Later that same evening, at THE VELVET VORTEX CLUBHOUSE . . .

A frantic Roxy is standing in the middle of the main room wearing a bomb vest with a detonator in her hand.

"Roxy? I need you to stay calm, okay?" I said to her.

Roxy nodded while crying softly. "Okay."

"Okay, how do we disarm the bomb vest?" Leigh Ann asked.

"This is a test." I tell her.

"What?" Sasha said.

"Jade is the only person that can make bombs. But this one, the one that Roxy is wearing, is a test to see if I am able to either save Roxy or let her die." I explained.

"That's fucking crazy." Sebastian said, bewildered.

"Jade also knows about the friendship between me and Roxy, and the reason why our friendship is strained . . ." I trailed off, looking at Grayson. ". . . You, Grayson."

Grayson looks a bit saddened.

"Jade wants me to either save Roxy or let her die, and Grayson won't be tricked into being with her again." I said.

"I'm so sorry, Catty. For everything." Roxy tearfully apologized.

"Roxy? You're gonna be okay." I tell her, walking up to her.

"Be careful, Catty." Grayson said.

Roxy and I exchange looks at each other. I put my hand on hers with the detonator.

"Roxy? Let go." I tell her.

"No, I can't." Roxy said.

"Roxy? This bomb vest isn't real. It's a fake." I tell her.

"You don't know that for sure." A scared Roxy tells me.

"Yeah, you're right. I don't know for sure. But you're one of my best friends, Roxy. It wasn't your fault what happened between you and Grayson. I forgive you." I tell her.

Roxy and I exchange reassurance looks at each other.

"Let go, Roxy." I said to her.

Roxy closes her eyes and she reluctantly lets go of the detonator. We all wait for the bomb vest to explode, but it doesn't.

Roxy lets out a shaky breath and becomes shocked. "What the fuck?"

Roxy quickly takes off the fake bomb vest and drops the fake detonator on the floor. She and I hugs each other.

Everyone lets out of breath of relief.

"Thank you, Catty." Roxy thanked me.

"You're welcome." I said to her.

Roxy and I gently pulls away from the hug. Then, we heard dramatic clapping from the fake bomb. It has a microphone attached to it.

"Well done, Catty. For a moment, I thought you weren't gonna save Roxy. But you figured out it was a fake bomb and you saved her life." Jade Ester said and starts to laugh, maniacally.

I stomp on the fake bomb vest, breaking the microphone. Roxy and I exchange relieved looks at each other.

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Afterwards, Roxy and I are sitting on the staircase, sitting next to each other.

"Thank you for saving my life, Catty." Roxy thanked me, expressed her gratitude.

"You're welcome." I tell her. "How did you get that fake bomb vest on you anyway?"

"I arrived at my house and when two Kagetane Masked Gang members grabbed me and knocked me out with a sleeper hold. The next thing, I know, I'm here, laying on a sofa in the entrance to this clubhouse, wearing a bomb vest with a detonator in my hand. But I didn't know that it was fake." Roxy explained. "I was on Jade's list, wasn't I?"

"Yeah, you were." I said to her. "For a personal reason. But it was a test."

"Jade put my life in danger, so, she could test you?" Roxy said.

"Roxy? You and I are best friends, but with your connection to Grayson, Jade wanted to see if I was going to let you die because of what happened between you and Grayson. But Jade also, knows how big my heart is." I tell her.

"Let's just put this shit behind us and leave it as bygones from now on." Roxy said.

"Agreed." I agreed with her.

Roxy and I exchange fist bump and she gently leans her head on my shoulder. With our friendship mended, she and I are best friends again.

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BAXTER HOUSE

Later that night, in Grayson's bedroom, Grayson and I are sitting on the carpet floor, playing a board game.

"How's Roxy?" Grayson asked.

"She's a bit frantic, but she's gonna be okay." I tell him.

"Why is Jade doing this? For her psychological fucking amusement?" Grayson said.

"Yeah, she is." I replied. "She wants us to crack under the hard pressure as she pulls the strings."

"This is fucking bullshit." Grayson said.

The doorbell rings, causing Grayson and Me to exchange looks at each other.

[Song: Adore - Savages]

Grayson and I gets up and gently walks down the stairs and into the living room. He opens the door and there's a VHS attached to the door.

"What the fuck?" Grayson said, getting the VHS and gently closes the door.

"Another VHS?" I said.

Grayson and I exchange looks at each other. He inserts the VHS into the VCR and the VHS automatically plays itself. Grayson and I watches the VHS.

On the TV screen, the BLUE CLAM dive bar is on fire.

"Fucking hell." Grayson said. "This could be a trick or something."

"Go get your keys." I said to him.

And Grayson walks away.

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BLUE CLAM DIVE BAR AND LOUNGE CLUBHOUSE

After Grayson put the VHS in his room, he and I drive in his pickup truck. We drive up to the dive bar and sees it on fire.

"Oh my gosh." I shocking said.

Grayson and I both gets out of his pickup truck and looks at the igniting Blue Clam dive bar.

And a spray-painted of a Kagetane Mask. Grayson and I exchange worried looks at each other and we both look at the igniting Blue Clam dive bar.

[Song ends]

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