Felicity (1998–2002): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[SIGHS]

DEAR SALLY,

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
BE SITTING DOWN FOR THIS.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

FIRST OF ALL, EVERYTHING
WAS PERFECTLY FINE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, ON PAPER.

HIGH SCHOOL WAS GOING
EXACTLY AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.

I MEAN, IN THREE MONTHS,
I'D BE AT STANFORD PRE-MED,

THEN IN FOUR YEARS,
STANFORD MED SCHOOL,

THEN I'D START MY
FOUR-YEAR RESIDENCY



AT ONE OF THE
STANFORD HOSPITALS.

MY DAD WAS THRILLED, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE HE'S BASICALLY HAD
MY LIFE PLANNED OUT FOR ME

SINCE I WAS PRETTY
MUCH A ZYGOTE.

Woman: CLAIRE JESSICA CORMAN.

Felicity: I WAS
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE

ACTUALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THEIR LIVES.

Woman: BENJAMIN
STEVEN COVINGTON.

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

Woman: FELICITY ELIZABETH
PORTER GRADUATES WITH HONORS.

Felicity: MY PARENTS' REACTION
WAS TYPICALLY UNDERSTATED.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Woman: SO ON THIS DAY,

UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE
MOST EXCITING OF YOUR LIVES,



I URGE YOU TO SAVOR
THE POSSIBILITIES.

EMBRACE LIFE,

BECAUSE THESE DAYS
WILL NOT COME AGAIN.

[APPLAUSE]

Felicity: THEY SAY THAT CRASH
VICTIMS... PEOPLE WHO LOSE A LIMB...

THAT THEY CAN STILL FEEL THE MISSING
ARM OR LEG, EVEN AFTER IT'S GONE.

IT'S CALLED "PHANTOM
PAIN," RIGHT?

WELL, SUDDENLY I HAD
THIS HORRIBLE THOUGHT...

WHAT IF HIGH SCHOOL WENT
AWAY BUT THE FEELING OF IT DIDN'T?

I-I MEAN, I-I DIDN'T FEEL JOY
OR SORROW OR ANTICIPATION.

THINGS WERE GOING SO WELL,
BUT ALL I COULD FEEL WAS...

WAS DREAD.

THREE YEARS AGO, I HELD A
PINT OF BEN COVINGTON'S BLOOD.

I WAS VOLUNTEERING AT
THE 10th-GRADE BLOOD DRIVE.

THAT'S JUST ABOUT AS
CLOSE AS WE EVER GOT.

IT'S FUNNY.

SOMETIMES IT'S THE
SMALLEST DECISIONS

THAT CAN PRETTY MUCH
CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER.

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

Woman: SO PROUD OF YOU!
Young man: MOM, YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT? I CANNOT DEAL
WITH THIS TODAY. NOT TODAY, ALL RIGHT?

FINE.

NOT TODAY.

FINE.

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

EXCUSE ME. YEAH.

I'M FELICITY PORTER.

YEAH, I KNOW. I'M BEN.

[Laughing] YEAH, I KNOW.

I... I WAS JUST
WONDERING IF, UM,

YOU WOULD MIND
SIGNING MY YEARBOOK.

I DON'T HAVE MINE WITH
ME. OH, GOSH, THAT'S OKAY.

I... HERE'S A PEN FOR YOU.

THANKS.

I JUST GOT IT TODAY. THAT'S WHY, YOU
KNOW, THERE AREN'T ANY SIGNATURES.

EXCEPT FOR, UH, MR. JOHNSON,
WHO'S HERE TODAY SOMEWHERE,

WHICH I WAS SURPRISED
ABOUT. [CHUCKLES]

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

ANYWHERE WOULD BE GREAT.

CAN YOU GIVE ME JUST
A MINUTE... TO DO THIS?

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, SURE.

I'LL...

[CHUCKLES]

[SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

THANKS FOR ASKING.

OH...[LAUGHS]

GOOD LUCK ON, YOU KNOW...

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU TOO.

[CHUCKLES] I'LL SEE YOU.

[Laughing] OKAY.

SO... THIS IS WHAT
BEN COVINGTON WROTE.

"DEAR FELICITY, HERE IT GOES...

"I'VE WATCHED YOU
FOR FOUR YEARS,

"ALWAYS WONDERED
WHAT YOU WERE LIKE,

"WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR MIND

"ALL THAT TIME WHEN YOU
WERE SO QUIET, JUST THINKING,

"DRAWING IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

"I SHOULD'VE JUST ASKED
YOU, BUT I NEVER ASKED YOU.

"SO NOW, FOUR YEARS
LATER, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.

"BUT I ADMIRE YOU.

"WELL, THIS MAKES
ME SOUND CRAZY,

"BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

"SO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF. LOVE, BEN.

"P.S. I WOULD'VE
SAID KEEP IN TOUCH,

BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE
NEVER WERE IN TOUCH."

HEY!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

NEW YORK. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

THAT'S... PRETTY UNCLEAR.

SUDDENLY... I KNEW WHAT
EVERYONE ELSE WAS FEELING.

HOW LONG'S THIS BEEN
GOING ON IN YOUR MIND?

COULD YOU HAVE WAITED ANY
LONGER TO DROP THIS BOMB?

I TOLD YOU... I DECIDED TODAY.

I CALLED THEM, AND
THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES
TO ADMIT SOMEONE AT THIS LATE...

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
THIS DECISION, FINE.

BUT I WILL NOT, IN ANY WAY,
FINANCIALLY SUPPORT IT.

THEY'RE SENDING THE
STUDENT-LOANS... LOANS?

AND THE WORK-STUDY FORMS
WITH A LATE APPLICATION.

I-I WORKED THIS HARD SO YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I DID.

NO, DAD, YOU MADE IT SO I'D HAVE TO
GO THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID!

I KNOW YOU WANT ME TO FOLLOW
IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS, BUT I JUST...

BASICALLY, I CAN'T.

THAT WAS THE WORST
SUMMER OF MY LIFE.

