I am now sitting on a plane to North Carolina. More specifically to
military school. I made a stupid mistake and now here I am. If only I had
done things the way she wanted me to maybe I wouldn't be here right now.
She was the one reason why I stopped being a player. I wanted her from the
first day but back then she was just a conquest. Over the year though she
kept turning me down and that intrigued me. Little did I know that that
conquest would later become the one person that I fell in love with. I love
the way she twirlers her hair around her finger, the way she bites her lip
when she gets nervous, and those blue eyes that I could get lost in for
hours. If only I acted the way she wanted me to act. For now I won't be
able to see her until I get home. Maybe military school will be good for me
and I can think about all the ways I could have done things different.
Until I get home I can only picture the way she looks and the way her lips
felt on mine.
2 hours ago Chilton Hallway
PARIS: I knew he was going to do this, but no one wanted to listen to me. It was all, let's make Tristan Romeo, he's hot.
RORY: What about Brad?
PARIS: Brad transferred schools.
I walked up and Paris immediately started asking questions.
PARIS: Where have you been? You have to get dressed we're on in ten minutes.
TRISTAN: Can't.
I didn't think I had the guts to tell Rory and Paris I was leaving and couldn't do the play but I had to see Rory one last time so my dad gave me five minutes to say goodbye.
PARIS: What?
TRISTAN: Actually, my dad had me pulled out of school. He… [Paris walks away] … and is she unhappy.
Paris stormed off so I assumed she was mad at me but there was nothing I could do anymore to stop my dad.
RORY: What do you mean he had you pulled out of school? What happened?
TRISTAN: Nothing. Just ticked the old man off that's all.
I didn't really want to tell her what really happened.
RORY: By doing what? Tristan, come on, tell me.
But she insisted so I gave in and just told her.
TRISTAN: I got in some trouble.
RORY: Trouble involving?
TRISTAN: Involving Duncan and Bowman, and Bowman's dad's safe.
RORY: Oh no.
She actually seemed concerned at what happened.
TRISTAN: I mean, Bowman had a key. It was supposed to be no big deal. And the crazy silent alarm kicked in.
I thought I would never get caught.
RORY: You broke into Bowman's dads safe?
TRISTAN: Yes.
RORY: Stupid.
TRISTAN: Yes.
She was right it was stupid I didn't even need the money.
RORY: Well, okay, you can apologize and you can put back the money and you can explain that, I don't know, you were going through something.
TRISTAN: I was, I was going through his safe.
RORY: Why would you do this?
TRISTAN: I don't know. I guess that's something I can ponder at military school.
I knew that I did because it was something to take my mind off of Rory and it was the only way out.
RORY: Military school?
TRISTAN: The police are letting our parents handle it, and in my case that means military school in North Carolina.
All the other guys got grounded, but my dad being as he is, is sending me to military school because he can't let the Du Grey name be tarnished by his only son.
RORY: I don't know what to say.
TRISTAN: Well, I imagine you're overwhelmed with the relief in knowing that soon I will be gone.
I really did think she was going to be relieved I was gone even though I was going to miss her every second I didn't see her.
RORY: I'm so sorry.
TRISTAN: Well, I'm a big boy. I can handle it.
To tell you the truth I didn't know if I could handle military school because everything has always been given to me on a silver platter and most of the people at military school were in there for a lot bigger reasons than breaking into a safe.
RORY: There's nothing you can…
MR. DUGREY: Tristan, come on.
I turned around and looked at my dad and I wished I had a few more minutes with Rory but I knew that was never going to happen.
TRISTAN: I gotta go. So, I might kiss you goodbye
I seriously wanted to kiss her but I knew that her boyfriend was watching so I decided it was not the best idea because if I ruined things with her and Bean then she would hate me forever.
TRISTAN: but, uh, your boyfriend's watching. Take care of yourself, Mary.
We smiled at each other when I called her 'Mary' it was like our own little secret that nobody else knew. I walked towards my dad regretting that I had left rehearsals early the night before to meet with Duncan and Bowman.
