Alyssa Flashcards
Emma: I didn’t cancel Prom, your parents did!
Come on, guys. Lay off her.
Kaylee: Oh, are you on her side?
No. I’m just not in third grade. Let’s go.
Hawkins: Let’s hear what they have to say. Alyssa?
Well, we want Prom to go on, obviously. It’s supposed to be a celebration, for all students-
Hawkins: I’ve got to go deal with a riot in the parking lot.
Oh my God.
Emma: I know.
It’s like everybody’s gone insane. This is all way too much. I’m freaking out.
Emma: Not hide anymore.
It was a great plan.
Emma: It could still happen.
I don’t know. My mother’s going ballistic. I’ve gotta go. I told her I was just coming back for my books.
Mrs. Greene: Alyssa. What are you doing?
Nothing.
Shelby: Sí! Sí! Señor!
You did it! You actually did it! We have a prom because of you!
Emma: Well, me and a bunch of crazy actors.
It’s like a love bomb went off. I’ve seen like six promposals today.
Emma: It’s going to be impossible not to kiss you.
Oh my God. And what’s my mother going to do? She’ll be in public, so she can’t freak out.
Mrs. Greene: You should always wear your hair that way.
Mom. I want you to know what’s going to happen tonight. You need to know-
Mrs. Greene: I’ve made sure of that.
What does that mean?
Emma: Mr. Hawkins, where are all the kids? I don’t understand.
I don’t understand. Why aren’t we at the gym?
Mrs. Greene: At the last minute there was a problem and we had to change venues.
Mom. What is going on? Tell me the truth.
Hawkins: One for all the kids at the Elks Lodge in town,
Oh my God!
Mrs. Greene: Now go have fun. I’ll be here to make sure everything is perfect.
Wait!
Angie: Oh my God.
You lied to me!
Kaylee: Yeah, who’s the liar?
What?
Emma: Alyssa?
I swear, I had no idea.
Emma: How could you not know? You were on the prom committee.
It was Kaylee and Shelby. They figured out we were together and they made sure I didn’t find out. They didn’t want me to tell you.
Emma: I don’t believe you.
Do you think I would do something like this to you?
Emma: Then come meet me.
I can’t.
Emma: You can’t or won’t.
My mom is here.
Emma: Well, leave her.
She’s watching me every second.
Emma: Then tell her you’re gay! Tell her we’re in love! That was the plan, right?
I can’t. It’s bad enough that Kaylee and Shelby know.
Emma: Bad enough?
I mean it’s not like I thought it would be. I’m sorry.
Emma: You’re sorry. Great. That fixes everything. Have fun at the normal person’s prom!
Emma? Emma?
All: 🎶 Love thy neighbor trumps them all! 🎶
Hi. Thanks for meeting me. I was afraid that you wouldn’t-
Emma: What do you want?
Wow. Okay. I guess I want to say I’m sorry for what happened.
Emma: You guess?
I mean, I’m sorry.
Emma: Were you in on it?
Oh my God. How could you even think that? I didn’t even know about it until I got there.
Emma: Nobody told you? What about your BFF’s?
What?
Emma: Shelby and Kaylee? They didn’t mention anything about the big plan?
They are not my friends!
Emma: Okay, so your mother then? She was behind the whole thing.
Emma. You know me.
Emma: I don’t know. Do I? What is this? What are we?
You know what we are.
Emma: No I don’t. Maybe I’m some kind of experiment? Or you’re just trying to piss off your mother?
Stop. Stop it.
Emma: The only way it could have been worse is if a bucket of pig’s blood fell on my head.
It must have been awful.
Emma: Or take me out of there.
I couldn’t.
Emma: You should have.
I should have, but I couldn’t.
Emma: Why?
You know what my mother’s like. She’s a complete and total control freak.
Emma: Will you do it with me?
I want to, but…
Emma: It hurts too much.
Is this… are you breaking up with me?
Mrs. Greene: Aren’t you tired of watching that?
8 million people have seen it. 8 million people.
Mrs. Greene: I just don’t understand it.
What?
Mrs. Greene: This need to share everything about yourself with strangers.
I think it’s brave. You know, the kids are saying that there will be another prom. Somebody’s offered to pay for it.
Mrs. Greene: Who?
I don’t know. Somebody rich.
Barry: Well, after you broke the Interweb we had to do something.
Can we talk?
Mrs. Greene: I’m supposed to show a house at 3, but I may have to cancel if this rumor is true.
Things are getting really crazy.
Emma: Do you know Geoff Bennett? Blah blah blah blah blah
Mom. We need to talk about what’s really going on here. We can’t keep avoiding this just because it’s uncomfortable. I love you, and the stupid thing is, I think you know what I’m going to say-
Mrs. Greene: I’m sick of all this. Come. We’re going to end this now.
No. I’m not going with you. I don’t want to be any part of your shit anymore!
Mrs. Greene: No. Children are impressionable. If we expose them to inappropriate behavior they’ll… they’ll…
Mom.
Mrs. Greene: Alyssa.
You have to stop talking for a minute and listen, okay?
Mrs. Greene: No-
Mom. Just listen. People don’t turn gay. They are who they are.
Mrs. Greene: You don’t know what you’re saying.
I do. I know how you were raised, but the world’s a different place now. It’s not great, but it’s better because of people who had the courage to be themselves- people like her. I don’t want to hurt you. I don’t want to hurt anyone. I just want to be me. So here goes… I love you, Emma Nolan.
Mrs. Greene: I just don’t want you to have a hard life.
It’s already hard. Mom?
Mrs. Greene: We’ll talk tonight, okay?
Okay.
Emma: You know what you did?
I think I just came out. In front of my mom.
Emma: In front of everyone.
Oh my God!
Emma: You did it! You didn’t cave.
I didn’t think I’d feel this… relieved.
Emma: I’m so proud of you. But what do we do now?
There’s only one thing I want to do.
