- 6/13/2025
Rising Above
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00:00It's okay.
00:29Mom.
00:30See, everything's fine.
00:57Okay, stop.
00:58Stop, stop, stop.
01:00We're here?
01:01Yeah.
01:05Ashley, that's a bit extreme.
01:06Mom, it's not worth the risk.
01:07Want to move?
01:27Thanks, buddy.
01:28Thanks, buddy.
01:32Oh, thanks.
01:48Maxie.
01:49Hey, don't do that.
01:55Wait, did you say something?
01:56That's what I saw.
01:58Yo, where's that?
01:59What's up, man?
02:00I see we have a new student.
02:11Please stand.
02:13Tell us your name.
02:13Oh, my name is Ashley Evans.
02:21Hopefully you're not too far behind in the curriculum, but I'll get to you.
02:23Just have a seat there.
02:24Well, it's always nice to have some fresh blood here.
02:27Let's turn our textbooks to page 207.
02:30history is always in the making.
02:35What will your history be?
02:38Uh, nothing, why?
02:39What's up?
02:40Watch it.
02:41Uh, here.
02:42Thanks.
02:43Yeah.
02:44I'm Max.
02:45Ashley.
02:46What's your name's class?
02:47Uh, Spanish.
02:48Cool.
02:49I got drama.
02:50I hear there's a new teacher today.
03:05Later.
03:06Hey.
03:07Well, welcome.
03:11I'm really looking forward to hearing what you've been doing in drama.
03:16Um, so what play have you been working on this semester?
03:24Anyone?
03:28Oh, thank you.
03:33Honey, can you hand me a tomato?
03:39Okay.
03:40So, how'd it go today?
03:44It was just school.
03:47Come on, tell me about one class.
03:50Okay.
03:52Um, history was good.
03:55Really?
03:56The teacher seems kind of eccentric.
03:59Yeah, he was.
04:00Okay, look, it's not perfect.
04:02But we're lucky.
04:03You know, it's hard to find a position in the middle of the school year.
04:06So, does that mean we're lucky that the previous drama teacher died?
04:11Lemonade from lemons.
04:13It's just.
04:14Not in the back of the school year.
04:20There's so much trouble.
04:22It's just something I'm getting into, like, you know?
04:23It's never more.
04:24And when could you change yourself?
04:25It's never more.
04:26It's never enough.
04:27It's never more.
04:28It's never more.
04:29It's never more.
04:30It's never more.
04:31It's never more.
04:32It's never more.
04:33It's no more.
04:34It's never more.
04:35Oh, no.
04:36What's your problem?
05:05I can't believe you sent me in the back like this.
05:07I trusted you.
05:08Lisa, I didn't.
05:09I can't believe you went and did that.
05:28Hey, watch this.
05:31Hey, pick it up.
05:35Hey, pick it up.
05:41Hey, pick it up.
05:43Hey, pick it up.
05:45Hey, pick it up.
05:47Hey, pick it up.
05:57Hey, pick it up.
06:07Hey, pick it up.
06:17Hey, pick it up.
06:19Hey, pick it up.
06:29Hey, pick it up.
06:31Hey, pick it up.
06:41Hey, pick it up.
06:43Hey, pick it up.
06:44Hey, pick it up.
06:45Hey, pick it up.
06:55Hey, pick it up.
06:56Hey, pick it up.
06:57Hey, pick it up.
06:58Hey, pick it up.
07:00Hey, pick it up.
07:06The latest stand of the radar, Ashley.
07:14See, I tracked down this virus from my aunt's computer.
07:17Now, it's meant to intrude and collect information, send it back to the sender.
07:20Yeah, I found out where the source is coming from.
07:22Check that out.
07:23Oh, that's pretty cool.
07:24Yeah.
07:25Ooh, watch it.
07:27Nick!
07:31Ooh, watch it.
07:32Nick!
07:34Careful with my laptop.
07:35Yeah, I would have fried it, right?
07:37Would you cut it out?
07:38Oh, look, Max.
07:40It's your knight in shining armor.
07:42I'm sorry, in what world is this actually cool?
07:44Didn't you push enough kids around on the playground ten years ago?
07:48Yeah.
07:49Well, later, losers.
07:53This is incomplete.
07:55Well, I don't get it.
07:57Well, maybe if you spent less time goofing off with your friends and more time actually paying attention, you'd understand.
