Tiffany Jones (News Channel) Good morning residents of Providence. Two Providence Academy students named Joaquin Smith and Mandy Griffith, were found dead with their throat slits in the Coral Spring Swimming Hole last night. There is no further information about the two murders or the culprits, but the investigation is in progress.

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PROVIDENCE ACADEMY

The next day, everyone is talking about the two boarding school students, Joaquin Smith and Mandy Griffith. Both were honor roll students.

In the hallway, there are two shrine lockers. One at Joaquin's locker and one at Mandy Griffith's.

Flowers were placed at the lockers. The ladies were crying to themselves and others comforted them.

It's a sad day at the Providence Boarding School Academy.

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BAXTER HOUSE

I gently knocks on the door. It opens. Grayson is there, in his pajamas.

"Hey, Dahl." Grayson greeted me with a small smile.

"Hey back at you, so, get dressed." I said, walking inside and into the living room.

Grayson gently closes the door and slowly walks inside the living room.

"Look, Catty, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but maybe, I'm not quite ready to face the gossip." Grayson said, sitting at the kitchen table, opening himself a can of margarita.

"So, you're just gonna feel dejected?" I said to him. "You need to pull yourself back together, Gray. I'm serious."

"I know." Grayson said, taking a swig of his can of margarita. "You look cute serious."

I roll my eyes at him. "Grayson?"

"Why are you so worried about me anyway?" Grayson asked. "I'm pretty sure that Sebastian wouldn't like it for you to spend some time with me knowing our chemistry connection."

"First of all, Sebastian understands and second of all, don't be such a dick. I'm trying to help you even though, you don't want to help yourself." I tell him.

"So, leave then and stop wasting your time trying to help me." Grayson tells me, annoyed.

I look at him, bewildered. "You know what, I can't believe I actually dated a coward like you."

Grayson looks at me, slightly hurt, at the mention of me saying that he's a coward.

"Maybe, you should've stayed at the juvenile detention center. That's where bad boys like you end up anyway because they are such screwups." I tell him and walks away from him, walking out of the house.

Grayson takes another sip of his margarita, but what I said weighs on his mind.

Shortly after . . .

Grayson walks inside his bedroom and looks at his boarding school uniform on a hanger. He looks at himself in the wall mirror and my words echos in his mind.

Catty (VO) You know what, I can't believe I actually dated a coward like you." "Maybe, you should've stayed at the juvenile detention center. That's where bad boys like you end up anyway because they are such screwups."

Grayson looks at himself in his wall mirror. "I'm not a coward. And I'm sure as hell isn't a screw-up either."

And he gets dressed in his boarding school uniform.

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PROVIDENCE ACADEMY

In the lecture classroom, Professor Miss. Bellamy is lecturing at the chalkboard.

I'm sitting on the fourth row in between Leigh Ann and Sasha.

The door opens, Grayson slowly walks inside, wearing his boarding school uniform along with his messenger bag. The door gently closes behind him.

The students starts whispering amongst themselves, surprised, to see Grayson back at Providence Academy.

"Good morning, Mr. Baxter. It's good to have you back." Professor Bellamy said to him with a small smile.

"Thanks, Professor Miss. Bellamy." Grayson thanked her with a small smile and walks away.

Grayson gently walks up the steps and sits down next to Sebastian. The two best friends exchange looks at each other and fists bump.

My phone buzzes in my blazer jacket pocket. I take my phone out and looks at it.

I small smile to myself and puts my phone back in my blazer jacket pocket. I refocus myself on Professor Miss Bellamy's lecture.

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GYMNASIUM

After class that afternoon, everyone is sitting in the bleachers with Principal Dean Barbara Hemming, who is doing a memorial for both students, Joaquin Smith and Mandy Griffith.

"Although, we have lost two of our students, Joaquin Smith and Mandy Griffith, they will not be forgotten." said Principal Dean Barbara Hemming spoke in a handheld microphone. "And now, for a moment of silence."

Everyone goes silent.

Sitting on the fourth row bleacher behind me, Grayson slowly sits up behind me and whispers in my ear.

"I wanted to say "thank you" for the pep talk." Grayson whispered in my ear.

"You're welcome." I whispered back. "Now, shush."

"We'll talk later, Dahl." Grayson whispered back and sits back.

After a moment of silence, Principal Dean Barbara Hemming speaks into the handheld microphone. "Thank you for the moment of silence. Now, students, please, exit the gymnasium and continue to have a good day."

Everyone gets up and gently walks down from the bleachers and walks out of the gym.

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In the crowded hallway, I'm at my locker, putting my backpack inside.

Grayson walks up to me and gently leans sideways on a locker. "To my surprise, no one is gossiping about me, which is good progress so far."

