DEGRASSI: AFTERMATH - S08E08 - HERE I GO AGAIN PART 1
Disclaimer: I don´t own Degrassi or the characters from it.
1. Int. Frankie´s Bedroom. Evening.
Frankie and Winston come almost crashing in, while making out. They fall down on the bed and she gets on top of him.
Frankie:
Seriously, this has to be the last time! It´s been every day for a week.
Winston:
Would you quit worrying? I´m going home tomorrow evening. Let´s enjoy it, while we can.
Frankie:
You´re not the one, who´s become a cheating Ho-Bag!
She gets annoyed and lies down next to him.
Winston:
I´m not a relationship expert and I´ve never even met your boyfriend. But I don´t think, you would be cheating with me, if there wasn´t something wrong to begin with. You´re not that kind of person.
Frankie:
Can you keep a secret, or rather another secret?
Winston:
Of course, I can.
Frankie:
This isn´t he first time, I´ve cheated. I did it at least a dozen times, with my ex-husband. Half the time, it was to get back at him for doing the same, but that doesn´t make it right. I told myself, when I started up with Greg, that I wouldn´t be that woman anymore. Look at me now.
Winston:
You´re still the same, decent girl inside, that I grew up with.
Frankie:
Am I? It´s times like this, that I wonder. Chewy, I´m supposed to go to dinner with Greg and his parents tomorrow. How can I look them in the eyes?
Winston:
It´s remarks like that one, that shows your true character.
They make eye contact and kiss. It looks both familiar and pleasant.
Frankie:
I have to break up with him, don´t I?
Winston:
You´re the only one, who knows the answer.
She looks up at the ceiling and considers it.
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2. Int. Chrissy´s Room. Morning.
Chrissy is in an amazingly chipper mood! She´s dancing and singing into her hairbrush to "Love is in the Air" by John Paul Young, playing from her speakers.
Chrissy (singing):
And I don't know if I'm just dreaming
Don't know if I feel sane
But it's something that I must believe in
And it's there when you call out my name
She does a few extra dance moves to build up for the chorus.
Chrissy (singing):
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
Oh-oh-oh
Mm-ooh, ooh-ooh
She continues dancing.
3. Int. Hallway. Morning.
Paige and Sally sneak up to Chrissy´s door and slightly open it to peek inside. Chrissy notices it and opens it on them. She doesn´t get mad, but in stead invites them in to dance.
4. Int. Chrissy´s Room. Morning.
The girls and Paige dance.
Chrissy (singing):
Love is in the air
In the risin' of the sun
Love is in the air
When the day is nearly done
And I don't know if you're an illusion
Don't know if I see it true
But you're something that I must believe in
And you're there when I reach out for you
Sally turns it down a little bit, so they can talk. Chrissy looks annoyed.
Chrissy:
Are you trying to burst my happy bubble?
Sally:
I just have to know, where this explosion of joy comes from.
Paige:
It wouldn´t have anything to do with a boy?
Chrissy:
I have a "sort of date" with Jamie.
Sally:
Define "Sort of Date".
Chrissy;
He´s going to a competition and asked me to come with him.
Paige:
You´re sure, he didn´t mean "Come with me and my other friends"?
Chrissy:
He told me, it will only be the two of us. We´re taking the train up there in a few hours.
Paige:
You haev to tell us, if you go out of town.
Chrissy:
I´ll be back in time for my curfew.
Paige:
I suppose, it´s okay. But don´t do anything, I wouldn´t do.
Chrissy:
Will you let me finish the song?
Sally:
Sing away.
She turns the music back up and they leave her. She immediately puts the hair brush up to her mouth.
Chrissy (singing):
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
It looks like, nothing can ruin her good mood.
5. Int. Lola and Zoe´s Apartment. Day.
Frankie is practicing breaking up with Greg on Lola.
Frankie:
Greg, you´re a very nice guy, but it just isn´t working.
Lola:
But, I thought everything was perfect! Why haven´t you said anything?
Frankie:
You´re not gonna make this easy for me, are you?
Lola:
Wait, was that you speaking to me as Greg or you speaking to me as ... me?
