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Well, my spookies, I hope you're doing well on this
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freaky Friday. I know a lot of you seem to
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really enjoy one more dance with Laura Lee Hardy on
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Wednesday as part of our Deadly Second Chances summer mini series,
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So I thought, why not revisit the other summertime Laura
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Lee Hardy epic prom Night of the Dead. So get
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comfortable because things are getting ready to get very creepy,
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very scary, and more than a little bit bloody as
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Laura Lee Hardy returns from the grave to head to
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a brand new dance, but with a lot of the
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same deadly moves. So make sure you're subscribed on your
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favorite podcasting app and enjoy this stroll through memory lane
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and I'll see you very soon. Prom Night of the
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Dead Part one by Rob Fields Prologue Prom Night two
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months ago, Lilyan Johanson and her boyfriend Randy Oleery were
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dancing to a slow song in the Strickfield High School
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Gymnasium where the Junior and Senior prom was being held.
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As Lilian looked around, she saw that many people were
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in attendance from both classes. She easily saw the beautiful
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and busty Taylor Miron, the previous year's Junior Crown winner,
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and knew she would easily win the Senior prom Queen
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Crown two. Just as Taylor Miren was the front runner
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for her class's crown, Lilian felt deep down that she
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would win the Junior Class Crown. The day when Principal
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Matthew Van Deiste announced the nominees for the Junior Class Crown,
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he called out Lilian's name first. Lilian had dreamed of
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this moment ever since she had seen the family photo
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album of her aunt and the current Strickfield High Drama
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instructor Devon Decker after she won the Senior Class crown
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years ago. Lilian was a spitting image of Anne Hathaway
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from her Disney years and was the complete opposite of
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Taylor Miron in almost every way. Lilian was one of
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the nicest girls you would ever meet. While she didn't
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come from money and prestige the way her senior class
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counterpart did, she believed in her morals and felt they
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would carry her to becoming a prom queen. As Lilian
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danced with Randy, she was happy that he was there
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for Lilian had known Randy since the sixth grade.
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They became a.
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Couple midway through eighth grade, and now here they were
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at their first of two proms. Randy and Lilian were
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a power couple in the junior class. Randy himself was
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the son of Philip Bullery, who was known as the
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friendliest mailman in Strickfield and was also a village councilman.
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This made Randy a popular student by default. Also, he
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was just as nice as Lilian. When the slow song
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was finished and Randy and Lilian decided to leave the
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gymnasium for a little bit, the two of them went
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into a dark part of the hallway and talked. Soon
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they started making out. Lilian had promised herself she would
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give Randy her virginity. Once they had left the prom
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and went to their hotel room. Suddenly they stopped kissing.
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When they both felt they weren't alone, They turned and
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saw Lillian's older sister, Cameron, leaning up against a wall
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and staring hard at them. Seriously, what do you want?
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I want now? Lilian demanded. Cameron moved from the wall
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and smirked, Randy, you do realize my sister couldn't give
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two shits about you, right, Lilian? Became angry and tightened
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her fists. Cameron, just leave us alone, please, Cameron laughed
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a little, leave you alone. You have something that belongs
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to me, little sister. She pointed at Lilian. You were
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the one who stole Randy from me. You knew how
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I felt about him, and you didn't care.
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You just take, take, take.
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Lilian shook her head quickly. No, I didn't get arrested
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for stealing and starting fights because you found out about
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Randy and me. You going to Juvie was all on you,
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Cameron pointed at her. Because of you, and thanks to you,
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all my college applications were rejected. Now I gotta take
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summer school if I want to graduate here. Then it's
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only gonna be some stupid community college in North Ridgeway
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for me. All because you had to steal Randy away
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from me. So what you found out he was going
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away to college. So you fuck me over by stealing Randy.
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So you can get out of this shithole village. Cameron
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came and got in Randy's face. I mean it, dump Lillian,
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or she'll dump you when you can't give her what
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she wants anymore. Randy groaned and pushed her away. Just
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leave Lilian alone. Cameron retaliated by grabbing Randy's shoulders and
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kneeing him hard in the groin, sending him to his knees.
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You won't ever have to worry about having kids with
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my baby sister if you ever touch me again like that.
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She backed away. Go ahead, stay with Lilian, like I said,
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She'll leave you when you least expect it. She laughed
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scornfully and walked away from them. Lilian sighed sadly as
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she helped Randy up. We both love you, and you
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chose me. I can't believe she got so violent when
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you did. She never used to be like that. Randy
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put gentle hands on her shoulders. Don't blame yourself, Lilian.
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She made her choices and went to Juvie and Pendleton
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for them. She sighed again, you're right. Their eyes met
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and they kissed passionately again. The more they kissed, the
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more Lilian knew she could wait no longer. When they
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stopped kissing, Lilian took Randy's hand. Let's go somewhere where
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we can be alone. Lilian and Randy went into one
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of the many empty classrooms. Lilian pulled the door shut
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and turned to face Randy, who was now transfixed by
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her beautiful smile. Then she approached him to help him
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remove his tucks jacket. As Randy started to unzip her
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dress in the back, they heard some loud ruckus in
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the next classroom over. Oh, come on, Liian groaned really
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as she moved away from Randy. He reached out for her. Lilian, don't.
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Lilian reached the door and opened it to hear screaming
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as Cheryl Blint, one of the senior class prom queen candidates,
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ran right past her, holding up the skirt of her
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dress as she booked it barefoot down the hallway. What
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the Lilian muttered, Lilian, come on. Randy protested, get back
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in here. As Lilian pulled the door shut. Laura Lee Hardy,
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another Senior Class Queen candidate, suddenly appeared right in front
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of her. Lilian saw lare Lee's jaw was tightened. What
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was more, Laura Lee had a knife. Lilian's eyes opened
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wide as her life flashed right before her eyes. Before
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Lilian could move away, Before Randy could move to try
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and save her, Laura Lee Hardy raised the knife and
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ran it across Lilian's throat. Slicing through her delicate skin
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like warm butter. Lilian gurgled as she held her hand
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to her new gushing smile. But Laurele wasn't finished just yet.
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Stupid slut, Laura Lee muttered in a deeper, manly voice
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as she grabbed Lilian by the back of her hair
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and quickly stabbed her in the stomach three times. Then
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Laura Lee shoved Lilian to the floor and continued her
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pursuit of Cheryl Bline to the gymnasium and the prom itself.
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Randy was quickly on his smartphone to nine one one
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to yell for an ambulance for Lilian, not that it
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would have mattered. After dropping the phone, he dropped to
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Lilian and cradled her slain, bloody body in his arms.
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Oh God, Lilian, No, he choked through tears. Randy held
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Lilian until the paramedics had finally arrived for her. When
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they officially confirmed her death, Randy continued to hold her
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body as he sobbed and cried. Finally, Randy relinquished Lilian
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to the paramedics for them to take her to the
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Strickfield General Hospitals, Morgue. Two months later, Monday, morning. Ronnie
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Brunswick walked into Strickfield High the very next day after graduation.
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She quickly had to turn around and flick the cigarette
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she had in her mouth back outside. After coming back in,
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she blew out the menthol smoke she held in her
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lungs right inside the building. Fucking' hell, Ronnie muttered. She
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walked the hallway until she came to room twelve, where
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she was to begin summer school. Ronda Brunswick glad you
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could make it and on time. Principal Matthew van Deiste cheered.
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When she walked in. She glared at him with utter hatred.
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The name's Ronnie, and you can get fucked. Principal van
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Deste was used to Ronnie's outbursts as well as her
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choice of words. She flipped him off and started to
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walk to the back. No, no, Ronda, Principal van Deist
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called out. When she turned around. He pointed to a
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chair at the very front. This seat right here has
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your name on it.
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Sit.
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Ronnie tightened her jaw and resumed going to the back.
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I'll fucking piss where I please. As soon as she
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sat down, Principal van Deist gestured her way. Ronda here
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like a few of you are in my class because,
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simply put, you won't graduate if you don't pass either
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government or economics. Now some of you are juniors getting
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a head start on senior year, which is great. People
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like Ronda are here because they can't be bothered to
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come to school. Ronda is also under a plea bargain
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with Strickfield PD. She has to take my classes and
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pass both of them to graduate. If she doesn't pass,
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she doesn't graduate. If she doesn't graduate, she goes right
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to prison at glen View for prostitution. Isn't that right? Ronda?
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Now come up here and sit, or I'll just flunk
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you right here and now. Then you can write me
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hate meal from your prison cell. Ronnie was heaving by
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the time he finished, and shot up, I'm gonna fucking
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kill you. As she started to rush at him, A
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guy quickly got out of his seat and wrapped his
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arms around her, hugging her close to keep her from
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Principal van Deist. Just stop, the guy said, calmly in
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her ear.
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Let me go.
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Ronnie yelled, you want to go to prison, The guy
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asked her, still quite calm. Is he really worth it?
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The guy continued to hold Ronnie close until he felt
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her heaving slow and finally stop. He stepped back and
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looked her in the face. She looked back at him.
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When he saw he had diffused her, he stepped aside
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and let her walk to the seat Principal Van Deist
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had reserved just for her. Before she sat down, she
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pointed right at Van dest don't be staring at my
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fucking tits. When Ronnie sat, she glared at the principle
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as she folded her arms in front of her, pushing
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up her already evident breasts. More thank you, Derek, Principal
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Van Deste said to the guy who stopped Ronnie from
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attacking him. Ronnie looked around and saw some of the
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people she would be in room twelve with for thirty
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summer school days, fifteen for government, fifteen for economics, with
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July fourth being on a Saturday. Unfortunately for her, she
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needed to pass both classes if she wanted to both
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graduate Strickfield High and not go straight to prison. It
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was no secret to some students that Ronnie Brunswick was
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a girl who came up hard. She lived on her
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own in an apartment at Strickfield Cove. The very same
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apartment Laura Lee already live by. By this time, Laura
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Lee Hardy came to be known as the prom Queen
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Killer and the creator of the event that would be
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forever known around Strickfield as the Prom from Hell. Ronnie
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couldn't wait to move into the apartment upon hearing this,
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especially since the landlord offered her discounted rent and free
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utilities just to fill that particular seemingly unfillable vacancy. Some
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students actually believed that Laura Lee Hardy was possessing Ronnie,
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which made her laugh. Ronnie was also a drug dealer
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and a self employed prostitute. She certainly dressed the part
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with her haltertop that barely contained her breasts, her denim
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booty shorts, and her stiletto heels. She wore dark eyeshadow, blush,
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lip gloss, and nail polish. Her dyed mix of silver
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and black hair certainly added to her sex appeal. Ronnie
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definitely had no problem finding clients willing to pay her rates.
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It was at a campus fraternity party where Detective Drake
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Casmarak had arrested her for prostitution while going under cover
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at Strickfield University. This wasn't Ronnie's first meeting with Detective Casmarak.
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Ronnie had been arrested for vandalizing Principal Van Diast's house
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when she spray painted choice words in artistic graffiti fashion
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on the front of his house and garage. Detective Cosmarak
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had been on his way back to the station after
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wrapping up a case and had seen Ronnie finishing her artwork.
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Ronnie was a miner at the time and was sent
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to the Pendleton Juvenile Detention Center. Now Ronnie was an
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adult when Detective Cosmarak caught her prostituting herself at Strickfield University.
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He learned that Ronnie was academically smart, even though she
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was a troublemaker. She started off high school on the
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right path and was smart enough to be able to
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skip sophomore year. After that, she seemed to make a
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complete one eighty. Not only did Ronie get worse, she
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was on the verge of not graduating and prison. Now
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after talking to and listening to Detective Cosmarak, the judge
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decided not to send Ronnie to prison and offered her
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an alternative sentence. She would go to summer school and
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pass the two classes she needed for graduation, pay for
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the damages to Principal Van Deist's property, and perform community service.
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Failure to adhere to any of those conditions would result
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in her losing her probation and going straight to the
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glen View Correctional facility outside of North Ridgeway. Now Here,
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she was right in front of the man she hated.
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Sure she would pass his class asses, but she was
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definitely going to have some fun with him along the way. Also,
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she had business with some of the students in that
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very class room. Ronnie immediately saw Primrose Miron and laughed
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inside at the thought of the rich girl being an airhead.
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She knew Primrose never opened a text book, not once. No,
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she was too busy on her smartphone and getting popular
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on social media, which got her sent to Principal Van
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Deast's office several times. She could dress like a proper princess,
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but what good was it if you didn't have booksmarts.
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And then there was Samuel Wormton, the worm to most everybody,
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no doubt he was there to get the credits so
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he could graduate early. Ronnie knew he had made good
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money off many students by writing papers and doing homework
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assignments for them. How many times had Ronnie seen Primrose
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Miron giving him money. Ronnie also knew the two of
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them liked each other. She knew Randy Ullery, but who didn't.
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He was one of the most popular students at Strickfield High.
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She kind of felt sorry for him about what had
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happened with Lillian Johanson. Sure, Randy and Ronnie had butted
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heads on occasion, but even she felt that Lillian didn't
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deserve what had happened to her at the prom from Hell.
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When it came to Randy, it seemed he was finally
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moving on from Lillian and was now seeing her older sister, Cameron.
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Ronnie knew Cameron from Pendleton. In fact, the two of
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them were roommates. Ronnie and Cameron fought quite a bit,
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which got them in trouble several times. Cameron earned Ronnie's
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respect when she had a chance to rat her roommate
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out for smoking pots she had stashed away. Cameron lied
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and said she never saw Ronnie smoking anything. Ronnie got
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away with it. The two girls started getting along better
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after that. They even started watching each other's backs at Pendleton.
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For now, Cameron was okay in Ronnie's book. Now, Ronnie
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gazed upon Derek Masters, the guy who had just saved
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her from possibly going to prison for murder. One, she
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felt her heart skipping beats. Now, for one thing, he
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had a great smell. Two, what a physique. Three, he
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wasn't afraid to touch her, and his voice just the
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way it cut through her rage. Maybe it was more
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than just a crush. When he looked her way and
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smiled a little, she quickly faced front and felt her
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heart skipping even more beats. Maybe summer school wasn't going
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to be so bad after all. When Principal Van dest
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gave everyone a break at the first hour, Ronnie planned
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on going outside smoke a cigarette. As she reached the
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main doors, she saw some students from her class and
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one from a different class gathered around in the library.
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Curiosity got the better of Ronnie, and all eyes went
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right to her as she entered. Like what you see,
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she snapped, pushing up on her breasts, just looking at
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a yearbook left here. Regal Fairlane, the preppy girl who
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wasn't in her class, told her Ronnie knew Regal was
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a member of the National Honor Society. She wasn't looking
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to graduate early. However, she was taking driver's education with
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mister Austin Zachary. She just never had the time when
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she should have taken it. At sixteen, with all the
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coursework she was doing, she was finally learning to drive now.
