Touched by Grace (2014) Movie Script

(CHRIS) COME ON THIS

IS GREAT GUYS.

(CARA)

SHH...SHH...

(CHRIS)

THEY'RE WATCHING A MOVIE

THEY'RE NEVER

GOING TO HEAR US.

SHAUN, HERE CATCH!

(CARA) PASS ME SOME MORE

OF THE CAUTION TAPE.

(CHRIS)

NICE WORK, JAY.

(CARA) NOW WE ARE STARTING

TO LOOK PRANKED.

[LAUGHTER]

(CARA)

THAT LOOKS AWESOME.

[LAUGHTER]

(CHRIS)

THAT LOOKS SO GOOD.

DOWN JAY, DOWN.

I'M ALMOST OUT.

[WHISPERING]

(JAY)

WHAT ELSE?

(MADISON)

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

(CARA)

SHH! SHH!

(CHRIS)

GETAWAY INSURANCE.

COME ON.

HELP ME OUT.

SPRAY PAINT?

RELAX, CARA.

IT'S WASHABLE.

GLOW IN THE DARK?

THAT'S AWESOME.

NOW FOR THE CAR.

HERE.

YOU'RE THE ARTIST.

ALMOST DONE.

THIS IS SO MEAN.

WELL, SHE IS FAT,

AND SHE IS A PIG.

[LAUGHTER]

[THE CAR ALARM SOUNDS]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHY DO YOU

HATE MY DAUGHTER?

[CAR ALARM

CONTINUES TO BEEP]

COME ON CARA.

LET'S GO!

(ERIN'S DAD)

OH...COME ON!

HEY! HEY!

COME ON CARA!

HURRY UP!

COME ON!

SHUT UP, RICK!

JUST LET HER DO IT!

WAIT!

WHERE'S SHAUN?

NEVER MIND!

NEVER MIND SHAUN.

LET'S JUST GO! GO!

COME ON CARA,

HURRY UP!

OH MY GOSH, ERIN'S DAD

IS COMING. GO!

OH, COME ON!

YOU COWARDS!

WOMEN DRIVERS!

NO SURVIVORS!

ALL RIGHT...

FUN'S OVER.

EVERYBODY OUT.

THANKS, MOM.

[KISS]

SPEAKING OF MOMS,

DID YOU SEE

ERIN'S MOM'S FACE?

I WANT TO SEE

ERIN'S FACE.

[LAUGHTER]

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS IS OUR

LAST NIGHT TOGETHER.

I'M GONNA MISS

YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

* [MUSIC]

I CAN'T BELIEVE

I'M REALLY MOVING.

AT LEAST WE HAD ONE,

LAST, EPIC HANG OUT.

LAST NIGHT

WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

HERE.

WHAT IS THIS?

I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF

THESE SINCE I WAS A KID.

WHICH HALF

DO YOU WANT?

I FIGURED SINCE YOU

ARE STAYING HERE,

MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE

THE "ST" "ENDS" PART.

GO ON,

PUT IT ON!

PERFECT.

(CARA'S MOM)

CARA!

OH...

TEXT ME?

BYE, CARA.

* [MUSIC]

OH, COME ON,

CARA.

AREN'T YOU EXCITED

TO SEE YOUR DAD AGAIN?

NO. I HATE

THAT NEW JOB.

IT'LL BE BETTER NOW.

AFTER THE LAST

6 MONTHS,

WE'LL FINALLY

BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

WHATEVER.

[CAR HORN]

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

[TEENS LAUGHTER

AND YELLING ]

CARA!

AREN'T THOSE

YOUR FRIENDS?

RELAX, MOM.

IT'S LIKE...

AN INSIDE JOKE.

YOU NEED NEW FRIENDS.

YOU JUST

DON'T GET IT.

* HOW ELSE COULD YOU

CAUSE SO MUCH PAIN? *

* I COULD CLOSE MYSELF OFF,

I SUPPOSE *

* AND YOU COULD ACCEPT

ALL THE BLAME *

* I HEARD YOU SAY

THAT YOU'RE SORRY *

* AND NOW WHAT DO I DO

BUT BELIEVE? *

* I WAS THERE

WHEN YOU SAID IT, *

* BUT DO YOU REGRET IT?

* THEN TELL ME WHY

DO I STILL GRIEVE? *

* YOUR "SORRY" WON'T

MAKE ALL THE PAIN GO AWAY *

* YOUR "SORRY" WON'T

MAKE ME FEEL BETTER *

* AND I STRUGGLE WITH ALL

OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID *

* WHEN I SHOULD FORGIVE

AND FORGET IT. *

* NO, YOUR "SORRY" WON'T

MAKE ALL THE PAIN GO AWAY *

* YOUR "SORRY" WON'T MAKE

ME FEEL BETTER *

* AND I STRUGGLE WITH ALL

OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID *

* WHEN I SHOULD FORGIVE

AND FORGET IT. *

MY DARLINGS.

HEY!

HEY CARE BEAR!

YEAH.

WHAT DO

YOU THINK?

MISSED YOU.

CARE BEAR...

MISSED YOU.

YOU ALRIGHT?

SEE CARA?

AS LONG AS THERE ARE

GREAT SMOOTHIES AROUND

YOU'LL BE FINE.

YEAH, BUT, THERE'S

NOBODY HERE MY AGE.

I MEAN,

LOOK AT THIS PLACE?

COLT!?

OH, THAT IS SO

DISGUSTING.

WELL, SCHOOL WILL

BE STARTING SOON.

AND YOU'LL MAKE

TONS OF NEW FRIENDS.

YEAH,

NOT FOR THREE WEEKS.

THREE WEEKS

OF HELL...LO.

UM, TROPICOLADA

SMOOTHIE, PLEASE.

I'LL HAVE THE SAME...

BRANDON.

WE'LL HAVE THAT

RIGHT OUT FOR YOU.

HE WAS CUTE.

DON'T YOU THINK

HE WAS CUTE?

MOM, STOP IT.

GO ON.

GO GET TO KNOW HIM?

WHY DON'T YOU GO ASK HIM

FOR A KETCHUP PACKET

OR SOMETHING.

MOM, KNOCK IT OFF.

WELL AT LEAST ADMIT

THAT HE WAS CUTE.

FINE, MOM, THAT

BRANDON GUY WAS CUTE.

UH...THANKS.

UH...I HAVE YOUR DRINKS.

IS THERE ANYTHING

ELSE I CAN GET YOU?

UH, UH,

A KETCHUP PACKET?

FOR YOUR SMOOTHIE?

YES...I LIKE TO EAT

KETCHUP...ON ITS OWN.

SO BRING LOTS.

NO PROBLEM.

BRANDON, IS IT?

(BRANDON)

YEA!

YOU WOULDN'T

HAPPEN TO BE

A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR,

WOULD YOU?

MY DAUGHTER CARA IS

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR.

A SINGLE SENIOR.

I AM, ACTUALLY.

I'M GONNA BE A SENIOR

AT GREENBRIAR THIS FALL.

REALLY?

CARA IS ALSO GOING

TO GREENBRIAR...

BUT SHE JUST

TRANSFERRED IN.

I'M SURE SHE

WOULD LOVE

TO HAVE SOMEONE SHOW HER

AROUND THE SCHOOL.

(WHISPERS)

SHE'S A LITTLE NERVOUS

SHE WON'T KNOW ANYONE.

NO PROBLEM!

I'LL DEFINITELY KEEP

AN EYE OUT FOR YOU, CARA!

(CARA)

MOM!

(MOM)

WHAT?...WHAT?

CARE BEAR?

HE'S A VERY CUTE BOY

WHO HAPPENS TO BE

ABOUT YOUR AGE

AND HE JUST HAPPENS

TO GO TO YOUR SCHOOL!

I JUST WANT TO CRAWL

UNDER A ROCK AND DIE.

DON'T EVER

DO THAT AGAIN.

I MAKE NO PROMISES.

OKAY GUYS,

COME ON LETS GO.

UM...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHY DON'T WE JUST

FINISH OUR SMOOTHIES

IN THE CAR.

WHERE ARE WE,

THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS

OR SOMETHING?

(PASTOR MARK)

UH, OH...

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT

A SURPRISE.

HEY, GRACE.

OH, HEY I GOT IT.

HERE.

THANK YOU!

NO PROBLEM.

HEY! WHAT ABOUT

YOUR KETCHUP?

FORGET ABOUT IT.

CATCH.

[CHATTER AMONGST FRIENDS]

BYE, CARE BEAR.

I LOVE YOU!

I LOVE YOU TOO,

DAD.

DEAR, HAVE

A GOOD DAY.

GIVE ME

SOME OF THAT.

BE GOOD GIRLS.

OKAY, THERE IS BREAD

IN THE PANTRY

FOR SANDWICHES

AND THERE'S

A TON OF SNACKS.

THERE'S A PARK

DOWN THE STREET

IN CASE YOU WANT TO GO

AND SKETCH OR TAKE SOME

PICTURES OR SOMETHING.

IF YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE,

PLEASE MAKE SURE

YOU HAVE YOUR

CELL PHONE ON YOU.

I DON'T WANT ANY

CREEPERS GETTING YOU.

OKAY, MOM.

SO IF I SEE ANY "CREEPERS"

I'LL SEND YOU A PICTURE.

CALL ME IF YOU

NEED ANYTHING.

I GOT IT, MOM.

IF ANY GUY IN A PIMP VAN

OFFERS ME CANDY,

I'LL HOP IN

AND GO WITH HIM

TO HIS CABIN

IN THE WOODS.

HEY, HEY STRANGER

DANGER IS VERY REAL, OKAY?

NOW FEED THE FISH.

