(Second part)
-Ellie and Melanie are sitting outside of Degrassi on a bench, and Ellie keeps on shooting Melanie worried looks-
Melanie- What?
Ellie- Nothing...can I ask you something?
Melanie- Depends. About what?
Ellie- Your arm.
Melanie- Then no.
Ellie- Please Melanie I need to see!
Melanie- Naw you don't. she leans back into the bench and bends her head all the way back
Ellie- You can do that?
Melanie- It's really cool. I'm bendable.
Ellie- You ever consider gymnastics? Maybe that could help you.
Melanie- sits up What is your problem with my arm?
Ellie- It's you! Melanie I saw you! I found your destructive weapon! I saw you!
Melanie- Shut up already!
Ellie- No.
Melanie- I will dent your face. Roar.
Ellie- You don't show me your arm I'll tell.
Melanie- looks at her frightened You wouldn't, they'd send me to the hospital again!
Ellie- Try me.
Melanie-hesitates then pulls up her right sleeve, and there are a lot of cuts, and some scars from previous cuts, and some of the cuts look new
Ellie- Your left handed?
Melanie- Yeah.
Ellie- How long?
Melanie- About a year now, most of them faded away.
Ellie- I see...you need help.
Melanie- I can't talk about it! It hurts!
Ellie- Gee, which one hurts more? Talking about it, or cutting? Hm..I'd say cutting, since it's basically just killing yourself slowly!
Melanie- Good.
Ellie- It's hard to stop, I know! But you need to!
Melanie- I can't! And how would you know!
Ellie- I used to do it!
people walk near them and see Melanie's arm and stare, and she quickly pulls it up and shoots them nasty looks and they walk away
Melanie- Oh, well! You have no idea why I do it! You don't have a paralized mother who's stuck in a wheechair for the rest of her life! A dead father, who you saw getting murdered! You have no memories of it! You don't know what it's like to have those things still stuck in your head! You don't hear screams every time you try to sleep! I haven't slept in months! I went to the hospital for four months, damn it!
Ellie- is quiet
Melanie- I'm sorry, it's just that...
Ellie- No, it's fine. Let's drop the subject for now.
Melanie- Fine. Back to gymnastics. I think I'll join, to get my mind off of everything.
Ellie- Can I see some stuff you can do?
Melanie shows her some cool flips and things and Ellie smiles.
-Emma and Manny are at Emma's house that night, planning the party-
Emma- Let's see, um, food and drink, music?
Manny- That's basically all we need, Em.
Emma- Nope. We need guests, and a place!
Manny- I'll tell the whole school, and get other people to tell, also. And, the ravine, remember?
Emma- Oh yeah, sorry. Headache.
Manny- Fine.
-the next day, Ellie and Melanie are walking towards Melanie's locker, so she can get all her cutting supplies and throw them away-
Ellie- It's for the best.
Melanie- One of them I can't throw away.
Ellie- What is it?
Melanie- My nails.
Ellie- Cut them shorter. Everytime they grow a little cut them. I'll check your arms and nails everyday to help you.
Melanie- Fine. I'l cut them short later at home. Speaking of which, want to come over?
Ellie- Sure, what--
Manny and Emma walk up to them
Melanie- looks at them and waits for them to talk first
Emma- Ok then. Um, I'm Emma, and this is--
Melanie- Manny. I know. continiues throwing away things
Manny- And Emma and me are throwing a party. We want you to come.
Emma- Um, tonight. it's at the ravine, and it starts at 7. We just don't know what time it ends.
Melanie takes out a box of things like protractors and rulers and drops it by accident
Ellie- No, no, Melanie, you'll need these. Here, I'll help.
Ellie heps her pick up everything, and then she finds a compass blade, the same one she used to cut hersef with. She picks it up, and looks at it carefully for a minute
Ellie- Throw this out. Now.
Emma- Why does she need to throw it out? It's a compass blade. You need that for school.
Manny- Yeah.
