10- It's The Lonliest Thing in the World
"We'll be waiting right outside. Thanks, mom," Laura said through her phone. She snapped it shut. "It's okay, Ratliff, my mom's picking us up," she told her best friend. Ross then entered the lobby.
"What a disaster! Now they'll never be my friends!" he said.
"Them. That's who you care about. Them," Laura said coldly.
"What's your problem?" Ross asked, almost annoyed.
"You invited me out and you didn't talk to me! I put on this stupid dress and my mom's makeup and you didn't even look at me!"(1) she yelled.
"Well what was I supposed to do?" he asked.
"Anything but what you did!" she stated. "I should've known!"
Laura:
"You made your choice and said I wasn't good enough,
I wasn't good enough for you to be my friend,
You wanted to be cool and I'm not good enough,
No look, I get it, you're the latest in a trend!
I watched as you did everything they asked you to,
And finally those jerks and I agree!
They looked at you and said you weren't good enough,
And you're not good enough for me."
She stormed off angrily. It was silent for a few seconds until Ratliff spoke.
"Well, that could've gone better," he said. Suddenly, Ross just snapped.
"This is all your fault!" he yelled. "I told you everything not to do and you did it!"
"My fault? It's not like this worked out for me— that was my first kiss!" Ratliff said.
"Every single thing in my life is a disaster!" Ross shouted.
"You've been in Appleton for a month. Trust me, it'll get worse," Ratliff said.
"No!" Ross yelled. He softened his voice. "No. I'm gonna fix this with Laura, and fix this with Riker, and you're going to help me. I just need a plan."
"Face it, Ross, this can't be fixed," Ratliff said. Ross raised his voice again.
"If I don't do anything, I'm dead! They're gonna treat me like I've got some disease!" Ross realized what he said and tried to apologize. "Ratliff, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Ratliff started to walk away.
"You know, right now I'm doing a whole lot better than you," he said. He left the theatre, leaving Ross standing there, upset.
"Great. There goes the last person on earth that's talking to me..!" he said. After he said that, a rabbi showed up behind him.
"Koh-amar ha'el adosheim.." he chanted.
"Oh perfect!" Ross muttered.
"What now, Ross?" the rabbi said.
"I can fix this!" Ross said.
"But how Ross?" Rabbi asked.
"I'm not gonna be an outcast! I'm gonna be friends with every single one of those guys, and that's the end of the story!" Ross explained.
"Why is it so important to be popular?" Rabbi asked.
"What are you kidding?" Ross asked.
"What would be so bad if you weren't popular?" Rabbi asked.
"Oh, Rabbi, you don't know what you're talking about," Ross said. The rabbi gestured to the others.
"Tell me how it is. Tell us how it feels," he said.
Ross:
"Being a geek is the lonliest thing in the world,
I gotta tell ya, Rabbi,
When you're a geek, it's the lonliest thing in the world,
You're always wondering what everybody's lauhing about,
And staring in at the world like you got locked out,
Nothing is worse,
It's a crime, it's a curse,
It's the lonliest thing in the world."
"You wouldn't understand, Rabbi," Ross said.
"Oh, kid, I know what you're talking about. I'm a rabbi. In Indiana," the rabbi said.
Ross:
"Being a geek is the sorriest state ever known,
I know what I'm talkin' about,
And being a geek doesn't go once you're gone or you're grown,
Rabbis:
Tell me about it, brother
Ross:
The girls all roll their eyes and walk away when you get close,
You've got a fatal disease no one can diagnose,
It's contagious, it's viral,
It's a downward spiral,
The lonliest thing in the world,
But when you're cool,
When you're cool, you've always got a crowd,
You can break the rules cause your allowed,
You can sway the gang in any direction,
You've got a high-speed connection,
When you're cool,
You're the epitome of charm and grace,
When you want to get to second base,
If you're cool, you know you've go a shot,
But oh! If you're not,
It's a waste, its a drag,
It's "suck" in a bag,
Its the lonliest thing in the world,
Rabbis:
Geek, geek,
Geek, geek,
Geek, geek, Whoa-oh
Ross:
Oh, yeah,
It's like a cold wind blowing, yeah,
If you like the wrong movies,
If you like the wrong bands,
If you take the wrong classes,
Don't speak!
Rabbis:
You're a geek!
Ross:
If it's a Saturday night
And you don't have any plans,
Cause you spent the past week learning Greek,
Rabbis:
You're a geek!
Ross:
If you're very well-acquainted
With the locker room toilet
'Casue your head's been shoved inside it, Just shriek:
Rabbis:
"I'm a geek!"
Ross:
If you start to get excited
'Cause there's gonna be a party,
But you haven't been invited,
Don't squeak!
Rabbis:
Geek!
Ross:
Don't freak!
Rabbis:
Geek!
Ross:
You're not unique!
Rabbis:
Geek!
Ross:
It's just the life of the geek!
But when you're cool,
You can rally when the blues attack,
Every problem just rolls of your back,
You can handle every slip and slide
Without breaking your stride!
When your cool,
You don't care that people disappear,
You don't care that your dad's not here,
You don't care that your life's been uprooted and bent
Without your consent!
A geek's afraid it's never gonna be okay,
But the cool kid knows it doesn't matter anyway,
It's the difference between
Being fine at thirteen
And the lonliest thing...
I said it's the lonliest thing...
I know it's the lonliest thing
In the world
Rabbis:
Geek, geek,
Geek, geek,
Geek, geek..."(2) The other rabbis left, and the first one turned to Ross.
"Keep trying, Ross. You can do it, Ross. Be a man, Ross," he said. Ross turned to say something, but the rabbi was gone.
A/N- Hope you liked it! Please review!
(1)- Remember; they're 13. (I guess in Appleton 13 year olds don't wear makeup?)
(2)- I know some of these lyrics sound idiotic, but it's just how it goes, I guess. :)