Girls Like Girls (2026)

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(grand orchestral fanfare

playing)

(birds chirping)

-(birds chirping)

-(bicycle buzzing softly)

(bicycle clicks,

continues buzzing)





(lively chatter)

(sighs)



(sighs)

("Speak Slow" by Tegan and Sara

playing over headphones)

You wait up for me,

I don't wake up for you

Would you like the company

or are you sick of me?

When your love lets you go,

you only want love more

Even when love wasn't

what you were looking for

Speak slow, tell me, love,

where do we go?

Oh, oh, where do we go?

Oh, oh,

where do we go?

-TRENTON: Who are you texting?

-GOOSE: What do I want?

-Sorry, what do we want?

-TRENTON: Grilled cheese.

-Grilled cheese.

-GOOSE: No.

You break down

and plead your case

I don't know what to say...

No, I want grilled cheese first.

-GOOSE: No, we got that

last weekend. -Please?

And now I'm at it all again

On these streets

that I leave...

-She's pretty cute.

-Who?

ALEX:

That girl sitting over there.

-GOOSE: Hey, hottie, come here!

-ALEX: No.

My friend really wants

to talk to you.

ALEX:

No, he doesn't. No, he doesn't.

GOOSE (muffled):

Help! Help!

-Help!

-Nothing to see here.

-GOOSE: Mommy!

-SONYA: Guys, stop.

-Stop. Stop it. Stop it.

-GOOSE: Come here. Come here!

TRENTON: Stop it, both of you.

What-what is wrong with you?

-Alex. Stop it. -GOOSE: What?

I'm sorry. I'm trying to...

(song continues faintly

over headphones)

(chatter at other table

continues indistinctly)

-ALEX: Shut up.

-SONYA: Oh, thank you.

(gasps) Yay!

ALEX:

Great. Now she's coming.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

SONYA:

Never seen you before.

Come sit.

GOOSE: Well, you don't

have to overreact.

I'm Sonya.

SJ:

What the hell?

You guys just left me there.

I had to call my dad

-to come get me.

-SONYA: It was Trenton.

-He told us to just leave you.

-Mm-mm. Mm-mm. No, no, no.

-SJ: My knees are so jacked up.

-GOOSE: Oh. Oh, no.

ALEX:

Oh, and we're moving.

TRENTON: We didn't know

what was happening.

-GOOSE: Oh, mama.

-Could you please get me a Coke?

-GOOSE: He's thirsty. -SJ:

I went down for you, as*h*le.

You get me a Coke.

And a pretzel.

-I deserve carbs.

-TRENTON: Y-You're right there.

I-I'd have to do

a whole thing...

You're just, like, two steps.

Please.

Wait. Who's this?

(laughter)

-I'm Coley.

-GOOSE: Oh.

They say the quietest ones

are the smartest.

-They listen. -SONYA: We found

her sitting all alone.

-SJ: How horrible.

-Sonya has a thing for strays.

-GOOSE: Lovely name.

-I mean, I guess

that's how I found you.

(laughs)

-TRENTON: Okay, I'm out.

-SONYA: Oh.

-I'm gonna go smoke a cig.

-Okay.

-(Sonya scoffing)

-ALEX: That was quick.

-SJ: Uh, okay.

-SONYA: What's wrong with him?

SJ: Oh, uh, have you heard

from Brooke yet?

No. I mean, I just texted her,

but my mom was giving me,

like, literal hell this morning.

SJ:

That's so f*cked.

Oh, my God,

did you take my mood ring?

-SONYA: Uh, no. -SJ: I swear,

it's, like, a gimmick.

So, uh, how do you guys

know each other?

Uh, we live here.

-(door opens) -SJ: Hey.

Brooke's down at the lake.

She says it's on over there.

-GOOSE: Shotgun.

-ALEX: Shotgun.

-GOOSE: Oh, I called it first.

-ALEX: No, no, no, no, no.

-GOOSE: I called it first.

-ALEX: No, no, no.

TRENTON:

Sonya, come on.

-SONYA: Yeah.

-GOOSE: f*ck off. I...

-I called shotgun.

-TRENTON: Yeah.

Sonya.

Hey, we're swimming with

friends at Cliffs Edge Trail.

Cool.

Well, if it's so cool,

you coming or what?

-GOOSE: Let's go!

-SONYA: I'm coming!

Please move!

(engine starts)

(indistinct chatter)

SJ:

Watch the knees.

(indistinct chatter continues)

SJ:

Brooke?

BROOKE:

Who's that?

ALEX:

Coley.

Glad we didn't scare you off.

You gonna be a senior this year?

-Yeah.

-Well, lucky for you,

you got a couple more months

to get used to us.

(laughs)

Yeah, I actually, um...

Bro! Don't ruin my...

-Bro, stop. -You're all dry

and warm, though.

-(chuckles) You swimming?

-Bro.

No, thanks.

TRENTON:

Come on, we don't bite.

BROOKE:

Here, this one smells so good.

TRENTON: It's like a hundred

degrees today. Get in.

I actually think

I'm gonna get going.

You can't get wet?

-What?

-Uh...

-It's really not that scary.

-No, Trenton.

-What if we do it together?

-No.

-Come on. No? No? Okay.

-No.

No, stop! What are you doing?

-We're having an adventure.

-Stop!

-Trenton, just put her down.

-Stop! Put me down! Stop!

Put me down!

Stop. Let me go. Let me down.

-Okay, okay.

