PROVIDENCE ACADEMY

The next day, everyone is in the hallway, chatting with each other.

Catty (VO) Everyone was talking about how the homecoming dance was ruined by whoever spiked the margarita punch bowl with the drug, Spice Jangle. Half the academy students, young adult male and female had seizures because of it. Even, Alyssa Laurent and Shelley Reyland. The culprit hadn't yet been revealed, but sooner or later, it will be.

So, I'm sitting on the bench, outside of the Arts& crafts room.

Leigh Ann and Sasha slowly walks up to me and sits down on either side of me.

"Alyssa, Shelley and the seizure victims are in the Infirmary." Leigh Ann told me. "Whoever spiked the margarita punch bowl with the drug, Spice Jangle, poured enough to caused the seizures."

"I'm just glad that the others are gonna be okay." I said.

"Yeah, but it still leaves the drug culprit. The gym double-doors were closed and everyone was at the homecoming dance." Sasha said.

I then, spot an unfamiliar young adult girl at a locker.

"Who's the new girl?" I asked.

"That's Jade Ester. She got here a few minutes ago." Leigh Ann said.

"Miss. Beckett?" Principal Dean Barbara said from her office door.

"Yes, ma'am?" I said.

"I need to see you for a moment in my office." Principal Dean Barbara said.

I gets up and walks away, walking inside Principal Dean Barbara's office. She closes the door and walks behind her desk.

"Please, take a seat." Principal Dean Barbara said, gesturing to the two sofa chairs in front of her desk.

I slowly walks up to her desk and sits down in a sofa chair.

"Am I in trouble?" I asked.

"Not at all, Miss. Beckett." Principal Dean Barbara replied. "I wanted to asks if you would like to speak a session here this evening at Providence Academy auditorium?"

"A session?" I said. "Like a stage session or something?"

"Correct." Principal Dean Barbara said. "But if you want to."

"Okay, what could I talk about?" I asked.

"Just speak your mind. I know that you, along with the other academy students here have been aware of what's been going on recently." Principal Dean Barbara Hemming said.

"Yes, ma'am. I'll figure out something." I said to her.

"Okay, then. You are dismissed." Principal Dean Barbara Hemming said.

I gets up and walks away, opening the door and walks away.

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Later that day, in the cafeteria during breakfast, Sebastian, Grayson, Leigh Ann, Sasha and I are sitting at a lunch table across from each other with our trays of breakfast food.

"Have you seen the new girl, Jade Ester?" Sebastian asked.

"Yeah, we've seen her, just haven't met her yet." I said.

"Maybe, she's gonna join the cheer-squad The Nova Panthers." Leigh Ann said.

"Hello." Jade Ester greeted us with a small polite smile with her tray of breakfast food.

"Hi." I greeted her with a small polite smile.

"Sorry to interrupt, but, um, could I sit with you guys?" Jade Ester asked. "I don't want to sit by myself, that would've been awkward?"

"Yeah, sure." I said.

"Great." Jade said and sits down at the end of the table. "I'm Jade Ester, by the way. But I'm sure that the academy students are chatting about me."

"Yeah, a new student gets attention." Grayson said.

"I heard about the homecoming dance. Are the drugged victims gonna be okay?" Jade asked, concerned.

"Yeah, they're gonna be fine." Leigh Ann reassured Jade.

"What did Principal Dean Barbara want, CP?" Sasha asked.

"She asked me if I would like to do a stage session this evening and I said "yes", I might make it short." I said.

"Well, your stage session will be good no matter what." Sebastian said.

"Yeah." I said.

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THE BLUE CLAM DIVE BAR AND LOUNGE CLUBHOUSE

That afternoon, I slowly walks inside the dimly-lit room and sees some older Thrasher gang members playing at the pool table. Some are drinking and some are just hanging out with each other.

"Catty?" Holland Baxter said.

"Hi, Mr. Holland." I greeted him.

Holland and I fist bump each other.

"I assume that Grayson told you about his gang group The Thrashers?" Holland said.

"He did." I said. "And he also told me about the other local gang group, The Red Bulls."

