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Puleng?
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[PAPERS RUSTLE]
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What are you doing with this?
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Wade, I was look...
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Miss Vezi, what are you doing here?
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Puleng?
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Uh...
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[SIGHS]
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Um, Puleng wanted to go to
the photocopy room.
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I gave her directions
but clearly, my directions suck.
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[WADE CHUCKLES]
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Right.
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[EXHALES]
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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
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♪ Blood ♪
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♪ Blood and water ♪
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[PHONE CHIMES]
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[KB ON PHONE] Hey, uh...
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I hope, uh...
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[CHUCKLES] Okay, I just wanted to say
that I made you something.
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You inspired me.
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You're dope. It's dope. Uh...
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Anyway, don't stop, yeah?
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That's kind of like all I wanted to say.
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I'll see you at school. Bye.
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[PHONE BEEPS]
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[PHONE CHIMES]
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♪ I heard 'em
Laughing it up, tagging 'em out ♪
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♪ I heard 'em claiming they're back
Saying they vouch, I heard 'em ♪
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♪ Saying they love 'em inside and out
And I'm hurting ♪
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♪ 'Cause I never had
What they're talking about ♪
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♪ They walk as a pair ♪
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♪ Handing each other
Backing each other ♪
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[CHAD] All right, guys, listen up.
You've got two more days...
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then it's D-Day.
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And I need your complete focus.
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From now on, nothing else matters.
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Not your fights with your friends,
not your essays,
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and not social media.
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All that comes second.
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All right, let's shake and bake!
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[INTERCOM CHIMES]
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[FEMALE ANNOUNCER] Please note that
the office bearer debate will take place
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at the end of the day in Founders Hall
ahead of tomorrow's vote.
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[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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Hey. You're that new girl, eh?
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You've got some balls.
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- Thanks?
- [CHUCKLES]
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[EXHALES]
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[KB] Are you good?
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Can I catch up with you later?
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Hey, guys.
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Cut the fake shit, bitch.
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[FIKILE]
"Fikile Bhele is Parkhurst's shining star."
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But what does she know
about leading a student body
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"when she barely knows the price of bread?"
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You wrote that.
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I didn't!
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[FIKILE] Your name is right there.
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This is obviously a mistake.
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This is not what I submitted.
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- [SCOFFS] Oh, you're the fucking mistake.
- Whoa, whoa, relax, guys.
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Give her a chance to speak.
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This is gonna hurt my chances
at Head Girl.
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Might as well kiss
that scholarship goodbye.
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I didn't write this, Fiks.
You have to believe me.
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Your name's right there, Puleng Vezi.
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I know, but I don't understand how.
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Why be so nice to me
if this is what you thought of me?
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Fiks, please, just... just let me fix it.
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[REECE] Come on.
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You believe me...
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Right?
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It's just high school drama.
It'll blow over.
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[BELL RINGING]
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[PROFESSOR] Right, guys.
Now, go back to your desks,
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get into groups of four,
and try the experiment for yourselves.
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If you do get stuck,
call me and I'll explain again. Thank you.
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Wade, please, can we talk?
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Make sure your goggles are on
at all times.
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Puleng, right?
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Does Fiks really pay that much
for her weaves?
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[SCOFFS]
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Wade... aren't you supposed
to see everything before it goes to print?
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I am.
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And you thought that article was fine
the way it was?
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- Ensure that all equipment...
- Wade, come on, talk to me.
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Fine.
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What were you doing
with Fikile's birth certificate?
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Thought so. I'm gonna have to report you.
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Please, don't.
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[WADE] I don't have a choice.
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[PROFESSOR]
Please stick to the ratios carefully.
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Otherwise,
you're gonna stink up the classroom.
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[WADE] That's too much.
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Puleng?
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[STEAM HISSING]
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[PROFESSOR] Everyone out, please.
Out of the classroom immediately.
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- [SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING]
- [STUDENTS COUGHING]
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What the hell, Puleng?
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- We have to talk. Wait.
- Shit.
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I'm sorry for putting you
in a tight spot yesterday.
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Thanks for not reporting me.
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You still haven't told me
why you were snooping.
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[EXHALES] I was dropping
my birth certificate off, and...
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I saw Fikile's, and I got curious.
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But I'll put it back.
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Please, just give it to me,
and I'll put it back.
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- No one has to know about this.
- Is it always this easy for you to lie?
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- I'm not lying.
- Yes, you are!
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You've been lying this whole time.
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Your real surname isn't even Vezi.
It's Khumalo.
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Wasn't that hard to find out.
There's ways around social media.
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I don't know what kak you're involved in,
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but Fiks' parents are powerful.
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They'll get my mom fired if they knew
she let a stalker into the school.
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- I'm not a stalker.
- Why did you break into Fikile's records?
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Wade, trust me.
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You won't understand.
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How am I supposed to trust you?
I don't even know you.
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All I know is that you broke
into the school's private archives.
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And I wanted to give you
a chance to explain.
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But I guess I should just go ahead
and report you instead.
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[DOOR OPENS]
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She's my sister.
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[DOOR CLOSES]
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I think...
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I think Fikile's my sister.
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- Really?
- [CHAD CHUCKLES]
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It does the job.
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Shouldn't you be in class?
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Have you seen that article about me
in the school magazine?
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Fiks, people are gonna write
what they want, but you know the truth.
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Because of that stupid article,
everyone's gonna think
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I'm just another rich girl
who got everything handed to her.
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Listen.
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You're in that pool every single morning
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at the crack of dawn.
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You even broke records.
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No one swam those races for you.
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It's just that the article's all lies.
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And it's hurting my chances at Head Girl.
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Everybody knows you, Fiks.
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And besides, look at where we're going.
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You can't compare winning Head Girl
to the Olympics.
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And that's our end game.
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Why is winning Head Girl
so important to you anyway?
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It's for my scholarship.
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You don't need that scholarship,
your parents can handle it.
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Just like that, huh?
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No need to work for it.
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Fiks, I mean... [EXHALES]
I didn't mean it like that.
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I mean, forget about the article.
It's just a distraction.
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I get it; It's shitty.
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And life is like that sometimes, but...
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you need to find a way to turn this
into your fertilizer.
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[CHUCKLES]
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You really need to stop reading
Quotes.com at night.
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Leave me and my quotes alone.
You sound just like Riley...
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- Your wife?
- I didn't mean to talk about her.
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I should go back to class.
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Fiks...
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You're the most beautiful,
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talented, hard-working girl
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at Parkhurst College.
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Are you really gonna let a few words
on a page distract you?
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You did what with her tampon?
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This is mal, Puleng.
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I was desperate.
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Look...
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I haven't said this to anyone,
so please, don't leave.
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This would be so much easier
if Fikile didn't hate me.
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Why didn't you tell me
about the changes in the article?
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I tried to,
but that's when I found you breaking in.
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Other than Zama,
I've never had a real friend.
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At home, I've been living with this ghost
my entire life.
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At school, I was the other Khumalo girl.
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But with Fikile, the last few days, I...
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I didn't feel like a weirdo or a freak.
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[SIGHS] I had a fresh start.
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I don't think you're a freak.
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This is messed up.
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Zama's not even speaking to me either.
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So are you going to, you know...