-No, stop! (screams)

(laughter)

(muffled chatter)

(muffled laughter)

BROOKE:

Such an as*h*le.

(laughter)

ALEX: Trenton,

you are such an as*h*le.

TRENTON (laughing):

I just wanted to cool her down.

-BROOKE: Why is she not

smiling? -She's soaking wet.

(indistinct chatter continues)

SJ: No, don't get...

Sorry. He's sorry.

(sniffling)

Hey! Hey, wait up.

Look, Trenton can be

an a*s sometimes,

but I swear he's a good guy.

I've known him, like, forever.

Yeah, he seems great.

Hey, don't be mad at me.

-I didn't do anything.

-You were laughing.

I didn't know what else to do.

So you just go along

with whatever,

as long as you get

to be part of it?

(scoffing):

Okay, wow. Harsh and untrue.

Then what was that?

Trenton was just

messing around, and I-I...

I-I don't know.

Look, you don't even know me,

and you're judging me?

Like, I ran over here

to make sure you were okay,

and now you're just acting

like some wet, grumpy b*tch.

(sobbing softly)

I'm so sorry. I don't...

I don't know why I said that.

It's fine.

It's not that. I just...

-I don't know.

-Hey, hey.

Can we start over?

I feel terrible.

-Don't...

-Please. Please.

You have to let me

redeem myself, okay?

Honestly, I'm just stupid.

I make terrible choices--

ask anyone--

but I don't usually make people

cry on first hangs, you know.

(both laughing)

I should probably get going.

I live all the way

on Kingsley Street, so Curt...

my dad is probably

waiting for me.

We need to have, like,

a proper hang sometime.

Give me your number.

My phone is dead now.

Right.

We can be old-fashioned.

You got a pen in there?

Um...

Honestly, Coley, I'm not

used to doing all the work

-like you're making me do here.

-(bag unzips)

(bag zips shut)

Arm.



Those are zeros.

You know, you could've just

given that to me

on paper, right?

(posh accent):

Darling, it's called romance.

(laughing):

Oh, my God.

(normal accent):

Hey, Coley.

Yeah?

Promise you'll

message me tonight?

-Promise.

-(Sonya chuckles softly)



(door closes)

CURTIS:

Hey.

How was your day?

(shower water running)

(typing)

-(taps keys)

-(groans softly)





(sighs softly)

(birds chirping)

-(yawns)

-(knocking at door)

CURTIS:

Cole, you decent? Coming up.

Hey.

Morning.

Uh, I got to go into town.

Do you want to come?

Grab some lunch?

Get to know each other?

No, I'm good.

Okay.

Well, I'll leave you alone.

(softly):

f*ck.

(sighs) sh*t.

(over headphones):

Perfect scene

The sky so blue

I just wanna live in color

-I just wanna...

-(music stops)

(sighs softly)









(door opens downstairs)

(door closes downstairs)

(indistinct chatter downstairs)

CURTIS: I got to be honest,

I've been so worried

'cause she's new

to the neighborhood.

She hasn't had

that many friends around--

or any, really-- so just

to see someone, uh, it's...

-your visiting, it's exciting.

-Yeah!

By the way, I love your house.

-It's so cool.

-Oh. Thank you. Thank...

-Yeah, it's super sick.

-Well, I inherited it,

-so I can't take credit for it.

-Oh, I love the wood.

-It's really vintage.

-Oh, thanks. Yeah.

There you are.

-Hey.

-CURTIS: Hey.

Uh, I got to get going.

I got to run some errands.

-Very nice to meet you, Sonya.

-Nice to meet you.

You're welcome anytime.

Cole, I'll see you in a bit.

And you guys have fun.

So what are you doing here?

Well, you didn't message me,

so...

you broke your promise.

I showered.

-Yeah.

-(laughs)

So what do you want to do?

How do you know

I want to hang out with you?

-Oh, my God. Let's go!

-(chuckles)

Do you do this a lot?

(laughs)

I mean, fake I.D.'s

can be kind of hard

in a town where everyone

knows everyone.

(laughs):

So...

SJ's actually still kind of

pissed at me for ditching her.

Whoops.

Getting left behind sucks.

Someone leave you behind?

My dad has plenty

of alcohol at home.

I don't think he would mind

if we...

What are you, a wimp?

No.

Prove it.

(entry bell jingles)

Hey.

(music playing faintly)

-Sorry, can you help me?

-Hi.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

Can you show me where that is?

-All right.

-Thank you.

(bottles clinking)

(chatter continues indistinctly)

What you got there?

SONYA: No, never mind.

This is good. Uh, yeah.

(entry bell jingles)

(laughing)



-(Sonya shouts, laughs)

-(gasps) Oh, my...

The look on your face.

(laughing):

You scared me.

I'm sorry. It was too good.

-Should we go?

-Yeah.

Let's go.

(both laughing)

Come on, come on, come on!

Mom, I'm home.

TRACY:

Sonya, where have you been?

You made me late again.

SONYA:

Mom, I'm here now.

-Mom, this is Coley.

-(Tracy sighs)

TRACY:

Hi, Coley.

Hon, would you get your sister

ready for bed?

I'm gonna be out late.

Bye, girls.

Bye, Mom.

(door closes)

Okay. (chuckles)

(over TV):

Hello. Come, join me.

(lighthearted music playing)

(chuckles)

Enjoying the movie?

Riveting.

CHARACTER (over TV): All you

have to do is trust yourself.

CHARACTER 2 (over TV):

I've never done this before.