Frankie:
Me speaking to you as you.
Lola:
Don´t you want it to be realistic? If you haven´t made it clear, that something was wrong, he´ll have questions.
Frankie:
I was thinking more of a "Dump and Run" scenario.
Lola:
Don´t you think, that would be mean? You´ve been together for over a year.
Frankie:
Yeah, but in that year, we´ve barely spent a month together, if you exclude the holiday, we went on.
Lola:
Is that why you´re breaking up with him?
Frankie:
It´s a big part of it. I also ... never mind.
Lola:
What it it?
Frankie:
Remember Winston?
Lola:
The boy, who almost came between us, when he kissed me? It rings a bell.
Frankie:
I´ve been having a wild affair with him.
Lola doesn´t know whether to laugh or cry.
Lola:
Wow! Are you in love with him?
Frankie:
I don´t know! Maybe it´s because Greg can be distant and with Winston, it´s like talking to an old friend, I don´t have to impress. I almost feel like, I´m getting my second half back, that I´ve been missing for years.
Lola:
You clearly like him. That´s a start.
Frankie:
It´s not that I don´t like Greg or he´s done anything wrong per se. I don´t think, I´ll ever feel the closeness with him, I do with Winston.
Lola:
I sense a "but" coming.
Frankie:
Winston lives in Vancouver. He has a great job and a five year old son there.
Lola:
But he´s not with the mother?
Frankie:
They broke up before the kid was born. It doesn´t matter anyway, because my life is here and his is there.
Lola:
You believe in love, don´t you?
Frankie:
I keep trying to believe in it.
Lola:
Then you need to ask yourself, if it´s worth giving up on.
Frankie sees, that she´s right.
6. Int. Train Station. Day.
Chrissy and Jamie are waiting for the train to arrive.
Chrissy:
How long will the ride take?
Jamie:
An hour or so. We should be back around nine, so you can meet your curfew.
Chrissy:
I´m allowed out until eleven now.
Jamie:
Are you ever out that late?
Chrissy:
Not yet, but I´m no longer the little girl, you dated a few years ago.
Jamie:
Isn´t it´s weird, that it´s been that long?
Chrissy:
Sometimes. Then again, sometimes it´s like it happened in another lifetime.
Jamie:
I just wish, it had ended better.
Chrissy:
Me too. I shouldn´t have cheated on you. I´ve never even seen him, since that night.
Jamie:
It´s ancient history. I forgave you ages ago.
They smile at each other, as the rumbling of the train begins to come closer.
7. Int. Train. Day.
Jamie and Chrissy have found their seats and are waiting for the train to get moving. They see Allison coming in, now dressed as the skater girl we´ve always known her as. She´s got a bag with her skates in it with her.
Chrissy:
Did you know, she was competing?
Jamie:
I thought, she was still grounded after all that ... let´s just call it nastiness.
Allison sees them and makes eye contact with Chrissy. She checks her ticket and almost looks like, she´s ready to run away. She works up her nerve though and walks over to them.
Allison:
Would you believe, that I´m sitting across from you?
They don´t know whether to answer her or not. The air between them is tense.
Allison:
I should go.
She´s almost about to leave, when Jamie bares with her.
Jamie:
Sit down. You´re not gonna find anywhere else to sit.
Allison:
Only if it´s okay with you, Chrissy.
Chrissy:
You´re sure, my idiocy won´t rub off?
Allison:
I can´t even begin to apologize, for what I said, or how I acted. I hope, you´ll give me a chance to show you, that the monster from before isn´t me.
Chrissy:
You have no idea, how much it hurt, to hear you say those things. It´s not my fault, that I have a learning disability.
Allison:
Again, I apologize from the bottom of my heart. Is it okay, if I take my seat?
Chrissy:
It´s the one, they randomly assigned you, isn´t it?
Allison sits down, but the air is still tense.
8. Int. Basement. Day.
Sally is reading on her lap-top, when Paige comes down to her.
Paige:
Shouldn´t you be out having fun, like other teenagers on a Saturday?
