The Miracle Season Page #2

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Yeah, State, here we come!

(CHEERING)

And here they come!

Your defending State Champions,

the West High Trojans.

Today, West will take on their

crosstown rival, City High.

(CROWD APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)

Is it me, or did the Twin Towers

get taller over the summer?

It's you. Or it's that good

old steroid-fed Iowa beef.

All right. Focus on the game.

Focus on the game.

They are huge.

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING)

Nice girls, but it's time

to take them down!

(ALL CHEERING)

Right girls.

We got this ladies!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

GIRL:
Ball's up, ball's up!

Yeah, watch out,

watch out, yeah, it's coming.

Middle! Middle! Middle!

Yeah. Here, here, here.

Hands up.

Yeah!

Great choice, Line. Yes!

GIRL:
All right. Do it again.

Do it again.

Great play, guys.

Let's keep it going.

Get ready for

the next one, okay?

Yes! Middle!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Let's go, guys.

- GIRL 1:
Get it back.

- GIRL 2:
Gotta be on top of that.

Look who's going down now.

Hey, pick your head up.

Pick your head up.

I would've missed that one, too.

We'll get them next, okay?

(CROWD CHEERING)

Do work today, son!

BOY:
Come on, Kelley.

You got this, Kell.

You got this.

(CROWD GASP)

ANNOUNCER:
What a disappointment for

West as City takes the first set.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Come on, guys. Next one, yeah?

Have a seat.

Brie, get out there.

It's okay, Kell.

Don't worry about it.

GIRL:
Come on, ladies. We got this!

Hands up!

Hey... Mmm-hmm.

Okay, let's go.

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

BRIE:

Got it, got it, got it!

GIRL:

Yeah, Brie! Yeah, Brie!

BREZ:

Brie, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

BREZ:

Freshman, you're in.

Way to commit.

GIRL:
Come on, guys!

You got this!

Ball's up!

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(CHEERING)

All right, West.

ANNOUNCER:
A heartbreaker

for the women of Troy

who just couldn't

get much going today.

Good game.

Good game.

Caroline...

(ERNIE CHUCKLES)

Ernie, sorry. How are you?

- Sorry. That's a dumb question.

- No, Brez, it's okay.

We're hanging in there.

So, um, Caroline is throwing

one of her parties

tomorrow night,

and I know you don't

really like to socialize,

but with what's going on,

I know she'd love

you to be there.

Great. I'll try to make it.

It's good to see you, Ernie.

- She is not coming.

- No, not in a million years.

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHTER)

Oh, my God!

Am I the only one pissed off

about losing a game

we should've won?

We know we sucked, Brez.

We did. And now we're

just letting it go.

You know what I'm gonna

be letting go of?

Players who cannot compete.

Pull it together out there,

Fliehler. All of you.

LINE:

Hey.

Don't worry about it. Okay?

(GIGGLING)

LINE (ON VIDEO):

Ew! You better not kiss!

ERNIE (ON VIDEO):

That's a dare.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

LINE:

Gross!

Some things never change.

She said the same thing to me

this afternoon.

(LAUGHING)

After all these years,

we still got it.

We're gonna get

you stronger, Ellyn.

We're gonna walk up

Mount Monadnock next year.

ELLYN:

Yeah, that's good.

I got a present for you.

Oh?

Oh, I love these.

LINE:
And I'm gonna wear them

for you every time I play.

(GIGGLING)

The game today meant nothing.

We're gonna win State again,

and we're gonna do it for you.

You'll see.

We talked about this, honey.

Odds are, I won't be here

for the whole season.

Sweetheart.

(SIGHS)

(SIGHS) Since when did odds

ever matter to me?

You are coming

to my graduation, Mama.

You are moving me into

my dorm room next year.

And better yet,

you are going to dance

at my wedding.

Am I making myself clear?

(INHALES)

Very clear.

(SNIFFS) Good.

Meanwhile, I am going to climb

into your IV drip,

and spread gooey Liner love

in your bloodstream,

till it spreads to every

single cell in your body.

So, no matter what,

we're always

going to be together.

I'll take it.

I'll take all of it.

(CHUCKLES)

Woo!

Whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa.

Whose is that?

Quiet, quiet, quiet.

Here, take these.

Brandon Turner's brother

has just left for college

and didn't take this with him.

Can you believe that?

Your dad is gonna kill you.

Not if he doesn't

happen to notice.

(GIGGLING) Perfect.

I never saw it.

- I'll totally deny it.

- Deny what?

I didn't see anything.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ERNIE:

How's that?

(BEEPS)

- No. Still nothing over here.

- Oh, man.

This is a huge party foul, Dad.

Almost there.

Wait! Hang on.

(CAR HORN BEEPS)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(WHOOPS)

The party has started!

(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

I'm gonna go play a game.

- Looking good.

- Ah!

Well, it looked good anyway.

But...

No thanks to you.

But you know what? I think,

I can actually make this work

if I just make this an

exclamation point.

Nice.

Excuse me.

Yeah.

Lizzy B, take the top card.

Is that the card?

Yes.

- Yeah, it is.

- It is?

(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)

Dude, that wasn't your card.

You had the queen of hearts.

Mrs. Found is really sick.

He could've said a potato

chip was my card,

and I would've agreed.

Now, clap.

Okay.

You think that's the card?

I have a funny feeling.

Ruby, would you pick this up

and set it aside?

- My goodness.

- LIZZY:
What?

- No! What?

- (ALL CHEERING)

It's my card!

How did you do that?

This is my card!

Will you please

do another one?

It's late for any more

magic tonight.

The magician has to get up

in a few hours and go to work.

(ALL GROANING)

- Ever sawed someone in half?

- Only redheads.

(LAUGHING)

No, I'm more about

putting people together.

Good night, ladies.

- Good night, Dad.

- ALL:
Good night.

Okay, so, I'm gonna go

sneak a visit with my mom,

but I have to know,

- did you kiss the new guy or what?

- No!

Not yet. But I think

it's, like, a possibility.

What? Awesome!

Weight room tomorrow,

7:
00 a.m.

No. No way,

I'm sleeping in tomorrow.

- Early birds become starters.

- Ugh, okay, fine.

7:
00 a.m.

(ENGINE STARTS)

This is our year, Kell.

- Our year.

- Bye.

See you tomorrow.

Woo!

Yeah!

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

Hey, Bob.

What is it?

You got a noise complaint?

We don't keep anything up

around here except the sheep.

I'm afraid we have some

terrible news for you, Ernie.

What do you mean?

- There's been an accident.

- Who?

It's Caroline.

Take my mind

and take my pain

(INAUDIBLE)

Like an empty bottle

takes the rain

And heal, heal

Heal, heal

(PHONE RINGING)

And take my past

and take my sins

Hello.

Yeah?

Wait, what?

(BEEPING)

And heal, heal

Hello?

(KELLEY CRYING ON PHONE)

Kelley, is everything

all right?

I'm supposed to call

people to tell them,

but my hands

are shaking so badly.

And tell me

some things last

Take a heart

and take a hand

Like an ocean

takes the dirty sand

And heal, heal

Heal, heal

And take my mind

and take my pain

Like an empty bottle

takes the rain

That's her brother and sister?

Yeah. They got in last night.

And tell me

some things last

And tell me

some things last

Oh, guys, look who showed.

I'm sorry.

And tell me

some things last

And tell me

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