Psychopaths (SCREAM 1)

Chapter 11

Amara's POV

I'm tossing and turning in bed trying to get comfortable, not liking how hot I am. I stick my leg out on the side of the bed and somehow it makes me feel cooler. Until I feel the sharp edge of metal slowly tease up my leg.

My breath hitches as my skin becomes hot. I try to lift but I can only turn my head. Every bone in my body felt heavy. The knife goes higher revealing a gloved hand. My eyes follow until the intruder is fully standing over the bed. A ghost mask stared back at me, his head cocked to the side as he drags his knife high up my body.

I try to turn away but he grips my ankle pulling me hard under him as he straddles me. "Not so fast pet," his haunting voice hits my ears. He stabs the knife into the headboard behind us leaving it there. I hear his heavy breathing as he scans my body, I keep telling my body to move but it won't listen. He grips my hands tight above me making me cry out in pain.

"I liked that, Do it again" he purrs as he drags his mask down my neck. I hear him inhale deeply as squeezes my wrists tighter. "Stop," I whimper as I bite my lip holding back a cry as I try to kick him but he crushes his body more against me putting himself between my legs.

He chuckles darkly by my ear "Why should I? You belong to me, You are all mine"

"No...No," I deny, shaking my head.

"Yes, Yes, Yes." he taunts, my breath hitches as he drags his hand down my body to my hip before squeezing it.

"Now be a good pet and spread yourself wider for me," As if in a trance my body responds to his words as I arch myself into him spreading myself wider, Why am I doing this? Deep chuckles leave his mask as he grinds himself into me in appreciation. I feel his warm breath on my neck again making me shiver.

"All mine," he repeats in a low voice and it scares me to my core.

I shoot awake panting looking around the room. My heart raced so loudly I could practically hear it. Thank god it was a dream. I put my head in my hands trying to calm down. Why would I dream about him and worse why am I wet because of it? I was relieved that Stu must've left early I groan irritated as I get out of bed, taking off my now wet shorts. I pause in shock and confusion when I notice the small circular dark marks around my wrists.

I pull my jacket sleeves down covering my wrist as I meet up with Stu at school. "He came today right?" I ask looking around for Billy.

"Yes A. He's around here somewhere." Stu replies looking around with a goofy look. There have been kids running around with ghost face masks all day it's been irritating me. Stu suddenly grips his head in pain letting out a groan.

"Are you okay?" He nods giving me a forced smile that doesn't reach his eyes. "Maybe you should go home," He shakes his head again before taking a deep breath.

"I'm alright. it's been happening lately." I grab his hand trying to comfort him but quickly notice over his palm he has a scar just like Billy. He notices my attention on it and quickly pulls his hand away.

"This is not over," I tell him as I open my locker, I back away surprised when a single rose falls out

A familiar deep voice makes my heart race. "Miss me, Angel?" I immediately turned around and jumped up wrapping my legs around him.

He quickly catches me and spins me around holding me tight. He places me down placing kisses on my forehead. "Your okay," I say quickly burying my head in his neck.

Billy gives a quick look at Stu before nodding, he smiles brightly at me but it almost seems fake.

"Thanks for having Stu look after me, it helped not being alone," I said gripping his hand. Billy gives me a confused look before looking to Stu who was looking anywhere but at us.

"Right...of course." He says slowly pulling me close still eyeing Stu.

"I gotta go to art, I have to talk to the teacher before class starts but will meet later?." He quickly nods, "Yeah I still need to break up with Syd." I nod letting go of his hand. "I'll see you guys." I place my hand on Stu's shoulder giving him a smile before heading to class.

Billy's POV

I watched her walk away before putting my eyes back on Stu. "I just didn't want her to be alone." He says quickly putting his hands up.

I cross my arms looking at Stu skeptically. "You stayed at her house?" I ask. Stu scratches his neck before responding. "Yeah but it wasn't like that," he said his eyes not meeting mine.

"Oh, I hope not " I reply threatened. My scar burned as the voice in my head started to get louder, a whole night without Amara left me alone with my thoughts which is the last thing I needed right now.

I spot Tatum and Sidney down the hall. "There's Sidney let's go." We start to walk toward them, Tatum quickly notices me first and whispers in Sidney's ear. Sidney looks at me then back down. The voice was practically screaming now.

Kill her

'All in due time'

I try to keep my face emotionless. "Hey Sid, can we talk for a second?" Sidney says nothing barely looking at me, making Tatum intervene.

