Jack arrives to find Mike boxing Hazel in against the wall.
Mike
Come on, let me give you a ride.
Jack
She doesn’t need one.
Mike
What are you doing here?
Hazel
That’s my boyfriend. I told you.
Mike
Oh my god. You’re kidding.
Mike
Ha! No, seriously, this is a joke.
Hazel
You should have believed me.
Mike
So you were single yesterday afternoon when I drove you home.
Mike
And today, you’ve got a new boyfriend?
Mike
You move pretty fast. I like fast girls.
Throwing up his hands with his palms facing out, Mike leaves.
Hazel
He kept trying to get me into his car.
Hazel
Kept saying he was trying to make up for yesterday.
Jack
Don’t worry about it.
Jack
But let’s leave before he comes back.
Jack
Or someone else shows up…
Jack
And…I think I actually need to go home after school…
Hazel
What? I thought we were going to meet at the park.
Jack
I’d rather take you home so I know you’re safe.
Jack
I don’t want Mike to do something stupid like follow us.
Jack
Let’s play it cool, okay?
After Jack drops Hazel off at home, he texts Brady when he’s back to his own house.
Brady
So? How’d it go today?
Jack
It went okay, maybe except for at the end.
Jack
I think we pulled it off, though.
Jack
Mike still tried to make her go home with him.
Jack
I wasn’t around when it happened. But then I got there fast, after she texted me.
Jack
I’m still not feeling great about it.
Jack
Home. I dropped her off first.
Brady
Man, you’re lucky. Maybe you should back off.
Brady
You’ve done enough.
Jack
I can’t just abandon her.
Brady
What do you think is going to happen?
Brady
Jack, once those guys stop messing with her…she’s going to want to go find a real boyfriend.
Jack
Yeah, and that could be me.
Brady
I saw the two of you together.
Brady
Dude. Girls like her don’t date guys like us.
Brady
She's the type of girl who dates football guys.
Jack
Don’t talk about her like she’s some sort of snob.
Brady
Don’t get mad at me for being real.
Brady
She’s out of your league.
Jack
If you’re going to be negative, I don’t want to hear it.
Brady
But someone needs to tell you that you’re going to be disappointed.
Brady
Seriously. If she wanted you, she’d have said ‘be my boyfriend’.
Brady
Not ‘be my fake boyfriend’.
Brady
She put you in friend-zone area.
Brady
You’ll never get out of it.
Jack
I’m not talking to you.
Brady
Do you want an honest opinion or a yes man?
Brady
Because you know I won’t lie to you.
Jack
But you’ll assume things about her when you don’t know her?
Brady
If you want to test it out, do something sweet for her.
Jack
I’m not testing her. She’s not a lab rat.
Brady
I don’t mean it like that.
Brady
I’m just saying if you like her, show her.
Brady
Get her a small gift or something. Not enough to be a big deal.
Jack
I’d get her something, but I’m broke.
Jack
What do you even get a girl like her?
Brady
Whatever it is, good luck.
After spending a nice morning together —
Riding to school and chatting in the hallways —
Hazel texts Jack after the first bell.
Jack
I almost didn’t make it.
Jack
The hall was crowded on my way, so I couldn’t get through.
Hazel
We shouldn’t talk so much, I guess.
Jack
Hey, just so you know, I put something in your bag this morning.
Jack
Yeah, I want to surprise you. Hope you don’t mind.
Hazel
This little packet?
Hazel
What? You didn’t have to get me something.
Hazel
Where did you find them?
Hazel
Old news clippings. Old book paper. Faded journal pages…
Hazel
These are so hard to find. Everyone always throws them away.
Hazel
I can’t believe it 😍
Jack
I remembered last night, I had a box of old stuff from my grandparents.
Jack
There might be more, actually. I didn’t have a chance to go through all of it.
Hazel
These are from your grandparents? Are you sure you don’t want them?
Jack
They don’t do any good sitting in a box.
Jack
Why not give them to someone who likes them?
Jack
I checked with my mom too. Really.
Jack
I want you to have them.
Hazel
Everyone always laughs about my junk journals.
Hazel
You’re so nice to give these to me.
Jack
There’s nothing to laugh about. It’s your hobby.
Hazel
I can’t wait to use them.
Hazel
So want to meet after class?
Jack
Whenever you want to.
Hazel
Want to fake hold hands? ;)
Hazel
I think it helps with the whole fake boyfriend thing.
Jack
Yeah…I mean, if you want to…
Hazel
Do I make you uncomfortable?
Jack
No. I like being with you.
Jack
I like talking to you.
Hazel
I thought you were having fun.
Hazel
Having a fake girlfriend isn’t so bad, is it?
Jack
Not…bad…I actually like this.
Jack
I just didn’t want to admit it.
