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  • 6/13/2025
Rising Above

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Transcript
00:00It's okay.
00:29Mom.
00:30Mom.
00:46See? Everything's fine.
00:58Okay, stop. Stop, stop, stop.
00:59Stop.
01:00But here?
01:01Yeah.
01:05Ashley, that's a bit extreme.
01:06Mom, it's not worth the risk.
01:08You want to move?
01:13Want to move?
01:31Thanks, buddy.
01:43Maxi!
01:44Hey!
01:45Don't do that!
01:46Wait.
01:47Did you say something?
01:48That's what I saw.
01:49Yo, where's that?
01:50What's up, man?
01:51What a thousand.
01:52Yeah, dude.
01:53Alright, everyone.
01:54Take your seats.
01:55I see we have a new student.
01:56Please, stand.
01:57I'm sorry.
01:58I'm sorry.
01:59I'm sorry.
02:00I'm sorry.
02:01I'm sorry.
02:02I'm sorry.
02:03I'm sorry.
02:04I'm sorry.
02:05I'm sorry.
02:06I'm sorry.
02:07I'm sorry.
02:08I'm sorry.
02:09I'm sorry.
02:10I'm sorry.
02:11I'm sorry.
02:12Please, stand.
02:13Tell us your name.
02:18My name is Ashley Evans.
02:20Hopefully you're not too far behind in the curriculum, but I'll get to you.
02:23Just have a seat there.
02:25Well, it's always nice to have some fresh blood here.
02:28Let's turn our textbooks to page 207.
02:34History is always in the making.
02:37What will your history be?
02:42Hey.
02:43Watch it.
02:44Here.
02:45Thanks.
02:46Yeah.
02:47I'm Max.
02:48Ashley.
02:49What's your name's class?
02:50Uh, Spanish.
02:51Cool.
02:52I got drama.
02:53I hear there's a new teacher today.
02:55Later.
02:56Later.
02:57Hey.
02:58Well, welcome.
02:59I'm really looking forward to hearing what you've been doing in drama.
03:02Um, so what play have you been working on this semester?
03:03Anyone?
03:07anyone?
03:08Oh, thank you.
03:11Honey, can you hand me a tomato?
03:14you've been doing in drama um so what play have you been working on this semester
03:24anyone
03:28oh thank you
03:33honey can you hand me a tomato
03:34so how'd it go today it was just school come on tell me about one class okay um history was good
03:56really the teacher seems kind of eccentric yeah he was okay look it's not perfect
04:03but we're lucky you know it's hard to find a position in the middle of the school year
04:07so does that mean we're lucky that the previous drama teacher died lemonade from lemons
04:32so
04:44What's your problem?
05:05I can't believe you sent me in the back like this.
05:07I trusted you.
05:08I can't believe you went and did that.
05:14Hey, watch this.
05:31Hey, pick it up.
05:33Hey, pick it up.
06:03Hey, pick it up.
06:09Gotta give him credit.
06:11You know how to make the fun.
06:14The next leader of that's, um...
06:17Gang?
06:19Yeah.
06:20You know, you got Burnside right next to him,
06:22who's 95% mass, 5% brain.
06:25And you got Carrie, the queen bee.
06:27You got a whole hive following her all the time, you know?
