chapter two:
the blind one

FRIDAY: October 11th, 2026,

The inside of the diner was quiet, like most Friday nights everyone in town kept to themselves and ate piles of fries and milkshakes. Nadia had busted ten tables alone before she ultimately decided to sit down at the booth that seated the drama club. She ignored the look Claire gave her as she accidentally stepped on her foot. "So what exactly even happened last night? Andy sent a pretty long paragraph saying Vivian was dead and he was forever traumatized".

Andy held tightly onto his cup "it was pretty scary" his words were cut off when Kieran grabbed his cup from his grasp. "She's not even dead dude, Claire saw her at the hospital this morning before class. Why are we even all meeting here? The theater is perfectly fine, they said it was likely an accident".

Gwendolyn chuckled slightly "more like homicide, her entire neck was ripped open, she's never gonna talk again and there's no way it's an accident and not to mention hospital gowns aren't even cute!".

"Better than that stupid cheerleader uniform you're always wearing" Gwendolyn lunged herself forward angrily at Angel. The girl was laughing as she took a sip of her soda "yeah that's right, have your stupid jock boyfriend help you" Alex's face turned red in embarrassment as he pulled Gwendolyn back.

"I'm not her boyfriend" Clarie glared at Angel "zip it! We have more important things to discuss, the play could get canceled if we don't do something about it. For once in Kieran's lifespan he's right, maybe what happened with Vivian was just an accident and a big misunderstanding. We can... we can still do the play".

Benjamin tapped his fingers along the table "I'm out, I.. I can't do it without Viv, she's the only person who helps me with rehearsals and if she can't do it anymore, there's no point in me staying. Half of the club doesn't even like me anyways".

"I like you..." Claire smacked the back of Alexandra's head "hey what the hell was that for!". Claire stood up huffing in annoyance "you're all idiots! I could replace every single one of you so easily. The show must go on or so help me!".

She stormed off and Andy lowered into the seat "she's scary" Benjamin smiled softly "you'll get used to it Andy, I better get out of here, I work in an hour". He pushed himself out of the booth and Alexandra got out after him "I can walk with you, I gotta rent that new stab movie that just came out, apparently they're bringing back the original cast for it".

Benjamin chuckled slightly "I've already got it on the counter for you, I can't watch it till I get home from work, so don't even think about spoiling it". Alexandra sighed deeply "but who else am I gonna talk to about it? Can't you just watch it at work?".

He shrugged his shoulders "not allowed, I gotta talk with customers. Even if half the time they ignore me". He reached into his pocket "before I forget, here Nadia, thanks for the milkshake". He put the money in front of the girl's hands before he waved at the rest of the club that still awkwardly sat at the booth.

He walked towards the doorway and Alexandra walked after him "so who do you think the killer is in the new stab movie? The last one really threw in a loop hole when they did the whole time travel storyline, cause apparently Billy Loomis and Stu Macher are the killers again in that movie. Which completely takes away from the original stab".

Benjamin shivered as he walked along the sidewalk, the air felt colder today than usual and he knew he'd be stuck restocking all night. "Well the original stab movie is the best out of all of them, most people are scared of even walking past the house".

Alexandra shrugged her shoulders "it's just a house, that you just so happen to live right next door too! I mean why watch stab when you can just walk next door and see where it happened".

Benjamin couldn't help but laugh as he pushed his hands into his jacket pocket. "My parents hate it whenever people visit it, they claim they're worshiping the killers when they take pictures. Gosh the amount of people who rent stab when it's streaming on Netflix, it's mainly old people".

He frowned deeply as he walked along the parking lot "looks like the boss didn't open today? The place's completely empty. But he would've called...". Alexandra jumped at the sudden sound of something falling. What was that?" Benjamin looked at the alleyway beside the shop "maybe it was a stray cat? They get into the trash and my boss makes me clean it up off the pavement. It's absolutely disgusting".

He cringed at the thought of it as he grabbed his keys from his back pocket "guess I'm opening the shop today then, you can come in and I'll grab that copy of stab nine for you". He unlocked the door and pulled it open, he held it in place with his foot.

