Later that same night at the BECKETT HOUSE . . .

After finding a dead bloodied pig in the middle of the living room floor, I had phone called Leigh Ann and Sasha to help me dispose of the dead pig by burning it in a trash can in the garage.

With a mop and a bucket of soap water, I clean the blood of puddle off the floor.

"Who would do this? Leave a dead bloodied pig in your house like that?" Leigh Ann asked.

"I think Jade." I said. "She definitely knows I'm onto her and left the dead pig as a message."

"What sort of crazy ass message would Jade send you with a dead pig?" Sasha asked.

"To back off or else." I said. "Obviously, the dead pig was a threat to scare me, but it didn't work, it just freaked me out."

Leigh Ann, Sasha and I exchange worried looks at each other.

"We need to tell your parents about this, Catty." said Leigh Ann. "We don't know how far Jade is gonna take this."

"First, she caused Sebastian to break off his relationship with you, and now, she left a dead bloodied pig as a threat to you so, you can back the hell off." Sasha said.

"I want to tell my parents, but I don't want to. I can't get them involved with my fight with Jade. Not yet anyway. And plus, my Mom and Dad are occupied with The Red Mask serial killer and we still don't know who that could be." I said.

"You told us that Jade is connected to The Red Mask. Maybe, it's someone she knows." Sasha said.

"Could be Jade Ester's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ester." I hinted.

"You don't have a point, CP. Jade's parents doesn't quite show up to see their daughter at the Providence Academy." Sasha said.

"I researched Jade and her parents. They used to live in a suburban neighborhood and moved over here." I said.

"Jade is a sociopath, her parents could be too." Leigh Ann said.

Leigh Ann, Sasha and I exchange worried looks at each other.

🔵🔵

THE CLUBHOUSE

Later the next day, I walks inside the lounge room and sees Drake Pierson sitting in an armchair with the Beckett Crew.

"What the hell are you doing here, Drake?" I asked.

"Drake is having a house party at his house this evening." Alyssa said.

"Really?" I said, sitting, sitting in an armchair.

"Yeah. My parents will be out, so, you guys could come by." said Drake.

"I don't know, the last party we attended was at Grayson's house and it didn't go well at the last minute." Fen mentioned.

"Really, Fen?" Grayson said with a really expression on his face.

"Okay, my bad for mentioning it." Fen said.

"Catty? Leigh Ann? Sasha? Are you three peas in a pod gonna be there at Drake's party?" Alyssa asked.

"We don't have work shifts at Rochelle's, so, yeah, we'll be there." Leigh Ann said.

"A house party? Sounds great." Jade said, upon walking inside the lounge room.

"Sorry, Jade. You're hottie, but, uh, I'm not quite sure about you, you have this vibe about you." Drake said.

"I don't really care anyway." Jade said with a shrug of her shoulder.

"Anyhoo, I hope you guys have your junior prom dates, because junior prom is in a few days." Alyssa said.

"I thought Dean Barbara cancelled the Junior prom because of what happened at the last school dance." Fen said.

"We can't let what happened at the homecoming school dance ruin our junior prom. We're juniors for goodness sake, and we should be looking forward to our junior prom because after that, we're gonna be seniors. And yes, bad things can happen unexpectedly, but this junior prom can be good for us." I said.

"Catty's right, we should be happy about our junior prom." Alyssa agreed.

We all look at Alyssa, surprised, that she actually agreed with me.

"Yeah, I agreed with Catty Ponytail, so, don't make a big deal out of it." Alyssa said.

🔵🔵

LAURENT HOUSE

That afternoon, I arrived at Alyssa's house. The door opens and there she is.

"Catty? I wouldn't have thought you would ever come by." Alyssa said.

"Yeah, me too." I said, walking inside and Alyssa closes the door.

"But since you're here, maybe, you can help me with my grandma, you know, get her out of her room." Alyssa suggested.

"Sure." I said to her.

Now, upstairs, Alyssa and I are at Grandma Dina's room door.

Alyssa gently knocks on the door. "Grandma Dina? It's me, Aly. Can I come in?"

"You can, dear child." Grandma Dina said.

Alyssa gently opens the door. She and I slowly walks inside.

Dina Laurent sits in her mechanical wheelchair, looking out of the window, sipping on her tea.

"Grandma? A classmate of mine is here to visit us." Alyssa said.

"Hi, Miss. Dina. I'm Catty Beckett. I'm a classmate of your daughter. It's nice to meet you." I introduced myself to her.

Grandma Dina averts her gaze to me. "Hello. It is nice to meet a friend of my dear child, Aly."

"Would you like to come downstairs with us for a minute? We can bring your tea tray with you?" I asked.

"Of course." Grandma Dina said.

🔵🔵

Now, in the living room, Grandma Dina watches TV, sipping on some fresh tea.

From the kitchen doorway, I keep an eye on her as Alyssa makes some deli ham and cheese sandwiches and snickerdoodle cookies.

