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EDGEWOOD PILOT

Written by

Ari Dardel

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EXT. EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

IMAGINE DRAGONS - ITS TIME PLAYS AS...

CAMERON P.O.V. - THE NEW GIRL

Walks out of the back seat of a blue Honda Civic and grabsher backpack. She watches the car drive off and then takes alook around as she slowly makes her way through the parkinglot.

A SENIOR GIRL, 17, stands behind her white convertibleputting lipstick on, wearing a grey gym shirt. She throws thelipstick into her purse and reaches for a white collardshirt. She throws off her gym shirt, revealing a black braand quickly puts the collard shirt on.

Two SOPHOMORE BOYS, 16, pass a large fast food cup back andforth as they take sips and wince from the alcohol.

Outside the doors that lead inside stands a tall JOCK LOOKINGSTUDENT, 17, with a textbook open explaining something to aSKINNY NERD LOOKING STUDENT, 17.

THROUGH THE LOBBY DOOR INTO

INT. EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL - CONTINUED

MR. MATT, 37, holding a cup of coffee rolls his eyes as MISSPARKER, 42, chubby with short red hair skips past him way tooenergetically.

He turns and almost bumps into our eyes, nods his headawkwardly and gets out of the way.

ENTER THE FRONT OFFICE and PAN OUT TO REVEAL:

CAMERON, 15, dirty blonde hair and bright green eyes with avery shy smile handing a school schedule to MARTHA, 53,working the reception desk.

From behind Martha, MR. CONNORS, 41, can be seen closing hisdoor as Cameron watches.

INT. PRINCIPALS OFFICE - DAY

TITLE CARD - 7:45 / Before School.

PETER, 15, with hair gelled to look messy and wrinkledclothes sits slouched back in a chair facing Mr. Connors.

Next to Peter on Mr. Connors desk is a giant tupperware box.


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MR. CONNORSWere gonna put you back onacademic probation.

Peter sits up.

PETERI got off that last quarter.

MR. CONNORSAnd your grades and conduct haveslipped drastically in the merethree weeks this new ones started.If you want me to baby you, Iwont, but push you I will.

Mr. Connors shakes his head.

MR. CONNORS (CONTD)

Your G.P.A. Was 2.7 last quarterwhile you were on probation. Thequarter before that you had a 1.6.Thats a gigantic leap and why?Because you had the faculty on yourass, reporting to your parents on aweekly basis the exact detail ofevery decision you made as astudent. You were trapped intoactually applying yourself and itpaid off. I know how students likeyou think... You convinceyourselves that its you, but in a

defensive way like youre doingyour very best and youre simplynot able to, like most others,retain what youre taught.

PETERThats exactly it though.

MR. CONNORS(Loud)

No, its not!

Mr. Connors composes himself and SIGHS.MR. CONNORS (CONTD)

2.7. Peter. Cut the bull shit andgrow up.

Peter stares blankly at the floor.

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MR. CONNORSYoure a cool kid, right? You makeeverybody, including the teacherslaugh... You have a good heart...Its a small school and like theshow Cheers everybody knows your

name.(Beat)Everybody knows everybody.Everybody knows everybody and thereis an unspoken hierarchy amongstthe student body and you are one ofthe top dogs, but guess what? Thisconnection, this dynamic where youfeel responsible to impress themall each and every day by pushingthe rules as far as they can go,something you for some reasonprioritize over your grades and

your future, does not come withpermanent glory. In three yearswhen youre done here, if you makeit that far, and thats no threatcause contrary to what you maythink I actually do like you,nobody is going to remember whatyou said that day in class that hadeverybody laughing so hard tearswere streaming down their faces.Nobody is going to remember thatcool thing you did that set youapart from everybody else. After

high school nobody gives a damnabout that kind of stuff and youllrealize it was all for nothing. Youknow what isnt all for nothing?Education. Education is somethingyoull carry with you until the dayyou die. Friendships fade buteducation sticks.

PETERI understand what youre saying butcan you consider giving me one more

chance before youre completelysold on putting me back onprobation? Granted I know theresexceptions to everything, I alsoknow placing somebody on Academicprobation in the middle of aquarter because their grades areslipping is not how Academicprobation works.

