Mr. Miracle Page #6

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to help her feel better

about what's causing her pain.

The next part of my assignment?

You know, one day, I'm gonna

take you on a real date,

and I'm gonna pull the chair out for you.

- A date?

- Yeah!

I'd like that.

I don't know, though...

I'm not like the other girls

that you hang out with.

I'm starting to see that you're not,

and, uh, that's a good thing.

Why do you think you keep having

girlfriends you can't depend on?

At some point, I think I...

I lowered my expectations

of people in general.

Do you think you had to?

To make sense of your father leaving?

Yeah.

Yeah, I do.

Once you believed that's what to expect,

you didn't know that you deserve better.

I didn't know that "better" existed.

This... this looks...

This looks so good. Thank you!

- You're welcome.

- Where did you learn to cook like this?

I picked up a lot

when I was waitress in Montana.

Hmm. Did you like living there?

Yeah, I... I did, and I didn't.

It was beautiful... but I was unsettled.

I- I moved there to figure out

what I wanted to do with my life.

Did you?

No!

But I refused to come back

until I made something of myself.

Six years later...

You've got your pride.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

You know, I regret

that my dad and I had so many fights.

The last time I saw him...

We had our worst one.

Did you know?

That he had cancer?

No.

Do you think that he didn't know?

Or he just didn't want us to know.

I took the next flight out

when I got the call.

I was an hour too late.

I live with this heartache

that he didn't know who I was.

Did you get to say goodbye?

I went to the hospital, but...

I never thought it was goodbye.

It's really thoughtful of you to come

home and take care of your mom.

You want to know the truth?

I'm not living at home

to take care of my mom.

I'm the one that needs the care.

I know what you mean.

Sorry to bother you,

but I'm not sure who left this.

- Do you think it was Ms. Rose?

- Give it to me.

Mr. Mills,

I'm going to need to ask you

to deliver the students' papers to me

immediately after their final.

I am going to decide once and for all

just how much trouble

you are causing my department.

Final papers?

Don't they have finals in Portland?

At least Harry and I

are working together now,

but I'm still worried about Addie.

Deep down, she believes

she isn't good enough.

Until we help her change that,

she could easily go back to her old ways.

I just hope she doesn't

have any more setbacks.

Addie?

Victoria, from high school!

Yeah! Hi.

It's nice to see you.

Were we in advance English together?

No.

You weren't on the squad, were you?

No.

So where are you working, now?

Uh, I'm in school, actually.

Oh.

I work down at

the mayor's office with Erich.

That's how we got together.

Right.

He wants me to take care of him now,

so why don't I take that in for you?

You have been so nice,

looking after him until I got here.

Yeah. Thanks.

I'm actually really busy, so,

yeah, Erich has been taking up

way too much of my time.

You don't need to worry about him anymore.

I'm back now.

Let me see if I've got this straight.

So, it's...

Sweet, bitter...

Sour, and salty?

- Mm-hmm.

- Which one's "sweet" again?

Mm...

Ack!

You got me again! Stop doing that.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

It's just really funny.

Can I grow a lemon tree?

Let's see what happens with Addie first.

Planting happens in the spring.

Right. Well, I have to give a final,

and Mr. Conceito's gonna decide

how much trouble I've caused.

Harry, it's a rule to stay out of his way.

I do. He keeps getting in my way!

Alright, well, be careful.

What if Addie doesn't pass?

Can I use my powers

to make her paper great?

You can't affect self-expression.

But you've been doing a good job,

working hard to inspire your students,

so she may do well on her own.

Did you say "good job"?

And by the way,

you are allowed, for the party,

to use your powers to make the food.

It always comes out perfectly.

I like that!

- Want something sweet?

- No, thank you.

- It's really sweet.

- Uh-uh.

- You'll like it.

- Mm-mm.

A Christmas Carol.

How's the future looking?

For Scrooge?

Bleak until morning.

And what about you?

At this point,

I'm not sure I'll be kept past Christmas.

Is Mr. Conceito

still giving you a hard time?

Ah, he may not keep me either.

You know, he just...

He thinks he's in charge here,

but we all know he's not.

You just have to get through finals.

That's what I'm worried about.

How do you decide what to ask

when you give your final?

I give the students a challenge

that reviews what they've learned.

During the semester, I teach the material

and encourage critical thinking about it.

Critical thinking allows them

to interpret it themselves.

Helps them look at things

from different perspective.

You know...

It may seem that we're just helping them

fill requirements toward a degree,

but what we can do here

for our community of students is...

It's magical.

Victoria, what are you doing here?

Taking care of you.

Don't worry, I thanked Addie.

Do you think we should give her a tip?

I told you on the phone,

you could stop calling me.

Right, and come over.

That's not what I said!

I know.

I heard between the lines.

I thought I made myself pretty clear

that we're not getting back together.

And I thought

that seeing each other in person

might change that.

I want to make this work.

Whenever we have a problem, you take off.

I know I did that.

A couple of times.

But you have to understand

that people can't always be there for you.

No.

But for the first time in my life...

I'm understanding that people

can be there for each other.

- Mr. Mills.

- Addie.

I wanted to come and tell you in person

so you don't try and fix this, too...

I'm dropping out of class.

Why?

When you try hard to change things,

you want to see results.

Yeah. Tell me about it.

Does this have something to do with

our cast-wearing friend across the street?

Whatever. I thought we might have had,

we're not having.

What happened?

He has someone named Victoria

taking care of him now.

Well, why does that keep you

from finishing class?

It doesn't. It...

I think my struggle is trying to make

my life something that it isn't.

I'm ready to accept what it is.

If you accepted it,

you wouldn't be disappointed.

I got it right, right?

It's disappointment?

- It's more than that.

- Hurt and anger?

But what right do I have?

You' relying on the stories

you believe about yourself.

You can change your story,

right now, going forward.

Things don't change.

What's wrong?

Addie is so unhappy,

she's dropping my class.

Now you can see how,

if Addie doesn't love herself first.

- Anything can bring her back down.

- Maybe Addie's right about fooling yourself.

Have I been fooling myself, thinking

this could happen before Christmas?

You can see how being human

is complicated.

Celeste, this isn't some big test, is it?

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