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RHONDA, IT'S UP TO YOU.
I NEED TO BUY MORE CHIPS.
HMM. WILL YOU TAKE AN IOU?
NO.
NO!
HOW ABOUT TWO TICKETS TO DANCE THEATER OF THE WEST?
VERY HIP DANCE TROUPE. MULTICULTURAL.
I DON'T THINK SO.
WHO'S GOT TIME?
THROW THEM IN.
I NEED TWO, THEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALISON, IT'S UP TO YOU.
I AM GOING FOR BROKE.
WHOA!
LET ME SEE YOUR HAND.
AH!
MMM. NOW, THAT'S A GAMBLER.
THAT'S NO GAMBLER. SHE'S A PRAGMATIST.
SHE'S GOT SOMETHING BIG.
THIS ISN'T A POKER FACE YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP, BILLY?
I'M OUT.
ENJOY THE BALLET.
IT'S MORE LIKE MODERN DANCE.
JAKE.
NAH.
I KNOW WHEN TO QUIT.
THIS HAS BEEN FUN. N.
SANDY, NO!
BLUFFING, JUST LIKE I THOUGHT.
O.K., ALISON.
I SHOWED YOU MINE. YOU SHOW ME YOURS.
I WAS HOLDING A ROYAL...
SCAM!
WAY TO GO.
OH, THAT HURTS.
DAMN!
I NEVER FIGURED YOU
FOR THE BLUFFING TYPE.
I EXCEL UNDER PRESSURE.
IN COLLEGE, I WAS THE CRAM QUEEN.
I NEVER STUDIED FOR A FINAL UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE.
I BELIEVED THAT YOU HELD STUFF BETTER
IN YOUR SHORT-TERM MEMORY.
YOU WIPED US OUT.
DON'T TORTURE US WITH YOUR COLLEGE ANECDOTES.
I THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HOW--
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
HA HA HA.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.
WAIT. RHONDA, AKE THESE.
THAT'S O.K. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
IT'S JUST A SMALL DANCE TROUPE FROM SAN JOSE.
WHAT WILL I DO WITH THESE?
TAKE THEM, PLEASE.
PLEASE?
O.K., FINE.
GOOD NIGHT.
MATT.
YOU KNOW THOSE DANCE TICKETS I ALMOST GAMBLED AWAY?
YEAH.
THERE'S A PERFORMANCE TONIGHT. WANT TO COME?
YOU SAID IT WAS SOME MINOR DANCE TROUPE FROM SAN DIEGO.
SAN JOSE, ACTUALLY.
THERE'S A FRIEND OF MINE, THERESA,
SHE'S PERFORMING TONIGHT.
I FIGURE I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
NO OFFENSE, BUT DANCE PUTS ME TO SLEEP.
ITL BE A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE.
ASK SOMEONE WHO'LL REALLY ENJOY IT.
MATT, PLEASE. IT'S IMPORTANT.
I NEED YOU THERE.
AH.
O.K., RHONDA. I'M THERE.
COOL. THANKS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
E, HI.
I WANTED TO CATCH YOU
BEFORE YOU WENT TO WORK.
I WON THAT MONEY FAIR AND SQUARE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.
COULD YOU COME BY TONIGHT?
I GOT A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.
OH, REALLY.
THIS IS SERIOUS.
THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT?
UM...
I GET OFF WORK AT ABOUT 7:00.
COOL. I'LL BE WAITING.
WAIT. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
UM...
WE'LL TALK LATER, O.K.?
JAKE TRYING TO WIN HIS MONEY BACK?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WOW!
THIS IS REALLY KIND OF COOL.
WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF DANCE,
THEY THINK OF CLASSICAL BALLET.
BUT MODERN, IT'S LIKE ROCK MUSIC, YOU KNOW?
WILD, UNINHIBITED.
WHICH ONE'S YOUR FRIEND?
THE LEAD DANCER IN THE CENTER.
THE ONE WITH THE PERFECT BODY AND FLAWLESS MOVES.
I TAUGHT HER EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.
RHONDA, SHE'S GREAT.
YEAH.
SHE IS, ISN'T SHE?
HOW COME YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING HER SUCH A SECRET?
ONE OF MY MANY GIFTS.
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING
IN THE STRICTEST OF CONFIDENCE
THAT YOU WON'T TELL ANYONE?
OF COURSE.
WELL...
I DIDN'T GROW UP
IN THE MOST LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE OF FAMILIES.
WHO DID?
YEAH.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,
MY MOM LIVED WITH THIS GUY HANK
WHO WAS BASICALLY A LAZY DRUNK
10 YEARS YOUNGER THAN SHE WAS.
ANYWAY, HANK AND I DIDN'T GET ALONG.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW COZY IT WAS
FOR THE THREE OF US LIVING IN A TRAILER.