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Negatively speaking, you have toearn that weekly paper from hell bywhat your report card dictates andnot by what your future report cardis currently shaping up to be atpresent time. Mr. Connors, its

like I could die in a car accidenton my way home from school today.Am I going to? Most likely not, butstatistics show people die in caraccidents every day so it ispossible. When I get my next reportcard my G.P.A. could fall below2.0. Is it going to?

MR. CONNORSMost likely, yes.

PETER

Okay, I could have maybe used ananalogy more probable to myargument but I think you get mypoint.

MR. CONNORSAnd I think you miss mine.

Mr. Connor leans back.

MR. CONNORS (CONTD)At the risk of knocking you, I amso confident that you will blow

that one more chance faster thanI can blink Ill take you up on it.One more disruption that leads youhere nervously asking me how Imdoing and you are back on probationfor the remainder of the quarter.

PETERHey, thats all Im asking for.

MR. CONNORSWell thats all youre gonna get.

Ill be seeing you soon.Peter stands up and grabs his container and smiles at Mr.Connors with squinted eyes like hes trying to read what hemeant by that.

PETERTrick statement?

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PETER (CONT'D)


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MR. CONNORSwhats with the tupperware?

PETERMacaroni and Cheese.

MR. CONNORSIm not even gonna ask...

Peter walks away.

INT. SCHOOL LOBBY - DAY

Peter exits the office holding on to his giant container. Hewalks over to Mr. Matt and knocks on the tupperware lid.

MR. MATTWhats up?

PETERCan you store this in the fridge inthe Teachers Lounge for me tilllunch time?

Mr. Matt examines the container for a moment, skeptical.Peter rolls his eyes.

PETER (CONTD)Its not a bomb. Its macaroni andcheese.

MR. MATTI know its not a bomb! Why do youhave such a large... batch ofmacaroni and cheese?

PETERIts for lunch, okay?

MR. MATTYoure gonna eat all that forlunch?

PETERWere having a feast...

MR. MATTA feast?

PETERA feast, yes.

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MR. MATTJust this once. Dont make a habitout of asking me to do stupid shitfor you though.

PETER

Thank you.

MR. MATTDid you do your Music Appreciationhomework?

PETEROf course.

MR. MATTPlease do it.

PETER

I just told you I did.

MR. MATTIts a small essay on Mozart. Imnot asking for much.

PETERIll do it.

Mr. Matt gives him a I dont quite believe you look.

PETER (CONTD)Ill do it at lunch, okay?

Mr. Matt starts backing up and nodding his head, latched onto the container of macaroni and cheese.

MR. MATTIll see you seventh period.

He bumps into Miss Parker as he stares Peter down, nearlydropping the container while miss Parker loses her grip on abunch of papers and they scatter everywhere.

Mr. Matt bends down and begins helping her retrieve them all.

MISS PARKERFudge!

He gives her a youre so weird look.

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INT. CAFETERIA - DAY

ANDREW, 15 and KATIE, 15 are seated on the surface of a bluelunch table. Peter enters and makes his way over to them.

Katie is tall, her clothes are a bit baggy and she doesnt

wear make up. Shes still very attractive though. Andrew ischubby but built.

ANDREW(To Peter)

Hey, which one is better...Face/Off or 8MM?

PETER8MM. Thats a fact.

ANDREW(To Katie)

I told you.

Katie rolls her eyes.

KATIEThats an opinion, not a fact.

PETERYou like Face/Off more than 8MM?

KATIEI like neither, but if I had topick one Id go with Face/Off.

Andrews been on a Nic Cage kicklately and hes dragged me into itagainst my will. Have you ever beenraped by Nicholas Cage? Its notfun.

PETERWell, I definitely agree neitherare anything to write home aboutbut at least in 8MM you getPhoenix.

KATIEYeah, but I didnt like him in thatmovie. There was something abouthim that made me feel reallyuncomfortable.

ANDREWThats called good writing, okay?

