Fabian: Whatever you do, stay with me okay? Don't die on me
Nina: (reaches out her hand and holds Fabian's cheek) Remember, I will always love you
Fabian: (holds Nina's hand that was on his cheek with both hands and starts tearing up) You're gonna make it. Don't die. Please, I need you
Nina: Tell the others I love them and I miss them. Tell your sister I'm so sorry about everything. Trudy, I love you and I'll miss you.
(Trudy tears up)
Fabian: Nina, don't do this
Nina: I love you Fabian. I always have, and I always will. I love you…(leans forward and kisses him, then hugs Trudy, then lays back down on the table with her hand still on Fabian's cheek) Don't forget me okay? I love you
Her hand suddenly falls from Fabian's cheek. Her head falls to the side, and her eyes closes. She was gone. Forever.
Fabian: Nina…Nina…NO! Nina! (shakes her)
Trudy: (tears up) Fabian dear, s-she's gone. Call the others to come back here immediately. I'll call the paramedics and ambulance
(Fabian calls the others as Trudy calls the ambulance. The ambulance arrive and they fix Nina up in her room. Fabian and Trudy wait outside her door until the others come)
Amber: Oh my gosh! (hugs Trudy)
Patricia: Trudy! (hugs her)
Alfie and Jerome: Trudes!
Amber: Hi Fabian
Fabian: (on the floor, and just wave to the others)
Patricia: (whispers to Trudy) He's pretty upset isn't he?
Trudy: (whispers) Yes. He hasn't slept all night and he's been crying and bawling ever since what happened to Nina earlier. How was your flight?
Jerome: Terrible! When we got the call, we were at the airport. Then AMBER declared to the pilots that we should be very, very fast! So we were the only ones in that plane. The plane was so fast…
Trudy: Ah well, I'll be downstairs for now (leaves)
Amber: Hey, are you okay?
Fabian: I lost my sister. I lost my family. I lost my friends. And most of all, I lost Nina! (buries his face in his hands and cries)
Patricia: (whispers) way to go Amber (to Fabian) she'll live
Fabian: I hope she will…
(A doctor comes out)
Doc: Mr. Rutter, you may see her now
(Fabian quickly goes inside and his face saddens when he sees Nina lifeless on her bed)
Fabian: (sits down next to her) Nina, I miss you. If you die, I will never feel your love, touch your lips, hold you in my arms, cuddle with you, or anything. My life will be miserable and cloudy if you're gone. I need you. And I love you
(The others come in)
Jerome: Hey, we need to talk about the deal
Fabian: What about it?
Amber: You need to confess! Nina has to know sooner or later!
Fabian: It's too late. She's dead
Alfie: The doctor talked to us outside. He said she's gonna live
Fabian: That's amazing!
Patricia: Not anymore! What do you think she will do when she finds out? What's gonna happen? You'll make her miserable
Nina: (small voice) miserable?
(Everyone turn to her in shock)
Amber: Uh…Nina! You're alive!
Nina: What's this about, me being miserable?
Patricia: Uh…
Nina: Fabian, what's going on?
Fabian: Nothing Nins…everything is just plain fine
Nina: Something is obviously going on…tell me right now! (getting angry)
Amber: Fabian, now's the time you confess
Fabian: Fine…Nins, when we had that fight, I made a deal with the others, saying that I would be with you and be yours since you're only happy when I'm around. And I took that bet.
Nina: So everything wasn't real? Our times together after that fight, wasn't real? It was all just part of a deal?
Fabian: No, after a while, I fell back in love with you…
Amber: And there's another thing…Fabian gave up Cam for adoption
Nina: You what?
Fabian: Nina, she was getting in the way of our lives. And I thought that if she was gone, we would be more happier
Nina: I can't believe this…
(Joy comes in and hugs and kisses Fabian)
Joy: Hey Fabey…
Nina: "Fabey"?
Joy: Haven't Fabian told you? He slept with me
Nina: You mean you guys…did it?
Joy: Yeah. We did it when he was missing that morning at the hotel
Nina: (stands in front of Fabian) You lied to me? How could you Fabian? I trusted you!
