1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,090 [theme music plays] 2 00:00:50,425 --> 00:00:51,843 [orchestra tuning] 3 00:01:00,351 --> 00:01:02,353 [chattering] 4 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:06,232 [drums playing] 5 00:01:11,362 --> 00:01:13,364 [students wail] 6 00:01:19,329 --> 00:01:20,330 [wailing] 7 00:01:34,969 --> 00:01:37,680 Round about the cauldron go, 8 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:42,352 in the poison'd entrails throw. 9 00:01:43,978 --> 00:01:47,690 Toad, under cold stone. [chuckles] 10 00:01:49,025 --> 00:01:50,610 [chanting] 11 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:54,531 [student] Days and nights hast thirty-one. 12 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:58,785 -[chanting continues] -[student] Swelter'd venom sleeping got, 13 00:01:58,868 --> 00:02:02,330 boil thou first in the charmed pot. 14 00:02:02,914 --> 00:02:04,457 [students] Death. Death. Death. 15 00:02:04,541 --> 00:02:06,626 Death. D-D-Death. 16 00:02:06,709 --> 00:02:08,752 Death. Death. Death. 17 00:02:12,423 --> 00:02:15,468 Fillet of a fenny snake. 18 00:02:15,552 --> 00:02:17,345 -[stomach growls] -[coughs] 19 00:02:18,888 --> 00:02:23,017 -In the cauldron boil and bake. -[stomach growls] 20 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:25,812 Eye-- 21 00:02:26,396 --> 00:02:28,356 -[crowd gasping] -[students retching] 22 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:32,735 [crowd murmuring, gasps] 23 00:02:33,319 --> 00:02:35,113 [person] What is fear? 24 00:02:35,196 --> 00:02:38,408 Fear is like this person who's always there… 25 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:40,743 -Are you okay? -…watching you, 26 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:42,287 telling you what to do. 27 00:02:42,370 --> 00:02:44,164 [Mr. Nevins] Thi-- This is not part of the play! 28 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:47,834 [person] And when fear commands, most of us just blindly obey. 29 00:02:52,255 --> 00:02:53,756 But what if we said no? 30 00:02:56,217 --> 00:02:58,511 Said, "Not today, fear! 31 00:02:59,012 --> 00:03:01,306 I'm just gonna do my thing anyway." 32 00:03:02,223 --> 00:03:04,058 Just like with this winged eyeliner. 33 00:03:04,142 --> 00:03:07,312 I know I suck at it. I'm literally shaking with fear. 34 00:03:07,896 --> 00:03:11,608 But you know what, girls? I'ma go in anyway. [giggles] 35 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:16,070 ♪ Life's a drag When you're a fag ♪ 36 00:03:16,154 --> 00:03:17,572 ♪ So instead… ♪ 37 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:19,324 [gags] 38 00:03:19,407 --> 00:03:20,825 Be dead. [chuckles] 39 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:22,952 -[man roars] -[Anna Rexhia] Hello, Ghouls… 40 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:24,829 Hey, Shelby. You still play with Pink Bear? 41 00:03:24,913 --> 00:03:26,831 Ew. God, Dad. No. 42 00:03:26,915 --> 00:03:29,334 Well, I'm making a donation box. 43 00:03:30,126 --> 00:03:32,086 Place ain't as big as it looked in the pictures. 44 00:03:33,171 --> 00:03:35,798 Which means it's greener pastures for you, Pink Bear. 45 00:03:35,882 --> 00:03:36,925 Dad! 46 00:03:38,676 --> 00:03:41,512 Just 'cause I don't play with it, doesn't mean you can just throw it away. 47 00:03:42,305 --> 00:03:43,306 No. 48 00:03:56,486 --> 00:03:57,862 [door closes] 49 00:03:57,946 --> 00:03:58,947 [dad sighs] 50 00:03:59,989 --> 00:04:00,990 What do you think? 51 00:04:02,492 --> 00:04:03,910 Huh? 52 00:04:03,993 --> 00:04:05,078 Home sweet home. 53 00:04:12,585 --> 00:04:13,586 Is that Mom's? 54 00:04:15,672 --> 00:04:16,839 "Teacher of the Year." 55 00:04:17,882 --> 00:04:21,678 She was, uh-- [chuckles] She was really proud of that. 56 00:04:22,428 --> 00:04:23,888 [both chuckle] 57 00:04:26,391 --> 00:04:27,475 Hey, 58 00:04:29,185 --> 00:04:33,231 I know you didn't want to leave home, move out here, Shelby, but… 59 00:04:33,314 --> 00:04:35,441 I know. I know. Blank slate, blah, blah, blah. 60 00:04:35,525 --> 00:04:39,070 Blah, blah, blah. Just, you know, hear me out. 61 00:04:43,825 --> 00:04:45,994 You remember what Dr. Baugh said about cancer? 62 00:04:48,079 --> 00:04:49,914 How it doesn't just affect one person… 63 00:04:49,998 --> 00:04:52,250 -[truck beeping] -[engine revving] 64 00:04:52,333 --> 00:04:53,835 …it affects the whole family, 65 00:04:55,503 --> 00:04:56,587 the whole community. 66 00:04:59,465 --> 00:05:00,675 [distorted] But here, 67 00:05:01,801 --> 00:05:04,554 what happened to Mom, her getting sick… 68 00:05:04,637 --> 00:05:06,848 [high-pitched ringing] 69 00:05:06,931 --> 00:05:08,391 …doesn't have to define you. 70 00:05:10,059 --> 00:05:12,895 [distorted] You get to be whoever you wanna be. 71 00:05:18,234 --> 00:05:19,360 [ringing stops] 72 00:05:19,444 --> 00:05:24,032 [normal] So, I saw two pizza joints on that main drag. 73 00:05:25,533 --> 00:05:28,828 What do you say we order from both and see which one's best? 74 00:05:29,996 --> 00:05:30,997 Huh? 75 00:05:31,706 --> 00:05:33,916 I don't wanna hear any of that "I'm not hungry" business. 76 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:35,543 [cardboard rustles] 77 00:05:37,086 --> 00:05:38,629 [bell rings] 78 00:05:38,713 --> 00:05:39,714 [students chattering] 79 00:05:45,595 --> 00:05:47,597 [whispering] 80 00:05:51,267 --> 00:05:54,854 ♪ My swell suit Might smell sweet ♪ 81 00:05:54,937 --> 00:05:57,065 ♪ My swell suit Might smell swee-- ♪ 82 00:05:57,148 --> 00:05:58,274 [Mr. Nevins] Individually. River. 83 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,526 ♪ My swell suit Might smell sweet ♪ 84 00:06:00,610 --> 00:06:01,861 [Mr. Nevins chuckles] Good. 85 00:06:01,944 --> 00:06:05,073 ♪ My swell suit Might smell sweet ♪ 86 00:06:05,156 --> 00:06:06,866 [student 1] She looks like a fucking grandma. 87 00:06:06,949 --> 00:06:07,950 [students snickering] 88 00:06:08,034 --> 00:06:09,786 Those glasses. 89 00:06:11,954 --> 00:06:14,290 ♪ My swell suit Might smell sweet ♪ 90 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:15,875 Take it, Shelby! 91 00:06:15,958 --> 00:06:17,877 ♪ My swell swoo-- ♪ [exhales] 92 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,546 ♪ Might smell like mothballs ♪ 93 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:21,964 [student 2 snorts] 94 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:23,925 -[students snickering] -[student 3] Mmm. 95 00:06:24,008 --> 00:06:25,176 [piano playing] 96 00:06:25,927 --> 00:06:27,178 [snickering distorts] 97 00:06:29,263 --> 00:06:31,599 -[Shelby, student 1 shout] -Uh-uh! No. 98 00:06:31,682 --> 00:06:32,683 [students murmuring] 99 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:34,519 Come on. You're coming out in the hallway right now. 100 00:06:34,602 --> 00:06:36,396 Come into my office after class. 101 00:06:36,479 --> 00:06:37,480 [student 1] Psycho! 102 00:06:37,563 --> 00:06:38,564 [whispering] Jesus. 103 00:06:41,818 --> 00:06:43,528 [voices whispering] 104 00:06:50,451 --> 00:06:52,286 [whispering intensifies] 105 00:06:52,370 --> 00:06:53,955 [high-pitched ringing] 106 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:58,418 -[whispering stops] -[ringing stops] 107 00:06:59,752 --> 00:07:01,587 -[bell rings] -[students chattering] 108 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:11,305 Miss Brubaker, my office. 