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Ronnie herself knew a few things about Regal that the
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other students didn't. Things Regal could get into serious trouble
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for Ronnie had her reasons for keeping quiet about her. However,
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Ronnie also recognized Bill Baxter, a guy who couldn't care
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less about keeping his grades up, which was why his
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parents enrolled him in summer school again. Bill was a
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senior who failed both government and economics during the regular
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school year and had to take and pass Principal Van
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Deas's classes if he wanted to graduate. Also, Randy Ullery
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and his girlfriend Cameron Johansson were among them. Randy was
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obviously taking Van Deiast's classes to not have to take
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them senior year. Ronnie humored herself and looked at the
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yearbook with the others. Ronnie knew she had her own
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popularity compared to the jocks, preps and others in the yearbooks,
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thanks to her looks and her gorgeous body. She also
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had connections and planned on following up on some of
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them once she got out from under Principal Van Deist's
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iron glare. It wasn't long before the pages for the
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prom were revealed. The first two pages showed all of
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the candidates from both the junior and senior classes that
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were taken after Van dist had announced them. Ronnie was
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laughing when she saw someone had written prom from Hell
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across both pages. Also, prom Queen Killer was written with
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arrows pointing to Laura Lee Hardy in both her solo
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and group pictures. Something funny, Randy demanded. Ronnie smirked, Yeah,
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it's funny what these fucking stupid ass girls will do
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for plastic crowns, even kill each other for him. Randy
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was more upset. Now you think this is all funny?
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He pointed to the picture of Lily and Johanson. She
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was my girlfriend. Ronnie laughed again and pointed to Cameron,
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and now you're fucking her. Wow, talk about keeping it
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in the family. Imagine what Lillian will say when she
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finds you two together. Or didn't you read in the
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Strickfield Journal. Her body disappeared from the hospital Morgue after
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it was brought there. Cameron Johansson pointed right at her.
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You just stop or I'll kick your fucking ass again,
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just like back in Pendleton roomy. Ronnie rolled her eyes. Bitch, please,
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I beat your ass just as many times. She looked
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at Randy. Did you new girlfriend here? Tell you how
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many times we kept each other warm at night in Pendleton.
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When Randy suddenly went for Ronnie, she raised her fists.
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Even though she felt sorry for Randy losing Lilian the
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way he did, she wasn't above fighting him. The others
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quickly got in between them. That was when Ronnie suddenly
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felt arms wrapping around her for the second time that morning.
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She turned around to see Derek Masters the moment their
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eyes met and she smelled his scent again. Ronnie was
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diffused for the second time. Her heart started fluttering again.
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You don't want to get in trouble again, he told
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her softly. Derek took her hand and walked her out
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of the library. But I do, she said weakly. She
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was powerless to fight Derek and let him take her outside.
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Derek watched her light up a cigarette and smirked, sensing
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he liked her. Ronnie gave him a warm smile that
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told him she'd like to get to know him better.
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Two week one Monday night. It was the first night
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of the Feldner County Fair, one of two county fairs
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in Strickfield. The count fair commenced the week after the
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school year was over, with the Strickfield County Fair taking
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place the week before the school year began. Many people
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were enjoying the festivities and eating fair food. Regal Fairlane
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walked around the fair until she slipped into the empty
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stadium and went underneath the bleachers. When she saw her
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summer school teacher, she smiled brightly as he approached. Regal
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and Austin Zachary held each other tight as they kissed passionately.
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Regal had been in love with Austin since she first
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took classes with him during the regular school year. It
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was on her eighteenth birthday that Austin kept Regal after
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school and surprised her by kissing her from there. He
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had secretly taken Regal to his house, where they slept
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together and began there heated forbidden love affair. I love you, Regal,
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Austin said after they finished kissing. I I love you
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she breathed. Then he took her hand. Let's ride through
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the haunted House together. Regal nodded quickly. Then they made
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their way to the attraction's ticket booth, where Austin paid
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the admission. They got into their waiting car and were
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soon moving along. Regal and Austin kissed hungrily as they
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slowly moved through the spooky scenes. After Austin whispered in
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her ear, the two of them left the car shortly after.
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Austin took Regal inside one of the pieces of scenery.
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The spooky music and sounds concealed their loud moans as
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they undressed each other and continued their forbidden passion until
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the ride was finally shut down, telling them that the
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fair was closing. They got dressed and left the Haunted
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House without being caught. It was quite windy and cloudy.
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They weren't sure if it was going to rain or not,
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but Austin draped an arm around Regel and held her
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to him. Then they heard menacing horrible laughter. What was that,
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Regel wondered, I don't know. Austin replied, sounds.
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Like a girl.
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Regal gasped. Look Austin also gasped. When he saw what
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Regal had seen. It was a glowing, ghostly girl clad
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in what appeared to be a prom dress.
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Is that.
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Lillian Johanson? Regal choked. Can't be Austin count She's dead?
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The prom queen killer got her? Yes, Laura Lee Hardy indeed,
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claimed me, mister Zachary, the ghostly girl said. Then she
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pointed to him, and you two were safe and snug
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far away when I was being murdered. Lilian looked very angry.
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Now don't you know teachers aren't supposed to have relationships
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with students. Regal stammered, What does what does that have
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to do with you? You were living most sinfully while
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so many people died on prom night? Lilian snapped, and
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now you are mine. When Lilian let out an ear
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piercing scream, Regal and Austin let out their own scream
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and went back into the haunted house. They both went
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in opposite directly on impulse, Regel ran through the ride
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in reverse. She hid and looked to see if Lilian
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was still chasing her. She had already moved through several
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scenes without seeing her. Several minutes later, the attraction came
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to life, making Regal scream. Then she looked up to
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the hangman's gallows and screamed even more when she saw
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Austen's slain form hung on the noose as the animatronic
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hangman laughed, It's horrible, evil laughter. Regal turned and ran
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until she escaped the ride, only to run into Lilian's
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ghost again. Mister Zachary belongs to me now, she pointed
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at Regal. Live your last sinful moments while you still can.
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I'll be coming for you soon. Regal's eyes rolled up
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in her head as she fainted in front of the ghost.
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First week Tuesday, Regal Fairlane couldn't sleep the night before.
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After finding mister Zachary's body, she made an anonymous phone
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call to the police. From there, she hid and waited.
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After the police searched the closed Haunted House attraction, Regals
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saw they hadn't found Austin's body, But how could that be?
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It was right in the open where anyone going through
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the attraction could have easily seen it. After the police
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had left, Regl snuck back into the Haunted House and
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went to the scene with the hangman's gallows. She was
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completely beside herself when she didn't see the boy. There
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wasn't even any sign of blood. When she heard noises,
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she quickly made her escape and went straight home. She
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was still replaying the previous night's events again and again
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in her mind as she walked into Strickfield High School.
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She walked to Room twenty three and saw the other
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students waiting. Naturally, Austin never appeared. It wasn't long before
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Principal Van Deist came into the classroom to report that
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mister Zachary had called in and quit. Since summer school
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had just started, the principal gave Regel the option of
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transferring to another class. She chose to join room twelve
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with him. At the break, Regal walked into the library
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and found the same people from the day before, looking
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at the yearbook. Then she approached Randy Ullery and Cameron Johansson.
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Did you see Lilian, Regal shakingly asked Cameron. Cameron looked
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at her as if she had lost her mind.
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Excuse me what?
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Regal explained seeing Lillian's ghost at the Feldner County Fair
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the night before. She didn't mention seeing mister Zachary or
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his death. Cameron immediately lashed out and shoved Regal to
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the floor. Cameron pointed down at her. Lilian is dead,
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you dumb bitch. What's going on in here? A voice
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called out. Everybody looked to see Principal Matthew Van Deast
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walking in. He extended his hand and helped Regal to
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her feet. The principal, who was also teaching the summer
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sessions of Government and Economics, looked right at them. Fuck off, asshole,
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Ronnie Brunswick told him. Van Diaz didn't even look at
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her as he pointed her way, can it Ronda? Then
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he looked at Cameron and Regal. Now what's going on?
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The principal listened as the two girls explained their sides.
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When they finished, he just sighed, it's really too early
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in the term for this. I'll forget this confrontation happened
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this time. Next time, you're both out of summer school
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and each get an f understand. When both girls nodded quickly,
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Van Diast pointed to the door. Back to class. Second week,
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when Principal Van Deist gave the class a break, Ronnie
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Brunswick went outside and lit up a cigarette. She continued
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to think about Derek Masters. She couldn't understand why a plain,
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ordinary kind of guy was interested in a hood like her.
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He had talked to her every day at break. He'd
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even taken her home to Strickfield Cove at the end
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of class. Derek would soon be outside to talk to
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her again. At this point, she decided she would definitely
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go out with him if he asked her. Instead of
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Derek coming to meet her, it was Principal Van Deist,
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Rhonda Brunswick. How many times have I told you? How
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many times smoking is not allowed on school property? Ronnie
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didn't look at him, and how many times I gotta
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tell you fuck off, I'll fucking smoke if I wanna.
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Van Deist grabbed her and turned her to face him.
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That was when Ronnie thrusted her switchblade almost to where
472
00:34:41.920 --> 00:34:47.039
the tip would touch Van Deiste's throat, making him release her.
473
00:34:48.039 --> 00:34:50.400
Don't you ever put your motherfucking hands on me, you
474
00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:55.400
son of a bitch, Ronnie hissed. Then she smiled, Oh,
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00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:58.320
you want to expel me and send me to prison,
476
00:34:58.760 --> 00:35:02.159
do it? Fucking expel me, give me a reason to
477
00:35:02.199 --> 00:35:06.480
finally kill your ass. She was shaking with rage. I
478
00:35:06.559 --> 00:35:11.360
fucking hate you, Principal Van Deist slowly.
479
00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:12.000
Shook his head.
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00:35:12.599 --> 00:35:15.679
Hate me all you want, Ronda, or did you forget
481
00:35:15.840 --> 00:35:19.519
you were caught in a rather compromising position with Bill
482
00:35:19.559 --> 00:35:24.719
Baxter in the locker room shower on school property. You
483
00:35:24.800 --> 00:35:28.880
both knew better. Ronnie clinched her teeth hard as she
484
00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:35.239
raised the switchblade, but Ronnie suddenly felt gentle arms wrapping
485
00:35:35.280 --> 00:35:41.199
around her from behind. Then Dereck Masters said softly in
486
00:35:41.280 --> 00:35:45.559
her ear. Don't you're gonna regret it for the rest
487
00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:50.760
of your life. He ain't worth it. Let me go, Derek,
488
00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:55.639
she choked out. Principal Van Deast quickly snatched Ronnie's wrist
489
00:35:55.920 --> 00:35:59.760
and took her switchblade. I'm not expelling you, Ronda.
490
00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:00.599
You need to.
491
00:36:00.679 --> 00:36:03.320
Understand there are better ways to get ahead in life
492
00:36:03.360 --> 00:36:09.519
than selling drugs or your body, Ronnie laughed. You think
493
00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:12.480
finding me and Bill fucking in the school shower is
494
00:36:12.519 --> 00:36:15.920
why I'm pissed at you. It's the way you look
495
00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:20.639
at me, always undressing me with your eyes. When Derek
496
00:36:20.760 --> 00:36:24.599
let go of her, Ronnie moved to Van Deast. You
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00:36:24.639 --> 00:36:27.599
saw me wet and naked that day. You're supposed to
498
00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:30.320
be the principal here, not a fucking pervert. Wait, I'm
499
00:36:30.360 --> 00:36:34.800
seeing it. You can see me naked. Then I'm doing
500
00:36:34.840 --> 00:36:38.800
what I fucking want, So fucking expel me. You know
501
00:36:38.920 --> 00:36:42.000
you wanna, Van DEAs shook his head.
502
00:36:42.599 --> 00:36:43.000
Nope.
503
00:36:43.480 --> 00:36:46.280
If you want to leave, I'm not stopping you, but
504
00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:49.960
you'll be on your way to prison. Remember your probation, Ronda,
505
00:36:50.639 --> 00:36:54.599
face it. You're going to stay right here and finish
506
00:36:54.639 --> 00:37:00.639
my classes with passing grades. Then and only then you
507
00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:05.719
can go. Ronnie screamed with rage. Then she turned and
508
00:37:05.800 --> 00:37:10.639
ran off. Derek just looked her way but didn't give chase.
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00:37:11.760 --> 00:37:16.800
Principal Van Deist sighed, Please go find her, Derek, bring
510
00:37:16.840 --> 00:37:22.599
her back to class, Yes, sir, he replied. Ronnie tried
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00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:25.079
to go into the gymnasium, but every door.