"Well, I'm glad you decided to come back to the academy." I said to him. "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks." Grayson thanked me with a small smile. "And since, no one is gossiping about me, I've been thinking about getting your permission."

"Why do you need my permission for?" I asked, a bit confused.

"To date another best friend of yours? Roxanne McCane?" Grayson asked.

"Roxy? Yeah, go ahead. You don't need my permission for that. You can talk to her yourself." I tell her.

"I know, but honestly, I was waiting for you when I was at the juvenile detention center. But when you told me that Sebastian and You were dating, I had to let you go." Grayson said.

"I understand, Gray. I sincerely do. I would visit you at the juvenile detention center." I tell him.

"I know, and you would bring me coffee and donuts from Rochelle's and at lunchtime, you would bring me a grilled cheese sandwich and milkshakes." Grayson said.

"Yeah, and then, you told me that you didn't want me to visit you anymore because you didn't want me to see you in juvenile and then, you broke up with me." I said to him.

"I know." Grayson said.

"After you broke up with me, Sebastian and I didn't date because I didn't want to make him feel like a romantic distraction until you got out of the juvenile detention center. I couldn't do that to him or myself. He understood." I tell him.

"It's okay, I get it, CP. You're the most sincere person I've ever known." Grayson said to me. "I'll see you at the dance."

"You too." I said to him.

And Grayson walks away.

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BECKETT HOUSE

Later that evening, a gentle knock is on the door. I gently opens the door.

Sebastian is there, wearing a suit. "Hi, Catty."

"Hi, Seb." I greeted him back with a small smile.

Sebastian slowly walks inside and I gently closes the door behind him.

"Before we go to the dance, can we talk?" I asked.

"Sure." Sebastian said.

shortly after . . .

Now, Sebastian and I are sitting on the staircase.

"How worried should I be?" Sebastian asked me.

"You have nothing to worry about." I reassured him. "I just -- I just want to get something straight."

"Okay." Sebastian said.

"Before we started dating, I went to visit Grayson at the Providence Juvenile Detention Center. I visit him during breakfast and lunch hours." I tell him.

"Okay." Sebastian said.

"And after Grayson broke up with me, I didn't want to start a relationship with you because I didn't want to make you feel like a romantic distraction or I was just dating you until Grayson got out of juvie. I couldn't do that to you. And I didn't want to do that to myself." I tell him.

"Catty? I understand. I do, so, you don't explain." Sebastian said.

"I know, but I want to." I said. "And now, that Grayson has returned back to the boarding school, I don't want things to change between us."

"Catty? I appreciate you saying this. And I love you very much. And I also understand the reason why you're telling me because Grayson's your former ex. But you don't have to worry, Gray and I are good. I love you, Catty." Sebastian tells me.

"I love you too, Seb." I said to him.

Sebastian and I share a kiss and exchange small smiles at each other.

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PROVIDENCE ACADEMY -- GYMNASIUM

[Song : What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction]

In the gym, it's decorated with school dance decorations, there are decorated tables and with two food tables.

The young adults are dancing on the dance floor. Young adult boys are wearing their formal suit attires and young adult girls are wearing their formal dresses.

Leigh Ann, Sasha and I are dancing together on the dance floor, exchanging smiles at each other.

"This is so much fun." Leigh Ann complimented with a smile.

"We know, Leigh Ann." Sasha said.

I look at Grayson and Roxy dancing together. They look at me and I small wave at them and they small wave back at me.

"Since when did Grayson started spending time with Roxy?" Sasha asked.

"At first, he asked me for my permission." I said to Sasha.

"Grayson asked you for permission to start dating again?" Leigh Ann asked, bewildered. "He didn't need to do that."

"You guys, he was being sincere about it." I tell them both. "He didn't want what happened between us or with Alyssa to deter him from dating again."

"Yeah, that's understandable." Leigh Ann said.

"I agree." Sebastian agreed, slowly walks up to us. "Grayson is a good person. He shouldn't stop himself from dating again."

"See? Sebastian gets it." I said.

"Alright then." Sasha said.

[Song ends]

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After awhile, I'm at the food table, eating on a finger sandwich.

I then, get a riff of blood from the janitor's closet. I eat the rest of my finger sandwich and slowly walks over to the janitor's closet and gently opens it.

The dead janitor's body, Mr. Arnold Marks, falls out of the janitor's closet with stab wounds on his stomach.

I yelp out in horror, drawing attention as I slowly backs away.

"Catty?" Sebastian said.

Sebastian, along with Leigh Ann, Sasha, and Grayson scurries up to me and looks at the dead body of Mr. Arnold Marks.

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