- Third POV - That same night at the Tavern Bodge . . .

        After the diabolical sociopath Quinton Kiermont, turned off the sound system by unplugging it, he exchanges tense looks with the gang group, The Vipers.

"I'm sorry, am I ruining a party?" asked a nonchalant Quinton Kiermont.

"Yeah, you are." Sharron told him with a serious look on her face. "So, please, leave, or I will have my Vipers escort you out."

But Quinton Kiermont remains unfazed. "You know, you Vipers act so tough, but deep down within, you're just a bunch of pathetic wannabe gang group. Just like The Vultures gang group."

Pedro starts to lunge at Quinton, but Ziandra gently holds him back with a reassuring hand.

"He's not worth it, Pedro." Ziandra said to her boyfriend.

"You need to leave. Now." Sharron told him.

"Fine by me, then. But if you attempt to come after me, may I remind you that it won't be well, and I have my Scary Clown maniac henchmen." Quinton said, reminding The Vipers of his maniac group.

The Vipers looks at Quinton as he plugs back up the sound system, in which the electro-pop instrumental music comes back on and he walks away, walking out of the Tavern Bodge.

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THE ROSEBUD / AIDEN AND ANGIE'S APARTMENT

The next morning, in our sunny bedroom, a tattooed Aiden and Me, are laying in bed, underneath the fluffy paisley bedcover, both shirtless, wearing his boxer briefs and half naked.

Aiden and I were intimate last night. I suggested not to because he was still recovering, but he reassured me that he was okay.

"I wish we could stay like this for a few more minutes." Aiden said.

"Yeah, me too." I said and gently sits up straight with the bedcover still covering my torso and lower half of my body. "But you have to work at the auto-shop."

"Yeah, I know." Aiden said, gently sits up straight with the bedcover still covering the lower half of his body. "But I would like to spend a few more minutes with you."

Aiden and I exchange small smiles at each other. He kisses me and I kiss him back, gently cupping his still-bruised up small band-aid face with my hands.

As we kiss, Aiden gently lays me back  down on our bed. I gently runs my hands in his dark brown shaggy hair, exchanging small smiles.

Aiden's phone buzzes on the nightstand, causing me to stop kissing him.

"Aiden?" I said.

Aiden gently takes his phone and looks at it, gently laying back down next to me. "It's Jed. I gotta go to work."

"Okay." I said. "I'll see you around."

"You too, Andy." Aiden said, sitting on the side of the bed and redresses himself and gets up, walking away.

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TAVERN BODGE DIVE BAR AND LOUNGE CLUBHOUSE

Later that day, I'm sitting at a round lounge table, snacking on sea-salted cashews.

"Hey, Angie." Pedro greeted me, sitting across from the table with me.

"Hey, Pedro." I greeted him back with a small polite smile. "What's been going on with The Vipers?"

"Quinton was here last night." Pedro told me.

Which annoys me. "What did Quinton say or do?"

"We were partying and having some party fun with kegs, electro-pop instrumental music and party food. And then, he just came here out of nowhere and ruined the party mood." Pedro told me.

"Yeah, Quinton sure does know how to ruin a party mood." I said.

"And then, he taunted us saying that The Vipers were a pathetic wannabe gang group." Pedro said. "What is wrong with that guy?"

"Quinton is a sociopath. He's a monster." I said to him.

"Yeah, he is." Pedro said. "How's Aiden by the way?"

"He's fine. He still has his scrape wounds and bruises, but he's fine." I reassured Pedro.

Pedro and I exchange looks at each other.

"You know, sometimes, I ponder to myself that this small town Arrington isn't innocent." I said.

"Yeah." Pedro agreed.

I continue snacking on sea-salted cashews.

°~°~°

- Third POV -

Later that afternoon, at the Arrington Auto-shop, Aiden, Zach and Jed are wearing their auto-shop uniforms, working on vehicles.

Suddenly, Jed feels a little lightheaded, which causes him to look at the garage itself.

"Jed? Are you okay?" Zach asked.

"Yeah, I think so." Jed reassured him and then, he collapses onto the floor.

"Jed?!" Zach exclaimed, worried.

Zach and Aiden walks up to Jed and crouches down to him, worried.

       Shortly after, in the lounge room,
Aiden, Zach and Jed are sitting across from each other at a table.

"Jed? What the hell happened?" Aiden asked.

"I've been taking Twine." He's told them both.

Aiden and Zach looks at Jed, shockingly.

"What? Why?" Zach asked.

"Does Robyn know?" Aiden asked.

"She found out and she broke up with me because of it." Jed told them. "I've been taking Twine for a little while. Even before, Robyn found out. I always told myself "just one more", but I found myself hooked on it."

"Jed?" Aiden said. "You can't do this to yourself. You collapsed, and you're pretty damn lucky that you didn't overdosed on that powdered drug stuff."

"I know, I screwed up." Jed said, gently runs his hand in his auburn hair. "I'm gonna stop taking Twine. I'm gonna get rid of it."

"How did you even get Twine anyway?" Aiden asked.

"One of those drug run things." Jed told him. "I think he had a Scary Clown tattoo on his left inner arm."

"I'll let Piper, Joanna and Angie know." Aiden said.

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JEN'S DINER

That evening, I'm sitting in a booth with my usual strawberry banana milkshake, sipping on it with a straw.

I see some teenage boys and girls walks inside, exchanging playful laughter with each other as they sits in a booth.

And a teenage boy takes a paper straw wrap and pours some powdered drug substance into his mouth as Cassidy gets their orders and walks away.

Angie (VO) What is the powdered drug substance Twine doing back?

My phone buzzes on the booth table. I picks up my phone and looks at it.

Piper McNeil

I answer my phone. "Hey, Piper."

"Hey, Ang. Aiden just called me about Twine being sold again." Piper informed me on the phone.

"Okay, we'll work on it." I said to her.

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