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[cell phone chiming]

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[sighs]

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[cell phone continues chiming]

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SIMON:
Victor!

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[exhales]
In honor of your first day
back at Creekwood,

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I wanted to say
I'm proud of you.

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You and Benji
coming out as a couple at school‐‐

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that's huge!

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If you're anything like me,

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you're probably trying to pick
the perfect look for your coming out‐‐

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your "coming outfit"?

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There's a lot of pressure
on gay guys to be stylish.

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‐ Good morning.

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‐ Are you going to school,
or back in time to play jazz?

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‐ Uh, lose the hat?

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‐ Burn the hat.

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‐ Okay, come on,
it's your first day of school.

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We're already late.

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I wanna see more shoes on you.
Less belly button on you.

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‐ Hashtag free the belly button.

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‐ Um, honey,
I know things have been, uh...

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not the same between us.

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But I love you...

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so much.

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‐ I know.
‐ Good.

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Good. So, this thing
between you and Benji...

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your boyfriend...

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I don't have to tell you how unkind

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kids in high school can be
when you're different.

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‐ No. You don't.

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‐ And once you start telling people,
you know, you can't take it back.

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People are gonna hear your name,

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it's the first thing
they're gonna think about.

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I just want to make sure that
that's something that...

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you want.

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‐ Yeah. It is.

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‐ Okay.

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‐ Are we done?

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‐ ♪ Somebody to tell me
it'll be all right ♪

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♪ Somebody to tell me
it'll be just fine ♪

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♪ If someone has been there before,
say it right now ♪

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♪ 'Cause I just need to hear it ♪

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♪

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‐ I'm sorry, son,
but the rent is due in full.

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And you can't keep
bribing me for extensions

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with homemade banana bread.

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‐ Okay. Okay, fine.

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I didn't want to do this,

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but I have some old pills
from when they thought I had ADD.

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Now, they're very expired,
but if you crush 'em up,

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I'm sure they're gonna
give you a little bit of a rush.

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‐ Felix, uh...

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I haven't seen your mother
around in weeks.

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Is everything okay?

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‐ Yeah. You know, she's, um,

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feeling a little under the weather.

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But, you know, we've lived here
for twelve years,

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so, you know, we're good‐‐
we're good for the money.

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‐ Yeah. Get it to me by Friday.
But no more grace periods.

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And, uh...

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Leave the ADD pills in my mailbox.

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‐ Hey. What was all that
with the landlord?

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‐ Nothing. Nothing. But, uh, "landlord"
is a f‐‐ is a funny word.

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Landlord. I mean, what is he?

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[with British accent]:
Lord of the land? [chuckles]

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[normal voice]: Oh! Victor. Good.

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Should we walk to school? I vote yes!

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♪

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[engine revving]

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[tires screeching]

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‐ Lake!

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Oh, my God.
That felt like Ford v Ferrari.

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I can't believe you passed
your driver's test.

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‐ No, I know. I can't believe it either.
I'm, like, a danger to others.

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Okay, can we talk about
the gay elephant in the room?

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‐ Look, it's gonna be a strange day,

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but the sooner that everyone knows
Victor is with Benji,

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the sooner we can move past it.

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‐ Okay, yes, queen.
Love how glass half‐full you're being.

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I do feel like we need to
get on top of the story

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and make it absolutely clear
you did not turn him gay.

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‐ What?

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Oh, come on. Nobody's gonna think
that I turned him gay.

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‐ Ugh. Sweet, naïve Mia.

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You know that kids here love to gossip.

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Remember that time I went to
a Harry Styles concert,

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and everyone was saying
we hooked up in his dressing room?

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‐ [chuckles]
Nobody was saying that, except you.

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[both chuckle]

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‐ Oh. Good for Andrew.

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I mean, how many times did you have to
tell him you're not interested?

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Move on dot org. Am I right?

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‐ Mm‐hmm. Let's go this way.

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‐ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh ♪

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♪ Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh ♪

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BENJI:
God, I love the first day of school.

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You get to see who got bangs,
who got boobs...

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who got a new boyfriend...

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[laughs nervously]

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Are you stressed
about telling everyone?

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‐ No. I'm good.

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Mia.

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Hey. I, I didn't see you there.