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try again to get another...
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sample?
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I can't exactly wait a month for that.
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Who knows what'll happen
to my dad by then.
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Why would Wendy do this?
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Because she's the risen savior.
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[BOTH LAUGH]
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[WADE] So, um... what are you looking for?
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The hospital she was born in.
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I couldn't find anything
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until I saw that the date
the certificate was stamped is wrong.
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Look, Home Affairs made a mistake.
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- Wade?
- Hmm?
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Will you help me?
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This is my mother's job, Puleng.
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Why did you lie to her for me?
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Because I wanted to give you
a chance to explain.
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And now that I have...
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will you report me to her?
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[BELL RINGING]
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I don't know.
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I'll decide when I see her at break.
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You should get to class.
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No.
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[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
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I'll catch up with you later.
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[PHONE CHIMES]
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[PHONE DINGS]
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Please don't tell me
those are all the banners we have.
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Know what? One second.
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I don't care how far they are, fetch them.
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So, how does it feel
to be part of the revolution?
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Oh, come on. It was just a little tweak.
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You changed the whole thing.
I never called Fikile a weave queen.
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Okay, look, I did my job.
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You gave me a puff piece,
and as editor, I made it better.
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I made it real.
The student body deserves that.
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If "privilege must fall" was so important
to you, why didn't you remove my name?
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Because people need to hear a fresh voice!
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[EXHALES] Okay, look...
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This is a record
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of every single warning
or detention I've received.
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That's how they wear you down
when you speak up and hit a nerve.
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Someone like Tahira could bring good
change. She doesn't suck up like Fikile.
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Our school motto, "leader's honor,"
it means nothing if we say nothing.
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I don't care.
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You changed my words and lied about it.
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Just print a retraction.
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You haven't been here long enough.
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Give it a term. You'll see I'm right.
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[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
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Fiks, what are we doing, exactly?
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Countering the narrative.
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- With wors rolls?
- [FIKILE] Yeah.
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I bought a bunch to hand out at lunch.
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What brings people together
better than food?
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The school isn't divided, Fiks.
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I think they can all agree
that you come from privilege.
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Rolls aren't going to fix systems
of oppression.
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- Thanks, Wendy.
- [LAUGHS]
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This is all I have right now.
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Wow. Okay.
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Thanks for the support, guys.
Really great.
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Put some hash in the sauce,
and I'm sure it'll sell like hotcakes.
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How are you allowed to do this anyway?
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00:13:39,708 --> 00:13:40,583
Um...
252
00:13:40,666 --> 00:13:43,416
My mom spoke to Mrs. Daniels
about the article.
253
00:13:43,958 --> 00:13:46,875
- [LAUGHS]
- What? Wendy played her advantage.
254
00:13:46,958 --> 00:13:48,416
I didn't say anything.
255
00:13:48,833 --> 00:13:50,583
[PHONE DINGS, CHIMES]
256
00:13:52,375 --> 00:13:54,875
[FIKILE] Is this the time
to be sexting Mark, Chris?
257
00:13:54,958 --> 00:13:58,041
- It's, um... Zama.
- Zama?
258
00:13:58,125 --> 00:14:00,583
Chill, guys. It's just texting.
We're not getting married.
259
00:14:00,666 --> 00:14:02,833
- She's funny.
- [FIKILE] Hello? Aren't you gonna help?
260
00:14:03,333 --> 00:14:05,750
- I can't. I have to be somewhere.
- Since when?
261
00:14:05,833 --> 00:14:08,114
[FEMALE ANNOUNCER]
Please, will Rowan Stevens, Tahira Khan
262
00:14:08,166 --> 00:14:11,875
and Fikile Bhele meet in Founder's Hall
ten minutes before the last period?
263
00:14:11,958 --> 00:14:13,208
I'll catch you guys later.
264
00:14:33,208 --> 00:14:35,458
Mrs. Thorne, um, is my mom in her office?
265
00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:36,541
She's on a call.
266
00:14:39,583 --> 00:14:43,250
Um, I asked if I could make
some photocopies. She said I could.
267
00:14:43,666 --> 00:14:44,708
[WHISPERS] Okay, go.
268
00:15:08,916 --> 00:15:11,116
- What are you doing, Daniels?
- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
269
00:15:19,750 --> 00:15:20,958
[SIGHS]
270
00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,583
- Honorable dictator?
- [PASSWORD BUZZER]
271
00:15:25,208 --> 00:15:26,250
Puleng.
272
00:15:26,333 --> 00:15:27,250
Hey.
273
00:15:27,333 --> 00:15:29,375
Uh, what are you doing here?
274
00:15:29,458 --> 00:15:31,291
- Come with me.
- Where?
275
00:15:31,375 --> 00:15:33,750
Come. Just come, okay? Come.
276
00:15:35,916 --> 00:15:38,250
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
277
00:15:40,416 --> 00:15:41,666
[PULENG] Why are we here?
278
00:15:41,750 --> 00:15:44,416
The grade 11s,
they make Mexican food on Tuesdays,
279
00:15:44,500 --> 00:15:46,458
and there are always leftovers.
280
00:15:48,958 --> 00:15:50,458
Come on, think fast.
281
00:15:51,416 --> 00:15:53,750
- What am I supposed to do with this?
- Hunt.
282
00:15:54,750 --> 00:15:56,208
Oh, sweet.
283
00:15:56,708 --> 00:15:57,750
Enchiladas.
284
00:15:59,541 --> 00:16:01,791
[CHUCKLES] I don't think you get
how this works, eh?
285
00:16:11,208 --> 00:16:12,208
KB?
286
00:16:16,750 --> 00:16:17,791
Jackpot.
287
00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:34,250
If I knew we could do this,
I would have made cupcakes or something.
288
00:16:34,916 --> 00:16:36,541
We don't need to buy your votes.
289
00:16:41,458 --> 00:16:42,791
- [PHONE DINGING]
- Fiks?
290
00:16:43,291 --> 00:16:44,916
What should I do about Zama?
291
00:16:45,666 --> 00:16:48,125
Like, I like her, but yo, she's a lot.
292
00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:49,958
Well, get your mind out of the gutter.
293
00:16:50,541 --> 00:16:52,581
[FIKILE] Yeah, you need to focus
on tomorrow's gala.
294
00:16:52,625 --> 00:16:56,166
[SCOFFS] Says the girl handing out
boerewors rolls to win the Head Girl.
295
00:16:58,458 --> 00:16:59,500
What now?
296
00:17:04,333 --> 00:17:05,541
Yo, who did this?
297
00:17:06,458 --> 00:17:09,875
Come on, don't be a pussy. Come and say
what you wanna say to Fikile's face!
298
00:17:12,125 --> 00:17:14,541
- Stop, Chris.
- Can't even spell princess.
299
00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:23,541
[PULENG] Dude...
300
00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:27,208
none of these books have been opened
since the school was first built.
301
00:17:28,458 --> 00:17:32,916
I call this my sweet vacation spot
that dwindles in the hourglass.
302
00:17:33,458 --> 00:17:35,916
[CHUCKLES] Well, I guess
somebody's read them.
303
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,083
You're dropping Sylvia Plath
like it's nothing.
304
00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:40,833
You won't find that poem
in there, though, you know?
