Okay, I think the readers are ready for some paranormal action here, and
thanks so much for baring with me. Umm.yeah, enjoy!
I own none of the characters in this story except for Dana and the occasional extra or two. Other characters are all owned by Big Wolf on Campus Corporations (or whatever organization it's called heh heh). In other words, not me!
(School hallway, people just passing through from time to time, not very crowded)
Tommy V.O. After a couple of days Merton finally got over the disappointment of Dana. Actually, he seemed to be avoiding her as much as possible nowadays. Unfortunately, Dana and I were having some problems of our own.
Tommy: Dana, we can work through this.
Dana: No, it's not the same, and not after what I know now.
Tommy: I'm telling you. It's not that bad. It's not the end of the world.
Dana: Tommy! What's gonna happen when everyone finds out about you not being-
Tommy: I'm sure everyone can handle it.
Dana: How could you say that? We're dealing with something so important! Tommy, we're dealing with- NEFEWSD!!!
Tommy: The Not Exactly Fall Equinox or Winter Solstice Dance, I know! Dana: Everyone's gone think I'm a joke! You have no idea what this does to a girl's reputation!
Tommy: I'm sorry Dana, but I just can't. This Saturday is a full.full.five days away, so umm, why not just cool it for now, 'k?
Dana: Fine. I need to get home anyway. Sky-Anne's gonna pick me up, and then we're going to mall. Bye.
Tommy: (Feeling guilty) Bye.
(Dana leaves)
Merton: (From inside his locker) Is she gone yet?
Tommy: (Sighs while opening Merton's locker) Yes.
Merton: Good, it was starting to smell a little ripe in there.
Tommy: Merton, I've been thinking, maybe we should tell Dana about-
Merton: No way Tommy! Not to sound petty, but you really can't trust her.
Tommy: Of course I can.
Merton: Oh really? Haven't you noticed something about her?
Tommy: What do you mean Merton?
Merton: If it's not really obvious to you than you really are a dumb jock.
(Tommy growls)
Merton: A joke buddy! A total joke. Heh heh. (Clears throat) the point is, she's just like Stacey.
Tommy: No. Nu uh, that's not true.
Merton: Please. Second most popular? Second most envied? Assistant head cheerleader??? And remember how Stacey hated the werewolf?
Tommy: (Closing locker) Yeah, but there is one thing you've forgotten. Stacey WAS Miss Popular, Envied, and Head Cheerleader. Dana and Stacey are totally opposite.
Merton: (While walking off with Tommy) I don't know Tommy. With the rate she's going she could be at the popularity of Mrs. Gandhi in two shakes of a hand basket.
(Scene fades showing really pissed Sky-Anne in black background)
Sky-Anne: Don't count on it.
(Night time. School office. A student is typing up stuff)
Student: Stupid work. Stupid school news paper. Make sure everything is perfect. Perfect my- (loud bang is heard, student jumps) Who's there? Custodian Hernandez? Is that you? (Door creeks) Okay, whoever the hell is out there, stop it. I'm doing important work for the school newspaper and I don't have time to be interrupted with all of this nonsense. (Bang is heard again) Please?
(Student looks really scared and shifts eyes around. All the doors and blinds start opening and shutting. Student gets really scared. Scene now moves to student's eyes as they widen)
Student: Dear God. (Black out)
(Next day, Student Parking lot. Tommy parks in the "Reserved Captain of the Football Team" spot. Merton can be seen in background coming from his car heading towards Tommy. Dana walks toward Tommy as well. Merton suddenly goes the other way.)
Dana: Hey Tommy.
Tommy: Hey, where were you last night? I called and you weren't there.
Dana: Don't I have a right to not be at my home?
Tommy: Not at two in the morning no.
Dana: Oh.well.I don't know. Guess you must have dialed the wrong number or something.
Tommy: I called you three times. (Dana looks uncomfortable) Dana, what's going on?
Merton: (Runs up to the two in a hurry. Sees Dana, tenses, but still approaches Tommy) Guys, we've got a problem.
(Scene shifts to a hallway right outside the School office. A crowd of students is hovering outside the office. We see Merton, Tommy, and Dana just outside the crowd.)
Tommy: What happened?
Merton: I can't get a clear summary, but the students are saying that a kid hanged himself last night.
Tommy: Who was it?
Merton: Daniel Jacobs. He was the head editor of the School newspaper.
Tommy: I knew him. He was a water boy for our Varsity team last year. He also interviewed me a couple of times. The guy seemed stressed out, but never suicidal material.
Dana: Those are usually the ones who ARE suicidal material.
Tommy: Yeah. Man, that's horrible. (Merton nods)
Dana: Yes, very horrible, and that's probably why they aren't letting anyone in. So, let's scoot, shall we?
