JulesTwenty-two. [Cal offers her a drink] Thanks.
Jules
No. I'm just, visiting my grandparents.
Jules
What about you?
Do you walk around like this?
Jules
What do you mean?
Well, this is how you look generally?
Jules
I mean... Yeah.
Jules
Thank you.
I'm envious of your generation, you know? You guys don't care as much about the rules. You know, I think that's a good thing. And I don't wanna be that old guy that gives you advice, but I look at you and I think there are... two versions of how your life can go. You can either go someplace, where you're wanted for who you are... or you can stay in a town like this. End up like me. Living your life out in motel rooms. Selfishly... I hope you stay.
[Nate enters the kitchen after watching his ex-girlfriend, Maddy, have sex with another guy in the pool. He quickly downs a tequila shot and angrily lashes out at the partygoers.]
GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE! GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE KITCHEN! FUCK! [calmly] Get out of here. Get the fuck out of here. [pause; notices Jules staring at him] The fuck are you looking at? Who are you?
Jules
I'm Jules. I'm a friend of...
You're a friend of... A friend of whose? 'Cause you're not my fucking friend. Who the fuck are you friends with, Jules? Hmm? [to the partygoers] Do you guys know who the fuck this is? Does anybody know who this is? Yo, does anybody know who the fuck Jules is?! Anyone at all! You, do you know who the fuck Jules is?! [sharply inhales when no one responds; to Jules] So, who are you?
Jules
I'm just minding my own business. I'm not trying to start anything.
Well, no, you're not. [gets close to Jules] Nobody that looks like you is minding their own fucking business. [pause] I know what you are. Yeah. Yeah, I see you. So what do you want, huh? You want some fucking attention? 'Cause I'll give you some fucking attention. [pause; Jules looks away from him] Yo, is anybody here friends with Jules? Anyone? Does anybody know who the fuck this bitch is? Yo, somebody better speak up, or this bitch is gonna get fucked up!
[Jules picks up a knife, causing Nate to slowly back away from her]
Shit. Oh, no. No, no, no...
Jules
YOU WANNA FUCKING HURT ME?!
No, I was fucking kidding!
Jules
BACK THE FUCK UP! WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM?!
Put the fucking knife down, okay? It was a joke. It was a–
Jules
YOU WANNA FUCKING HURT ME?!
Jules
You have no fucking idea!
[Jules cuts her left arm with the knife]
Jesus fucking Christ, you're a psycho!
Jules
I'm fucking invincible! [smears blood on Nate's shoulder]
You're a fucking freak! What the fuck?!
[Nate leaves the kitchen in a hurry. Jules realizes everyone is staring at her and lowers her arm.]
Jules
...By the way, I'm Jules. I just moved here.
[V.O.] It was the first day of school, and my heart was racing. I made a new best friend and for the first time since getting out of rehab, I was feeling good about the world. [to Jules] I've got an idea.
Jules
What?
[holds up two pills] Wanna get high?
Jules
What is it?
Jules
Didn't you just get out of rehab?
Jules
Should I be concerned?
Jules
I feel like this isn't a good idea.
[Later, Rue and Jules are lying down together after taking the pills]
Jules
Rue.
Jules
Do you feel anything? [pause] Rue, what's wrong?
Just so happy. [V.O.] I know you're not allowed to say it... but drugs are kinda cool. I mean, they're cool before they wreck your skin... and your life... and your family. That's when they get uncool. It's actually a very narrow window of cool. And once you pass through that window of cool... [to Jules] It's just embarrassing. I feel like everyone knows.
Jules
Rue, I don't wanna turn this into a competition, but, like, I win. For, like, a multitude of reasons.
I just... I don't wanna deal with all the fucking questions.
Jules
I still win.
Hey, I'm Rue. I'm an addict.
And I've been clean for 60 days. [V.O.] For the record, I'm not not telling the truth. I've actually been doing really well. Because the morning after that whole drug-dealer-face-tattoo fentanyl excursion, I... got in a little bit of trouble... for disappearing for, like, 16 hours.
[Rue finds her mother sitting at the dining room table while trying to sneak back into her house]
I'm sorry. My phone died.
Bullshit. You're doing drugs.
Then where have you been? And why weren't you answering your phone? Why are you sneaking into the house?
It... It doesn't matter, Mom.
It matters, Rue. It matters. You're doing drugs. [sees Gia walking out of her bedroom] Gia, go back to sleep.
GGia
Rue, are you... Are you okay?
I'm fine. You can go back to sleep.
