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North Seattle High!

Don't skip pep rallies to steal from the lost and found. I'm not stealing.

I'm donating.

All right.

Fine.

I hope you're happy.

I'm a high school guidance counselor.

I'm never happy.

You're not going to actually make me sit through that thing, are you? I am.

Oh, look at that. I guess I am happy sometimes.

captain number 10 graham lansing

just

kidding i'm not going to do that that's corny as hell no offense principal

mosley you got me i do that you got me great god

why do people insist on treating graham lansing like he's some sort of golden

god

Because he kind of is.

Please, he's just an entitled dumbass who uses his nice smile and male

to fail upwards and become king of the Everest.

Andy, let's chill with the Everest, okay? For the moment we've all been

for, the reveal of this year's prom theme.

So please, join me in welcoming... You know, it's probably just old -fashioned

nepotism. Class president Latoya Reynolds!

He won't let Graham Lansing get away with murder because his dad is a

Ready? If anything, we should be holding him more accountable. Shut up, shut up,

shut up. Latoya Reynolds is about to announce the prom theme.

I'm sorry, did you just tell me to shut up so you could hear the prom theme?

Other people want to hear it, okay? I'm just being polite.

What is happening?

Me? Owen?

Your boyfriend is asking you to prom?

Yeah,

sure. That's fine.

She said yes!

Let's hear a round of applause for the first promposal of the year!

Okay, everyone!

That was great.

A little awkward.

We've got about five minutes to get back to class now.

at the faculty lounge for a cranberry juice. Let's go.

Miss Jen, what are you doing here? Is this my punishment because I forced you

go to the pep rally? Look, I'm still pending at Harvard, and so I was just

wondering if maybe you'd heard anything.

Mandy, it doesn't work.

Oh, it's Harvard.

Hello? Why, yes.

Mandy's right here.

You want to give her a full ride?

And an honorary doctorate? Wow!

Thanks, Mr. Harvard. Thanks for calling. I'll let her know right away.

I'll explain later, honey. Yeah, that wasn't Harvard. That was your wife. No,

wasn't. It was totally Mr.

Harvard. It's not funny. It is.

You just can't see it because you're so tightly wound.

Tightly wound.

Do you want to know why I'm so tightly wound? Oh, no. This is a speech again,

isn't it? Because Harvard is the best school in the world.

And Harvard is where my hero development economist, Dr. Ingrid Downs, went. And

Harvard is where she is a tenured professor.

And Harvard is where Dr. Downs, a woman who has literally won two Nobel Prizes

for her work reducing global poverty, mentors young women like me who want to

change the world for the better.

So please, forgive me if I seem a little tightly wound when it comes to Harvard.

I'm sorry, I didn't catch the name of the school. Is it Hergert's? It's funny.

Mandy. There are other colleges where you can get an amazing education.

Like where?

Dartmouth?

Get out!

But how am I supposed to become Dr. Downs' favorite student that she takes

the UN's Women Economic Empowerment... Fine.

Bethany's staging a coup, Charles.

She's trying to overthrow me as a foreign major. I can't hear this again.

Can we talk about anything else, not Harvard?

People seem to like the whole Ghostbusters thing.

Promposals are just another example of the patriarchy affirming its dominance

over women. Okay, but you have to admit, the 80s theme makes it kind of plump.

The 80s theme makes them even worse.

Can you name one popular 80s movie that isn't totally sexist?

Are you being for real right now? Of course I can. Dollar bet. Who you got?

Mandy Duff. I don't know. I think Ben's got this one.

Okay. Breakfast Club.

The theme is for yourself.

Unless you want a cute boy to like you, then get a makeover from Molly Ringwald.

Fine. Fine. Weird science.

The perfect woman with scantily clad in here to please.

Revenge of the nerds? The hero nerd tricks a girl into believing he's her

boyfriend so she'll have sex with him. That's not a comedy. That's an episode

SVU. Come on, Ben. Even I knew that one.

Pay up, Chuck.

Calm down. I'll demo you.

I don't have a demo.

Who you texting, huh?

Your girlfriend.

Just friend.

I don't have a girlfriend.

Obviously. Man, I was joking.

You know what, Kyle? I don't need this from you, okay?

You're a freshman. I'm a senior.

Treat me with some respect.

Come on, you're barely a senior. You don't even drive a car. I do. I gave you

ride home.

Right. Your janky Ford Fiesta.

It's basically a go -kart. You've never been to a party. I've been to a party

before. With drinking?

I mean...

I am sure one of the adults had a glass of wine in the other room. I bet you've

never even hooked up with a girl.

I've kissed a girl before.

Kissed? Ugh, what are you, nine?

I'm talking about your pee in a V.

I don't have to prove anything to you. You just did.

See that guy?

His pee has been in some V.

He's a senior.

He's coming.

Don't embarrass me. You're a bad boy, Kyle. That ship has sailed.

What are you guys doing?

Uh, Graham?

Yeah, bud?

Have you, uh, decided where you're going to college yet?

Not you, too.

Sorry. At a certain point, you never want to hear that question again.

You guys understand when you're seniors?

He's a senior.

My bad, man. What school are you at?

Your school.

Right. Right. You're, uh... Ben Plunkett.

No Nuts Plunkett.

Of course.

No Nuts Plunkett. Someone gave this kid his sneakers on his sixth grade field

trip. Blew up like a puffer fish. Like, it was crazy.

You okay from that?

Yeah, I recovered.

Cool. Well, sorry I didn't recognize you. No, that's just shit.

You just look different when you're not all swollen.

See you at school. And hey, go Bulldogs.

Hey, girl.

It's Friday night. You got a hot date?

Well, I didn't want to tell you, but yes.

I'm going out with the most popular boy in school. You're going out with Graham

Lansing? The Graham Lansing?

Ugh. Mom, why do you guys know who that is?

I actually don't know who he is. I just felt the vibe and wanted a yes and.

And now I can feel the vibe has shifted.

I'm gonna go.

So no date with Graham?

Mom, he would never date a girl like me.

What? Don't look sad. Let me remind you my worth is not determined by some boy,

okay?

I'm my own woman.

And I just had my worth.

And I love that. But let me remind you that you're only young once.

I mean, it's great that you give all those speeches and you were named best

student economist in America. Okay, in North America.

Yeah, but I think you need to have some fun.

Make some memories.

Put Flamin' Hot Cheetos in the principal's car.

Oh, it was hilarious when I did it.

Look, Mom, I have a very memorable Friday night planned with Ben.

