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[ Man Chattering, Faint ]

[ Woman ] We haven't done that one.

Do you guys want to do it over there? Do you want to-- Okay.

[ Man ] My recommendation is that we move over here.

[ Woman ] Okay.

[ Man ] It's just based on-- Oh, no.

No, not in the corner. No, I don't think we'll get the corner over there.

The way the sun is right now, it would be really great.

Is there a way we could face this direction? We can move the bike.

Do you have anything particular in mind that you want to do this year?

Don't ask her that. Don't ask her that?

You don't see the swing set, do you?

[ Man ] Bring your hand back. Do you see the swing set at all?

I don't want that in frame at all. The swing? Not at all.

- [ Man #2 ] Shall we skip? - That doesn't look like you like it.

- Yeah, I'm okay. - All right. Great.

[ Girl ] Megan, did you want to do the jumping one?

The jumping one? You're not gonna get the flash in Keith's eyeglasses, are you?

[ Man ] No, actually, uh--

Okay, and-- I'm sorry.

A fly. Flies. It's a mosquito.

That's such a-- Look at the cheeks. They're really beautiful.

I like when you're comfortable and natural like that.

That's such a great shot. I hate that.

Okay. That's all right.

I tell you what. Be comfortable and natural. Be comfortable and natural.

I feel you staring at me. Stop it.

No, I'm looking right through you. You're making me very nervous.

[ Man ] Can you give me one more light reading?

[ Girl ] Hi.

What are you doing? Really boring work.

Do you feel like making us lunch instead?

- What do you want? - Um, tuna melts?

We'll be right outside--

near the arrivals, right after she comes through passport check.

- Exchange student. - Can you break that?

Okay. Yeah. Yes. We have a piano. Mm-hmm.

- Is she gonna play your piano? - Okay.

Great.

Okay. Great. All right. Bye-bye.

She's actually coming?

Yes, she's actually coming.

She's coming in a couple of days.

School's the week after next, so--

She'll be here, ready to go. Get everything in place.

Let her settle in. Should be enough time.

- You know I've got my audition coming up. Right? - It'll be fine.

I've got my audition to do. I've got to practice. You can still practice.

I can't have any distractions. She's not gonna disturb you.

You can stay up in your room and practice. You can practice at school.

You can practice out in the garage. There's loads of places you can practice.

It's not about--

Look, it's gonna be great.

And we're gonna be very welcoming and kind to her.

[ Girl ] I'm gonna be the one babysitting her and carrying her around everywhere.

- You're not babysitting her. She's not a child. - What if she's a total loser?

She's actually older than you by a couple of months. How old is she?

She's 18 already. It's a wonderful program.

I'm not gonna want to go away for my final semester of high school.

The Sebecks have a really wonderful student they got from France. He's from Paris.

I'm worried about the stress it's going to put on your life, having to drive us around.

That's no stress on my life. I like driving everybody.

Maybe I should get a car.

[ Laughing ]

For me. She can stay in my room if I can have a car.

[ Chuckles ] We have a car. We have a nice jeep.

[ Girl ] You know, you can just send out, like, an e-mail newsletter.

This shows that we care.

- We've got nothing better to do. - No.

[ Girl ] I mean, if I got into Stanford or Berkeley.

And especially if they offered me a scholarship.

Yeah, exactly. Obviously, I'll work really, really hard...

and keep swimming with excellence.

Oh, gosh. Now I'm getting really nervous now.

Don't make me laugh.

Just relax. Stop it.

Just relax.

You guys always gang up on me. [ Laughing ]

That's going over.

Yeah.

Look at that. Look at that position skill.

No! No!

♪ Wah-wah ♪

[ Mother ] Can you clean all this up, too, before she comes?

Yeah. I was going to.

Pull that tight.

Okay. All right. Now what about all this?

Um, I'm going to do it later.

No, no, no. Let's do it now.

Let me just see this.

Not that. Okay.

Looks good. Thanks for sharing your room.

[ Man On P.A., Indistinct ]

Is this her flight?

Oh. Oh, yes. Sophie!

Hi! Hi.

Sophie, hi! Welcome. Hello.

How are you? I'm great.

How are you feeling? Okay, thank you.

This is Keith. Oh, thank you. Hi. I'm Sophie.

How was the flight? Good, thank you. Yeah. Very good.

Wow! Okay. Sorry.

How are you? Good, good.

[ Mother ] Have you been to Manhattan before?

No, I haven't. You've never been to New York, right?

Never.

How-- How far are we from New York?

Um, by car, only about an hour and a half.

Keith goes in. It's an hour-10, right? By train?

Yeah. On the fast train. Yeah.

You know, Keith's your piano teacher.

Oh, for the class? Yeah.

Yeah, Keith teaches piano.

