Love, Simon Page #10

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- Hey, Simon.

Is it you?

Are you Blue?

No. No, it's not me. Sorry.

I know you've had

a crazy couple days.

You wanna talk about it?

No, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have asked.

- No, don't worry.

- Sorry for bothering you.

[door closes]

Did you know?

I knew you had a secret.

I mean, when you were little,

you were so carefree.

But these last few years,

more and more...

it's almost like I could

feel you holding your breath.

I wanted to ask you

about it, but I...

didn't wanna pry.

- Maybe I made a mistake.

- No. No, Mom, you...

You didn't make a mistake.

EMILY:
Being gay is your thing.

There are parts of it

you have to go through alone.

I hate that.

As soon as you came out,

you said, "Mom, I'm still me."

I need you to hear this.

You are still you, Simon.

And you are still the same son

who I love to tease,

and who your father depends on

for just about everything.

And you're the same brother

who always compliments

his sister on her food,

even when it sucks.

But you get to exhale now,

Simon.

You get to be more you

than you have been...

in a very long time.

You deserve

everything you want.

My boy.

Hey, Leah.

- Hey.

- What's up?

What are you doing?

Just going for a run,

you know.

- Daily ritual.

- Yeah, you've never done that.

Have too.

But you're wearing jeans.

They're my running jeans.

Simon, you're about to pass out.

(panting) Okay, fine.

I'm not going for a run.

Hey, Leah. Please, listen.

Look, I know, okay?

You didn't want anyone

to know you're gay.

No, that wasn't just it.

I fell in love with someone.

That guy in the emails...

I love him.

And I knew that if Martin

leaked our emails,

it'd scare him off.

I'm sorry.

I know what I did

was messed up.

You're my best friend.

If I'm your best friend,

then why did you come out

to Abby and not me?

Think it was easier.

I've known Abby for six months,

and I've known you

for 13 years.

And I knew that if I told you,

that everything

was gonna be different.

I really wanted things

to stay the same.

Tell me about this guy

you love.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

It'll help me kill off

Hetero Simon in my mind.

- You don't have to kill him off.

- He's dead, Si.

Hacking him up with

a mental machete as we speak.

(chuckles)

All right. Fair enough.

So, I call him Blue.

Hey, Si.

Yeah?

(sighs)

How long have you known?

Like, I really started to get it

when I was around...

thirteen?

Four years? Four years of...

eating dinner together,

four years of

going to movies together.

Four years of

walking Bieber together.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have missed it.

No. Hey, no, Dad.

All those stupid jokes...

Well, I know

you didn't mean 'em.

It doesn't matter.

I shouldn't have missed it.

But...

in case the message

got lost somewhere I just...

I just want you to know

that I love you.

(crying) And I'm really

proud of you.

I wouldn't change anything

about you.

Hey. Sh*t, Dad.

Hey, stop crying.

I'm trying. I'm trying.

Oh, God.

Come here.

How's that video

for Mom coming?

- Good.

- Good, good.

Good.

You don't know

how to export it, do you?

Can you help me

with that, please?

Yeah.

- Okay.

- Let's go.

Hey.

I thought maybe we could

sign up for Grindr together.

You don't know

what Grindr is, do you?

It's Facebook for gay people.

Not what it is.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I present to you

20 years of bliss.

(video playing)

EMILY:
Did you guys do this?

Simon and I did it, yeah.

- I just helped.

- It was mostly me.

EMILY:
(laughs)

Yeah, right.

Really? Really?

EMILY:
I can't believe

you did this.

I panicked

and bought you a watch.

That's okay.

You can give me

somethin' later

that I can't get in the store.

That's really gross.

- Oh, guys, just look.

- Sorry, just pay attention.

Just look at baby Bieber!

NORA:
He was so cute!

EMILY:
Just look at our baby!

SIMON:
Dear students

of Creekwood High School,

As anyone with a half-decent

data plan already knows,

a recent post

on this very website

declared that I was gay.

The delivery left something

to be desired,

but the message is true.

I am... gay.

For a long time, I was killing

myself to hide that fact.

I had all these reasons.

It was unfair that only

gay people had to come out.

I was sick of change.

But the truth is

I was just scared.

COACH:
Come on, Garrett.

Let's go!

SIMON:
At first I thought

it was just a gay thing.

But then I realized,

no matter what,

announcing who you are

to the world

is pretty terrifying

because what if the world

doesn't like you?

So, I did whatever I could

to keep my secret.

I hurt the best,

most important people.

And I want them to know

that I'm sorry.

I am done being scared.

I'm done living in a world

where I don't get to be

who I am.

I deserve a great love story.

Disclaimer, this is about

to get romantic as eff,

so anyone adverse to

gratuitous feelings

kindly click over

to the BuzzFeed quiz

or resume the porn

you paused to read this.

Did you even use the ladder?

SIMON:
This guy that I love

once wrote

that he felt like he was stuck

on a Ferris wheel.

On top of the world

one minute,

at rock bottom the next.

That's how I feel now.

I couldn't ask

for more amazing friends,

a more understanding family.

But it would all be

so much better

if I had someone

to share it with.

So, Blue...

I might not know your name

or what you look like.

But I know who you are.

I know you're funny

and thoughtful.

That you choose

your words carefully

and that they're

always perfect.

And I know that you've been

pretending for so long

it's hard to believe

you can stop.

I get it.

Like I told you

at the very beginning,

I'm just like you.

- GIRLS:
Hi, Simon.

- SIMON:
What's up?

SIMON:
So, Blue...

after the play,

Friday at 10:
00,

you know where I'll be.

No pressure for you to

show up, but I hope you do.

Because you deserve

a great love story too.

Love, Simon.

Willkommen

Bienvenue

Welcome im cabaret

Au cabaret

To cabaret

(audience cheering)

(all gasping)

Okay. They're not

paying me enough for this.

(indistinct chatter)

- ABBY:
Hi.

- LEAH:
Oh, my God.

- Oh, my God!

- You were amazing.

I'm not even kidding.

- You were, like, insane.

- Thank you!

- What's up?

- Baby!

(laughing)

ABBY:
Yeah. Yeah.

(clears throat)

- Hey, Simon.

- Hey.

Do you wanna go to

the carnival with us tonight?

Yes.

- Yeah?

- SIMON:
Yeah!

LEAH:
Yay!

Get in here, Leah!

LEAH:
(grunts) The love!

Thank you.

- We'll be right here.

- Yeah.

- Go get him.

- All right.

- Yes!

- Woo! Yeah!

Go, Simon!

- Spier, Spier, Spier!

- Woo!

That should last a while.

GIRL:
Oh, my God, look.

I bet he's waiting

for the other gay kid.

Where's Dana?

She'll love this.

ABBY:
You got this, buddy.

Proud of you.

(students cheering)

- Yeah, buddy!

- Yeah!

You got it! Woo!

ABBY:
This is it.

ALL:
Yeah!

(cheering continues)

We love you, Simon!

(all cheering)

Yo. Can you just...

Come on, no.

(all whooping)

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