I'm not the only one in my reflection.

Part thirty

— God, crash the car, please, just crash the car and kill me.

After a few minutes, Macher could see Tara through the window, rolling from her toes to her heels, waiting for them. Two people got out of the car and joined the younger Carpenter, who surveyed their slightly sluggish gait with a smirk. She took out a bottle of water and a pack of chewing gum from Mindy's backpack, which she had asked for earlier and took away from her.

— Here, have a drink, try to sober up a little, and chew the gum to remove the smell. — With a light laugh, Samantha's sister handed the water and gum to her friend and her uncle.

— Is it obvious that we were drinking? — Since alcohol was in her blood, the former redhead forgot about how Tara kept her at arm's length for a whole year and she herself also tried not to get involved with her. She put her arm around the shorter girl's shoulders, already chewing on the chewing gum she had been given.

The younger Carpenter just pointedly looked over her shoulder, where Oliver was trailing behind the two girls. He didn't notice the trash can in his path and bumped his knee right into it.

The brunette clicked her tongue and took her uncle's arm, and the three of them rounded the corner, where they saw a group of people gathered nearby. Milton slapped his cheeks twice, and it seemed that the water and the slaps helped, as he regained some composure.

Roman's daughter looked at the wall, where a Ghostface was depicted, and the inscription read a popular phrase that was associated with both the Stab movies and the real-life Ghostface killers who had lived before.

Samantha took a step forward as soon as she saw her sister and her girlfriend coming around the corner. She had already stopped on her way to pick up a hangover cure for her girlfriend, knowing that she had offended her with her words. She was also well aware of where her girlfriend had gone with her uncle, and she was ready to help.

Kirby smiled when she saw Sidney's niece and waved at her, briefly breaking up the vitriolic exchange with Gale, which was essentially a ping-pong of insults.

Mindy and Chad immediately flanked Katherine on either side, pushing both Tara and Oliver out of the way. Sister Meeks-Martin sniffed the air around her friend and raised an eyebrow playfully, smirking.

— You’re chewing gum to cover the smell of alcohol, aren’t you? Your walk gives you away. Go talk to Sam, she has something for you two drunk asses.

Macher spat her gum to the side. — Nope. No gum, Mindy, and no intoxication.

— Hey kids, can we finally go inside and see what Gale found, since everyone's here? — Kirby called out to everyone, pointing to the door, and everyone immediately approached the FBI agent without speaking.

Senior Carpenter hovered on the sidelines, unsure of how to approach her lover and what to say to her. Should she save her apologies for last, or should she start with them?

As Weathers swiped her card through the scanner and opened the door, Samantha rushed over to the former redhead and held the door open for her, maintaining a nervous yet hopeful smile on her face. She nodded her gratitude and stepped through the doorway.

The brunette shuddered when she saw the spider webs on the elevator's bars. She had always had arachnophobia, and she was terrified of these creepy creatures. In fact, she wasn't particularly fond of insects in general.

Sam, who was by her girlfriend's side, quickly removed her jacket and draped it over her shoulders, knowing that her scent would help calm her girlfriend down.

Leslie's daughter nodded to Billy's daughter, already making bets in her head about how long it would take her to gather the courage to approach her and talk.