She's okay, baby, okay? Go to bed. Good night. [to Rue after Gia leaves] I will not allow you to walk up into this house at 5:30 in the morning and lie to my face. So tell me the truth right now. Where were you?
I don't wanna have to tell you everything that's going on in my life. If you wanna drug test me, just drug test me. [V.O.] She wasn't the only person upset with me.
[Cut to Rue hanging out with Jules]
Jules
I'm not kidding, Rue. I'm not trying to become best friends with someone who's gonna fucking kill themself.
I know. I didn't mean to do this.
Jules
I've been through, like... enough traumatic shit in my life that I don't... I can't, like–
Jules
I don't wanna be around you if you don't stop using drugs.
Jules
I mean it.
I know. I'll stop. I promise. I just need you to do me a favor. You're not gonna like it.
[Cut to Leslie performing a drug test in the bathroom with Rue. Unbeknownst to her, she is testing Jules' urine, which causes the test to come out negative.]
You're still grounded until I don't even fucking know.
What else is there? I told you I wasn't lying.
[Jules and Rue comes across the Jacobs' tent while walking around the carnival grounds]
Jules
Oh, my fucking God.
Jules
That's him.
Jules
The guy.
Jules
The one from the motel.
Okay, what guy are we looking at, exactly?
Jules
[points at Cal] Okay, the one in the apron, serving the chili. I swear to God.
No fucking way. Jules, do you know who that is?
Jules
Yeah, the guy from the motel.
Jules
Who's that?
Jules
That's Nate's dad?!
Jules
No fucking way!
Yes, fucking way. You're full of shit.
Jules
No way!
You're full of shit. Do you–Do you know who he is? He fucking owns half this town. He built it. All the apartment buildings past Kemper, they're his.
Jules
Rue, I swear to God.
Jules
That's the guy I fucked!
There's no way. Bullshit.
Jules
I'm being a hundred percent serious. You–You don't believe me?
Jules
Okay. Watch.
[Jules walks towards the tent and approaches Cal]
Jules
Excuse me, sir.
[turns around] Hmm... [pause; looks at Jules uncomfortably] Hi. Can I help you?
Jules
Uh, can I please have a small cup of chili?
[Cal's hands start shaking as he scoops chili into a cup. He accidentally drops it as he hands it to Jules.]
[Jules turns to look at Rue, who looks utterly surprised]
Jules
Uh, it–it's okay. It was my fault.
I'll get you another cup.
MMarsha
Hi. It's two dollars. All the proceeds go to the football team.
Jules
Uh... cool. [gives Marsha two dollar bills]
[Jules looks over at Rue, whose eyes are now wide in shock. Rue notices Cal staring at her and turns around. She does a double take and glances quickly at Jules before walking away.]
Jules
[beat] Thanks.
[Jules walks off to catch up with Rue. Nate is revealed to have been watching the awkward interaction between Cal and Jules from the back of the tent with his brother, Aaron.]
AAaron
Yo, Nate, who was that?
Her name's Jules. She's new here.
AAaron
She goes to East Highland?
AAaron
Damn, that's jailbait. That's too bad.
...
Jules
[to Rue] Why the fuck did you let me do that?!
I didn't let you do that! You just fucking... did it. You went over there and you did it.
Jules
Did you see that his hands were fucking shaking?
Yes, and then he dropped...
Jules
And then, he fucking dropped the chili! Oh, my God!
The chili! Oh, he dropped the fucking chili. And then he–And then you looked at me.
Jules
Yeah, because I was screaming inside.
Yeah, well, that made him fucking look at me! He looked at me in the fucking eyes!
Jules
Ugh, I feel so bad. That was literally the meanest thing I've ever done.
[Jules sees a tall male figure approach her, thinking that it's Tyler]
Jules
Hey... Tyler?
[Jules realizes to her horror that the man is Nate as he gets close to her]
Jules
No... No. [turns around to walk away]
No, I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm not... I'm not here to hurt you. [grabs Jules' arm] I know that you have these ideas about me based on the first time that we met, and I understand that... but I'm not the person that you met that night.
Jules
Can you let go of me?
[Nate lets go of Jules and follows her as she walks over to a lake]
You know, over the past few weeks... I've spent... every moment of every day getting to know you. At night... I fall asleep to you. And in the morning... I wake up to you. I kinda feel closer to you than I do to anyone in the whole world.
Jules
[tearfully] I don't trust you, Nate.
I don't trust you either.