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KATIENo, cause it wasnt gooduncomfortable. It was just awkwardand cringing. It made me feelall... I dont know.

ANDREW(To Katie)Hey, earmuffs...

He covers her ears with his hands.

ANDREW (CONTD)(To Peter)

You see the new girl? Hot ashell... Our grade too I heard.

Katie throws Andrews hands off of her and punches his armextremely hard. Andrew sarcastically drops his mouth in shock

and LAUGHS.

ANDREW (CONTD)What?!

KATIEJerk!

ANDREWWhy?!

KATIEYou can binge watch the rest of

your Nicholas Cage films all byyourself.

She walks away. Andrew shakes his head with a smile and rubshis arm.

ANDREWBitch.

Katie rushes back like a lion ready to pounce on its prey.

ANDREW (CONTD)

No, I was kidding!Katie clenches her fist.

ANDREW (CONTD)I was kidding!

She punches him even harder than before in the same spot.

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ANDREW (CONTD)Ouch! God dammit...

She walks away LAUGHING.

PETER

(Laughing)You want a cigarette before homeroom?

Andrew rubs his arm again.

ANDREWI do now, yeah.

The first bell RINGS.

ANDREW (CONTD)Shit, lets hurry.

INT. ENGLISH CLASS - DAY

A room full of rowdy students. MISS HENDERSON, 38, sits ather desk texting somebody from her phone.

MISS HENDERSONFour minute warning!

Cameron walks in holding a schedule, followed by Katie. Shelooks very timid.

MISS HENDERSON (CONTD)Hi, Cameron, right?

CAMERONYeah, nice to meet you.

MISS HENDERSONYou too! Im Miss Henderson. Youcan sit anywhere youd like.

DAN, 15, looks on from the back with an impressed smile andslaps BRYAN, 15, in the chest extremely hard without taking

his eyes off of her. Next to them is Katie and two emptydesks.

She places her backpack in one of the empty desks and herbinder on top of the other.

BRYAN(In pain, laughing)

Dammit, dude. What the hell?

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DANThat girl though!

Dan WHISTLES loudly at Cameron. She blushes and MissHenderson looks on agitated.

MISS HENDERSONNot cool, Dan! Come on...

Katie LAUGHS and rolls her eyes. Dan mean mugs her.

DANWhat are you rolling your eyes for?

KATIEYoure a pig!

DANYou wanna get slapped too?!

MISS HENDERSONDan, that isnt funny.

KATIEHe knows if he slaps me Ill kickhis ass.

MISS HENDERSONCan we all just please relax? Iknow its Monday...

DAN

It aint Sunday.

Everybody LAUGHS.

EXT. SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD - DAY

Peter and Andrew smoke cigarettes in a small pitiful excusefor a football field just right of the actual campus itself.

ANDREWYou wanna hear something funny?

Peter nods and takes a drag.

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ANDREW (CONTD)I hate Nicholas Cage. Like Ifucking cant stand the guy, butKatie probably hates him even moreand she loves me, and I know thatif its something she really thinks

Im into shell be supportive nomatter the amount of reluctance shemay have. Ive literally forced somany Nicholas Cage movie on her forthe past two weeks just to driveher insane.

PETERDude, just beat the shit out of herinstead. I feel like that would beway less over the line.

Andrew smiles and shakes his head.

ANDREWNext up is The Family Man.

PETERThat is so bitch...

Off in the distance stands MISS TAMARA, 41, arms crossed,smiling ear to ear as she watches Andrew and Peter smoke.

INT. ENGLISH CLASS - CONTINUED

The second bell RINGS.

TITLE CARD - First Period English / 8:15 A.M.

Miss Henderson CLAPS to get her students attention andapproaches the front of the room.

MISS HENDERSONOkay, phones away and mouths zippedshut. Before we call roll, we havea new student joining us today. Hernames Cameron.

DANIf it isnt, it should be.

MISS HENDERSONI trust you guys will treat herwith the same respect you do eachother.

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DANSo, none?

The class LAUGHS.

MISS HENDERSON

Is it seriously going to be one ofthose mornings? Are we trying toimpress the new kid with howrowdy we can be?

