The Secret Waiting in Las Vegas

HOOK

Brooke thought leaving home would finally give them peace.

But the moment she and Bethany reached Las Vegas, a woman named Jade revealed a secret about Larry that neither of them was prepared to hear.

And what she said next would change everything.

SCENE 1 — LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND

Late at night.

Brooke quietly packed a few clothes into a suitcase.

Bethany stood near the doorway, still weak after leaving the hospital.

BETHANY
“Brooke… are you sure this is what we should do?”

Brooke zipped the suitcase and looked at her.

BROOKE
“We need to get away. Just for a while.”

BETHANY
“Where will we go?”

Brooke took a deep breath.

BROOKE
“Las Vegas.”

Bethany stared at her.

She knew they were not going there for fun.

They were running from everything that had happened.

SCENE 2 — THE ROAD TO LAS VEGAS

Hours later.

The highway stretched endlessly ahead.

Brooke drove in silence while Bethany watched the lights passing through the window.

BETHANY
“Do you think Larry will come looking for us?”

Brooke tightened her grip on the steering wheel.

BROOKE
“I don’t know.”

Brooke looked straight ahead.

BROOKE
“But whatever happens, we stay together.”

Bethany nodded.

For the first time in days, she felt that maybe Brooke was the only person she could trust.

SCENE 3 — LAS VEGAS

Morning.

The bright lights of Las Vegas surrounded them as they arrived.

BETHANY
“It’s strange being here.”

BROOKE
“Maybe strange is exactly what we need.”

They carried their bags inside.

Neither of them knew that someone was already waiting for them.

SCENE 4 — JADE

That evening.

Brooke and Bethany sat quietly in the hotel lobby.

A woman suddenly approached their table.

JADE
“Bethany?”

BETHANY
“Yes?”

JADE
“My name is Jade.”

Brooke immediately became suspicious.

BROOKE
“Do we know you?”

JADE
“Not personally.”

Jade glanced around the room before sitting down.

JADE
“But I know Larry.”

Brooke leaned forward.

BROOKE
“What do you mean you know Larry?”

Jade looked directly at Bethany.

JADE
“I need to tell you something about him.”

Bethany’s heart began racing.

SCENE 5 — THE SHOCKING TRUTH

Jade slowly took a breath.

JADE
“Larry is married.”

Bethany froze.

Brooke’s eyes widened.

BROOKE
“Married?”

Jade nodded.

JADE
“To me.”

The words hit the table like a bomb.

Jade showed them a photograph of herself standing beside Larry.

JADE
“We also have a son.”

Bethany stared at her.

BETHANY
“A son?”

Jade nodded.

JADE
“Larry’s son.”

Bethany looked away.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

SCENE 6 — THE MONEY

BROOKE
“If he’s married to you, then why didn’t we know?”

JADE
“Because Larry has always kept his lives separate.”

Jade paused.

JADE
“And there’s something else.”

JADE
“Every month, Larry sends me money.”

BROOKE
“For your son?”

JADE
“For both of us.”

Bethany covered her mouth.

The tears came faster.

BETHANY
“How could he do this?”

JADE
“I’ve asked myself the same question.”

SCENE 7 — BROOKE’S ANGER

Brooke stood up.

BROOKE
“He lied to all of us.”

Jade nodded.

JADE
“And I’m afraid there’s more.”

Brooke stopped.

BROOKE
“More?”

Jade looked toward the hotel entrance.

JADE
“Yes.”

BETHANY
“What more could there possibly be?”

Jade leaned closer.

JADE
“Larry didn’t come to Las Vegas because of you.”

Brooke stared at her.

BROOKE
“Then why did he come?”

Jade opened her mouth.

Before she could answer, her phone suddenly rang.

THE SUSPENSE

Jade looked at the screen.

LARRY’S NAME WAS FLASHING ACROSS THE SCREEN.

BROOKE
“Why is Larry calling you?”

Jade didn’t answer.

The phone kept ringing.

Then Jade whispered something that made both women freeze.

JADE
“He knows you’re here.”

Silence.

Brooke and Bethany exchanged a terrified look.

Outside the hotel, a black car slowly pulled up to the entrance.

Someone stepped out.

But it wasn’t Larry.

Brooke’s face went pale.

Bethany grabbed her hand.

Jade stared at the hotel entrance in horror.

Whoever had arrived knew about Larry’s secret—and they were coming straight for them.

TO BE CONTINUED…