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‐ Yeah. Well, at, at least I didn't

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walk in on a make‐out sesh this time.
[both chuckle]

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‐ Yeah. Uh...

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It was really weird

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not talking to you all summer.

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I mean, I totally get
why you were ignoring me,

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but, um, it's really good to see you.

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‐ I should go.

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‐ Well, that was horrible.

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‐ Yo, Salazar.

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You still, uh, Vic deep in that?
[Wyatt laughs]

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You get it? It's like, dick deep, but‐‐

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‐ No, no. Yeah, yeah. I get it.
Just... not funny.

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Um, also, we broke up.

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‐ What? Why?

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‐ Uh...

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Uh...

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You know.

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I, I was here for the summer,

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and she was 200 miles away
at some summer camp,

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you know, eating s'mores,
or whatever.

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It was just really hard to do
the long‐distance thing over FaceTime.

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‐ Yeah. Well, you know what they say.

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You know, camp brings out the tramp.

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[all laugh]
‐ What?

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No, she didn't cheat on me or anything.
It was‐‐

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‐ Don't worry, Salazar.
We'll find you a new honey soon.

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‐ For sure.
[Teddy chuckles]

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‐ What was that?

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I thought we were gonna be honest.
‐ We will be.

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Okay, it's just the first minute
of the first day.

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Can we just kind of ease our way into it?

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‐ Whatever you want.

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♪

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WYATT: Victor Salazar and Mia Brooks
broke up this summer.

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Don't let your girl
go to camp!

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♪

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STUDENT 1:
Aw. Why'd they break up?

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STUDENT 2:
She cheated. Obvies.

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STUDENT 3:
I heard she was FaceTiming with Victor

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right before she had full‐on sex
with some lifeguard,

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and she left her camera on,

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so he saw the whole thing.

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STUDENT 4: I heard she put his junk
between two graham crackers,

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and the next thing you know,
s'mores.

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STUDENT 5:
Did you hear about Mia and this Victor?

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STUDENT 6: Yo, what was Mia thinking?
STUDENT 7: They broke up.

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STUDENT 6:
Mmm, she's so fine.

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STUDENT 7: That slut.
STUDENT 8: Oh, my God.
Victor and Mia broke up?

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STUDENT 7: Oh, my God.
STUDENT 6: Can we not slut‐shame, please?

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STUDENT 8: Mia and the s'mores!
STUDENT 8: That's gross.

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STUDENT 6:
S'mores?

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‐ Oh, hell, no!

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[bell ringing]

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[students chattering]

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‐ Well, hello, everyone.

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‐ I think his tongue
is so far down her throat

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it's cutting off her hearing.

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‐ Sorry.

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This one can barely keep
her hands off me.

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Can you blame her?
My body's been next level

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ever since I started drinking
raw eggs for breakfast.

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‐ He's had food poisoning twice.

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So, have you guys started telling
people you're dating yet?

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‐ Nope.

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‐ Um, hey, can I talk to you for a second?

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Look, I want to tell people.

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Just maybe not today.

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‐ Victor, all I wanna do
is reach across that table,

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and hold my boyfriend's hand.

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And, and I know why
that sounds scary, but...

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sometimes in the long run,
doing something scary is worth it.

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LAKE:
Mia, Mia, Mia, Mia, Mia!

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‐ Hey, boo. Where do you want
to sit this year?
‐ Can't talk. Girl drama.

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Have you seen Creeksecrets?

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‐ I never read Creeksecrets.

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Why are you gasping for air?

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‐ So, um, there's a rumor going around
about you and Victor.

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It's not actually that bad.

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That's a lie. It's horrible.

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Maybe we should just transfer schools?

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‐ Oh, my God. I‐‐
Wait, I thought‐‐

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I thought Victor was gonna
tell the truth about him and Benji.

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‐ Yeah, well, obviously he didn't,

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and you know the rumor mill here
is just absolutely disgusting.

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WYATT:
Hey, Mia. Got you something.

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Since you love s'mores so much.
[students laughing]

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‐ It's not true, dumbass.

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‐ Victor's our boy, right?
And something happened,

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or you'd still be together.
WYATT: Yeah.

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‐ Just tell them, Mia.

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KIERAN:
Yeah, Mia. Tell us.

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‐ Come on. We're leaving.

