Fabian: What! (jumps up quickly, causing Nina to fall off his lap and end up on the floor)
Nina: Ow! (lays half-way on the floor, with one hand supporting the blanket on her)
Fabian: Y-you're…pregnant? And you didn't tell me!
Nina: (sits back on the bed) Cause I knew you would leave me! It was too early to tell…and there was too much stressful stuff going on
Fabian: (low serious tone) Is it mine or Eddie's?
Nina: (looks away, afraid)
Fabian: Answer me Nina! Is it mine or Eddie's!
Nina: (looks back at him with furious eyes, and tears falling so quickly down her face) I don't know okay! But I'm sure it's yours
Fabian: If that thing is mine, I'm leaving you! If it's Eddie, I'm going to slap you!
Nina: Y-you're going to…l-leave me? You promised you wouldn't!
Fabian: I'M A GUY! WE SAY THINGS WE DON'T MEAN!
Nina: So that means when you said you'll leave me, you didn't mean it?
Fabian: (ignores her reply) How could you keep this from me!
Nina: How dare you call our baby a "thing"! It has a name you know!
Fabian: Our baby? Never! (starts dressing up)
Nina: Where you going?
Fabian: Down to eat! (turns around to pick up his shirt)
Nina: (grabs his wrist) Fabian, please. Don't leave
Fabian: (turns around and jerks his wrist away from Nina with furious eyes and tone) I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T TELL ME SOONER!
Nina: WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME?
Fabian: CAUSE YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!
Nina: YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE ME!
Fabian: DON'T CARE! I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!
Nina: And I can't handle this alone without you! Please Fabian! Don't leave me…I need you
Fabian: I'll think about it…(puts on his extra shirt he brought along, incase and starts going down the stairs)
(Nina quickly tries to find her shirt. She gave up and uses the shirt Fabian used the night before. It only went up to her knees, so she was safe. And she quickly ran down the stairs after Fabian, shouting for him)
DOWNSTAIRS
(The others are laughing)
Amber: Okay guys, let's stop…my stomach hurts
Patricia: Mine too…I have a feeling Nina told Fabian the secret
Alfie: Me too…
(They hear footsteps running down the stairs and see Fabian and Nina enter)
Amber: Nice shirt Nina!
Nina: (ignores Amber and she and Fabian walk into the kitchen, arguing and shouting) Fabian! Please! You promised!
Fabian: I don't care! You have to do abortion Nina, you have to!
Nina: (gasps) I will not! I will not kill a creation of our own blood! And I will absolutely NOT GIVE UP THIS BABY!
Fabian: DON'T YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE AT ME YOU LITTLE LIAR!
Nina: What did you call me?FYI, I am NOT a liar!
Fabian: You lied during what we did last night!
Nina: Cause I didn't want to make you worried!
Fabian: Yeah right!
AT THE DINING TABLE
Amber: Wow. I guess she just did
Alfie: Now they're fighting that Fabian wants to leave Nina
Amber and Patricia: No one does that to my best friend! (they shouted, at the same time)
Patricia: Uh…
Jerome: Forget it! I'm gonna stop that fight of theirs!
Patricia: No, don't get involved
IN THE KITCHEN
Fabian: (furiously shouting at Nina) YOU ARE THE WORST WOMAN I EVER MET!
Nina: (shouting at Fabian and looks at the clock. 2:30 a.m. .Then covers her face with her hands and cries)
Fabian: I'm sick of you! Give up the bay
Nina: (runs out to the street, crying)
Fabian: (runs after her, tries to hold her hand and moves her facing him)
Nina: (moves her hand away from him, looks away, and cries)
Fabian: (has Nina real close to his face, and tries to explain but she continues crying)
Nina: (struggles free and goes inside to the others and stands in the doorway, crying) Aa-Amber…Amber…(falls down to her knees and cries helplessly)
(Fabian opens the door and rushes to his room, and slams the door and locks it)
Amber: (rushes to Nina and bends down next to her) Nina! Nina…talk to me
Nina: I…he…gone…alone…helpless…trouble…
(The others rush to Nina)
Alfie: Take her to the common room
(They all take her to the common room, sit her on the sofa, and they all sit on the table in front of her)
Amber: Take deep breaths, and tell us slowly
Nina: I…told him and h-he's…gonna leave me all…alone! N-now I'm helpless and in trouble with college…and my life…! I can't handle this alone! (cries heavily)
Patricia: That little jerk! He has no right treating Nina like this! I will punch him
Jerome: Same to me!
Nina: No guys, don't. I deserve it. It's my fault. I should've told him from the start…I'm a complete jerk!
Amber: (wipes Nina's tears away with a napkin) No...no…you're not a jerk! Forget Fabian. He's not worth it. Okay?
