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My name is Ellen, and I'm a first grader in high school.

Nothing weird about that, right?

I decided to change my life.

To motivate myself...

and actually finish something for once.

I decided at the age of 24...

to pretend to be 16 and redo high school.

With the goal of graduating.

But now it's not like that anymore.

'Cause soon, anytime now my secret is going to be exposed.

Vera will be fired, I'll go to jail...

and my little brother David will have difficulties explaining...

the rumor that he has slept with his sister.

The end is near.

And it won't be happy.

As you might understand, I have to take this to the principal.

But it doesn't look good, Vera.

Really not good.

You understand you could lose your job for this?

Okay, I have to tell Stefan the truth.

It's the only way.

- Yeah, it's-- - The picture is photoshopped.

Amazing what you can do these days.

Cut away an arm, add a breast.

Why would you even want that? To walk around with three breasts.

But if someone really has that it would be weird.

But maybe not so weird, right?

Like really. Maybe not for me personally.

Like, it isn't my preference, maybe.

But if someone did have that, I wouldn't be rude to them, you know?

I would have... You would have been kind.

And maybe it's not that strange to have three breasts.

Like: "Hello. One, two, three."

Are you aware that Ellen is 16 years old?

Yeah, it's pretty obvious.

- Thanks for that. - Come on, Vera.

I don't get how you can just not say anything.

As I remember, I was talking a bit too much.

Ellen, I'm going to get fired because of you.

Because of me?

Did I force myself on you?

You could have told them the truth.

And what? Get kicked out?

I need to do this, I need to finish high school.

Okay, so what happens to me doesn't matter to you.

Of course it matters.

For once in my life I just want to finish something. Okay?

It's important to me.

If school was so important...

you should have thought about it before sleeping with your teacher.

At least I didn't sleep with my student.

You're not even a real student!

You're like a grown baby playing teenager...

thinking it's going to change your life.

Get a municipal adult degree.

Buy a self help book, I don't know.

Start therapy.

- Hello? - Hello, you have to wash my Landry.

Are you at home? I can hear you through the wall.

Yeah, whatever, just fix it.

I have nothing to wear.

But we don't have a deal anymore, so...

What? Yeah we do, or I'm going to tell the whole school.

Yeah, but do you see this face?

No, how could I? We're not in the same room.

Well, it couldn't care less.

So just tell everyone, it doesn't matter.

What happened now?

Well, you've seen the photo?

Like everyone else has.

What? What are you talking about?

Jessica has a photo of me kissing someone I shouldn't be kissing.

What, like an animal?

No, it was...

What kind of question is that? Of course not.

How would I know?

We have a photo from the Canary Islands of you kissing a dolphin.

Yeah, David, but that's a normal holiday photo.

You took the photo.

You wanted me to kiss the dolphin.

And the dolphin wanted to kiss me.

And that doesn't even make sense. I'm hanging up.

I didn't make out with an animal!

Okay, is this Ellen Gren?

Yeah?

It's Markus, the principal of Högberg high school.

Hi, Markus.

I thought it was my brother calling.

And I don't hook up with animals.

Just so you know.

I just wanted to have a chat.

Do you have time to stop by my office for a while tomorrow?

Okay, I'm officially fucked.

- Okay. - Wonderful, thanks.

No.

Exactly, yeah.

We'll do what we can.

I'm taking care of it now.

So, what did you ha--

on your mind.

I'll tell it to you straight.

You're getting thrown out of school and 7 years in prison.

Do you want to make the first years graduate speech?

What?

I know it's sudden.

Originally Jessica from your class was making it.

But what she has written is...

It... it sucks.

- OK. - It...

Let me show you.

Oh my God. Oh my God. OMG.

Insane, it's an insane summer.

School's over.

Emoji that's screaming in panic.

This is meaningless.

- Yeah, that's... - I need a replacement.

And your name showed up.

- And you seem smart. - Smart?

