DEGRASSI: AFTERMATH - S09E12 - GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS

Disclaimer: I don´t own Degrassi or the characters from it.

1. Int. Suey´s Room. Evening.

Suey is with Lisa. She´s by her keyboard.

Lisa:

You wrote it all by yourself?

Suey:

Andrea helped me with the lyrics. Do you want to hear it?

Lisa:

Rock on!

Suey:

It´s called "You´re My Light"

Suey starts playing her new song for Lisa on her keyboard. It´s a cute little ballad.

Suey (singing):

You´re my light

My beacon in the dark night

We´ll always be together

Love each other forever

Lisa starts getting emotional. Suey stops playing.

Suey:

Sorry, Lisa. Did it make you think of Deco?

Lisa:

It´s just that your love is so beautiful!

Suey moves over next to Lisa and puts an arm around her.

Suey:

You have Nick. He´s a pretty good catch too, for a boy.

Lisa tries to smile for her.

Lisa:

I screwed up, when I promised him, that I would stay here. I have to go back on it.

Suey:

Are you absolutely sure this time?

Lisa nods.

Lisa:

I got so emotional after the shooting, that I wasn´t thinking clearly. I can´t give this chance up! It´s not fair on him, but I can´t put my future on hold, until he graduates.

Suey:

I hope, you know what you´re doing!

Lisa:

Do you think, that he´ll break up with me?

Suey:

You said that you were leaving, then that you were staying and now you´re leaving again? I would still be angry over it, If you had played ping pong with my heart like that.

Lisa:

It´s not like I meant to hurt him, but I can´t drop everything else for him.

Suey:

I hate to say it, but If he doesn´t dump you, then he´s a saint!

Lisa look worried and wipes her eyes.

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2. Int. Classroom. Morning.

Lisa is sitting next to Chrissy, who´s busy writing, while they´re waiting for class to start.

Chrissy:

What kind of chips should we get? Barbecue is set, because that´s Jamie´s favorite.

Lisa:

I suppose, it would only be fair, that he got his favorite chip on his birthday!

Chrissy:

Will you get into this? We all need a fun night together, more than anything else.

Lisa:

I could use one too. I´ll probably need it more after tonight.

Chrissy:

You´ve made your final decision?

Lisa:

If he dumps me, then so be it. I´m not giving up on my future for a boy.

Lisa looks determined.

3. Int. Library. Day.

Nick is in the school library, trying to study. He´s constantly distracted by Talia and Madison sitting close by him. He gets a text and checks it.

From: Talia

Have I told you today, that you have the sexiest butt in school?

He looks over at her and she winks at him. He starts texting and we see the message, he sent.

Yours is sexier. It doesn´t turn me on as much as your tits.

She gets the message and looks flattered. She starts texting back to him and he gets it.

You can touch them, if you want. All you have to do is ask.

He smiles to himself and texts back to her.

Don´t you think, Lisa would mind?

She texts back to him.

She can join us, if you´re up for it?

Nick gets the text and make wide eyes.

Nick:

Damn, girl!

Other students look at him and he puts his phone away. Talia blows him a kiss and he tries to concentrate on studying.

4. Int. The Dot. Day.

Talia and Madison are sitting at a table, waiting to be served. Talia writes another dirty text message and sends it to Nick.

Talia (emulating Darth Vader):

I have him now!

She puts her phone away.

Madison:

It´s not the first time, you´ve said that.

Talia:

So what, if he takes a little work to make mine? It´ll be worth it someday.

Madison:

When? It doesn´t look to me, like anything´s changed.

Talia:

You don´t notice the way, he looks at me. I can tell, that it´s me he wants.

Darcy comes over to them.

Darcy:

Hi, girls. Have you decided on what to order?

Madison:

I´ll have a Dot Burger and a coke.

Talia:

Same here.

Darcy writes it down.

Madison:

You look like a woman of the world.

Darcy:

I guess, you could call me that. I have lived on four continents.

Madison:

You must have picked up a thing or two about men along the way.

Talia:

Madison!

Madison:

It doesn´t hurt to ask, when in doubt!

Darcy:

If I can dish out my wisdom to the next generation, I glad will.

Madison:

Say that you´ve been flirting with a guy, sending dirty texts to each other. He however, has a long time girlfriend.

Darcy:

That´s never a good start.

Talia:

But, when he looks at you, you can tell that it´s you, he wants to be with.

Darcy:

Stay away from him.

Talia:

But ...

Darcy:

Trust me. I´ve seen dozens of girls go down that road and it almost never ends well.

Darcy leaves them. Talia smiles.

Talia:

There. She agrees with me.

Madison:

Were you listening?

Talia:

She said, that it ALMOST never works out. In this case, it will.

Talia looks undeterred.

5. Int. Lisa´s House. Day.

Lisa is with her parents.