Miss. Patty's studio. The night before.
[Tristan and Rory are rehearsing up front, as Paris, Madeline, Louise, Brad, and Dean watch them.]
TRISTAN: Here's to my love. Oh true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Line?
When I was thinking about the kiss to come my mind went blank and I forgot my line that I was supposed to say.
PARIS: Thus with a kiss, I die. How hard is that to remember?
TRISTAN: Thus with a kiss, I die. Right. And then I kiss he, right?
1.1 I couldn't wait to kiss her. It had been too long since that kiss at Madeline's party
PARIS: Yes. You say 'Thus with a kiss, I die.' Then you kiss her and die. Why are you smiling? You think this is a joke?
I was smiling because I knew that the Beave couldn't stop me from kissing her now because it was a part of the play.
PARIS: The performance is tomorrow.
TRISTAN: Wait, tomorrow? Oh my God. I totally missed it the first 47 times you said it.
Paris was really starting to bug me. Well that's Paris for you, yelling at everyone until everything is her way.
PARIS: I warned you. I am not going to fail this because of you. I will replace you with Brad in a second.
BRAD: Oh, dear God, no.
RORY: Can we just get through the scene?
MADELINE: Please.
PARIS: Fine. But yell line once more and you're out. Start memorizing.
TRISTAN: Oh true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die.
I sat up because something just didn't seem right with me kissing her in front of everybody. Don't get me wrong I wanted to but there was just something wrong with it.
PARIS: What?
TRISTAN: Well, it's just, with this being our last kiss and all, it makes me think about our first kiss. You know, at the party.
I wanted to tell everybody about the kiss but then I remembered what Rory came and talked to me about so I had to make it seem like it was part of the play.
RORY: What?
PARIS: Lie down, you're dead.
LOUISE: We all are.
TRISTAN: You remember the kiss. In Act 1 at the Capulet's masked party?
PARIS: What about it?
TRISTAN: Well, I was just trying to think of something that would make this kiss as special as that one.
Actually the first kiss I had with Rory was one of the most special things that has ever happened to me.
RORY: Tristan.
TRISTAN: I thought she could cry.
It was the closest I could get to what had happened at the party after the kiss. I for one didn't know why she had cried after the kiss because to me that kiss was the best thing that had happened to me. I thought I was on top of the world until we broke apart and she started crying. I was crushed when she ran away from me without even saying anything.
RORY: What?
PARIS: She's dead. You're dead, lie down.
TRISTAN: Yeah, but that's the beauty of it. No one would expect her to cry.
I didn't expect her to cry at all.
DEAN: I would.
TRISTAN: You know, funny you should say that…
I was tired of the bag boy looking at me so I was about to tell him what happened.
RORY: I need to take five.
PARIS: You know what? Let's all take five. That way you can all cancel whatever plans you had tonight because we are staying here until we get this right.
[Brad pulls out his cell phone]
LOUISE: Who could you possibly be calling?
[Rory walks over to Dean]
DEAN: He is unbelievable.
RORY: Dean, I really need you to leave.
DEAN: What?
RORY: The play is tomorrow, and it's fifty percent of my grade, and you standing there staring at Tristan, it's like a challenge or something.
DEAN: Well, I don't like the way he's messing with you.
RORY: I don't like it either but we have to get through this scene and we can't get through the scene with you standing there. So, Dean, please.
DEAN: Fine. Call me later. [leaves]
TRISTAN: Now I noticed you didn't cry when you kissed him. I'm starting to feel a little insecure.
I was just teasing with her but I was feeling sad that she ran away from me.
RORY: What is wrong with you?
TRISTAN: Whoa, I think I liked you better comatose.
Yeah when she was comatose she couldn't run if I tried to kiss her.
RORY: I thought you weren't going to say anything.
TRISTAN: Did I say that?
I knew I was being a jerk but I didn't know what to say.
RORY: You make it impossible for anyone to be nice to you. No wonder you had to join our group. Anyone who's actually suffered through the experience of going out with you would absolutely know better.
