonight?" He then asked.
"Movies and food. His way of helping me forget the movie" Tess said.
"Horror? Because that would be in bad taste" Mickey said.
"I don't think so" Tess replied as he dropped her at her dorm room.
"See you tomorrow. I love you Tess" Mickey said embracing his girlfriend.
"Love you too Mick" she said.
Mickey walked away and she let herself into her room.
Cici was watching TV and eating chocolate. "How was it?" She asked Tess.
"What?" Tess asked.
"You and Randy duhhh" Cici exclaimed muting the TV. " He adores you!!".
"I'm so over him" she stated.
"He's clearly not over you" Cici said.
" I love Mickey, I'm with Mickey" Tess stated.
"Shame, he's so hung up on you, no other girl can get a look in" Cici said sadly.
"He was like that when he wanted Sid. He couldn't see any other girl who liked him" Tess said reminded of the past before he knew she wanted him.
Tess got herself ready for her evening with Randy. She had a change of clothes as she would be spending the night with him as his roommate Paul was with yet another girl.
She said bye to Cici who smirked.
She got to Randy's door and knocked on it.
Randy opened it and smiled "hey Tess come in".
"Hi Randy" she gave him a small hug.
"You can take my bed tonight and I'll take the sofa".
"It's your bed Rand. I don't mind taking the sofa".
"I insist Tessa. Besides what kind of gentleman would allow a lady to sleep on the sofa?" He smirked.
"I spose. If you're sure".
"I am Tess. You can put your bag on my bed".
She walked to Randy's bed and put her stuff on it.
"So I was thinking The Godfather and some chicken, fries,pizza and cola? And maybe some strawberry ice cream?" Randy said as she came out of his bedroom dressed in her bed t-shirt and shorts.
He became a little distracted by her beauty. She was the most beautiful lest thing he'd ever seen.
She noticed him staring "what?".
"Ugh nothing" he blushed.
"Hmm. Yeah that sounds great Rand. So what do you want to do now?" She asked sitting down with him on the sofa.
"Let's talk" he said.
"Sure, what's up?" She asked.
"You".
" What about me?".
" I can't stop thinking about you Tess. You're in my head, my heart and even in my dreams. Tell me I don't have just a small chance with you".
"Rand" she put her hand on his which was in his lap "I love Mickey, I really do. He's my entire world. He's even said when we get a break he wants to meet Dewey and my mother. He hasn't met them yet".
"So that's it then? There's no hope for you and me?" He said on the brink of crying.
"I'm sorry" Tess trying to be delicate.
Randy wiped his eyes "it's ok, as long as you're happy" he gave her a fake smile "so let's order food" he then said.
"Here you go" she said handing him 20 dollars.
"My treat Tess" he said handing it back.
She sat on the sofa as he ordered by phone.
Half an hour later the food arrived.
Randy then put the vcr in the machine and let it play as they are their food and watched the Godfather.
" We have the sequel discussion tomorrow" Randy said.
"That should be fun not" she said sarcastically.
After they had eaten and finished the movie they chatted again.
"Thanks for doing this for me" she smiled gratefully.
"Anything for you".
"Well I'm going to go to bed now" she stood up and hugged him tight. Whenever he was around she felt safer. In fact if truth be told she felt safer with Randy then she did with her own boyfriend.
"Sweet dreams Tess" he said before he gently kissed her forehead.
They both went to sleep and awoke the next morning. Tess showered and dressed in blue jeans and a stripey red top.
Randy was in a mauve polo shirt and beige trousers.
Tess gathered up her stuff "let's go Rand".
Randy opened up his door and there was commotion. Students looked in shock.
Randy saw his pal Dave "What's going on?"
"Phil Stevens and Maureen Evans were killed at the Rialto last night during the sneak preview of Stab" Dave said.
Randy and Tess just stood in shock. They had to find and tell Sid.
Surely this was just a coincidence? It couldn't be happening again? Could it?.
Author note: I had to include Cici more. She was my favourite character. Now we are at the start of scream 2!.