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(Sitting on the dock. Scott is holding Shelby's hand.)
Scott: You ok, Shelby?
Shelby: (sarcastic) why wouldn't I be?
Scott: She said some mean stuff.
Shelby: But you backed her right up. Like you always do.
Scott: What is that suppose to mean?
Shelby: You know exactly what that means! What kind of relationship did you have with this girl?
Scott: Lizard? Lizard and I were ten years old. We were friends. We both hated the "icky love stuff" as we used to call it. I was so impressed that she could run her own business. She was respected. She had her own cell phone! My father always brought me along and so I got to know her. And who she was then is not who she is now.
Shelby: So you two didn't date or anything?
Scott: oh Shelby! No, of course not. We were just kids!
Shelby: I don't think I should have told the group about Lizard's father.
Scott: Well. We would have all found out sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
Shelby: ::sad smile::
(Scott leans over and kisses Shelby.)
Shelby: What was that for?
Scott: Just showing you how much I love you.
Shelby: I love you too, Scott.
(Early the next morning. It's still dark outside. Lizard is in the dorm, wide awake. She looks at the alarm clock, it reads 5:00 am. She slowly gets out of bed, grabbing her clothes. She packs some extra clothes into a backpack. Trouble slowly follows her out the door.)
Lizard: (softly) C'mon Trouble. Let's get outta dodge.
Sophie: What are you doing? (she has come up behind Lizard.)
Lizard: (jumps) Jeez. You scared me! What are you doing out here?
Sophie: Taking a walk. But from the looks of it, you're planning on taking a nice long walk.
Lizard: (sarcastic and angry) So what if I am? Who would care? You certainly wouldn't. I expect there to be a party celebrating the dissappearance of the daughter of Beck Sorpher. Perhaps you'll be the host. And Shelby could bring the party favors!
Sophie: Running away is against the rules.
Lizard: oo! I'm so scared! Rules were meant to be broken. You should know that.
Sophie: What is that suppose to mean?
Lizard: Both you and I know that what was in those files was confidential. And yet you told Shelby. Peter knows it too. That's why he is so worried. Because he knows that if I get angry enough, I would shut this school down.
Sophie: is that a threat?
Lizard: No. that's a fact. But I'm not going too. It's obvious that this school has helped those kids. Auggie, Daisy, Scott. They all overcame their fears and they are better people because of this school. (pauses, and looks at Sophie) What's wrong, Sophie? Didn't think I knew why those kids were here?
Sophie: What are you talking about?
Lizard: Didn't seem to read my file very thoroughly. Did ya miss the part where it said that I'm a computer hacker? Or perhaps the part that said that my grandmother was Elizabeth Mentzer?
Sophie: (opens her mouth but doesn't know what to say)
Lizard: my grandmother wouldn't send me to just any place with out knowing the background of everyone there. (smiles)
Sophie: You little…
Lizard: Little, what? It's amazing how easily provoked you are.
Sophie: You said all that stuff on purpose. Just so you could get me to get mad. Well it's not going to work.
Lizard: I think it already did. (innocent grin) Look, Sophie. Let's just forget this little meeting of ours. I won't tell Peter that you nearly cussed me out and when they go looking for me, you'll just remain silent. How about it?
Sophie: You can't keep making deals for the rest of you life.
Lizard: (amused) oh really? But it's going so well. I haven't had a problem yet have I?
Sophie: Why do you use sarcasm to mask your emotions?
Lizard: Why do you answer my questions with more questions?
Sophie: Why do you refuse to answer my question?
Lizard: Why do you pretend to be concerned about me?
Sophie: Why do you think that I'm pretending?
Lizard: You hate me, why wouldn't I think that you are pretending?
Sophie: Why would I hate you?
Lizard: You're the expert. You tell me.
(they are both glaring at each other.)
Lizard: (laughs) Boy, what a pair we make.
Sophie: Look, Lizard. Don't runaway. I don't hate you.
Lizard: oh? Is that so?