[TRAIN PASSING]

[HORNS BLARING]

SO, BASICALLY,

I'VE GIVEN UP EVERYTHING MY
PARENTS EVER PLANNED FOR ME,

EVERYTHING I EVER EXPECTED,

ALL FOR A BOY I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

[HORN PLAYING]

I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS,

THIS ALL MIGHT BE A COLOSSAL
MISTAKE, AS MY DAD WOULD SAY.

[CHUCKLES]

BUT ON THE OTHER
HAND, IT MIGHT...

[INHALES DEEPLY]

MAYBE IT'LL SAVE MY
LIFE OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW.

PLEASE RESPOND A.S.A.P.

I MISS YOU.

LOVE, FELICITY.

[TAPE RECORDER CLICKS]

[CASSETTE RATTLING]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[FLASHBULB POPS]

NEXT, PLEASE.

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

OH, SORRY. THANKS.

UM...

HI. HOW ARE YOU?

GREAT. JUST LOOK
AT THE DOT, PLEASE.

IS MY... IS MY HAIR A DISASTER?

PLEASE BE HONEST, BECAUSE I, UH, I'M
GONNA HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PICTURE

FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS,
AND THAT'S A REALLY LONG TIME.

HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HI!

I'M... THIS IS... I'M GOING...

THIS IS WHERE I'M GOING.

I TOTALLY FORGOT
YOU WERE GOING HERE.

THAT IS SO UNBELIEVABLE. HEY.

I KNOW THIS GIRL FROM
HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS SUSAN.

THIS IS, UM... THIS IS, UM...

UM... FELICITY.

FELICITY. WOW. SO
I'LL SEE YOU AROUND?

Felicity: I, UM...

[FLASHBULB POPS] I BASICALLY...

HAVEN'T REALLY...
HAD A LOT OF TIME... YET

TO, UH, REVIEW THE
CLASSES AND SCHEDULES.

I GUESS I JUST NEED A
LITTLE TIME TO CATCH UP.

[HORNS HONKING IN DISTANCE]

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S A LOT TO
CONSIDER NOW THAT, UH...

I'M HERE.

I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM YOUR PARENTS.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST STUDENT
WHOSE PARENTS WEREN'T 100%

ABOUT THEIR KID GOING
TO A PARTICULAR COLLEGE.

THEY'RE, UH, CONCERNED.

THEY'RE MORE THAN
CONCERNED. THEY'RE INSULTED.

SO DO YOU THINK THAT MY
COMING HERE WAS A BAD IDEA, TOO?

WELL, REALLY ONLY
YOU CAN ANSWER THAT.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS
THAT, WELL, NEW YORK...

THE CITY AS WELL
AS THE UNIVERSITY...

CAN BE A LITTLE OVERWHELMING

AND IS OFTEN BEST SUITED

FOR THE INDEPENDENTLY
MINDED STUDENT,

AND YOUR PARENTS SEEM TO IMPLY

THAT... YOU MIGHT NOT
FIT INTO THAT CATEGORY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC
INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE?

[VEHICLES PASSING]

I-I DRAW SOMETIMES. I PAINT.

I BROUGHT YOU SOME...

YOU KNOW, SOME SAMPLES.

FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH.

MY PARENTS SAID THAT?

WHEN WE GET THROUGH WITH HIM,

ALEXANDER POPE WILL HAVE
BECOME YOUR FAVORITE DIMINUTIVE,

CATHOLIC, ENGLISH,
HUNCHBACK POET

IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

I'VE BEEN DOING
THIS A LOT OF YEARS,

AND I KNOW WHAT'S ON MOST
OF YOUR MINDS RIGHT NOW,

SO LET ME ANSWER SOME OF THE
INEVITABLE FRESHMAN QUESTIONS,

OR, AS I REFER TO
THEM, THE "FQs."

[Voice fading] YES, I
GRADE ON A CURVE...

BUT BREATHE EASY...

WHICH IS NOT TO SAY THAT I
HAVEN'T HAD THE DISPLEASURE

OF HANDING OUT SOME
INCOMPLETES OVER THE YEARS.

BUT LOOKING AT THIS GROUP,

I AM CONFIDENT THAT WILL
NOT BE THE CASE THIS YEAR.

UNLESS I'M WRONG.

[BOTH LAUGH]

AND I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.

[BOTH LAUGH]

IT'S JUST EVERYTHING.

BEING IN NEW YORK, YOU KNOW,

AND... AND TRYING TO GET MY
COURSE SCHEDULE ALL FIGURED OUT...

IT'S JUST... A LITTLE
OVERWHELMING, I GUESS.

GOD, IT IS SO GOOD TO HEAR
SOMEBODY ELSE SAY THAT.

IT'S DIFFICULT, RIGHT? JUST
FIGURING OUT THE SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, THE ONLY TWO
CLASSES I WANTED WERE FILLED

BY THE TIME I EVEN GOT HERE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

AND I HAVE THIS REALLY
MYSTERIOUS ROOMMATE SITUATION.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I HAVEN'T EVEN MET HER YET.
SHE DOESN'T SLEEP IN OUR ROOM.

AND SHE HAS THESE...

THESE BONE SCULPTURES.

MY ROOMMATE HAS THIS PHOBIA.

OF WHAT?

WELL, SHE CLEANS EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING IN THE ROOM SMELLS
LIKE PINE, WHICH IS DISGUSTING.

COME ON.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

SHE WEARS A FACE MASK
WHEN SHE GOES OUT.

YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN HER.

THAT'S CRAZY. THAT'S MY POINT.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW
IT'S JUST COLLEGE,

BUT IT'S SORT OF
TERRIFYING, ISN'T IT?

IT'S TERRIFYING. [BOTH CHUCKLE]

[PLATES AND
SILVERWARE CLATTERING]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING, APPLAUSE]

OH, MY GOD. THAT
IS SO EMBARRASSING.

THAT IS SO SOMETHING I WOULD DO.

I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT THAT'S NOT ME.