Bookstore, movies, waffles.

It's the same thing you do every Friday night. See? It's memorable for you, too.

Hey,

how was work?

Work was, uh... I don't want to talk about it.

Was it that little skid mark, Kyle?

What'd he say? It wasn't just him.

Look, I said I didn't want to talk about it, okay?

So can you just stop talking about it, please?

What are you doing?

Imagine Dragons.

Really.

They were my favorite band freshman year. I haven't listened to them in

Why are you even doing this right now? It's not like it's going to magically

make me...

Thinking chocolate chips or no chocolate chips in the table waffle?

Hey, do you ever feel like we have wasted our youth sitting on the

judging people?

So no chocolate chips? I mean, look at us. We've spent every Friday night

sitting at a diner debating whether or not we want to put chocolate on a

What do you want us to be doing?

Keg stands with the Everest?

No.

Maybe. I don't know.

Um, you know, it's like even Charles and Zenobia do stuff.

You know, like they go to games and they go to parties and dances.

Who cares about that stuff?

You and I know the truth. None of that matters.

Okay, real life starts once we get out of here and go to college where we get

make a real difference. Yeah, but not all of us are going to Harvard.

Okay, some of us are going to an in -state college like 20 minutes down the

with half the Everest for the next four years where we're going to have to

listen to them.

Wax nostalgic about their high school glory days. Because high school is all

they have.

Their lives have peaks. That's why we call them Everest.

But, don't you want to just for once feel like... Like...

Like what?

What if this is my peak?

I don't have any glory days to look back on. Okay, that's a little dramatic.

That's easy for you to say. You're not No Nuts Plunkett.

Forget it. I will order us a waffle.

Haha, very funny.

It's not a joke.

Why is this not a joke?

You want trite, I give you trite.

But only because you're my best friend, okay? But no limos, not paying for hair

and makeup, okay? This is it.

And no slow dancing.

The only thing I hate more than slow dancing is the gender wage gap.

Wow, you really know how to make a boy feel special.

Benjamin Walter Plunkett, do you accept the terms and conditions of my promposal

and agree to this prom pact?

Mandy Elizabeth Yang.

It would be my honor.

Thank you.

Yes.

There's no chocolate chips in that.

Yeah, well, I was mad at you when I put in the order, so... Sorry.

It's a celebratory waffle.

We're going to prop.

Take our sleep better quiz to find out which matches will help you... Turn that

off. You always say it's important to support the businesses that support NPR.

know. It's Harvard. It's updated.

What does it say?

Just leave me here.

I'll see you in seven hours.

Mandy. Don't.

It's over.

Harvard, Dr. Downs, saving the world, my life, it's all over. Stop.

You've been waitlisted, okay? You haven't been rejected.

It's the same thing.

Harvard was supposed to be the place.

My place.

And they don't want me either.

What am I looking at?

Who is this sad little person? This is not the Mandy I know.

The Mandy I know would get up, march into school in her future is female t

-shirt, and she would figure out a way to get into Harvard.

Be that Mandy.

I need to talk to you.

I am with a student right now.

Okay. I'll wait.

Okay.

The only reason I'm going to let that fly is because I don't like that kid.

So... I got waitlisted at Harvard.

Oh. I'm sorry. Don't be sorry. Just...

Help me figure out how to get in. Mandy, let's take a beat.

Maybe it's finally time to start to discuss backup schools. You know, with

grades, community service, extracurriculars. They've been applied

forgotten. Next.

Fine. You need a killer letter of rec.

Okay, I can't believe I'm about to say this, but what about Graham Lansing's

dad?

The Harvard alum senator?

That's a great idea. Ask him.

I don't know him, but I was hoping maybe you knew him.

Oh, me? Yeah.

We're super close.

Let's just call him right now.

Miss Jen.

No, be quiet. I'm trying to psychically connect with him.

Okay, stop.

You made your point.

I know that a letter from a senator would seem big and flashy, but unless

have a magic in with him, get a rec from a teacher who can speak to your

passion, your character, your mandiness.

That is your best bet.

Yeah, yeah, totally.

Okay, okay.

I hear you. Loud and clear.

She don't hear me.

So, Ms. Chen told you to become BFFs with Graham Lansing so you can ask his

senator father for a letter of recommendation?

Not in so many words.

But what's with the pushback? I mean, I thought you wanted a banal, party

-filled high school experience. Hanging out with Graham Lansing can give you

that. Yeah, I also said I want arm muscles, but have you seen me sign up

gym? Besides, this is manipulation, okay? It's unethical. Are you really

to compromise your values for some letter of rec? Okay, this is not some

of rec. This is my life's ambition.

Besides, there is a long history of men taking advantage of women for things far

less important than hard work.

I don't know, Mandy.

Okay, but we would, like, hang out with all the emperors.

I don't know.

I'm in.

Let's do it. Let's live out this little 80s movie of yours. Okay, this is not an

80s movie. In an 80s movie, Molly Ringwald falls in love with the cute boy

dimples, going to great lengths to be with him, future be damned.

In my movie, Molly Ringwald falls in love with Harvard, going to great

to get there, dimples be damned.

What are you even saying?

So what is the plan?

Let's start with what we know and then fill in the gaps.

Aside from being a popular womanizer with a senator father, what do we know

about Graham Lansing?

Uh, basketball.

Right. Um, basketball team.

Okay. Um, so, a lot of gaps. Yes, lots of gaps. It just means we check his

socials, do some under -the -radar recon.

Recon? Okay, well, who are we going to ask?

The only other people we talk to? Mandy, Ben told us. We are so sorry.

We've already ordered you an edible arrangement.

Thanks, guys.

But let's talk about something normal, yeah?

Normal? You know, like, uh, uh, Graham Lansing.

What does he do?

You know, besides basketball.

Very under the radar.

Okay, he's probably going to Kayla Jacobson's party tonight. The entire

class is going.

I mean, besides you two.

Noted. Zenobia, what about you?

We have AP Psych together.

Last week I heard Graham talking to the teacher about needing extra credit.

Zenobia, we gotta go.

Bethany's making money moves. She's eating with the color guard girls in the

band room.

She will not stop until she has my head on a platter.

Stop. Okay, wait.

I got it.

Okay, we go to the party tonight. Talk to Graham.

I'll offer to tutor him in psych for free, then once I earn his trust, I will

ask him to ask his dad for the letter of rec. Okay, okay, so the plan is, we

stage a run -in with the most popular guy in school, whom we have never spoken

to before, at a party that we were not invited to, and then charm him by super

casually bringing up his failing grades, and then ask him for a gigantic favor.