Fabian: I…I…
Nina: Why now? (tears up, looks at him straight in the eye, and her voice goes all choked up) Why now, did you decided to tell me? Why didn't you tell me sooner?
Fabian: Cause I was afraid you would get hurt
Nina: Well now look what happened. We got this far, and you made me think all along, that everything was perfect.
Fabian: The others should've told you! And you're blaming it on me!
Nina: NO! YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN THE ONE TO TELL ME!
Fabian: LOOK, I WASN'T THINKING RIGHT OKAY-
Nina: NO! YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME!
Fabian: SHUT UP!
Nina: HOW COULD YOU! (covers her face with her hands in frustration and cries, then runs out of the room crying)
Amber: (leans her face real close to Fabian's) You better stay away from her Rutter.
Patricia: You better watch out!
Alfie: Yeah!
Jerome: And stay away from her
Fabian: Why? You like Nina?
Jerome: She's basically like my little sister. And we're her family. And you are not part of it
Joy: Come on Fabe, let's go
Fabian: (takes off his engagement ring and hands it to Amber) Give this to her and…tell her I'm sorry (leaves with Joy)
Patricia: Well, now what?
Alfie: Right now we need to find Nina!
Amber: Right!
(They go downstairs and try to find Nina)
Jerome: (clapping his hands and whistles) Nina…come here…where are you?
Patricia: Jerome, she's not a dog!
Jerome: I know that!
Amber: I know where just to find her!
They go inside Fabian's room and see Nina laying on Fabian's bed, clutching one of his pillows close to her and cries. Here we go again…being miserable. Nina seriously needs to move on! Don't you think?
Amber: Oh Nina…(goes to her side)
Nina: I trusted him! And he lied and cheated on me! (whimpers)
Patricia: He's a big jerk, that's all
Alfie: Yeah, an idiot too
Jerome: You need to move on
Nina: I-I can't!
Amber: Seriously Nins, do you still love him?
Nina: I don't think so…
Amber: Then move on girl! It'll hurt just a bit, but you'll feel much better
Nina: Okay fine. Right now, I'll forget him. I have never known a Fabian Rutter ever in my life. I've moved on
Patricia: Yay! Now let's go and eat, I'm starving
(Nina and the others go and sit down at the dining table where Fabian and Joy were already sitting at and Nina tries her best to avoid contact with Fabian)
Amber: Hey Nins, sit here next to me (pats the empty chair next to her)
Nina: (sits next to Amber and eats slowly in silence)
Fabian: So uh guys, we should go to the mall today
Amber: Yeah, that would be fun!
Nina: Yeah, but I'm not coming. I don't feel like going out
Amber: Come on Nins, please!
Nina: Sorry Amber, I don't wanna come
Patricia: Come on Nina, what are you gonna do all day alone?
Nina: (looks down, picks at her food, and speaks in a small sad voice) I don't know…
Patricia: I'm sorry…just please, come with us?
Alfie: Yeah, it's won't be that much fun without you
Jerome: I agree with them
Nina: (looks at them) alright, fine. I'll come
Amber: Yay! Now let's all get ready!
UPSTAIRS IN NINA AND AMBER'S ROOM
(Nina is wearing a purple summer dress with flat shoes and hair straight down with curls at the bottom soft and shiny, with some lip gloss and makeup powder on)
Amber: (tying the ribbon at the back of Nina's dress)
Nina: Ow! Amber! That's too tight!
Amber: But if I leave it loose, guys at the mall won't see your beautiful shape!
Nina: I'm going at the mall, just to have fun. And my bump is getting bigger. And I have a shot wound on my waist
Amber: Fine! (loosens the ribbon)
Nina: Thank you
(Everyone is ready, so they all hop in Amber's car and they go to the mall and sit at Starbucks)
Nina: (ordering the drinks) And that's all, thanks
Cashier: Thank you…uh hey, how old are you?
Nina: 21, why?
Cashier: Oh nothing…you look beautiful in that dress
Nina: (smiles) thank you
Cashier: I'm Brandon, you?
Nina: I'm Nina
Brandon: I was thinking, wanna go out for coffee or something?
