Zoey
OMG Jake – there’s something crazy going on at Emily’s house.
Jake
Zoey, it’s too early for you to be so dramatic.
Zoey
I’m not being dramatic!
Zoey
There are a bunch of cop cars and an ambulance outside her house.
Jake
Nice try. I’m going back to sleep.
Zoey
Jake, I’m being serious. I’m freaking out.
Zoey
Emily isn’t answering her phone. She always answers.
Zoey
IDK - my parents won’t let me go outside.
Zoey
I’m looking out my window across the street. OMG -
Zoey
The paramedics just came out of her house…with a stretcher.
Jake
What?! Is anyone on it?
Zoey
There’s a body bag. I think I’m going to be sick.
Zoey
I don’t know… Emily’s parents just came outside – they’re both crying.
Jake
Who is in the body bag Zoey?
Zoey
It…it must be Emily. I can’t believe this.
Jake
Are you saying that Emily is dead?
Zoey
Oh god - I think so.
Jake
Zoey, are you for real?
Zoey
I’m not making this up, Jake. I would never. Em is my best friend.
Zoey
I can barely even text. My hands are shaking.
Jake
You have to find out what happened.
Jake
Can you hear anything from your window?
Zoey
My parents are talking to the neighbors…
Zoey
They’re saying they think Emily was killed…
Zoey
While her parents were out last night.
Jake
Killed? Like murdered?
Zoey
There are detectives talking with Emily’s parents right now.
Jake
This is all my fault.
Jake
If Em and I hadn’t broken up, I would’ve been there.
Jake
And this never would’ve happened.
Zoey
If you had been there, you might be dead now, too.
Zoey
I know you did. I did too.
Zoey
I can’t handle this. I can’t stop crying.
Zoey
There’s a detective coming over here.
Zoey
Yeah. She wants to talk to my family and me – hold on.
Jake
Zo, you have to tell me everything as soon as you’re done talking to her.
Zoey
Ok, the detective just left…
Zoey
She asked if we saw Emily last night, or anyone around Emily’s house.
Jake
What else did she say?
Zoey
It was kind of weird.
Zoey
She asked me about you, Jake.
Zoey
Um, about you and Em.
Zoey
I said you guys dated for a couple months…
Zoey
Then Em broke-up with you a few weeks ago…
Zoey
And you’ve been trying to get her back ever since.
Jake
I can’t believe you said that.
Zoey
What was I supposed to say? That’s the truth.
Jake
You just make everything seem so dramatic all the time!
Zoey
It sounded like they were going to be talking to you, too.
Jake
Really? That’s good actually. I have some info they’ll want to know.
Jake
Yeah… but I don’t know if I should tell you, Zo.
Zoey
Don’t be like that, Jake. Come on.
Jake
Did Em ever tell you why she broke up with me?
Zoey
She just wanted to be friends.
Jake
No, Zo. The real reason.
Zoey
What are you talking about?
Jake
She did. She was dating some guy secretly.
Zoey
I don’t believe you.
Zoey
Why would she tell you and not me?
Jake
She told me when I asked her to get back together…
Jake
She said she didn’t want to lead me on.
Jake
He was a little older, so she didn’t want anyone to know.
Jake
Her parents would freak.
Zoey
She just made that up to make you feel better, Jake.
Zoey
She would’ve told me if she were dating someone else.
Jake
She said she didn’t want to tell you because you’re a gossip.
Jake
She said you’d tell everyone.
Zoey
Emily would never say that about me.
Jake
I’m sorry, Zo, but she did.
Jake
She didn’t say who the guy was though.
Jake
He must have been the one that did it.
Zoey
You don’t know that, Jake.
Jake
Who else could it have been? Everyone we know loved Em.
Zoey
OMG. I just overheard one of my neighbors…
Zoey
He saw Emily letting a guy into the house last night!
Zoey
Didn’t get a good look at him though…
Jake
I told you! It was her new boyfriend.
Zoey
You have to call the cops now, Jake.
Zoey
Tell them about this, so they can find out who he is and catch him.
Jake
Maybe I should try to find him myself…
Zoey
No, Jake! Are you crazy?
Jake
It just makes me so mad - the thought of someone hurting her…
Jake
Just imagining her strangled like that!
Jake
I can’t stand it. I have to do something.
Zoey
I know, Jake, but you have to let the cops handle it.
Zoey
Why did you say strangled?
Jake
IDK…that was just what I pictured for some reason.
Zoey
Why would you picture that? That’s awful.
Jake
It’s not a big deal. It was just something I read and it got stuck in my head.
Zoey
How could you have read about it?
Zoey
There’s nothing about this in the news yet.
Jake
I didn’t mean it was something I read about Emily.
Zoey
Jake, what’s going on??
Jake
Quit being such a drama queen. You always do this –
Jake
Make a big deal out of nothing.
Jake
You know I would never hurt Emily, right?
Jake
I’m sorry if I freaked you out. I’m just worked up about this whole thing.
Jake
Look Zo – can we meet somewhere?
Jake
I’m just really upset, and I need someone to talk to in person.
Jake
The park in an hour?
Jake
Just got here. I’m over by the pond. You here yet?
Jake
It looks like the word around town is spreading…
Jake
There’s a bunch of cops here now.
Jake
Wait…they’re all coming over here…
Jake
Did you call the cops on me?
Zoey
Emily was my best friend, Jake. How could you do that to her?
Jake
Because I loved her.