And then, uh, other than teaching, he has a hobby with the symphony.

- He plays with them. - It's not a hobby.

Hmm? What? What do you call it?

Why do you keep saying it's a hobby? It's not a hobby.

Part-time job? Yes. Part-time job.

Part-time job. Part-time job.

What's your instrument?

I play cello, but I sub for the N.Y.M.S.O.

But if-- I'm auditioning, so, um--

There's a chair supposedly opening up, so.

So would you give up teaching?

Yeah.

No.

Okay.

Welcome.

This is it.

Oh. You got it? Yeah.

Okay. I got the--

It's a little stuffy in here.

Come on in. I'll give you a little tour. Great.

This is, uh-- You know, it's our little sitting room.

And, um-- Oh. This is for you.

Oh! Little treats from home.

Thank you. Let's see. Oh, wait.

This is a little guide. Sophie's guide.

Just a little, um, you know, information.

Coffee shop. There's a map.

Oh, this is the school. This is the map of the school.

I'll, um-- When school starts, I'll pick everybody up.

There's the family now. [ Chuckles ]

And I-- I collect cookie jars.

And the ones that I sell, I sell there. Oh, in there?

I find a lot of them online now.

This is the only one in service.

The rest are empty.

[ Whispering ] I don't tell Keith and Lauren. They don't know.

[ Whispers ] Thank you. It's my secret stash.

[ Footsteps ]

Would you like any lemon or honey in your tea?

- No, thank you. - You sure? How's the jet lag doing?

It'll wear off. Okay.

[ Beeps ]

♪♪ [ Classical ]

[ Rain Pattering ]

[ Thunder Rumbles ]

♪♪ [ Stops ]

[ Sighs ]

♪♪ [ Stops ]

[ Sighs ]

Hi! Hi.

How are you? Okay, thanks. How are you?

Good. I'm Lauren. I am Sophie.

Nice to meet you. Um, how was your flight?

Yeah. It was very easy.

So where are you from? Are you from London?

Um, I live in Berkshire.

- So do you go into London a lot? - Yeah. Yeah.

Is it a cool city? It's lovely.

I've never been.

So are you excited to be here for so long? Yeah! Yeah. Very much.

I'm-- Yeah.

I've been wanting to come out to be in the States for ages.

I've just been trying to think about what I want to do.

I guess I don't really know yet.

Yeah. Um, do you do any sports?

Nope.

Well, I can swim, but not like you.

Yeah. [ Laughing ]

[ Mother ] Oh! Keith played the guitar. He was in a band.

The Unconscious Brothers. That was his garage band.

[ Sophie ] I think that's great. It wasn't a garage band.

That's a great name.

- We got out of the garage. - They got out of the garage, but, you know--

I don't play with The Unconscious Brothers anymore.

[ Clears Throat ] That would be quite a sight.

Yeah.

[ Lauren ] Can we put some sauce on that?

Anyway, in a couple of days, we're having one of the cookie jar expos.

I have two more boxes that are supposed to be coming.

Two more cookie jars or boxes of cookie jars?

Two more boxes of cookie jars.

How many cookie jars are there in total?

There's only, uh, seven. But anyway, it's gonna be really busy at this one.

So you're free to just roam around and, you know.

Okay. [ Lauren ] Can I have some water, please?

Do you know what pieces you're going to audition with?

- Huh? - Sorry.

I don't want to disturb you. No, it's okay.

I'm just taking a break.

So do you get nervous?

- Of what? - Before the audition?

No, no.

I mean,

no, not really.

If you play long enough, it doesn't faze you, I guess.

Apparently, Laurence Olivier used to vomit before every performance.

Laurence Olivier?

Who told you that?

I can't remember.

But I guess the point is, even the best of the best get nervous.

[ Chuckles ]

Night.

Good night.

As a class prep-- Wear these white spandex.

You can literally see every detail.

- I'll come watch. I'll go see. - For him, that's perfect.

He didn't even need it. He still got eight gold medals.

Hey. How are you? Nice to see you. Good.

Is she-- Oh, yeah. This is Sophie.

Sophie. You know my family's cool.

Hi. Aaron. Nice to meet you, Sophie.

How are you enjoying yourself so far? [ Lauren ] She's good.

Good. You're staying here for how long?

For the semester. I'm here for the semester.

The whole thing? Yeah.

We gotta party! We will party.

The spot! Party now?

But let's go early so that we can get the sunset before the bonfire.

- That's going to be amazing. - Ooh, baby!

Hey! Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!

- [ Lauren ] Oh, God. - I'm sorry.

Bye. Bye-bye.

Nice meeting you. And you.

See you later, Sophie. Lauren.

That's him. Yeah.

So, are you guys going out?

No, no, no, no. He's like a--

Friend? Yeah.

Vanessa.