[Jules steps back, but stops when Nate wipes away her tears. He leans down and kisses her.]
[softly] Open your mouth.
Jules
Nate...
Jules
[pause; Nate sticks his thumb in her mouth] Nate. Nate, stop.
God, are you broken inside. And that's precisely why I don't trust you. [pause] Because you're so broken you don't even trust yourself. And that's scary. Not just for you... but for me and for my entire family. [Jules' phone starts vibrating] I wouldn't answer that. You're gonna wanna hear this. Over the last three weeks, you have knowingly produced and distributed child pornography. Including obscene images that were taken on school property. I've compiled all these photos, along with an IP address, and an account that's linked to your name. I don't know if you're familiar with child pornography laws in this state... but they apply to minors just as they apply to adults.
Jules
I sent them to you.
No, you sent them to an account of a person that doesn't fucking exist. And I mean, anyone can anonymously report child pornography, right?
Jules
[shakes her head] Then, I'd tell them everything.
Okay. You could do that, but um... here's what would definitely happen. You'd end up on a sex offender list. It means no more college. It's gonna be very fucking difficult to find a job. And everywhere you go for the rest of your life, you'll be harassed, and spat at, and treated like a fucking animal. You deserve better than that, 'cause I know you. You're kind. You're smart, you're generous. You got a big heart. You deserve whatever the fuck it is in this world that you want. So keep your head down. Keep your mouth shut. Don't try to ruin my life, and I won't have to ruin yours.
Jules
You know what I think? I think you're a fucking faggot, just like your daddy.
[Nate grabs Jules by her hair and pulls her close to him. He softly chuckles as they stare each other down.]
...You have a nice night.
[Rue hears Jules tap on her bedroom window and slides it open]
Jules
Do you think I could sleep over?
Yeah. Yeah, of course. Come on.
[Rue helps Jules enter through the window. Jules sits on the floor and unzips her backpack.]
[beat] Is everything okay? Um... Here. [offers her shirt to Jules after she undresses] So how'd the date go with Tyler?
Jules
Um... He didn't look like his picture.
[Rue hugs Jules and they get into bed together]
Okay. One, what was that about? Two, can we talk about the fact that you fucked Nate's dad?
Jules
Rue, swear to God, like on your life that you will never tell anyone.
That you fucked Nate's dad?
Jules
I'm serious. This is like... Even if you decide you hate me one day. Like, you can never tell anyone.
Why would I ever hate you?
Jules
That's not the point. Seriously, this is some "go to your grave" shit.
I promise. Do you think Nate knows?
Jules
No. Why would Nate know?
I don't know, you went up to the chili booth at the carnival. Did he look like he knew?
Jules
No. Like, literally I didn't even notice.
Nate's scary. The whole fucking family is scary.
Jules
I... don't wanna have this conversation.
[pause] You know what'd be amazing? If they paid you off with a bunch of money, and then we'd do a bunch of really cool shit.
Jules
Rue, this is not a joke.
[V.O.] I don't know why Jules didn't trust me. Or why she'd think I'd ever hate her. There's literally nothing in the world that Jules could do to make me upset. I even told her that.
Jules
Yeah, right.
I think I'm gonna get really fucked up tonight.
Jules
Same.
[V.O.] The only other time I'd ever seen Jules drink was the night of McKay's party. It's not like I'm a drag and want everyone to be sober around me. It's just, something felt off.
Tequila makes me aggressive.
Jules
[groans] Tequila makes me wanna dance.
I–I once took, like, ten Vicodin, and drank an entire thing of tequila, and then I, like, blacked out for three days. But while I was blacked out, I still went to school and did homework and shit. It was really weird.
Well, let's not do that tonight.
I won't. I'm... I'm clean, so we're good. [chuckles]
Jules
Wait a minute. I was supposed to be your chaperone... but now I'm drunk.
I don't, like, actually need a chaperone.
Jules
Oops.
[to Rue] Yo, ain't that your homegirl right there?
[Rue sees Jules drunkenly stumble and fall into the pool]
Jules, what are you doing?
Jules
[starts reciting Romeo and Juliet] Although I joy in thee, I have no joy in this contract tonight.
What are you talking about? I don't know what that means.
Jules
It's too rash. Too unadvised. Too sudden. Too like the light in which thou doth cease to breathe.
Jules, you're drunk, okay? And you sound like an idiot. Can you please get out of the pool?
Jules
'Ere one can say "it lightens." Sweet, good night! This bud of love by summer's ripening breath may prove a beauteous flower when we next meet.
