Chapter 1

                                    

                                          
[Christmas Morning]
The Thompson's sat in their living room, silence filling the air. It had only been a few weeks since Juliette was shot by Principal Clanton. To say the room was tense would be an understatement. Neither Hadley nor Luca knew what to say to their traumatized daughter. 
Juliette's chest ached where the bullet had destroyed her. It was going to take a lot for her to heal, not only physically but mentally as well. Her injury isn't the only thing that's on Juliette's mind. Her conversation with Noa was still fresh in her mind and she had no idea how she was gonna handle that one, "Open this one, Juju" Luca said, gaining Juliette's attention, handing her a large, well wrapped box
Juliette gave him a small smile, "Thanks Dad" She whispered as she grabbed it, placing it in her lap
Juliette looked down at the box, carefully ripping the wrapping paper, to reveal a new acoustic guitar. Juliette looked up at her dad, "I love it, thanks" She said
Luca had a huge smile on his face while Hadley plastered a tight smile on hers, "We just thought you'd want a new one for when you start playing again" Luca said
"It's perfect, dad" Juliette said even though in the back of her mind she doesn't know if she'll play again
Silence fell on the Thompson house once again, none of them knowing really what to say. Juliette wanted to be open up to them, tell them everything that was on her mind, but she knew if she said one word, her mother would jump down her throat. Hadley isn't the touchy-feely type and Juliette knew that all too well.
The silence was broken when Juliette's phone started ringing in her pocket. She grabbed it out, "Juliette, I thought I told you to turn that off" Hadley scolded
"Sorry mom" Juliette went to hang up but she noticed Imogen is the one calling her, "It's Imogen, it might be important" Juliette said
Luca nodded his head, "You can answer it" He told her
Juliette did just that, "Imogen? Everything okay?" She asked
"Jules, you and your parents need to get to the Haworthe's. A...he's escaped" Imogen informed her
Oh fuck, is all that Juliette thought, "We'll be right there" She looked at her parents as she hung up, "We need to get to Tabby's. A's escaped" Is all she told them 
[Haworthe's House]
All of the girls and their families were sitting in Tabby's living room as Deputy Maroon explained what happened. Everyone was tense, but Juliette was extra tense because she was sitting right next to Noa. The two haven't talked since their conversation and Juliette was a bundle of anxiety. It didn't help that Noa wouldn't even look at Juliette, let alone talk to her at this point. 
"How could you let this happen? Isn't it your single most important job to keep serial killers from escaping and murdering even more people" Faran pointed out
So A murdered Sheriff Beasley and Chip when he escaped. Juliette can't say she's upset about their deaths, in all honestly they deserved it but that's not the point, "Should we be in a safe house or assume new identities?" Mouse asked
"I assure you, the Millwood Sheriff's Department has everything under control" Deputy Maroon tried to convince them
"Under control? More people are dead" Corey said
"We're confident we'll have Archie Waters back in custody very soon. A couple of hours, hopefully" Deputy Maroon said
"Do you know how much damage he could do in a couple of hours?" Tabby reminded her