IT CAME DOWN TO HIM OR ME AND, WELL...
WHEN I TOLD THEM I WAS LEAVING,
THE LOOK ON MY MOM'S FACE
WAS MORE RELIEF THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
I GOT A JOB OUTSIDE OF PORTLAND AND...
FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL
WAS THE LEAST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD TO ME.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?
'CAUSE YOU GROW UP...
AND CH--YOU CHANGE.
AND THINGS THAT SEEMED SO TRIVIAL
SUDDENLY BECOME SO BIG THAT...
YOU JUST REALIZE THAT YOU'RE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THEM.
SURE.
I KNOW THE FEELING.
ON MONDAY I'M TAKING THE GED,
THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST.
OH.
AND SINCE I'VE NEVER STUDIED FOR A TEST
IN MY LIFE,
RING IF...
JAKE, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU STUDY.
IT'S NOT 'CAUSE I'M DUMB.
I KNOW.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A FUTURE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET, BUT...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MINE IS EITHER.
[APPLAUSE]
WOW. I'M STUNNED. THEY WERE GREAT.
YEAH, THEY WERE O.K.
YOU WANT TO SAY HELLO TO YOUR FRIEND?
THERE'S PROBABLY A TON OF PEOPLE WAITING TO SEE HER.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO MEET HER.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK THE STAGE DOOR'S THIS WAY.
EXCUSE US.
THAT TRIPLE INTO THE GLISSADE,
I THOUGHT I'D GO FLYING ACROSS THE FLOOR.
AURORA, HONEY, YOU HIT THAT SIX.
YOU WERE FABULOUS. IT LOOKED BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE THE ADAGIO PART OF THE DANCE.
YOU CAN FEEL MORE.
THERESA.
WELL, SHE MADE IT AFTER ALL.
I THOUGHT YOU'D SCALP THOSE TICKETS I SENT.
HEY!
YOU--YOU WERE AMAZING.
I'M SO GLAD YOU THOUGHT SO.
MY TIMING WAS OFF DURING THE LAST SECTION,
AND I WAS STIFF IN THE OPENING,
BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT FROM THE APPLAUSE.
THERESA, THIS IS MY FRIEND MATT.
HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I GOT TO TELL YOU,
I CAME HERE KICKING AND SCREAMING,
BUT I'M A FAN.
GLAD I COULD TURN YOU ON.
ONLY TO A POINT.
LET ME GET MY STUFF TOGETHER.
ARE YOU IN FOR SHOWING ME THE TOWN?
I'D LOVE TO, BUT MATT'S GOT TO GET UP EARLY.
NO, I DON'T.
OH.
GREAT. I'LL BE OUT IN A FLASH.
GO, GO, GO, GO.
RHONDA AND I GO WAY BACK.
HIGH SCHOOL.
MY FAMILY MOVED FROM DETROIT TO SAN JOSE.
ONLY THERESA WOULD GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY.
SHE WAS MY HERO.
IF IT WASN'T FOR HER,
I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM NOW.
RIGHT. I PAVED THE WAY.
THAT'S WHY MY PARENTS WILL NEVER TALK TO HER.
THEY WISH I'D BECOME A NICE URBAN PROFESSIONAL,
INSTEAD OF BOUNCING FROM CITY TO CITY LIKE SOME GYPSY.
IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FROM HERE, THERESA.
THEY'RE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YEAH, THEY ARE.
IT'S A PRETTY GREAT FEELING,
LIVING YOUR DREAM.
AND GETTING PAID FOR IT.
THAT'S THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
I GUESS YOU DECIDED AGAINST THE DITION.
I ONLY LEFT A DOZEN MESSAGES ON YOUR MACHINE.
NEVER GOT A RETURN CALL.
I'M SORRY. IT'S BEEN A KILLER WEEK.
WAIT A SECOND.
WHAT AUDITION?
OH.
THERE'S A SPOT
OPENING UP IN THERESA'S DANCE COMPANY.
THEY'RE HOLDING AUDITIONS IN L.A. NEXT WEEK.
I FIGURED WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME,
YOU'D JUMP AT A SECOND CHANCE.
THERESA, THAT'S OLD NEWS.
I'VE MOVED ON.
WAIT. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MAYBE IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
NO. NO. IT'S NO SECRET.
NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.
FIVE YEARS AGO,
THERESA AND I WERE COMPETING FOR THE SAME SPOT
IN THIS DANCE COMPANY.
I TWISTED MY ANKLE, AND THERESA GOT IT.
THE REST IS HISTORY.
WHAT DO I TELL THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY?
ARE YOU TRYING OUT
OR SPENDING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
TEACHING CARDIO-WHATEVER IT IS?