Nina: Sure
Cashier: (hands her the drinks) here you go
Nina: (gets the drinks and gives everyone their drinks)
(Fabian and Joy cuddles together and chat, Alfie and Jerome just drink and eat and chat, while the 3 girls chat)
Amber: Hey, we saw that cute cashier hitting on you
Nina: He wasn't hitting on me! We were just chatting (picks up her hot chocolate and sees a number and a small note, "Call me!" on the cup)
Patricia: He really likes you! He gave you his number
Nina: He asked me out...AS FRIENDS
Amber: Oh my gosh! He is so cute! You guys should date!
Nina: Nuh uh!
Patricia: Come on! He's got dirty blonde wavy hair, green eyes, cute lips, muscular body…you guys are almost the same
Nina: True, but I don't have a muscular body
(Patricia and Amber laugh. They both notice Nina staring sadly at the sight of Fabian and Joy cuddling and tears up)
Amber: What's wrong Nins? (looks where she's staring) oh…
Patricia: (looks at Foy) ignore them
Nina: (tears starts sliding down) I'm going home (gets up and goes out of Starbucks)
Jerome: Yo, what's wrong with Nina?
Patricia: (gives him the I-don't-know- shoulder movement)
Brandon: (walks over to the girls) What's wrong with Nina?
Amber: I don't know
Brandon: Well, stay here. I'll go check on her
(Brandon goes out and sees Nina leaning against the glass wall of Starbucks outside with her knees prompt up and her face in her hands and crying)
Brandon: (sits in front of her) Hey, what's wrong?
Nina: (tries to talk between sobs) I-I…h-he…-
Brandon: Hey, calm down okay? Calm down…
(Nina leans forward and wraps her arms tightly around Brandon and buries her face into his neck and cries)
Brandon: (rubs her back) it's okay….shh…I'm here…
Nina: I can't stand it! My ex and his new GF are cuddling…and it's so painful to see them together…(bursts out crying)
Brandon: There, there…no need to cry (pulls away and holds Nina by her shoulders) okay, look at me
Nina: (her arms at her sides, quickly inhales from the crying, and looks away crying)
Brandon: Hey come on, look at me (looks straight in her eyes) don't worry okay? I'm here for you, and stop crying. You should get back to your friends
Nina: (shakes her head and looks down) I…I wanna go home
Brandon: Oh, okay But first, we have to tell your friends. My job is already done
(Brandon helps Nina stand, puts an arm around her, as Nina leans her head on his shoulder and walks to the others)
Brandon: Hey girls, do you mind if I take Nina home? She wants to go home
Amber: (smiles) of course!
Brandon: Thanks…(whispers to Nina) now say bye to your friends
(Nina hugs Amber and Patricia, then Jerome and Alfie. Jerome strokes Nina's hair and hugs her tightly for extra comfort and Nina ignores Fabian and Joy as Fabian opens his arms for a hug and hugs Brandon s he takes her outside and drives her home and they arrive and he lays her on her bed)
Nina: (sits up) Thanks Brandon, for everything (kisses him on the cheek then lays back down and falls asleep)
Brandon: (blushes then accidentally falls asleep next to Nina, hugging her)
AFTER 2 HOURS
(Amber and the others come back, see Brandon and Nina asleep on her bed, then they watch T.V. in the common room while Foy were "snogging" in Fabian's room)
Brandon: (wakes up and sees Nina next tp him, sleeping and he quickly gets off the bed, causing her to wake up)
Nina: Mmm (wakes up and yawns)
Brandon: Morning Nina
Nina: WAAHH! (scared) Oh, you scared me!
Brandon: Sorry…I guess we both fell asleep
Nina: (sits up) Yeah…listen I have to tell you something
Brandon: Yeah?
Nina: No, actually, some things…
Brandon: I'm listening…
AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES
Brandon: Woah…that's a lot to process…
Nina: Yeah…
Brandon: Well, what are you gonna do about your…baby? There's no father
Nina: I don't know…my friends are gonna help
Brandon: Oh…well, I would like to help, if that's okay
Nina: Sure, if you want to
Brandon: I would love to
Nina: Okay!