[LAUGHS]

[SHOUTS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE]

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

[LAUGHTER]

I'LL... BE RIGHT BACK.

BY THE WAY, I'M FELICITY.

I'M JULIE.

SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

UM...[CHUCKLES]

I JUST WANT TO, UH, PREFACE
THIS BY SAYING THAT, UH,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL WEIRD

ABOUT ANYTHING I'M
ABOUT TO SAY AT ALL.

OKAY.

UH... THE THING IS...

I CAME TO NEW YORK, UM...

MOSTLY BECAUSE OF YOU.

[CHUCKLES]

YEAH, I HAD THESE, UH,

SORT OF, UM, INTENSE
FEELINGS FOR YOU

BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND, UH,

E-EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT WE NEVER
REALLY TALKED BEFORE GRADUATION

EXCEPT THAT ONE TIME WHEN I, UH,

WAS PASSING OUT FLIERS
FOR THE BLOOD DRIVE...

[Laughing] ANYWAY,

MAYBE THE FACT THAT
WE NEVER DID TALK

WAS WHY I HAD THOSE FEELINGS.

BECAUSE NOW, OF COURSE,

I REALIZE NOW THAT IT
WAS A CRAZY THING TO DO

TO FOLLOW SOMEONE I
DON'T KNOW 3,000 MILES,

AND I SORT OF PANICKED ABOUT IT, BUT I
JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M PAST THAT,

AND I'M... I'M TOTALLY
OKAY WITH IT NOW.

I MEAN IT, YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY
ABOUT YOU SO MUCH ANYMORE.

I'M HERE NOW, YOU KNOW...

UH, BECAUSE...

I'M HERE.

[LAUGHS]

[LAUGHS, INHALES DEEPLY]

SO, UM... WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

[INHALES DEEPLY]

I'M... HONESTLY?

HONESTLY, I'M JUST...

I'M JUST... I'M FLATTERED. GOOD.

BY THE WHOLE
THING, I'M FLATTERED.

I AM. GOOD.

THAT'S REALLY A
PERFECT, PERFECT ANSWER.

OKAY.

SO, UH, CAN WE JUST BE FRIENDS?

YEAH, SURE. GREAT.

OF COURSE. YEAH.

OKAY.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]

Felicity: WORK-STUDY
ISN'T SO BAD, REALLY.

I FILE STUDENT APPLICATIONS
IN THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE

THREE HOURS, THREE TIMES A WEEK. THE
ONE RULE... THE ONLY REAL SERIOUS RULE...

♪ BABY, WHAT CAN I DO? ♪ IS TO RESPECT
THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE DOCUMENTS,

WHICH MEANS, OF COURSE,

♪ I'VE BEEN OUT ♪ THAT I'M
NOT SUPPOSED TO READ THEM.

♪ SEARCHING FOR YOU ♪

♪ I'VE GOT A FEELING
ALL I NEED... ♪

OKAY, WELL, DAD... ALL RIGHT.

I'M SORRY, BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT

WHAT UNCLE HARVEY DEEPLY FEELS
I SHOULD BE DOING WITH MY LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HAVE TO GO. I-I'M GONNA GET OFF
THE PHONE, ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS?

OKAY, CAN I HANG UP NOW, PLEASE?

THANKS. BYE.

[RECEIVER RATTLES]

SORRY! OH, GOD!

AAH! SORRY. I DIDN'T
MEAN TO DO THAT.

UH, FELICITY, RIGHT?

I'M NOEL. I'M... I'M THE
R.A... I'M NOT A STALKER...

THE RESIDENT ADVISOR ON THE FLOOR...
ROOM... ROOM 729, END OF THE HALL.

JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST STOPPING
BY TO SAY YO AND WELCOME

AND... AND, UH, IF THERE'S
EVER ANYTHING YOU NEED,

I'M KIND OF LIKE THE...
THE FLOOR SHRINK,

SO JUST, UH, JUST KNOCK.

ANYTIME. OKAY?

UH, AND SORRY
ABOUT THE SCARY PART.

THAT'S OKAY.

OKAY.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[PIANO PLAYING]

IS NOW A BAD TIME?

[HINGE SQUEAKS]

I WAS CONSUMED BY TEMPTATION,

WHICH I'VE... I'VE NEVER BEEN
CONSUMED BY TEMPTATION BEFORE.

AND REMEMBER THE,
UH, ESSAY QUESTION WAS,

"WHAT WAS THE EVENT THAT
MOST CHANGED YOUR LIFE," RIGHT?

I MEAN, SO HERE WAS THIS CHANCE TO
REALLY LEARN A LOT ABOUT THIS GUY.

SO WHAT, YOU READ THIS GUY
BEN'S COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY?

[PAPER RUSTLES]

YOU PHOTOCOPIED THIS GUY
BEN'S COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY.

IS THAT BAD?

OH, JUST READ IT, PLEASE.

UH, "I NEVER LIKED
MY OLDER BROTHER.

"HE WAS TOO WELL-BEHAVED,
TOO HANDSOME,

"TOO TALENTED, TOO MUCH.

"UNTIL I WAS 13, I LIVED LIKE A
CIMMERIAN, IN PERPETUAL DARKNESS...

"THE DARKNESS OF
JONATHAN'S SHADOW.

IN 1992, JONATHAN
DIED OF BRAIN CANCER."

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

JUST, UH, S-SKIP DOWN TO THERE.

UH, "AND AS I HELD THE
COLLEGE APPLICATION,

"IT OCCURRED TO ME...
ALTHOUGH IT WAS HIS DREAM,

"THIS WAS AN ACT JONATHAN
HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED.

"I HAD SURPASSED HIM
SIMPLY BY SURVIVING.

"I WAS OLDER THAN MY
OLDER BROTHER NOW,

"AND THERE, ALONE IN MY ROOM,

"I CRIED FOR JONATHAN
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

CRIED FOR THE LOSS, CRIED FOR
THE LOVE I NEVER KNEW I HAD."