BYE!

[PHONE TONES]

[PHONE RINGS]

(MADISON ON RECORDER)

HEY! WHAT'S UP!

IT'S MADDIE!

I HAVE MY PHONE

WITH ME,

BUT I'M AVOIDING

SOMEONE I DON'T LIKE

AND IF I DON'T

CALL BACK...IT'S YOU. [BEEP]

MADDIE, I'VE TEXTED YOU

LIKE A BILLION TIMES.

SO CALL ME OR MESSAGE ME

OR TEXT ME OR SOMETHING!

I MISS YOU!

[DIAL TONE, PHONE TONES]

[PHONE RINGS]

(CHRIS)

HELLO?

CHRIS!

THANK GOD!

IT'S SO GOOD

TO HEAR YOUR VOICE!

(CHRIS)

HELLO? HOLD ON.

LET ME TURN DOWN

THE MUSIC.

HEY, WHAT'S UP.

WHO IS THIS?

CHRIS! IT'S ME.

CARA!

(CHRIS)

HELLO!

CHRIS?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

IT'S CARA!

(CHRIS)

I'M NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

LEAVE ME A MESSAGE.

UGH...

[DIAL TONE, PHONE TONES]

[PHONE RINGS]

(MADISON) HEY! WHAT'S UP!

IT'S MADDIE!

I HAVE MY PHONE

WITH ME,

BUT I'M AVOIDING SOMEONE

I DON'T LIKE

AND IF I DON'T

CALL BACK, IT'S YOU.

MADISON ALEXANDRA CARTER,

THIS IS SO STUPID.

CALL ME BACK OR THIS

IS THE LAST TIME

YOU WILL EVER HEAR

FROM ME AGAIN.

* [MUSIC]

HI!

HI.

YOU HELPED ME

GET MY BALLOON.

YEAH, I DID.

I'M GRACE.

GRACE YOUNG.

NICE TO MEET YOU,

GRACE.

I'M CARA.

I LIKE YOUR CAMERA.

THANKS.

I TAKE PHOTOS.

I'M AN ARTIST.

OH, REALLY?

THAT'S COOL.

I'M AN ARTIST, TOO.

KIND OF.

I HAVE AN ART STUDIO

AT MY HOUSE.

DO YOU WANT

TO COME OVER?

NO, THAT'S OKAY.

I GOT TO GO HOME NOW.

IT'S NICE

MEETING YOU.

ACTUALLY, I CAN

ASK MY MOM

IF YOU CAN

COME OVER.

NO, REALLY,

IT'S OKAY.

HEY CARA...

CAN I ASK YOU

A QUESTION?

SURE.

ARE YOU BRANDON'S

GIRLFRIEND?

WHAT?...NO.

WHY DO YOU ASK?

DO YOU WANT TO BE

BRANDON'S GIRLFRIEND?

IF YOU DO, I CAN

TOTALLY HOOK YOU UP.

I'M A MATCHMAKER.

YOU ARE,

ARE YOU?

HOW DO YOU

KNOW BRANDON?

HE'S MY FRIEND

IN SCHOOL.

I HAVE LOTS

OF FRIENDS.

YOU DO?

I THOUGHT PEOPLE

LIKE YOU...

I MEAN...

THAT'S GREAT.

I'M NEW HERE SO I DON'T

HAVE ANY FRIENDS YET.

ARE YOU GOING

TO GREENBRIAR?

NOW YOU HAVE...

ONE FRIEND.

YOU'RE RIGHT GRACE,

I DO.

* [MUSIC]

* THANK YOU FOR THE WAY

YOU MAKE A FEELING REAL *

* ROLLING THROUGH MY HEART

LIKE A FERRIS WHEEL *

* THANK YOU FOR A PRETTY

LITTLE LAUGHING HEART *

* THANK YOU FROM MY HEART

* THANK YOU FOR THE WAY YOU

MAKE YOUR LIGHT TO SHINE *

* IN BETWEEN THE SHADOWS

IN THE BACK OF MY MIND *

* THANK YOU FOR THE CHILDREN

AND THE LOVE I'VE FOUND *

* THANK YOU FROM MY HEART,

THANK YOU FROM MY HEART. *

* LET THERE BE LIGHT,

LET THERE BE LOVE *

* LET THERE BE SPACE

* LET ALL THE WATER FLOW

TOGETHER THROUGH THE EARTH *

* AND GATHER IN

A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. *

* [MUSIC]

* THANK YOU FOR THE WAY

YOU MAKE THE SHOWERS FALL *

* LIKE A BLANKET ON THE VALLEY

WHEN THE FLOWERS CALL *

* THANK YOU FOR CREATING

AND SUSTAINING IT ALL *

* THANK YOU FROM MY HEART

* THANK YOU FOR THE WAY

YOU MAKE THE MUSIC PLAY *

* IN BETWEEN THE QUIET

ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY *

* THANK YOU FOR THE MEANING

IN THE THINGS WE SAY *

* THANK YOU FROM MY HEART,

THANK YOU FROM MY HEART *

SO, WHAT DID YOU

DO TODAY?

OH, YOU KNOW,

ART STUFF...HANGING OUT.

BEEN CHILLING A LOT WITH

THE GIRL NAMED GRACE

AND THAT BOY BRANDON.

JARVIS.

HEY, ARE YOU

THE NEW FAMILY

THAT JUST MOVED IN

OVER ON POPULAR?

I'M QUINN, I LIVE

ON POPULAR TOO.

CARA.

AND WHAT...YOU'RE LIKE

A SENIOR, RIGHT?

YEAH.

AWESOME!

IS PLASTIC OKAY?

AH NO, PAPER ACTUALLY.

[CLEARS THROAT]

ALRIGHT.

[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW WHAT, NEVER MIND.

I'LL JUST

DO IT MYSELF.

MOVE OUT OF THE WAY,

DUMMY!

SHE SAID SHE WANTED

TO DO HERSELF. OKAY?

OKAY?

FINE!

THAT'S BEN.

JUST IGNORE HIM.

HE'S A PART OF OUR

RETARDATION OUTREACH PROGRAM.

UM...IS IT JUST ME

OR ARE THOSE PEOPLE

EVERYWHERE AROUND HERE?

OH, THEY'RE

EVERYWHERE, ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE CRAWLING

WITH THEM.

ANYWAYS CARA,

GIVE ME YOUR PHONE.

I'LL PUT MY NUMBER

IN IT.

HERE'S MINE.

AWESOME, SEE YOU SOON,

NEW GIRL!

BYE.

SEE? I TOLD YOU,

YOU WOULD FIND

SOME COOL NEW FRIENDS

AROUND HERE!

SO TELL ME MORE

ABOUT BRANDON.

MOM.

OKAY, WHAT ABOUT

YOUR FRIEND, GRACE?

IS SHE PRETTY?

IS SHE NICE?

IS SHE FUNNY,

IS SHE OFF THE CHIZZAIN?

OH, MY GOSH.

WELL ANYWAY YOU SHOULD

AT LEAST

HAVE HER OVER FOR DINNER

SOME TIME OR SOMETHING!

MOM, THAT'S SO

OLDEN TIMES.

LET'S JUST GET

THIS STUFF IN THE CAR

AND GET HOME

BEFORE DAD DOES.

WHAT?

WHAT'D I SAY?

HEY, WHERE

IS GRACE TODAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, LET ME KNOW IF

YOU NEED ANYTHING, CARA.

OH, MY GOODNESS!

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

SORT OF...

I COME HERE A LOT.

YOU' BEEN HERE WHAT --

FOR TWO WEEKS?

AND HE ALREADY KNOWS

YOUR NAME?

HE'S LIKE ONLY

THE MOST RIPPED GUY

AT GREENBRIAR,

AND TOTALLY NICE.

[PHONE VIBRATING]

(QUINN) YOU GONNA

ANSWER THAT?

NO.

IT'S NOTHING IMPORTANT.

SO DID YOU GET

YOUR NEW SCHEDULE?

YEAH, I JUST DID.

COOL, COOL.

UGH...STOCKENBURG...

SAMESIES.

SHE IS THE WORST.

AT LEAST WE CAN

SURVIVE IT TOGETHER.

WHAT A.P.

ART HISTORY?

ARE YOU CRAZY?

I LIKE ART:

SKETCHING, PHOTOGRAPHY

THAT SORT OF THING.

YOU MEAN YOU TAKE

IT FOR FUN?

SKYLAR! I HAVE BEEN

WAITING FOREVER!

QUINNIE!

WHO'S THIS?

CARA.

SHE'S JUST MOVED HERE

A FEW WEEKS AGO.

SO WHAT, ARE YOU

TWO LIKE BESTIES NOW?

OH, NO! NO, NO.

WE JUST MET.

BUT, QUINN HAS BEEN

TELLING ME ALL ABOUT YOU.

APPARENTLY YOU'VE

BEEN REALLY BUSY!

EVERY YEAR, I SET

GOALS FOR MYSELF.

LAST SPRING IT WAS...

WHAT WAS IT QUINN?

STAR IN

THE SCHOOL PLAY,

LAND A RECORDING

CONTRACT,

AND BECOME STUDENT

BODY PRESIDENT.

YOU DID ALL THAT

IN JUST ONE YEAR?

AND SHE EVEN HELPED ME

BECOME STUDENT

BODY SECRETARY.

SHOOT FOR THE MOON...

LAND AMONG THE STARS.

(CARA) WOW.

[WHISPERS]

HER DAD PAID FOR

THE RECORDING SESSIONS.

HE'S LIKE LOADED.

BUT, THIS YEAR,

SENIOR YEAR,

I HAVE TO SET

EVEN BIGGER GOALS

THAN EVER BEFORE.

