Sunday
You and your father drove in silence across the country back to California... back to Woodsboro. There wasn't much to say. Your father and mother argued over and over again after the move, never seeming to find an agreement on anything since their agreement to leave Woodsboro for you. You shared short eye contact with your father here and there but in all honesty, you were more concerned with what awaited you back in Woodsboro. In about a week and a half it would mark a year since you left and in 6 days would be the anniversary of the day that Sidney's mother was murdered. Your head was spinning as you crossed the California border knowing that you were almost back to Woodsboro...
When you finally approached the house you grew up in you wore a look of familiarity. You immediately hopped out of the car with your father walking to the front door. You couldn't believe it had never sold in the almost year you had been gone. You looked at your father as he unlocked the door revealing the old furniture and things you had left before leaving. Your parents wanted the move to be short and quick so they planned to sell the house with furniture included. Your eyes wandered the house finding the staircase as you climbed it finding yourself landing in your old room.
Bunnies still dance the walls of your childhood bedroom as you look over your bedframe and mattress that lie exactly as you left it. Your eyes skimmed your vanity and curtains that hadn't been touched since you left. You smiled looking around as your eyes landed on a picture of you with your friends just last year sitting in front of the fountain. Everyone wearing a smile including you. You lifted the picture in your hands before you heard the floor creak behind you revealing your dad walking into your room with a suitcase that you had filled with sheets. You walked over nodding as he smiled resting a kiss on your head before walking out and closing the door behind him.
You opened the bag beginning to pull out sheets laying them on the bed so they fit nicely. Before thirty minutes had even passed you had your bed made and was lying on it in the same clothes you traveled in. But it didn't bother you much since you were exhausted. Before you could knock out you found yourself staring at your window. The last time you were here it would have been the night before you left, ripping down old posters and looking at your picture frame pondering if the house needed company while you were gone... and with that, you were passed out in your bed...
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Monday
You heard a knocking on your bedroom door waking you up finding your dad standing there with yet another suitcase that you assumed to be your clothes.
"Get dressed, we gotta be at the school early to get you re-enrolled" Your father spoke to you as you nodded watching him drop the suitcase just inside your room closing the door behind him as he made his exit. You walked over to the suitcase where you dug through it looking for a good outfit to wear. Finding a pair of jeans and an old T-shirt to wear. The jeans fit well while the shirt was a bit big but after further consideration, you decided that you had no time to get ready so it would have to do.
You walked to the bathroom brushing your hair, and teeth, and making sure you looked all around presentable for your first day back after a whole year. Of course, you called but Billy and Stu never really answered. The distance that grew between you and Stu scared you but you had gotten used to not seeing or hearing from them and hoped that the reason you hadn't heard from them was simply because they were no longer a part of the friend group instead they just decided they hated you.
Almost like clockwork, you heard your father yell up the stairs that it was time to go. You pulled on a random pair of shoes walking down the stairs to find your dad by the door with your bookbag in hand making you chuckle as he handed it to you. You slung the bag onto your back and before you knew it you were hiking down the yard to your father's car.
The two of you had a short drive to the school but it remained silent. You hadn't said anything since being back in Woodsboro yet but maybe you were just a little nervous to be without your mom for the first time. Once at the school you stepped out of the car with your father and made your way to an entrance that read 'Main Office'
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After what felt like hours you finally had a schedule in your hands along with a locker number and a lock that had a combo etched into the back of it. You took a deep breath before you braved the halls that now had students piling in. You walked looking for your locker which sat conveniently around the corner from some bathrooms and a staircase. You opened it to find nothing in it as you put your bag inside looking at your schedule to read 'first-period calculus'. What a way to start the day. But before you could head to class you looked down the lockers to see Tatum and Sidney. You closed your locker and locked it as you walked nonchalantly toward the two before Tatum noticed you.
"Oh my god !" Tatum yelled almost as she pushed past Sidney wrapping her arms tightly around you and soon you felt another pair of arms joining.
"We didn't know you were coming back what the Hell!" Sidney exclaimed to you as your arms were wrapped around both girls. You closed your eyes just soaking in the moment before they both released you looking you up and down to make sure you were real.