(chatter continues indistinctly

over TV)

SONYA:

Okay, so... (chuckles)

why did I have to find out

you just moved here

-from San Diego from your dad?

-(Coley chuckles)

Beats me.

(Sonya scoffs)

Okay.

So, what, do I have to find out

you have a boyfriend

-from there, too?

-(Coley laughs)

Are you and that Trenton guy,

like...

What?

You know.

Mm. I'm emotionally

unavailable to all.

(whispering):

Hey.

Let's go hang in my room.

She's fine.

I'm gonna put on some music.

Okay.

(sighs)

-Very award-heavy.

-(both laugh)

(music playing faintly

over stereo)

(Sonya sighs)

What, are you,

like, famous or something?

(chuckles) No, I'm not famous.

My mom, she's just had me

in competitive dancing

since I was like five.

Competitive?

Yeah. It means I win.

-A lot.

-Oh.

(both chuckle)

Can I see?

You want me to dance? (laughs)

I've never seen

a competitive dance before,

so how would I know

the difference between

a competitive

and noncompetitive dance?

I mean, it's not like a recital.

It's not just, like,

a show for your parents.

Can I just see one thing?

Fine, but I'm not

gonna go full-out.

And, for the record, I don't

do this for just anyone.

Okay.

I think I danced this like...

two years ago,

and, um, it was actually

quite sweet

'cause, um, I had just learned

how to do

changing spot fouetts,

and I was the first

on my dance team to do that.

("Notice" by Hayley Kiyoko

playing over stereo)

(both laugh)

You squeezed the juice

and I drank it

I was confused

when I noticed you

'Cause I noticed you

Let me in your head,

what you thinking?

It's all so new

When I noticed you

'Cause I noticed you

-Hey

-What you hiding from?

I'm right here

Gonna overdose

'Cause we all unfold

Yeah, we all unfold

When I look into

your honey eyes

Swallowed up your disguise

When I noticed you

'Cause I noticed you

Hey...

Ah, sh*t.

Oh, my God.

-You good? My God.

-sh*t.

-Are... are you okay?

-Yeah. No, no, no. I'm fine.

Yeah, that was...

-That was so stupid.

-Well...

-Ow. (laughs)

-Thank you, competitive dancer.

You showed me a really,

really competitive dance.

Hey, I won for that song.

-Congrats. (laughs)

-(scoffs)

Okay, then you dance.

If you're gonna make fun.

-Okay, fine.

-(gasps)

Yay! Okay. (laughs)

Give me something sad.

-Raw. Achy.

-(song stops)

So something just like you?

-(scoffing): Oh, okay.

-(laughs)

Where are we?

("Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap

playing)

-(chuckling): Oh, my God.

-(Sonya laughing)

What the hell

-Is going on...

-Yo. -(both laugh)

This was kind of a big deal

'cause I was the first one

on my team

to raise my arms like this.

(both laughing)

Okay. Okay.

Wow.

-Oh, my God.

-(laughing)

It's so cute.

(both laughing)

Um, I'll be right back.

And rub my eyes

This can't be happening

When busy streets

A mess with people

Would stop to hold

Their heads heavy

Hide and seek

Trains and sewing machines

All those years

They were

Here first

Oily marks

Appear on walls

Where pleasure moments

Hung before

The takeover

The sweeping

insensitivity...

(toilet flushes)

(knocks)

Sonya?

SONYA:

Yep?

Are you okay?

(clears throat) Yeah, I'm fine.

I mean, the-the champagne

and everything

was just a bad combo,

and I have to put Emma

to bed soon.

(breathing heavily):

I'm sorry.

Oh, um... it's okay.

Um, if you want to head home,

I'll, um... I'll-I'll AIM you.

Promise.

Oh.

Okay. Uh...

well, night.

(Sonya clears throat)

(sportscast playing

indistinctly over TV)

CURTIS:

Hey.

Hey.

There's some, um, leftovers

in the kitchen if you want.

I'm good.

Wait, do you want to watch TV?

I'm hogging this thing.

I-I watch

way too much television.

I'm fine.

Where'd you get that jacket?

It was my mom's.

Technically, that jacket

used to be mine,

and she took it from me

years ago

and never gave it back.

She always said it looked

way better on her than me.

It looks way better

on you, though.

You-you wear it

better than anybody.

(chuckles)

-I'm gonna go to my room now.

-No, it looks...

(door closes)

-(birds chirping)

-(insects trilling)

(door opening sound effect

plays over computer)

(sighs)

(Coley chuckles)

(message chimes)

("Lungs" by Hayley Kiyoko

playing)

(knocking)

Tempered air

(both laughing)

Up above

Truth or dare

On my tongue

(both laughing)

-Exploding flares

-(chuckles)

Filled with diamonds

It's the first time

I've ever seen one

Fight me here, baby

Fight me there, oh, oh, oh

-Night

-Night.

Burn me up, baby

Burn me up till it shows

Take me on

all your crazy turns

I'll follow

Just breathe, breathe for me

Breathe, breathe for me

Breathe,

breathe for me

Breathe, breathe for me

It's nice to hold

your hand for free

Look what he texted.

Forget the promises

You promised me

(muffled, indistinct chatter)

The steps behind us whisper

Through the trees

We just sigh

We just sigh

(indistinct chatter, laughter)

BROOKE:

Trenton, your car is disgusting.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

SJ (laughing):

Oh. Stop.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

I want you

For my lungs

All of you

-In my lungs

-(laughs)

I'll follow you

-Till I get enough.

