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I'd like to think that fate had a hand in what happened that summer.

That it was the pants' destiny to find us.

Where they came from, and why they chose us, well, that will always be a mystery.

But perhaps that was part of their miracle.

That they sensed in that moment how much we needed them.

How much we needed some little bit of faith to hold on to.

When it seemed like everything we believed in...

was about to slip away.

Wait a minute, I'm getting ahead of myself.

We'd been a foursome for as long as I could remember.

In fact, we were a foursome before we were born.

Our mothers met at a prenatal aerobics class. They really didn't have anything

in common.

Except their due dates.

The first one out of the gate was Bridget.

Ladies,

let's keep it together.

The rest of us followed within the week.

Bridget liked to take charge.

Where are you going?

I'll handle this.

And you know what?

Sometimes, that worked in our favor.

And that's how it always was with us.

Give and take.

But mostly give.

Lena, I don't think he's coming back this time.

It's gonna be okay, Carmen.

I'll come over first thing tomorrow.

And Tibby and Bridget too.

Just stay on the phone with me until you fall asleep.

What were they thinking? Take seven.

We were there for each other to understand the things that no one else

in the world could. What were they thinking? Having another baby at their

age. And what was I? Just some experiment from their hippie days and

now it's time to start the real family?

Go ahead.

They're out of their minds.

It sucks.

Totally. Cut!

Lena, don't you realize this is a tragedy?

Can't you give me a bit more enthusiasm?

There were some things we would never make sense of.

Grief is never an easy burden to bear.

And we were there for those, too.

And as we mourn the loss of this beloved wife, mother, and friend, it only makes

her choice that much more unfathomable.

What measure of despair compels one to commit such an act?

We can only take comfort in the fact that she is in a better place now than

she found here among us.

My deepest sympathies, Bridget. We were there for the things we couldn't face

alone.

Baby,

are you okay?

Yeah. I will be as soon as I get out of these stupid heels.

Here, hold them for me, will ya?

You can call Brenda home.

Or the ones we didn't want to face at all.

Together, it was as if we formed one single complete person.

Wild, unstoppable Bridget, shy and beautiful Lena, Tibby the rebel, and me,

Carmen. The writer.

We were 16 and had never been apart.

And all that was about to change.

That's great. If you want to go to Greece looking like Laverne DeFazio.

Who? 70s TV icon.

Am I the only one who's, like, culturally deprived around here? Oh, I

see we forgot to take our happy pill this morning. No, actually, I'm saving

them up for when I'm stuck doing time at Wallman's while the rest of you jet off

on your little adventures.

Oh, boo-hoo, Tibby. You are such a drama queen. I am going to South Carolina.

That is only, like, three states away. It's abandonment, nevertheless.

I hate you all. Oh, please. You're the one who wanted to stay here all summer

and angst it out making your documentary.

Yeah, it's going to be a huge hit. I'm drawing footage on how to stack

deodorant. You know, I think I'm going to start my own genre. Call it the

succumentary. Lena, look at this. Oh, my goodness.

They're perfect.

I can't wear a bikini. Carmen, darling, don't you know that all the beaches in

Greece are new? What?

She's just kidding, Lena.

God, I envy you.

You get to go to a place where there's actually guys.

I thought you were looking forward to, um, El Campo de Fútbol. She sure was

until she found out it was girls only. No boys allowed.

Hey, pierce the mark. Pierce the mark.

Mm-mm. Sorry, young lady. No more holes.

Tibby. Take those out right now. Try these on. Look. Put them on. Go, go, go,

go, go, go.

Ta-da.

Tibby, you're a babe.

Tibby, you look great.

Please buy them. You try them on then.

But I don't wear jeans.

Yeah, or bikinis, or mini skirts, or anything else that might actually show

you have a shape. I do not.

Timmy, those look so great on you. Why can't you just admit it?

No, because I'm wallowing in self-pity.

Adios, mil!

who loves jeans so much, why don't you try them? Uh, maybe because I'm three

inches taller than you.

Fair's fair.

Hey, how can they be perfect on you, too? Wow, that is a little weird. I

don't know, but, um, it's really starting to freak me out. Okay, Karma,

it's your turn.

Carmen, you try them on.

You have to, honestly. Are you serious?

You think that a pair of jeans that fits all three of you is going to fit all of

this? Put them on. Now.

Don't worry about it.

Put them on.

Will you help me get out of them?

Carmen, we all tried one. Yeah.

Let's try it.

Sorry.

My thighs.

Sassy britches.

Okay,

here we go.

What?

I told you guys, I'm just gonna take them off and we're gonna pretend like

this never happened.

No, Carmen. Carmen.

Come here and look at yourself. They look amazing on you.

Call me crazy, but it's scientifically impossible that a pair of pants could

fit me.

And me.

And me.

And me.

This is crazy.

Look, Tim.

Something happened to David. I can't explain it. You can't explain it. Okay.

Whatever. Let's just ignore it. We can't just ignore it. Why? Because it's a sign

the pants are trying to fit. Quiet. The kids don't want Timmy sometimes.

Sometimes you are just moshed. Be careful.

I'm fine, Lena.

Oh, my God.

All I know is it makes every one of our butts look good. That's enough for me.

That's right. Amen.

Fonda, get up.

Go on. Look, there's more going on here than life. But there's probably life

right there.

All

right,

guys, we're ready for this.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Oh, Cara, this isn't

church.

And this is where our moms met, right?

Anyway, look, we're gathered here today to honor a gift that has been sent to

us. Well, why do we have to pay for it?

Okay, but you just go. Go ahead, just finish what you're saying.

I know. Tonight, on the eve of our separation, magic has come to us in a

pair of pants.

And I'm proposing that we share them equally and that this summer they travel

among us.