Nina: O-okay…
For the past few days, Nina tried to forget Fabian. The harder she tried, the more times she would cry. She had eye bags, not being able to sleep at night. She would often scream and have bad nightmares about Fabian or something else horrifying in the middle of the night. She stopped eating and hardly ever left her room. She would only be seen to use the bathroom and take a shower. Nina couldn't stop acting so strange. Ever since she told Fabian about her secret, she cried everyday and has never laughed, smiled or be seen happy. She always put on a fake smile, fake laugh, and even act and look happy and cheerful as she could. But her friends knew she was faking and wasn't very good at it. Her bright and cheerful side had died away. As for Fabian, he was the opposite of Nina. He could sleep well, eat well, and he was always out, hanging out with Joy. He was bright and cheerful. He and Nin hardly had contact with each other. The others were worried. Not for Fabian, but for Nina. She was taking things very hard and difficult, while Fabian was taking life easy. Amber was the most upset about her best friend. She had to comfort Nina in the middle of the night from her nightmares, tried to tell Nina to sleep, brought her food to her and tried to convince her to eat. She also tried making excuses to make Nina go out and have fun. But Nina refused. Amber tried cheering up her best friend, hoping to make her smile or laugh just once after a couple of sad weeks. But nothing could cheer her up. It was always fake. A dark cloud was always Nina's mood. But she wasn't mean to anyone. It made Amber furious at Fabian.
AFTER A FEW WEEKS
(Nina's curled up under her blankets on her bed, crying and crying. Amber wakes up and walks over to Nina)
Amber: Morning Nins…how ya feeling?
Nina: Sad. Sick. Heartbroken. Sad.
Amber sighed. It was always what Nina would say almost every morning. Ever since the 'fess up of her secret, Nina has developed some kind of sickness that couldn't go away. Doctors said it was because of sadness and too much crying and Nina hardly ever had walked around that much.
Amber: Just stay happy okay? And I'll give you your medicine after you eat. And someone will bring you your breakfast. And come down if you want to. (leaves)
DOWNSTAIRS
(Patricia, Jerome, and Alfie were already eating, and they saw Amber go down and sit down)
Patricia: Morning Ams. How's Nina?
Amber: She's the same. But getting sadder, weaker, and sicker everyday
Alfie: It's okay boo…she'll be fine
Jerome: Trudy will bring Nina's food and medicine to her
(Trudy walks in and hears Jerome)
Trudy: That's right!
Alfie: Uh Trudy, is it okay if we bring it instead? So we can all have a talk with her
Trudy: Sure (goes back in the kitchen)
(Fabian walks in, sits down and eats)
Fabian: Hey Trudes! I'm leaving after breakfast, is that okay? I'm meeting Joy at the school grounds, since there's no more school
Trudy: Okay!
Fabian: Nice hair Amber
Amber: Thanks (gritted teeth)
Fabian: What's wrong?
Amber: You obviously don't realize what you did to Nina?
Fabian: (looks at Amber then goes back to eating) I obviously don't know any Nina
Amber: Nina Martin! The girl you left! The girl who loved you so much! The girl whom you had hurt so many times! The girl who's suffering for the past few weeks cause of YOU.
Alfie: Boo, let it go. Drop it
Patricia: Alfie's right Amber. Leave it
Amber calms down. Nina appears in the doorway, for the first time. She looked all weak and sick in her long sleeve and jean shorts. She was gripping both sides of the doorway trying to support herself from falling, since this was the first time she had actually walked since the fight. She released her grip, and tried walking towards the table, to eat, without holding on or gripping to anything. She suddenly fell down and tried to get back up. The boys rushed to her, and helped her up and sat her between them, in case she would need help getting up
Nina: (sits down) T-thanks. (looks at Fabian and looked away when he looked back at her) Uh…I heard you guys talking about me moments ago…
Amber: Yeah, we were
(It seemed really awkward until Patricia decided to break the silence)
Patricia: Uh, Nina…aren't you gonna eat?
Nina: (looks at her empty plate) No…
Jerome: Come on Nina, you haven't ate anything for weeks…you're too skinny, and your arm is about the size of 2 pencils! You're gonna get malnourished
It was true. Nina was so skinny, skinnier than Alfie. If she wore tight shirts, you could see her ribs. Every bone. Her face was still beautiful, but was 3 inches skinner. Still, Nina didn't care.
Nina: It's okay…
(Trudy walks in)
Trudy: Nina love! You finally came down! (gives her a hug) how's your stomach?
Amber swore she saw Fabian's head look up at Nina.
Nina: (smiles fakely and weakly) Fine…it's getting a bit bumpy now
Trudy: If you need anything or feel nauseous, I'll be in the front porch (leaves again but gets all the kid's plate, except for Nina then leaves)
Nina: I think I'm gonna lay down on the couch for a while…(stands up slowly)
Patricia: Need help?
Jerome: No, it's okay I got her (helps Nina to the couch and lays her down and sits back down at the table)
(Joy enters in the dining area)
Fabian: (runs to Joy) Joy!
Joy: Fabian! (hugs him) Mind if I stay here 'till we leave?
Fabian: I don't mind (grabs her hand and seats her in the chair that he used to save for Nina)
Alfie: Uh you're dating Joy?