[PAPER RUSTLING]

HERE'S WHAT I NEED TO KNOW...

IS IT POSSIBLE TO
BE JUST FRIENDS

WITH SOMEONE I HAVE THESE
SORT-OF IMMODERATE FEELINGS FOR,

OR AM I DOOMED FOREVER
TO JUST BE IN LOVE

AND ULTIMATELY, I THINK,
SIGNIFICANTLY HURT?

ABSOLUTELY, YOU CAN
BE FRIENDS WITH BEN.

REALLY? YEAH, BECAUSE, SEE,
YOU'RE NEW HERE, ALL RIGHT?

AND YOUR EMOTIONS
ARE HEIGHTENED.

EVERYTHING'S HEIGHTENED.

EVERYTHING'S... EVERYTHING'S SO
MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL, RIGHT?

SO... SO GIVE IT A MONTH...
AND THINGS WILL NORMALIZE.

I SWEAR. OKAY?

TRUST ME. I'M THE R.A.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

OKAY.

I'M... YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT!

[LAUGHS]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, NOEL.

[DOOR CLOSES]

YOU'RE WELCOME, FELICITY.

I'M MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT
TO THE GEORGE CURVE.

I'M CONCERNED THAT SOME
OF MY INITIAL COMMENTS

ALONG THE LINES OF, "NO
ONE WILL FAIL THIS COURSE"

WERE TAKEN A
LITTLE TOO LITERALLY

AND A LITTLE TOO
LIBERALLY BY MANY OF YOU.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND NOW I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

SO YOU WILL SEE A
SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT

IN TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

Felicity: IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH A
PERSON CAN CHANGE IN TWO WEEKS.

NOEL WAS RIGHT.

I MEAN, THE OLD ME
WOULD'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE

TO LET GO OF MY EXPECTATIONS...

I MEAN, IN... IN TERMS OF BEN.

WHEN HE ASKED ME FOR HELP, HE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW,

THAT I WAS OKAY WITH THINGS
AND THAT I WOULDN'T FEEL WEIRD,

WHICH I THOUGHT
WAS REALLY AMAZING.

Ben: "I CANNOT LIVE..."
SO THIS IS WHAT IT IS...

WE'RE BECOMING FRIENDS,

WHICH, I SWEAR TO GOD, I'M
TOTALLY OKAY WITH, SURPRISINGLY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
SHE MEANS BY THAT?

[EXHALES SHARPLY] OKAY.

UM, WE COULD LOOK
AT LIFE AS JUST LIFE

AND BEING ALIVE...

OR MAYBE SHE MEANS ETERNAL LIFE.

MAYBE SHE'S TALKING
ABOUT HEAVEN?

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

I THINK... I THINK IT'S BOTH.

[CHUCKLES]

OKAY. [CHUCKLES]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

HOW COME YOU NEVER WENT
TO ANY PARTIES IN HIGH SCHOOL?

I... WENT TO A COUPLE.

JUST IN CASE YOU WEREN'T
THERE ON AWARDS DAY,

I DIDN'T EXACTLY
WIN "MOST POPULAR."

OH, GOD. YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU?

UH...[LAUGHS] YOU ACTUALLY
WON "MOST POPULAR."

YEAH. WELL, THOSE
THINGS ARE JUST STUPID.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN. [DOOR OPENS]

HEY.

HEY, I GOT YOU THIS.

[PAPER RUSTLES]

UH, IT'S A POCKET
GUIDE TO THE SUBWAY...

SORT OF A SURVIVAL THING.

THANKS.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
DO THAT, BUT THANKS.

YEAH, IT WAS, UH...

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

SO...

OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU.

[DOOR CLOSES]

OH, HEY, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT STUDYING FOR
THE REVIEW TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT I CAN'T.

I GOT CLASSES ALL DAY.

OH. UM, WOW.

WELL, THE REVIEW'S FRIDAY. UM...

WELL, DO YOU WANT TO DO IT
TOMORROW NIGHT? [DOOR OPENS]

BY THE WAY, HAVE YOU DONE
THE CALENDAR YET OR NOT?

WHAT? YOU'RE DOING THE FLOOR
CALENDAR FOR NEXT MONTH, RIGHT?

RIGHT, BUT DON'T I HAVE
TWO WEEKS FOR THAT?

THIS IS NOEL, THIS IS BEN.

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD, THANKS. GOOD.

I'M JUST MAKING SURE
YOU WERE ON TOP OF IT.

I'M ON TOP OF IT.

OKAY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I'M SORRY. [Laughing] IT'S OKAY.

TOMORROW NIGHT I AM ACTUALLY,
UM, I MADE PLANS WITH JULIE.

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

UH, THIS ONE WAS
JUST TO BUG YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, MY JOB'S DONE. BYE-BYE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[LAUGHS]

YOU KNOW WHAT? WHY DON'T YOU
AND JULIE AND I ALL GO TOGETHER?

DO YOU THINK JULIE
WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT?

OF COURSE.

YOU WANT TO HEAR THE
SCARIEST THING SO FAR?

I FOUND MY ROOMMATE
DOING MY LAUNDRY.

WHO, THE CLEAN FREAK?

SHE DIDN'T THINK MY
UNDERWEAR WAS CLEAN ENOUGH

TO BE IN THE SAME
ROOM AS HER UNDERWEAR.

[BELL CHIMES] I'M APPLYING
FOR A ROOM CHANGE.

HEY, SO YOU KNOW
BEN FROM POETRY?

IT'S OKAY IF HE COMES
ALONG TONIGHT, RIGHT?

WHAT?

NOTHING.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I
HAVE A HANDLE ON IT.

ON WHAT?

THE BLAKE POEM...
OUR ASSIGNMENT.

I-I... THOUGHT IT
WAS TOUGH, BUT...

WAIT. YOU SAID YOU
WERE DESPERATE, THOUGH.

[DOOR CLOSES, KEYS RATTLE]
LOOK, SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS GO OUT.

I DON'T WANT TO
BE A FIFTH WHEEL.

