Miss Stevens Page #5

I mean, these kids

are right there in front of you.

I have my own.

You have kids?

Yeah.

We should go back inside.

They're gonna announce

the award soon.

You go ahead.

I'm gonna finish this.

All right.

Wow!

What a weekend.

Who's a little nervous?

That's okay.

I just wanna thank you

for letting us witness

all of your talents.

Truly, there was such

incredible work this weekend.

And we just wanna

encourage all of you

to keep striving,

keep trying to pursue

your dreams.

And a big congratulations

to the finalists.

We had a really tough job,

I think, this year.

But I-- I think we're

ready to announce

the winners!

In third place,

Jordan Hargrove

from Clarksdale Club.

And in second place,

William Mitman,

from Franklin High School.

Go, Billy!

And the winner

is Arthur Jones,

from Westbro High School.

Let's give

all our winners a big hand.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Sorry.

- It's okay.

Is everything all right?

No. Well, I mean, yes.

Well, um...

I've been trying to work up

the guts to ask you out.

And my friends convinced me

that if I didn't...

I'd regret it.

My last name is Rose.

Add me?

Sure.

Hey, your monologue

was amazing.

Thank you.

Bye.

I have to pee.

- Really?

- Just pull over-- -Are you kidding me?

Don't make me put this out.

I had a cigarette this weekend.

Neither one of us should smoke.

I didn't wanna come on

the trip this weekend.

I was fine to come,

and then...

On Thursday night,

I went to see a play

at the theater where

my mom used to--

This, uh...

This old friend of hers

called me and...

I had no idea how

hard it would be.

It was that thing

where people say you

lose them again.

Because she wasn't there.

Um, did Billy ever take

the Gatsby test?

Sh*t.

Here she goes again.

I brought

the wrong folder.

I don't have the test.

So? I'll just take it

back at school.

No. I lied.

- You what?

- Yeah, what?

They weren't gonna let you

come on the trip

if you had incomplete work,

and so I lied.

Because I knew that coming

on the trip mattered to you.

I really needed you to take

it this weekend, and now...

And now you can't.

And if when you do take it,

you fail--

- Miss Stevens?

- Margot, I know.

I actually think

sometimes

it's okay to lie.

What?

Sometimes I even think it's

the right thing to do.

And as it turns out,

I actually have a copy

of the test in my bag.

It has all the correct

answers on it,

but I could read

the questions out loud.

No, it's a different test.

What?

It's always new questions

on a make up test.

Well, perhaps I'm being

optimistic or naive,

but I really don't think

Billy engineered all this

just so he could cheat

and ace the test.

You know what, Margot?

What?

You're right.

Thank you.

Okay. Come get it.

I didn't bring my laptop.

You can use my notebook.

Hey.

Did you really read the book?

Okay.

"In F. Scott Fitzgerald's

The Great Gatsby,

what does the green light

ultimately represent

for the characters?"

Kinda looks like

she's writing a lot.

Maybe she's just drawing

a bunch of smiley faces.

I think she's done.

Yay!

Yay!

Well I tried

To make it Sunday

But I got so damn depressed

That I set my sights On Monday

And I got myself undressed

I ain't ready for the altar

But I do agree there's times

When a woman sure can be

A friend of mine...

You should talk to your parents

about your medication.

And I'm not saying

go back on it.

I'm just saying talk to them.

Let them take care of you.

That's what parents

are there for.

You should, um...

What?

Someone should

take care of you, too.

Well, I keep on thinkin'

'Bout you

Sister Golden Hair surprise

And I just can't live

Without you

Can't you see it

In my eyes?

I been one

Poor correspondent

And I've been too

Too hard to find

But it doesn't mean

You ain't been on my mind

Will you meet me

In the middle

Will you meet me

In the air?

Will you love me

Just a little

Just enough

To show you care?

Well I tried to fake it

I don't mind sayin'

I just can't make it

Well, I keep on

Thinkin' 'bout you

Sister Golden Hair surprise

And I just can't

Live without you

Can't you see it

In my eyes?

I been one

Poor correspondent

And I've been too

Too hard to find

But it doesn't mean

You ain't been on my mind

Will you meet me

In the middle

Will you meet me

In the air?

Will you love me

Just a little

Just enough

To show you care?

Well I tried to fake it

I don't mind sayin'

I just can't make it

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