In hearts and spirits, even though we're far apart from each other. All right,

that's sweet. I think that tonight we're the sisters of these pantalones.

Yes! Sisters of the pants. Yes!

We need rules. Every sisterhood has rules.

Thank you. A manifesto.

Okay. Good point. I love it.

Okay, rule number one.

Each sister is going to keep the pants for... A week. A week. I think that Lena

should be first because Greece is the furthest away. Yes. Okay.

Tiffy, you next.

What's your rule? I don't have a rule.

Tiff, come on.

Uh, no picking your nose while wearing the pants, honestly. That's not... Well,

you can casually scratch. We'll really... Picking.

Okay, thanks for the allowance.

Okay, when setting the pants, we should write a letter that details the most

exciting thing that happens to you while wearing the pants.

That's a good rule. That's good. So, most exciting thing that happens to you.

And what if nothing exciting happens?

Something exciting is gonna happen.

No, I really doubt it. Oh, and when it happens and we reunite...

We will document it on the pants themselves.

That's good.

That's rule number six. Rule number seven.

Any removal of the pants must be done by the wearer herself.

Yes, you.

He works, you know.

So you may not have that much time to spend with you.

So if you get lonely, I want you to come home, okay?

I'm going to be fine, Mom.

We will never, ever wash these pants.

Ew, Carmen, that's so unnecessary. Why not?

Because you can't wash the pants.

Why? Carmen, we have to wash the pants. What, are you going to wash the magic

out of the pants? The magic's not sanitary. No, better one. I have a

better one. No double cuffing. Double cuffing the pants. The bottom is tacky.

It is tacky. It's totally tacky. You know what else is tacky?

Tucking in your shirt and wearing a belt at the same time. Who does that? I don't

do that anymore. I did that one. For being just cuffed or tucked.

No cuff. My turn. No tucking. My turn. That's good. I like that.

Okay. Yes, B.

You can never say you look fat while wearing pants. Ouch! You can't even

think it!

And,

uh, take care. And be sure to write, huh?

You too.

Bye.

You better get going. Looks like they're starting to board.

It's nine.

We need a final rule.

Final rule.

Okay, pants equal love.

Love your sisters and love yourself.

To the pants.

And the sisterhood.

And this summer.

And the rest of our lives.

Together and apart.

You know, Papu, I really wouldn't mind walking.

I'm sorry that my Greek isn't so good.

Mom said that I'd pick it up in no time. You know, without the talking.

Just with you and with Yaya.

Who is it? Who is it?

I think I'll never see my Elena.

I think I'll never see you, my Elena.

You like your room and your bed?

I have put the most tissue sheets and lace.

And from this window, the most beautiful view.

She's precious, like a jewel.

We got through like a jewel.

You need rest, eh? A good rest.

Please.

Please, God, let me sprain my ankle as soon as possible.

Come again?

This whole thing was my mother's idea. She couldn't wait to get rid of me.

God, mine has been sobbing all week. I don't know what I'm going to do without

you. I'm like, get a life, Ma, you know?

What's yours, Stu?

Oh, um, nothing.

Hey, who's that?

Don't even think about it.

It's against the rules to have flings with the coaches.

I could feel you

to postpone sending this because, Dad, I wanted to surprise you.

Ta-da!

Three days.

That's fantastic.

Dad, I brought my tennis gear, and I have been practicing like crazy, so I

want you to serve to me your absolute hardest, okay? I'll do that.

You know, I was calculating it on the train, and I haven't spent more than

four straight days with you since I was ten.

I mean, I love it when you come for Christmas, but a whole summer and just

the two of us?

Did I tell you that Mom taught me how to make arroz con pollo? I'm gonna cook

that for you.

And platanos too.

Wait, where are we?

I have a surprise for you.

I moved out of Charleston.

And into a development?

Dad, you hate developments.

When did I say that?

At the Frederick Law Olmsted exhibit at the Smithsonian.

You said there's city and there's country and everything else is a

wasteland. I was nine years old and you came to D.C. for one day to visit with a

plastics company. You remember For everything.

I don't remember you telling me you moved.

What was that?

Is that your neighbor?

Actually, we live together.

Hey!

You must be Carmen.

Your daddy has told me so much about you.

I just know we're going to have the most wonderful summer together.

Kids! Kids, come on out here!

But they're not kids. They're teenagers, just like you. They live with you?

Carmen, this is Krista and this is Paul.

We're going to be bridesmaids together.

Excuse me?

I hadn't quite gotten to that part of the surprise yet. Oh, sweetheart.

We're getting married.

August 19th.

Say, you're real natural with that thing.

Took me weeks before I got the hang of it.

Yeah, well, we all love our special talents.

Timmy, I thought I made it perfectly clear that employee headsets are to be

worn at all times.

Don't make me mention it again.

Excuse me.

Where are the shampoos?

Aisle 7.

You got a price to go on your forehead.

I'm sorry, I don't speak Greek very well.

We'll have to work on that, won't we?

Thanks for lending me a shirt.

Looks good on you.

Sorry if it smells like fish.

Is this your boat?

My grandfather's.

All the ones with the blue flecks are his.

Do you work for him?

No, just in the summer.

I go to the university in Athens.

What are you doing here?

I'm making money.

Making money?

Then you are Greek too, eh?

So how do you know English so well?

Well, I lived with my parents in Chicago until I was 12.

Oh, my parents moved to the U.S. too.

But I'm here for the summer. I'm staying with my grandparents.

I have to throw the small ones back.

Would you like to help?

Um, no.

That's okay.

Come here, I'll show you.

Give me your hand.

Put your hand on my hand.

Put your hand there.

Good?

There.

Luck was on his side today.

I have to go. I should go.

But thank you again for saving my life.

Do you dance better than you swim?

Excuse me?

Saturday night.