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00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:26.039
To it was locked.51300:37:26.719 --> 00:37:30.719
After learning Miss Decker, the drama instructor, had the gymnasium51400:37:30.760 --> 00:37:34.920
reserved for some secret event, Principal Van Deist approved. Ronnie51500:37:34.920 --> 00:37:38.960
descended the basement stairs and went into a back room.51600:37:39.320 --> 00:37:42.000
She pulled a compact out of her denim booty shorts51700:37:42.239 --> 00:37:47.119
and opened it. She removed a razor blade, a mini straw,51800:37:47.880 --> 00:37:52.199
and a vial of cocaine. After making two lines with51900:37:52.239 --> 00:37:55.000
the razor blade on the mirror, she did them both52000:37:55.159 --> 00:37:59.519
using the straw. Ronnie felt ashamed that Derek had learned52100:37:59.519 --> 00:38:03.199
about how she got busted with Bill Baxter. It was52200:38:03.239 --> 00:38:06.360
in the boy's locker room an hour after school. Van52300:38:06.440 --> 00:38:09.480
dest had gone in to talk to Coach Brackett. Not52400:38:09.679 --> 00:38:12.719
seeing him in his office, Van Deiste heard the showers52500:38:12.760 --> 00:38:17.800
going in some strange noises. Knowing there were no sports52600:38:17.840 --> 00:38:21.639
practices that day, he crept back and found Bill pounding52700:38:21.719 --> 00:38:26.159
Ronnie in a quite revealing sexual position. Van Deist knew52800:38:26.199 --> 00:38:30.480
that Bill had paid her for sex, but couldn't prove it. Also,52900:38:30.599 --> 00:38:34.119
the principal had seen Ronnie dripping wet and in all53000:38:34.199 --> 00:38:38.519
of her naked glory. That was just before prom night.53100:38:39.760 --> 00:38:43.119
Ronnie really wanted to kill Principal Van Dest in the53200:38:43.199 --> 00:38:48.599
worst way. As she contemplated doing two more lines of cocaine,53300:38:48.639 --> 00:38:53.719
she heard some strange noises. She got angry and put53400:38:53.760 --> 00:38:57.079
her compact away. Then she came out and saw the53500:38:57.119 --> 00:39:02.639
male shape get fucked Van Des. Ronnie rushed at him53600:39:02.639 --> 00:39:05.960
with her fist cocked, ready to lay him out. Then53700:39:06.079 --> 00:39:09.320
she leaped at her target, only to gasp and quickly53800:39:09.360 --> 00:39:14.000
pull her fist back. Dereck Masters easily caught Ronnie and53900:39:14.119 --> 00:39:18.719
gently lowered her back to her feet. Diffused by Dereck54000:39:18.840 --> 00:39:24.599
yet again, Ronnie shamefully turned her head away. I'm sorry54100:39:24.639 --> 00:39:29.920
you heard what Van Deist said. No judgments, he replied softly.54200:39:31.039 --> 00:39:35.199
Ronnie gazed at him. Why are you so fucking sweet54300:39:35.199 --> 00:39:39.280
to me? She stepped back and pointed up. You can54400:39:39.320 --> 00:39:42.400
have any of them cuts upstairs. What makes me so54500:39:42.559 --> 00:39:47.360
fucking special? In the dim light, she saw Dereck smile54600:39:47.760 --> 00:39:51.559
a little. Then Ronnie shook her head quickly as he54700:39:51.639 --> 00:39:55.719
gently backed her into a corner. Her heart felt ready54800:39:55.719 --> 00:39:59.400
to explode in her chest as she smelled his intoxicating scent.54900:40:00.760 --> 00:40:04.599
Then she gasped as Derek pressed his lips to hers55000:40:05.480 --> 00:40:11.719
and finally kissed her. Ronnie moaned and kissed him back. Oh,55100:40:11.760 --> 00:40:15.440
how she wanted and waited for this moment. Derek and55200:40:15.559 --> 00:40:18.360
Ronnie held each other as they made out for several minutes.55300:40:19.400 --> 00:40:23.440
Deep down, Dereck knew that Ronnie was trouble, but from55400:40:23.480 --> 00:40:26.360
the first moment he had seen her, he had lost55500:40:26.400 --> 00:40:29.960
his heart and vowed to win her. Maybe knowing that55600:40:30.079 --> 00:40:32.800
Ronnie was a tortured soul was what had drawn him55700:40:32.800 --> 00:40:36.199
to her. It didn't matter to him what Ronnie was55800:40:36.320 --> 00:40:39.679
or what she had done. He cared deeply about her55900:40:40.159 --> 00:40:44.599
and wanted to save her, even if from herself. When56000:40:44.639 --> 00:40:48.400
they finished kissing, he caressed her cheek. Then he kissed56100:40:48.440 --> 00:40:52.679
her again, a longer one. This time he felt Ronnie56200:40:52.760 --> 00:40:55.599
shaking in his arms as she kissed him back with56300:40:55.679 --> 00:40:59.559
the same fire he had kissed her. When they finished56400:40:59.559 --> 00:41:03.679
this kiss, Ronnie was completely under his spell as he56500:41:03.760 --> 00:41:08.199
took her hand and walked her back upstairs. Soon they56600:41:08.239 --> 00:41:12.119
were walking back into Van Deast's class. Ronnie was high,56700:41:12.159 --> 00:41:17.320
both from the cocaine and her elevated emotions, but still coherent.56800:41:18.320 --> 00:41:21.800
Ronnie caught Regal looking at them the fuck you looking56900:41:21.840 --> 00:41:26.320
at preppy, Principal Van Deist pointed sharply at her. You57000:41:26.400 --> 00:41:30.719
will stop with the profanity, Ronda, and starting tomorrow, put57100:41:30.800 --> 00:41:34.800
some clothes on before you come to school. Two things,57200:41:35.320 --> 00:41:39.480
Ronnie raised her index finger. One what I'm wearing ain't57300:41:39.519 --> 00:41:43.480
against school code. And two she turned her hand and57400:41:43.599 --> 00:41:48.519
raised her middle finger. Fuck you, she smirked. And we57500:41:48.639 --> 00:41:53.280
both know you don't want me over dressing. Right with that,57600:41:53.920 --> 00:41:58.079
Ronnie and Derek took their seats. Principal Van Deste resumed57700:41:58.119 --> 00:42:09.639
his class. Week three, Thursday, Ronnie was again frustrated with57800:42:09.719 --> 00:42:13.760
Principal Van Deste after busting her for smoking on school57900:42:13.800 --> 00:42:17.880
property again, he decided to make an example of her58000:42:18.159 --> 00:42:22.559
by calling on just her for the rest of the class. Eventually,58100:42:22.639 --> 00:42:26.880
this caused yet another heated confrontation between them. When she58200:42:26.960 --> 00:42:31.599
climbed over her desk and attacked him. Van Deste still58300:42:31.639 --> 00:42:35.920
wouldn't expel her. Ronnie wondered if he truly enjoyed looking58400:42:35.960 --> 00:42:39.920
at her luscious body that much or just wanted to58500:42:39.960 --> 00:42:43.480
put her in her place now. She just wanted to58600:42:43.519 --> 00:42:48.800
lose herself somewhere and enjoy some cocaine. As she passed58700:42:48.800 --> 00:42:53.360
the library, she saw Primrose Miron and Samuel Wormton talking58800:42:53.400 --> 00:42:56.320
to each other as they looked at the yearbook like58900:42:56.360 --> 00:42:59.719
they were lovers. If there was one thing Ronnie and59000:42:59.760 --> 00:43:04.039
enjoy even more than cocaine, it was all the dirt59100:43:04.159 --> 00:43:09.280
she found on certain people. She appreciated how the worms59200:43:09.320 --> 00:43:12.400
sold homework assignments to people who could afford his prices,59300:43:12.960 --> 00:43:17.039
especially the reports. He sold a's the same way she59400:43:17.199 --> 00:43:20.760
sold quality drugs. She knew he did the assignments in59500:43:20.760 --> 00:43:24.760
his client's style of handwriting. This way, they weren't easily59600:43:24.840 --> 00:43:29.280
traceable back to him. Also, nobody ever ratted him out.59700:43:29.960 --> 00:43:34.159
Primrose Mirn was certainly a piece of work, always acting59800:43:34.239 --> 00:43:38.199
so nicey nice to people. The truth was she was59900:43:38.239 --> 00:43:42.039
as exploitative as any other Miran. This was simply her60000:43:42.079 --> 00:43:46.480
way of doing it. Ronnie hated rich people like the Mirans,60100:43:46.840 --> 00:43:51.159
especially Primrose. She had no problem flaunting her family's money60200:43:51.199 --> 00:43:54.519
to get whatever she wanted. In life, Ronnie had to60300:43:54.559 --> 00:43:57.760
fight and do many questionable things just to be able60400:43:57.800 --> 00:44:01.880
to live. She was making good money herself with selling60500:44:01.920 --> 00:44:06.199
premium drugs and even her body, but seeing Primrose showing60600:44:06.239 --> 00:44:09.480
her cleavage and being all flirty with the worm was60700:44:09.679 --> 00:44:13.440
just making her sick. She was even angrier with Primrose60800:44:13.679 --> 00:44:17.559
than she was with Principal Van dest As. Ronnie was60900:44:17.599 --> 00:44:21.280
about to march in and confront Primrose, she was stopped61000:44:21.280 --> 00:44:25.000
by another student in her class, Bill Baxter, was one61100:44:25.039 --> 00:44:29.039
of her regulars who paid her for both drugs and sex.61200:44:30.039 --> 00:44:35.599
What Ronnie whispered, you got them, he whispered back, She61300:44:35.800 --> 00:44:40.800
sighed out back. Bill followed her around the library, through61400:44:40.840 --> 00:44:44.159
the empty girl's locker room and out the back doors.61500:44:44.760 --> 00:44:48.079
They went underneath the visitor's bleachers at the stadium, where61600:44:48.119 --> 00:44:51.599
no one would likely find them. She produced a pharmacy61700:44:51.679 --> 00:44:56.159
container and shook it, same number of pills, same price,61800:44:56.679 --> 00:44:59.960
she said. Bill paid the cash for the high quality61900:45:00.079 --> 00:45:04.079
the uppers. Of course, Ronnie counted the money before handing62000:45:04.119 --> 00:45:08.320
over the merchandise to her. Bill was too dumb to62100:45:08.360 --> 00:45:11.039
make sure all the pills were in the container, not62200:45:11.239 --> 00:45:14.639
that she ever shorted a client. A deal was a deal.62300:45:15.440 --> 00:45:18.440
Ronnie knew Bill was a loser, but as long as62400:45:18.480 --> 00:45:21.840
he had the cash for her goods and services. Bill62500:45:21.920 --> 00:45:24.840
showed Ronnie some more cash as he looked over her62600:45:25.119 --> 00:45:29.719
ravishing body. How much for a quick fuck? Ronnie almost62700:45:29.760 --> 00:45:33.360
took the money, but she quickly reconsidered get the fuck62800:45:33.400 --> 00:45:36.239
out of here. I ain't selling no more sugar, especially62900:45:36.280 --> 00:45:40.760
after getting caught by Van dest You said nobody'd find us, boy,63000:45:40.840 --> 00:45:45.000
I was fucking stupid listening to your dumbass. Bill growled63100:45:45.000 --> 00:45:49.079
and put his hands on her shoulders. I said, I63200:45:49.159 --> 00:45:53.599
want to fuck you? How much? Then he tried grabbing63300:45:53.639 --> 00:45:57.119
her tight fitting T shirt, but Bill was suddenly met63400:45:57.159 --> 00:46:01.320
with a switchblade under his chin. Your mother fucking hands63500:46:01.360 --> 00:46:03.519
off me, or you ain't ever gonna have to worry63600:46:03.559 --> 00:46:08.320
about paying for Leyan ever again. As Bill stepped slowly back,63700:46:08.800 --> 00:46:12.400
Ronnie glared at him. I said, I ain't selling no63800:46:12.559 --> 00:46:17.400
more fucking sugar. This candy store's out of business. Now,63900:46:17.599 --> 00:46:22.159
fuck off, stop right there. A familiar voice called out.64000:46:22.760 --> 00:46:26.760
When Principal Van Deist saw Bill and Ronnie together, he muttered,64100:46:27.440 --> 00:46:30.800
you two again. Randy Ullery was with the principal and64200:46:30.840 --> 00:46:35.760
pointed right at Ronnie. She sold Bill some drugs, did you?64300:46:35.880 --> 00:46:40.519
Ronda Van DEAs demanded, and give me that goddamn switchblade.64400:46:40.760 --> 00:46:41.079
Now.64500:46:42.280 --> 00:46:46.599
Ronnie was really angry. Fuck off Van Deist. I swear64600:46:46.760 --> 00:46:50.199
I'll shove this blade straight up your fucking ass. But64700:46:50.400 --> 00:46:53.760
Ronnie hadn't expected Principal Van Deast's own rage towards her.64800:46:54.639 --> 00:46:57.360
He suddenly grabbed her and made her drop the knife.64900:46:57.960 --> 00:47:01.480
Ronnie roared and elbowed him. When she went for her switchblade,65000:47:01.679 --> 00:47:05.719
Randy tackled her. Bill quickly escaped. Ronnie got out from65100:47:05.800 --> 00:47:08.519
underneath Randy to get to her feet and reclaim her weapon.65200:47:09.360 --> 00:47:11.920
She turned to Randy and swung the switchblade to make65300:47:11.960 --> 00:47:15.880
him back up. You're on my shit list, you fucking snitch.65400:47:16.519 --> 00:47:19.360
I wish to god i'd killed your goddamn liian myself.65500:47:19.920 --> 00:47:23.320
Randy screamed and pushed right at her. He tackled her65600:47:23.360 --> 00:47:26.360
again and held her down as Van Deist relieved Ronnie65700:47:26.400 --> 00:47:31.440
of her switchblade. Vandiist, you motherfucker, Ronnie screamed, I fuck it,65800:47:31.519 --> 00:47:34.519
hate Jo, and I'm sick of hearing about you selling65900:47:34.599 --> 00:47:39.039
drugs at my school. Van Deist shouted back, I'm going66000:47:39.079 --> 00:47:42.239
to search you now, Ronda, I find any drugs. You66100:47:42.320 --> 00:47:45.840
are done here hold her down. Randy sit on her,66200:47:46.760 --> 00:47:49.440
but Ronnie was too wily and again wiggled out from66300:47:49.519 --> 00:47:53.239
underneath Randy. She got up and ran away from there.66400:47:53.559 --> 00:47:58.280
Principal van dest and Randy gave chase, However, Ronnie managed66500:47:58.280 --> 00:48:02.480
to hide and lose both of them. Ronnie was still angry66600:48:02.559 --> 00:48:05.599
at Bill. This is the second time you got me66700:48:05.679 --> 00:48:10.440
in trouble, Baxter. I'm gonna fucking kill your ass. And66800:48:10.480 --> 00:48:16.159
then Ronnie stormed off to find Bill. Bill was down66900:48:16.199 --> 00:48:19.079
in the basement. He was angry at having Principal van67000:48:19.159 --> 00:48:22.559
Deste catch him and Ronnie a second time. He was67100:48:22.599 --> 00:48:26.239
even angrier at Ronnie for not selling him her deliciously67200:48:26.320 --> 00:48:27.079
sweet body.67300:48:27.199 --> 00:48:27.559
Again.67400:48:28.400 --> 00:48:31.119
He certainly wasn't a looker, and he was a good67500:48:31.199 --> 00:48:35.440
fifty plus pounds overweight, but having sex with Ronnie still counted,67600:48:35.960 --> 00:48:40.119
even if he paid her for it. Bitch, he yelled.67700:48:41.000 --> 00:48:43.280
He hated having to flush the pills he had just67800:48:43.360 --> 00:48:47.199
bought off Ronnie down a restroom toilet. However, he managed67900:48:47.199 --> 00:48:50.119
to hold on to two of them. He quickly popped68000:48:50.159 --> 00:48:52.280
them into his mouth and drained the bottle of coke68100:48:52.320 --> 00:48:55.320