08:02Now, I want you to take it home and I want you to try again.
08:06Go on.
08:18Hey, that's mine.
08:20Hey.
08:23Here's where you're getting it wrong.
08:24That should be why.
08:27You're making the same mistake on every problem.
08:36Have you met a girl named Angie yet?
08:38Uh, no, I don't think so.
08:42Well, somebody dropped out of the play.
08:44I was thinking about using her as a replacement.
08:46Yeah?
08:47What role?
08:48Olivia.
08:49We're doing Twelfth Night.
08:52You'd be such a great Olivia.
08:56It's not even the starring role.
08:57Mom, I don't have time in my class schedule for drama, okay?
09:00Okay.
09:00I would like to introduce our new drama teacher, Ms. Johnson.
09:10She's going to help demonstrate these traditional dances, which we will then all learn.
09:15So, with dancing, there was real communication.
09:22Dancing allowed for intimate closeness and private conversation.
09:33Okay, everyone, come on up here.
09:41Now we're all going to try it.
09:43You know, Mr. Carlisle, I can't really risk injuring myself in the off-season, so...
09:51If you injure yourself doing this, then I would highly reconsider calling yourself an athlete.
09:55All right, come on, guys, let's pair up.
09:58Nick and Ashley, Max and Wei, Brenna and Patrick.
10:02Come on up.
10:06All right, everyone ready?
10:07Grab your partners like this and follow us.
10:13Now, back in Civil War times, dancing was enjoyed by everyone.
10:22Hey, what makes you think that you know me?
10:25I don't.
10:27I know guys like you.
10:30What's that supposed to mean?
10:33Nothing.
10:34Can't you just... just dance?
10:36No.
10:38I want to know.
10:40Okay, fine.
10:41I know you lame, self-centered guys who always have to be on top.
10:45You can't go two seconds without putting someone else down.
10:47And why?
10:48Because in some perverse way, it makes you feel better.
10:54I'm not all those things.
10:57Fine.
10:58Prove me wrong.
10:59I had a kid cut himself on one of the pages of the play.
11:03Are you serious?
11:03I bled a lot for a paper cut.
11:05I had to send him to the school nurse.
11:08What is this?
11:10What?
11:11It came here.
11:12Well, I changed her address with the post office.
11:15Yeah, but Mom, they could track us here.
11:17They can't.
11:18Are you sure?
11:19They won't track us here, okay?
11:20They got what they wanted.
11:24Sweetie.
11:25It's just junk.
11:26It's just junk.
11:56Hey.
12:24Hey.
12:24what are you following me now
12:28no
12:29I just saw you coming back here
12:32and I thought I'd see what you were doing
12:33just exploring
12:34my old school didn't have anything like this
12:38why
12:45why what
12:47why are you being nice all of a sudden
12:50why does it matter to you now
12:53it doesn't
12:55okay
13:00um
13:01everyone around here knows me
13:06but
13:08you don't
13:10so
13:12it's like one minute you're getting all over my case
13:17and then the next you're helping me
13:18am I supposed to
13:22apologize for that
13:24no
13:24I just
13:26I don't care why
13:29you did what you did
13:30I helped you through math okay
13:32it's not that big of a deal
13:33it is not that big of a deal
13:34I mean I wouldn't have helped
13:38oh I know
13:40well that's it for today
13:45uh but I do have your next assignment
13:47now here's what I want you to do
13:50I want you to pick a place that has history
13:53any place at all
13:55city hall
13:56a museum
13:57a monument
13:57go there
13:59and write about it
14:00and what it means to you
14:02um how long does the paper have to be
14:04just two or three pages
14:05you can make it longer
14:08yeah right
14:09due next week
14:12oh I'm sorry
14:24oh I'm sorry
14:32you know Max right
14:34why aren't you nicer to him
14:36me and Max grew up together
14:38we're actually friends
14:40um
14:41then he started getting into all this tech stuff
14:43and I don't know
14:45that's not really how I roll
14:46so
14:46we drifted apart
14:48I mean it's like you said
14:51people change
14:53yeah but there's a difference between changing
14:57and changing for the better
14:59go ahead
15:03thanks
15:05I could have swore my keys were in my purse
15:15found them
15:18buy the spaghetti sauce
15:22of course
15:25any special requests?
