When someone dies mysteriously during a Psych experiment, Rhiannon becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy that includes both the survivors and the killer.
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Short on cash, Rhiannon...
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
SEROTONIN
( — a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes. )
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ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WERE TWO PRINCESSES. Rhiannon and Stephanie Ford took great pride in knowing the faith their parents had in them, and both took purposeful turns in their paths just to ensure things stayed that way. Excelling in academics and extracurricular activities (while Rhiannon had taken up modeling, being slightly taller and slimmer, Stephanie was the pride and joy of the debate club), it felt like nothing could ever go wrong.
Even though Christopher and Madeleine certainly didn't approve of Rhiannon's social circle (or, better yet, the main and most important part of it), they had other aspects of her life to focus on and, somehow, that sort of balanced things out a little bit. As long as she kept being successful on said domains, they would allow themselves to close their eyes whenever anything involved the Sargents.
Stephanie, on the other hand, was the picture perfect daughter in more ways than one. Sociable, with brains that easily rivaled some of the most brilliant minds the Fords had ever worked with, and knowing how to keep her mouth shut regarding any of their parents' dirty affairs, it was no surprise she had always been the favorite (and the much better daughter, like Mr. and Mrs. Ford enjoyed reminding Rhiannon of). Her group of friends was composed of the children of the Fords' closest friends. None of her steps ever made her dangle to the wrong side of the tightrope.
Unfortunately, she wasn't the one who had taken a particular liking to the Fords' legacy, preferring to study the human sciences instead. Rhiannon, much to their parents' relief, pushed through every lecture about Biology, Chemistry and the pharmaceutical industry they gave them without ever rolling her eyes, and she could almost burst with excitement whenever they referred to her as their little prodigy just thanks to that.
Being renowned medicinal chemists, they were ecstatic to know at least one of their daughters was minimally interested in what they had spent years of their lives doing, researching and turning laboratories into their second home. They were more than happy to feed Rhiannon's interest in it, pushing her to always demand to know more, as knowledge was limitless, and, even though her heart had always beat harder for Neurosciences, they let it slide, arguing it was 'close enough' to what they wanted her to turn into.
They wanted her to turn into them, but there was one seemingly small inconvenience, commonly known as Jude Sargent. If it weren't for that, she would have been the perfect miniature of Christopher and Madeleine, sharing their looks and enthusiasm for science. Unfortunately, she kept finding new ways of escaping from the mold they so desperately wanted her to fit into and, slowly, they came to their senses. She would never be like them, even if all three of them shared the same love for their major field of studies.
