Jade is leaving the mall as Tori is walking in the front doors. Tori waves hello to Jade who gives her a small wave back and continues on her way out to go home. The Latina continues on her way through the mal turning heads wherever she goes.
Meanwhile in Barnes and Noble, Robbie is straightening up the book in the romance section. "Wonderful," Robbie thinks to himself as he happens to glance at one of the covers, "Just what I need to remind of this dead end job." He finishes sorting the books when he notices Tori walk into the store. He ducks down behind the bookcase and tries to flatten his mini fro down and takes off his nametag. He pops up from behind the bookcase and finds himself face to face with his high school crush Tori.
She doesn't notice him right away so he pretends to peruse the romance novels. "Don't I know you from somewhere?" Tori asks as she looks more closely at Robbie's face. Robbie shrugs his shoulders in a feigned indifference trying to play it cool when in reality his hands are shaking and his palms are sweating. "Did you go to Hollywood Arts Performing High School?"
"Yeah I did" Robbie says acting like he finally recognizes Tori from someplace. "You are Terri right?" Robbie asks with a mask of confusion on his face as he tries to stop his knees from knocking together.
"Tori actually" the girl says with a small smile. "Did you hear about Beck's massive party tonight? You should come; I heard somebody is going to ride the ball tonight, Robbie. I came home from New York and can't wait to see everybody again tonight" Tori and Robbie make their way up to the counter and Tori looks around frustrated because there is nobody around. She starts yelling for service as Robbie gets a horrified look in his eyes in case his bosses hear the commotion.
"You know what Tori, just take it. I will pay for it when this jackass gets back from whatever the hell he is doing." Tori thanks him gratefully and says that he should really think about coming tonight. Robbie watches her leave with his mouth slightly open wishing he could say more to her.
As soon as Tori disappears out of sight Robbie grabs the phone on the desk and calls Andre. His friend answers the phone and says, "Talk to me boss man."
"Dude, Tori was just in here! We started talking and she said I should totally come to Beck's party tonight. This is it! I finally have the chance I have been waiting for for almost ten years." Robbie is shaking again but this time it is from the excitement of talking to Tori.
"That's it? That's all you have for me? That is unacceptable. Stan here just had another baby and we need to get him into this bigger car" Robbie says smiling at the man sitting across from him.
"What do you know about Broadway plays?" Robbie asks Andre and when his friend responds with nothing he says, "Are you trying to sell another car, Andre? Guess what? Vagina, vagina, vagina, vagina, vagina, VA-GI-NA!" Robbie then hangs up on his friend chuckling because he knows he just freaked Andre out.
Back at the car dealership Andre smiles again at Stan and yells, "You are out of line. No I don't care about the bottom line I just want to get him a good deal. Fine! I will take it out of my own paycheck. It's such a fucking pleasure!" He slams the phone down in disgust as he rubs his temples. "Alright Stan off the top of my head here is what I am going to do for you; I am going to take three thousand dollars right off the top."
"Save it Andre" Stan says with a look of boredom on his face. "Your boss is standing directly behind you. I am not buying any of your bullshit, Andre. I'm leaving." Stan gets up and quickly strides out of the dealership leaving a distraught Andre and his pissed off boss in his wake. Andre smiles uneasily at his boss as he is summoned into a closed door meeting in the boss's office.
Jade and Robbie pull up to the dealership as Andre is out in front with a box of his things and is yelling at the dealership. "I gave you the best years of my life you stupid mother fuckers," Andre yells as he chucks the box at the windows of the dealership. His boss turns around and gives him the throat slash gesture which causes Andre to flee to Jade's car. "Just drive!" Andre yells as he dives into the backseat and Jade drives off into the afternoon sunlight.
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