KATHERINE (A HORROR STORY)
Episode 9
Written by Johnny Patel
Co-written by OJ Snow
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(Next Morning)
(Mike checks himself out in the mirror)
Mike: I’m really nervous. (adjusting his tie) How do I look?
Tara: You look perfect, honey
Mike: One more time
Tara: (smiling) You look perfect. Now you need to get going, You don’t wanna be late or else they won’t consider you at all
Mike: (he grabs his car keys) Wish me luck!
Tara: Goodluck honey.
(Tara follows Mike to the garage and waves at him as he drives off)
(Later that morning)
(Tara enters the living room & sees Billy and Rachel watching TV)
Tara: What’re you both watching?
Billy: French Door.
Tara: (gasps) Oh my goodness. You shouldn’t be watching this! (She swiftly takes the remote and changes the channel to a cartoon channel)
Billy: Awwnn, Why?
Tara: Because that movie is rated R, It’s not for kids. Watch your cartoons! (She goes to her room with the remote)
(Meanwhile)
(At Donald Patello’s Restaurant)
(Mike enters and looks around)
Mike: (sighs) I can do this…
(A middle aged man walks up to him)
Man: Good morning
Mike: Good morning Sir. You must be the manager, Mr Henry Patello.
Mr Henry Patello: Yes Indeed.
Mike: I’m here for the job as a cook.
Mr Henry Patello: Ok then, You should know that this is a restaurant with variety of cuisine. Ranging from Mexican dishes to French dishes to Italian dishes to American dishes…
Mike: No problem sir. Just give me a trial.
Mr Henry Patello: Alright, You’re going to make me potato frittatas along with spicy tuna fish, If they’re good then I’ll give you the job.
Mike: (excitedly) That’s alright sir. So where do I prepare it?
Mr Henry Patello: Follow me
(In the kitchen)
Mr Henry Patello: This is the kitchen, All the things you’ll be needing to prepare it is in here.
Mike: Okay.
Mr Henry Patello: I’ll be back shortly to inspect your cooking.
Mike: No problem sir.
(Minutes later)
(Mike prepares the food then takes it to Mr Henry Patello)
Mr Henry Patello: Mmm, It smells so heavenly
Mike: Go on, Have a bite
(He takes a potato and chews it with delight)
Mr Henry Patello: Mmm, Super crunchy and It tastes so… Delicious! (smiles) Congratulations Mr Mike Johnson, You’ve gotten the job.
Mike: (amazed) Thank you very much sir, I am utmostly grateful.
Mr Henry Patello: Indeed. I’ll get you a T-shirt, What size are you?
Mike: Large
(Later on)
Mr Henry Patello: Here’s the T-shirt… (He hands a packaged shirt to Mike) You start work on Tuesday, Don’t forget.
Mike: I won’t forget. Thank you once again sir.
(Back at the Johnson’s Residence)
(In the living room)
Tara: Is it bothersome that I’m worried about your father?
Christopher: Very. And besides, I’m definitely sure he’s going to get the job. I just know it!
(Just then, Someone rings the doorbell and Tara goes to check on who it is)
Tara: Oooh, Welcome back honey
Mike: (entering the house) Thank you darling
Christopher & Billy: Welcome back, Dad
Katherine: Welcome back Uncle Mike
Mike: Thanks. (looking around) Where’s Rachel?
Tara: She went to bed early. (she closes the door behind her) So how did it go? Did you get the job?
Mike: (looking at her sadly)
Tara: (eagerly waiting for a response) Did you get it?
Mike: (suddenly, his countenance changes from a frown to a smile) I GOT THE JOB!!!
Tara: (excitedly) Oh my goodness, This is good news!
Mike: I’m so happy…
Christopher: Yeah, We’re happy for you too, Dad.
Tara: (points at his che-st) Don’t ever scare me like that again!
Mike: Yes Madam. (He smiles at her)
(Later that night)
(In Mike and Tara’s bedroom)
Mike: I’m so glad things are currently going well. Truth be told, I wasn’t happy quitting my former job because I thought it would be ha-rd for me to get a new one.
Tara: Well you thought wrong. You see, When one door closes, Another opens.
Mike: Now I know
Tara: (happily) I love you, Mike.
Mike: I love you too, Tara.
(Mike and Tara start making out. Meanwhile, Katherine who has been eavesdropping on them, quickly runs to Rachel’s room)
Katherine: (shaking her vigorously) Rachel! Rachel!
(Rachel slowly opens her eyes and rises up from her bed)
Rachel: Uhhh, Katherine… What is it?
Katherine: I heard strange noises coming from your parent’s room, I think you should go check on them.
Rachel: (confused) Strange noises?
Katherine: Yes! Just go check on them!
Rachel: But…
Katherine: GO!
(Meanwhile)
(In Mike & Tara’s bedroom)
Mike: I’m tired…
Tara: No, no, no. One more round.
