September 12, 2019, 11:00 p.m. - Kimberly’s House -
Kimberly kisses her mother goodnight. “You’re doing so good on your Bible studies, Kimmy,” her mom pats her head. “If you keep it up, your father and I might consider letting you sleep on the bed again.”
Kimberly smiles up at her mother. “Really?”
“Really,” her mom smiles back at her. “Now upstairs to your room. I want you to brush your teeth and pray to our Lord before you lay down to sleep.”
“Yes, momma,” Kimberly smiles. She hurries upstairs to her room to change into her nighties. A phone rings from her purse. Kimberly quickly drops her clothes in her hand and dives for the bag. She pulls out her burner phone and hangs it up.
She looks at the screen and doesn’t recognize the phone number. She quickly dials Grant’s number.
“Hello?” he answers. “I’m a little busy right now, Kim. I’ll explain later.”
“Who did you give this number to?”
Grant is quiet for a second. “What?”
“Somebody just called me.”
Grant sighs into the phone. “I’ll be over soon. Turn the phone on silent, I’ll text you when I’m there.”
“Okay,” Kimberly hangs up the phone. She checks her recent calls and stares down at the unknown caller.
September 12, 2019, 11:30 p.m. - Dakota Pink’s House -
Dakota gulps down the last of the wine in her Hydroflask. “You guys, this was really such a fun night, you guys. Anne and Kay can suck it.”
“Yeah,” Thayer nods. “It was reaaalllyyyy fun, Dakota. Pony Island has nothing on your bedroom.”
Dakota puts her hand on her heart. “Thank you,” she shows him her teeth. “I’m not so sure about Athena, though. I thought she would come back.”
“Did you invite her?” Thayer finishes his wine, too, texting Paloma back about her Yolanda Saldívar theory.
“I did,” Dakota sighs. “But maybe she didn’t hear me.”
“You guys,” Chloe looks at her phone in shock.
“Or maybe she hates us, I don’t know,” Dakota continues, not listening to Chloe.
“YOU GUYS,” Chloe brings her phone over to them. “You need to see this.”
Chloe flashes her phone to Thayer and Dakota. Chloe’s twitter feed is being blown up by comments about The Pink Ladies’ charcoal face mask pic.
@KellyAnnOscar: **OMG is this blackface????**
@anon1788: **U GUYS R DISGUTING!**
@torrancegrant: **Seriously?? It’s 2019!!!**
@BettyMBrown: **
#BlackTwitter do your thing**
@KayPotter: **You guys did blackface WITHOUT me?!**
“You guys,” Dakota swallows hard. “I think we’ve gone viral, you guys.”