305
00:17:40,916 --> 00:17:42,916
I read some of her stuff
from time to time
306
00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,500
and, you know,
what I like is a bit different.
307
00:17:47,333 --> 00:17:48,166
Yeah?
308
00:17:48,250 --> 00:17:49,250
Hmm.
309
00:17:49,875 --> 00:17:50,708
[DEEP BREATH]
310
00:17:50,791 --> 00:17:53,333
♪ So hard to find a nigga
'Cause I hide behind the truth ♪
311
00:17:53,416 --> 00:17:56,056
♪ They claim they leaders Abraham Lincoln
Now come as John Booth ♪
312
00:17:56,125 --> 00:17:58,684
♪ But all they do is mislead us
Like Sarah Connor, science too ♪
313
00:17:58,708 --> 00:18:01,208
♪ Gerald Ford would tell a story
If he was alive too ♪
314
00:18:01,291 --> 00:18:02,875
Ay!
315
00:18:02,958 --> 00:18:04,375
That's Nasty C.
316
00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:05,958
[MARCHING BAND PLAYING IN BACKGROUND]
317
00:18:12,958 --> 00:18:14,708
Is the school band playing Tella?
318
00:18:15,291 --> 00:18:16,416
Mm-hmm.
319
00:18:16,500 --> 00:18:17,916
They play everything.
320
00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,958
They won't allow you to listen in
unless you're part of the band.
321
00:18:21,041 --> 00:18:24,166
But from this window,
you can hear everything.
322
00:18:26,916 --> 00:18:30,000
So how come you're not in there
playing with them?
323
00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:36,041
Hey, we should eat
before someone smells the food.
324
00:18:40,916 --> 00:18:42,000
[PULENG SIGHS]
325
00:18:44,833 --> 00:18:45,875
Hey.
326
00:18:47,083 --> 00:18:48,958
Thanks for not hating me
like everyone else.
327
00:18:49,458 --> 00:18:51,083
I know Fiks is your friend.
328
00:18:52,958 --> 00:18:54,125
But you did say you didn't...
329
00:18:54,208 --> 00:18:55,208
I didn't.
330
00:18:55,708 --> 00:18:57,291
But I'm gonna fix it.
331
00:18:57,708 --> 00:18:58,583
Good.
332
00:18:58,666 --> 00:19:00,791
Anyway, I don't wanna be part
of people's drama,
333
00:19:00,875 --> 00:19:02,791
you know, 'cause I have my own.
334
00:19:06,291 --> 00:19:07,500
Wait, there's...
335
00:19:07,583 --> 00:19:10,416
Oh, my gosh.
Are you really trying this old trick?
336
00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:11,833
Well, is it gonna work?
337
00:19:12,750 --> 00:19:13,750
No.
338
00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:16,500
Well...
339
00:19:17,041 --> 00:19:18,250
at least not for now.
340
00:19:20,333 --> 00:19:21,333
[PHONE CHIMES]
341
00:19:23,750 --> 00:19:25,000
[PHONE CHIMES]
342
00:19:26,375 --> 00:19:27,458
Uh...
343
00:19:28,166 --> 00:19:29,291
I have to go.
344
00:19:29,916 --> 00:19:31,000
Sorry.
345
00:19:32,750 --> 00:19:35,000
It's not like this was
a real date, anyway.
346
00:19:35,958 --> 00:19:38,416
[CHUCKLES]
So there's gonna be a real date?
347
00:19:42,208 --> 00:19:44,375
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
348
00:19:56,083 --> 00:19:57,250
Hi, can we talk?
349
00:19:58,208 --> 00:19:59,958
I need your help with Wendy.
350
00:20:00,041 --> 00:20:02,750
Whatever drama you guys have,
I don't wanna get involved.
351
00:20:02,833 --> 00:20:04,750
Wendy changed the article that I wrote.
352
00:20:04,833 --> 00:20:06,708
She twisted everything
to make Fikile look bad.
353
00:20:06,791 --> 00:20:08,458
Now she might lose
the Head Girl position.
354
00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,501
I would never ask Wendy
to do something like this.
355
00:20:10,541 --> 00:20:12,666
Fikile's taking a knock over this,
and it isn't fair.
356
00:20:12,750 --> 00:20:14,916
Get Wendy to print a retraction.
357
00:20:15,500 --> 00:20:18,083
Or ask her to tell everyone
that she lied about everything.
358
00:20:19,125 --> 00:20:20,708
Wendy's a good person, Puleng.
359
00:20:21,250 --> 00:20:22,958
What will any of this change now?
360
00:20:23,041 --> 00:20:27,250
- Fikile might lose because of a lie.
- Fikile will win anyway, trust me.
361
00:20:27,333 --> 00:20:28,500
And if she doesn't?
362
00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:31,750
Is this really how you want to win?
363
00:20:31,833 --> 00:20:33,125
Benefiting off her loss?
364
00:20:33,208 --> 00:20:35,375
[PRINCIPAL] Everyone, take your seats.
[CLAPS HANDS]
365
00:20:37,083 --> 00:20:38,166
I have to go.
366
00:20:40,083 --> 00:20:41,708
[PRINCIPAL] Good afternoon, students.
367
00:20:42,083 --> 00:20:44,875
Firstly, I would like to thank
Wendy Dlamini and her team
368
00:20:44,958 --> 00:20:46,333
for setting up the hall.
369
00:20:48,583 --> 00:20:51,875
So, let's give a warm round of applause
370
00:20:51,958 --> 00:20:53,291
to this year's candidates
371
00:20:53,375 --> 00:20:55,416
as they remind us
372
00:20:55,500 --> 00:20:57,583
what it means to be a leader
373
00:20:58,041 --> 00:20:59,291
here at Parkhurst.
374
00:21:03,333 --> 00:21:04,500
[FIKILE CLEARS THROAT]
375
00:21:08,708 --> 00:21:09,916
Good afternoon.
376
00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:12,083
My name is Fikile Bhele,
377
00:21:12,166 --> 00:21:15,291
and if voted in as Head Girl,
I really want to lead by example.
378
00:21:17,041 --> 00:21:19,750
Some of you
may have the wrong idea about me,
379
00:21:20,208 --> 00:21:22,166
but I wanna show the student body
380
00:21:22,250 --> 00:21:25,291
that through consistency and dedication,
your life can change.
381
00:21:25,750 --> 00:21:26,916
[PHONE DINGS]
382
00:21:32,916 --> 00:21:35,666
I believe Parkhurstians
can make a huge difference.
383
00:21:36,250 --> 00:21:38,750
We can help create
sustainable social change
384
00:21:38,833 --> 00:21:40,916
by improving our community initiatives,
385
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,708
our school's recycling system,
386
00:21:42,791 --> 00:21:44,458
and other important habits
387
00:21:44,541 --> 00:21:47,208
that will have long-lasting effects
for future generations.
388
00:21:48,416 --> 00:21:51,208
We are the ones who can lead by example.
389
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,208
And we should.
390
00:21:54,333 --> 00:21:55,458
Thank you.
391
00:21:57,333 --> 00:21:58,875
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
392
00:22:09,375 --> 00:22:10,791
[TAHIRA] Hi, everyone.
393
00:22:12,083 --> 00:22:13,875
You all know me as Tahira.
