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J.D. |
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Think. Long and hard. Conjure her up in your mind. What would she say? |
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What is her final statement to a cold, uncaring planet? |
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VERONICA |
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(Writing) "Dear world... |
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Believe it or not, I knew about fear; |
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I knew the way loneliness stung. |
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I hid behind smiles and crazy hot clothes; |
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I learned to kiss boys with my tongue." |
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J.D. |
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That's good. |
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VERONICA |
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"But oh, the world, it held me down; |
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it weighed like a concrete prom queen crown." |
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(Dead Heather Chandler sits up. Only Veronica sees her) |
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HEATHER CHANDLER |
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No one thinks a pretty girl has feelings. |
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No one gets her insecurity. |
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I am more than shoulder pads and makeup. |
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No one sees the me inside of me. |
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Jesus, you're making me sound like Air Supply. |
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J.D. |
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Keep going. This has to be good enough to fool the cops. |
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(Two Policemen, McCord and Milner, investigate the crime scene) |
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MCCORD |
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Whoa! Is it murder? |
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MILNER |
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No, look. Here's a suicide note. |
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VERONICA, HEATHER, COPS |
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"They couldn't see past my rockstar mystique, |
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They wouldn't dare look in my eyes. |
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But just underneath was a terrified girl |
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who clings to her pillow and cries! |
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My looks were just like prison bars; |
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they've left me a myriad of scars." |
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HEATHER CHANDLER |
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"Myriad." Nice. |
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(The COPS hand the suicide note to Principal Gowan) |
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VERONICA, HEATHER, COPS |
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"No one thinks a pretty girl has substance. That's the curse of popularity." |
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(Gowan reads the note aloud) |
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PRINCIPAL GOWAN |
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"I am more than just a source of handjobs." |
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VERONICA, HEATHER, GOWAN, COPS |
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"No one sees the me inside of me." |
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(The COPS exit. GOWAN joins FLEMING, RIPPER and some FACULTY) |
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PRINCIPAL GOWAN |
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Heather Chandler is not your everyday suicide. |
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COACH RIPPER |
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You should cancel classes. |
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PRINCIPAL GOWAN |
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No way, Coach. |
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I send the kids home before lunch and the switchboard'll light up like a Christmas tree. |
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MS. FLEMING |
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Out children are dying. |
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I suggest we get everyone into the cafeteria and just talk. And feel. Together. |
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PRINCIPAL GOWAN |
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Thank you, Ms. Fleming. Call me when the shuttle lands. |
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MS. FLEMING |
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I'm telling you we all misjudged Heather Chandler. |
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This is the loveliest suicide not I've ever read. |
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MS. FLEMING & HEATHER CHANDLER |
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"Box up my clothing for Goodwill, |
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and give the poor my Nordic Track. |
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Donate my car to crippled kids, |
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or to those ghetto moms on crack. |
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Give them my hats and my CDs, |
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my pumps and my flats, my three TVs!" |
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"No one thinks a pretty girl has feelings; |
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but I weep for all I failed to be. |
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Maybe I can help the world by leaving; |
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Maybe that the me inside of me." |
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PRINCIPAL GOWAN |
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Aw, hell. Long weekend for everybody! |
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(Teachers cheer, as do arriving students) |
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MS. FLEMING |
| [03:17.68] |
Not so fast, kids. They're refueling the buses, which gives us a solid half-hour of healing. |
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I've mimeographed copies of the suicide note so you can feel Heather's anguish. |
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HEATHER MCNAMARA |
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I never knew about her pain. |
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Go on! |
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HIPSTER DORK |
| [03:34.3] |
Her life had hit a rocky patch. |
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Feel! |
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YOUNG REPUBLICANETTE |
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She didn't mean to be such a snatch! |
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Heal! |
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She didn't mean to be such a snatch! |
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MS. FLEMING |
| [03:42.26] |
Veronica, you're very quiet. What's on your mind. |
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VERONICA |
| [03:46.37] |
Uh, maybe Heather realized that in order to be happy she had to give up her power. |
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And the only way to do that was... death. |
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MS. FLEMING |
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My God. |
| [03:59.92] |
Look what we've done. |
| [04:00.88] |
We're breaking through! |
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Heather would be so proud of you! |
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And you! And you! And you! And you! |
| [04:07.41] |
No one thinks a pretty girl can touch you... |
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NEW WAVE GIRL |
| [04:11.51] |
Heather touching me... |
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But she's made us better than we were. |
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Heather's dead, but she will live inside me, and I'll be the me inside of her... |
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HEATHER CHANDLER |
| [04:25.51] |
Holy crap! This is awesome! |
| [04:29.00] |
Heather cried, our sins fell on her shoulders! |
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HEATHER CHANDLER |
| [04:32.30] |
Jesus Christ! |
| [04:33.75] |
Heather died, so we could all be free! |
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HEATHER CHANDLER |
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I'm bigger than John Lennon! |
| [04:37.59] |
Heather's gone, but she will live forever! |
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She's the dove that sings outside my window! |
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She's the twin from whom |
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I'm separated! |
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She's the horse I never got for Christmas! |
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Heather sees the me inside of me! |
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Heather is the me inside of me! |
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Inside of... me! |