he grabbed out of the vending machine. He would return68200:48:55.400 --> 00:48:59.719
to class once he felt the uppers kicking in. Suddenly68300:49:00.840 --> 00:49:07.639
everything went dark, shit, Bill muttered. The lights seemingly came68400:49:07.679 --> 00:49:12.519
back on. Then Bill turned to the stairway and saw68500:49:13.360 --> 00:49:18.960
the glowing form of Lilian Johansson blocking the way. You68600:49:19.159 --> 00:49:23.719
always were such a loser, Bill, the ghost said, you68700:49:23.880 --> 00:49:28.559
came to the prom and caused trouble, even spiking the punch.68800:49:29.239 --> 00:49:33.000
What's ironic is that Laura Lee Hardy never came anywhere68900:49:33.039 --> 00:49:38.880
near you, yet I ended up losing my life. That's69000:49:38.920 --> 00:49:44.280
not exactly fair, is it. Lilian produced a knife. Let's69100:49:44.320 --> 00:49:48.800
rectify that right here, and now get away from me,69200:49:49.480 --> 00:49:53.119
Bill wailed. As he turned and ran. Bill found himself69300:49:53.159 --> 00:49:58.159
cornered very quickly. Lilian Johansson was soon on him. Bill69400:49:58.280 --> 00:50:02.440
was petrified and screamed as Lilian ran the knife across69500:50:02.440 --> 00:50:06.400
his throat. Then she stabbed him in the stomach, the69600:50:06.559 --> 00:50:10.719
very same way Laura Lee Hardy had stabbed her on69700:50:10.880 --> 00:50:14.800
prom night. The last thing Bill saw as he sunk69800:50:14.840 --> 00:50:22.199
to the floor and into everlasting darkness was Lilian laughing scornfully.69900:50:25.920 --> 00:50:31.519
Week four, Wednesday, Ronnie had passed government and was now70000:50:31.559 --> 00:50:35.760
midway through the first week of economics. Ronnie and Derek70100:50:35.880 --> 00:50:40.360
left class together holding hands. Dereck had finally asked her70200:50:40.360 --> 00:50:43.639
out on a date. She was already planning to invite70300:50:43.719 --> 00:50:46.280
him into her apartment at Strickfield Cove when the date70400:50:46.400 --> 00:50:49.400
was over, and let him ravage her as much as70500:50:49.400 --> 00:50:54.239
he wanted. As for Bill Baxter, he never returned to70600:50:54.360 --> 00:50:57.480
class after Principal van Dest was late to their drug70700:50:57.519 --> 00:51:01.920
transaction off the football field. As a result, Principal van70800:51:02.000 --> 00:51:06.639
Dest flunked him. Not that Ronnie cared, since the principal70900:51:06.679 --> 00:51:10.000
found no evidence of drugs on her. After he'd finally71000:51:10.039 --> 00:51:13.400
caught her and pulled her into his office. As Ronnie71100:51:13.400 --> 00:51:17.440
and Derek passed the gymnasium doors, she decided he could71200:51:17.440 --> 00:51:21.559
have her right now and turned into Derek and kissed him.71300:51:21.920 --> 00:51:24.119
She backed him up into the wall, where they kissed71400:51:24.199 --> 00:51:29.440
hungrily and passionately. When they stopped, she produced the keys71500:51:29.519 --> 00:51:34.239
she had swiped from the locked gymnasium. Huana, she purred.71600:51:35.079 --> 00:51:38.960
Derek answered her by kissing her again. When they finished,71700:51:39.280 --> 00:51:42.039
she unlocked one of the doors and started to open it.71800:51:42.760 --> 00:51:47.079
Stop a voice called out. They turned to see Devin71900:51:47.119 --> 00:51:50.880
Decker approaching them. The gymnasium is currently off limits and72000:51:50.960 --> 00:51:53.880
is closed until the end of summer school. I'll take72100:51:53.960 --> 00:51:57.559
those keys. What are you gonna do? Give us attention,72200:51:58.199 --> 00:52:02.000
Ronnie retorted, handing the key. He's tour like you said,72300:52:02.400 --> 00:52:06.079
it's summer school. But Derek would prove again to be72400:52:06.159 --> 00:52:09.239
the voice of reason. It's okay, Ronnie, Let's just go72500:52:09.320 --> 00:52:13.599
to Denoyer's grill. When Derek took Ronnie's hand and interlaced72600:52:13.599 --> 00:52:19.280
his fingers with hers, she sighed, okay, baby, let's eat.72700:52:19.440 --> 00:52:23.079
But something wasn't sitting right with Ronnie. She turned back72800:52:23.119 --> 00:52:27.400
to mis Decker. What are you doing here anyway? You72900:52:27.440 --> 00:52:31.079
ain't teaching no summer school classes, if you must know,73000:52:31.239 --> 00:52:34.559
I'm working on a very special project in the gymnasium.73100:52:35.039 --> 00:52:40.039
Devin answered, relocking the door. Principal Van Diast knows as73200:52:40.039 --> 00:52:41.719
I said, the event will be at the end of73300:52:41.760 --> 00:52:44.599
the summer school term. I'd very much love it if73400:52:44.639 --> 00:52:49.400
you and Derek would attend. Ronnie rolled her eyes fuck that.73500:52:50.159 --> 00:52:54.719
She glanced at Derek. Let's go. Derek gave Miss Decker73600:52:54.760 --> 00:52:58.320
an apologetic smile as he and Ronnie walked to the73700:52:58.360 --> 00:53:08.280
main doors. Week five, Friday night, Primrose Miran met Samuel73800:53:08.320 --> 00:53:11.480
Wormton in the alley next to the Strickfield Centennial Theater.73900:53:12.519 --> 00:53:15.599
She paid him money for an economics paper Principal Van74000:53:15.679 --> 00:53:19.440
Dieste had assigned. After giving her the paper, she looked74100:53:19.480 --> 00:53:23.280
it over with satisfaction. Then the two of them came74200:53:23.360 --> 00:53:29.960
together and kissed. Primrose never planned on liking the worm74300:53:30.440 --> 00:53:34.639
but even Mirons are human By now, She was having74400:53:34.679 --> 00:53:37.960
sex with him. When they finished kissing, they knew they74500:53:38.000 --> 00:53:43.280
wanted to have sex again soon. My parents won't be74600:53:43.360 --> 00:53:48.199
home all night, Primrose offered, good mine, sure will be,74700:53:48.880 --> 00:53:53.159
Samuel replied. Primrose took his hand and they began walking74800:53:53.199 --> 00:53:57.159
to the mirn gated community. When they reached an alley,74900:53:57.639 --> 00:54:01.519
Primrose eased him into it. It's just on the other side.75000:54:02.599 --> 00:54:05.559
They were halfway through the alley when their eyes met75100:54:05.800 --> 00:54:10.719
and they kissed again, Primrose knew they wouldn't make it75200:54:10.719 --> 00:54:14.639
to the gated community. As they started to undress each other,75300:54:15.159 --> 00:54:21.039
they stopped when they heard a strange, eerie laughter. They75400:54:21.119 --> 00:54:24.239
let go of each other and turned to see the75500:54:24.280 --> 00:54:30.079
ghost of Lilian Johanson glowing brilliantly. She laughed as she75600:54:30.239 --> 00:54:34.000
pointed right at them. You were there on prom night75700:54:34.320 --> 00:54:39.760
as one of the competitors to my crown, Primrose. I75800:54:39.840 --> 00:54:42.960
heard rumors you were going to buy the crown like75900:54:43.039 --> 00:54:49.159
you buy your homework. Lilian looked very angry. Now, now,76000:54:49.480 --> 00:54:52.559
how fair is that you wanted to take from me?76100:54:53.880 --> 00:54:59.119
So I'm going to take from you. She pointed right76200:54:59.159 --> 00:55:05.880
at Samuel Die and suddenly Samuel cried out, seemingly in pain,76300:55:06.559 --> 00:55:11.320
yet there was no sign he had been touched Primrose.76400:55:12.320 --> 00:55:17.159
He choked, then he fell forward and landed on his face.76500:55:18.480 --> 00:55:23.280
Primrose lowered herself and checked his pulse. She shook her76600:55:23.280 --> 00:55:27.840
head quickly. No, no, no, you can't be dead, sam76700:55:28.480 --> 00:55:33.360
When the ghost came for her, Primrose screamed and ran76800:55:33.519 --> 00:55:42.440
for her life. She didn't stop running until she reached76900:55:42.480 --> 00:55:46.440
her gated community. As she started entering the code to77000:55:46.480 --> 00:55:50.320
open the side door next to the gate. Her phone rang.77100:55:51.599 --> 00:55:59.119
She looked at the caller, ID Ronnie Brunswick. Yeah, she stammered,77200:56:00.079 --> 00:56:02.119
Paying a nerd to do all your homework for you's77300:56:02.159 --> 00:56:05.440
gotta be nice. It's only fair. You're fucking him. Now,77400:56:07.000 --> 00:56:11.119
what do you even care, Primrose demanded, Because you ain't77500:56:11.159 --> 00:56:13.960
selling drugs or your body just to make ends meet.77600:56:14.280 --> 00:56:16.840
You're a spoiled brad who gets everything handed to her77700:56:17.000 --> 00:56:20.719
by mommy and Daddy. Well, Mama, Ronnie's gonna give you77800:56:20.840 --> 00:56:22.920
something sooner than you think.77900:56:24.519 --> 00:56:25.400
The call ended.78000:56:26.079 --> 00:56:28.719
After Primrose entered the code and stepped through the gate.78100:56:29.519 --> 00:56:36.360
There was a rumble, then it began to rain. She78200:56:36.519 --> 00:56:41.760
started crying again, remembering Samuel was killed by Lilyan Johansson's78300:56:41.800 --> 00:56:46.360
ghost felt almost like a dream. She needed to get78400:56:46.400 --> 00:56:52.079
home and call the police and tell them what, Primrose78500:56:52.159 --> 00:56:56.000
chastised herself, like they're really going to believe I'm being78600:56:56.119 --> 00:57:00.159
chased by a ghost. Primrose was soaked by the time78700:57:00.199 --> 00:57:05.360
she reached her house and walked inside to the waiting darkness. Suddenly,78800:57:05.719 --> 00:57:08.920
she was grabbed from behind and thrown to the kitchen floor.78900:57:09.920 --> 00:57:14.159
A female figure in a dark outfit throttled Primrose's throat79000:57:14.480 --> 00:57:17.800
as she sat on top of her Her eyes opened79100:57:17.840 --> 00:57:21.039
wide as she saw the knife the figure held up79200:57:21.840 --> 00:57:27.639
ready for the kill. Primrose screamed as the knife came79300:57:27.760 --> 00:57:40.599
down fast. Week five, Friday night, Primrose mirror screamed the79400:57:40.599 --> 00:57:44.639
top of her lungs as the knife suddenly came down fast.79500:57:45.360 --> 00:57:49.159
Remembering that Samuel Wormton was killed by Lilian Johansson's ghost,79600:57:49.559 --> 00:57:53.360
she grabbed her assailant's wrist. She groaned and fought back79700:57:53.440 --> 00:57:57.840
with fear fueled strength, and finally freed herself. When Primrose79800:57:57.880 --> 00:58:02.480
got to her feet, her attacker pursuit her. Primrose screamed79900:58:02.519 --> 00:58:05.639
again as she ran through her house. The knife almost80000:58:05.719 --> 00:58:07.880
came down on her hand as she used it to80100:58:07.920 --> 00:58:10.840
push off of a lamp table. She saw there was80200:58:10.880 --> 00:58:14.920
only one place she could run, the locked, fancy French80300:58:14.960 --> 00:58:19.039
patio doors leading out to the backyard. She knew she80400:58:19.119 --> 00:58:21.400
had to save herself and it was better to do80500:58:21.440 --> 00:58:24.199
what she had in mind now and catch hell from80600:58:24.199 --> 00:58:28.400
her parents later. Primrose cried out for her life as80700:58:28.440 --> 00:58:32.440
she crashed right through the doors. She could feel the80800:58:32.480 --> 00:58:34.880
cuts on her arms and legs. As she reached the80900:58:34.960 --> 00:58:37.440
fence on the other side of the inground swimming pool.81000:58:38.280 --> 00:58:40.760
She climbed the fence and ran until she reached the81100:58:40.800 --> 00:58:44.920
main gate, where she opened the side door and escaped.81200:58:48.480 --> 00:58:53.960
Final week Monday morning. On Saturday morning, Primrose certainly did81300:58:54.039 --> 00:58:57.000
catch hell from her parents for the damage they saw81400:58:57.039 --> 00:59:00.519
in the house upon coming home. After she explained what81500:59:00.559 --> 00:59:04.000
had happened, they eased off her. They knew their daughter81600:59:04.079 --> 00:59:06.320
well enough to know she wouldn't lie to them about81700:59:06.360 --> 00:59:10.559
someone attacking her. Her parents called the police, resulting in81800:59:10.639 --> 00:59:14.960
Primrose answering several questions. When she told the police what81900:59:15.039 --> 00:59:18.159
had happened in the alley next to the Strickfield Centennial Theater,82000:59:18.719 --> 00:59:22.599
omitting the details about Lillian Johansson, they told her they82100:59:22.639 --> 00:59:27.360
would investigate it. When the police left, Primrose was taken82200:59:27.400 --> 00:59:31.079
to Strickfield General Hospital and was treated for her injuries,82300:59:31.599 --> 00:59:36.760
mostly scratches and minor cuts. After coming back home, Primrose82400:59:36.800 --> 00:59:39.159
cleaned up and stayed home for the rest of the weekend.82500:59:39.800 --> 00:59:42.880
She hadn't gotten much sleep, which showed when she returned82600:59:42.880 --> 00:59:46.679
to Strickfield High School on Monday. As soon as Primrose82700:59:46.679 --> 00:59:50.519
walked into Room twelve, she immediately caught the menacing look82800:59:51.039 --> 00:59:55.679
from Ronnie Brunswick. Primrose gulped when she remembered her attacker82900:59:56.239 --> 01:00:00.239
was definitely female, in spite of being completely covered in83001:00:00.280 --> 01:00:03.559
all black. Now she wondered if it had been Ronnie.83101:00:04.239 --> 01:00:08.000
But Ronnie wouldn't have covered up like that, would she.83201:00:08.000 --> 01:00:11.000
She was always so direct and never back down from anybody,83301:00:11.480 --> 01:00:16.039
especially Principal Vandiste. Primrose took her seat and choked when83401:00:16.039 --> 01:00:20.280
she saw Samuel Wormton's empty seat, knowing she would never83501:00:20.360 --> 01:00:26.960
see him again except possibly at his funeral. Okay, she83601:00:27.280 --> 01:00:30.400
was paying him to write her papers. As far as83701:00:30.440 --> 01:00:33.079
she was concerned. It was her money to do with83801:00:33.239 --> 01:00:36.320
as she liked, and she knew everybody else, including the83901:00:36.360 --> 01:00:41.599
Principal himself, had done something discreet in their time. Sure84001:00:41.679 --> 01:00:44.599
she was guilty of cheating, She was guilty of a84101:00:44.639 --> 01:00:49.320
lot of things, but who wasn't This was going to84201:00:49.360 --> 01:00:57.159
be a very, very long three hours. At the break,84301:00:57.280 --> 01:01:01.280
Primrose saw Ronnie march right into the life and point84401:01:01.360 --> 01:01:03.760
right at her as she was looking at the yearbook.84501:01:04.480 --> 01:01:08.480
Primrose became scared and ran from the library. She didn't84601:01:08.480 --> 01:01:11.400
get very far when Ronnie yanked on her strawberry blonde84701:01:11.440 --> 01:01:15.400
hair and shoved her into an empty classroom. Ronnie pulled84801:01:15.400 --> 01:01:19.000
