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notices Po.

TEACHER:

Po. You've missed quite a bit of

classes.

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Po nods.

PO:

Sorry.

TEACHER:

Where were you?

PO:

Disney World.

TEACHER:

Chuckie told me you were in Disney

Land.

PO:

Yep.

TEACHER:

So... where were you? Disney Land

or Disney World?

PO:

Land. Disney Land. It was cool.

Super cool.

The teacher sighs.

TEACHER:

Do you even know where Disney Land

is?

PO:

(guessing)

Nevada?

Chuckie face-palms himself.

TEACHER:

Missing class is unacceptable. I

don't want to have to write notes.

PO:

Alright, fine. I didn't come

because my Dad is in jail. I was in

a car wreck. And my Mom is in the

hospital.

The teacher looks embarrassed. He gulps.

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TEACHER:

Well, I'm sorry about that. Why's

your Dad in jail?

Po stands up to leave.

CHUCKIE:

(to the teacher)

What's your problem?

Po walks out of the classroom. Chuckie follows.

TEACHER:

Po!

Po turns around. The teacher holds out a quiz.

TEACHER (CONT’D)

I'm sorry... You got an A on the

last quiz. You'll be fine in this

class. I'll see you tomorrow.

Po nods to him.

PO:

OK.

INT. PO'S LIVING ROOM - DAY - LATER

Po walks into his living room, with Avery behind him. Mary is

standing up. She smiles when they walk in.

PO:

Mom!

They hug.

MARY:

Hi, Avery.

AVERY:

Hello, Mrs. Black.

They also hug. Mary laughs when she sees Avery's high

maintenance shirt.

MARY:

I like that shirt, Avery.

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AVERY:

Oh, I was just messing with people.

She smiles.

MARY:

Avery, we're gonna eat dinner soon,

will you eat with us?

AVERY:

Sure, I'd love to. If you let me

help you cook.

Mary rolls her eyes.

MARY:

You don't have to do that.

AVERY:

It's my pleasure.

PO:

Yeah Mom, she needs the practice.

Avery sticks her tongue out at him. Mary laughs.

PO (CONT’D)

Mom, where's David?

MARY:

He's staying with Aunt Karen until

I'm fully recovered.

Po nods.

MARY (CONT’D)

Probably a week.

INT. PO'S KITCHEN - DAY - LATER

Po stands in his kitchen, watching Avery and Mary cook.

MARY:

Avery, what do you want to do when

you grow up?

AVERY:

Well, I'd like to be a dancer, I'm

really passionate about that.

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MARY:

Yes, Po told me. Sorry I couldn't

make your recital.

AVERY:

That's fine. It's not a real steady

job though, so I'm gonna major in

business. If things go my way, I'll

start a dance school.

MARY:

That's nice. You know when I was

your age, I wanted to be a teacher.

I've always loved teaching.

Po smiles. He wishes that his Mom could have everything that

she wanted.

Mary sighs.

MARY (CONT’D)

Unfortunately, not everything

always works out.

Mary smiles.

MARY (CONT’D)

You just have to make the right

decisions.

Avery nods. They have been cutting vegetables. Avery stops

and looks at her.

AVERY:

What decisions?

Mary glances at her.

MARY:

Everything is a decision. I know

you're probably waiting for me to

say that I made the wrong decision

with the man I married, but...

Mary looks at Po, and smiles.

MARY (CONT’D)

If I could go back, I wouldn't

change a thing. Because I wouldn't

have Po.

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She smiles at Avery.

MARY (CONT’D)

And I wouldn't have met you.

Avery is touched. She gives Mary a hug. Po smiles.

EXT. STREET - DAY - THE NEXT DAY

Po and Avery walk slowly down the street. They're holding

hands.

PO:

Man, I love the weekend.

Avery laughs.

AVERY:

Says the guy who went to school

once last week. Seriously, you have

no reason to say that.

Po smiles. Avery gasps. Po looks to her.

PO:

OK?

AVERY:

Yeah. My back hurts. I think I did

something to it yesterday.

PO:

Yeah, you tried cooking and your

back broke. Maybe you're not cut

out for that

Avery rolls her eyes, as Po sticks his tongue out at her.

AVERY:

Very funny.

She sighs in pain.

PO:

Hey. You're sure you're fine?

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AVERY:

I'm just really dramatic.

Po laughs.

They reach Avery's car.

PO:

I'll see you tomorrow.

AVERY:

Yeah.

Po kisses her. Avery grins at him. Avery gets in her car and

drives away.

Po stands still.

INT. PO'S BEDROOM - MORNING

Po gets off of his mattress. He walks to the living room.

INT. PO'S LIVING ROOM - MORNING - CONTINUOUS

Po finds his phone on the table. He has missed voice-mail

messages. He plays the first one.

AVERY (O.S.)

Hey, Po. I'm going to the ER to get

my back pain figured out. My Dad

thinks that it's back spasms, but I

guess we'll see. I'm in a lot of

pain, so I probably won't see you

today.

Mary has walked into the room.

MARY:

That sucks.

PO:

Yeah. I'm surprised. But she was in

pain yesterday.

Po plays the next message.

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AVERY (O.S.)

Hey. I've been checked in, and the

doctors don't know what it is. They

gave me Ibuprofen though. So... I

totally could have done that from

home. Anyway, I'm in room twentyone,

and if you tell the hall nurse

that you're my cousin, she'll let

you in without checking.

We can hear Brad laughing in the background before the

message ends.

Po looks to his Mom. She sighs and motions towards the door.

MARY:

You can take the car.

Po smiles.

PO:

Thanks.

INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY - MOMENTS LATER

Po stands outside Avery's room. A nurse comes up to him.

HALL NURSE:

Can I help you?

PO:

Yes, I'm looking for Avery White,

in room twenty-one. I'm her cousin.

The nurse nods. She opens the door for him. He walks in.

INT. AVERY'S HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Po walks into Avery's room. She's still wearing her plain

clothes. She is still in pain; she's breathing hard and seems

to have a shortage of breath. Po looks concerned. So does

Brad, who is sitting in a chair beside her. He stands up and

shakes Po's hand.

AVERY:

Good morning, Po.

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PO:

Hi, Avery. Better or worse?

AVERY:

Worse. Definitely worse.

Po sighs. Looks to Brad.

BRAD:

They don't know what it is. They

can barely get people to look at

her, what with the flu going

around. There's just... too many

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