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WYATT Okay, if it's not true,
why are you walking away?

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‐ Yo, what's your problem?

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‐ She cheated on you.
We were just having your back, bro.

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‐ Yeah. You don't need that
s'more whore.

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[all laughing]

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‐ Ah! Ow. What the hell?
CROWD: Whoa!

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STUDENT:
Oh, shit!

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[students murmuring]

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[knocking on door]

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‐ Come in.

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‐ Oh, no.

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Sweatpants. Sad girl music.

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What was it, a lousy first day of school?

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Come on. What's wrong?
‐ Nothing.

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I just had a day.

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You look nice.
‐ Oh.

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Well, thank you.

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It's the botany department gala tonight.

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As a matter of fact,
why don't you come with?

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[sighs]

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Come on, Beans.

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Look, Veronica is stuck at work.

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This is a great opportunity
for you and me to hang out.

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One on one.
We don't get to do it that often.

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‐ All right. All right, I'm in.

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‐ That's what I'm talking about.
‐ But...

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if you call me Beans in public,
I'm out of there.

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HAROLD: You got it, sweetheart.
Now, let's get dressed.

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Fifteen minutes, we leave.

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‐ Okay.

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ARMANDO:
Victor, when your principal called us

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to tell us that you
shoved another student,

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I thought she had the wrong number.

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‐ Yeah. Because our son
doesn't do things like that.

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‐ I'm, I'm so sorry, okay?
I, I messed up.

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‐ Yeah, you did.

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But we told her that things
have been hard at home

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because of the separation, and they're...

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they're letting you off with detention.

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‐ Okay.

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That, that's it?

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ARMANDO:
Well, the principal told us that

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Wyatt was spreading
nasty rumors about Mia.

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‐ Yeah. So we understand
you felt you had to...

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stand up for her.
‐ Yeah.

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‐ Whatever else you're going through,

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it's clear that you still care about her.

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‐ So, I‐I'm not grounded.
I'm not punished.

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‐ Did you want to be?
[chuckles]

246
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‐ I'm just getting the rules straight.

247
00:11:00,796 --> 00:11:02,881
So, I, I'm allowed to shove someone,

248
00:11:02,881 --> 00:11:04,591
as long as it's over a girl?

249
00:11:04,591 --> 00:11:05,884
‐ No.

250
00:11:05,884 --> 00:11:08,595
We just understand why you're upset.

251
00:11:08,595 --> 00:11:10,639
‐ No, you don't.

252
00:11:10,639 --> 00:11:12,933
Do you want to know
why I'm so upset?

253
00:11:14,309 --> 00:11:15,853
It's because all day,

254
00:11:15,853 --> 00:11:17,521
I could hear your voice in my head

255
00:11:17,521 --> 00:11:20,190
begging me not to tell anyone
that I was gay.

256
00:11:20,190 --> 00:11:22,276
[scoffs]
‐ Isa?

257
00:11:22,276 --> 00:11:24,820
‐ No, I was‐‐
I just told him to be careful.

258
00:11:24,820 --> 00:11:26,363
I was just trying to protect you.

259
00:11:26,363 --> 00:11:27,823
You know how cruel kids can be.

260
00:11:27,823 --> 00:11:30,117
‐ You're the only one that's being cruel.

261
00:11:31,243 --> 00:11:33,662
The only reason why you don't want me
telling anyone that I'm gay

262
00:11:33,662 --> 00:11:35,664
is because you don't want me to be gay.

263
00:11:35,664 --> 00:11:38,041
‐ You're putting words in my mouth.

264
00:11:38,041 --> 00:11:39,334
‐ Then tell me I'm wrong.

265
00:11:41,420 --> 00:11:43,839
Tell me that you're okay with it.

266
00:11:43,839 --> 00:11:45,757
Tell me that you support me.

267
00:11:52,473 --> 00:11:56,059
‐ Victor, this...
this is all really new for us.

268
00:11:56,059 --> 00:11:59,229
But of course we support you.
No matter what.

269
00:11:59,229 --> 00:12:01,064
‐ Not you.

270
00:12:01,064 --> 00:12:02,191
Her.

