### **One Can Keep a Secret** second book of *One of Us Is Lying*)**
---**Location: School Hallway – Morning****Time: 8:30 AM**---**Ava (🌟)** walks down the bustling school hallway, headphones in, trying to blend into the crowd. It's been months since the events surrounding **Mr. Evans** and his tragic revenge plot unfolded. The school has tried to move on, but the scars linger, especially for the group.Suddenly, a vibration pulls Ava from her thoughts. She pulls her phone from her pocket and reads a new, anonymous message.---**Message:** *"I know what you're hiding, Ava. Don't think your secret is safe. One of you still has something to lose. And I'm going to expose it."*---Ava's heart skips a beat. She quickly looks around the hallway, but no one seems to be paying attention to her. Could it really be happening again?**Ava (🌟):** (Thinking) *No. This can't be real. It's over. We stopped the messages. Didn't we?*---**Location: Cafeteria – Lunchtime****Time: 12:15 PM**---The group—**Liam (🔥), Sophia (💎), Mason (🎯), and Ella (🌙)**—sits at their usual table. The air feels lighter now, but Ava's quiet demeanor doesn't go unnoticed.**Liam (🔥):** (Smiling) So, anyone else ready for the break? Feels like we actually deserve one after everything last semester.**Sophia (💎):** (Nods) Yeah, it's been good to finally breathe. No more secrets, no more drama.Ava shifts uneasily in her seat, glancing at her phone again, the message replaying in her mind.**Ella (🌙):** (Noticing) Ava, you okay? You seem... distracted.Ava looks up, forcing a smile. She doesn't know whether to tell them yet, not after everything they went through last time.**Ava (🌟):** (Hesitant) Yeah, I'm fine. Just... a lot on my mind, I guess.**Mason (🎯):** (Jokingly) Must be finals stress. You always get weird before exams.Everyone laughs, but Ava's forced smile falters. Before she can respond, her phone vibrates again. Another message.---**Message:** *"You can't run from this, Ava. Sooner or later, the truth will come out. And this time, no one's safe."*---**Ava (🌟):** (Tensing) *What the hell?***Sophia (💎):** (Concerned) Ava, you sure you're okay?Ava hesitates, but before she can reply, **Liam (🔥)** leans in closer, frowning as his phone buzzes too.**Liam (🔥):** (Confused) What the...?He looks at his phone, his expression darkening.**Message:** *"Liam, you're next. You think you escaped the past, but some things never stay buried."***Liam (🔥):** (Mutters) This can't be happening again.Ava meets his eyes, the same fear reflecting between them.---**Location: The Courtyard – After School****Time: 4:00 PM**---The group meets in their usual spot after school, the tension palpable. They've all received similar messages now—cryptic, menacing, threatening to unravel the lives they've fought to rebuild.**Ava (🌟):** (Serious) I got the first message this morning. Someone knows something, but I don't understand what they want.**Liam (🔥):** (Angry) We put this behind us. How is this starting again?**Sophia (💎):** (Nervous) Do you think someone else knows about what happened last semester?**Ella (🌙):** (Thinking) But we didn't leave anything behind. We dealt with everything. Didn't we?**Mason (🎯):** (Grim) What if this isn't about what happened before? What if there's something new—something we don't even know about yet?**Ava (🌟):** (Quietly) Or someone. Maybe there's someone out there with their own agenda, using our past against us.**Liam (🔥):** (Frustrated) But why target us again? What's the point? What more could we possibly have to hide?Before anyone can respond, **Sophia's** phone buzzes. She glances at it, her face draining of color.---**Message:** *"I know your secret, Sophia. And if you think you've escaped your past, think again. I'm coming for you."*---**Sophia (💎):** (Barely audible) No... not again.---**Location: Unknown****Time: 10:00 PM**---The screen cuts to a shadowy figure sitting in front of a bank of monitors, watching the group's every move. The figure's face is obscured by shadows, but their hands move deftly across the keyboard, typing another message.**Message Sent:** *"It's all starting again, and none of you will escape this time. One can keep a secret, but two can't... and soon, everyone will know the truth."*The figure leans back, a cold smile playing across their lips as the screen fades to black.---**End of Episode 1***To be continued...*
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one can keep a secret
Mystery / Thrillersecond book of one of us is lying Ava, Liam, Sophia, Mason, and Ella-thought their nightmare was over. But just as they start to move on, anonymous messages begin again, threatening to expose new secrets. As the group unravels the mystery, they rea...