FUNK.
AND THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.
OUR LOSS.
"MRS. SMITH PLANS TABLE PAD
"MADE TO FIT HER NEW ROUND TABLE.
"THE PAD'S PRICE VARIES ACCORDING TO THE PAD'S AREA.
"IF MRS. SMITH'S TABLE HAS A RADIUS OF 2 FEET,
"IN WHICH OF THE SIZES WILL SHE FIND THE PRICE SHE NEEDS?
"A--MORE THAN 4 BUT LESS THAN 6 SQUARE FEET.
"B--MORE THAN 6 BUT LESS THAN 8 SQUARE FEET.
"C--MORE THAN 8 BUT LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET.
OR D--MORE THAN 12 BUT LESS THAN 14 SQUARE FEET."
I'D MAKE MRS. SMITH A FINELY LACQUERED TABLE
SO SHE WOULDN'T COVER IT WITH A PAD.
OH, COME ON, JAKE.
IT'S LATE. I'M FRIED.
I WANT TO KILL MRS. SMITH.
MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A FRESH POT OF COFFEE.
THE ONLY WAY TO CRAM IS TO CRAM.
I THINK THE ANSWER'S "D"?
RIGHT.
YES!
COOL.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE NOT GOING FOR THIS.
REAL LIFE IS NOT A NIKE COMMERCIAL.
RHONDA, REAL LIFE IS...
IT'S WHATEVER YOU MAKE IT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PIDDLY LITTLE DANCE TROUPE.
I MAKE MORE MONEY TEACHING CARDIOFUNK
THAN THERESA DOES WITH THAT COMPANY.
IS IT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR DREAMS?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
FIVE YEARS AGO, PEOPLE PREDICTED MAJOR THINGS FOR ME.
I WAS ONE OF THE TOP DANCERS.
THERESA DANCED IN MY SHADOW.
RHONDA, THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.
I DON'T CARE IF IT WAS 20.
I'M STILL BETTER.
THEN PROVE IT. JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT.
I'VE NOTHING TO PROVE.
THAT PART OF MY LIFE IS OVER.
IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT BY 21, YOU'RE FINISHED.
DON'T YOU BELIEVE IN FATE, RHONDA?
THERESA SHOWED UP TO GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE.
THAT'S A MYSTICAL NONSENSE.
O.K. SURE, RHONDA.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
SURE.
BUT THEN AGAIN...
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
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YES?
ALISON DIDN'T COME HOME LAST NIGHT.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I GOT HOME LATE. SHE WASN'T HOME.
THIS MORNING, HER BED WAS STILL MADE.
I THINK SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HER.
MAYBE SHE GOT LUCKY, HMM?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
MAYBE SHE HAD A FEW DRINKS AT SHOOTERS,
THEN, YOU KNOW, SOME SMOOTH-TALKING GUY...
ALISON'S NOT GOING TO WITH SOME STRANGE GUY.
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS.
MICHAEL, HE'S RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO EARLY?
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM ALISON?
SHE NEVER CAME HOME.
REALLY?
ALISON HAD HERSELF A ONE-NIGHT STAND?
NO.
DON'T YOU THINK
YOU'RE OVERREACTING A LITTLE BIT?
WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING DOWN THERE?
BILLY'S FREAKING OUT
BECAUSE ALISON SPENT THE NIGHT OFF THE PREMISES.
BILLY, GROW UP. ALISON'S A BIG GIRL.
SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.
ARE YOU U CALLING 91 OR AM I CALLING 911?
COME ON. WE'LL CALL TOGETHER.
[DOOR CLOSES]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
KNOCK ME OVER WITH A FEATHER.
I...I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
WERE YOU...
DID YOU...
MY GOD. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GUYS THINK.
WHAT EXACTLY IS IT THEN?
IT'S...
NONE OF ANYBODY'S BUSINESS.
EXCUSE ME.
CASE CLOSED.
WE'LL JUST GO BACK TO BED.
I LOOK LIKE A FOOL.
JAKE DOES IT AGAIN.
MMM-MMM-MMM.
YOU WANT TO TALK?
NOT PARTICULARLY.
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
I ALMOST CALLED 911.
THAT'S SWEET.
YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
IF IT WAS SOMETHING I FELT FREE TO DISCUSS, I WOULD.
BUT I CAN'T, SO I WON'T.
WHERE YOU GOING?
BACK TO BED.
DIDN'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP LAST NIGHT?
NOT REALLY.
LOOK. WE WERE JUST TALKING.
GIVE ME A BREAK. I'M NOT THAT STUPID.
FINE. DON'T BELIEVE ME.
I WASN'T GIVING IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.
GOOD.
HI.
