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What's with the gum?

It's my go-to, and I need to refresh my study sesh.

I love the mix of flavors.

Like I said, it's an essential.

Can I ask you both something?

Is everything okay?

No. Yes.

I don't know.

I'm being stupid. It's just about a boy.

Listen, I don't know what the problem is, but you tell that he's the one being

stupid, not you.

He doesn't even know I exist.

I have no idea what I'm doing or even how to talk to him.

Well, it's a good thing the chicken girls are here to help.

I don't know what to say when I'm around him.

My mind goes blank.

You just need to find some common ground, something you both like.

What's he into?

I don't know.

I don't know anything about him. I didn't even notice him until I saw him

at Junior's the other day.

It's Ryan.

Wait, it's Ryan?

Ryan's into math.

Do you want us to bond over math?

Good point.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

For starters, just relax.

Have you really never had a crush before?

She's in seventh grade.

Seventh grade?

You're so short. I thought you were in elementary school.

I know.

Who would like someone this short and puny?

Hey, don't say that.

What's Ryan's last name?

Ryan Black.

I think I found him. Is this him?

Wow, he's a lot taller than you.

Everyone is taller than me. I feel like an aunt.

Well, you're a very pretty aunt, so it's fine.

Ray, thanks for the help. I should get going.

We were supposed to help her, not make her cry.

She'll be fine. She's gorgeous.

It doesn't matter how other people see her. It matters how she sees herself.

It's hard enough growing up as a girl without us making it harder.

Hey. Hey.

I'm sorry about what happened the other day. I feel so bad for hurting Aria.

Yeah, me too, but I don't think there's much we could have said to help. It's

just a hard time.

Exactly. I feel like we can't tell her she's beautiful or what it's like

dating. I feel like she has to figure that out for herself.

I'm sure that she'll grow into it in a few years.

Or she can get there this afternoon.

I set her up with Ryan.

But how?

I told Merrick Arya I needed a tutor, and I got Ryan's number, and I hired him

for this afternoon.

So Ryan doesn't even know that it's a date. Stop worrying about the trees when

I'm trying to build a forest. You can't build forests.

Okay, Claire, stop worrying about the details. It'll work. Or it could blow up

in our faces.

But what the heck?

But I don't need a math tutor.

I'm good at math.

Just act bad at it and then change the subject.

Make him feel smart, and then he'll forget how short you are. Okay, no, you

just need to be yourself.

He'll like you for you.

Okay, yeah, when Claire wanted a guy to notice her for the first time, Harmony

gave her a makeover, and it worked like... Okay, was that really necessary

to bring up? You think I need a makeover?

No, you just need confidence.

The right clothes will give you the illusion that you look taller.

Claire, do you have any high heels we could borrow? Is that even a question?

Can I lose the shoes at least? I feel like a baby giraffe walking for the

first time.

Let's find a table.

Ow! Your shoes are too small. I think both my feet turned into giant blisters

just from the walk over here. I'm so sorry, Aria.

Well, once you sit down, you won't have to get back up again. That's the point.

Then why'd you make me wear these heels?

I'm gonna go get Ryan.

One second. I should take this.

She's ready. I texted Kiki to bring some flats so Ari could go home. Okay, he's

just taking a phone call.

I'm nervous, but excited.

You know, maybe we should go into business and do this, like,

professionally. But I have plans.

I don't even want to help out Short Stack.

I know I agreed.

It's a job.

Okay, bye.

Sorry. Family problems.

So, where is she?

Uh, she's right there.

Did he just call her a short stack?

What have we done?

Aria, hi.

I was really surprised when Simone said he needed help with math. You seem

really smart.

Oh, sorry, that came out all wrong.

Um, should we get started? Sure.

Sorry!

I'm such a klutz.

That's okay. I'll get some paper towels.

So, you can use the calculator to see the answer, but you need to show your

work to solve the equation.

Oh, do you know her?

No. Aria, I brought your stuff.

Oh, her, yeah.

It's my sister.

Oh, do you need to talk with her? No, she's fine.

Come get them. I have to leave.

Um, what were you saying about numbers?

Oh, um, so you can use the calculator to see the answer, but you need to show

your work to solve the equation.

I'm so sorry. I think I left my phone here.

Do you mind if I check? I think it's under the table.

Oh, we can help you look. Oh, no, no, no. It's all good. I don't want to

distract your studying or anything.

So, about showing our work, how do we do that?

Oh, well, we use this equation.

Ow! What happened?

What just happened?

Sorry, I must have scratched you or something while I was looking.

But, uh, I found my phone. So, carry on.

Um, where were we?

In retrospect, some parts of the plan could have been better.

You think?

We literally injured her feet and her spirit.

It's all my fault. I should have vetted the little jerk before I set this whole

thing up. You know, maybe it didn't go as badly as it looked. He seemed nice.

He was good at faking it. He called her short stack. What a jerk.

Yeah. He called me a what?

Aria, wait!

Aria, I am so sorry. I never should have let you try to conceal your height.

It wasn't your guys' fault.

They were good tips, just bad shoes.

But your height is what makes you beautiful. And being short has its

advantages. You shouldn't have to change yourself.

The right person will like you for you. And make you feel like the best version

of you. And that's definitely not Ryan. Not if he called me short stack.

You know, you're taking this remarkably well. I'm impressed.

Yeah, you don't need our advice anymore.

I've learned my lesson on taking your advice.

Ryan, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the middle school?

I need to talk to you. I tried to say hi to Aria, and she totally ignored me.

She did?

That's our girl.

What? Why?

I mean, the tutoring was a bit awkward, but was I that bad? Well, for starters,

you shouldn't have called her Shortstack.

What are you talking about?

Shortstack is my sister's nickname.

It's her go-to pancake house order.

So when you said, I don't want to help Shortstack... You weren't talking about

Aria. No!

I was really excited when you told me Aria needed a tutor.

I canceled plans just to help her.

I really like her.

Look, Ryan, we're sorry. We'll fix this. We promise.

How?

Thanks for the coffee, but if this is another pep talk about inner beauty, I'm

really all set. Don't worry. It's not. We're just making some friends.

You're there.

Claire, what's going on? What's he doing here?

I brought him.

After I explained everything, we realized we needed to clear up some

confusion. We thought you two could use another chance to get to know each other

without us.

Ryan, this is Aria. She's petite, gorgeous, funny, and great at math.

And this is Ryan. He's also great at math and calls his sister short stack.

Like the pancakes.

Not you.

Yeah, I'm sorry about the other day. I was pretty nervous.

That's okay.

It wasn't just you.

We'll be back in an hour.

You two have fun.

Bye. Bye.

Next time on Chicken Girls. I'm going on a class trip to the state capitol. I

swear I studied for this test all night.

And I'm sure you'll do better on the quiz this afternoon. They're these

pills. They basically make me want to do my homework.

I hope you're not up to anything.

Everything okay?

I think I need some fresh air.