Emma
I just saw Brian sneak through the kitchen window.
Emma
Your parents must really hate him, huh? 😂
Izzy
What are you talking about?
Izzy
Brian isn’t coming over.
Emma
Well, maybe he’s surprising you.
Emma
Because I just saw him.
Izzy
WTF. He better not be here.
Izzy
My parents will freak.
Emma
It must suck having to keep your relationship a secret.
Emma
I’d hate sneaking around all the time.
Izzy
I’ve searched the entire first floor, but I can’t find him anywhere.
Emma peers out her window from her house across the street.
She sees the light in Izzy’s parents room come on…
Then the silhouette of two people getting out of bed.
Emma
Your parents are awake!
Izzy
OMG! Brian is such an idiot.
Izzy
If they catch him, we’re totally screwed.
Emma
You still can’t find him??
Izzy
Now I’m back in my room.
Izzy
He’s not in here either.
Izzy
Are you sure you saw him?
Emma
I definitely saw someone…
Confused, Emma looks up from her phone.
She sees a third silhouette enter Izzy’s parents bedroom.
Emma
I think he’s in your parent’s room!
Emma
They look like they’re arguing!
Emma watches the scene unfold, her heart pounding.
She sees Izzy run into the room.
Izzy screams, grabbing one of the men’s arms.
The man plunges the knife into the other man’s throat.
From across the street, Emma screams and hits the floor below the window.
For several seconds, she tries to understand what she just saw.
She jumps out of her skin when her phone goes off.
Emma
What do you mean it wasn’t Brian?!
Emma
Izzy, what the hell just happened?!
Izzy
I don’t know who it is!
Izzy
We’re being robbed!
Izzy
I ran out of the room.
Izzy
Now I’m hiding in a closet!
Emma dials 911 with shaking hands.
Her voice wavers as she reports the crime.
Emma
They’re on their way.
Izzy
What’s happening now?
Izzy
Can you see anything?
Emma
I’m too scared to look!
Izzy
I need to know what’s going on!
Izzy
Please — it could save my life!!
Emma crawls on her hands and knees back to the window.
She looks up just in time to see Izzy’s mother fall to the floor.
Then she sees the silhouette of the man leave the room.
Emma
He’s leaving their room!
Emma
Which closet are you in?
Izzy
Where are my parents?!
Emma doesn’t have the heart to tell her the truth.
Not while she’s hiding.
Emma
The police will be here any minute!
Izzy
It must be someone who knows about my dad…
Izzy
His company just gave him a HUGE bonus.
Emma
When you were in the room with him, did you get a good look at his face?
Izzy
He was young with brown hair.
Izzy
That’s all I remember.
Izzy
I should have gotten a better look!
Emma
I can’t believe I thought it was Brian!
Emma
I’m so sorry I even said that!
Izzy
Oh god, I hear someone coming down the hall.
Izzy
Is he still upstairs?!
Emma peers back out the window.
She doesn’t see anyone.
Izzy
I can’t believe this is happening!
Emma
You’re not going to die!
Izzy
The bathroom door just opened…
Emma paces her room nervously.
Izzy
He didn’t look in the closet.
Izzy
I need to get out of this house.
Emma
It’s too dangerous!
Emma
Wait until the police get there.
Izzy
I can’t stay in this closet like a sitting duck!
Izzy
Besides, I think I hear him downstairs.
Izzy
I’m going to try and climb out one of the upstairs windows.
Izzy
The balcony in my parent’s room.
Emma
YOU’RE GOING BACK IN THERE?
Izzy
I don’t have a choice, Emma!
Emma stares out the window and sees Izzy enter her parent’s room.
Izzy looks around and bursts into tears.
But then she climbs out the window onto the balcony.
She shimmies down the drainpipe.
Emma gasps when she sees the front door open.
Emma
Go around to the back of the house!
Emma
He just opened the front door!
Emma watches Izzy check her phone.
Then Izzy disappears into the backyard.
Hiding his face under a ball cap, the robber runs out the front door and down the street.
Emma
He just left the house!
Emma
And now I hear the police!
Izzy
I jumped the backyard fence.
Izzy
I’m two blocks over.
Izzy
I’m hiding in the McDonald’s parking lot.
Emma
I’ll come pick you up!
Izzy
No, stay there until the police arrive!
Izzy
I don’t want you outside!
Izzy
Plus, someone needs to tell them where that guy went!
Emma
No, I should come get you!
Izzy
I went inside now and I’m safe.
Izzy
I already called Brian and he’s on his way.
Izzy
I’ll meet you back there in 15 minutes.
Emma
I’m so sorry, Izzy.
Emma
I’m so sorry this happened.
Izzy stares down at her phone…
Then she watches as Brian runs around the corner.
She can see the outline of the knife tucked in his pants.
He’s smiling when he pulls her into his arms.
Izzy
That was a close one, baby.
Brian
Really? I thought everything went perfectly.
Izzy
Emma saw the whole thing.
Izzy
Don’t worry, I convinced her you were a random robber.
Izzy
I think we’re good.
Brian
But if she says anything, then we’ll take care of her too.
Brian
No one is going to keep us apart, my love.
Izzy drags his face down for a kiss.
She whispers against his lips.