Sophie: You scared me. That blank look you have in your eye remind me so much of someone. I could almost place your face with someone who scared me even more. Your father. You have your father's eyes. And then when I found out, I was so angry. He killed a friend of mine. (pauses) But Lizard. Look at me.
(Sophie grabs Lizard's chin and forces her to look into Sophie's eyes.)
Sophie: Lizard, I realized that I didn't hate you. Those things you had to go through. That fear you had to live with. That guilt. No one could hate you. No one should hate you. Lizard, those things he did. They weren't your fault.
Lizard: Sure, Sophie. Look, you said yourself, I should have told someone. I was just the coward who wouldn't do anything. (Sad laugh) Look at me, Sophie. I'm such a loser. I walk around with a pair of headphones on my head because I'm so afraid that I'll hear those wails wherever I go. I have to have a dog that will kill on command because some people want me dead. I have gotten kicked out of so many schools it's unbelievable. I'll never be able to live up to the expectations of my grandmother. Face it. I'm a lost cause. You saw that when I first got here. And it's the truth.
Sophie: Is that why you runaway? Because you don't think you're worth anyone's effort?
Lizard: It's not that simple, Sophie.
Sophie: Well explain it to me.
Lizard: I can't, and even if I wanted too, I couldn't. Some family secrets have to remain secret.
Sophie: Some secrets need to be told, before a person can move on with their life.
Lizard: I'll remember that.
Sophie: Remember this too. It's not your fault. What he did, you are not to blame.
Lizard: (scoffs) Sure, Sophie.
Sophie: Are you still gonna runaway?
Lizard: I guess not. Not today, at least.
Sophie: You know I'm going to have to put you under watch.
Lizard: I figured as much.
Sophie: You better get back to the dorm before everyone wakes up.
Lizard: Yeah. Well, Sophie. It has been fun.
Sophie: There's that sarcasm again. And Lizard. I'm here whenever you want to talk.
Lizard: Sure. Friends?
Sophie: Absolutely.
(Sitting on the dock. Scott is holding Shelby's hand.)
Scott: You ok, Shelby?
Shelby: (sarcastic) why wouldn't I be?
Scott: She said some mean stuff.
Shelby: But you backed her right up. Like you always do.
Scott: What is that suppose to mean?
Shelby: You know exactly what that means! What kind of relationship did you have with this girl?
Scott: Lizard? Lizard and I were ten years old. We were friends. We both hated the "icky love stuff" as we used to call it. I was so impressed that she could run her own business. She was respected. She had her own cell phone! My father always brought me along and so I got to know her. And who she was then is not who she is now.
Shelby: So you two didn't date or anything?
Scott: oh Shelby! No, of course not. We were just kids!
Shelby: I don't think I should have told the group about Lizard's father.
Scott: Well. We would have all found out sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
Shelby: ::sad smile::
(Scott leans over and kisses Shelby.)
Shelby: What was that for?
Scott: Just showing you how much I love you.
Shelby: I love you too, Scott.
(Early the next morning. It's still dark outside. Lizard is in the dorm, wide awake. She looks at the alarm clock, it reads 5:00 am. She slowly gets out of bed, grabbing her clothes. She packs some extra clothes into a backpack. Trouble slowly follows her out the door.)
Lizard: (softly) C'mon Trouble. Let's get outta dodge.
Sophie: What are you doing? (she has come up behind Lizard.)
Lizard: (jumps) Jeez. You scared me! What are you doing out here?
Sophie: Taking a walk. But from the looks of it, you're planning on taking a nice long walk.
Lizard: (sarcastic and angry) So what if I am? Who would care? You certainly wouldn't. I expect there to be a party celebrating the dissappearance of the daughter of Beck Sorpher. Perhaps you'll be the host. And Shelby could bring the party favors!
Sophie: Running away is against the rules.
Lizard: oo! I'm so scared! Rules were meant to be broken. You should know that.
Sophie: What is that suppose to mean?
