Not Cinderella's Type Page #3

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- How long have you been here?

- Uh, well Indy and I have

been talking for awhile.

Quite, quite awhile, actually.

I should get going.

- [Jayda] You don't have to go.

- Got homework.

- It's Friday.

- I'm committed.

I'll see you all tomorrow.

Okay.

- Indy!

Oh, ew.

Do you know how long my

girls and I had to work

to get this place

looking decent?

- Um, I'm sorry.

- You should be.

Your little vacation

is over, missy.

Everything needs

to be cleaned up.

I want my oils

packed away neatly

and this entire area

scrubbed from top to bottom.

The girls are having

their own party tomorrow

and I want everything to

be absolutely amazing.

- Okay.

- That means dusting and

sweeping, mop, bathrooms.

Oh, don't forget to

make fresh snacks.

- I don't know if I can

get all that done tonight.

(sighs)

- Well, of course not.

The snacks need to be

fresh so you get up early

in the morning and do those.

- Got it.

Anything else?

- Yes.

Since you weren't

feeling well today

I think it's best that

you just stay tucked

away in your room

during the party.

You know, in case

you're contagious.

- Didn't think I

was invited anyway.

(sighs)

(birds chirping)

- [Maxton] Hey, let me help.

- Hi.

- [Maxton] You feeling better?

- Much.

How was your soccer game?

- It was a tie.

- Better than a loss.

- It was so close, though.

Here, I got you.

- Thanks.

- So you doing

chores all day or?

- Yeah, cleaning and baking.

- Need any help?

- I mean, I'd love

some but Clarise

would probably say I'm

not working hard enough.

- Probably, yeah.

- Thanks anyway, though.

- Yeah.

I'll see you Monday.

- See you Monday.

- Okay, bye.

(loud exhaling)

(doorbell ringing)

- [Jayda, Kaitlyn]

Oh my gosh, hi.

- [Kaitlyn] Come on in.

How are you?

- Okay, so food's over here.

- There's food in there.

- [Kaitlyn] Thank you so

much, it's so good to see you.

Come on in.

Okay, so this is all

the food we have.

It's really good,

we worked super hard

on it getting it ready.

(talking over each other)

- [Jayda] Guys, you're so sweet.

Grab what you want.

(muffled talking downstairs)

(doorbell ringing)

Hi!

- I'm so glad that

you could come.

- Thanks.

- Hi, Bryant.

- Hey, Bryant.

- Hey, everybody.

Where's Indy?

- Oh, why don't you

go get some food

and then come watch the movie?

- I saved you a seat, Bryant.

(crickets chirping)

- Mom,

I miss you so much.

Whoa.

- Do you know how hard it is

to find you in your own house?

You've gotta be freezing.

How long have you

been hiding out here?

- Thanks, but I wasn't hiding.

How's the party?

- Fine, but it was

missing something.

- What?

- You.

Do you not like being

around big groups?

- I already told

you I wasn't hiding.

- Then why weren't you

hanging out with us?

- I'm just tired,

had a long day.

- Yeah?

What'd you do today.

- I cleaned and I cooked.

- Did you make all the

food in there tonight?

- Yeah.

- It was good.

- Thank you.

- Hey, Indy?

When your cousins

invited me tonight

didn't that include you too?

- We don't really

hang in the same

social circles or anything so.

- Yeah, but you made everything

for their party tonight.

- Yeah.

I mean, look, it's

really not a big deal.

- Wow.

You're literally Cinderella.

- No, Cinderella's just

a name my mom loved,

it's not who I am.

- Well it fits you perfectly.

- I prefer Indy much better.

- All right.

Well, come on.

Let's get you out

of your prison.

- Okay, but I'm not Cinderella.

This is so good.

- I'm glad you like it.

My mom used to bring

me here all the time.

- Why'd she stop?

- She died about 10 years ago.

- How'd she die?

- It was sudden, like your mom.

One minute she was riding

her bike to work and the next

she was hit by somebody who

was texting and driving.

- How'd you get through it?

- Well, I missed her like crazy.

She was riding her

bike because she and I

were doing this child-parent

triathlon that Summer.

We would go out in the

evenings and ride our bikes,

wake up early, go to the

swimming pool and practice.

- Wow.

Did you still end up doing it?

- By myself?

No.

That day of the triathlon

I just curled up in my bed

and didn't move all day.

Everyone seemed to forget

about the race but I didn't.

That was the day that

I cried the most.

- I'm so sorry.

- Well, I think that we

should do this more often.

- What, share grief stories?

- No, get to know each other.

It's how relationships start.

- Whoa, you need to slow down.

I don't know you,

you don't know me.

You think we're starting

a relationship now?

- I don't know, maybe.

Besides, all friendships

are relationships

and I just wanna get

to know you better.

What's so wrong with that?

- It's gonna be a little hard.

- Why?

- If Clarise even knew that

I was here right now she--

- [Bryant] She'd lose it.

- You have no idea.

She's not really into

me having relationships.

- So what are you

really trying to say?

- I'm saying you're

probably better off

trying to start a friendship

with one of my cousins.

- What if I don't wanna

get to know them better?

- They seem like they

wanna get to know you.

(Bryant laughing)

Speaking of which,

aren't they gonna notice

you left their movie party?

- They may have but

they were just gossiping

and didn't seem to

see me slip out.

Plus, I like to hang

out with kind girls,

and from what I've

noticed they're not.

- Hey, thank you for tonight.

- Yeah, it was fun.

Thanks for coming.

Would you wanna go

another date next weekend?

- This wasn't a date.

- Then what was it?

- Bryant, you and I are from

two completely different worlds.

- So?

- So I'm not the kind of person

you typically hang out with.

- But you're exactly

who I wanna be around.

- And you, look, you're

just not my type, okay?

- Is that the real reason?

- I could get in

a lot of trouble

for being with you right now.

- What's wrong with me?

- It's not you, it's me.

- Wow, are you breaking

up with me already?

- My aunt doesn't

like me staying out.

People at school are gonna

notice and they're gonna talk.

- All right, well let's

do it this way then:

we'll just keep

our relationship--

- Friendship.

- A secret for a couple of

weeks and see how that goes.

I wanna hang out with you as

friends and maybe more one day.

Look, it's getting

late, Cinderella.

Let's get you inside before

you turn into a pumpkin.

- Don't call me Cinderella.

- I don't know if you've

noticed but your aunt

and cousins are playing

their parts to a T.

- Whatever.

- Hey, wait.

Can I get my shirt back?

- Sure.

- Goodnight.

- As we explore the findings

of Shakespeare's Hamlet

I want you to pay

particular attention

to the following scene

as to how you can use it

in our everyday lives.

William Shakespeare wrote

relatable characters

so well that after hundreds of

years we can still enjoy it.

Even though life was

a whole lot different

for them than it is now,

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