Scene 1

(Hollywood Arts Clip)

The Hall. A guy plays the drum set on the stairs, Jade hurries across the hall to her locker, Tori following her.

Tori: Jade! Wait!

Jade: (snaps) what?

Tori: (opens her mouth, trying to say something)

Jade: - No! Don't ask!

Tori: where is -

Jade: Don't! Ask!

Tori: - Beck? He hasn't been in school for a whole week!

Jade: So what? Why would I tell you?

Tori: you know, he's not your property? I am friend with him too

Jade: (sniffing at the word "friend")

Tori: (demandingly) Tell me!

Jade: (imitating Tori) I am friend with him too, ooh tell me!

Tori: (snaps) I don't talk like this

Jade: yeah, whatever!

Cat: (comes up to them, smiling happily) Hey guys… The sun is shining

Jade: (cooly) yay

Cat: Jade, where is Beck?

Tori: right, where is he?

Jade: (annoyed) he is sick, okay?

Cat: one time my brother was sick, I drew him a picture of a pink castle

Tori: (slightly worried) is it something serious?

André: (hurrying next to them) guys, know what I heard?

Jade: aaand I'm gone! (Jade off)

Tori: what did you hear, André?

André: Beck! I asked Sikowitz about him and he told me he quit

Tori: he quit? What do you mean "he quit"

André: Beck has left Hollywood Arts

Tori: (makes a shocked face)