15:26chips
15:29and cereal
15:30of course
15:32okay
15:32thanks mom
15:34hi
15:37hi
15:39um
15:41is
15:42Ashley here?
15:47what are you doing here?
15:50um
15:51I was just gonna go do that
15:53that history assignment
15:54have you started?
15:57um
15:58no
15:59well I
16:00I had a place
16:02if you
16:02wanted to go
16:04sounds good
16:05yeah you should get out
16:06you should get out a little bit today
16:08um
16:09I'll go get my shoes
16:12my mom's grandpa
16:17flew one of these
16:18yeah?
16:20mhm
16:20uh
16:23B-17
16:24flying fortress
16:26did he ever
16:29see any action?
16:31no
16:31yeah
16:32he was uh
16:33he was flying over Germany
16:34when he was fired on
16:35no way
16:37yeah
16:38what did he do?
16:41well it tore through the whole side
16:42trapping one of his crew in the tail
16:45he had five of his men bail
16:49just in case he couldn't land the plane safely
16:51and the rest of the men
16:54used their own parachutes
16:55to hold the tail on
16:56well
17:00were they okay?
17:02yeah
17:03he uh
17:04he landed the plane safely
17:06well
17:07while he was left at the plane
17:09he gave him a medal for it
17:12wow
17:14it's a really cool story
17:16it's not just a story
17:19it really happened
17:22why did you ask me to go with you?
17:38I don't know
17:39I just thought you might like it
17:41I did
17:43I'll see you at school
17:45yeah
17:46forget to write your paper
17:48I won't
17:49her great grandfather saved the plane
17:52and the men in it
17:53to me it used to be some war
17:55that happened years ago
17:56but to others
17:57it's a real event
17:59that changes your perspective
18:01just like seeing that B-17
18:03changed my perspective
18:04it wasn't just a story
18:06it was history
18:15well hello
18:17what brings you here?
18:21just basking in a moment of triumph
18:23one of my students
18:25is finally starting to get it
18:27oh
18:28who?
18:30Nick Thomas
18:30very good
18:32what the
18:35what is this?
18:36a fog machine
18:37I use it in some of the plays that I do
18:39you know I'm just being careful
18:42you know
18:43what kind of mother would I be
18:44if I let my daughter go out with just anyone?
18:48and it appeared
18:49that the British
18:50were going to beat the Americans badly
18:52the British sent their ships
18:54to cut off an escape
18:55all they had to do
18:57was track by
18:57okay
18:58make them surrender
18:59and the whole
19:00oh hey
19:13clumsy much?
19:15she pined and thought
19:17and with a green and yellow melancholy
19:20she sat
19:20like patience on a monument
19:23smiling at grief
19:26was not this love indeed?
19:32we men say more
19:34swear more
19:36but indeed our shows
19:39are more than will
19:40for still we prove much in our vows
19:44but little in our love
19:46hey mom
19:51I can't find the keys to the
19:52oh
19:54keys to the house
19:56oh
19:56we were just rehearsing a scene
19:58isn't Viola supposed to
20:00step back there at the end?
20:02yeah
20:02and
20:02Orsino should probably just
20:04stay put
20:05yeah
20:06I'm gonna wait
20:07yeah
20:09did you see what that Ashley girl's wearing?
20:17blah
20:17yeah
20:18and her hair
20:19Maxie!
20:21hey
20:21texting your mom?
20:23cut her out
20:24what's the guy here
20:24oh let's buy something
20:26that looks good
20:27oops
20:28how about this one Meg?
20:29hey I love to shop
20:31stop
20:32hmm
20:33I need new shoes
20:34pink maybe?
20:38hey
20:38let him go
20:41hey
20:43I didn't finish
20:46you're done
20:46you're done
20:46dude
20:47what was that?
20:58you're freaking me out
20:59it's nothing
21:00nothing?
21:01did you see what you just did?
21:03did you?
21:04I don't know what's going on with you
21:05but just stop it
21:06no
21:10so you're gonna turn the loser on me?
21:13why do you care?
21:14I don't
21:15I'm not hanging around for this new Nick
21:17we're through
21:19have fun crying yourself to sleep tonight
21:22I think I'll be okay
21:25how's Ashley handling the move?
