The Young and the Dramatic: Season Two
Episode 20: Josh is given a Strange Request
Josh turned off the engine, and sat in the car for a few minutes. He was reflecting over whether or not he should leave the safety of his car and head into the Wawanakwa Insane Asylum.
It had been over twenty years since he had last seen his sister. He remembered the day quite clearly.
Josh zipped up the backpack, and looked around his small room. Taking one last glance at it, he made sure he had everything he would need to survive on his own. He was running away from home; obviously it was quite clear he was no longer wanted.
His parents hated him, and idolized his sister. His father was an alcoholic, and his mother was a former model with a passion for gambling. Only his sister, Zoey, seemed like the normal one.
However, Josh knew his sister had a dark side as well.
"What are you doing?"
Josh's thoughts were interrupted as his sister's voice broke the quietness of the air. He turned around to see Zoey standing in the doorway with her brown hair. Her blue eyes showed bright in the dim lighting of the room.
"Zoey," Josh said, looking surprised, "I didn't see you there,"
Zoey gasped as her eyes landed on the backpack, "Are you running away?" she shook her head in disapproval, "Josh, you're only twelve. How do expect to survive in the world?"
"I'll do better than I do here," Josh put his hands on his hips.
"You have a family here," Zoey snapped.
"A family that doesn't care about me? That's funny, sis," Josh narrowed his eyes, "You of all people should know that,"
Sudden memories of Zoey constantly hitting, and making jokes about Josh flooded his head. Tears almost came to his eyes, but he wouldn't let Zoey see.
"I'm not going to hold this secret from Mom and Dad," Zoey said.
"Good," Josh replied, "Tell them I hate them,"
He walked towards the door, but Zoey guarded him. She spread her arms out to block the doorway.
"I'm not going to let you leave," she said, "You're staying here! I'm going to tell Mom and Dad! They're going to be so—"
"Shut up," Josh snapped, and pushed her out of the way. He turned around to look at a surprised Zoey, "You know, I hate you just as much as I hate them,"
Zoey gasped, and watched as Josh walked down the hallway, and down the steps. A few seconds later, she heard the front door open and close, and she knew he was gone.
"I'm here to see Zoey Smith," Josh said, as he pinned the badge onto his shirt, "I'm her brother,"
The nurse raised an eyebrow, "Zoey never talked about having a sister," she said.
"We haven't seen each other in years," Josh replied, "I'm not even sure that she knows I'm alive,
The nurse led Josh down the hallway, and they stopped outside a door, "I have to warn you; she's a bit self-conscious about all of this," Josh nodded, and the nurse opened up the door, revealing Zoey sitting at a table.
Josh walked inside, and put his hands on his hips. Zoey looked up, and their eyes met for a couple of seconds.
"So it's true," Josh said, raising an eyebrow, "you're alive,"
Bridgette set down her coffee mug, and sighed. Raising an eyebrow, she looked around the diner. She was taking her break from work, and was currently just relaxing. Everyone seemed to be in a buzz about something, and she wasn't sure.
"What's going on?" the surfer girl asked Momma DJ as she came over to refill her coffee mug.
"Did you hear?" Momma DJ asked, pouring coffee in Bridgette's mug, "A local girl just went missing,"
Bridgette gasped, and shook her head, "This town just can't get a break, can it? Do they know who it was?"
"They say it was that Staci Abrams," the waitress shrugged.
"It's a shame," Bridgette sighed, and placed some money on the counter. She took a big sip of her coffee and smiled, "Thanks for the coffee, Momma DJ,"
"Anytime, Bridgette," she nodded her head, and took the empty mug. As Bridgette turned to exit the diner, she saw Duncan on the other side of the street. Stepping outside, Bridgette waved.
"Hey," the surfer girl waved.
Duncan nodded his head, recognizing Bridgette. He started to cross the street just as an old truck came barreling down the street.
Bridgette watched in shock as the truck sped up as Duncan walked across the street.
"Duncan!" Bridgette screamed, "Watch out!"
