Cake

**Cake** is the second episode of the Season 1 of *Freeridge*, premiering on Netflix February 2, 2023.

## Summary

*As Gloria struggles to deliver bad news to her father, Demi proposes that the group perform a special ceremony to appease a ghost and lift the curse*

## Plot

Cam, Demi, Ines and Gloria accept they are cursed and do not know how to solve it. Gloria tells them to go home and sleep while she deals with the fact that her father has cancer.

In the bathroom, Ines and Gloria realize that their father has cancer, so they need to find a way to tell him.

Eating breakfast, Gloria and Ines fight over pouring their father orange juice. Javier is confused and leaves. Tonio joins them downstairs, saying that they still owe him money. However, Ines and Gloria say that they need a way to tell their father he has cancer.

Demi is annoyed over the fact that Gloria called her dummy, saying that she knows how to deal with curses. Cam wonders if he is being bad to Andre, which she ignores. Cam says that since it is complicated, they should let Gloria deal with it. They are joined by Andre, who asks them if everything is okay. Cam makes up an excuse adn he leaves. Demi suggests Andre give Cam space, which he refuses to do, saying that he needs to kiss Cam, but knows that he is not his true love. Andre mentions that Cam is hung up on someone, which Demi knows is her, but she is worried when Andre says that Cam is scarred.

Demi tells Cam that Gloria does not trust her because she is not a direct person. Wondering if he would tell her anything, she wonders if Andre would tell her if he is scarred. Gloria and Ines join them, saying that Gloria would have to do everything herself. Demi says that she would like to assume leadership since she has experience with curses. However, Gloria dismisses her, which offends Demi.

Demi says that they need to find the ghost's obit. All they know is her name was Marisol Martinez, but they are not able to find anything on her. Demi tries to find things out about Cam, saying that she tells him everything, but he refuses to open up. Gloria calls and Demi tells her that they were trying to gather more information on the ghost.

Gloria asks Tonio if he had told his brother about cancer yet. He says that he would take care of it. Tonio reveals he has a new assistant called Rusty, who Gloria does not like. Tonio tells her that she would be paying Rusty with the money she owes him, which she does not like.

Cam is annoyed that they had been standing in the same spot for ten minutes, but Demi does not have a very clear plan. As a car pulls up to the driveway, Demi and Cam rush over to them, asking for information. Demi tells them that they want to know why she is haunting them. The woman says that that is nonsense, but the man mentions having seen her also. Demi tells the man about the box and the curse, which makes him angry because his wife had sold it. He tells them that if his mother wants the box back, he should take it, which they do not think is a good option.

Gloria tells Tonio that she does not like Rusty and does not think that he is the right person to tell her father about his cancer. Ines tells Gloria that she is ruining her chance to date Rusty as Demi walks in, saying that she has a plan to deal with the curse.

In her room, Gloria and Ines talk about the plan. Ines is angry that she has been dealing with the curse herself, but she is happy when Gloria tells her that she has full authority on what to do with the curse. Ines says that they need a leave-out ceremony, which Gloria believes does not exist. However, Demi goes through all of it and Gloria accepts.

Cam does not want to join the leave-out ceremony, but reluctantly accepts joining them. However, Demi does not remember where she left the box. As she looks for it, Andre calls briefly, wondering how she is.

Demi makes an impromptu pre-leave-out ceremony. She says that it would take her about a day or two to find what she needed. She says that they need to unload secrets, like maybe why their dad hates her. Ines says that she would go first, admitting to almost killing Gloria. Cam is about to reveal his secret as Javier shows up. Demi tells him not to interrupt Cam, but he tells her to go.

Javier and Gloria sit down, as Gloria tries to tell him about his cancer. She has a hard time telling him and goes to the kictchen, where Rusty, Tonio and Ines show her that they have a cake for him which says "congratulations, you have cancer." Gloria says that that is messed up, but Rusty says that Javier is a hero and says he is sorry that she is going through all that. Gloria sits down and thanks Rusty, saying that she is overwhelmed and he should be the one to tell him he has cancer. Javier overhears that and helps himself to some cake. He says that he knows he has cancer since about a month before, but is not worried.

Demi is about to send Gloria an email, saying that she lost the box. However, she gets a call from Gloria who tells her that her father's cancer is not fatal, so they are not cursed. She is happy to hear that as Gloria thanks her.

Cam walks into Demi's room, saying he knows about the cancer. Cam sees that Demi's room is a mess, which does not seem like her. However, Demi says that maybe she really is like that. Cam says that he has secrets that he does not feel comfortable sharing. He says that he should go home, and Demi apologizes for pushing him , saying that she gets jealous at the idea that somebody knows him better than she does. He tells her that nobody knows him more than her, and he cares more about her than anybody else. He wants to leave as she starts to cry, so he tells her she can ask him a question. She asks who scarred him, to which he says that that was her.

Ines and Gloria cannot believe that they thought they were cursed as they watch a movie. Later as Gloria falls asleep, she gets up and sees that on her window the woman wrote "I want my box back, bitch."

## Cast

* Keyla Monterroso Mejia - Gloria
* Bryana Salaz - Ines
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor - Cameron
* Ciara Riley Wilson - Demi
* Peggy Blow - Marisol Martinez
* Any Ferreiras - Clara Student
* Paula Garcés - Geny Martinez
* Eric Neil Gutierrez - Ruben Martinez
* Felice Heather Monteith - Coach Lisa
* Jean Paul San Pedro - Javier
* Michael Solomon - Rusty
* J.R. Villarreal - Tio Tonio