Meet me.

I'm sorry. I can't.

Pick

it

up!

I am unwritten Can't read my mind I'm

undefined

Hi.

Hi. I'm Bridget.

Eric.

I know.

So, um, I hear you go to Columbia.

Yep.

Well, what have you heard about me?

High school won nationals.

MVP. I play for it.

So I've noticed.

I'm 17.

Come on, Arisha.

That's it.

Seven miles.

Oh, God, don't you love to run?

It's the best high there is.

Exactly. It's like you're just in this place where nothing bad could ever

happen, you know? Like if you just push a bit further, if you just keep moving.

Nothing can touch you.

Of course the endorphins don't suck either.

So Tammy's feeling okay?

Yeah. So is she going to do... Baton twirling with you? We don't know yet.

She might just have to hold the banner.

Sweetheart, why don't we say grace before we start eating dinner?

I would love to.

Bless us, O Lord, for these thy gifts which we are about to receive from

thy bounty through Christ our Lord.

Amen. Dig in. This looks great.

I will get that.

It's okay. We don't answer the phone during dinner. Except that one time.

Tell us again how you guys met.

Oh.

You've told that story so many times. Do you want to tell it? No, I don't want to

tell it. You want me to tell it?

All right.

I dialed the wrong number. And I answered.

Lydia answered.

During dinner.

Just that one time. And Lydia agreed to go out with a perfect stranger. Is that

not what happened? Oh, no. Come on. No, no, no. That is exactly what happened.

We went bowling. It was so much fun.

That was a lot. Do you remember? You bowled a two. A two is a bad score. At

least I didn't get the bowling ball stuck in my thumb.

The water in the toilet is blue.

Blue? Yes, Mom, blue.

And by the way, doesn't Dad hate bowling?

Bowling? Well, he's down here bowling.

And he says grace.

Grace? He says grace, Mom, like he gives thanks to God before he eats. We

couldn't get him to go to church with us once. Who is this guy? I don't even...

Okay, you need to talk to him, Gunman. Just hablale. Tell him how you feel. I

do. I do talk to him. I talk to him all the time.

Yeah, like you talk to me? No.

This is important, Gunman.

that what he did was wrong.

I'm gonna get on a plane and I'm just gonna come down there. No, Mom.

Look, okay, you'd never want him to be happy, and that's why you blame him, and

this is gonna work out great.

It's going to be fine.

Dear Tibby, I think...

We may have been very, very wrong about the pants.

The one time I wore them, I almost drowned and then got plucked onto a

fishing boat by a guy who made me touch a live fish. It was disgusting.

At least I'm getting some good sketching in.

I love everything about this island.

Except that you're not with me.

Infinite X's and O's.

Lina.

How was town?

Fine. I have found this in the laundry.

Is it yours?

No, actually... I sort of borrowed it when I went...

down to the harbor.

I went swimming and someone just lent it to me.

Oh, someone. Someone who?

A boy?

Which one? I know everyone.

Don't mind them. They're your cousins.

They're cousins too? How many do I have? Plenty of them.

Don't change the subject.

Out with it?

Out.

His name is Kostas. Dunas.

Dunas? He's a Dunas?

You must never speak of him.

They're liars, they're thieves, they're barbarians.

Your

grandfather...

Would die if he know about this You must never see this boy again.

You understand Yes, no, that's not enough You

have to swear I swear

What exactly am I supposed to be seeing here?

Well, just stuff about your life.

Well, ain't nothing too interesting.

Well, we're not really looking for interesting. It's just real, you know.

It's the point of a documentary.

A what?

A documentary.

Oh.

Like a movie.

Only boring.

Um, hi, I think this is yours. They delivered it to my house by mistake.

They must have got the number screwed up.

See, this says 721 and I'm 271.

Yeah, you're the one that fainted the other day, right? At Walman's. I was

there.

Oh, yeah.

You're the weird girl with the price sticker on your forehead.

Right here, I got something for you.

It was lying next to you. I opened it up to see if there was an ID in it. So you

ripped off my wallet?

Oh, that's kind of like a thank you, but different.

I think I had more than $4 in here.

Do you seriously think I would steal your money?

I opened it to see if there was an ID in there.

Okay, there wasn't. There was a school photo and a pathetic picture of a

kitten. Oh, so what's in yours?

A woman's employee card or license to ride a bike?

Oh, excuse me, I get my learner's permit next weekend.

How old are you, like 10?

12. Whatever, same difference.

No, it's not. When I was 10, I didn't have an iPod. Oh, no, you're so cool.

And what are you listening to in there, Teletubby's hit parade?

You woke her up. Thank you.

Come here.

Must suck.

What? Doing a babysit on your day off.

Why are you working there anyway?

It just so happens that I need some extra money for new video equipment.

And when I finally got around to looking for a new job, Walman's was the... Why

am I telling you this? Don't you have somewhere you need to be?

Not really.

Looks like you got a lot already.

Are you making a movie or something?

More like an ode.

To what?

Lives of quiet desperation.

Human existence at its lamest.

Fascinating. Maybe you need an assistant.

Maybe I don't. You wouldn't have to pay me or anything. I could just help you

carry equipment and stuff.

Hi, honey.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Who's your friend?

She's not my friend. Bailey. Bailey Grafman.

Well, I gotta go.

See you around, Tibby.

Hey. We should play tennis tomorrow.

Really? Yeah. Yeah.

In the morning? Yeah. Are you ready for this, old man?

You mean your niece? I know, seriously.

You actually think that you can... I do, Dad. I do. Would you like to put some

money on that? Oh, sweetheart.

Yeah? I gotta meet the caterers at the hotel. Would you mind stopping by Paul's

game? Sure.

He's an unbelievable soccer player.

Mm-hmm.

We'll just stop for one second, okay?