271
00:12:04,651 --> 00:12:08,405
♪

272
00:12:16,455 --> 00:12:17,873
[sobs softly]

273
00:12:24,213 --> 00:12:27,299
[indistinct chatter]
MIA: And Lake is making me take AP French,

274
00:12:27,299 --> 00:12:29,510
because she thinks
that the teacher is hot,

275
00:12:29,510 --> 00:12:30,761
but he's actually not.

276
00:12:30,761 --> 00:12:32,805
She's just kind of confused by the accent.

277
00:12:32,805 --> 00:12:35,474
‐ Hey, Philip. How you doing, man?
Good to see you.

278
00:12:35,474 --> 00:12:38,101
Look, I gotta get a little face time
with the donor committee.

279
00:12:38,101 --> 00:12:41,480
Now, as soon as I'm done,
I'm all yours, all right?

280
00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,192
I'll be back in two, maybe three minutes.

281
00:12:46,318 --> 00:12:49,321
♪ soft piano music playing ♪

282
00:12:52,741 --> 00:12:54,118
‐ Don't judge.

283
00:12:54,118 --> 00:12:57,329
I'm not on the meal plan,
so this is my dinner.

284
00:12:57,329 --> 00:12:59,665
Starving artist and everything.

285
00:12:59,665 --> 00:13:02,292
‐ Hmm. You're an artist?

286
00:13:02,292 --> 00:13:03,460
Me, too.

287
00:13:05,295 --> 00:13:06,797
‐ Tyler.

288
00:13:06,797 --> 00:13:07,881
‐ Mia.

289
00:13:09,091 --> 00:13:10,843
‐ What year are you?

290
00:13:10,843 --> 00:13:13,470
‐ Um, freshman.

291
00:13:13,470 --> 00:13:15,889
College freshman.
‐ Same.

292
00:13:15,889 --> 00:13:19,560
‐ So, what brings you to this rager
for the botany department?

293
00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:21,436
‐ Oh, is that what this is?
‐ Yeah.

294
00:13:21,436 --> 00:13:23,814
‐ I literally just saw food
and an open bar,

295
00:13:23,814 --> 00:13:25,274
and like, walked right in.

296
00:13:27,025 --> 00:13:28,318
[cell phone chimes]

297
00:13:35,659 --> 00:13:37,077
[sighs]

298
00:13:37,077 --> 00:13:39,079
‐ Do you want to get out of here?

299
00:13:40,247 --> 00:13:41,832
Or‐‐ I mean, not like that.

300
00:13:41,832 --> 00:13:45,502
I mean just, like, go do something fun?

301
00:13:45,502 --> 00:13:48,297
I could really use a little fun.

302
00:13:48,297 --> 00:13:49,506
‐ Sure.

303
00:13:51,842 --> 00:13:54,678
A couple of my roommates are having
wine and cheese on the quad.

304
00:13:54,678 --> 00:13:56,346
‐ That sounds perfect.

305
00:13:59,725 --> 00:14:01,185
‐ It's BYO wine.

306
00:14:04,521 --> 00:14:07,149
[door closes]
‐ Hey. Whatcha doing?

307
00:14:07,149 --> 00:14:09,276
‐ Homework.
Which you shouldn't do in the dark.

308
00:14:09,276 --> 00:14:11,195
Strains the eyes. Causes migraines.

309
00:14:11,195 --> 00:14:12,779
‐ Okay, boomer.

310
00:14:12,779 --> 00:14:16,033
‐ Boomer? I am ten months older than you.

311
00:14:16,033 --> 00:14:17,493
‐ Yeah, but you're such a grandpa.

312
00:14:17,493 --> 00:14:19,787
You probably have a Werther's Original
in the pocket of your cardigan.

313
00:14:19,787 --> 00:14:21,038
‐ I wish.

314
00:14:28,921 --> 00:14:30,547
‐ You know, sometimes I come out here

315
00:14:30,547 --> 00:14:32,508
to escape the badness of my apartment.

316
00:14:33,634 --> 00:14:35,344
My parents' separation,

317
00:14:35,344 --> 00:14:39,598
and how weird my mom is being with Victor.

318
00:14:42,100 --> 00:14:44,478
So, what are you escaping?

319
00:14:47,022 --> 00:14:49,650
‐ Mom stuff. Money stuff.

320
00:14:49,650 --> 00:14:52,486
‐ Yeah, I kind of eavesdropped
on you with the landlord.

