Hunted

Chapter 3

Veronica it's at her casino working when the phone rings

Veronica: hello ?

Creepy voice: Veronica ( close the phone )

Veronica takes a deep breath and continue working

Gladys comes in

Gladys : hey . Anything happened

Veronica: yes , a mysterious call came but they just said my name

Gladys: weird , but that's our stalker

Betty walks in

Betty : Hey Veronica. Gladys

Veronica: hey

Betty gets a call from Alice

Betty : ( pick the phone ) hello

Alice : where are you

Betty : am with Veronica, why ?

Alice : you know she is bad for you , you know who her parents are right ?

Betty : mom she is my friend and she is nothing like them

Alice : just be careful around her ok

Betty : ( annoyed) I will mom

Alice : your sister it's going out for a date tonight so come and watch the kids because I have to work

Betty : got it mom . Anything else

Alice : no . Just don't be later

Betty : ( annoyed ) got it

Betty shuts off the phone and goes to Veronica

At pops

Hermione walks in and goes to an empty booth and slide in . Pops goes over to her booth

Pops : what can I get you

Hermione: just a cup of coffee. Thanks pops

Pops smiles and walks away

Alice comes in to pops . She sees Hermione and walks over to her booth .

Alice : Hermione

Hermione: Alice what I can do for you

Alice : (slides to the booth ) for starters you tell that daughter of yours to stay away from my daughter. I don't want your daughter brainwashing my daughter.

Hermione: excuse me ? . I can't tell my daughter to do anything she don't want to do . She can hang with whoever she want to hang with . Is anyone brainwashing your daughter it's you Alice . What happened to us ? . We use to be friends in high school.

Alice : I know what happened. You started getting involved with Hiram lodge and basically made him . Married him and had a daughter together. You betray all of us by dating and making Hiram then end up being married to him . Were you really in love with him or were you after his money and power? .

Hermione: both

Alice : who are fooling ?

Hermione: it's the truth

Alice : is that what you tell yourself? . Anyway you should really pay attention to your daughter because she been hanging with Gladys Jones .

Hermione: what ?

Alice : of course you did not know . Having a mother like you . Why would she tell you anything.

Hermione: me and Veronica are close unlike you and Betty . You just try to control her .