Chapter 17
Guys' Dorm - Evening
Having just finished a football game, Atth and Clarence walk into the dorm and have showers. When they get out Rhys is in the dorm, just back from his private session with Peter. (Which just consisted of an hour of silence.) He is lying on his bed reading a book.
Atth: How very social of you.
Rhys: (sarcastically) My sincerest apologies.
(Atth raises his eyebrows surprised, Rhys is never sarcastic.)
Atth: Therapy not going well.
Rhys: (dryly) I almost fell asleep.
Atth: (Smiling) Did he try that 'you don't have to talk' routine.
Rhys: Yeh.
(Nick walks in.)
Nick: Good, you're all here. Guess what I found out.
Atth: You're leaving?
Nick: No.
Atth: Damn, there goes my good mood.
Nick: You were in a good mood?
Atth: Until I saw you, now I'm feeling particularly murderous.
Nick: (trying to be smart.) Is that even a word?
Clarence: Yes.
Nick: Anyway, guess who Maddy likes. (smiling)
Clarence: (pretending to be thinking hard.) Mmmm, that's a hard one; but I'll take a punt out of the dark. Atth?
Nick: (disappointed.) Oh, how did you know?
Clarence: Doesn't take a genius.
Atth: It also helped that I told him that she tried it on with me.
Clarence: Geez, keep up with the times.
Nick: (annoyed.) Well, I also know something else.
Atth: And what would that be. (Not really caring about it.)
Nick: She told me what she thinks of all of you.
Clarence: (interested.) Really, go on.
Nick: (enjoying the power. To Clarence...) Well. she thinks you're a rich asshole who always wants attention.
(Clarence clenches his fist angry.)
Clarence: Bitch.
Rhys: (sitting up.) What about me.
Nick: (smiling.) Ahh, I believe her exact word were 'bulimic head case'. (Rhys's eyes narrow and he gets up and leaves.)
Atth to Nick: Good one.
Nick: You want to know what she said about you.
Atth: Whatever.
Nick: She said; you'd be the easiest to get with, because you've been in juvie for last couple of years and you probably haven't had any. (Atth shakes his head amazed.) She also said that you told her you went to juvie for manslaughter.
Atth: How sad.
Nick: (surprised.) You don't care?
Atth: Nuh, why should I? I don't have to have anything to do with her.
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Girls' Dorm
Rhys storms in and walks up to Maddy who is doing homework on her bed. Mystic and Dard stare at them, they've never seem Rhys angry.
Rhys: (yelling) What is your problem?
Maddy: (shocked) What?
Rhys: How dare you!
Maddy: (Standing up.) What are you talking about?
Rhys: You know nothing about Clarence, let alone me! You had no right to spread rumours about why we're here!
Maddy: (In tears) I didn't say anything!
Rhys: Yeh right! (Seeing Maddy crying, he stops.)
Maddy: (quietly.) I didn't.
Dard: (referring to her and Mystic) We heard that you were bitching about us.
Maddy: Who said I did?
Mystic: Nick told us.
Maddy: I haven't talked to him except about. (She trails off.) Did he tell you anything else?
Dard: (Glaring at her.) He said you like Atth. (Maddy doesn't say anything.) You do!
Maddy: I told him that, but I didn't say anything about anyone else! I swear! (to Rhys.) You gotta believe me!
(Rhys looks at her, she's almost in tears.)
Rhys: Yeh, I believe you. Sorry. (He turns around and walks out.)
Mystic: How quaint.
Guys' Dorm - Evening
Having just finished a football game, Atth and Clarence walk into the dorm and have showers. When they get out Rhys is in the dorm, just back from his private session with Peter. (Which just consisted of an hour of silence.) He is lying on his bed reading a book.
Atth: How very social of you.
Rhys: (sarcastically) My sincerest apologies.
(Atth raises his eyebrows surprised, Rhys is never sarcastic.)
Atth: Therapy not going well.
Rhys: (dryly) I almost fell asleep.
Atth: (Smiling) Did he try that 'you don't have to talk' routine.
Rhys: Yeh.
(Nick walks in.)
Nick: Good, you're all here. Guess what I found out.
Atth: You're leaving?
Nick: No.
Atth: Damn, there goes my good mood.
Nick: You were in a good mood?
Atth: Until I saw you, now I'm feeling particularly murderous.
Nick: (trying to be smart.) Is that even a word?
Clarence: Yes.
Nick: Anyway, guess who Maddy likes. (smiling)
Clarence: (pretending to be thinking hard.) Mmmm, that's a hard one; but I'll take a punt out of the dark. Atth?
Nick: (disappointed.) Oh, how did you know?
Clarence: Doesn't take a genius.
Atth: It also helped that I told him that she tried it on with me.
Clarence: Geez, keep up with the times.
Nick: (annoyed.) Well, I also know something else.
Atth: And what would that be. (Not really caring about it.)
Nick: She told me what she thinks of all of you.
Clarence: (interested.) Really, go on.
Nick: (enjoying the power. To Clarence...) Well. she thinks you're a rich asshole who always wants attention.
(Clarence clenches his fist angry.)
Clarence: Bitch.
Rhys: (sitting up.) What about me.
Nick: (smiling.) Ahh, I believe her exact word were 'bulimic head case'. (Rhys's eyes narrow and he gets up and leaves.)
Atth to Nick: Good one.
Nick: You want to know what she said about you.
Atth: Whatever.
Nick: She said; you'd be the easiest to get with, because you've been in juvie for last couple of years and you probably haven't had any. (Atth shakes his head amazed.) She also said that you told her you went to juvie for manslaughter.
Atth: How sad.
Nick: (surprised.) You don't care?
Atth: Nuh, why should I? I don't have to have anything to do with her.
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Girls' Dorm
Rhys storms in and walks up to Maddy who is doing homework on her bed. Mystic and Dard stare at them, they've never seem Rhys angry.
Rhys: (yelling) What is your problem?
Maddy: (shocked) What?
Rhys: How dare you!
Maddy: (Standing up.) What are you talking about?
Rhys: You know nothing about Clarence, let alone me! You had no right to spread rumours about why we're here!
Maddy: (In tears) I didn't say anything!
Rhys: Yeh right! (Seeing Maddy crying, he stops.)
Maddy: (quietly.) I didn't.
Dard: (referring to her and Mystic) We heard that you were bitching about us.
Maddy: Who said I did?
Mystic: Nick told us.
Maddy: I haven't talked to him except about. (She trails off.) Did he tell you anything else?
Dard: (Glaring at her.) He said you like Atth. (Maddy doesn't say anything.) You do!
Maddy: I told him that, but I didn't say anything about anyone else! I swear! (to Rhys.) You gotta believe me!
(Rhys looks at her, she's almost in tears.)
Rhys: Yeh, I believe you. Sorry. (He turns around and walks out.)
Mystic: How quaint.