Brandon: So, how about we go down? You must be starving
Nina: Uh huh
(They both go down)
Amber and the others: Ayyyyiiieeeee!
Nina: Guys.
Amber: Sorry
Nina: So uh where's….?
Patricia: With Joy in his room…snogging for hours
Nina: (her face fell) oh…
Alfie: Well, who's your new boyfriend? (nods at Brandon)
Jerome: Heh heh…nice one Alfie. Maybe Nina's finally over Fabian!
(Everyone looks at Jerome, giving him death glares while Nina looks down, sad as Brandon just looks at her, feeling bad for Nina)
Patricia: Jerome! Nina, I'm really sorry about him…he's usually not like this-
Nina: It's okay…
Brandon: Are you okay?
Nina: (looks up, sniffs, and looks back down) Yeah…it's just…I need some air…(flees from the room)
Amber: Great. Now look what you did
Jerome: Sorry! I didn't mean to make her cry and go out of the room
Alfie: Yeah well, you did
Patricia: Great! Now we have to find her again!
Brandon: I'll go get her
Jerome: Sure, but don't get serious with her…
Amber, Patricia and Alfie: JEROME!
Brandon: (laughs nervously) I won't…(leaves and finds Nina in the field of the school grounds) Hey Nina
Nina: Go away
Brandon: Hey come on, don't get mad at me. I just came to check if you were okay
Nina: Well I'm not, so leave me alone
Brandon: Hey come on, what happened back there? Why did you run off?
Nina: Because…
Brandon: Because what?
Nina: I used to date that guy Jerome mentioned. And he broke my heart a million times already, and I'm tired of being shouted and hurt at by him, and me doing the same to him. When he found out I was pregnant, we had a fight and he had a new girlfriend and I was so miserable at that time. And we're back together, but now I found out he cheated on me, is someone else's father, he made a deal to get back with me, acting like he loves me and all, and he gave his sister up for adoption
Brandon: Wow, that's very…messy
Nina: I know! (starts to cry and her voice gets hoarse) I trusted him and gave him many choices…but he always breaks my heart and betrays me!
Brandon: (bends down behind her and puts his hands on her shoulders) it's okay
Nina: (turns around, facing him and buries her hands and face in his chest and cries) why do these things happen to me?
Brandon: There, there…don't cry now. I'm sure you'll get over it…let's go back to your friends, I promise they won't say or do anything bad to you
Nina: O-okay…
(They go back)
Jerome: Hey Nins, I'm really sorry
Nina: It's okay…
Amber: Hey guys! We're having a "Sing All" in the front lawn tomorrow night, wanna join?
Alfie: Sure! What do we have to do?
Amber: We just decorate the lawn then all of us have to show some talent in front of everyone! And Nins, maybe you could sing a song?
Nina: (blushes) sure
Amber: And Brandon is invited of course!
Brandon: I'm cool with that
Amber: Oh, and we're inviting the whole student body from school. I had Trudy to find them all, and it was hard work
Patricia: Wow..
Amber: So tomorrow evening, we start dressing up then we decorate?
Patricia: Or the boys could dress up first then fix the lawn. And we girls would dress up last, since I know SOMEONE will take so long (looks at Amber)
Alfie: And the girls could only come out when we finish, like it' a surprise from the boys to the girls
Jerome: Great idea! But I have to admit, I'm not that artistic
Patricia: Of course you aren't
Alfie: I wonder if Joy and that "guy" are done yet…who snogs THAT long!
Amber: I don't know…well I'm going to my room, to practice for the Sing All
Patricia: Wait Ams,
Amber: Yeah?
Patricia: You call our event "Sing All", but you said we can do anything in it, as long as we show some talents
Amber: Yeah, so?
Patricia: So why did you call it "Sing All" if it's supposed to be about showing any talent?
(Everyone looks at Amber)
Amber: Well, (pauses for a couple of seconds then run to her room)
Alfie: Haha…she didn't know what to say
Jerome: Come on guys, let's go to our rooms and practice. Alfie and me in mine, Amber and Patricia in Amber's and Nina's, and Nins, and Brandy in the same with the other girls
(They go to their assigned places. Amber and Patricia are on Amber's bed, practicing, while Nina and Brandon are on Nina's bed)
Nina: What are you gonna do?