the door shut behind her, then pressed herself up against her. Prey,84901:01:20.159 --> 01:01:23.199
you afraid of me, little Primrose, you should be, you85001:01:23.320 --> 01:01:29.400
fucking cheater. Primrose tried to compose herself. Okay, I'm a cheater,85101:01:29.559 --> 01:01:34.880
but you are a drug dealer and a whore. Ronnie smirked,85201:01:35.400 --> 01:01:37.760
And it was people like you who put me there,85301:01:38.320 --> 01:01:41.800
funny thing, it's also people like you who find people85401:01:41.960 --> 01:01:46.119
like me when you need uppers for ballet recitals. Then85501:01:46.239 --> 01:01:49.119
you needed adderall to win Miss Strickfield at the County85601:01:49.119 --> 01:01:53.000
Fair last year. Then you was wanting Coke to win85701:01:53.039 --> 01:01:57.000
the election for student council president next year. What do85801:01:57.039 --> 01:02:02.239
you want? Primrose asked weakly. What you owe for everything85901:02:02.239 --> 01:02:04.519
I hooked you up with. I gave them to you86001:02:04.559 --> 01:02:07.519
on credit because you're a mirrn, which means you were86101:02:07.519 --> 01:02:10.480
good for it. But you've been avoiding me, rich girl.86201:02:11.199 --> 01:02:13.920
What you can pay your nerdy lover for doing your86301:02:13.920 --> 01:02:17.880
homework but you can't pay me? They stared into each86401:02:17.880 --> 01:02:23.159
other's eyes for a long moment. Then Primrose nodded, Yeah,86501:02:23.400 --> 01:02:24.079
I can pay you.86601:02:24.920 --> 01:02:25.679
What do I owe you?86701:02:26.679 --> 01:02:32.599
Ronnie smiled sweetly. Now ten Primrose's eyes and mouth widened.86801:02:33.159 --> 01:02:37.360
Ten grand for the drugs, three grand for the drugs86901:02:37.360 --> 01:02:39.840
I gave you so far, and a grand for every87001:02:39.880 --> 01:02:42.920
week of summer school for keeping my mouth shut about87101:02:42.960 --> 01:02:47.280
you cheating, including this week. You pay up. Your secret87201:02:47.360 --> 01:02:51.800
stays safe and if not. Ronnie took out her smartphone87301:02:52.039 --> 01:02:55.000
and showed Primrose the footage she captured of her and87401:02:55.079 --> 01:02:58.400
Samuel making their exchange in the alley next to the87501:02:58.400 --> 01:03:02.119
Centennial Theater from that fateful night. And I got a87601:03:02.119 --> 01:03:05.559
few more of these just like it. Primrose started to87701:03:05.599 --> 01:03:10.920
cry a little now, then she nodded, okay. When Primrose87801:03:10.960 --> 01:03:14.639
opened her purse and pulled out her money, Ronnie snatched87901:03:14.679 --> 01:03:19.840
it and counted it out. Wow, four grand. I'm surprised88001:03:19.840 --> 01:03:23.119
you carry that kind of money on you. Then she smiled,88101:03:23.920 --> 01:03:27.599
I'll call this an installment. Always a pleasure doing business88201:03:27.639 --> 01:03:31.960
with you, little Primrose. So I just owe you another88301:03:32.000 --> 01:03:37.639
five grand. Then Primrose inquired, Ronnie laughed, Nah, you still88401:03:37.639 --> 01:03:42.880
owe me six do on Friday? Primrose gasped, what's the88501:03:42.920 --> 01:03:43.679
extra thousand?88601:03:43.760 --> 01:03:44.039
Four?88701:03:44.880 --> 01:03:49.119
Ronnie quickly placed a pharmaceutical container in her hand for these,88801:03:49.880 --> 01:03:53.599
you really look like shit. She held Primrose's hand tightly.88901:03:54.880 --> 01:03:58.079
You don't pay me the final six grand. She showed89001:03:58.079 --> 01:04:01.880
Primrose her switchblade. I'll cut a slash on your arm89101:04:02.000 --> 01:04:04.800
for every day you miss a payment as a reminder89201:04:05.440 --> 01:04:09.119
you get real delinquent, I'll just cut your fuckin' heart out,89301:04:09.400 --> 01:04:11.559
and then I'll post every video I got of you89401:04:11.639 --> 01:04:16.119
on social media. You hearin me, rich girl. She retracted89501:04:16.119 --> 01:04:18.840
the blade. Now get the fuck out of my face.89601:04:20.000 --> 01:04:23.360
Ronnie stepped aside and let Primrose leave. She knew she89701:04:23.400 --> 01:04:25.559
had time to get a few lines of cocaine in89801:04:25.639 --> 01:04:29.119
before going back to class. She didn't really need it,89901:04:29.199 --> 01:04:31.519
but she was feeling really sweet at the moment. With90001:04:31.559 --> 01:04:34.599
all that cash in her pocket and knowing much more90101:04:34.679 --> 01:04:38.760
was coming, she could certainly treat herself to day. When90201:04:38.760 --> 01:04:43.039
the next break came, Ronnie targeted Regal Fairlane and followed90301:04:43.039 --> 01:04:46.280
her to see her going into an empty classroom. As90401:04:46.320 --> 01:04:49.679
Regal pulled the door shut, Ronnie suddenly came into the90501:04:49.760 --> 01:04:53.639
room with her. What's the matter, Preppy, still missing your90601:04:53.679 --> 01:04:57.920
sexy teach your boyfriend, Ronnie asked, pulling the door shut90701:04:57.920 --> 01:05:03.800
behind her. What Regal choked out? Ronnie smiled, Yeah, I90801:05:03.880 --> 01:05:08.000
know all about you, fucking mister Zachary. In fact, Ronnie90901:05:08.039 --> 01:05:11.039
had her smartphone and showed Regal the footage she captured91001:05:11.079 --> 01:05:14.039
of them meeting at the Strickfield County Fair the night91101:05:14.079 --> 01:05:17.880
Austin was killed. Regal became dizzy when she saw some91201:05:17.960 --> 01:05:22.079
of the rather NSFW content from inside the haunted House.91301:05:22.920 --> 01:05:27.559
Ronnie knew everything. She stopped the video. He wasn't fucking91401:05:27.599 --> 01:05:32.440
him for grades, so what's up with you? Regal groaned, No,91501:05:33.159 --> 01:05:36.480
it wasn't for grades. I like older men. I'm not91601:05:36.519 --> 01:05:42.159
going into my sex life with you, Ronnie sighed, romantically nice.91701:05:42.880 --> 01:05:45.480
You got a fetish, we all got him, but that91801:05:45.559 --> 01:05:47.159
ain't all I want to talk to you about.91901:05:47.239 --> 01:05:48.119
Preppy.92001:05:48.239 --> 01:05:50.960
You owe me green for those quality caffeine pills you92101:05:51.000 --> 01:05:54.599
wanted around midterms and finals week during the regular school year.92201:05:55.360 --> 01:05:57.679
I let you pay me with a night of hot92301:05:57.719 --> 01:06:00.280
sex after midterms because we were both in the mood,92401:06:00.920 --> 01:06:03.800
so I ain't counting that, but you still owe me92501:06:03.840 --> 01:06:04.719
for finals week?92601:06:05.679 --> 01:06:06.159
How much?92701:06:06.599 --> 01:06:11.159
Regal asked five hundred for the pills, Ronnie smirked her92801:06:11.280 --> 01:06:14.960
evil smirk, and a thousand for each of these six92901:06:15.039 --> 01:06:17.840
weeks of summer school that I didn't post this video93001:06:18.079 --> 01:06:22.519
to social media, so you owe me sixty five hundred altogether.93101:06:23.599 --> 01:06:26.719
I don't have that kind of money. Regal shrieked, I93201:06:26.760 --> 01:06:30.639
can pay you for the pills, but the rest that's extortion.93301:06:31.360 --> 01:06:34.800
She put her hands to her head in frustration. Why, Ronnie,93401:06:35.000 --> 01:06:37.679
what the hell did I ever do to you? Ronnie93501:06:37.679 --> 01:06:41.400
smirked again. How about when you stole Daddy's money to93601:06:41.440 --> 01:06:44.119
buy ecstasy from me when you wanted to fuck on93701:06:44.199 --> 01:06:47.920
it with your teacher back on your birthday? Yeah, looky here,93801:06:48.000 --> 01:06:51.280
I got that one on my phone too, extra steamy.93901:06:51.679 --> 01:06:54.880
And when Daddy cornered you about the missing green, you94001:06:55.039 --> 01:06:58.440
told him I broke in and lifted it, didn't you?94101:06:59.480 --> 01:07:01.920
The popoe couldn't hang it on me? But I knew94201:07:01.960 --> 01:07:06.400
you fucked me, only fair, I fuck you back. Ronnie94301:07:06.400 --> 01:07:09.400
showed Regal her switchblade and gave her the same threats94401:07:09.400 --> 01:07:12.719
she made to Primrose Mirror in one break earlier. Then94501:07:12.840 --> 01:07:16.880
she finished by asking Regal, now you got the green94601:07:16.920 --> 01:07:20.079
to give me today. Regal felt sick to her stomach94701:07:20.119 --> 01:07:24.280
from seeing Ronnie's videos of her and Austin, but she94801:07:24.320 --> 01:07:27.800
immediately paid Ronnie the money for the drugs. After that,94901:07:28.039 --> 01:07:30.960
Ronnie opened the door for Regal and let her walk out.95001:07:31.719 --> 01:07:42.719
From there, the two girls walked back to class final week. Tuesday,95101:07:43.760 --> 01:07:46.519
after school, Primrose met up with Regal in the old95201:07:46.920 --> 01:07:50.840
abandoned rail yard on the outskirts of the village. Primrose95301:07:50.880 --> 01:07:53.800
had seen Regal and Ronnie walking back into the classroom95401:07:53.800 --> 01:07:57.119
together the day before. Having a pretty good idea of95501:07:57.159 --> 01:08:00.880
what had transpired between them, she contacted Regal and arranged95601:08:00.920 --> 01:08:04.599
a meeting. The girls confided in each other about why95701:08:04.639 --> 01:08:07.760
they were in trouble with Ronnie. I can't afford to95801:08:07.760 --> 01:08:12.039
pay six thousand dollars, Regal told Primrose. Now I'll have95901:08:12.079 --> 01:08:14.679
to stay out in the open so Ronnie won't catch96001:08:14.679 --> 01:08:18.479
me alone somewhere. I can't even go into a restroom anywhere,96101:08:18.840 --> 01:08:22.800
knowing Ronnie will corner me for her blackmail money. I96201:08:22.880 --> 01:08:26.720
know what you mean, Primrose replied, I can pay her96301:08:26.800 --> 01:08:30.279
for sure, but I'm not going to The money for96401:08:30.319 --> 01:08:34.319
the drugs was enough. I won't pay for blackmail. At96501:08:34.399 --> 01:08:37.600
least you didn't have to pay her with sex. Regal muttered,96601:08:38.239 --> 01:08:41.680
I'm not into girls, especially skanky ones like Ronnie Brunswick.96701:08:42.439 --> 01:08:46.000
You could have fooled me, Regal. You know damn well,96801:08:46.079 --> 01:08:50.239
you loved it a familiar voice interrupted, you even wanted96901:08:50.239 --> 01:08:54.600
some hot morning sex? Regal and Primrose gasped when they97001:08:54.600 --> 01:08:58.479
saw Ronnie approaching them. She still had her eyes locked97101:08:58.520 --> 01:09:01.880
on Regal. Okay, I ain't no good girl, but I97201:09:01.960 --> 01:09:04.760
take great care of my body. Men pay big money97301:09:04.800 --> 01:09:07.720
for a hot piece of ass like me. Ronnie brought97401:09:07.760 --> 01:09:11.800
out two switchblades and sprang them to life. You two97501:09:11.840 --> 01:09:16.640
ain't paying up, that's fine. Like I said, I'm taking97601:09:16.720 --> 01:09:21.039
both your fucking hearts. She opened her eyes wide. Hey,97701:09:22.039 --> 01:09:24.840
I can be the new queen of hearts killer right97801:09:24.880 --> 01:09:29.880
here in Strickfield. Run Regal, Primrose screamed. The two girls97901:09:29.920 --> 01:09:34.439
turned and ran. They heard Ronnie laughing maniacally behind them.98001:09:34.640 --> 01:09:37.439
Ronnie hadn't done any cocaine today, but she sure could98101:09:37.520 --> 01:09:41.239
act like she had. Contrary to what people thought, Ronnie98201:09:41.319 --> 01:09:44.960
knew her limits on drugs and never overindulged. In fact,98301:09:45.279 --> 01:09:49.119
she only ever did cocaine as her drug of choice. Okay,98401:09:49.199 --> 01:09:52.039
maybe also some pot. She never did any of the98501:09:52.079 --> 01:09:55.359
other drugs she sold. She got off on fear more98601:09:55.399 --> 01:10:00.319
than anything else, and these girls were just priceless. Regal98701:10:00.319 --> 01:10:03.239
and Primrose were quite surprised at how fast Ronnie could98801:10:03.319 --> 01:10:07.000
run and keep up with them. Even in her stiletto heels.98901:10:07.680 --> 01:10:10.720
Ronnie managed to chase her targets onto Indian Hollow Road.99001:10:11.159 --> 01:10:15.520
At one point, both girls split up. Ronnie continued pursuing Regal.99101:10:16.279 --> 01:10:19.880
After several minutes, Regal reached a wooden fence and climbed99201:10:19.920 --> 01:10:23.399
over it into a field. Regal ran onto the soft,99301:10:23.479 --> 01:10:26.800
freshly plowed soil and found it harder and harder to run.99401:10:27.600 --> 01:10:31.039
Seeing this, Ronnie took her time climbing over the fence.99501:10:31.760 --> 01:10:34.960
Then she seemingly just walked until she caught up to99601:10:35.000 --> 01:10:38.439
her prey. Regel cried out when Ronnie shoved her and99701:10:38.479 --> 01:10:41.640
made her fall onto her back. Then Ronnie sat on99801:10:41.720 --> 01:10:46.319
her and smirked. Now, Preppy, I want another look at99901:10:46.319 --> 01:10:49.520
that sizzlin body of yours before I cut your heart out,100001:10:50.239 --> 01:10:53.640
Ronnie purred, cutting off the top button on Rerigal's blouse.100101:10:54.439 --> 01:10:56.760
That's what you get for trying to fuck me over.100201:10:57.920 --> 01:11:03.520
Regal began to cry, Now, please no stop, A voice100301:11:03.520 --> 01:11:06.479
called out. Ronnie looked up and saw the guy running100401:11:06.520 --> 01:11:11.079
towards them. When he got close enough, Ronnie recognized him immediately.100501:11:12.000 --> 01:11:16.800
You Ronnie never fought Dereck Masters When he cautiously took100601:11:16.800 --> 01:11:19.800
her switchblades. She even let him help her get off100701:11:19.800 --> 01:11:22.439
of Regal and back on to her feet. Then he100801:11:22.520 --> 01:11:26.159
took Rigal's hand and helped her up too. Oh thank god,100901:11:26.279 --> 01:11:29.920
thank you so much, Derek, Regal cried, please help me.101001:11:30.960 --> 01:11:35.680
Derek nodded, I got this, go on home, Regal. Regal101101:11:35.760 --> 01:11:38.279
nodded quickly and made her way back to the fence.101201:11:38.800 --> 01:11:43.680
After climbing back over it, she soon disappeared. Derek turned101301:11:43.760 --> 01:11:47.760
to his girlfriend, Why are you like this, Ronnie? What101401:11:47.960 --> 01:11:52.479
happened to you? As always, he was so unbelievably calm.101501:11:53.680 --> 01:11:57.479
Ronnie had never felt so vulnerable in her entire life.101601:11:57.520 --> 01:12:00.600
She really didn't know how to fight Derek, and she101701:12:00.640 --> 01:12:04.079
had brawled with many guys in her life. Somehow, this101801:12:04.239 --> 01:12:07.600
guy she had met day one in summer school had101901:12:07.640 --> 01:12:11.159
stolen her heart. He truly cared about her in spite102001:12:11.159 --> 01:12:14.239
of the fact that she was trouble. Now he had102101:12:14.239 --> 01:12:17.960
