Gracie Page #4

Here's the itinerary.

We get to this club...

that's having

this battle of the bands, right?

It's gonna be amazing.

You're gonna love it.

But, Jena,

it is a school night.

It's the summer.

I have summer session,

plus I'm training.

People are talking.

You're committing

social suicide.

I don't care.

Hold my feet.

Gracie, you've always had

your athletic interests.

But come on...

girls who play sports at our age

are considered lesbos.

I can like boys and sports.

I know that,

and you know that...

but that's not how they see it.

They or you?

Well, if they think

you're a dyke...

then I am, too,

by association.

Well, then, don't associate.

Fine. You know what?

Maybe you are a lesbo.

You were just

the last one to know.

And that bird's too freaking big

for that cage, by the way.

Come here.

What?

I'm gonna toss this little guy.

Catch and cradle it.

- Don't let it break.

- Okay.

With your foot.

With my foot?

Watch.

Soft as a pillow.

Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Here you go. Ready?

You try.

Oh.

Just cradle it.

Okay, here. You try.

So boys' varsity team...

think I can do it?

Try out or make the team?

The boys are just...

Worried about all of them

or just one?

Kyle's a jerk.

If you want to

play with boys...

you're gonna have to start

training with them.

#Tonight there's gonna be

a jailbreak #

#Somewhere in this town #

#See, me and the boys

we don't like it #

#So we're getting up

and going down #

#Hiding low,

looking right to left #

#If you see us coming,

I think it's best to move away #

#Do you hear what I say

from under my breath? #

#Tonight there's

gonna be a jailbreak #

Hey, Gracie.

Did you see that, huh?

That's how you do it,

unless you did.

All right,

set it up again, boys.

Okay.

Hey, if you're going, go.

Forget Kyle.

Gracie's gonna play.

- All right. You take it.

- All right.

Yeah.

Curt, step out for a second.

Donny, Scott.

Craig, step back.

No, no, no, no.

Let Gracie take it.

Yeah.

You gotta have some

natural talent in there, right?

Yeah, come on, Gracie.

Show us what you got.

She is a Bowen.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, come on.

- Yeah, she got you beat, man.

- You can, Gracie.

Come on, Gracie.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

There you go.

You gotta be quicker, Gracie.

Man, that's all right.

Ooh hoo hoo hoo!

Yeah, yeah.

You gotta be good.

Hey, Donny.

Show her your moves.

Boogie-woogie. Boogie.

Come on. Come on.

Here it is. You comin'?

Here it is!

Take it, come on.

Boo.

You want the ball?

Go get it.

Whoo.

Oh, oh, oh.

Gracie.

What the hell are you doing?

It wasn't hard.

- You all right?

- Gracie, don't go.

Is that all she's got?

Bye-bye, Gracie.

Watch it.

I'm ready

for my real training.

Oh, you think you're ready?

With the ball.

I don't want to just

barely survive out there.

I want you to train me

like you did Johnny.

If you want to

compete, Gracie...

- Yeah?

- You gotta win the ball.

You gotta take position.

Ready? Get the ball.

Go, go, go, go.

Peter. Peter.

You're not

helping anybody.

What did he do?

He let you get the ball.

- All right?

- No, he didn't.

Don't do that.

You get it, all right?

Just so much...

Be aggressive, tougher.

You gotta want and believe

that you can take the ball.

Go, go, go.

Did you hear me?

You gotta get your body

in front of his.

Just like that, all right?

Help me out here.

You played with Johnny,

right?

- We goofed around.

- You did drills.

We didn't really

call them that.

Gracie.

How did you teach Johnny?

I didn't.

He was a natural, remember?

Wow. Is that Johnny?

That's me.

You guys had

the same number?

Yeah, number seven,

both of us.

It's junior year.

You saw this before, Grace.

Never.

That was before

I hurt my knee.

Oh, oh, wait. Wait.

You gotta watch this move.

- Ooh.

- Whoa.

Smoked him.

Baff. Right there.

- Oh!

- Smoked that guy.

You were like a star.

Well, not so much.

Didn't have anybody

looking out for me.

What about Granddad?

What about him?

He never saw anything in me.

This is what I used to do.

Simple move.

You just wait for the guy's

weight to shift...

and then cut the ball.

Simple like this.

Come on.

Come on. Come on. Right?

Bam. Baff.

I'm gonna try

and take it from you.

If the angle's not sharp enough,

I'm gonna take it.

Just look at what I do

and do it.

No, no, Grace. No.

Now, try this. Ready?

- Are you paying attention?

- Yeah.

Good. You gotta get it.

Watch this.

Like that. Block, and over.

Baff. Goal.

Come on.

You see what I did, right?

Come on, Grace.

One last time,

I'll show you. Ready?

Baff. Goal.

Kingston, October 23rd.

I think it's time to stop.

We got a couple more minutes.

I think

it's too much for her.

Too much for her?

Does it look like

it's too much for her, huh?

One, two...

three...

four...

five.

Carp, carp, shift.

Carp, carp, shift.

#Rock steady, baby #

Stretch it! Stretch it!

Stretch!

#Let's call this song #

Yeah! Yeah! Goal!

Whoo-hoo!

#Step n' move your hips

with a feelin' #

#From side to side #

#Sit yourself down

in your car #

#And take a ride,

and while you're movin' #

#Rock steady,

rock steady, baby #

#Let's call this song

exactly what it is #

#What it is,

what it is, what it is #

Come on, Grace.

Quicker, quicker.

#And, Lord, I feel it #

#Come dance around #

#What it is

'cause I might be doin' #

#This funky dance

all night, oh #

Three, four, five.

Three, four, five.

One, two, three.

One, two...

Six... come on... seven, eight.

Strike it.

Go. Strike it.

#Rock #

#Steady #

#Rock #

#Steady #

#Rock #

#Steady #

#Rock #

#Steady #

Good. Good.

You're doin' good, Grace.

What?

This came today

from the school board.

Here, Mike.

They're not

gonna let you play.

What?

No.

No.

How could they turn me down?

Gracie, you're in great shape,

and if you want...

Dad talked to Mr. C...

and he said

you can play field hockey.

Field hockey?

You never thought

I was good enough.

You didn't think

I could do this, did you?

What?

You went behind her back?

My dad wants me

to play field hockey.

This is unbelievable.

Hey, Peter, you coming?

We only got the field

for an hour.

I gotta go, Grace.

Yeah, you better.

I get it.

You're hoping that Kyle's

gonna help you...

get a spot on the team, right?

And I was just there

to help improve your game.

Peter, let's go.

Shut up.

Happy?

This isn't you,

lying around here...

when you could be fighting back.

The tryouts are this Saturday.

You don't want me to play.

Yeah, that's true. I don't.

That's not my choice.

Do you know

what I wanted to be?

What?

I wanted to be a surgeon.

You?

Mm-hmm.

I wanted to be

in the emergency room.

So now I'm a nurse.

That's as close as I could get.

So if you want to

limit yourself, that's fine.

But don't let other people

do it for you.

Excuse me.

I'm here

to see a C. Bowsher.

And you are?

I really need to see him.

Her.

I'm Connie Bowsher.

Can we talk about this?

Couldn't change their mind?

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