episode 2: Secrets part 2
Manny glared at the bottle angrily as she paced around Emma's room, trying to put the puzzle pieces together.
"Emma! Why would you do something like this?!"
"I just dont know! Theres just so much to do and so little time! I have to help my mom and Snake pick out things for the baby, I have to study for mid- term exams and still keep up on all my other schoolwork, and I have to write articles for the Grapevine! Those pills are the only thing that keep me going and give me time to do what I need to do. So, Manny, just promise you wont tell anyone? I wont do it for much longer. Just until mid-terms are over. ok?" cried Emma
"Fine. But if i find out that you're doing it after mid-terms too, then I'm gonna have to tell someone."
"Deal."
Then the girls left for school. But Emma forgot to put the pills away.
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"OMG! Terri!" said Paige while running up to Terri in the hallway, "We got three emails for the advice column last night!"
"Seriously?! O wow, thats great! I guess we'll have to get to work and start reading them. Do you wanna go to the library during lunch?"
"Uhm, I guess so. I already read them though. And well, one of them was sort of freaky. I think if we try to answer it, we'll be way in over our heads." Paige answered Terri truthfully.
"Why? What does it say?"
"Here. I printed it off my computer last night after I read it." said Paige while handing Terri the piece of paper. She read it to herself.
*Dear Paige and Terri,
Three years ago, I witnessed a murder. It started when I was staying at my grandma's house for a week in New York and I was walking back to her house from the grocery store. I saw a suspicious car driving really slowly and it had two kids in the back seat crying and a woman in the front seat, crying as well. I got the license plate number and called 9-1-1. I told them what I saw and where the car was headed. They told me not to follow the car, and that they'd take it from there but i've always been the curious type so i stupidly followed the car. I watched as the man drove into an alley way and stab his wife and sons to death. His sons were only about 7 and 4 years old! I was breathing so heavily because i was so petrified. I guess he heard me so he came over and saw me. I ran as fast as i could to my grandmothers house. I locked the doors and windows. And then, the cops came. Ever since this event, I've been in the Witness Protection Program. Heres the real problem. I just found out that he escaped jail. He's already tracked me down! I've gotten one threatening phone call from him so far and I'm scared. He says that he wants to come after me because he could have gotten away with the crime if I didnt see everything and tell on him. I dont know whether I should tell my parents or not. He also said that if i tell anyone about his phone call, then he'd kill me for sure. Please help me. You were my last resort. I dont know who else to ask for help.
-anonymous*
"Wow! Well...Raditch did say that if someone sent us something we couldnt handle, then to bring it to him right away, so i think we should report this to him. " responded Terri
"Okay. We'll go at lunch."
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In Ms.Kwan's english class, Emma started to feel dizzy and light headed. Her whole body felt tingly and numb, and then she fainted.
"Emma! Are you alright?" yelled Ms. Kwan as she rushed over to Emma "Someone take her to the nurse!"
"I will." said Manny
"And I'll help." voluteered JT
They both took her to the school nurse and when Emma woke up, she was in the hospital with her mother, Snake, Manny, JT, and Toby at her side. Even Sean had gone to the hospital to see how she was doing.
"Emma! I'm glad you're alright but this morning i found these on your bed." Emma sat up seeing that he mother was holding the bottle of caffeine pills.
"I'm so sorry mom! I knew i shouldnt have taken them. There just wasnt enough time to do everything so i needed something to give me energy so i didnt need to sleep as long. I promise i wont do it ever again, just dont be mad." explained Emma
"Its alright, honey. Its-its ok." said Spike while hugging Emma, both of which were crying.
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It was finally lunch time and Terri and Paige went to Mr. Raditch right away. They showed him the letter and somehow he knew exactly who had written it. He remembered that years ago, Ellie Nash had witnessed a murder and was in the guidance office every morning talking about it.
"Thank you girls for reporting this. It was the right thing to do. I'm glad you chose to confront me about this, otherwise this man could have killed Ellie. Thanks to you, she'll probably be alright." said Mr. Raditch
Then Ellie came into the guidance office because Mr. Raditch had called her down. At first, she was mad at Paige and Terri for reporting her, but then she was just happy that things will get better. She talked to the guidance officer and hopefully, things will turn out ok.
