"So in closing, I would like to thank every one of you for your long hours and unswerving dedication to projects" " that I think were very" " Andrea, Andrea." "What, Brandon?" "Dedication only goes so far." "When that bell rings, we're all history." "Oh, right." "Well..." "Have a nice summer, everybody." "At Beverly Hills High, they get out early." "It's so pointless to have a last day of school." "Nobody cares." "Kelly, relax." "In five minutes it will all be over and you can start working on your tan." "I can't wait." "I am ready to have the summer of my life." " How about you guys?" " l'll settle for interesting." "Bren?" "When has summer not been incredible?" "Kelly, you should work on getting your voice back." "I can't believe it." "We're finally free." "An entire summer of nothing but beaches and babes." "For you, maybe." "I'll be spending the summer at my grandparents' in Oklahoma." "You'll have fun." "Name one thing fun about Oklahoma." "I'll bet you not one girl there has ever met a California stud before." "So generally, I spend my mornings in the sun and my afternoon playing volleyball." "Which is cool because you get a great tan and a great workout at the same time." "Plus, it's coed and you meet the most gorgeous guys." "Doesn't that sound better than hanging out in some acting class?" " Yeah, well, I have to get my credit." " And I love acting." "Yeah, but you guys are totally deserting me." "Besides what cute guy is gonna take an acting class?" "Kelly, can't you ever stop thinking about guys for one second?" "I mean, there is more to life." "Sounds like it's that time of the month." "Well, it is." "And it isn't, if you know what I mean." "What are you talking about?" " l'm five days late." " Oh, my God." " Brenda, are you sure?" " Kelly, look at me." "I haven't slept in two days." "I keep on checking and waiting." "I don't even know what to do." "So are you finding it tough to leave this old place?" "No, I was just hanging around to help you clean up a little." "Thanks." "And I wanted to clear things up between us." "Once summer starts up." "Look, it's no big deal, Brandon." "It's no big deal that we almost became a couple?" "It's a little tough to just sweep under the rug, don't you think?" "Look, Brandon, it was a moment that almost happened but didn't." "So where does that leave us?" "As friends, I hope." "I mean, who else can you make a total fool of yourself in front of, right?" "You didn't." "Yeah, I know." "Have a great summer, huh?" "Yeah, you too." "You better have fun this summer, or I'm gonna hear about it." "I'm gonna party with the best of them, Bran." "Didn't you guys use protection?" "Kelly, keep your voice down." "Well, didn't you?" "Of course, I'm not stupid." "It's just that not everything's 1 00-percent effective." " Well, except, you know." " What?" "Abstinence." "Oh, well, thank you, Donna, but it's a little bit too late for that now." "This is the only thing that's gonna give you 1 00-percent peace of mind." "I can't believe I'm taking a home pregnancy test." "It's no big deal." "Just think of it as your own personal little chemistry experiment." "Yeah, except that I'm the guinea pig." "Brenda, are you all right?" "I think so." "What colour is it supposed to be again?" "Blue for positive, red for negative." "It's green." "That's impossible." "Well, maybe that means twins or something." " Donna, that's not funny." " Let me see." "I wanna see too." "It's kind of a pinkish green." "Donna, what colour does it look like to you?" "Honestly?" "St. Patrick's Day." "I can't believe this." "I wait to have sex with a guy that I love." "I act responsibly." "I take every precaution, and I'm green." "Brenda, maybe you should see a gynaecologist." "I gotta tell you guys, I love Dylan and I thought I knew what I was doing but I'm beginning to get the feeling that it wasn't worth it." "is it my imagination, Nat, or are tips getting smaller?" "No, the customers are getting fewer." "It's the summer, Brandon." "They're all at the beach." "Nobody's eating in town." "So you mean this is only the beginning?" "Let the summer begin." "Hey, bro." " What's up, bro?" " Not much, bro." " What time you get off tonight?" " Not till late." "That is beat." "There's the most awesome