Midnight Sun Page #3

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it didn't come up?

I-I didn't bring it up.

I'm not gonna just

randomly be like,

"Hey, dude, by the way,

the sunlight's gonna..."

[blows raspberry]

Like, look when you

tell someone you're sick,

then you start to become more like

a disease and less like a person.

It's... I'm gonna tell him,

I promise,

but I don't know

when I'm gonna see him again.

I do.

You know that annoying guy who works

with me at the ice cream shop?

- The nerdy one you hate?

- Yes, Garver.

His parents are out of town tonight

and he's throwing a party.

And he told me to bring friends.

- So, I'm gonna bring you...

- No, no, no, no, no...

- And you're gonna bring Charlie.

- No.

He's gotta, like, you know...

Doesn't... I have to wait

till he texts me first, right?

Yeah, totally.

And then, you know, his squire will

send a note via carrier pigeon

asking if you'd like

to merge your kingdoms.

What is this,

18th-century England?

You're a hot,

young, badass woman.

You're gonna text him

whenever you damn well please.

Be confident, okay?

- Give him the facts.

- Okay.

[phone beeps]

- Play a little hard to get.

- All right.

[phone beeps]

Make sure that he knows he's not

the only reason you're going.

Okay.

- [moans]

- All right.

Oh, no.

[beeps]

[laughs]

[beeps]

This is gonna be a tame,

safe, parent-friendly party.

Ah-ha!

It's a totally lame party.

You know what we should do?

We should stay here.

We'll get Hunan Chinese.

You guys love Hunan, right?

Put some Netflix on.

It'll be perfect.

Dad, you know

I'm a good kid.

You know I'm not gonna

do anything crazy.

But I swear,

if I spend one more night here,

just listening to everyone else

outside my window

living their lives,

I might go crazy.

Tomorrow night, we can order way too much

chow mein, and have a movie marathon.

- All right.

- Yes, thank you!

You're the best dad

in the world.

[Morgan] Thanks, Mr. P!

Okay, um, Charlie's gonna

meet us at Garver's at 8:00.

We have to get ready!

Dude, what are you

talking about?

We have, like, three hours.

We're already behind.

Done.

Mr. P! May I present

Katherine Price of Washington.

Wow.

Peanut... you look amazing.

[pop music playing]

I'll drink your wine

[Morgan] Bye, Mr. P!

I'll spin your clocks

And I'll gut your fish

I'll f*** you blind

And make a run for it

[Morgan] Let's go.

[Morgan] God, I can't believe

Garver's throwing a kegger.

You came.

[upbeat music playing]

Is there any chance that you,

or your hot friend, hey,

know how to get beer

out of a keg?

Oh, no.

- You didn't get a tap?

- [Garver] I didn't realize they were separate things.

Why would they sell me a barrel

of beer I can't even access?

[upbeat music continues]

Garver! What the hell?

This is a tame, safe,

parent-friendly party!

Uh, do tame parties

have sundae bars?

I think it's so cool.

No, don't listen to her.

Okay, she's never been

to a party before.

She doesn't understand

how dire the situation is.

- We gotta go.

- What, you're leaving?

No, no, no. I just made

a huge thing of chili.

[Morgan] Garver,

chili is not a party food.

[car door opens, slams]

You see, the party's

just kicking off.

What's Charlie Reed doing here?

[Morgan] Oh, my God.

Hi.

You look really amazing.

Um... oh, it's all Morgan.

No, I don't think so.

For you, good sir.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Beef chili, huh?

Mm. That's top shelf, buddy.

That's fresh.

You know, I really thought we'd

have a bigger turnout, but...

I told you not to go

up against a cheerleader.

What cheerleader?

It's the mean blonde one

with a convertible.

- Zoe Carmichael?

- [Garver] Yes.

[groans]

She's having a party

tonight as well.

Must have dinged our turnout.

Do you guys wanna go there?

Well, I like the idea.

- [rock music playing]

- [doorbell rings]

- Hey.

- I was wondering where you were.

- Who are these people?

- Oh, these are my friends.

And they brought you a keg.

Great. Come on in.

[dance music playing]

[man vocalizing]

[crowd cheering] Charlie!

Hey, what's up, man?

You good?

Hey, I'm gonna

go take a lap upstairs.

Away from you two.

Thank you.

Your friend Morgan,

she seems cool.

Yeah. She's really cool.

[cheering]

[Charlie] How long have you guys

known each other?

[Katie]

I don't know. Like, forever.

- He's back.

- Oh!

Charlie! Whoa!

Whoa. Who is this?

Uh, Owen, Wes,

this is Katie Price.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Katie, you're... you're...

- Um...-

- You got Charlie to come to a party,

and make a smile-like feature.

Our boy hasn't looked

this good in a long time.

There you are.

I'm still thirsty.

Wanna get me that drink now?

I'm actually about to go take

Katie on the house party tour.

So. You ready?

Tonight, we are victorious

- We'll be right back.

- Nice meeting you guys.

- Nice to meet you, Katie.

- Take care.

- I can quench your thirst.

- Shut up.

Oh oh oh oh, victorious

Oh oh oh oh

[partygoers cheering]

Oh, we gotta

Turn up the crazy

Livin' like

A washed up celebrity

Shooting fireworks

Like it's the Fourth of July

Tonight, we are victorious

Champagne pouring over us

Would you like

to dance with me?

Garver, what on earth makes you think

I'd ever want to dance with you?

Until we feel all right

[alarm siren blaring]

Until we feel all right

You know, if you tell anyone

about this, I'll kill you.

Totally.

[dance music continues]

[Charlie] Hey, hey!

- Hey.

- Gotta stay hydrated.

Thank you.

This is really interesting.

I don't think

I've ever seen this happen.

Yeah.

Classic high school,

awkward party.

[laughs]

I've only seen it

at the movies.

I gotta show you this.

Come on.

- Oh, God.

- Come on.

Okay, similar

to what's going on over here.

We just kind of hold here.

And swing the hips awkwardly.

- Am I doing it?

- Yeah, you're kind of.

And then I would slowly back up.

Forever young, we are

Always falling free

If tomorrow never comes

We will always be

Forever young

Everybody! This is the best

night of my life! Yeah!

[all cheering]

You wanna go someplace else?

Okay.

[Katie] I-I don't get it.

How could they just

take your scholarship away?

Well, I had to have surgery.

And they didn't think

I could ever swim again.

And no more scholarship

meant no more Berkeley.

- [Katie] I'm really sorry.

- [Charlie] Yeah.

So, how did you do it?

How did you hurt yourself?

It was just a freak accident.

You know, I fell down

some stairs and...

And that's not true.

That's kind of what

I tell everybody.

I got really drunk one night

at Owen's house.

And my friends dared me to jump

off the roof into the pool...

and I clipped the edge

with my shoulder.

[laughs]

I'm such an idiot.

I don't wanna be that guy,

you know?

Then don't be.

You know, my mom used to take me

here when I was little.

- Really?

- She sat me right there.

And, um, she tried to teach me

how to play the guitar.

Actually, this watch was hers.

I spent so much time looking

at this thing on her hand.

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