LAKEHURST HIGH - EPISODE 10 - A NEW YEAR

Disclaimer: I don´t own Degrassi or the characters from it.

1. Ext. Lakehurst. Morning.

Heather and Erica are heading towards the school. Erica is already annoyed at Heather for being overprotective of her.

Heather:

Promise.

Erica:

I promise to stay away from guys, I don´t know! Are you happy?

Heather:

We can´t have the same thing happen again, can we?

Erica:

No, mom!

Heather:

I just ...

Erica:

I know what you´re doing and I love you for it. But I´m not some little kid, who can´t make my own decisions.

Heather:

No offense, but we all saw what happened, the last time you did.

Erica:

I already have a mom. I don´t need two of them!

Heather:

You don´t know, how much you scared us. We were afraid, that you would wound up in jail or worse.

Erica:

I need you to be my sister again. Can you handle that?

They head into the school.

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2. Int. Hallway. Day.

Erica and Heather are looking for their new lockers. They both smile widely, when they unexpectedly see Lucy standing by two open lockers.

Lucy:

Are you looking for your new lockers?

Erica:

What are you doing here?

Lucy:

I would have been bored senseless without you! Broco can handle the last six months by himself. I need my girls!

Erica gives her a big hug.

Erica:

This is almost gonna be, like we were back at Degrassi!

Heather:

How did you manage to swing this?

Lucy:

You know, my parents, who you never see, because they´re always busy with other things? For once, one of them came in handy.

Erica:

How did they react to the damage?

Lucy:

I played the old guilt trip on them.

Heather:

Did it work?

Lucy:

They´re the ones, who left me alone at Christmas, so they could go skiing in St. Tropez! Just "Here´s your presents, Lucy. See ya next year!" By the end, I had them apologizing to me! If it hadn´t been for Bronco´s family including me, it would have been the worst Christmas of my life.

Erica:

I take it, these are ours?

Lucy:

Right next to mine.

The twins start filling up their lockers.

3. Int. Classroom. Morning.

Wheels is looking very down. He has Snake sitting next to him on one side and Spike on the other.

Wheels:

How could I be such an idiot?

Spike:

That´s a question, you´ll be asking yourself. for a long time to come!

Snake:

I talked to Lita on the phone. Karen has been raving to her, about how she likes you.

Wheels:

I only want her, if can´t have Kathleen back.

Spike:

That so typical of guys! If you can´t be with the one you love, love the one you´re with. Is that how it is, with all of you?

Wheels:

Weren´t you the other woman in a three way drama, a few months ago?

Spike gets defensive.

Spike:

That´s different. There were ... other circumstances involved.

Snake:

I lost Michelle because I cheated and it sucked. Welcome to the club, pal!

Michelle and Alexa come in and Michelle smiles very invitingly at Snake, surprising him.

Spike:

It looks like, she might be ready to forgive you.

Michelle comes over to him and the others.

Michelle:

How was your Christmas?

Snake:

It was good. One of the best I remember having, in fact. How was yours?

Michelle:

I got dumped, the day before made it hard to get into the spirit, but it turned out to be an okay one, at the end.

Spike:

I´m sorry, Michelle.

Michelle:

Oh, well. Boys come and go, right?

The teacher comes in.

Michelle:

Do you maybe, want to meet up after school?

Snake:

Yeah, sure!

She smiles shyly and takes her seat next to Alexa. Snake smiles to himself, not quite being used to being a "Ladies man".

4. Int. Hallway. Day.

Erica is enjoying catching up with Spike.

Spike:

Emma is growing so fast, that you wouldn´t believe it. She´s made her first friend and they´re so cute, that you just want to hug them all the time!

Erica giggles.

Erica:

I have to come over and see her some time. It´s been ages, since I saw her.

Spike:

What have you been doing?

She immediately sees her mistake and looks apologetic.

Spike:

I mean, besides the illegal stuff.