bonfire down at the beach tonight." "You should bail out early." "Nat'll let you go." "Yeah, I know, but I need the money." "It's the only way I'll get myself into a new set of wheels." "You definitely need a new set of wheels." "I know. I found this car around the corner at the garage." "Mechanic's been working on it all year." "It's a '65 Mustang convertible, it's pristine." "It's got my name written all over it." "He told me he'd hold it for me." "I just hope I can scrape together the cash." " Well, you need a more lucrative job." " Tell me about it." "I think I made more lifeguarding at the community pool last summer in Minnesota." "You were a lifeguard?" " Yeah, don't act so surprised." " Well, I'm not, but, Brandon," "You should try to get a job at the Beverly Hills Beach Club." "They pay big money down there and the fringe benefits are awesome." " Sounds great." " Trust me, it is." " But I don't wanna bail on Nat." " Nat will survive." "Come on, Brandon, it's time to start thinking about yourself for once." " l know, but l" " But nothing." "Nothing." "Let me give you Henry Thomas' phone number." "It's Mr. Thomas to you." "He's a manager down there." "Give him a call." "See if anything's available." "I'll put a good word in for you." "Hey, you gonna order or what?" " l hope so." "He's my only customer." " l'll have some water, to go." " Another school year bites the dust." " l'll say." "You know, that's what's so great about school." "Summer actually means something." "It's the most wonderful season in the whole world." "Does everything start to lose its meaning when you get older?" "No, that's not what I meant." "It's just wonderful to be young and free." "Well, I guess I'm gonna have to wait until I'm old to appreciate it." "Older." "Mom, how old were you when you went to see your first gynaecologist?" "Well, I guess not until college." " For what?" " Well, l" " What's prompting all this?" " Nothing. I'm just curious." "I mean, I'm gonna have to go see one sometime, aren't I?" "Well, I guess I went because I thought it was a good idea." "A good idea for what?" "Brenda, is there something you're not telling me?" "Can't I ask a question without getting the third degree?" "Well, of course." "I just hope that if there were something wrong, you would tell me." " Well, nothing's wrong." " What's wrong?" " Nothing." " Nothing." " Sorry I asked." "Dylan's here." " l didn't even hear the bell." " Bye." "Bye, Mom." " Bye, honey." "Just because it's summer doesn't mean that curfew's changed." "I wish I was on vacation." "Come here." "Damn, Bren, I don't believe it." "I mean, how?" "Dylan, I thought you said that we did everything right." "Yeah, we did." " l knew it was a mistake." " lt was wonderful." "Bren, it was great." "Dylan, what if I'm pregnant?" "Then I'll do everything I can to help you and support you." "Bren, it's my problem too." "It doesn't feel that way." "Good morning, gentlemen and ladies." "We are looking for three lifeguards." "This is a full-time position, five or six days a week, excellent pay and wonderful benefits and very hard work." "Now, I assume you've all been trained and experienced in beach rescue." "Lake rescue." " Excuse me?" " Lake and pool, sir." "Well, that doesn't concern me, son." "What you put down here, I don't care about." "It's what you do out there that I care about." "Now, everybody, show me what you've got." "Let's start with a series of ten sprints, out to those two orange poles out there and back." "Ready." "I really feel weird about being here without my mother." "Brenda, you could have told her." "My mother would have understood." "Well, mine wouldn't, believe me." "You know, I didn't even wanna ask her the name of her own gynaecologist." "Trust me, Dr. Strathmore is the best." "I know." "I just hate meeting new doctors." "Well, my mom and I have been seeing him for years." "I really wish he wasn't a him." "Most gynaecologists are." " Oh, my God." " What?" "What are those?" "You've never seen a pair of stirrups before?" "Not unless they're on a horse." "It's just the way they examine you." "How wonderful." "Brenda, would you mind giving us a urine sample?" "The bathroom's right across the hall." " Sure." " l'll just be outside with Dylan." "All