Yeah, see?

Easy peasy.

This is a party.

You okay, Ben?

Yeah. Yeah, why wouldn't I be?

Because I've spent the last four years wishing I could be like these people,

never actually putting myself out there for fear of being rejected. I'm totally

fine. Let's just... Let's just do it.

Who invited the party virgins?

I regret everything.

It's okay. We can do this. You just need to find Graham Lansing, okay? I'll take

here and upstairs. You take the basement in the backyard. Text if you see him,

okay? Okay.

Noticeable pit stains yet?

You're good.

Okay.

Owen's coming. I'm forcing him to come.

I don't know.

Elijah already told me he's not coming tomorrow.

Like, I'm screwed.

I'm leading the community garden build for the basketball players and

cheerleaders tomorrow morning.

No one is going to get up that early.

Look at everyone.

They're trashed.

Yeah.

They need to bring a hammer, not show up hammered, right?

Lark much?

Sorry, I just... Would you like me to take your empty?

So, tell anyone who is incompletely fated to come tomorrow.

8 a .m.

You got it. I'll be back. I'm the best.

Thank you, ladies.

Want to kick with me a prom?

You're not Erica.

No, I'm looking for Graham Lansing.

He's not here.

Close the door quickly before... Erica!

Want to kick with me a prom?

Erica, wait!

Hey, have you finally seen Graham Lansing?

Hi,

is Graham Lansing in here?

I wish.

Hey! Okay, um, I'm so sorry to interrupt. I'm an ally, so please

Wow, you can really dine in here.

Wow, you can really dine in here. I have no idea. I should now just tell you

what I want to drink. You should just know that.

Have you really seen Graham Lansing?

Who? Grant Lansing! I know you know who he is. You people worship the ground he

walks on, which is absurd, because he's a Neanderthal whose only forms of

communication are grunts and... Go Bulldogs!

What?

Go Bulldogs!

Get out of here. Oh, thank God.

I just called Graham Lansing an idiot in front of everyone, and he definitely

heard. I can officially kiss Harvard goodbye.

Well, maybe not officially.

I'm listening.

Latoya Reynolds said that the basketball team has a community garden build

tomorrow, and as captain, I'm sure he has to go.

That's so terrible.

Wait.

You talked to Latoya Reynolds?

Kind of. I mean, I made a joke, and she laughed. It was funny. I'm funny.

So... Oh, my God. Look at your face. You love her. No, no. I just...

That... I'm doing... You asked me for help, so just say thank you.

I like that. I like that. I like that. I like that. I like that.

And thanks in advance for all your hard work.

Now let's do this.

What is wrong with this thing?

Here, let me help. No, I don't need a man.

I mean, that would be great.

Not

bad

for Neanderthal, huh?

Uh, look, I...

I actually need to apologize for that. I mean, you're clearly not a Neanderthal.

You seem very... It's cool. It's cool.

Uh, you are in AP Psych with my friend Zenobia, right? I don't think so.

You don't have Miss Allen third period?

No, I do.

Is that when your friend has her?

Yeah.

I guess we do have class together then.

Yeah, maybe.

I took that class last year. Are you liking it? I do not like it, and it does

not like me.

Well, if you ever need help, I'd be happy to tutor you.

You know, as an apology for last night.

I'm all set.

Are you sure?

Because, you know, I got a 5 on the AP exam.

And I'm a great tutor. I have references.

And it's free!

I mean, what's better than free?

What's the catch?

There's no catch.

We haven't spoken in ever. And now you're crashing parties and team service

projects and offering to tutor me just because?

Come on, there's got to be a catch.

So what is it?

Do you want us to take a selfie or something?

I do not want a selfie, okay? I'm just a nice person trying to do a nice thing.

And if you can't see that, then that's your problem and not mine.

Yo, how'd it go?

Well, Graham Lansing is the narcissistic tool we thought he was, but I'm

officially his tutor.

Yes!

What about you? Have you had fun with your new girlfriend?

Latoya Reynolds is not my girlfriend, okay? Besides, she barely even looked at

me anyway, so... So you noticed you're not looking?

No, I just... Well, shut up.

You're five minutes late.

That's it?

Not bad.

So, you're big into bees, huh?

I'm into saving them. And you should be, too, if you enjoy fruits, vegetables,

life.

But we're here to talk psychology. So, according to your syllabus, today was

about Ebbinghaus, who was famous... What was that?

Oh, some game the freshman girls play where they take pictures of me.

Keep going.

Okay. Uh, so...

Ebbinghaus.

One, two, three, go.

No way.

May, would you come to prom with me?

Oh, my God, yes, Edward, yes.

Would you like to go talk to your friends?

Oh, no, I don't know them. That's just quality content.

People eat that stuff up. No, I actually had a few questions about that. Does

Jody even like the Ghostbusters?

No clue.

Why?

Well, I just think it would be nice if any of these proposals took into account

the girl's interests or life.

You know, instead of just being an excuse for the guy to look cool in front

his friends.

But that is just me.

Let's try this again.

Hello. Hey.

One ticket for prom, please.

Okay. One ticket for Ben Plunkett.

I know your name, Ben.

Oh, I'm sorry. I just did not think that you did.

We've had classes together since middle school. We did a group project for AP

Bio last year. No, I know.

Wait.

You do not know my name? I do, obviously. I mean, you're, you're like,

you.

You don't know my name. No, of course I do. Of course I do.

Latoya Reynolds. I just mean that, you know, you're like, you're like... Latoya

Reynolds. I mean, does that make any sense?

Not entirely.

Try to hang on to that.

But if you lose it, we have your name at the door.

Ben Plunkett.

Thank you, Latoya Reynolds.

There are people in line.

Okay, I'll see you.

I'm so sorry.

Ebbinghaus. was famous for his forgetting curve, which shows that you

about 75 % of the information you learn in a day without relearning or

repetition, which is kind of what makes tutoring such an effective tool. Can you

stop with the tapping?

Sorry, but if you're just going to sit here and talk to me like Mr. Allen does,

I'm going to get antsy. Like it's my fault you have the attention span of a

golden retriever.

Well, this was fun.

Thank you. I'll let you know how I do in the next test. Wait.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Can we start over?

I don't think this is going to work.

You're right.

Follow me.

You serious?

You said it yourself. You get antsy.

So let's redirect that nervous energy into something else so you can focus.

It'll be like a fidget spinner for jocks.

We prefer the term athletes.