21:31as well as can be expected
21:32about five months ago
21:36she had a ton of friends
21:38she's a great student
21:40well as great as any teenage girl can be
21:43who spends more time on the phone than doing homework
21:45but
21:46but
21:48suddenly
21:51I mean completely
21:52out of the blue
21:53everybody started to hate her
21:56she had no idea
22:00why so many of her friends
22:01were pulling away
22:01and
22:02well anyway
22:04we found this
22:05profile online
22:07it was linked to all of her friends
22:09everyone from her school
22:10someone was pretending to be her
22:15and they were saying
22:17all these horrible things
22:19about everybody else
22:19and of course
22:20everybody thought it was Ashley
22:21well who was it?
22:23two of my students
22:25two girls
22:27were they stopped?
22:30no
22:30even some of the adults
22:33started hearing what Ashley
22:34was supposedly saying
22:35absolutely unacceptable
22:37she should be suspended
22:39if I had any say
22:40what kind of daughter
22:41have you raised?
22:42well you should be ashamed
22:43of yourself
22:44and her
22:45lies spread faster than truth
22:50I mean in everyone's mind
22:51Ashley was guilty
22:51to say the truth
22:52didn't matter
22:52kids started shunning her
22:54at school
22:55then attacking her
22:57I thought it was being
22:59sat online by the other girls
23:01there was just
23:01so much hate
23:02how long did this go on for?
23:05two months
23:06what did the attorney say?
23:09it wasn't good
23:10we just
23:12this is gonna blow over
23:13okay?
23:13no mom
23:14wake up
23:14no
23:14is it gonna blow over
23:15Ashley
23:18Ashley begged me to move
23:23we left in the middle of the night
23:26two days later
23:27Julie I'm so sorry
23:30don't be
23:32oh
23:34not for me anyway
23:35is there anything
23:36I can do to help
23:37or
23:38just be patient with her
23:39she's a good kid
23:42just gonna take a little while
23:43for her to open back up
23:44thanks for your help
23:49thanks for the pizza
23:51hey um
23:53why'd those girls do it?
23:57Ashley was cast
23:58as the lead in a play
23:59she used to love theater
24:00I even had two other
24:03faculty members
24:04decide on who to cast
24:05just to make sure
24:05I wasn't inadvertently
24:06giving her special treatment
24:07but
24:08one of those girls
24:10really wanted the part
24:11wait a minute
24:12all of it because of that?
24:15they'll have no fury
24:17like a woman scorned
24:19and we're talking about
24:20teenage girls
24:20hey
24:27hi
24:29um
24:30what are you doing?
24:33uh
24:33just studying
24:34oh
24:36would you like to take a break?
24:40uh
24:41sure
24:43you ready for this?
24:49yeah
24:50I guess so
24:50you're not
24:51scared of heights
24:52or anything
24:52are you?
24:53no
24:54okay
24:54so what you're gonna wanna do
24:57is
24:57use these grips
24:58and
25:00well
25:00just climb with your legs
25:02and try not to fall
25:03okay this isn't rocket science
25:04should be able to manage
25:05wanna race?
25:07oh yeah
25:19okay
25:21you're pretty good at rock
25:23climbing
25:23but
25:24how is your balance?
25:27my balance?
25:28no
25:29no
25:29they say it's what you make
25:32I say it's up to fate
25:34it's woven in my soul
25:37I need to let you go
25:39your eyes they shine so bright
25:42I wanna save that life
25:45I can't escape this now
25:47unless you show me
25:50how
25:50when you're in my head
25:53you're looking through the line
25:55it's where my demons hide
25:58it's where my demons hide
26:01don't get too far
26:03it's where my demons hide
26:09it's where my demons hide
26:12I was at the mall the other day
26:16and I saw these really cute
26:17like lace yellow
26:19hey
26:35what's up with you
26:38don't give me any of that crap
26:40you're not a saint
26:41so this whole
26:42change is what?
26:44a fake?
26:44Oi
26:46are you just trying to score
26:47with that Ashley chick?
26:48hey man
26:48watch it
26:50then what's really going on?
26:51nothing
26:52yeah I keep telling yourself that
26:53you're being a wuss
26:54don't forget who you are man
26:56I'm not
26:58maybe I like who I am better
27:00when I'm with her
27:01hey
27:06hi
27:08so
27:09did you hear about the party this weekend?
