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THE NEXT DAY. I'm sitting on my ottoman, glumly spaced out, with my hair in a low ponytail.

My phone buzzes beside me on my ottoman. I look at it. Aiden

I press the 'Red Decline' button with my index finger. And after that, my phone buzzes again. Rowan

I press the 'Red Decline' button with my index finger. And after that, my phone buzzes again.

I look at it. The Ghoulface

I answer my phone. "What do you want now?"

"I have something for you. It's at Somerville High. Your locker." The Ghoulface said on the phone, and hangs up the phone.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

In the half empty school hallway, I walks up to my locker. And slowly opens it. It's a ziplock plastic bag with a gun in it.

I become bewildered. I glance around at the half empty school hallway and puts the ziplock plastic bag into my backpack. And closes my locker.

"Angie?" Aiden said, walking up to me. "I phone called you, and you didn't answer. What's going on?"

"Nothing. I'll see you around." I said, walking away from him.

But Aiden walks after me. "Angie? Is this is Amy Tooney? Or The Ghoulface? The guys and I can help with it."

I turn around and looks at him, agitatedly. "The point of our friendship is that I don't have to pain myself looking at you being happy with Gilmore."

Aiden looks at me, downheartedly. "Angie? This isn't you. Whatever's going on with you, you know, I'm here for you. I deeply care about you."

"Oh, so, now, you want me? Too damn bad. I already have crap on my plate, and I don't need anymore." I said to Aiden.

"If you're trying to hurt me and trying to emotionally push me away, then, I'm not going anywhere." Aiden tells me.

"Okay, fine, at least, you have Gilmore to romantically screw around with. Unless, you and Gilmore are still on the outs after our dull hookup." I tell him with a dark look in my brown eyes.

"Angie?" Gilmore said.

Aiden turns around and looks at Gilmore. And looks at me again.

"Seems like you two have reconciled, you two deserve each other, so, rot in a dumpster, the both of you." I said, and walks away.

Aiden and Gilmore exchange bewildered looks at each other.

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JEN'S DINER

I'm sitting in a booth table, gloomily spaced out with my arms folded on the booth table. The diner door opens and closes.

"Angie?" Rowan said, walking up to me and sliding into the booth table across me. "Are you okay? Aiden said you haven't been yourself."

"Of course, Aiden sent you to check on me. And the point of our breakup is to not see each other." I said to Rowan.

Rowan folds his arms on the booth table, worriedly. "Angie? What the hell's going on? You and I may be temporarily broken up, but something's off with you. So, what is it? Is it Amy Tooney? Or The Ghoulface?"

"It's both. But I need you to trust me, I will tell you everything, okay?" I tell him.

"Of course I trust you, Andy." Rowan said.

Rowan and I gently holds each other's hands on the booth table.

"Ziandra's having a party at the Tavern Bodge this evening." Rowan said.

"Okay, I'll be there." I said.

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OAK VALLEY FOR TROUBLED PEERS

That evening, Aiden had accompanied me to the institute.

"So, why are we here?" Aiden asked me, slowly walking further into the empty main room.

"I'll know once I figure it out." I replied to Aiden, and glances at the wall with blood smeared on it. "Aidy?"

Aiden follows my gaze at the blood smeared on the wall. He and I exchange worried looks at each other. He and I slowly follows the blood smeared on the wall and slowly walks into Miss. Bergstine's office.

Miss. Bergstine is laying on the floor, clutching her stomach.

"Miss. Bergstine?!" I exclaimed, worriedly. And walks up to her and crouches down beside her.

afterwards...

Aiden and I are sitting on the three seat sofa with Miss. Bergstine sitting in between us. I had put a square band-aid on Miss. Bergstine's stomach stab wound.

"What happened?" I asked Miss. Bergstine, worriedly.

"Amy Tooney was here. She said to give you a message, Angie." Miss. Bergstine said.

"What's the message?" I asked her.

"Amy said that you're becoming closer to your darkness." Miss. Bergstine said to me.

Aiden and I exchange worried looks at each other.

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Now, outside of Oak Valley institute, Aiden and I are sitting in my light blue Mini Cooper car.

"Amy Tooney is making my life a living nightmare. It's what she wants. She wants me to become my darkness." I said to Aiden.

"Then, don't give in to the your darkness. You're a good person. And I believe that. And I believe in you." Aiden said, gently holding my hands in his my hands.

I look at Aiden. He and I exchange soften looks at each other. And in that tenderness moment, he and I shares a kiss.

Aiden and I exchange bewildered looks at each other at we had just done.

"Oh gosh." I said.

"Angie, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Aiden said, feeling remorseful about that we kissed.

"Just forget about it." I said, and drives away.

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TAVERN BODGE LOCAL BAR AND LOUNGE CLUBHOUSE

THAT NIGHT, in the dimly lit main room, the Saunders Gang and I, and the young and older Cobras, are partying with each other.

But Me, your narrator, I'm just sitting in here in a armchair, taking some swigs of my fruit punch in my red plastic cup.

"Angie?" Sharron said, sitting down on the sofa beside the armchair. "You okay?"

"Yeah. I'll be okay." I said to her, trying to reassure her with a small smile. "How are Shane and you?"

"Shane and I are good." Sharron said. "But it's you I'm worried about."

"I'm fine, Sharron. I really am." I said to Sharron.

"Okay." Sharron said with a small smile, getting up and walking away.

Angie (VO) But even I know that I hadn't quite convinced Sharron that I was okay. Because I'm not quite okay myself.

                              afterwards...

After the party, Rowan and I are sitting on the three seat sofa. I'm sitting in a sidesaddle position.

"I've been in contact with The Ghoulface. And The Ghoulface has been making me say those horrible things to you and Aiden." I tell Rowan.

"And The Ghoulface also told you to break up with me, and threatened to hurt me if you didn't." Rowan said.

"Yeah. I'm really sorry, Rowdy." I said to him, glumly. "I really am. By the way, there's something else that I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Rowan said.

"Aiden and I kissed." I tell Rowan. "The Ghoulface didn't tell me to, it just happened."

"You haven't been yourself in a while, Angie. So, it's okay. I forgive you for your honesty." Rowan said to me.

Rowan and I exchange small smiles at each other. And I gets up to my feet.

"I'll see you around, Rowdy." I said to Rowan, and slowly walks away.

But Rowan gently takes my hand in his hand. And I look at him. "Angie?"

Rowan and I exchange soften looks at each other. He gently pulls me closer to him, causing me to gently sits me down in his lap, in a straddle position.

Rowan gently pulls off his long sleeve Henley shirt, revealing his bare chest and his blue cobra tattoo on his right side shoulder.

Rowan and I kisses each other. And he unfastens the top half of my plum dress, revealing my dark pink Natori feathers bra.

I gently cups his face with my hands and he kisses me. I kiss him back, and he gently wraps his arms around my torso.

He gently lays me down on the three seat sofa and we embrace in a intimate passionate love.

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