Nowhere Safe Page #4

No way!

Yeah!

What did he do?

It tore through the

whole side,

trapping one

of his crew in the tail.

He had five of his men bail just in

case he couldn't land the plane safely.

And the rest of the men used their

own parachutes to hold the tail on.

Were they okay?

Yeah, he landed the

plane safely.

Well, what was left

of the plane.

They gave him a medal for it.

Is he still alive?

No...

Not many from that time are.

Wow. That's a really cool story.

It's not just a story.

It really happened.

Thanks for today.

Yeah.

Why did you ask me to

go with you?

I don't know. I just thought

you might like it.

I did. So, thanks.

See you at school.

Yeah. Don't forget to

write your paper.

I won't.

In fact I think I know what I'm

going to write on already.

Her great-grandfather saved the

plane and the men in it.

To me it used to be some war

that happened years ago.

But to others it's a real event.

That changes your perspective.

Just like seeing that B-17

changed my perspective.

It wasn't just a story.

It was history.

Well hello.

What brings you here?

Just basking in a

moment of triumph.

One of my students is finally

starting to get it.

Oh, who?

Nick Thomas.

Very good.

You know him and Ashley have

been hanging out lately.

Is he a good kid?

He has potential.

He's spending time

with my daughter,

I'm asking as a mother.

He has potential.

What the... what is this?

A fog machine. I use it in some

of the plays that I do.

You know I'm just being

careful, you know?

What kind of mother would I be if I

let my daughter go out with just anyone?

Kevin?

Hey, you want a drink?

Yeah, sure.

All right, what can I get you?

Well, diet something.

Sheila's got me back on one of

her losing weight schemes again.

Oh boy.

All right, there you go.

Thank-you.

Mm hmm.

Washington's army was a rag-tag

group of British soldiers.

They didn't have the training, the

food, or the equipment of the British.

So three months prior he issued

a general order to his commanders.

"Instant to be observed.

"As a day of fasting,

humiliation and prayer,

"humbly to supplicate the

mercy of Almighty God,

"that it would please and pardon

all manifold sins and transgressions

"and to prosper the arms of

the United Colonies,

"and finally establish the peace

and freedom of America,

upon a solid and lasting

foundation. "

Hey, wait, wait, wait. This

isn't church, dude.

An astute observation.

What's with all the God stuff?

I'm quoting Washington.

Religion was a part of life and

therefore a part of history.

Now, the British and the Americans were

building their forces to battle on Long Island,

and it appeared that the British were

going to beat the Americans badly.

The British sent there ships to

cut off an escape route.

Sorry.

It's okay.

All they had to do was trap

Washington and make him surrender,

and the whole revolution

would be over.

Think of the despair in the

American troops must have felt.

Was God against them?

Was their whole fight in vain

now? Think of your own lives.

Have you ever had something

challenge you?

Made your life completely

unbearable?

Did you think it was the

end of the world?

Well, it wasn't the end of the

world for Washington.

He made his troops

ready to escape.

But in daylight on that island,

the British could easily see

them and corner them.

But then a fog came.

It came and stayed until the

sunlight came up and hid

the American troops and they

escaped unnoticed.

Because of this fog the American

cause was saved once again.

See, history teaches us that

we can't just despair.

Hope may yet come!

Better things may lie ahead!

History is in the making!

What will your history be?

Hey.

Clumsy much?

So that's where my

fog machine went.

Sorry.

But it added to the

ambiance perfectly.

Ok, good.

I should have asked.

I'm not surprised you didn't.

Oh, I know, I do have

to work on that.

All right, you can make

it up to me.

How?

Help me figure out how to

make this scene work.

What happens in it?

It's a scene

where Viola in disguise,

tells Orsino about a young

woman who loves a man so much

but doesn't know how

to tell him.

So what direction are you

thinking about taking it?

I don't know. I need to find a way

to balance the romance and the humor,

I mean, this is Viola almost declaring

her love for Orsino and yet he has no idea.

So do I keep them together?

Apart?

I don't know.

What if she draws closer to

him as she speaks...

And then when she remembers

she's in disguise

she sort of starts

drawing away again?

Um hmm.

You want to try it?

Would you?

Yeah.

Okay.

What page?

Page 141.

"My father had a

daughter, lov'd a man

as it might be perhaps, I were a

woman, I should your Lordship. "

"And what's her history?"

"A blank, my lord.

"She never told her love,

but let concealment,

like a worm in the bud feed

on her damask cheek.

"She pined and thought, and with a

green and yellow melancholy she sat...

"like patience on a monument,

"smiling at grief.

"Was not this love indeed?

"We men say more, swear more,

"but indeed our shows

are more than will.

"For still we prove

much in our vows

but little in our love. "

Hey mom, I can't the

keys to the...

Uh, keys to the house.

We're just rehearsing a scene.

Isn't Viola supposed to step

back there at the end?

Yeah, and Orsino should

probably just stay put.

I'll... I'll wait...

out, yeah.

Did you see what that

Ashley girl's wearing?

Blah.

Yeah, and her hair?

Maxie!

Hey!

Texting your mom?

Let's see what we got here? Cut it out.

Oh, let's buy something.

That looks good.

Oops, how about this one next?

Hey, I love to shop!

Stop.

Hmm, I need new shoes.

Pink maybe?

Hey. Let him go.

Hey! I didn't finish.

You're done.

Dude?

What was that?

You're freaking me out.

It's nothing.

Nothing?

Did you see what you just did?

Did you?

I don't know what's

going on with you

but just stop it.

No.

So you're going to

turn loser on me?

Why do you care?

I don't. I'm not hanging

around for this new Nick.

We're through.

Have fun crying yourself

to sleep at night.

I think I'll be okay.

Okay, those actually

need to be hemmed.

So, how are the kids

liking the play?

Um... When I sum it up

for them they like it.

But the language is a bit

tricky, you know?

Have you ever done

this play before?

Not as a teacher.

I did do a role in

college once though.

Oh... You should act out the

scene for them then.

No.

Why? I dress up and act all the

time. It will inspire them.

Yeah? Well maybe I'll save

inspiration for next year.

I thought you were only staying

until the end of the year.

Yeah. Hopefully it works out.

How's Ashley handling the move?

As well as can be expected.

She's a good student.

She's smart.

I noticed she tries to

stay quiet though.

Yeah.

But she seems like she

has a lot to say.

Well, we've been through a lot.

Divorce?

No... well yeah, but that

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