I'm sure you do.

So, Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve says you forget 75 % of the information you

learn in one day without relearning. He shoots!

What did I just say?

He scores!

You said Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve says we forget up to 75 % of the things

we learn in a day without relearning them.

You might be onto something.

Duh. The stereotype threat is where someone does worse academically because

they're told they're not good enough.

That one hits deep.

Thanks a lot, Dad.

Manny, heads up.

No. So me being able to remember the last thing you said is an example of the

recency effect.

That actually makes sense.

You can store that explicit memory in your hippocampus. Am I right? You

actually are.

Look at me learning.

Ranger, I got an 88 on my twist!

Did Graham Lansing just hug you? Girl, that was not just a hug. He like, slid

into your DMs with his eyes.

It is... aww. It is not like that. Girl, it should be, because he is hot!

Claire, will you go to prom with me? Oh my god, yes, I'll go to

prom with you!

But his girlfriend doesn't even like John Cusack.

It's called priming.

Now, get up. You plan.

You have spent all this time tutoring me.

Now let me tutor you.

No, I don't play basketball.

What? You have to.

You said that when we store memories, we store the emotion we felt at the time.

And you don't want me associating psychology with being sad now, do you?

Okay, okay.

I'll do it. Just stop making that face.

Okay, so the acronym we use to teach shooting is beef. Now, I'm sorry if that

offends you as a vegetarian.

How'd you know I was a vegetarian?

Just assumed.

Okay, beef.

Balance. Feet, shoulder width apart.

Eyes up and on the hoop.

Elbow under the ball.

And finally, follow through.

Keep moving your hand after you release the ball to finish your shot.

Well, that was pathetic.

Hey! If I said that was good, you would lose all respect for me as a coach.

Okay? Let's try again.

Balance.

Eyes.

Elbow.

Follow through.

Whoa!

Did LeBron just get here?

Okay, get ready.

Let me just make one more tweak.

Do I have permission to touch your arm?

Yes.

You flare out just a little bit.

Here. Okay, you're good.

Eyes on the basket.

Sink this.

He's amazing with psych tests.

Oh, Graham, thank you so much for all your help. I couldn't have done it

you. Oh, thank you. You are a good coach.

Well, I'd hope so.

I coach at the Rec Center.

Really? Yeah.

I'm the proud head coach of the nine -year -old West Division Coach Anthlo

Bulldogs.

Really? I've been with them since they were wee six -year -old pups.

Really? Could you stop sounding so surprised?

If I don't advertise it on my T -shirt, it doesn't mean I'm not a good person.

But if you need to see it to believe it, come with me.

Okay,

you guys were amazing today so amazing I'll make you a deal if I make this

shot

I'll bring donuts to the next practice.

We thought of hops.

Really? No.

But coach always tells us sportsmanship is important. Well, he makes a good

point. But be honest, I'm not the worst girl he's brought here, right?

You're the only girl he's ever brought here.

Guess what? I am tutoring Graham at his house on Friday night.

Where he lives.

With Senator Lansing.

Wait, Friday night is Mandy and Ben's bookstore movie waffle night? Yeah, I

know. It sucks. We're going to have to skip the bookstore and push back the

movie. Are you mad?

No. I mean, as long as we can make it to the movie, it's fine. It's better than

fine. It's good.

The Harvard gods have given you a sign. You can't ignore them or they might

smite you and make you go to Brown.

Don't even joke about that.

What am I doing?

Hi. You must be Mandy. Yeah. Come on in. Thanks.

It's so nice to finally meet the miracle worker who helped my son get a B -plus

on his test. Oh, he's so proud.

He even put it on the fridge.

Graham?

Hey.

Oh, for God's sake, Graham.

Put a shirt on. Your tutor is here.

I'll be right down. Oh.

I'm so sorry.

Raising four boys has taught me one thing. It's they think this whole house

fancy locker room. Oh.

We're lucky he's wearing pants.

It's so lucky.

Oh. Make yourself at home, sweetie. Thanks.

You found the Lansing Wall of Fame.

It's very impressive.

Your brother went to nationals in academic decathlon.

Did he? Yeah, he got third place.

Cried afterward.

Where are you?

Oh, but where's the real stuff?

You know, being crowned homecoming king and winning basketball player of the

year or whatever.

It's called MVP and none of that counts for the wall.

According to my father, the wall is reserved for actual achievements, not

games or popularity contests.

He's a senator. His job is literally winning a popularity contest. That's

said. And now I'm stuck on the wall of my fifth grade graduation picture.

Let's go get me on this wall for real, huh?

The Babinski reflex and the Moro reflex.

Correct. And that's it for today.

Well, it looks like we've got time to work in that jumper.

So, what's the deal with your folks? You guys get along?

The person with the ball has to answer the questions.

It's kind of the rule of our tutoring sessions.

Fine.

Yeah,

we do.

For the most part, just normal annoying parent stuff.

You? I don't have the ball. I don't have to answer your question.

Do you get along with your parents?

Yeah, with my mom it's easy.

She's a talker, but my dad, no matter how hard I try, I just can't live up to

his standards.

You know, the only reason I took this AP class is so maybe he'd think of me as

not a complete idiot for once.

Sorry. For what?

People don't want to listen to Graham Lansing's daddy issues.

I'll listen.

Who's your best friend?

Ben Plunkett. No -Nuts Plunkett is your best friend? Yes.

And don't call him that.

Who's your best friend?

Owen Kirksey.

Favorite movie?

Nine to Five.

Favorite book?

Unbroken. First kiss?

Peter Garcia. Seventh grade.

Last kiss?

Sophie Homan. Kayla's Party.

Did you think I was just a dumb jock before this?

Yes. Did you know who I was before this?

No. Why'd you offer to tutor me?

Dinner in 15 when your dad gets home. Get cleaned up. Dad's joining us for

dinner. To what do we owe the pleasure?

Get it all out now before he gets here.

Hey, you want to stay for dinner?

With your parents?

Right. That's weird. You don't have to. No, I want to.

Unless you want to take it back, in which case I don't have to.

I want you to.

That's why I asked.

Okay, then I'm in.

Good.

I'm going to go wash up.

Okay.

Ben Plunkett, you scared me. Oh, I'm so sorry. So sorry. I'm just, I'm surprised

to see you here.

Because I'm not going to Corey Eckhart's party?

Yeah, yes, because I am definitely aware of that party.

So, why aren't you going?

Every once in a while, I just need a break from that scene.

Yeah, I mean, same.

I thought you could relate.