made her see how dark her soul truly was, and102201:12:18.039 --> 01:12:21.920
she began to cry. Derreck and Rannie held each other102301:12:22.000 --> 01:12:23.880
long enough for her to cry out her pent up102401:12:23.960 --> 01:12:27.159
rage from the years of hell she endured to harden102501:12:27.199 --> 01:12:31.119
her the way she was and then Derec lifted her102601:12:31.119 --> 01:12:37.279
teary eyes to his and kissed her tenderly. Ranie completely102701:12:37.319 --> 01:12:40.159
submitted to him and kissed him back. When they finished,102801:12:40.159 --> 01:12:42.840
Derrec took her hand and walked her to the farm102901:12:42.840 --> 01:12:46.760
house where he lived with his family. As many times103001:12:46.800 --> 01:12:49.680
as Dereck had been to Rannie's apartment at Strickfield Cove,103101:12:50.239 --> 01:12:52.600
she hadn't been able to seduce him to her bed,103201:12:53.359 --> 01:12:55.359
and she took care of her apartment the same way103301:12:55.439 --> 01:12:58.680
she took care of her body. But now she had103401:12:58.720 --> 01:13:02.279
the feeling they would finally be going to bed real soon.103501:13:06.479 --> 01:13:09.840
Primrose kept running until she came back to Strickfield High School.103601:13:10.399 --> 01:13:13.800
She hoped she could get inside the building and lose Ronnie.103701:13:13.880 --> 01:13:16.479
She had never been so scared of any one individual103801:13:16.520 --> 01:13:21.119
in all her life. Okay two, she still remembered Lilyan103901:13:21.239 --> 01:13:24.119
Johansson's ghost from in the alley next to the Strickfield104001:13:24.159 --> 01:13:28.119
Centennial Theater. Four days earlier. Primrose found one of the104101:13:28.159 --> 01:13:31.479
back doors open and went into the school. It was104201:13:31.520 --> 01:13:34.159
the middle of the afternoon, so only a select few104301:13:34.239 --> 01:13:38.159
faculty members would likely be inside, or maybe a custodian.104401:13:38.880 --> 01:13:41.199
She came out into the hallway and thought about running104501:13:41.199 --> 01:13:44.760
into the gymnasium to hide from Ronnie. There she pulled104601:13:44.760 --> 01:13:47.600
on both sets of doors to find they were quite locked.104701:13:48.520 --> 01:13:52.279
Can I help you, dear, a voice called out. Primrose104801:13:52.319 --> 01:13:55.840
looked and saw the drama instructor, Devin Decker approaching her.104901:13:56.359 --> 01:13:59.239
I'm sorry, the gymnasiums closed until the end of the week.105001:14:00.159 --> 01:14:04.079
Someone's chasing me. Primrose quickly told her. Who's chasing you?105101:14:04.560 --> 01:14:09.680
Devin asked suspiciously. She's going to kill me. Devin eased105201:14:09.720 --> 01:14:13.039
Primrose into her arms. Nobody's going to kill you here,105301:14:13.119 --> 01:14:17.359
Dear Primrose quickly tore away from Devon. How can you105401:14:17.439 --> 01:14:20.279
say that? Then she laughed and spun around with her105501:14:20.399 --> 01:14:25.000
arms outstretched. People died here at the prom from hell,105601:14:26.319 --> 01:14:30.520
Devin sighed, Come with me. You need to get yourself together.105701:14:31.279 --> 01:14:34.439
Devin escorted Primrose to the little theater and had her105801:14:34.439 --> 01:14:37.680
sit in one of the seats. After she had finished crying,105901:14:37.800 --> 01:14:40.920
she looked up at her savior. Thank you, Miss Decker,106001:14:41.560 --> 01:14:47.199
Primrose whispered. It's quite all right, dear Devin replied. Then106101:14:47.319 --> 01:14:49.520
Primrose recognized Devin a little more.106201:14:50.800 --> 01:14:53.000
I do know you.106301:14:53.000 --> 01:14:56.720
You were close to Lilyan Johansson I'm close to a106401:14:56.720 --> 01:15:01.479
lot of people, Devin replied. Primro shook her head. I've106501:15:01.520 --> 01:15:04.840
seen you with Lilian lots of times when she was alive.106601:15:05.399 --> 01:15:07.479
I walked by your house and saw you getting her106701:15:07.479 --> 01:15:12.039
ready for prom. It was Lilian's first prom. She trusted106801:15:12.039 --> 01:15:14.760
me to make her look as beautiful and lovely as possible.106901:15:15.640 --> 01:15:18.239
I'm quite certain she was her class's choice to win107001:15:18.279 --> 01:15:21.319
the Junior crown. Had she won it, she would have107101:15:21.319 --> 01:15:24.680
automatically been nominated for the senior class crown at next107201:15:24.760 --> 01:15:29.600
year's prom. She sighed, it's still upsetting what Laura Lee107301:15:29.640 --> 01:15:34.880
Hardy had done on Prom night because of her no107401:15:35.039 --> 01:15:40.520
prom Queen's wherever crowned. I'm so sorry, Primrose said, sadly,107501:15:42.039 --> 01:15:47.039
me too. Devin patted Primrose's shoulder. Come on, dear, I'll107601:15:47.079 --> 01:15:52.800
take you home. Primrose brightened up. Really, don't you have107701:15:52.920 --> 01:15:56.840
work to do here? I do, but tomorrow's another day107801:15:57.640 --> 01:15:58.760
and I'm nearly finished.107901:15:58.760 --> 01:15:59.199
Anyway.108001:16:00.079 --> 01:16:03.479
From there, Miss Decker and Primrose left the little theater.108101:16:08.359 --> 01:16:12.399
Derek held Ronnie after they finished making love. Ronnie still108201:16:12.439 --> 01:16:16.439
found herself crying at times. She confided in Derek about108301:16:16.439 --> 01:16:19.079
how her parents had abandoned her when they felt she108401:16:19.159 --> 01:16:21.840
was old enough to get on by herself at the108501:16:21.880 --> 01:16:25.479
age of ten. From there, she had to become street108601:16:25.560 --> 01:16:28.960
smart to be able to live. My parents are both108701:16:29.039 --> 01:16:33.960
from money, Derek, Ronnie finished. They abandoned me because they ain't.108801:16:34.000 --> 01:16:37.159
Never wanted no kid. That's why I say rich people108901:16:37.199 --> 01:16:41.399
put me where I am. She sighed, I fucking hate109001:16:41.399 --> 01:16:46.039
my life. Derek caressed the side of her face. Maybe109101:16:46.039 --> 01:16:48.520
I can help. Why don't you come and work here?109201:16:49.680 --> 01:16:53.760
Ronnie looked up at him. What My dad's always looking109301:16:53.800 --> 01:16:57.079
for people to come work on the farm here, Derek explained.109401:16:57.760 --> 01:17:00.319
That's why I'm still here. Dad'll give you room and109501:17:00.359 --> 01:17:02.960
board and you'll be paid good. You can even learn109601:17:03.000 --> 01:17:05.720
about farming while you're out there. It'll be kind of109701:17:05.760 --> 01:17:11.079
like going to college. Ronnie pondered it. I don't know.109801:17:11.960 --> 01:17:14.840
He looked her in the face. Then ask yourself if109901:17:14.880 --> 01:17:16.720
you want to keep doing what you're doing for the110001:17:16.760 --> 01:17:20.720
rest of your life. Ronnie quickly turned her back to him.110101:17:22.720 --> 01:17:26.680
I've killed people, Derek. I ain't cold blooded, but I've110201:17:26.760 --> 01:17:29.560
killed people. If it was either me or the motherfucker110301:17:29.600 --> 01:17:32.359
wanting to kill me in a fight for my life,110401:17:32.479 --> 01:17:37.439
I'd choose me. She started crying again. Just go call110501:17:37.479 --> 01:17:40.560
the fucking popo to come get me. I ain't running.110601:17:41.720 --> 01:17:44.720
Derek turned her back to him and held her again.110701:17:45.720 --> 01:17:47.960
Look me in the eyes and tell me you never110801:17:48.039 --> 01:17:51.920
murdered anyone because you wanted to. Ronnie quickly pulled away.110901:17:52.399 --> 01:17:52.640
Never.111001:17:53.399 --> 01:17:55.760
Yeah, I told people I'd kill him if they didn't111101:17:55.760 --> 01:17:58.600
pay what they owed, but that always scares him enough111201:17:58.600 --> 01:18:01.119
to make them pay. I would have never really hurt111301:18:01.159 --> 01:18:05.399
Primrose or Regal, she sighed. I did lots of things.111401:18:05.399 --> 01:18:08.479
I ain't proud of, Derek. You're really thinking I can111501:18:08.560 --> 01:18:12.000
just change. Come work with you on your dad's farm,111601:18:12.680 --> 01:18:17.039
Stay here with you, loving you, be in your honey,111701:18:18.039 --> 01:18:21.239
He caressed the side of her face. You can change111801:18:21.239 --> 01:18:25.439
if you wanna. It's really that easy. Derek knew he111901:18:25.479 --> 01:18:28.439
had his answer when she lowered herself and kissed him.112001:18:29.279 --> 01:18:35.079
Then they made love again. Primrose left her house, thinking112101:18:35.119 --> 01:18:37.880
whoever attacked her there before might come for her again,112201:18:38.680 --> 01:18:42.279
possibly Ronnie. She didn't want to involve her parents any112301:18:42.319 --> 01:18:46.039
further than they already were. She left the gated community112401:18:46.039 --> 01:18:49.880
and went into downtown Strickfield. She knew she'd be okay112501:18:49.920 --> 01:18:53.239
with people and lights. She decided she would go to112601:18:53.359 --> 01:18:56.840
Roth's Rings, a twenty four hour donut shop and video112701:18:56.840 --> 01:18:59.880
game arcade. She knew she would be safe there for112801:19:01.319 --> 01:19:04.640
as she started to pass an alley, she saw someone112901:19:04.760 --> 01:19:11.079
leaning oddly against the wall. The shape looked feminine. Hey,113001:19:12.000 --> 01:19:16.079
are you all right, Primrose called out. When the girl113101:19:16.159 --> 01:19:20.039
suddenly fell onto her back, Primrose ran into the alley113201:19:20.079 --> 01:19:23.720
to help. Upon reaching the girl, her hands went to113301:19:23.760 --> 01:19:27.720
her mouth as she screamed. Upon seeing the dead body113401:19:28.640 --> 01:19:33.000
of Regal fair Lane, there were two empty syringes right113501:19:33.039 --> 01:19:38.159
next to her. Oh God, you fucking crazy bitch, Ronnie,113601:19:38.199 --> 01:19:42.119
she yelled. Primrose turned and ran further into the alley113701:19:42.600 --> 01:19:46.479
when she suddenly found she didn't have her smartphone. She113801:19:46.520 --> 01:19:49.119
could get to the police station in minutes and be safe,113901:19:49.560 --> 01:19:52.159
so she soon turned down the connecting alley leading to114001:19:52.159 --> 01:19:56.880
the Strickfield Centennial Theater. Then she stopped when she remembered114101:19:56.920 --> 01:20:00.840
it was there that Samuel Wormton died. She sank to114201:20:00.880 --> 01:20:02.800
her knees and began to.114301:20:02.800 --> 01:20:04.760
Cry, Primrose.114401:20:05.359 --> 01:20:11.239
A haunting, familiar voice sang Primrose. Primrose looked up and114501:20:11.319 --> 01:20:16.479
saw the glowing ghost of Lilian Johansson walking towards her. No,114601:20:17.720 --> 01:20:21.840
Primrose wailed as the ghost laughed horribly. She wanted to114701:20:21.840 --> 01:20:24.520
get up and run, but she was too exhausted with114801:20:24.640 --> 01:20:28.960
grief and weariness and petrified with fear as she held herself. Now,114901:20:29.960 --> 01:20:32.680
the ghost was soon right in front of her. Didn't115001:20:32.720 --> 01:20:36.600
anyone ever teach you that it's wrong to do drugs, Primrose,115101:20:36.920 --> 01:20:40.520
the ghost taunted her. Regal just learned that, lesson. Now115201:20:40.560 --> 01:20:44.039
it's time for you to learn too. The ghost produced115301:20:44.039 --> 01:20:49.520
a large filled syringe in each hand. Say no to drugs.115401:20:50.000 --> 01:20:53.279
Primrose's final scream was cut off when the ghost lowered115501:20:53.279 --> 01:20:57.399
herself and jammed the needles right into her neck. The115601:20:57.479 --> 01:21:01.760
last thing Primrose Miron would ever feel were the lethal115701:21:01.880 --> 01:21:06.439
drugs squirting into her system. Primrose was dead before the115801:21:06.479 --> 01:21:11.600
syringes were even empty. The ghost finished emptying them before115901:21:11.640 --> 01:21:17.479
pulling them out and dropping them beside Primrose's corpse. Lily116001:21:17.520 --> 01:21:21.560
and Johanson laughed coldly and looked down at her body.116101:21:23.479 --> 01:21:27.039
Death doesn't end here for you or Regal. Dear, you116201:21:27.159 --> 01:21:31.680
two still have one final event you must attend before116301:21:31.800 --> 01:21:44.840
you can go to your graves. Final week Thursday afternoon,116401:21:46.039 --> 01:21:49.359
Ronnie Brunswick and Derreck Masters were working around the Barn.116501:21:50.000 --> 01:21:52.479
Ronnie wasn't sure if she really wanted to trade a116601:21:52.520 --> 01:21:55.840
life of selling drugs for an honest job. After all,116701:21:56.720 --> 01:21:59.520
she never knew working on a farm could be so hard.116801:22:00.359 --> 01:22:03.119
Several times she wanted to just drop what she was116901:22:03.159 --> 01:22:06.560
doing and walk away. She knew she made way better117001:22:06.600 --> 01:22:10.119
money selling drugs alone than the generous offer Deryck's father117101:22:10.239 --> 01:22:14.199
made her when he hired her. Roanie never had anyone117201:22:14.319 --> 01:22:17.279
care about her the way Dereck did. She knew she117301:22:17.359 --> 01:22:21.359
cared for him deeply too. These reasons would ultimately keep117401:22:21.399 --> 01:22:23.760
her on the farm, where she would try to make117501:22:23.800 --> 01:22:28.000
an honest life, if not for herself, then for Deryck.117601:22:28.720 --> 01:22:29.079
Also.117701:22:29.600 --> 01:22:33.319
She had only one more day of Principal Matthew Van117801:22:33.319 --> 01:22:37.399
Deast's classes, the final hurdle to staying out of prison.117901:22:38.079 --> 01:22:42.079
She had passed government and knew she would pass economics.118001:22:42.159 --> 01:22:44.680
She would really graduate high school with Derreck and have118101:22:44.760 --> 01:22:49.199
her new life with him. Ronnie shrieked when her smartphone118201:22:49.279 --> 01:22:51.920
rang in the bib of her overalls, snapping her out118301:22:51.920 --> 01:22:54.399
of her thoughts. She pulled it out and saw a118401:22:54.479 --> 01:23:00.680
primrose miron on her caller id what she snapped Rhonda118501:23:00.760 --> 01:23:04.439
Brunswick This is Devin Decker, the drama teacher from Strickfield118601:23:04.560 --> 01:23:08.720
High and you're calling me on Primrose mirn cell phone118701:23:08.800 --> 01:23:12.800
because Primrose came to me two days ago and said118801:23:12.840 --> 01:23:16.319
someone was chasing her. As it turned out, she disappeared118901:23:16.319 --> 01:23:19.119
from her house. Her parents called me and asked if119001:23:19.119 --> 01:23:21.399
I'd seen her, since I was the last one to119101:23:21.439 --> 01:23:24.720