Alexi? Hello.

Sophie Williams? [ Door Opens ]

Ah. You made it. You decided to show up.

- That's okay. - [ Students Laughing ]

Sophie Williams?

Back in school.

- Just where we want to be. - [ Chuckling ]

Before we start, I am playing this evening with the N.Y.M.S.O.

As you know, I do sometimes. I sub with them.

So, uh, anybody who wants to feel more cultured or wants to suck up to the teacher--

[ Laughing ] by all means, feel free to come along.

If you bring a ticket stub or a program or something,

then I know you've been and you will get extra points.

Who's been practicing?

Chloe, why don't you go first?

Let me guess. Something by Bach, right?

♪♪ [ Classical ]

Sophie.

You missed-- You missed my class.

- Is there a reason for that? - I'm not gonna be taking your class, so--

You're not gonna take the class? Why not?

Um, I've just been thinking about it,

and...

I just don't think it's gonna be the right thing for me to do.

You just changed your mind?

Okay. Well, you still need to come until your name's taken off the roster.

We have to talk to Mr. Deekins and get it arranged. We have to get your name taken off.

I spoke to Mr. Deekins this morning and I made sure that it was okay.

[ School Bell Rings ] W--

Well, you still need to come until he takes your name off the roster.

Might take him a day or two to get it arranged.

He said it would be taken off tonight.

He says a lot of things that don't necessarily happen.

[ Stammering ] So-- Aah.

Okay. If it's not arranged for tomorrow,

- then just come to the class, and it'll be arranged, so-- - Okay. Okay.

- But if it's not, I will. - Don't be late.

Okay.

♪♪ [ Classical, Stilted ]

Don't worry. Keep playing.

Can you play this without the music?

Um-- You think? Possible?

Sure. Yeah.

All right, just play along with me.

♪♪ [ Jazz ]

[ Chuckling ]

- So, what you just did-- - I'm sorry.

Sorry. Megan and Lauren are waiting outside.

Oh! Oh, I gotta go.

Sorry. Okay.

You've improved, man. This is great. Cool. Thanks.

[ Lauren ] Okay.

Um--

Yeah, it'll be no bother if you just come in--

So you want to come around?

Okay. Cool. Well, they just left.

So do you want to come by in 10?

Okay. Come by in 10.

Perfect. Thanks. Bye.

Hmm. [ Sighs ]

Um, you sure you don't want to come?

I think I might just stay here. Are you sure?

There's, like, lots of drinking.

And we'll have a bonfire.

Uh, no. I think I'll just take it easy.

Okay. Um, have a good night with your book.

Raymond Carver.

What? Oh. The writer.

Bye. Bye, Lauren.

Hey.

♪♪ [ Instruments Tuning ]

- So, Keith. [ Clicks Tongue ] - Shelly.

How you doing? Good.

You all right? It's this weekend, right?

Yeah.

If I turn up.

Ah, I see. I don't remember my last audition.

Went by in a-- Went by in just a haze of flop sweat.

Well, that's the thing. I can't remember mine either. It's, like, years ago.

You're not really worried, are you?

I don't know. That would be foolish.

I doubt I'll get it anyway. Keith? That would be foolish.

Well, you know me and being foolish.

It wouldn't be the first time.

[ Audience Applauding ]

[ Woman On Phone ] The dog misses you. Can you hear him barking?

Have you let him out yet? No, I haven't.

Are you being a good guest?

I'm trying to be. Uh-huh.

It is kind of farther out from the city than I thought.

Yeah, well, perhaps if you hadn't rushed off in such a big hurry,

you would have found that out first.

Yeah.

Maybe.

You still want to be there, don't you?

I don't know. You don't know?

[ Sighs ]

We've been round and round this so many times.

You know what your uncle would say if he were still here?

He would say, "Feel it. Stop thinking about it so much."

Otherwise, I'm gonna have to come over there and kidnap you and take you home...

'cause it's pretty bloody quiet over here without you.

Now, you are practicing, aren't you?

- No. - Aw, Sophie.

Why not?

You know how much that would upset him.

Just don't know who I'm playing for.

Nobody else? I know it was a long way. Thanks for coming in.

Sophie. Uh--

Everybody, this is Sophie Williams. Make her welcome.

And, uh, thanks for joining us.

In fact, Sophie, why don't you play something for us,

as a way to introduce yourself to the class.

Just a way of... saying hi.

I just haven't really prepared anything. It doesn't matter.

Anything you like.

♪♪ [ Classical ]

♪♪ [ Up-tempo ]

♪♪ [ Ends ]

Hmm.

[ Laughter ]

[ Laughing ]

What's her name? Wendy? Wendy and Peter.

Why are we going over here again? To have a good time.

They love you. We're gonna have a good time.

