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A Cry in the Night - Chapter Thirty-seven
Kayla Huntington drove down Wisteria Lane after just receiving devastating news from her doctor. As she had thought her shaking and forgetfulness were leading up to something tragic and the news she had received revealed that she would be living with a disease for the rest of her life.
As she drove down the lane a truck in front of the Young house was being unpacked and loading into the house.
The housewives stood outside their houses and were trying to get a look at their newest neighbor. There was something eerily familiar about the furniture they started to notice. They started to remember all the times they visited Mary Alice. They recognized a couch they all sat and gossiped at. They recognized a table they played poker at. Then they all recognized the man walking out of the house. Zach Young had moved back to Wisteria Lane and he was making his home perfect for a reunion.
Tom Scavo realized that he no longer could be couch hopping from house to house and finally put a down payment on a house on Wisteria Lane. He was moving right next door to Kayla and only a few houses down from his soon to be ex-wife.
Tom was packing things out and moving his own things over from his old residence and was to busy to notice the fuss going on down the lane.
"I don't believe this" Bree stated.
"I wonder what he's been up to all these years" Gaby says.
"He probably went through all that money" Lynette says sipping from her coffee cup.
Susan was unusually quiet. She was thinking of how to break the news to Mike that his biological son was back on the lane.
"Hello ladies" Zach says startling the housewives who weren't paying attention.
"Zach, what brings you back?" Bree asks.
"Oh, you know. Only so many places can really be home."
The housewives glance over at the truck and notice some more similar furniture reminiscent of the classic furniture Mary Alice had hand picked.
Zach stands with his hands in his pocket. It's obvious how uncomfortable he is in front of his new neighbors.
"Well, I'm sure you should be getting back" Bree says. "Want to help the movers" she adds.
"Yea… yea, you're right" he says walking off.
The housewives stare at each other acknowledging the tension.
Susan goes into her house. Mike is sitting in the kitchen staring out the window.
"Oh, you've seen?" Susan walks up to him.
"About Zach?"
"Yea. I wanted to break it to you…"
"Break what?" he asks cutting her off. "I've known about this for a while" he reveals.
"You've been speaking to Zach?"
"Just a few times here and there" he answers walking over to Susan.
"Were you ever planning on telling me?"
"It's okay" he says kissing her forehead before leaving the room.
Kayla sits at her kitchen table crying. The front door closes.
"Mommy!" Patrick shouts running into the house. "Mommy!"
He runs into the kitchen and notices his mother crying.
"What's wrong Mommy?" he asks.
"Nothing honey" she says wiping tears away. The child doesn't believe her. "Patrick, honey" she says with her voice cracking. "I'm okay."
Later that day.
Susan goes upstairs and turns the knob to Julie's bedroom. It's locked. She knocks on the door. Almost a minute later Julie unlocks the door. She is wearing her robe. The shades are lowered. The room is dark. She has bags under her eyes.
"Honey, are you okay?"
"I'm fine" she says stepping back.
"Is the baby…"
"She's fine" she says cutting her off.
"Where's Adam?"
"Who knows" Julie says walking over to her bed. She sits at the edge and pushes her hair tangled hair back.
"Julie, I'm going to take the baby downstairs for a feeding…" Susan walks over and picks up the child and walks towards the hall. She turns to say something to Julie but before she has the chance the door slams in her face and she hears the door lock.
That night.
Zach Young walks around his house. The house is almost an exact replica of when Mary Alice was alive. The furniture and the wallpaper. He walks into the living room and sits on the couch. He takes a photo album out. Photos of Mary Alice and Paul.
He closes his eyes and remembers childhood memories. He makes a fist getting angry. He suddenly opens his eyes and takes the album ripping the pages out and ripping the pictures up.
Mike lays in bed. His arm starts to ache. After the tornado his arm suffered severe nerve damage. He shoots up and walks over to Susan's dresser assuming she hid what she found of his drugs. He starts to riffle through the drawer and comes across a paper. He pulls the paper out reading through the medication list realizing Susan had lied to him.
The next day.
Bree goes to lunch with her boyfriend Harrison. They plan an early meal since he has been working nights quite often. They go to the country club which Bree is an active member in.
Kayla walks over to Tom's new home. She knocks on the door.
"Kayla, hey. I was just working on some things here."
"Can I come in?"
"Sure, sure."
Tom starts to show her around his new house. He makes comments on all the work he needs… wants to do on the house.
After suffering through Tom running ideas about modifications on the house Kayla finally finds an opportunity to speak.
"Tom… I really need to talk to you about something…"
A little later.
Kayla storms out of Tom's house.
"You just don't understand what I'm dealing with" she shouts as she goes back to her house.
That night.
Susan places the baby down in her bedroom. She goes over and sits on the edge of her bed. Mike walks into the room.
"So what's going on with Zach?" she asks.
"Nothing."
The room is silent for a few seconds.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me about him and you…"
"And I can't believe you didn't tell me about the doctors order!" he shouts pulling out the paper. "Or about a thousand other things going on around here!"
"Mike, it was for your own good! I didn't want you to have a relapse and…"
"And what? Go back to being a deadbeat husband!"
"I didn't say that!"
"But you wanted too…"
The room is silent for a few seconds.
A knock at the bedroom door.
Mike walks out the bedroom door.
Susan gets up after him and sees Julie at their door.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
"Mom… I really need your help…"
Tom walks over to Kayla's house. Before he didn't understand the severity of her condition. He rings the doorbell. No answer. He knocks at the door. No answer.
Kayla sits on the floor upstairs. She is crying. The computer beside her is on. Results on Huntington's disease is on the screen. She keeps crying and crying burying her head in her hands.
Mike walks over to the Young house. He knocks on the door. Zach opens the door.
"I'm ready to hear your proposition" Mike says.
Zach stares up at Mike before giving him a sinister grin.
I really hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! I think it's really exciting and leaves it open for many things to come for Wisteria Lane!