109 00:07:17,186 --> 00:07:18,229 So… 110 00:07:18,312 --> 00:07:19,522 I'm sorry I threw the… 111 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:21,441 [Mr. Nevins] Oh, it's okay. 112 00:07:21,524 --> 00:07:24,110 Sometimes I wanna throw things too. [chuckles] 113 00:07:24,193 --> 00:07:25,653 [clock ticking] 114 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:26,821 I overreacted. 115 00:07:27,697 --> 00:07:28,948 I just wanna check in. 116 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:33,327 Did you know I knew your mom? 117 00:07:33,911 --> 00:07:36,372 We used to go to a music teachers' conference in Omaha together. 118 00:07:36,914 --> 00:07:39,625 Sharon Brubaker was one special lady. 119 00:07:40,751 --> 00:07:44,922 And I know if you're her daughter, you must be pretty special too. [chuckles] 120 00:07:46,090 --> 00:07:47,341 I'm not. 121 00:07:50,261 --> 00:07:53,139 You know, losing someone you love, it's hard. 122 00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:57,560 It can bring adults to their knees. Some people never recover. 123 00:07:57,643 --> 00:07:58,936 [Shelby huffs] 124 00:07:59,020 --> 00:08:00,563 But you're here. 125 00:08:01,856 --> 00:08:06,861 Just from that fact alone, I know you are brave. 126 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:12,450 What kind was it? 127 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:14,785 Pancreatic. 128 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:17,038 [grunts] Awful. 129 00:08:17,830 --> 00:08:19,332 It's so sudden, fast. 130 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:22,210 Not that it would be better if it… 131 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:24,504 [Mr. Nevins sighs] 132 00:08:26,589 --> 00:08:30,009 You know, I lost someone very special to me too. 133 00:08:32,636 --> 00:08:36,474 We tried and tried, my wife and I, for a long time, 134 00:08:36,557 --> 00:08:39,559 but everyone said it was impossible. 135 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:40,895 She couldn't get pregnant. 136 00:08:42,980 --> 00:08:46,067 And then God gave us a miracle. 137 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:48,611 Little Madeline. 138 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:51,739 She was ours for nine months, 139 00:08:53,324 --> 00:08:54,700 but she was born deceased. 140 00:08:55,785 --> 00:08:57,453 [ticking distorts] 141 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,664 Do something! Don't let my baby die! 142 00:08:59,747 --> 00:09:01,123 [clock ticking normally] 143 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:04,418 [clicks tongue, inhales] 144 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:07,964 The cord had gotten wrapped around her neck on the way out. 145 00:09:11,884 --> 00:09:15,096 So, you and I are both brave. 146 00:09:18,516 --> 00:09:19,684 [locker clangs] 147 00:09:19,767 --> 00:09:21,227 [student 1] Hey! Um. 148 00:09:21,852 --> 00:09:25,064 We weren't laughing at you, just so you know. In class. 149 00:09:25,147 --> 00:09:26,566 Oh, okay. 150 00:09:26,649 --> 00:09:30,403 I mean, we're just wondering, do you have one of those diseases 151 00:09:30,486 --> 00:09:33,864 that makes you go through menopause super early or something? 152 00:09:33,948 --> 00:09:36,033 -No. -Why do you have gray hair then? 153 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:37,743 It's not gray. It's dishwater blond. 154 00:09:37,827 --> 00:09:40,705 [student 4] Oh, my-- Dishwater, I cannot. 155 00:09:40,788 --> 00:09:43,916 Well, you-- you might just wanna dye it or something. 156 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,502 'Cause it's kinda giving lesbian backpacker vibes. 157 00:09:47,503 --> 00:09:48,504 No offense. 158 00:09:49,964 --> 00:09:51,716 Love the granny glasses. 159 00:09:51,799 --> 00:09:52,883 [students laughing] 160 00:09:59,557 --> 00:10:02,393 [Anna Rexhia] And you're watching another episode of The Beastly Beat, 161 00:10:04,061 --> 00:10:05,980 the show where you watch me do my makeup whilst… 162 00:10:06,063 --> 00:10:07,732 Starting to look like a real home. 163 00:10:10,401 --> 00:10:12,737 -[Anna Rexhia] Okay, so for base… -[dad clears throat] 164 00:10:12,820 --> 00:10:14,322 …I need the white skin of a white… 165 00:10:14,405 --> 00:10:16,324 -[dad] So… -[Anna Rexhia] …that I killed last night. 166 00:10:16,407 --> 00:10:18,367 -[dad] …was thinking about, uh… -…like to use the blood… 167 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:23,414 …how good you were last year in that, uh-- that Pirates of Penzance. 168 00:10:25,124 --> 00:10:27,460 Think you might wanna try out for a play again this year? 169 00:10:27,543 --> 00:10:29,587 [Anna Rexhia] In terms of philosophy, there's a few things… 170 00:10:29,670 --> 00:10:30,671 [dad] Hmm? 171 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:33,299 [Anna Rexhia] There are three real priorities I have… 172 00:10:33,382 --> 00:10:35,509 You know, I found a box of your mom's office stuff. 173 00:10:36,510 --> 00:10:40,931 There's a laptop, some pictures. 174 00:10:41,015 --> 00:10:42,350 Number two, really realize… 175 00:10:42,433 --> 00:10:45,519 You don't think the pirate king might be able to convince you? 176 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:47,772 -Argh! -God, Dad. Stop! 177 00:10:47,855 --> 00:10:48,981 Jesus, Shelby. 178 00:10:49,607 --> 00:10:50,941 [Shelby] Sorry. 179 00:10:56,947 --> 00:10:58,199 What's going on? 180 00:10:58,282 --> 00:10:59,825 -God, I didn't see-- -[dad] Huh? 181 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:01,327 Why aren't you wearing your glasses? 182 00:11:03,537 --> 00:11:04,538 [sighs] 183 00:11:05,122 --> 00:11:06,123 Is it-- 184 00:11:06,624 --> 00:11:08,167 Is something going on at school? 185 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:11,170 Dad, just shut up! You don't understand anything! 186 00:11:14,256 --> 00:11:15,257 [door slams] 187 00:11:15,341 --> 00:11:16,801 [Anna Rexhia] Hello, Ghouls. 188 00:11:16,884 --> 00:11:20,262 C'est moi, Anna Rexhia. [chuckles] 189 00:11:21,430 --> 00:11:25,142 I wanna tell you a story about facing your fears. 190 00:11:25,226 --> 00:11:27,436 You know, for the longest time, 191 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,523 anorexia was a word I wouldn't even let myself think. 192 00:11:31,148 --> 00:11:35,111 It was a label that I knew deep down applied to me, and that was terrifying. 193 00:11:35,194 --> 00:11:39,949 But life is too short to let a word have that kind of power over you. 194 00:11:42,451 --> 00:11:44,787 So I made it my fucking name. [giggles] 195 00:11:44,870 --> 00:11:49,959 [inhales] Oh, and because of that, I have had so much love and support 196 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:52,336 from other people who've gone through the same shit. 197 00:11:53,003 --> 00:11:55,756 It's the same reason I like to dress up like this. 198 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:58,676 To laugh in the face of fear. 199 00:11:58,759 --> 00:12:00,428 [cackling] 200 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:01,679 [chokes] 201 00:12:01,762 --> 00:12:02,763 So… 202 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:06,392 what do we think? 