SAUNDERS HOME

THE NEXT MORNING, I'm in my bedroom, sitting on my bed, finishing up my science workbook.

But I find myself glancing at the Manila envelope on my vanity mirror table.

Angie (VO) Amy Tooney has someone following me and taking pictures of me and my best friends. I need to know why Amy is doing this. I need to talk to her.

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ARRINGTON FACILITY

I slowly walks up to Amy's patted cell room. She's laying on her air mattress, gently fiddling with her red hair with her fingers.

"Amy." I said.

Amy looks at me and smiles. "Oh, wow." And sits up straight, wearing her gray scrubs. "What a surprise, Angie."

"Someone has been following me. I have Polaroid photos of me and my best friends. And I also have your VHS videotape." I said to Amy.

Amy just shrugs with a straight face. "I ponder who could be following you and stalking you."

"What do you want from me?" I asked her.

"You know exactly what I want, Angie." Amy said, slowly getting up and slowly walks up to the cell room's wide cell window. "When I escape from here, I'm coming after you and your best friends. And I will poison them, one by one, until you give me what I want."

"I will never embrace my darkness, Amy." I said to her.

Amy smiles, slyly. "Never say never."

Amy and I exchange annoyed looks at each other. And I walks away. And she turns around and slowly walks over to her air mattress.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

THAT AFTERNOON, in the cafeteria, I'm sitting with Zach, Yvonne, Robyn, and Aiden at a round lunch table with our lunch trays.

"I'm having a party at my house tonight. My Mom and Dad are gonna be at Jen's. Jed is gonna bring some kegs and Jell-O shots." Aiden said.

"Yeah. I'm in a party mood anyway." Zach said, taking a bite out of his ham and cheese sandwich.

"Yeah. Me too." I said.

Aiden and I exchange small smiles at each other.

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SAUNDERS HOME

In my bedroom, I'm sitting at my computer desk, working on my science workbook.

My Dad gently knocks on my bedroom door. "Angie? Can we talk?"

I look up at my Dad. "It's about the pole dance, isn't it?"

"Yeah." My Dad said, slowly walking over to my ottoman and sits down on it. "Angie, you're 16 years old, you're young, and you shouldn't be wearing not-too-revealing clothes. You should be focusing on your schoolwork and your grades, not the Cobras."

"I know, and I'm sorry. But I should've known that you or Mom were gonna talk to me about it." I said to him.

"Yeah. But I just wanted to talk to you about that, okay? Love you." My Dad said, getting up and walking away.

"Love you too, Dad." I said, and I resumes my science workbook.

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ANDERSON HOME

[Song: I Don't Care, I Love It (clean version) - Icona Pop]

THAT NIGHT, the Saunders Gang and I, along with other high schoolers, are partying, snacking on some party snack foods, and even the Jell-O shots and the keg drinks. And also electronica music is on the audio sound system.

So, right now, I'm sitting on the three seat sofa, drinking a small red plastic cup of fruit punch margarita.

"You drink now?" Ziandra said, sitting in a chair. "How not Goody Two Shoes of you, Angie S."

"Are you ever gonna leave me alone, Ziandra?" I said, becoming a bit annoyed.

"Not really no. So, you better get use to me." Ziandra said, and glances at my dress, and proceeds to playfully tease me. "Cute dress, trying to get lucky tonight?"

I look at Ziandra and gets up, walking away from her. She just smiles to herself.

[Song ends]

I walks into the kitchen. Rowan and I exchange looks at each other.

"Ziandra being bitchy to you?" Rowan said to me.

"Yeah." I said, and slowly walks up beside him. "She's really starting to get on my nerves."

"I know Ziandra. She's a bit bitchy, but she's a pretty cool person once you get to know her, Angie." Rowan said.

"Yeah." I said.

Rowan and I exchange looks at each other. And we gently hugs each other.

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In the living room, I'm sitting on a three seat sofa, enjoying myself. Ziandra gently sits down in a sofa chair.

"So, Angie S, how was it? The pole dance lingerie thing?" Ziandra asked me.

"Why? You didn't think I was gonna do it, didn't you? You didn't think that I had it in me to actually do a pole dance in a lingerie outfit." I said to Ziandra.

"I think you just did it to prove that you could do it. Even though, I dared you to do so." Ziandra said.

"Did you do a pole dance in a lingerie?" I asked her.

"No, I didn't." Ziandra said, and changes the subject with a sly smirk. "Have you seen Rowan's abs? I have. And how he works out in the fitness gym at the Tavern Bodge, shirtless."

I look at Ziandra, getting up and tackling her onto sofa chair and onto the carpet floor. And I punch her in her nose, causing our girly catfight to draw attention from the Saunders Gang and some other high schoolers.

Rowan and Pedro, Ziandra's boyfriend, walks up to us and pulls us away from each other.

Ziandra puts her fingers on her nose and glances at her fingertips with a little blood on them.

Ziandra and I exchange looks at each other as we both calm down.

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After the party, I'm sitting on the three seat sofa beside Rowan in a sidesaddle position. Empty red plastic cups on the coffee table and empty Jell-O shots cups.

"I have to say, you sure know how to punch." Rowan said to me.

"Yeah. I'm pretty tough." I said.

"Yeah. You are." Rowan said.

Rowan and I exchange small smiles at each other and we slowly leans in and shares a kiss. And I gently leans my head on Rowan's shoulder. And he gently leans his head on mine.

From the kitchen, Aiden had seen Rowan and Me shared a kiss, but smiles little, gloomily, to himself.

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