JULIE... WE'RE NOT GOING OUT.

I MEAN, WE'RE STUDYING, AND WE
ALL THREE NEED TO STUDY, RIGHT?

WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH
YOU GUYS... YOU AND BEN?

ARE YOU DATING, OR...

NO!

OH, NO. WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

I MEAN, WE KNOW EACH
OTHER FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

OH. YOU GUYS WENT TO THE
SAME HIGH SCHOOL? YEAH.

[BELL CHIMES] 'CAUSE I REALLY THOUGHT
THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON.

NO. [CHUCKLES]

[DOORS OPEN]

I JUST... I DIDN'T WANT TO
BE THE ONE ON THE OUTSIDE.

OF COURSE NOT. SO
WILL YOU COME, PLEASE?

[MID-TEMPO R & B MUSIC PLAYING]

[GIRLS LAUGHING]

[Laughing] OH, MY...

OH, MY GOD.

[LAUGHS] IN HIS HOUSE?

HIS HOUSE? ALL OF THEM?

[Laughing] IN HIS HOUSE?

[LAUGHS] WAIT.

WHAT ABOUT THE GUY, UM,
WHO GIVES HIS DOG A BATH,

[LAUGHS] AND THEN...

RIGHT. AND TO DRY IT OFF,
HE PUTS IT IN THE MICROWAVE.

YEAH. THAT IS THE
CLASSIC ONE OF ALL TIME.

I HEARD IT WAS A CAT.

NO, IT WAS A DOG. ARE YOU SURE?

IT HAD TO BE A DOG.

CAT. SO ANYWAY, DO
WE KNOW ANY OTHERS?

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE ABOUT THE,
UH, COUPLE THAT GO TO VIETNAM?

YOU'RE JUST FULL OF THEM. I
DON'T LIKE THAT ONE. I GOT THEM ALL.

THAT ONE... THE VIETNAM
ONE... THAT'S HORRIBLE.

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT ONE?

OKAY, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WILL YOU GET ME ANOTHER DRINK?

MM-HMM. [CHAIR RATTLES]

♪ BUT JUST REMEMBER... ♪

[BOTH LAUGH]

♪ SISTERS ♪
♪ ...SISTERS ♪

♪ YOU CAN STILL STAND TALL ♪

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE
GONNA FEEL ABOUT THIS.

FEEL ABOUT WHAT?

WELL... WHAT WE SAID THE
OTHER DAY ABOUT BEING FRIENDS...

REMEMBER THAT? I
MEAN, I JUST WANT TO...

DID YOU MEAN THAT? YOU
MEANT WHAT YOU SAID?

♪ THOUGH YOU MAY NOT DRIVE... ♪
UM... YEAH.

I-I MEAN, OF COURSE I DID.

WHY? WHAT ARE YOU...

NO. IT'S JUST, UM...
I'M KIND OF INTO JULIE,

AND I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OKAY.

♪ TV ANTENNA... ♪
OH.

OH, NO.

N-NO. OH. OH... I AM SO SORRY.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THAT... NO, I... DON'T. DON'T. NO.

I-I... THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT.

I AM... THAT'S ACTUALLY
REALLY FINE. ARE YOU SURE?

♪ A CAR AT ALL... ♪

YEAH. OH... YEAH.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU
THINK? I MEAN, I CAN'T...

I CAN'T TELL IF SHE
LIKES ME OR NOT.

I CAN'T TELL IF I'M SITTING HERE
AND I'M TALKING TOO MUCH OR WHAT.

♪ YOU CAN STILL STAND TALL ♪
UM...

I THINK, UH, THAT
JULIE THINKS...

YOU KNOW...

[Laughing] WHAT?

[CHUCKLES]

THAT... THAT YOU'RE WONDERFUL.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

[INDISTINCT VOICES AND LAUGHTER]

[LAUGHS]

[BELL CHIMES]

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

[KEYS RATTLE, DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[LATCH RATTLES]

UM... HI.

A-ARE YOU MEGHAN?

YEAH.

HI. I'M FELICITY, YOUR ROOMMATE.

[VEHICLES PASSING,
HORNS HONKING]

[DOORBELL BUZZING]

[VEHICLES PASSING]

Hello? BEN?

No, it's Sean. PUT BEN ON.

[INTERCOM CLICKS]

Hello?

IT'S FELICITY. BUZZ ME UP.

Do you think we
can talk tomorrow?

BEN, NO.

[INTERCOM HISSES, CLICKS]

[BUZZER SOUNDS, DOORS RATTLE]

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[DOG BARKING]

[HINGES SQUEAK] HOW COULD
YOU WRITE THAT IN MY YEARBOOK?

WHAT?

"I'VE WATCHED YOU
FOR FOUR YEARS,

ALWAYS WONDERED
WHAT YOU WERE LIKE"...

YOU WROTE THOSE WORDS TO ME!

I THOUGHT I ASKED IF YOU
WERE OKAY WITH THINGS.

I WAS OKAY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOUR ACTIONS DON'T HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

OH, MY ACTIONS. WHAT
ACTIONS ARE THOSE?

OH, COME ON.

EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BEHAVIOR
MEANS SOMETHING. THAT'S SO OBVIOUS!

IT'S LIKE PHYSICS... NOTHING
HAPPENS WITHOUT AN EFFECT.

WELL, I NEVER TOOK PHYSICS. NO,
DON'T SAY YOU NEVER TOOK PHYSICS,

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO...
YOU... YOU... YOU PLAY INNOCENT,

AND YOU'RE CHARISMATIC,
AND YOU SMILE,

AND YOU GET AWAY WITH IT,
AND YOU MADE ME FALL FOR YOU.

AND THIS IS WHAT'S NOT FAIR...
YOU KNEW IT, AND YOU LIKED IT.

WHAT, DO I LIKE THE FACT THAT
YOU LIKE ME? YES, OF COURSE I DO.

WHEN I TOLD YOU WHY I CAME
HERE, YOU SAID YOU WERE FLATTERED.

