Katherine (A horror story)
Episode 7
By Johnny Patel
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(At Kelvin’s house)
(In the living room)
Kelvin’s Mom: (sniffing the air) Hmph, What’s that smell?
(She goes to the hallway and the smell becomes stronger)
Kelvin’s Mom: Its coming from Kelvin’s room… (She runs to his room and sees black smoke emerging from un-derneath the door) Kelvin! Kelvin! Open the door! (coughing) Oh my goodness what has this boy done?
(Kelvin’s mother for-ces the door open and sees Kelvin’s dead body burning to ashes)
Kelvin’s Mom: (horrified) Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
(Meanwhile)
(At the Johnson’s Residence)
(Mike comes out of the hallway)
Mike: I’ve showered and I’m ready
Tara: (sighs) We need to talk
Mike: About what?
Tara: (she shows him the nud€ pictures of Lori Denman) About this.
Mike: (surprised) Tara I had nothing to do with…
Tara: It’s alright, It’s alright. I know you had no part in it, I just us wanted to talk. (sighs) Your boss really wants to put a strain in our marriage, She’s doing all these on purpose just so I can see it, get mad and possibly severe ties with you and then she can finally have you in her little clutches.
Mike: I remember strictly telling her to stop
Tara: Definitely, She’s not gonna stop Mike. She’s just gonna keep pushing and pushing till she gets what she wants… (adamantly) But I won’t let her have it.
Mike: So what are you saying?
Tara: You have to quit your job there.
Mike: (sighs) Tara…
Tara: You have to. That’s the only way to put a stop to this. And when you do, Better restaurants will definitely be out there waiting to have a talented man like you, employed into their restaurant. (She smiles at him)
Mike: (smiling) You’re really flattery…
(Mike hugs Tara pa-ssionately)
(That night)
(At the dinner table)
Tara: I’m glad you’re over Claire Kiddman’s situation, Chris. You being sad wasn’t going to change anything, We just hope she finds peace in the afterlife.
Christopher: Yeah…
Billy: What’re having for dinner?
Mike: Sushi. I made them myself.
Katherine: Wow, I love seafood.
Christopher: (scoffs) Who gives a f.uck?
Mike: (warningly) Chris!
(Mike and Tara serve the food on the table, Billy puts on the TV)
Billy: News channel? Boring.
Tara: Billy! No TV during dinner time. Put it off now!
Billy: (gro-ans) Uhhh… Yes Mom
Mike: Hold on, Don’t put it off yet.
News Reporter: And just in, There’s been recent news of a teenage boy named Kelvin Hart who supposedly committed suicide in his own room, Here in Evergreen Falls. His mother, Miss Shelly Hart, claims of her son suffering from depression following the death of his girlfriend, Claire Kiddman. A bottle of alcohol and matches were found in his room. Apparently, He stabbed himself to death before he lit his own body of fire.
Christopher: (shocked) What the…
Mike: Man, What a sick kid. (He turns to Christopher) You know him?
Christopher: Yeah I do, He’s my cla-ssmate and Claire Kiddman’s boyfriend. (gasps in shock) Can’t believe he actually killed himself.
Katherine: Well, He did. (sm-irks)
Mike: What a tragic loss. I wonder why people are just dying frequently.
Katherine: Maybe it’s a sign that Rapture is drawing closer, Who knows?
(Next Day)
(At Evergreen High)
Tyler: Hey Chris, Did you hear about what happened to Kelvin?
Christopher: Yes. In as much as I hated him, I never wished him death
Tyler: I was awestruck on hearing it.
(Christopher and Tyler walks down the hallway to see flowers at Claire and Kelvin’s locker)
Tyler: May their souls rest in peace.
(In the cla-ssroom)
Mrs Ruth: Morning everyone.
Students: (dejectedly) Good morning Mrs Ruth.
Mrs Ruth: (signs) Listen, I know you all are despondent following the loss of Claire Kiddman and Kelvin Hart but you see… Life has to go on. (The whole cla-ssroom remains silent) Anyways, Tear out a sheet of paper, We’re writing a test right now!
Students: (shocked) Huh?
Madison: But ma, We can’t write a test in the middle of a crisis. It’s against every national law there is.
Students: (supportively) YEAH!
Mrs Ruth: Well, There’s been a lot of recent changes about that.
Madison: What?
Mrs Ruth: Yes that’s right, And you would have known that if you were studying. Now tear out a sheet of paper!
Christopher: (sighs) This is officially the worst day of my life.
Tyler: (gro-ans) Tell me about it.
