Little Secrets Page #5

That weird business you have.

Your mom having a baby.

When I play tennis,

I don't focus on the opponent.

Or that fight I had with my parents.

Or any of that bull.

It's not about that.

You just need to concentrate on the music.

What got you started in all this?

When I was 6 years old

I started ballet Lessons.

And I stunk as a ballerina.

But they played this music

that was extraordinary.

And I thought the only way

I could hear it is if I kept going to class.

And then we went on a trip to see

The Nutcracker.

And you saw the orchestra.

In the pit.

I was drawn to the violin. It excited me.

The manipulation of the bow,

the crafting of the instrument.

So I quit ballet Lessons.

I got a violin for my birthday,

and started my Lessons after that.

Come on. Get off your bike.

We can walk home together.

No. I have to go home and practice.

I'm sorry.

So Let me get this straight.

You think it's a Tyrannosaurus.

Are you high?

Keep it down.

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

I've cashed in on

the basic economic principle:

Supply and demand.

I thought you'd be happy.

I'm your protg.

- 75 cents. That is robbery.

- Inflation. Plus, I give free lemonade.

This is a scam. You don't have credentials.

- As if you did.

- Yeah.

As you were saying.

I Love this.

Come in.

Say...

...why don't you play for our guests?

Mom would Love it.

I don't know, Dad.

You could use a dress rehearsal,

couldnt you?

Okay. Ill tell Mom.

Hi, Jordan. You getting

enough to eat, buddy?

- When is the baby due?

- Two weeks from yesterday.

The last weeks just fly.

As I'm sure you remember.

A babe in the 'hood. I can't believe it.

Save yourself the inevitable pain.

Stay away from him.

- Oh, come on. He can't be that bad.

- She's right.

That's Philip's brother. He's bad news.

He's just my type.

Just to Let you know,

I was forced against my will to come.

If it was up to me,

you never would have been invited.

The only reason Gregory came

was for the cake.

- And Mikey...

- I really could care less.

- What happened? These kids idolized you.

- Even Isabelle didn't want to come today.

- Did something happen between you guys?

- Why don't you ask her?

- Why don't you go get your violin?

- I want to wait for Pauline.

After we open the presents,

everybody'll leave.

Pauline will understand.

- Hey.

- Hi, Mrs. Lindstrom.

This is my competition?

What are you doing here?

I wanted a clue. I don't get you.

What you see is what you get.

I'm about to play for our guests.

Would you Like to watch?

You don't realize you're pretty, do you?

No. I mean, I'm not.

Why do you always turn away?

Because you're an idiot.

I know about the accident. Philip told me.

You know, for a herbal tea,

Citrus Spice is pretty zesty.

Excuse us.

- Dude, what did I do?

- David, stop.

- You were never supposed to tell a soul.

- Tell what?

He told me so I would tell him a secret

of my own.

You promised never to tell anyone.

I trusted you.

"We will help, and promise to help

each other wherever in the world we are."

She told me your stupid saying.

I'm sorry.

Emily! Emily!

- Emily, can I just explain?

- Go away!

Emily. There's someone here to see you.

No, Mom. Nobody comes in.

Emily. It's me, Pauline.

- Can I come in?

- Just you.

I know all this stuff

that I can't stand knowing.

I told something I swore I never would.

I have a secret nobody knows about.

- Secrets hurt.

- You have no idea.

Yes, I do. I have one of my own.

I don't want to know about it.

I think you should.

I didn't want to leave the symphony.

I was Let go.

I'm sorry.

When you're third chair for five seasons...

...you start to realize

you're not exactly a principal player.

They brought in new musicians

from Julliard.

That's when they suggested I Leave.

Maybe you can work hard

and make a comeback.

It doesn't matter anymore.

I Love being a teacher.

I felt ashamed by how that came about.

I shouldve told you.

Your admiration just filled me up.

Falsely.

Keeping it from you was wrong.

It's held me back in many ways.

You can't keep secrets about yourself

and Lead a true Life, Emily.

And you shouldnt encourage others

to do the same.

I have a lot of explaining to do.

Are you going to make an announcement

from the rooftop?

I Left my violin out there.

That's another story.

But we're still going to rehearse, right?

In case you've forgotten,

I have an audition tomorrow.

Ill deal with my announcement after that.

Pauline, you want to know

why you're my role model?

Because of your discipline, your talent,

and your poise.

I will get into the symphony,

and it'll be because of you.

My mentor.

Shell be okay, Phil.

She will.

- I am a Liar.

- You didn't mean any harm.

No, I am a Liar.

I didn't want you to know it was my fault.

I'm sorry.

- Here's some water.

- Oh, thank you, sweetie.

It's going to be okay.

She's going to be okay.

Come on. She's going to be all right.

Hey, Mom's taking us to the hospital.

No. We have something

more important to do. Come on.

- Hello, may I help you?

- We got to get something in Jenny's room.

Well, wait! Where are you going?

- See it?

- No.

What are you Looking for?

Got it.

Hi. We're here to check in

for Emily Lindstrom.

If you just watch the tape,

Youll be convinced.

Emily is the most amazing violinist

you could find for your orchestra.

All cued up to go.

Even if this tape shows talent...

...when we audition someone

we try to find out about them.

We ask them

where their passion comes from.

Why they were inclined

to choose their instrument.

Do you remember the first time you saw

The Nutcracker?

Honey, what is it?

It's the baby.

I never even asked her why she played.

Caroline, you're doing great. Push.

Don't forget to breathe.

You're doing great, Caroline.

- Mr. Lindstrom, Emily's okay. She's awake.

- Oh, God.

Just a concussion.

She's going to be fine.

Thank you.

- Okay, Caroline. Here we go.

- It's coming.

Push hard.

Almost there. Just about, little bit more.

You have another beautiful daughter.

Oh, she's beautiful.

Oh, baby, you did it, you did it.

We were sitting there

and nobody knew what was going on.

We were all devastated,

and your mom's water breaks.

No way.

It was bizarrely good timing,

at such a bad time.

Wait, what time is it?

I missed my audition.

It may've been a great experience, but you

have many years to play in a symphony.

Yeah.

I'm sorry if you're disappointed

I blew our secret.

Forget about it. The only thing

that matters is what it stands for.

- Hey, Millipede.

- Hey, Fill-it-up.

We knew you were going to pull through.

Unfortunately, a little late.

David and I just got back

from Symphony Hall.

It's not a sure thing, but...

...we gave them the tape of you

playing the Mendelssohn.

It was Philips idea.

You're brilliant.

David won them over

with the story about your ballet classes.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah. I'm fine.

- Where's Grace?

- She's getting tests.

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