Erica:

You mean besides the charges, I face for multiple cases of breaking and entering, theft over a thousand, conspiracy to commit robbery and my own favorite, prostitution!

Spike looks shocked.

Spike:

Man! You weren´t actually a prostitute, were you?

Erica:

No, but the way things were going, I was about two steps away from it. I just want to put it behind me and move on, but certain people won´t let me.

Heather comes over to them.

Heather:

Hi, Spike. Can I borrow Erica?

Spike:

Yeah, sure. See ya, later.

She leaves them and heads to class.

Erica:

What now? I can´t talk to Spike?

Heather:

Are you sure, that she´s the kind of influence, you want in your life right now?

Erica rolls her eyes at her.

Erica:

This is Spike, we´re talking about! We´ve known her, since Grade School.

Heather:

Yes, but she also got pregnant, when she was 14. Not to mention her latest affair with Snake.

Erica:

And because of that, she should be shunned?

Heather:

You can hardly call her a positive role model. The last thing you need, are more negative ones, to drag you down again.

Erica is now getting angry with her.

Erica:

We can´t all be perfect like you, can we?

Heather:

I never said, I was!

Erica:

The rest of us are humans and humans make mistakes. Unlike you, we take chances in our lives and when you do, they tend to happen!

She hurries off to class and Heather looks annoyed, that they had a fight. Some of other students, who heard it, look at her weirdly, which just makes her more uncomfortable.

5. Ext. School. Day.

Snake and Michelle are talking, when they come out. Michelle looks happy to be spending time with him again.

Snake:

Any ideas?

Michelle:

We could go down by the fountain, where we had our first kiss. Who knows, what it could spark up, huh?

She nudges his shoulder and pretends, that she was kidding. He looks at her seriously.

Snake:

Michelle, I´m sorry, that you got dumped. I really am. But I´ve met someone over the holidays.

Michelle tries to not look disappointed.

Michelle:

Good! I´m happy for you! At least, one of us has luck in love!

Snake:

Her name´s Lita. I´m gonna try, making a go at it with her.

Michelle:

That´s a pretty name. She´s probably much prettier than me, isn´t she?

Snake:

You have your undeniable charms.

Michelle smiles, feeling that there might be hope.

Michelle:

Like what?

Snake:

Your smile, for instance. It´s the cutest and most innocent smile in the world, like you´re hiding something. That guy was a moron for dumping you.

Michelle:

I wasn´t that crazy about him anyway and it wasn´t like, we had much in common.

Snake:

Did you have fun, when you were with him?

Michelle:

Yeah, I guess, I did.

Snake:

Then it wasn´t a complete loss, was it? Anyway, you won´t be on the market for long. Not unless you want to be.

Michelle:

I´m leaving in half a year. There´s no point in starting something up with someone, I have to get to know first, just so we can break up, when it starts to get really interesting. This leaves you and BLT, as the two guys, I can go out with.

Snake:

I still play basketball with him sometimes.

Michelle:

How´s he doing?

Snake:

Great. Mainly thanks to his girlfriend, who he´s head over heels in love with. Sorry.

Michelle:

Just my luck. Let´s go to the mall in stead. I feel like shopping my troubles away.

Snake:

Lead the way, Madame. I am you trusted pack mule.

They smile at each other.

6. Ext. Park. Day.

Kathleen is smoking weed with Yick and his friend Dave, a 16 year old black haired kid. She takes a deep puff and coughs. All three of them look high.

Dave:

Rookie!

Kathleen:

Shut up!

She hands it to Yick, as she tries to stop coughing.

Yick:

Man, that was a long, boring day!

Dave:

It doesn´t feel, like we just a vacation. Tessa looked hot, though.

Yick takes a puff and hands it off to him.

Yick:

Tessa, as in my ex?

Dave:

You don´t mind, that I call her hot, do you?

Yick:

If you want to call a spade a spade, that´s fine with me!