see her before she disappeared. I found her cell phone119201:23:24.760 --> 01:23:27.920
in the little theater at school. She must have dropped119301:23:27.920 --> 01:23:30.439
it the last time I saw her. She didn't have119401:23:30.479 --> 01:23:33.319
a password set, so I looked through her recent calls.119501:23:33.720 --> 01:23:36.760
You were the last one she talked to, and you're119601:23:36.800 --> 01:23:41.039
thinkin I know where she is. Ronnie translated. Sorry, I119701:23:41.079 --> 01:23:43.880
ain't seen Primrose nowhere. She ain't even been coming to119801:23:43.880 --> 01:23:46.840
school the last few days. Well, I'm going to call119901:23:46.880 --> 01:23:49.640
some others to come and help look for Primrose. Maybe120001:23:49.640 --> 01:23:53.239
you could come and help look too. Suddenly it sounded120101:23:53.239 --> 01:23:56.319
as if the phone was pulled away. I'm sorry, you120201:23:56.359 --> 01:23:59.239
can't be here. No get away, No stop, what are120301:23:59.279 --> 01:23:59.640
you doing?120401:23:59.680 --> 01:23:59.960
Stop?120501:24:01.159 --> 01:24:06.479
There were some loud noises. No. Suddenly the call ended.120601:24:07.000 --> 01:24:10.840
Ronnie quickly told Derek what had happened. From there, they120701:24:10.920 --> 01:24:13.159
dropped what they were doing and jumped into Derek's pickup120801:24:13.159 --> 01:24:18.000
truck to race to Strickfield High School. Randy Oolery and120901:24:18.119 --> 01:24:22.079
Cameron Johansson pulled in at Strickfield High and parked. They121001:24:22.119 --> 01:24:24.159
got out of the car and walked to the building.121101:24:24.960 --> 01:24:28.239
I'm surprised the main doors are unlocked, Cameron said, as121201:24:28.239 --> 01:24:32.000
they walked inside. I didn't see Miss Decker's car anywhere.121301:24:32.199 --> 01:24:33.840
She's the one who called us to come out here121401:24:33.840 --> 01:24:37.720
and help look for Primrose. Yeah, I know, Randy agreed.121501:24:38.479 --> 01:24:40.640
Let's go see if Ms Decker is in the little theater.121601:24:41.600 --> 01:24:45.399
Just then they heard noises coming from the gymnasium and121701:24:45.520 --> 01:24:48.920
walked to the two double sets of doors there. It121801:24:49.039 --> 01:24:53.359
sounded like music was being played inside. Randy and Cameron121901:24:53.399 --> 01:24:57.560
pulled on the doors to find they were locked. Miss Decker,122001:24:57.840 --> 01:25:02.640
you in there, Randy called out, no response. Just then122101:25:02.800 --> 01:25:05.439
Randy turned to see Cameron had picked up a trash122201:25:05.479 --> 01:25:10.319
can and was breaking the glass to access a fire axe.122301:25:10.800 --> 01:25:14.760
What are you doing? You never know? Cameron lowered the122401:25:14.800 --> 01:25:18.319
can and handed the axe to him. Anyway, they'll think122501:25:18.399 --> 01:25:22.640
Ronnie Brunswick did it. Randy accepted the axe and worked122601:25:22.640 --> 01:25:25.960
one of the gymnasium doors open with it. Cameron held122701:25:26.000 --> 01:25:30.600
the door open before following Randy inside. They both gasped122801:25:30.600 --> 01:25:37.399
at what they saw. Oh my God, Cameron choked. Jesus.122901:25:38.079 --> 01:25:43.199
Randy uttered with equal horror. Suddenly, the ghost of Lilian123001:25:43.319 --> 01:25:49.079
Johanson was blocking the gymnasium doors. I'm so happy you123101:25:49.199 --> 01:25:55.319
two finally arrived. Do something, Randy, Cameron cried. Then the123201:25:55.359 --> 01:25:58.439
ghost reached out and snatched the axe away from him.123301:25:59.000 --> 01:26:03.079
When they stepped back, Lilian laughed, It's time you two123401:26:03.159 --> 01:26:11.960
got ready. The other guests will be here soon. Derek123501:26:12.000 --> 01:26:14.640
and Ronnie entered the high school through the main doors.123601:26:15.199 --> 01:26:18.359
Derek had a baseball bat and Ronnie had a tire iron.123701:26:19.439 --> 01:26:24.000
Nobody's here, Ronnie observed. And why are them doors unlocked?123801:26:24.960 --> 01:26:28.720
Probably how whoever got miss Decker got in, Derek guessed.123901:26:29.359 --> 01:26:34.479
Then Ronnie raised her finger. You hearing that, Derek listened.124001:26:35.840 --> 01:26:39.319
Sounds like it's coming from the gym. They moved to124101:26:39.359 --> 01:26:42.920
the telltale doors. Ronnie grabbed one of the handles and124201:26:43.039 --> 01:26:47.279
was careful in opening it. She went in first, Derek124301:26:47.359 --> 01:26:51.920
followed close behind. They both gasped in utter horror at124401:26:51.920 --> 01:26:56.600
the appalling sight now before them. Ronnie looked at Derek,124501:26:57.520 --> 01:27:02.319
What the fucking mother fucking fuck. Derek shook his head quickly.124601:27:03.720 --> 01:27:07.399
I don't believe what I'm seeing either, Ronnie. The gymnasium124701:27:08.279 --> 01:27:12.079
resembled a school dance. A stage was set up with124801:27:12.119 --> 01:27:16.199
a banner over it that had Strickfield High School prom124901:27:16.600 --> 01:27:22.560
across it in Runnie blood red lettering. Across from the125001:27:22.600 --> 01:27:26.520
stage was the djay station with a vinyl record playing125101:27:26.560 --> 01:27:30.560
over the speakers. Tables and chairs were set up around125201:27:30.600 --> 01:27:35.279
the walls, with refreshment's tables placed at different points. Several125301:27:35.399 --> 01:27:41.199
dead rotting corpses were seated at their tables. More corpses125401:27:41.239 --> 01:27:45.399
were on the dance floor, propped up to resemble couples dancing.125501:27:46.439 --> 01:27:50.079
Another corpse was at the DJ's station. All of them125601:27:50.079 --> 01:27:55.439
were dressed formally for this event, but it was what125701:27:55.520 --> 01:27:59.600
was on the stage itself that had truly horrified Ronnie125801:27:59.640 --> 01:28:03.640
and Dare. Several of their former classmates were on it,125901:28:04.600 --> 01:28:08.439
and they were also dressed up like the other bodies,126001:28:08.520 --> 01:28:12.479
They were also quite dead. All of the female bodies126101:28:12.479 --> 01:28:16.760
were formally clad in prom dresses. Their male dates were126201:28:16.800 --> 01:28:20.640
wearing tuxedos and were positioned and propped up to stand126301:28:20.720 --> 01:28:24.479
directly behind them clearly they were made up to look126401:28:24.560 --> 01:28:32.279
like the prom queen's court. Jesus Fuck Lilian Johansson, Ronnie choked.126501:28:33.239 --> 01:28:37.520
Lilian Johansson was indeed sitting at the center of her126601:28:37.600 --> 01:28:41.800
court on a throne. Though she had been dead for126701:28:41.840 --> 01:28:45.359
far longer than the others on stage, she still looked126801:28:45.600 --> 01:28:52.840
amazingly preserved, with absolutely no signs of decay or blemishes whatsoever.126901:28:53.920 --> 01:28:57.079
Even Lilian's dress looked the same as it was before127001:28:57.119 --> 01:29:01.640
her murder. From left to right, the first seat was127101:29:01.720 --> 01:29:06.439
Cameron Johansson with Bill Baxter behind her. The second seat127201:29:06.479 --> 01:29:11.600
was Regal Fairlane with Austin Zachary behind her. The center seat,127301:29:12.199 --> 01:29:16.439
the throne, had Lilian Johansson sitting in it, with Randy127401:29:16.520 --> 01:29:21.680
Ullery behind her. The fourth seat had Primrose Miren with127501:29:21.800 --> 01:29:26.239
Samuel Wormton behind her. Only the fifth and final seat127601:29:26.359 --> 01:29:31.079
was empty, with no male companion standing behind it. At127701:29:31.119 --> 01:29:34.600
the center of the stage was a microphone. Next to127801:29:34.680 --> 01:29:38.880
it was a stand where a crown rested. Leaning on127901:29:38.920 --> 01:29:42.279
the stand was a long scepter with a sash hanging128001:29:42.319 --> 01:29:47.159
on it. The sash read Strickfield High School prom Queen.128101:29:48.039 --> 01:29:52.920
Also in Runnie blood red lettering. We got to call128201:29:52.960 --> 01:30:00.720
the police, Ronnie, Derek said. Suddenly the music stopped. Then128301:30:00.800 --> 01:30:05.359
the lovers heard the sounds of horrible, evil laughter and128401:30:05.439 --> 01:30:10.119
turned to see the glowing, ghostly form of Lily and128501:30:10.239 --> 01:30:15.039
Johansen blocking the gymnasium doors. I'm so happy you could128601:30:15.079 --> 01:30:18.960
join my prom the ghost said, you need to get128701:30:19.000 --> 01:30:22.520
gussied up and join my court on stage. The final128801:30:22.560 --> 01:30:26.880
place is reserved just for the two of you. Ronnie128901:30:26.960 --> 01:30:31.640
raised the tire iron. Get fucked, she cried out as129001:30:31.680 --> 01:30:35.159
she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck. Suddenly,129101:30:35.239 --> 01:30:39.600
Ronnie was quite sleepy and sank to her knees fast,129201:30:40.560 --> 01:30:55.600
and then blackness enfolded her. Ronnie awakened to find herself129301:30:55.680 --> 01:30:59.880
tied to a chair on stage. Another slow song was playing.129401:31:00.479 --> 01:31:02.880
She looked down to see she was now clad in129501:31:03.000 --> 01:31:07.079
formal prom attire herself. She also felt her face had129601:31:07.079 --> 01:31:09.800
been touched up with make up. She looked up to129701:31:09.800 --> 01:31:13.319
see Dereck dressed in a tuxedo and secured to her129801:31:13.439 --> 01:31:17.439
chair as her prom date, the ghost of Lilian Johanson129901:31:17.479 --> 01:31:20.560
approached the stage and stood in front of it. She130001:31:20.680 --> 01:31:24.439
clapped her hands in front of her simply perfect, I130101:31:24.600 --> 01:31:28.439
do so love a great show, but this is the130201:31:28.960 --> 01:31:34.439
absolute perfect prom. The ghost laughed as she moved her130301:31:34.479 --> 01:31:39.000
hand up to her hair and easily removed it. Then130401:31:39.640 --> 01:31:43.119
she removed the outer layer of her glowing face to130501:31:43.239 --> 01:31:49.359
reveal her real one underneath. Now Ronnie and Derek easily130601:31:49.399 --> 01:31:56.079
recognized Miss Decker. Derek uttered in surprise. You gotta be130701:31:56.159 --> 01:32:01.439
kidding me. Ronnie was just as shocked. Fucking sick bitch,130801:32:01.960 --> 01:32:10.439
I mean, why why, Devin fired back. My Lilian never130901:32:10.520 --> 01:32:13.840
got to have her prom. You have no idea how131001:32:13.920 --> 01:32:17.319
long my baby girls waited for this night. A girl131101:32:17.359 --> 01:32:20.840
only gets two proms in high school. Lilian was going131201:32:20.880 --> 01:32:24.159
to win the Junior class prom queen crown. It doesn't131301:32:24.199 --> 01:32:27.279
carry the same prestige as the senior class crown, but131401:32:27.359 --> 01:32:29.840
it gets you an automatic nomination for it at next131501:32:29.920 --> 01:32:33.560
year's prom. My Lilian would have also won the senior131601:32:33.600 --> 01:32:38.319
crown and be tapped by a major college sorority. Lilian131701:32:38.640 --> 01:32:41.560
would have been leaving Strickfield to move on to bigger131801:32:41.760 --> 01:32:46.800
and better things. Doesn't every mother want that for her baby.131901:32:47.880 --> 01:32:51.439
You ain't her fucking mom, Ronnie stated, matter of factly.132001:32:52.600 --> 01:32:58.079
I seen Lilian's parents before. Devin smirked I'm sure you have.132101:32:59.000 --> 01:33:01.840
My younger sister was never a good mother to Lilian.132201:33:02.840 --> 01:33:06.359
Like her, I had two kids of my own, Unlike her,132301:33:06.520 --> 01:33:10.319
I devoted my life and attention to them, raised them right.132401:33:11.079 --> 01:33:13.600
They're both out of the house now and made something132501:33:13.600 --> 01:33:18.319
of themselves. Seeing how Lilian was neglected even by Cameron,132601:33:18.399 --> 01:33:21.600
her older sister, I sued for custody of Lilian and132701:33:21.680 --> 01:33:25.960
one Lilian had a much better life with me. After132801:33:26.000 --> 01:33:29.520
seeing my prom pictures, Lilian told me she wanted to132901:33:29.560 --> 01:33:34.119
go more than anything, especially when she told me she133001:33:34.119 --> 01:33:39.279
had been nominated for the junior class prom Queen Crown. Naturally,133101:33:39.600 --> 01:33:42.079
I got Lilian ready and made her as beautiful as133201:33:42.079 --> 01:33:45.720
she was ever going to be. Devon gestured to the stage.133301:33:46.520 --> 01:33:50.119
Makeup and special effects were two of my greatest attributes.133401:33:51.000 --> 01:33:53.520
That's what got me my job here at Strickfield High133501:33:53.520 --> 01:33:57.039
as the drama instructor. Amazing what I could do with133601:33:57.119 --> 01:34:00.239
a little makeup, a mask, a wig with a built133701:34:00.319 --> 01:34:05.119
in voice reverberator, and lots of luminescent bass that I133801:34:05.199 --> 01:34:10.520
created myself. But my greatest achievement was recreating the prom133901:34:12.279 --> 01:34:16.840
just for my Lilian. Yeah, by making a new prom134001:34:16.960 --> 01:34:22.760
from hell Ronnie fired back, congradu a fucking lations. Devin134101:34:22.800 --> 01:34:26.359
revealed a gun and aimed it at her. Don't you134201:34:26.479 --> 01:34:30.159
test me, you degenerate. I really don't want to kill134301:34:30.199 --> 01:34:34.640
you or your boyfriend. Besides having you two appreciate my work,134401:34:35.119 --> 01:34:39.079
you both complete the queen's court. She lowered the gun.134501:34:40.039 --> 01:34:44.880
Wouldn't you agree, Randy? Both Ronnie and Derek gasped when134601:34:44.920 --> 01:34:49.279
they saw Randy Ullery move out from behind Lilian. So134701:34:49.399 --> 01:34:51.760
it was you who shot and dope Derek and me,134801:34:52.520 --> 01:34:57.199
Ronnie growled, just like I did to Samuel Wormton. Randy134901:34:57.239 --> 01:35:01.239
assured her only what I shot him with was poison.135001:35:02.000 --> 01:35:05.520
You and Derek got a tranquilizer. He walked down to135101:35:05.560 --> 01:35:08.840
the floor to join his partner. I help Devon with135201:35:08.880 --> 01:35:12.680
assembling her amazing recreation of prom night.135301:35:12.760 --> 01:35:12.960
You know.135401:35:14.079 --> 01:35:19.119
Derek glanced down at Ronnie. You oka, hun. Ronnie rolled135501:35:19.119 --> 01:35:23.520
her eyes. Fuck no, we're surrounded by dead people. There's135601:35:23.560 --> 01:35:26.640
two whack jobs in front of us, and I'm wearing135701:35:26.760 --> 01:35:31.960
a fucking dress. So you two killed everybody up here135801:35:31.960 --> 01:35:37.399
to make a court for Lilian. Derek asked, you even135901:35:37.399 --> 01:35:39.840