"Yeah, The Red Bulls." Holland said. "Well, The Thrashers are ready for them. I have the older Thrashers and Grayson has the younger."

"Okay." I said.

"So, what are you doing here, Blondie?" Holland asked.

"I just wanted to come by and say "Hi" to you." I said to him.

"Oh, that's very thoughtful of you." Holland said.

"I gotta go, but I'll see you around." I said to him.

"Sure." Holland said.

And I walks away.

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PROVIDENCE ACADEMY -- AUDITORIUM

That evening, everyone had gathered for my stage session.

I'm behind the curtain, wearing a microphone headset, which is turned off.

"Are you ready, Miss. Beckett?" Principal Dean Barbara asked.

"Yes, ma'am." I said to her.

I turn on my microphone headset and slowly walks to the middle of the stage.

Principal Dean Barbara turns on the stage overhead lights and slowly opens the stage curtains, revealing the audience.

I look at everyone, not nervous. Well, maybe, a little bit, but I'm Catty Beckett. I can do this.

"Good evening, everyone." I greeted the audience, speaking through my microphone headset.

"You're awesome, CP?!" Fen exclaimed, happily.

"You go Catty. We love you!" Leigh Ann exclaimed happily.

I small smile to myself and continues with my stage session as I pace myself back and forth.

"Our small town of Providence. What do we know about our small town that we live in? Some of us think that we're innocent and incapable of doing hurtful things. Weeks ago, we lost three people; Joaquin Smith and Mandy Griffith. They lost their young lives too soon and they will never graduate, or be able to become juniors or go back home to their families. And Arnold Marks. He was an awesome janitor and didn't deserve what happened to him. And neither did Joaquin or Mandy. We all have a darkness bubbling within us. We might think that we have it under control, but do we really? Because if we don't, our little monster of darkness will take over us, it will change us, and it will cause us to hurt the people that we love. We have to rely on each other to get through the darkness. Because if we don't, then, what's the point? We can do better." I said. "Thank you."

Everyone gets up and applauds and cheers for me. I small smile to myself and turns off the microphone headset.

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ROCHELLE'S DINER

Later that evening, Me and the Beckett Crew are sitting in a booth table across from each other with root beer floats.

"That was a good session, Carrey." Sasha said.

"I meant what I said." I said.

"Yeah, we know." Grayson said. "At least, we have each other and our friendship."

"Yeah." I agreed.

"To the Core Five." Sasha said.

"Core Five." Sebastian, Me, Grayson, Leigh Ann and Sasha said in unison.

We gently clinks our root beer floats and each takes a sip.

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SKYES HOUSE

That night, Sebastian and I slowly walks inside the nighttime living room.

[Song: Bones - Imagine Dragons]

"Sasha was right." Sebastian said to me. "You did a good stage session."

"I just spoke it." I said to him.

"I know." Sebastian said and slowly walks up to me. "You're pretty damn bold, Catty. It's why I love you."

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

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

          Slowly walking inside Sebastian's bedroom, He and I continues kissing each other. We both gently takes off our jackets. He gently lifts me up in his arms and gently lays me down on his bed.

We continue kissing each other and my phone buzzes in my jacket pocket, causing Sebastian and I to stop kissing.

"I'm so sorry." I apologized.

"It's okay." Sebastian said.

I get up from Sebastian's bed and get my jacket pocket from the ottoman. I look at my phone and looks at it.

Mom

I answer my phone. "Mom?"

"Catty? It's Alyssa. She's been attacked by a red masked serial killer." My Mom told me on the phone and hangs up her phone.

"Oh my gosh." I said, shocked.

"What's wrong?" Sebastin asked, concerned.

I look at my boyfriend, Sebastian, worried. "Alyssa's been attacked by a red masked serial killer."

Sebastian and I exchange shocked looks at each other.

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- THIRD POV -

At the LAURENT'S HOUSE, Special Agent Fern Beckett looks at two paramedics aiding an unresponsive Alyssa Laurent, who's laying on the carpet floor, bleeding from four stab wounds on her stomach. A small puddle of blood formed under her.

[Song ends]

Catty (VO) And just when we thought it over . . . It wasn't. It's just the beginning.

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