Degrassi Season 16

"Sweet Misery" Episode 7

Danielle is rushing to get to her first class. She's dodging bodies in the hallway, trying really hard not to hit anyone. She rounds a corner and runs into an attractive guy. All of their books and papers scatter all over the hallway floor. Danielle blushes in embarrassment as they bend down to pick up their belongings.

"I'm so sorry!" Danielle apologizes to the guy. "I was running late for school and I was trying to get to class on time, and it's just not working this morning."
"It's okay," the guys says, both still having yet to make eye contact with each other. "I'm in the same boat as you this morning." There hands touch and they look up at each other. They smile at each other. They finish picking up their belongings and stand to face each other.
"Thanks for helping me pick up my stuff," Danielle blushed. "I'll try not to be such a klutz next time." The guy laughs.
"You can be a klutz, just a more careful one," the guy joked. "I'll see you around." The guys walks away. Danielle turns to watch him walk away, swooning over him. Rose walks up to her, curious about what Danielle is looking at.
"What are you looking at?" Rose asked. Danielle turns to Rose in excitement.
"I just ran into this really cute guy," Danielle replied as they start walking to class. "I was rushing to get to class and I bumped into him. It was magical! He was so nice!"
"Oh yeah, did you get his name?" Rose asked smiling.
"Oh no!" Danielle exclaimed. "I didn't! Should I have?"
"You should have, but now you'll have something to say the next time you run into him besides 'thank god I didn't hit your crotch,'" Rose joked.
"Ugh, I'm so bad at this," Danielle whined. "But he was so cute, my brain got all flustered."
"I'm sure you'll have another chance to talk to him," Rose said. "Or you can always find a reason to talk to him."
"What would I say?" Danielle asked.
"Maybe start with 'hey, what was your name?'" Rose suggested, smiling as they parted ways. Danielle stands in the middle of the hallway smiling as the theme music begins to play.

*Enter Theme Music*

SCENE 1

Milo is at his locker getting ready for class. Miles walks up to him, confronting Milo about why he skipped out on helping him with his biology homework. Miles stops next to Milo's locker.

"What happened to you last night?" Miles asked calmly. "You said you would help me with my biology homework. Did something come up? Did you have to water your zinnias or something at the last minute?"
"You shouldn't be talking to me," Milo said, not making eye contact with Miles. "Big Sister is watching."
"What is that suppose to mean?" Miles asked confused. Milo slams his locker shut and turns to Miles.
"Your girlfriend doesn't think that you and I need to be talking to each other," Milo replied. Miles looks at him confused. "Esme doesn't think that you and I shouldn't be friends because you guys are in a new relationship."
"That's not her decision to make," Miles said angrily.
"I don't want to come between you and Esme," Milo said. "You deserve to be happy. I don't want to ruin whatever you and Esme have."
"But we're friends," Miles pointed out. "How is that hurting anything?"
"You also said that you still have feelings for me," Milo said. "I'm sorry, Miles, but I just think it's better that we don't talk." Milo walks away, leaving Miles and angry and confused.

SCENE 3

Rose is in history class. Mr. Perino is lecturing the class on World War II.

"And so, with the invasion of Poland, the world officially plunged into World War II," Mr. Perino lectured, making his way back to the front of the class. He turns to the class. "For this project, you all will be paired up and present a presentation on one aspect of World War II. I'll let you choose your own partners but choose wisely because if you choose an irresponsible partner, both of your grades will suffer." Rose turns to Sophie.
"Partners?" Rose asked smiling. Sophie hesitates.
"Sorry, Rose," Sophie apologized. "I'm with Winston on this one."
"Of course, we're always open to a third," Winston grinned putting his arm around Sophie.
"Ew, no thanks," Rose replied in disgust. Rose raises her hand to get Perino's attention. "Mr. Perino, I don't have a partner."
"Look no further," Bentley said from behind Rose. Rose turns around and glares at him.
"Perfect," Perino called. "Ms. Wilson, you and Mr. Spicewood can team up on this presentation." Rose turns back around and rolls her eyes.
"I'd rather drive knives into my eyes," Rose huffed. Bentley leans forward.
"If you're good, there might be a free date with me in it for you," Bentley grinned.
"Gargle cyanide, creep," Rose groaned.
"Ironically, that's how Hitler killed himself," Bentley joked.
"Of all the dogs to adopt, I got stuck with the mutt that has fleas," Rose grumbled to herself. She shakes her head.

SCENE 4

Danielle is walking in the cafeteria, having just gotten her lunch. She looks up and notices the guy that she ran into is sitting at a table by himself. She smiles and musters up the courage to walk over to him. She stands in front of him without sitting down.

"Hey!" Danielle greeted smiling. The guy looks up smiling at her.
"Hey!" The guy greeted back.
"We never got to formally introduce ourselves," Danielle blushed. "I'm Danielle."
"Kyle," he smiled back.
"It's nice to meet you," Danielle blushed smiling.
"Same here," Kyle smiled.
"Would it be too much to ask to sit with you?" Danielle asked. Kyle looks around nervously.
"Kind of," Kyle replied. "I'm just waiting on my friends to get here, but maybe we could grab coffee after school. I know this hole in the wall cafe that makes killer lattes."
"Sure!" Danielle exclaimed smiling. "How does three o'clock sound?"
"Perfect," Kyle smiled. Danielle smiles and walks over to a table where Scotty is sitting. She sets her tray on the table and sits down, swooning. Scotty grins with interest.
"What's got you so lovey dovey?" Scotty asked smiling. Danielle looks over at Kyle who's friends are finally joining him.
"I have a coffee date with a really cute guy," Danielle swooned. Danielle turns to Scotty. "His name is Kyle, and he's so nice. We ran into each other in the hallway this morning. It's fate, I'm telling you."
"Well, I want all of the juicy deets when you get home," Scotty smiled.
"Oh, believe me," Danielle smiled looking back at Kyle. "You're going to be hearing all about it."

