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

36. Green With Envy

He swallowed thickly as the video showed Veronica taking off her shirt and tossing it onto the floor of her old bedroom.

Part of Billy questioned why Veronica wasn't bothered by Stu's collection, the other part of Billy was afraid something god awful had happened when he was in jail that made her act that way. He still wasn't aware of what her job was back in Michigan.

Veronica knew this was another chance to make Billy jealous, she leaned into Stu's side, "Can you make him leave...? He scares me..." She whispered, loud enough that Billy could hear.

Stu wrapped an arm around her shoulders and didn't even have to tell Billy to leave, he quickly backed out of the room and leaned against the wall outside of Stu's bedroom, his hands covering his face.

"Thanks, Stu..." Veronica smiled, this time the smile felt more genuine... It felt almost normal...

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So far, Veronica's plan wasn't working. Billy didn't seem bothered enough. Flirting with Stu was fun, part of her even wondered if she liked him.

A few days passed and Billy had become more withdrawn, Veronica hadn't seen him leave his room.

Veronica was trying her best to make it seem like she was comfortable in the shitty house she was trapped in, but her stomach hurt the entire time. She was gaining her weight back as she over-ate, it was something she would do back in Michigan when she was stressed.

For the last few years she'd been feeling better about her body, it started when she first met Mickey. Oh, Mickey...

She still missed him, even if she didn't want to admit it. In a way, Beck reminded her of Mickey. Mickey was her first ever boyfriend, a good one at that... Well, besides the part he was a psycho.

Mickey made her feel loved, he made her love herself too. She was the most intimate with Mickey. He knew all her secrets and she knew most of his. Mickey was the boy she'd had her first time with and it was truly special.

God, she loved Mickey...

Veronica snapped out of her head and turned her attention back to the issue at hand: Getting out of the shithole she was in.

She was standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom, a pair of scissors in her hand. She needed to make Billy and Stu less attracted to her.

And, she was willing to give up her some of box dyed red wine hair for that. So she lifted the scissors to her head and took a deep breath.

"Here it goes..." She sighed. With that, she began to cut her hair. She watched as lock after lock of hair fell to the bathroom floor. Her stomach started to hurt.

She was almost done until she accidentally snipped part of her finger, "Shit!" She exclaimed. It hurt, but not too bad.

She heard two doors burst open and two pairs of footsteps race down the hallway, stopping in the bathroom door frame.

"Veronica! What the fuck are you doing?!" Billy shouted, grabbing the clippers from her.

"Cutting my hair." Veronica replied, placing her bleeding finger in her mouth.

"Why the fuck are you doing that?!" He exclaimed, his fists balled up so tight his knuckles turned white.

"Cause I felt like it, obviously. Plus this house is so boring and you won't let me leave!" Veronica shouted back at him.

Stu looked at Veronica in awe, no matter what haircut she had he loved her anyways.

Billy glared harshly at Veronica's new found appearance, but he couldn't stay angry at her. He could never stay angry at his girl...

Billy sighed, looking her up and down like a disappointed parent. "Whatever... Just don't hurt yourself..." He mumbled and left the room.

Stu stayed. He ran a hand through her, now short, curly hair. "You never did lose your curls, did you?"

Veronica shook her head, Stu smiled at her. "You look so beautiful..."

No... No! That's not what I want you to say! You can't do this to me...

Stu's hand gently touched Veronica's cheek and he leaned forward to kiss her.

Fuck! This isn't what was supposed to happen... But I can't stop it...

Veronica deepened the kiss, her breath grew heavy and she pulled away.

"Oh..." She whispers, bringing her fingers to her lips softly. Stu gave her a shit-eating grin and a wink. She rolled her eyes and shook her head, "You still suck ass at kissing."

"Oh, so you remember our last kiss?" Stu grinned once more.

"Yeah, yeah. I remember everything, I'm like a psychic or something." Veronica replied, exiting the bathroom, completely ignoring the fact that Billy was staring wide eyed at the end of the darkened hallway.

His breathing grew ragged and rage filled. He was completely green with envy... His fists were clenched and he stormed into his room, slamming the door shut.

Veronica turned and raised an eyebrow, "Jesus... he really is like a girl on her period..." She mumbled to herself.

A/N: ANOTHER CHAPTER LETS GOOOOO 😻