IF I'M GOING TO MAKE

MY MARK ON THE UNIVERSE,

I HAVE TO START BY CONQUERING

MY OWN HIGH SCHOOL FIRST.

STARTING WITH

GOAL NUMBER ONE,

THE REASON WHY

WE ARE HERE TODAY.

I WANT TO GET

A HOMECOMING DATE

WITH BRAD MICHAELS.

(QUINN)

WHAT ABOUT KEN?

I'M DONE WITH HIM.

(CARA) EASY! QUINN,

GIVE ME YOUR TRAY.

EXCUSE ME?

JUST GIVE ME

YOUR TRAY.

MUSTARD.

OH, MY GOSH!

NO!

NO WAY!

EXCUSE ME.

BRAD, IS IT?

MY FRIEND SKYLAR'S

TRAY IS DIRTY.

I'LL GET YOU

A NEW ONE.

NO, LOOK AT IT.

* [MUSIC]

WHAT DID HE SAY?

WORKS EVERY TIME.

YOU KNOW,

NEW GIRL,

I THINK I'M GOING

TO LIKE YOU AFTER ALL.

BUT, YOU STILL

HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.

* [MUSIC]

HEY, YOUNG LIFE

TONIGHT 7:47.

CLUB'S TONIGHT,

SEE YOU THERE!

YOUNG LIFE

TONIGHT 7:47.

FIRST OF ALL,

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY

AND ONE WAY ONLY

INTO THE IN CROWD.

AND YOU'RE LOOKING

AT HER.

SECONDLY, IF YOU WANT

TO GET IN WITH ME,

WELL YOUR GONNA WANT

TO STAY ON MY GOOD SIDE.

THAT HOMECOMING THING YOU DID.

THAT WAS A GREAT START.

CLUB TONIGHT

7:47 P.M.

YOU COMING?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

GIVE ME THAT.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

UNTIL YOU TRY!

LOSER.

* [MUSIC]

THIRDLY, YOU SHOULD

LEARN RIGHT NOW,

THAT IF I DON'T GO

TO SOMETHING,

IT'S PROBABLY LAME.

GOAL NUMBER ONE:

GET A HOMECOMING DATE

WITH BRAD MICHAELS,

CAPTAIN OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

CHECK.

THANKS TO YOU!

GOAL NUMBER TWO.

BECOME HOMECOMING QUEEN.

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

SOUNDS DO-ABLE.

GOAL NUMBER THREE?

PULL OFF THE BIGGEST

BADDEST SENIOR PRANK

IN THE HISTORY

OF GREENBRIAR HIGH.

LAST YEAR OUR

JUNIOR CLASS FLOAT

WAS JUST AWFUL,

SO SKYLAR ORGANIZED

A GROUP OF GUYS

WHO TRASHED THE FRESHMAN

AND SOPHOMORE FLOATS

AND MADE IT LOOK LIKE

THE SENIORS DID IT.

THEY GOT IN SOOOOOO

MUCH TROUBLE,

AND SKYLAR EVEN HAD

TO GIVE AN ADDRESS

TO THE STUDENT BODY

ABOUT THE DANGERS

OF BULLYING

AND PRANKING.

IT WAS EPIC!

WE DID SOMETHING LIKE

THAT LAST YEAR.

THERE WAS THIS KID

THAT NOBODY LIKED,

AND SO WE RAN

THIS BIG CAMPAIGN

TO GET HIM VOTED INTO

THE TALENT COMPETITION.

ONCE HE GOT IN,

WE RIGGED THE VOTES,

MADE HIM THE WINNER,

AND TAUGHT HIM

THIS RIDICULOUS

VICTORY DANCE ROUTINE.

WE MADE HIM LOOK LIKE

SUCH A FOOL

IN FRONT OF

THE ENTIRE SCHOOL!

IT WAS THE FUNNIEST

PRANK EVER.

[BELL RINGS]

HEY QUINN,

I LIKE THIS KID!

STUFF LIKE THAT

IS GENIUS.

TELL YOU WHAT.

IF YOU HELP ME PULL OFF

THE REST OF MY GOALS.

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE

THE BEST FALL SEMESTER

OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU IN?

* [MUSIC]

* YO! YO!

* YOU THINK YOU STANDIN'

IN THE MIDDLE OF DROUGHT *

* BUT THE FLOODS AND THE RAINS

GONNA WASH YOU OUT *

* 'CAUSE A CARDBOARD HOUSE

AIN'T GONNA KEEP YOU WARM *

* YOU BETTER BUILD ON THE ROCK

AND YOU'LL WEATHER THE STORM *

* 'CAUSE IT'S ON THE LOOSE

YEAH, IT'S COMING DOWN *

* YOU BETTER BUILD YOUR HOUSE

ON SOLID GROUND *

* [MUSIC]

* THERE AIN'T NO TIME

FOR CORRALS *

* [MUSIC]

* WHEN YOU'RE LIVIN' IN

A CARDBOARD HOUSE *

NO WAY.

WRITE IT.

GIVE IT TO CARA,

SHE'S THE ART NERD.

WHAT IS THIS?

PERFECT.

[CHUCKLES]

[LAUGHTER]

ADAM!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU KNOW...I DON'T

EVEN WANT TO KNOW,

GO OVER THERE SIT DOWN,

RIGHT NOW.

OKAY CLASS,

SETTLE DOWN!

AS YOU KNOW,

TODAY IS THE DAY

WHEN WE NOMINATE ONE GIRL

FOR THE HOMECOMING COURT.

ONCE THE COURT IS CHOSEN,

THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SELECTS

THE HOMECOMING QUEEN.

DO ANY OF YOU HAVE

ANY NOMINATIONS?

I AM GOING TO TAKE TWO,

AND AT THE END WE'RE

GOING TO VOTE FOR ONE,

HOPE THAT'S NOT

TOO HARD FOR YOU.

ANY NOMINATIONS?

I NOMINATE MY HOT

HOMECOMING DATE, SKYLAR.

GIRLFRIEND!

MY HOT GIRLFRIEND,

SKYLAR.

SHOCKER!

(TEACHER) OKAY, DOES ANYONE

SECOND SKYLAR'S NOMINATION?

ALL RIGHT WE HAVE

ONE NOMINATION.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO MAKE

A NOMINATION THIS MORNING?

YES, QUINN.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE

GRACE YOUNG.

I THINK THAT HAVING

A STUDENT LIKE GRACE

ON OUR HOMECOMING COURT

WOULD BE A POSITIVE STATEMENT

TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE

OF ACCEPTANCE,

TOLERANCE, AND DIVERSITY.

QUINN, THAT'S

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA!

DOES SOMEONE WANT TO SECOND

GRACE'S NOMINATION?

(TEACHER)

GREAT!

(WHISPERS)

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MAKING SURE SKYLAR

MAKES THE COURT, DUMMY.

SKYLAR'S A JERK.

VOTE FOR GRACE.

SPREAD THE WORD.

(TEACHER) OKAY,

IF EVERYONE COULD WRITE

ON THEIR PIECES OF PAPER,

MAKE YOUR CHOICES

THEN PASS THEM FORWARD.

REMEMBER YOUR VOTE

IS ANONYMOUS.

THANK YOU...

THANK YOU!

WOW! OKAY, THEN!

OUR CLASS NOMINEE

TO THE HOMECOMING COURT

IS GRACE YOUNG!

OKAY GUYS,

YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

WE NEED TO CREATE

SOME REALLY ROCKIN'

HOMECOMING POSTERS

AND DECORATIONS,

SO LET'S GET

TO WORK.

DID MRS. A.

JUST SAY "ROCKIN'"?

[CHUCKLES]

SO, LET ME GUESS.

YOUR CLASS

NOMINATED SKYLAR.

[UPSET SIGH]

- BRANDON...

- WHAT?

YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

WHAT DID I SAY?

SKYLAR GOT BEAT OUT

BY RETARD GIRL.

DUDE, DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT.

SHE'S GOT A NAME.

AND CALLING SOMEONE

A RETARD IS NOT OKAY.

FINE.

SKYLAR AND QUINN NOMINATED

GRACE SO THAT SKYLAR WOULD WIN,

AND IT BACK-FIRED...

BIG TIME.

GRACE IS ON THE

HOMECOMING COURT?

[SIGHS] YEP, NOW

INSTEAD OF TAKING

THE HOMECOMING QUEEN,

I'M STUCK TAKING

THE DRAMA QUEEN.

YES, SHE'S DEFINITELY

THE DEFINITION OF A D.Q.,

AND YOU KNEW THAT BEFORE

YOU ASKED HER OUT.

SHE ASKED ME,

AND SHE'S HOT, SO...

SPEAKING OF HOT,

WHO ARE YOU TAKING?

YOU BETTER GET ON THAT

IF YOU WANT TO BE

PART OF OUR GROUP.

I WAS THINKING

ABOUT ASKING CARA.

CARA?! I'M PRETTY SURE

SHE'S TAKEN.

REALLY?

WHY WOULDN'T SHE BE?

SHE'S SMOKING.

I'D TRADE CARA

FOR SKYLAR ANY DAY.

SHE'S HOT WITHOUT

THE ISSUES.

HEY, WHAT KIND OF SHOES

DO GIRLS WEAR?

ISSUES!

SHE'S COMING.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE?

DAD!

SEVENTEEN YEARS,

AND YOU'RE STILL FALLING

FOR THAT TRICK.

THIS CAME

FOR YOU TODAY.

IT'S FROM MADISON.

PERFECT.

I'M SO SORRY,

CARA.

EH, I KNEW IT

WAS OVER.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT

TO ADMIT IT.

