EXT. AMANDA'S HOUSE. EARLY EVENING.

CAPTION: Amanda's House 5:14 PM

INT. AMANDA'S KITCHEN. CONTINUOUS.

AMANDA sits at the table, pretending to study. GABBY is lying at her feet.

AMANDA
So, basically, Alex and I have stopped being friends. He made it clear that he was not over losing the editor-in-chief position to me.

CUT TO the "spilled milk" scene from the last episode.

AMANDA
At the risk of sounding arrogant, it's not my fault that I was more qualified than him. Mrs. Weiss made that decision. He ought to have learned to respect it by now.

She turns a page in her textbook.

AMANDA
I don't understand it, though. I tried my best to keep our friendship intact, and he didn't seem interested in it at all.

She stares ahead.

AMANDA
But you know what? It's OK. I have other friends. The rest of the staff is starting to respect me. I got into NYU. I have . . . everything I need.

She glances down at her textbook, looking a bit sad.

INT. ALEX'S LIVING ROOM. DAY.

ALEX sits around with TREVOR and DAN.

DAN
What exactly did she say?

ALEX
She was just, like, let's put this whole fight to the side so we can work on the paper.

TREVOR
Like she cares about the paper. She just wants to look better than you.

DAN
Nobody thinks she's better than you at all.

ALEX
She does. . . . Whatever. I'm over it.

OPENING CREDITS