HI. THANKS FOR COMING.
YOU BET.
THERESA...
I'M GOING TO AUDITION.
GREAT.
YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS CRAZY?
IN MY HUMBLE OPINION,
YOU WASTING YOUR TALENT TEACHING AEROBICS CLASSES
IS WHAT I CALL CRAZY.
WE BETTER GET STARTED.
WE'VE ONLY GOT THREE DAYS.
YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
O.K., WELL...
I WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH SOME IDEAS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK YOU LACKED
WAS A KIND OF FUNKINESS AND FUN,
SO I CAME UP WITH THIS.
[MUSIC PLAYS]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S NICE. IT'S GOT ENERGY.
BUT YOU NEED TO CLEAN UP YOUR LINES.
VERY NICE.
I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
YOU GOT TO HAVE MORE THAN A FRESH STYLE.
IF I RECALL, I TAUGHT YOU THAT FRESH STYLE.
COME ON. DON'T GET DEFENSIVE.
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF YOU MADE IT?
WE'D HAVE A BLAST DANCING TOGETHER.
YOU REALLY THINK THE COMPANY WILL LAST?
THESE DANCE GROUPS ARE ALWAYS LOSING THEIR FUNDING.
I CAN'T PROMISE YOU ANYTHING,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING--
IT'S THE REAL THING.
O.K., JUST LIKE YOU WERE DOING,
BUT SHARPEN UP YOUR LINES.
LET'S TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
BUT WITH YOUR VIBE, O.K.?
O.K.
5...6...7...8.
YOU JAMMIN'.
YOU JAMMIN'.
NOT BAD. NOT BAD AT ALL.
DON'T PAT YOURSELF TOO *** THE BACK.
YOU'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
THANKS FOR THE WARM-UP.
I'VE GOT TO REHEARSE.
WANT TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT
AFTER TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE?
SURE. I KNOW THIS NEW PASTA PLACE JUST OPENED.
PASTA? COME ON, RHONDA.
YOU'VE ONLY GOT THREE DAYS.
THIS BODY CAN HANDLE IT.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
HI, SANDY.
HI.
JUST STOPPED BY TO SAY HI.
CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?
NO. YOU GOT A SEC?
UH-HUH.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT, ALISON AND JAKE.
ALISON AND JAKE?
JAKE?
WHAT DOES SHE SEE IN HIM?
THEY'RE TOTAL OPPOSITES. IT WAS INEVITABLE.
ALISON'S PRETENDING LIKE NOTHING'S GOING ON.
TYPICAL LOVESTRUCK BEHAVIOR.
TRYING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE ALL ROMANTIC AND CLANDESTINE.
SHE WOULDN'T SAY A WORD.
SHE COLLAPSED IN HER BEDROOM.
SHE WAS EXHAUSTED.
REALLY?
SPENT.
GET THE PICTURE.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
I'LL BET THAT NIGHT THAT WE ALL WENT OUTNT ,
ALISON KNOCKED ON JAKE'S DOOR.
HI.
HI.
I JUST RENTED 9 1/2 WEEKS,
AND MY VCR'S BROKEN.
IS IT O.K. IF I WATCH IT HERE?
UH...SURE.
[SANDY] SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT
WHEN THEY'D BOTH BE ALONE
IN THE BUILDING TOGETHER.
ARE YOU NUTS?
ALISON'S NOT GOING TO MAKE A PLAY FOR JAKE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED?
WELL, LIKE YOU SAID, I THINK...
ALISON PROBABLY KNOCKED ON JAKE'S DOOR AND...
O.K., WHAT'S THE BIG EMERGENCY?
[BILLY] SOMEHOW THEY ENDED UP IN HIS BEDROOM.
AND THEN...
I'M TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS.
OH, JAKE.
THEY'RE HARMLESS, AND THEY EAT MOSQUITOES.
COME ON, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
JAKE LOVES SPIDERS. HE KEEPS THEM AS PETS.
THE POINT IS,
IT HAPPENED.
I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY...
BUT IT HAPPENED.
I DON'T CARE.
NEITHER DO I.
YEAH.
ISN'T IT INTERESTING?
ALL THIS STUFF THEY'RE TESTING YOU ON--
AMERICAN HISTORY, BIOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY--
IT ALL SEEMED SO BORING TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
NOW I'M LOOKING OVER THIS MATERIAL,
AND IT ACTUALLY SEEMS FASCINATING.
FASCINATING?
WHEN YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL,
YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MARSHALL PLAN
OR WHO WAS PRESIDENT IN 1835.
WHAT DID YOU CARE ABOUT?
THE USUAL.
FITTING IN.
GETTING GOOD GRADES.
MOSTLY GETTING GOOD GRADES
BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY FIT IN.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I BET YOU WERE MISS POPULARITY.
