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Hi, Carol.

Hi. You want to come with us to watch the basketball team work out?

Why would I want to do that?

Tall, tall guys in teeny weeny shorts.

Luteus to the Maximus, if you get my meaning.

Oh, sorry, I can't. I'm helping Bobby study for an English test.

Whoop -dee -doo.

Carol, when you and Bobby started going out, we had great hope for you. Great

hope? Your relationship has turned into something disgustingly boring.

Boring, huh?

Well, just because we don't run around here like teenagers doesn't mean that

underneath there's not a seething river of white -hot passion.

No, Carol!

Look, I'm sorry I'm late, but I can't study right now. I owe Coach Lubbock

power squats. But I'll study at your house after football practice, okay?

Kiss.

Is that...

or what?

Carol, admit it. The river of passion has dried up like my mother's skin.

Well, it's obvious that neither one of you have ever been involved in a mature,

lasting relationship.

Who'd want to be? So how did you possibly understand that Bobby and I are

different? We're not into that typical, flirty, giggling kind of teenage flame.

We're building something lasting and good. And even if Mr. Perfect were to

up to me right now, I'd say I'm taken.

Oh, excuse me. No, it's my fault. Could you tell me where the biology lab is?

I'm due.

I'm taken.

Not only was I born in Salinas, but I lived there all my life. So when my dad

announced that we were moving, it was quite a shock.

I'll bet.

Change is good, right?

I mean, who wants life to be the same day after day after day? Not me.

New places, new adventures. New people?

Yeah.

A chance at the unexpected.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, well, this is my house.

No kidding. I'm just down the road a couple of blocks.

Really? It's got to be fate.

Must be.

So, uh, maybe we can walk to school together sometimes?

Well, I usually ride the bus or my brother takes me.

We could do that.

You know, this has been a pretty good first day at my new school.

Geez.

I sound like James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause.

When he met Natalie Wood.

Yeah. Yes.

When she went as nice to him as you've been to me.

Well, how could she be? I mean, she was going steady with Buzz. At that point in

the movie, she had no idea that James Dean was fated to be her soulmate.

Boy, was Natalie a dunce.

and he's not Bobby.

Well, that's none of your bit... What guy?

I don't know, but I think he's a little weird.

Why? He's interested in Carol.

Did I tell you to stay away from that window?

Because your sister is not the type who flirts.

They all are, Dad.

If I'm gonna get to the library, I better get going.

Yeah, I gotta go too.

Lots to do. Thanks, Carol.

And for what it's worth, I'm really glad I bumped into you today.

Me? Oh, no, no, Carol. I didn't hear the words the guy said, including... And

for what it's worth, I'm really glad I'm talking to you.

You are so gross. You are so indescribably low.

Oh? Oh, maybe would you stay as low as somebody who would two -time their

boyfriend? Just because I extend my hand in friendship to a new student on his

first day of school is no reason to think that I'm interested in him.

So, does Bobby know that you stutter when you lie?

I do not.

Carol,

honey, aren't you forgetting about Bobby?

I am not forgetting about Bobby. I was just being friendly. What is it with you

people?

Carol, honey, I just meant that Bobby's waiting downstairs to study with you.

Oh, yeah.

Carol, is everything okay?

Mom, do you believe in fate?

Fate? You know, that there are these inexorable forces that can push us

certain things.

We're powerless to stop them.

What things?

Let me put this another way, Mom, okay?

All right, all right. Let's say you're out for a walk, okay? And you pass a

store, okay?

And let's say it's a mall.

Now, in this shoe store, you see this really hot... looking pair of shoes.

Now, you really don't need new shoes. I mean, your old ones are very comfortable

and fine and you wouldn't have even thought about getting a new pair except

fate brought you to this store with this window and these shoes

standing right there looking so sexy and right.

Uh, what would you do, Mom?

What color are these shoes?

Mom, the color doesn't matter.

Of course the color matters. If you have to buy a new dress to go with them,

it's going to... Mom, Mom.

They're the right color.

The perfect color and style.

Okay.

Are they on sale?

Never mind, Mom.

Cracking his knuckles again.

How gross.

So what?

This is what building a mature, long -lasting relationship is all about.

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

Well, Carol will probably get used to it after they've been together for about

20 or 30 years.

Would you stop that, please?

What?

Cracking your knuckles.

Oh, I didn't even know I was doing it.

Okay, he's not perfect.

He's no James Dean.

What matters here isn't a few little annoying habits like... Cracking his

knuckles, breathing through his nose, scratching himself, hit and miss

hygiene.

Don't they shower after football practice?

What matters is what's beneath the surface.

Bobby here is someone intelligent you can talk to.