06:33anyone ever heard of chivalry um like when you open the door for a girl how would he know
06:41it's not like any girl's gonna get that close to him anyways protectors of the weak and defenseless
06:47and warriors against monsters who threaten this land lame you know that's what all the
06:55wannabe knights said they were too busy being monsters instead of protectors maybe
07:03the latest stand of the radar actually see i tracked down this virus from my aunt's computer
07:16now it's meant to intrude and collect information send it back to the sender yeah i found out where
07:20the source is coming from check that out oh that's pretty cool yeah oh watch it nick
07:27careful with my laptop yeah i would have fried it right would you cut it out oh look max it's your
07:40knight in shining armor i'm sorry in what world is this actually cool didn't you push no kids around
07:45on the playground ten years ago yeah well later losers this is incomplete well i don't get it
07:56well maybe if you spent less time goofing off with your friends and more time actually paying
08:00attention you'd understand now i want you to take it home and i want you to try again go on
08:06hey that's mine hey here's where you're getting it wrong that should be why you're making the same
08:28mistake on every problem
08:29have you met a girl named angie yet uh no i don't think so
08:40well somebody dropped out of the play i was thinking about using her as a replacement
08:45yeah what role olivia we're doing twelfth night
08:50you'd be such a great olivia it's not even the starring role mom i don't have time in my class
08:59schedule for drama okay i would like to introduce our new drama teacher ms johnson
09:08she's going to help demonstrate these traditional dances which we will then all learn so
09:16with dancing there was real communication dancing allowed
09:24for intimate closeness and private conversation
09:33okay everyone come on up here now we're all gonna 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 nick and ashley max and way brenna and patrick come on up
10:03all right everyone ready grab your partners like this and follow us
10:12now back in civil war times dancing was enjoyed by everyone
10:17hey what makes you think that you know me i don't i know guys like you
10:28what's that supposed to mean
10:31nothing can you just dance no i want to know okay fine i know you lame self-centered guys who
10:43always have to be on top you can't go two seconds without putting someone else down and why because
10:48in some perverse way it makes you feel better
10:54i'm not all those things
10:58prove me wrong i had a kid cut himself on one of the pages of the play are you serious
11:04bled a lot for a paper cut i had to send him to school nurse
11:08what is this what it came here well i changed your address with the post office yeah but mom they
11:15could track us here they can't are you sure they won't track us here okay they got what they wanted
11:21sweet sweet it's just junk
11:35I don't know.
12:05Hey.
12:26What, are you following me now?
12:29No.
12:30I just saw you coming back here, and I thought I'd see what you were doing.
12:33Just exploring?
12:35My old school didn't have anything like this.
12:44Why?
12:46Why what?
12:49Why are you being nice all of a sudden?
12:52Why does it matter to you now?
12:55It doesn't.
12:55Okay, um, everyone around here knows me, but you don't.
13:11So?
13:13Well, it's like one minute you're getting all over my case, and then the next you're helping me.
13:18Am I supposed to apologize for that?
13:24No.
13:26I just...
13:28I don't get why you did what you did.
13:31I helped you through math, okay?
13:32It's not that big of a deal.
13:34It is not that big of a deal.
13:37I mean, I wouldn't have helped.
13:38Oh, I know.
13:43Well, that's it for today.
13:46Uh, but I do have your next assignment.
13:49Now, here's what I want you to do.
13:51I want you to pick a place that has history.
13:54Any place at all.
13:55City hall, a museum, a monument.
13:58Go there, and write about it, and what it means to you.
14:02Um, how long does the paper have to be?
14:04Just two or three pages.
14:07You can make it longer.
14:08Yeah, right.
14:11Do next week.
14:23Oh, I'm sorry.
14:30Oh, I'm sorry.
14:32You know Max, right?
14:35Why aren't you nicer to him?
14:37Me and Max grew up together.
14:39We're actually friends.
14:40Um, then he started getting into all this tech stuff,
14:44and, I don't know, that's not really how I roll,
14:46so we drifted apart.
14:50I mean, it's like you said.
14:53People change.
14:55Yeah, but there's a difference between changing
14:57and changing for the better.
14:59Go ahead.
15:04Thanks.
15:12I could have sworn my keys were in my purse.
15:17Found them.
15:21Buy the spaghetti sauce.
15:22Any special requests?
15:27Um, chips and cereal?
15:31Of course.
15:32Okay.
15:33Thanks, Mom.
15:33There you go.
15:36Hi.
15:38Hi.
15:41Um, is Ashley here?
15:47What are you doing here?
15:48Um, I was just going to go do that history assignment.
15:55Have you started?
15:57Um, no.
16:00Well, I had a place if you wanted to go.
16:04Sounds good.
16:06Yeah, you should get out.
16:06You should get out a little bit today.
16:07Um, I'll go get my shoes.
16:16My mom's grandpa flew one of these.
16:19Yeah?
16:20Mm-hmm.
16:22Uh, B-17.
16:25Flying fortress.