FLATTERED? NO. I WAS AWKWARD.

I-I REVEALED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
MYSELF IN YOUR YEARBOOK,

AND YOU CHANGE
YOUR COLLEGE PLANS.

I MEAN, WHAT THE HELL ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

I KNOW YOU BETTER
THAN YOU THINK I DO.

OH, YOU DO? YES.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.

WHAT?

I READ YOUR APPLICATION ESSAY.

YOU READ MY ESSAY? YES!

I'VE DONE ONE QUESTIONABLY IMMORAL
THING IN 17 YEARS... NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

WAIT A SEC. HOW DID
YOU READ MY ESSAY?

HOW COULD YOU LEAD ME ON?
YOU MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU!

YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE ACTING CRAZY!

ALL I DID WAS BE NICE TO YOU. I
NEVER ASKED YOU TO COME HERE.

THAT WAS YOUR CHOICE, NOT MINE.

HOW COULD YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE IN
LOVE WITH ME? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME.

[HINGES SQUEAK]

HEY.

HEY.

[ELEVATOR DOORS RATTLE]

[SIGHS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[INTRODUCTION TO SARAH
McLACHLAN'S "ANGEL" PLAYS]

Felicity: I MEAN, IF YOU THINK
ABOUT THE, UH, ADVANTAGES

♪ SPEND ALL YOUR TIME WAITING ♪ AND THE DISADVANTAGES OF,
UH, BEING HERE COMPARED TO JUST TAKING A SEMESTER OFF AND...

♪ FOR THAT SECOND CHANCE ♪
AND GOING BACK TO STANFORD...

♪ FOR A BREAK ♪
IN THE LONG RUN, YOU KNOW...

♪ THAT WILL MAKE IT OKAY ♪
EVEN THE SHORT RUN...

♪ THERE'S ALWAYS SOME REASON ♪ I'LL BE
WAY AHEAD, YOU KNOW, OF THE GENERAL, UM...

♪ TO FEEL NOT GOOD ENOUGH ♪ I MEAN,
S-STAYING HERE REALLY WOULD COST A FORTUNE,

♪ AND IT'S HARD AT THE END OF THE DAY ♪ AND MY DAD
WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID THAT HE WORKED REALLY HARD

♪ I NEED SOME DISTRACTION ♪ TO KEEP ME FROM HAVING TO
PAY FOR COLLEGE FOR LIKE A DECADE AFTER I GRADUATE.

♪ OR A BEAUTIFUL RELEASE ♪ YOU KNOW?
AND I SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

♪ MEMORIES SEEP FROM MY VEINS ♪

♪ LET ME BE EMPTY ♪ AND THE FINANCIAL
AID OFFICE ACTUALLY SAID THAT, UH,

♪ WEIGHTLESS AND MAYBE... ♪ THEY WOULD
REFUND A PORTION OF THE SEMESTER, SO...

♪ I'LL FIND SOME PEACE TONIGHT... ♪
MY PARENTS ARE COMING ON SUNDAY,

WHICH SEEMS LIKE PRETTY
GOOD TIMING, DON'T YOU THINK?

♪ IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGEL... ♪

SO I'M GONNA JUST
GO BACK TO PALO ALTO

♪ FAR AWAY FROM HERE ♪ AND GET BACK
ON TRACK, YOU KNOW, BECOME A DOCTOR...

♪ FROM THIS DARK ♪ AND, UH,
MAYBE SAVE SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE.

♪ COLD HOTEL ROOM ♪
OKAY.

♪ AND THE ENDLESSNESS ♪
OKAY. OKAY.

♪ THAT YOU FEAR ♪
UH...

THANK YOU...

♪ YOU ARE PULLED ♪

♪ FROM THE WRECKAGE
♪ FOR, UH, YOUR PATIENCE.

♪ OF YOUR SILENT REVELRY... ♪

YOU MUST THINK I'M
A REAL BASKET CASE.

♪ YOU'RE IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGEL... ♪ LOOK, I,
UH, I GOT A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER YOUR PORTFOLIO.

OH.

♪ MAY YOU FIND ♪ AND I'M NOT SAYING YOU
WOULDN'T MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL PHYSICIAN, BUT...

YOU'RE ALREADY AN ARTIST.

♪ SOME COMFORT HERE ♪

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

♪ SO TIRED OF THE
STRAIGHT LINE ♪ THANK YOU.

♪ AND EVERYWHERE YOU TURN ♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR, HINGE SQUEAKS] ♪
THERE'S VULTURES AND THIEVES AT YOUR BACK ♪

♪ THE STORM KEEPS ON TWISTING ♪

♪ YOU KEEP ON BUILDING THE LIES
♪ THIS WAS OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR.

♪ THAT YOU MAKE UP
FOR ALL THAT YOU LACK ♪

♪ IN THE ARMS ♪ MUST'VE BEEN PUT
IN THE WRONG MAILBOX BY MISTAKE,

♪ OF THE ANGEL ♪ WHICH WOULD
BE... PRETTY WEIRD FOR THE MAILROOM.

♪ FAR AWAY FROM HERE ♪

WHO'S IT FROM?

♪ FROM THIS DARK ♪
MY FRENCH TUTOR.

♪ COLD HOTEL ROOM ♪
SHE, UH...

♪ AND THE ENDLESSNESS THAT YOU FEAR
♪ WE WORKED TOGETHER FOR YEARS AND...

[PAPER RUSTLING]

SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MARRIED,

♪ YOU ARE PULLED ♪ BUT THREE MONTHS
BEFORE HER WEDDING, HER FIANCé WAS KILLED.

♪ FROM THE WRECKAGE ♪
HE WAS, UH, ON A MOTORCYCLE,

♪ OF YOUR SILENT REVELRY ♪ AND
THE GUY WHO HIT HIM WAS IN A JEEP.

SALLY SORT OF COULDN'T
DEAL, SO SHE MOVED AWAY...

♪ YOU'RE IN THE ARMS ♪ JUST
'CAUSE, I GUESS, SHE HAD TO.