KATIEThey really dont treat people withrespect, Miss H. Especially girls.

DANYeah? Then why do you sit with usat lunch?

KATIECause Im dating your friend, youretard.

(Laughing)And you make me feel smarter.

Cameron CHUCKLES.

DAN(To Katie)

Thats funny, cause youre dumb ashell.

The door opens and miss Tamara lets herself in with a smile.Miss Henderson smiles back, happy to see her.

MISS TAMARAGood morning!

MISS HENDERSONMiss Tamara, how are you?

(To Cameron)Miss Tamara is the schoolsdisciplinary leader.

MISS TAMARAGreat, great, great... How are theknuckleheads treating you thismorning?

MISS HENDERSONLets just say some of them may becoming to your office to say goodmorning pretty soon.

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MISS TAMARAIs that right?

DANIll just save myself the trip andsay it now... Good morning.

MISS TAMARA(To Miss Henderson)

Speaking of knuckleheads, are youmissing a couple of them?

Miss Henderson takes a quick glance around.

MISS HENDERSONAh, yes... Peter and Andrew. Impretty sure thats a detention forPeter.

MALLORY, 15, blonde and gorgeous rolls her eyes with a smile.

MALLORYAndrew too. Thats number four thismonth.

MISS TAMARAWell regardless, youll be sendingboth of them to me right away whenthey arrive anyway. Theyre smokingcigarettes in the football field.

MALLORY

That is so gross.

MISS HENDERSON(To Miss Tamara)

Thank you.

Miss Tamara waves bye to Cameron as she goes to leave.

MISS TAMARAWelcome to Edgewood.

She leaves.

EXT. SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD - DAY

Peter and Andrew put out their cigarettes.

PETEROne more?

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ANDREWWere already late.

PETERExactly. Thats a tardy detentionfor me so I might as well make the

most of it.

ANDREWIts a detention for me too, Ithink.

PETERIts like youre Jeff Goldbum andIm Will Smith in independence day,when theyre in the plane thatsinside the UFO thing smoking onelast cigar.

ANDREWLets go back.

Peter puts the pack of cigarettes into his pocket and the twowalk towards the campus.

ANDREW (CONTD)How do you get cigarettes anyway?

PETERWhen I have the money I have my mompull into the gas station in themorning so I can get gum. I go

in, hand the guy ten dollars for afive dollar pack of smokes and tellhim to keep the change cause Imrunning late for work.

ANDREWShut up.

PETERI mean he knows. Hes not stupid.He smiles every time like he getsit, you know?

INT. ENGLISH CLASS - CONTINUED

Miss Henderson crosses her arms with a plotting smile.

MISS HENDERSONAlright, you guys want to play agame?

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DANHell yeah.

MISS HENDERSONWhat excuse will they give forbeing late? The person closest to

being right will receive a homeworkpass.

KYLE, 15, a black skinny kid shakes his head and LAUGHS.

KYLETheyll say they were in thebathroom... Watch.

RYAN, 15, shakes his head no.

RYANNo, they were in the computer lab

printing out their homework. Bonusdetail, you ready? The printerjammed and they had to wait for itto be fixed.

MALLORYYou were closer than Kyle, butyoure both wrong. These guys areidiots, okay? Theyre going to saythey were doing something reallyrespectable.

KYLE

Thats not vague at all...

MALLORYIts not specific enough to saythey were doing a good deed? Like,their reason will make you want toshake their hands or tell themtheyre great people.

MISS HENDERSONIll take that.

Peter and Andrew walks in to a class full of students tryingtheir very best to hold laughter in. Cameron watches, readyto burst out laughing.

MISS HENDERSON (CONTD)And where were you guys?

PETERThis kid, man...

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Mallory has a shit eating grin on her face.

PETER (CONTD)He couldnt get his locker open. Hemust have been in the sixth gradehe was so small. We had to help him

out.

The entire class ERUPTS into LAUGHTER. Peter and Andrew starethem all down like theyre crazy.

PETER (CONTD)What is so funny?