Lizard: Both you and I know that what was in those files was confidential. And yet you told Shelby. Peter knows it too. That's why he is so worried. Because he knows that if I get angry enough, I would shut this school down.
Sophie: is that a threat?
Lizard: No. that's a fact. But I'm not going too. It's obvious that this school has helped those kids. Auggie, Daisy, Scott. They all overcame their fears and they are better people because of this school. (pauses, and looks at Sophie) What's wrong, Sophie? Didn't think I knew why those kids were here?
Sophie: What are you talking about?
Lizard: Didn't seem to read my file very thoroughly. Did ya miss the part where it said that I'm a computer hacker? Or perhaps the part that said that my grandmother was Elizabeth Mentzer?
Sophie: (opens her mouth but doesn't know what to say)
Lizard: my grandmother wouldn't send me to just any place with out knowing the background of everyone there. (smiles)
Sophie: You little…
Lizard: Little, what? It's amazing how easily provoked you are.
Sophie: You said all that stuff on purpose. Just so you could get me to get mad. Well it's not going to work.
Lizard: I think it already did. (innocent grin) Look, Sophie. Let's just forget this little meeting of ours. I won't tell Peter that you nearly cussed me out and when they go looking for me, you'll just remain silent. How about it?
Sophie: You can't keep making deals for the rest of you life.
Lizard: (amused) oh really? But it's going so well. I haven't had a problem yet have I?
Sophie: Why do you use sarcasm to mask your emotions?
Lizard: Why do you answer my questions with more questions?
Sophie: Why do you refuse to answer my question?
Lizard: Why do you pretend to be concerned about me?
Sophie: Why do you think that I'm pretending?
Lizard: You hate me, why wouldn't I think that you are pretending?
Sophie: Why would I hate you?
Lizard: You're the expert. You tell me.
(they are both glaring at each other.)
Lizard: (laughs) Boy, what a pair we make.
Sophie: Look, Lizard. Don't runaway. I don't hate you.
Lizard: oh? Is that so?
Sophie: You scared me. That blank look you have in your eye remind me so much of someone. I could almost place your face with someone who scared me even more. Your father. You have your father's eyes. And then when I found out, I was so angry. He killed a friend of mine. (pauses) But Lizard. Look at me.
(Sophie grabs Lizard's chin and forces her to look into Sophie's eyes.)
Sophie: Lizard, I realized that I didn't hate you. Those things you had to go through. That fear you had to live with. That guilt. No one could hate you. No one should hate you. Lizard, those things he did. They weren't your fault.
Lizard: Sure, Sophie. Look, you said yourself, I should have told someone. I was just the coward who wouldn't do anything. (Sad laugh) Look at me, Sophie. I'm such a loser. I walk around with a pair of headphones on my head because I'm so afraid that I'll hear those wails wherever I go. I have to have a dog that will kill on command because some people want me dead. I have gotten kicked out of so many schools it's unbelievable. I'll never be able to live up to the expectations of my grandmother. Face it. I'm a lost cause. You saw that when I first got here. And it's the truth.
Sophie: Is that why you runaway? Because you don't think you're worth anyone's effort?
Lizard: It's not that simple, Sophie.
Sophie: Well explain it to me.
Lizard: I can't, and even if I wanted too, I couldn't. Some family secrets have to remain secret.
Sophie: Some secrets need to be told, before a person can move on with their life.
Lizard: I'll remember that.
Sophie: Remember this too. It's not your fault. What he did, you are not to blame.
Lizard: (scoffs) Sure, Sophie.
Sophie: Are you still gonna runaway?
Lizard: I guess not. Not today, at least.
Sophie: You know I'm going to have to put you under watch.
Lizard: I figured as much.
Sophie: You better get back to the dorm before everyone wakes up.
Lizard: Yeah. Well, Sophie. It has been fun.
Sophie: There's that sarcasm again. And Lizard. I'm here whenever you want to talk.
Lizard: Sure. Friends?
Sophie: Absolutely.