Before I Fall Page #4

Then I woke up this mornin'

The day starts

and ends the same,

regardless of anything

I do or say.

If that's how it works,

I'm gonna do and say

whatever I want.

Oh, no, you're not wearing

that to school.

My Cupid Day outfit.

Yeah, well, you don't want to

give people the wrong idea.

What idea is that exactly?

No, this is not happening. Go

back up and change, please.

This is my life. I'll do whatever

the hell I want with it.

Dan, can you just jump in here, please?

Look, Sam...

That's so disrespectful to

talk to your mom... Hey, Sam!

Here... I told you not

to touch my stuff!

That's it!

You are grounded!

Grounded?

I'm already grounded.

Samantha!

Maybe I was dead and in hell.

Maybe I was alive and in hell.

But it didn't matter.

Nothing mattered anymore.

What are you wearing?

Funny.

Excuse me.

Jeez, wake up on the wrong

side of the bed or something?

For a few days now, yep.

Nice tits!

What happened to Sam?

Uh, someone forgot to take her

happy pills this morning.

I took mine.

Well, I know something

that'll cheer you right up.

I swear to God, Elody, if you

hand me a condom right now...

But it's your present.

For your special night.

Take it.

Unless you want to be

a walking STD farm.

You would know.

At least I'm not still a virgin.

What the hell is wrong with you?

What did you just say to me?

What is it? Do you feel like

you need to prove to us

that you don't give a sh*t?

Is that what it is?

'Cause guess what? You don't

need to prove anything.

We all know that you don't give a

damn about anybody but yourself.

We're all pretty

f***ing clear on that!

What the hell is

your problem today, Sam?

You guys, don't fight.

Just drop it.

What, you don't agree?

Leave her out of it.

Why? You're the one who talks sh*t

about both of them all the time.

"Look at Elody

climbing all over Steve."

"He doesn't even like her.

Look at Ally."

"Oh, my God!

She's such a know-it-all."

"She just loves

the sound of her own voice."

"Hope Elody doesn't

puke in my car again"

"and make it smell

like alcoholic."

Stop it, Sam.

Out.

Get out!

Now!

I'd love to hear what you say

about me behind my back.

Sisyphus, not an STD.

Don't say it.

I'm in heteronormative hell.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you, girls. Thank you.

Okay, okay, let's hope third

time's the charm. Okay?

Sisyphus.

Sam! What?

You can take 'em.

Oh, Sam, you're breaking

hearts left and right.

Am I breaking yours,

Mr. Daimler?

What?

Your heart, am I breaking it?

No. You're not.

My patience, however,

is at its breaking point.

Take a seat. Please.

If you insist.

Okay. Sisyphus.

Sisyphus.

Why is our friend Sisyphus

still relevant today?

Why is the story

still relevant today?

Don't even think about it.

Turn around.

That way.

Bye.

Get this b*tch out of here!

Psycho!

What the hell?

Sh*t.

What are you doing in here?

This is my bathroom.

Nice shoes.

Hard to walk in, huh?

I can walk in them

just fine, thank you.

Aw, you need a pair of these.

Comfiest shoes I ever owned.

Really?

All right, your loss.

Whatever.

You wanna trade?

Like, switch shoes?

Come on, Kingston. See if I

can get in those without...

Just get out.

Hurting myself.

Come on, let's try it.

Why not?

What?

Yeah, let's do it.

Come on!

Why do you guys hate me so much?

I know you know what's written

in this bathroom somewhere.

It's AC...

Equals...

BD, right?

Anna Cartulo equals bull dyke.

Or maybe it's

"biggest douchebag."

But I reckon that honor definitely

belongs to Lindsay Edgecomb.

So, is that it?

'Cause I'm gay?

I don't know.

Isn't that how

it always works out?

There's somebody laughing, there's

somebody being laughed at.

Right.

Look, whatever.

Really. I mean, this whole high

school thing's just a blip.

I'm not gonna remember

any of you.

I win.

Do you ever feel like you're living

the same day over and over again

with only, like, a few

things being different?

Oh, sh*t, Samantha. You just

described my whole life!

Hey, what's up?

Hey, Sam.

Did you have to ask

permission to talk to me?

Lindsay's just really upset

about what you said.

You should apologize.

Well, everything that

I said was true, so...

It doesn't matter if it's true.

She's Lindsay. She's ours.

We're each other's, you know?

Just apologize.

You're not listening to me.

I'm not sorry.

Please, Sam?

Why do you care so much, Elody?

Because...

You guys are all I have.

Are you still trying

to turn her against me?

You're the horrible driver.

You're the one always criticizing

people and hurting people.

You're the one who lied about

being friends with her

and then tortured her

for all these years.

I just followed along and yet...

I'm the one paying for it.

Sam, what are you talking about?

Whoa. What?

Oh, my God.

Sam, I haven't seen you in, like, forever.

Where have you...

Get this b*tch on a leash!

I love you. Is that what

you wanted to hear?

Go back to the ward,

you psycho b*tch!

Sam?

Hey, are you okay?

Obviously, you're crying. But

is there something I can do?

I'll get you a tissue.

Yeah, yeah.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Sorry I'm in your room.

I know there's a sign.

No. Don't worry about it.

The sign's just really

for other people,

so they don't get in my stuff.

It's the first big party

I've ever had, so...

Why'd you have one now?

I figured if I had a party,

you'd come.

I like your room.

Yeah? It's my dad's

old den.

It must get a lot of light.

Yeah.

It's like waking up

in the middle of the sun.

I get to see the old tree.

I like it.

It's constant.

Is that the one

we used to sit in?

Yeah. Yeah, we did.

Do you remember climbing up it?

And then you jumped down

and sprained your ankle?

I was stupid.

It was very ambitious.

I should go.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey. Just stay for

a second. Okay?

I can drive you home or...

I don't want to go home.

Okay, well, you can, uh...

You could crash here

if you want.

Not, like, with me.

Somewhere else.

I'll be somewhere else.

Bed completely to yourself.

The Kent McFuller master suite.

Yeah?

Okay.

Hey, it's okay.

Here.

I'm sorry about earlier.

Don't worry about that.

No, I'm sorry

I've always been so mean to you.

Don't look.

Don't read it. Please?

Why? It's...

It's something bad.

Okay.

Your skin's so hot.

It's always like that.

I wish we could be here forever.

Okay, let's try again.

We're taking a day off.

I think you're just

gonna drool around.

What is it?

And then you're just gonna go

through there and then like that.

If I was going to relive

the same day over and over,

I wanted it to be a worthy day.

But not just for me.

Do the kids at school

ever make fun of you

for the way that you talk?

Sometimes.

You can do something about that.

You know, you can learn

to talk differently.

But this is my voice. How will

kids even know it's me talking?

When I was in the fifth grade,

this girl used to

sing this song.

She smells like manure

and she lived in the sewer

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