-AIR ENGLAND-
Class: Economy Class
Flight Date: 7. 13.2006 Gate: G Seat: 23C
Boarding time: 320PM
From: Hillwood International Airport To: London Heathrow International Airport
Name: Thaddeus Gammelthorpe Airline use: 008192
ARNOLD: Message received 2:24PM
So I guess you're leaving, huh?
THADDEUS: Message received
Yeah, I am. Only for a short while. Then I'm coming back
ARNOLD
Just to get your things though.
THADDEUS
Yeah. Just to get more of my stuff. But I'll be here for graduation.
ARNOLD
But not prom?
THADDEUS
HAHAHAHA! Like I had anyone I could go with…
ARNOLD
Oh yeah, I forgot you are socially awkward. And not much to look at.
THADDEUS
That's GREAT, Arnold! You're a truly supportive friend!
ARNOLD
That I am my friend, that I am.
THADDEUS
See you and Gerald later at the movie theatre for Revenge of the Evil Twin?
ARNOLD
We'll see you at 6.
HI MOM AND DAD! How are you? Is Maui still as gorgeous as I remember? Hope you're having fun!
-Rhonda
Dear, it's beautiful here, you should come with us next time. A shame you're busy with school.
Love you always
Mom and Dad
PS Don't do anything stupid while we're gone
GLAMAZON
style AND substance
Receipt
VISA Rhonda Lloyd Wellington
Royal Plum Vintage Dress $100.50
Silver Strapless Sandals $24.20
Silver Winter Necklace $13.90
Silver Winter Collection Earrings $6.99
Total $145.59
THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US!
COME AGAIN!
RHONDA
I'm set for prom! And I did it within a budget!
NADINE
I'm proud of you! Let's go out tonight and celebrate!
RHONDA
I'm so there.
Thad, Call me when you get back to the States at 0923-6524-5521!
-ELIZABETH
How the hell did you manage to get Elizabeth Winstorn's number?
-David
I didn't ask her, if you wanted to know.
-Thaddeus
She seems really taken with you and you've only known her for two weeks. Not only is she hot, she's freaking smart. Geez, you really know how to pick 'em! ;)
-David
Actually, I don't. And would you stop passing notes to me. This is our last lecture! I don't want to get scolded, especially in a foreign country.
-Ladies' Man
Ha! You're a comic genius.
-David
NADINE
Your beloved is back. 0_o
RHONDA
Is he really?
NADINE
Yeah. Saw him at Slausen's this morning. We even talked for a while.
RHONDA
What did he say?
NADINE
Just asked how I was doing, how prom was and if he missed anything exciting.
RHONDA
What else?
NADINE
You wanted to know if he said anything about you, right? He didn't. You know that. He just doesn't talk about you anymore.
RHONDA
Thanks for rubbing that in my face.
NADINE
I'm not trying to be mean Rhonda, I'm trying to be realistic. The boy's moved on, you got to move on too.
RHONDA
I will if I can.
My love, I have tried with all my being
to grasp a form comparable to thine own,
but nothing seems worthy;
I know now why Shakespeare could not
compare his love to a summer's day.
It would be a crime to denounce the beauty
of such a creature as thee,
to simply cast away the precision
God had placed in forging you.
Each facet of your being
whether it physical or spiritual
is an ensnarement
from which there is no release.
But I do not wish release.
I wish to stay entrapped forever.
With you for all eternity.
Our hearts, always as one.
I HOPE YOU LIKE THE ROSES!
-Arnold
HELGA
Cute, footballhead, cute. You didn't write this poem, did you? I feel like you just googled it.
Nice effort.
ARNOLD
I'm sorry! You know I'm not a natural born poet like you. Are you mad?
HELGA
Of course not! I love the roses… footballhead. I'll see you tomorrow for graduation!
ARNOLD
Whew. Good night darling.
PHOEBE'S VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH
BE CALM-you got this under control
BE CONFIDENT- you can do this
DON'T DO ANYTHING EMBARASSING YOU MIGHT REGRET
Good afternoon, friends, family, teachers and Mrs. Lee, our wonderful principal. It has come to another end of an academic year but all of us know that even if this might seem just like another typical end to the school term, we will not be coming back next year. We will be leaving this school and we will be going our separate ways. Some of us may keep in touch, some of us may not, some of us may even get married and start a family eventually… right Arnold and Helga? (pause for laughter)
Even if all of us are scattered all over the world, I know that individually, we can still be great. I have utmost belief that our batch will be one of the most successful batches of students that have ever walked through the halls of this great high school. I have known most of you my entire life and I am proud and grateful to have met you and watched you grow, not just physically but also as individuals finding their place in this world. As we learnt new things and discovered what it means to be a high school student and a teenager, we shared great, memorable times and experiences together. Memories that I am sure, will always be cherished in our hearts.
I am thankful for being a part of your lives and as your class valedictorian, congratulate you on finally graduating from high school! (Pause for cheers) I know it is a great achievement and I believe that all of you will achieve more. I continue to put my faith on all of you, my smart, fantastic peers who went through high school with me.
We did it. We graduated. And I actually managed to deliver my speech without farting (pause for laughter) so thank you! This is a great day that we should always remember. A day to celebrate what is just, truly, the beginning of our tomorrow.
HELGA
Great speech, Pheebs! I'm by the water fountain with Arnold and your boyfriend.
PHOEBE
I'll see you in a while…
RHONDA
Can I talk to you for a second? I'll promise it'll be quick.
THADDEUS
Meet me by the bleachers.
I haven't written anything here for quite some time. I think the last entry was my progress on how I am doing with my condition. Something that I have not been expecting happened today and I decided to pick up a pen and write down everything that's going through my head, just trying to sort everything out. All my emotions, all the feelings they are all jumbled up and I'm very confused.
I got over her. I am over her. I'm going on a date with several girls and I'm happy. I've achieved so much since we parted ways. I've been accepted into a university I worked my butt off to get into and I just graduated from high school today so, hooray. She just has to ruin my last day of school here in America. She just had to.
Drama Queen Bitch.
She came to me and I confronted her about the letter. Knowing Rhonda Lloyd, I thought it was some cruel prank. I expected it to be. It was not. She told me she meant every word and even if she did not originally planned to send it to me, she was glad I read it. Glad! She has the fucking nerve. The coward that she is.
She thought she could just write a maudlin piece of garbage and I would come crawling back into her arms. I almost believed her when she said she loved me until I remember how she used me. I despise her.
But then… I remember how her eyes always stray to me when we pass each other in the halls, the way she tries to get a seat next to mine during US History class and how she would strike up a conversation when we're alone.
Or when she cried today just after I walked off. I didn't think she knew I was still there but I saw her. I saw Rhonda Lloyd burst into tears and for a second, I'm not proud of this, I hesitated and almost turned back. I'm glad I didn't. It's her turn to cry.