The Great Gilly Hopkins

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Smile, huh?

I'm serious.

You got to make this work.

This is it. Last chance.

Lighten up, e.

I'm sure this will work out.

You're not getting it.

You burn out here

and you'll be put in the

Murray hill teen facility.

I don't want that, and I'm sure

you don't want that.

Good morning, miss trotter.

Well, I thought I heard you

all pull up.

Welcome to Thompson park,

Gilly, honey.

Well, excuse me.

You want to meet

your new sister, don't you?

Gilly, this is William Ernest t.

We called him W.E.

Seriously?

Y'all come on in.

Turn loose my leg, honey,

so I can maneuver.

Come on in, you all.

Is that a moustache

on your face, Mr. Ellis?

Yes.

I almost didn't recognize you.

You know, my Melvin had one.

I made him shave it off.

Yeah, this will all be on file.

Mr. Ellis, I've been

doing this so long

I practically got it memorized.

Do you have cats?

What, honey?

Cats?

No, sweetie.

Smells like you do.

Galadriel.

William Ernest, do you want

to go upstairs

and show Gilly her room?

Well, we'll do that later.

Well, we've been meaning

to rearrange the dust

around here,

haven't we, William Ernest?

Social services will send

Gilly's medical information

to the school.

Gilly has no allergies...

To cats or dust, thankfully.

Yes, Gilly

is very self-sufficient,

very... very independent.

William Ernest, you all right?

You know how to reach me?

Of course I do.

Yeah, this is my cell number

right there.

Everything's going to be

just fine.

Okay, yes, yes.

Gilly, uh...

I'll see you.

Be good, please.

Don't you worry none,

Mr. Ellis.

I think Gilly

and William Ernest and me

is nearly friends already.

My Melvin, god rest him,

used to say I never met a child

I couldn't make friends with.

Oh, I believe that.

Whoo.

You need anything, you just give

old trotter a holler.

The TV's downstairs.

You're welcome to come on down

to watch.

This is your home too now.

It's going to be okay, honey.

I know it must have been hard

switching all around.

I like moving.

It's boring to stay

in one place.

This way I get to see more

of the world.

Well, welcome

to our little corner of it.

Now, you make yourself

at home, you hear?

I'm making, okay?

Mom, if you only knew

where they've put me.

If you only knew.

William Ernest

is in the living room

watching telly's trolley.

You're welcome to join him

if you like.

Why in the world would I ever

watch a retard show like that?

Listen here, miss Gilly Hopkins.

One thing we better get straight

right here tonight.

I won't have you making fun

of that boy.

Just because somebody

ain't quite as smart as you

don't give you no right

to look down on him.

Who am I looking down on?

You just said. You just said

William Ernest is retarded.

I did not.

I don't even know the kid.

I've never seen him

before today.

I just don't want to watch

a stupid kid's show.

He's had a rough time

in this world,

but he's with trotter now.

And as long as

the lord keeps him

in this house and sees fit

that I take care of him,

ain't nobody on this earth

going to hurt him again.

Nobody, in any way.

God, all I was trying to...

One more thing.

In this house, we don't take

the lord's name in vain.

All right, all right, already.

Forget it.

Supper's almost ready.

Why don't you go get

Mr. Randolph.

Who?

He eats with us at night.

I was going to send

William Ernest to fetch him,

but I think you'd be

a nice surprise.

William Ernest, is that you?

No, it's me.

Oh. You must be the new girl.

Welcome.

My name's

Mr. Reginald Randolph,

and it's a pleasure

to make your acquaintance.

Yeah, well, trotter sent me

over here to take you to supper.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you kindly.

No sweat.

Oh!

Watch it, watch it.

Thank you.

Sure.

This little angel kept me

from falling flat on my face.

Well, I guess this old house

will be a little livelier now,

eh, Mrs. trotter?

I wouldn't be surprised,

Mr. Randolph.

Would you like

to say grace, Gilly?

Mrs. trotter, it would be

my pleasure

to pass a blessing

on this bountiful feast.

Well, thank you,

Mr. Randolph.

Dear lord, we thank you

for this most bountiful feast,

and for the gift and privilege

to share it with the newest

addition to our family.

Amen.

Amen.

Where are you, mom?

I imagine you're doing something

incredibly exciting right now.

I wish I knew where you were

so I could tell you

that I'm stuck in another place

where I hate everybody.

I won't be here long

and I'll do whatever I can

to find you,

and we can be a family.

What?

I thought you might like

to be tucked in.

I don't get tucked, thank you.

Well, then may I come in?

The door was closed

for a reason.

I'm trying to go to sleep.

All right, then.

Good night.

What do I always say?

Common denominators

are our friends.

Yes, common denominators

are our friends.

Oh, welcome.

I'm miss Harris.

Galadriel Hopkins.

What a beautiful name.

From Tolkien, of course.

No, Sherman school.

Galadriel is the name

of a great queen

in a book by a man

named Tolkien.

Well, I'd rather

be called Gilly.

Well, Gilly it is then.

Gilly, why don't you take

that empty seat

next to Monica Bradley.

Oh, here.

We're on page 27.

Now, who can find

the common denominator

of this equation?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, Rajeem.

I know you're probably

playing catch up.

Did you work

on divisional fractions

at your last school?

Yeah.

No.

Why don't you pull your chair up

to my desk and we'll work on it.

Push your chairs in, people.

I know who you are.

Oh, yeah? Who am I?

You're the new kid.

I saw you in the cafeteria.

I get free lunch too.

I'm very happy for you.

I'm Agnes.

I'm sorry.

You going to tell me your name?

Well, you going to get out

of my face?

Hey, don't push me.

What's your problem?

My problem?

My problem is a whiny

little busybody named Agnes

who can't take a hint.

I thought since you was new

you might want a friend

to show you around.

Well, how about no.

You're bothering me, so beat it.

Go!

A little help?

Hey!

Hey, hey!

Hey, get her!

Hey, get back here!

Ow!

I know you're new to all this,

but we have

a zero tolerance policy

at this school.

We're not going to put up

with fighting on the playground

or anywhere else around here.

I think you need

to understand that, Gilly.

You're at a new school now.

You have a chance

to make a new start.

If there's anything

you want to talk about...

I'm okay.

I'm fine.

Look, if you don't want help,

there's no way I can make you

accept it,

but you're not going to turn

this school or my class

into a zoo.

I've decided for the next

few recess periods,

you can use the time

to catch up on math.

Rajeem.

Rajeem has kindly offered

to work

with you during that time,

so starting tomorrow

you are to come back here

following lunch.

The law requires me

to have recess.

No, actually it doesn't.

What do you want?

Nothing.

Just walking home.

That was great, you beating up

those five boys.

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