SCENE 2: Ashley and Ellie Ashley's House. Also shortly after graduation.
Ash: So wait, let me get this straight…. Marco is back with Dylan, Craig's dating Manny….AGAIN, you were drumming in Downtown Sasquatch, Spinner is back, dating a grade 10….and a Christian, Liberty and J.T. had a baby, and Paige dated Alex! WOW, is anything the same around here?
Ellie: uh……Toby?
(they giggle)
Ash: heh. Figures. But everybody else……WoW!
Ellie: Yeah, I know. It's all a little difficult to process.
Ash: well, I guess. Craig and Manny is disappointing, but not suprising. Alex is no shocker either…….but Paige?...and I suppose you and Craig isn't a huge surprise either.
Ellie: Me and Craig?
Ash: I know you El. Both of you. It makes sense.
Ellie: what makes sense?
Ash: Well…..you having a MONDO crush on him…..but it's more than that isn't it?
Ellie: We're best friends, ya know? I dunno. We just get each other…or so I thought. Then before I could blink he was calling me his "BFF" and hooking up with Manny yet again. But we still connect.
Ash: You've gotta remember this is Craig. Being with Manny again was just easy….no pun intended.
(they both chuckle a little.)
Ash: but seriously. Craig is afraid of anything deep…..anything real. Even what we had was just the easiest relationship for him to be in. So much so that he just got lost in it. That's part of the reason I left. I couldn't handle that. But with you……..it's not easy. You know real things about Craig…..the best and the worst of him, and he's scared of it. Just give him time El. Hopefully he'll figure out he should be with you.
Ellie: I guess. I dunno. I just don't even want to be bothered with thinking about all this now. I just graduated. I'm happy. Why aren't we out celebrating? End of the year party at The Dot. Spinner hooked it up for us. Let's go!
Ash: Yeah. I could go for some catching up with the old gang. And maybe Jim'll be there…
Ellie: about that…
Ash: don't. I don't even know yet. I'll talk to him tonite and update you from there…….and maybe Craig'll be there too!
Ellie: No. I hope not. I'd prefer to keep my evening drama-free and I'm sure he'd bring Manny and things could get ugly. I would like to see how things are going with him though…
Ash: one way to find out. Let's go!