16:28Did he ever see any action?
16:30Yeah, he was, uh, he was flying over Germany
16:34when he was fired on.
16:37No way?
16:38Yeah.
16:39What did he do?
16:41Well, it tore through the whole side,
16:44trapping one of his crew in the tail.
16:48He had five of his men bail,
16:50just in case he couldn't land the plane safely.
16:53And the rest of the men used their own parachutes
16:55to hold the tail on.
16:56Well, were they okay?
17:02Yeah, he, uh,
17:05he landed the plane safely.
17:07Well, while he was left of the plane.
17:10He gave him a medal for it.
17:13Wow.
17:15It's a really cool story.
17:18It's not just a story.
17:21It really happened.
17:26Why did you ask me to go with you?
17:38I don't know.
17:40I just thought you might like it.
17:42I did.
17:44See you at school.
17:46Yeah.
17:47It's good to write your paper.
17:48I won't.
17:49Her great-grandfather saved the plane and the men in it.
17:54To me, it used to be some war that happened years ago.
17:57But to others, it's a real event.
18:00That changes your perspective.
18:02Just like seeing that B-17 changed my perspective.
18:05It wasn't just a story.
18:07It was history.
18:08Well, hello.
18:18What brings you here?
18:21Just basking in a moment of triumph.
18:24One of my students is finally starting to get it.
18:28Oh?
18:29Who?
18:29Nick Thomas.
18:31Very good.
18:34What the?
18:35What is this?
18:36A fog machine.
18:37I use it in some of the plays that I do.
18:41You know, I'm just being careful, you know?
18:43What kind of mother would I be if I let my daughter go out with just anyone?
18:48And it appeared that the British were going to beat the Americans badly.
18:53The British sent their ships to cut off an escape route.
18:56All they had to do was trap-wise to make them surrender.
18:59And the whole...
19:01Look, hey, clumsy much?
19:15She pined and fought.
19:17And with a green and yellow melancholy, she sat, like patience on a monument, smiling at grief.
19:26Was not this love indeed?
19:32We men say more, swear more.
19:37But indeed, our shows are more than will.
19:40For still, we prove much in our vows, but little in our love.
19:51Hey, Mom, I can't find the keys to the...
19:53Oh.
19:55Keys to the house.
19:56Oh.
19:57We were just rehearsing a scene.
19:58Isn't Viola supposed to step back there at the end?
20:02Yeah, and, um, Orsino should probably just stay put.
20:05Yeah.
20:06I'm gonna wait.
20:08Up.
20:08Yeah.
20:14Did you see what that Ashley girl's wearing?
20:17Blah.
20:18Yeah, and her hair.
20:19Maxie!
20:21Hey, texting your mom?
20:23Cut her out.
20:24Oh, let's buy something.
20:26That looks good.
20:28Oops.
20:29How about this one, Meg?
20:29Hey, I love to shop.
20:31Stop.
20:32Hmm.
20:33I need new shoes.
20:35Pink, maybe?
20:38Hey.
20:40Let him go.
20:43Hey!
20:44I didn't finish.
20:46You're done.
20:47Dude.
20:54What was that?
20:57You're freaking me out.
21:00It's nothing.
21:01Nothing?
21:01Did you see what you just did?
21:03Did you?
21:04I don't know what's going on with you, but just stop it.
21:10No.
21:11So you're gonna turn the loser on me?
21:13Why do you care?
21:13I don't.
21:15I don't.
21:15I'm not hanging around for this new Nick.
21:18We're through.
21:19Have fun crying yourself to sleep at night.
21:22I think I think I'll be okay.
21:25I think I'll be okay.
21:28How's Ashley handling the move?
21:31As well as can be expected.
21:32about five months ago, she had a ton of friends.
21:40She's a great student.
21:41Well, as great as any teenage girl can be who spends more time on the phone than doing homework.
21:45But, um, suddenly, I mean, completely out of the blue, everybody started to hate her.
21:56She had no idea why so many of her friends were pulling away, and, well, anyway, we found this, um, profile online.
22:07It was linked to all of her friends, everyone from her school.
22:13Someone was pretending to be her.
