Chapter 7 (The SURFACK Club)

**Chapter 7 (The SURFACK Club)** is the seventh chapter of The Clearwood Murders: Episode II - The SURFACK Club and the twenty-third chapter of the overall Clearwood series. It was written by Donald Newton and was to be published on August 29, 2020 along with Chapter 8.

## Full Chapter

INT. CLEARWOOD HIGH SCHOOL - CAFETERIA - DAY

The group (Scott, Andrew, Daphne, Iris, Charlie, Nick, Madison, and Karen) are seating themselves at the table. Charlie is excited about the food.

CHARLIE: I've never had school food before. I always have to make my lunch and they don't taste so good after sitting in my backpack for four hours. This stuff is fresh. I just don't get why everyone complains about the school food.

Charlie takes bite out of the food. Suddenly, his facial expression shows disgust and disappointment.

CHARLIE: Oh, I see.

Iris giggles over this. Charlie turns to her and smiles. They share another cute moment of smiling at each other. Everyone seems to not have a problem with this. Except for one person -- KAREN.

Karen goes back and forth in between staring at Charlie and Iris. When staring at Charlie, her eyes are filled with lust and desire. This means that she has a thing for Charlie. But when staring at Iris, her eyes are filled with hate and jealousy.

Derek's Group (Derek, Kyle, Gerald, Robin, Kenny, Martha, and Nora) approach our group.

DEREK: Hey, guys.

SCOTT: Hey. Derek Gaines, right? The survivor of the Reinhert Witness Attack?

DEREK: Right. Scott Lane? Survivor of the Francis murders?

SCOTT: Yeah. What's up?

DEREK: We saw how you guys handled Austin and his team and we think that you did pretty good.

SCOTT: Thank you.

DEREK: No. Thank you. Those assholes have been causing us problems.

SCOTT: Just trying to help a stranger in need.

DEREK: And that's what makes you great. Look, we have a club. The SURFACK Club.

SCOTT: SURFACK?

DEREK: It means Survivors Fight Back. We're all survivors and we all fought back to survive and to move on from our trauma. My group and your group are the same. We're survivors. We have that connection. And we'd like you to join our club.

Scott turns to his friends. Andrew, Iris, and Nick, as survivors, discuss it for a moment before making a decision.

SCOTT: Would it be okay to check out your club before officially agreeing to it?

DEREK: Absolutely. Meet us at the woods at Lymhurst Park down on 137th after school.

Derek and his group leaves Scott's group to turn to each other with curiosity. They seem to be enthusiastic about it.

EXT. LYMHURST PARK WOODS - DAY

A deer is walking around. It is sniffing around for food. Suddenly -- AN ARROW SHOOTS THROUGH ITS RIBS. The deer's body falls to the ground and it dies from its wound. We find that the deer's killer is -- GERALD, having just used a crossbow that is similar to Daryl Dixon's weapon in The Walking Dead. It's also similar to the crossbow that the Stalker used to kill the opening victims.

Jumping up and down in excitement over his successful deer kill is Nora.

NORA: YAY! You got it!

GERALD: I always do, babe.

Gerald grabs the deer and carries it over his shoulder. Nora is turned on by how strong her boyfriend is. Not only can he handle a crossbow and kill a dear with it, but he can carry a heavy deer by himself.

NORA: I like a man who can provide me dinner by carrying it over his shoulder.

Gerald chuckles. They walk back to the club together.

EXT. LYMHURST PARK WOODS - SURFACK CLUBHOUSE - DAY

We find the rest of Derek's group, which we will now officially call the SURFACK CLUB, outside their clubhouse. It appears to be professionally built despite it being built by this group of high school kids. It is big enough to be a classroom.

Kenny and Martha are putting wood together to start a fire by the fire pit. They throw the wood inside the pit before turning to each other and smiling. They're madly in love. Meanwhile, Kyle is sitting at the side of the clubhouse, sharpening his hunting knife. It's the same type of hunting knife that Skiface uses.

INT. CLUBHOUSE - DAY

Derek and Robin are setting up the tables and chairs inside the clubhouse.

ROBIN: I hope it was a good idea to bring in the new people.

DEREK: I believe that it's a great idea. They're good strong people.

ROBIN: I remember when I first heard of the Francis Survivors. I couldn't believe their strength. They not only survived a giant killer but single handedly took him out. I agree that they are strong. I think they'd make a great addition to our club.

DEREK: Considering what they survived, I think they're probably the strongest survivors that I've ever met. It's how they were able to take on Austin's team.

EXT. CLUBHOUSE - DAY

Our main group arrives (Scott, Andrew, Daphne, Iris, Nick, Charlie, Madison, and Karen). Derek and the rest of the Club see them and give them a warm welcoming smile.

DEREK: Welcome to our club. (Points to the fire) There is some deer that Gerald killed for dinner. Help yourselves. If you want something to drink, we have beer, soda, water, and juice.

SCOTT: Oh, hell. I'll have some beer.

DEREK: Of course.

Kenny hands Scott a beer. As Scott goes to drink the beer, he notices Gerald's crossbow and is fascinated by it.

SCOTT: Dude, that thing looks dope as hell.

GERALD: I'll show you how to hunt with it if you'd like.

SCOTT: I'd love to see how to work this baby.

Iris and Karen talk with Nora, Andrew and Daphne talks with Derek and Robin. Nick and Madison talk with Kenny and Martha, and Charlie talks to Kyle. Kyle is very nervous at first. But Charlie is able to break his shell when he teaches him how to properly sharpen his knife.

EXT. CLUBHOUSE - NIGHT

It is now night time and the fire in the pit lights up the spot outside the clubhouse. Both groups are huddled around the fire.

DEREK: So have you guess decided rather you are in with us or not?

Scott turns to his group, who give either a smile or a nod in approval, before turning back to Derek.

SCOTT: We're in!

This makes Derek's group smile with happiness.

DEREK: (standing up) Well, allow me to be the first to welcome you to...SURFACK. Together, we can do things that we've never imagined doing. We will always have each other's back. Because we're not just a club of friends. We are survivors. We are strong. And we can over come it all.

Scott rises and approaches Derek, holding his hand up.

SCOTT: We are happy to be SURFACKS.

Derek and Scott give each other a bro-shake. And with that, our main group of friends and survivors are now members of The SURFACK Club.

## Trivia

* When Charlie seems excited by the school food only to be disappointed is a reference to a scene in That 70s Show, where Fez (whose actor's picture Wilmer Valderrama is used for Charlie) has the same reaction to the school food.
* First chapter where the SURFACK Club and Scott's group meet.
* When Scott's group goes to the clubhouse, Scott stokes out over Gerald's crossbow. This is a reference to the fact that Scott's picture is of a young Norman Reedus, who played the cross bowing survivalist Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead.