" Hand me the flashlight." " Here it is." " Kit, I've got the shovel." " You do?" "Lucy, get the box." " What are you putting in?" " It's supposed to be a secret." " My dad thinks I'm at your house." " My mom thinks I'm at yours." "Let's dig deep." "So no one will find it." " Dig it deeper!" "." " We don't wanna get caught." "I want some dirt." "When we were ten growing up in Georgia, Mimi, Kit and I... knew exactly what we wanted out of life." " Lucy, get the box." " This is fun." "So we put our dreams in a box, and we buried it." "We have to keep it dry." "We made a pact to dig it up at midnight... the day of our high school graduation." "Pack it down." " Let's be best friends forever." " We will." "Now, I don't even remember what our wishes were-- except for one." "We wished that we'd be best friends forever." "Well, that wish didn't come true." "I see you on the street and you walk on by" "Baby" "You make me wanna hang my head down and cry" "If you gave me half the chance, you'd see" "My desire burning inside of me" "But you choose to look the other way" "I've had to work much harder than this" "For something I want Don't try to resist me" "Open your heart to me, baby" "I hold the lock and you hold the key" " Lucille Wagner!" "." " Pop?" "." " Baby, we're gonna be late." " I was just" " Did you practice your speech?" "." " I almost have it." "Lucy, how's it gonna look if the valedictorian messes up her speech?" "." "Okay." "Don't wrinkle your robe." "Just ironed it for ya." "Okay, big day!" "." "Come on!" "See ya on deck!" "Let's go!" "Toads do look like frogs." "It's just one's, you know, in the water and one's not." "It doesn't-- It could happen to anybody." "Hey, Mimi!" "I know you want me." "Ho!" "I'm gonna look drop-dead gorgeous." "You should see my dress." " Hello!" "Watch where you're going!" " You ran into me, Kit." "What, you're too perfect to bump into anybody?" "." " What?" "." " Perfect." "Sweet, proper... nerdy and virginal." " I'm not" " You're a virgin." "I told y'all." "Just get us in the picture, okay?" "." "Hold my purse." "No, don't push the button." "Wait till I get over there." "Honey!" " Mama, what are you doing?" "." " One second." "Stand up straight." " I am." "I will." " Tuck your tummy in." " Smile." " Mom, I'm smiling!" "Bigger, darling." " Lucy, your speech was wonderful." " Thank you." "I hope you're gonna continue studying music in college." "Actually, Lucy wants to become a doctor." "Voice classes would make nice electives." "No time." "We're looking at a double major in biology and chemistry... if she wants to get into the best med school, huh?" "." "Henry, I'll show you how to start that truck for tonight." "All right." "See you later." " Bye, Ms. J." " Good luck, Henry." "I'm all he's got, you know?" "." "Congratulations, Lucy." "Thank you." "Thanks." "Here it is." "Honey, what's wrong?" "." "I'm fine." "Pop, I worked really hard to be the valedictorian." "Course you did." "Why didn't it feel like anything?" "." "What do you mean, you didn't feel anything?" "." "It felt great!" "Pop, I never went to one football game." "You don't like football." "But you're supposed to go, and it's supposed to be fun." "And like all the parties at Hemmings Field and stuff..." "I never went to any of'em." "I never stayed out late." "I never just hung out." "'Cause you had a head on your shoulders." "You stayed home, and you studied." "There's just a lot of things that I wanted to do that I didn't." "And I was up there getting my diploma, and I was like..." ""Is this it?" "'" "Come on now." "Didn't we both work hard for this?" "." "You're right." "I guess it's just the pressure of graduation." "You're right." "Girls, hi!" "Lucy." "Mimi, not now." "Okay?" "." " Are you comin' or not?" "." " Coming where?" "." "It's graduation night!" "Oh, God, Hemmings Field." "I totally forgot." "So, are you comin' or not?" "." "I have plans." "I'm sorry." "Come on." "You okay?" "." "Do you want something?" "." "Yeah." "Are you coming at midnight or what?" "." "Excuse me?" "." "Kit, we made a pact, remember?" "." "Oh, you're