managed to get all those other bodies out there in here?136001:35:40.600 --> 01:35:44.479
You do understand Lillian can't really appreciate all this right,136101:35:45.960 --> 01:35:48.720
Since Lillian can only win her crown and have her136201:35:48.760 --> 01:35:51.439
prom and death, I figured that might as well be136301:35:51.600 --> 01:35:57.560
the theme. Devin cheered. Then she became angry again. Laure136401:35:57.720 --> 01:36:02.760
Y Hardy took Lillian that night in cold blood. Lilian136501:36:02.880 --> 01:36:06.199
just wanted to be a prom queen like me, and136601:36:06.359 --> 01:36:10.520
Laura Lee Hardy wouldn't even let her have that. People136701:36:10.600 --> 01:36:13.279
only remember Lillian as being one of the prom queen136801:36:13.359 --> 01:36:16.840
killer's victims from the prom from Hell. I can't let136901:36:16.880 --> 01:36:21.840
Lilian have that legacy, can I, Devin gestured to Randy.137001:36:23.079 --> 01:36:26.159
He never got over her death either, and was too137101:36:26.239 --> 01:36:30.079
eager to help me put all of this together. Unfortunately,137201:36:30.239 --> 01:36:33.199
not all the original prom queen candidates from the junior137301:36:33.239 --> 01:36:36.600
class are up there. Turns out Laura Lee Hardy killed137401:36:36.640 --> 01:36:40.720
them that night. Only Primrose Miron was left, who was137501:36:40.800 --> 01:36:44.439
nominated with Lilian. But we can't have a complete court137601:36:44.600 --> 01:36:48.039
with only a few of the candidates, so we made137701:36:48.039 --> 01:36:52.680
a few more nominations, if you will, and now you137801:36:52.800 --> 01:36:58.560
and Ronda are a welcome addition to Lilian's court. Ronnie137901:36:58.560 --> 01:37:04.359
looked at Randy, Why fucking kill Cameron wasn't she or Honey,138001:37:05.479 --> 01:37:09.000
that's what I wanted her to think, Randy replied, But138101:37:09.079 --> 01:37:11.720
all she ever did was abuse Lilian and keep her138201:37:11.760 --> 01:37:14.680
under her shadow. I had to show Cameron the air138301:37:14.800 --> 01:37:19.239
of her ways by putting a bullet right through her heart.138401:37:19.520 --> 01:37:22.039
I'm surprised that bitch even had one with how she138501:37:22.159 --> 01:37:26.800
treated Lillian when she was alive. Ronnie shook her head slowly.138601:37:27.760 --> 01:37:32.199
People say I'm a fucking crazy, sick bitch, but you two,138701:37:32.399 --> 01:37:35.159
oh you guys make me look as sane as my boyfriend.138801:37:36.239 --> 01:37:37.560
Devin waved the gun.138901:37:38.239 --> 01:37:42.640
You just keep talking, Ronda, talk while you still can.139001:37:43.079 --> 01:37:46.520
You mentioned the prom from hell. You're going to get139101:37:46.520 --> 01:37:52.600
a real prom from hell very soon, Randy. I think139201:37:52.600 --> 01:37:54.960
it's best for you to get the ball rolling now.139301:37:56.159 --> 01:38:01.399
Randy glanced her way. Ain't you forgetting something? Devin quickly139401:38:01.479 --> 01:38:06.119
raised her finger. Oh, you're absolutely right, Randy. We can't139501:38:06.159 --> 01:38:10.520
officially have Lillian's coronation without the Master of ceremonies himself,139601:38:10.920 --> 01:38:11.359
can we?139701:38:12.199 --> 01:38:12.520
Yes?139801:38:12.920 --> 01:38:16.760
Go? Randy went out of sight for a moment and139901:38:16.920 --> 01:38:21.159
returned with Principal Matthew Van Deist, dressed in his own tuxedo.140001:38:22.159 --> 01:38:26.079
He was tied and gagged. All the doors are locked140101:38:26.119 --> 01:38:30.920
up tight, Devin said, Randy, untie, mister van Deste.140201:38:31.000 --> 01:38:31.319
Please.140301:38:32.119 --> 01:38:35.319
When Principal van Deiste was free and saw this prom140401:38:35.439 --> 01:38:37.960
Night of the Dead, he felt ready to fall to140501:38:38.000 --> 01:38:42.399
his knees and vomit. Randy held him up. Don't you dare,140601:38:43.359 --> 01:38:46.880
Devin waved the gun. Everything's all set up on stage140701:38:46.880 --> 01:38:49.880
for you, mister van dest you have a very important140801:38:49.880 --> 01:38:56.239
coronation to conduct regarding Lilian. Go on up, please. Principal140901:38:56.319 --> 01:38:59.439
van Deist reluctantly walked up on the stage and was141001:38:59.479 --> 01:39:03.119
soon stayed at the microphone. Then he gave Ronnie and141101:39:03.159 --> 01:39:07.880
Derek a sympathetic look. Now he looked at just Ronnie141201:39:07.920 --> 01:39:12.159
and gave her an odd look. Really, Van Deste, you141301:39:12.199 --> 01:39:15.359
gotta stare at my fucking tits right now, Ronnie yelled,141401:39:16.039 --> 01:39:21.279
face front, mister van Deste, Devin snapped. Principal van Deste141501:39:21.319 --> 01:39:24.199
was scared as hell, but he cleared his throat and141601:39:24.239 --> 01:39:28.760
began reciting his yearly speech for crowning the prom Queen. However,141701:39:29.159 --> 01:39:33.439
he knew something that both Devon and Randy didn't. Ronnie141801:39:33.479 --> 01:39:36.359
was cutting through the zip tie that bound her wrists141901:39:36.399 --> 01:39:40.359
with a switchblade. When Ronnie was being dressed for prom.142001:39:40.880 --> 01:39:45.039
She was never thoroughly searched. She had two switchblades cleverly142101:39:45.119 --> 01:39:50.359
concealed inside her spiked leather cufflets. Ronnie only gave Principal142201:39:50.399 --> 01:39:53.039
Van dest a hard time to keep him from accidentally142301:39:53.079 --> 01:39:57.199
giving her away. When Ronnie finished cutting through and breaking142401:39:57.239 --> 01:40:00.680
her zip tie, she worked on cutting Derrick's. When he142501:40:00.880 --> 01:40:04.520
was free, the lovers looked at one another and knew142601:40:05.079 --> 01:40:08.920
they were going to make their last stand here and now.142701:40:10.479 --> 01:40:16.159
They looked ahead and shot forward. Fuck you, Ronnie screamed,142801:40:16.359 --> 01:40:19.399
interrupting Van Deiste's crucial moment when he was about to142901:40:19.479 --> 01:40:24.760
name Lily and Johansson the prom queen. No, Devin shouted143001:40:24.800 --> 01:40:28.640
in surprise. Ronnie and Derek leaped off the stage. Ronnie's143101:40:28.640 --> 01:40:31.319
shoes dropped off her feet before she punched Devon on143201:40:31.359 --> 01:40:34.479
her landing. Devin dropped the gun as a result, but143301:40:34.680 --> 01:40:37.800
Randy was able to beat Derek to it. He pointed143401:40:37.800 --> 01:40:42.840
it right at Derek, then on Ronnie, and then back again. No,143501:40:43.720 --> 01:40:46.600
Randy shouted, you drop those knives and get back in143601:40:46.680 --> 01:40:49.119
your places. More so, help me God, I will shoot143701:40:49.159 --> 01:40:52.880
you both. When Randy waved the gun at them, The143801:40:52.960 --> 01:40:55.640
lovers reluctantly did as they were told and went back143901:40:55.760 --> 01:40:59.960
up on stage. After retaking their positions, Randy pointed the144001:41:00.159 --> 01:41:06.800
gun at Principal van Dest finish the ceremony please. Principal144101:41:06.880 --> 01:41:10.159
van Dest was about to resume when he saw Randy144201:41:10.199 --> 01:41:12.680
pull a large gasoline can out from under one of144301:41:12.680 --> 01:41:17.039
the refreshment's tables. Randy removed the cap and started slashing144401:41:17.039 --> 01:41:21.760
the gasoline around. Once Lilian's crowned prom Queen and I'm144501:41:21.800 --> 01:41:27.359
back on stage, then we'll truly have the prom from Hell,144601:41:28.079 --> 01:41:30.479
and you three get to be a part of it.144701:41:31.920 --> 01:41:37.000
And then suddenly a gunshot was heard. A moment later,144801:41:37.800 --> 01:41:41.960
Randy fell over. The three survivors on stage saw the144901:41:42.000 --> 01:41:45.319
bullet hole in the side of Randy's head. Then they145001:41:45.359 --> 01:41:50.159
saw that Devon had a second gun. I guess you145101:41:50.239 --> 01:41:54.000
and I think alike, Ronda Devin said. Then she picked145201:41:54.039 --> 01:41:57.159
up the gasoline can. I couldn't let Randy be with145301:41:57.279 --> 01:42:00.880
Lilian and death, could I. He didn't even care enough145401:42:00.920 --> 01:42:03.319
about her in life to keep Laura Lee Hardy from145501:42:03.399 --> 01:42:07.640
viciously killing her two months ago. She poured the gasoline145601:42:07.680 --> 01:42:12.920
on his body and set it on fire. You can145701:42:12.960 --> 01:42:18.560
burn right here and now Randy alone. Then she pointed145801:42:18.560 --> 01:42:23.840
the gun at Principal van Deste. Finish the ceremony, crown145901:42:23.920 --> 01:42:28.560
Lily and prom queen. Now, Principal van Des turned to146001:42:28.560 --> 01:42:32.800
face Ronnie, looking directly at her endowed up her body again.146101:42:33.680 --> 01:42:38.560
Ronnie immediately noticed and became angry. Stop staring at my tits,146201:42:38.560 --> 01:42:43.079
you fucking pervert. She yelled, come here and make me Ronda.146301:42:43.640 --> 01:42:47.600
Van dest challenged her. Ronnie growled and rushed him. Van146401:42:47.680 --> 01:42:50.760
Des surprised Ronnie by snatching her to him. He held146501:42:50.800 --> 01:42:54.640
her close as he kissed her on the lips. Hey146601:42:55.199 --> 01:42:59.760
Derek yelled, let her go. I mean it, mister van Deste,146701:43:00.039 --> 01:43:04.000
I will shoot you, Devin shouted as Principal van Deste146801:43:04.039 --> 01:43:07.840
continued to kiss Ronnie. Only Derek was now seeing the146901:43:07.920 --> 01:43:11.560
Principal slipping one of the switchblades he had previously confiscated147001:43:11.600 --> 01:43:17.319
from Ronnie into her hand. Ronnie now understood that Van147101:43:17.399 --> 01:43:21.479
Deste was trying to help her by giving her one147201:43:21.600 --> 01:43:26.000
last chance. Ronnie brought the switchblade to life and stepped147301:43:26.000 --> 01:43:29.720
away from Principal van Deste. She ran fast and jumped147401:43:29.720 --> 01:43:33.399
off the stage again. Devon cried out and fired her147501:43:33.439 --> 01:43:38.359
gun as Ronnie threw her switchblade. Devon had missed, but147601:43:38.479 --> 01:43:44.000
Ronnie didn't. The blade sunk deep into Devon's head, making147701:43:44.039 --> 01:43:49.640
her stagger before she dropped the gun and fell. After147801:43:49.720 --> 01:43:53.920
Principal van Deste extinguished Randy's body, the survivors went to147901:43:53.960 --> 01:43:58.479
the main office and called the police. The prom Knight148001:43:58.520 --> 01:44:04.159
of the Dead was officially over. As with the prom148101:44:04.199 --> 01:44:09.359
from Hell two months prior, no candidate was officially crowned148201:44:09.920 --> 01:44:10.880
prom Queen.148301:44:14.399 --> 01:44:15.319
Epilogue.148401:44:15.600 --> 01:44:21.479
Saturday morning, Summer school was finally over. Today was a148501:44:21.479 --> 01:44:25.880
special commencement ceremony in the little Theater. Ronnie couldn't believe148601:44:25.960 --> 01:44:30.840
she was wearing a cap and gown. It actually felt wonderful,148701:44:31.920 --> 01:44:34.840
and she smiled as Principal van Deist handed her her148801:44:34.840 --> 01:44:39.159
diploma while shaking her hand. She watched as Derek received his.148901:44:40.279 --> 01:44:44.159
Ronnie graduated and would remain free, though she still had149001:44:44.159 --> 01:44:47.119
to do her community service and settle up with Principal149101:44:47.199 --> 01:44:50.239
van Deste for the vandalism she had done to his house.149201:44:50.960 --> 01:44:54.000
Derek wouldn't have to return for his senior year since149301:44:54.039 --> 01:44:57.760
now he had all the academic credits he needed. Ronnie149401:44:57.760 --> 01:45:00.920
couldn't believe she was really going to do this, but149501:45:01.159 --> 01:45:05.439
she approached Principal van Deste and hugged him. Van Deiste149601:45:05.560 --> 01:45:09.039
was beside himself for a moment before he hugged her back.149701:45:10.199 --> 01:45:17.680
Thank you, she said, and I'm sorry about everything. When149801:45:17.720 --> 01:45:20.319
they came apart, they looked at each other with their149901:45:20.359 --> 01:45:25.319
new respect. When the special commencement ceremony was finished, Principal150001:45:25.399 --> 01:45:29.479
van Deste dismissed everyone. Derek and Ronnie were at his truck,150101:45:29.760 --> 01:45:33.479
where they shared a long celebratory kiss at finally being150201:45:33.560 --> 01:45:37.640
free of their academic obligations. When they finished their kiss,150301:45:38.119 --> 01:45:41.800
Ronnie saw Principal van Deste coming out through the main doors.150401:45:42.319 --> 01:45:46.119
Then the lovers looked at each other. Derek nodded once150501:45:46.399 --> 01:45:51.159
as Ronnie smirked mischievously. She turned to look at the principal,150601:45:51.840 --> 01:45:56.680
Hey van Deiste. When the principal looked her way, Ronnie150701:45:56.720 --> 01:46:00.439
quickly unzipped and opened her gown to both flash and150801:46:00.680 --> 01:46:05.880
shake her naked body Happily. Principal van dest gasped before150901:46:05.880 --> 01:46:10.239
he smirked and shook his head slowly. Ronnie closed her151001:46:10.279 --> 01:46:13.640
gown back up and got into Derreck's truck. From there,151101:46:14.119 --> 01:46:18.760
the lovers left Strickfield High School for possibly the last time.151201:46:19.880 --> 01:46:22.680
Ronnie knew she would catch hell from Principal Van Deste151301:46:22.680 --> 01:46:25.520
for flashing him when she agreed to start working odd151401:46:25.640 --> 01:46:28.439
jobs at his house the following week to square what151501:46:28.479 --> 01:46:29.960
she owed him for her vandalism.151601:46:30.880 --> 01:46:31.640
She didn't care.151701:46:32.600 --> 01:46:35.720
She was free now. She was leaving her former life151801:46:35.800 --> 01:46:38.840
behind her to be with Derek and work with him151901:46:38.880 --> 01:46:42.640
on his father's farm, making an honest living and learning152001:46:42.640 --> 01:46:47.159
a new trade. One year later, Derek would marry Ronnie152101:46:47.880 --> 01:46:50.640
As for the prom Knight of the Dead. It would152201:46:50.680 --> 01:46:55.039
be yet another Strickfield story among the many that people152301:46:55.079 --> 01:47:01.960
would tell around Halloween, around campfires, and of course always152401:47:02.880 --> 01:47:11.840
on prom Night. Well, my spookies, it's time to end152501:47:11.920 --> 01:47:14.239
our dance with death for tonight.152601:47:14.880 --> 01:47:15.960
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your head. Nothing is coming for you in the dark153501:47:49.680 --> 01:47:49.920
right
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