-(both squealing)

-(song fades)

-(Sonya groaning)

(laughing):

I'm sorry.

(both laughing)

I, uh...

I heard that if you stare

at someone long enough,

you'll get high,

-but it has to be in the eye.

-(Sonya laughs)

It's something in the brain

chemicals. I don't know.

(both laughing)

Well, I want to get high.

Me, too.

(laughs) Okay, so how long

should we stare for?

Probably till we're

tripping ba*ls.

(both laughing)

Okay.



(both laughing)

-TRENTON: Oops.

-Trenton!

(laughs) Look at this.

There's something

on my skin, babe.

It's all itchy.

I don't know what to do.

SONYA:

Okay, let me see.

Yeah, that's poison ivy.

TRENTON:

Can you fix it?

ALEX:

sh**t. You okay?

COLEY:

Yeah, I'm fine. (clears throat)

-TRENTON: I-I know.

-SONYA: Okay.

-Look.

-I'll go get the first aid kit.

All right. Got to put

some calamine on that.

Thank you. You're the best.

(Sonya chuckles)

-Oh, thanks, babe.

-Yeah.

-No, no, no. Don't put that

stuff on me. -What? Okay.

-TRENTON: It's pink.

-SONYA: I mean, it's so gross.

You have to let me treat it.

I can't have pink cream

all over my body.

Can you just...

Is there anything else less g*y?

-C-Can we go?

-SONYA: Where?

Brooke's parents are

out of town, remember?

We're gonna go hang.

So just get your stuff

and say goodbye to Coley.

Let's go.

ALEX:

You should come hang, too.

We've got plans.

TRENTON:

What kind of plans?

COLEY:

"None of your business" plans.

TRENTON: (scoffs)

You're surrounding yourself

-with b*tches lately, Sonya.

-(scoffs) Shut up.

TRENTON: And you know what they

say about the company you keep.

SONYA:

All right, we're leaving.

-Okay.

-You boys can go.

Yeah? All right.

TRENTON:

Wait, I thought we were...

-SONYA: Goodbye.

-TRENTON: Okay.

-(Sonya and Coley laughing)

-ALEX: Come on, bro. Let's go.

(birds chirping)

COLEY: Has he always been

so possessive?

Like all guys.

Okay, well, he needs to change.

SONYA (chuckling):

Coley, guys don't change.

Girls just tell themselves

that they will if they love us,

but what actually happens

is that the girl changes

so that they'll

keep on loving us.

Okay, but that life philosophy

doesn't say anything

about the girl

actually loving the guy.

Why do you think that is?

Mm... Love is about sacrifice.

I mean, that's what

my mom always tells me.

Do you think it's easy--

loving someone?

I think love is

a shitload of things, but...

I don't think

making yourself smaller

to be with another person

is worth it.

Ever.

Well, Trenton doesn't make me...

(laughs) I didn't say his name.

You did.

O-Okay, well, he's just being

super annoying right now,

so... whatever.

(Coley chuckles)

Come on.

I want to take you

to my secret spot.

-Oh?

-Yeah.

-Okay.

-Oh. Are you gonna race me?

I'm gonna beat you there. Yeah.

-You're gonna beat me? Go!

-Yeah. (laughing)

-COLEY: Look at this.

-SONYA: Ooh. Ooh!

(chuckling)

(laughter)

SONYA: Oh, I should've

brought a T-shirt.

I need you to carry me.

COLEY:

I definitely can't carry you.

SONYA:

Carry me, Coley.

Come on. Okay, come here.

-Come here. Giddyap!

-Sonya!

-Giddyap! Go!

-(groans, laughs)

Go!

(Sonya groaning)

-Ow.

-Ouch.

-It's okay.

-(both laughing)

Mm. I'm cold.

Here.

Yay! Thank you.

(Sonya laughs)

Mmm. That smells good.

You're a dancer.

Aren't you supposed to be

a little bit more graceful

than that?

(scoffs) I'm a dancer.

Oh, I know.

You danced for me, remember?

(Coley groans mockingly)

-(scoffs)

-(laughing)

I'm way better than that,

you know?

Excuse me.

I literally threw up

after watching you dance.

I was like... (mimics retching)

and you were like,

"La, la, la, la, la."

(both yelling playfully)



(both laughing)

SONYA:

I think...

you need some lessons.

Uh, what?

Okay. Come on.

-'Kay.

-Arms up.

What? No.

-No noodle arms.

-(laughing): Ow.

Bad noodle.

(whining):

Coley.

-(chuckling)

-Oh.

Wow.



(both chuckling softly)

(chuckles, groans)

(both laugh)

(Sonya sighs)

-Coley.

-Mm-hmm?

I don't know if it's

'cause we're spinning,

but everything's spinning

right now.

-You good?

-Mm-hmm.

-Mm-mm.

-(laughs)

(soft chuckle)

You're, like...

really pretty.

I think you're

really pretty, too.

(Sonya chuckling)

I also think

you're really drunk.

(short chuckle)

You gonna remember

dancing with me tomorrow?

(Sonya chuckles)

Look...

I may be drunk, but...

I know what I'm doing.

Sometimes the next day,

I'm like, "Oh, sh*t," but...

...I don't forget.

Anything.

I like...

your life.

My mom can be so judgmental

and hard on me, and...

I feel like I can never

do anything right.

I just wish she was more chill,

like your dad.

He left when I was

really young, so...

I don't really know him.