not serious!" "Well, look, you can really go without me." "I have better things to do than dig up some old box." "Standing here looking at all the world" "The guitar guy is such a hottie." "That's Ben Kimble." "I heard he just got out of jail." "Killed a guy." "I don't believe you." "Yeah!" "Everybody's talking about it." "Oh, too bad!" "Well, if anyone could have him, it'd be you." "But I'm off the market, remember?" "." "Oh, please!" "Dylan's at UCLA doing..." "God knows what with God knows who." "That's not true." "Right." "Whatever." " Are you ready?" "." " Yeah, yeah, just two seconds." "Okay, hold on." "Henry, are you ready?" "." "I'm ready." "That's okay." "Go on." "Why are you stopping?" "." "This isn't how I hoped it would be." "That's weird,'cause this is exactly how I hoped it would be... or pretty accurate." " Maybe if we get into bed." " That's a good idea." "These are nice sheets." " Can I hear the list again?" "." " Oh, Luce, come on." "Please, please." "Just one more time." "Thanks." "All right." "Reason number one." "We've been lab partners for three years so we really trust each other." " That's really important." "Okay." " Trust is very important." "Reason number two:." "We are both 1 8 and have never done it." "Very important!" "Reason number three:." "We both want to do it." "Reason number four" "Please, Lucy, come on." "Please." "I'm, I'm begging you." "Please, let's just do it." " Okay, yeah, we can do it." " Yeah?" "." "Okay, so let's" " I'll go this way." " Okay, I'm going this way." "Let's do this." "Please don't laugh." "You're killing this." " Your first time should be special." " Yeah, this is special!" "Listen, do you want to spend the rest of your life... knowing that you did it for the first time with your lab partner?" "." "Yes, yes, I do." "And I'll tell you why." "Because you know what it's like for a guy to go to college a virgin?" "." "No, I'm telling you they, they" "They're ostracized!" "They treat them like lepers!" "I'm sorry." " What's up, Mimi?" "." "How's the fetus?" "." " Drop dead." " Is it mine or what?" "." " I can't believe we went out." " I'm trying to do the right thing." " Yeah?" "." "What's the right thing?" "." "Ignoring me for the past five months?" "." "Letting your friends call me a ho?" "." "Spreading rumors?" "." "I'm repeating what I heard, that you let some guy... do you in his car over Christmas break." "Jerk." "It's ten paces on the other side." " What are you doing here?" "." " Where's Lucy?" "." "She's not comin'." " You have a flashlight?" "." "Good." " Game back my flashlight!" "Let's just get this over with, okay?" "." "God, I don't even remember what we put in here." "Me either." "Here, hold this for a second, Lucy." "My Bridal Barbie!" "She was my wish." " You're gettin' your wish." " I know." "Lucy, I think this is yours." " My locket." " What did you wish for?" "." "I wanted to find my mom." "Did you ever find her?" "." "No, she lives in Arizona and my pop doesn't think it's a good idea, so" "What did you wish for?" "." " A key chain?" "." " No, the world." "That I was gonna get out of this crappy town... go all the way to California... put my feet in the Pacific Ocean." "There's a wish that's not coming true for a while." " A lot you know, Kit." " What's that supposed to mean?" "." "Slide Records recording contest?" "." " So?" "." " So I'm going on Sunday." "You're going to California to audition for a record company?" "." " Yeah." " You're pregnant." " So?" ".I'll wear something slimming." " And what?" "." "You think you're gonna become this big, fat, pregnant star?" "." " I have a pretty good voice." " How are you gonna get there?" "." " I found a ride with this guy." " What?" "." "No, that is crazy." "You can't go to Los Angeles by yourself with some guy." "So?" "." "Then come with me." "I'll sing lead, and you can sing backups." " It's not something we should do." " It's stupid is what it is." "Okay, fine." "You know what?" "." "You can just forget all your past!" "Oh, wow." " Oh, my goodness." "Look at us!" " Let me see." " I was so