Fabian: Problem?
Alfie: Nope…
Joy: (leans against Fabian) What are we doing today?
Fabian: Picnic. Just you and me. Alone
Joy: Aw, you're the best! (kisses him)
(Amber, Patricia, Jerome and Alfie groan in disgust)
Nina: Guys? I feel so hydrated…can one of you get me a glass of water?
Joy: I got it! (goes into the kitchen, gets an empty glass, pours window cleaner and goes back and hands it to Nina)
Nina: (gets the glass) Thanks Joy…(gulps down the whole thing as Joy sits back next to Fabian)
Fabian: Come on Joy, we should leave
Joy: Bye everyone!
(They both leave)
Patricia: I can't believe he's dating Joy!
Amber: I thought he hated her and she disappeared?
(All of the sudden, Nina stumbles up from the couch quickly and staggers to the kitchen hurriedly, holding her mouth and stomach. She reaches the sink and throws up violently. She kept on throwing up so much, her stomach ached. The others rushed to her aid, and tried to help. Amber ties back Nina's hair, to avoid it getting vomited on. Once Nina finally stopped, she fell down to the ground, and laid there helplessly, crying in pain. The boys tried to sit her up but she kept refusing)
Amber: Nins, I'm really worried. What's happening to you?
Nina: Th-the…the drink Joy gave me…it wasn't water…it was a window cleaner thingy (breathes heavily)
Patricia: I should get Trudy (gets up to leave)
Nina: (turns around so her back is flat against the floor and she grabs Patricia's wrist to stop her) No…I'm fine
Alfie: Fine? Puh-leeze! That window cleaner probably affected your baby and your health!
Patricia: (looks down at Nina) Trust me Nina, it's for the best (takes off Nina's hand off her wrist gently and runs out to tell Trudy)
Nina: (groans) Great…ooh…!(winces a bit, sits up half-way and holds her stomach in pain)
Amber: Nins! You okay? Does your stomach hurts?
Nina: No. I just felt sharp pains in my stomach…don't worry. It's nothing (lays back down with her hands rested on her stomach and closes her eyes, feeling nauseous)
(Trudy comes in with Patricia)
Patricia: There she is
Trudy: Oh my gosh…Nina! (kneels down next to her) What's wrong sweetheart? Tell me!
Nina: Trudy? Is that you?
Trudy: Yes dear…I'm right in front of you. Can't you see me?
Nina: You're so blurry and you're voice is so faint…I feel nauseous
Trudy: It's alright. Stay with my voice okay?
Nina: (nods weakly) I-I'll try…
Trudy: What have you eaten?
"Joy gave Nina window cleaner as a drink but Nina thought it was water so she gulped down the whole thing" a voice, so faint said. It was kind of high pitched. It had to be Amber.
Trudy: Oh gee…
Nina's POV
I couldn't help it. I couldn't stay with their voices. Their voice was so faint, making me sleepy. Everything was too blurry.
Trudy: Nina honey? Stay with my voice! Stay with my voice!
Nina: T-Trudy…I can't…
Nina's eyes suddenly were half-way opened. Nina couldn't breathe. Her stomach hurt really bad. Her head ached, worrying about the baby inside her.
Nina's POV
Alfie was right. What if it did hurt my baby? Then suddenly, I felt a huge wave of pain go through my body, and it kept on going and going. It hurt so much I had to scream. Loud.
If only Fabian could stop the painful feeling. If only he never left her, he would cradle Nina in his arms, sing her a lullaby, kiss her on her forehead and put his arm tightly around her, making Nina know that she would always feel safe with him. But he was gone. Never coming back. Never coming back to take away her pain, make her feel safe or brighten up her day.
Nina: AHHH! AH! AHHHHHH! AAAHH! (shaking, banging her fists against the floor, and crying)
Trudy: Nina love, what's going on? Why are you screaming? Are you hurt?
Nina: AAAA! OW! AHH! (hysterically crying hard) AHHHHH! (shaking and banging her fists)
(The door opens and Fabian comes in alone to the kitchen to Nina)
Fabian: I heard screaming. What happened?
Alfie: Right after you're girlfriend gave Nina a drink and you guys left, Nina ran in here and started throwing up blood! Turns out, the drink was window cleaner! And Nina's vision is going blurry and she said our voice is so faint. Then all of the sudden, she's screaming and crying and banging her fists against the floor!
Fabian: (rushes to Nina and cradle her in his arms) Nina, can you hear me?
Nina smiled. She was actually smiling for the first time in weeks! She felt so happy, being in Fabian's arms. She wrapped her arms around his waist as he cradled her, kneeling on the floor, and hugged him. She felt so happy. She stopped screaming and coughed
Nina: Fabian? (smiles weakly) Ah…! Ow…(relaxes and her eyes close a little bit)
Amber: Wow, she actually smiled!
Patricia: Nice going Romeo
Trudy: Alright dears, take Nina up to her room
Nina: No!
