Chapter 8- The Fall of the Paulina Empire
Desiree took Danny by the hand and lead him to one of Amity Park's richest neighborhoods, the one where Paulina lived. He hadn't seen Paulina's house in years not since the infamous party in eighth grade where her cousin Maria invited her friends round and ruined her birthday. Nothing seemed to have changed from the outside. Desiree took him inside which looked pretty much the way he remembered it, decorated so nicely, it would put Martha Stewart to shame. He couldn't see what was so bad until they got upstairs.
"Oh my God, Paulina!!" Danny yelled but Desiree pulled him back.
"She can't hear you! You don't exist remember?" said Desiree.
"Oh, right. But the girl is hurting herself! Why would she do that?" Danny asked as he stared in disbelief as he watched the most popular, idolized girl in school take a razor blade and cut her arms. Danny's eyes welled up in tears as he saw Paulina wipe away the blood crying uncontrollably.
Desiree looked at Danny and said "Paulina may be popular, but the truth is, she is harboring a secret that could ruin her life or she thinks it will. She is afraid people will turn on her and that she will lose everything You may not know it yet but you are the only one that is going to be able to help her. If you go back to your own life, you are going to be the one Paulina turns to, the one who will be able to get her the help she needs."
"Okay so can we go home now? I am ready to live. I am ready to accept that there are people out there who need me." said Danny.
Desiree shook her head and said "We have one more stop to make, we need to visit Dash Baxter."
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