27:12oh
27:13um
27:13I'm not
27:15really one for the parties
27:16alright
27:17come on
27:18I mean it'll be fun
27:19I promise
27:20uh
27:21okay
27:23we'll see
27:24really?
27:26yeah
27:26okay
27:27okay
27:28see ya
27:29see ya
27:30hey
27:32stay away from him
27:35who?
27:36oh please
27:37he's not into girls like you
27:39why
28:00oh
28:00Come on.
28:17Hey.
28:18Ashley.
28:19Oh, hi.
28:21James.
28:22Yeah.
28:23Wow.
28:25You look great.
28:27Yeah.
28:28Victory.
28:31Come on.
28:38So, what do you think?
28:40Uh, looks like fun.
28:42Huh?
28:43Yeah.
28:44Well, are you ready?
28:45For what?
28:46To swim.
28:47What?
28:48No!
28:57You look hot.
28:58Hey!
28:59Hey!
29:00Oh!
29:01Here we are.
29:03At least it looks more promising than the last party.
29:06Hey.
29:07That bad?
29:08Blamefest.
29:10Ooh.
29:11That one's cute.
29:13Whoa, Carrie.
29:14Who's your friend?
29:15Watch it for inside.
29:16She's my cousin.
29:17This is my cousin.
29:18I'm Mal.
29:19This is Alana.
29:23Okay, cool.
29:24I'll see you later probably.
29:25I'll get your number.
29:26Maybe.
29:27Maybe.
29:28Maybe.
29:33Oh!
29:34Oh!
29:35It's all I call her.
29:36Oh!
29:37Hey!
29:38Everyone's missing!
29:39It's too good.
29:40Let's go!
29:41Oh, look.
29:45Oh!
29:46I'm sorry, are you kidding?
29:51Yeah.
29:52I'm sorry.
30:09Hey!
30:13No.
30:16That little slut!
30:19Who?
30:21Is that?
30:22No.
30:23Way.
30:25Look who's here.
30:27Ashley.
30:30You know her?
30:40Heather, are you telling me?
30:42Uh, sure.
30:43Okay.
30:46Good luck.
30:47Thanks.
30:48Nick.
30:50Hey.
30:51We need to talk.
30:52Yeah, well I'm a little wet, so...
30:55You need to see this.
30:56Hi, Ashley.
30:57What are you doing here?
31:05You didn't move far enough away.
31:07People still talk about you at home, you know?
31:09About what you did.
31:10I didn't do any of those things.
31:11I didn't do any of those things.
31:12Yeah.
31:13Yeah.
31:14That doesn't really matter, does it?
31:15I can't believe you!
31:16How could you?
31:17You ruined my mind!
31:18Stop, okay?
31:19Look, you got what you wanted.
31:20Just leave me alone.
31:21But what's the fun in that?
31:22Why?
31:23Why?
31:24Why me?
31:25Why not?
31:26You got in my way.
31:27You were so messed up.
31:28You're so horrible.
31:29You should be ashamed!
31:30Well I'm not.
31:31Okay?
31:32And if you think that you can blackmail me here, you're wrong.
31:34I didn't think anyone would have a reason to blackmail you.
31:37Oh, no.
31:38I didn't think anyone would have a reason to blackmail you.
31:39Oh, no.
31:40No, no.
31:41No.
31:42No.
31:43No.
31:44No.
31:45No.
31:46No.
31:47No.
31:48No.
31:49No.
31:50No.
31:51No.
31:52No.
31:53No.
31:54No.
31:55No.
31:56No.
31:57this is a very different side of you
32:02what
32:05darren gained 15 pounds over this weekend making out with donuts
32:09did you photoshop this
32:12i caught libby in the closet with a janitor what a ho
32:19lisa if you don't get some gum i'm gonna start lysol in your mouth
32:24it's funny
32:25yeah it's a very interesting profile you have here ashley
32:30johnson i didn't say any of those things
32:35oh really you're just gonna pretend that you had nothing to do with this
32:39do you know how many people you hurt back home and now you're trying to do it
32:43over again here
32:44nick please listen no ashley i'm done listening to all your crap
32:54okay you crap about the way i act make me feel like i've done everything wrong
33:00yet here you are biggest hypocrite of all
33:04been so busy judging everyone else you never really stopped looking at yourself
33:09nick you have no idea what you're talking about
33:11you're such a fake get out of here
33:13yeah no one wants to hear anyway
33:18go ashley
33:27ashley
33:35ashley
33:40ashley what happened
33:43you know what you're talking about
33:57you know what you're saying
34:01Cool, we hot and fresh shit
34:03We know we all confessing
34:05I'm gonna wake you up and put on those things
34:07And I'm gonna buy so living with you
34:09I promise we'll be messing with you
34:11I feel the heat cause I'm on the road
34:13I can't control what you want
34:17And then she falls in. Hey look, there she is!
