Not Cinderella's Type Page #5

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Mostly they just ask why

you never come to my games.

- They do?

- Yeah, I tell them

it's complicated,

I know Clarise and

David don't really go

for that kind of thing

and I didn't wanna make

it harder on you so I never

really pushed it, I guess.

- And all the times

we went out to lunch,

you saw that as a date?

- I guess so, I.

I don't know.

Look, I fail at this whole

relationship thing clearly.

I know I'm not

Bryant Bailey, okay?

That guy's his own

brand of whatever.

What I'm.

What I'm hoping is that you

care about me even if I'm not--

- Hey.

I care about you, okay?

- Wow.

- And I wanna come to

your next soccer game.

- You mean this Saturday?

- [Indy] Yeah, what time?

- Are you serious?

What'll Clarise say?

- I'll deal with that later.

- Well if you're serious,

the game's at one o'clock.

- Okay.

- Indy, um, you know I

wanna be your boyfriend.

What do ya think?

- Can I just have some more

time to think about it?

I just, I don't wanna

rush into anything.

- Yeah, yeah.

Sure.

- Where have you been?

- I was working on

a school project.

- Something you

couldn't of done here?

- It was a group

thing with Maxton.

- Hmm.

Well, get started

cleaning the house.

- Okay.

- And David wants

something other

than pasta for dinner tonight.

Think spicy.

- I'll see what I can do.

(phone buzzing)

Hey, you.

- Hey.

So how was your

date with Maxton?

You guys officially

boyfriend and girlfriend now?

- Not yet.

I never knew it,

but he's actually

sacrificed a lot

to keep me company.

- Like what?

- Like he eats

cafeteria food every day

just 'cause he knows

I always have to.

- Why do you always have to?

- I don't get money

to go out to lunch.

- I see your cousins

go out all the time.

- Well, that's part

of their allowance.

If they keep their

grades up they get money

every week to go out.

- What do you do

with your allowance?

Indy, come on, tell me.

- Why should I?

- Because I'm beginning to think

you don't get an allowance.

Do Jayda and Kaitlyn

do any housework?

- No, they're usually

busy during the day.

They get home just in time for

dinner and then they crash.

- So little Cinderella

does all the housework

and if she doesn't get it

all done then Aunty Clarise

gets angry and doesn't

refill her lunch card.

- I don't exactly love

cleaning and cooking

and being grounded

all the time but

they're the only family I have.

- Indy, why are you so nice?

- I've been horrible

to you for weeks.

- Wish there was a way that

I could just go back and--

- Bryant, it's really okay.

Mrs. Wiggins shouldn't

of run out into the road

and it's actually

really bad of me

to blame you for something

that's nobody's fault.

I'm sorry.

- Here you are being nice again.

Well, I should

probably let you go.

Wanna walk to school tomorrow?

- Sure.

- See you then.

- [Dr. Bailey] Hey,

you're still up?

- Yeah.

Couldn't sleep.

So I've been hanging

out with Indy.

- Oh, good, good.

- She's really something.

- So hanging out with is

really code for you like her.

- Yeah.

But I did something stupid.

- What?

- I encouraged her

to figure herself

out with this other guy.

I'm an idiot.

- You're being a good friend.

- But I don't want

her to date him.

- Well are you gonna

do anything about it?

- I don't know.

- You have a good heart

and you're respecting her,

you're letting her

make her own choice.

- I guess.

- She's special, huh?

- Dad, you see a lot

of family stuff, right?

With work?

- Yes.

- Is it uncommon for

families who take in orphans

to treat them differently?

- Why do you ask?

- I've just noticed some things.

It's like she's not an equal.

Not even close.

- Yeah, it happens

and sometimes without

the people even realizing

they're doing it.

Are you worried?

- I'm not sure yet.

(heavy breathing)

- I hate running.

- Apparently it's good for you.

- So is math, doesn't

mean I have to like it.

- Wuss.

(laughing)

- Come on, let's finish

this lap so I can

go die quietly somewhere else.

- That's the spirit, here we go!

- Hey, now you're

just showing off.

- [Maxton] Yeah,

every single day,

it's nice to see you

finally noticing.

- [Bryant] Hey you.

- Hey.

- Hey, instead of

going home do you wanna

take a quick detour?

- What did you have in mind?

So this is your detour?

- [Bryant] Yeah, I

love playgrounds.

I don't know, there's

just something about them

that reminds me you're

never too old to have fun.

- [Indy] Okay, so what's

your favorite thing here?

- Oh, by far the merry-go-round.

I don't know, there's just

something so fun to me

about spinning around

as fast as you can

while trying not to get sick.

Yeah, okay, there

was this one time

when I was little, right?

I was running as fast as

my little legs would let me

and I was pushing it

so hard that I just

completely flew off

and broke my arm.

- Oh no.

- Yeah, but I survived

and it didn't stop me

from coming back

again and again.

I mean, that is

until they got rid of

the merry-go-round a

few years later, but.

- I guess swings will have

to do for today, right?

- Hey, us being here isn't gonna

get you in trouble with

your aunt, will it?

- I mean, as long as

we're not out too late.

- Did, I mean, was

she cool about it

when Maxton dropped you

off after your guys' date?

- Not necessarily but

I told her we were

doing a school project so.

- How'd that work?

- Not well, I had to

do a few extra chores

around the house, but.

- So you did get in trouble?

- Kids get in trouble for that

kind of stuff all the time.

- Yeah?

I mean when I get in

trouble my dad just,

I don't know, he

just chews me out.

Sometimes he'll listen

when it's important to me

but I've noticed that

when you get in trouble

you just kinda become

Clarise's servant.

Maybe what Maxton shoulda

done, and what any friend

including me, should

do, is walk you in

and take the blame

for making you late

because chances are

at that point Clarise

will kind of back way

down and be less harsh.

Maybe in the end--

- In the end she would

just wait for you to leave

and then just chew

me out anyways.

(car horn beeping)

- [Both] Hey, Bryant.

- Why is he with Indy?

- Ugh.

- Come on, we should

probably get you home.

- [Indy] There's no

way I can lie now,

the girls already

saw us at the park.

- You'll be fine.

- [Indy] Speak of the devil.

- I'm here.

- No, Bryant, just go home.

I'll be fine, okay?

What are you doing?

- Exactly what I

should be doing.

Hey, Mrs. Taylor.

- Hi, Bryant.

My girls said they

saw you at the park.

They just left for the mall,

they'll be so sad

they missed you.

- Oh, well, tell 'em I say hi.

Are we too late?

Were you looking for Indy?

- You know I was.

Yesterday she was

so late getting home

that I just wanted to make

sure she made it home today.

- Do you need me to stay?

- Oh, Indy will be

just fine without you.

Now go ahead and have a

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