♪ OF THE ANGEL ♪ I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO
TALK TO ANYONE LIKE I CAN TALK TO HER, SO...

♪ MAY YOU FIND ♪ INSTEAD OF WRITING, I
TALK TO HER, AND SHE TALKS BACK TO ME.

♪ SOME COMFORT HERE ♪
AND THAT'S WHO THAT'S FROM.

I'M SURE YOU FELT THE SAME
THING WHEN JONATHAN DIED.

♪ YOU'RE IN THE
ARMS OF THE ANGEL... ♪

LISTEN, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE OTHER NIGHT. I...

♪ MAY YOU FIND... ♪

MAYBE WE COULD GO UP
ON THE ROOF OR SOMETHING.

♪ SOME COMFORT HERE ♪

PLEASE.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU,

WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT SINCE
YOU CAME TO SEE ME THE OTHER NIGHT,

IS THE TRUTH.

[HORNS HONKING]

AND THE FACT IS, FELICITY,

THE THING THAT I WANTED
TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT...

I NEVER HAD A BROTHER, EVER.

[VEHICLES PASSING]

I MEAN, I HAD TO WRITE
SOMETHING, RIGHT?

SO I WROTE ALL THIS... WELL,
YOU READ WHAT I WROTE.

AND I WANTED TO
TELL YOU BECAUSE...

WELL, I-I DON'T KNOW
WHY I WANT TO TELL YOU.

BECAUSE YOU
PROVOKE ME, YOU KNOW?

YOU MAKE ME THINK ABOUT
THINGS THAT I-I NEVER THINK ABOUT.

[SIGHS] WITHOUT EVEN SAYING ANYTHING.
JUST BY THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME.

YOU WANT THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH?

ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I
WANTED TO COME TO NEW YORK

WAS THAT THERE WAS
A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE

OF GETTING AS FAR AWAY
FROM EVERYTHING AS POSSIBLE...

MY PARENTS, MY
FAMILY... ALL THAT CRAP.

AND, YEAH, ON TOP
OF IT, I-I LIED TO GET IN,

SO BASICALLY, I'M
A SHALLOW LOSER.

BUT I'M ALSO VERY SORRY

THAT I'M NOT WHO
YOU THOUGHT I WAS...

A GUY YOU CAME SO
FAR TO GET TO KNOW

BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT HE
WAS SO GREAT, AND I'M NOT.

[VEHICLES PASSING]

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

[HORNS HONKING]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

I'D NEVER MADE A
SUBSTANTIAL CHOICE IN MY LIFE,

AND THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU, BUT YOU
WERE JUST REALLY THE EXCUSE.

WHEN I CAME UP TO
YOU AT GRADUATION,

IT WAS LIKE A HIGH, LIKE A DRUG,

BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DONE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.

WHAT I MEAN IS THAT I
WASN'T FULLY SOBER.

AND SO THE IRONY OF IT

IS THAT THE FIRST REAL
BIG DECISION I MADE

TURNED OUT TO BE JUST...
STUPID AND EMBARRASSING.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

AND...

I GUESS SOMETHING THAT I'LL
LOOK BACK ON AS A REGRET.

AND THAT'S THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY WITH US,

YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU'RE LEAVING.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

YEAH, I DID.

[VEHICLES PASSING,
HORNS HONKING]

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS
PLACE WHEN IT SNOWS.

[SIREN WAILING]

OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.

HERE'S... HERE'S MY SPEECH.

THIS IS THE BIG
SPEECH FROM NOEL.

UH... YOU MUSTN'T
LEAVE THIS SCHOOL.

WHY?

HERE'S WHY.

BECAUSE THIS IS...
THIS IS A LIFE STRUGGLE.

THIS IS FATE. THIS
IS A CHALLENGE.

I-IF YOU TURN AWAY FROM
THIS NOW, Y-YOU WILL...

AND I PROMISE YOU THIS...

BE CONFRONTED BY THE SAME
ISSUE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.

OR TEN. ALL RIGHT?

YOU'LL BE... YOU'LL
BE THE FANCY DOCTOR

WITH... WITH THE FANCY PRACTICE.

YOU'LL... YOU'LL BE... MARRIED,

AND YOU'LL HAVE LIKE FOUR
PHONE LINES IN YOUR HOME,

AND THEN, BOOM...
IT'LL... IT'LL GRIP YOU LIKE...

LIKE A-A BLAST OF...
OF FREEZING-COLD AIR.

YOU KNOW... "WHAT...
WHAT THE HELL IS MY LIFE?"

AND YOU'LL ABLE TO TRACE
IT BACK TO THIS INSTANT...

THIS... THIS VERY MOMENT,

WHEN THAT GEEK R.A. GAVE YOU
THESE FOUR WORDS OF ADVICE...

STAY IN NEW YORK OR PERISH.

FI... SIX WORDS.

LET ME JUST, UM...

I JUST WANT TO...

I MEAN, YOU DON'T... HAVE...

F-FEELINGS FOR ME, DO YOU?

ME?

HONESTLY?

DO YOU?

YEAH.

BUT...

IF I COULD JUST GIVE YU
ONE MORE BIT OF ADVICE.

DON'T FUNDAMENTALLY DISREGARD

EVERYTHING I'VE TOLD YOU

JUST BECAUSE OF... OF
MY AFFECTION FOR YOU.

[BELL CHIMES]

[SILVERWARE RATTLING]

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

I'M SO SORRY.

THIS IS THE LAST THING IN
THE WORLD THAT I WANTED...

TO HURT YOU.

IF I HAD KNOWN
THAT YOU LIKED BEN...

FELICITY, I NEVER, EVER,
WOULD'VE GONE BACK TO HIS PLACE.

IT ALL... IT JUST...

IT SEEMS REALLY
IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.

[DISHES RATTLING, BELL CHIMES]

YOU ARE MY FRIEND, OKAY?

AND THAT...

MEANS MORE TO ME
THAN YOU PROBABLY THINK.

