INT. MONTANA HOUSE – DAY
The Montana sky hangs heavy with winter clouds, a gray curtain draped over the quiet town.
Inside the house, every hallway echoes with the ghosts of past arguments.
The faint scent of pine from a half-dismantled Christmas tree lingers — a reminder of a night that changed everything.
KAILEE paces the living room, phone clutched tightly in his hand. He exhales, knowing there’s no more avoiding the truth.
KAILEE
(quiet, heavy)
Bethany… π
I need to tell you something important. I’m sorry for everything that happened to you in Montana.
Bethany… π
I need to tell you something important. I’m sorry for everything that happened to you in Montana.
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. BETHANY’S SPACE – DAY
Bethany sits still, phone pressed to her ear. Her expression tightens.
BETHANY
(uncertain, shaken)
Kailee… π³
I… I don’t know what to say. Everything was so messed up. I still don’t understand why it all went so wrong.
Kailee… π³
I… I don’t know what to say. Everything was so messed up. I still don’t understand why it all went so wrong.
BACK TO:
INT. MONTANA HOUSE – DAY
Kailee sinks into an armchair, dragging his hands through his hair.
Memories flash — Lynette’s cold stare, whispered manipulation, the breaking point.
KAILEE
(voice thick with regret)
Bethany, you have to know… none of this was really your fault. π’
It was all Lynette’s plan.
Bethany, you have to know… none of this was really your fault. π’
It was all Lynette’s plan.
BETHANY
(stunned)
Lynette’s plan? π³
What do you mean?
Lynette’s plan? π³
What do you mean?
KAILEE
She wanted revenge for that Christmas party. π
She wanted to provoke you — make you react — so she could say she won.
She manipulated everything.
She wanted to provoke you — make you react — so she could say she won.
She manipulated everything.
A flash of memory — raised voices, a shove, Bethany frozen in shock.
BETHANY
(voice cracking)
So… everything… it wasn’t me? π₯
It was all her?
So… everything… it wasn’t me? π₯
It was all her?
KAILEE
Yes. She wanted to push you over the edge. π‘
And she didn’t stop… she even raised her hand against you.
And she didn’t stop… she even raised her hand against you.
Bethany exhales slowly. The weight she carried begins to lift.
BETHANY
(realizing)
So all this time… π’
I was blamed for standing up for myself.
So all this time… π’
I was blamed for standing up for myself.
KAILEE
Exactly. And you had every right. πͺ
She wanted you to break.
She wanted you to break.
Snow taps softly against the windows outside.
BETHANY
(stronger)
I won’t let her do this anymore. π€
No more hiding. No more blaming myself.
I won’t let her do this anymore. π€
No more hiding. No more blaming myself.
KAILEE
That’s exactly right. π₯
Now… it’s our turn to take control.
Now… it’s our turn to take control.
Bethany looks out at the falling snow, something unbreakable forming within her.
BETHANY
Thank you, Kailee. π’
For telling me the truth.
For telling me the truth.
KAILEE
Always, Bethany. π
We face this together.
We face this together.
FADE OUT.
TO BE CONTINUED…
TO BE CONTINUED…
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