HEY, FORGET ABOUT THE MADISONS

OF THE WORLD, ALRIGHT.

FOCUS ON THE FRIENDS

WHO LOVE YOU FOR YOU.

OKAY?

CARA!!

CARA!

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU!

WE HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF YOU

AROUND SINCE SCHOOL STARTED!

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,

I'VE BEEN BUSY WITH

CLASSES AND STUFF.

BUT, IT'S GREAT

TO SEE YOU HERE TODAY!

WE WERE JUST GETTING

READY TO LEAVE,

BUT I KNOW GRACE WOULD LOVE

TO STAY AND CATCH UP WITH YOU.

I KNOW! MAYBE GRACE

COULD STAY AWHILE,

AND YOU TWO COULD

WALK HOME TOGETHER

AND HAVE SOME

"GIRL TIME",

AND I'LL RUN A FEW

QUICK ERRANDS.

UH...SURE.

THANK YOU!

OKAY, OKAY, GRACE.

I'M EXCITED TOO.

WELL THANK YOU, CARA.

THIS IS WONDERFUL.

YOU GIRLS ENJOY

YOURSELVES NOW!

SO, DID YOU HEAR THAT

OUR CLASS NOMINATED YOU

AS HOMECOMING PRINCESS?

A PRINCESS?

ME?

I CAN GO

TO HOMECOMING?

OF COURSE, IT'S A DANCE

FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

DO YOU DANCE?

OH!

I LOVE TO DANCE.

AND I'M A GREAT SINGER,

TOO!

LIKE ON AMERICAN IDOL!

OH, YOU ARE?

I DANCE AT YOUTH GROUP

WITH BRANDON.

WANNA SEE ME

BUST A MOVE?

SURE. BUST ME

YOUR BEST MOVE.

OKAY, BEYONCE!

I GET IT!

YOU CAN BUST A MOVE!

COME ON.

SO TELL ME ABOUT

THIS YOUNG LIFE?

I KEEP HEARING

ABOUT IT,

AND I WAS WONDERING

WHAT IT WAS?

IT'S FOR ANYONE WHO

IS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

WE DANCE,

WE SING SONGS,

AND WE HAVE

PIZZA PARTIES!

AND IN FOUR

WEDNESDAYS...

YOUNG LIFE IS GOING TO HAVE

A PIZZA PARTY AT MY HOUSE.

I'M THE SPECIAL SPEAKER.

THEY LET YOU BE

THE SPEAKER?

SHOULDN'T THAT BE THE PRIEST

OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED?

I'M JUST GIVING

MY TESTIMONY.

WHAT'S THAT?

MY STORY!

ABOUT HOW JESUS CAME

INTO MY HEART

AND CHANGED

MY WHOLE LIFE!

YOU SHOULD COME.

IF YOU COME, YOU CAN

HEAR MY TESTIMONY

AND MEET ALL

OF MY FRIENDS!

WELL, I'LL PROBABLY

BE TOO BUSY

WITH HOMEWORK

OR SOMETHING.

YOU REALLY SHOULD

COME YOU KNOW.

IT'S AWESOME.

BRANDON!

HEY, GRACE.

YOU SMELL FUNNY.

REALLY, LIKE WHAT?

SPICY CHICKEN

SANDWICHES AND SWEAT.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING?

NOPE...

IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY!

NO, MY SHIFT

JUST ENDED

SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE

SMOOTHIES THEY'RE ON THE HOUSE.

GUESS WHAT, BRANDON?

I'M A HOMECOMING PRINCESS.

BUT I DON'T HAVE

ANYONE TO GO WITH.

OH, I'M SURE SOMEONE

WILL ASK YOU.

NO.

THEY WON'T.

NO ONE HAS EVER

ASKED ME TO HOMECOMING.

HEY! WATCH WHERE

YOU'RE GOING!

HEY, I GOT IT,

MAN.

GRACE!

STOP CRYING!

(BRANDON) HEY GRACE,

IT'S OKAY, IT'S ALRIGHT,

WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT,

ALRIGHT?

YOU GOT YOUR MEDS?

YEAH, OKAY.

BRANDON, HELP!

I CAN'T GET HER TO STOP CRYING!

HEY, GRACE, SWEETHEART

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY,

WERE GOING TO FIX IT.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR MEDS WITH YOU?

YEAH, OKAY.

[CRYING]

HEY, PRINCESS GRACE.

DO YOU WANT

ANOTHER SMOOTHIE?

WHAT'S WRONG, HUH?

WILL YOU STOP CRYING

IF I GET YOU A DATE

TO HOMECOMING?

YOU WILL?

HERE IS YOUR INHALER.

BUT NO ONE WILL

WANT TO TAKE ME.

I DON'T EVEN

HAVE A DATE.

YOU DON'T?

HEY, GRACE.

IF YOU PROMISE TO STOP CRYING

AND TAKE YOUR MEDS,

ME AND CARA WILL GET YOU

A DATE FOR HOMECOMING.

A DATE FOR ME?

YEAH.

FOR THE HOMECOMING DANCE.

TWO FRIDAYS

FROM NOW.

BUT YOU HAVE

TO STOP CRYING,

AND PROMISES

TO TAKE YOUR MEDS.

HERE. YOU CAN HAVE

MY SMOOTHIE.

PROMISE?

CROSS MY HEART.

PROMISE.

WHY'D YOU PROMISE

HER THAT?

WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU

GOING TO FIND A DATE FOR GRACE?

RELAX.

I KNOW JUST THE GUY.

[GUITAR STRUMMING]

HEY BEN!

BEN! BUDDY!

CAN YOU STOP FOR A SECOND?

READ THE SIGN,

BRANDON.

I'VE READ THE SIGN, MAN.

I KNOW, I KNOW. I'M OLD.

BUT, I NEED

YOUR LOVE ADVICE.

IS THE DOCTOR IN?

HOLD ON LET ME

GET MY SHADES.

THE DOCTOR OF LOVE

IS IN.

WELL THERE'S THIS

NEW GIRL AT SCHOOL.

IS SHE HOT?

YES.

IS SHE NICE?

I THINK SO.

IS SHE A BEATLES FAN?

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL HAVE TO ASK HER.

BUT SHE PROBABLY IS,

BECAUSE WHO'S NOT

A BEATLE FAN, RIGHT?

ANYWAY, SHE DOESN'T HAVE

A DATE TO HOMECOMING YET,

AND SHE'S FRIENDS

WITH GRACE,

WHO WOULD BE

A PERFECT DATE FOR YOU.

WHAT ABOUT ELVIS?

BEN, DO YOU WANT

TO GO WITH ME OR NOT?

DOES GRACE

LOVE ELVIS?

DUDE. WHO CARES?

YOU'VE SEEN GRACE'S

DANCING SKILLS, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW SHE CAN

BUST A MOVE.

THAT'S TRUE.

SHE CAN BUST A MOVE.

SO WILL YOU

HELP ME OUT?

WE'LL NEED BALLOONS

AND STICKERS.

STICKERS?

WHERE'RE YOU GOING

WITH THAT, BUDDY?

TRUST ME,

BRANDON.

I AM THE DOCTOR

OF LOVE.

THAT'S TRUE.

AND CHOCOLATES.

I HEAR THE LADIES

LOVE CHOCOLATE.

THEY DO.

SO IF WE GET

BALLOONS, STICKERS,

AND LOTS OF CHOCOLATE,

DO YOU THINK

WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE?

MAYBE. BUT YOU'LL

NEED A GORILLA.

A GORILLA?

IT'S HOT IN HERE,

BRANDON.

THIS WAS YOUR IDEA,

LOVE DOCTOR.

IT'S THE

DOCTOR OF LOVE.

RIGHT.

WHO CAME JUST TO SEE

YOU, GRACE!

A GORILLA!

WHAT'S THIS

ALL ABOUT?

I DON'T GET IT.

WELL APPARENTLY

CARA CAN'T READ WELL.

GRACE, CAN YOU

HELP HER OUT?

GRACE YOUNG...

HEY! THAT'S MY NAME!

AND CARA,

THAT'S YOU!

IT SURE IS.

NOW READ

THE OTHER SIDE.

COME TO THE BYTE CAFé TONIGHT.

7:47 P.M.

IS THAT SOMETHING

YOU CAN FIT INTO

YOUR SCHEDULE, GRACE?

WHAT ABOUT YOU,

CARA?

(STUDENT)

OH, MY GOSH!

YOU TOTALLY

HAVE TO SAY YES!

THIS IS SO ROMANTIC.

SURE.

WHY NOT?

(BRANDON)

PASTOR MARK!

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR GETTING EVERYBODY

TO COME OUT!

NO PROBLEM, MAN.

HEY THIS IS GOING

TO BE AMAZING!

IT'S GOING

TO BE AWESOME!

ALRIGHT THAT'S

THE LAST STICKER.

(BRANDON) HEY, DO YOU HAVE

THE TWO SPECIAL BALLOONS?

YEAH!

SHE'S GOING

TO LOVE IT.

THESE ARE PERFECT.

I'LL GIVE THEM TO BEN.

THEY'RE COMING!

SURPRISE!!!!

WHAT IS GOING ON?

WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE

CARA AND GRACE

HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE,

WHO WANT TO TELL THEM

HOW MUCH THEY LOVE

AND APPRECIATE THEM.

AND TWO SPECIAL FRIENDS,

IN PARTICULAR.

GRACE, YOU STILL DON'T

HAVE A DATE TO HOMECOMING?

AND CARA, I HEAR

YOU ARE STILL

AN UNCLAIMED TREASURE

TOO, RIGHT?

WELL, THERE ARE TWO

HANDSOME DUDES HERE

WHO WANT TO TAKE YOU.