321
00:14:57,199 --> 00:14:58,826
‐ We're basically broke.

322
00:14:59,743 --> 00:15:02,412
My mom always goes through
these episodes

323
00:15:02,412 --> 00:15:05,207
where she's either depressed or manic.

324
00:15:05,207 --> 00:15:07,459
She usually bounces back

325
00:15:07,459 --> 00:15:08,836
after a week or two.

326
00:15:09,795 --> 00:15:14,299
But this time, um,
she stopped going to work.

327
00:15:14,299 --> 00:15:16,260
And lost her job.

328
00:15:17,511 --> 00:15:19,805
Anyway, um...

329
00:15:19,805 --> 00:15:23,142
I'm two hundred dollars short on rent.

330
00:15:23,142 --> 00:15:25,352
And she won't get out of bed.

331
00:15:28,939 --> 00:15:30,482
I don't know what to do.

332
00:15:37,614 --> 00:15:39,366
‐ Two hundred, right?

333
00:15:41,410 --> 00:15:43,537
‐ Holy shit.
Pilar, how did you get that?

334
00:15:43,537 --> 00:15:46,206
‐ It's from my summer job
selling mall pretzels.

335
00:15:46,206 --> 00:15:47,458
[chuckles]

336
00:15:47,458 --> 00:15:50,294
You get a lot of tips when you smile
and bat your eyes at old men.

337
00:15:50,294 --> 00:15:52,045
I guess pervs love pretzels.

338
00:15:53,839 --> 00:15:55,924
‐ I, I, I can't‐‐ I can't take your money.

339
00:15:55,924 --> 00:15:57,092
‐ Don't be stupid.

340
00:15:57,092 --> 00:15:59,428
Me and my friends were saving up
to see Billie Eilish,

341
00:15:59,428 --> 00:16:02,139
but it's sold out now, anyway, so...

342
00:16:02,139 --> 00:16:04,183
You'll pay me back.

343
00:16:04,183 --> 00:16:05,726
‐ Pilar, um...

344
00:16:08,604 --> 00:16:10,189
I can't believe this.

345
00:16:10,189 --> 00:16:13,233
‐ You've been a good friend
to my brother.

346
00:16:13,233 --> 00:16:16,445
And if you can't pay rent,
and had to move out,

347
00:16:16,445 --> 00:16:19,198
he'd really miss you.
‐ Oh.

348
00:16:19,198 --> 00:16:21,825
And Victor would be the only one
who'd miss me.

349
00:16:21,825 --> 00:16:23,994
‐ Don't make it weird.
[laughs]

350
00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,625
[group laughing]

351
00:16:29,625 --> 00:16:31,502
‐ So, the whole time you were together,

352
00:16:31,502 --> 00:16:34,463
you had no idea he was gay?
‐ None.

353
00:16:34,463 --> 00:16:38,133
Which is crazy,
because I watch so much Bravo.

354
00:16:38,133 --> 00:16:40,135
[all laughing]
‐ Oh, my God.

355
00:16:40,135 --> 00:16:44,473
‐ Uh, I don't know why I'm going on
about my embarrassing life.

356
00:16:44,473 --> 00:16:48,393
[laughs] Mmm, it's probably because
you guys are strangers.

357
00:16:48,393 --> 00:16:51,730
‐ Oh! I have had at least
two gay boyfriends.

358
00:16:51,730 --> 00:16:53,774
And the jury's still out on Steve.

359
00:16:53,774 --> 00:16:56,401
[all laughing]

360
00:16:56,401 --> 00:16:59,446
Gay guys are better looking.
They're better listeners.

361
00:16:59,446 --> 00:17:01,990
They're just better at everything.

362
00:17:01,990 --> 00:17:03,367
[Lisa laughs]
‐ Well, not everything.

363
00:17:03,367 --> 00:17:05,577
LISA: Okay. [laughs]
[Mia chuckles]

364
00:17:05,577 --> 00:17:07,162
[cell phone buzzes]

365
00:17:13,585 --> 00:17:17,297
‐ Ah... I, I really needed this.
So thank you guys.

366
00:17:17,297 --> 00:17:20,926
‐ You headed out?
Which dorm? I'll, I'll walk you.