Hi! Hi!

We just had it freshly painted, so if it smells a little--

And we just did this. This was a, um-- kind of an emerald green.

We went with kind of a nautical, marine theme.

Oh, it's gorgeous. It extends way out. It does.

We like to bring the ocean in.

Oh, dude!

Marco? Way to go. Marco?

[ Wendy ] How long, uh, have you lived in your house?

Uh, it's, uh, 16 years, right? Yeah.

- Wow. - Sixteen years.

How long have you been married? Seventeen years.

Fell in love, had Lauren. Got a house. Got married. [ Wendy Laughing ]

Became a teacher. Yeah, yeah.

The house we couldn't pass up. We got that in foreclosure.

It was so cheap.

We would have stayed in the city, but that house was--

Yeah. beautiful.

Well, good for you. I mean, everybody we know is getting divorced.

We've been to six divorce parties in the past few months.

- There's no fights? - It's a very nice way of saying good-bye.

And sometimes the best man and the maid of honor come and they separate them.

And you know. Oh, my God. That actually sounds beautiful.

Good thing you're a good cook. [ Laughing ]

I'm not. I buy frozen. You do?

Well, I have a girl come to the house once a week.

- She makes everything, and we freeze it. - [ Megan ] Oh, wow.

It's so simple. I have all these frozen squab.

[ Laughing ]

[ Boys Chattering ]

You've got a very attractive young lady over there staying with you.

Wow!

[ Chuckles ] How's that going?

She's cute.

Yeah. It's good. Ever make you think twice?

[ Laughing ]

Not that I'm looking, but--

Oh, it would be nice to be young again.

Honey, you ready? I'm starving!

I know, I know. We're almost there.

She eats like a horse. Uh-huh.

How are you doing on your beer? All right?

Yeah, I'm good. I might-- I might take a look around. Yeah. Walk around.

Make yourself at home.

- Hey. - Hey.

[ Chuckles ] I just had to get away for a bit.

Yeah.

These are my favorite people.

Are you-- Yeah. I was just gonna get my stuff.

Sorry.

I can change-- No, it's okay.

Are we leaving soon?

I think so.

[ Chattering ]

A hundred bucks?

[ Laughing ]

[ Wendy ] This is just ours. They use it.

No. It's ours.

They're getting divorced, so--

Oh, so another party to go to. [ Megan ] Another party.

[ Peter ] You guys should go for a swim. Go for a night swim.

Keep your clothes on!

Oh, come on.

Three! Go! [ Girls Screaming ]

- Should we take our clothes off? - Yeah. Why not?

I think that's what they want. Hey, kiddies!

Here we come! Here come your parents!

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Megan ] Watch your hair.

Yea! Yea!

Is it-- What is it? Oh!

Oh, Mom! [ Laughing ]

Oh! That's so pretty. Yeah.

Thanks, Dad. Here you go.

That's really-- I like it when it's loose too.

What could this be?

- Oh, cool! - [ Megan Laughing ]

That's fantastic. That's great.

It's a little toxic-smelling, but-- That's all rubber?

[ Lauren ] Yes. [ Keith ] I can smell something funny though.

- It smells like rubber. - I don't think it's the cap. It's something different.

That new car smell.

[ Whooping ] Is that what it is?

[ Screaming, Laughing ] Oh, my God!

I can't catch her.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! It's so cute!

What do you think? It's great.

- Yeah. - Put the key in here. Put the key in.

- Thank you, Mama. - Happy birthday.

Sophie, you want to go? Yeah!

- Okay, let's go. - Where are you gonna go?

We're gonna go meet my friends.

Bye! See you later.

Oh, my God. [ Chuckling ]

♪♪ [ Man Singing, Muffled ]

[ Knocking ] [ Door Opens ]

Lauren texted. They're at the reservoir.

- Where? - By the school.

Oh, yeah. Oh, no. Memory lane.

Here. Listen.

It's too loud. Turn it down.

It's not too loud. It's great. It's the U.B. Doesn't it sound great?

You guys were so cute.

We could still be cute. You need to transfer these. They're gonna get ruined.

They're all stretched out. Don't you miss this life?

- It was exciting, wasn't it? - What?

Life with no money? Strangers waking up on our couch.

Yeah. No hot water.

Being creative. Cockroaches.

Being spontaneous. Noise.

Being inspired. Police sirens.

- Don't you think? - Oh, honey.

Every eight months, it's the same old--

If I get the chair, I think we should think about the city again.

Even if--

I think it would be inspirational. Even if that happens,

and you're making more money-- I think that we would feel creative.

we still won't have enough money from the sale of this house.

The most we would get-- I don't think you understand that stuff as much as--

is, like, a studio in the West Village-- Listen. You're not even--

Do you know how much apartments go for on Avenue D right now?