Brandon: I'm doing a song, you?
Nina: I think I'm doing a song too…
Brandon: What song?
Nina: Well, I made 3
Brandon: Really? Let's hear it!
Nina: Not until tomorrow!
Brandon: Fine!
(It's already time for the Sing All, and everyone is in their seats, including Joy and Fabian)
Amber: (up on the stage) Alright, now first will be Jerome and Alfie, then Patricia, then me, then Fabian, then Joy, then Brandon and Nina's the last!
(Jerome and Alfie's act were about pranking and magic tricks. Patricia's was about a movie she made herself. Amber's was about a fashion show. Fabian's was him playing something on his guitar. Joy was about dancing. Brandon's was…)
Amber: Alright, next up is Brandon!
(Everyone claps)
Brandon: (goes up on the stage) Alright, this is a song for…for…
Jerome: (in the audience) Just say the name already!
Brandon: Okay! It's for Nina…(blushes) Nina, I like you. I know you don't feel the same way, but I do. I'll always be there for you, and I won't ever hurt you. I will always protect you. I know this sounds stupid, but…I wanted to tell you this ever since I met you at that day in Starbucks. You make me feel complete.
The girls: Aww…
Brandon: This song is called One Thing:
"I've tried playing it cool
But when I'm looking at you
I can't ever be brave
'Cause you make my heart race
Shot me out of the sky
You're my kryptonite
You keep making me weak
Yeah, frozen and can't breathe
Something's gotta give now
'Cause I'm dying just to make you see
That I need you here with me now
'Cause you've got that one thing
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
Now I'm climbing the walls
But you don't notice at all
That I'm going out of my mind
All day and all night
Something's gotta give now
'Cause I'm dying just to know your name
And I need you here with me now
'Cause you've got that one thing
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
So get out, get out, get out of my mind
And come on, come into my life
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
You've got that one thing
Get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
So get out, get out, get out of my mind
And come on, come into my life
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
Yeah, you've got that one thing"
(Everyone clap and howl.)
Amber: Alright, now, that was an amazing and sweet song Brandon. I can tell you really like Nina! Now for our last performance of the night, Mrs.-er, I mean, Miss Nina Martin!
(Everyone clap except for Fabian and Joy. Brandon goes down and Nina goes up to the stage)
Nina: Um, this is a song for…someone who broke my heart. I loved you all my life, but you always broke my heart and you never even cared that much for me. I don't know if you really meant it when you said you love me and you would never hurt me. But Im happy that you're with someone else, ad you're much happier without me…anyways, you know who you are:
"All this time I was wasting hoping you would come around.
I've been giving out chances every time and all you do is let me down.
And it's taken me this long baby but I figured you out.
And you think it will be fine again but not this time around.
You don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don't wanna hurt anymore
And you tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry, ohh no no no
Looking so innocent, I might believe you if I didn't know.
Could've loved you all my life if you hadn't left me waiting in the cold
And you've got your share of secrets and I'm tired of being last to know.
And now you're asking me to listen cause it's worked each time before.
You don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don't wanna hurt anymore
And you tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry, ohh no no no
You're not sorry ohh no no
You had me calling for you honey and it never would have gone away, no.
You used to shine so bright but I watch all of it fade.
So you don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
There's nothing left to beg for
And you tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry, ohh no no
You're not sorry ohh no no no"
(Everyone becomes silent, amazed. But Nina thinks her singing was bad)
Nina: Um…
Fabian: (in the audience) BOO! You suck!
Joy: (laughs loud) Get off the stage! You don't have any talent!
(The whole student body from school joins them but Amber, Patricia, Jerome, Brandon and Alfie doesn't join them and they try to stop everyone)
"Boo! You suck at singing!"
"You call that singing?"
"NO TALENT!"
(Everyone is chanting out loud to Nina, "NO TALENT!")
"NO TALENT! NO TALENT! NO TALENT! NO TALENT!"