203 00:12:08,477 --> 00:12:11,856 Dead baby got back. Baby got backed over. [chuckles] 204 00:12:12,940 --> 00:12:13,941 Okay. Whatever. 205 00:12:15,192 --> 00:12:18,988 ♪ Life's a drag When you're a fag ♪ 206 00:12:19,071 --> 00:12:20,656 ♪ So instead ♪ 207 00:12:21,615 --> 00:12:22,867 Be dead. 208 00:12:22,950 --> 00:12:25,035 [giggles] Ta-ta. 209 00:12:25,119 --> 00:12:27,288 Like, subscribe, follow, all the things. 210 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:40,027 [line ringing] 211 00:13:51,121 --> 00:13:52,206 Um… 212 00:13:53,165 --> 00:13:54,166 Hi, new friend. 213 00:13:55,751 --> 00:13:56,794 Hi. 214 00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:59,129 What are you doing? 215 00:13:59,755 --> 00:14:00,923 Nothing. 216 00:14:01,006 --> 00:14:02,007 Nothing? 217 00:14:03,217 --> 00:14:06,512 It's impossible to do nothing, silly. 218 00:14:07,054 --> 00:14:08,472 Oh. [chuckles] 219 00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:10,432 Um, I guess I'm sitting on my bed. 220 00:14:11,267 --> 00:14:15,187 I was eating dinner with my dad, but he was being so annoying. 221 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:16,313 Oh, that sucks. 222 00:14:17,314 --> 00:14:20,693 My dad is literally the most annoying person in the world. 223 00:14:20,776 --> 00:14:23,529 -Uh, no. Mine is. -[both chuckle] 224 00:14:23,612 --> 00:14:27,825 They're, like, first and second place most annoying dads. 225 00:14:27,908 --> 00:14:29,952 And, like, they, like, go to competitions probably. 226 00:14:30,035 --> 00:14:31,328 [both laugh] 227 00:14:31,412 --> 00:14:35,124 Like, they study each other's moves on video in slow motion, 228 00:14:35,207 --> 00:14:37,418 analyzing how to be the most annoying. 229 00:14:37,501 --> 00:14:39,753 [laughs] You're really funny. 230 00:14:39,837 --> 00:14:42,923 Oh, my God. No. I'm so random. 231 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:47,636 I like your, uh, screen name. BFF Forever. 232 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,138 Aw. [chuckles] 233 00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:51,181 What's your real name? 234 00:14:51,265 --> 00:14:52,975 [sighs] Um-- 235 00:14:53,058 --> 00:14:54,310 Real names suck. 236 00:14:56,020 --> 00:14:58,188 [stammers] Hey, I-- I have an idea. 237 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,191 You wanna give each other nicknames? 238 00:15:01,775 --> 00:15:02,776 Like what? 239 00:15:02,860 --> 00:15:05,988 Like, I'll call you Shelly Belly. 240 00:15:07,114 --> 00:15:09,491 And you can just call me Bestie. 241 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:13,537 It'll be like a secret. Just between us. 242 00:15:13,621 --> 00:15:16,332 [chuckles] Okay, Bestie. 243 00:15:17,458 --> 00:15:18,792 Shelly Belly. 244 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:19,877 [Shelby chuckles] 245 00:15:21,670 --> 00:15:23,047 Who's that little guy? 246 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:25,215 Oh, um-- 247 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:28,636 Nothing. Just this dumb thing from when I was a kid. 248 00:15:28,719 --> 00:15:30,137 I don't even know why it's here. 249 00:15:30,679 --> 00:15:35,601 Well, he's so cute. What's his name? 250 00:15:35,684 --> 00:15:36,685 Um, 251 00:15:37,686 --> 00:15:41,732 Pink Bear. He used to be pink. 252 00:15:41,815 --> 00:15:43,442 Now he's more like a gray. 253 00:15:43,525 --> 00:15:45,611 I think he might be a mouse actually. 254 00:15:45,694 --> 00:15:49,156 Well, I love him. Whatever he is. 255 00:15:50,658 --> 00:15:53,786 Cool poster. I love Pippin. 256 00:15:53,869 --> 00:15:55,245 Wait. You know Pippin? 257 00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:56,330 Of course. 258 00:15:56,413 --> 00:15:59,041 Oh, my God. I'm literally obsessed with that soundtrack. 259 00:15:59,124 --> 00:16:02,127 -No way. Me too. -Like, we did it last summer at camp. 260 00:16:02,211 --> 00:16:04,922 Stop. I'm-I'm literally dying right now. 261 00:16:05,005 --> 00:16:08,884 And I played Catherine, but I can actually sing the leading player better. 262 00:16:09,385 --> 00:16:10,552 [muffled chattering] 263 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:31,865 [keys jangle] 264 00:16:46,547 --> 00:16:47,923 [line ringing] 265 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,263 [singsongy] Show me. Show me. Show me. 266 00:16:54,346 --> 00:16:57,099 Wait. Not-Not yet. I'm scared. 267 00:16:57,182 --> 00:17:01,020 -Okay. One, two. -No, not yet. [chuckles] 268 00:17:01,103 --> 00:17:03,147 [singsongy] Don't make me get up to three. 269 00:17:04,481 --> 00:17:06,066 -[chuckles] -[Bestie gasps] 270 00:17:08,527 --> 00:17:09,653 I look like a freak. 271 00:17:09,737 --> 00:17:13,781 Shelby, you look amazing. 272 00:17:14,575 --> 00:17:17,286 Why didn't you tell me you were so good at makeup? 273 00:17:17,368 --> 00:17:19,829 You have to wear that to school. 274 00:17:20,372 --> 00:17:21,415 What? 275 00:17:22,082 --> 00:17:24,542 No. Oh, my God. No way. 276 00:17:25,335 --> 00:17:26,420 Never. [chuckles] 277 00:17:26,502 --> 00:17:27,503 Why not? 278 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:31,842 Because everyone would say I look crazy. I-- I would be way too scared. 279 00:17:31,925 --> 00:17:36,221 Come on. Do something. Even just the eye makeup. 280 00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:42,603 It's like what Anna Rexhia says. "When you feel scared of something, 281 00:17:43,479 --> 00:17:45,606 that's the thing you should do. 282 00:17:46,607 --> 00:17:50,069 If you face your fears, awesome things will happen." 283 00:18:12,633 --> 00:18:15,511 ♪ There's a land beyond the river ♪ 284 00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:18,472 ♪ That we call the sweet forever ♪ 285 00:18:18,555 --> 00:18:21,100 -♪ And we only reach that shore ♪ -[snickering] 286 00:18:21,183 --> 00:18:24,353 ♪ By faith's decree ♪ 287 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:30,275 ♪ One by one we'll gain the portals There to dwell with the immortals ♪ 288 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:34,822 ♪ When they ring the golden bells For you and me ♪ 289 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:36,615 -♪ You and me ♪ -[bell rings] 290 00:18:36,698 --> 00:18:40,536 Oh. Auditions, auditions. Don't forget our fall play. 291 00:18:40,619 --> 00:18:42,996 We will be treading the hallowed ground of Macbeth 292 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,416 or the Scottish play, for those of you who believe in curses. 293 00:18:47,167 --> 00:18:48,168 Miss Brubaker. 294 00:18:49,086 --> 00:18:53,132 [Scottish accent] Aye, you'd make a splendid Scot, milady. 295 00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:56,468 Will we see thee up on the audition stage? 296 00:18:56,969 --> 00:18:59,513 Um… I don't know. [chuckles] 297 00:19:00,305 --> 00:19:01,890 -Maybe. -[Mr. Nevins chuckles] 298 00:19:07,229 --> 00:19:08,522 [student 1] Hey, Shelby. 