The sound of clattering in the alleyway made him sighed deeply "those stupid cats, uh go on inside. The light switch is right by the counter, I'll be quick!". Alexandra chuckled "we could watch stab nine here, I mean if your boss isn't around you can't get caught".

Benjamin grinned "I mean you make a pretty fair point Alix, I got popcorn in the break room, we barely get customers so we shouldn't be disturbed. I'll be there a few minutes, gotta pick up trash". He walked off and the door closed behind him as he walked towards the alleyway "alright kitty's, your rain of terror is over".

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"Kieran, why are you still here?" Nadia looked at the boy who sat alone in the booth. He held tightly onto a comic book he stole from Andy's backpack as the boy was leaving due to it being dark outside. "You think I'm gonna let you walk home alone? When Vivian could've been attacked?".

Nadia sighed deeply "weren't you all for it was an accident earlier when everyone was here?". He shrugged his shoulders "that was before Vivian texted the group chat saying she was attacked, didn't you get it?". Nadia's eyes widened slightly in surprise "holy shit she was attacked! You mean she's awake, why didn't you tell me this information when she messaged".

Kieran grabbed his phone "Dia, you left the group chat again! You gotta stop doing that, I mean your constant photos of raspberry tarts made Claire mad which made the entire group chat better. Vivian sent an entire paragraph saying she was attacked by some creep wearing...".

"A ghostface mask" Kieran frowned deeply "wait how'd you guess that so fast? I didn't even get to throw in a lame Star Trek joke after to make you laugh so you weren't freaking out".

Nadia sat into the booth "look at the town we live in, the second you said they were wearing something I knew it must've been ghostface. The history of those things go back all the way to 1996, and no amount of painted dicks on bathroom stalls will tell you otherwise. Wait... you don't think we're involved?".

She looked up at the loud sound of police sirens zooming past outside the diner. She was tense and anxious at the thought of someone brutally murdering her, Vivian survived but what if....

Her thoughts faded away when Kieran grabbed a hold of her hand "no don't think like that, it could've just been a coincidence. I mean she survived so clearly whoever did it they didn't intend on killing her".

Nadia's phone went off like crazy making her grab a hold of it "how did I get back into the group chat? Wait..." she turned her phone over and showed Kieran. "Holy shit.. that's Benjamin's work".

The duo looked at one another before they nodded and ran straight for the door "I'll call the others and see if anyone knows anything, wait who sent that photo". Nadia looked down at her phone "it's gone, the photos not even there anymore. Why would someone do that, I didn't even get to see who sent it".

Kieran saw an ambulance fly down the road and he could see the distant lights of police cars up the road making him assume the worst. "What if he's dead... and this really isn't a coincidence, I mean that'd be insane right! Maybe he just fell off a ladder and broke his leg or something, and this is just a big accident".

"Only one way to find out" Nadia walked off and Kieran groaned "this is a really bad idea! just get behind me, I'll check it out first when we get there". Nadia huffed "no way, I can protect myself perfectly fine and I'm not Andy, I can handle seeing a dead body, well she wasn't dead but you get the point".

"Wow you're already assuming the worst, what if Ben's alive and we're just idiots". Nadia rolled her eyes as she turned down the sidewalk "then I'll let you draw a dick on my forehead for that Halloween party next week, it'll be my costume".

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Benjamin laughed as he ate a pile of popcorn, Alexandra sat beside him as she looked at the small television above the counter. "There's no way this movie is even remotely real, that's not even how you play football, gosh who made this!". At the sudden sound of clattering outside Benjamin's mood shifted into annoyance "that's stupid cats are back already, looks like I gotta handle it again. Tell me what I miss". He pushed the popcorn bucket into her hands before he stood up "hey Ben, aren't you allergic to cats? I can go out there and handle it".

He scratched his neck as he pushed open the door "it's just allergies, I can handle a few stray cats not like I'll get a rash or anything. Just keep watching the movie, and try not to spill popcorn on the floor".