394
00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:17,375
Unlike many of you here,
395
00:22:17,458 --> 00:22:20,375
on my first day of school, I took the bus.
396
00:22:22,583 --> 00:22:24,666
I remember when I first came to Parkhurst,
397
00:22:24,750 --> 00:22:27,208
someone gave me the nickname "Scholarship"
398
00:22:27,291 --> 00:22:31,625
because my uniform was second-hand
and my parents didn't drive a Porsche SUV.
399
00:22:32,375 --> 00:22:34,250
I remember sitting alone at break
400
00:22:34,708 --> 00:22:37,208
until a friendly girl
showed me the first bit of kindness
401
00:22:37,291 --> 00:22:39,125
when she asked to sit with me.
402
00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:43,041
She broke a barrier
by simply saying hello.
403
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,791
She got to know me for who I was,
404
00:22:45,875 --> 00:22:48,333
rather than judge me on my circumstances.
405
00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:52,708
While recycling initiatives
are forward-thinking,
406
00:22:52,791 --> 00:22:55,916
most of the students here
barely know each other's names.
407
00:22:56,458 --> 00:22:58,708
This uniform is an equalizer
408
00:22:58,791 --> 00:23:00,291
of sorts on the surface,
409
00:23:00,750 --> 00:23:04,875
but a lot of us have to work
so much harder to make the uniform fit.
410
00:23:05,333 --> 00:23:08,750
I think everyone deserves a chance
to speak and to be seen.
411
00:23:17,375 --> 00:23:20,458
I... I have a question for Fikile Bhele.
412
00:23:25,083 --> 00:23:26,833
As a champion swimmer...
413
00:23:28,458 --> 00:23:31,541
what experience can you bring
to the table if chosen as Head Girl?
414
00:23:31,625 --> 00:23:32,708
Well, dedication is...
415
00:23:32,791 --> 00:23:35,708
Some students have noted
certain privileges
416
00:23:35,791 --> 00:23:37,500
being awarded to select students.
417
00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,101
- Do the candidates...
- [PRINCIPAL] Settle down.
418
00:23:39,125 --> 00:23:41,875
You may not speak
unless I've given you permission.
419
00:23:41,958 --> 00:23:44,666
Apologies, Mrs. Daniels.
I do have a question.
420
00:23:44,750 --> 00:23:48,416
One candidate clearly violated
the school rules which clearly states that
421
00:23:48,500 --> 00:23:50,809
any sales or merchandising activity
done on school property
422
00:23:50,833 --> 00:23:53,416
should be applied for, approved,
423
00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:55,458
and announced at least a week prior.
424
00:23:55,916 --> 00:23:59,500
I wonder if Fikile over there
followed such protocol.
425
00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:04,541
Shall I repeat the question?
426
00:24:04,625 --> 00:24:05,833
No.
427
00:24:05,916 --> 00:24:08,958
No, I shouldn't repeat the question,
or no, you didn't follow protocol?
428
00:24:09,041 --> 00:24:11,625
- Which one is it?
- Thank you, everyone.
429
00:24:12,291 --> 00:24:14,125
We'll continue with questions
430
00:24:14,208 --> 00:24:16,958
after all the candidates
have been introduced.
431
00:24:24,583 --> 00:24:25,666
Sorry.
432
00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:27,458
You were amazing.
433
00:24:27,541 --> 00:24:29,250
Did you change Puleng's article
so I'd win?
434
00:24:30,791 --> 00:24:31,666
[EXHALES]
435
00:24:31,750 --> 00:24:32,750
Wendy.
436
00:24:32,791 --> 00:24:34,041
Now you have a fair chance.
437
00:24:34,125 --> 00:24:35,750
I don't want to win like this.
438
00:24:36,208 --> 00:24:38,416
You need to print a retraction, something.
439
00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:41,208
The next issue doesn't go into print
until after the elections.
440
00:24:41,291 --> 00:24:42,166
There's no point.
441
00:24:42,250 --> 00:24:44,333
I know there's something
you can do about it, Wendy.
442
00:24:44,416 --> 00:24:47,625
You and I believe in the same things,
and this is not who we are.
443
00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:57,458
- [WENDY] Sorry.
- [WADE] That was brutal.
444
00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,583
Wendy got what she wanted.
445
00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:01,916
Um, listen, can we talk?
There's something...
446
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,958
[FEMALE ANNOUNCER] Will Puleng Vezi
make her way to the headmistress's office?
447
00:25:08,166 --> 00:25:10,208
I didn't say anything. Scout's honor.
448
00:25:17,625 --> 00:25:18,708
[PRINCIPAL] Puleng...
449
00:25:19,416 --> 00:25:21,250
thank you for coming so quickly.
450
00:25:22,375 --> 00:25:23,625
[PULENG] Am I in trouble?
451
00:25:25,125 --> 00:25:26,125
Puleng.
452
00:25:30,875 --> 00:25:32,041
Something's happened.
453
00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:34,875
[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
454
00:25:37,041 --> 00:25:38,500
A few days ago...
455
00:25:39,333 --> 00:25:41,500
the police came to us with a new lead.
456
00:25:42,125 --> 00:25:43,250
A real one.
457
00:25:45,166 --> 00:25:48,416
They've been running an investigation
on a trafficking syndicate
458
00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:50,708
that led them to a girl in Beaufort West.
459
00:25:51,375 --> 00:25:53,583
According to the description and history,
460
00:25:54,125 --> 00:25:55,416
they think it's Phume.
461
00:25:57,708 --> 00:25:59,750
They're keeping her
in protective custody...
462
00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:02,125
until they can confirm her identity.
463
00:26:03,125 --> 00:26:04,958
Don't they need a DNA test for that?
464
00:26:05,041 --> 00:26:07,250
We're going to the hospital
after dropping Siya off.
465
00:26:09,125 --> 00:26:10,166
Come with us.
466
00:26:11,250 --> 00:26:12,416
We'd like to have you there.
467
00:26:12,500 --> 00:26:16,375
You said we must stop hiding things
from you, so that's why we're here.
468
00:26:16,458 --> 00:26:17,583
[PHONE CHIMES]
469
00:26:19,208 --> 00:26:20,458
[PHONE CHIMES]
470
00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:26,291
So, this girl...
471
00:26:28,791 --> 00:26:30,458
she's probably Phume, isn't she?
472
00:26:32,041 --> 00:26:33,500
The police seem to think so.
473
00:26:39,041 --> 00:26:40,291
[DOORBELL RINGS]
474
00:26:40,875 --> 00:26:43,500
- [RATTLING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
475
00:26:46,333 --> 00:26:47,625
[DOORBELL RINGS]
476
00:26:57,791 --> 00:26:59,000
Zama's not here.
477
00:27:00,125 --> 00:27:01,125
Oh.
478
00:27:01,958 --> 00:27:02,958
Um...
479
00:27:03,666 --> 00:27:05,375
[SMACKS LIPS] That's fine.
480
00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:08,041
Will you please give this to her?
481
00:27:08,125 --> 00:27:09,625
She left it at my house.
482
00:27:10,083 --> 00:27:11,541
I've never seen it before.
483
00:27:11,625 --> 00:27:12,833
Are you sure it's hers?