367
00:17:20,926 --> 00:17:23,137
‐ No, no, no. You stay.

368
00:17:23,137 --> 00:17:26,431
Um, I live off campus.

369
00:17:27,266 --> 00:17:28,725
But...

370
00:17:30,727 --> 00:17:33,063
Here's... here's my number.

371
00:17:33,063 --> 00:17:36,275
Um, I want to see you again.

372
00:17:37,067 --> 00:17:38,318
‐ I'd love that.

373
00:17:42,406 --> 00:17:44,533
‐ So that's why you couldn't
come out today?

374
00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:46,410
Your mom got in your head?

375
00:17:46,410 --> 00:17:48,036
Vic, you could've just told me.

376
00:17:48,036 --> 00:17:51,415
‐ It's just embarrassing to care about
what your mom thinks.

377
00:17:51,415 --> 00:17:53,917
You're lucky that your parents
are so cool with it.

378
00:17:53,917 --> 00:17:55,836
‐ Yeah, now they are.

379
00:17:55,836 --> 00:17:58,005
It took my dad a minute.
VICTOR: Really?

380
00:17:58,005 --> 00:18:00,048
What do you mean?
BENJI: Well...

381
00:18:01,884 --> 00:18:04,178
A month after I came out,

382
00:18:04,178 --> 00:18:06,930
my dad said he wanted to have lunch.

383
00:18:06,930 --> 00:18:09,975
But as we're parking in the restaurant,

384
00:18:09,975 --> 00:18:13,312
I realize it's not a restaurant at all.

385
00:18:13,312 --> 00:18:15,105
It's a strip club.
‐ What?

386
00:18:15,105 --> 00:18:17,357
‐ I know. So, we go in,

387
00:18:17,357 --> 00:18:19,526
and he's sweating and beet red,

388
00:18:19,526 --> 00:18:22,196
just trying to act like
this is a totally normal thing

389
00:18:22,196 --> 00:18:23,864
for us to be doing together.

390
00:18:23,864 --> 00:18:27,993
He tells me, "It's cool if you're gay,
but how can you be so sure?"

391
00:18:27,993 --> 00:18:31,079
And he waves over a stripper
to give me a lap dance.

392
00:18:31,079 --> 00:18:32,956
‐ No!
‐ Swear to God.

393
00:18:32,956 --> 00:18:34,958
Her name was Jacuzzi.

394
00:18:34,958 --> 00:18:37,002
Anyway, some Pussycat Dolls song
comes on,

395
00:18:37,002 --> 00:18:40,756
and Jacuzzi puts
her glittery boobs right in my face.

396
00:18:40,756 --> 00:18:42,800
‐ So, so what did you do?

397
00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,343
‐ I shut it down.

398
00:18:44,343 --> 00:18:46,178
Gave Jacuzzi a nice tip,

399
00:18:46,178 --> 00:18:48,514
told her I was gay, and marched out.

400
00:18:51,099 --> 00:18:53,227
On the ride back,

401
00:18:53,227 --> 00:18:55,312
I told my dad

402
00:18:55,312 --> 00:18:58,190
nothing was ever gonna change who I was.

403
00:19:02,820 --> 00:19:03,862
What?

404
00:19:04,822 --> 00:19:05,989
‐ I'm sorry.

405
00:19:07,407 --> 00:19:10,828
For not being as brave as you are.

406
00:19:13,038 --> 00:19:16,583
I promise I'm trying.
Just... just please don't give up on me.

407
00:19:19,670 --> 00:19:23,340
‐ Victor.
[exhales]

408
00:19:23,340 --> 00:19:27,553
I don't think I could give up on you,

409
00:19:27,553 --> 00:19:29,138
even if I wanted to.

410
00:19:30,764 --> 00:19:33,517
We'll tell the school
when you're ready, okay?

411
00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,520
And, and if I wanna hold your hand,

412
00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:38,939
or do something boyfriendy,
then I'll just...

413
00:19:40,357 --> 00:19:41,942
I'll just do this.

414
00:19:44,945 --> 00:19:46,947
[chuckles softly]

415
00:19:48,407 --> 00:19:50,117
It'll be our little secret.

416
00:19:51,034 --> 00:19:52,202
Okay?

