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Episode 81 : Guilt Leads

It has been a week since the accident in prom happened and currently, it is a gloomy early afternoon friday and at the home of Sam, Henry, Mason and Jameson, Sam was in his bedroom preparing for the funeral of Stevie that will happen later.......

Sam: (seriously stares at himself in a mirror) (looks at his naked upper half body) (feels guilty) it was us that had problems...  it was us who had issues and controversies and..... (feels emotional) Stevie doesn't have anything to do with all of those...... (grabs and wears his polo silently) but..... (tears suddenly falls on his face) from all of us suffering from all our secrets..... she still suffered the most and I will forever be haunted by that...... (buttons his polo)
Jameson: (peeks and sadly watches Sam from outside the bedroom) (fixes his tie from his suit) (feels guilty)
Sam: (about to grab his black suit) (feels extremely guilty) (keeps crying hardly) (murmurs) shit..... (tries to wipe his tears) I am so sorry.... I am fucking so sorry....
Jameson: (enters the room worriedly) (approaches Sam) baby?? what is happening? I am so sorry but why are you apologizing?
Sam: (notices and cries on Jameson) I cannot believe Stevie... a woman without any problems in her.... (hugs Jameson) she.... she was the most bothered and literally died from all of the secrets that we all hid.......
Jameson: hey no... (tears fall on his face) (hugs and strokes Sam's hair) you all were victims there..... someone was threatening to release your videos and at the same time... that prom got burned down threatening all of our lives.....
Mason: (sadly passes Sam's bedroom and notices Sam crying) (silently stops and peeks at Jameson and Sam) (feels guilty listening)
Sam: and she doesn't deserve it.... (keeps crying) she doesn't have to be the one suffering from all of these.... it was something nobody saw coming..... and it is all our fault.......
Mason: (tears fall on his face)
Jameson: (nods) (keeps crying softly while hugging Sam) ugh Sam.... stop crying already... save your tears for later..... (grabs Sam's suit) (makes Sam wear his suit) here... let me help you..... I wanna see you look good at least...... so stop crying for now.... Stevie won't like that......
Sam: yeah? (tries to wipe his tears and looks at a mirror) (wears his suit) I bet she is mad......
Mason: maybe she is.... (enters the room sadly)
*Jameson and Sam notices Mason*
Sam: Mason? (looks sadly confused at Mason) ugh... (keeps wiping his tears) I am sorry if you have to see me....
Mason: no... (approaches and tries wiping Sam's tears) I have been that earlier.... nobody can't believe Stevie passed away because of us and if she is mad..... maybe be it....
Jameson: Mason... (looks confused at Mason) do not say that..... you are just making...
Mason: no... (cuts off Jameson) no ugh.... (shakes his head) she should be mad and we all should be too.... she died mad fighting for Gail's life.... so.... we should be for her being involved in this......
Jameson: (nods sadly) you have a point.....
Sam: (keeps sadly looking at Jameson and Mason) Jameson.... Mason.... (tears keep pouring down his face) I am scared.... 
Jameson: we will be here... (keeps hugging Sam)
Mason: we all are Sam... we always have been... but with the anger we have now.... maybe that is the reason to be brave.... (holds Sam's hand) and by the way... take this...
Sam: (nods and looks confused at Mason holding his hand)
Mason: (puts a bowtie on Sam's hand) that will look good on you......
Sam: (smiles slightly) (hugs Jameson and Mason) be with me okay? be with me.....
Mason: (hugs Sam and Jameson) of course..... nobody will leave each other... especially now......
Jameson: (nods) (hugs Mason and Jameson) we will protect each other here... we promise.....
Sam: (nods and keeps softly crying at Mason and Jameson)

After preparing, Mason, Jameson and Sam headed outside to meet their friends who would also be attending the funeral later......

Desiree: (fans herself) God... we are going to the funeral and those boys still care about how they look???
Baron: ugh Desiree... probably... (sadly looks down) it is not because they wanna look good but everyone seems.... having grief tight?  
Henry: yeah... (looks down sadly) honestly... hope this doesn't sound weird but.... I cannot blame them... when that prom started burning.... the last person I thought would be part of it is Stevie......
*Baron, Desiree and Parker weirdly looks at Henry*
Henry: ugh... (awkwardly looks at Baron, Desiree and Parker) I knew it was kinda a bad idea but to be fair... I thought we will all be safe.....
Parker: no... (looks down) Henry has a point... if somebody is least deserving to be part of this huge ass connected problem that we all are in... it was Stevie.... she doesn't deserve this.....
*Henry, Baron and Desiree nods*
*Jameson, Sam and Mason walks out of the house and approaches everyone*
Mason: hey... (notices everyone) sorry if we took long....
Parker: no... it is fine... you all have to take the time you need.....
Baron: yeah... (looks down sadly) I know it has been a hard week for us anyway...
Desiree: true... (nods)
Jameson: yeah but anyways? shall we go there now?
Sam: ugh... (guiltily looks down) can I request something... before we get to Stevie?
*everyone looks confused at Sam*
Jameson: sure babe? what is it?
Sam: I just think... if we are going to Stevie... bring something important to her... bring somebody.... (nervously speaks) (looks back qt Jameson) important to her......
*everyone widens their eyes and nods at Jameson except Sam*
Jameson: (widens his eyes and nods at Sam) sure? if that is what you want...... then... sure... let's go....
Sam: (nods and holds Jameson's hand) thanks but that is what Stevie wants the most.... the best thing I can do now....
*everyone sadly keeps listening to Sam*

While everyone was now leaving their house, at Gail's home, Gail was in her bedroom preparing as well.......

Gail: (keeps crying while sitting on her work chair) (in her mind) I cannot believe I'd be doing this to my own beat friend... I cannot believe this happens to be my fault..... my freaking fault...
Stevie: (hallucination and imagination) (stares at Gail from the cabinet) oh girl..... you will be late... I understand but you will be late.....
Gail: (looks around and imagines Stevie staring at her from the cabinet) I am fucking sorry...... (keeps crying) I really am.... (stands up)
Stevie: not new in my ears.... (rolls her eyes) besides.... (notices Sam and the others visiting the front yard from the bedroom) in other people's hallucinations... dreams and imaginations... they feel the same...
Gail: huh? (notices Sam and the others at the front yard) is that Sam and... (notices Jameson) Jameson?
Stevie: yeah and... they are probably here because of grief.....
Gail: but I am not the dead person....
Stevie: no stupid Gail... (smiles at Gail) all the people with guilt will eventually gather themselves... I cannot even comfort or tell that it is not all your fault because I am just what you all imagine..... what you want to hear to what you want to know... what you will eventually know and do....
Gail: should I have them leave? or be with them?
Stevie: what do you think Gail? (keeps smiling at Gail) what will you eventually do?
Gail: (guiltily looks down) (looks back at Stevie) Stevie? (notices Stevie not around) (suddenly cries again) (shakes her head) (in her mind) I am fucking stupid...

This was a very grief filled and haunting episode..... how will this season turn out to be? Be ready??
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