Secrets in the Hall

Before we go any further, a step back a bit in the storyline...

April 2032 - Pine Hollow, North Carolina

"Happy birthday!" James Gates-Watson says to his cousin Olivia Gates when he arrives at her eighteenth birthday party. 

"Thanks," Olivia says as he pulls her into a crushing hug. Olivia and James will both be leaving for their college years in just a few months and have gotten their acceptance letters--Olivia to Foxbury Institute and James to University of Britechester. 

That Complicated Connection, Part 1

Fall 2032 - Britechester, Illinois
University students: Charlotte Craig is 22, Adam Smith is 22, Ethan Smith is 22

Ethan is working hard at the project he has to present for one of his classes this semester. It's his third year at Foxbury Institute and though he thought he'd feel more relaxed as the days went by, he's feeling himself getting more and more stressed. He can't have another bad semester. He can't fail again.

September/October 2032 Birthdays & Anniversaries

September 2032 - Granite Falls, Washington

 

 

It's Julie Lloyd's 68th birthday and so her son Blake surprises her with a trip to Granite Falls, Washington. Julie has been to California to visit her oldest son Jason and his family, but never to Granite Falls, which she had read about and dreamed of visiting.

New Dreams Ahead

January 2031 - Arcadia, North Carolina
Smith household - Zared is 48, Carol is 45, Isabella is 17

“You know, you could go to college closer to home,” Carol tells her daughter. Isabella is halfway through her senior year of high school and Carol doesn’t like to think about what might happen later in the year.

Isabella rubs at her forehead impatiently as she takes in her mom's question once again. "I already told you my decision.”