ANY MILK?
I FORGOT.
I'LL GET IT.
AND I WAS NOT.
I WAS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALL THE BIG CLIQUES.
I NEVER REALLY HAD A BOYFRIEND,
SO ALL I CARED ABOUT WAS GETTING OUT OF THERE
AND GETTING INTO A GOOD COLLEGE.
DID YOU?
YEAH. BUT LOOKING BACK, I WISH I PARTIED MORE.
TAKEN MORE CHANCES. BEEN A LITTLE CRAZIER.
NOT CARED WHAT EVERYBODY THOUGHT OF ME.
I WAS WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT THE FUTURE,
I FORGOT TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
I DIDN'T GIVE A RAT'S *** ABOUT THE FUTURE.
PROBABLY BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY BELIEVED IN ONE.
AND NOW?
YEAH.
I DO.
IT'S NOT AS DEFINED AS YOURS...
WAIT A MINUTE.
MINE IS NOT DEFINED.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THAT'S WHY I'M TAKING THIS TEST.
I'VE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S ALL LEADING TO,
BUT IT CAN'T HURT TO HAVE THAT DIPLOMA.
I HAVE FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL
AND FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE.
I STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S LEADING.
SO IT'S AN ILLUSION YOU GOT IT TOGETHER?
TOTALLY.
DEEP INSIDE, I'M A MESS.
I KNOW THE FEELING.
YOU DO A GOOD JOB OF DISGUISING IT.
GOT TO.
WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE ON YOUR OWN,
THE LAST THING YOU WANT PEOPLE LATCHING ONTO
IS YOUR WEAKNESSES.
YEAH.
I KNOW.
I'M REALLY GLAD I COULD HELP YOU OUT.
ME, TOO.
DOES IT...
BOTHER YOU AT ALL
THAT EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING THINKS
WE'RE HAVING AN AFFAIR?
DOES IT BOTHER YOU?
NO. I JUST...
I JUST THINK IT'S FUNNY
THE WAY PEOPLE'S IMAGINATIONS RUN WILD.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION--
WHAT DOES ALGEBRA HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
IT MUST CONTAIN THE MEANING OF LIFE,
OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD THEY KEEP TORTURING US WITH IT?
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD A TASTE OF THE CARBONARA.
THAT SAUCE WAS JAMMIN'.
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DANCE FOR A WEEK.
LUCKY I HAVE A FAST METABOLISM.
I CAN EAT WHATEVER.
I WOULDN'T TAKE THE CHANCE.
YOU'LL NEED ALL THE EDGE YOU CAN GET.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
HELPING OUT AN OLD FRIEND?
IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
I THINK YOU'RE FEELING GUILTY.
GUILTY ABOUT WHAT?
FOR TAKING MY SPOT IN THE COMPANY.
HAH. YOU'RE CRAZY.
AM I?
THEY CHOSE ME FROM A GROUP OF 100 DANCERS.
I'D MAKE IT IF YOU AUDITIONED OR NOT.
WE'LL NEVER KNOW, WILL WE?
GOD, RHONDA.
YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON
I EXPECTED TO TURN OUT BITTER AND JEALOUS.
JEALOUS? OF YOU?
IT'S BEEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE SINCE LAST NIGHT.
NO WONDER YOU FIND IT HARD KEEPING IN TOUCH.
YOU CAN'T STAND TO SEE ME MAKE IT.
IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU RUB MY NOSE IN THAT FACT I DIDN'T.
MAYBE I SHOULD TELL THE DIRECTOR
YOU DECIDED NOT TO AUDITION.
OH, NO.
I'M DONE WITH HIDING.
GET READY FOR SOME COMPETITION.
THERE'S COFFEE IF YOU WANT SOME.
THANK YOU.
THE SMELL WOKE ME UP.
I GOT AN IDEA-- LET'S GO TO THE BEACH.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A LITTLE COLOR.
I'D LOVE TO,
BUT I'VE GOT TO SPEND THE DAY WITH JAKE.
ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
I WISH I COULD, BUT I CAN'T.
I TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT MY LIFE.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU.
YOU KNOW WHERE I GREW UP,
WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL,
WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING.
HOW REVEALING.
BILLY, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
NOTHING. IF THAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP YOU'RE AFTER--
TWO ACQUAINTANCES SHARING A COMMON LIVING SPACE,
BUT KEEPING PERSONAL MATTERS STRICTLY PRIVATE.
I CAN BE AS EMOTIONALLY DISTANT AS THE NEXT GUY.
THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.
WELL, THEN TALK.
I CAN'T!
HIP ROLL.
PLIĆ©.
ONCE AGAIN. HIP ROLL.