right, come on, let's go." "Move it, move it." "Push it, come on." "All right, come on, come on." "Push it out, push it out, let's go." "That wasn't too bad, was it?" "See that buoy?" "Everybody hit the water for a half-mile swim, now let's go." "Come on, let's move it." "Move it!" "Hi there." "You must be Brenda Walsh." " Hi." " So let's see." "You're here" "Dr. Strathmore, you may not believe this." " What's that?" " l think I'm okay now." "Since when?" " l guess since I got here." " Are you sure?" "Definitely." "Look, I'm sorry for wasting your time." "You haven't wasted any time at all." "You know, it's perfectly normal to be late occasionally." "I know, I've just never been late before." " But what a relief." " For the moment." "You know, Brenda, when a woman becomes sexually active, she's got to start dealing with a whole new set of responsibilities." "Yeah, I'm beginning to realise that." "You ever been examined by a gynaecologist before?" "No." "Why don't we set up another appointment?" "Never too early to start." "Maria?" "Bren, what happened?" " How'd it go?" " Everything okay?" " Yeah, everything's fine." " What did he say?" "Can we just go now?" " lt was a total false alarm, right?" " Yes, totally." "Yes." "Bren..." "While we're here, do you think maybe it'd be a good idea if you would see about the doctor putting you on the pill?" "You think it's that easy, don't you, Dylan?" "I just pop a pill and then you don't have to worry about anything?" " No, I was thinking about you." " No, you weren't." "You were thinking about yourself." "I don't get it." "What did I do?" "You're just being a total guy." "Brenda..." "There he is. I see him." "Should I go out there and bring him in?" "No." "He'll be all right." "I wanna thank you for coming." "It's gonna be a tough decision, but I have your numbers and I'll be notifying everyone by the end of the day." "Hey, thanks a lot." "Take care." " Walsh, you okay?" " Yeah." "Fine." "I guess I'm just more of a pool-guard type, huh?" "I see." "Well, it's a good thing I've got another job to fall back on." " What's that?" " l work at the Peach Pit." "It's a burger joint in town." "I've been working there all year." "I just thought it might be nice to come here and make a little more money and get a tan while I was at it." "But I guess not, huh?" "Listen, Mr. Thomas, thanks for the opportunity." "It's the best workout I've had all year." "Hey, Walsh." "I got a position open for a cabana boy." "With tips, you can make as much as a beach guard." " Really?" "What would I have to do?" " A little bit of everything." "Set up lounge chairs, carry drinks, keep the peace." "Everything except save our members from drowning." " l think I can probably handle that." " l think you can too." "That's why I'm offering you the job." "That's outstanding." "When would I start?" "Tomorrow, 7 a.m. sharp." "Tomorrow?" "I should really give Nat, the guy I work for, two weeks' notice, don't you think?" "Walsh in about 1 5 minutes, I'm gonna interview 35 prospective cabana boys." "I got resumes, letters of recommendation, high school transcripts, modelling portfolios, and the truth of it is, I hate to interview people." "So if you want the job, it's yours." "Effective immediately." "Otherwise, I meet the competition." "Well, you know, things have been kind of slow over there lately and I guess Nat would understand." "He should understand." "Well, that's between you and Nat." "Listen, Mr. Thomas." "Thanks for the opportunity." " l'll see you tomorrow." " All right." " Hey there, recycling parent." " Hi, Brandon." "Well, it's good to see someone's trying to save the planet." " Where have you been?" " You're not gonna believe this, Mom, but I just scored the most righteous job of the summer." "I'll be a cabana boy at the Beverly Hills Beach Club." "Everybody who's anybody belongs there and all I gotta do is make sure they're having a good time." "Sounds wonderful, but what about your job at the Peach Pit?" "Well, Nat'll understand." "How could he stand in the way of an opportunity like this?" "It sounds like he's not gonna have much choice." "When do you start?" "Tomorrow." " Aren't you gonna give him notice?" " l really can't, Mom." "They need me to start right away." "I'll