Uh, what are you here to see?

Infinite doom.

Scary movies are not my thing.

But where Michael B. Jordan goes, I follow.

Well, I'm here to see that, too. You want to go together?

Not together, of course.

Obviously not together. I just meant, like, would you want to go as friends?

You know what? Now that I say it out loud, friends may be presumptuous. I can

totally hear that now. What I mean to say is that I have this extra ticket.

you can totally have it if you want it.

And it would just be, like, one...

Classmate helping out a fellow classmate. Nothing more than that. And

what? We don't even need to sit next to each other if you don't want to.

I'd be happy to help out a fellow classmate.

And we can sit next to each other. Great.

Because the seats are assigned.

So your dad won't be joining us. He got pulled into last -minute drinks with a

donor. Can't be missed.

Re -election's right around the corner.

Well, I'm the one who's shocked.

Stop it.

He works hard.

So, Mandy, where are you off to next year? The way Graham talks about you,

imagine you must have your pick of schools?

Oh, well, you know, my first choice is Harvard.

I want to study under Dr. Downs. She's this amazing... I know who she is.

I love her.

I went to her book signing last year. Me too.

What?

Where have you been hiding?

The last girl Graham brought home asked why we didn't live in the White House.

Mandy's my tutor. Huh?

Okay, she's not like Tess. No.

Or Jenna, or Hannah, or Taylor. Stop.

Kidding.

Mandy, so please, go on. You're going to Harvard.

Hopefully.

I got waitlisted.

Oh, that's a shame.

Did you know my husband went to Harvard?

No. I had no idea. Wow, that is so impressive.

You know, I would love the opportunity to pick his brain, see if he has any

tips.

Only if he has the time.

Well, clearly his schedule is unpredictable.

But, you know, next weekend there's a fundraiser where he's being honored.

The whole family is going.

You should come. You could talk to him then.

You don't have to. I would love to.

Excellent. I will have Graham get you the details.

What did you think of the movie? I'm just going to say it.

Michael B. should be in every movie.

Even the old ones.

Titanic, Godfather, Citizen Kane.

Go back, remake them.

Oh, it's him in it. Okay, so you liked it. It was hard to tell. You spent the

whole movie like this.

I did not.

Oh, I'm pretty sure I have a bruise on my arm from how hard you were leaning

into me. Shut up.

Oh, I'm sorry. Did that hurt?

A little.

Well, this is me.

I had fun.

I'm glad Mandy canceled.

You said you two usually grab waffles after a movie?

Yep.

I will see you at school.

See you at school.

See you at school? What are you doing, Ben?

Why am I running? This is all making it worse. Why am I making it worse?

You made quite the impression on my mom tonight.

I guess I have Brittany, Tiffany, Rachel, and Jessica to thank.

Oh, you're just making up those names.

But how many of them are girls you've dated?

Uh, two -ish.

Oh, I feel bad for that ish girl. No, she was very happy.

Gross.

Good night, Graham.

Wait, wait.

I'm glad you're coming to the fundraiser.

My dad's going to freak when I show up with the Harvard girl. The hopeful

Harvard girl.

Look, either way, he'll be very impressed.

He wouldn't even let me apply there.

And I'm a legacy basketball recruit, but... My dad didn't think I'd be able

hack it, so... Let's just minimize potential embarrassment.

That's rough.

But you should have done it anyway.

You don't have to live your life for his approval.

You my tutor or my therapist?

Sorry. You didn't ask my opinion.

No, no.

I like hearing it.

All right.

I could stay here all night, but coach will kill me if I don't get some sleep

for the tournament.

Right. Good luck.

Don't miss me too much.

Finally, okay.

Is this jacket 80s enough? Because I asked Ruth, and she said the women's

jackets would fit my shoulders better, but I don't have lady shoulders, do I? I

know your shoulders are totally normal.

Well, I just insinuated having lady shoulders was a bad thing, and you

even notice.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, sorry, I'm fine.

It's just that Graham Lansing is not who I thought he was.

It's kind of like when you find out your parents aren't just your parents and

had a whole life before you. It feels kind of weird, you know? Mm -hmm.

Mm -hmm. This one's kind of good, though, right?

Your shoulders are too narrow for that jacket. Thank you, Ruth!

Are you serious right now? I'm kidding.

Sort of. I just think you can do better.

Will you go to prom with me?

Oh, my God, yes!

Oh, my God, I love it. Oh, thank you.

You have to go to prom.

Attention all students.

This is just a reminder.

The library is for reading, not for scrolling your social media.

Randy, who are you texting?

My mom.

What's up? Where are we going Saturday night?

I'm thinking we class it up when we go to the Olive Garden. What are you

about? My birthday dinner.

The fundraiser with Graham's dad is Saturday night.

Seriously?

Graham again?

Graham? The letter.

Let's do Friday night instead.

I told you, we're going to my grandma's retirement community on Friday.

Ben, I'm so sorry.

But you can still go with Charles and Zenobia on Saturday.

No, I can't, because they have band competition.

Mandy, this sucks. What am I supposed to do now? I can't go to the Olive Garden

by myself on my birthday. That's humiliating. I know, I know. I'm sorry.

But Saturday night is it.

Okay? Once I talk to the senator, it'll be back to us. You kill me in

Scattergories while I rant about billionaires not paying taxes. Normal

Promise.

What about LaToya Reynolds?

You said you had a good time at the movies.

I can't ask LaToya Reynolds to the Olive Garden on my birthday. That's worse

than shaking her hand. Trust me, nothing is worse than shaking her hand.

LaToya Reynolds!

Hey, Ben, how's the question for you?

Hi. Yeah, I do have a question for you that I wanted to ask, and I guess

Well, first of all, cool, puffy shirt. I just wanted to say that.

And I also just wanted to say that I am... My birthday is coming up. I'm

a birthday dinner on Saturday.

If you would like to come to that birthday dinner, then you can totally

it, so... What time?

Anytime.

I'm in.

Ben Plunkett.

Have a good day, sir. Thank you.

Happy birthday!

You did not have to get me all this.

Whoa, selfish.

I'm buying this for myself, thank you.

You're getting soda with single -use plastic?

Okay, it's all for you. I'm sorry that I'm missing your birthday dinner

Is there anything else you want me to get?

Just a Harvard letter so I can get my best friend back.

Sorry. Cheap shot. No, it's okay. I deserve it.

But it's for the best that I'm not going tonight. I wouldn't want to get in the

way of you spitting that game.

I have no game. Having no game is your game.