417
00:19:54,204 --> 00:19:57,416
‐ ♪ We're only halfway... ♪

418
00:20:00,711 --> 00:20:02,087
ISABEL: Hi.
‐ Hey.

419
00:20:02,087 --> 00:20:05,466
‐ Adrian! Papi's here
to drive you to school!

420
00:20:05,466 --> 00:20:06,800
‐ Is Victor here?

421
00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,052
After that fight last night,
I just wanted to see him.

422
00:20:09,052 --> 00:20:12,139
‐ No. He said he had to go to school early
for a "thing."

423
00:20:12,139 --> 00:20:14,391
Pretty sure that "thing" was avoiding me.
[tea kettle whistling]

424
00:20:14,391 --> 00:20:16,185
‐ Well, I didn't sleep a wink.

425
00:20:16,185 --> 00:20:18,770
Instead, I ended up going down
an internet rabbit hole.

426
00:20:18,770 --> 00:20:21,607
Do not Google "dad with gay teen,"
by the way.
[liquid pouring]

427
00:20:21,607 --> 00:20:24,610
I'm not sure I can call myself
a Catholic anymore.
[Isabel laughs]

428
00:20:24,610 --> 00:20:27,613
But no, I, I did wind up
finding something useful.

429
00:20:27,613 --> 00:20:30,991
There's a group for parents with gay kids.

430
00:20:30,991 --> 00:20:33,619
They have a chapter in midtown.
Meets every other Tuesday.

431
00:20:33,619 --> 00:20:35,913
‐ I am not airing
our family's dirty laundry

432
00:20:35,913 --> 00:20:37,414
in front of a group of strangers.

433
00:20:37,414 --> 00:20:40,042
‐ Well, Isa, something's gotta change.

434
00:20:41,710 --> 00:20:43,212
Right now we're losing him.

435
00:20:44,797 --> 00:20:46,006
[sighs]

436
00:20:48,258 --> 00:20:50,344
‐ I actually think you're actually getting
worse at driving.

437
00:20:50,344 --> 00:20:53,138
‐ I lightly grazed a mailbox. Boo‐hoo.

438
00:20:53,138 --> 00:20:54,431
[Mia chuckles softly]

439
00:20:54,431 --> 00:20:57,142
Hey! I see you spreading rumors,
Marjorie Nelson!

440
00:20:57,142 --> 00:20:59,520
Mind your business,
or I will tell everyone

441
00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,271
you have two vaginas!

442
00:21:01,271 --> 00:21:03,398
I don't know why, but like,
that seems believable to me.

443
00:21:03,398 --> 00:21:05,400
‐ Ah, just ignore her.

444
00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,945
All the gossip will blow over eventually.

445
00:21:07,945 --> 00:21:09,905
‐ You're being very Zen about this.

446
00:21:09,905 --> 00:21:11,365
‐ Mmm.
[cell phone chimes]

447
00:21:13,492 --> 00:21:17,204
[chuckles] I guess I'm just over
the high school drama.

448
00:21:17,204 --> 00:21:20,499
VICTOR:
Hey. Mia. Can we talk for a second?

449
00:21:21,834 --> 00:21:23,085
‐ Mm‐hmm.

450
00:21:24,336 --> 00:21:26,755
‐ I don't know if you saw,
but I, I texted you a bunch last night,

451
00:21:26,755 --> 00:21:28,799
and‐‐
‐ Yeah. I saw.

452
00:21:28,799 --> 00:21:31,218
‐ I just‐‐ I want to say sorry.

453
00:21:31,218 --> 00:21:33,262
For everything, like‐‐

454
00:21:33,262 --> 00:21:34,638
All these rumors started

455
00:21:34,638 --> 00:21:36,598
because I was too scared
to come out, and‐‐

456
00:21:36,598 --> 00:21:39,476
‐ The rumors started
because it's high school. [laughs]

457
00:21:39,476 --> 00:21:41,436
I mean, Creekwood gonna Creekwood.

458
00:21:41,436 --> 00:21:42,729
‐ Yeah. I, I guess,

459
00:21:42,729 --> 00:21:46,024
but still, you don't deserve this,

460
00:21:46,024 --> 00:21:48,026
and if there's anything I can do‐‐
‐ Okay. Victor. Victor.