"Yep made the decision two days ago and poof, here I am" You spoke as the two of them hugged you yet again making you smile some stopped and looked at the scene while others kept going pretending they didn't notice the girls that remained enveloped in each other.
"We need to find Stu and Billy" Tatum spoke excitedly as your face dropped at the mention of the boy's names. Tatum read you like a book but before she spoke up Stu had his arms around her waist kissing her neck and then her cheek...
You watched as he did and you wanted to be happy for them you did... but more than anything you just kind of felt sad. I mean yeah Tatum had mentioned over the phone how she had found herself a boyfriend but you never thought it would be Stu. You didn't think you would have to see Stu kissing and touching another girl, to be completely frank, you didn't think you would ever have to see Stuart Macher again.
"I really should be getting to class, but I'll talk to you at lunch" You spoke as you turned away from the girls and Stu as you walked toward the stairs and down them on your way to Calculus. You tried to push the thought of Stu out of your mind which didn't take much time now that Randy's arm was wrapped around you.
"I didn't know you were coming back" He spoke with a small smile on his face as he looked at you, you smiled back giving him a side hug as well giving him a little squeeze.
"It was kinda out of the blue" You spoke simply as you approached the Calculus classroom stopping as you didn't want to just walk right past it.
"Well duh, we just called a couple of nights ago" Randy spoke with a smile painted on his face as he also seemed to have that look that there was no way that I was there just then.
"You know my family, we like to up and leave when most convenient for us" You spoke with a bit of a sigh as you watched Randy give a pitty smile before the bell rang and he was now waving as he was running off in the direction of another class. You smiled in his direction before you walked into Calculus. You watched as the teacher wore a confused look at your presence when you walked over to her beginning to explain that you were a transfer. You showed her your schedule as she looked it over offering you some help on who each teacher was. You were so enveloped in the conversation that you didn't realize Stu walked into the classroom and took a seat in the back.
"Thank you so much" You spoke to the kind older woman as she nodded before speaking up once more before she would start the class.
"You can go have a seat in the back next to Stuart seeing as that seat is open" The woman spoke as you turned to see Stu sitting in the back looking at you as if you had just risen from the grave. You walked towards the back of the classroom taking a seat in the empty chair next to Stu.
"You're back," He spoke lowly to you as you glanced in his direction not responding to him as the older woman at the front of the classroom began her lesson. You were paying attention but you couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. But you refuse to look at Stu, to talk to him... even being around him infuriated you just because he couldn't take five seconds to answer a phone and say anything to you.
The bell rang and you were up and out of there in almost an instant. You had classes throughout the morning but only one of them you had with Tatum and it didn't look like you had anything else with anyone you knew just yet. When the bell finally rang for lunch you were speed walking to the water fountain. It didn't occur to you at the time that you would have to sit near Billy and Stu during lunch, but once you got out there they all looked to be sitting and already talking.
"You know how stupid you would be to not have a party this weekend" Stu spoke to Sidney as Billy sat straddled with Sidney between his legs while Tatum sat in between Stu's legs. You found yourself sitting next to Randy as he planted his arm around you.
"Yeah Sid, the first weekend ever that your dad is leaving you alone? we are partying it up" Tatum spoke as she looked over at you giving you a wink as a 'hey you made it' gesture. You smiled as you brought your legs up to cross Randy's lap leaning back on your palms as Randy's arm slipped from around your shoulder to resting over your knees that sat right on his lap.
"I don't know guys-" She spoke in an unsure tone as you noticed Billy sit up resting his arms around Sidney as he looked at you with a confused look and pointed.
"When the hell did you get back into town?" Billy spoke as he was all of a sudden very interested in the conversation making you roll your eyes as you ignored the male's comment looking at Tatum.
"So party details?" You spoke with a smile on your face as you looked at Tatum who was more than happy to talk about party planning. You felt a glare beaming into the side of your head but you didn't regret what you said... more of what you didn't say. Billy deserved a taste of his own medicine after ignoring you for so long... and so did Stu for that matter. When the bell rang you all went your separate directions, you hoping you had no classes with Stu or Billy for the rest of the day...