Nina: (looks at the audience with tears streaming down her cheeks) I-I can't believe I was so stupid to even do this…
Fabian: You're MORE stupider you loser!
"Give it up! You SUCK!"
(Nina whimpers and runs off the stage crying but then trips and falls down on the stage and everyone laughs at her)
"HAHA! You're so clumsy!"
"Crybaby!"
"Need your mommy? HAHA!"
(Amber, Patricia, Jerome, Brandon and Alfie rush to the stage to help Nina up slowly. When she finally gets up, she goes limp. They're holding onto her arm but Nina jerks her arms away and runs inside the house crying for life)
Amber: (goes up to the microphone) I'm sorry about that…uh, you are all dismissed to leave now. For those who lives here, be in the common room. We have a meeting
(Everyone leaves, and the residents go inside the common room)
Amber: What were you thinking?
Fabian: Excuse me?
Amber: Don't play dumb with me! Why did you do that to Nina? She has a great voice, and now she's afraid to sing now, all because of Y-O-U! You just had to start the "booing"!
Fabian: Well, everyone followed. Which means it was true
Amber: That's because they don't know how great she really is. They just followed you, because they didn't know what else to do and because they thought it would be funny! Now look what you done. She's crying her head off, and she's probably going to be even more miserable than she was when that fight happened!
Fabian: That's none of my concern
Amber: You will regret this one day Rutter. I know you will
Fabian: Whatever Millington. If you need me, I'll be snogging with Joy in my room, so don't bother. Bye (leaves with Joy)
(The others stay in the room for a while, planning something until they hear a small loud whimper from Nina and Amber's room and someone running down the stairs and a slam of a door, so they go upstairs to Nina and Amber's room and find the room unlock)
Patricia: Nina! Open up the door!
"GO AWAY!"
Amber: Come on Nins! That's my room too you know!
"I don't care!"
Brandon: Please Nina…we want to talk to you…
"NO"
Jerome: Come on Ninny!
Alfie: Yeah Ninny! Come out!
"NO!"
Patricia: Nina…come out to playyy…!
"Imitating Jade from Victorious doesn't make me feel better!"
(Amber unlocks the door with her hairpin. They find Nina crying and ripping out pages of her music book and they sit on the floor)
Amber: Why are you ripping out your songs?
Nina: Cause I'm terrible at singing!
Patricia: No! You were so amazing!
Nina: Yeah, WERE
Alfie: Nins, I'm sure they didn't mean it
Nina: Really? Cause they were laughing!
Jerome: Everything will be just fine Ninny
Nina: I hate that name
Brandon: Come on Nina, at least you were brave enough to sing in front of everyone
Nina: (leans on the wall behind her and tears up)
Amber: How about shopping, to cheer you up?
Nina: I can't…
Patricia: Why?
Nina: Cause…I twisted my ankle okay?
Alfie: When you fell down?
Nina: Yeah…
Jerome: Ouch! That must've hurt…a lot
Amber: (looks at Nina's ankle then sighs in relief)
Patricia: What is it Ams?
Amber: She didn't really twisted her ankle…it's just a small sprain and it'll heal in about a day
Alfie: Wow boo, since when did you become a doctor?
Amber: Excuse me, I may be a doctor, a fashion girl and all, but I'm also a love doctor too!
Jerome: Which explains why, Alfie can't stand you
Amber: What did you say?
Jerome: I mean…which explain why Alfie…l-l-loves you…?
Amber: Well, he does, don't you boo?
Alfie: Of course I do!
Amber: Oh Nins! Guess what?
(Nina looks at her but quickly looks at and lets her hair cover her right side of her forehead)
Nina: Yeah?
Amber: I-
Brandon: Wait Nins, look at me
Nina: Uh, why?
Brandon: Just look at me
Nina: I don't want to
Brandon: Please?
Nina: No
Jerome: Come on Ninny, just look t him…what you gotta lose?
Nina: Nothing
Alfie: Then look at him so he'll be quiet
Nina: I just don't want to
(Brandon sits on the bed next to Nina, and uses his fingers to make her face him and he puts her hair behind her ear and everyone gasps)
Jerome: Woah…
Alfie: Wow…
Amber: Oh my gosh…
Brandon: Oh no…
Patricia: What is THAT?