It was always just more

me and my mom.

You never mention her.

Yeah, um...

She passed away.

End of last year.

Coley, I'm so sorry.

COLEY:

Just...

(crying):

She wasn't well.

Not for a while.

-Sorry.

-It's okay.

I know I'm not making

any sense...

...but it's just that...

...she...

...she kind of did it

to herself.

She wasn't trying to, but...

...she also wasn't

not trying to.

Coley.

-(Coley's breath trembling)

-Hey.

(takes deep breath)

I just...

I feel like she died

without ever really knowing me.

Coley.

-Hey.

-(crying softly)

Do you know

how incredible you are?

Olive juice.

What?

(both laugh)

I...

...love...

...juice.

Olive juice, too.

Hey.



(heavy breathing)



(phone vibrating)

(phone vibrating)

-(sighs softly)

-(phone vibrating)

(Sonya scoffs)

Hey, are you okay?

No, it's just my mom.

I-I just got to go.

Okay.

-Night.

-Night.

(crickets chirping)

(sighs softly)





(heavy breathing)

(door opening sound effect

plays over computer)

(typing)



(chuckles)

(typing)

-(door closing sound effect)

-(Coley sighs)

(bicycle rattling)



(lively chatter)

(dance music playing inside)

Sorry.

Sorry.

(dance music continues)

BROOKE:

Ah! Coley! Coley.

-Hi.

-How've you been?

Good.

Uh, thanks for reaching out.

I didn't know that this

was still happening, so...

Of course. Oh, my God.

So, the guy from

the other night showed up,

-so I'm gonna go say hi.

-(laughing): Oh, my God. Yes.

Hey, you know,

but, like, how are you?

-I'm fine.

-(Sonya squeals, laughs)

SONYA:

Oh, my gosh, you came!

(Sonya and Brooke laughing)

Did Brooksey text you?

BROOKE: Okay, I think I need

to call in sick tomorrow.

Oh, my God, Brooke,

you literally started today.

Yeah, I know, drunky,

but you literally leave Sunday,

and I'm gonna be so hungover.

Wait, you're leaving?

(Sonya squeals)

-TRENTON: There she is.

-SONYA: Oh, my God! Hi!

-Giddyap! (laughs)

-Okay.

-SJ: Sonya, you need water.

-No, I don't.

TRENTON:

Sorry about that.

Okay, that's literally

so annoying.

-Oh, Brooke!

-No, she's been, like,

totally blowing him off,

and then she gets to decide

when it's back on

and blow us off?

-It's just...

-No, it's bullshit!

I'm, like, so over it.

COLEY:

Sorry.

(sighs)



(knocking)

Okay, just a sec.

SONYA:

Coley, is that you?

(faucet running)

(shuts off faucet)

(scoffs)

I can't believe you didn't

tell me how bad I looked.

-(scoffs)

-You don't look bad.

Liar.

I can't believe you didn't

tell me that you're leaving.

Mm... thought I did.

Where are you going?

It's just this, like,

dance camp intensive

that, like, my mom makes me go,

like, every year,

and, like,

I'll be back in August.

Well, are we still gonna talk

while you're gone or...

Yeah, I don't...

I don't think I can.

I just really need to focus.

Okay, did I do something or...

(sighs) What?

You seem really distant,

and, like, you're not being

yourself with me and...

Look, Coley,

I just have a lot

going on right now,

and, like, I don't have time

for much, like...

I can't handle this.

Handle what?

Handle me?

Coley...

you're at a party.

Go mingle.

You don't have to sit alone

looking so sorry for yourself.

(knocking)

PARTYGOER:

Hurry up. I have to pee.

-I'm sorry.

-COLEY: No.

-(door opens)

-SONYA: Hey, Coley.

Hey. Hey, are you mad at me?

-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

-Just get away from me.

No. Why are you acting like

I don't even matter to you?

Just...

-Please. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

-I don't understand.

Just, everything

has been so hard.

-You know I care about...

-(clears throat) Sorry.

I don't know what got into me.

I'm really sorry.

I just...

I suck.

I just suck.

You don't suck, Sonya.

Okay?

Olive juice.

Olive juice, too.

(both laughing)

("Sexy Boy" by Air playing)

Sexy boy

Oh.

-(both laughing)

-Sexy boy

-Hi. I'm Coley.

-(laughing)

I'm not sure if we've met.

SONYA:

Mm.

Sexy boy

Funny.

Feels like

I've known you forever.

(song continues

with singing in French)

(chuckling)

Why do you always feel so good?

Sexy boy

Sexy boy

(song continues

with singing in French)

-(knocking)

-BROOKE: Open up!

-Hey, it's okay.

-SONYA: f*ck.

BROOKE:

Who the f*ck is in my room?

Who locked my door?

TRENTON: Who's hooking up

in there? We need the room.

Damn.

BROOKE:

I was looking for you.

Wait, what the hell

are you guys doing in my room?

TRENTON:

Hold on. You locked her in here?

-Wh-What? -Hey, Trenton,

just calm down. Let's just go.

TRENTON: What the f*ck

were you guys doing in there?

Nothing.

TRENTON (chuckling):

What? Sonya.

(sighs)

You can get out of my room now.

Go.

("Try Again" by Myra Molloy

playing)

How can I just try again

When the feeling's

hard to mend?

How can I just try again?

PARTYGOER: Would you like

to have another beer?

Woo-hoo!

I can't find

the ways to begin.

(breath shuddering)

(laughter, indistinct chatter)

-Ow!