Lisa:

I want you to know, that I´ve made my final decision. It´s New York.

Andrea and David look pleased.

David:

What made you change your mind?

Lisa:

Deco´s death. He never got to live out his dreams. I feels like, I need to live mine out for him.

Andrea:

Are you sure, you can get used to it? It will be different from living here.

Lisa:

They call it the greatest city in the world, don´t they? Why shouldn´t I love it?

David:

You won´t have your friends or your boyfriend, for one thing.

Lisa:

I can make new friends and as for Nick, we´ll have to wait and see what happens. It will be good for me, to get out of this comfort zone, I´ve built up.

Andrea:

We´ll miss you, but if this is something, you feel the need to try, then we´re behind you all the way.

David:

You only get to be young once. Why shouldn´t you take advantage of it? I´ll tell your aunt to start getting the paperwork ready.

Andrea:

We know, you´ll succeed. Lisa. We have all the faith in the world in you.

Lisa looks happy with her decision.

6. Montage - Music: "Secret Lover" by Private

We see Talia trying to do homework, but she´s too distracted by her big crush and she sends a text to Nick.

We see Nick, who´s getting ready to go out, receive the text. It reads:

From Talia:

I can´t stop thinking about you

He smiles to himself and replies back.

We see Talia receiving it. She smiles to herself, when she reads it. It reads:

Here´s a little something, to wet your appetite.

She opens the attached picture and it´s a selfie of Nick without his shirt on. She texts him back.

We see Nick receiving it. It reads:

You´re not getting a boob pic, but a private show isn´t out of the question (followed by a winking and a kissing emoji)

We see Talia receive his reply. It reads:

I might just take you up on that

She looks overjoyed.

7. Int. Nick´s House. Evening.

Nick is getting ready to go out, while Jenna is cooking.

Jenna:

Date with Lisa tonight?

Nick:

Yep.

Jenna:

I suppose, you guys are stronger than ever now.

Nick:

Yep.

Jenna:

You can answer me in more than one word sentences.

Nick:

I don´t know. We´re strong, but ... can I be honest with you?

Jenna:

Of course, you can.

Nick:

I feel like, she doesn´t really want to be with me anymore. Like, she´s only doing it, because she feels like she owes me or something.

Jenna:

I´ve been there. Is it New York, you´re concerned about?

Nick nods.

Nick:

I can tell, that she wants to go. She gets this hopeless "I wish, I could go" expression, whenever it´s mentioned.

Jenna:

I hate to say it, because I´ve always liked Lisa.

Nick:

It sounds like, there a "but" coming.

Jenna:

She´s also caused you a lot of grief. Love when you´re your age shouldn´t be about worrying constantly. It should be something fun, that you just enjoy. You´ll have more than enough things to worry about, when you get older.

Nick:

It´s not that we don´t have fun. It´s just all the other things, that have happened. It´s like, they´re constantly dragging us down.

Jenna:

Not all relationships, even those that go on for a long time, are meant to last. I had two good years with Connor, but breaking up with him was the best thing, I could have done. He wound up finding his perfect someone and I found mine.

Nick considers it.

8. Int. Suey´s Room. Evening.

Lisa is practicing telling Nick on Suey.

Lisa:

Nick, I have to do this New York thing. It´s not you, it´s me.

Suey:

I´d leave that last part out. It´s been heavily over used!

Lisa:

This won´t be easy. What of he gets mad at me again?

Suey:

You let him sulk for a while, until he cools off. The guy is a world class brooder, you have to give him that much!

Lisa:

I almost don´t care, if he breaks up with me, as long as we can stay friends.

Suey:

You don´t?

Lisa:

We´ve been going through the motions, but I miss the passion that we had in the beginning. When every text he send me, made me feel all fuzzy inside and my legs would start to shiver, when I knew, we were about to kiss. I haven´t felt that way in what feels like ages.

Suey:

Are we practicing a break up now?

Lisa:

I think, we are. We can´t continue as a couple, if were in separate countries anyway.

Suey:

You know, what they say. Sometimes you just have to rip that band aid off and get it over with.

Lisa:

What would you do?

Suey:

The same as you, if you´re really sure, that you´re leaving.

Lisa:

I am.

Suey:

Then you´re doing the right thing. It´s better than stringing him along, if you´re gonna break up with him anyway, when you leave.

Lisa nods in understanding.

Lisa:

I am so gonna hate the first girl, I see him with!

Suey:

How do you think it was for me at first, to see you with him? You´ll get over it and before you know it, it won´t be on your mind anymore.

Andrea pops her head in.

Andrea:

Nick´s here.

Suey:

Good luck.

Lisa;

Thanks. I´m pretty sure, that I´ll need it.

She leaves with Andrea. Suey goes back to her songwriting.

9. Ext. Street. Evening.

Nick and Lisa are walking up the street.

