Where have you been?

(Poppy stopped. She slowly turned to face branch. He looked very embarrassed. It was like he didn't want her to see what had happened. He looked nervous, she wasn't sure what his next words were gonna be.)

Branch: um...uh...you..sang great today..it was amazing

Poppy: oh thank you

Branch: (pauses as he is unsure what to say next) it's...uh..great to see you

Poppy: long time..besides calculus

Branch: yeah..um I'm sorry about my first interaction with you in that class..I guess I was caught off guard by seeing you for the first time in awhile

Poppy: I..I liked your song, I didn't know you could sing...or play guitar

Branch: I learned...(he knew this was getting awkward but he wasn't sure what to do) uh look...I know this...this is pretty weird

Poppy: yeah it is...where have you been branch?

Branch: what do you mean?

Poppy: all those years...you just disappeared and ghosted me before freshman year and...now here you are...

Branch: (sighs) I...I can't tell you that, I want to but...I can't

Poppy: why not?

Branch: it's complicated poppy

Poppy: I just want an explanation

Branch: I know you do and you deserve one but..this isn't the time or place, and I need to come terms with my own self before I can open up about what's happened

Poppy: (she nodded slowly) I missed you...how could you just do that to me? I was your best friend...

Branch: (he feels his heart start to break) I know poppy...I...I did a terrible thing...and I'm so sorry..you didn't deserve my treatment towards you...I didn't want to hurt you, at the time I just felt like it was best to separate myself from everyone else

Poppy: I have to go

Branch: wait poppy please

Poppy: I can't talk to you right now Branch...this is all just too confusing and overwhelming right now

Branch: poppy please don't walk away...

Poppy: you did that to me...now you'll know how it feels (she storms out and rushes to her car upset. She then started getting the sensation she needed to sing again, she didn't understand why this was happening. She could suddenly hear music and words started to flow from her.

Poppy: (sings)

If only a touch

If just for a moment

Is somewhere "that someone" who I can hold

Is somewhere "that someplace" where I can go

Am I living a life that seems frozen in time?

Searching for warmth but my world is cold

And I'm stuck in a dream with no end it seems

Can I find a way?

Find a way

Find a way

Branch is seen playing the piano, he didn't know what made him play this music but he also felt the urge to sing no matter how hard he tried to fight it. Singing was the last thing he wanted to do, but he couldn't stop.

Branch: (sings)

Days turn to years

And it seems for a lifetime

That I've tried going solo, been on my own

Can I find "that something" for this heart of stone?

Am I living a life that seems frozen in time?

Searching for warmth but my world is cold

And I'm stuck in a dream with no end it seems

Can I find a way?

Find a way

Find a way

I've spent life concealed

Too much time unseen

Wondering why

And stuck in between

Poppy: (sings)

The closer I get

I push love away

It just causes heartache,

Heartache can pain

Both: (sings)

I've tried letting go

Now I want to hold on!

Both: Find a way, find a way, find a way, find a way

Poppy: (sings) find a way

And I'm living a life that seems frozen in time

Branch: (sings)

Searching for warmth but my world is cold

Both: (sings)

And I'm stuck in a dream with no end it seems

Branch:

Find a way

Poppy: (continues to sing and gets out of her car and runs back to the auditorium to find branch)

Find a way

Branch: (continues to sing and walks off the stage and heads toward the door to find poppy)

Find a way

Poppy: (gets close to the door)

Find a way

Both:

Find a way!

(They both are on opposite sides of the auditorium door, both holding the handle, but neither one of them opening it.)

Poppy:

Find a way

Branch:

Find a way

Both:

Find a way!

(Both of them let go of the door not knowing what they would say if they saw each other, and walk away from it. Unaware of the other doing the same.)

Poppy walked back to her car and drove away while branch, just sat back on the stage regretting letting her walk away, but her words stung him.