Miss Henderson goes over to her desk, pulls out three formsand begins writing on them.

PETER (CONTD)Whats that?

She finishes and approaches Peter and Andrew holding thedetention slips out for them to grab. They do, very confused.

PETER (CONTD)If you want to give us tardydetention for helping out somecrying kid, so be it.

Miss Henderson turns to Mallory and hands her a homeworkpass.

MISS HENDERSON

Heres your homework pass.

MALLORYThank you.

PETERWhy does she get a homework pass?

MALLORYFor accurately guessing what excuseyou two idiots would give for beinglate.

PETERWhat?

MISS HENDERSONRead the detention slip.

Peter and Andrew look it over. Andrew turns ghost white withfear and Peter, beat red with anger.

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PETERWe werent smoking!

MISS HENDERSONGet out. Miss Tamara is waiting.

PETERWait, lets be rational for amoment. The vocab test, missHenderson... We cant miss a vocabtest.

MALLORYIts Monday, dumb ass. Honors takesvocab tests on Monday. We take themon Tuesdays.

PETER(To Miss Henderson)

Youre not gonna write her up forcalling me a dumb ass?

MISS HENDERSONOh, please... If I wrote each ofyou up every time you said a badword Id start getting threats fromLorax for killing so many trees.

INT. SCHOOL LOBBY - DAY

Peter and Andrew sit on a couch outside of Miss Tamaras

office.

ANDREW(Whispering)

My mom doesnt know I smoke.

PETERThats not what youre gonna tellMiss Tamara though, now is it?

Andrew shakes his head. Its silent for a moment until theyboth LAUGH.

Miss Tamara walks up to them with a wide smile, holding awater bottle.

MISS TAMARAGentlemen! Come on in.

They follow her into her office.

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INT. MISS TAMARAS OFFICE - DAY

Peter and Andrew are seated in front of Miss Tamaras desk.She sips her water and leans back.

MISS TAMARA

So, do your parents know you smoke?

PETER & ANDREWYes.

MISS TAMARAReally? As somebody who knows bothyour mothers very well, I highlydoubt that for some reason.

PETERWith all due respect, you couldntpossibly know our moms more than we

do, right?

MISS TAMARAThats a very good point, Peter.

Andrew smiles awkwardly.

MISS TAMARA (CONTD)Ill tell you what.. First off,hand me the cigarettes. Lighterstoo.

Peter hands her his cigarettes and lighter.

ANDREWI dont have a lighter.

Miss Tamara holds the cigarette pack up and examines it.

MISS TAMARAI was going to break each cigaretteone at a time and toss the lighterin the trash, but that wouldnt befair of me considering your parentsknow and accept that you smoke.

Heres what Im prepared to do...Im going to simply set theseaside, call your parents and havethem pick these items up and dowith them as they please. Sincethey know you smoke theyllprobably simply hand them back toyou and youll puffing again in notime.

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ANDREWTime out. My mom does not know Ismoke.

MISS TAMARA(Fake shock)

What?!

Peter stares Andrew down like hes a traitor.

ANDREW(To Peter)

Dont even look at me like that.

MISS TAMARAIs there a problem with how youthink Im handling this, Peter?

PETER

No mam.

MISS TAMARAAre you sure? You look kind of mad.

PETERWhy would I be mad? Im gonna bepuffing again in no time.

INT. OUTSIDE OF COMPUTER LAB - DAY

TITLE CARD- Second Period Animation / 9:01 A.M.

A small group of students wait with her backpacks outside ofa computer lab. Bryan rattles the locked door and then looksdown at his watch. Cameron is beside him waiting withwandering eyes.

Peter walks over to Bryan and shakes his head.

BRYANWhat did Miss Tamara do?

PETER

(Laughing)Shes calling my mom to come pickup my cigarettes.

BRYANDoes your mom know you smoke?

PETERHell no. Where is Miss Parker?

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Bryan shrugs and turns to Cameron.

BRYANDo you like animation?

PETER

(Like hes stupid)No, she doesnt like animation.

BRYANYou dont know that.

PETERBryan, nobody except for you wouldtake this elective willingly.