Thank you? Look, I'm just saying I know dinner with Vila Toya Reynolds is a big

deal, but you are Ben Plunkett, okay? You're smart.

and funny and charming even though you don't know it and she is lucky to be

going out with you remember that nobody puts baby in the corner

turn around no it's happening

jenny

will you go to prom with me yes oh dear Go. Go.

All right. Have fun tonight.

You too.

I didn't think I would find...

Screw it. Phones are too addictive anyway.

She was so excited, she couldn't wait to see One Direction. Then the concert

started, and she sobbed from the second they walked on stage until the final

bow. Dad!

Dad, uh, what are you doing?

Uh, just showing Graham some pictures.

I didn't know you were such a One Direction fan. I was 11, so... Were you

when you were singing You Don't Know You're Beautiful in the shower last

So, uh -oh, you don't know you're beautiful, so, uh -oh. Okay, it's What

You Beautiful, and we should go.

But first, I need to ask about this.

Her Halloween costume.

She was Tom Cruise from Risky Business. And for the next month, she would come

home from school every day, put on one of Tom's shirts, and slide around the

house in her socks.

Letting a third grade girl dress up as a kid who runs a brothel. It's very

forward thinking, Mom. Yeah, it was. Because now I have this adorable picture

blackmail you with.

Mandy's right. We should head out.

Mr. and Mrs. Yang, it was nice meeting you. Have her back by two.

Two?

Three. He will have me back by midnight.

Have fun.

Come on.

2 a .m.? Tom, really?

She's never gone on a date before. How am I supposed to know?

Well, that happened. Those photos are the bane of my existence.

No, I liked it.

Please, it's not exactly the wall of fame in there.

What are you talking about? Your whole house is a wall of fame. They love

everything you do. No achievement's necessary.

So... Have you decided where you want to go to college?

No, not yet.

Coach wants me to play ball at State.

Homan's pushing for ASU so we can room together.

And then there's my dad's choice, UT.

A respectable yet attainable public ivy.

But where do you want to go?

I don't know.

Right now, I'm just happy to be here.

Party at 4?

Latoya Reynolds!

Ben, you have got to start saying my name at a normal volume.

Sorry, you're here.

Yeah, you invited me. I know, but then you came.

Should we go get a table? Yeah, we should. That's what happens next. I

I've been to a restaurant before.

Come on.

The key is to keep your head down and keep moving. Don't make eye contact with

anyone because if you do, you get stuck in some boring conversation with some

boring donors who just want to butter you up to good old Senator Lansing.

All right, you're exaggerating.

No, I'm not. My brothers are all trapped right now.

There's Teddy and Nate.

Oh, Logan just got free.

Logan. Made eye contact.

Rookie mistake.

You guys are quite the hot commodity at these things.

Yep. My dad loves it. So when you meet him tonight, mention Harvard right away.

Pour him a little money swoops in. Hey, Graham.

Oh, you've been spotted. We gotta move.

Oh, no.

I'm not slow dancing.

Oh, come on.

Just pretend it's 1D.

Oh,

you're

a natural.

Just like on the court.

When you look back on high school, what do you think your biggest regret will

be?

The 94 in PE that cost me valedictorian.

You?

I always thought I would be missing the free throw in the city finals.

But now?

It took so long to get a tutor.

Do lines like that work for you?

I don't know. I never needed a line.

People just come to me up there.

expectations of who I am or who I should be, but I don't know.

With you, everything's different.

Good different or bad different?

Definitely good different.

R &P?

A little bit.

You should probably kiss me one more time.

So,

why'd

you come to Kayla Jacobson's party? I mean, besides to collect people's trash.

Right, um, well, I...

I guess I just felt like I was letting the authentic high school experience

me by.

Like, you know, what you all do. Like, with the fun and the games and

going to parties. I wanted to see what that was like.

And?

Not for me.

I'm beginning to think it's not for me either.

Cheers.

Graham Lansing.

Oh, I thought we lost him. Go. Save yourself. I'll meet you back at the

What happened to you?

Oh,

I'm so sorry.

Senator Lansing.

Well, that is the beauty of drinking in dark suits.

Hides all the spills.

Did I see you here with my son?

Yes.

Mandy Yang. It's very nice to meet you. You're tutoring him, right?

Yeah. Well, as the man who used to quiz him on his time stables, I know that is

not an enviable task.

He's actually doing very well. Barely even needs me. You're very sweet to say

so. Now, my wife tells me that you are applying to Harvard.

Yes, sir, I am.

Well, that's my alma mater. If there's anything I can do to say thank you for

the help, I'm happy to. Although I'm not so sure even Harvard is enough payment

for what you're putting yourself through with Graham.

That boy.

That boy is incredible.

And you should be proud of him.

He's funny and kind.

And he makes every person he talks to feel like the most important person in

room.

Especially me.

So I appreciate the offer.

I don't need anything as a thank you.

I'm good.

Senator Lansing.

Bill.

Very nice to meet you, Mandy.

You too, sir.

Did you see Graham making out with a girl in the dance floor?

I don't know how to handle a girl. I can't commit to a bit. What's that

to mean?

Come on, Graham never brings a girl to these. And the first time he does, it's

some brainiac Harvard wannabe.

Come on, it's obvious.

He's trying to show Daddy's not the dumb kid because some smart girl likes him.

I mean, he's praising her around tonight.

What he spent all afternoon holed up in the basement with that girl he was

hooking up with last summer.

The one lifeguard from the pool?

No, the other one, the dancer.

Hey, guys.

Crap! Hey, what's the name of that girl who's over today? Liv.

Shut up, man. They might hear you. Okay.

Your girlfriend.

Mom, got three of them.

It's not funny. Just the one?

Come on, man.

Come on, come on.

Hi.

Mandy, you made it.

Hey, are you okay?

Yeah, I just, I don't feel well, so I need to go. I need to leave.

Slow down. What?

Yes, I like Robert Downey Jr. too.

But Captain America is clearly the heartbeat of the MCU.

That's why they pass on the shield, not the Iron Man suit. I give up. I give up.

I never would have taken you for a true believer. I wasn't. But I told you,

where Michael B. goes, I follow.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear valued

customer.

What's going on? Is everything okay?

Oh, God. I shouldn't have called.

I'm so sorry.

Have fun. I'll figure it out, okay?

I have to go. Why? What happened? I don't know exactly, but do

you need something?

We can't leave until you blow out the candle.

I'm so sorry, but this is an emergency, and I will call you later, okay? Ben,

wait.