Manny glared at the bottle angrily as she paced around Emma's room, trying to put the puzzle pieces together.
"Emma! Why would you do something like this?!"
"I just dont know! Theres just so much to do and so little time! I have to help my mom and Snake pick out things for the baby, I have to study for mid- term exams and still keep up on all my other schoolwork, and I have to write articles for the Grapevine! Those pills are the only thing that keep me going and give me time to do what I need to do. So, Manny, just promise you wont tell anyone? I wont do it for much longer. Just until mid-terms are over. ok?" cried Emma
"Fine. But if i find out that you're doing it after mid-terms too, then I'm gonna have to tell someone."
"Deal."
Then the girls left for school. But Emma forgot to put the pills away.
- - ~~~ - -
"OMG! Terri!" said Paige while running up to Terri in the hallway, "We got three emails for the advice column last night!"
"Seriously?! O wow, thats great! I guess we'll have to get to work and start reading them. Do you wanna go to the library during lunch?"
"Uhm, I guess so. I already read them though. And well, one of them was sort of freaky. I think if we try to answer it, we'll be way in over our heads." Paige answered Terri truthfully.
"Why? What does it say?"
"Here. I printed it off my computer last night after I read it." said Paige while handing Terri the piece of paper. She read it to herself.
*Dear Paige and Terri,
Three years ago, I witnessed a murder. It started when I was staying at my grandma's house for a week in New York and I was walking back to her house from the grocery store. I saw a suspicious car driving really slowly and it had two kids in the back seat crying and a woman in the front seat, crying as well. I got the license plate number and called 9-1-1. I told them what I saw and where the car was headed. They told me not to follow the car, and that they'd take it from there but i've always been the curious type so i stupidly followed the car. I watched as the man drove into an alley way and stab his wife and sons to death. His sons were only about 7 and 4 years old! I was breathing so heavily because i was so petrified. I guess he heard me so he came over and saw me. I ran as fast as i could to my grandmothers house. I locked the doors and windows. And then, the cops came. Ever since this event, I've been in the Witness Protection Program. Heres the real problem. I just found out that he escaped jail. He's already tracked me down! I've gotten one threatening phone call from him so far and I'm scared. He says that he wants to come after me because he could have gotten away with the crime if I didnt see everything and tell on him. I dont know whether I should tell my parents or not. He also said that if i tell anyone about his phone call, then he'd kill me for sure. Please help me. You were my last resort. I dont know who else to ask for help.
-anonymous*
"Wow! Well...Raditch did say that if someone sent us something we couldnt handle, then to bring it to him right away, so i think we should report this to him. " responded Terri
"Okay. We'll go at lunch."
- - ~~~ - -
In Ms.Kwan's english class, Emma started to feel dizzy and light headed. Her whole body felt tingly and numb, and then she fainted.
"Emma! Are you alright?" yelled Ms. Kwan as she rushed over to Emma "Someone take her to the nurse!"
"I will." said Manny
"And I'll help." voluteered JT
They both took her to the school nurse and when Emma woke up, she was in the hospital with her mother, Snake, Manny, JT, and Toby at her side. Even Sean had gone to the hospital to see how she was doing.
"Emma! I'm glad you're alright but this morning i found these on your bed." Emma sat up seeing that he mother was holding the bottle of caffeine pills.
"I'm so sorry mom! I knew i shouldnt have taken them. There just wasnt enough time to do everything so i needed something to give me energy so i didnt need to sleep as long. I promise i wont do it ever again, just dont be mad." explained Emma
"Its alright, honey. Its-its ok." said Spike while hugging Emma, both of which were crying.
- - ~~~ - -
It was finally lunch time and Terri and Paige went to Mr. Raditch right away. They showed him the letter and somehow he knew exactly who had written it. He remembered that years ago, Ellie Nash had witnessed a murder and was in the guidance office every morning talking about it.
"Thank you girls for reporting this. It was the right thing to do. I'm glad you chose to confront me about this, otherwise this man could have killed Ellie. Thanks to you, she'll probably be alright." said Mr. Raditch
Then Ellie came into the guidance office because Mr. Raditch had called her down. At first, she was mad at Paige and Terri for reporting her, but then she was just happy that things will get better. She talked to the guidance officer and hopefully, things will turn out ok.