"You know if I was accused of carving up two people, I'd take the opportunity to skip school," she says. Stu steps up pulling on Tatum's arm. "Go easy on him, he didn't do it."

"Talk to me, Sid." I try again.

Suddenly, a scream erupts. All eyes move to the ghost-masked student running down the hall, screaming wildly. He jumped in Sidney's face before continuing down the hall.

"Why are they doing this?" she questions "Are you kidding? this is like Christmas." Stu says making me punch him. He should be more discreet.

"Owwww," he complained rubbing his arm. "You open your mouth and stupidity pours out," Stu says sorry to Sidney but she takes off down the hall before he can finish.

I race after her, hearing Tatum tell me to stay away from her. I can't wait to slit her throat one day.

I lost Sidney in the crowd, the halls were now cleared not caring about class I planned to keep looking for Sid until I heard Amara's name coming from the boy's locker room.

I walk in but not far enough to be seen. It sounded like Alex talking. "So you almost hit that?" A voice I don't recognize asked.

"Oh yeah, sophomore year I had a party, me and Steve drugged her drink, girls like her ain't easy." I couldn't believe what I was hearing, I thought Steve acted alone.

I ball my fists in anger. It's taking everything in me not to kill him now. " Steve took her upstairs and when I went up there to join, he was already caught by Billy and Stu," he says laughing.

"Damn, I heard they made his life a living hell that year, your lucky they don't know you were a part of that." the unfamiliar voice says.

"Yeah, still pissed about it her body is something else." my hunger to kill was now roaring. Alex is now at the top of my list. My scar now burned as I thought of all the ways I could kill Alex.

I slowly backed out of the locker room and rounded the corner bumping right into Sidney. It looked like I scared the life outta her. "Jesus, shit!"

"Hey, hey, it's just me." Sydney pulls away from me eyeing me.

"What? You don't think it's still me ?" she catches her breath shaking her head. "No... I don't... It's just.. someone was there and tried to kill me."

"The police said I scared them off, it wasn't me, Sid." I try to reason though I know I'm lying. "I know, he called me again last night at Tatum's," she says holding her neck.

"See couldn't have been me, I was in jail remember." I show her my fingers still stained as proof. She nods before moving to hug me "Look I think we should break up." Her face falls but she nods

"You love Amara," she states more to herself than me. I don't deny it.

I smile to myself thinking of her before changing the subject. "I know it's been hard, losing your mom but it's been a year you have to move on. When my mom left my dad I had to accept it."

Her smile falls "It won't be a year until tomorrow. Your parents split up. It's not the same thing. Your mom left town she's not dead in a coffin somewhere."

I wanted to strangle her then and there but I held back replying. "You have to move on." Sidney starts to walk away but turns back angrily.

"I'm glad to know you're coping so well with your life, Billy. But some of us aren't so perfect. Some of us are trying to hold on." She disappears around the corner. I smack my head angry, my hunger told me to kill Sidney tonight but my brain and heart were telling me to screw the plan and be with Amara.

The bells ring making the halls fill again, I decided to find Stu to come up with a last-minute plan for Alex.

I end up finding him at his locker putting books away. "We need to talk," I say tapping his shoulder.

"Please tell me you decided I should throw the party?" He asks rubbing his hands.

"No, and when you hear what I have to say, you won't care about the party." He looks at me thinking for a moment, "What's up?"

"What if I told you Steve was not the only one involved with Amara being drugged sophomore year," I ask cocking an eyebrow.

Stu immediately tenses and then slams his locker. "You're serious?" He asks me.

I look past him staring at Alex at the end of the hall. "Dead serious." Stu turned to look in the direction I was looking and I could tell by the look on his face he'd enjoy this kill.

"We need three more bodies anyway Screw the party, I'm in." He replies glaring hard at Alex.

Amara's POV

I had to borrow more oil paints from my Art teacher to complete my project. I left class to grab something out of my locker but was stopped by a tall figure with a ghost face mask.

"Are you fucking serious? Take that shit somewhere else." I yell irritated. The creep stays quiet not saying anything.

"Wow okay." I push past him walking, his hallowed eyes following my every move the entire time. I took off down the hallway and looked back one more time to see him still staring.

I screamed out surprised when I bumped into Stu and Billy, they looked down at me worried. I looked behind me to see the ghost face figure gone. "You okay?" Billy asks putting an arm over my shoulder.

"Yeah, I'm okay," I answer not believing myself.