22:16And they were saying all these horrible things about everybody else, and, of course, everybody thought it was Ashley.
22:22Well, who was it?
22:24Two of my students.
22:26Two girls.
22:27Were they stopped?
22:29No.
22:32Even some of the adults started hearing what Ashley was supposedly saying.
22:35Absolutely unacceptable.
22:38She should be suspended if I had any say.
22:40What kind of daughter have you raised?
22:42Well, you should be ashamed of yourself and her.
22:48Lies spread faster than truth.
22:50I mean, in everyone's mind, Ashley was guilty.
22:52The truth didn't matter.
22:53Kids started shunning her at school.
22:56Then attacking her.
22:59I thought it was being sat online by the other girls.
23:01It was just so much hate.
23:03How long did this go on for?
23:05Two months.
23:08What did the attorney say?
23:09It wasn't good.
23:11We just, this is gonna blow over, okay?
23:13No, Mom, wake up!
23:14This isn't gonna blow over!
23:17Ashley!
23:22Ashley begged me to move.
23:25We left in the middle of the night, two days later.
23:27Julie, I'm so sorry.
23:31Don't be.
23:33Oh, not for me, anyway.
23:36Is there anything I can do to help, or...?
23:38No, just be patient with her.
23:41She's a good kid.
23:43Just gonna take a little while for her to open back up.
23:44Thanks for your help.
23:50Thanks for the pizza.
23:52Hey, um...
23:54Why'd those girls do it?
23:57Ashley was cast as the lead in a play.
24:00She used to love theater.
24:00I even had two other faculty members decide on who to cast,
24:05just to make sure I wasn't inadvertently giving her special treatment,
24:08but one of those girls really wanted the part.
24:12Wait a minute.
24:13All of it because of that?
24:15Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
24:19And we're talking about teenage girls.
24:20Hey.
24:29Hi.
24:30Um, what are you doing?
24:33Uh, just studying.
24:35Oh, would you like to take a break?
24:41Uh, sure.
24:47You ready for this?
24:49Yeah, I guess so.
24:51You're not scared of heights or anything, are you?
24:53No.
24:54Okay.
24:55So, what you're gonna wanna do is...
24:57is use these grips...
25:00and, well, just climb with your legs...
25:02Okay, this isn't rocket science.
25:04Should be able to manage.
25:06Wanna race?
25:07Okay.
25:11Oh, yeah!
25:19Okay, you're pretty good at rock climbing.
25:23Yeah.
25:24But...
25:25How is your balance?
25:27My balance?
25:28No.
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.
25:40Your eyes, they shine so bright.
25:42I wanna save that life.
25:45I can't escape this now.
25:48I'll let you show me how.
25:50I was at the mall the other day, and I saw these really cute, like, lace yellow...
25:54Oh!
25:54Ooh!
25:55Run!
25:55Oh.
25:58Ooh!
25:59Ooh!
26:00Ooh!
26:01Ooh.
26:05Oh!
26:09Thank you!
26:10Ooh!
26:11Ooh!
26:11I was at the mall the other day and I saw these really cute, like, lace, yellow...
26:35Hey. What's up with you?
26:38Don't give me any of that crap. You're not a saint, so this whole change is what? A fake?
26:45Oi, are you just trying to score with that Ashley chick?
26:47Hey, man. Watch it.
26:49Then what's really going on?
26:50Nothing.
26:51Yeah, I keep telling yourself that. You're being a wuss. Don't forget who you are, man.
26:56I'm not. Maybe I like who I am better when I'm with her.
27:05Hey.
27:06Hi.
27:08So, did you hear about the party this weekend?
27:11Oh, um, I'm not really one for parties.
27:16Alright, come on. I mean, it'll be fun. I promise.
27:20Uh, okay. We'll see.
27:24Really?
27:25Yeah.
27:26Okay.
27:27Okay.
27:28See ya.
27:29See ya.
27:31Hey!
27:32Oh!
27:33Stay away from him.
27:34From who?
27:35Oh, please.
27:36He's not into girls like you.
27:44Silly Willy Willy Willy, it's a million dollars away.
27:47When I had a little mind that I needed in the shade.