SCENE 5

Miles walks into his psychology class. Esme sees him and smiles at him. Miles glares at her as he walks over and sits down at his desk behind her. She turns around and smiles playfully at him.

"What, no hello?" Esme asked playfully.
"Why the hell did you tell Milo to stay away from me?" Miles asked sternly. Esme's face becomes straight.
"You don't need to be talking to him," Esme replied. "You and I are a new couple, and he has the potential to ruin our relationship."
"Yeah, but there's one problem, I like you," Miles said. "Not him."
"That's not what I heard," Esme said. Miles looks at her confused. Esme sighs. "I over heard you tell Milo that you still have feelings for him."
"So, my feelings for you are stronger," Miles explained.
"When you mix exes with a new romance, things don't end well," Esme explained. "Please, if you care about me and our relationship, stay away from Milo." Esme turns back around, leaving Miles to contemplate his thoughts

SCENE 6

Rose in the library, reading books on her topic for her history presentation. Bentley gallops in and sits down next to her, tossing his bag onto the table.

"Howdy, partner," Bentley greeted, smiling. Rose looks at him and rolls her eyes. "What are we working on?"
"I'm thinking of having our presentation topic being on why Hungary was aligned with Nazi Germany yet refused to deport their Jewish citizens to the concentration camps," Rose replied, skimming her book.
"Sounds kind of dark," Bentley grimaced.
"What, you want to a topic on the sunshine and rainbows of World War II?" Rose snarled.
"Well, there has to be something light about the war," Bentley said. "Maybe we could talk about Hitler's steamy relationship with Eva Braun." Bentley stared lustfully at Rose. Rose glares at him offense.
"Six million people lost their lives and were torn from their families at the hands of a horrible tyrant and all you can think about is getting laid?" Rose snarled. Rose shakes her head and closes her book. She gets up from the table. "I'll do all the work. You can just put your name on it. I don't want to fail at the hands of a horndog." Rose storms out of the library as Bentley grins at her.

SCENE 7

Danielle is standing outside of the cafe, waiting for Kyle to show up. Ingrid Michaelson's "Girls Chase Boys" plays in the background. He's running late, so she frequently looks at her phone, and then up and down the street. She sighs heavily as she grows impatient.

SCENE 8

Miles' therapist opens the door to her office.

"Miles, it's so wonderful to see you," the middle aged, blonde woman smiled. "Please, come in." Miles smiles quickly and sits down on the sofa across from the therapist's chair. "So, tell me how this week has been for you."
"It was going okay," Miles started.
"Was?" his therapist asked. "Why was?"
"Well, Esme apparently told Milo that she didn't want him talking to me, so he stopped," Miles explained.
"And how does that make you feel?" she asked. Miles snickers.
"What do you mean how does that make me feel?" Miles asked.
"Well, last week, you told me that Milo didn't really mean anything to you," she reminded him.
"He doesn't," Miles replied. "At least, he didn't." Miles pauses. The therapist smiles at him. Miles sighs. "He still does, but I'm just so messed up right now, I don't want to hurt him."
"But you can't be alone," the therapist added.
"I don't want to feel alone," Miles corrected.
"So you've taken comfort in Esme while you're trying to get yourself together so that you won't hurt Milo," she continued.
"Well, yeah, I guess," Miles agreed.
"But what happens when you do get yourself together and you break it off with Esme?" the therapist asked. "Esme is going to get hurt." Miles looks down at his feet in shame. The therapist leans in closer. "You care for Milo, not Esme, so don't hurt someone even more."
"What should I do?" Miles asked. "I do like Esme, but I like Milo, too."
"My advice, don't let someone else choose who you can and can't be friends with," the therapist smiled. "Don't stop being friends with Milo. Ultimately someone is going to get hurt, but make absolutely sure you know who you want in the end and realize that the bridge with the other most likely will be burned." Miles contemplates his therapist's advice.

SCENE 9

Rose is sitting in her history class, waiting for class to start. She's reading a book she found in the library for her presentation. Bentley walks in carrying a folder and smiling. He slams down the folder on Rose's desk and sits down behind her. Rose, confused, looks at the folder and then turns around to face Bentley.

"What's this?" Rose asked. "A list of all the girl's you slept with? Cause I don't need that." Bentley snickers.
"It's my half of the research," Bentley explained. "It's the reason why Hungary handed over their Jews in 1944." Rose glares at him. "I'm not that big of a horndog." Rose rolls her eyes and turns around back in her seat, looking through the folder.

SCENE 10

Danielle walks into the cafeteria, still feeling the sting of being stood up. She looks around for Kyle and finds him sitting with his friends. She takes a deep breath and walks over smiling. When she arrives at Kyle, the friends stop rough housing and stare at her.

"Hey," Danielle greeted nervously. Kyle looks at her and then turns back to his tray. "You never showed up for coffee yesterday. Did something come up?" One of the friends moos at Danielle. Danielle looks up embarrassed and then back at Kyle.
"I thought not showing up would've given you the hint," Kyle grumbled,not looking at her. "You're not my type."
"What?" Danielle asked trying to hold back tears. Kyle turns to her, glaring.
"You're fat!" he exclaimed. Danielle starts to breathe heavily as the friends all roar with laughter. Danielle drops her tray and runs out of the cafeteria. "Breath Me" by Sia begins to play as Danielle runs into the girls washroom and locks herself in the stall. She backs away from the stall door. She falls on to the toilet seat and stares as tears well up on her eyes. She curls up and starts crying uncontrollably as the episode fades out.

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