ᏟᎪᏞᏞ ᎷᎬ! | Scream | [PART THREE IS UP]

18. It's Begun

"Oh my gosh, hi Veronica!" A blond exclaimed.

"Hey..." Veronica plastered a fake smile onto her face, almost faker than the girls' noses.

"This must be flat-out hell for you." The blond gave a sympathetic smile. "How are you holding up."

"Fine, it's whatever." Veronica mumbled, linking arms with Mickey.

"It's really weird, isn't it? To think all of this is because of you. All these flashbacks must be hitting you hard, total deja vu. I cannot imagine how hard it was to live through that, I saw the movie last night. It's so accurate, I'm sure." The blond stated.

Veronica raised an eyebrow, "Yeah. Pretty sure that movie was a bunch of bullshit, doesn't even come close to comparing to what we went through you bit-!" Mickey covered her mouth with his hand. Hallie cleared her throat, "Sorry. She's just a little stressed."

The blond smiled, "I would be too, it's a lot right now. Anyways, Hallie, are you going to bring your friend to our little martini mixer tonight?"

A smirk made its way onto Veronica's face, free alcohol.

"Oh... uhm..." Hallie glanced at Veronica.

"I'll be there." Veronica said.

The blond and her group smiled.

"Oh good. Because, Ronnie, we have our eyes on you." A curly haired girl said, "You hang in there, and if there's anything we can do-"

"The Delta Lambdas are very sensitive to your plight." The blond finished interrupting.

"Yeah." The curly haired girl nodded, "Bye, bye!"

With that they walked away.

As soon as they were out of earshot, Veronica burst out in hysterical laughter.

"Th- They really think I wanna join!" She gasped for air and clutched her stomach, "I just want free drinks!"

Veronica fell into Mickey's arms, continuing to laugh.

Hallie rolled her eyes, a smile making its way onto her face. "Be nice, Ronnie."

Veronica waved her friend off and began to flirt with her boyfriend, "So... Mickey~" Her fingers trailed up his chest, "Wanna be my date to the mixer?"

"Do you even have to ask?" He grabbed her hand and brought it up to his lips. "But, man. Delta Lambdas are the biggest bunch of fuckin'-"

"Hey! I'm pledging Delta Lambdas, thank you." Hallie shot a playful glare Mickey's way.

Veronica giggled and loosely wrapped her arms around Mickey's neck, their foreheads touching.

Hallie smirked, "You two are disgusting." With that she walked off and left the two alone.

Veronica's eyes trailed to her left, she pulled away from Mickey. "What's up?" He questioned.

"Is that...?" She turned to face a man looking around near a tree, "I- I'll be right back..." She started to run towards the man.

"Dewey!" She exclaimed and ran into his arms.

"Hey, kid!" He smiled.

"What're you doing here?" Veronica pulled away.

"I heard what happened last night and was on the next plan over. Um, can we talk?"

Veronica nodded, "Yeah. Sure."

The two walked over to a table covered by an awning.

"So um... I hate to be the one to tell you this... But over the last year, Billy and Stu haven't shown up. Many of us are being led to believe that they may have... been killed..."

Veronica's eyes widened, she hadn't thought of Billy since that night... She just then remembered his promise, his promise to come for her. It was strange, how could she have forgotten something like that.

"O- Oh..." Veronica looked down at her fidgeting hands.

"I'm sorry..." Dewey sighed.

Veronica nodded and did her best to look as if she was grieving.

"How are you holding up, here?" He inquired, changing to subject.

"Oh! Good, good. I um... I've got good grades, some friends, a boyfriend... and-"

"A boyfriend?" Dewey raised an eyebrow.

Veronica chuckled, "Yep."

Dewey chuckled along with her, "Who is he?"

"Oh, um. Mickey Altieri. He's up there." Veronica pointed to the grassy area she was previously at, Mickey was sitting and messing with his video camera.

"Hm, I'll have to give him a little background check. If it's clear, you'll be all good." Dewey said, half joking.

Veronica gave an awkward laugh, "Yeah..."

"So, I'll be down here for a while. Let me know if you need anything." Dewey smiled.

"Thanks, I really appreciate it, man." Veronica stood up and hugged him, then ran back up to Mickey.

Dewey watched as she jumped into the boy's arms, hugging and kissing him. He smiled softly, knowing she was safe and happy.

Yeah, safe...