27:49But I don't now, cause I'm all my dad and my grown-up boy,
27:51Saving all my money, gonna buy myself a new toy.
27:53Woo!
28:18Hey.
28:19Ashley.
28:20Oh, hi.
28:22James.
28:23Yeah.
28:24Wow.
28:25You look great.
28:27Yeah.
28:28Victory!
28:29Come on.
28:30Oh.
28:31So.
28:32What do you think?
28:33Uh, looks like fun.
28:34Huh?
28:35Yeah.
28:36Well, are you ready?
28:37For what?
28:38To swim.
28:39What?
28:40No!
28:41Whoa!
28:42Whoa!
28:43Whoa!
28:44Whoa!
28:45Whoa!
28:46Whoa!
28:47Whoa!
28:48Whoa!
28:49Whoa!
28:50Whoa!
28:51Whoa!
28:56Judy?
28:57You look hot.
28:58Fine.
28:59Hey!
29:00Hey!
29:01Ah!
29:02Here we are.
29:03At least it looks more promising than the last party.
29:07Hey!
29:08That bad?
29:09Blamefest.
29:10Ooh!
29:11That one's cute.
29:13Whoa!
29:14Carrie!
29:15Who's your friend?
29:16Watch it for inside.
29:17She's my cousin.
29:18Okay.
29:19I'm Mal.
29:20This is Alana.
29:21Okay, cool.
29:22I'll see you later probably.
29:23I'll get your number.
29:24Maybe.
29:25Oh!
29:26Oh!
29:27Oh!
29:28Oh!
29:29Oh!
29:30Oh!
29:31Oh!
29:32Oh!
29:33Oh!
29:34Oh!
29:35Oh!
29:36Oh!
29:37Oh!
29:38Oh!
29:39Oh!
29:40Oh!
29:41Oh!
29:42Oh!
29:43Oh!
29:44Oh!
29:45Oh!
29:46Oh!
29:47Oh!
29:48Oh!
29:49Oh!
29:50Oh!
29:51I'm sorry.
29:52You're kidding.
29:53Yeah.
29:54Sorry.
29:55Oh!
30:10Hey!
30:14Oh!
30:15No.
30:16that little slut who is that no way look who's here ashley you know
30:31hey there you tell them I should do like thanks Nick hey we need to talk yeah well
30:53I'm a little wet so you need to see this
31:01hi Ashley
31:11what what are you doing here you didn't move far enough away people still talk about you at home
31:20you know about what you did I didn't do any of those things yeah that doesn't really matter
31:27does it I can't believe you how could you you ruined my mind okay look you got what you wanted
31:35just leave me alone but what's the fun in that why why me why not you got in my way you are so messed up
31:46you're so horrible you should be ashamed well I'm not okay and if you think that you can blackmail me
31:53here you're wrong I didn't think anyone would have a reason to blackmail you
31:56this is a very different side of you
32:02what Darren gained 15 pounds over this weekend making out with donuts
32:10did you photoshopped this
32:12I caught Libby in the closet with a janitor what a hoe
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
32:32I 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 over again here
32:44Nick
32:49please listen
32:51no Ashley
32:51I'm done listening to all your crap
32:54okay your crap about the way I act
32:57make me feel like I've done everything wrong
33:00yet here you are
33:02biggest hypocrite of all
33:04been so busy judging everyone else
33:07you never really stopped looking at yourself
33:09Nick you have no idea what you're talking about
33:11you're such a fake
33:12get out of here
33:13yeah no one wants to hear anyway
33:15let's go Ashley
33:18Ashley
33:40Ashley what happened
33:43thank you
34:00thank you
34:08So here we go, I'm on the street and so we're like
34:11I feel the heat, I'm on the road
34:13I just keep going, I'm on the road
34:15How did she get over again from here?
34:17And then she falls in.
34:18Hey look, there she is!
34:20That was so embarrassing.
34:23She should've stayed home.
34:24I love her so much.
34:26So, both girls.
34:28Watch out.
34:29Why is she going to play?
34:31Did you see her last night?
34:33I'm going to show you.
34:35I'm going to see you.