34:21That's so embarrassing.
34:23She didn't stay home.
34:25She's a good girl.
34:27Wow.
34:29What?
34:31Did you see him last night?
34:45Hey Ashley.
34:47Are you alright?
34:49Yeah.
34:51I saw the video of what happened the other day.
34:53I'm so sorry, I-
34:55You're a hoe, you know that?
34:57Did you just leave me alone?
34:59How could you be so mean to my cousin?
35:01I wasn't.
35:03And I'm willing to bet that you know that.
35:05Yep, but that's just our secret.
35:07Hey!
35:08Next time you insult my family, you better be ready to face me.
35:11Got it?
35:13Mel said it took her a couple months to run you out of town.
35:15I'm betting I can do it in a matter of days.
35:17I'm betting I can do it in a matter of days.
35:19I can do it all at once.
35:34I've been listening to my friend and dad.
35:37You're a business owner, actually?
35:39No.
35:40Nice locker.
35:45Nice locker.
35:52I thought you wanted the pink one.
35:54I can't believe you trashed my locker.
35:55I don't know what you're talking about.
35:56Drop the act.
35:57It wasn't me.
35:58Okay, fine.
35:58Then you had someone do it for you.
35:59Maybe, maybe not.
36:00You'll never know.
36:01Why are you doing this to me?
36:02Do I need a reason?
36:04Now get out of the way.
36:08You can't walk with me!
36:15Stop it!
36:16That is enough.
36:19I expect better behavior than this from the both of you.
36:22You're the last two girls I would expect to be fighting.
36:24She vandalized my locker.
36:25I would never do something like that.
36:27She probably did it herself.
36:29Have you seen what she did at our old school to get attention?
36:31Oh, stop it.
36:32Look at all the mean things she's saying.
36:34That's a lie.
36:35Miss Tanner, I've grown up here.
36:36You know me.
36:37Does this sound like me?
36:38Ashley, I know you're new here and your mother was sketchy on your history.
36:41But at my school, we don't stand idly by while one student hurts another.
36:45I didn't start this.
36:46Oh, please!
36:47You did it before!
36:48Ashley?
36:51What's going on here?
36:52What's going on here?
37:15Max, did you see where Ashley went?
37:22Yeah, she went that way.
37:24Thanks.
37:25Wait, what's going on?
37:30Ashley?
37:32I'm done.
37:33I can't do this anymore.
37:35I spoke to Miss Tanner.
37:40It's going to be okay.
37:43Well, does she believe you?
37:48See?
37:49It's just happening all over again.
37:51Why?
37:52Why?
37:52Why is this happening to me?
37:56I don't know.
37:57But we're going to fight this.
37:59Why, Mom?
38:01There's no point.
38:02Nobody believes me.
38:03It doesn't matter what I say.
38:05And you know, none of this would have happened if it weren't for you.
38:11Ashley, that's not fair.
38:12No.
38:13Mom, you're the one that was always saying what a good student I was and praising me.
38:17No wonder they came after me.
38:19You know, if it wasn't you, it was going to be somebody else.
38:22Do you know how many times I wish that?
38:27I bet you do.
38:29That you're dating Mr. Carlisle.
38:31Are you trying to make this worse for me?
38:33We're not dating.
38:34It sure looks like you are.
38:36Look.
38:39Ashley.
38:40If you want to blame me, fine.
38:42I'm...
38:42I'm okay with that.
38:45But better yet, blame the girls that are at fault here.
38:48Blame Alana and Mel and now Carrie.
38:52If it makes you feel any better, blame everybody who never believed the truth.
38:57I'm sure there's plenty of blame to go around.
39:02But whatever you do, do not give them the satisfaction of tearing us apart, too.
39:13I'm sorry.
39:18You know, maybe we...
39:29We shouldn't have run before.
39:31We gave them exactly what they wanted.
39:34I'm so tired of it all.