BUT TO FIND OUT,

YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS

ARE GOING TO HAVE TO POP

ALL OF THESE BALLOONS,

BECAUSE INSIDE

ONE OF THEM

IS A SPECIAL MESSAGE

JUST FOR YOU!

YOU READY

TO START POPPING?

ALL RIGHT EVERYONE!

LET'S HELP THESE LADIES

POP THESE BALLOONS!

ON YOUR MARK...

GET SET...GO!

(BRANDON) HEY, DID ANYONE

FIND THE MESSAGE?

NO?

NOBODY?

NO ONE?

REALLY, THAT'S STRANGE.

MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S

STILL TWO BALLOONS STILL LEFT!

[WHISPERING]

WHAT'S THAT?

SPECIAL BALLOONS

FOR CARA AND GRACE?

I GOT IT, BUDDY.

AS YOU KNOW,

GORILLAS CAN'T TALK.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN

THEY CAN'T WRITE POETRY.

THIS GORILLA IS SO SMART

THAT HE CAME UP

WITH THIS WHOLE IDEA,

AND WROTE THIS POEM JUST

FOR YOU GUYS ALL BY HIMSELF.

DEAR GRACE AND CARA,

WE LOVE YOUR SMILES,

WE THINK YOU'RE GREAT.

WILL YOU PLEASE BE

OUR HOMECOMING DATES?

LOVE, BRANDON AND BEN.

I THINK YOU ARE

GREAT TOO, BEN.

THANK YOU.

THIS WILL BE THE BEST

HOMECOMING DATE EVER!

THANK YOU,

BRANDON!

YOU'RE WELCOME!

CARA? WILL YOU GO

TO HOMECOMING WITH ME?

OF COURSE.

YOU DID IT!

YOU GOT ME

A HOMECOMING DATE!

I LOVE YOU, CARA.

YOU ARE THE

BEST FRIEND EVER.

I CAN'T WAIT TO BE

IN YOUR GROUP!

THAT WAS

SO MUCH FUN.

YOU WERE AWESOME

IN THERE.

IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON

TO LOOK BEYOND THE OUTSIDE

AND TREAT PEOPLE

WITH DISABILITIES

AS FRIENDS

OR EQUALS.

YOU'RE A NATURAL.

NOT REALLY.

THE WAY YOU AND GRACE

HANG OUT TOGETHER?

I THINK

THAT'S AMAZING!

MOST GIRLS ARE TOO BUSY

THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES

TO CARE ABOUT OTHERS...

BUT NOT YOU.

WHEN I SAW THAT, I KNEW

YOU WERE SPECIAL.

NO SERIOUSLY.

I'M REALLY NOT THAT

NICE OF A PERSON.

I DON'T

BELIEVE THAT.

BACK HOME-

WHERE I'M FROM-

I KIND OF HAVE

A DIFFERENT REPUTATION.

MY FRIENDS AND I

USE TO PLAY REALLY,

REALLY MEAN PRANKS

ON PEOPLE.

EVEN PEOPLE WHO

COULDN'T DO ANYTHING

TO CHANGE THE WAY

THEY WERE.

LIKE GRACE.

WELL, THAT'S NOT

THE PERSON I'VE SEEN.

PEOPLE CAN CHANGE.

I HOPE SO.

SO...I HAVE SOMETHING

I NEED TO TELL YOU GUYS.

BUT PROMISE YOU

WON'T GET MAD.

YOU KNOW THAT YOU

CAN TELL US ANYTHING.

ANYTHING.

RIGHT QUINN?

WELL, THE GOOD NEWS

IS BRANDON

ASKED ME TO

HOMECOMING.

THAT'S AWESOME!

BUT, WE KINDA DID

SOMETHING REALLY DUMB.

ARE YOU PREGNANT?

NO! SERIOUSLY,

I'M NOT PREGNANT?

IT'S NOT THAT

KIND OF DUMB.

OH.

WELL, YOU KNOW GRACE?

YOU MEAN THE GIRL WE ALL

ACCIDENTALLY NOMINATED

TO HOMECOMING COURT?

YEAH.

I KNOW GRACE.

WELL, WHEN BRANDON

ASKED ME TO HOMECOMING,

HE WAS WITH THAT GUY

THAT WORKS WITH YOU...

WHAT DID YOU DO.

I...WELL BRANDON, HE...

HE AND BEN ASKED US

OUT TOGETHER.

SO NOW GRACE IS KIND OF

IN OUR HOMECOMING GROUP.

HE DID WHAT?

YEA! I KNOW!

I KNOW!

I TOLD YOU

IT WAS DUMB!

I THINK GRACE

IS RUBBING OFF ON YOU.

HEY LOOK IT WAS LIKE

THIS WHOLE BIG ROMANTIC

SURPRISE THING IN

FRONT OF HALF THE SCHOOL!

I DIDN'T REALLY

HAVE A CHOICE.

I MEAN, YOU SAW

THE GORILLA, RIGHT?

EVERYONE SAW

THE GORILLA.

THAT WAS PRETTY CUTE.

NO.

NO WAY.

I DON'T CARE

HOW CUTE IT WAS.

DO WE LOOK LIKE

THE MAKE-A-WISH

FOUNDATION TO YOU?

I'M NOT RIDING ON A SHORT BUS

TO HOMECOMING.

I'M GWACE.

I'M WETARTED.

SHE'S NOT DEAF,

YOU IDIOT.

SHE'S A MONGOLOID.

LIKE THIS.

THAT SO MESSED UP

YOU GUYS.

FORGET IT.

SHE WON'T REMEMBER.

YES, SHE WILL.

SHE'S A REAL PERSON WITH

REAL FEELINGS, YOU KNOW.

SHE IS NOT COMING!

LET'S JUST DITCH THEM BOTH

FROM OUR GROUP.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

CAN'T... BRAD AND BRANDON

ARE LIKE TWIN BROTHERS

FROM DIFFERENT MOTHERS.

IF BRANDON ISN'T

IN OUR GROUP,

YOU LOSE YOUR DATE,

TOO.

FINE, CARA...

YOU WIN.

THEY CAN BOTH COME

AND BE IN OUR GROUP.

WHAT?

RELAX, QUINN.

CARA'S RIGHT.

IT WILL BE

TOTALLY FINE.

[SIGHS]

HEY BRAD AND BRANDON,

COULD YOU GUYS

GET SOME MORE GLUE

AND TAPE?

WE'RE TOTALLY

OUT AGAIN.

AND GLITTER.

PRETTY PLEASE?

YEA SURE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY

PRETTY COOL OF CARA

TO DRAW THESE UP

FOR US.

I KNOW RIGHT?

I KIND OF FEEL BAD

FOR WHAT WE ARE

ABOUT TO DO.

REALLY?

NO. I MEAN, WHO

DOES SHE THINK SHE IS

RUINING MY ENTIRE

SENIOR YEAR?

SHE'S HERE FOR LIKE

WHAT TWO DAYS

AND CHANGES UP

THE ENTIRE GROUP.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING

WITH NOT JUST ONE,

BUT TWO RETARDS

IN OUR HOMECOMING GROUP!

IT'S HUMILIATING,

AND SHE SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

WELL, EVEN IF YOU

CAN'T BE QUEEN,

DOESN'T MEAN YOU

STILL CAN'T PULL OFF

THE BIGGEST

BADDEST PRANK

IN HISTORY

OF GREENBRIAR HIGH.

AND WE WILL.

DID YOU MAKE

THE FLYERS?

AND I CONVINCED MRS. A,

THAT THE SENIOR CLASS

SECRETARY SHOULD BE

IN CHARGE OF TALLYING

THE HOMECOMING VOTES.

PERFECT.

THE BEST PART IS,

IT'S CARA'S OWN PRANK,

AND SHE WON'T EVEN

SEE IT COMING.

[CHUCKLES]

(SKYLAR)

VOTE FOR GRACE!

GRACE YOUNG

FOR HOMECOMING QUEEN!

VOTE WITH

YOUR HEART!

GRACE YOUNG

FOR HOMECOMING QUEEN!

GRACE YOUNG

FOR HOMECOMING QUEEN.

VOTE WITH

YOUR HEART!

GRACE YOUNG

FOR HOMECOMING.

WHAT IS THIS?

IF SKYLAR CAN'T WIN,

WE'LL MAKE SURE GRACE DOES.

I MEAN, SHE'S IN OUR

HOMECOMING GROUP, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.

SERIOUSLY, CARA, WEREN'T

YOU THE ONE SAYING

THAT GRACE WAS

A REAL PERSON

WITH REAL FEELINGS.

I MEAN, WHAT GIRL WOULDN'T WANT

TO BE HOMECOMING QUEEN?

VOTE FOR GRACE!

HERE. HELP.

STAY HERE AND PASS

OUT FLYERS.

QUINN AND I ARE GOING TO WORK

THE BREAKFAST CROWD

AT THE CAFETERIA.

VOTE FOR GRACE!

VOTE FOR MY FRIEND

GRACE FOR HOMECOMING!

VOTE FOR GRACE!

VOTE FOR MY

FRIEND GRACE!

HEY WHAT IS THIS?

IT SEEMED LIKE A NICE

THING TO DO.

I MEAN, GRACE HAS NEVER

BEEN TO A DANCE BEFORE,

AND, LIKE SKYLAR SAID,

"WHAT GIRL DOESN'T WANT

TO BE HOMECOMING QUEEN?"

I DON'T TRUST SKYLAR.

WHAT? NO!

SKYLAR WANTS

TO HELP.

SHE WANTS TO BE

PART OF THIS.

NO...