get Brenda to fill in for me until he can find a replacement." "Brenda has summer school." "Hey, beautiful sister." "Why do I get the sneaking feeling that you want something?" "No, no, not at all." "In fact, I wanna do you a favour." "I just got offered this incredible job at the Beach Club for the summer, but I need someone to take over for me at the Peach Pit." "Now, before you get too excited, it's only for a couple weeks until Nat can find" "Bren, you've been crying?" "No." "Come on, Bren, I know when you're upset." "Your cheeks get flushed." "What is it?" "You know how things seem really important and you go out and do them and then you can't even remember what you got so worked up about?" "Yeah." "Well, I always thought that I wanted a really cool boyfriend." "And to not be one of the last people to have sex." "Well, I have a cool boyfriend and we've had sex." "And God knows I'm not the last." "In fact, I'm beginning to wonder if I'm one of the first." "And..." "And what?" "And up until a couple of hours ago, I thought that maybe I was pregnant." " Oh, Brenda." " l'm not, of course." "Otherwise, I wouldn't be so calm." "I guess I just overreacted." "No, no, not at all." "I understand how you feel." "Sort of." "Well, not really." "Everybody talks about sex like it's no big deal." "And it is a big deal." "Hey, it's all right, come here." "It's okay. lt's okay." "You're okay." "I know." "It's just changed things, that's all." "Do Mom and Dad know anything about this?" "Are you kidding?" "They would freak out." "Brandon, promise me that you won't tell them." "Are you sure?" "I think they can handle it." "Brandon, please." "Okay." "I promise." "Hey, who's mixing paper with the plastic?" "Oh, my God." "I think you guys are really misunderstanding." "is it yours?" "Did you use this test?" "Where did you find it anyway?" "I mean, I didn't know this family was spying on trash." "Honey, I wasn't spying." "You had it wrapped in plastic." "I was separating the trash for recycling." "Brenda, we're not angry with you." "We just wanna know what's going on." "I am so embarrassed." "Honey, we don't want you to feel that way." "We just want you to be able to feel that you can discuss these things with us." "I know." "For a moment there, I thought that maybe I was pregnant." "My period was a few days late so I got worried." "Well, did you do something that would give you reason to believe that if you were a few days late that that would indicate that you were pregnant?" "You mean like sex?" "Yes, something like that." "Yes, of course." "Well, how long has this been going on?" "Brenda, having sex means making a very serious commitment." " And at your age-- - lt's a big responsibility, Brenda." "And I just wish that you had discussed it with us first." "Or if you didn't feel comfortable with me, with your mother." "All right." "The first time I did it was two weeks ago with Dylan." "Where?" "In the hotel where the dance was being held." "I mean, are you guys happy now that you know everything?" " Brenda, I warned you about him." " Jim." "Dad, don't blame this on Dylan." "It was something that we both wanted to do." "I see." "As two consenting teenagers?" " Yes." " Brenda." "The point is, yes, physically, you're ready." "But that doesn't necessarily mean that you are emotionally." "Well, I think I am." "I just wonder if, five years from now, you're gonna look back and think the same thing." "Didn't you and Dad have sex before you were married?" "Well, what's that supposed to mean?" "Are you and Dylan planning to get married?" "No." "Why do you guys wanna make me feel so bad?" "Oh, honey, we're not trying to make you feel bad." "We just want you to realise that in this day and age, especially, sex is not a game." "No matter how it may look in movies and on TV." "It's serious." "And it doesn't make you an adult." "Good." "Because I don't wanna be an adult." "That must be Dylan. I'm supposed to go out with him tonight." "Good. I wanna talk to him too." " Don't you dare." " Jim." "Dad, you're not his father." "Brenda is right." "I'll kill myself if you say one word." "I don't want him to know that you know." "Hey, Bren." "How are you?" " Hi, Dylan." " Hi." "Bren, why do you have that box in your