Nick:

Have you thought about which movie, you want to see?

Lisa:

Tell you what. You can pick this time.

Nick:

What if I pick one, you don´t want to see?

Lisa:

I trust you.

Nick clearly feels guilty.

Nick:

Lisa, there´s something, I need to tell you, or say or whatever.

Lisa:

Can I go first, before you say any more?

Nick:

If you want to.

They stop walking and Lisa looks him in the eyes.

Lisa:

I´m going to try out for that school in New York.

Nick is relieved, but tries to act mad.

Nick:

Come on, Lisa! One minute you´re staying, the next you´re leaving! Can you make up your mind already?

Lisa:

I have to break up with you. I understand, if you hate me.

Nick tries to keep looking mad, but can´t, since she clearly feels bad.

Nick:

I can´t hate you, Lisa. You´ve been my best friend, since I moved here.

Lisa looks pleased.

Lisa:

You´re being more understanding, than I thought you would be.

Nick:

I can tell, that you really want to go. I would too, if I were you. It´s New York! How can Toronto compare to that?

Lisa:

We could continue, but I don´t think, that´s what´s best for either of us.

Nick:

To be honest, I was kind of shocked, when you said that you were staying. I was afraid, that if you stayed because of me, then you would end up hating me for it.

Lisa:

There´s no chance of that happening.

They hug.

Lisa:

Do you still want to go and see the movie?

Nick:

Is it okay, if I give it a miss? I´m more in the mood for going down to the rehearsal room and making a lot of noise, while I scream out my frustrations.

Lisa:

I think, I´ll pay Chrissy a visit. I could use a good girl talk after this. You´re really not angry with me?

Nick:

Not if you give me a guest spot on your first solo album?

Lisa:

I think, we can swing that! I´ll even name a song after you. How about that?

Nick:

Say hi to Chrissy for me.

Lisa:

Have a good jam!

They go their separate ways. Both of them are thrilled, with how it went. Nick gets his phone out and calls someone.

Nick:

Hi, Talia. What are you doing tonight?

He smiles to himself.

10. Int. The Dot. Evening.

Chrissy is taking over for Darcy.

Darcy:

Thanks, Chrissy. With two jobs and everything, I feel completely burned out.

Chrissy:

Have a night on the couch on me!

Lisa comes in the door.

Chrissy:

Look what the cat dragged in!

Lisa:

I felt a serious French Fry deficiency coming on.

Darcy:

Hey, Lisa. Your band mate was in here earlier with one of her friends. That girl ...

Lisa:

Talia?

Darcy:

That´s her. I think, she has a crush on a guy, she can´t get. Teenagers never change!

Chrissy:

What makes you say that?

Darcy:

They asked me for "theoretical advice", but it wasn´t exactly hard to crack their code.

Lisa looks very interested.

Lisa:

Did they say, who the guy is?

Darcy:

No, but apparently, they´ve been sending dirty texts to each other. Oh, the days, when that was a young me! Have a nice evening, girls.

Darcy leaves the cafe. Lisa looks like, she has an idea.

11. Int. Rehearsal Room. Evening.

Nick and Talia are making out on a couch. She couldn´t look happier.

Talia:

Is this really happening, or am I dreaming?

Nick:

It´s all real. I´m a free man, as of an hour ago.

Talia:

She´s really okay with it?

Nick:

We might have to break the news a little at a time. There´s no reason to ruin my friendship with her. You don´t want a reputation as a boyfriend stealer, do you?

Talia:

They´re not the most popular, so I´ll pass. Just the fact that we´re together now, means the world to me.

Nick:

Can you keep it a secret, for a few weeks?

Talia:

It´ll be hard, but I can. As long, as it´s not longer than that.

Nick:

Two weeks, tops. Then we´ll tell everyone and pretend, like it happened after me and Lisa broke up.

Talia:

You´re so devious!

They go back to making out.

12. Int. Hallway. Day.

Lisa and Chrissy see Talia and Madison by her locker. Talia is trying to not look, like she´s in 7th heaven.

Chrissy:

It´s almost mean. Look how cute she is, all happy.

Lisa:

She needs to be taught a lesson. We´re going for maximum freak out level.

Chrissy:

I´m just following your lead.

Chrissy and Lisa walk over to Talia and Madison. Talia tries to hide her smile.

Talia:

Hi, Lisa.

Lisa:

Hi. Can we talk, alone?

Chrissy:

How would you like hear some behind the scenes dirt, Madison?

Madison smiles widely.

Madison:

Absolutely!

Chrissy leads her away. Lisa tries to look miserable.

Lisa:

I made the biggest mistake of my life last night!

Talia´s face turns to worry.

Talia:

Why are you telling me this?

Lisa:

Because it involves Nick and I can see, that the two of you are becoming close.

Talia:

You could say that.