Kathleen:

Really? Her?

Dave:

I can always pass a boring class by thinking about the things, I´d like to do with her.

Yick:

Me too!

Him and Yick laugh. Kathleen looks annoyed with them.

Kathleen:

What does she have, that I don´t?

Dave:

She´s nice to people for a start.

Kathleen:

I´m ... lovably sarcastic, aren´t I?

Yick:

Kathleen, I personally like, that you say what you mean.

Dave:

For what it´s worth, I do too. It breaks up the monotony.

Yick:

But you can also be and it´s not our opinion, we want to make that clear.

Dave:

Not at all!

Yick:

But most people find you frightening. I hear, that the freshman girls dare each other to go over and talk to to you, but no one´s had the guts to yet.

Dave:

And most guys would rather hit on a female Tiger, than you. They think, it would be safer for them.

Kathleen:

Thanks for boosting my self esteem!

Yick:

It would go a long way, if you tried smiling and stopped being judgmental.

Kathleen:

Dave, I´m not judgmental, am I?

Both Yick and him nod. She looks annoyed.

7. Int. Heather and Erica´s Room. Evening.

Heather and Erica are studying, but it´s mostly Heather helping Erica.

Heather:

Is it starting to sink in?

Erica:

I need a break.

Heather looks annoyed with her.

Heather:

We still have a a ton of stuff, to get through. I´m doing this for you, you know?

Erica:

I´m already forgetting the things, we´ve gone over. What´s the point?

Heather:

Don´t you want to graduate?

Erica:

Yeah, of course.

Heather:

Then stop making excuses! It´s not my fault, that you decided to behave like a spoiled brat and blow off your future! All for a guy, who any idiot could see, wasn´t worth it!

Heather is upset, making Erica upset too.

Erica:

You just love this, don´t you? Heather, queen of always doing everything right, get to sit on her high horse and judge her screw up sister!

Heather:

You can´t seriously blame your problems on me!

Erica:

You keep ragging on me for months, every time I do the slightest thing wrong and I´m tired of it! I´m not perfect!

Heather:

Do you know, how frustrating it is to be the sister of someone, who´s as selfish and irresponsible, as you are? With you, it´s always about Erica and then it´s up to me to pick you up again afterwards! You wouldn´t survive for day on your own!

Erica:

I´m selfish? You only make me feel worse, ao you get to feel like the perfect one! You like, that every time I mess up, it makes you look better, don´t you?

Heather:

That´s not true!

Erica:

Don´t tell me, you don´t enjoy it. Mom and dad always heap praise on you, but when it comes to me, it´s why didn´t you do as good as your sister, Erica, or why can´t you be more like Heather? Do you have any idea, how annoying that gets?

Heather:

They´re hard on you, because they have to. You don´t learn from your mistakes! You make the same ones every time and it´s always because of a guy. Why can´t you see it?

Erica:

At least, I can get one! There´s 12 year old´s, who have seen more action, than you have!

She leaves the room and locks herself in the bathroom.

8. Int. Car. Evening.

Wheels, Snake and Joey are trying to order into the microphone at a drive through. They can´t help themselves from messing with the guy at the other end, though.

Joey:

I´l like two ch ... urgers, a doub .. acon sup ... 3 orders of ... ies and three lar ... okes.

Wheels and Snake find it hard to keep a straight face.

Operator (voice over):

Hang on a moment, Sir. There´s a problem with my headset.

Joey:

Sur ... ing.

Operator (voice over):

It´ll take a minute.

The boys laugh.

Joey:

Should I do it to him a 3rd time?

Wheels:

Two is enough. I´m hungry as a horse.

The horn from the car behind them beeps and Wheels sticks his head out the window.

Wheels:

SHUT UP!

Yick (off screen):

IS THAT YOU, WHEELS?

Snake:

It´s Yick, isn´t it?

Wheels:

You want to say hi, while he wait?

