ZEPOTHA: DO YOU REMEMBER ME?

"Mall Rat"

Hope you enjoy this! Apparently the actress for Lydia got a scare from working on the Mall Scene!

Rita closed the door behind her. "Mom?! I'm home!" Her steps made the floorboards creak under her steps. In the kitchen she finds a sticky note on her fridge. "Rita, behave yourself. Me and your father are taking a business trip to Minneapolis, there are leftovers in the fridge and we have left $400 under the vase in the living room."

"Hope they'll be back soon." She puts the note on the counter and walks outside.  As she took a step in her yard she turned to the forest. A feeling churned in her stomach, a feeling that something or someone was lost there.  She pushes the feeling off and rides to the police station.

Back in the halls of Zepotha High, Jade was thinking about that call she got in the morning. Sure it could've been just a prank, but what asshole would do that? What if it's some stalker or dedicated creep?? She didn't have anything to protect her at home, and she thought there was no way Alaine could stop a stalker and-

"Jasmine? Is everything alright?" Ms. Huggins asked her, pulling her out of that stalker rabbit hole. Some of her classmates turned to her, tons of eye's settled on her.

"Oh, yeah I'm alright." She said, putting her arms up almost to defend herself.  "You sure? You can go to Nurse Archie if you need."  "I'm fine."

"Alright then, tell me if you change your mind." Ms. Huggins turned to the board and continued to her class.  But that thought  shook Jade's normally unpredictable personality up, all she could do is think about it while twiddling with her brown hair.

The dismal bell rang throughout the halls and it was time for Alaine and Jade to drive home. The drive was silent with the sound of music the only thing cutting up the silence.  Alaine would shoot glances at Jade who was just looking off the buildings and vegetation passing by.

Alaine wanted to say something, but didn't know if Jade was agitated about the whole argument in the morning.

As the radio played in the background Alaine brought up a question. "So-How was your day?" It was a simple  question made to be somewhere the conversation could start with.

"I thought you were pissed with me." Jade said, turning to her sister. "Well-I wasn't pissed, more disappointed." "You sound like a damn mom." Jade said, mocking her sister. "I don't-" Alaine fell silent thinking about her words. "Maybe I did but, I have my reasons." Jade rolled her eyes.

"Like being a total buzzkill." Jade said, Alaine scoffs "Not at all. Look, I just wanted to-apologize. And say I might have been too harsh on you."

"The Alaine Stewart, apologizing to me? How honorable. Well apology accepted." Jade replied. "Thank you." Alaine responded.  The car fell silent, no longer a long awkward space. "And I was wondering-Could I have the cabin to myself today?  Danny's coming over." Alaine asked her sister.

"I just made up with my sister, and we are not going to  have a movie night? No way!" Jade remarks. "But-" "You and Danny smack face

enough already, I'm sure he won't mind."  Alaine was about to speak up but reluctantly backed down. They continued on their drive home, past several buildings. Including the police station.

Inside the station Rita was talking to Sheriff Hartman.

"Rita, he's a kid. He's probably just messing around." The man replied to her. "But no one has seen him since last night." The sheriff's attempts to comfort were not working, the disappearance of Robbie was uncommon and fact kept Rita on her feet. "Look, I'll look into it. Don't try to go off on your own. We don't need more kids going off."