299 00:19:09,648 --> 00:19:12,651 What, are you wearing makeup now because I said you looked like a lesbian? 300 00:19:12,734 --> 00:19:14,778 [imitating] Are you, like, eating a fiber bar now 301 00:19:14,862 --> 00:19:17,072 because you're constipated, shit belly? 302 00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:20,868 [Shelby, Bestie laugh] 303 00:19:20,951 --> 00:19:22,661 [Shelby] Oh, my God. It was so epic. 304 00:19:22,744 --> 00:19:27,583 I was like, "Are you eating a fiber bar because you're constipated or something?" 305 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:30,794 -[both laugh] -[Shelby] Like, literally out of a movie. 306 00:19:30,878 --> 00:19:33,797 -And then I called her a shit belly. -[Bestie laughs] 307 00:19:33,881 --> 00:19:37,467 Shell, I told you it's the makeup. 308 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:40,012 You did something that scared you, 309 00:19:40,095 --> 00:19:42,890 and now you're, like, a full-on badass. 310 00:19:42,973 --> 00:19:44,892 No, not even. 311 00:19:45,809 --> 00:19:48,604 I did something kinda crazy today too. 312 00:19:50,022 --> 00:19:56,028 You know how my dad can be so annoying? I just have to mess with him a little bit. 313 00:19:56,945 --> 00:19:57,988 What did you do? 314 00:19:58,488 --> 00:20:00,365 -I took his wallet. -[Shelby chuckles] 315 00:20:00,449 --> 00:20:02,951 Not, like, stole it. I just hid it, 316 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:05,412 and then he was searching around for it all morning. 317 00:20:05,495 --> 00:20:06,955 It was really funny. 318 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:08,790 [chuckles] Oh, my God, you're hilarious. 319 00:20:08,874 --> 00:20:10,250 You should do it too. 320 00:20:12,502 --> 00:20:16,840 Come on. Our dads are so cringe we have to teach them a lesson. 321 00:20:16,924 --> 00:20:21,094 I don't know. My dad's at work. He probably has his wallet. 322 00:20:21,178 --> 00:20:22,387 Well, something else then. 323 00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:25,641 Wait. 324 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:29,603 Shell Bell, are you afraid? 325 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,440 You are. Oh, my God. 326 00:20:33,523 --> 00:20:34,858 What's our rule? 327 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:36,526 Face your fears. 328 00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:41,198 [chuckles] 329 00:20:41,698 --> 00:20:42,950 Okay. 330 00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:44,034 [door closes] 331 00:20:44,117 --> 00:20:46,536 [dad] Hey, Shelb. You haven't seen Mom's mug? 332 00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:49,498 Teacher of the Year? Did you leave it in the car? 333 00:20:49,581 --> 00:20:51,625 [dad] Uh, I don't think so. 334 00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:53,085 [dishware clanking] 335 00:20:53,835 --> 00:20:54,836 [cupboard closes] 336 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:55,921 I gotta run. 337 00:20:56,797 --> 00:20:58,215 -You good here? -[Shelby] Mm-hmm. 338 00:20:58,882 --> 00:21:00,592 [dad] Enjoy your day off. 339 00:21:00,676 --> 00:21:03,262 Happy, uh-- Happy Columbus Day. 340 00:21:03,345 --> 00:21:04,846 It's Indigenous Peoples' Day. 341 00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:06,515 [dad] Huh? 342 00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:11,061 -Oh, yeah. Happy, uh-- Happy that. -[Shelby] Mm-hmm. 343 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:14,982 -[dad] Keep an eye out for that cup? -Yeah. 344 00:21:15,065 --> 00:21:16,233 [footsteps departing] 345 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,820 [door opens, closes] 346 00:21:24,908 --> 00:21:26,910 [Bestie] Is your dad a teacher or something? 347 00:21:26,994 --> 00:21:29,621 No, he's a regional manager at a post office. 348 00:21:30,580 --> 00:21:32,249 He just likes it 'cause it's big. 349 00:21:33,917 --> 00:21:36,503 Oh, my God. I totally have a dare for you. 350 00:21:37,504 --> 00:21:38,672 Break it. 351 00:21:38,755 --> 00:21:40,048 He'd kill me. 352 00:21:40,757 --> 00:21:43,093 It's special to him. 353 00:21:43,593 --> 00:21:48,932 Geez. Your dad cares more about a stupid cup than he does about you. 354 00:21:49,641 --> 00:21:51,393 That sucks, Shell. I'm sorry. 355 00:21:56,481 --> 00:21:58,608 Do it. It'll feel good. 356 00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:00,944 Trust me. 357 00:22:06,908 --> 00:22:08,243 Do it. 358 00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:12,205 [grunts] 359 00:22:12,289 --> 00:22:13,457 [panting] 360 00:22:17,794 --> 00:22:19,254 [Bestie] What did I tell you? 361 00:22:22,716 --> 00:22:26,970 If you were my daughter, I'd care more about you than anything else in the world. 362 00:22:28,221 --> 00:22:30,974 It means a lot to me that you trust me, Shell. 363 00:22:32,267 --> 00:22:33,894 I trust you too. 364 00:22:34,853 --> 00:22:37,356 Oh, gross. I'm getting all mushy gushy. 365 00:22:44,571 --> 00:22:46,782 -Can I ask you something? -Of course. 366 00:22:49,242 --> 00:22:50,577 Why do you, um-- 367 00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:53,538 -Why do I look funny? -No, no. That's not what I mean. 368 00:22:53,622 --> 00:22:55,874 -[stammers] I mean… -It's okay. 369 00:23:04,674 --> 00:23:07,344 I've actually never told anyone this before, 370 00:23:09,262 --> 00:23:12,182 but I'll tell you because I trust you, Shelly Belly. 371 00:23:15,268 --> 00:23:16,895 I'm actually adopted. 372 00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:20,023 I've never met my real mom, 373 00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:25,362 but apparently she was, like, addicted to drugs and stuff. 374 00:23:25,445 --> 00:23:32,244 And she was, like, doing them, you know, like, while she was pregnant with me. 375 00:23:34,454 --> 00:23:39,709 So, anyway, it just messed with a lot of my physical development and stuff. 376 00:23:42,295 --> 00:23:47,592 I have to do school at home, and I mostly just stay in bed. 377 00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:50,637 I'm so sorry, Bestie. 378 00:23:51,972 --> 00:23:53,974 -No, don't cry. -[Shelby chuckles] 379 00:23:54,057 --> 00:23:55,308 [sniffles] 380 00:23:55,392 --> 00:23:56,643 Hey, it's okay. 381 00:23:56,726 --> 00:23:58,937 I get breakfast in bed every day. 382 00:23:59,688 --> 00:24:00,689 [sniffles] 383 00:24:00,772 --> 00:24:02,190 -Not bad, huh? -No. 384 00:24:04,317 --> 00:24:07,154 I just sometimes wish I could do normal things like you. 385 00:24:07,237 --> 00:24:11,074 Stop it. Whatever you wanna do, just tell me and I'll do it. 386 00:24:12,826 --> 00:24:14,286 I'll be like your avatar. 387 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:18,290 How did I get a friend as good as you? 388 00:24:18,373 --> 00:24:19,458 No. 389 00:24:20,834 --> 00:24:22,752 How did I get a friend as good as you? 390 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:30,260 Well, since I told you my deepest darkest secret, 391 00:24:31,845 --> 00:24:34,598 you have to do one little thing for me. 392 00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:38,268 Something I've always wanted to try. 393 00:24:38,351 --> 00:24:39,352 Anything. 