-Oh, sorry.

I've missed you.

-Trenton.

-What?

I can't. I can't. I'm drunk.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, look at me.

(breathing heavily)

What's wrong?

Please don't hate me.

Are you serious?

I don't know.

You're like a completely

different person.

-I'm sorry, okay? I don't...

-Y-You've been ignoring me

-for weeks.

-I don't know what I want.

-Hey.

-Hanging on to that girl

-like you're her b*tch and...

-Hey. Hey.

-No, no, don't touch me.

-Please don't be mad at me.

-Don't touch me.

-Please.

You're embarrassing

yourself, Sonya.

(lively party chatter continues)

(Alex sighs)

Can I have some?

Only if you'll talk to me.

(sets cup down)

You have such sad eyes.

They're nice, though.

(Coley breathing heavily)

Uh, are you okay?

I just...

I, uh...

I heard about your mom.

You know, I'm here for you

if you need anything or...

Who told you that?

I... I thought everyone knew.

I need to go.

Did I do something?

-I thought...

-I need to go.

Coley, wait.

I'm driving you home.

(birds chirping)

(cars passing)

(sighs)

(breathing deeply)

(message chimes)

What?



(typing)

(typing)

(message chimes)

(rock music playing faintly)

Hey. Um...

My bike is still at Brooke's.

Can I get a ride?

I left something

back at Sonya's.

Sure.

I'll take you.

COLEY:

Okay, you can just stop here.

-You sure?

-Yeah. Stop.

(engine stops)

Okay, I'm just gonna walk back.

(door handle rattling)

Let me help you. It gets stuck.

Thanks.

-I can wait.

-Fine.

(doorbell rings)

(door opens)

TRACY:

Coley, hi.

How've you been?

Fine.

Sonya and the girls

are just out back.

BROOKE:

It was fine.

Whatever. I just, like,

felt so stupid.

-(laughing)

-SJ: Brooke's very brave.

Coley.

What are you doing here?

You have my jacket.

Oh.

It should be in my room.

You can just go grab it.

Sorry. (chuckles)

-I'll be right back.

-SJ: Okay.



It should be in here...

somewhere.

Um...

Sorry.

Here.

Is that all you need?

Yeah.

Okay.

(takes deep breath)

Okay. Bye.

Bye.

(Coley's breath trembling)

I know that you like me.

You kissed me.

You basically said

that you loved me.

(chuckles)

I don't know what to say, Coley.

I guess...

I'm just like that

with all my friends.

(sobbing)

(gasping breaths)

TRACY:

Coley, is everything okay?



CURTIS:

What happened?

Just take me home.

(crying):

Please just take me home.

-What happened?

-(engine starts)

COLEY:

Take me home.

(engine shuts off)

(door slams shut)

(sobbing)



CURTIS:

You okay?

I mean, you were so busy.

You were gone nonstop, and now

you haven't moved in days.

Yeah, I'm just

pretty boring, I guess.

We could do something.

There's nothing to do.

I could show you something

I've been working on here.

I'll bet you've been curious.

Maybe? I don't know.

I got into it back in the day

when I was, you know,

making music, and...

kind of a way to pay the bills.

I kind of stumbled into it

when a buddy of mine

gave me some beautiful stones.

It's pretty.

I made it for you.

It's a design

I've been working on

ever since I started.

Around the time I met your mom.

There's this box back there.

So much nostalgia.

Beautiful pictures, memories.

I... I haven't been able to go

through it yet, to be honest.

If you want to look

through it together, it's here.

She was a woman

of very high highs

and very low lows, your mother.

Why would you show this

to me right now?

Well, I was happy I found it.

I don't know, I thought

this year has been so crazy,

I-I thought maybe we could

look through it and we could...

we could talk.

I'm here. I just...

I want you to know that.

You were never there.

I was.

Every day.

Alone.

And you have no idea

what it was like.

I want you to tell me.

I'm trying to give you

your space,

but I want you to know

that I'm-I'm... I'm here.

I really want you to feel like

you can share with me, Nicole.

I understand that

you don't know me,

but I... I want to change that.

I want...

I want to get to know you.

Yeah, that's only

'cause you have to.

(Coley sniffles)

(door opens)

(door slams shut)





(entry bell jingles)

(groans)

BLAKE:

That bad, huh?

Unsweetened kind.

Just having one of those days,

you know?

sh*t, I'm having

one of those years, you know?

Yeah.

Well, I'm off at 5:00.

If you want something

stronger than...

chocolate.

(crickets chirping)

BLAKE: You can put

your bike right there.

-COLEY: Thanks.

-BLAKE: It'll be fine.

COLEY:

Okay.

You upstairs or...

No, it's around here.

Right this way.

-(Coley chuckles)

-My f*cking parents.

I have to keep

sneaking around and sh*t.

It's so... I mean, I can't wait

to get the hell out of here.

(siren wailing in distance)

CURTIS:

Cole?

-Yeah?

-Where were you last night?

-I was at a friend's.

-Okay, I...

I have no idea

where you've been.

I think we have to have

some sort of agreement

that you're-you're

at least home by midnight.

You know, that sounds more like

a curfew than an agreement.

Fine. Then it's a curfew.

Look, I-I-I feel really bad

I upset you the other day.

Oh. Well, that sucks for you.

Hey, stop.

You can't keep doing this.

-Doing what?

-Avoiding me.

I don't... I don't know

where you are.

I don't know what you're doing.

I don't know who you're with.

