Aquamarine Page #6

You guys look like

the grandma brigade.

What's next,

dentures or Depends?

What's next is I'm going

with Raymond to the Last Splash.

I've got some advice.

You need to separate

fantasy from reality.

Ray's going to the Last

Splash with Cecilia.

She asked him last night

at the street fair.

What?!.

I'd love to stay and chat,

but we're late

for Cecilia's pre-party.

I've got some advice

foryou two.

( shrieking )

( laughing )

( gasping )

Put on a dry shirt.

- That was totally amazing!

- That was crazy!

It's Ray.

I can't believe

I was so stupid!

Whywould he choose

her over me?

You're supposed to know him.

He obviously doesn't

like me at all!

That's not possible.

I never should've trusted you

in the first place.

Aqua, he's intoyou!

This doesn't

make sense!

Bull shark!

Forget it. I'm going home.

Aqua, no! Wait!

HAI LEY:

Claire...

this is totally,

completely...

eternally over.

I'm moving.

( sighs )

I'm going to be

the new girl again.

You know what? No.

No, we're going to split up.

You're going to go

stop Aqua, and...

and I'm going to go

find Raymond, okay?

Meet me back at the club

as soon as possible.

Hurry!

Go!

( waves gurgling )

HAI LEY:

Aqua, don't do it!

Don't do it!

Aqua, you can't do this!

Why not? I'm never going

to see him again.

And you know what?

He doesn't care.

I'm just going

to go home.

This was all

for nothing.

It was not for nothing;

it was for love.

You know what I

think oflove?

Love stinks.

No wonderwe don't

have it back home.

Please don't give upyet.

Why, because

ofyourwish?

Let me tell you something.

My dad said he loved me.

He said he loved my mother,

and then he left us.

He left us

for some otherwoman...

but I guess

that's just the way it is

and love doesn't always work.

I don't understand.

That's life.

That's how it is here.

But when you find love,

I guess it's

really beautiful,

or at least that's what

I've read in magazines.

And I don't know

as much about it as I say I do,

but I know that there's a reason

why everybodywants it so much.

And what's that?

It's the closest thing

we have to magic.

Don't give upyet.

oh, my God!

What's happening to me?

I'm leaking!

( laughing ):

Aqua, you're crying.

I'm leaking saltwater.

I'm falling apart.

No, they're tears.

Your body makes them

when you cry.

I guess you wouldn't

have them, living underwater.

This is crazy.

Nextyou're

going to tell me

water shoots out ofyour

nose when you're happy.

( laughing )

only occasionally.

( chatting indistinctly )

( bike bell rings )

Nice bike.

( girls snickering )

Still has tassels.

Time for a swim!

( squealing )

Excuse me.

How could you do this to Aqua?

Uh, do what?

Take Cecilia

to the Last Splash

afteryou already asked

Aquamarine.

Yeah, well,

that was before I found out

that she has a boyfriend.

A boyfriend?

Yeah. The one

she practicallyjumped

overboard for

to watch the sunset?

Aqua doesn't have a boyfriend.

Who told you that?

Vince!

- Vince!

- Huh?

- The little girl wants to go in.

- I want to go in where?

( sing-songy):

Into the pool!

( screaming ):

No! Put me down!

No! No! No! No!

Hey, hey, hey, Vince,

don't, man, don't! Stop!

- ( screaming )

- Hey, put her down. Come on.

VI NCE:

okay, okay. Whoo!

Geez, relax.

What's the big drama?

VI NCE:

Pfft! Whatever.

( sniffles )

( sobbing )

God, take a joke.

"Take a joke"?

Wha-What's the matter with you?

She's scared.

She was trying

to get attention. Hello!

No, that's yourjob,

isn't it, Cecilia?

Raymond, I was kidding.

Joke? Hello!

( sniffling )

Claire, Claire, hold on.

Hey, you okay?

Look, um, doyou know

where I can find Aqua?

I really need

to talk to her.

Yeah? Is that a nod?

I know I see a nod.

D.J. ( overradio ):

This next one's

for the brokenhearted out there.

( woman singing ballad)

( Aquamarine moaning )

Who needs Raymond?

I found two new men

to love.

Their names are Ben and Jerry.

( Haileylaughing )

Mm!

( sighs )

Raymond.

Who needs Raymond?

I need some salt.

You know, I-I don't know

what Cecilia was

talking about.

( sighs )

I, uh, think they're

in here in my room.

( gasps )

- ( splashing )

- Aqua's right around here...

oh, God!

Hey!

( clears throat )

Uh, um, sorry. I'm sorry.

How's it going?

Bad. No, good. Fine.

( clears throat )

Why don't you wait

on the balcony,

- Yeah.

- and we'll be out in a sec.

( mouthing )

( laughing )

What was he

doing here?!.

Cecilia told him

Aqua had a boyfriend.

( gasps, then scoffs )

That... that barnacle!

But Raymond wants

to talk to you.

- oh, my God! oh, my God!

- Yes! Yes!

AQUAMARI NE:

oh, my God!

( giggling )

- Hey.

- Hey.

( indistinct conversation )

- Hey, you know what?

- And then the fish attacked me.

- It attacked you? Really?

- Yeah.

- Kind of like a penguin, like...

- RAY:
Later, guys.

- oh, hey.

- Thanks for coming.

( sighs )

- ( sighs )

- ( laughs )

( shudders )

Guess who's got a date

to The Last Splash.

- ( gasping )

- ( squealing ):
Me!

( laughter, shouting )

( laughing )

( whooping )

( chuckles )

( upbeat music playing )

Gently catch it.

I fyou break your balloon,

you're out.

okay, now toss it back.

Remember to keep

stepping back as you go.

Come on, people!

You can win a date with me!

oh, good throw, man.

You ready for the heater?

- Whoa! okay.

- ( laughing )

Careful. Heavy-handed.

You go under,

not over.

You don't want

to drop it.

okay, take

a step back.

( conversations fade,

music continues )

( crowd gasping )

( laughing )

Ray, you're out.

Come on,

offyou go.

( laughing )

oh, I think I feel seasick.

You know?

But in a good way.

J ust be yourself.

Minus the tail.

Hi...

Hi.

Wow, you look pretty.

So do you.

( chuckles ):

Thankyou.

So what do you say

we grab something to eat?

Yes. I'm good at that.

( chuckles ):

okay.

( gasps ):

Here they come.

- Hey.

- Hi, guys.

Hey.

( giggling excitedly )

( crowd whooping, laughing )

What can I get you?

( giggling )

They're there.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Hmm.

Um... is that good?

Yes. It's very calming.

okay, I'll try some.

No, no...

Eh, that's good.

( exhales deeply)

( sniffs )

To...

...new things.

( gasping )

( coughs )

Sorry.

( coughing )

Guess it's

an acquired taste, huh?

( coughs )

HAI LEY:
Looks like they're

having a genius time.

Hey.

You look really

pretty, honey.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hi.

I see you and Claire

have made

a new friend.

Yeah, how 'bout that?

Another person

I get to say good-bye to.

Ginny! oh, Ginny.

I just read about you

in the Tribune.

You didn't tell me

you were one of, what?

What an honor.

I've been trying to land

a grant like this

for ten years.

I just hope we can

do some good with it.

only the fish will

know for sure.

Aren'tyou happy

foryour mom?

Ecstatic.

oh, come on.

Don't worry,

honey.

You know how

kids are.

So, ifyou could travel

anywhere in the world,

where would you go?

oh, that's easy.

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