It's right on the way. Yeah, okay.

Oh,

hey.

Oh, yeah.

Good.

Didn't think your team was scrimmaging until later today.

They're not. I just came out earlier to check out the competition.

Oh.

Well, you're looking at her.

You're awfully sure of yourself, huh?

I don't know what I want.

Which one of those is yours?

Uh, Paul.

Paul Rodman.

Oh, so you're the golden boy's dad.

He's a good player. Yeah, he is.

Nice shot.

Stop!

Relin, you're out!

This is a scrimmage, Relin, as in practice. As in everyone on the team

needs to get some.

We all know you're a superstar, okay? We got it. I'll save it for the

championship.

Who do we got, Deanna? Katie, you're up. Okay, Katie, let's go, let's go, let's

go!

The hotel that's doing our wedding had a water main break. The whole place is

flooded. And the repairs won't be done for months.

Oh, my God, the place is just so perfect.

I'm never gonna find another place in time. I'm just... We will find a place.

I'm sorry.

Lydia never had a real wedding.

I, uh... My dad died just before my first, and...

Come on, let's get you home. We'll work this out.

Hey, uh, Paul?

You wanna play tennis with Carmen?

Good shot, Paul.

What? Lydia needs me, sweetie.

Besides, it'll be a good chance for you guys to get to know each other. Dad,

Paul doesn't talk.

Yeah, he's a little shy.

Go on.

It'll be fun.

We'll play tomorrow, okay? Okay.

It's swelling.

I'm so sorry. No big deal.

We should just stop.

I mean, I'm tired anyway.

Calimera, Lena. No, I thought I didn't... Well, here's your shirt.

Thanks again.

Lena, wait.

I was just about to take her out. Come with me.

No, I shouldn't even be here at all.

They told you, didn't they?

You think this is funny? Our grandparents hate each other.

You knew my name. Why didn't you just say something the other day?

Well, because the arguments of old men have nothing to do with us.

Well, they're not arguing about nothing. What was the fight about? What

everything here is about.

Money and fish.

My grandfather says your grandfather cheat him. Your grandfather says my

grandfather sold him fish that make his whole restaurant sick.

So what's the truth?

Truth is that it's a beautiful day.

Why should the rest of it matter?

Because it does.

Tibby? Tibby?

Tibby, now I've had another complaint of receipt withholding. So, this is your

second offense, and... You're going to have to dock my pay. That's right.

Also, the dress code strictly prohibits blue jeans.

Great.

What are you doing with my stuff?

Your mom gave it to me.

I told her I was your assistant.

You what?

She seemed to think it was a good idea.

Okay, look, you seem like a sweet kid.

No, you seem like a pain in the ass. But look, I have my own friends.

Three best friends. And even though they left me here to rot this summer, I'm not

looking for any new ones. Neither am I. I just think it'd be cool to learn about

filmmaking.

Besides, I think I found a good subject for an interview.

This name is Brian McBrien, king of Dragon Slayer.

I've heard he's broken every record there is.

Okay, so he's definitely not what you'd call lame, but I figured he'd be a good

contrast to all the loser types in the movie.

Start setting up.

Go stand next to him, pretend like you're a fan, like you watch him all the

time or something.

Right.

Video arcade wizards are fixtures at most convenience stores.

Brian McBrien is a fixture at this one.

Dragon's Lair, he says, is his calling.

Brian, you spend a lot of time here?

Uh, sometimes all day.

So you prefer to spend most of your time here at the Quickmark instead of out in

the real world?

Well, maybe he finds the world of Dragon's Lair more interesting.

Tell us about it, Brian.

Well, uh... Basically, you're Dirk

the Daring in the year 1305 A.D.

See, the goal is to rescue Princess Daphne, who's being guarded by Singe the

Dragon. See, chamber number one is the snake room.

See, snakes slither from the ceiling.

Really? You don't even get to see the dragon until chamber number 23.

Oh,

you must have run out of tape.

What about the rest of the interview?

Well,

we could always come back tomorrow, I guess. I mean, if that's cool with you.

Is she speaking Spanish?

Oh, is that okay? Is that all right?

Oh, sure. It's just that nobody understands it. Oh, come on, Dad.

You know that is not true.

He and my mom...

They used to speak Spanish all the time, especially when they started being all

gushy. Wow, is it?

It's 9 o'clock?

So they were just, like, bust out in Spanish. But I totally understood them.

Carmen, Carmen, you're not going to believe this.

We have decided to have the wedding right here at home. With a big party in

the back yard. Dancing under the stars. It's going to be perfect.

Que bueno.

Where's, um, Paul?

Oh, yeah, he had an appointment.

At the hospital?

Why would you say that?

Well, we were playing tennis the other day and, well, I hit him, but it was an

accident. Oh, no, no, no. He's okay. He's okay. He just had to do something.

Yeah.

Dad.

Dad.

What's going on?

We're exactly as Paul.

He's in Atlanta, honey.

Visiting his father. His dad's in a facility.

He's an alcoholic.

Every month, Paul takes a bus to visit him. Krista refuses to see him. She's

not ready for that.

Lydia doesn't want to upset her by talking about it, so we just say that

Paul's out for the day.

Okay. Natasha.

Olivia.

Bridget.

Holly.

Jana. Jo.

Diana.

Shampoo. Very, very practical.

Hey, where's the cantina?

I don't know.

I think somewhere up the road. Why?

He wants me to go.

What?

He wants me to go.

Come on, why else would you have said that right in front of me?

Oh, this is my favorite part. When he takes the big risk and launches the

catapult. Shh, Bailey, come on. I'm trying to see if there's something we

can use from this.

What was in the package?

Just those pair of pants over there. I was sharing them with my friend this

summer.

These?

What's so great about an old pair of jeans? Nothing.