Ellie- She doesn't need it. Trust me, she's better off without it.
Emma- Why?
Ellie- Trust me, she is!
Manny- What's wrong with you?
Melanie- So, guys. I'll go to your party. It's tonight, right?
Emma- yes. 7. Don't forget. Bring some friends if you want. Almost the whole school is coming. Mostly our grades.
Melanie- I'm going. Can't wait. Wait, I have an idea. I have no clue where the ravine is, so..Ellie...come over after school and we'll leave to the party from there.
Ellie- Deal.
Melanie- Good. Well, Emma and Manny, me and Ellie have some business...to do, so if you don't mind? Can we do it alone?
Emma and Manny leave
Ashley now walks up with a black eye
Melanie- oh no! Ashley!
Ellie- what happened?
Ashley- Er...um, Did you hear about Manny and Emma's party tonight? Are you going?
Melanie and Ellie- Yea.
Ashley- I might..I don't knwo if I am really or not.
Melanie- I'm going!
Ashley- So?
Melanie- Come! Really! It'll be...er..interesting!
Ashley- Oh...
Melanie- gets on her knees and pretends to be begging Please? Pleasey pleasey pleasey please?
Ashley- Oh, fine. Get up, you look like a lunatic.
Melanie- I am a lunatic!...just kidding...
Ashley- Then we'll go!
Melanie- Me and Ellie are meeting up at my house first. After school. I'll take you there.
Ashley- Okay.
Melanie- Fine
-Manny and Emma are walking in a hallway-
Manny- Do you really think she'd come?
Emma- Why don't you shut up about her for a minute?
Manny- I feel bad for her. I mean, she saw her dad murdered! Brutally murdered! Who wouldn't be depressed after seeing that?
Emma- I'd be depressed, but I wouldn't want to be smothered in things by people who felt bad for me!
Manny- True. But you said yourself. This party isn't all for her. It's for us, too. And hanging out!
Emma- And to forget all those crappy memories, and remember the good times in Degrassi Community School!
Manny- Chester!
Emma- And the time we put tampons on Chester's tree!
Chester- Hi.
Manny- No, I ment Chester is standing right infront of you...
Emma- I feel stupid..
Chester- Don't So, I hear there's a party?
Emma- Yea?
Chester- Where, when, and I'm going.
Emma- Ravine at 7 tonight. And thanks for coming. It's for this girl--
Manny- It's for just hanging out. And for Melanie.
Chester- Who's Melanie? That new girl who's wallowing in self-pity?
Manny- She doesn't wallow in self-pity! She saw her dad murdered!
Chester- What happened?
Manny- He got stabbed repetedly in the heart by his brother, and then the brother went after Melanie, but her mother preotected her and instead of Stabbing Melanie, the brother stabbed her mother intsead in her side twice, and now she's been paralized waist down.
Chester- Ouch.
Emma- It's sad, isn't it?
Chester- Yeah.
Manny- Well, we're glad your coming to the party, but, we gotta go! bye!
Manny and Emma walk away
-At Melanie's house after school-
Melanie- So, who have you guys ever dated?
Ellie- Er...
Ashley- Um...
Melanie- Well?
Ashley- Jimmy, Craig...can't remember...
Ellie- Neither can I. So, It's my turn to ask a question. Ever...damn...
Melanie- Screw the questions. It's time to go.
Ellie- Okay.
Ashley- We've got 20 minutes!
Melanie- To get ready...
Melanie walks upstairs
Ellie- oh god..laughing
Ashley- I wonder..
Ten minutes later Melanie waks downstairs wearing a short black skirt with a sutdded belt and a black corset with strings hanging off and heeled black boots
Ellie- Tramp? Are you Manny?
Melanie- What?
Ellie- Manny dresses like that.
Melanie- Who gives a--
Ashley- Time to go let's leave early. It takes a while to get there from here.
Melanie- grabs something and shoves it in her bag
Ellie- sees but doesn't ask
They leave