Cameron LAUGHS.

CAMERON

I like it just fine, but I signedup for drama. It was full I guess.

PETERSee?

BRYANShe said she likes it just fine.

PETERShe was being nice.

BRYAN

(To Cameron)Its a fun elective. I mean, itseasy. Last Friday we went toUniversal Studios. Well, everybodyexcept for him.

CAMERONReally? Thats pretty cool.

Miss Parker skips over to the door with a set of keys.

PETER

(Annoyed)Youre late.

MISS PARKERNo, Im teacher.

PETERThe teacher... You are the teacher.Jesus Christ.

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MISS PARKERGod bless you.

She opens the door and students start piling in. Peter turnsto Cameron and bites his lip.

PETERI fucking hate her.

INT. COMPUTER LAB - MOMENTS LATER

Miss Parker waves two stacks of papers around like pom pomswhile grinning from ear to ear.

MISS PARKERWe have a new student joining ourvery animated class today!Please, no flash photography.

PETERWhat does that even mean?

MISS PARKERIm speaking, Peter.

PETEROh, sorry. I didnt realize.

Miss Parker closes her eyes and sticks her tongue out at him.

MISS PARKER

Youre probably wondering what Imholding in my hands right now,right?

Nobody says anything.

MISS PARKER (CONTD)Well, its a pop quiz.

The class BOOS in unison.

MISS PARKER (CONTD)

Wait now, let me finish. Since youguys were so good at UniversalStudios last week I spent theweekend preparing an easy A to helpboost all your grades.

(To Cameron)Cameron, sweetie, you dont have totake it of course.

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PETERSo what are we gonna do? Just sithere?

MISS PARKERWhat do you mean we, Peter?

PETERI mean I didnt go on the fieldtrip so I cant take it either.

MISS PARKERYoure not new here like her. Icant give everybody else a quizand not you if youve been herejust as long.

PETERBut I didnt go...

MISS PARKERIts not my fault you opted out ofhaving an amazing day at a themepark.

PETERIt isnt like I chose sitting in alibrary bored crazy over going to atheme park... I couldnt afford it.

MISS PARKERYou are making a milk shake out of

nothing. This is an easy A. Youwill be fine. Now Im handing thequizzes out so no more talking.

Peter rolls his eyes as he watches her hand the quizzes out.He receives his and glances over it.

He rolls his eyes and raises his hand.

PETERHey, yeah... Question number one...Who sat next to me on Jurassic

Park? This has got to be a joke.How the hell am I supposed to knowthat?

MISS PARKERI said no more talking. If youdont know an answer, take aneducated guess.

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PETERAn educated guess? It isnt evenmultiple choice. Question numbertwo, Where did we eat lunch at? Ithink youve really gone crazy thistime, miss Parker.

MISS PARKEROne more outburst from you, youngman and you wont be happy.

Peter crumbles his quiz up into a ball and throws it at thewhite board behind her.

MISS PARKER (CONTD)Get out this instance!

PETERMy pleasure.

The class LAUGHS while Cameron watches Peter leave with asympathetic smile.

Peter opens the door but stops and shakes his head.

PETER (CONTD)This class is a joke.

MISS PARKERYoure a joke!

PETER

Maybe.

He slams the door behind him.

PAUL, 16, shakes his head very confused.

PAULI could be losing my mind here, butI could have sworn Peter sat nextto you on Jurassic Park, MissParker.

MEAGAN, 15, shakes her head at Paul.MEAGAN

No, Sarah did.

SARAH, 16, looks extremely offended.

SARAHGross, I did not.

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KEVIN, 15, stares his quiz down very confused.

KEVINYo, I thought we brought our ownlunches...

Miss Parkers face turns beat red.

MISS PARKERThis is a quiz! You cannot bediscussing answers out loud likethis! This is supposed to be aneasy A!

BILLY, 15, scratches his head and puts his pencil down.

BILLYI dont know a single answer onthis thing, to be honest with you.

MISS PARKERNobody sat next to me on JurassicPark! There! You have one answer!Now please, do your best on therest of them.

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