Sally:
I´m reading the reviews of the last episode. I was too scared to read them yesterday, after the way they butchered me last week.
Paige:
We´re a YA series. Critics have always loved to rag on shows like ours. Even the legendary ones like "Dawson´s Creek" and "90210" weren´t critical darlings.
Sally:
Quote: "Sally Miller has amazing talent for looking like a deer in headlights, when she has to look serious. The mere fact, that someone saw her work and decided to hired her, makes me laugh. Whoever made that decision, had to be either insane or on drugs".
Paige:
Okay, so that one was a bit nasty.
Sally:
Or this one, from the Toronto Tribune: "Sally Miller´s acting made me marvel, at how such a disastrous decision could have been made, as to give her a leading role. The rest of the episode was alright, even borderline good and the rest of the cast keep growing on me. But she continues to drag it down on a weekly basis. One can only hope, they realize the problem and write her out, before a good idea goes to waste. If they don´t, I don´t see it lasting another season". I´m ruining the show!
Paige:
At least, they were more diplomatic about it. It´s just one person´s opinion.
Sally:
You haven´t noticed the "Bad Acting" meme with me, that´s gone viral? People everywhere are laughing at it.
Paige:
I didn´t want to mention it. This is a cutthroat business and you can´t please everyone. Do you think, Nicholas Cage cares, that he gets bad reviews?
Sally:
I have no idea, who that is.
Paige:
I guess, it was before your time. He was this actor, who made a few fantastic movies and a whole lot of terrible ones. A lot of his fans watched his movies, just to see how crazy his over acting would get this. He made millions off his career.
Sally:
I need something to cheer me up. Nicholas Cage, you say.
She types in his name.
Paige:
What do you say we go out tonight, so you can shake off your blues?
Sally:
Sounds good to me. Man, there´s a lot of hits on him!
Paige:
Follow his name up with "Not the bees". You won´t regret it.
She leaves her and Sally types it in. She starts the video and immediately starts smiling.
Nicholas Cage (voice over):
NOT THE BEES! ARGHHHHHHH! THEY´RE IN MY EYES! ARGHHHHHH!
Sally can´t help laughing and looks a little cheered up.
9. Int. Lola and Zoe´s Apartment. Day.
Frankie is doing stretches to get herself psyched up.
Lola:
We don´t have all day!
Frankie:
I can do this! I´m ready!
She grabs her phone and calls Greg.
Lola:
Don´t waste time. It gets harder, the longer you wait.
Frankie:
Okay.
She tries to look resolute.
Frankie:
Dammit! I got his answering machine!
She hangs up and looks annoyed.
Lola:
It´s only a small setback.
Frankie:
I´m losing my nerve, with every second that goes by.
Lola:
Would you like a snack, while you wait?
Frankie:
It can´t hurt.
Lola gets up and leaves her. Right after she leaves, the phone rings and Frankie picks it up. She takes a deep breath before answering the call.
Frankie:
Hi, Greg. Oh, no reason, I just wanted to talk. Actually, there´s something I need to tell you. I´m ...
She tries to get the words out, but loses her nerve.
Frankie:
looking forward to dinner with you parents. Can we meet up before, for a cup of coffee or something? Cool, see ya then.
She hangs up and facepalms.
Frankie (singing to herself to the tune of "Old McDonald")
There once was a coward, her name was Frankie
E-Ai-E-Ai-Oh
And she couldn´t break up with her boyfriend, because she was too chicken
E-Ai-E-Ai-Oh
Lola comes back in.
Lola:
Did I hear singing?
Frankie:
That was just me singing the blues.
Lola:
Huh?
Lola puts the snacks on the table and sits down.
10. Int. Arena. Day.
Jamie, Allison and Chrissy are in line for registering to the competition. Chrissy looks like, she needs to pee.
Chrissy:
I need to find a girl´s room!
Allison:
It´s ... kind of hard to explain. Go down the hall, take a left, then walk for a while, take a right, then a left, you walk for a while, take another left and you´re almost there.
Chrissy:
There´s no way, I´ll remember all that!
Jamie:
Can you show her?