They just happen to mysteriously fit us all perfectly.

Really?

I wonder what they'd look like on me.

You know, on the off chance you'd ever let me try them on?

Like now, for example? Bailey, go ahead. Just do whatever you want, okay? I need

some quiet.

My karma putchie.

I'm writing from the post office, and this express mail costs more than I make

in two hours at Wallman's.

So these jeans better get to you tomorrow.

Here we are on a typical Bethesda corner where generations of young entrepreneurs

have proved the old adage, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.

So the question on my mind is, is this fresh squeezed or powder?

What does it matter if it's good lemonade? Let me ask the questions. I'm

sad to report that absolutely nothing of consequence happened to me while wearing

the pants.

Um, I spilled a Sprite, and Duncan, my rat-faced manager, accused me of receipt

withholding. Receipt withholding? In rat-faced manager lingo, that means

forgetting to give the customer a sales slip.

You know I was reading that Bill Gates, when he was younger, he ran a lemonade

stand. That... you don't know that. That's not... Yeah, I do. I read it in a

magazine. Where did you read that?

In a magazine. Other than that, the only thing that I have to show for the pants

is the kid that delivered them.

Some wise-ass pain in the neck who's decided to permanently glue herself to

my hip. She's just tired.

She's been there a really long time, all day. What is she doing right there? Tell

me. She's just thinking. She's thinking? I think she's trying to grow a brain.

That's what she's doing. Too bad you can't express male 12-year-olds. And I

wish you the very best of luck on this endeavor.

Hey. Hey there, sleepyhead.

Hey, Carmen.

Hey, time to wake up. Hi. Hi there. Good morning.

Sorry to wake you, but I was just wondering if Maria could grab your

sheets. Maria?

Our housekeeper.

I told her you usually slept late, but I don't think she understood me.

Her English isn't real good.

Um, okay, right.

I'll just wash my sheets.

No, no, no. Don't be silly.

Maria can certainly do your sheets. Not a problem. Lydia, it's really... It's a

beautiful day. There's no reason why you should be washing sheets. Oh, it's not a

problem at all. I usually do it myself anyway.

I do it all the time. I'm so used to it. People wash their sheets all the time.

Thank you.

Been here long.

Costas, what are you doing here?

It's a fish market.

This is where I sell my fish.

Right.

But you already knew that, eh?

Excuse me?

Yeah, no one sits near a smelly fish market unless they're waiting for

someone. Um, well, I don't know what you're talking about. I mean, I just

came to sketch that old church over there. May I?

Um, what?

It's not finished.

You didn't tell me you were an artist.

I'm not really.

Lena, you are.

My parents were married to that church before they left for the United States.

Why did they come back to Greece?

They didn't.

They were killed in a car accident when I was 12.

I come back to live with my grandfather.

I'm sorry.

What made you choose to paint this?

I don't know.

I liked it because when you first look at it, it looks kind of forgotten, but

then you realize that that's why it's beautiful. It's perfect in all its

loneliness.

You see, Lena Caligari, you are an artist.

And you should finish it.

Well, maybe some other time. I mean, I really should go if my grandparents saw

me here. They what?

Is it really them you're afraid of?

Or is it something else?

What do you mean?

You don't even know me.

I'm trying to.

Can't you see that?

He's right, Carr.

I am afraid.

There's a part of me that wants to let him in, but then I feel myself put this

wall up, and I don't understand why.

Maybe that's what strikes me most about Costas.

That despite everything he's suffered, he can still look at life in the most

uncomplicated way.

I've never known that kind of faith.

Makes me so sad that people like Costas and Bridget who have lost everything can

still be open to love.

While I, who have lost nothing, am not.

Can I ask you a question, please?

Promise you won't laugh at me.

Honestly, I'm standing here afraid I'll be betrayed.

As twisted as it seems I only feel love when it's in my dreams So let

in the morning light And let the darkness fade away Can you turn

my black roses red?

Can you turn my black...

She's at the doctor's.

Who is?

Little girl next door.

I don't know why, though. I heard they were stopping treatment.

Treatment? She has leukemia.

Found it a couple of years ago, poor thing.

But what happens if I do it?

What are you doing here?

You shouldn't be here.

I'm not drinking.

But if you don't dance with me, I might have to start.

Bridgette. I can't.

I can't do this, I'm sorry.

Not at all.

oh i need you more than i needed anyone in any way tonight the kid yeah

i know won't be long

Blush up!

So, uh, Bertie, what do you like best about working here at Walmart?

Pays the bills.

Well, most of them, anyway.

I also work part-time over at the sweet shop across the way.

They've got one of them, um, blending machines, you know, for the mix-ins. And

whenever I get bored, I... I do experiments.

Experiments? Oh, that's so cool.

Here, plug that in. Sorry I'm late. It's okay.

What's your best one so far?

Gee, I don't know.

Oh, there was one the other day, and it turned out really good. It had pralines,

blueberries, and a whole bunch of graham crackers.

Awesome. You know Baskin-Robbins?

They hire these ice cream scientists whose job is to invent three new flavors

every month.

Really? Yeah.

You know who'd be good at something like that?

You.

You think so?

Oh, jeez. I gotta get back to work. Duncan's gonna have a hissy fit.

See you later.

Sorry.

I know you hate it when I butt in like that. It's okay.

I didn't mean to mess up the whole interview.

You didn't.

You were good.

So, uh, who told you?

Uh, told me what?

You found out, didn't you?

We still have time for one more interview. It's called leukemia.

Yeah, and I would like to come with you.

Or are you just asking because you feel sorry for me?

I don't know.

Well, just take the hem up and it'll be perfect.

You look beautiful. I love you, Mama.

Carmen?

Carmen, you're next, sweetheart.

I beg your pardon?

I look like a tramp.

