Chapter 8. Beautiful

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Sammoose walks over to the fireplace where pictures of all of us as kids sit

We were so tiny, happy and shiny
Playing tag and getting chased

All of us pace the room singing as Sammoose picks up a photo of all of us on our first day of middle school.

Freak! Slut! Loser! Shortbus!

Sammoose sings and puts the picture back, walking towards the couch where I striped him moments ago.

Singing and clapping, laughing and napping
Baking cookies, eating paste.

We all walk towards the couch singing and pointing at eachother.

Bull-dyke! Stuck-up! Hunchback!

Sammoose starts up again

Then we got bigger, that was the trigger
Like the Huns invading Rome

Oh, Sorry!

Welcome to my school, this ain't no high school:
This is the Thunderdome

Sam looks around and turns to face me

Hold your breath and count the days, we're graduating soon

Jess backs up

White trash!

Sammoose turns from me and then to Jess

College will be paradise, if I'm not dead by June!

Sammoose gets up and walks towards the windows.

But I know, I know, life can be beautiful
I pray, I pray for a better way
If we changed back then, we could change again
We can be beautiful...

Sammoose opens the curtains .

Just not today

Hey, are you okay?

Meg starts walking away from me

Get away, nerd

Sammoose turns

Oh, okay

Everyone but Sammoose start singing backup again

Freak! Slut! Cripple! Homo! Homo! Homo!

Sammoose starts walking towards me then spins me around and I twirl and fall on the couch.

Things will get better soon as my letter
Comes from Harvard, Duke, or Brown
Wake from this coma, take my diploma
Then I can blow this town

Dream of ivy-covered walls and Smokey French cafés

Ruby cuts in.

Watch it!

Sammoose looks at the candle, then at the curtains .

Fight the urge to strike a match and set this dump ablaze!

Meg cuts in front of Ruby

Ooooops

Sammoose looks at Meg

Ram Sweeney. Third year as linebacker and eighth year of smacking lunch trays and being a huge dick

Meg puts her finger to Sammooses chest.

What did you say to me, skank?

Sammoose backs down

Aah, nothing!

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