The boy disappeared and Alix shrugged as she grabbed a handful of popcorn, her gaze looked at the television screen as she waited for Ben's return. She heard the clatter of trash cans and she chuckled at the thought of Benjamin struggling to stop cats.

She jumped at the sudden sound of Benjamin screaming, she stood up quickly and walked outside. "Ben, if this is your way of trying to scare me then that's totally not cool!". Benjamin's scream slammed into the air again and she screamed when the boy was thrown into her. They hit the ground so fast she felt the air leave her lungs as Benjamin cried out.

She screamed at the sight of blood soaking into her shirt as she tried to push Benjamin off of her. The boy groaned weakly and then Alexandra eyes widened at the sight of someone wearing a ghostface costume slowly walking towards them. "Ben get up, the jokes not funny! Stop messing with me, seriously".

She screamed when Benjamin's head was lifted upwards and the figure lunged a knife into the boy's left eye. Benjamin screamed "run! Alix fucking... just run!" Benjamin grunted as he was pushed into the wall, his body was weak and his vision was turning completely dark. He was scared as he pushed the figure back "stay the fuck back!".

Alix ran forward smacking a trash can lid into the figure's face but she failed miserably when they pushed her into a pile of garbage bags. She looked up as the killer raised the knife straight at her and she cried as she waited for the impact of it. Benjamin screamed angrily as he pushed the figure into the ground "stay away from her you bastard!".

"Ben! Behind you!" The boy's head was forced back "please... no....". The last thing he ever saw was the sharp end of a knife as it plunged into his right eye. The scream that ripped out Benjamin's throat made Alexandra sob as she held tightly onto herself, the boy gasped for air as blood ran down his face rapidly.

His body wavered weakly as the figure's looked down at him as he collided into the pavement. Alexandra let out a shaky breath as she watched them walk away like nothing had even happened "Ben?".

She moved toward the boy as he let out cries "who's there.. who..." he cried out as he reached his hands weakly into the air. "Stay away from me! Stay..." he screamed when Alexandra grabbed a hold of his hand "it's okay! It's me.. it's Alix, it's just me".

Her voice cracked "Alix, I'm scared" the boy let out a shaky breath as he touched his face "I can't see... it's so dark, am.. am I dead? Are we dead?". He whispered as he clung onto the girl's hand desperately, his body was shaking as he cried out "my eyes!".

"I'm gonna call for help... it's gonna be okay Ben, just hold on, everything's gonna be alright". He kept moving around "they burn! My eyes burn.... Alix... please make it stop, it hurts... it fucking hurts".

He felt the thickness of blood running down his face as he let out a heavy breath. "It wasn't stray cats..." his voice cracked. "I tried to make them leave you alone when I heard your voice. I tried to stop them". He winced at the loudness of Alexandra's phone going off like crazy "I can't get a signal! Why won't it work, Ben, everything's gonna be okay, I just have to run to the police station real quick".

"What.. no you can't leave me here... Alix.." he kept calling her name as she let go of his hand "I'll be right back, it's gonna be okay, I'll get help". Benjamin panicked as he reached his hands around "Alix! Alexandra!" he screamed her name as his voice cracked "please don't leave! Alix!".

Benjamin let out a sob as he reached his hand out, he felt his head pounding as he groaned. He leaned into the pavement as he touched his face, he felt the warmth of the blood coating his fingertips as the distant sound of sirens made his eardrums ache.

He let out a panicked breath at the sound of clattering "Alix!" he flinched when he felt something touch his arm, a soft meow entered his eardrums. His hand shook as it touched the cat's fur, he felt its head push itself into the palm of his hand as he cried.

The sirens got closer and he felt himself drifting off as he felt the cat laid down beside him. He let out a weak breath as he felt himself start to go unconscious. The last sound he heard was the soft sound of a meow.

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authors notes:
BENNNN!!! my poor boy! gosh I hated writing his attacked but it was necessary for the sake of the story, he definitely got it way worst then my girl Vivian. Also him protecting Alix is superior. I can't wait for the next chapter, the drama clubs officially on high alert and it's gonna be epic seeing how hey handle it. The suspense just gets more and more intense.

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