WELL, ACTUALLY, IT WAS

MOSTLY MY IDEAL.

BUT... I MEAN, WHY SHOULDN'T

PEOPLE VOTE FOR GRACE?

OKAY. IF IT'S NOT SOME TYPICAL

SKYLAR PLOT, THEN I'LL HELP.

VOTE FOR GRACE.

VOTE FOR GRACE YOUNG

FOR HOMECOMING.

VOTE FOR OUR FRIEND GRACE!

HEY, VOTE FOR GRACE,

THANKS!

[KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK]

CARA!

(MOM) GRACE! GRACE, GET BACK

HERE WE NEED TO FINISH!

SHE'S INSISTING

ON BUTTERFLY WINGS,

I HAVE NEVER SEEN

HER SO EXCITED

IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

BUTTERFLY WINGS

MIGHT BE A BIT MUCH.

I DARE YOU

TO TELL HER THAT!

COME IN! COME IN!

NOW, DON'T MIND ALL

THAT MEDICAL STUFF.

GRACE SOMETIMES HAS

A HARD TIME BREATHING,

WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS

BECAUSE,

LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE

WITH DOWN SYNDROME,

SHE HAS A HEART DEFECT.

BUT, WE'RE NOT GOING

WORRY ABOUT THAT

WE'RE GOING

TO TAKE GOOD CARE

OF THE ONE GOD GAVE US

UNTIL YOU GET A NEW ONE.

RIGHT GRACE?

OKAY, GRACE YOU ARE

GOING TO SIT HERE

AND CARA IS GOING

TO DO YOUR MAKE-UP.

THANK YOU.

THIS MEANS MORE

TO ME AND GRACE.

WELL GRACE, WHAT ARE

YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?

I WANT TO LOOK LIKE

A BUTTERFLY PRINCESS.

A BUTTERFLY PRINCESS,

HUH?

WELL, MAYBE

WE CAN GIVE YOU

SOME EXTRA LONG

EYELASHES OR SOMETHING.

NO. I WANT TO LOOK LIKE

A BUTTERFLY PRINCESS.

WITH PINK AND GOLD

AND GREEN

LIKE A RAINBOW PRINCESS.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

* [MUSIC]

[CAMERA CLICKS]

* [MUSIC]

THERE. NOW LET ME

TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

SO WHY ARE BUTTERFLIES

SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

I LOVE THEM.

SEE?

LOOK OVER THERE.

IT'S MY SECRET PROJECT.

FOR MY SPECIAL TALK

IN TWO WEDNESDAYS.

YOUR SECRET PROJECT?

REMEMBER? PIZZA PARTY

AT MY HOUSE AT 7:47 P.M.

OH, RIGHT.

UGH. THOSE AREN'T

BUTTERFLIES!

THEY LOOK LIKE

BROWN HAIRY WORMS!

NO...THOSE ARE

JUST THE CATERPILLARS.

THAT'S THE OUTSIDE.

BUT IF YOU ARE VERY,

VERY PATIENT, YOU'LL SEE.

INSIDE IS A BEAUTIFUL

BUTTERFLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING

TO TELL MY FRIENDS ABOUT

AT THE PIZZA PARTY.

WELL, GRACE.

THERE YOU ARE.

AND TONIGHT, YOU WON'T

BE HIDDEN AT ALL.

EVERYONE WILL BE

ABLE TO SEE

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL

BUTTERFLY YOU REALLY ARE.

(MOM) GIRLS!

COME ON, LET'S GO OUTSIDE SO WE

CAN GET YOUR PICTURES TAKEN!

* [MUSIC]

(GRACE)

WOW. A LIMO.

(CARA) LOOK GRACE,

THERE'S OUR DATES.

(GRACE) WOW.

HEY, MOM AND DAD!

CAN YOU TAKE

PICTURES FOR US?

HEY, SKYLAR'S DAD

HOOKED US UP.

(SKYLAR)

OKAY DAD.

MY BEST FRIENDS

CARA AND QUINNY...

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!

[CAMERAS CLICK]

(QUINN)

CAN WE GET ONE MORE!

ME AND CARA WANT A PICTURE

WITH OUR BEST FRIENDS,

BEN AND GRACE.

COME ON CARA.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

* [MUSIC]

WHAT?

THAT'S GRACE?

YOUR ARTIST FRIEND?

YES.

I JUST THOUGHT GRACE

WOULD BE MORE...

MORE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW, I JUST

THOUGHT SHE WAS...

NEVER MIND.

MOM, STOP BEING

SO WEIRD ABOUT IT.

(DAD) OKAY!

IT'S TIME TO GO!

BYE MOM.

MOMMY!

BYE DADDY.

* [MUSIC]

MOM, STOP,

IT'S JUST HOMECOMING.

* [MUSIC]

BYE, DADDY.

* [MUSIC]

* TOUCH THE WORLD...

TOUCH THE WORLD *

* THE LOVE THAT YOU ARE

AND THE LIGHT THAT YOU SHARE *

* IT CAN HAPPEN

FOR YOU ANYWHERE *

* TOUCH THE WORLD...

TOUCH THE WORLD *

* YOU ARE THE SHOW

THAT WE ALL WANT TO KNOW *

* TOU-OU-OUCH THE WORLD

* REACH FOR THE T-O-O-OP

NEVER GONNA ST-O-O-OP *

* YOU ILLUSTRA-A-A-TE

ILLUMINATE *

ARE YOU

HAVING FUN?

ABSOLUTELY!

BUT NOT AS MUCH

AS THEY ARE!

(BRANDON)

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

* [MUSIC]

* TOUCH THE WORLD...

TOUCH THE WORLD *

* THE LOVE THAT YOU ARE

AND THE LIGHT THAT YOU SHARE *

* IT CAN HAPPEN

FOR YOU ANYWHERE *

* TOUCH THE WORLD...

TOUCH THE WORLD *

* YOU ARE THE SHOW

THAT WE ALL WANT TO KNOW *

* TOU-OU-OUCH THE WORLD

TOU-OU-OUCH THE WORLD *

* TOU-OU-OUCH THE WORLD

TOU-OU-OUCH THE WORLD! *

[APPLAUSE]

* [MUSIC]

* THE SUN,

WHERE DID IT GO *

* I'D LIKE TO KNOW

THANK YOU...

FOR EVERYTHING.

BEING SO NICE TO ME,

MAKING ME FEEL AT HOME,

BRINGING ME HERE.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

YOU'RE AWESOME!

I NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS

THOUGHT I'D MEET SOMEONE

AS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE

AND OUT AS YOU ARE.

* ...AND THEN WE DAYDREAM

* BUT WHEN YOU HOLD MY HAND...

[HMM, HMM]

GOOD EVENING...

GREENBRIAR HIGH!

IT'S THE MOMENT WE'VE

ALL BEEN WAITING FOR...

OH, MY GOODNESS!

I FORGOT!

SKYLAR WANTED ME

TO HELP HER MC.

RUN!

...THE INTRODUCTION

OF OUR HOMECOMING COURT

AND THE OFFICIAL

CORONATION OF THIS YEAR'S

GREENBRIAR HIGH SCHOOL

HOMECOMING QUEEN!

SO...WHO WON?

YOU'LL SEE.

IT'S GOING TO BE

THE BEST PRANK IN HISTORY

OF GREENBRIAR HIGH.

PRANK?

JUST READ THE CARDS.

OUR FIRST SENIOR

CLASS PRINCESS

IS EVERYBODY'S

BREATH OF FRESH AIR...

AND VOTED THIS YEAR'S BEST

SMILE AT GREENBRIAR HIGH.

MISS KENISHA BRYANT!

[APPLAUSE]

KANISHA IS ESCORTED BY

THE HANDSOME AND TALENTED

CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS, ONE

OF THE STANDOUT ALLSTARS

OF OUR

FOOTBALL TEAM!

OUR NEXT PRINCESS

IS ALWAYS FRIENDLY

AND WELCOMING TO

EVERYONE SHE MEETS.

PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME,

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE,

CHERYL LEE!

[APPLAUSE]

CHERYL AND HER

ESCORT SHAWN.

THEY'VE BEEN DATING

SINCE SEVENTH GRADE.

AWWWWW.

OUR THIRD PRINCESS

AND HER ESCORT...

PLEASE WELCOME

MISS KATIE MCKENZIE

AND COLT KINCAIDE!

[APPLAUSE]

AREN'T THEY CUTE?

OKAY, EVERYBODY.

WE'VE SAVED THE BEST

PRINCESS FOR LAST.

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

SUPER SMART.

AND WE HEAR,

VERY TALENTED.

PLEASE WELCOME

GRACE YOUNG,

ESCORTED BY NONE

OTHER THAN

PRINCE CHARMING HIMSELF,

BEN POWERS!

[APPLAUSE]

* [MUSIC]

GREENBRIAR HIGH,

BY A LAND SLIDE VOTE,

YOUR HOMECOMING

QUEEN IS...

GRACE YOUNG!

[APPLAUSE]

(CARA) GRACE WILL NOW

BE CROWNED BY LAST YEAR'S

HOMECOMING QUEEN,

ANN BAKER. ANN?

TAKE A BOW,

GRACE!

NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS

THAT GRACE

IS AN AMAZING SINGER.

IN FACT, I THINK THAT

EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL

NEEDS TO HEAR...

OH, MY GOSH,

YOU WOULDN'T.

SKYLAR, STOP THIS!

STOP THIS NOW!

YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

(SKYLAR) GRACE, WOULD YOU

PLEASE SING FOR US

YOUR MOST

FAVORITE SONG?

I THINK YOUR DATE,

BEN, HERE

HAS OFFERED TO ACCOMPANY

YOU ON HIS GUITAR!