I need to know that you're safe.

Okay? You're scaring me.

Never scared you before.

Well, now you're

my responsibility.

Now?

Yeah, because you didn't care

at all before.

No, that's not true. I...

No, your first instinct

has always been

to put you first.

Nicole.

You were the first person

who ever taught me that...

I'm someone

that no one's gonna miss.

Cole.

Nicole.

-(door slams shut)

-Hey. Hey. Open the door.

-(knocking)

-Nicole.

-Open the door.

-(doorknob rattling)

Let me in.

Nicole, I am so sorry.

You're right.

I wasn't there.

I don't know what

your mom told you, but...

it's not what I wanted.

I wanted us all to be together.

But she didn't want that.

Did you know that?

She left me, too.



(birds chirping)

SKATEBOARDER:

Oh, that was sick, dude!

(excited chatter)

("Beauty in Ruin"

by Andrea Britton playing)

You built for me

Barriers so high

I can barely see...

-(coughing)

-(Blake snorts, laughs)

Whoa.

Aren't you feeling better now?

I'm feeling pretty good.

From these wounds

Wildflowers grow





Climb the walls

SONYA (whispering):

Coley.

You built for me

SONYA:

I can see you.

Coley.

Barriers so high

BLAKE:

You taste so good.

I can barely see.

-(song ends)

-(car horn honks)

(horn honks)

(horn honks)



(heavy, trembling breaths)

-(clattering upstairs)

-(Coley crying upstairs)

Nicole?

CURTIS:

What happened?

What's going on?

(crying):

I can't.

I just...

I'm never gonna be normal.

I'm just tired.

I hate this.

I hate feeling like this.

I just...

I just... I hate myself.

Why would you say that?

No, I mess...

I mess everything up.

Don't. Don't-don't...

don't say that, Cole.

I don't know why

I'm not good enough for anyone.

Mom gave up on me.

She probably hated me, too.

That's why I missed

my bus that day.

I just wanted a few more

minutes without her hating me.

If I had been home

early enough...

I can't.

Hey.

It's not your fault.

Cole, your mom loved you

so much.

I promise you.

Not enough. No.

She didn't love anything.

I know it's hard for you

to understand, but I think

maybe in that moment

all she was thinking about

was her own pain.

I just want to start over.

Me, too.

We can start over.

Let's start over.

We can. You got to...

You got to give yourself

a chance to grieve.

Think about what's happened

to you in the last year.

I promise you,

things are gonna get better.

How?

How is anything

gonna get better?

By being honest with each other.

You're not alone anymore.

I'm sorry.

Now you're stuck with me.

I missed out on too much.

I'm not gonna miss out

on-on any more.

And I know that my loss

is not the same as yours...

...but losing your mom...

...taught me that I'm never

gonna stop trying.

(sniffles)

I want to see you

find your person.

Find some person that doesn't

make you cry like this.

(Coley laughs, sniffles)

There is so much for you

to love about yourself, Coley.

I wish I could see it.

You will.

I promise.

(Coley sobs softly)

(bicycle rattling)

("Falling Through"

by Hayley Kiyoko playing)

Nothing's the same

Everything fades

Taking away

What to feel

When did it start

falling apart?

Is this real?

Never know why I even try...

-Hey, I'm Kendrick.

-Coley.

So let me, uh, show you around.

Yeah. Yeah.

This is your station

right here. Phone.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

Your server will be here

in just a moment.

Uh, yep.

(indistinct chatter, laughter)

We were not very cool.

Um, let's see what we got here.

Um, there's me

rocking and rolling.

-The '80s.

-Very.

(Coley laughs)

Um, this is my parents.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

(indistinct chatter, laughter)

-What?

-Stop questioning. (laughs)

This is a real story.

Oh. Hey, babe. (chuckles)

-This is my boyfriend Tye.

-TYE: It's so nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

-I'll see you, Cole.

-See you.

I'm falling through...

CURTIS:

Last but not least,

some delicious roasted potatoes.

-I'm so hungry.

-All right, good.

-What do you think?

-Mmm.

Really?

Safe and sound

Above the clouds

Won't look down

I'll find my way

I'm falling through

I'm falling through

I'm falling through.

(door opens)

(song fades)

(indistinct chatter,

light laughter)

KENDRICK:

All right.

MANAGER:

You work here, don't you?

KENDRICK:

All right, let's go,

-go, go, go, go, go.

-Yeah.

(slow drumbeat and handclaps)

SONYA:

Do an impression.

(indistinct chatter)

(Sonya laughing)

STAFF:

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Emma

Happy birthday to you.

(applause, whooping)

-Happy birthday!

-(laughter)

For Monday?

And a party of six. Okay, cool.

Great. Um, we'll see you then.

-Thank you for calling.

-(hangs up phone)

Hey, Coley.

Hey.

Thanks.

How are you?

(chuckles):

What are you doing here?

I work here.

You look great.

(chuckles)

Do you want to catch up?

Like, do you have a sec?

I'm really busy right now.

Okay.

Well, how about

after your shift is over?

I can just meet you back here.

I don't really think there's

anything for us to talk about.

Come on, Cole.

Okay, well, I'm off at 11:00.

Okay.

See you.

-(Coley speaking quietly)

-KENDRICK: They liked it,

-so that's all that matters.

-COLEY (chuckles): Yeah.

-See you tomorrow, Cole.

-See ya.

SONYA:

Hey.

It's good to see you.

So what's up?

We could sit in my car.

