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Isaiah thought he had everything under control.

He had moved on from Brooke. He had started rebuilding his life with Mariah.

But Friday was about to change everything.

Then Brooke called.

“I’m coming on Friday.”

Isaiah stopped breathing for a moment.

He wasn’t worried about Brooke coming back.

He was worried about what she might discover.

Because Isaiah had been hiding something from Mariah.

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SCENE ONE — THE PHONE CALL

The room was quiet.

Isaiah sat alone, staring at his phone.

BROOKE
“I’m coming on Friday.”

ISAIAH
“Friday?”

Brooke’s voice remained calm.

BROOKE
“Yes. I’ll be there in the afternoon.”

ISAIAH
“Okay. Come on Friday.”

The call ended.

Isaiah slowly lowered his phone.

Then another message appeared.

UNKNOWN NUMBER
“Friday is closer than you think.”

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SCENE TWO — MARIAH ARRIVES

That evening, Mariah came to see Isaiah.

The moment she entered, she noticed something was bothering him.

MARIAH
“What happened?”

Isaiah looked at her.

ISAIAH
“Nothing happened.”

Mariah shook her head.

MARIAH
“You’re lying.”

Isaiah finally admitted that Brooke had called.

MARIAH
“Brooke?”

Isaiah nodded.

ISAIAH
“She said she’s coming Friday.”

Mariah could tell there was more.

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SCENE THREE — THE OLD MEMORY

Later that night, Isaiah opened an old drawer.

Inside was a photograph of him and Brooke.

He stared at it for several seconds.

He remembered the promises he had once made.

Then he remembered how everything had fallen apart.

Mariah appeared in the doorway.

MARIAH
“What were you looking at?”

Isaiah quickly closed the drawer.

ISAIAH
“Nothing.”

Mariah looked at him suspiciously.

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SCENE FOUR — FRIDAY MORNING

Friday arrived.

Isaiah barely slept.

His phone buzzed at 8:00 a.m.

BROOKE
“I’m still coming.”

Then another message appeared.

BROOKE
“We need to talk about what happened before you left.”

Isaiah’s heart sank.

He knew the past was finally coming back.

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SCENE FIVE — BROOKE ARRIVES

That afternoon, Brooke arrived.

She carried a small envelope in her hand.

Isaiah opened the door.

ISAIAH
“Brooke.”

BROOKE
“Hi.”

Mariah watched them carefully.

The tension inside the room immediately became obvious.

BROOKE
“I didn’t come here to cause trouble.”

MARIAH
“Then why are you here?”

Brooke looked directly at Isaiah.

BROOKE
“Because he never told you the whole story.”

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SCENE SIX — THE ENVELOPE

Brooke placed the envelope on the table.

BROOKE
“I found this recently.”

Isaiah stared at it.

ISAIAH
“Where did you get that?”

Mariah opened the envelope.

Inside were photographs and a handwritten note.

MARIAH
“What is this?”

Isaiah looked nervous.

ISAIAH
“Mariah, let me explain.”

But Brooke interrupted him.

BROOKE
“No. Not this time.”

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SCENE SEVEN — THE SECOND MESSAGE

Suddenly, Isaiah’s phone buzzed.

Everyone looked at the screen.

UNKNOWN NUMBER
“Ask Brooke what she found in the old house.”

Brooke’s expression changed.

MARIAH
“What old house?”

Brooke slowly pulled another photograph from her bag.

She placed it on the table.

It showed Isaiah standing beside someone whose face was partly hidden.

MARIAH
“Who is that?”

Isaiah stared at the photograph.

ISAIAH
“I thought that person was gone.”

BROOKE
“So did I.”

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SCENE EIGHT — THE TRUTH

Mariah looked from Brooke to Isaiah.

MARIAH
“You both know something.”

Isaiah finally nodded.

ISAIAH
“I know enough to understand that we’re all in danger of believing the wrong story.”

Brooke looked at him.

BROOKE
“Then tell her.”

Isaiah took a deep breath.

ISAIAH
“When I left Brooke, I wasn’t simply walking away.”

Brooke’s eyes filled with emotion.

BROOKE
“Then why did you leave?”

Isaiah looked down.

ISAIAH
“Because I was trying to protect someone.”

Mariah looked at him.

MARIAH
“Who?”

Isaiah opened his mouth to answer.

But before he could say another word, the lights suddenly went out.

The room went completely dark.

Then Isaiah’s phone lit up.

UNKNOWN NUMBER
“Now ask Isaiah why he lied about Thursday night.”

Mariah slowly turned toward Isaiah.

MARIAH
“What happened Thursday?”

Isaiah said nothing.

Brooke suddenly noticed another envelope underneath the door.

She picked it up.

“THE REAL STORY STARTS NOW.”

Brooke looked at Isaiah.

Isaiah looked at Mariah.

Mariah slowly opened the envelope.

Whatever was inside could reveal why Isaiah left Brooke, why someone had been watching them, and why Friday had been planned long before Brooke ever made that phone call.