#charlicates

Once the fight is over, and Trey, again is overpowered by a Boedell brother, he walks up to Charli---

TREY- “You know what Charli?  You may be the prettiest girl in town, but you are not worth all this.  And if all you are doing is playing me and every other boy in town, I don’t need it.  So whatever I said earlier...I lied.  You are not what I need in my life.  I am not going back to that school anyway, so you can have all three of those gay Boedell brothers for all I care!”

CHARLI- “Trey LeFevers!  You get back here right now!!  What do you think you are doing??

Next to Charli, Lucas is making amends to Demi---

LUCAS- “I am sorry Demi that you had to witness that.  I know they are your friends. I hope you aren’t upset with me.”

DEMI- “”They are not MY friends, they are my sisters friends. And honestly, I would have done the same thing you did...it’s okay Lucas.”

Charli and Demi are watching the exchange between the two from inside the cafe---

CHARLI- “He should not have touched Trey...”

DEMI- - “Yeah, this isn’t going to end well, I am afraid.....”

CHARLI- “Okay, but once I tell you, you have to go... I am doing this because he IS the hottest guy in school, and Trey doesn’t like him, even more after Cyrus broke his nose.”

MYRA- He broke Trey’s nose!!?  When?”

CHARLI- “Stay focused, Myra. All I am doing this for is to make Trey jealous. Give him some of his own medicine.  When he hears that I am talking to Cyrus Boedell, he will absolutely loose it. Then I say...see how it feels?’

MYRA- “Charli Cates!  You are an evil little bitch!  I am so proud of you!  Not only do you get Trey back, you humiliate Cyrus..perfect! You know in fourth grade, he pulled my hair so hard it literally came out!  I had a big hole in the back of my head of missing hair.  I have hated him ever since.  He is mean to everyone. Always has been!”

CHARLI- “Apparently he had an epiphany this summer and is changing his ways. He actually is  very charming, and nice. If I wasn’t still madly crazy in love with Trey, he wouldn’t be a bad choice.”

MYRA- “If you do that Charli Cates, I will no longer be your best friend.”

MYRA- “So, did your plan work?”

CHARLI- “Like a dream, thanks to your little bit of help Myra. He was so jealous! He promised he would never do anything like that again. I knew if I could get him to think I was interested in Cyrus Boedell, he would come crawling back to me..

MYRA- “You are a true queen, Charli Cates.”

DEMI- “See what I mean?  A true manipulator.  And she is turning my sister into her clone. Willow Creek’s own version of the mean girls. Your brother is lucky he didn’t get messed up with her.”

LUCAS- “She used my brother to get her boyfriend back. She acted like she was interested in him and---

TREY - “Charli...thank you for giving me another chance.  I know there is no one like you.  You are perfection.  I do love you...Let me go get you some popcorn....

Lucas watched intently as he saw Charli and Trey hugging.  He knew that Cyrus was really into this girl, he is going to be really upset she and her boyfriend are back together.

CYRUS- “What are all these cookbooks for?”

CHARLI- “I am taking a cooking class after school.  It is for extra credit. I really need to learn how to take care of myself, you know.  College is only a few years off and the only thing I know how to make is grilled cheese and some microwave meals.”

CYRUS- “Grilled Cheese and Ramen Noodles, that’s all a man needs.”

CHARLI- “Well, some protein would be good, and I like variety.”

CYRUS- “Get some hot sauce, it is amazing on Ramen Noodles!!”

CHARLI- “Not to change the subject, but I saw Trey at the nurses station, he said you broke his nose...what were you two fighting about?”

CYRUS- “He was bullying and making fun of Julian Gast.  Julian wanted to learn how to play basketball and Trey made some very derogatory remarks.  Then he pushed me and I told to to step back, but he came at me again and I punched him.  I mean I know I shouldn’t have, but just protecting myself, you know?”

CHARLI- “And you were protecting a friend.  Julian is a very nice guy, I talked to him earlier today.  And, I should have warned you about Trey.  He can be arrogant.

CYRUS- “No one was as bad as I used to be, and still can be with certain people I suppose, but I learnt a very difficult lesson this summer.”

CHARLI- “And what’s that Cyrus Boedell?”

CYRUS- “That people matter.  People’s feelings matter. And you need to be good to other people, as you never know when you may need to lean on them. I didn’t used to respect anyone or anything, but realized it just made me more miserable.  I had to loose some one very close to me to realize just how important others are to our existence.”

CHARLI- “Wow, that is very profound. I am sorry you lost someone, but it sounds like it wasn’t in vain, at least not on your part. Well, I like you Cyrus Boedell, and you are very right.  As far is Trey goes, I wouldn’t worry about him. He won’t bother you anymore.”

CYRUS- “I know, and if I see him bullying anyone else like that, I won’t need to hit him.  I will just report it.  So about this after school cooking class...how do I sign up?”

CYRUS- “Lat’s take a picture, we can remember this as our first day together having fun!”

CHARLI- “Sure!!”

CHARLI- “Cyrus, I have really enjoyed my day with you.  This was a lot of fun.  Thank you for asking me to hang out.”

CYRUS- “It has been fun.  Thanks for agreeing to do it.  I really like you Charli.  We should do this again.”

CHARLI- “Most definitely, and I pick the place next time.  Deal?”

Cyrus didn’t waste a minute, here was his chance to learn all about Charli Cates...

CYRUS- “Hi, I am Cyrus Boedell, I don’t think I have had the pleasure of meeting you...”

CHARLI- “Hi Cyrus, I’m Charli Cates, this is my second year with Boedell Academy, but last year I went to their performing arts school.  Now that everything is combined, it makes it so much nicer...did you say Boedell?”

CYRUS- “Yes, my fathers started the school way back when me and brother’s were little.”

CHARLI- “So Abraham and Ezil are your fathers??”

CYRUS- “Yes, that would be my dads. So do you live in Willow Creek?”

CHARLI- “We just moved here this summer, prior to that we lived in Oasis Springs. But my dad thought I should live closer to the school.  We live near the funeral home on Riverside.”

CYRUS- “Our home is on the northeast side of town, just past the square going towards Newcrest. It’s very nice to meet you Charli.  I must say you are quite pretty.”

CHARLI- “Why, thank you, Cyrus Boedell, but I’m really not. It’s just I work hard at my make-up and clothes.  I want to be an actress, so I spend way too much time trying to look the part, you know? And everyone knows where the Boedell home is.  Your fathers are well known.”

CYRUS- “Yeah, I suppose they are. Well, whatever you do,  it works.  So are you single?”

TREY- “She wouldn’t be if I had my way....”

Cyrus turned around and looked at this guy, and really wanted to know what he meant by that!!

CHARLI- “That’s Trey ---Cyrus. Trey LeFevers, but he can’t be trusted.”

TREY- “Charli, you don’t know the whole story...I told you, she made the pass at me, not me at her.”

CHARLI- “I doesn’t matter, Trey, you kissed her back...but anyway, yes Cyrus, I am single.”

CYRUS- “Okay then, good to know.  Nice to meet both of you.”

TREY- “So you play football Boedell?”

CYRUS- “No, that’s my brother Lucas.  I am more into B-Ball.”

TREY- “Well gym is next bell, maybe we can shoot some hoops.”

CYRUS- “Sure.”