484
00:27:16,041 --> 00:27:19,250
[BLOWS SMOKE] She tells me
you're at that fancy Parkhurst place.
485
00:27:19,875 --> 00:27:21,166
- Yeah.
- Nice.
486
00:27:21,875 --> 00:27:23,791
Look, don't worry about Zama, sweetie.
487
00:27:23,875 --> 00:27:26,166
She still thinks
that everything's about her.
488
00:27:27,625 --> 00:27:28,625
'Stand?
489
00:27:29,416 --> 00:27:30,416
Good.
490
00:27:31,333 --> 00:27:32,416
The police...
491
00:27:33,625 --> 00:27:34,666
found my sister.
492
00:27:37,333 --> 00:27:38,708
Will you tell her that?
493
00:27:39,875 --> 00:27:40,875
Please?
494
00:27:42,166 --> 00:27:44,791
["WHO" BY LADY X PLAYING]
495
00:27:44,875 --> 00:27:48,333
♪ Who's gonna take your place? ♪
496
00:27:51,916 --> 00:27:56,625
♪ Who's gonna take your place? ♪
497
00:27:59,458 --> 00:28:04,625
♪ Who's gonna take your place? ♪
498
00:28:04,708 --> 00:28:05,708
[THANDEKA] Wozani.
499
00:28:06,291 --> 00:28:07,541
Dinner's ready.
500
00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:11,208
[PHONE RINGING]
501
00:28:14,416 --> 00:28:15,291
Hello?
502
00:28:15,375 --> 00:28:17,208
Puleng, it's Wendy.
503
00:28:17,291 --> 00:28:19,791
Listen, I thought about what you said.
504
00:28:20,333 --> 00:28:23,250
I could reprint the original article,
but I deleted it off the server.
505
00:28:23,333 --> 00:28:24,583
Just print a retraction.
506
00:28:24,666 --> 00:28:26,041
I have a better idea.
507
00:28:26,125 --> 00:28:28,605
I can give you the full recording
of the interview with Fikile.
508
00:28:28,666 --> 00:28:31,541
You can post it on the magazine page
or whatever.
509
00:28:31,625 --> 00:28:32,916
Just keep me out of it.
510
00:28:33,416 --> 00:28:34,583
- Thank you.
- [SIGHS]
511
00:28:34,666 --> 00:28:35,666
Thank you.
512
00:28:35,750 --> 00:28:38,083
Whatever you believe,
I don't think I was completely wrong.
513
00:28:38,541 --> 00:28:40,083
Fikile isn't what you think she is.
514
00:28:40,166 --> 00:28:41,166
Just...
515
00:28:42,541 --> 00:28:44,583
- Just give me the recording.
- [KEYPAD BEEPS]
516
00:28:49,916 --> 00:28:50,916
[PHONE CHIMES]
517
00:28:51,625 --> 00:28:53,333
Hey. Um...
518
00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:55,291
[CLEARS THROAT]
519
00:28:57,125 --> 00:29:00,000
I know you said you never
wanna speak to me again, but...
520
00:29:00,666 --> 00:29:02,583
I just wanted to let you know that...
521
00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:05,083
I'm releasing the original recording.
522
00:29:05,166 --> 00:29:06,833
Everyone will know the truth now.
523
00:29:07,291 --> 00:29:08,416
It's sorted.
524
00:29:20,833 --> 00:29:23,333
Do you know if Zama... Eh.
525
00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:26,208
Hey. You good?
526
00:29:26,750 --> 00:29:27,750
Yeah.
527
00:29:27,833 --> 00:29:30,000
Puleng said she'd fix
the article nonsense.
528
00:29:30,083 --> 00:29:33,291
- [REECE EXCLAIMS]
- Hey, that's good, see? You're fine.
529
00:29:33,958 --> 00:29:34,958
Yeah?
530
00:29:36,250 --> 00:29:37,333
Is that...
531
00:29:37,416 --> 00:29:38,666
[LAUGHING]
532
00:29:39,166 --> 00:29:41,333
- What's up, guys?
- Hi.
533
00:29:41,416 --> 00:29:43,291
So, we missed you at the party
the other day.
534
00:29:44,375 --> 00:29:45,833
- What?
- You hungry?
535
00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:54,000
Am I missing something?
536
00:29:54,083 --> 00:29:55,083
Nah.
537
00:29:55,791 --> 00:29:56,875
Just ignore them.
538
00:29:59,208 --> 00:30:01,625
Hey, why weren't you at KB's party?
539
00:30:02,750 --> 00:30:04,416
I didn't feel like seeing Puleng.
540
00:30:05,041 --> 00:30:06,375
Why? What happened?
541
00:30:06,916 --> 00:30:09,000
I thought you and Miss Vezi were tight.
542
00:30:09,083 --> 00:30:11,125
Vezi? You mean Khumalo?
543
00:30:11,958 --> 00:30:14,291
Isn't Puleng's surname Vezi?
544
00:30:14,791 --> 00:30:18,125
The girl I came with to your party
is Puleng Khumalo.
545
00:30:19,916 --> 00:30:21,250
Yeah, that's weird.
546
00:30:22,041 --> 00:30:24,250
Why would she be using
a different surname?
547
00:30:37,250 --> 00:30:39,458
[CHAD] You're looking so good
in the water.
548
00:30:40,291 --> 00:30:42,708
Yesterday's problems
are not today's concerns.
549
00:30:42,791 --> 00:30:44,625
- Is that from Quotes.com?
- [CHUCKLES]
550
00:30:44,708 --> 00:30:47,041
Excuse me. I would never stoop that low.
551
00:30:47,125 --> 00:30:49,041
- [LAUGHS]
- [CAR HORN HONKS]
552
00:30:51,458 --> 00:30:53,418
- I'll catch up later. Get to class.
- Is that...?
553
00:31:03,375 --> 00:31:05,166
[CHAD] What's up? [KISSES]
554
00:31:06,083 --> 00:31:07,483
[RILEY] Hey, you forgot your lunch.
555
00:31:08,291 --> 00:31:09,125
Thank you, babe.
556
00:31:09,208 --> 00:31:11,666
- You didn't have to come all this way.
- I know.
557
00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:17,500
[MOANS]
558
00:31:21,333 --> 00:31:23,250
What time are you getting home later?
559
00:31:23,333 --> 00:31:25,614
I could move some meetings.
We could have dinner together.
560
00:31:25,666 --> 00:31:28,083
I'm gonna be late.
We have a gala tomorrow.
561
00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:29,500
Rain check.
562
00:31:33,708 --> 00:31:34,708
Give me your hand.
563
00:31:38,875 --> 00:31:40,250
[RILEY] Can you feel that?
564
00:31:41,458 --> 00:31:43,750
[LAUGHS]
565
00:31:44,708 --> 00:31:46,375
[JOFFE] Right, at the end of the lesson,
566
00:31:46,458 --> 00:31:48,375
I would like you all
to hand in your essays
567
00:31:48,458 --> 00:31:50,875
on the effects of the genocide
by King Leopold.
568
00:31:51,625 --> 00:31:53,625
And thank you, Wendy, for the suggestion.
569
00:31:53,708 --> 00:31:56,166
I really look forward to reading
what you've all written...