34:37Hey Ashley, are you alright?
34:50Yeah.
34:52I saw the video of what happened the other day.
34:54I'm so sorry, I-
34:56You're a hoe, you know that?
34:57Just leave me alone.
34:58How could you be so mean to my cousin?
35:01I wasn't and I'm willing to bet that you know that.
35:04Yep, but that's just our secret.
35:07Hey!
35:07Next 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.
35:26I'll get you there.
35:27I'll get you there.
35:42I'll get you there.
35:43Nice locker.
35:52I 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.
36:09Get off of me!
36:13Stop 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,
36:40and your mother was sketchy on your history.
36:42But at my school, we don't stand idly,
36:43by while one student hurts another.
36:45I didn't start this.
36:46Oh, please.
36:47You did it before.
36:49Ashley?
36:51What's going on here?
36:52Max, did you see where Ashley went?
37:22Yeah, she went that way.
37:24Thanks.
37:26Wait, what's going on?
37:30Ashley?
37:32I'm done.
37:33I can't do this anymore.
37:39I spoke to Miss Tanner.
37:40It's going to be okay.
37:43Does she believe you?
37:44See?
37:44See?
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,
38:06none of this would have happened
38:08if it weren't for you.
38:09Ashley, that's not fair.
38:12No, Mom.
38:13You're the one that was always saying
38:14what a good student I was
38:16and praising me.
38:17No wonder they came after me.
38:19You know, if it wasn't you,
38:20it was going to be somebody else.
38:24You 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,
38:46blame the girls that are at fault here.
38:49Blame Alana and Mel and now Carrie.
38:52If it makes you feel any better,
38:54blame everybody who never believed the truth.
38:57I'm sure there's plenty of blame to go around.
38:59But whatever you do,
39:04do not give them the satisfaction
39:07of tearing us apart, too.
39:13I'm sorry.
39:14You 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.
39:37I know.
39:38I know.
39:40I don't know what to do.
39:41Well, whatever you do,
39:45whatever you decide,
39:47if you stay or go,
39:50fight or run,
39:52we're gonna do it together, okay?
39:59Okay.
40:01Okay.
40:03I love you, man.
40:05I love you, too.
40:09It's okay.
40:09It's okay.
40:11Thank you, Kylie.
40:21That was interesting.
40:26Hey, Nick.
40:27You wanna go see a movie later tonight?
40:31No.
40:33Nick.
40:34What?
40:35Have you seen Ashley?
40:36No, and I don't want to.
40:37I 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, well, you're the only one.
40:48Look, man, I saw it.
40:49I saw what she wrote online.
40:50Just because you heard something new about her
40:51doesn'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?
40:57Hey, look, she was pretending.
40:59And why?
40:59I mean, obviously, people hated her for the crap that was written.
41:04If it was her,
41:05why wouldn't she take it down?
41:06Look, I don't know.
41:08My guess is that it was a fake account.
41:09Look, whatever.
41:13Remember 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 spread faster?
41:22That rumor or me trying to say I didn't do it?
41:28Just give her the benefit of the doubt.
41:36Can I help you?
41:59Um, yeah, is Ashley here?
42:04She wasn't feeling up to school today.
42:07Is she here?
42:09Did she answer?
42:11No.
42:12Then no.
42:15Hey, look, I just...
42:16I just want to talk to her.
42:18Yeah.
42:38Yeah.
42:40Yeah, look, I was stupid, okay, I heard some things about you, and I just, I assumed they
43:00were true, but I don't know what happened to you before you moved here, but if I'm
43:09going to hear it from anyone, I'd rather it be you. Well, you sure seemed like you knew
43:14everything at the party. I was stupid. You can be mad at me. I mean, obviously you are,
43:24but if it helps, throw it at me. Feel better? No.
43:35There's only one thing I can think of that'll help. Telling everybody off? Do you really
43:45think that they'd care? Maybe. I mean, I did. When you called me out on being, well, me.
43:56Stay. No, I just, I gotta leave this place behind.
44:03Are you thinking of moving? I want to. I don't know.
