The Young and the Dramatic: Season Two
Episode 19: Noah Unintentionally Saves a Life
Staci Abrams sat in the Wawanakwa Public Library, flipping through pages of the dictionary. She was researching for a piece she was doing on the news the next day, and was having a hard time doing so.
The library was eerily quiet, and she was the only one there.
Even the librarian had left to go, telling Staci to let herself out before she left. Staci sighed, and pushed away the book at the table she was sitting at.
Suddenly, she heard a small book fall onto the ground, and she raised a questionable eyebrow.
"What was that?" she said to herself.
"This is going to be the best picnic ever!" Sadie squealed as Katie handed the cashier the money, "I've been waiting for us to do this for like—"
"Forever," Noah offered, raising an eyebrow.
The larger friend glared at the bookworm, "Whatever, Noah. Just because you wouldn't know what a good day was if it bit you on the nose, doesn't mean you have to act like a jerk to the rest of us," she snapped.
Noah rolled his eyes.
"Whatever," he handed Katie the cash, and Katie smiled.
"Thanks Noah," Katie smiled, and grabbed her groceries, "C'mon Sadie; let's head down to the docks," she winked at Noah as the two stepped out of the store.
Noah sighed.
"Alright then," he said, and opened up his laptop.
Outside the store, Sadie snarled at Katie as they walked down the sidewalk to the pier.
"What the heck was that about?" she snapped, "I thought we both agreed that Noah was a full-out jerk!"
Katie raised an eyebrow, and kept walking.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Sadie," she said, sticking her nose in the air. She stopped walking, and turned around to see Sadie standing behind her with her hands on her hips, "What?"
"What was going on in there? I saw you smile at Noah!" Sadie shouted. She stepped closer to her, "Do you like Noah?"
Katie gasped.
"No way," she waved it away, "I barely even know him,"
"You've been going to the store a lot lately," Sadie said, putting her hands on her hips, "So tell me Katie, do you like Noah?"
Katie rolled her eyes, and kept walking down the sidewalk as a fuming Sadie followed her in a hot pursuit.
Josh opened his mailbox outside of his apartment building, only to notice a single envelope inside.
Raising an eyebrow, he retrieved the envelope, and closed his mailbox. He grabbed his bag, and headed inside the building. As he ascended the steps, Josh looked down at the envelope, to see only his name printed on it.
There was nothing else.
"Hello?" Staci called out, "Is anyone there?"
The chatterbox stood up, and looked around. Grabbing her laptop bag, she walked towards the source of the sound. Suddenly, the library felt eerily quiet, and she had no idea where the sound had come from.
As she passed the rows of bookshelves, Staci finally found the row with the fallen book. She walked over to it, and picked it up.
"Interesting," she muttered to herself.
Realizing where the book went, she put the book back in it's' place. Before she could turn around, however, she felt that eyes were watching her.
Staci shuddered as the lights suddenly went out. She let out a scream, and couldn't see her own hand in front of her face.
The two girls had arrived at the dock, and were standing near the edge of the pier. Katie sat down the picnic basket, and smiled.
"This looks like a good spot for the picnic," Katie said, and looked over to Sadie.
However, the larger girl wasn't paying attention to what Katie was saying. Sadie glared at Katie, and folded her arms.
Katie noticed this, and raised an eyebrow.
"Are you still upset about the Noah thing?" Katie groaned, "For the last time, I don't like Noah!"
Sadie growled.
"How the heck am I supposed to know that? We're best friends, and I just don't want to see you get hurt because you're falling in love with that jerk!" she snapped.
Katie approached Sadie, narrowing her eyes.
"Who said I was falling in love?" she asked.
"The way you looked at him made it pretty clear," Sadie put her hands on her hips, "Now back off," she pushed Katie away from her a bit.
"How dare you—"
Katie pushed Sadie a bit.
"What the hell is the matter with—"Sadie said, and reached out to push Katie, "—you!" As Sadie finished, her push was a bit too much extra and Katie fell in backwards into the water and off the pier.
"Help," Katie shrieked, struggling to stay afloat, "I can't swim!"
"Help," Sadie screamed, "Somebody help her!"
After sitting down at his kitchen table, Josh opened the letter, and began to read the contents of it.
Josh,
I'm writing to ask of you for a favor.
I know you haven't heard of me in some twenty years, but I'd like to apologize for everything. Ever since Mom and Dad died, we haven't been that close.
Josh raised an eyebrow, and dropped the letter in disgust.
"O my God," Josh said, reading the contents of the letter.
Staci pulled her phone out of her pocket, and turned on the flashlight app. She eventually found her way out of the section just as the lights came back on.
"O my God," she said, panicking, "what is going on here?'
She looked around the library, and suddenly her eyes landed on a shadow going down a hallway. Raising an eyebrow, she quickly advanced towards it, and found herself in the hallway.
Walking down the hallway, the shadow disappeared. Staci rounded the corner, and saw an open private study with a light on.
"That's weird," she said, "I thought I was the only one here,"
Staci stepped inside the private study, and raised an eyebrow. Scattered across the table were copies of newspaper articles.
The headlines read:
Duncan Abraham Case.
Sadie began to shriek in terror as she watched Katie struggle to keep her head above the water. She would jump in to save Katie, but she couldn't swim either.
"Somebody help!" Sadie shouted.
As if on cue, a blur raced past Sadie, and dove into the water. Sadie raised an eyebrow, and leaned over the edge of the dock to see Noah hoisting Katie above him.
"Noah!" Katie managed to sputter, coughing water out of her lungs.
"I can't leave you alone, can I?" Noah asked, rolling his eyes. He hoisted Katie onto the dock with a surprised Sadie's help. Noah then climbed onto the dock, and looked down at Katie, "You OK?"
Sadie took a step back, shocked.
"Thanks Noah," Katie said with a smile.
"Anytime," Noah winked.
And I need you to come see me. Once you arrive, I'll let you know of my offer.
Your sister
Josh paused, and then looked down to see the address, and the name of his sister right below.
Zoey Smith
Wawanakwa Insane Asylum
"What the—"Staci said, and looked closer at the papers. There were photos of Bridgette Summers, Duncan Abraham, Leshawna and B Cole, Dawn Ahrens, Cody Anderson, and even Blaineley O'Halloran.
Next to the newspaper articles was a piece of paper with notes written on it.
1 – Kill—
Staci didn't get a chance to read the rest of the note, because a knife was slipped in her stomach from the back, and she slid to the ground.
Her murderer slipped the knife out of her stomach, and shook their head as they grabbed their notes. After gathering their materials, the murderer looked back down at Staci's body. Shaking their head in disgust, they slipped out of the room.
They turned off the lights, and shut the door, leaving Staci's dead body inside.
Next on the Young and the Dramatic…
"Did you hear?" Momma DJ asked, pouring coffee in Bridgette's mug, "A local girl just went missing,"
Actions have consequences…
"Duncan!" Bridgette screamed, "Watch out!"
Old lives meet…
"So it's true," Josh said, raising an eyebrow, "you're alive,"
And no one can tell what's happening next…
"I need you to break Mike and me out," Zoey said, looking concerned.
A/N – Well, there's two major storylines that have fully begun! Staci is dead, and Zoey and Josh are brother and sister! Now, let me tell you this (this is not a spoiler, mind you), but we will not find out who killed Staci this season, or even next season. It's sort of a long-term story-arc I'm working on.
Two more episodes this week, then The Young and the Dramatic: Rewind. There's going to be another major storyline moment on Thursday that will set the tone for finale week.
See you all tomorrow!
-Reading10