(Everyone look at her quizzically)
Nina: I…I mean…I-it stinks in there…in my…bed (gasping for air then closes her eyes)
Fabian: Yeah…she's right. I'll just take her to my bed (picks up Nina slowly and carries her like a bride)
(Fabian takes Nina to his room)
Amber: Aw, this is going to be good! (starts to follow them)
Alfie: No wait, boo (grabs her wrist) we should just let them be
Jerome: If we leave them, what if they start yelling and have a fight again?
Patricia: (wraps her arm around his waist) It's okay slime ball, calm down. Fabian won't argue with Nina, she's sick.
Jerome: Okay Trish…(kisses her)
(They both keep on kissing)
Amber: See Alfie, why can't you EVER be like that?
Alfie: I'm sorry boo…but we just started as a couple
Amber: Fine…
WITH FABINA
(Fabian lays Nina down on his bed, sits next to her, and strokes her hair)
Fabian: (stroking Nina's hair and whispers) I'm sorry Nina. I'm sorry you have to experience all this pain and go through this alone while I'm the complete opposite. You have no right. I can't get back with you. I'm with Joy now, and she's amazing!
Nina: (listening to Fabian's every word and sighs when he mentions Joy)
Fabian: Joy is so beautiful, so kind, loveable, adorable, smart funny, loyal, respectful, gorgeous and she's absolutely the best thing I've had
Nina: (tears roll down, feeling hurt and heartbroken, but Fabian doesn't ask) Sorry…(wipes her eyes) it's just that…you love Joy so much
Fabian: Heck yeah! She's the only key to my heart, and the only key allowed in my heart
Nina: (remembers Fabian saying that or writing that to her long time ago) R-right…
Fabian: And we're officially a couple!
Nina: (smile turns upside down) Oh…wow…congrats
Fabian: Thanks…oh…here, (hands her the plate of French toasts he left on top of his drawer) eat them. You'll feel better.
Nina: Nah…it's okay. I'm not hungry
Fabian: Not hungry? Nina, you're skinnier than Alfie, and your arm is basically the size of 2 pencils, your leg is like what, 3 and ½ pencils? And your thigh is 4 pencils? And every time you wear tight shirts, I can see you rib and spine sticking out. You're getting malnourished. And it's not safe for you and the baby. Please, eat. I'm worried about your health
Nina: (looks up, surprised) Y-you're…w-worried about my health?
Fabian: Yeah…why wouldn't I be?
Nina: Nothing…
Fabian: (grabs a French toast, puts the plate on his drawer, then rips off a piece of the toast) Come on…say "ah!"
Nina: (giggles a little bit) Ah! (opens her mouth wide and eats the toast)
Fabian: See? Much better?
Nina: A bit…(notices the photo frame of Fabian when he was a little boy and grabs it)
Fabian: Oh, that's me when I was younger…
Nina: (looks at the picture) Aw…cute…(then looks at him) What happened?
Fabian: Haha…real funny! (tickles her)
Nina: Ah! Stop!
Fabian: No way! This is what you deserve for teasing me!
WITH THE OTHERS
(They are eavesdropping)
Amber: Aw! This could make them together again!
Patricia: Maybe
Alfie: (starts laughing)
Amber: What's so funny boo?
Alfie: I forgot! Mick, Jerome, and me put a hidden camera on the wall in there! (points to the door of Fabian and Mick)
Jerome: (laughs) Oh my gosh! Now I remember! HA!
Amber: Which means we can get it, put it in a tape and watch it over and over!
Patricia: We are so bad!
(Everyone laughs)
FABINA
(Fabian keeps on tickling Nina and pins her to the floor)
Nina: Ok! Ok! I'm SORRY. Now get me off the flor you idiot!
Fabian: Woah, woah wait…did you just call me an idiot?
Nina: Fabian!
Fabian: No no no no no….I think you have to apologize!
Nina: FABIAN!
Fabian: I'm waiting…
Nina: Alright! I'm SORRY! Now get me off!
Fabian: That'll do…(stands up and helps her on the bed)
Nina: You meanie…
Fabian: Say that again, you're gonna end up on the floor again
Nina: Fine…(mumbles)
(Nina lays on Fabian's bed, her head rested on his shoulder, and snuggles real close to Fabian and falls asleep)
Fabian's POV
(looks down at Nina, snuggling real close to him and her head on his shoulder)
*Man, she looks really cute and adorable when she's sleeping. This is actually the first time Nina slept ever since…the huge fight. I feel so bad, she has to suffer. No sleeping, nightmares every night, not eating, barely goes out of bed, barely talks, doesn't smile, laugh, giggle or even act and look happy and cheerful. Every time she tried, it hardly ever looked like she tried. Ever since I met Joy after our fight, Joy told me I was forbidden to ever have contact with Nina. I still love Nina. Wait what? No! Don't do this to yourself Fabian! You already broke Nina's heart…you don't need to break Joy's!*
Nina mumbles something in her sleep and snuggles closer to Fabian then wraps her arms around his waist and he hears her mumbles and whispers "I love you Fabian…don't leave me…please. I need you…I can't do this alone. I love you…" Fabian was touched and tears up, listening to Nina whispering and mumbling the words she said to him during the fight. But he ignored it and gained confidence. He wasn't about to let some words from a previous fight from a previous girlfriend ruin his new relationship with another girl. Soon, he fell asleep.