Yeah yeah, so...

What do you say? You'll do it?

- Yeah... - Great.

And you can use last years speech as reference.

Here: "Oh my God. Oh my God". Wait...

What the fuck?

You know what? I'll email it to you.

Okay.

I'm the best.

How is the speech going?

We could say it's going great.

But actually, not at all.

Let's see.

"Here we are swimming in the lap of knowledge.

Ready to take our first steps on the path of life."

Yeah...

Don't you think it sounds kind of pretentious.

Yeah, but it's not exactly what I'm saying. It's key words.

Yeah, but shouldn't it be longer?

Yeah, but it isn't done yet.

And I'll improvise a bit, it usually works...

Like shit.

just fine.

Yeah, absolutely.

I... I have to show you something.

Or like, you'll see it later anyway.

It came this morning.

I thought we should look at it together.

But Moa, are you sure you want to do this?

Yeah.

But, won't this disturb your whole...

Your whole day.

What? Is this a laugh that's really a cry?

No.

I look completely insane.

It's just a funny picture.

I look completely gone.

- Are you seeing this? - Like who even is this?

I don't even know.

Who's not able to hold their eyes open for one photo?

Me.

Thanks Anette.

Well said.

But I don't think those kinds of jokes are appropriate here.

To close things off...

we have Ellen Gren here, from class S1B.

She has some well chosen words for us.

Sorry, we didn't have another photo.

Oh and, I want to make sure to say good bye to Vera Nyberg.

Who is ending her time as a teacher with us.

This is your fault.

Because of some circumstances she's no longer able to be here...

so she won't be coming back this fall.

Ellen, this is your fault!

You can't let her take the blame.

You cowardly, selfish bastard.

Do something for once!

Do something!

Vera didn't do anything.

I'm old, I was already old in Bali.

Well, I was... younger than now, of course.

But I'm still old.

Vera, you can't quit.

It isn't right.

If someone should quit, its me.

I just wanted to say that.

My gums are bleeding, aren't they?

Here we are, swimming in the lap of knowledge,

ready to take our first steps on the path of life.

Ellen.

Great.

Right?

Yeah, okay, not what I...

had expected, but...

Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God.

Insane, Insane summer. School is over.

Emoji screaming in panic.

- I'm sorry. - Don't move.

- Really. - Is that a laugh that's really a cry?

- No, it's just... - It's my fault you're getting fired.

No, it's not your fault.

They realized I'm 16 years old, so...

I can't be a teacher anymore.

No, Ellen.

I'm just going to university.

I applied and got in. So...

- What? - Or, I was on some reserve list.

And then someone decided to soul search in Asia.

- Stupid. - Yeah, right?

Yeah, I got a spot.

But, like...

That's so...

Oh, for fuck's sake!

I told everyone my secret.

I think it's gonna be alright.

The only thing they'll understand from that is...

a girl with weird gums talking bullshit about the cycle of life.

The path of life, okay?

I understood at least, and it was great.

Fucking weird, but great.

But Stefan.

He said he would tell the principal, and he saw the photo.

No, he won't

Stefan.

You understand these are serious accusations.

Yeah, but it should be here.

So the photo just disappeared?

Apparently.

- But how can it... - Ellen?

Do you maybe want to just finish this, for once?

There have been times where I thought this decision...

would just fuck everything up.

But in the end...

I have to say, it couldn't have gone better.

Fuckface!

Are you done crying now?

Yeah.

You know the photo we talked about?

It's gone!

That's insane.

OMG.

Oh my God.

OMG OMG OMG

I mostly did it 'cause...

I need someone to wash my clothes.

Ellen.

You can let go now.

Ellen, let go. Let go!

But the laundry...

We can discuss that later, right?

No? I own you for two more years.

So get to it!

My name is Ellen.

I'll be 25 years old soon...

and still have two years of high school to go.

Two long fucking years.

All's well that ends well.

Fuck you.

This has only just begun.