They're well over a million dollars. You're not even listening to me.

We need to invest someday. We don't have that money.

We need to be able to have a conversation about it.

I just think that we had a life that got cut short.

'Cause we had a baby. You call that cutting short? Because we had a baby.

I would think that would be expanding our lives. Okay, I'm listening.

She's not a baby anymore. She's gonna move out of home soon.

She's still my baby.

We talked about the fact that when she was old enough, we would reconsider the city.

If we could afford it. We can't.

I just feel like we're not even discussing it.

Oh.

Shouldn't you be practicing for your audition tomorrow?

Yeah.

You should.

[ Door Closes ]

Ryan. Paul. We're doing a cheers here for the birthday girl.

- So wish her a happy birthday. - Happy 18th.

- Lauren. - [ Chattering, Laughing ]

Hey. Hey.

[ Chuckles ] How's it going?

Okay.

Could I just pinch a cigarette from you, please?

- Of course. - Thank you.

How's Lauren been?

Great. Yeah. Yeah. She's great.

It was very nice of her to give up half of her bedroom.

It's not like she's giving up that much.

Do you like living here? Yeah.

I love being so close to New York. It's great.

I go in all the time, so--

I'd just like to go into Manhattan at some point, I think.

[ Man ] And you just met these dudes the night before?

[ Laughing ]

Are you telling the story about how you lost your maidenhead out riding horseback?

No. You're so gross.

Oh, good. Good.

[ Coughing ] Whoa.

Oh. Do you think-- Are you going to be sick again, do you think?

What do you want to do? I want to go home.

Okay.

Are you feeling a bit better?

Yeah. I just feel tired.

Did you talk to Aaron tonight?

I did, a little bit.

Did you know that I had sex with him?

Did you lose your-- Yes.

You should make sure that he's nice to you.

He told everybody that we had sex, and he said he wasn't going to.

And now I feel like everybody thinks I'm a slut, and I'm not.

And I have, like, not even hooked up with that many guys.

Are you a virgin?

No.

Hey. Hi.

How are you doing?

Uh, good.

Nervous. [ Chuckles ]

Sit down.

Why?

Just sit down.

Close your eyes.

You have to take off your glasses.

Sit up straight.

And relax your shoulders.

And relax your neck.

And breathe in through your nose.

And out through your mouth.

Breathe in.

And out.

In.

And out.

How's it feel?

Good.

[ Chuckles ]

My uncle used to say,

"Don't let fear become your profession."

That's good advice.

[ Megan ] Keith!

Time to go! Okay.

Um, good luck.

Thank you.

[ Horn Honking In Distance ]

♪♪ [ Plucks String ]

[ Exhales ]

♪♪ [ Piano: Classical, Slow Tempo ]

Thank you very much.

- Is it okay? - Mm-hmm.

When are you next playing with the orchestra?

Friday.

- And maybe Saturday. - Are you playing Saturday too?

Maybe. I don't know. I'll find out. Let me know if you want a ride.

We could come and watch you play.

Yeah. Well, that would be good.

It would be nice to see you with everyone else.

It's incredible. I mean, the--

- It really is. - Yeah. I guess. Yeah.

What are you playing?

Which pieces? Mm-hmm.

Oh, we have a number-- Schumann, Bennett, Mozart.

Great. Brahms. It sounds incredible.

Yeah. I bet.

Great. Friday.

How was she at piano?

Oh, she was okay. Hmm.

[ Applauding ]

[ No Audible Sound ]

Hey! Hi.

Oh! Hey.

Oh, my God. Wow! Yeah. Thanks.

Hi, Sheldon. Nice to see you. Megan. Hi.

Hello. I'm glad you came.

Of course. We wouldn't have missed it.

- I think we genuinely enjoyed it tonight. - What's going on?

Thank you. Oh, yeah.

Wow. Sorry about this.

[ Sheldon ] Ah, yes. I've corrupted him. Again.

Hey! So, Shelly, this is Sophie.

Sorry. Hi. Sheldon. She's one of my students.

Nice to meet you. An exchange student from the U.K.

- Oh! - And, um-- And an amazing piano player.

She-- She knocks this Chopin piece out of the park.

- What was it? It was the-- - It's actually one of his warm-up pieces.

But it's so extraordinary that you can play it as a concert piece.

Chopin. Have you studied a long time?

Um, ma-many years.

- I would think. Chopin. Wow. - Yeah. Um--

- That's great. Congratulations. - Thank you.

You'll have to play for us some night.

Yeah. I'd love to. The front room. Yeah. That'd be great.

Lauren, you play, too, don't you, like your dad?

No. Lauren, uh, is--

Oh, I'm sorry. a champion swimmer.

She's incredible. Swimming. That's right.

He brags about you all the time. [ Chuckles ] Yeah.