(The others soon got bored of listening, so they just decided to go shopping and explore the wonders of England)
AFTERNOON
(Fabian wakes up and finds Nina still sleeping. He rolls more to the side, to get closer to Nina but feels a bumpy pain when he lays sideways and gets something out of his pocket)
Fabian finds a small box, and opens it, revealing en engagement ring that he was suppose to give to Nina and propose to her. He had planned it on the night weeks ago. But it was also the night they had fought and done it. He had forgotten all about it. What was he gonna do about it? He needed to eat something. He moved away slowly, takes off Nina's arms around him, and puts a pillow where he laid, hoping Nina would hug it and think it was him. He was right. Nina hugged it, laid her head on it and smiled. His plan had worked. Fabian slowly backed away and opened the door and sat down to eat lunch. He was eating then the others came in with bags and they joined Fabian to eat.
Fabian: Where'd you guys go?
Amber: Shopping and exploring the wonders of England
Patricia: Where's Nina?
Fabian: On my bed sleeping
Alfie: What did you guys do?
(Everyone except Fabian shot a glance at Alfie)
Fabian: We acted child-ish for a bit, talked, ate, and slept. It was really fun
Jerome: Is she better now?
Fabian: Yeah. Like she was never sick
Patricia: Sweet. You must be her cure or something
Fabian: Guys, I know you're thinking that I still love Nina and I'm gonna get back with her. But I'm not. I love Joy and I plan to marry her
Amber: What!
SILENCE
Amber: (looks at the small box next to Fabian on the table) Is that the ring you're gonna use to propose to Joy? (small sad, whisper)
Fabian: Yes
Amber: The one that was supposed to be for Nina?
Fabian: (doesn't say anything)
Amber: The one that you were suppsed to use to propose to her at the night and morning you guys did it and fought?
Patricia: Amber, sit down…
Amber: (stands up quickly and pushes her chair back and yells with fire raging in her eyes) But YOU ruined it! You just had to do 'it' to Nina even though she didn't want to do 'it'!
Fabian: (stands up and pushes back his chair and also yells with fire raging in his piercing eyes) I tried to talk her out of it when it was the time to you know what! But she just told me to continue even though she was in pain!
Amber: She did that just to make the night last longer! So you won't be upset if she rejected! And you had to go all paranoid and just forced her to spit out her secret!
Fabian: I had to know sooner or later!
Amber: She wanted to keep it a secret until she found out who the baby's father was, so that if it was Eddie, she could run away from you! But if it was you, she would tell you! And it was you! But your reaction wasn't what she expected! Now she has to take care of this baby alone with no father! Won't that be sad? For that little child to grow up…only to know his or her mom, and relatives but no dad? You call that love!
Fabian: I can't handle this! I'm too young!
Amber: Speak for yourself! Nina can't handle this too! She can't handle labor, with all the screaming and no one to hold her hand to support her through it! She can't handle raising a family with no husband! She can't go to school anymore cause of her condition! She has to suffer, but you…you don't know what it feels to have a baby inside you, growing heavier and heavier everyday! You don't know how heavy it would be to carry that in your stomach for 9 months! You don't know how it feels to throw up every day! You don't know how it feels whenever you hurt Nina! You don't know how it feels to raise a family by yourself! And you certainly don't know what Nina has and is going through right now! (stamps her foot runs to her room)
Alfie: Boo!
Patricia: Amber!
Alfie: I'll go after her…(runs after Amber)
Patricia: I'll go check-up on Nina
Jerome: I'll come with you
(They leave, leaving Fabian alone in the dining area)
WITH NINA
She wakes up and finds herself in Fabian's bed, hugging a pillow. She thought she was supposed to be hugging Fabian. He must've made her hug the pillow, to make it feel as if he was there. He tricked her. Classic. She sat up, and leaned her back against the wall. She held her forehead in her hands. Her head ached. She was having a headache…a really bad one. She bursts into tears, remembering what Fabian was talking about yesterday. Joy. He mentioned how cute she was…blah, blah, blah! It was exactly the same thing he said to her. What a jerk. But Nina has changed ever since the moment cradled her in his hands. She became more happier, more healthier, more cheerful, started eating again, sleeping perfectly, no nightmares, not a lot of crying…she was herself again. Fabian was the cure to her suffering. Too bad, he was gonna leave her again. Go back to Joy, and she would have to go back being miserable and suffer. Why did it happen to her? HER? What did she do? Was it because she didn't tell Fabian? She just found out the baby's was Fabian's. But the baby would have to grow up not knowing her father, or worse, not having a father. Nina can't handle a family on her own without a husband! Or boyfriend…Fabian hadn't proposed to her yet. But she had a feeling he was planning to, but the date that he always picked, something bad always happened on that exact time and date. Pretty soon, Nina heard a little slam upstairs and crying. That would be Amber, fighting with someone from the kitchen. She walked slowly to the door, and slowly and weakly made her way to the dining table. She saw Fabian eating and she sat down in the chair she always sat on.