"My grandma has been sick for a while now. I've been getting her medicine from the pharmacy." Alyssa tells me.

I look at her. "I'm so sorry, Alyssa."

"I know." Alyssa said, and looks at me with a glum expression on her face. "But that doesn't excuse my behavior at you."

I look at Alyssa, now, realizing why she's been so mean to me at the academy.

"So, you've been mean to me because your grandmother is sick and your parents are divorced?" I said.

"I know, it's stupid, but at least, now, you know the source of my meanness." Alyssa said. "The truth is, Catty, I feel lonely. Trixie is at the rehabilitation center and Shelley and I aren't gal pals anymore. But at least, you're the only person that actually cares about other people's well-being."

"Alyssa? We don't have to go to Drake's house party. We can stay here and take care of your grandmother." I suggested.

"I appreciate the offer, Catty, my grandmother has a caretaker and she's gonna be here in a minute to watch over my grandma." Alyssa said.

"Okay." I said.

🔵🔵

PIERSON HOUSE

Later that evening, Me and the Beckett Crew, along with others, are partying with food and kegs of margaritas and Ale.

I'm sitting on the couch, eating Jell-O shots.

"Damn, my party is getting boring. How about some brownies?" Drake asked, offering a plate to anyone.

"I'll take one." Fen said, getting a brownie.

"Yeah, me too." Roxy said, getting a brownie and Grayson one.

Everyone gets a brownie, except for me of course. But I didn't want one.

Shortly after . . .

[Song: I Don't Care (Tiesto Remix) - Icona Pop]

I'm still sitting on the couch, looking around at everyone dancing along to the music.

But the way they dance. It's like sensually. Especially, Grayson and Roxy. The way he gently grinds on his hand up and down her hips to her thighs.

Fen and Sasha are dancing together as well the same way.

And so is, Drake and Alyssa.

Leigh Ann sits down on the couch next to me. "I didn't want a brownie either."

[Song ends]

"Something's not right, Leigh Ann." I said to her.

"What do you mean?" Leigh Ann asked.

I look at the plate of brownies on the kitchen countertop. I gets up with Leigh Ann following me.

I take a brownie and sniffs it. "Oh my gosh."

"What?" Leigh Ann said.

"The brownies have Spice Jangle in it." I tell her.

Leigh Ann and I exchange worried looks at each other. And then, I look around at the others and notices that Drake is gone and so is Alyssa.

"Leigh Ann, come with me. Now." I said, putting down the brownie and scurries away.

And Leigh Ann scurries after me.

Leigh Ann and I scurries up to the upstairs and walks up to Drake's room. I quickly picked the lock with my bobby pin and opens the door.

Alyssa is laying on the couch with Drake sitting next to her.

"Get the hell away from her?!" I exclaimed.

"What are you talking about? I just laid her down on the couch." Drake told me.

But I don't care as I walk up to and punches Drake in his face, knocking him out onto the floor and kicks him in his side.

"Alyssa?" Leigh Ann said, gently shaking her shoulders.

Alyssa wakes up and looks at me and Leigh Ann, still high from the Spice Jangle laced brownie. "Catty? Leigh Ann?"

"Let's get you out of here." I said to her.

Leigh Ann and I help Alyssa up to her feet and we walks away.

🔵🔵

THE CLUBHOUSE

Later that night, Me and the Beckett Crew had regrouped at the clubhouse, sitting around on the sofas.

Leigh Ann had given everyone a glass of water and Alka-seltzer and they're taking swigs of it.

"What the hell?" Grayson said, taking a swig of his Alka-seltzer water. Drake put Spice Jangle in his brownies."

"And we ate them." Sebastian said.

"I'm gonna kill that jackass, Drake." I said.

"Put away your superhero cape, Catty." Alyssa said. "I thought a brownie would take the edge off, but it was stupid of me."

"We're all in trouble, aren't we, Catty?" Roxy asked me, worried. "You're gonna tell your Sheriff Dad about this."

"Damn right. I had a bad feeling about Drake when I met him." I said.

"I'll handle Drake." Grayson said with an upset expression on his face. "And make that son of a bitch pay."

"Gray? You can't go back to the juvenile detention center." Sebastian said to his best friend.

"I don't give a damn, Seb. It's my fault that you guys know Drake. He tried to come on to Alyssa while she was high on the Spice Jangle brownie." Grayson said.

"Alright, just calm down. We're all on edge right now, given the party that we left. But right now, we just need to focus on each other and Grayson, it's not your fault." I said.

"How do you do it, Carrey? How do you remain calm?" Roxy asked me.

"I have to, Roxy, otherwise, I'll freak out too." I said and looks at Alyssa. "Alyssa? Are you gonna be okay?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine, Catty." Alyssa reassured me and looks at Grayson. "And make that son of a bitch, Drake, bruised."

Leigh Ann and I both gently wraps an comforting arm around Alyssa.

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