While out by herself, Carrie receives a foreboding text from her mom that simply reads "come home now". Her phone dies before she can respond, leading her to worry about what the message could possibly mean as she tries to find her way home.
In the Annual High School Senior Baking Competition, the finalists, Ben and Jenny, try desperately to win the bake-off - which happens to not be the only competition they are finalists for.
Serena, a girl who has always felt a bit different than those around her, commits a ritual using a strange book. She wakes up the next morning to find her body is starting to grow physical abnormalities.
