Date and Switch Page #8

Wish me luck.

Welcome.

She is a live wire, heh.

But she's right. You two kids

make the most adorable couple, heh.

Matthew, look at you.

You're going to the prom

with the most beautiful girl.

Yes.

Beautiful girl, prom, we're doing it.

I have to go to the bathroom.

Matthew.

- Is anything the matter?

- No.

Okay, well, you know that you can

always come to me to talk, right?

- About anything. Anything at all.

- Yeah.

- You tell me, okay?

- Everything's great, Mom.

Michael, I don't wanna tell you

how to live your life, but it's 4 p.m.

You haven't left the house

except to go to school for days.

Okay.

This time I'm not taking no

for an answer, mister. Sit up.

You look at me and you talk to me.

Now.

What's wrong?

It's just...

...why can't things stay the same?

Do you remember

when your mom and I split up?

- Yeah.

- What happened?

You cried and built a lot of birdhouses.

And then what happened?

You took me to Disney World

for two weeks...

...and even I thought it was too long.

And then what happened?

You became friends with Mom again.

- And why do you think we did that?

- For me?

No.

We did it because we loved each other

very much, and that's a rare thing.

History is a powerful thing, Michael.

Home is a powerful thing.

No more sleeping until 4.

What's up, daddy longlegs?

What are you doing here?

I just needed a drink and, uh,

I knew this place would let me in.

I hear that.

- Are you crying, man?

- No, dude, but close.

How are things with you and Matty?

Yeah, uh....

Matty is not answering my calls

as of late.

What? Why?

I mean, I get it.

It's not easy to come out of the closet

and then stay there, you know?

When I came out, my best friend...

...he basically disowned me.

And he was a water polo player.

It's the faggiest sport there is. I mean,

those guys, they wax their a**holes.

When I came out, my best friend

stopped sharing sodas with me...

...stopped giving me rides to school,

de-friended me on Facebook...

...and then moved to Germany.

The moving part was unrelated

to me coming out. He claims.

Yeah, I don't wanna be one of those guys.

I've been just a huge jerk.

- Have you talked to Matty?

- I tried to, he won't talk to me.

Maybe you need to try a little harder.

Find out where he's gonna be.

You need to corner him and make him

hear what you have to say.

Boom.

So this is it.

This is it. Prom.

Whoo!

Could you guys

get a little closer together?

Closer.

- Closer.

- Really? Okay.

Perfect.

Okay.

So far, so good.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Hey, Matty.

What do you think you're doing?

Dude.

Wow.

Michael, did you bring

a bearded dude to prom...

...or am I just, like,

ripped out of my f***ing mind right now?

Both. Uh, this is Greg.

Cheers, buddy.

Gonna shine my light

Till you feel it in your soul

Yeah, I'm not Superman

I'm not Spider-Man

I'm just trying to do the best I can

So let me be a hero for your heart

- You okay?

- No.

- Nervous?

- Yes.

It's okay.

- I'm gonna sh*t myself.

- Not gonna sh*t yourself. You look good.

You can do it.

Go, come on. Go, go, go.

Hey, Lars. Lars.

I gotta do something important right now.

- It'll take five minutes.

- No can do, Mikey. We're destroying it.

- This is our moment.

- I know. Please.

- Get the f*** off the stage.

- Yeah.

Hey, potty mouth. You get off the stage

or I'm cutting the power off.

- Sh*t, it's the principal.

- Go.

Don't kill our momentum, bro.

Thanks.

Hey, everybody.

I, uh, I'm sorry to interrupt your prom.

I just wanted to sing a song...

...if you don't mind.

This song is about

dealing with change...

...which I am not very good at. Um....

I've done a lot of stupid things

the last couple of months and, um....

Uh, yeah, I think I'm learning

to be better at it.

So here we go.

When I was born, I had a thousand legs

Soon I'll be dancing on a different stage

I'll go to sleep inside a silk cocoon

And be reborn into the afternoon

When I have wings I'll fly into the sun

Up in the sky I'll be the only one

Deep down I know

I have to turn the page

But I wonder

Will I miss my legs?

Will I miss my legs?

Gay!

- Were you talking about me or the song?

- You!

Okay, good, actually, uh...

...because that ties into something else

I wanted to mention...

...while I'm up here,

that even though I'm not gay...

...I'm a straight man,

I brought a guy to prom tonight.

Really cool guy.

I did that...

...because it shouldn't matter

who you bring to prom...

...and it shouldn't matter

who you're attracted to in life...

...or who you fall in love with.

Just bring whoever you want to prom.

And as for the gay thing...

...gay people are just people

who have sex a little bit differently...

...and I'm sure that it

still feels amazing.

So yeah, call me gay. I don't care.

Doesn't bother me one bit.

Gay!

Okay, well,

I got through to you, then, I guess.

So, uh, thank you guys for listening.

Enjoy your prom.

That took big King Kong-sized

donkey balls.

- Thanks. Thank you.

- You got it.

- Hey, man. Are you sure you're not gay?

- Yeah, pretty sure.

Because a lot of people

are gonna think you're gay after tonight.

I know. It's okay.

Oh, man. I let her out of my sight

for one second.

Check it out. Here comes Ava.

She's gonna be so pissed.

Oh.

- Okay, that girl is a freak.

- I need some air.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

I liked what you said up there.

Um, it's not enough.

It doesn't make up for everything.

It's a start.

I know I was, like,

super weird in there earlier.

But, uh, I'm really glad to see you here.

It's good to see you too.

Even if it is at a prom,

because they are terrible.

- Heh.

- A prom is like one gigantic wedding...

...between 500 idiotic teenagers.

Yeah, it's bad.

The first day when we were talking

about Matty coming out?

I should've gotten him that cake

that said, "You're gay."

It would have been better

than all the stupid stuff I did.

There's still time, you know.

There's a bakery around the corner...

- ...that specializes in gay apology cakes.

- Really? Where is it?

- Just kidding.

- Heh.

I know you're f***ing with me this time.

- Always f***ing with me.

- I'm sorry that I stopped calling you.

- I'm really sorry for freaking out on you.

- Don't be sorry.

And if there's anything that I can do

to help you, you let me know.

You're doing it right now.

- Think we could ever hang out again?

- Yeah, I'd like that.

Actually, I have to go

do one more thing tonight.

Something I need to do

before this gets wrapped up.

- Good luck.

- Go.

Yo.

- You leaving already?

- No.

I, uh, was just gonna grab this

and then find you.

- Heh, you brought the brownie to prom?

- I bring it everywhere. It's like my baby.

I'm sorry about all the stuff I did.

I actually brought this here tonight...

...because I want you and I

to get rid of this together.

This brownie represents the old me...

...who was just afraid

things wouldn't stay the same...

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