TRISTAN: Gee, I really wish we could continue your analysis on how pathetic I am. Unfortunately, I have to meet some friends.
I wish I never left early. I went to meet Duncan and Bowman and that's when I broke into the safe. If only I had stayed and finish the scene. I heard Paris yelling at me to come back. I wish now that I did.
2 hours ago Chilton Hallway
PARIS: I knew he was going to do this, but no one wanted to listen to me. It was all, let's make Tristan Romeo, he's hot.
RORY: What about Brad?
PARIS: Brad transferred schools.
I walked up and Paris immediately started asking questions.
PARIS: Where have you been? You have to get dressed we're on in ten minutes.
TRISTAN: Can't.
I didn't think I had the guts to tell Rory and Paris I was leaving and couldn't do the play but I had to see Rory one last time so my dad gave me five minutes to say goodbye.
PARIS: What?
TRISTAN: Actually, my dad had me pulled out of school. He… [Paris walks away] … and is she unhappy.
Paris stormed off so I assumed she was mad at me but there was nothing I could do anymore to stop my dad.
RORY: What do you mean he had you pulled out of school? What happened?
TRISTAN: Nothing. Just ticked the old man off that's all.
I didn't really want to tell her what really happened.
RORY: By doing what? Tristan, come on, tell me.
But she insisted so I gave in and just told her.
TRISTAN: I got in some trouble.
RORY: Trouble involving?
TRISTAN: Involving Duncan and Bowman, and Bowman's dad's safe.
RORY: Oh no.
She actually seemed concerned at what happened.
TRISTAN: I mean, Bowman had a key. It was supposed to be no big deal. And the crazy silent alarm kicked in.
I thought I would never get caught.
RORY: You broke into Bowman's dads safe?
TRISTAN: Yes.
RORY: Stupid.
TRISTAN: Yes.
She was right it was stupid I didn't even need the money.
RORY: Well, okay, you can apologize and you can put back the money and you can explain that, I don't know, you were going through something.
TRISTAN: I was, I was going through his safe.
RORY: Why would you do this?
TRISTAN: I don't know. I guess that's something I can ponder at military school.
I knew that I did because it was something to take my mind off of Rory and it was the only way out.
RORY: Military school?
TRISTAN: The police are letting our parents handle it, and in my case that means military school in North Carolina.
All the other guys got grounded, but my dad being as he is, is sending me to military school because he can't let the Du Grey name be tarnished by his only son.
RORY: I don't know what to say.
TRISTAN: Well, I imagine you're overwhelmed with the relief in knowing that soon I will be gone.
I really did think she was going to be relieved I was gone even though I was going to miss her every second I didn't see her.
RORY: I'm so sorry.
TRISTAN: Well, I'm a big boy. I can handle it.
To tell you the truth I didn't know if I could handle military school because everything has always been given to me on a silver platter and most of the people at military school were in there for a lot bigger reasons than breaking into a safe.
RORY: There's nothing you can…
MR. DUGREY: Tristan, come on.
I turned around and looked at my dad and I wished I had a few more minutes with Rory but I knew that was never going to happen.
TRISTAN: I gotta go. So, I might kiss you goodbye
I seriously wanted to kiss her but I knew that her boyfriend was watching so I decided it was not the best idea because if I ruined things with her and Bean then she would hate me forever.
TRISTAN: but, uh, your boyfriend's watching. Take care of yourself, Mary.
We smiled at each other when I called her 'Mary' it was like our own little secret that nobody else knew. I walked towards my dad regretting that I had left rehearsals early the night before to meet with Duncan and Bowman.
Miss. Patty's studio. The night before.
[Tristan and Rory are rehearsing up front, as Paris, Madeline, Louise, Brad, and Dean watch them.]
TRISTAN: Here's to my love. Oh true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Line?
When I was thinking about the kiss to come my mind went blank and I forgot my line that I was supposed to say.
PARIS: Thus with a kiss, I die. How hard is that to remember?