Joey:

Go ahead. Someone has to order for us.

Snake:

I´ll wait here, if that´s okay?

Wheels:

Suit yourself.

Wheels gets out of the car.

9. Ext. Drive Through. Evening.

Wheels walks over to their car. It´s Dave driving, with Yick in the passenger seat.

Wheels:

What´s up, boys?

Dave:

Same as you. What´s the hold up?

Wheels:

Joey´s messing with the guy, at the other end.

Yick and Dave look at each other.

Yick:

We probably shouldn´t, then?

They blow it off.

Yick/Dave:

Nah!

Wheels smiles to himself.

Wheels:

How´s Kathleen doing?

Yick:

What do you think? She´s heartbroken! How could you be such an idiot?

Dave:

Kathleen is ... well, Kathleen and I would want to date her in a million years, but you were a good couple.

Wheels:

You don´t need to tell me.

Yick:

I get being horny. I´m a sixteen, so trust me, I do! But did you really sleep with someone else?

Wheels:

Don´t spread it, but yeah.

Dave:

Wasn´t Kathleen giving you, what you wanted?

Wheels:

No offense, but that´s none of your business.

Yick:

Was it worth it?

Wheels:

Nowhere close. Did you boys get any?

Yick smiles cockily. Dave looks annoyed at having to answer it.

Wheels:

Way to go, Yick! Who was she?

Yick:

A cute sophomore from Banton.

Wheels:

Are you seeing her again?

Yick:

Next Friday.

Wheels:

Cool.

He slaps hands with Yick and looks at Dave.

Yick:

He was the king of being turned down.

Wheels grins.

Wheels:

Come on! How many?

Dave:

Six. They were all snobs!

Wheel:

Better luck next time.

Joey (off screen):

WHEELS. CHOW TIME.

Wheels:

Enjoy your dinner, gentlemen.

He walks back to the car.

10. Int. Car. Evening.

Wheels gets in and Snake hands him a small paper bag and a large soda. He takes a sip from it. Joey starts driving off, while munching on some fries.

Joey:

How was Yick doing?

Wheels:

It turns out, you weren´t the only one, who got lucky that night, Snake.

Snake:

Good for him! Who was she?

Wheels:

Some girl from Banton.

Joey:

Technically, you got lucky too.

Wheels:

I call it un-lucky. I would erase what happened, if I could. It doesn´t help to know, that Karen is crushing on me. If anything, it makes me feel worse.

Snake:

Why? She wanted it too, didn´t she?

Wheels:

I only pretended to like her, so that she´d sleep with me. If I´d been sober, I never would have done it. I would have waited for Kathleen to feel ready, like I should have.

Joey:

Did you talk to her today?

Wheels:

After she bit my head off? I kept a safe distance! Yick told me, that she was heartbroken.

Joey:

Are you giving up?

Wheels:

I´m giving her some time to cool off first.

He takes a bite of his Burger and says "Mmm!". He consider his situation, as he chews on it.

11. Int. Hallway. Morning.

Kathleen comes in through the entrance, with Tessa by her side. They´re both wearing trench coats, attracting quite a bit of attention. Both look nervous.

Tessa:

You´re sure, you want to do this?

Kathleen:

Yep! If they want me to be like you, then that´s what I´ll give them.

Tessa:

It´s a horrible idea! Just be, who you want to be.

Kathleen:

That hasn´t worked for me so far, has it?

Tessa:

You´ll give me my diary back, like you promised?

Kathleen:

I promise. Let´s do this, before I get cold feet.

They take the trench coats and reveal a pair of outfits, that are bordering on R-Rated! Boys make wide eyes at them, as they walk up the hallway.

Tessa:

There´s some freshman girls. Try talking to them.

Kathleen:

What do I say?

Tessa:

Try to sound like Donna from 90210.

Kathleen:

She´s the dumb blonde, right? I´ve never seen it, but I´ve heard people talk about it.