394 00:24:40,103 --> 00:24:41,605 ["They Don't Know" playing] 395 00:24:41,688 --> 00:24:43,148 [Bestie laughing on phone] 396 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:49,863 Shelby! Shell Bell! [laughs] 397 00:24:50,363 --> 00:24:51,573 [Shelby pants, laughs] 398 00:24:52,616 --> 00:24:57,037 ♪ Oh, maybe I could leave you But I don't know how ♪ 399 00:24:57,787 --> 00:25:00,832 ♪ And why should I be lonely every night ♪ 400 00:25:00,916 --> 00:25:02,959 ♪ When I can be with you ♪ 401 00:25:03,043 --> 00:25:05,212 ♪ Oh, yes You make it right ♪ 402 00:25:05,295 --> 00:25:08,298 ♪ And I don't listen to the guys ♪ 403 00:25:08,381 --> 00:25:11,468 ♪ Who say that you're bad for me ♪ 404 00:25:11,551 --> 00:25:13,595 ♪ And I should turn you away ♪ 405 00:25:14,095 --> 00:25:18,141 ♪ 'Cause they don't know about us ♪ 406 00:25:18,225 --> 00:25:19,893 ♪ And they've never heard of love ♪ 407 00:25:19,976 --> 00:25:21,061 [Shelby laughing] 408 00:25:22,729 --> 00:25:24,105 It was great. 409 00:25:24,189 --> 00:25:27,359 It was the craziest thing I've ever done. Yeah. [laughing] 410 00:25:27,442 --> 00:25:29,069 [Bestie laughs] 411 00:25:29,152 --> 00:25:32,280 -What am I supposed to say? -I'm trying my best here. I'm trying-- 412 00:25:32,822 --> 00:25:35,951 Fuck you! Leave me the fuck alone! 413 00:25:36,034 --> 00:25:39,663 ♪ And if they keep on talking Still they get nowhere ♪ 414 00:25:40,247 --> 00:25:41,748 [Shelby] I don't know. Should I audition? 415 00:25:41,831 --> 00:25:45,043 [Bestie] No way, Shelby. You're too good for that. 416 00:25:45,126 --> 00:25:48,797 You're really an artist. I-- We have that in common. 417 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,633 ♪ 'Cause they don't know about us ♪ 418 00:25:52,175 --> 00:25:56,429 ♪ And they've never heard of love ♪ 419 00:25:56,513 --> 00:25:58,473 -♪ Doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ -♪ Why should it matter to us ♪ 420 00:25:58,557 --> 00:25:59,558 [students laugh] 421 00:25:59,641 --> 00:26:02,310 I really would have loved to have had you on this one, Shelby. 422 00:26:02,811 --> 00:26:03,895 Maybe next time? 423 00:26:05,188 --> 00:26:08,316 [scoffs] Yeah. Maybe there'll be a grandmother part. 424 00:26:08,984 --> 00:26:10,485 You won't even need a costume. 425 00:26:11,319 --> 00:26:12,487 [snickering] 426 00:26:15,740 --> 00:26:17,284 [retching] 427 00:26:19,869 --> 00:26:20,954 [coughing] 428 00:26:22,872 --> 00:26:24,165 [Mr. Nevins] Um-- 429 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:25,750 Uh, w-we need a doctor. 430 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:29,337 -Thi-- This is not part of the play. -[students coughing, retching] 431 00:26:31,006 --> 00:26:32,132 [siren wailing] 432 00:26:36,344 --> 00:26:38,138 [Bestie on phone] Run, Shell! Run! 433 00:26:39,806 --> 00:26:43,059 [student shouts] Dean! Call my mother. Dean! 434 00:26:44,185 --> 00:26:45,478 [student crying] 435 00:26:51,985 --> 00:26:53,612 [music ends] 436 00:26:53,695 --> 00:26:56,156 [Bestie] Ah, Shell Bell, you're amazing. 437 00:26:56,239 --> 00:26:58,116 I want to see what's happening. 438 00:26:58,199 --> 00:27:00,702 I can't go back. They'll know it was me. 439 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,537 What's our rule? 440 00:27:03,913 --> 00:27:05,206 Face your fear. 441 00:27:10,587 --> 00:27:13,465 Well, how do you feel? 442 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:16,217 Alive. [chuckles] 443 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:19,262 -You literally are. -[chuckles] 444 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:22,474 [Bestie] What a goober. 445 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:24,225 [Shelby] He's such a weirdo. 446 00:27:26,102 --> 00:27:29,397 -Shelby, I'm so glad I met you. [sighs] -[Shelby] Mmm. 447 00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:31,524 You make me feel like a real girl. 448 00:27:31,608 --> 00:27:33,151 You make me brave. 449 00:27:34,194 --> 00:27:36,738 I never did anything scary before I met you. 450 00:27:37,447 --> 00:27:39,157 Best friends forever. 451 00:27:39,824 --> 00:27:41,117 Forever. 452 00:27:42,577 --> 00:27:43,995 I'd do anything for you. 453 00:27:45,789 --> 00:27:47,082 I love you, Shelby. 454 00:27:48,541 --> 00:27:49,542 I love you too. 455 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:53,922 It's almost Halloween. 456 00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:59,678 I've always wanted to dress up, but I've never been able to. 457 00:28:00,845 --> 00:28:02,555 Bestie, I'll dress up for you. 458 00:28:02,639 --> 00:28:03,890 Oh, my God. Really? 459 00:28:05,767 --> 00:28:08,186 Oh, my God. Okay. I have the best idea. 460 00:28:09,396 --> 00:28:10,939 [no audible dialogue] 461 00:28:25,745 --> 00:28:27,080 [Mr. Nevins chuckles] 462 00:28:28,415 --> 00:28:29,791 [laughing] Oh! 463 00:28:29,874 --> 00:28:33,962 Wow. Mrs. Grim Reaper. I love it, Shelby. [chuckles] 464 00:28:38,341 --> 00:28:40,427 [imitating Bestie] Not the grim reaper, silly. 465 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,180 [coughs] 466 00:28:44,889 --> 00:28:46,808 [Shelby croaks, coughing] 467 00:28:47,767 --> 00:28:48,810 [gasps] 468 00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:50,562 [grunts] 469 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:58,236 Hey, uh, everybody. Uh, take a-- take a personal day today. 470 00:28:58,319 --> 00:29:00,697 Just work on whatever you need to work on. Okay? 471 00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:10,290 I will forgive you for this, Shelby. 472 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:14,335 One-- One day, I will. 473 00:29:24,971 --> 00:29:27,432 What the hell were you thinking? Where does this even come from? 474 00:29:27,515 --> 00:29:29,851 -[Shelby] It was a joke. -A joke? A joke! 475 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,770 I don't understand how this is a funny joke. 476 00:29:31,853 --> 00:29:34,355 -Just fucking let go of me. -I don't know who you are anymore. 477 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:36,191 -Let go. -All right. No more. 478 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:38,067 No more going out. No more sneaking out. 479 00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:39,152 -Stop! -Nothing! 480 00:29:39,235 --> 00:29:40,236 What are you doing? 481 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:41,446 I don't know. But-- 482 00:29:41,529 --> 00:29:44,449 -But until I do, you can stay down there! -I don't wanna fuck with you! 483 00:29:44,532 --> 00:29:49,162 -[Shelby bangs on door] -I hate you! I hate you. 484 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:53,416 -Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! [crying] -[cries] 485 00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:57,086 -I wish you were fucking dead! I hate you! -[dad crying] 486 00:29:57,170 --> 00:30:00,089 -[Shelby] Give me my phone! -[banging continues] 487 00:30:01,174 --> 00:30:02,175 [huffs] 488 00:30:02,842 --> 00:30:04,427 [breathing shakily] 489 00:30:08,097 --> 00:30:09,182 [sniffs] 490 00:30:38,378 --> 00:30:41,965 [Bestie sighs, on laptop] Shelby, you have to get out of there. 