Are you serious?

Take your time.

Tips not included.

Wait, do you take Apple Pay?

Ladies and gentlemen, I stand here with great honor for the opportunity...

to introduce a man who has relentlessly worked for the American people.

There's nobody better fit in real life than my good friend, the Honorable

Senator Lansing.

Get in.

I'm such an idiot.

You know, I thought Graham Lansing liked me.

Like, like, liked me. I mean, how stupid am I?

You are not stupid. No, I am. I am, because Graham's dad offered me the

at... I said no.

I chose Graham, and he chose Liv from the dance team.

I was a pawn in his game. I got outplayed by an Everest.

You want to know the worst part?

I've been a terrible friend.

I've missed lunches and Friday nights.

And your friggin' birthday.

But I'm gonna make it up to you, okay?

At prom.

Limos and fancy dinners.

Do whatever you want.

If you'll still go with me.

Of course I will.

You are my best friend.

Besides, we made a pact.

Gotta honor it.

ruined your date with the Twitter run -ins.

It's okay.

She totally understood.

Can I go away?

Hey, did you get my text?

You okay?

Whoa, Mandy, what's going on? Can we talk?

Sure. Yeah, let's talk.

Did you have fun with Liv on Saturday?

How? You weren't supposed to know about that.

Wait, it's not what you think.

Mandy. Take the hint, dude.

Latoya.

Take the hint, no nuts.

With you.

Mandy, go to the front office. They have something for you. Now?

Now. You can go when the bell rings.

Boom!

That's a down, everybody.

Hand them in.

Latoya, run. Stop being cute, Ben. I'm sorry about that.

And about Saturday night. Mostly about Saturday night. How much do I owe you

dinner? I don't want your money. I don't want anything from you.

Because I'm not here to be your second choice to Mandy Yang or anyone else. No,

no, you're not. Can you just please, please hear me out?

You have until I get to my car.

Talk fast.

Okay. And she's my best friend. So I was there. But I can honestly say, until

that phone call came in, that was the best birthday I ever had.

Because of you.

Hi, I'm Mandy Yang. I got a note saying there was something here for me. If I

had a time machine, the very first thing I would do is, okay, well, I would

probably stop some wars and some genocides, but then after that, I would

right to Saturday night. Okay, I get it. I get it.

You're sorry.

Nope, nothing.

Okay. But these are all just words, Ben. I know.

I know. I screwed up, and I'm sorry is not enough.

You never deserve to feel less than.

So can I please, please make it up to you? Let me take you somewhere nicer

the Olive Garden.

How does the macaroni grill sound?

Good.

But maybe instead of macaroni grill, we go to prom together.

What? Ben Plunkett.

Will you go to prom with me?

What the hell?

Ben. Graham just asked me to prom.

Latoya just asked me to prom.

That's great.

Why isn't that great?

Well, when I told her that I was going with you, she was pissed.

But what did Graham say when you told him?

You didn't tell him?

You said yes?

Two nights ago, you were crying in my car telling me that Graham Lansing was

using you and that he had a girl on the side. I know, I know, but I was wrong

about all of it. She was helping him plan the promposal.

My promposal.

So just tell Latoya what happened. What, you want me to tell Latoya that you got

a date so now I'm free? Yeah, that'll go over real well. What the hell, Mandy?

Okay, calm down. No, don't tell me to calm down.

You asked me to prom.

We had a pact. We freaking double tapped it. I know. I know. And I'm sorry.

Oh, you're sorry.

You're sorry. I did not realize you were sorry. Well, then it's totally cool.

Forget about it. Mandy, I am supposed to be your best friend.

I am not some doormat for you to wipe your feet on when your life falls to

Do you even like Graham Lansing?

Do you? Or is this all a part of your con to get a letter for Harvard from his

father? You know what? I don't even care. I don't. Just...

Have fun being in Everest, Mandy.

Hey, Mandy.

Come here. I want to show you this video.

Does Mike Graham Lansing or is this all a part of your con to get a letter for

Harvard from his dad?

You know what? I don't even care.

Have fun being in Everest, Mandy.

No, I can explain. You don't need to.

Did my dad write it before he left?

Graham... Gotta hand it to you, Mandy.

You played me perfectly.

You even had me convinced there wasn't a catch.

I really am a Neanderthal.

We do not want to take sides in this whole thing. You're both our friends,

we know this was a complicated situation.

But we did invite Ben to eat with us in the band room.

He shouldn't be alone because he didn't do anything wrong, you know?

But again, we are not.

taking sides.

How are you holding up?

Barely. Um, you know when I said that you needed in with the senator, you know

didn't mean in his son's pants, right?

So what happened, Mandy?

Oh, I used tutoring.

To get close to him so I could get the letter. Hey, Mandy!

I know it's short notice because it's the weekend, but my dad works at the

Senior Center. And I was wondering, if he writes you a letter of

will you go to the prom with me?

But... Things changed.

Feelings changed.

But that's ruined.

As is my friendship with Ben.

As is whatever he had with Latoya. And now I am officially the Hester Prynne of

our school.

And then... There's this.

Are you going to send it in? I have to. It's Harvard.

There's nothing that beats Harvard.

Is there?

A few months ago, I would have said that Harvard is the most important thing in

Mandy Yang's life.

And now? If they haven't mailed it in, maybe there are other things that are

more important to you now.

What do I do?

I can't tell you that.

But I support any decision you make.

Thank you.

Just not publicly. You're kind of poison right now.

You should really leave.

Will you give him this for me?

Tell him I'm sorry.

Everything.

Okay.

Graham.

Little, little, little...

Eruption, Van Halen. Yes!

How did you know?

Because I know my man.

And whenever you go, I know it's Eruption.

Can I take the car?

Uh, keys are on the hook.

Uh, where are you going?

Prom. With who?

Maybe no one.

Bye.

Go ahead.

Go home, Mandy.

Wait, wait, wait.

Hear me out, please.

Yeah, I screwed up.

Majorly. I took you for granted, and I made you feel like you weren't a

in my life, and I'm sorry.

But wherever our futures take us, I need to know that you're my best friend.

And more importantly, I need you to know that I'm your best friend.

Which is why I just have one question for you.

Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben. Plunk it, plunk it, plunk it, plunk it.

P -P -P -P -R -R -R -R -O -O -O -M -M -M. With me, me, me, me.

We can dance if we want to, or we can leave your friends behind.

Because your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance, well, they're no

friends of mine.

I say, we can go where we want to, a place where they will never find us. Uh,

how long does this go on for? It's a pretty long playlist.