570
00:31:56,250 --> 00:31:57,375
[WENDY] Ma'am? Um...
571
00:31:57,458 --> 00:32:00,791
Shouldn't we move on to Thomas Pakenham's
Scramble For Africa?
572
00:32:00,875 --> 00:32:03,375
We need to know
how the white man scrambled for our land.
573
00:32:03,458 --> 00:32:05,375
This very land was probably stolen.
574
00:32:06,166 --> 00:32:07,416
I'll be right back.
575
00:32:08,125 --> 00:32:09,125
[KB] Fiks?
576
00:32:09,500 --> 00:32:10,583
You okay?
577
00:32:10,666 --> 00:32:11,666
Yeah.
578
00:32:12,250 --> 00:32:14,416
Get off your soapbox, Minister Dlamini.
579
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:15,500
Excuse me, Chris?
580
00:32:15,541 --> 00:32:18,250
We are tired of your lame-ass
propaganda magazine.
581
00:32:18,333 --> 00:32:19,833
My magazine exposes the injustices
582
00:32:19,916 --> 00:32:22,166
that most of us face
every single day at this school.
583
00:32:22,583 --> 00:32:23,708
It exposes sellouts.
584
00:32:23,791 --> 00:32:25,541
Rah. Can we all just chill, please?
585
00:32:27,250 --> 00:32:29,416
Yeah, whatever, Uncle Ruckus.
586
00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:31,125
- Oh, fuck off, Wendy.
- [ALL GASP]
587
00:32:31,583 --> 00:32:33,250
All you've done is bring people down.
588
00:32:33,333 --> 00:32:36,458
Your magazine, it's nothing
but a glorified tabloid.
589
00:32:36,541 --> 00:32:38,708
And don't try to act
like some struggling hero.
590
00:32:39,125 --> 00:32:41,958
Sporting a tired dread beret
while eating expensive dinners,
591
00:32:42,041 --> 00:32:45,416
paid for with our "unwoke" tax money
by your corrupt parents,
592
00:32:45,500 --> 00:32:47,083
doesn't make you one of the people.
593
00:32:47,166 --> 00:32:48,166
It just makes you a joke.
594
00:32:53,750 --> 00:32:55,291
[BELL RINGING]
595
00:33:09,458 --> 00:33:12,375
[PULENG EXHALES]
This is taking forever. I'm gonna be late.
596
00:33:17,291 --> 00:33:19,041
Couldn't we have just done this at home?
597
00:33:19,666 --> 00:33:22,541
The police want to make sure
everything is controlled.
598
00:33:23,375 --> 00:33:25,000
I think it's better this way.
599
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,208
[PHONE CHIMES]
600
00:33:27,791 --> 00:33:29,625
I... I need to go to the bathroom.
601
00:33:46,416 --> 00:33:48,333
What do the police have on you, Dad?
602
00:33:50,750 --> 00:33:51,791
Uh...
603
00:33:52,541 --> 00:33:56,291
I think let's...
let's discuss that at a later stage.
604
00:34:02,583 --> 00:34:05,833
Uma tells me you're in
the magazine society of the school.
605
00:34:09,625 --> 00:34:11,958
[SPEAKING ZULU]
606
00:34:15,458 --> 00:34:17,458
[SPEAKING ZULU]
607
00:34:18,291 --> 00:34:19,916
[IN ENGLISH] What does that mean again?
608
00:34:21,666 --> 00:34:24,125
These schools aren't teaching you
the right things.
609
00:34:24,541 --> 00:34:28,000
It literally means
"you who ate a man and told his story."
610
00:34:28,083 --> 00:34:29,083
Ew.
611
00:34:30,166 --> 00:34:33,833
It doesn't have anything to do
with eating a person.
612
00:34:34,291 --> 00:34:37,250
It has everything to do
with being courageous...
613
00:34:38,083 --> 00:34:39,208
and fearless.
614
00:34:41,250 --> 00:34:43,250
Write that down
in that journal I gave you.
615
00:34:43,333 --> 00:34:44,416
[PULENG EXHALES]
616
00:34:46,208 --> 00:34:47,125
I'll put it there,
617
00:34:47,208 --> 00:34:49,958
alongside all the other
precious things I write.
618
00:34:52,875 --> 00:34:55,125
Okay, looks like we can go.
619
00:34:55,208 --> 00:34:57,458
They'll call us
once the results are ready.
620
00:34:59,375 --> 00:35:01,750
I don't wanna raise anybody's hopes,
621
00:35:01,833 --> 00:35:02,916
- but...
- I know.
622
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:09,000
♪ Only if you stay here, baby ♪
623
00:35:09,875 --> 00:35:11,250
♪ Forever ♪
624
00:35:12,083 --> 00:35:13,750
♪ Forever ♪
625
00:35:15,083 --> 00:35:17,625
[THANDEKA] I cannot wait
until I'm done being your taxi driver.
626
00:35:18,166 --> 00:35:20,000
[SCOFFS] Don't wish for it too soon.
627
00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:22,083
Why not?
628
00:35:23,250 --> 00:35:26,125
[SIGHS] I mean, just think about it, Ma.
I'll be out of the house soon.
629
00:35:26,208 --> 00:35:27,541
What will you do without me?
630
00:35:27,625 --> 00:35:29,000
[LAUGHS]
631
00:35:29,083 --> 00:35:31,958
Well, I'm actually going to have
so much fun without you.
632
00:35:33,125 --> 00:35:34,250
[SMACKS LIPS]
633
00:35:35,791 --> 00:35:38,833
Just my luck. I'll get my one daughter
back as soon as the other one leaves.
634
00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:44,000
I really hope it's her, Ma.
635
00:35:48,125 --> 00:35:50,708
So, your dad and I
have applied for a loan at the bank
636
00:35:50,791 --> 00:35:51,875
to pay for your studies.
637
00:35:51,958 --> 00:35:52,958
What?
638
00:35:54,375 --> 00:35:56,500
Ma, I can't let you guys do that.
639
00:35:56,583 --> 00:35:58,916
It's done, Puleng. It's done.
640
00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:04,375
You should know by now that we would do
anything for our children.
641
00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:09,958
[SONG PLAYS ON RADIO]
642
00:36:11,416 --> 00:36:12,500
[GASPS]
643
00:36:12,833 --> 00:36:14,708
[INCREASES VOLUME OF RADIO]
644
00:36:16,541 --> 00:36:20,458
[SINGING IN ZULU]
645
00:36:22,625 --> 00:36:24,500
[BOTH SING IN ZULU]
646
00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:35,333
[BOTH LAUGHING]
647
00:36:38,250 --> 00:36:40,208
[IN ENGLISH]
Parkhurst's been good for you.
648
00:36:43,416 --> 00:36:44,500
[PHONE CHIMES]
649
00:36:47,083 --> 00:36:48,291
[PHONE CHIMES]
650
00:36:50,541 --> 00:36:52,083
[EXHALES] Shit.
651
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,666
- [WHISTLE BLASTS]
- [CROWD CHEERING]
652
00:37:06,541 --> 00:37:07,833
[WHISTLE BLASTS]
653
00:37:08,375 --> 00:37:11,083
[MALE ANNOUNCER] The winner of the men's
open 50-meter freestyle
654
00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:13,041
is Chris Ackerman for Parkhurst High.