491 00:30:42,048 --> 00:30:43,091 Yeah, but how? 492 00:30:43,758 --> 00:30:48,304 [sighing] Well, I mean, he'd have to let you out if something happened. 493 00:30:49,347 --> 00:30:50,557 Like what? 494 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,768 Like, I don't know. If you broke a bone or something. 495 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,812 He'd have to take you to hospital. 496 00:30:55,895 --> 00:30:59,023 What? You just want me to-- 497 00:30:59,941 --> 00:31:02,193 That's crazy. [laughs] No. 498 00:31:03,778 --> 00:31:04,863 Are you afraid? 499 00:31:05,613 --> 00:31:08,116 Um, of breaking a bone? Yes. 500 00:31:09,909 --> 00:31:11,202 Shell, what's our rule? 501 00:31:15,498 --> 00:31:19,127 But you promised you would do anything for me. That was a lie? 502 00:31:19,210 --> 00:31:20,670 No, of course I would. 503 00:31:20,753 --> 00:31:24,966 I would break every bone in my body if it meant I could be free. 504 00:31:25,049 --> 00:31:27,010 But I can't. 505 00:31:27,927 --> 00:31:30,430 My only freedom is you. 506 00:31:30,930 --> 00:31:35,143 And if you're just gonna give up and stay trapped there, 507 00:31:36,144 --> 00:31:38,646 well then, you're a coward, and you're a bad friend. 508 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:39,731 No. 509 00:31:41,232 --> 00:31:42,609 Bestie, don't say that. 510 00:31:42,692 --> 00:31:46,654 I'm-- Uh, I'm sorry. I'll-- I'll do anything. 511 00:31:47,322 --> 00:31:48,990 I thought you were brave, Shell. 512 00:31:50,033 --> 00:31:51,451 I thought you were my friend. 513 00:31:51,534 --> 00:31:53,161 I guess I was wrong. Goodbye. 514 00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:55,246 No, wait! Wait! I'm sorry. Uh-- 515 00:31:55,330 --> 00:31:57,165 [muffled] I'll-I'll do it. I can do it. 516 00:31:57,248 --> 00:31:58,625 [rustling] 517 00:32:00,251 --> 00:32:04,255 You're just scared, but I can help you. 518 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:07,759 I can make you brave. 519 00:32:07,842 --> 00:32:11,471 You just have to do exactly what I tell you, 520 00:32:11,554 --> 00:32:13,890 like all the other times. 521 00:32:13,973 --> 00:32:15,224 Listen to me. 522 00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:17,602 Grab the hammer. 523 00:32:18,853 --> 00:32:19,854 I have it. 524 00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:22,565 It's okay to be scared. 525 00:32:22,649 --> 00:32:26,945 It's good that you're scared because when you face your fears, 526 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:30,573 doors open up for you. 527 00:32:30,657 --> 00:32:34,869 The whole world literally opens up for you. 528 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,372 I want to. I wanna face my fears. Okay? 529 00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:39,290 I can. I can do it. 530 00:32:39,791 --> 00:32:42,335 [dad, muffled] Shelby, who are you talking to? 531 00:32:42,418 --> 00:32:43,878 [Bestie] Your dad is coming. 532 00:32:45,088 --> 00:32:46,464 Do it now. 533 00:32:47,507 --> 00:32:48,758 Okay. [sniffs] 534 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,553 [Bestie] Put your arm in the vise. 535 00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:54,722 What's going on, Shelby? Are you okay? 536 00:32:55,306 --> 00:32:57,642 -That's it. Keep turning. -[dad shouting] Shelby? 537 00:32:59,686 --> 00:33:02,605 [Bestie] Keep turning it. Tight. 538 00:33:02,689 --> 00:33:03,815 Shelby? 539 00:33:03,898 --> 00:33:05,525 Pick up the hammer. 540 00:33:05,608 --> 00:33:07,110 Don't be scared. 541 00:33:07,193 --> 00:33:09,112 -[knocking] -Be brave for me. 542 00:33:09,696 --> 00:33:11,364 I don't wanna. I don't wanna. I'm scared. 543 00:33:11,447 --> 00:33:12,657 Do it now! 544 00:33:13,366 --> 00:33:16,995 Do it, Shelby. Be brave. Be brave for me. 545 00:33:17,078 --> 00:33:20,498 I've seen it before. Do it! Do it now! 546 00:33:20,581 --> 00:33:22,500 [Shelby screaming] 547 00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:26,170 [crying] 548 00:33:28,464 --> 00:33:29,465 [Shelby whimpers] 549 00:33:29,549 --> 00:33:30,550 [Shelby panting] 550 00:33:32,260 --> 00:33:33,302 Dad. [whimpers, crying] 551 00:33:33,386 --> 00:33:34,429 [dad] Baby. 552 00:33:35,638 --> 00:33:36,723 Okay. 553 00:33:36,806 --> 00:33:37,890 [Shelby crying] 554 00:33:44,731 --> 00:33:46,315 [beeping] 555 00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:54,949 [counselor] You've experienced a trauma, 556 00:33:56,242 --> 00:34:01,039 but coming here, dealing with it, that's very brave. 557 00:34:02,081 --> 00:34:03,082 [water running] 558 00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:06,210 [water stops] 559 00:34:21,726 --> 00:34:23,226 I'll give you a ride in a sec. 560 00:34:24,853 --> 00:34:27,148 Um. Dad. 561 00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:30,485 -Hmm? -I just wanted to give you this. 562 00:34:33,029 --> 00:34:34,030 And, um… 563 00:34:38,117 --> 00:34:40,078 I'm really, really sorry. 564 00:34:52,215 --> 00:34:53,257 [chuckles] 565 00:34:54,509 --> 00:34:55,760 This is a good start. 566 00:34:57,637 --> 00:34:58,638 [whispering] Thanks. 567 00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:14,987 You need something, sweetheart? 568 00:35:15,071 --> 00:35:16,948 Um, is Mr. Nevins here? 569 00:35:17,448 --> 00:35:19,117 No, he's out for the semester. 570 00:35:19,742 --> 00:35:20,868 [Shelby] Oh. 571 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:23,287 Oh. 572 00:35:23,371 --> 00:35:24,497 Okay. Thank you. 573 00:35:29,502 --> 00:35:30,503 [phone dings] 574 00:35:32,046 --> 00:35:34,048 [bell rings] 575 00:35:35,925 --> 00:35:36,926 [dings] 576 00:35:37,009 --> 00:35:38,427 [Bestie laughs] 577 00:35:39,262 --> 00:35:40,388 [voice whispers] Liar. 578 00:35:42,098 --> 00:35:43,850 [dings] 579 00:35:48,354 --> 00:35:49,480 [dinging continues] 580 00:35:50,189 --> 00:35:51,399 [Bestie] Shelby. 581 00:35:52,108 --> 00:35:53,109 Friend. 582 00:35:53,192 --> 00:35:56,612 -[distorted whispering] -[Bestie] Friend. Best friend. 583 00:35:56,696 --> 00:35:58,656 -[River] Can I sign it? -[whispering stops] 584 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,993 Your cast. Can-- Can I sign it? 585 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:03,661 Oh. [chuckles] 586 00:36:04,620 --> 00:36:06,247 Um. Sure. 587 00:36:07,582 --> 00:36:08,583 Cool. 588 00:36:09,792 --> 00:36:13,004 Wait. First, I think we actually have to be friends. 589 00:36:13,087 --> 00:36:15,006 -It's, like, the law of signing casts. -[Shelby giggles] 590 00:36:15,089 --> 00:36:19,844 I'm-- I'm Riv. From choir. River professionally, and to my mom. 591 00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:22,805 I'm-I'm Shelby. Just Shelby. [chuckles] 592 00:36:23,306 --> 00:36:24,515 Cool. 593 00:36:24,599 --> 00:36:25,600 Uh. 594 00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:28,311 I swear I have, like, a Sharpie or something. 595 00:36:28,394 --> 00:36:30,188 Oh, cool. You know Anna Rexhia? 596 00:36:31,105 --> 00:36:33,900 Oh, yeah. The freaky drag queen? Dude, she's awesome. 