AND PLIĆ©.
LET'S WALK.
COME ON, SHEILA. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.
MATT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THE BEST I CAN.
COME ON, LISA. DIG IN!
JUST TIP.
5...6...
AND PUNCH IT!
AND, HEY, GET DOWN!
NOW HIT IT!
LOW DOWN!
RHONDA, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
JUST GOT LOST UP THERE.
YOU KNOW? IT HAPPENS.
THERESA'S RIGHT.
I'M WASTING MY LIFE TEACHING THESE CLASSES.
DID I PUSH YOU INTO THIS DANCE THING?
NO, MATT.
I'M DOING THIS FOR MYSELF.
I'M BETTER THAN THIS. I HAD POTENTIAL.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET IT SLIP AWAY.
YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO. YOU BROKE YOUR FOOT.
RIGHT.
GO HOME.
I'M GOING TO PRACTICE MY ROUTINE.
SURE.
WESTERN STATE CAPITALS FOR 100.
WASHINGTON.
OLYMPIA.
IDAHO.
BOISE.
ALASKA.
JUNEAU.
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
YEAH. WELL...
I CUT TIMBER IN WASHINGTON.
I TROUT FISHED IN IDAHO.
I SPENT SIX MONTHS WORKING IN A SMALL ALASKAN TOWN,
WHICH, TRUST ME, IS NOT NORTHERN EXPOSURE.
TOO BAD THERE'S NO SECTION ON LIFE EXPERIENCES.
I'D BE HOME FREE.
O.K. SOUTHEAST ASIAN CAPITALS FOR 500.
NO. I'M DONE. THAT'S IT.
WHAT'S WRONG?
MY BRAIN'S GOING TO BLOW UP.
THIS STUFF'S BECOMING A BIG BLUR.
THE TEST IS TOMORROW.
IF I DON'T KNOW THIS STUFF BY NOW,
I'M NEVER GOING TO KNOW IT.
DO YOU WANT TO GO HOME?
I GOT A BETTER IDEA.
COME ON.
WHERE?
JUST GET YOUR STUFF. COME ON.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
OUT THE DOOR. COME ON.
HEY, RHONDA?
MATT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
IT'S ALMOST MIDNIGHT.
I WAS WAITING UP FOR YOU.
YOU DIDN'T COME...
I FIGURED YOU'D STILL BE HERE.
I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT.
WELL, I COULDN'T SLEEP...
AND I, UH...
WELL, I...
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
WHY?
TOMORROW'S A BIG THING.
I'M TRYING TO BE ON IT.
THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO YOU.
IT SEEMS YOU'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE,
LIKE YOUR WORK, YOUR SELF-IMAGE...
I'M STARTING TO FEEL THE PRESSURE, THAT'S ALL.
YOU'RE PUTTING IT ON YOURSELF.
I GUESS THIS IS A FAMILY TRAIT.
MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS PUSHED ME
AND MY BROTHER AND SISTER TO SUCCEED,
TO BE THE BEST.
I WAS THE ONLY ONE
WHO DIDN'T GET WONDERFUL GRADES
AND GO TO AN IVY-LEAGUE SCHOOL,
BECAUSE I HAD TALENT.
I WAS GOING TO BE THE GREAT DANCER.
ONLY WHEN MY BIG SHOT CAME...
THE PRESSURE WAS SO INTENSE...
I COULDN'T RISK FAILING.
SO I NEVER WENT TO THAT AUDITION.
I KNOW. YOU BROKE YOUR FOOT.
THAT'S WHAT I TOLD EVERYONE.
THE TRUTH IS, I CHOKED.
I GOT SCARED.
AND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHY I'D WORK SO HARD TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING
ONLY TO LET IT SLIP AWAY.
DOES THERESA KNOW ABOUT THIS?
NO, NO.
SHE JUST KNOWS SHE GOT MY SLOT.
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I'VE EVER TOLD ANYONE.
YOU KNOW, I EVEN WALKED AROUND FOR SIX WEEKS
WITH A FAKE BANDAGE ON MY FOOT.
WHAT--WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS SAY?
OH, THEY PRETENDED TO UNDERSTAND.
THEY DIDN'T.
I DON'T...
THINK MY FATHER EVER FORGAVE ME.
AND, UM...
IN A WAY, I NEVER FORGAVE MYSELF, EITHER.
YEAH.
BUT RHONDA...
YOU--YOU'VE GOT TO.
YOU CAN'T CARRY THIS STUFF AROUND AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
MATT, THERESA IS LIVING MY LIFE.
THAT WAS MY SPOT SHE WON.
BUT, SEE, I'M DIFFERENT NOW.
I CAN HANDLE THE PRESSURE.
I CAN DO THIS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS.
WHY?