chubby." " Singing." " I have to go meet my friends." " Yeah, it's getting late." "Yeah." "Hey, you guys." "I'm leaving Sunday at 7:00 a. m." "if you all wanna come." "What do you mean you're not coming home for the summer?" "." "Dylan, listen to me, you have to come home." "Because!" "I haven't seen you since Christmas." "Don't you miss me?" "." " Excuse me." " Dad, customer!" "Dylan, we have to plan the wedding." "All right." "I love you-- Dylan?" "." " Hey, darlin'." " Hey, Pop." "Dr. Johnson called today." "Good news." "Got me a job at the hospital?" "." "All those discounts I gave him finally paid off." " Cool." " Yep." "Can I ask you a question?" "." "It's about Mother." " Has she ever tried to see me?" "." " No, she hasn't." "I was thinking, maybe she's afraid to visit me." "Luce, you do not have to feel any guilt... about your mother leaving us." "This is not about us." "She was the one who walked out on a three-year-old." "She's the one that should feel guilty." "All right?" "." "All right." "Nobody brings four suitcases on a road trip." "Look, Dylan asked me to go see him in LA... and I can't get there looking like a skank." "You better hope it all fits." "It will, okay?" "." "I'm not going to the audition." "You can drop me off in Arizona." " Fine." " Fine." " Fine." "Shotgun." " Yeah, right." "I'm sitting up front." "You must be Lucy." "Yeah." "So you're taking us to L.A.?" "." "Yeah." "I'll get your bag." " You okay?" "." "Sorry." " Yeah, I'm fine." " Move it, Ben!" "Let's go!" " I'll get the door for you." "Hey, who's the guy?" "." "That's just Ben." "He's really cool." "Let's hit it." "Where's the bathroom?" "." "Second door." "There's no soap." "What's the deal with Lucy?" "." " What, are you hot for her?" "." " No." "I wouldn't even try, Ben." "Seriously, she's not like us." "She's way out of your league." "Want a chip?" "." "Get outta here." "What are you doin'?" "." " What's with this music?" "." " Well, I like it." "Can we listen to something else for ten minutes?" "." "No." "Come on, Ben, please?" "." "Be a nice guy." "Okay, five minutes." "Just five minutes." "Thank you." "I don't wanna be a fool" "In this game for two" "So I'm leaving you behind" "Bye, bye, bye Don't make it tough" "I've had enough" "Bye, bye" "Baby" " Ben!" " I can't listen to this." " You said five minutes." " Forget it." "Like this is any better." " Why are we stopped?" "." " I'm tired." "Let someone else drive." "No, nobody drives the cruiser but me." " Okay, whatever." " Where are we gonna sleep?" "." "There's a field." "I got a tent and sleeping bags." "A field?" "." "No, I don't sleep in a field." "I saw a sign for a Hilton back there." "How much money do we have?" "." "I can't believe you only brought $40." "I have expenses." "I had to have my homecoming dress custom-made." "I was voted queen, you know." "Oh, my dream come true." " Did anybody make a plan?" "." " What do you mean?" "." "How far you'll drive each day?" "." "Which towns you'll stop in?" "." "How much gas money you'll need?" "." "Okay." "We have $486, right?" "." "Which means... for food, gas" "Is it enough?" "." "It's gonna be tight." "Oh, my gosh." "It's a love room." "Oh, man!" "Look at the walls!" " I'm not sleeping here!" " This is what we can afford." "Is this run by the hour?" "." "I'm not sleeping here." " Where you gonna sleep?" "." " I don't know." "This place is disgusting." "I'll take this bed." "So how come you're going to L.A.?" "." "My uncle might have a job for me there... so I'm gonna check it out and if I like it, I'll move there." "What about your band?" "." "Don't you have a band?" "." "No, I was just filling in the other night." "I don't have a band." "Mimi said that she didn't think you'd come with us on the trip." "Neither did I." "You sorry you did?" "." "Not so far." "Well, good night." "Good night." "Hey!" "It's freakin' cold!" " We're in here." " I'm in here." "I just need to brush my teeth." " What are you doing?" "." " You're so touchy." "Mimi, how do you know Ben?" "." " Just from around." " Gosh, don't you think he's cute?" "." " He'"