Allison:
That means, I´ll have to stand in line again!
Jamie eyes her and she sees, that she owes them both big time.
Allison:
Alright. Come with me.
They hurry down the hallway.
Allison:
We can´t have you running around in pee soaked pants.
Chrissy:
Thanks, Mom!
Allison:
I didn´t mean it like that.
Chrissy:
Look, I don´t need you to look after me! It´s only the bathroom, I need help finding.
Allison:
Sorry.
She sees, that this will be a hard one to win.
11. Int. Bathroom. Day.
Chrissy comes running into the stall and breathes a sigh of relief, as she finally gets to pee.
Chrissy:
God, that´s good! I couldn´t have held it for ten more seconds.
Allison smiles to herself.
Allison:
I´m glad, I could be of help. Why didn´t you go on the train?
Chrissy:
It´s ... I´ll explain, when I get out.
She finished peeing, flushes the toilet and comes out.
Chrissy:
I didn´t want to leave you and Jamie alone together.
Allison:
Are you and him getting back together?
Chrissy:
Maybe. I don´t know, if he wants to date again, or if it´s just him being nice as usual.
Allison:
That´s the problem with those nice boys! You never can tell, can ya?
She gets a small smile out of Chrissy, who starts washing her hands.
Allison:
I´m not gonna lie. I miss him like crazy and I´m constantly kicking myself for messing up, what I had with him. But I won´t get in the way, if there´s something going on between you. I at least owe you that much.
Chrissy:
Thanks, I guess.
Allison:
I just want Jamie to be happy. Let´s face it, the boy hasn´t exactly been lucky in love. First you cheat on him and then I turn into the Bitch Monster From Hell.
Chrissy:
I´ve been hoping for over two years, that he would forgive me. Now that he has, I want to at least see, if I stand a chance.
Allison:
Just between us, I think, he forgave you a long time ago. Shall we get back to him?
Chrissy:
Sure.
She turns off the faucet and wipes her hands in a paper towel.
12. Int. Hallway. Day.
Chrissy and Allison are walking up the hallway, while looking at their phones.
Allison:
People really like last night´s episode.
Chrissy:
Did you see it?
Allison:
I´m totally addicted! I will riot, if they cancel it!
Chrissy:
Then you caught my one and only line, or to be more exact word, this season.
Allison:
It was a very convincing "Auw". I could almost feel your pain through the screen.
Chrissy gets her eyes off her phone and looks around.
Chrissy:
Are you sure, we didn´t make a wrong turn?
Allison looks around too.
Allison:
Yeah, this doesn´t look right.
Chrissy:
We should back track.
Allison:
That´ll take forever and I´m not sure, where we went wrong. Look, all he have to do is follow the crowd noise.
Chrissy:
I thought, you knew this place.
Allison:
I´ve only been here twice before. To be honest, I´m kind of lost too.
They come up to a door on their right, that´s slightly open.
Chrissy:
Should we flip a coin or something?
Allison:
We´ll try it. It can´t go all wrong.
They peek inside.
Chrissy:
It´s an equipment room.
Allison:
See that door on the other side? I bet, that leads into the Arena or at least close to it.
Chrissy:
You don´t think, we´ll get in trouble?
Allison:
For taking a shortcut? I seriously doubt it!
They head inside.
13. Int. Equipment Room. Day.
They come in and Chrissy as a natural reflex closes the door behind them. She immediately sees, that it could have been an error and checks the door. It´s now locked.
Chrissy:
Oh-oh!
Allison:
Why did you close it?
Chrissy:
I was always leaving doors open, when I was a kid, so my dad taught me, to make it second nature.
Allison:
We´d better hope, the other door opens!
They walk over to it and Allison tests it. It´s locked.
Chrissy:
Okay, so we call Jamie. He´ll get us out.
Alison:
If he hasn´t started his warm-up´s. He leaves his phone in his bag, when he skates.
Chrissy tries calling him, but doesn´t get an answer.
Chrissy:
No reply. Is there anyone else, we can call?
Allison:
You and him are the only two people here, I have the numbers to.