Oh, dear.

I'm sure Barbara can work on this for you.

Here you go.

Let's see here. Well, we need to let this out here.

Right, right. Way out. And hopefully we can dig up some extra fabric. And this,

yes, this needs some serious work here.

Frankly, I think we're better off just starting from scratch on this one.

Okay, good.

Can I take this off now? Sure, certainly, darling. Go ahead.

Barbara, I'm so sorry. I had no idea her father would be so awed by me.

Guess her size.

Usually, a roughly constructed prototype works as a starting point, but in this

case... Maybe we could add a long-line corset. Yes, that'll cinch it in. Right,

beautiful. It is a wedding, and I do want it to look uniform. I mean, will

she look like Krista? Oh, definitely.

You know what? Just never mind.

We will fix the hem on Krista's, and we'll just start over on the other one.

Carmen!

The other one's name, it's Carmen.

Carmen!

You just forget about the dress, okay? We can just tell everybody that Carmen's

Puerto Rican, and it never occurred to you that she might be built differently.

Or that unlike you and your daughter, she has an a-

Dear Lena, when I got your letter, I screamed for about 10 minutes.

So, you found a hottie after all, huh?

Well, me too.

His name is Eric.

Did I mention he's one of the coaches and 100% off-limits?

But I don't care.

I've never wanted anything this much in my entire life.

I'm still waiting for Karma Poochie to send me the pants.

And in the meantime, I'm throwing all my pent-up energy into soccer.

Although that only seems to get me into more trouble.

What can I say? I'm obsessed.

And as we all know, obsessed girls cannot be responsible for our actions.

Can't.

Saw you watch me play today. What do you think?

I don't know if I've ever seen anyone with that much intensity.

Ever.

Well, I think I might have been showing off for you just a little bit. Just a

little bit? Yeah.

No.

You know, it's more than that.

You scare the hell out of me.

Single-minded to the point of recklessness.

What?

It's what the school freak called me.

After my mom died, a few of the teachers thought that, I don't know, I needed to

be evaluated or something.

So I met with a guy.

I talked and he wrote.

I've never told anyone that before.

Okay, Bridget.

No, don't say anything.

Not now, okay?

Okay, fine.

Arisa!

I have cooked a stewed octopus with spicy sauce.

Close your eyes.

Don't tell me. No, I know. It's your weakness.

What? It can't be.

I'll take it.

You'll eat it.

What's going on?

Here you go.

You got a key, honey?

No.

Doesn't look like anybody's home.

They're probably out looking for me, but I'll be fine. Thank you.

All right.

It is very beautiful.

But I'm not allowed to know the color.

Hi,

this

is Tibby. Here comes the beep.

Hopefully you know what to do with it.

Babe, it's me. It's Carmen. I'm coming home.

Everything got screwed up, and I snapped, and I don't care, and... I'm

just fed up, and I can't be here, so... I called you, because I need...

No, you don't understand.

You know what I like most about the stars?

You look at them, at all of them up there.

And you just know there's gotta be something more than...

Life.

There has to be.

Are you scared?

I'm not a die-in, really.

It's more that I'm afraid of time.

Not having enough of it.

Time to figure out who I'm supposed to be, to find my place in the world before

I have to leave it.

I'm afraid of what I'll miss.

Nothing.

Well, Bridget just lights everything up. She makes everything more fun.

And Carmen is brilliant, but she doesn't know it. And

Tibby... Well, Tibby kind of marches to her own drum, kind of jealous of her.

Why?

Um... Well, because she knows who she is.

Don't you?

Um, I don't know.

I think I know who I want to be.

What you were saying the other day about me being afraid... Well, it's hard to

explain.

Um, all my life, everybody's always...

kind of seen me a certain way.

And I didn't... I don't... That's all right. I understand.

Do you?

Yeah.

Some people show off their beauty because they want the world to see it.

Others try to hide their beauty because they want the world to see something

else.

Now what do you see?

Everything.

Dear Bridget, I guess I was kidding myself to think that when the pants

arrived, they were somehow going to make everything better.

I mean, I don't blame them for what happened, but... Anyway, I do hope that

they bring you better luck than they did me.

And even more than that, B, may they bring you good sense.

I know it sounds boring, but trust me, from recent experience, a little common

sense, it's not such a bad thing, B.

Wear them well.

Love you.

Carmen?

Your dad called.

He wanted to make sure you got home okay.

I'm so sorry, baby.

I knew this would happen.

Mom, please.

Well, now you know why I was so afraid of you going there.

I don't want to say I told you so. Then don't.

Warren! Don't you ever sleep.

Before.

This just came for you.

Oh my god, they're finally here!

What's here?

Do you guys realize what this means?

That you're hugging a pair of jeans?

These aren't just jeans.

They make things happen.

Sweet.

I felt like I was living in some freak show known as the Land of the Blondes,

and guess who was the freak? I'm sure it wasn't that bad. It was. It was

horrible. Okay, Paul, he doesn't talk. He didn't say a word.

And Krista, she's this perky little nightmare.

And her and her mom, they're like sunshine twins on uppers, except when,

God forbid, something happened with the wedding plans.

Because, Tibby, I don't think there was a single conversation that didn't

revolve around flowers or hors d'oeuvre menus or guest lists or tablecloths. I'm

sure they were just excited.

Tib,

can you pretend to be on my side?

It's not about sides, Car.

There are worse things than your dad getting married.

Sure, he probably could have handled it better. Tibby, he didn't handle it at

all. Tell him that. Why should I have to? You shouldn't have to throw a rock

at him either. I didn't throw a rock at him. I threw it at them.

They're the problem, Tibby. They're the ones who ruined everything.

And why are you giving me this hypocritical lecture about treating

people decently when you walk around screaming, screw the world?