597 00:36:33,983 --> 00:36:36,360 I know. She's s-so weird but also cool. 598 00:36:36,444 --> 00:36:40,114 Right? I-I'm obsessed with anything like drag or horror, you know? 599 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:43,492 So together it's like kaboom. You know? Like, mind-blowing. 600 00:36:43,576 --> 00:36:44,577 Kaboom. [chuckles] 601 00:36:46,162 --> 00:36:48,539 Sorry, just-- Oh. Here you are. 602 00:36:49,624 --> 00:36:50,708 Cool, so… 603 00:36:53,085 --> 00:36:54,420 [Shelby chuckles] 604 00:36:57,757 --> 00:37:00,051 Cool. There we are. 605 00:37:02,386 --> 00:37:04,472 Thanks. [chuckles] Cool. Yeah. 606 00:37:04,972 --> 00:37:05,973 [River] Yeah. 607 00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:08,267 Bye. 608 00:37:10,436 --> 00:37:11,562 Bye-bye, friend. 609 00:37:21,656 --> 00:37:22,782 [phone dings] 610 00:37:29,830 --> 00:37:30,831 [dings] 611 00:37:50,685 --> 00:37:51,686 [sighs] 612 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:57,775 [breathing shakily] 613 00:37:57,858 --> 00:37:59,360 [heartbeat thumping] 614 00:38:08,202 --> 00:38:09,203 -[whistles] -[Shelby gasps] 615 00:38:09,912 --> 00:38:10,913 [chair creaks] 616 00:38:14,834 --> 00:38:16,585 Wait. You saw-- 617 00:38:16,669 --> 00:38:17,837 [River] What you did? 618 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:19,588 Opening night of Macbeth? 619 00:38:19,672 --> 00:38:21,632 Pod-gate? I did. I did. 620 00:38:21,716 --> 00:38:23,467 I-I saw it all. 621 00:38:23,551 --> 00:38:24,760 Please don't tell anyone. 622 00:38:24,844 --> 00:38:27,096 -They'll expel me. -Lady, chill out. Okay? 623 00:38:28,639 --> 00:38:29,890 I thought it was badass. 624 00:38:30,391 --> 00:38:31,642 I mean, Chaz and those guys 625 00:38:31,726 --> 00:38:33,894 have been making my life hell since elementary school. 626 00:38:34,395 --> 00:38:37,898 I mean, making fun of the disabled kid, it's, like, almost too cliché, right? 627 00:38:38,441 --> 00:38:39,775 Right? 628 00:38:39,859 --> 00:38:41,736 But alas, you know, the popular d-bag 629 00:38:41,819 --> 00:38:44,613 is a simple and highly predictable organism, so… 630 00:38:45,281 --> 00:38:47,033 I didn't know you had a disability. 631 00:38:47,992 --> 00:38:49,994 Look, it's called ectopia cordis. 632 00:38:50,077 --> 00:38:52,246 Sounds like a fucking Harry Potter spell, 633 00:38:52,330 --> 00:38:57,043 but basically, I was born with my heart on the outside of my body. 634 00:38:57,626 --> 00:39:00,546 I had, like, four open-heart surgeries before I was six. 635 00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:04,633 But then, they shoved my heart back inside of my body 636 00:39:04,717 --> 00:39:07,595 and for some reason, put my asshole on the outside. 637 00:39:09,221 --> 00:39:10,639 Whoo-hoo, right? 638 00:39:12,683 --> 00:39:13,684 TMI? 639 00:39:15,144 --> 00:39:16,520 How did you know it was me? 640 00:39:18,481 --> 00:39:20,316 I don't know. I've been watching you this year. 641 00:39:21,150 --> 00:39:23,819 I'm not, like, stalking you or anything, Shelby. 642 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:25,905 You know, just looking out. 643 00:39:25,988 --> 00:39:28,074 You know, in case things went too far. 644 00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,785 So you're not blackmailing me? 645 00:39:30,868 --> 00:39:34,205 You're not gonna make me do anything? 646 00:39:34,789 --> 00:39:36,749 Why would I make you do something you don't wanna do? 647 00:39:36,832 --> 00:39:38,417 That's not how friendship works. 648 00:39:41,545 --> 00:39:43,714 The text, you called me best friend. 649 00:39:43,798 --> 00:39:46,050 Yeah, 'cause I signed your cast and all. 650 00:39:47,134 --> 00:39:50,304 I mean, it was a joke, and I'm sorry if it freaked you out. 651 00:39:50,388 --> 00:39:52,848 [sighs] No, it's-- it's okay. 652 00:39:53,557 --> 00:39:54,600 Okay. 653 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:56,477 Um, what are you doing right now? 654 00:39:57,686 --> 00:39:58,813 Um, 655 00:39:58,896 --> 00:40:01,357 the lady at the gas station, she's for sure a tweaker, 656 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:05,236 but she gives me free cigarettes if I play the-the cripple card. 657 00:40:05,319 --> 00:40:06,404 [Shelby chuckles] 658 00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:08,322 How about free snacks? 659 00:40:08,823 --> 00:40:09,949 Oh, yeah. 660 00:40:10,032 --> 00:40:11,409 She'll for sure hook it up. 661 00:40:12,451 --> 00:40:13,452 Okay. 662 00:40:13,536 --> 00:40:14,537 -Yeah? -Mm-hmm. 663 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:18,249 Come on. 664 00:40:21,335 --> 00:40:22,920 -[phone dings] -[Shelby grunts] 665 00:40:24,630 --> 00:40:25,631 [grunts] 666 00:40:25,714 --> 00:40:26,715 [dinging] 667 00:40:28,884 --> 00:40:29,885 [River] All good? 668 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:31,595 -Yeah. -All right. 669 00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:33,389 -Sorry. -Nah, it's cool. 670 00:40:33,889 --> 00:40:35,099 [door opens] 671 00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:38,519 [Anna Rexhia] I've talked a lot about fear. 672 00:40:39,562 --> 00:40:42,731 How, in order to be brave, we have to do what scares us. 673 00:40:43,941 --> 00:40:48,320 Now, I'm not talking about driving 100 miles an hour with a blindfold on. 674 00:40:48,404 --> 00:40:49,530 No, no, no. 675 00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:54,577 I'm talking about the scary things that deep down we know are right. 676 00:40:54,660 --> 00:40:56,036 [choir singing] 677 00:40:57,079 --> 00:40:59,206 ♪ Cats fit on the windowsill ♪ 678 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:01,083 [Anna Rexhia] Like standing up for yourself. 679 00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:03,669 Being vulnerable. 680 00:41:03,752 --> 00:41:06,755 [choir] ♪ Why do I feel I don't fit in Anywhere I go? ♪ 681 00:41:06,839 --> 00:41:08,090 [Anna Rexhia] Saying you're sorry. 682 00:41:09,216 --> 00:41:15,431 -♪ Rivers belong where they can ramble ♪ -[student] ♪ They can ramble ♪ 683 00:41:15,514 --> 00:41:21,395 -♪ Eagles belong where they can fly ♪ -[students] ♪ Where they can fly ♪ 684 00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:25,858 ♪ I've got to be Where my spirit can run free ♪ 685 00:41:27,109 --> 00:41:30,488 ♪ Gotta find my corner ♪ 686 00:41:31,071 --> 00:41:34,283 ♪ Of the sky ♪ 687 00:41:34,366 --> 00:41:37,244 [all] ♪ Of the sky ♪ 688 00:41:37,328 --> 00:41:40,080 ♪ Of the sky ♪ 689 00:41:42,374 --> 00:41:46,003 Because, you see, when you face those kinds of fears, 690 00:41:46,587 --> 00:41:51,383 good things and good people come into your life. 691 00:41:53,636 --> 00:41:56,847 ♪ Life's a drag When you're a fag ♪ 692 00:41:57,348 --> 00:41:58,807 -♪ So instead… ♪ -[laptop dings] 693 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:00,684 [Anna Rexhia chokes] 694 00:42:00,768 --> 00:42:02,019 …be dead. 695 00:42:11,153 --> 00:42:12,238 [music ends] 696 00:42:13,948 --> 00:42:16,408 [Mr. Nevins] I like to have these end-of-year check-ins just to see 697 00:42:16,492 --> 00:42:18,744 where we are, where we've been, where we're going. 