Are you sure you don't want to come?

You don't have to be concerned.

I don't feel like going. I don't feel left out or whatever.

I know. I hope I'm not-- I don't want to--

I think it's gonna be really strange.

Me and Aaron.

He said that he was gonna-- like it was going to be a group of us.

I don't want to be offending you by going with--

You're not offending me! your person or whatever--

Sophie. you choose to define him as.

Sophie. I really don't care.

I don't know how many ways to tell you that, you know?

Well, I'm not gonna force you if you don't want to come.

Thank you.

[ Purse Zips ]

[ Horn Honks ]

Let me see your wrist. Um--

What do you want? Let me get a vodka soda, please.

Sure. These are from my cousin.

Oh! He runs the place.

That's very kind of you. No, it's gonna make it a lot of fun.

What time is everyone else getting here?

Um, what?

What time is everyone else getting here?

It's just us.

It's just us tonight. How much is that? Twenty-three.

Thank you.

Guys, what do you want? You guys want one?

♪♪ [ Dance ]

♪ Well, it's hot, it's loud, it's wild ♪

♪ We bounce to this track ♪

♪ And I don't care what anybody thinks about ♪♪

[ Sophie ] Home, sweet home. Home, sweet home.

[ Engine Stops ]

Thank you. I'll see you on Monday.

Okay.

You looked great all night.

I mean, you were so sexy at that club.

This isn't like a thing.

I'm not expecting it to be a thing. It's okay.

Okay, I have to focus.

[ Laughs ]

You're almost there. Come here.

Aaron. Aaron. Aaron. Aaron. Hey. Hey.

You know what? You know what? I can make you stay.

I can make you want to stay. Aaron? Aaron, it's okay.

You just wait a minute. Ow!

Aaron. Don't pull my hair.

Don't pull my hair. It hurts.

Close the door. Aaron, don't--

That's it. Stop it, man.

Oh, fuck.

Close the door.

Aaron! Fuck off, man.

[ Car Door Closes ]

- [ Crowd Shouting, Muffled ] - [ Woman ] That's it!

[ Coach ] Keep it steady!

Come on, Lauren! Come on!

- Go, Lauren! - Whoo!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

[ Megan ] Come on, Lauren! Go! Go!

[ Girl ] What happened? I don't know.

Are you okay? Yeah. I'm fine.

What?

Aaron slept with Sophie.

When? Friday.

What?

When they went to the city? Yeah.

Aaron slept with Sophie.

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Woman ] Oh, no.

Oh! Come on, come on, come on.

[ Kids Shouting ]

Come on, come on. Over here, over here.

Did I at least come in second?

You guys have all your stuff? [ Girls ] Yes!

Okay, we'll have to do a couple of trips though.

Some of you wait here, and we'll come back and get you, okay?

All right, all right. Come on.

Sophie! I'll give you a ride.

Oh! Oh!

[ Laughing ] Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. That's insane.

I need to get changed.

Oh, shit. Power's out.

[ Keith ] Uh, yeah.

Don't slip. Don't slip. Don't trip.

[ Laughing ]

[ Door Opens ]

[ Sophie ] Do you want tea?

I'm gonna have a beer. Beer?

Can I have a beer? [ Giggles ]

Do you know what time they'll be back?

Depends how many, uh--

how many girls Megan has to drive home, I guess.

Why don't you want to play? That's what I want to know.

That's the big question, isn't it?

Why do I want to play? Why don't you want to play?

I don't know. I want to choose to play.

I don't want to do it because I can.

I mean, you're incredible. How long have you played?

I started playing when I was five.

So, pretty long time.

John, my uncle, got me into the piano.

Well, he was a teacher and a pianist.

And I started.

He would play in the house, and then I just kept running up to him.

You wanted to play? I mean, like, "Let me play."

Really? Yeah. When I was little.

Were your-- Was your dad and your mom musical?

My dad, he used to play the guitar.

And my mom died when I was really little.

And it was hard for him to help me on his own, so--

That's why my aunt and uncle brought me up.

I was very close to my uncle,

um, but he passed away recently.

He was very ill. Oh. Sorry.

Yeah. And then I started doing it professionally when I was nine.

In bars? Weddings?

Just, you know, karaoke. [ Laughing ]

I think you should have been a comedian. [ Laughing ]

You're definitely in the wrong job.

Well, I know that.

I never wanted to teach. I'm not a teacher.

I have something to tell you. [ Laughs ]

You're a teacher. [ Laughing ]

You are a teacher.

It says that on my-- on my tax form.

"Teacher."

So why do you do it then?

Well, it's a job, isn't it? I mean, it's secure, and--

At least-- At least I'm teaching the subjects I know...

and I'm not teaching math or something.

Well, you just have to make sure that you're choosing it.

