Geek Charming Page #7

geek, or I'll...

Or what?

You gonna ban me from The Ramp?

Your seat's already been taken.

The Mummy. Original or remake?

Original, directed by Karl Freund,

remake directed by Stephen Sommers.

- I would say original.

- Remake.

Well, look who deigned to join us.

Well, as president of the film club,

I think that...

Not anymore.

What?

It's just you've been so busy going

to parties with the Populars lately...

Instead of coming

to the mathlete scavenger hunt.

Guys, I am so sorry, okay?

I completely forgot.

Okay.

We decided to re-elect a new film club

society president in your absence.

- What? Who?

- Me.

Really?

Why don't you go cry

on your new BFF's shoulder?

I heard Dylan and Asher

are D-O-N-E, done.

He dumped her.

Dare I ask?

How's it going?

My friends expect one thing

and Dylan expects another.

Mr. Farley wants me to tell the truth.

That's good advice.

Hey, Mom, do you think it's okay

if my artistic vision has changed?

Well, I mean, yeah, I think it's okay

if your feelings have changed.

I mean, your film should be about

the Dylan that you've come to know.

Good night.

Night.

- Hey, don't stay up too late, okay?

- Yeah.

Stop it.

Testing, one, two, three.

I love it.

It feels like a cupcake.

- What do you think about this one?

- It's so cute. I love the sparkles.

- Do you like my glove?

- Oh, I love those.

Dylan.

What are you doing here?

This is my favorite boutique,

I'm always here.

You're shopping

for Spring Formal without me?

Well, you're forever off shopping

with Josh these days.

Besides, we have dates to the dance

and you don't anymore.

Lola,

defs get that dress. You look gorgeous.

Marta, I'm home.

Hey, sweetie.

No plans with Josh tonight?

- I think Josh and me are in a fight.

- Over the movie?

I'm starting to wonder

if it was such a stellar idea after all.

Tell you what.

Why don't we have dinner,

just the two of us?

I was supposed to see Amber, but I can

quickly give her a call and cancel.

We'll order in.

I suppose your girlfriend can join us.

Just once.

Really?

You are the best.

I know.

So I noticed that you have

some Serge Sanchez heels on.

Oh, you noticed.

I love Serge so much.

Maybe you can borrow them.

That would be awesome.

So maybe Amber's not my mom,

but she's not so bad either.

And they convinced me

to have a little bit more faith in Josh.

The movie will be fine.

Right?

As they say in show business,

break a leg.

Wait, you guys still mad?

No. Geeks stick together.

Hi.

Right.

Well, thank you, Josie Bel Bruno,

for that fascinating film

about your pet hamster.

I certainly didn't know

that they were that vicious.

Right, well, I would like

to take this opportunity

to thank all the participants

in the festival, thank you.

Well, without further ado,

it gives me great pleasure

to introduce Woodlands Academy's

official submission, Josh Rosen

and his documentary

called The Popularity Project.

Popularity.

What is it?

According to Dylan Schoenfield,

one of the most popular girls

at Woodlands Academy,

it's a lot of things.

Being popular is so not easy.

- We're in the movie.

- It's like royalty or the first lady.

You have to live up

to impossible standards of beauty

and you're expected

to be a good influence.

Like I help out the less fortunate.

Fashion victims.

Popularity's contagious.

What, like a cold?

- Duh.

It's why Hannah and Lola battle

to be my better friend.

Their popularity comes from mine.

What are your plans after school?

Uh, Pilates. But not on Tuesdays.

That's yoga.

I mean, when you graduate.

You know, hopes, dreams?

- What's your life goal?

- Blossom Queen.

After that.

- After?

If I don't win Blossom Queen,

my life is officially O-V-E-R, over.

So Populars only hang with Populars?

Cats don't hang with dogs, right?

Really? That's your argument?

It's better this way.

If everyone stays in their own group,

there's no chance of misunderstandings.

Like, what kind

of misunderstandings?

Well, take you and me, for instance.

If we mingled outside

of doing my movie together,

you might get the wrong idea

and ask me out.

- Imagine the horror.

- You'd be so embarrassed.

Did we get it? Was that good?

So is Dylan the cat or the dog?

Are you getting my good side?

This one right here?

Could one person be this shallow?

I chose Dylan as my documentary

subject because I wanted a challenge.

To uncover the truth

about popularity.

But I also wanted

to make something real.

I was determined to discover

the real Dylan Schoenfield.

Oh, no. The volleyball game's over.

Asher.

Goodbye.

Dylan, stop.

Stop.

- What's wrong?

- What's wrong?

The entire movie is what's wrong.

And it wasn't enough for you

to embarrass me in front of my friends.

You embarrassed me

in front of the entire city.

Embarrass you?

But I was trying to show the real you.

And the real me is humiliating.

I've spent all of middle school

and high school

trying to get rid of the real me

and perfect the new Dylan.

- Dylan, I...

- You don't get it and you never did.

I trusted you,

but you never cared about me.

All you cared about

was that stupid movie.

- That's not true.

- It's not?

Just leave me alone, Josh.

And by that, I mean for and ever.

So the more I got to know Dylan, I

found out there's lots of sides to her.

She can be funny and normal

and full of life.

Josh, Josh, look at this.

Zoom in and look at it.

Josh, zoom in right here, right here. Look?

Zoom in. Do you see that?

What's that say?

What's that say?

Hmm?

A plus.

Whoo!

Yes. Stop it.

She can also be sensitive

and vulnerable and compassionate.

Is that your mom?

Yeah, she met my dad

at the Woodlands Spring Formal.

Crazy, huh?

Wait.

Was your mom Blossom Queen?

Back in the olden days, 1985. Heh.

Wow.

I bet you miss her.

Lots.

It gets kind of lonely here

with just me and my dad.

So when you said there's nothing more

to life than winning Blossom Queen...

Yeah,

because of my mom.

If I win,

it's like we're still connected.

Like she's still with me.

And as I discovered

the real Dylan Schoenfield,

I figured, yeah, she

might be popular,

she might really like shoes,

but she's more than that.

She's smart and cool and real.

And that's the Dylan

I wanted to show the world.

Yeah, so maybe the truth didn't turn out

to be a hard-hitting expos on popularity,

but I don't care.

I have a new friend.

That's what really matters.

Are you ready?

Whoa. Here we go.

Whoa.

Hey.

Still hidden under the frog planter,

like in middle school.

What are you doing here?

Look, Dylan, just because you stopped

being my friend in sixth grade

doesn't mean I stopped being yours.

I know you went through a lot

when your mom died.

I get it.

I still get it.

I don't know what to say.

Which, you know, for me,

never happens.

Josh is worried about you.

Yeah, right.

Josh's terrible movie ruined me.

My life is O-V-E-R, over.

Josh's terrible movie won

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