I think she's getting too much sun.

You're probably right.

Maybe I'll go for a walk, get some fresh air.

Thank you.

Can't you stay another week?

My classes start on Monday. I have to go.

I just... I feel like... I know.

Me too.

I love you, Lena.

He makes you drunk. It was nothing.

We were just dancing.

You made promise to me. Does that mean nothing to you too?

Does that mean nothing to break the hearts of those who love you?

You call that nothing?

I'm sorry.

In this life, family is the most precious gift we are given.

The most sacred.

Turn your back on them, and that is when you truly have nothing.

It happened just how I always imagined it would.

So why do I feel this way, Lena?

How can something that's supposed to make you feel so complete end up leaving

you so empty?

I just wish so much I could talk to my mom.

I need her.

That scares me.

I told you I can't babysit today. Bailey and I have an interview. Bailey's in the

hospital, sweetheart.

Her mom called.

Honey, she's not doing well.

Oh.

It's Bethesda Memorial.

I tried calling you.

Come on, I'll drive you over to see her. That's okay. I'll go by there if I have

time.

I am mad at my dad.

I am mad at my dad. Why is that so hard for me to say, Tibby? I have no problem

being mad at you.

I noticed.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, Tibby. What I said, it was not nice. It was awful, and I'm sorry.

Well, maybe sometimes it's easier to be...

Matt, it's people you trust.

Why? What?

Why is that?

Cause you know they'll always love you no matter what.

Huh?

Well, your mom told me about your friend Bailey.

Yeah, Bailey.

Yeah, she's not really my friend. Well, you know, I mean, yeah.

Yeah, a little.

but, you know, she's 12.

Your letters, they made her sound like, um... She drives you crazy.

I mean, we'll be doing interviews, right?

Talking to people, and she'll just jump in out of nowhere and start asking these

questions. Just ask them anything she wants about their lives, like she's

trying to get to know them or something.

Well, is she gonna be okay?

I don't know.

I need to

say

something to you.

You can pretend that you don't understand me, but I know you do.

People have always said to me that I take after Yaya, that I have her face

and her smile, but what no one ever sees is that there's this whole other

part of me that is just like you.

Quiet and stubborn and afraid of showing too much.

And then I met someone who changed everything and...

He showed me that I can take a chance, even if it's only for a moment. Elena,

shh.

You had that same moment once, when you met Yaya and you risked everything for

it. That was your chance, Babu, and I'm asking now to have mine.

Go.

If I could take you away

Pretend I was queen

What would you say?

Would you think I'm real?

Signal me. Signal me.

I thought I'd never see you again I love you

What do you get in this box?

Hello?

Hello?

Dad?

It's Carmen.

I'm glad you called.

I just... I want... It's all right. You don't have

to apologize, sweetheart. You were upset.

No, Dad, you don't know.

That's just it. You've never known because I've never been able to tell

you.

Told me what?

That I'm angry with you, Dad.

This entire thing about you and Lydia and the kids.

It's my fault. I should have told you about them before, and I'm

sorry. Yeah, you should have warned me, but it's more than that. It's the fact

that you found yourself this new family.

And I feel like some outsider who doesn't even belong to you anymore.

It's like you trained me and Mom in for something that you thought was better.

And I want to know why. Are you ashamed of me?

Are you embarrassed?

Just tell me, Dad. What did I do wrong?

Why did you leave? Why did you have to go?

Where's your little friend these days?

I kind of got used to having her hanging around.

A couple of weeks ago, she saw I was having a bad time and asked me if I

wanted to talk.

It's kind of special that way, huh?

Dear Tibby, My heart is too full to write about it just now.

And you won't believe I'm saying this, but I really think the pants did bring

this to me.

We were right all along, Tibby. The pants are a magic.

And I know that if you let them, they'll bring you some too.

All my love, Lina.

It's about time he showed up.

What's that?

It's Dragonflare.

Brian came by yesterday and dropped it off.

He said it wasn't as good as the real thing, but at least to keep me

practicing.

He helped me get to level 10.

The one where the castle's under siege.

That's cool.

He's a pretty decent guy, Brian is.

Yeah, he is.

Oh, man. You were right and I was wrong, but I'm...

I'm wrong about most people, so... The important

thing is you always change your mind about him.

I brought something for you.

Ta-da!

The traveling pants.

Yeah.

I just got them back from Lena.

The one in Greece?

Yeah.

She said that we were right all along, that they really are magic.

I don't know the details, but I do know Lena. And for her to say that means that

it must be true.

So I was thinking, you know, maybe you could have them for a while.

They didn't fit me, remember?

Yeah, I know.

I know, but that doesn't really matter.

You know?

None of it really matters.

Listen, you have to take them, Bailey.

Okay, you have to let them help you.

Please.

I know that you're tired, okay, but you can't give up. These pants will give you

a miracle.

You just, you have to believe.

The pants have already worked their magic on me.

You do something for me.

What?

Finish your movie.

Why?

Because you can.

Right under the porch.

Say, what do you say we go to Mario's to celebrate your homecoming?

Maybe later, Dad.

I'm pretty tired from the trip.

Hey, it's me, Bailey.

You don't have to use this in your movie or anything.

Although, now that I think of it, fainting in woman's does kind of qualify

me as a loser.

But then again, wearing a price sticker on your forehead probably makes you one,

too.

You know, I don't know, Tibby.

Maybe the truth is there's a little bit of loser in all of us, you know?

Being happy isn't having everything in your life be perfect.

Maybe it's about stringing together all the little things like wearing these

pants or Getting to a new level of Dragon's Lair Make a nose count for more

than the bad stuff Maybe we just get through it.

That's all we can ask for

Hello?

Carmen, it's Lena.

I have to talk to you about something.