I still have I'd Stop the World in Prom with You, Total Assumptions of Prom, My

Prometheus.

If I say yes, will this stop?

There's only one way to find out.

Yes, I'll go to prom with you.

Okay,

go get changed.

Why? Prom isn't for like four hours. You have to make a few stops first.

I owe you a good Friday night.

Everybody look at your hands.

We can dance.

We can dance.

Everybody's taking a chance. Yeah,

it's safe to dance.

Well, it's safe to dance.

Yeah, it's safe to dance. Wow.

I know. This place is fancy.

But don't worry about price. I'm paying to get whatever you want.

Just no bacon because it's terrible for the environment.

I missed you, Mandy.

I missed you too, Ben.

I'm so sorry. Enough.

You know, we both could have handled things a lot differently.

I could have not screamed at you in a parking lot full of people, you know?

And I could have done pretty much the opposite of everything I did, so...

Are we okay?

We're okay.

So, you're thinking chocolate chips or no chocolate chips in the table waffle?

Is that even a question?

It's like you don't even know me. Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You guys are here together.

So that means... We're good.

Although I am really reconsidering our clothing choices right now. Yeah, I

thought the theme was babies. Everyone just kind of ignores that day of

you know, pictures exist.

You know that if you ever went to a dance before.

I just had Instagram. Thank you.

You want to dance?

I feel like we should just go.

Probably.

But we are not going to.

Okay.

Hey, noticeable pit stains yet? Oh, very much so, yeah.

Where is it?

Oh, yeah, okay.

All right, everybody, just settle for a second.

It is now time for us to announce our prom king and queen!

Okay, okay, we came, we conquered. Do we really have to stay and watch Grandma

Latoya win this thing? Yes, we do.

Our queen is Latoya Ray.

I'm dumping you. What?

You and I are no longer fond of you. Why?

Ben Plunkett.

Is he even here?

Ben Plunkett.

Ben Plunkett, are you here?

Let's just get through this.

You

know

what? No.

No. That's what I've done with school and work my entire life. Because I've

afraid of basically this exact scenario. But screw it.

This is my life. And I am not going to let it pass me by.

I am no nuts plunking.

And I am prom king.

And I'm dancing with the girl of my dreams.

And I want to kiss her now.

You should have just kissed me.

again for your help with the phone.

Would you be cool if anybody finds out what I did, they'll send me back to

chorus concerts.

Is your boy still icing you out?

Yeah.

But it's okay.

Tonight wasn't about him.

Okay, wait, one more.

Oh, congratulations, you two.

Thank you.

Okay, my work here is done. I'm going to go home. What? No.

I know, you're Mandy. High school is dumb, Yang, but it's prom. Have some

did. And now I'm going to go home and look at dorms for backup schools.

Oh, God. I totally forgot to ask.

So, Harvard is a no?

I actually haven't checked, but, you know, I'm starting to realize there's

to life than just Harvard, you know?

What? No!

No, I do not know. We did not just go through hell for you to give up on

Harvard. Please take your phone. Take your phone right now. As king and queen

this prom, we demand you to get out your damn phone.

Okay.

Hey, whatever happens, we can deal with it.

But I'm here for it. Let's celebrate.

Miss Chen!

Miss Chen!

I got into Harvard!

Congratulations, man. I don't even know how it happened. I mean, I didn't send

in a letter of rec, I swear.

Well, someone else must have done it.

Like who?

It was me, dummy. It was just a boring, unsexy teacher rec. And who would know

it? It actually worked.

I don't even know what to say.

That's all the thanks I need. Now get out there. No, really, I can't really...

Oh, would you listen to me for once in your life? Go, leave me alone!

I'm Mandy Yang, your salutatorian, because I got a 94 in PE.

And today...

Well,

today, I was going to give a speech filled with words of wisdom from my

heroes. like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ingrid Downs.

But instead, I'd like to share some advice I got from someone very important

me.

And that advice is beef.

Balance.

Eyes.

Elbow.

Follow through. What is she doing? I don't know, but I am definitely going to

film that. Now, for those of you who are not sports aficionados like myself,

beef is how you teach someone to shoot a... Live?

No. A free throw?

Free throw. A free throw.

Sorry.

It's how you teach someone to shoot a free throw.

But it also applies to life.

Balance.

It's something I didn't have enough of.

You know, it's important to have goals, but don't let pursuing those goals

become your entire life.

Work hard, but also have fun.

Laugh.

Dance.

Fill up a car with flaming hot Cheetos.

Eyes.

Keep them open.

You never know who you might meet.

Elbow.

Keep them safe. They're important.

And finally, follow through.

When you take a shot, make sure to finish it.

So to that end, Graham Lansing,

thank

you for making my last semester of high school different.

Good different.

And to my fellow seniors, I hope whatever life brings you next is good

too.

Oh, and one more thing.

Go Bulldogs!

I can't believe you're going to Boston right now. I know, but I couldn't say no

to Dr. Downs' offer to sit in on a... Summer lectures on global poverty. I

I know. I just... I am going to miss you.

I'm going to miss you.

But... I will be back before Labor Day, sir. You'll have to pencil me in in

between dates with your new girlfriend. Can you believe I have a girlfriend? Can

you believe it's Latoya Reynolds? At what point will you two stop referring

me by my full name?

Probably never.

I should go.

Bye, Ben.

Bye, Mandy.

Congratulations, graduate.

Double congrats to you. That was some speech.

I'll always remember to protect my elbows because of you.

Good. That is what I was hoping you took from that.

So, Harvard, huh?

Yeah.

What about you? Decide where you're going?

UT. Your dad's choice.

I mean, it's a great school.

I know.

But hey, good luck.

All you need is a tutor.

And I will call you if I join the girls' basketball team.

Bye, Graham.

Bye, Mandy.

You ready?

Yeah, I am. Let's go.

All right, I'm gonna get a refill you guys want anything Hey,

could I get a refill sure

Graham order up

Mandy. Graham.

Is that a saved abuse shirt?

Is that really what you want to talk about right now?

No, no.

What are you doing here?

Well, I was all set to go to UT because that's what was going to make my dad

happy, but someone once told me not to live my life for his approval.

So I'm here, taking a gap year, just trying to figure out what I want to do,

know? Oh, good.

And what you want is here in Boston?

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Working non -profit, coaching inner city kids, it's really a great program.

Yeah, that sounds like a perfect fit. I'm really happy for you.

Thanks. You know, there is one other reason.