You know, I don't give this Scarlet Letter garbage at all. I mean, if I was

tester chick, I'd rip off the A and stuff in the mouth of any guy who got

Boy, this Nate Hawthorne guy, he's a major yin -yang, you know what I mean?

Yes, I do.

I wonder what that cute transfer student is doing right now.

You mean James Dean?

No, his name is Jeffrey.

Hey, what do you say we go to a movie tomorrow night?

Forget Jeff. He may be perfect, but Carol's already taken by a guy who's

completely reliable and predictable.

Carol! Oh, uh, what word don't you know?

No, I wanted to know if you wanted to go to a movie tomorrow night.

Well, gee, we never go to the movies on weeknights.

So do we have to do the same thing day after day, day in, day out? So let's get

crazy. Well, okay, yeah. You know, maybe we could rent something. I'm really in

the mood to see a James Dean movie. James Dean? I like him.

Oh, you do?

Heck yeah.

So he acts when he's not cranking out sausages, huh?

Carol. Bobby, where have you... Oh, hi.

You are not going to believe this. On the way to the library yesterday, I

that revival movie theater.

And guess what was playing?

What?

Rebel Without a Cause.

No. Yeah, isn't that incredible?

Must be fake.

So I was thinking, maybe we could go tonight.

Go out with you?

Well, I really don't... Go out with you, huh?

Carol, you said it. It's fate.

Don't try to fight it. Done, Bobby. Go for it. Go for it. Go for it.

Go for it. Go for it. Go for it.

Go for it.

Pick you up at seven.

Well, you know me, Carol. I'm always late.

Exactly. Well, what is that supposed to mean? There's no reason to yell.

I'm not yelling. If you're going to carry on this way, it's only going to

embarrass us both.

Huh? If you can be so inconsiderate of me, it can only mean one thing.

What's that?

You're tired of me. I'm tired of you. Oh, so you don't deny it. Deny what?

I'm just going to say you want to break up with me.

Wait a minute here. What's going on? Why are you acting like this?

Oh, so childish to blame me.

There's something going on.

You got another guy or what?

Oh, you have to drag this into the gutter, don't you? I suppose next you're

going to say you're going to want to break up with me, huh? I don't want to

break up with you. Well, neither do I.

But, but, under the circumstances, I do think it would be a

good idea for both of us to see a little less of each other.

Okay. Okay, fine. If that's what you wanted, we'll break up. Fine.

If you didn't know.

I did not say you were insensitive to Carol. Oh, no, no, no. You said, honey,

couldn't you muster a little sympathy for our heartbroken daughter?

Yes, after what this jock did to her.

Honey, she didn't say that he dumped her. She said they broke up.

And you believed her.

You know what I think? I think that you're just getting swept up in all the

melodrama. Mellow drama? Jason, our innocent little girl takes one tentative

step into the tumultuous world of dating only to have it chopped off.

I really don't think Carol has lost a limb.

Okay, this time I will say it. You are insensitive.

Well, I'm sorry.

I didn't notice that Carol was all that broken up. She was covering... Jason,

don't you know anything about women?

No.

was her first boyfriend, her first real love.

I know.

You know what I think? I think when Carol told us that they broke up, she

lying. I think Bobby dumped her.

You do?

And you're happy about it.

Happy? Honey, do I look happy?

Jason, how many times have you said that Carol should not be going steady with

the first guy she ever dated? And you agreed with me. Of course I did.

Well, then you think it's good that they're not together?

No. Oh, so you'd prefer that Carol and Bobby were together for the rest of

lives so Carol wouldn't meet any other guys and she'd never have a chance to

broaden her horizons? Oh, of course not.

Maggie, I'm getting very confused with this conversation.

Well, obviously.

Well, maybe I am insensitive.

Maybe she's nuts.

Ben!

Honey. I know exactly what you're feeling. I'm a woman, too. I know that.

All I can say is the hurt will fade. With each passing day, it'll get easier

easier to forget him. Who?

Bobby.

Oh, yeah.

Honey, I want to tell you a story about my first love and how he broke my heart

and how I ended up stronger for the experience. Mom, is this a long story?

No, no, not really. Because I have a date.

Good, because it's important for you to realize that there are so many other

boys out there and you have a date.

Honey, I decided you were right. I should let Carol know that I heard for

too. Why?

Pardon me?

She doesn't need you to cheer her up. She's got a date.

Oh, with Bobby?

Of course not. She dumped Bobby.

I thought Bobby dumped her. Jason, how many times do I have to go over this?

Just one more.

Is this what it's like to love somebody?

I don't know.

What kind of a person do you think a girl wants?

A man.

Yes.

But a man who can be gentle and sweet.

Like you are.

Gosh, I love this movie.

It's an even better thing yet with you.

We should watch the movie, okay?

Right, right.

I'm serious.

What's with you?

What do you mean?

I know you like me.