(CARA)

GRACE!

GO ON! SING FOR US,

QUEEN GRACE.

JUST LIKE

AMERICAN IDOL...

"THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

I'M GONNA TO LET IT SHINE,"

LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE,

LET IT SHINE,"

"THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

I'M GONNA LET IT SHINE..."

(BRANDON) HEY!

STOP, WILL YOU

STOP THIS!

"I'M GOING TO LET IT SHINE,

LET IT SHINE,"

"LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE"

"THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

I'M GOING TO LET IT SHINE..."

"LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE,

LET IT SHINE."

"THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

I'M GOING TO LET IT SHINE..."

(BRANDON)

STOP IT!

"LET IT SHINE, LET IT SHINE,

LET IT SHINE."

[RIDICULE LAUGHTER]

[GASPING BREATHS]

(SKYLAR)

SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!

CARA, WHAT DID YOU DO?

(CARA)

WHAT DID I DO?

(SKYLAR) THIS WHOLE PRANK

THING WAS YOUR IDEA!

WHAT?!

WHERE ARE HER MEDS?

SHE NEEDS HER MEDS!

(CARA)

GRACE! GRACE!

(BRANDON)

CALL AN AMBULANCE!

CALM DOWN. IT'S OKAY.

YOU'VE GOT TO RELAX!

BEN, BEN,

GET BACK.

CARA, CARA!

WHAT WAS THAT?

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOU?

HOW COULD ANYONE DO THAT

TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING?

YOU SAID YOU

HAD CHANGED.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO

WITH THAT!

IT WAS QUINN

AND SKYLAR.

YOU HAVE

TO BELIEVE ME!

NO, NO, I'M SURE

QUINN AND SKYLAR

HAD PLENTY

TO DO WITH IT.

YOU CAN'T

PLAY INNOCENT.

YOUR CLASS NOMINATED HER

FOR HOMECOMING.

AND THEN YOU STAGED

THAT WHOLE CAMPAIGN

TO GET HER

TO BE QUEEN.

AND THEN YOU

BRING HER ON STAGE

TO SING SO EVERYONE COULD

HAVE A GOOD LAUGH?

HOW CAN YOU...NO!

YOU KNOW WHAT?!

IF I KEEP

TALKING TO YOU...

I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING

THAT GOING TO REGRET...

LEAVE ME ALONE,

AND STAY AWAY FROM ME

AND MY BROTHER!

BRANDON,

I DIDN'T DO THIS.

PLEASE, BRANDON,

COME BACK...

[CRYING]

* [MUSIC]

* RUNNING RINGS

AROUND THE ROSES *

* THE CHILDREN SING

OF THE SADNESS LIFE EXPOSES *

* IN PERFECT RHYME

IN PERFECT TIME *

* THEY TUMBLE

TO THE GROUND *

* IT'S JUST A GAME

BUT JUST THE SAME *

* WE ALL FALL DOWN

WE ALL FALL DOWN *

* WE ALL FALL

* [MUSIC]

* NOW I'M IN BLACK

AND YOU'RE THE TIE *

* THAT HOLDS MY MEMORIES

SO DEEP INSIDE *

* AND SWEPT AWAY

THE SEA TURNS GREY *

OH, CARA.

* AND THE ASHES

MAKE NO SOUND *

* AND THROUGH MY HANDS

LIKE SIFTED SAND *

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY

WERE GOING TO PRANK HER.

I KNOW.

* WE ALL FALL DOWN

BUT, I STILL JUST FEEL

SO BAD, YOU KNOW?

I SHOULD HAVE

SPOKEN UP.

I SHOULD HAVE

DONE SOMETHING.

ME TOO, CARA,

ME TOO.

CARA,

HAVE A TISSUE.

[CHUCKLES]

WELL IT LOOKS LIKE

WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE

A LITTLE LATE TODAY.

WE'VE GOT QUITE A LARGE MESS

TO CLEAN UP.

[KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK]

MRS. HARRIS?

YES.

I'M SHARON JARVIS

WE MET...

(MRS. HARRIS) YES, THE OTHER

NIGHT HOMECOMING,

PICTURES AND THE LIMO.

RIGHT, WE NEED TO TALK

TO YOU ABOUT SKYLAR.

WELL, COME ON IN.

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

THE GIRLS...WE...

WE WANTED TO APOLOGIZE

TO YOU,

AND TO GRACE.

WE BROUGHT ROSES

FROM S.G.A.

AND BALLOONS.

CARA SAID THAT GRACE

LIKES ROSES AND BALLOONS.

WE'RE REALLY SORRY,

MRS. YOUNG.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME

THE ROSES,

AND YOU GO

BACK HOME.

CAN WE SEE HER?

THIS IS THE INTENSIVE

CARE UNIT.

FAMILY ONLY.

(SKYLAR)

ICU?

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST

AN ASTHMA ATTACK.

SKYLAR!

NO.

IT IS MUCH MORE

SERIOUS THAN THAT.

GRACE HAS NEEDED A NEW HEART

FOR A LONG, LONG TIME

AND WE WERE HOPING IT WOULD

LAST A LITTLE LONGER, BUT...

HER OLD HEART

IS GIVING OUT

AND WE STILL HAVEN'T

FOUND A DONOR.

MRS. YOUNG, YOU

SHOULD KNOW

THAT CARA REALLY DOES

CARE ABOUT GRACE.

I...DIDN'T...

I MEAN I WOULDN'T...

SHE'S MY FRIEND.

FRIEND?

YOU CALL YOURSELF

A FRIEND

AFTER WHAT YOU DID

TO HER?

SKYLAR HAS SOMETHING

TO TELL YOU.

IT WAS ALL MY IDEA,

OKAY?

CARA HAD NOTHING

TO DO WITH IT.

I NEVER WANTED

TO HURT GRACE.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.

WHETHER I BELIEVE YOU

OR NOT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU DID HURT HER.

ALL OF YOU.

I CAN'T DEAL

WITH THIS.

SKYLAR!

I'M SO, SO SORRY...

HERE.

I HAVE TO EXPLAIN

EVERYTHING TO GRACE.

I HAVE TO MAKE

THIS RIGHT.

JUST ONE SECOND.

PLEASE?

I THINK YOU'VE

DONE ENOUGH.

(CARA) CAN I JUST GIVE HER

THE ROSES AND BALLOONS?

MRS. YOUNG...

WE REALLY NEED

TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT HERE.

FINE,

YOU CAN SEE HER.

BUT CARA,

IF YOU DO ANYTHING,

ANYTHING, TO HURT

MY BABY GIRL...

I WON'T, I WON'T

I PROMISE.

(MRS. YOUNG)

IT'S ROOM 233

THANK YOU,

MRS. YOUNG.

* [MUSIC]

GRACE.

IT'S ME, CARA.

OH, CARA!

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

I BROUGHT YOU

ROSES AND BALLOONS.

I LOVE THEM,

AND I LOVE YOU.

YOU'RE THE BEST

FRIEND EVER.

THANKS FOR COMING

TO SEE ME.

ANY BUTTERFLIES YET?

NOT YET,

BUT SOON.

THEY'RE SLEEPING.

CARA?

YES.

IF THEY WAKE UP BEFORE

I GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,

WILL YOU GIVE

MY TALK FOR ME?

WILL YOU TELL EVERYONE

ABOUT THE BUTTERFLIES?

GRACE DON'T

TALK LIKE THAT.

YOU'LL BE OUT

OF HERE SOON.

BRANDON SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH

PEOPLE WERE LAUGHING AT ME,

THAT I REALLY WAS

HOMECOMING QUEEN.

YOU SURE WERE.

HE SAID I WON BECAUSE

MY FRIENDS VOTED FOR ME.

I'M A TERRIBLE FRIEND.

I'M SO SORRY EVERYONE

LAUGHED AT YOU, GRACE.

THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED

TO HAPPEN.

THAT'S OKAY,

CARA.

NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.

NO ONE SHOULD EVER

BE MADE FUN OF

FOR BEING THE WAY

THEY ARE.

CAN YOU EVER

FORGIVE ME?

I'M YOUR FRIEND.

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.

JESUS FORGAVE ME.

SO, OF COURSE,

I FORGIVE YOU.

DON'T CRY, CARA.

YOU ARE FORGIVEN.

EVERYTHING IS ALL

BETTER NOW.

DON'T CRY.

PROMISE?

CROSS MY HEART.

HERE, GRACE.

THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE

GIVEN TO YOU A LONG TIME AGO,

BECAUSE YOU WE'RE THE FIRST

REAL FRIEND I HAVE EVER HAD.

SEE? IT MATCHES MINE,

AND SAYS, "ST ENDS."

WHEN YOU PUT

THE TWO PIECES TOGETHER...

IT SAYS, "BEST FRIENDS."

BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT

YOU ARE TO ME.

YOU'RE THE

BEST FRIEND EVER.

NO, GRACE.

YOU'RE THE BEST FRIEND EVER.

I'M GOING TO SLEEP NOW

AND I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

* [MUSIC]

* ARE YOU WAITING

FOR ME THERE *

* SITTING IN YOUR

GOLDEN CHAIR *

* WILL THE GATES

BE OPEN WIDE *

* WHEN I CROSS

THAT GREAT DIVIDE *

* IS THERE ROOM THERE

AT THE END *

* FOR THOSE WHO

RECOGNIZE THEIR SIN *

* WILL I ASCEND

OR WILL I FALL *

* ONCE I SCALE

THAT FINAL WALL *

* GRACE ELUDES ME HERE

* THE PATH IS NEVER CLEAR

* FOR THIS HEART

HAS TURNED TO STONE *

* I'M COMIN' HOME,

I'M COMIN' HOME *

* I'M COMIN' HOME

* [MUSIC]

* I HAVE QUESTIONED DESTINY

* WHAT LIES AHEAD

IS HARD TO SEE *

* IS THERE PURPOSE DESTINY...

