▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁them ▁from ▁making ▁love . ▁ ▁After ▁Virginia ▁successfully ▁covering ▁her ▁tracks , ▁she ▁goes ▁on ▁a ▁private ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁celebr ation ▁with ▁Michael , ▁Van essa ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Sur f ▁Central ▁gang , ▁where ▁her ▁life ▁is ▁put ▁at ▁risk ▁when ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁loose , ▁Virginia ▁gets ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁Van essa , ▁but ▁instead ▁dec ides ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁out ▁when ▁they ▁find ▁themselves ▁in ▁harm ' s ▁way , ▁when ▁they ▁return ▁to ▁Sun set ▁Beach , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁Virginia ▁has ▁finally ▁given ▁up ▁on ▁removing ▁Van essa ▁from ▁her ▁life , ▁but ▁in ▁reality ▁Virginia ▁is ▁only ▁f aking ▁a ▁friendship , ▁Virginia ▁real izes ▁that ▁she ▁needs ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁extreme ▁measures ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁Van essa ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Van essa ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁rare ▁gen etic ▁ill ness ▁called ▁Martin ' s ▁Sy nd rome , ▁she ▁dec ides ▁to ▁use ▁that ▁info ▁for ▁her ▁benefit , ▁she ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁dark ▁magic ▁expert ▁named ▁Mrs . ▁More au ▁( Jo y ce ▁Guy ) ▁who ▁helps ▁her ▁make ▁a ▁pot ion ▁that ▁makes ▁Van essa ▁believe ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁the ▁ill ness . ▁Van essa ▁leaves ▁town ▁in ▁order ▁not ▁to ▁hurt ▁Michael ▁and ▁Virginia ▁finally ▁has ▁her ▁victory ▁– ▁that ▁is , ▁until ▁Michael ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Van essa ▁hasn ' t ▁really ▁left ▁town