Mrs Ruth: Question one, Who discovered America. Question 2, List the first five presidents of America. Question 3, List ten national laws… You all have ten minutes, No chatting, no whispering and no borrowing!
(Later)
(Mrs Ruth hands back the scripts to the students)
Christopher: (checking his script) I got a C, How?
Mrs Ruth: Because you didn’t study. (smiles)
Christopher: (To Tyler) What did you get?
Tyler: I got a D.
(Mrs Ruth hands Katherine her script)
Katherine: (giggles) I’m sure I’m getting an A+ (she checks her script to see an F) WHAT?!!!
Mrs Ruth: Are you suprised?
Katherine: Of course I am! I answered every question right so why was I given an F?
Christopher: (chuckling) An F?
(Christopher and Tyler laugh mockingly at Katherine but stops immediately when she gives them the ”evil eye”)
Mrs Ruth: That’s because all of your answers were in Spanish, Maybe next time you’ll write them in English!
(Katherine glares at Mrs Ruth murderously as she exits the cla-ssroom)
Katherine: (gravely) This isn’t over…
(Meanwhile)
(L & D Restaurant)
(In Lori Denman’s office)
Mike: Good morning ma.
Lori Denman: (angrily) Good morning? (she scoffs) There’s absolutely nothing good about the morning, Mike! Yesterday your wife called me on the phone and unleashed a torrent of expletives on me, She called me so many unprintable names!
Mike: That’s because you don’t have any self-respect!
Lori Denman: Excuse me?
Mike: Honestly, I almost burnt my phone because I was irritated on seeing those nasty pictures of you. Imagine how low you stooped yourself to just because of a man… You disgust me!
Lori Denman: I disgust you? (She s€ductively walks to Mike) I really… really disgust you?
(She gets to Mike then runs her hand throu-ghhis hair)
Lori Denman: (quietly) You don’t have to fight me, Mike… I’m all yours
(As she’s about to pull him into a k!ss, Mike brutally headbu-tts her in the face)
Lori Denman: (enraged) AHHH! F.UCK! (She looks up to Mike while holding her throbbing forehead) How dare you!
Mike: No, How dare you! The next time you attempt to… You know what? I’ll save you the trouble… I quit!
(He throws his apron to her face then leaves her office)
Lori Denman: (furiously) Argh!
Katherine (A horror story)
Episode 8
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(Later)
(At L & D Restaurant)
Joe: It’s real sad you’re leaving
Mike: I know. Maybe better opportunities awaits me, Who knows?
Joe: I’m gonna miss you man (he hugs Mike)
Mike: Me too buddy
(Lori Denman furiously enters the kitchen)
Lori Denman: (angrily) What are you still doing here? Get out of my restaurant!
Mike: I’m already leaving… Bl00dy wh0re!
(Mike exits the restaurant)
Lori Denman: Stup!d man, Go back to the slums where you belong. (She turns to Joe) What’re you looking at? Get back to work!
(Meanwhile)
(At Evergreen High)
Christopher: Hey Maddie
Madison: Oh Chris, Hi
Christopher: I heard you got a B in the history test
Madison: Yeah, I still don’t know how but I’m glad I did.
Christopher: I’m slacking off so I was thinking…
Madison: If I was gonna come to your house to tutor you?
Christopher: (smiles) Yeah, How’d you know that’s what I wanted to say?
Madison: Because that’s what most people have been coming to meet me for – Tutor lessons. Anyways, I can take you during the weekends.
Christopher: Thanks
(Meanwhile)
Mrs Ruth: (she checks the time on her wristwatch) Uh, It’s almost 4pm, I need to go pick Jamie up from school…
(Mrs Ruth goes to her car in the school’s driveway & Katherine traces her there. When Mrs Ruth enters her car and starts it, Katherine takes out a small dart then shoots it at one of Mrs Ruth’s car tyre, deflating it)
Katherine: Perfect.
(On the highway)
(In Mrs Ruth’s car)
Mrs Ruth: God. I have to hurry up.
(Just then, Her car goes out of the main road, maneuvering in different directions as one of the car tyres rapidly deflates which also makes the steering wheel difficult to control)
Mrs Ruth: (screaming) Ahhhhh! What’s happening?!
(She tries to gain control of the steering but inadvertently crashes into a nearby tree)
( At the Johnson’s Residence)
(The living room)
Tara: (she hands a cu-p of hot coffee to Mike) Here…
Mike: Thanks (he collects it and takes a sip) Everything still feels so farfetched, I lost my job.