I NEVER KNEW GRACE

HAD SO MANY FRIENDS.

* IS THERE TRUTH

FOR THOSE WHO WAIT *

* WILL THE BLIND

BE SHOWN THE WAY *

INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED

NURSE AND JOURNALIST,

CLAIRE RAYNER,

ONCE STATED THAT

"THE HARD FACTS

ARE THAT IT IS COSTLY

"IN TERMS OF HUMAN EFFORT,

COMPASSION, ENERGY,

"AND FINITE RESOURCES

SUCH AS MONEY,

"TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS

WITH HANDICAPS.

"PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT YET

PARENTS SHOULD ASK THEMSELVES

"IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO

INFLICT SUCH BURDENS ON OTHERS,

"HOWEVER WILLING

THEY ARE THEMSELVES

"TO TAKE THEIR SHARE OF

THE BURDEN IN THE BEGINNING."

THIS PHILOSOPHY

HAS BEEN ECHOED

THROUGHOUT MOST SO-CALLED

ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS.

IN FACT,

BECAUSE OF THIS PHILOSOPHY,

OVER 90 PERCENT OF DOWN

SYNDROME BABIES ARE ABORTED

BEFORE THEY EVER HAVE A CHANCE

TO TAKE A BREATH.

BUT, WE ARE HERE TODAY

BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN THE

WORDS OF I CORINTHIANS 1:27:

"THAT GOD CHOSE THE FOOLISH

THINGS OF THIS WORLD

"TO SHAME THE WISE;

"GOD CHOSE THE WEAK THINGS

OF THIS WORLD

TO SHAME THE STRONG."

AND WE ARE HERE BECAUSE

ONE OF THE WEAK THINGS

ONE OF THE LEAST IN THIS WORLD,

GRACE ELIZABETH YOUNG,

TOUCHED OUR LIVES WITH

THE BRIGHTNESS OF HER STRENGTH.

AND CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER

WITH THE LIGHT OF JESUS

SHINING IN HER SMILE.

LET'S PRAY.

* [MUSIC]

CARA! CARA!

HOLD ON JUST ONE SECOND?

I HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU.

HOLD ON.

GRACE WANTED YOU

TO HAVE THESE.

SHE DID?

BUT I...

SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED

ABOUT THEM

AND SHE SAID, YOU WOULD

KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I BURIED HER IN THE OTHER

HALF OF THAT NECKLACE.

I HOPE THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S MORE THAN OKAY.

CARA, YOU

ARE FORGIVEN.

PIZZA PARTY TONIGHT, 7:47,

GRACE YOUNG'S HOUSE.

YOU COMING?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

UNTIL YOU TRY!

MAYBE, WE'LL SEE.

* [MUSIC]

GOING TO DO

MY HOMEWORK, MOM.

SOUNDS GOOD.

* [MUSIC]

GRACE.

MOM!

WHAT TIME IS IT?

(MOM)

7:45 ISH... WHY?

CARA!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DON'T WORRY MOM, I'M JUST

GOING TO GRACE'S HOUSE.

I'LL BE BACK IN

LESS THAN AN HOUR.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I'VE GOT TO DO.

[CHATTER]

CARA! I AM SO GLAD

YOU COULD MAKE IT!

I DIDN'T KNOW SO MANY

PEOPLE FROM SCHOOL

CAME OUT TO THIS.

YEAH! IT'S SO MUCH FUN,

AND EVERYBODY'S SO NICE.

JUST WAIT.

YOU'LL LOVE IT.

OKAY GUYS WE'RE GONNA

GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

AS SOME OF YOU KNOW

GRACE WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE

HER TESTIMONY TONIGHT,

BUT, I THOUGHT...

MAY I SAY SOMETHING?

UM...

IT'S ABOUT GRACE.

IT'S SOMETHING

SHE ASKED ME TO DO.

I KNOW I'M NEW HERE,

AND ALL OF YOU THINK

THAT EVERYTHING I DID

AT HOMECOMING

WAS MEANT TO HURT GRACE.

BUT ACTUALLY GRACE WAS

A REAL TRUE FRIEND TO ME.

BEFORE SHE DIED ALL

GRACE COULD TALK ABOUT

WAS HER FRIENDS HERE

AT YOUNG LIFE.

AND AS MUCH AS SHE WAS LOOKING

FORWARD TO HOMECOMING.

I THINK SHE WAS LOOKING

FORWARD TO HAVING YOU

ALL HERE AT HER HOUSE

MOST OF ALL.

I HADN'T COME TO YOUNG LIFE

BEFORE TONIGHT BECAUSE...

WELL...I WAS AFRAID OF WHAT

A FEW PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME.

BUT I WAS WRONG.

I WAS LOOKING FOR THE WRONG

KIND OF FRIENDSHIP,

WHEN GRACE KEPT TRYING

TO SHOW AND TELL ME

WHAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP

SHOULD LOOK LIKE ALL ALONG.

THESE ARE GRACE'S BUTTERFLIES.

WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT THEM,

ALL I COULD SEE WAS HOW BROWN

AND UGLY AND HAIRY THEY WERE.

BUT GRACE DIDN'T

SEE THEM THAT WAY.

SHE KNEW THAT IF

YOU ONLY LOOK AT

WHAT SOMETHING LOOKS

LIKE ON THE OUTSIDE,

YOU CAN MISS THE TRUE

BEAUTY ON THE INSIDE.

I'M REALLY SORRY

FOR NOT SEEING THE WORLD

THROUGH GRACE'S EYES...

THROUGH GOD'S EYES, I GUESS.

I'M THE UGLY CATERPILLAR

AND GRACE IS THE BUTTERFLY.

AND I SURE HOPE

THAT ONE DAY

YOU CAN SEE THAT MY

HEART IS DIFFERENT NOW.

BECAUSE GRACE SHOWED ME WHAT

TRUE FORGIVENESS LOOKS LIKE.

WHAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP

LOOKS LIKE.

* [MUSIC]

CAPTIONED/SUBTITLED BY:

CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLE SERVICES

* OH, OH, UH, UH, OH...

* CAN'T YOU SEE THAT

I'M NOT LIKE THE OTHERS *

* MY SKINNY JEANS,

DYED TOPS LIKE THE OTHERS *

* LONG LEGS, FIRM ABS

I DON'T HAVE IT *

* CAN'T YOU SEE THAT

I'M FAR FROM PERFECT *

* BLOND HAIR, DARK SKIN,

THAT'S NOT ME *

* FIVE FOOT AND FRECKLES

ALL AROUND ME *

* NOT FIT FOR A PLACE

LIKE THIS *

* CAN'T YOU SEE THAT

I'M FAR FROM PERFECT *

* MY LIFE MAY

NOT BE GLAMOROUS *

* IT'S OKAY TO BE SO FAR

FROM PERFECT *

* I'M NOT ANOTHER BARBIE DOLL

MADE TO BE PLAYED WITH *

* I WON'T BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

GIRL YOU'VE EVER SEEN *

* THE GIRL ON THE COVER

OF A MAGAZINE *

* OH NO,

I'M SO FAR FROM PERFECT *

* OH, OH, UH, UH, OH...

* DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM

I GUESS YOU CAN'T TELL *

* I'M NOT THE MOST

PRETTY OR POPULAR *

* DESIGNER BAGS AND HEELS,

I DON'T WEAR THEM *

* CAN'T YOU SEE THAT

I'M FAR FROM PERFECT *

* BRAND NAMES THOSE THINGS

NEVER FIT ME *

* DIAMOND RINGS ON MY

HANDS YOU'LL NEVER SEE *

* NOT FIT FOR A PLACE

LIKE THIS *

* CAN'T YOU SEE THAT

I'M FAR FROM PERFECT *

* MY LIFE MAY

NOT BE FABULOUS *

* IT'S OKAY TO BE

SO FAR FROM PERFECT *

* I'M NOT ANOTHER BARBIE DOLL

MADE TO BE PLAYED WITH *

* I WON'T BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

GIRL YOU'VE EVER SEEN *

* THE GIRL ON THE COVER

OF A MAGAZINE *

* OH NO,

I'M SO FAR FROM PERFECT *

* [MUSIC]

* AND I'M OKAY

WITH BEING ME *

* THIS HEART IS NOT

A PERFECT STORY *

* YES I'M OKAY

WITH BEING ME *

* THIS HEART IS NOT

A PERFECT STORY *

* I'M SO FAR [SO FAR, SO FAR]

TELL ME HOW FAR YOU ARE *

* YEAH I'M SO FAR [SO FAR]

TELL ME HOW FAR YOU ARE *

* 'CAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW

YES I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW *

* IT'S OKAY TO BE SO FAR

[SO FAR] FROM PERFECT *

* I'M NOT ANOTHER BARBIE DOLL

MADE TO BE *

* I WON'T BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

GIRL YOU'VE EVER SEEN *

* THE GIRL ON THE COVER

OF A MAGAZINE, OH, NO... *

* I'M SO...YEAH, SO FAR [SO FAR]

FROM PERFECT [FROM PERFECT] *

* I'M NOT ANOTHER BARBIE DOLL

MADE TO BE PLAYED WITH *

* I WON'T BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

GIRL YOU'VE EVER SEEN *

* NOT THE GIRL ON THE

COVER OF A MAGAZINE *

* OH NO,

I'M SO FAR FROM PERFECT *

* OH, OH, UH, UH, OH... *

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