TRISTAN: Thus with a kiss, I die. Right. And then I kiss he, right?
1.1 I couldn't wait to kiss her. It had been too long since that kiss at Madeline's party
PARIS: Yes. You say 'Thus with a kiss, I die.' Then you kiss her and die. Why are you smiling? You think this is a joke?
I was smiling because I knew that the Beave couldn't stop me from kissing her now because it was a part of the play.
PARIS: The performance is tomorrow.
TRISTAN: Wait, tomorrow? Oh my God. I totally missed it the first 47 times you said it.
Paris was really starting to bug me. Well that's Paris for you, yelling at everyone until everything is her way.
PARIS: I warned you. I am not going to fail this because of you. I will replace you with Brad in a second.
BRAD: Oh, dear God, no.
RORY: Can we just get through the scene?
MADELINE: Please.
PARIS: Fine. But yell line once more and you're out. Start memorizing.
TRISTAN: Oh true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss, I die.
I sat up because something just didn't seem right with me kissing her in front of everybody. Don't get me wrong I wanted to but there was just something wrong with it.
PARIS: What?
TRISTAN: Well, it's just, with this being our last kiss and all, it makes me think about our first kiss. You know, at the party.
I wanted to tell everybody about the kiss but then I remembered what Rory came and talked to me about so I had to make it seem like it was part of the play.
RORY: What?
PARIS: Lie down, you're dead.
LOUISE: We all are.
TRISTAN: You remember the kiss. In Act 1 at the Capulet's masked party?
PARIS: What about it?
TRISTAN: Well, I was just trying to think of something that would make this kiss as special as that one.
Actually the first kiss I had with Rory was one of the most special things that has ever happened to me.
RORY: Tristan.
TRISTAN: I thought she could cry.
It was the closest I could get to what had happened at the party after the kiss. I for one didn't know why she had cried after the kiss because to me that kiss was the best thing that had happened to me. I thought I was on top of the world until we broke apart and she started crying. I was crushed when she ran away from me without even saying anything.
RORY: What?
PARIS: She's dead. You're dead, lie down.
TRISTAN: Yeah, but that's the beauty of it. No one would expect her to cry.
I didn't expect her to cry at all.
DEAN: I would.
TRISTAN: You know, funny you should say that…
I was tired of the bag boy looking at me so I was about to tell him what happened.
RORY: I need to take five.
PARIS: You know what? Let's all take five. That way you can all cancel whatever plans you had tonight because we are staying here until we get this right.
[Brad pulls out his cell phone]
LOUISE: Who could you possibly be calling?
[Rory walks over to Dean]
DEAN: He is unbelievable.
RORY: Dean, I really need you to leave.
DEAN: What?
RORY: The play is tomorrow, and it's fifty percent of my grade, and you standing there staring at Tristan, it's like a challenge or something.
DEAN: Well, I don't like the way he's messing with you.
RORY: I don't like it either but we have to get through this scene and we can't get through the scene with you standing there. So, Dean, please.
DEAN: Fine. Call me later. [leaves]
TRISTAN: Now I noticed you didn't cry when you kissed him. I'm starting to feel a little insecure.
I was just teasing with her but I was feeling sad that she ran away from me.
RORY: What is wrong with you?
TRISTAN: Whoa, I think I liked you better comatose.
Yeah when she was comatose she couldn't run if I tried to kiss her.
RORY: I thought you weren't going to say anything.
TRISTAN: Did I say that?
I knew I was being a jerk but I didn't know what to say.
RORY: You make it impossible for anyone to be nice to you. No wonder you had to join our group. Anyone who's actually suffered through the experience of going out with you would absolutely know better.
TRISTAN: Gee, I really wish we could continue your analysis on how pathetic I am. Unfortunately, I have to meet some friends.
I wish I never left early. I went to meet Duncan and Bowman and that's when I broke into the safe. If only I had stayed and finish the scene. I heard Paris yelling at me to come back. I wish now that I did.