Midnight Sun Page #2

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Ain't all

I'm meant to discover

So I'll keep rea...

Hey.

[gasps]

Whoa.

I didn't mean

to freak you out.

Here.

Uh, me? I'm not freaked out.

Don't worry about it.

- Here, I'll help you.

- I'm not a freak.

Why are you packing up?

Where are you going?

Um, home.

I gotta go home.

Home? Wait, you live here?

Wait, you didn't

go to Purdue High.

No. It's a very

different school.

And I graduated today and

my dad's a super big worrier.

So, I really gotta...

Oh, God.

[chuckles]

- Um...

- I have to go.

Wait! Wait! Whoa. What...

I'm sorry, why are you...

What's the rush? What...

Um, I have to get home

to my cat.

- Your cat.

- Yeah, it died.

So, you're not

in a rush then, right?

No, no, I am.

I have to plan the funeral

for my, um, dead cat that died.

Yeah, it's super dead.

Wait! Wait! Wait!

I didn't even get your name!

[woman] You haven't noticed any changes in

her? Motor functions still seem strong?

Yeah. Yeah, no loss

of intellectual function,

no difficulty swallowing

or talking.

[laughs] Believe me on that.

- [chuckles]

- And no corneal ulcerations.

Really, there's nothing to

suggest any neurodegeneration.

Any exposure to sunlight?

No, of course not.

I'm gonna refill her

prescription for you this time,

but she really should be coming

to these appointments with you.

Yeah, well, you know teenagers.

They get embarrassed

by their dads.

- She has XP, Jack.

- I know exactly what she has.

It's not gonna

fall into remission.

And every year, the risk

becomes more serious for her.

So, if she's exposed to even

the slightest bit of sunlight...

She won't be.

- She's reached that age we talked about.

- She won't be.

Any word on the University

of Washington study?

I submitted Katie's name for their Phase

Two trials, if it even gets that far.

I wouldn't get your hopes up.

Research funding

being what it is,

we're talking about a disease that

affects only one in a million people.

We're in luck,

'cause she is one in a million.

- A cat funeral?

- [Katie groans]

Please stop saying it out loud.

[laughs] No, I mean,

I've heard that dead pets

can actually be

an aphrodisiac.

Morgan, what should I have said?

Any other combination of words

in the English language.

Like, "Hey, I'm Katie Price.

I've watched you outside

my window for the past 10 years,

and I've been in love with you,

stalking you every minute of the day."

- Okay, don't start with that...

- Or how about, "Hey, you may remember me from kindergarten,

when everyone

called me a vampire."

No one remembers that!

- What did I do?

- It's bad, but we'll fix it.

I feel so stupid and lame.

Well, at least

you have M&M's. So...

Thanks.

So, you've just gotta

make up for it next time.

There's not gonna be

a next time.

- You don't know that.

- I do.

This is good.

This is what Taylor Swift does.

She has awkward

interactions with boys,

and then she just writes

amazing songs about it. What?

Oh, no, no.

- Oh, come on.

- What's happening?

Did you see my notebook

when you came in?

Your notebook notebook? No.

I think I left it

at the train station.

- Oh, God.

- Can you please go get it for me?

Morgan, it's so important.

Please.

You know, I would,

but there's, like,

a few other poppin' cat funerals

that I was gonna hit today.

No, no! I'm in a corner! Oh!

[crowd chattering]

Hey.

My friend's

been looking for that.

You know her? Oh, wait.

Morgan, right?

We had English class together.

- I'm Charlie...

- Charlie Reed, yeah. I know.

And it was a history class.

But how do you know her?

- Did she just move here?

- Notebook first.

Or you could just tell me where she

lives and I could drop it off.

I have a better idea.

Hey, Dad, I need to go to the train

station to pick up my notebook.

Fred has it.

Okay, text me when you get there

and be careful.

Fred?

Holy pregnant cow.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

- Thank you.

- [phone ringing]

[sighs]

Purdue Creamery.

- Morgan.

- Hey. How's your second date?

How could you do this to me?

Oh, my God,

I'm in sweatpants.

My hair, it's-it's a mess.

It's tied.

[growls] Oh, my God,

I look like an idiot.

Oh, please. Katie,

you're super freakin' hot, okay?

I can't even see you right now and

I can tell you look gorgeous.

Hi, excuse me.

Can I just get a large...

Can you not see

I'm on the phone?

He really likes you, okay?

I can tell.

Just try to be yourself.

Don't ramble too much.

And call me afterwards.

[clattering]

Bye.

[Katie sighs]

Oh, my...

[groans]

[distant train whistle blows]

Wow, you exist.

I thought I was dreaming

last night or something.

Were you in the REM

stage of sleep?

What?

That's when most

dreams happen, actually.

Yeah, your brain activity

is super high and functioning,

and your eyes are just going

nuts behind your eyelids.

It looks super weird. It's like

a typewriter or something.

Um, anyway, thank you for...

Wait, I, uh... I still

don't know your name.

Oh.

- It's Katie.

- Katie, I'm Charlie.

[laughs]

Wow, that's a weird name.

Thank God you told me it 'cause I

wouldn't have known it otherwise.

Thank you.

- Wait, what...

- You didn't...

You didn't read through it,

did you?

Uh, just a little. I...

- What?

- What?

Are you serious?

You read through my journal?

- Look, I...

- This could have been a diary.

I mean, it is, kind of.

Um, I'm... I'm really sorry.

You left really quick

the other night,

and I really had no idea

who it belonged to,

so I just

looked through it quickly.

But I like that you

still handwrite things.

It's... It's cool.

It's old school.

Thanks... for finding it.

Yeah.

Wait!

What, another cat died?

You have to...

Oh. [laughs]

Um...

I... I had to... I... I'm...

I'm walking home.

Can I walk with you?

Um, yeah.

So, you were home-schooled, huh?

Man, that must have been wild.

Actually, it was the exact

opposite of wild.

My dad's pretty protective.

He's not, like, watching us

right now, is he?

Oh, yeah. He has his phone

tapped into every camera.

[both laugh]

So, um, what did you think

of the songs you read?

Without my permission,

I may add.

Um, honestly, I don't know.

I mean, you can't really

read a song, right?

True.

I guess I'd have

to hear you sing them.

Um, so anyway,

I'm right up here.

So, you don't have to walk me.

Wait, you live up there?

I-I don't understand

how we've never met.

I've probably

skated by your house,

like, every day

on the way to practice.

It's a... funny coincidence.

[laughs]

Um...

thanks.

Hey, you wouldn't wanna do

something sometime, would you?

Um... together?

Yes, us together.

Hanging out.

Um... I'm really busy

during the day.

But... I could be free at night.

I could be free at night.

Well, you should

put your number in here then.

[laughs]

I'm old school too.

Smooth.

Thank you.

[laughs]

That is so romantic

it disgusts me.

What did he say about your XP?

It didn't come up.

What do you mean,

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