[Home]
Sam had an episode after speaking with Julia so we're all trying to take care of him. I'm downstairs when there's knocking on the door. I open the door, "Hey" Jeremy says
"Hi" I say
"Uh, sorry to just show up, but you weren't really responding to any of my texts, so I thought I'd go old school and just...track you down in person" He says
"Sorry. Sam had a thing, so it's just been kind of hectic around here" I say
He looks around, "Really seems hectic" He says
"Yeah. Um..." I say
"Is everything cool?" He asks
"Uh-huh" I say
"Like, is everything cool with us?" He asks
"Yeah, we're fine" I say
"Okay, because if it's about that I love you thing, I take it back. I didn't mean it. I just thought that's what, you know, girls like to hear after...you know" He says
"You're such an asshole. Do you know that? Just go home" I tell him
"Wait, Cam" He says
"I said get out!" I tell him before I slam the door shut
I head back upstairs and walk into Sam's room to see him in his cocoon watching something on his laptop, "What are you watching?" I ask
"Frozen Planet. It's a seven part nature documentary series. This one is about volcanic ice caves" He says
"Sounds awful" I say before I lay down next to him, "Can I have some blankets?" I ask
"No" He says
[Next Day]
I walk downstairs to see tons of girls from my school in my kitchen, "Hey, Camzi. Want me to do you hair? I can squeeze you in" Mom says
"Why are you even doing this? You know Sam's not going to the dance anymore" I say
"Well, whether he goes or not, I made a commitment, and I plan to keep it" She says
"Oh really? I didn't think commitments mattered to you" I say
She stops doing the hair and walks over to me, "Honey...I don't know what's going on with you, if your stressed about changing schools or if it's something else, but you can't keep taking it out on me. I haven't done anything" She says
"Yeah. You're perfect" I say
"Hey I love you very much" She says
"Okay, whatever. I have to go" I say and leave
[Bar]
I walk inside the bar where I saw my mom and her mystery lover. I se him behind the brand walk over before sitting down in front of him, "I want a gin and tonic" I say
He glances at me, "You know there's no way that's happening, right?" He tells me
"Do you want to see my ID?" I ask
"Not really. You're clearly not twenty one" He says
I go into my pocket, "Trust me, you want to see my ID" I say
I place it in front of him and he grabs it before looking at it. He looks at me with a shocked face, "Cameron" He says
"Yeah" I say
He places the ID the counter and slides it to me, "Shit" He says
"I'll take that gin and tonic now" I say
He pours me a drink, "Lime and soda. Best I can do" He says
I lean forward, "I saw you guys...you and my mom" I say
"Have you talked to her?" He asks
"No" I say
"It's over. It ended" He says
"That's bullshit" I say
"No, I'm serious. She ended things with me" He says
"Why?" I ask
"Because of you...her family" He says
"If she cared about us at all, she wouldn't have done it in the first place" I say
"I don't know about that, but I don't think it's so simple" He says
"What the hell do you know?" I ask
"Not much, really. But I know she really loves you two" He says
"Us two? There's three of us? There's me, my brother, and my dad" I say
"I know, I meant three" He says
"Why did she do it?" I ask
"I—I don't know. I think you mom has spent...a really long time sort of stuck in a role. I mean, not stuck, uh...but there's more to her then just being a mom, you know? I think sh just needed to be reminded of that, to remind herself" He says
"Wow. That is super deep, dude" I say sarcastically before I dump the drink on the table and throw the glass, shattering it as I walk out
[Newton High School: Silent Dance]
Sharice, Abigail and I are walking through the school. I'm in a maroon, strapless dress, "Something is up with you. What's wrong with you? Did you get into a fight with Jeremy?" Sharice asks
"No. Maybe" I say
We walk up to the table, "Oh, girls! Look how great you all look. So beautiful. Did you see Christopher? Look how sharp he is" Mom says
"I want to leave" Christopher says as we hand them the tickets
"Here you go. You guys, go ahead and go in there. We'll be in soon. Then we can all shake our booties together" Mom says as she hands us headphones
We walk in and it's completely silent but everyone is dancing and having a great time. It's a surreal moment as we walk around, looking at all the decorations, "Wow" I say
"I know" Sharice says
"Aw! My garlands look so pretty. I made every snowflake uniquely different just like real life nature does" Abigail says
"Cam!" Dad says
"Dad!" I say
He walks over, "Look at you! You look fantastic!" He hugs me, "You look so good" He says
"Thank you" I say
We pull apart, "Did you see the igloo? I made this igloo. You like this?" We look at it, "Pretty good, right?" He says
"It's amazing" I say
"I even used the stuffing from Paige's murdered penguin as a snow base" He says
"Oh, my god" I say
"I'm gonna go stand by it and make sure no bozos spill punch on it. Okay, you girls, you look magical. All right, have a great night. Have fun" He tells us before he walks away
"Let's do this" Sharice says
We place the headphones on and the music starts. We look at each other and smile before we start dancing with each other. Then I see Sam walk in as he talks to Paige before she walks off, "Hey, dance with me" I tell him
I start leading him to the dance floor, "I only have two minutes, and I don't like to slow dance" He says
"Shut up" I tell him
"Okay" He says
We make it to the floor and put our hands on our shoulders, "Ew! Why are you wet?" I grab his arms, "You know what? Never mind. I don't care. Just...Hey. I don't have to go to Clayton Prep" I say
"What?" He asks
"I mean, like, Sam, if you need me or whatever, I can turn the scholarship down" I say
"That would be dumb" He says
"Well...like what if something happened like yesterday and I'm not there?" I ask
"I know you think you have to protect me but I have Mom and Dad and lots of other people. You can go" He says
"Well, what if you didn't have Mom and Dad? Like, what if they weren't together?" I ask
"Like if Dad was at work? I guess I'd wait for him to come home. It's definitely been two minutes. I have to go" He says and walks away
I look at my dad and see him happy before I pull out my phone, "Hi. Can you come get me?" I ask
I'm waiting outside the school when Jeremy shows up, "Hey. You okay?" He asks
"My mom had an affair" I say
He sits down next to me, "Here, come here" He says
He pulls me into him, "I knew she was a dick. I just didn't know she was that big of a dick. Sorry I was so weird to you" I say
"No, it's, um...it's okay. I was, uh...an idiot. And when you didn't say that you loved me back, I just—I felt like a tool. But I really don't care whether you say it or not. I love you and...and that's that" He says
I pull back and look at him, "Yeah?" I ask
"Yeah. And I should have been more mature, so, um, how about this? I'll race you tot he top of those steps. And if I win, then you have to love me back" He says
"That sounds fair" I say
"Doesn't it?" He says
"Mm-hmm. Go" I say and take off
He races after me but I make it up first, "Oh" He pants
I grab him by the shirt, pulling him close, "I totally love you" I say before we kiss
Afterwards, he drapes his coat on my shoulders, "So does your mom know that you know?" He asks
"No. I've just been a total jerk to her. I even left a passive aggressive note on her stupid to do board" I tell him
In case you wanted to know what that note was, lets just say it's not as passive aggressive as I may have made it seem...STOP BANGING THE BARTENDER!