"That's him," Esme answered Carlisle. "It's Michael." She looked over his shoulder at Edward and Bella, rushing to hug them both. "Are you alright?"
They nodded, still shell shocked from the events that had just happened and Edward's voice shook as he spoke.
"They're dead Mom." He shook his head. "Emmett and Rosalie.. he.. he killed them. They were all.." Edward couldn't finish the sentence.
"They're dead," Bella said, shaking her head as the color in her face nearly drained.
Carlisle and Esme exchanged a glance. "We need to get to the vehicles. We have to radio Mike down at security."
"Where do we even start?" Edward asked. "He could be anywhere."
"Follow me." Esme led the way away from the toward a staircase that took them to the second level to overlook the campus through a window.
"Mom what do we do?" Edward asked.
"Try to live." She looked at him and then hurried toward a fire extinguisher, breaking the glass beside it to release a large, red axe.
Esme peered back out the window in search of something - anything that would clue her in on Michael's whereabouts. She knew he could be watching and waiting; or he could be stalking them right now, finding a quiet entrance into the building to make his move.
Frantic footsteps from somewhere in the building made the four of them freeze and Esme positioned herself in front of everyone.
When Mike abruptly rounded the corner she felt a wave of relief.
"There's a trail of blood coming out of the dining hall," he reported, noting the axe in Esme's hands now.
Before any of them could respond or confirm what he was saying, another figure rounded the corner, prompting Mike to glance over his shoulder.
"Oh shit!" He went to run but Michael Myers reaches a hand over and grabbed him forcefully by the shoulder with one hand, sticking the kitchen knife he still sporting into the center of his back.
"Mike!" Esme shouted his name though there was nothing she could do to warn him.
Bella screamed, immediately prompting Edward to grab her by the hand while he pulled her in the opposite direction.
Esme stood staring around Michael as he lifted Mike's body from the ground with the hand that still held the knife. Life drained from the young man's body as blood began to come out of his mouth.
"Esme!" Carlisle pulled at her arm and she snapped out of the daze she was in that was evened with fear and anger.
She turned to him and began to run behind the kids as Michael let the body slump to the ground. He began his march after them as Esme took a glance over her shoulder.
"Go!" She called to her son, "Out the door you just came in!"
The four of them ran toward the exit as Esme fiddled for her car keys.
When they emerged into the night she ordered them to run to their home, running as fast as she could with Carlisle beside her.
Edward continually looked over his shoulder, assuring they were all together and nearly slammed into the vehicle as Esme began pushing the button to unlock the doors.
"Get in!" She instructed, tossing Edward the keys out in front of her, "Start it!"
Michael continued to track them, stalking through the night as he watched them begin to pile into Esme's car.
Bella struggles with the handle, though Esme helped her open the back door and pushed her in ahead of her while Carlisle rounded to get into the passenger seat beside Edward.
"Go Edward!" Esme shouted to her son who was attempting to start the car with a shaky hand.
Michael grew closer and Bella now chimes in in a panic, willing Edward to hurry and leave the monster behind.
As Michael slammed a palm into the window beside Esme, Edward put the car in drive, peeling out and leave Michael standing in the driveway to their on-campus home.
He let out a deep sigh, whipping the car around a bend and down toward the main gates of the school.
"Did we do it?" He huffed a relieved laugh though it didn't last. Edward put a hand on his chest and then unrolled the window, sloping just for a brief second to vomit.
"Edward please go!" Bella begged.
He got it all out before putting the car back in drive, not seeing Michael in the rearview mirror.
Carlisle patted him on the back. "Are you okay?"
"No." He swallowed hard and shook his head as they approached the main gate.
Esme opened her door, jumping out to hit the button to open the gates that led to their potential freedom.
"Carlisle switch with him.. pull the car out beyond the gates." She began pushing buttons, watching as they did as she asked.
He drove the car forward a few feet and Esme knew he was going to hate her next move. Still, she knew she had to end the nightmare one way or another. Seeing Michael Myers did would be the only way to assure that her loved ones were safe.
Esme knee this was it - that they could be safe and out the doors of the school. But Michael would get away.. he would wait for another year and find them again. Esme knew she had to fight because running away had only kept her and Edward safe for so long.
"Come on!" Carlisle waved his hand through the open driver's side window as Esme stood just a few feet inside the gates.
She hit the code on the key pad to make the gates close again, locking just herself behind the bars with Michael.
Carlisle stormed out of the car as the gates clicked shut. "Esme.." his voice was frantic now.
"Go," she told him, "Take the kids. Go to the police."
Edward jumped out of the car next. "Mom!" He was nearly crying now.
"I'll be right behind you," she told them both, squeezing one of Carlisle's hands and one of Edward's.
"Open the gate," Carlisle demanded.
"I'll be right behind you," she repeated, "I love you both."
"Don't do this," he begged.
"Mom please don't," Edward added, tears in his eyes now.
"Get the kids to safety Carlisle," Esme said to him. She turned and began to run back up the road to the school with the two people who loved her the most screaming for her to come back.