hand?" "Hi, Dylan." "Don't stay out too late." "I swear to God we won't." "God, I heard myself out there sounding exactly like my father when I was Brenda's age." "Conservative, moralizing, completely inflexible." " All the things I swore I'd never be." " Jim, it was a big shock." "Thank God she's not pregnant." "I like to think of myself as open-minded." "It's hard when it comes to your own kids." "I feel the same way." "So, what do we do?" "Make ground rules about sex?" "If we forbid her, you know she'll run out and do exactly that." "There's no answer." "Jim, the answer is we're just going to have to put a lot of trust in our daughter." " Hey, Nat." " Hey, Brandon." "You just can't get enough of this place, huh?" "See, the food's so good around here even the help comes on their off days." "What would you like?" "Anything you want, on the house." "On the house?" "I've never heard those words pass your lips before." "What can I tell you?" "I'm in a generous kind of mood." "Listen, Nat." "I gotta talk to you about something." "Shoot." "You know how much I love you and you know how much I love working here." "Brandon, I just can't." " What?" " Give you a raise." "I mean, you know how much our business is slashed in the summer." " lt happens every year." " l know that, Nat." "That's why I gotta quit." " What?" " You see, I got this other job." "It's a really great job at the Beverly Hills Beach Club." "I'm gonna be a cabana boy there." "You know, setting up beach chairs, serving drinks, helping ladies with their suntan oil." "Brandon, that" " That sounds great." "This dump can't compare, huh?" "No, no, it doesn't have anything to do with that." "This other job pays more and I need the money." "I gotta have a car this fall." "Brandon I've never been a person to stand in the way of another guy's success." "Thanks, Nat." "I'm glad you feel that way." " l was kind of worried." " So when does this new job start?" " Tomorrow." " Tomorrow?" "Brandon, I said we were slow, but we're not dead." "I can't run this place by myself." "I know, Nat." "You'll find somebody. I'll help you." "But by tomorrow?" "Do you have any idea how many yutzes there are out there?" "Brandon, it's gonna take me a couple of weeks to find somebody," " and then I gotta train them." " Nat, I'm sorry." "One day's notice." "Gee, divorce me, but don't desert me, kid." " l don't know what to say." " Say?" "Say you'll stay until I find a replacement." "Nat, I can't. I told them that I'd..." "Okay." "Okay, I understand." "Hey, kid, it's been a lot of fun working with you, and you have yourself a good summer, huh?" "Bren, what's wrong?" "Everything." "It's not the end of the world." "Your parents will get over it." "Yeah, maybe." "They shouldn't have made you feel guilty, Bren." "That's not fair." "Dylan, they didn't." "Believe it or not, this has nothing to do with my parents." "It's just the icing on the cake." "I understand." "You had a bad scare." "I don't blame you for being upset." "It just made me think about a lot of things." "Do you know how lucky l feel that I met someone like you?" "I feel lucky too." "When we first started going out, I thought you were so sewy." "It was so exciting how we flirted and everybody looked at us." "And then I fell in love with you." "And I fell in love with you." "And I trusted you enough to have sex when I've said no before." "I know." "What are you saying?" "I just feel like we've crossed an imaginary line." "It all feels too much right now." "Worrying about condoms and birth-control pills and seeing a gynaecologist, and getting pregnant" " and what my parents are thinking." " Come here." "is it getting too scary?" "I just don't know what we're about, like things are happening too much, too fast." "I think we need to stop seeing each other, at least for a while." "Bren, you're overreacting." "Stop worrying about what your parents think and figure out what you feel." "I have. I know what I'm feeling." "No, you don't." "Everything you told me so far only adds up to one thing:" "You're afraid." "That's not enough of a reason." "Dylan, I do know what I'm feeling." "And I need to break up with you." "No." "No." "Dylan, I'm sorry." " Mom?" "Dad?" " Hi, honey." "I have an announcement to make." "What is it?" "Dylan