I'M NOT GONNA SEE
HIM AGAIN, OKAY?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I MEAN, I'M LEAVING
ANYWAY, SO...

WE REALIZE WE OVERREACTED.

ESPECIALLY DAD. ESPECIALLY ME.

AND WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT IT, SO DID YOU...

A LITTLE.

ANYWAY, WE'VE OBVIOUSLY
GONE OVER THIS AD INFINITUM,

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

AMNESTY.

NOW, YOU MISSED THE FIRST QUARTER
AT STANFORD. THAT'S NO TRAGEDY.

AND WE'RE VERY FLEXIBLE ON
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE,

BUT THE GENERAL IDEA IS THIS...

YOU COME HOME...
THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK...

WE COVER EVERY EXPENSE.

WE'LL EVEN... TAKE
CARE OF THAT LOAN.

AND YOU'LL START AT
STANFORD IN JANUARY.

IF YOU TAKE A COUPLE EXTRA COURSES,
YOU CAN MAKE UP THE LOST CREDITS BY JUNE.

YEAH, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
RIGHT BACK ON SCHEDULE,

AND YOU GOT A CHANCE
TO SEE THE WORLD A LITTLE

AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU REALLY
WANTED WAS WHAT YOU ALREADY HAD.

WHAT IF THEY DON'T LET ME IN?

OH, I TOOK CARE OF THAT.

SWEETIE, I WENT BY THE REGISTRATION
OFFICE AND PICKED UP YOUR PACKET.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
TOOK CARE OF IT?

OH, I MADE A FEW CALLS,
HAD A FEW LUNCHES.

LIKE IN THE FALL.

THE POINT IS... AND I THINK YOU'RE
BEING VERY MATURE ABOUT THIS...

YOU MADE AN IMPULSIVE
DECISION, AND...

AND IT WAS A MISTAKE.

AND NOW WE'RE GONNA FIX IT.

WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE FALL?

WHEN YOU WERE ACCEPTED THE FIRST TIME,
I MADE A FEW CALLS, I PULLED A FEW STRINGS.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

OH.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST...

YOU CAN HAVE MOM'S CAR.

AND WHEN YOU GET BACK,
WE'LL ALL GET TOGETHER,

AND WE'LL LOOK AT SOME APARTMENTS AND SEE
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN ALL AGREE ON.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I GUESS THE THING IS...

THAT... IF I MADE A MISTAKE,

THEN AT... AT LEAST IT WAS MINE.

YOU KNOW?

[CHUCKLES]

UH... UH, NO, I-I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS... THAT...

I-I THINK I HAVE TO STAY.

[SIGHS]

BUT WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU WERE ABOUT TO AGREE TO THIS.

I KNOW, BUT...

BUT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A-A
PRETTY IMPULSIVE DECISION, RIGHT?

AND, UM...

I JUST... I DON'T THINK THAT
WOULD BE THE BEST THING TO DO.

BUT IT IS.

IT IS THE BEST THING
TO DO RIGHT NOW.

WELL, I JUST... [SIGHS]

I REALLY THINK I SHOULD
GIVE IT SOME TIME, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN...

I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE

WHAT THE CITY LOOKS
LIKE WHEN IT SNOWS.

[SNIFFS]

SNOWS.

ALL RIGHT.

IF... IF YOU DO THIS,

IF YOU DECIDE TO DO
THIS AND MAKE THIS...

COLOSSAL MISTAKE AND STAY,

THAT'S IT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA
BAIL YOU OUT NEXT TIME.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S A
DECISION YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE.

[SIGHS]

[INTRODUCTION TO PETER
GABRIEL'S "IN YOUR EYES" PLAYS]

Sally: DEAR FELICITY,

I'M SORRY IT'S TAKEN ME SO
LONG TO GET BACK TO YOU.

IT'S BEEN A REAL
STRUGGLE IN SANTA FE.

I GUESS WHEN YOUR
HEART GETS BROKEN,

♪ LOVE... ♪ YOU SORT OF START
TO SEE THE CRACKS IN EVERYTHING.

♪ I GET SO LOST ♪ I'M CONVINCED
THAT TRAGEDY WANTS TO HARDEN US

♪ SOMETIMES ♪ AND THAT
OUR MISSION IS TO NEVER LET IT.

♪ DAYS PASS ♪ TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS
GOING TO MOVE AGAIN. I WAS ALL PACKED.

♪ AND THIS EMPTINESS FILLS MY HEART ♪ I
WAS GOING TO START ALL OVER SOMEWHERE NEW.

THAT MORNING I RECEIVED
YOUR FIRST TAPE FROM COLLEGE.

♪ WHEN I WANT TO RUN AWAY ♪ I
JUST SAT THERE IN MY LITTLE APARTMENT,

♪ I DRIVE OFF IN MY CAR... ♪ LISTENING
TO YOUR VOICE, CRYING LIKE A BABY.

SUDDENLY YOU WERE TUTORING ME.

♪ BUT WHICHEVER WAY I GO ♪

♪ I COME BACK TO
THE PLACE YOU ARE ♪

♪ ALL MY INSTINCTS ♪

♪ THEY RETURN ♪ I GUESS
I'M LEARNING, LITTLE BY LITTLE,

♪ THE GRAND FACADE ♪ THAT WE
DECIDE WHAT OUR LIVES ARE GONNA BE.

♪ SO SOON WILL BURN ♪ THINGS HAPPEN
TO US, BUT IT'S OUR REACTIONS THAT MATTER.

♪ WITHOUT A NOISE ♪

♪ WITHOUT MY PRIDE ♪
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

♪ I REACH OUT FROM THE INSIDE... ♪ I
THINK YOU'VE MADE A REALLY GREAT CHOICE,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
HEAR WHAT HAPPENS.

♪ IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ YOUR EYES ♪
♪ THE LIGHT, THE HEAT ♪

♪ YOUR EYES ♪
♪ I AM COMPLETE ♪

♪ I SEE THE DOORWAY... ♪

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[MUSIC ENDS]