Nina: Hi!
Fabian: Oh, hi
Nina: Whatcha doin' here alone?
Fabian: Oh nothing…just…nothing
Nina: Oh…
Fabian: Are you feeling better?
Nina: Yeah. A bit…thanks for helping me out yesterday
Fabian: (blushes) No prob.
Nina: (sees the box and a ring inside it) What's that?
Fabian: What's what?
Nina: That (looks at the ring in the box)
Fabian: Oh! (gets the box and fiddles with the ring) It's just an engagement ring
Nina: Really? Who're you gonna propose to?
Fabian: Uh, it's a secret. If I tell, she'll already know
Nina: (knows it's her) Oh, okay then!
(Joy comes in)
Joy: Fabey! Where are you?
Fabian: In here!
(Joy enters and sees Fabian and Nina together)
Joy: Hey Fabey…(sits down next to him and hugs him arm)
Fabian: Hey cutie…(gives her a peck on the cheek)
Joy: Nina (nods)
Nina: Hey Joy…(gives her a quick smile and looks away, seeing them getting lovey-dovey)
(Fabian and Joy start kissing and Nina looks away and picks at her food)
Nina: Uh…I'm just gonna sit on the couch…(sits in one of the single sofa chair and draws something and looking at the corner of her eye, spying on them)
(Jerome and Patricia walk in. They see Fabian and Joy kissing at the table and Nina sitting in a chair, drawing a peeking at "Foy" and they go to Nina)
Patricia: Hey Nins, whatcha drawing?
Nina: (quickly turns over her notebook) N-nothing…
Patricia: Come one Ninny…don't deny
Nina: Do not call me Ninny
Patricia: Fine. Ninny. (slowly gets Nina's notebook at looks at the drawing) Woah!
Nina: Patricia! Don't!
Jerome: Heh heh…classic! It's a drawing of Fabian and Joy talking and kissing and there's you, right there, a couple feet away from them, heartbroken and crying
Nina: (snatches her notebook back) Do not mention this to anyone, especially Fabian or Amber
Patricia: Fine. But we found a way to get Fabian back with you
Nina: (suddenly interested) Really? How?
Patricia: First rule of getting back: Make him jealous by flirting and hanging out with another boy
Nina: (laughs) Since when do you know about things like that?
Patricia: Ever since Amber wouldn't shut up about her and Alfie's little argument
Nina: Well, who's the boy?
Patricia: (smiles at Jerome)
Jerome: M-me…
Nina: Who, what! No, no, no, no, and no! Jerome's your boyfriend Patricia!
Patricia: Don't worry, we'll just announce that me and Jerome broke up, you and him got together but me and Jerome will hang out secretly…okay?
Nina: Sure you won't punch me?
Patricia: No!
Nina: Okay then…I'll do it
Jerome: Okay, so what do we do?
Patricia: Just flirt with Nina, put your arm around her at random times, give her a little peck on the cheek…just the basics! Then, move on to the next step, kissing, hugging watching movies together, picnics, etc. Then next is serious.
Nina: Oh no.
Patricia: Yup! You guys can you know…
Jerome: But Trish, what about you?
Patricia: I can handle it
Jerome: Alright…
Patricia: Now, I'm just gonna stay upstairs with Amber and Alfie, and you Jerome, put your arms around Nina and laugh, whatever…okay? (leaves)
Jerome: (sits next to Nina and puts an arm around her) Hey cutie, whatcha doin? (saying it a bit loud, loud enough for Fabian to hear)
Nina: (giggles sweetly and leans a bit on Jerome) Nothing…just spending time with the cutest boy next to me
(Jerome laughs)
WITH FOY AT THE TABLE
(Fabian and Joy start kissing then pull away. Fabian looks at Nina and Jerome in a jealous way. He sees Jerome puts an arm around her, and he hears them)
"Hey cutie, whatcha doin?" Jerome asked Nina, flirting
" Nothing…just spending time with the cutest boy next to me…" Nina replied, leaning on him
They both laughed and giggled. Fabian couldn't stand watching them. Something from inside of him burned up and he was shaking with rage. With anger. He couldn't stand watching Jerome flirting with his ex. But he wondered to himself at the same time, "Does he still have feeling for Nina?"
WITH JERINA
(Jerome and Nina sit on the counter in the kitchen, and they can easily see Foy through to opened wooden window opener thingy)
Jerome: (holds Nina's hands and strokes it) Are you feeling nervous?
Nina: Um…
Jerome: If you get nervous, I'll hold your hand…
(Fabian rolls his eyes)
Nina: (giggles)
Jerome: (gives her a kiss on the cheek)
Nina: (blushes) What was that for?