Tommy: Hold up Dana, I want to see if I can get some more information.
Merton: Yeah, besides, I thought you liked missing chemistry class.
Dana: I do. But I'd rather be there instead of here. Excuse me for having some respect for the dead. (Storms off) Merton: Was that even remotely harsh? I wasn't even trying to be cruel?
Tommy: I think she's having to deal with some issues right now.
Merton: Yeah, she seems pretty cold, I mean, for usual.
Tommy: (in suspicion) yeah.
Merton: Tommy, you could have been right. If that kid seemed halfway happy, why would he commit suicide? Maybe we are just jumping to conclusions, but judging by my past experiences in the paranormal society, I think we should probably at least make an attempt to investigate.
Tommy: I agree, midnight?
Merton: Midnight it is.
(Midnight, school hallway, we see Merton hanging from the ceiling "Mission Impossible" style in a cat burglar outfit. James Bond music is playing in the background. Merton looks around suspiciously. Cord breaks and Merton lets out a yelp. Music stops)
Merton: Darn! I should have gotten the medium size.
Tommy: Or you could have just come through the gymnasium like I asked you to do.
Merton: But that's not sporting!
Tommy: (Sighs, helps up Merton) C'mon.
(Both enter office, carefully step over caution tape)
Tommy: (Bends down to pick up papers) Hey, what's this?
Merton: Tommy! That's crime scene evidence! Don't touch (Tommy picks up the papers) it.
Tommy: Oops, too late now.
Merton: Give me that! (Grabs papers, Tommy frowns) Great Zeus! Tommy do you know what this is? It's a report of the crime scene.
Tommy: Somebody must have dropped it.
Merton: (Reading paper, eyes widening from time to time) It says he had been dead for about six hours before they found him. It also says that he suffered from. shriveled brain damage?
Tommy: Maybe his brain exploded.
Merton: Tommy, hanging yourself does not involve your brain to explode. (Pauses) But it does involve damage of the neck. (Reads paper again) Wait a tick, all this says is he had minor bruises on his neck where the rope was. But in a hanging, the rope usually breaks the neck or crushes the throat in which none happened in this case. Tommy, he didn't die from hanging. Someone, or something MURDERED him!!!
(Merton looks up from paper to discover Tommy sleeping standing up. Light snoring is heard as Tommy startles from his slumber)
Tommy: (seeing Merton staring at him in disbelief) What? Did I miss something?
TBC
Thanks, please leave a review, and have a lovely day!
I own none of the characters in this story except for Dana and the occasional extra or two. Other characters are all owned by Big Wolf on Campus Corporations (or whatever organization it's called heh heh). In other words, not me!
(School hallway, people just passing through from time to time, not very crowded)
Tommy V.O. After a couple of days Merton finally got over the disappointment of Dana. Actually, he seemed to be avoiding her as much as possible nowadays. Unfortunately, Dana and I were having some problems of our own.
Tommy: Dana, we can work through this.
Dana: No, it's not the same, and not after what I know now.
Tommy: I'm telling you. It's not that bad. It's not the end of the world.
Dana: Tommy! What's gonna happen when everyone finds out about you not being-
Tommy: I'm sure everyone can handle it.
Dana: How could you say that? We're dealing with something so important! Tommy, we're dealing with- NEFEWSD!!!
Tommy: The Not Exactly Fall Equinox or Winter Solstice Dance, I know! Dana: Everyone's gone think I'm a joke! You have no idea what this does to a girl's reputation!
Tommy: I'm sorry Dana, but I just can't. This Saturday is a full.full.five days away, so umm, why not just cool it for now, 'k?
Dana: Fine. I need to get home anyway. Sky-Anne's gonna pick me up, and then we're going to mall. Bye.
Tommy: (Feeling guilty) Bye.
(Dana leaves)
Merton: (From inside his locker) Is she gone yet?
Tommy: (Sighs while opening Merton's locker) Yes.
Merton: Good, it was starting to smell a little ripe in there.
Tommy: Merton, I've been thinking, maybe we should tell Dana about-
Merton: No way Tommy! Not to sound petty, but you really can't trust her.
Tommy: Of course I can.
Merton: Oh really? Haven't you noticed something about her?
Tommy: What do you mean Merton?
Merton: If it's not really obvious to you than you really are a dumb jock.
(Tommy growls)
Merton: A joke buddy! A total joke. Heh heh. (Clears throat) the point is, she's just like Stacey.
Tommy: No. Nu uh, that's not true.
Merton: Please. Second most popular? Second most envied? Assistant head cheerleader??? And remember how Stacey hated the werewolf?
Tommy: (Closing locker) Yeah, but there is one thing you've forgotten. Stacey WAS Miss Popular, Envied, and Head Cheerleader. Dana and Stacey are totally opposite.