You wouldn't have dumped your boyfriend if you didn't.

I didn't dump... Wait, how did you know I was going with Bobby?

I don't know.

I heard it around school.

So you knew that when you asked me out?

something.

Why didn't you?

Why is it easy now? I don't know.

See?

You didn't want that to stand in our way any more than I did.

I knew exactly what I wanted from the moment I decided to bump into you at

locker. Really?

But I thought it was fate that brought us together.

It was.

Why, you just said you planned our meeting.

Okay, I did plan it.

A guy cannot depend on mere fate when he's trying to meet the most popular

in school.

What? What makes you think I'm that?

The girl who goes with the captain of the football team is always the most

popular girl in school.

But I'm not the most popular girl in school. Not even close. That's not me at

all. Shh.

I'm not sure. This isn't exactly what I thought it would be like at all.

What did you expect?

Something... Something like up on that screen.

Something meant to be. Something destined.

You see, I thought that you came out of the blue and that you were so right and

it was not just an accident that we met, but that it was fate.

But it wasn't.

Hey, come on.

Look, we're here together at a great movie.

So we both schemed a little bit to get here.

So what?

What matters is that I'm a lot better for you than Watson.

His name is Bobby, and he doesn't flinch when I do that to him.

Here she comes.

Do you want to talk to her?

Well, I think both of us would be a bit much.

Right. You handle it.

What?

Hello.

Yes, well, Carol, I think that we should have a little talk about this whole

situation with Bobby.

Bobby? The situation with Bobby? I blew it.

Carol Siever, the girl who's supposed to be so smart, just lost the only guy

that she ever cared about.

Jason, I didn't say to browbeat her.

Carol, what are you... Bobby, honey, before you say anything, I just want to

apologize for my obnoxious behavior yesterday.

I am so... Hi, Carol.

Hi.

What?

Carol, you are absolutely right about seeing other people.

We better get to class, Bobby, honey.

She won't let me be late.

This is not happening.

Nope, nope.

Truth is, Ben, even I don't understand women.

Dad, I would like to thank you for allowing me to blunder my way into an

bigger mistake.

ruined my entire life.

What happened?

After all that Bobby and I meant to each other, he dumped me for that airhole

Debbie, a girl that he hardly even knows yet. Can you believe that?

Well, you know... Isn't that exactly what you did to Bobby?

I think maybe Ben has a point.

You do?

Yep, he do.

You sure she's not home? Yeah, yeah, look, if she was, she'd be sitting there

that couch doing her stupid homework making me look bad.

Mike, I just want to get my stuff and get out of here. Yeah, come on. Look, I

know which drawers she keeps everything in.

No. I no longer have the right to go near Carol's drawers.

What are you doing here?

I thought you had chess club this afternoon.

Oh, uh, right. Well, I'll leave you two alone. I'm sure you've got lots to, uh,

talk about.

Well, I don't have anything to talk about.

Neither do I.

I'll come back later for my Tony Danza tank top.

Say hi to Debbie.

You know, you're the one who went out with other people in the first place. I

only went out with Debbie because you went out with Mr.

Vavavavum.

Well, what's wrong with going out with other people? We weren't officially

steady, remember?

Now, you're right. It wasn't official.

So that's why I'm going out with Debbie. And you've got no reason to be mad,

Carol. Well, yeah.

And what's good for the goose is good for the mice to play when the cat's

You're right. And I'm right. I'm right.

Yes.

Look, I never should have gone out with Jeff.

It was the worst mistake that I have ever made.

And you have every right to hate me.

No, Carol, I couldn't hate you. Sure you can. It's easy. I'm a flying bucket.

No. I was the first guy you ever dated.

I could see how you might get a little curious.

Hey, it's amazing you did so well your first time around.

There's no understanding.

I know temptation.

I mean, I think girls every day, I would just love... Bobby. Oh, shut up.

Look.

I'm really sorry.

than anybody, and I don't care about your irritating habits.

That's just the way I feel about you, too.

You can still see other people if you want.

Oh, you too.

Right.

Bobby, we can stand here and lie to each other, or you can kiss me.

Hmm.

So we agree it's a good thing that Carol and Bobby are finished.

Absolutely.

Yeah, you know, it's really sad.

Look, Ben, take it from me. Never, ever get into a long -term relationship with

a girl, because then they start controlling you, and that means the end

as you know it.

So you're saying guys should control girls or our lives will be miserable?

Exactly.

Leah, what do you mean by that, Ben? Come on now, haven't you heard a word

been saying?

Look, women should be in control.

What? Oh, yes, if they're smarter, more sensible, and more responsible.

Look, think of Mom.

All right? Now, she's the real head of this family, and I, for one, couldn't be

happier.

So you're saying women should be in control?

No. How many times do I have to explain this to you?