Hey, don't you answer your phone anymore? Carmen, I really don't have

time to do anything right now.

Hey! See, I told you the smell of junk food would wake her up.

We have invited ourselves over for a sleepover.

But it seems you are already asleep.

Yeah.

I feel so tired.

Well, then, you should talk to us.

So that we... can fix this.

This is the perfect piece. It's the bacon. I think it's the olives.

Honestly,

you too.

Maggie!

Maggie, no!

Hey, you know who would have loved this, Phoebe?

Your mom.

Yeah. I remember this one time she decided that she'd make one herself.

She always woke up starving after one of her episodes.

I was just sitting in the kitchen doing my homework, and she just walked in and

just started making this.

I don't even know if you could call it a pizza.

It was more like the entire contents of our refrigerator on the wrong crust.

Craziest part is, we actually ate it. Of course you did. We ate every single bit

of that pizza in like ten minutes.

Yeah. We were laughing the whole time.

It was great.

And we were thinking that maybe there won't be any more bad spells.

We should just be happy like this forever.

It's okay to miss her, Bea.

I mean, as hard as it is to be sad about it, don't you think maybe it's harder

not to be?

I don't understand.

It hurts too much.

You just want to feel good and happy and alive.

Because if I feel alive, it doesn't seem like she's

dead.

And if I'm not sad, then it proves that I'm not like her.

But you don't have to prove that to anybody.

I mean, you have a strength in you that your mom never had.

As much as she wanted to, she couldn't find it.

You have something else too.

What?

Bye. Bye.

Miss you too.

Did you lose these?

Um, yeah, I, um, I think I did.

Thanks.

So, um, what are you doing here?

I was looking for you, actually.

Oh, yeah, we're on a Hobart place, not a street. It's really confusing. Yeah,

that would do it. That would do it.

So I'm on my way back to Columbia.

It's not exactly nearby.

No, it's not exactly nearby.

I just want to say that what happened between us was my fault.

Fault?

Not fault. My responsibility.

I should have known better. It's just... Well, I didn't exactly tell you to slow

down.

Problem is, I wanted it for all the wrong reasons.

And all the things that...

Was trying to run away from just ended up catching up with me that much sooner

Anyway friends

When

you're

20 and Probably a soccer start some huge college and there's a million

guys after you

Promise me you'll give me a shot.

Deal.

Alright.

Thank you.

Take care.

You too.

to come sooner do you forgive me forgive you who the hell are you i thought maybe

you'd change your mind about your dad's wedding nope which is why we decided

we'd change it for her carmen how about a little road trip what are you talking

about don't you think it's important for you

to be there

that my dad would pick up the phone and tell me that himself. Well, maybe he's

still recovering from the last conversation he had. I'm not sure that

was entirely helpful to me. I'm just saying, you know, parents screw up. It's

what they're good at. And it's up to us to see the things that they can't. Well,

he's going to throw me out of the wedding.

This is George and George Jr.

My grandparents, caldera. Oh god, forget the caldera. I want to see the guy.

Yeah, where's the boy? I'm sneaking in the back once the ceremony begins.

You know the caldera is actually the top of a volcano.

Okay, Lena's here. Once the ceremony's done, we're leaving.

We're not hanging around. Oh my god, Lena!

I know, isn't he gorgeous?

I was referring to holding a fish.

I want money, because Tibby is the only one of us working this month. Hey, hey,

hey, I actually stacked my last shelf at Walman's. Thank you very much. Wait, so

does this mean there's going to be a ceremonial burning of the smock? No, no,

actually Duncan took the smock, but I do have my name tag. Can we burn it?

Hey, how did your second minute turn out?

Well,

it actually evolved into something quite different than I expected.

What are you going to call it?

Bailey.

It's alright

Because of what I'm holding.

Wear them.

They'll make you brave.

Bea, I can't wear a pair of jeans to a wedding.

And besides, your week isn't up.

Well, rule number 11. In the event of an emergency, the pants will automatically

go to the sister in need, regardless of the schedule.

Bea, there is no rule number 11. Well, I think there should be.

And I'm invoking it now. Yeah, that sounds like a really good rule to me,

actually. Yeah.

So, um, are you gonna put them on yourself or are we gonna have to do it

for you?

Thank you.

Dearly beloved, we are assembled here in the presence of God and these witnesses

to celebrate the joining of this man and this woman in the unity of marriage.

I'm sorry. Could you hold that thought for one minute? I'm sorry.

There's an important member of our family who should be up here with us.

My daughter.

Carmen.

Dad, I'm not... I'm not dressed. I... I need you.

You got it.

Dearly beloved, we are assembled here in the presence of God and these witnesses

to celebrate the joining of this man and this woman in the unity of marriage.

There are no obligations on earth sweeter or tenderer than those... It

would be easy to say that the pants changed everything that summer.

But looking back now, I feel like our lives changed because they had to.

and that the real magic of the pants was in bearing witness to all of this, and

in somehow holding us together, when it felt like nothing would ever be the same

again.

Some things never would be.

But we knew now that no matter how far we traveled on our own separate paths,

somehow we would always find our way back to each other.

And with that, we could get through anything.

To us.

Who we were and who we are.

And who we'll be.

To the pants.

And the sisterhood.

And this moment.

And the rest of our lives.

Together and apart.

to be. Make me a storybook and ride me away

from here.

I need a different now where we can

wear each other for a while and I'll end

you my tears if I could borrow

It's four roads to anywhere, four ways to everything.

We were unbreakable. We spoke our destiny.

Let's take a moment.

If I could borrow your smile And we'll get through tomorrow

Somehow today

Happy after

Once upon these days

What's this life anyway?

What's it to you and me?

What are we doing here?

Who are we supposed to be?

I'll take a better world. Oh, I'll take anything.

I'll take all.

Goodbye.

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