Tessa:

Then imagine, how she sounds and mimic it! Say that you can help them get boyfriends or something.

Kathleen and Tessa walk over to three freshman girls, who look like, they´d rather run away, than talk to them.

Kathleen:

That dress is so bitching, it´s like, oh my God!

Tessa tries hard not to laugh.

Girl #1:

Thanks. I love those jeans! Where did you get them?

Kathleen:

Ehm ...

Tessa:

It´s this super bitching, killer store, that only the most super, killer bitching people, know about!

Kathleen:

When you walk in, it´s like, oh my God! I can´t believe, how freaking ... fantabulous this place is!

Girl #2:

Is it the one, where they have the girl with a nose ring working the counter?

Kathleen:

Totally!

Girl #3:

Can you imagine how many boogers, she gets stuck in that thing?

Kathleen:

Yeah, like gag me with a spoon, will you?

Tessa giver her a thumbs up for that one.

Girl #1:

It´s a constant hassle to find clothes, that will catch the boys´ attention!

Girl #3:

People in poor countries, don´t know how lucky they are!

Girl #2:

Yeah! If I only had three pairs of jeans to choose from, it would be so much easier!

Kathleen:

So, you´d live in a poor country, just so it would be easier to choose, which jeans to buy?

Tessa sees that she has to rescue Kathleen, who´s starting to scowl.

Tessa:

I totally get what you mean! If you girls want some tips on how to attract boys, just come to Kathleen. She´ll teach you all the tricks, you need to know!

The freshman girls look excited. Kathleen forces a smile.

Girl #1:

For real? Can you teach us?

Kathleen:

Yeah, sure! I´ll teach you everything I know. I was super cool talking to you, but we have to get to our boring old class!

Tessa and Kathleen move up the hallway and we hold on the freshman girls for a moment longer.

Girl #2:

Why were we afraid of her?

Girl #3:

Yeah! She seemed super nice!

We cut to Kathleen and Tessa.

Kathleen:

I can´t teach them anything!

Tessa:

Just make something up and they´ll buy it! They like you now, don´t they?

Kathleen:

That´s step one accomplished. Now for step two.

She walks towards a classroom.

Tessa:

That´s not the right classroom.

Kathleen:

Oh, yes, it is!

She walks through the door.

12. Int. Classroom. Morning,

Kathleen and Tessa comes into the class, where Wheels is waiting for school to start. Everyone stares at them and Wheels´ jaw almost drops.

Kathleen:

Oops, wrong classroom. Hi, Wheels!

She waves at him flirtingly and he waves back her, looking a bit confused.

We cut to Erica; Heather and Lucy, who are trying to take it in.

Heather:

Was that Kathleen?

Erica:

No, that was Kathleen, who came straight from the set of Baywatch!

Lucy:

Talk about pulling a Stephanie Kaye!

The twins look confused.

Erica:

A what?

Lucy:

A Stephanie Kaye, remember her? Arthur´s older sister.

Heather:

Oh, you mean ... I don´t get what you mean at all!

Erica:

Me neither.

Lucy:

Back when we had the election, all those years ago and she dressed all sexy? Her motto was "All the way with Stephanie Kaye?".

Erica:

Oh, it´s like a makeover thing! I remember it, now that you say it.

Heather:

Let´s get back to the list.

Lucy holds a piece of paper and reads it.

Lucy:

What is this?

Heather:

Don´ts for all three of us. We cut it down from the original 72 points to a lean five for each of us.

Lucy:

I can´t tell you, when you have bad breath?

Heather:

I already know, when I do, so I don´t need to hear it from others. It´s hurtful to hear.

Lucy:

And Erica, I can´t ever, ever, ever, ever ask you anything, about what happened in the last three months?

Erica:

Correct. It´s time for a fresh start.

Heather:

That was the first thing, both of us agreed on.

The last freeze frame is the twins looking hopeful for the future.

CLOSING CREDITS