Tara: You don’t have to ponder over it. (She takes her laptop then puts it on) I was doing some research on some of the high quality fast food restaurants within Evergreen Falls, There’s one – Donald Patello’s Restaurant, It’s owned by a business tycoon and better, It’s also owned by a man so you don’t have to fear se-xual predation.
Mike: Are there any vacancies?
Tara: Yes, There are two vacant sp-ots available. The pay is $20,000 monthly.
Mike: (amazed) Woah, That’s so much money.
Tara: Indeed. So when will you go for the job interview?
Mike: Tomorrow.
Tara: Sounds nice. I’m certain they’re gonna hire you.
Mike: (smiling) I’m certain too.
Tara: I want you to go and rest, In preparation for your job interview tomorrow while I’ll go pick the kids from school.
Mike: (chuckling) As you wish Madam…
(Later)
(Tara goes to Katherine’s room to collect the laundry)
Tara: (she tries to open the door but it’s locked) Of course, My guess was right… The door would be locked. (She takes out her master key and unlocks the door) I wonder what that girl is hiding in here that she keeps her room locked all the time.
(Tara takes the dirty clothes then sees a sock sticking from un-der the bed, When she bends down to pick the sock, She sees Katherine’s box un-der the bed & draws it out)
Tara: Hmm, What could be in this small box? (She shakes the box vigorously) Sounds like small gla-sswares…
(Tara then catches sight of empty syringes in the trashcan, She goes closer to inspect it & sees leftover greenish liquid in it)
Tara: (puzzled) What is this?
(She looks up to see Mike’s standing at the room’s doorway)
Tara: Ohh, Mike… (She gets up from the floor) I was just collecting Katherine’s dirty laundry
Mike: (staring at Katherine’s box in Tara’s hand) And?
Tara: That’s all
Mike: Tara, You know it’s rude to invade someone’s privacy.
Tara: (sighs) I know I just… It was just out of curiousity (she returns Katherine’s serum box) I’m sorry
Mike: It’s alright
(Meanwhile)
(Mrs Ruth regains consciousness after the car crash)
Mrs Ruth: (gro-ans) Uhhhh… (she sees blood on her nose and touches her forehead) Oh no, I’m bleeding…
(She gets down from her car & tries to call for help but then a hand grabs her, She turns around to see that the person is Katherine)
Mrs Ruth: (she sighs in relief) Ohhh, Katherine Johnson. Thank goodness you’re here! I need you to a-ssist me in calling for help… As you can see, I’m injured
Katherine: (glaring at her) You want me to a-ssist you? After giving me an F on a test I studied ha-rd for… That was crude (she smiles sadistically) You know, If I can’t get an A in a history test, Maybe I’ll get one for murd€r!
Mrs Ruth: (she widens her eyes in fear)
(Katherine immediately grabs Mrs Ruth & overpowers her then knocks her out with chloroform)
Katherine: (looking around to see if anyone saw that) Good.
(Katherine drags an unconscious Mrs Ruth into the thick bush)
Katherine: (murd€rously) You’ll never see the light of another day!
(Katherine collects a huge stone & uses it to smash Mrs Ruth’s head, She keeps on smashing her head until it bursts open. She then beheads Mrs Ruth, fills her clothes with huge rocks then throws her dead body into a ravine and it sinks to the bottom)
(That night)
(The Johnson’s Residence – Tara returns home with Katherine, Christopher, Billy & Rachel)
Christopher: Thanks for that outing, Mom
Tara: You’re welcome sweetheart. Lately it’s been work and school, I just wanted us to blow off some steam
Rachel: DADDY!
Tara: Shhhh, Your Dad is upstairs sleeping. Don’t wake him up!
(Tara puts on the TV and switches to the news channel)
Billy: Ugh, Do we ever watch anything else apart from the news?
Tara: It’s helps me to keep up with the current ongoings in the city.
News Reporter: Just In, There’s been recent news of a high school teacher named Mrs Ruth who has been missing for almost four hours. Residents found her car which crashed into a tree at about 4pm this evening, We know it might be too soon to declare her missing but following all of these… I say this calls for an alarm!
Tara: I know this woman, She’s one of your school teachers right?
Christopher: (perplexed) Yes, She takes us in History. She was even in school today… How could this have happened?
(Katherine glances back & forth from Tara to Christopher)
Tara: It’s like Evergreen Falls isn’t safe anymore. People dying, People declared missing… It’s just too much.
Katherine: (bluntly) We have to face reality. People d!e, And we move on.
(Tara stares at Katherine with uncertainty & suspicion as she goes upstairs)
To be Continued