Lisa:

I broke up with him and there´s nothing I wouldn´t do to be able to change it! I just love him so much and the thought of any other girl taking him away from me, is more than I can take right now.

Talia looks uncomfortable.

Talia:

Uh-huh?

Lisa:

Can you help me get him back? I will be your friend forever, if you do this for me!

Talia:

I suppose, I can try. I don´t know, how much good it will do.

Lisa:

Thank you so much. I feel in my heart, that with your help, me and Nick can re-kindle our love! I´m making you my maid of honor at our wedding someday. if you succeed.

Lisa hugs her. Talia reluctantly hugs her back.

Lisa:

We´ll talk again at lunch, my friend and ally!

She leaves Talia to think about it and walks over to Chrissy and Madison. Madison looks shocked.

Chrissy:

They must have had six different dogs playing it! All of them died under mysterious circumstances, from what I´m told. There´s some that say, that the series is cursed and that it´s the spirits of kids, who have died here, that are haunting the set!

Madison:

Wow! You don´t hear about that on TMZ!

Chrissy:

Would you want people to know about a slew of dead dogs in your wake?

Madison:

I guess not. Those poor dogs!

Chrissy:

It´s a man´s world. but it´s not one for man´s best friend!

Lisa:

Shall we?

Chrissy:

We shall. It was fun talking to you, Madison.

Madison:

You too.

Chrissy and Lisa leave her. Talia comes over to her.

Madison:

I just heard the most disturbing thing, you can imagine! I can´t even post it on the internet or everyone would freak out, if they knew!

Talia:

I don´t know, if it beats, what I just heard.

She hangs her head and they head off to class.

13. Int. Classroom. Day.

Lisa and Chrissy come in and sit down.

Chrissy:

That was too easy. We´re we like that, when we were their age?

Lisa:

Probably. That wasn´t true, was it?

Chrissy:

Of course it isn´t! The dog on the show is named Pippa and she´s just like any other frisbee loving dog out there.

Lisa:

The trap is set. Let´s see, how they react.

Lisa smiles to herself.

14. Int. Hallway. Day.

Nick comes out of a classroom to find Talia waiting for him.

Nick:

Hi, cutie!

Talia:

Could you not call me that right now?

Nick:

What´s the matter?

She pulls his aside.

Talia:

Lisa wants you back. She told me so.

Nick:

I really doubt it.

Talia:

Can you talk to her? I don´t want her to get hurt.

Nick:

Come with me.

He takes her hand and they head up the hallway.

15. Ext. Atrium. Day.

Lisa is sitting with Chrissy, helping her study.

Lisa:

So, if Y equals 6 and X equals 9, what do we get then?

Chrissy takes a moment to calculate it in her head.

Chrissy:

54.

Lisa:

Yay!

They high five and Chrissy looks pleased.

Chrissy:

If you don´t become a rock star, you should seriously consider being a teacher.

Lisa:

Do you think, I´d be good at it?

Chrissy:

You already are. I couldn´t have asked for a better one.

They smile at each other. Nick and Talia come over to them.

Lisa:

If it isn´t the happy couple.

Talia:

You knew?

Lisa:

Nick is many things, but a good liar isn´t one of them.

Nick:

You just couldn´t help yourself, could you?

Chrissy:

I would have played the guilt trip, as much as I could have. Just think of all the free stuff, you could have got out of this, Lisa.

Talia:

Are you okay with it?

Lisa nods.

Lisa:

Yeah, I am. It was my choice to leave, so he´s free to date, who he wants to. If you ask me, he could do a lot worse than you. I feel comfortable handing him over, as long as you promise to be a good girlfriend.

Talia looks happy.

Talia:

I will.

Chrissy:

You get a pass for being new at this, but next time, make sure that he doesn´t have a girlfriend first.

Lisa:

We all make mistakes at first, but being with cheating boyfriends, only gets you in trouble.

Talia:

I´ll remember that.

Nick:

Thanks for being cool with it, Lisa.

Lisa:

We´re still friends and I only want the best for my friends.

Nick and Talia smile at each other.

Nick:

Do you want to get a soda to celebrate, that we´re official?

Talia:

I think, that would be in order! Thanks again, Lisa.

Lisa:

Just remember what I told you. He deserves a good one, after everything I put him through.

Nick and Talia leave them. Chrissy looks proud of Lisa.

Chrissy:

That was the perfect adult way of handling it! I´m proud of you.

Lisa:

I hope, that he has better luck with this one. Plus, it also gives me carte blanche to date, who I want.

Chrissy:

Do you have anyone in mind?

Lisa:

No, I think I´m gonna try being single for a while. It´s been a long time, since I tried it.

Chrissy:

No offense, but I give it a week until you´re so horny, that you´ll be ready to jump just about anyone.

Lisa:

I´ve got that covered. It only cost me 19.95 and a pair of double A batteries.

They laugh.

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