Mike: Ok fine
(Just then, Rachel opens the door to see Mike & Tara having s€x)
Mike: (he raises up his head) Huh?
(Rachel immediately covers her eyes & screams very loudly on seeing this)
Tara: (shocked) Oh my God! Rachel!
Rachel: (screaming) Aaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!
(She runs out of the room)
Mike: (he quickly rises up from the bed) How could she have opened the door? I thought you locked it?
Tara: No, I thought you locked it.
Mike: No I didn’t.
Tara: Ugh, It doesn’t matter now. Rachel has seen what no child is ever supposed to see. (worriedly) What do we do?!
Mike: Is there any way we could make her forget about it?
Tara: Maybe there is. Just leave it to me.
(Next Morning)
(Tara anxiously goes to Rachel’s room)
Tara: Good morning sweetie
Rachel: Good morning Mom
Tara: Sweetie, I want to explain something to you… About what you saw last night. (She takes in a de-eper breath) You see, When a Mommy and a Daddy love each other very much, They want to express that love by…
Rachel: By f.ucking?
Tara: (she widens her eyes in shock) Huh???
Rachel: I know all about it Mommy.
Tara: (confused) From who?
Rachel: Katherine. She explained everything to me, From the pre-intimacy to the penetr@tion… You don’t need to explain anything to me, I know all about it.
(Tara is unable to move as she is beyond shocked on hearing this)
Tara: (enraged) What the…
(She furiously leaves Rachel’s room)
(Meanwhile)
(In Katherine’s room)
Katherine: (she gro-ans as she injects herself with a serum) Uhhh…
(Someone knocks on the door)
Katherine: I’m coming!
(Katherine hides her serum box back un-der her bed then she goes to open the door to see a very angry Tara)
Tara: (enraged) What have you been teaching my child?!
Katherine: (sm-irks) Depends. Which one of them?
Tara: I’m talking about Rachel!
Katherine: Oh, What about her?
Tara: She told me you told her all about s€xual intercouse.
Katherine: Oh yeah. I did, And the poor girl was so keen to hear everything
Tara: (surprised by her boldness & witty replies) How dare you! Do you realize what you have done to her?
Katherine: Oh so now you want to blame this on me? For goodness sake, You’re the one who Rachel caught having s€x (sighs) I don’t know if anyone has ever blurted this out to you Tara but you’re thinking is so so shallow and stup!d (Tara glares at her with immense rage) You told Rachel and Billy not to watch French Door but you f00lishly left your bedroom door open while having s€x with Uncle Mike… How irresponsible and hyp0critical!
Tara: (enraged) SHUT THE F.UCK UP!
(Tara brutally slap-s Katherine across her face)
KATHERINE (A HORROR STORY) – Completed Version
Episode 10
Written by Johnny Patel
Co-written by OJ Snow
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(Evergreen Falls)
(The Johnson’s Residence)
(Tara brutally slap-s Katherine across her face)
Katherine: Ah! (She screams at the impact of the hit)
Tara: SHUT UP! SHUT THE fu-ck UP! (she closes her eyes as she fumes in rage but tries to contain her anger) You’ll pay for this, I promise you!
(Katherine doesn’t utter a word but rather sm-irks murd€rously at Tara as she exits her room and shuts the door loudly)
Katherine: (unfazed) Hmph. I’ve finally hit the jackpot sooner that I expected. And simultaneously, I am severely amazed at myself about how coherent I was in my verbal exchange with that putrid w€nch!
(Katherine pulls out her serum box from beneath her bed, She opens it, takes one dose and injects it in herself once again and while doing so, She glances at herself in the mirror & notices the bold red, fully hand-shaped mark imprinted on her cheek, from the brutal slap she received from Tara)
Katherine: Mmm…
(Katherine stares emotionlessly into the mirror for a while then lets out a small chuckle)
(Later)
(In Mike and Tara’s room)
Tara: (she walks in to see Mike folding his clothes) Hi
Mike: Hey h0ney
Tara: We need to talk.
Mike: Okay h0ney, I’m all ears (He says this, while arranging his drawer)
Tara: (unsure) It’s about, It’s about… (She lets out an exasperated sigh) It’s about Katherine!
Mike: What about her?
Tara: (confidently) Listen, I’m just gonna be as blunt as possible, I don’t want that girl in our house anymore
Mike: (confused) Why?
Tara: I just don’t. I’m not comfortable with her here.
Mike: (annoyed) Really Tara? You’re now giving off step mom vibes? What has that little harmless girl done to you that’s made you despise her so much? Why is it that females don’t like themselves?
Tara: (angrily) It’s not about that! Listen, Katherine told Rachel all sorts of explicit things after she saw us having s€x last night, She told her about uh, pre-intim@cy, fell@tio, p€netr@tion and even BSDM! Mike, Rachel is only 9 years old for goodness sake and now she knows what other kids her age don’t even know… All thanks to Katherine!