and I broke up last night." "Oh, honey, you didn't have to break up with Dylan." " That's not what we were saying." " l know that." "It's just that things have gotten more serious than I really wanted." "I guess, at the moment, I'm just not ready for a sexual relationship." "Brenda, don't you think you're overreacting just a bit?" "Kelly, it's just not that." "I mean, it's a lot of things." " l don't understand." " You don't have to." "I guess I just wanted to be my own person again." "At least for a while." "I mean, it's not a crime, is it?" "Well, maybe not to the LAPD." " How did he take it?" " Not so well." "Well, guys never do." "Doesn't matter how cute they are." "What do I say to him if I see him at the beach?" "Nothing." "I'm sure he hates me right now." "God, what a way to start the summer, huh?" "Yo, Dylan." "Hey, B." "What brings you back to the beach?" "Didn't Brenda tell you?" "I got a job here for the summer." " No, it must have slipped her mind." " lt's incredible, man." "I get to hang out in the sun all summer long and I make more than I did at the Peach Pit." "Yeah?" "How does Nat feel about you leaving?" "Well, that was the only bummer." "He didn't take it so well." "Yeah, why not?" "I guess because I had to start right away." "I didn't give him any notice." "Well, you Walshes have a way of dumping on people." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing." "Man, the guy's your friend." "You gotta show him some respect." "Yeah, I know." "If I didn't start today, I would've lost out on this gig." "Big deal." "B, I've been a member here all my life, man." "The place is not worth selling your soul for." "So, Bren, what are you gonna do on Saturday nights?" " Donna, Dylan was not my life." " God, you are so brave." "Hey, Brenda, Donna." "Andrea, I didn't know you were taking drama class." "You don't have to sound so surprised." "No, it's just that you didn't say anything." "I thought I'd be spending most of the summer at this children's shelter, but then I realised that I had my mornings free, so here I am." " Cool." " Plus, I had to spice up my resume." "Colleges love diversity and they like to know you can have fun." "I need to spice up my resume too, like with a quick A." "Good morning, good morning." "Sorry I'm late." " Who's that?" " l don't know." "I thought Ms. Kapuchnick was teaching this class." "Yeah, so did I." "I hit the most incredible traffic on the 405." "I'm Chris Suiter." "And let me tell you a little about myself." "Born, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1 967, son of a civil engineer, Ted Suiter, and his lovely wife, Sue Anne, a former Southern belle from South Carolina." "They met and fell in love at UVA and got married May 1 2th, 1 959." "Neither family approved, but out of that blessed union came Ned, Roxanne and finally Chris." "A child who grew up not unlike any other child, except when he announced the terrifying news at the age of 1 8 that he wanted to be an actor." "Months of begging, pleading and sound beatings to the head did nothing to dissuade him." "He applied to Northwestern University's Theatre Department and was accepted." "Years of torturous study, small roles in great plays and large roles in lousy plays followed." "Graduation loomed and Broadway beckoned, where, on his first meeting with a casting director, was told:" ""Find another line of work."" "He agreed." "So in the great tradition of "those who cannot do, teach,"" "I humbly present myself to you, your esteemed drama teacher." "You may call me Mr. Suiter." "And what I've just delivered, you may call a monolog." "Which was greeted by a deafening silence." "Who else would like to give it a try?" "Come on, hey, it's easy." "Just your life's story in one minute or less." "Thank you." "Thank you, dark-haired girl with the beautiful smile for volunteering." " No." " Yes." " No." " Yes, come on." "Come on, what's your name?" " Brenda." "Yes." " Brenda?" "Great." "All right, if I nail this next point, I get to take you out for lunch, okay?" " Nineteen serving 20." " Steve." "Time out." "Kelly, can't you see I'm trying to serve?" " Did you hear?" " What?" "Brenda broke up with Dylan last night." "You're kidding." "Have you seen him?" "I mean, is he okay?" "Come