I just don't want to be living a life where--

I'm not-- I'm not choosing stuff.

My dad never really got to do what he wanted to do.

Well, he started doing it, and then he kind of fucked himself up.

A lot of people fuck themselves up.

Have you fucked yourself up?

You don't seem as young as you actually are.

One day, you'll be free.

[ Chuckles ]

I'd like to play something for you.

♪♪ [ Melancholy ]

[ Car Doors Close ]

[ Bottles Clattering ]

[ Megan ] Keith?

Lauren's windshield wipers-- they don't work.

That car is a hazard.

Yeah. I'm-- I'm here.

You took the Jeep. I'm sorry, I--

- Why did you take the Jeep? - I tried to get your attention.

Get my attention? I don't have the keys to this yet.

It took me three trips to get the swim team home.

What happened? It just broke.

How did this break? Why are the lights out?

The power's out. How did you break this?

I couldn't see it. I knocked it off. I'm sorry.

How could you knock this off? The lights are out. I couldn't see it.

Is Sophie home? Yes.

How did she get home? I drove her home.

[ Megan Arguing, Indistinct ]

I had a beer. You were having a beer or beers?

You left beer caps here, please.

[ Arguing Continues, Indistinct ]

It is a weight on my shoulders trying to get you...

to show some interest and passion in it for 17 years.

- I've tried to help you. - I did what I was doing 17 years ago.

I loved it. Now I'm teaching kids at a--

I'm teaching kids at a school that I don't want to be at.

I didn't make you go back to school.

You said you enjoyed teaching.

Well, you said you enjoyed driving.

You're a jerk.

[ Kids Chattering ] [ Boy ] Is that gonna work?

[ Girls Laughing ]

[ Lauren ] Slut.

[ Laughing ] I know, right?

What a bitch.

Wow, that's way too fast.

I wouldn't even attempt something like that.

Unless you're crazy, which I know you all are.

Uh, Chloe, will you hand those out?

Uh, I'll be back. I'll be back.

Okay.

Hey.

Can you talk? Of course. What--

What's wrong? Um--

Um--

I just feel like I'm causing so many problems here.

And--

No, you're not.

I just needed-- You're not.

- [ Door Opens ] - [ Loud Clattering ]

Um--

Look, I've-- I've got an off period after lunch.

And I could get someone to sub for sixth.

Do you just want to go somewhere?

Are you sure? Yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

I'll come find you.

Thank you.

It's funny that it took you to bring me here.

I've lived here for 20 years. [ Chuckles ]

You've never visited here?

I've been past it, but I've never actually come down here.

Why?

Because I haven't had a reason to.

Oh, it would be nice not to have to go back at all, wouldn't it?

It's so hard to actually do what you want to do.

I was just going to say it's funny that we--

That you're so--

You feel so constrained by what you think are options...

and what are not options.

I don't know. It's hard to know...

how to be, like, truly free...

and whether that's even a good thing.

Maybe boundaries are there for a good reason.

Structure. You sound like a teacher.

What makes you happy?

At the moment, there's only really one thing that makes me happy.

Really?

It's true. [ Chuckles ]

[ Sophie ] What do you think?

I'd miss you if you ran away.

I am a runaway. [ Chuckles ]

You make me realize a lot of things.

I want you to steal me away.

That's what I want you to do.

From your life? Mm-hmm.

Get in a car,

start driving...

and see where it took us.

Wouldn't that be lovely?

[ Kids Chattering ]

[ Aaron ] She goes to clean herself up, and I don't take a second.

- I completely haul out of there. - [ Laughter ]

I run out. I'm, like, crying with laughter. Hey.

So, how was Sophie?

Oh, it was pretty good.

[ Boys Murmuring ] Oh! Oh!

Wait. What? Oh, man!

Are you serious, Lauren?

She just keyed my car. [ Girl ] Oh, my God.

[ Boy ] Don't worry about it, man.

Where's Lauren?

She's at Angela's. [ Cell Phone Rings ]

Mmm. Excuse me. Mm-hmm.

[ Ringing Continues ]

Uh, great. Bye.

Is she spending the night?

Uh, that was Bruce. I, uh--

I got the chair.

I guess I'm--

I'm not a teacher anymore.

We have to celebrate.

- I'm getting ice cream. - We haven't fini-- I haven't finished.

Sophie and I will have some. Do you want chocolate?

Strawberry? I'm okay, thanks.

All right. Well, then, I'm going to celebrate.

[ Exhales ]

[ Doorknob Turns ]

[ Whispering ] Hey.

Hey.

[ Murmuring ] Lauren. Lauren.

Lauren. [ Crying ]

Are you okay? Lauren?

You're so fucking small.

Stop it.

What's wrong? You stop it.