"Josh," Zoey said, letting out a deep sigh of relief, "You came," she stood up, and rushed over to Josh to give him a hug. However, Josh didn't accept it, and wrestled Zoey off of him. The redhead stepped back, perplexed as the anchors' dismissal, "What's the matter?"
"What the hell," Josh snapped, "I haven't seen you for twenty years, and this is what happens to you? You got yourself locked inside an insane asylum!"
Zoey sighed.
"It's not what you think," Zoey said, whimpering.
"Where are Mom and Dad?" he asked, putting his hands on his hips.
Zoey shrugged, "I honestly have no idea. I left town when I was a senior in high school, and I just came back,"
Josh smacked himself in the forehead in frustration.
"Alright then; let's start with some easy questions then. How the hell did you get in here in the first place?"
"It doesn't matter," Zoey sighed, and sat back down at the table, "We need to talk about the reason that I had you come here,"
"You didn't make me do anything," Josh said, "I came here for answers,"
Bridgette screamed as Duncan realized the truck was barreling towards him. He managed to dive out of the way, and the truck just came on riding down the street.
"Duncan!" Bridgette shouted, rushing over to where Duncan was on the ground, "Are you OK?"
"Yeah," Duncan said, looking amazed, "What was that guy's problem?"
The surfer girl shook her head in amazement, "I have no idea," she wrapped Duncan in her arms, "I'm just glad you're OK,"
Meanwhile, Cody was just stepping out of the general store, only to see the two embracing.
"Oh," he said, and started to walk away.
"And obviously I'm not going to get any," Josh said, looking at his sister in disgust, "So I think I might as well leave,"
Zoey gasped, "You'd let your sister rot in this place?"
"You let me rot in that house for twelve years," Josh snapped, "So why should I help you?" he was about to turn around, but decided against it. He eyed Zoey suspiciously, "Why did you ask me to come here?"
"I needed a favor," Zoey said.
Josh groaned, "Like I'd do you a favor," he snapped.
"There's this friend I met here," the redhead said, "His name is Mike. He doesn't belong here, and neither do I?"
The anchor raised an eyebrow, looking confused.
"I need you to break Mike and me out," Zoey said, looking concerned.
"I realize that I'm probably on a bunch of peoples' shit lists," Duncan said, "But I didn't realize that someone would actually try to kill me,"
Bridgette sighed, "You'd be surprised what people are capable of,"
The two were currently sitting in Bridgette's apartment, where they had taken refuge after Duncan's incident.
"I just don't realize why that guy started to speed up when he clearly knew I was in his path," Duncan said.
"I think it was because of the book," Bridgette blurted out.
Duncan raised an eyebrow.
"What makes you say that?" he asked.
"Sierra turned the entire town against you. What if someone who knew Blaineley wanted revenge?" Bridgette shrugged, "This is horrible,"
"I know,"
Bridgette sighed, and looked around the apartment. Suddenly, an idea burst into her head, and she smiled at Duncan.
"Don't worry," she said, "I'll fix this,"
Next on the Young and the Dramatic…
"I wanted to know if you were doing anything tonight," Noah asked.
Drastic measures are taken…
"I have to do this," Bridgette said, zipping up her jacket.
Betrayals are made…
"He killed your uncle," Chris said, looking down at his son.
And no one can tell what will happen next…
Bridgette gasped in horror as the flames erupted in her eyes.
A/N – Well, here is today's chapter! Once again, the storyline with Duncan nearly being killed will be stretched far into the future, with a possible season four. Tomorrow is the last chapter of the week, because Friday is The Young and the Dramatic: Rewind II.
Tomorrow will end in a cliffhanger that will effect much of next week. Also, we will be seeing the return of a certain female character next week!
The Bold and the Famous returns today, so please check it out if you have time! Eventually, one of the storylines in that story will cross over here!
-Reading10
P.S. - Happy 12/12/12 day! I'm 12 on 12/12/12/, and I made a wish at 12:12 p.m. today! Ah!