on, they've been going out for months." "They were bound to go bust." "I'm sure he's ecstatic that she's finally cut him loose." "You're so romantic, Steve." "Do-over, 1 9 serving 20." "Now, look, if you wanna get along with me, you will remember that every weekday between 1 1 and 1 2," "The Young and the Restless." "No interruptions." "You got it?" " Yeah, I got it." " Cool." "Oh, before I forget, there's your uniform." "Thanks." "But I don't think I'm gonna be able to wear it for about a week." "Why, are you expecting a growth spurt?" "No. lt's just I can't dump on my former employer like this." "I can't understand why you'd want somebody like that working for you anyway." "Someone of such little integrity." "See, the bottom line is, Mr. Thomas, I'll promise to give this job my all if you'll just allow me to give Nat the courtesy of a week's notice." "Who is this Nat?" "He's a really great guy." "You see, I'd never leave you without giving you some notice." "I gotta do the right thing." "Mr. Walsh you better be worth waiting for." "Now, get out of here." "Thanks." "So I moved from Minnesota to Beverly Hills, which was definitely a shock that I finally got over because I met some incredible friends." "including a great guy named Dylan who I fell totally in love with." "But our relationship got too intense for both of us and we broke up last night." "I'm always the last to know." "So how does that make you feel, Brenda?" "Kind of sad, I guess." "Great." "Great, what else?" " Kind of alone." " Terrific." "What else?" " Confused." " Wonderful." " Why is it wonderful?" "I feel miserable." " lt's wonderful because you're feeling." "And that is the most important part of acting." "So embrace all of your feelings, no matter what they are, because they are what make you, number one, human, and number two, and even more importantly, a good actor." " Yes?" " Are we gonna be graded on this?" "Hey, Nat." "Hey, Brandon." "I didn't expect to see you until you were much tanner." "Yeah, I know." "Listen, Nat, I'm sorry for bailing on you like that." "Hey, you did what you had to do." "Well, I was wrong." "Yeah, but let's let bygones be bygones." " Right?" " Wrong." "I told the guy at the beach club I'd give you a week." " Otherwise, he could take his job" " No, no, no, hold on." " l found someone already." " You did?" "Don't look so surprised." "This joint ain't that bad." "Well, no. lt's not that. I..." "I just didn't wanna leave you hanging." "You didn't, and I appreciate it." "Come here, you." " You have yourself a good summer." " All right." "You too." " Okay." " Thanks, Nat." "All right." "And then I won the ninth-grade scholastic achievement award which led to a finalist position in the state-wide competition, which I never ever, ever, ever, thought I'd win, but did, due to this essay on perestroika" "which predated most of the reforms by almost a year." "Okay, we'll pick this up again tomorrow." " Thank you." " Oh, sure." "God, I was so nervous up there talking to everybody." "Andrea, you were fine." "Oh, God, I'm terrified that tomorrow, when I talk about my life, that I'll be done in about two seconds." "Wait, do you think I can make something up?" " l'll see you guys later, okay?" " Brenda, what's wrong?" "Dylan alert." " Catch you tomorrow, huh?" " Sure." " Hi." " Hi." "I'm feeling bad, Bren." " Me too." " So why are you doing it?" "Dylan, I need some time." "You know, I thought if we ever broke up, I would feel this tremendous sense of relief." "I could go back to being myself." "But something happened." "I fell in love with you or something." "And I stopped being a loner." "Dylan, I think that's wonderful." "I think it's terrible." "The only person in this world that I have to depend on is me." "And I always have to remember it." "Dylan, that's not true." "You can depend on me." "Oh, really?" "Dylan, just because I need some time and a break, doesn't mean that I still don't love you, or that this isn't painful for me too." "Well, maybe that's what they mean when they say "love hurts."" "Dylan, I got so close it scared me." "I don't wanna be scared with you." "I know." "If we're meant to be together, time will tell." "Can I take you home?" "No." "I think I should walk." "Goodbye, Dylan."