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Hi

ALICE

oh no are you the type that uses caps and punc and stuff when they text

DANIEL

I might be one of those. Aren’t you a teacher? I feel like you should approve.

ALICE

a math teacher

DANIEL

Why are you texting so late, Slayer?

Shouldn’t you be asleep?

ALICE

i was thinking about you. when you say we’re taking things slow, what does that mean?

DANIEL

Slow enough to not screw it up, but not so slow that we (I) go crazy.

If it’ll make you feel better, I’ll draft you up a rubric.

ALICE

that would be THE most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me

DANIEL

Go to sleep, Alice. I’ll send you my thoughts tomorrow.

ALICE

i’m counting on it

STORY NOTES FOR EDITORS: “DAWN TAY’S INFERNO HELL-ALL: JOURNEY BACK TO HELL”

[Image: All-black screen with words in italicized white, “In memory of Anton Brophy.”]

[Footage: In front of a studio audience, twenty tulip chairs circle a raised platform that holds two armchairs and a tufted love seat. The show host for the evening, Tony Warren, dressed in a gold-trimmed suit, walks onstage to applause from the audience. He turns to face the camera.]

TONY WARREN:Welcome to the highly anticipated tell-all reunion special for hit reality TV showDawn Tay’s Inferno!

TONY WARREN:This show became the center of attention last summer when it took a left turn from a sexy, up-and-coming reality TV show to a show plagued with scandal and a death on set.

TONY WARREN:Tonight, we’re bringing everyone back together for a tell-all segment where no topic is off-limits. We’ll be revisiting the iconic moments, hearing untold perspectives, and getting exclusive, behind-the-scenes insights from the cast themselves!

[Footage: The couples fromDawn Tay’s Infernowalk onstage and each take a chair. The final three couples are not present. Their chairs remain empty.]

TONY WARREN:Get ready for an evening of heartfelt confessions, dramatic revelations, and maybe even a few twists!

Chapter Thirty

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