Jerome: For being the most amazing and beautiful girl in the world
Nina: Aw…(kisses him for only 10 seconds on the lips) thanks…
Jerome: Aw, don't mention it. You feelin' better?
Nina: I have an awful headache…and I feel sleepy
Jerome: (stands up) Come here (holds his arms out, like picking up a little girl from the counter)
(Nina goes into his arms, wraps her arms around his neck, and he carries her bridal style, to C.A.N.'s room)
UPSTAIRS
(Amber and Alfie sits on Amber's bed with Patricia until Jerome comes in, carrying Nina. He goes over to her bed, and drops her so violently, she rolls to the other side, accidentally hits her head on the sharp edge of the drawer next to her bed and ends up on the floor, unconscious)
Nina: (rolls off, and hits her head on the drawer) Ah! Umph! (on the floor unconscious)
Jerome: (wipes his arms all over himself) Bluck. (goes over to Patricia and holds her hand)
Amber: Jerome! You made her fall! (rushes to Nina) she's bleeding! Alfie give me that thin sheet there (Alfie hands it to her and Amber crumples it to a ball and presses it lightly against Nina's wound)
Patricia: Jerome! (goes to Nina) Nice going you slime ball!
Jerome: What? It was an accident! (pouty)
Patricia: That ain't gonna work with me!
Alfie: I'll go get an ice pack
Jerome: I'll come
(They both leave)
Patricia: Poor Nins…
Amber: Yeah…wow, she's losing a lot of blood now…I think we should take her to the hospital
Patricia: Are you sure?
Amber: Yeah. Plus we didn't take Nina to the hospital to check her condition. Like her health, being malnourished…whatever
Patricia: Okay…do we call them to get her or take her?
Amber: Better if we call them
Patricia: Okay, I'll call (flips out her phone and dials) Hello? Yeah. We need an ambulance right away here in…a boarding school. We're in the house that's called "Anubis House". Yeah, only one. Yeah…she's unconscious. How long? Okay. Okay. Thank you! (hang up) They said they would be here in a couple of minutes
(The boys come back with an ice bag and Patricia lightly puts it on Nina's forehead, carefully trying not the make the coldness touch her wound. Amber puts a pillow under Nina's head and the boys put blankets on her)
AFTER A FEW MINUTES
(Amber and Patricia go with the ambulance to take Nina to the hospital while Alfie and Jerome stay behind)
IN THE HOSPITAL
(Nina's on a gurney, and the nurse wheeled her away to the emergency room. Amber and Patricia had to wait forever outside the emergency room, sitting in chairs)
Amber: How much longer? (getting impatient)
Patricia: Calm down Amber, you don't wanna get pimples now, do you?
Amber: No!
Patricia: Then calm down! The doctors are still running tests…I'm sure she'll be fine
Amber: Fine…(calms down)
3 MINUTES LATER
(Doctor comes out with a clipboard, and a worried expression. Amber and Patricia look up, then stand up quickly, waiting for the news)
Amber: How is she?
Patricia: Is she gonna be okay?
Doc: Calm down girls…I will answer your questions at once…yes she's fine and no, she's not gonna be okay
Patricia: What! Why!
Doc: Er, how about you explain to me everything, then I'll figure it out then tell you?
Amber: Fine
Doc: Good. Now, let's talk in the cafeteria
(They go to the cafeteria and sit down at a table)
Amber: Okay…uh, she's pregnant. And she didn't tell her boyfriend, cause she doesn't know if it was his, but it was his. She didn't want to tell him sooner, cause if she told him right away, that she didn't know if it was his or the other guy, then he would've slapped her and left her.
Patricia: But she didn't say anything. So we kept it a secret from him. Then, she and him, Fabian, were in her room, then you know…
Doc: They…?
Patricia: Yup. But when it was the "part" to you know, she winced and didn't want to do it, but she ignored it, so that Fabian wouldn't notice and get mad at her and grow suspicious
Doc: She did it, and she was pregnant?
Amber: Yeah. Then the next morning, he got suspicious and started bugging her about it. So she decided to tell him, even though it wasn't the right time. He got mad at her, then he left her. After a few weeks, Nina become miserable. She never ate, slept, laughed, talked, and she rarely got out of bed. She always had nightmares at night and she never had any contact with him ever. We got worried, and one day she finally came out of bed and refused to eat. She sat on the couch and asked for water. Fabian, now her ex, had a girlfriend Joy, the mean one, and she volunteered to get the water. She came back and Nina drank all of it. But then Fabian and his new girlfriend, Joy, went out. Turns out the drink Joy gave her was window cleaner. Then Nina ran to the kitchen and she threw up blood
Doc: Bl-blood?