655
00:37:13,416 --> 00:37:15,166
- Wendy.
- [WENDY] Uh, hold on.
656
00:37:18,041 --> 00:37:19,250
Where's the recording?
657
00:37:19,625 --> 00:37:21,125
[EXHALES] It got deleted.
658
00:37:21,583 --> 00:37:22,750
What do you mean?
659
00:37:22,833 --> 00:37:23,750
Exactly that.
660
00:37:23,833 --> 00:37:27,083
You can't keep messing with people's lives
for political nothings.
661
00:37:28,291 --> 00:37:29,291
Whatever.
662
00:37:34,333 --> 00:37:37,166
Hey, are you okay?
Where have you been all day?
663
00:37:39,125 --> 00:37:41,125
[EXHALES] They got a lead on my sister.
664
00:37:42,375 --> 00:37:43,250
What's wrong?
665
00:37:43,333 --> 00:37:44,666
Fiks' birth certificate...
666
00:37:46,041 --> 00:37:47,166
Forget about it.
667
00:37:48,041 --> 00:37:49,250
I was wrong about her.
668
00:37:49,791 --> 00:37:52,166
Look, my mom's waiting for me, so I...
669
00:37:52,250 --> 00:37:54,434
- Maybe we can find a different way...
- Yeah, I just...
670
00:37:54,458 --> 00:37:56,916
Yo, weren't you supposed to help Fiks out?
671
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:57,833
Huh?
672
00:37:57,916 --> 00:38:01,708
Fiks, she said you were going to correct
the whole article thing. What happened?
673
00:38:01,791 --> 00:38:03,231
[WADE] You didn't write the article.
674
00:38:03,291 --> 00:38:06,375
- And I kept space for you for Fiks' race.
- Oh, yeah.
675
00:38:06,458 --> 00:38:08,708
Didn't you say
your mom was looking for you?
676
00:38:09,041 --> 00:38:10,708
Uh, yeah, she is.
677
00:38:10,791 --> 00:38:12,708
I have to go. I'll see you later.
678
00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:15,500
- We need to talk about the thingamajig.
- Yeah.
679
00:38:15,583 --> 00:38:18,458
[ANNOUNCER] Next up is the women's open
100-meter freestyle.
680
00:38:18,541 --> 00:38:20,208
Fikile Bhele of Parkhurst
681
00:38:20,291 --> 00:38:24,208
must beat the previous record to qualify
for the World Junior Championships
682
00:38:24,291 --> 00:38:25,583
in Sydney.
683
00:38:25,666 --> 00:38:27,791
[HEART BEATING]
684
00:38:32,791 --> 00:38:34,708
[GIRL] Good luck, Plantation Princess.
685
00:38:34,791 --> 00:38:36,250
- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
686
00:38:39,416 --> 00:38:41,541
[WATER GURGLING]
687
00:38:41,625 --> 00:38:43,375
[CROWD CHEERING]
688
00:38:50,500 --> 00:38:51,875
[MOUTHING] Come on.
689
00:38:54,708 --> 00:38:57,291
[WATER SPLASHING]
690
00:39:01,916 --> 00:39:03,416
[CROWD CHEERING]
691
00:39:08,083 --> 00:39:09,708
[KB SCREAMING]
692
00:39:11,375 --> 00:39:13,375
[CHEERING MUFFLED]
693
00:39:19,958 --> 00:39:22,000
[WATER DRIPPING]
694
00:39:33,291 --> 00:39:34,916
[SIGHS] Fiks, can I...?
695
00:39:35,500 --> 00:39:37,750
You were never gonna come through
for me, were you?
696
00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:39,250
Never wanted me to win.
697
00:39:39,333 --> 00:39:40,541
That's not true.
698
00:39:41,208 --> 00:39:43,916
Look, I'm sorry, but I can explain.
699
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,000
Don't.
700
00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:47,166
I won't believe you anyway.
701
00:40:14,291 --> 00:40:15,458
[THANDEKA] Ah, Zama.
702
00:40:15,541 --> 00:40:16,416
[IN ZULU] How are you?
703
00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:18,101
- [IN ENGLISH] How are you?
- I'm fine. How are you?
704
00:40:18,125 --> 00:40:19,125
Good.
705
00:40:19,791 --> 00:40:21,458
Hi, big boy.
706
00:40:25,458 --> 00:40:27,458
[PULENG EXHALES]
707
00:40:29,541 --> 00:40:31,041
Do you wanna come in?
708
00:40:31,125 --> 00:40:33,833
I can't be long. My mom is by herself.
709
00:40:34,500 --> 00:40:35,500
[PULENG EXHALES]
710
00:40:38,125 --> 00:40:39,625
My mom said they found her.
711
00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:41,666
Is it really her?
712
00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:44,500
Looks like it.
713
00:40:45,958 --> 00:40:47,541
Yo, friend.
714
00:40:48,291 --> 00:40:49,958
You thought you had problems, nè?
715
00:40:50,041 --> 00:40:53,833
Good luck trying to live up
to your once missing, now found sister.
716
00:40:53,916 --> 00:40:55,000
[BOTH LAUGH]
717
00:40:57,291 --> 00:40:58,916
[BOTH LAUGH]
718
00:41:01,666 --> 00:41:03,208
I've been a penis, nè?
719
00:41:04,291 --> 00:41:06,291
- Just a little bit.
- Mm. A lot.
720
00:41:06,375 --> 00:41:07,625
- Yeah, a lot.
- Yeah, a lot.
721
00:41:08,791 --> 00:41:10,708
But, friend, you just left me.
722
00:41:10,791 --> 00:41:13,791
I'm sorry. I should've told you
I was changing schools.
723
00:41:14,666 --> 00:41:16,125
[EXHALES] The way those kids live.
724
00:41:16,875 --> 00:41:19,166
I got so angry
when you started posting with them.
725
00:41:19,250 --> 00:41:20,708
Yeah, but it's not about that.
726
00:41:21,333 --> 00:41:22,416
But why Parkhurst?
727
00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:24,625
Chris doesn't even have
nice things to say about you.
728
00:41:24,708 --> 00:41:26,083
I wanted to...
729
00:41:32,083 --> 00:41:33,625
I thought I was doing a good thing.
730
00:41:34,583 --> 00:41:36,125
[SIGHS] I was wrong.
731
00:41:38,625 --> 00:41:40,166
You speak to Chris about me?
732
00:41:42,833 --> 00:41:44,833
I just missed you, I guess.
733
00:41:45,416 --> 00:41:47,000
I missed you, too.
734
00:41:49,875 --> 00:41:51,375
- I love you.
- I love you.
735
00:41:51,458 --> 00:41:54,208
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
736
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:09,958
Ah. Selling to complete strangers now,
huh? Since when?
737
00:42:10,041 --> 00:42:12,625
Not all of us have trust funds
to fall back on.
738
00:42:12,708 --> 00:42:14,333
This girl's gotta make a living.
739
00:42:14,416 --> 00:42:16,458
- [CHRIS] Hey.
- Hey. Thanks.
740
00:42:16,541 --> 00:42:17,791
You guys heard from Fiks?
741
00:42:18,708 --> 00:42:20,458
- Let me actually call.
