Violet (VO) My best friend, Christine Avery, is no longer herself. She's gone down a dark path and my hope for her to come back to herself has been lost. It's like Eleanor Reese all over again.

*~*~*

SPECIAL AGENT OPS FIELD
OFFICE

The next day, I'm sitting on the three seat sofa, gently fiddling with Christine Avery's lanyard special agent badge in my hands.

Mrs. Maggie Pollard-Hudson gently walks down the stairs and into the main room. She looks at me as she slowly walks up to me and sits down beside me on the three seat sofa.

"Christine's not gonna need this anymore." I said to Maggie.

Maggie gently takes Christine Avery's lanyard special agent badge in her hands.

"Will you be okay?" Maggie asked me.

I look at Maggie with a worried look on my face. "Maybe, maybe not."

"Don't do that." Maggie said to me.

"Do what?" I asked.

"Worry yourself." Maggie said to me. "It's all over your face, V."

"I didn't want this to happen. Not to Christine Avery. She's a good person, Maggie." I said to Maggie.

"Even a good person has a darkness within them, Violet." Maggie said to me.

Maggie and I exchange looks at each other. And she gets up and slowly walks away.

Violet (VO) I knew Maggie had a point when she said that. " 'Even a good person has a darkness within them.' " I should know. I'm a good person myself.

*~*~*

HARPER HOME

Using the spare key, I opens the door and slowly walks inside with Scooby Beagle.

"Jonny?" I said. "Are you home?"

"Yeah, I'm home." Jonny said, gently walks down the stairs and into the living room. And looks at Scooby Beagle. "Hey, Scooby Beagle."

"I got something for you." I said, gently pulling out a glitter globe with the name "Jonny" inside of it and hands it to him. "For you."

"Thanks." Jonny said.

"And plus, it glows in the dark." I said to him.

"Thanks, Violet. I like it." Jonny said to me with a small smile. "Has Christine Avery phone contacted you?"

"Not really no, and to be honest, I don't want her too." I said to Jonny. "I can't believe this is happening. Christine Avery."

"I know." Jonny said. "It's like Eleanor Reese has been reincarnated in her twin sister, Christine Avery."

"Jonny?" I said with a serious look on my face.

"Okay, sorry." Jonny apologized. And suddenly, realizes something's off about me. "Is that what's been bothering you?"

"Yeah." I said.

Jonny gently sets down his glitter globe on the coffee table and slowly walks up to me. He gently pulls me close to him, and wraps his arms around my waist.

"You tried to reason with Christine. You really tried your best. But she's gone, V. I know you don't wanna believe it, but the best friend Christine Avery that you cared about is gone. She's gone over to the psychopathic dark-side. She made her choice." Jonny said to me.

"I just never thought she would do this, and now, I'm starting to question my friendship with Christine Avery." I said to him.

"Like Maggie said, Christine Avery made her choice to embrace her sociopathic darkness." Jonny said to me.

Jonny and I exchange worried looks at each other. He playfully soothes my nose with his nose, exchanging small smiles at each other and he slowly walks away.

*~*~*

JEN'S DINER

That afternoon, I'm sitting in a booth table with small plate of a piece of strawberry swirl cheesecake with a fork.

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

Christine Avery

I answer my phone. "Christine?"

"Hi, Sweetums." Christine Avery greeted me on the phone. "Hope you're not still upset with me." She said on the phone.

"Not really no." I said to her. "I'm not gonna lie that your choice to embrace your sociopathic darkness hurt me, but I'm slowly getting over it."

"I'm sorry that I hurt you. I am, really. But this who I am now, Violet." Christine Avery said.

"I know." I said to her.

"Goodbye, Violet. And I'll see you around." Christine Avery said, and hangs up her phone.

Violet (VO) I've haven't seen Christine Avery since she was at the Crimson Quinn Speakeasy Lounge. And now, she's remaining herself out.

*~*~*

HARPER HOME

That late afternoon, in Jonny's bedroom, he and I are both shirtless, wearing his boxer briefs and my Natori feathers navy bra and undies, underneath the fluffy dark green bedcover covering us both.

I'm gently laying on his bed, and he's gently laying atop of me, kissing each other. I gently brushes his shaggy brown hair with my hands. But he stops kissing me and looks at me, worriedly.

"What?" I said to him.

"We can do this another time if you want to." Jonny said to me, gently laying sideways on his bed.

"I'm sorry, Jonny." I apologized to him, gently laying down sideways, looking at him. "I really am."

"It's okay, I get it." Jonny said to me. "We're both young adults. And Christine Avery is weighing on you. Have you spoken to her?"

"She phone contacted me at Jen's. But she hasn't shown herself." I said to him.

"We saw her at the Crimson Quinn at the formal prom dance party." Jonny said.

"Exactly. That's the last time we saw her. And Christine probably doesn't have her wizard magick anymore." I said to him.

Jonny gently holds me close to him, gently wraps his arm around my waist. "I love how big your heart is, Vinny. It's why I love you much."

"I love you much too, J." I said to him.

Jonny and I exchange small smiles at each other and we share a passionate kiss.

*~*~*

TAVERN BODGE LOCAL BAR AND LOUNGE CLUBHOUSE

That evening, I'm sitting at a round lounge table with a lollipop.

"Hey, Violet." The Qwen Twins, Miguel and Michelle greeted me in unison, sitting at the round lounge table with me.

"Hey, Twins." I greeted them back. "What are you guys up to?"

"Nothing much." Miguel replied. "Just annoying the heck out of my little twin sis."

"You get on my nerves sometimes." Michelle said to her older twin brother, Miguel.

"Yeah, I know, I do." Miguel said, and pecks a kiss on his little twin sister's, Michelle's, cheek.

Violet (VO) Miguel and Michelle Qwen are fraternal twins. He's 10 minutes older than her.

Local News Channel (Female Anchor) Good evening, Arrington. I have something horrible for you all.

Suddenly, Christine Avery pops up on the TV screen with blood stains on her face and long sleeve sweater. Along with her Scary Bunny Henchmen gang.

Two dead bodies on laying on the counter with stab wounds on their stomachs.

"Good evening, small town Arrington. I'm Christine Avery. The ringleader of my Scary Bunny Henchmen gang. We wanna play with you guys." And she chuckles, maniacally, and brings the video camera up to her face. "You are all mouses to my cats. We're all bad seeds in this odd complicated small town of Arrington. So, wake the hell up?! . . ."

The Benton Gang and I, and the others exchange worried looks at each other and averts our gaze back at Christine Avery.

. . . Why be good? Be wicked. Like me." Christine Avery said, chuckling manically, and lowers the video camera onto the floor as she gets into a crouched stance, and puts on her Scary Bunny mask over her head. "Oh, gosh. Gotta go. I'll see you around, Peeps. Because you guys haven't seen the last of me yet." And Christine Avery chuckles, manically.

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