461
00:21:48,026 --> 00:21:50,529
You don't owe me anything.

462
00:21:50,529 --> 00:21:53,198
You're not my boyfriend anymore.

463
00:21:55,075 --> 00:21:56,827
‐ I know I'm not your boyfriend.

464
00:21:58,036 --> 00:22:02,166
But we're not nothing to each other.
Are we?

465
00:22:05,711 --> 00:22:07,379
‐ I don't know what we are.

466
00:22:08,505 --> 00:22:09,840
I'll see you around.

467
00:22:16,430 --> 00:22:18,807
‐ What do you mean
you can't afford to go to Billie Eilish?

468
00:22:18,807 --> 00:22:20,893
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

469
00:22:22,102 --> 00:22:23,812
‐ What about your pretzel money?

470
00:22:23,812 --> 00:22:25,731
‐ Something more important came up.

471
00:22:29,651 --> 00:22:31,278
‐ Hey, handsome.

472
00:22:31,278 --> 00:22:32,696
‐ Careful.

473
00:22:44,583 --> 00:22:49,254
♪

474
00:22:55,969 --> 00:22:58,764
‐ What are you doing?
‐ What I should have done yesterday.

475
00:23:02,976 --> 00:23:06,063
Excuse me. Hey!

476
00:23:08,941 --> 00:23:12,361
Uh... so...

477
00:23:12,361 --> 00:23:14,404
Not that it's anyone's business,

478
00:23:14,404 --> 00:23:17,616
but Mia didn't cheat on me.

479
00:23:18,867 --> 00:23:22,663
And it's also not her fault
that we broke up.

480
00:23:24,456 --> 00:23:27,709
It's not anyone's fault. Um...

481
00:23:28,669 --> 00:23:30,254
The truth is...

482
00:23:32,464 --> 00:23:34,633
I'm gay...

483
00:23:34,633 --> 00:23:38,137
and I'm with Benji now.

484
00:23:38,137 --> 00:23:40,264
[students murmuring]
STUDENT: Aw, that's so cute!

485
00:23:40,264 --> 00:23:42,224
VICTOR:
I‐I don't want it to be a secret anymore,

486
00:23:42,224 --> 00:23:46,353
because I'm happy about it. Like...

487
00:23:46,353 --> 00:23:48,647
Like really, really happy.

488
00:23:48,647 --> 00:23:50,524
STUDENT [softly]: That's cool.
STUDENT 2: Yeah.

489
00:23:52,401 --> 00:23:56,071
‐ So, uh... yeah.

490
00:23:56,071 --> 00:23:59,616
Uh, we won't be
taking any questions at this time.

491
00:24:06,206 --> 00:24:09,334
‐ ♪ I didn't know then
what I know now ♪

492
00:24:09,334 --> 00:24:10,752
VICTOR:
Dear Simon,

493
00:24:10,752 --> 00:24:12,463
it wasn't as smooth as I planned,

494
00:24:12,463 --> 00:24:15,883
but Benji and I are
officially out at Creekwood.

495
00:24:15,883 --> 00:24:18,969
To be honest, I don't know
how people are gonna react,

496
00:24:18,969 --> 00:24:21,472
and I don't care.

497
00:24:21,472 --> 00:24:24,016
You taught me everything I know
about being brave.

498
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And, and who knows?

499
00:24:25,267 --> 00:24:27,644
Maybe one day I can inspire someone
to be themselves,

500
00:24:27,644 --> 00:24:29,271
the same way you inspired me.

501
00:24:29,271 --> 00:24:30,981
‐ ♪ Don't let go ♪

502
00:24:30,981 --> 00:24:33,650
♪ 'Cause heaven is a hand to hold ♪
VICTOR: Love, Victor.

503
00:24:34,526 --> 00:24:36,153
‐ ♪ Ooh ♪

504
00:24:36,153 --> 00:24:37,905
♪ Ooh... ♪

505
00:24:37,905 --> 00:24:41,617
♪ Ooh‐ooh‐ooh ♪

506
00:24:41,617 --> 00:24:43,202
♪ Ooh ♪

507
00:24:43,202 --> 00:24:44,953
♪ Ooh... ♪

508
00:24:44,953 --> 00:24:48,040
♪ Ooh‐ooh‐ooh ♪