- [REECE] Mm-hmm.
742
00:42:24,583 --> 00:42:27,416
She's probably riding
that fine piece of meat of hers.
743
00:42:27,833 --> 00:42:30,333
- I mean, I would if I was...
- Hey, hey, shut up about it.
744
00:42:30,416 --> 00:42:31,708
She'd kill us if KB found out.
745
00:42:31,791 --> 00:42:35,458
I'm just saying,
looks like Fiks has other plans.
746
00:42:38,291 --> 00:42:39,916
Two shots of tequila, please.
747
00:42:45,708 --> 00:42:48,916
Ooh. If you want that kind of night,
you should just ask.
748
00:42:50,958 --> 00:42:52,375
Yo, you good?
749
00:42:53,041 --> 00:42:53,875
Come on.
750
00:42:53,958 --> 00:42:56,125
[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
751
00:42:58,958 --> 00:43:01,083
Hey. What's going on?
752
00:43:01,166 --> 00:43:03,708
Ooh! Tahira for Head Girl.
753
00:43:04,250 --> 00:43:07,250
You know what? Maybe I'll have
something stronger after all.
754
00:43:07,666 --> 00:43:10,083
Uh, no, no. You, come with me.
755
00:43:13,500 --> 00:43:14,916
Hey. Hey.
756
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,041
It's not over.
757
00:43:16,125 --> 00:43:17,125
It is.
758
00:43:17,833 --> 00:43:19,291
They told me before the race.
759
00:43:19,875 --> 00:43:21,500
Tahira's our new Head Girl.
760
00:43:26,833 --> 00:43:28,791
It's not even about being Head Girl.
761
00:43:29,333 --> 00:43:32,666
- I just don't wanna lose that scholarship.
- Fiks, first of all, you won't.
762
00:43:32,750 --> 00:43:34,250
And secondly, you don't even need it.
763
00:43:34,333 --> 00:43:35,625
I do, Chris.
764
00:43:36,125 --> 00:43:37,791
Otherwise, they're all right.
765
00:43:38,250 --> 00:43:40,000
I'm just another fluke
766
00:43:40,083 --> 00:43:41,958
who can't earn anything
without Daddy's help.
767
00:43:42,041 --> 00:43:43,750
- No, you can't believe it.
- Why not?
768
00:43:43,833 --> 00:43:45,208
Everyone else does.
769
00:43:47,041 --> 00:43:48,666
- Maybe it's true.
- No.
770
00:43:48,750 --> 00:43:50,791
That article messed with your head.
771
00:43:50,875 --> 00:43:52,583
Okay, all of this is Puleng's fault.
772
00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:54,583
I don't care about her anymore.
773
00:43:54,666 --> 00:43:55,666
Yeah, you do.
774
00:43:56,208 --> 00:43:57,708
Because she's a liar, Fiks.
775
00:43:59,125 --> 00:44:02,041
Her real name is Puleng Khumalo, you see?
776
00:44:02,125 --> 00:44:04,000
It says her surname is Khumalo, not Vezi.
777
00:44:04,500 --> 00:44:05,541
Khumalo...
778
00:44:05,958 --> 00:44:07,375
Why does that matter again?
779
00:44:07,458 --> 00:44:09,666
She's that child abductor's daughter.
780
00:44:09,750 --> 00:44:11,375
Fiks, she's been lying this whole time.
781
00:44:11,791 --> 00:44:15,166
'Kay, but that doesn't mean anything.
I would too if I was in her shoes.
782
00:44:15,250 --> 00:44:17,541
She almost got expelled
from her old school for fighting.
783
00:44:18,041 --> 00:44:19,458
She's sketchy, Fiks.
784
00:44:19,541 --> 00:44:21,875
What if she did all of this to you
on purpose?
785
00:44:27,791 --> 00:44:30,791
[QUIET SOBBING]
786
00:44:53,208 --> 00:44:54,208
Ma?
787
00:45:07,250 --> 00:45:08,458
The police called.
788
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:15,416
The girl's DNA
and your father's wasn't a match.
789
00:45:22,708 --> 00:45:23,708
Ma...
790
00:45:25,041 --> 00:45:26,416
- is there anything...?
- No.
791
00:45:30,625 --> 00:45:32,125
I'm just tired, mntanami.
792
00:45:37,666 --> 00:45:38,958
I think we all are.
793
00:45:58,041 --> 00:45:59,333
[DEEP BREATH]
794
00:46:11,708 --> 00:46:12,875
[KNOCK AT WINDOW]
795
00:46:23,125 --> 00:46:24,125
[PULENG] Wade.
796
00:46:26,916 --> 00:46:28,208
What are you doing here?
797
00:46:28,291 --> 00:46:30,625
Uh... sorry, I had to show you something.
798
00:46:38,541 --> 00:46:39,541
[EXHALES]
799
00:46:40,833 --> 00:46:42,250
Couldn't it wait until tomorrow?
800
00:46:42,708 --> 00:46:44,291
You know my mom's black, right?
801
00:46:45,750 --> 00:46:48,041
[EXHALES] Wait,
how did you know where I live?
802
00:46:48,125 --> 00:46:49,583
I'm the principal's son. [CHUCKLES]
803
00:46:49,666 --> 00:46:51,125
I know where everyone lives.
804
00:46:52,125 --> 00:46:53,541
That's kind of disturbing.
805
00:46:59,125 --> 00:47:00,250
Are you okay?
806
00:47:03,666 --> 00:47:05,541
Remember that lead
I was telling you about?
807
00:47:07,041 --> 00:47:08,208
It was a dead end.
808
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:11,333
I was wrong about everything.
809
00:47:12,375 --> 00:47:14,375
Maybe not everything.
810
00:47:15,458 --> 00:47:17,500
- Look.
- [PULENG] Yeah, I've seen that.
811
00:47:18,166 --> 00:47:19,500
[WADE] There's a name.
812
00:47:19,583 --> 00:47:21,250
[PULENG] Who's B. Jaxa?
813
00:47:21,333 --> 00:47:22,916
I don't know.
814
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:26,416
But if we can find whoever this is
and talk to them...
815
00:47:26,958 --> 00:47:29,166
they might have the answers
you're looking for.
816
00:47:30,291 --> 00:47:31,541
[PULENG CHUCKLES]
817
00:47:33,458 --> 00:47:35,083
[PULENG LAUGHS]
818
00:47:36,583 --> 00:47:37,583
[EXHALES]
819
00:47:42,166 --> 00:47:43,166
So...
820
00:47:44,625 --> 00:47:45,916
where do we even start?
821
00:47:47,166 --> 00:47:49,500
♪ Blood ♪
822
00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:52,416
♪ Blood and water ♪
823
00:47:52,833 --> 00:47:55,125
♪ Blood ♪
824
00:47:55,583 --> 00:47:58,000
♪ Blood and water ♪
825
00:47:58,500 --> 00:48:00,708
♪ Blood ♪
826
00:48:01,333 --> 00:48:03,666
♪ Blood and water ♪
827
00:48:04,125 --> 00:48:06,416
♪ Blood ♪
828
00:48:06,958 --> 00:48:10,333
♪ Blood and water ♪
829
00:48:22,708 --> 00:48:24,500
[MUSIC ENDS]