44:20Stay. Please? You have no idea what I'm going to face if I stay. I'll be right here with
44:37you. You said it yourself. You don't even know what happened. It doesn't matter. I know you.
44:45It doesn't matter. I don't know. Mine went further.
45:04hey hi i didn't know you played oh uh i don't i just figured my life's pretty much a country
45:23song anyway so might as well learn well brought you missing homework assignments
45:31thanks hey you're welcome oh and your uh your video presentation is doing history oh my gosh i
45:40haven't even started on that well would you like some help hey max yes nick so i was wondering if
45:50you could help us with something yeah yeah we're over at ashley's okay should i be ready okay
46:02i think this could work that's perfect i guess you're missing
46:12max this is great all right thanks you sure you can pull this off oh hacking into a school network is cake
46:31you're ready i think so
46:46don't worry you're gonna be great
46:53okay let's do this
47:00all right continuing with our video presentations history and your life ashley
47:09ashley
47:18thank you
47:26hi my name is ashley johnson not evans i changed my name when i moved here
47:32and i'll get to why later but the event in history that i want to talk about happened in many parts
47:36of the world it happened over 300 years ago one of shakespeare's most resulted in deaths from anywhere
47:42to 50 000 to 100 000 people in colonial massachusetts this event started in a village called salem
47:48where these girls started having fits and these fits disturbed local authorities
47:56what's wrong with these crazy girls there's witches no three witches they put a curse on us
48:01well bring the witches here
48:02so
48:10you're a witch no i'm not too bad that's the story we're going
48:15but it's not it's not true well we'll see
48:18drown her if she floats to the top and is alive she's a witch
48:23well if she survives that then how do we execute her
48:25well hang on but what if i die from drowning well then well i guess you're innocent
48:42the girls accusations led to a chain of hysteria over 200 people were accused of witchcraft
48:4720 were hung the colony eventually admitted that the witch trials were a mistake
48:52but you're probably wondering how this bit of history relates to my life
49:00i used to think that the history didn't really matter you know that you could just
49:07forget the past ignore it and move on but where i lived before i came here it wasn't enough that i was
49:15a good person all it took were those that wanted to ruin my reputation
49:19i was accused of terrible things and i did none of them all it took were two girls and false accusations
49:31in a matter of days i lost most of my friends a couple of my closest ones held on for a few more weeks
49:40but people were believing the lie so much that they started attacking me
49:44and other than my mom i had no one to believe in me so we ran away and it didn't help like i thought it
49:57would and for those of you that have heard anything about me in the last few days you already know that
50:02and if history's taught me anything is that there are those people out there that love to watch others
50:12suffer loyalty fades under pressure and there are very few nights out there that are willing to fight for
50:18you but they are out there but you know what and if history's taught me anything
50:28is that there are those people out there that love to watch others suffer
50:34loyalty fades under pressure and there are very few nights out there that are willing to fight for you
50:42but they are out there
50:45but you know what my past it isn't the end of the world better things are in store i just have to fight for
50:55so i'm standing up i'm not going to sit here and wait for someone to come forward and admit that they
51:02made a mistake enough is enough i'm not going to bow down to those that get a thrill from watching me suffer
51:11in salem all it took to destroy someone that you didn't like was to call them a witch
51:18today you just just make up some other lie
51:21essentially i have been accused of being a witch
51:27no matter what i say the witch trials find me guilty
51:32but i know what happened
51:35so i guess it's up to you to decide whether you want to think and feel for yourself
51:40or wait till i drown
51:43mystery is what you make of it right
51:47so i'm making sure that mine is the truth
51:51whoo
52:06hi my name is ashley johnson you're a witch
52:09no i'm not i was accused of terrible things so i'm standing up enough is enough
52:15history is what you make of it right so i'm making sure that mine is the truth
52:19all it took were two girls and false accusations
52:27you want to say something to me say it to my face
52:39oh
52:45i'm on top of the world
52:49So, now that things are fine with you and Ashley,
53:12do you think it would crank up the awkwardness if you and I went out on a date?
53:19Yes, definitely.
53:31She's a strong girl.
53:33She can handle it.
53:35Besides, I think she likes this girl.
53:47She can handle it.