THE PRICE OF A SECRET
🔥 THE HOOK
The room was supposed to be empty.
But behind the closed door, Wayne was making a deal that could destroy three lives—and Dinisha had no idea she was about to become the center of it.
SCENE 1 — WAYNE’S ROOM — NIGHT
The room is dimly lit.
Wayne sits on the edge of his bed, staring at Amber and Shyla with a cold, calculating expression.
Amber looks uncomfortable. Shyla keeps her arms crossed.
WAYNE
“I need you two to do something for me.”
AMBER
“What exactly are you asking?”
WAYNE
“I need to cross the line with Dinisha.”
The words make both women go silent.
SHYLA
“What do you mean by that?”
WAYNE
“I want Dinisha in this room. Alone. You two convince her to come here.”
AMBER
“She isn’t going to agree to that.”
Wayne places an envelope on the table.
WAYNE
“Then give her a reason to change her mind.”
SHYLA
“And what’s in there?”
WAYNE
“Money.”
WAYNE
“You get her to cooperate, and I’ll pay both of you.”
SCENE 2 — THE HALLWAY — LATER
Amber and Shyla walk toward Dinisha’s room.
AMBER
“I don’t like this.”
SHYLA
“Neither do I.”
AMBER
“Then why are we doing it?”
SHYLA
“Because Wayne has something we both need.”
SCENE 3 — DINISHA’S ROOM
Dinisha is sitting on her bed, scrolling through her phone.
AMBER
“Wayne wants to talk to you.”
DINISHA
“About what?”
SHYLA
“He just wants you to come to his room for a few minutes.”
DINISHA
Amber looks surprised.
DINISHA
“Tell Wayne I’m not going.”
SHYLA
“Dinisha, please. Just come with us.”
DINISHA
“I said no.”
“And don’t ask me again.”
SCENE 4 — THE HALLWAY
Dinisha tries to walk past them.
DINISHA
“Move.”
Shyla blocks her path.
DINISHA
“I said move!”
Amber and Shyla stop her from leaving and take her toward Wayne’s room.
“Let go of me!”
Dinisha looks from Amber to Shyla, realizing they were acting on Wayne’s orders.
DINISHA
“Wayne put you up to this, didn’t he?”
Amber remains silent.
That silence gives Dinisha her answer.
SCENE 5 — WAYNE’S ROOM
The door opens. Wayne looks up.
DINISHA
“What is this?”
WAYNE
“Calm down.”
DINISHA
“Don’t tell me to calm down!”
She turns toward Amber and Shyla.
DINISHA
“You lied to me.”
AMBER
“Dinisha…”
DINISHA
“You knew I didn’t want to come here.”
Dinisha notices the envelope on the table.
DINISHA
“What is that?”
WAYNE
“It’s nothing.”
“No. That’s why they brought me here.”
SCENE 6 — THE CONFRONTATION
Dinisha takes a step back.
DINISHA
“You paid them?”
AMBER
“He offered us money.”
DINISHA
“So that’s what this was?”
SHYLA
“We didn’t think it would go this far.”
DINISHA
Amber realizes how serious the situation has become.
AMBER
“Wayne, let her go.”
WAYNE
“You’re changing sides now?”
AMBER
“This isn’t what we agreed to.”
SHYLA
“She said no.”
SCENE 7 — THE UNEXPECTED SOUND
A loud knock suddenly comes from the front door.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
VOICE OUTSIDE
“Dinisha?”
Everyone freezes.
DINISHA
“I know that voice…”
Wayne suddenly looks terrified.
AMBER
“Who is that?”
Wayne doesn’t answer.
VOICE OUTSIDE
“Dinisha, I know you’re in there!”
Shyla notices Wayne’s phone on the table. A new message has appeared.
SHYLA
“Wayne…”
Wayne looks at her.
SHYLA
“You never told us about this.”
WAYNE
“Give me the phone.”
Shyla steps backward.
WAYNE
“It can’t be…”
The door handle suddenly begins to move.
Then the lights go out.
CUT TO BLACK.
TO BE CONTINUED…
But the biggest secret was still hidden—and whoever was standing behind that door knew exactly what Wayne had done.