Sure.

I missed you.

(Sonya chuckles softly)

At camp... (chuckles)

this girl,

she literally whacked her elbow

into this guy's face

mid-rehearsal.

Had this, like, huge meltdown,

like, just blaming him.

I just saw you in the corner

dying laughing,

which then made me

start laughing,

and then she tried to fight me,

and it was just

this whole crazy thing.

I just...

...wish you were there.

Is that all?

Well, we haven't talked.

-Yeah.

-So...

Yeah, that's

kind of shitty, huh?

Okay, are you gonna

say something or...

I like you.

And it scares me

how much I like you,

and I don't know

what that means.

Like...

if I'm...

Maybe it's just you.

Maybe it's not that

and I'm just, like,

attracted to you.

(stammers) I mean, I...

Like, I-I know you're wrong,

but this just

-feels so right, and I...

-Wrong?

Are you saying

that I'm wrong now?

That's-that's not what I...

You know what I mean.

-Like, you're not...

-No. I can't talk to you.

I can't do this anymore.

Coley. Coley, wait!

I didn't... Wait.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean... I don't...

I don't...

I don't know what to do.

This is so new to me,

and you've...

you've just confused me.

I'm not a sounding board for

you to figure out your sh*t.

(crying): Can we just sit down

for one minute, please?

I, like...

...need you.

Like, I can't... sleep at night.

-All I imagine is...

-Stop, please.

Why-why are you saying this

to me right now?

-Because I want to be with you.

-Then be with me.

-I can't.

-(crying): Exactly.

This is just gonna be

an endless circle

of you telling me

all the reasons

how I'm wrong

and how we're wrong

and about how you want me

but you can't want me,

and you're not helping.

It just hurts.

I don't want to hurt you, Coley,

but this isn't just about me.

This is about my mom,

my-my friends.

What would people think of me?

That is all you think about--

what people are gonna think

about you-- and it's...

it's not even you.

I was doing fine

letting this go.

I-I can't do this anymore.

Please. Coley.

COLEY:

Leave me alone.



(typing)





(breathing deeply)

(quiet, indistinct chatter)

BROOKE: Okay,

let's not talk about school

for the rest of the summer.

Thank you very much.

(chatter continues indistinctly)

SJ:

Coley. Hey.

Uh, I wanted to invite you to

the party at my place tomorrow.

Look, I heard it got around--

your mom's, uh...

I want you to know

Sonya wasn't trying to gossip.

She was trying to understand

how to help you,

and she came to me to make sure

that she wasn't making it worse,

and then Trenton overheard us

and blabbed it all over.

I'm really sorry.

Look, I'm sure

you're over all of us,

but Sonya's been home a week

and she just seems so sad.

Not like herself.

I... I asked her about it,

and she told me

how she messed it all up,

so I thought maybe

if I explained...

Yeah. Thanks.

Come or don't--

uh, totally up to you.

I know it'd make Sonya happy.

We'll see.

Okay.

Bye.



(sighs)

(bicycle rattling)



(lively, indistinct chatter)

("An Honest Mistake"

by The Bravery playing)

PARTYGOERS (chanting):

Drink! Drink! Drink!

GOOSE:

I can't feel anything!

I am a god!

(partygoers cheering)

They move right through you

just like your breath

But sometimes

I still think of you

And I just wanted to

Just wanted you to know...

-SONYA: Trenton, stop.

-(Trenton chuckling)

-Stop. We're done, Trenton.

-(Trenton mutters)

-(Trenton mumbling drunkenly)

-(Sonya scoffs)

TRENTON:

(laughs) Oh, my God.

Where are you going?

I didn't know you were serious.

(Trenton muttering)

(door opens)

(Coley sighs)

(water splashing gently)

I'm so tired

of living like this.

All I do is run.

You could stop.

I could.

Ooh-ooh

("Girls Like Girls"

by Hayley Kiyoko playing)

Ooh-ooh

Stealing kisses

from your missus

Does it make you freak out?

Got you fussing,

got you worried

Scared to let

your guard down

Boys

Ooh-ooh, boys

Boys

Ooh-ooh, boys

Tell the neighbors

I'm not sorry

If I'm breaking walls down

Building your girl's

second story

Ripping all your floors out

Saw your face,

heard your name

Gotta get with you

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Isn't this why we came?

Gotta get with you

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Ooh-ooh

Boys

Ooh-ooh, boys

Always gonna

steal your thunder

Watch me like a dark cloud

On the move

collecting numbers

I'm-a take your girl out

We will be

Everything that

we'd ever need

Oh

Don't tell me,

tell me what I feel

I'm real and I don't

feel like boys

Ooh-ooh

I'm real and I don't

feel like boys

Saw your face,

heard your name

Gotta get with you

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Isn't this why we came?

Gotta get with you

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

I've been crossing

All the lines, all the lines

Kissed your girls

and made you cry

Boys

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

I'm real and I don't

feel like boys

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

I'm real and I don't

feel like boys

Saw your face,

heard your name

Gotta get with you

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Isn't this why we came?

Tell me if you feel it, too,

tell me

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new

Girls like girls

like boys do

Nothing new



Coley!

You forgot something.

(both chuckling)

(both breathing heavily)

(laughs)

Promise you'll message me?

COLEY:

Promise.

(both laughing)

Better not break

your promise this time.

I won't.

I know where you live.

I'll hunt you down.

Yeah, I'm counting on it.

(both laughing)

Bye.

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh.

(song ends)