Merton: (While walking off with Tommy) I don't know Tommy. With the rate she's going she could be at the popularity of Mrs. Gandhi in two shakes of a hand basket.
(Scene fades showing really pissed Sky-Anne in black background)
Sky-Anne: Don't count on it.
(Night time. School office. A student is typing up stuff)
Student: Stupid work. Stupid school news paper. Make sure everything is perfect. Perfect my- (loud bang is heard, student jumps) Who's there? Custodian Hernandez? Is that you? (Door creeks) Okay, whoever the hell is out there, stop it. I'm doing important work for the school newspaper and I don't have time to be interrupted with all of this nonsense. (Bang is heard again) Please?
(Student looks really scared and shifts eyes around. All the doors and blinds start opening and shutting. Student gets really scared. Scene now moves to student's eyes as they widen)
Student: Dear God. (Black out)
(Next day, Student Parking lot. Tommy parks in the "Reserved Captain of the Football Team" spot. Merton can be seen in background coming from his car heading towards Tommy. Dana walks toward Tommy as well. Merton suddenly goes the other way.)
Dana: Hey Tommy.
Tommy: Hey, where were you last night? I called and you weren't there.
Dana: Don't I have a right to not be at my home?
Tommy: Not at two in the morning no.
Dana: Oh.well.I don't know. Guess you must have dialed the wrong number or something.
Tommy: I called you three times. (Dana looks uncomfortable) Dana, what's going on?
Merton: (Runs up to the two in a hurry. Sees Dana, tenses, but still approaches Tommy) Guys, we've got a problem.
(Scene shifts to a hallway right outside the School office. A crowd of students is hovering outside the office. We see Merton, Tommy, and Dana just outside the crowd.)
Tommy: What happened?
Merton: I can't get a clear summary, but the students are saying that a kid hanged himself last night.
Tommy: Who was it?
Merton: Daniel Jacobs. He was the head editor of the School newspaper.
Tommy: I knew him. He was a water boy for our Varsity team last year. He also interviewed me a couple of times. The guy seemed stressed out, but never suicidal material.
Dana: Those are usually the ones who ARE suicidal material.
Tommy: Yeah. Man, that's horrible. (Merton nods)
Dana: Yes, very horrible, and that's probably why they aren't letting anyone in. So, let's scoot, shall we?
Tommy: Hold up Dana, I want to see if I can get some more information.
Merton: Yeah, besides, I thought you liked missing chemistry class.
Dana: I do. But I'd rather be there instead of here. Excuse me for having some respect for the dead. (Storms off) Merton: Was that even remotely harsh? I wasn't even trying to be cruel?
Tommy: I think she's having to deal with some issues right now.
Merton: Yeah, she seems pretty cold, I mean, for usual.
Tommy: (in suspicion) yeah.
Merton: Tommy, you could have been right. If that kid seemed halfway happy, why would he commit suicide? Maybe we are just jumping to conclusions, but judging by my past experiences in the paranormal society, I think we should probably at least make an attempt to investigate.
Tommy: I agree, midnight?
Merton: Midnight it is.
(Midnight, school hallway, we see Merton hanging from the ceiling "Mission Impossible" style in a cat burglar outfit. James Bond music is playing in the background. Merton looks around suspiciously. Cord breaks and Merton lets out a yelp. Music stops)
Merton: Darn! I should have gotten the medium size.
Tommy: Or you could have just come through the gymnasium like I asked you to do.
Merton: But that's not sporting!
Tommy: (Sighs, helps up Merton) C'mon.
(Both enter office, carefully step over caution tape)
Tommy: (Bends down to pick up papers) Hey, what's this?
Merton: Tommy! That's crime scene evidence! Don't touch (Tommy picks up the papers) it.
Tommy: Oops, too late now.
Merton: Give me that! (Grabs papers, Tommy frowns) Great Zeus! Tommy do you know what this is? It's a report of the crime scene.
Tommy: Somebody must have dropped it.
Merton: (Reading paper, eyes widening from time to time) It says he had been dead for about six hours before they found him. It also says that he suffered from. shriveled brain damage?
Tommy: Maybe his brain exploded.
Merton: Tommy, hanging yourself does not involve your brain to explode. (Pauses) But it does involve damage of the neck. (Reads paper again) Wait a tick, all this says is he had minor bruises on his neck where the rope was. But in a hanging, the rope usually breaks the neck or crushes the throat in which none happened in this case. Tommy, he didn't die from hanging. Someone, or something MURDERED him!!!
(Merton looks up from paper to discover Tommy sleeping standing up. Light snoring is heard as Tommy startles from his slumber)
Tommy: (seeing Merton staring at him in disbelief) What? Did I miss something?
TBC
Thanks, please leave a review, and have a lovely day!