Lauren, I didn't sleep with Aaron.

Sit up.

This is my house.

I saw you.

I saw you at the reservoir today.

[ Exhales ] Stop breathing like that.

You have to get out. I don't have to get out.

You have to get out of here. I don't need to get out of here.

Lauren. Lauren. Lauren. [ Crying ]

Lauren. Don't!

[ Crying ] Lauren.

[ Loud Slap ] [ Crying ]

I'm sorry.

Fucking-- I'm sorry.

[ Crying ]

[ Door Slams ]

[ Car Departs ]

What's wrong? [ Whimpers ]

You okay?

I-- [ Sniffles ]

I--

I can't stay here anymore.

I have to leave. I don't want you to leave.

I know.

What-- What happened?

I have to go. I don't want you to go.

Listen. I'm playing tomorrow night.

If you just want to--

Can we meet after?

We'll just get in the car...

and start driving.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah.

What are you doing?

Um, I'm gonna go and stay...

with my friend Jessica for the evening.

Where?

Her family have got a beach house.

And she said we could camp on the beach, so--

- Camping on the beach? - Yeah.

Uh, listen, that sounds really nice,

but you have to ask my permission.

I can't let you just take off like that.

You're my responsibility.

Yeah, it's all been quite last minute, so, um,

I didn't have a chance to tell you last night.

But I can call you when I get there.

Um, did you see Lauren this morning, by any chance, before she left?

Uh, no. I got up later than her.

Do you want a ride? Oh, I'll be fine.

Okay. Please be careful on the road.

Okay.

[ Hanger Clatters ]

[ Zipper Zips ]

Lauren's not picking up her phone.

Did she say anything to you this morning-- where she was going so early?

I'm sure she's fine.

I'll just check on her at school.

- Sophie told me she's camping. - [ Liquid Pouring ]

I don't know.

I wish someone would keep me in the loop about what's going on here.

You've got to talk to these girls.

I'm playing tonight. No, thanks.

Well, we'll talk after. Yeah.

Um, I'm gonna take the Jeep.

No, no, no. I'll drive you.

It's okay. Really. I--

No, I don't need you to drive me today.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Hey.

You had us worried.

Did you call your mom?

Are you okay?

♪♪ [ Dance, Muffled ]

[ Warning Bell Chiming ]

♪♪ [ Continues ] [ Kids Chattering ]

[ Megan ] Oh, hello. Uh, is this Jessica's mom?

[ Woman On Phone ] Yes. Who's this?

Oh, hi. It's Megan Reynolds.

Um, Sophie Williams, the English girl, is staying with us.

Oh, sure. Hi. Is she there?

No, I don't think so. Jesse?

She said she was going to the beach with Jessica and your family.

Are you going somewhere with Sophie Williams?

No. She says no. Are you looking for her?

You know what? She just walked in.

Oh, good. Mystery solved.

Yeah. Okay. All right.

Well, I hope I wasn't any bother.

Hey, I get it. Okay.

I'm glad she's home. Thank you.

Okay. Bye.

[ Phone Beeps ]

[ Train Clattering ]

♪♪ [ Instruments Tuning ]

♪♪ [ Background: Pop ] [ Chattering ]

Hey.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Um, I'm in the middle of a conversation, so--

I know, but it'll just be like--

No. Not right now.

Please?

I'll be right back. All right.

Let me make it up to you for your car.

Look. Just stop it. Stop it.

Just stop it. Enough.

I'm sorry.

I don't care.

Stop it. No. Come on. Just--

Stop. Stop.

[ Slams ]

You're pathetic. [ Sobs ]

[ Door Closes ] [ Whimpers ]

[ Curtain Rising ] [ Applause ]

♪♪ [ Classical: Romantic ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Lauren Sobbing ]

[ Tires Squealing ]

- [ Gasps ] - [ Horn Honks ]

[ Crying ]

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Audience Applauding, Cheering ]

[ Sophie ] Disorientated?

I don't think I made a mistake there. [ Chuckles ]

After you.

[ Exhales ]

[ Cell Phone Vibrating ]

Hey.

What are they saying?

They haven't said anything yet.

[ Crying ]

[ Sniffles, Exhales ]

[ Clattering ] [ Megan Gasps ]

- [ Sobs ] - [ Crying ]

Hi. You can come in.

[ Door Opens ]

[ Crockery Clatters ]

[ Breath Quavers ]

[ Stairs Creaking ]

[ Woman Murmuring ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

[ Man ] Do you have any ideas, uh, little girl?

[ Lauren ] Well, um, just smile.

One more smile.

That's it.

Very nice.

[ Chattering ]

[ Man, Woman ] One, two, three.

[ Man ] Look here. Smile.

We're losing a little light now, so let's get this done.

Let's give a big smile. Very nice.

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