(They see she has a black eye on her left eye)
Brandon: Nina…what…happened to your eye?
Nina: I-I got a black eye…
Amber: Oh my gosh Nins…does it hurt?
Patricia: Does it hurt? Amber! Look at her eye! Do you think it doesn't hurt?
Jerome: Woah…it must hurt a lot…
Nina: It's no big deal…(lifts up her chin from Brandon's hands and looks away)
Brandon: No big deal? Nina, it's throbbing and bleeding…
Amber: But she kinda looks like a dog, with that black thingy under her eyes
Alfie: More like eye bags
Brandon: (makes Nina look at him and he touches under her eye)
Nina: OW! (jerks her face away from him)
Brandon: I'm sorry Nina. I didn't mean to make it worse
Nina: No, I'm sorry. I've been cranky…and I'm sorry guys. It must be one of the signs of having a-
Patricia: What's this? (holds up a piece of paper)
Nina: Oh, that's nothing…
Amber: (looks at the paper) "Mine" by Taylor Swift?
Nina: That's just a song…
Alfie: Let's hear it
Nina: After what happened tonight, no
Jerome: Then we could sing it
Nina: Okay
"You were in college working part time waitin' tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin'
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
I say Can you believe it?
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I can see it.
Yes, yes, I can see it now.
Do you remember, we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.
Flash forward and we're taking on the world together,
And there's a drawer of my things at your place.
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded,
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes.
But we got bills to pay,
We got nothing figured out,
When it was hard to take,
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about.
Do you remember, we were sitting there, by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.
Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.
Oh, oh, oh
And I remember that fight
Two-thirty AM
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the streets
Braced myself for the "Goodbye"
'cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said, "I'll never leave you alone."
You said, "I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
She is the best thing that's ever been mine."
Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine.
(Hold on) Do you believe it?
(Hold on) Gonna make it now.
(Hold on) I can see it,
(Yes, yes) I can see it now."
Amber: Wow! It's amazing! Why do you have this? You can make your own songs anyways
Nina: Well…most of them really happened to me. And, even that part, "I remember that fight 2:30 AM as everything was slipping right out of our hands and I ran out crying and you followed me out into the streets. Braced myself for the goodbye, cause that's all I ever known, and you took me by surprise, you said I'll never leave you…alone" (starts to cry and chokes up) that's when we had that fight…when I told him. And I ran out crying and he followed me. Then he took my hand and told me that, he'll never ever leave me alone…but he did! (bursts out crying and buries her face in her hands)
Amber: It's alright Nins. I think you just need some rest
Nina: (slides under the covers) okay
Patricia: Don't worry, we'll tell Trudy to help you with your black eye
Nina: Sure
Alfie: But whatever you do, don't roll over in your sleep or else it'll hurt more
Jerome: Yeah, and don't touch it anymore
Nina: Wait, all of you are sleeping here in me and Amber's room?
Everyone: Yeah
(Patricia sleeps with the 3 boys on the floor while Nina and Amber sleep in their own beds. They're already under the covers but prop up on their elbows and they chat before sleeping)
Amber: We should do nicknames for each other, for a shortcut
Patricia: I'm Trish
Jerome: I'm Jerry
Alfie: I'm Alf
Amber: I'm Amy
Brandon: I guess I'm Brandy?
Nina: I'm….?
Jerome: Ninny!
Nina: Yeah, Ninny. Nice boyfriend you got there Patricia
Patricia: Oh please…I suffered enough pain with him
Nina: I spent way worst than all of you
Alfie: Hey! We should also do Fabian too!
Nina: (looks down)
Amber: Boo, I don't think that's a good idea
Jerome: We could nickname him Fabe
Nina: (becomes sad, knowing that, that nickname is what Joy calls him)
Patricia: Jerome! Be quiet
Jerome: What? I just-
Nina: I'm going to sleep now (lays down and faces the other side, facing the wall)
Amber: Wait Nins,-I mean Ninny, who hit you in the eye?
Nina: Fabian