Chrissy:
Doesn´t the competition have a website? There could be a number there, we can all.
Allison:
Good point.
She quickly checks it on her phone, but it looks like a no go.
Allison:
I know this number. It´s to the central office.
Chrissy:
It´s worth a try.
Allison:
I don´t think, they´re open on weekends.
She tries calling it, but only gets an answering machine.
Allison:
Just as I thought. We´ll have to keep calling Jamie and pray, that he hears it.
Chrissy:
I hope so, or this will be one sucky Saturday!
She tries calling Jamie again.
14. Int. Cafe. Day.
Frankie is sitting across from Greg, The air is a little tense.
Frankie:
So, how was school?
Greg:
The same as usual. How was work?
Frankie:
I had Amy fill in for me. Even the boss needs a day off, once in a while!
Greg:
Is something wrong? You look tense.
Frankie:
I´ve been nervous about tonight.
Greg:
Why? You know, my parents like you.
Frankie:
They´re nice. It´s not that.
Greg:
Please tell me, or it´ll drive me crazy.
Frankie:
It´s not working, Greg.
He looks surprised.
Greg:
I thought, we were doing fine.
Frankie:
Then why do we only hang out on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
Greg:
You know, my schedule is crazy. It has nothing to do, with how much I like you.
Frankie:
My ex-husband treated me like a part time girlfriend, for most of our marriage. Just someone, he would go and visit in between his shady business dealings and his mistresses. I´m not saying, that you´re like him, because that slime ball doesn´t belong on the same scale as you, but the essence is the same.
Greg:
You need someone, who can be there full time.
He looks at her with understanding in his eyes.
Frankie:
You won´t be able to change things for a year and a half, until you graduate. I´m not prepared to wait that long.
Greg:
I understand. I can´t really blame you.
Frankie:
It´s not that I don´t like you. If things had been different ...
Greg:
I know. It´s bad timing, is all.
Frankie:
I hope you find someone, who´s good to you and has the patience, I don´t have.
Greg:
You know, this is by far my friendliest break up!
They smile at each other.
Greg:
The ones I had in High School were complete disasters, compared to this one!
Frankie:
Welcome to being an adult, Greg.
Greg:
I only want the best for you, Frankie. You´re a very special girl.
She looks relieved.
15. Int. Lola and Zoe´s Apartment. Day.
Zoe and Lola are both on the floor, playing with baby Maya. The glee in their eyes in un-mistakable.
Lola:
It´s so exciting! Who does she crawl to, you or me?
Zoe:
I know. Can you believe, this incredible girl is ours?
Lola:
It fills me with wonder every day.
Zoe:
It´s almost time for her bath.
Lola:
Can you do it on your own? Dinner will take a while, so I should really get started on it.
Zoe:
We´ll manage. Won´t we, Maya?
She picks Maya up and takes her to the bathroom. Lola walks out to the kitchen and there´s a knock on the door. She opens it and it´s Frankie, who looks excited.
Frankie:
I did it! I broke up with him.
Lola:
Was he mad?
Frankie:
No, it was the best break up ever!
Lola:
I´m guessing, you kept the cheating, out of the conversation.
Frankie:
What he´ll never know, won´t hurt him!
Lola:
You´d better hope, there´s no heaven and hell, because that sounds like a one way ticket downstairs!
Frankie:
For all we know, the Hindus could be right!
Lola:
Then, you´ll be re-incarnated as a Hamster!
Frankie:
At least, I´ll be cute and fluffy. If my mom doesn´t eat me, right after I´m born.
Lola:
I sometimes think to myself, that Maya is so cute, that I could eat her up. I wouldn´t take it that far, though!
Frankie:
I´ve made a decision on Winston. I´m going for it!
Lola:
Even with everything, that speaks against it?
Frankie:
You asked me earlier today, if I believe in love. I do, because I´ve loved Winston since I was a kid. He´s the only guy, it make perfect sense for me to be with.
Lola:
Doesn´t he leave tonight?
Frankie:
At Nine O´clock. That still gives me a few hours to run on.
She looks determined.
CLOSING CREDITS