39:36I know.
39:38I don't know.
39:40I don't know what to do.
39:41Well, whatever you do, whatever you decide, if you stay or go, fight or run, we're going
39:54to do it together, okay?
39:59Okay.
40:01Okay.
40:03I love you, Mom.
40:04I love you, too.
40:09It's okay.
40:09Thank you, Kylie.
40:21That was interesting.
40:26Hey, Nick.
40:27You want to go see a movie later tonight?
40:30No.
40:33Nick.
40:34What?
40:35Have you seen Ashley?
40:36No, and I don't want to.
40:37Okay.
40:39I can't believe you think she'd do that.
40:42And you don't.
40:43I know her better than that.
40:45I don't buy it.
40:46Okay.
40:46Well, you're the only one.
40:48Look, man.
40:48I saw it.
40:49I saw what she wrote online.
40:50Just because you heard something new about her doesn't mean that it's true.
40:53Well, it doesn't mean that it's not.
40:55Does any of it even sound like the Ashley that you know?
40:57Okay, look.
40:58She was pretending.
40:59Why?
41:00I mean, obviously, people hated her for the crap that was written.
41:04It's a little it's her.
41:05Why wouldn't she take it down?
41:06Look, I don't know.
41:07My guess is that it was a fake account.
41:09Look, whatever.
41:12Remember that rumor you started about me?
41:15I'll put Principal Tanner on the FBI's most wanted list.
41:18Yeah?
41:18So?
41:20What's spread faster?
41:22That rumor or me trying to say I didn't do it?
41:24Just give her the benefit of the doubt.
41:29Can I help you?
41:59Um, yeah.
42:02Is Ashley here?
42:04She wasn't feeling up to school today.
42:07Is she here?
42:09Did she answer?
42:11No.
42:12Then no.
42:15Okay, look.
42:15I just...
42:16I just want to talk to her.
42:18Okay.
42:29I was stupid.
42:55Hey, I heard some things about you, and I just...
42:59I assumed they were true.
43:03But I don't know what happened to you before you moved here.
43:08But if I'm going to hear it from anyone, I'd rather it be you.
43:11Well, you sure seemed like you knew everything at the party.
43:15I was stupid.
43:20You can be mad at me.
43:22I mean, obviously you are, but...
43:24If it helps, I'll throw it at me.
43:33Feel better?
43:35No.
43:38There's only one thing I can think of that'll help.
43:43Telling everybody off?
43:44Do you really think that they'd care?
43:46I mean, I did.
43:51When you called me out on being...
43:54Well...
43:55Me.
44:00I just...
44:02I've got to leave this place behind.
44:08Thinking of moving?
44:10I want to.
44:15I don't know.
44:16Stay.
44:27Please.
44:31You have no idea what I'm going to face if I stay.
44:36I'll be right here with you.
44:38You said it yourself.
44:39You don't even know what happened.
44:40It doesn't matter.
44:45I know you.
44:46I don't either.
44:54I don't know.
44:54Mine went further.
45:13Hey.
45:14Oh, hi.
45:16I didn't know you played.
45:18Oh, uh, I don't.
45:20I just figured my life's pretty much a country song anyway,
45:23so might as well learn.
45:28Well, I brought you missing homework assignments.
45:33Thanks.
45:34Hey, you're welcome.
45:35Oh, and your video presentation is doing history.
45:39Oh, my gosh.
45:40I haven't even started on that.
45:43Well, would you like some help?
45:46Hey, Max.
45:48Yes, Nick.
45:49So I was wondering if you could help us with something.
45:53Yeah, yeah, we're over at Ashley's.
45:56Okay.
45:58It'll be ready.
45:59Okay.
46:02I think this could work.
46:05Yeah, it's perfect.
46:07I guess you're missing.
46:09Max, this is great.
46:14All right.
46:14Thanks.
46:15You sure you can pull this off?
46:17Oh, hacking into a school network is cake.
46:19Hey, you ready?
46:46I think so.
46:47Don't worry.
46:48Don't worry.
46:49You're going to be great.
46:53Okay.
46:54Let's do this.
47:00All right.
47:03Continuing with our video presentations,
47:06history and your life.
47:09Ashley.
47:10Ashley.
47:10Hi, my name is Ashley Johnson, not Evans.
47:30I changed my name when I moved here,
47:31and I'll get to why later.