[V.O.] And maybe Ali was right about Jules. 'Cause this doesn't feel good. [to Jules] Stop, okay. Can you stop? Stop. Stop! S-Stop, Jules! [V.O.] I just wish she'd told me about last night.
[Jules has a hallucination of Nate while dancing at a nightclub with Anna]
Jules
What are you doing here?
Jules
I did?
Did you not want me to come? Are you here alone?
[Jules tries to get away from Nate, but he follows her]
Jules
[pause; turns around to face Nate] I'm scared of you, Nate.
I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for hurting you. You... You were the most beautiful person that I've ever known. I'm Tyler. I'm the person that you fell in love with.
[Jules screams at Nate and pins him against a wall]
Jules
I wanna kill you.
I'm yours. I'm all yours.
[Jules hallucinates kissing and slapping Nate while she and Anna make out on the dance floor]
Jules
[to Nate] You're a pussy. You're a bitch. And I wish the whole fucking world could know.
Jules
Did all this happen because I left?
Jules
You promise?
Yeah, I promise. I've felt like this my whole life, Jules. Not all the time, but sometimes. You make it better, though.
Jules
I'm sorry.
Jules
For not telling you the truth.
[V.O.] For everyone who was calling me manic, I was, like, 92 percent correct. But something was different about Jules.
Jules
Rue, you look fucking amazing.
Jules, I am deeply uncomfortable right now.
Jules
Listen, you look hot. And the fact that you usually dress like Seth Rogen, although you make it cute sometimes, like, it crushes my soul.
I don't dress like Seth Rogen.
Jules
When was the last time you didn't wear a hoodie and sweatpants?
I don't know, like... now.
What if these are, like, the big moments in life? Like, my mom always talks about how high school was like this big, monumental part of her life. But I cannot imagine being 40 and looking back at this, like, "Wow."
Yeah, but that's because most people peak in high school.
I definitely haven't peaked, so...
I feel like I'm not even a person yet.
Yeah, I'm definitely at, like, 25 percent peakness.
Jules
I feel like I'm at a hundred. But I can definitely get to 150.
Honestly, I never thought I'd make it this far.
I don't know. I just always had, like, this overwhelming anxiety that something bad would happen.
In all fairness, last summer, there were, like, three weeks where I thought you were dead.
Jules
Okay, but she's been sober for, like, three months.
[to Rue] Weren't you in rehab, like, six months ago?
I fucking hate this town.
Jules
If I could, I'd burn it to the fucking ground.
And salt the earth behind you. [beat] Jules, are you in love with Anna?
Jules
[pause; nods] Yeah.
Are you, um... Are you in love with me?
Jules
... [nods again] Yeah.
Do you wish I was different? [pause; Jules shakes her head] Let's get the fuck out of here. Come on.
[Rue and Jules leave the auditorium steps and ride their bikes to Jules' house. They walk upstairs to Jules' bedroom and start packing their belongings.]
Jules... Is this a bad idea?
Jules
[gets up] No.
[Jules kisses Rue, then resumes packing her duffel bag]
[beat; quietly] What the fuck?
[Later, Rue starts having seconds about leaving town just as she and Jules are about to board a train]
Jules, I just realized that I didn't bring my medication.
Jules
We can get medication, like, everywhere.
Yeah, but I don't think it's–You know, I can't miss a day, you know?
Jules
Rue, we'll figure it out. I promise.
[beat] Jules, I don't–I don't think this is a good idea.
Jules
Rue, it was your idea.
I–I know it was my idea, but I just... I don't think it's a good idea anymore is what I'm trying to tell you.
Jules
It was a fucking great idea. I don't know what you're talking about.
Can you–Can you slow down? 'Cause I'm thinking, you know, my mom. I don't want her to fucking freak out, alright? I don't want–
Jules
Rue, it's not that far, and, like... [chuckling] We're good. It's... You can–We can call.
Okay, what am I gotta tell Gia, though, you know? Like, she's gonna wake up in the fucking morning. She's gonna think I'm missing.
[Jules, still holding Rue's hand, gets on the train]
Jules
We're good. Come on. It's gonna be amazing. [pause; Rue looks wistfully at her] Rue!
[Jules laughs, but notices Rue is on the verge of tears. She realizes that Rue truly doesn't want to run away with her anymore.]
Jules
Come on. [whispering, as Rue cries] Please. I love you.
[Rue stays behind, even after Jules kisses her hand in one last attempt to convince Rue to join her. Rue solemnly watches the train leave the station.]
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