I'VE NEVER BEEN ON A BIKE BEFORE.
YOU'RE KIDDING?
NO. AND NOW I KNOW WHY.
OH, COME ON. IT'S GREAT.
DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE CRAZIER?
YEAH...
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.
THIS IS WHERE I CHILL OUT
WHEN EVERYTHING'S CLOSING IN ON ME.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S MAGIC.
THERE'S NO TRAFFIC.
THERE'S NO CRIME.
THERE'S NO PROBLEMS,
JUST LIGHTS.
NO ONE'S EVER BROUGHT ME UP HERE BEFORE.
YOU'VE BEEN GOING OUT WITH THE WRONG GUYS.
THAT'S FUNNY, ISN'T IT?
WHAT?
YOU AND ME.
WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT'S BECAUSE, UH...
NICE GIRLS LIKE YOU NEVER GAVE ME THE TIME OF DAY.
TOUGH GUYS LIKE YOU NEVER ASKED.
IF I HAD?
YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS BORING.
YOU'D THINK I WAS AN IDIOT.
I WAS SO PAINFULLY SELF-CONSCIOUS BACK THEN...
ESPECIALLY AROUND GUYS I THOUGHT WERE CUTE.
YEAH?
I WAS ALWAYS SELF-CONSCIOUS
AROUND GIRLS WHO WERE SMART...
AND BEAUTIFUL.
WE WOULD HAVE MADE SOME PAIR.
WE'RE NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL ANYMORE.
8:00 IN THE MORNING.
I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU SO EARLY.
VERY FUNNY.
I'M MAKING BREAKFAST.
I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THE SECRECY.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE THE PERSON I TRUST MOST.
NO. ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T.
WELL, YOU ARE.
IT'S WEIRD.
EVERYBODY TELLS YOU TO BE SPONTANEOUS,
BUT WHEN YOU ARE, YOU GET CONFUSED.
HE DUMPED YOU?
NO, BILLY!
HE'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT IS IT THEN?
JAKE AND I ARE NOT HAVING AN AFFAIR.
HE'S TAKING HIS HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAM TODAY.
HE ASKED ME TO HELP HIM STUDY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DOING,
JUST STUDYING?
YEAH.
WOW. TALK ABOUT AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION.
I GUESS THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME A WRITER.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
THE IDEA OF YOU TWO TOGETHER IS PRETTY RIDICULOUS.
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON.
THAT IS NOT TRUE, ACTUALLY.
IT'S AMAZING TO ME
THE WALLS PEOPLE ERECT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
THE OLDER YOU GET,
THE MORE FIRMLY THEY'RE PUT INTO PLACE.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
THE MINUTE SOMEBODY COMES BY AND CHIPS AWAY,
THEY SEE YOU FOR THE STUPID, VULNERABLE PERSON
YOU REALLY ARE.
AND THAT'S SCARY.
WHAT WERE YOU GUYS CRAMMING FOR, ALISON,
LIFE LESSONS 101?
NO.
IT'S JUST THAT WE ALWAYS SEE PEOPLE'S FACADES,
AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT REAL,
BUT WE HARDLY MAKE THE EFFORT
TO FIND WHAT'S'S GOING ON UNDERNEATH.
I GOT TO KNOW JAKE, AND I LIKE HIM.
O.K.
BUT IT'S NOT NEARLY AS HOT
AS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.
REAL LIFE NEVER IS.
JAKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO EARLY?
I THOUGHT YOU AND ALISON WERE STILL AT THAT STAGE--
SANDY, GIVE IT A REST.
HAVE I SAID ONE WORD THIS ENTIRE TIME?
OH, NO. YOU'VE BEEN A COMPLETE ANGEL.
MY FEELING IS,
IF YOU AND ALISON ARE RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER,
GO FOR IT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY, JAKE.
REALLY?
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE I CARE FOR YOU.
I REALLY DO.
I WAS THINKING IT OVER.
I CAME UP WITH SOMETHING.
PEOPLE FIND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE UNLIKELIEST PLACES.
SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE,
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD TO DATE WHERE YOU SLEEP.
YOU DON'T, DO YOU?
NO, I DON'T.
ALISON HAS BEEN HELPING ME STUDY FOR THE G.E.D.
THE G.E.D.?
THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST.
I KNOW.
SO WHY THE BIG SECRET?
YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN TO COLLEGE.
MIKE'S AN INTERN.
IT'S KIND OF A TOUGH THING TO ADMIT.
JAKE, IT'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.
IT MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU.
IT'S GREAT.
SO ALL THIS TIME,
YOU TWO HAVE ONLY BEEN STUDYING?
BASICALLY. YEAH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU COME TO ME?
I'M AN ACTRESS, BUT I'M NOT STUPID.