698 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:22,790 Shelby, she's one of my good eggs. 699 00:42:22,873 --> 00:42:24,833 I'm gonna miss her a lot. 700 00:42:24,917 --> 00:42:28,295 She's smart. She's talented. She's kind. 701 00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:30,339 She's got A's across the board. 702 00:42:30,422 --> 00:42:31,632 -One B. -Oh. 703 00:42:31,715 --> 00:42:35,219 In PE. Oh, come on. I count that as a badge of honor. 704 00:42:35,302 --> 00:42:36,512 [all chuckle] 705 00:42:36,595 --> 00:42:38,806 And it did not stop you from getting into Oberlin. 706 00:42:38,889 --> 00:42:42,643 Well, uh, I-I think we're still considering, you know, uh, 707 00:42:42,726 --> 00:42:47,356 maybe getting some generals out of the way somewhere closer to Dad. 708 00:42:48,524 --> 00:42:51,986 Your freshman year classes are gonna be the same pretty much wherever you go. 709 00:42:52,069 --> 00:42:54,113 Dad, I wanna go to Oberlin. 710 00:42:54,822 --> 00:42:56,657 And it's not just about the classes. 711 00:42:57,449 --> 00:42:58,909 It's where River's going. 712 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:03,497 And he's just my favorite person in the world. 713 00:43:04,164 --> 00:43:05,499 I don't want to lose that. 714 00:43:07,876 --> 00:43:09,169 You are all heart. 715 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:11,630 Just like your mom. 716 00:43:15,009 --> 00:43:16,135 Come here. 717 00:43:17,219 --> 00:43:18,220 [both grunt] 718 00:43:18,887 --> 00:43:21,098 -[Shelby sighs] -It's the best way to be. 719 00:43:22,433 --> 00:43:23,434 -Mmm. -[bell ringing] 720 00:43:32,151 --> 00:43:33,152 [Shelby giggles] 721 00:43:34,945 --> 00:43:36,155 -Guess what. -[River] What? 722 00:43:37,740 --> 00:43:38,741 I told him. 723 00:43:38,824 --> 00:43:40,409 No freaking way. 724 00:43:40,492 --> 00:43:42,578 -Yeah. -Dude, Shelby, that's awesome. 725 00:43:42,661 --> 00:43:43,746 Are you serious? 726 00:43:43,829 --> 00:43:45,497 He said it's all okay. 727 00:43:45,581 --> 00:43:48,751 We can live together at Oberlin as long as I get good financial aid. 728 00:43:49,293 --> 00:43:51,962 -Which you will. 'Cause you're amazing. -[Shelby giggles] 729 00:43:54,173 --> 00:43:55,174 [laptop dings] 730 00:43:55,716 --> 00:43:58,302 Who's this? Like, your secret boyfriend or something? Who is this? 731 00:43:58,385 --> 00:44:01,597 Just this loser girl I used to be friends with. 732 00:44:03,098 --> 00:44:04,433 She's a freak. [chuckles] 733 00:44:04,933 --> 00:44:07,394 She's, like, confined to her bed or something. 734 00:44:08,395 --> 00:44:09,813 Spends all day online. 735 00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:14,568 I feel kind of bad for her, but she's toxic. 736 00:44:15,361 --> 00:44:16,403 Honestly. 737 00:44:17,029 --> 00:44:19,782 She's probably, like, some fat incel dude in a mask, 738 00:44:19,865 --> 00:44:21,950 like, jerking his micropenis or something. 739 00:44:26,121 --> 00:44:28,207 Yo, she's like a legit psychopath. What the hell? 740 00:44:28,707 --> 00:44:30,793 I know. I blocked her on my phone, 741 00:44:30,876 --> 00:44:33,712 but somehow her messages keep coming through to my computer. 742 00:44:34,296 --> 00:44:36,423 Oh, no. She's gotta go. 743 00:44:37,299 --> 00:44:38,300 What are you doing? 744 00:44:38,842 --> 00:44:40,302 One moment, please. 745 00:44:42,346 --> 00:44:44,264 Boop. Beep. 746 00:44:46,016 --> 00:44:47,601 Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas. 747 00:44:48,894 --> 00:44:51,021 Wait. Are you serious? 748 00:44:51,522 --> 00:44:53,732 She's actually gone from my life forever? 749 00:44:53,816 --> 00:44:57,027 I mean, she can still stare at you through your window and watch you sleep at night. 750 00:44:57,528 --> 00:45:00,114 But yeah, she can no longer contact you via airwaves. 751 00:45:01,156 --> 00:45:03,617 I didn't know it was possible to be more in love with you 752 00:45:03,701 --> 00:45:06,995 than I already am, but guess I was wrong. 753 00:45:07,621 --> 00:45:08,622 [River chuckles] 754 00:45:08,706 --> 00:45:10,082 -Yeah? Come here. -[Shelby chuckles] 755 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:16,171 What are you doing tonight? 756 00:45:16,755 --> 00:45:20,759 I have a crazy, amazing, awesome, incredible idea. 757 00:45:36,150 --> 00:45:37,151 Where are we? 758 00:45:38,485 --> 00:45:39,528 We're almost there. 759 00:45:39,611 --> 00:45:41,405 I don't wanna ruin the surprise. 760 00:45:43,115 --> 00:45:44,533 -All right? -Okay. 761 00:45:44,616 --> 00:45:45,868 [River chuckles] 762 00:45:46,410 --> 00:45:48,036 -[Shelby] Sorry. -[both laugh] 763 00:45:59,089 --> 00:46:00,090 [car door opens] 764 00:46:00,174 --> 00:46:02,468 -What is this place? -[River shushes] 765 00:46:04,136 --> 00:46:05,304 Come on. Get out. 766 00:46:06,388 --> 00:46:07,389 [sniffs] 767 00:46:08,265 --> 00:46:09,767 [dog barking] 768 00:46:10,684 --> 00:46:11,935 Whoa. 769 00:46:13,687 --> 00:46:15,773 Riv, I don't like this. I have a weird feeling. 770 00:46:15,856 --> 00:46:17,733 Oh, come on. It's okay. It's okay. 771 00:46:18,484 --> 00:46:20,027 I really wanna show you this, okay? 772 00:46:21,403 --> 00:46:23,030 Okay, but hold me. I'm a scaredy-cat. 773 00:46:23,113 --> 00:46:24,823 -I'm right here, okay? -[Shelby] Hmm. 774 00:46:24,907 --> 00:46:26,825 -I'm right here. -[Shelby laughs] 775 00:46:55,229 --> 00:46:56,438 [glass rattling] 776 00:47:13,080 --> 00:47:14,873 -[lock clicks] -[door creaks] 777 00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:20,671 [door closes] 778 00:47:25,217 --> 00:47:26,677 What is this place? 779 00:47:33,892 --> 00:47:35,102 Does someone live here? 780 00:47:35,727 --> 00:47:36,770 I don't know. 781 00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:51,660 -[thuds] -What was that? 782 00:47:52,953 --> 00:47:53,954 What? 783 00:47:56,123 --> 00:47:57,124 [scoffs] 784 00:48:31,283 --> 00:48:32,284 River? 785 00:48:35,704 --> 00:48:37,706 -What are we doing here? What did you do? -Calm down. 786 00:48:37,789 --> 00:48:39,625 -Why are we here? -Calm down. Calm down. 787 00:48:39,708 --> 00:48:41,585 Calm down. Shelby, calm down. It's okay. 788 00:48:41,668 --> 00:48:43,378 -It's okay. Hey. -It's not. 789 00:48:43,462 --> 00:48:44,922 There's things I haven't told you. 790 00:48:45,005 --> 00:48:46,381 Shelby, calm down. 791 00:48:47,007 --> 00:48:48,091 Be brave, all right? 792 00:48:48,175 --> 00:48:49,217 Hey, Shelby. 793 00:49:08,820 --> 00:49:10,113 Hello, friend. 794 00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:14,242 [Shelby grunts] 795 00:49:14,952 --> 00:49:16,203 [breathing shakily] 796 00:49:20,499 --> 00:49:21,500 [gasps] 797 00:49:21,583 --> 00:49:24,169 -[heartbeat thumping] -[high-pitched ringing] 798 00:49:32,803 --> 00:49:33,887 Why? 799 00:49:35,305 --> 00:49:37,265 -[thumping stops] -[ringing stops] 800 00:49:39,351 --> 00:49:40,352 [knife clatters] 801 00:49:44,731 --> 00:49:45,732 I did it. 802 00:49:46,775 --> 00:49:48,652 I did everything you ever asked me to do. 803 00:49:48,735 --> 00:49:49,903 I-I brought her to you. 804 00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:54,366 S-So, you're the only friend I'll ever need. 805 00:49:55,993 --> 00:49:57,744 And now we can be together forever. 806 00:50:00,122 --> 00:50:01,248 Friend. 807 00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,793 Best friend.