47:33But the event in history that I want to talk about
47:35happened in many parts of the world.
47:37It happened over 300 years ago.
47:39One of Shakespeare's most...
47:40Resulted in deaths from anywhere to 50,000
47:43to 100,000 people.
47:44In colonial Massachusetts,
47:46this event started in a village called Salem,
47:49where these girls started having fits,
47:50and these fits disturbed local authorities.
47:56What's wrong with these crazy girls?
47:58There's witches.
47:59No, three witches.
48:00They put a curse on us.
48:01Well, bring the witches here.
48:02So, you're a witch.
48:11No, I'm not.
48:12Too bad.
48:13That's the story we're going with.
48:15But it's not true.
48:16Well, we'll see.
48:18Drown her.
48:19If she floats to the top and is alive,
48:21she's a witch!
48:23Well, if she survives that,
48:24then how do we execute her?
48:27Well, hang on.
48:28But what if I die from drowning?
48:30Well, then.
48:34Well, I guess you're innocent.
48:36But...
48:37No, ah!
48:41The girls' accusations led to a chain of hysteria.
48:45Over 200 people were accused of witchcraft.
48:4720 were hung.
48:49The colony eventually admitted
48:51that the witch trials were a mistake.
48:53But...
48:53You're probably wondering
48:56how this bit of history relates to my life.
49:00I used to think that
49:01the history didn't really matter.
49:04You know, that you could just
49:06forget the past,
49:09ignore it, and move on.
49:11But...
49:11where I lived before I came here,
49:14it wasn't enough that I was a good person.
49:17All it took were those
49:18that wanted to ruin my reputation.
49:19I was accused of terrible things.
49:24And I did none of them.
49:26All it took
49:27were two girls
49:28and false accusations.
49:31In a matter of days,
49:32I lost most of my friends.
49:35A couple of my closest ones
49:36held on for a few more weeks.
49:40But...
49:41people were believing the lie so much
49:43that they started attacking me.
49:44And other than my mom,
49:48I had no one to believe in me.
49:52So...
49:52we ran away.
49:55And it didn't help
49:56like I thought it would.
49:58And for those of you
49:59that have heard anything about me
50:00in the last few days,
50:01you already know that.
50:07And if history's taught me anything,
50:09it's that there are those people out there
50:11that love to watch others suffer.
50:12Loyalty fades under pressure.
50:16And there are very few knights out there
50:17that are willing to fight for you.
50:21But they are out there.
50:25But you know what?
50:27And if history's taught me anything,
50:29it's that there are those people out there
50:31that love to watch others suffer.
50:34Loyalty fades under pressure.
50:36And there are very few knights out there
50:37that are willing to fight for you.
50:38But they are out there.
50:45But you know what?
50:47My past...
50:48it isn't the end of the world.
50:51Better things are in store.
50:54I just have to fight for them.
50:57So I'm standing up.
51:00I'm not going to sit here
51:01and wait for someone to come forward
51:02and admit that they made a mistake.
51:04Enough is enough.
51:05I'm not going to bow down
51:07to those that get a thrill
51:07from watching me suffer.
51:11In Salem,
51:12all it took to destroy someone
51:14that you didn't like
51:15was to call them a witch.
51:18Today, you just...
51:19just make up some other lie.
51:23Essentially,
51:23I have been accused of being a witch.
51:27No matter what I say,
51:28the witch trials find me guilty.
51:29But I know what happened.
51:35So I guess it's up to you
51:36to decide whether you want to think
51:38and feel for yourself
51:38or wait till I drown.
51:43Mystery is what you make of it, right?
51:47So I'm making sure
51:48that mine is the truth.
51:59All it took
52:23were two girls
52:25and false accusations.
52:26Do you want to say something to me?
52:38Say it to my face!
52:41That's them.
52:42Take it in, but don't look down.
52:56So...
53:08Now that things are fine
53:11with you and Ashley,
53:13do you think it would
53:15crank up the awkwardness
53:16if you and I
53:17went out on a date?
53:21Yes, definitely.
53:22She's a strong girl.
53:33She can handle it.
53:35Besides, I think she likes this.
53:49Thanks,
53:51you.
53:51Bye.
53:53Bye.
53:53Bye.
53:57Bye.
53:59Bye.
54:03Bye.
54:03Bye.
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