-At the Ravine-
Emma- Let's see...mostly everyone's here, except--
Manny- Melanie, Ashley, and Ellie.
Emma- No, they just got here, look.
Manny- Hey!
Melanie- Manny! Emma.
Ellie- Hey.
Ashley- Hey. I came.
Emma- Hey.
Manny- I see. Hey, go over there, there are...people...over there. I mean, people you have't met yet, Melanie...go meet them. They're cool.
Ellie- Unlike you, a boyfriend stealer.
Melanie- You're coming with me. Both of you. grabs Ellie's and Ashley's arms and pulls them over to a large group of people
Ellie- Jay. Alex.
Jay- Who. Is. New. Girl.
Melanie- Very funny...
Ellie- Oh! This is Melanie, she transferred from a private school.
Jay- What? Why?
Melanie- It was too annoying, and I had to go do something.
Alex- hey, aren't you that new depressed girl who sees two therapists or some crap?
Melanie- remains silent
Alex- I'll take that as a yes.
Melanie- goes in her bag for something
Ellie- Hey, Mel. What did you put in your bag before?
Melanie- A sharpie, and a tiny bottle of Nail Polish Remover.
Ellie- Oh. Why?
Jay- Oh! High!
Ellie- Hi, Jay.
Jay- No, High. As in points up
Alex- Yo do that?
Melanie- Um, no. I just carry it in my bag just in case I want to paint my nail a different color.
Jay- Hey, don't use sarcasm.
Melanie- It'll hurt your ickle head?
Jay- Not funny.
Melanie- puts the bottle to her mouth but does not drink it Hm?
Jay takes the bottle and does the same, and passes it to Alex who hands it back and shakes her head
Ellie- Ugh...walks away
Melanie and Jay are high now, and it's dark outside
Melanie- hey, Jay. Got a lighter?
Jay- You smoke!
Melanie- No, stupid. Sharpie.
Jay- hands her a lighter
Melanie walks to a clear opening and Jay follows her. She lights the sharpie on fire and throws it on the ground. her arm touches the flame, and her sleeve goes on fire.
Ellie- Oh my god! Fire!
Ashley- Melanie your arm is on fire!
Melanie- NO CRAP!
Jay- tries to help her put it out
Melanie- It won't go out!
A crowd forms around her
Alex- It's the remover.
Melanie- Help! Crap!
Jay- tries to help her pbut the flame gets bigger
Melanie- My arm is going to fall off!
Jay- Shut up.
Melanie- Make me!
Chester comes by with a cup of water and pours it on her arm
Chester- Are you seriously that stupid to not use water?
Jay- pounces hi and starts punching him
Melanie- JAY! get off of him! NOW! Tries to pull Jay off
Jay- slaps her in the face not realizing it's her who's tring to pull him off
Melanie- falls over and her head hits the ground hard Ow...
Ellie- runs over to Melanie followed by Emma and Manny Oh my god! Jay! Stop fighting and look what you did!
Jay- gets off Chester who's face is scratched up and bleeding and walks over to Melanie Holy crap!
Melanie- she has a large cut across her cheek and its bleeding badly and the abck of her head has a sra\atch thats bleeding a little I...I...
You see a flaskback of her father falling to the ground after being stabbed
Melanie- She goes closer to Jay and then starts crying
Ellie- Melanie what's wrong?
Melanie- I...need...to...
Ellie- To what?
Melanie- I need it back! I need it!
Ellie- need what?
Melanie- starts snapping her rubber band over and over fast
Ellie- oh no, come on Melanie you don't need it!
Melanie- I need to die! That's what I need! Stands up and runs into the trees
Ellie- Melanie! gets up and chases her, and the others follow her
Jay- get back here!
Melanie- hides behind a tree
Jay- stop running. I'll get her.
Ellie- watches as Jay goes behind the tree
Jay- hey.
Melanie- you hit me.
Jay- I thought you were someone else. Sorry.
Melanie- fine. What?
Jay- Stop. Don't kill yourself.
Melanie- starts crying What have I got to live for? My father...is...
You see another flashback of the guy coming after her with the knife and her mother walking infront of ehr and screaming
Jay- It's okay...it's going to be okay..
Melanie- No it's not don't you get it! My father is never coming back! He was murdered! I saw it! Brutally murdered! The vision of the knife going repeatedly into his heart is still in my head! I was five! My mother is paralized.
Jay- That sucks.
Melanie- yea! Nobody understands me!
Jay- kisses her
Melanie- What was that for?
Jay- Dunno. Your just so darnded cute.
Melanie- Ha.
Jay- What? You are.
Melanie- So are you.
They kiss again
Ellie- Jay! What are you doing that's taking you so long!
Jay- comes out with Melanie Trying to make her stop crying dammit.
Ellie- Come on people let's go back to the party or whatever.
They all start walking back
Jay- Mel wait a minute before you go back. Let's talk more.
Melanie- Okay.
Jay- Hm. So, that kiss, I was being serious.
Melanie- I'm in 11th grade. You look like your twenty.
Jay- I was in 11th and got expelled.
Melanie- Why?
Jay- Long story.
Melanie- I got time.
She takes his hand and they smile
(End)