Patricia: Yeah. Then she fell to her knees, laid down on the floor and our housemaid kept telling her to stay with her voice, but Nina said she couldn't cause our voices were so faint and her vision was so blurry. Then Fabian rushed in and beside Nina and cradled her in his arms. Nina actually smiled for the first time and she hugged Fabian. He carried her to his room then, we don't know what happened next
Doc: Ok then…that's a very long story. But tell me how was she bleeding?
(Amber and Patricia explains)
Doc: Oh okay then…
Patricia: Now tell us the news! Why won't she be okay?
Doc: Uh, she's constantly throwing up blood, malnourished, and she hasn't walked around. She could get the worst sickness than cancer. Her bones are weak from not exercising, her baby is healthy but if she gives birth to the baby, Ms. Martin could die if she keeps this up. And throwing up blood? That didn't poison her baby but it poisoned Nina. Nina would die, but not the baby
Amber: (tears up) What! NO! That is NOT gonna happen! That's my best friend you're talking about! She will not die!
Doc: Ms. Millington, please, we're in a hospital
Amber: I don't care! You better find a cure for her!
Patricia: Amber! Sit down!
(Amber calms down and sits down)
Patricia: I'm sorry Doctor…she's like that whenever her best friend is involved
Doc: That's quite okay. However, we did find a cure
Patricia: What is it?
Doc: Do not stress her out. Let her eat a lot more, get a lot of exercise and drink plenty of water.
Amber: But she's always refusing!
Doc: Not if that boy is always with her. Look, you said she got happier when Fabian cradled her right? So, make him be with her always
Patricia: How?
Amber: I think I know! My daddy's friend owns a boat. So I'll call him, tell him our plan, and we make a fake flyer saying that Joy won a year's cruise, and she gets to stay in an island with beautiful beaches, the one that my mommy's friend owns!
Doc: Very smart Ms. Millington
Amber: (smiles sweetly) Thank you
Patricia: But wait, won't Joy ask Fabian to come along?
Amber: I'll just say no boys allowed!
Patricia: Oh…but wait, what if she asks us to come along?
Amber: We'll all go except Nina and Fabian, then Jerome will "win" too, then he'll bring Alfie, so it's only Nina and Fabian left
Patricia: But wait…
Amber: Stop saying "but wait"!
Patricia: Sorry!...but wait,-
Amber: WHAT?
Patricia: We have to tell Fabian the whole plan, and we have to bribe him, so he will do it
Amber: Okay
Doc: Oh, one of nurses said you guys can see her now
(Amber and Patricia go up to Nina's room, and see her on the hospital bed, sleeping, and hooked up to a monitor, and that stick thingy, with wires on her arm, wires under her nose, and a white gauze bandage on around her head)
Patricia: Man, she looks miserable
Amber: (tears up and goes beside Nina, and holds her hand) P-poor Nina
Patricia: It's all Fabian's fault that she's in here for the thousandth time!
Amber: We should tell Fabian about our plan and Nina right away, when we get home
Patricia: But we shouldn't tell Nina about what the doctors told us about her. She'll get stressed. We can only tell the boys. And make sure they don't tell Nina! Okay?
Amber: Yeah, I won't tell Nina!
Patricia: I can't believe Fabian's dating Joy! Gr…
Amber: Or maybe he's just making Nina jealous
Patricia: Yeah…maybe
Amber: (remembers something) P-Patricia?
Patricia: What's wrong Ams?
Amber: Do you remember what today is?
Patricia: No
Amber: But do you know any events that's supposed to happen today?
Patricia: What do you mean?
Amber: I mean…
(phone rings)
Patricia: Hold that thought (on the phone) Hello?
"Patricia! I think you and Amber need to come home, STAT!"
Patricia: Jerome? Why?
"There' something going on with Camille!"
Patricia: Wait! (to Amber) It's Jerome he said there's something wrong with Cam (puts the phone on speaker) Jerome, you're on speaker…tell us
Amber: The thing that I was tell you earlier was also about Camille
"Really?"
Amber: Yeah…and it's NOT good
Patricia: Jerome! Just tell us!
"Alright, alright! (static sound) Wa-it! Alfie! S-top! CRRSHHHH…Stop it Alfie! CRRRHHHSHHH…Alfie!"
Patricia: Jerome! I can't hear you! There's a static sound! You're breaking up!
"CRRHSSHHH…W…hat? W-were- CRRHSSSHHH breaking up? CRRHHSSHHHHHSSSHHH…."
Patricia: What! NO!
Amber: Nice Patricia!
Patricia: Jerome! JEROME!
"(static stops) Sorry. Alfie kept bothering me"
Amber: The thing I was gonna say was that today, was supposed to be Camille's funeral!
Jerome: Oh yeah! Dang it! We forgot!
Patricia: Well, Nina's at the hospital, and she can't miss the funeral! But if we wake her up and she goes to the funeral, she'll cry and get all stressed! Which she''s not allowed to be!
"Why not?"
Patricia: We'll explain later
Amber: But should we do it when Nina''s awake or asleep?
"Well, I- Alfie! I told you to stop bothering me! Now get out!"
"It's about Camille! She's waking up!"