Mike: Oh for Pete’s sake, How do you know this?
Tara: (furtherly enraged) BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME, And Katherine confirmed it… To my face!
Mike: That’s not possible
Tara: Are you saying I’m lying?
Mike: I’m just…
Tara: Listen, She also said to me boldly that she’ll be doing worse while she’s staying here. That girl has a mission, She’s a threat… A threat to us all! (Mike looks at her in annoyance) I’m not gonna sit back and allow paranoia eat me from inside out, I will take an action!
Mike: (fed up) You know what? I’ve had enough of your insipid allegations!
Tara: (shocked) Insipid? Mike, Why do you ALWAYS defend her?!
Mike: Ugh. (He angrily shuts his drawer & leaves the room as Tara looks on, puzzled)
(Tara looks around the room confused, then leaves the room as well… As she exits the corridor and goes downstairs, Katherine’s shadow appears in the hallway, Indicating that she’s been eavesdropping on Mike and Tara’s conversation all along)
(Meanwhile)
(Christopher & Madison are studying in his room)
Madison: Okay moving on to the next question, How long did the second world war last?
Christopher: Not sure, Uhh… Eight years?
Madison: (laughs) No si!ly, It’s six years, 1939 to 1945.
Christopher: (embarra-ssed) Oof.
Madison: I didn’t realize you were this bad at history
Christopher: That’s why you’re here isn’t it? To tutor me
Madison: You got that right and we have a LOT of work to do
(Christopher stares de-eper at Madison for a while)
Madison: (puzzled) Umm, Is something wrong?
Christopher: (chuckles) No it’s just… I had no idea you were this warm and receptive, I always had a impression of you being a total mean girl snob
Madison: I know, I get that a lot, And it practically stemmed from my friendship with Claire… May her soul rest in peace. People always a-ssumed I was like her just because I was always with her, But it isn’t the case, When I newly enrolled at Evergreen High, Many students didn’t like me at all, I had to join a clique to become liked and I found myself with Claire… I practically just wanted to fit in.
Christopher: Well there’s one thing I know, You don’t always need to be liked because at the end of the day, Not everyone will like you… So just be you
Madison: Thanks
Christopher: (smiles) Anytime
Madison: Now back to history…
(Later that afternoon)
(Out in the porch)
Tara: (she sees Christopher reading a comic book) Hey h0ney
Christopher: Hey Mom
Tara: What’re you doing?
Christopher: Reading a comic book, As you can see
Tara: Where’s Billy?
Christopher: Went out to play with the neighboring kids.
Tara: And Rachel?
Christopher: In her room. Sleeping.
Tara: Okay good. Don’t you have any homework?
Christopher: I’ve finished them. Although I had a REALLY ha-rd time concentrating on them due to the roars coming from yours and Dad’s room
Tara: You heard that
Christopher: Your voice is loud, Mom, I heard the whole thing
Tara: (she sighs tiredly) Look h0ney… (she suddenly catches a whiff of pie) Is someone in the kitchen?
Christopher: I don’t know, I didn’t check
(Tara & Christopher enter back into the house then go to the kitchen to see Katherine baking some pies)
Christopher: (silently) Didn’t know the fre@k could cook.
Tara: (confused) What’s this?
Katherine: (cheerfully) My way of rendering an apology (she stares at Tara with perfectly feigned remorse and sincerity) Mother, I am truly sorry about my abhorrent actions of late and you have every justifiable rights to be unhappy with me following the baleful things I told Rachel and my subsequent outburst as a mechanism to defend myself, I didn’t mean to incite any troubles. Please accept this as a token of my apology… I’m sorry, Mother. (She hands Tara a pie which she doesn’t collect)
Tara: (unamused) It’s fine, I accept your apology (she eventually collects the pie)
Katherine: (excited) Thank you Mother, You have no idea how ginormous this gladdens my blood-pumping cardiac organ. And about Rachel, I know what could deter her mind away from…
Tara: Don’t bother, I’ll handle it
Katherine: (smiles) Okay (she looks at the pie in Tara’s hands) Well go on, Take a bite
Tara: I’ll umm, I’ll eat this in my room (she exits the kitchen)
Christopher: (To Katherine) Fre@k.
(Katherine looks on skeptically as Tara leaves the kitchen, accompanied by Christopher)
(That night)
(Katherine sneaks into the garage & sees Mike fixing his car)
Katherine: (sadistically) Perfect.
(Katherine then returns back to her room, puts on black overalls with a black mask which conceals her face entirely. Next, She pulls out a hidden drawer, revealing a variety of eerie-looking daggers then she slowly grabs the sharpest one & exits the room, headed to Mike and Tara’s room)
To be Continued