LET'S ERASE THAT STEREOTYPE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I DIDN'T NEED THE DISTRACTION.
I'M GLAD YOU WENT TO SOMEBODY.
AND I'M GLAD I DISTRACT YOU.
GOOD LUCK, JAKE. I'M PROUD OF YOU.
LET ME WALK YOU OUT OF HERE.
THE BIG QUESTION IS,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THIS EARLY?
HOW YOU FEELING?
O.K.
IT'S DIFFERENT NOW, YOU KNOW?
THE PRESSURE'S THERE,
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT NOW.
IT'S MY OWN PRESSURE,
NOT SOMETHING MY PARENTS ARE PUTTING ON ME.
YOU KNOW I'M ROOTING FOR YOU,
BUT IF YOU GET THIS JOB,
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.
I KNOW.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE MY FRIEND.
RHONDA BLAIR?
YES.
I'M JULIAN BENSON, DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
FOLLOW ME.
RHONDA?
KNOCK 'EM DEAD.
VERY NICE, RHONDA.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
THANK YOU.
HEY! HOW'D YOU DO?
O.K., I GUESS.
THE MAIN THING IS, I GOT THROUGH IT.
RHONDA?
HI.
HI.
YOU WERE FANTASTIC.
SO MUCH BETTER THAN I EVER THOUGHT YOU'D BE.
CALLBACK FOR SURE.
REALLY?
THANKS, THERESA.
I MEAN THAT.
AND THANKS FOR PUSHING ME.
I'M GLAD I DID THIS.
I WANT TO PUT SOMETHING OUT ON THE TABLE.
YOU ASKED WHY I WAS SO INTENT
ON HAVING YOU AUDITION FOR US.
I SAID I WANTED TO SEE YOU SUCCEED.
THAT WAS A LIE.
THE TRUTH IS,
I WANTED TO SEE YOU BLOW IT.
I FELT I GOT MY SPOT IN THE COMPANY BY DEFAULT.
IF YOU SHOWED UP THAT DAY,
YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE COMPANY,
AND I'D BE TEACHING AEROBICS CLASSES.
NO. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU KNOW THAT.
YEAH.
BUT IN MY MIND SOMEHOW,
I THOUGHT IF YOU FAILED HERE TODAY,
IT'D PROVE I WAS BETTER ALL ALONG,
BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
YOU WERE GREAT IN THERE.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF YOU MADE IT INTO THE COMPANY AFTER ALL.
IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF I DO.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I LIKE MY LIFE RIGHT WHERE IT IS.
YOU MADE ME REALIZE SOMETHING, T.
I'VE GOT DIFFERENT DREAMS NOW,
FRIENDS I CARE ABOUT AND CARE ABOUT ME,
STUDENTS WHO LOVE ME.
I DON'T WANT TO GO ON THE ROAD.
WHY DID YOU EVEN BOTHER?
I DID IT FOR MYSELF.
DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY THOUGHT?
NOPE.
I REALLY DON'T.
BYE, THERESA.
BYE.
NEXT TIME YOU'RE IN TOWN, TAKE MY CLASS.
O.K.
COME ON, MATT. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
JAKE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU LEFT PRETTY EARLY.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO WISH YOU LUCK.
HOW'D IT GO?
FOR THE FIRST TIME, I THINK I ACED A TEST.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
LISTEN. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT...
I THINK YOU AND I GOT INTIMATE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL,
WHICH IS WONDERFUL, AND MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING
NEITHER OF US DOES THAT EASILY.
BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT SEX, IS IT?
IT'S ABOUT FRIENDSHIP.
BEING FRIENDS WITH A WOMAN.
DO YOU REGRET WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
I LIVED OUT ONE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL FANTASIES.
ME, TOO.
BUT IT'S JUST...
ONE OF THOSE THINGS, RIGHT?
YEAH...
IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
COME ON. I'LL BUY YOU A BEER.
THIS IS WHAT I'D BE SACRIFICING,
WHAT WOULD BE WORTH GIVING UP FRENCH FRIES?
BROADWAY.
A LOT OF THINGS.
I'VE GOT TO LEAVE IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES.
COME ON. THEY'RE COMING.
ABOUT TIME.
GET THE THING. GET THE THING.
AFTER ME.
[HUMMING POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE]
GOING
SHUT UP AND ENJOY IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WHAT'S THIS?
YOUR DIPLOMA.
YAY!
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO SAY.
AND THAT IS?
LET'S PARTY.
TAKE THESE HATS OFF, TOO, PLEASE.
I KNEW THERE COULDN'T BE ANYTHING GOING ON
BETWEEN YOU AND JAKE.
OF COURSE NOT.
BUT HE IS A GREAT KISSER.
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