[in class] You know what? Um...you guys asked me what the point was to all of this, school, literature...life. And, uh I said there was no point. And that's not true. What I should have said was, "I don't know". Because the truth is, not long ago, I sat where you are and wondered exactly the same things. When something that's tragic and evil and unexplainable happens, like losing someone forever...I still wonder, just like you do. Alright, everybody, get out a piece of paper and pen.
Because this is a literature class. When archaeologists uncover lost civilizations and they unearth their worlds that have long been since been destroyed, you know what they find most often? They find stories, ancient languages, words, inscriptions from people who have been gone for thousand of years, because chances are, like you, they wanted to know, "Whats the point?" And they wanted us to know that they were here, you know? Like they told their stories, and they tried to make sense of their lives and their worlds and their tragedies. So that's what we are gonna do. So I want you to write something, anything at all, about Quentin Fields. If you knew him, write a favorite memory. If you didn't know him, write what you think the point is of all this for yourself and your life and your time here. This is a literature class and that's what writers do. We put pen to paper in times of devastating tragedy. And we try and make sense of it. Maybe we will find some clarity in some of those words. Maybe we will find peace.
[Haley takes a marker and writes on Quentin's desk: "He who does not weep, does not see."
It’s really nice having you here. Especially now. I know we haven’t really talked much about the wedding.
Oh God, Luke, the wedding can wait. I mean this is what a marriage is right, good times and bad? I just wish I could help you somehow.
Peyton, you’ve helped me so much. Without saying a word. And I love you.
Hi, Nate. Come in. It’s a tough day, huh?
I wish there was something I could do for you or Haley or Jamie.
Well, actually we were wondering if there’s anything we could do for you.
We know that your mom has been pulling some stuff with the company, and I don’t know, I guess having dealt with parent insanity I wanted to check your head. See how you’re doing.
That sounds like something I would say. Look, this thing with losing Quentin, it-it’s hard. And I have a feeling its gonna be a pretty prominent thing in our lives for a while, but that doesn’t mean that your problems are any less important, that all of us aren’t here for you.
You’re fine. You can handle it. Its all good. Look, I hope that’s true and maybe it is but the thing is, the two of us have been down very similar roads. We were in the same cliques first, we both felt the same pressures, the same expectations. Our parents were like children and we both grew into kind of bad versions of ourselves way too fast. So I think you know I get it.
They never really gave us a chance did they? Our parents?
They didn’t know how. Look, the thing is, you made your dream happen, alright? And even though I didn’t quite get there, when it was taken away from me I dealt with it alone. That was stupid, selfish, and wrong. So if your mom tries to take your dream away from you and you feel the same pain I did, I’ve sorta been there, okay? And I’m gonna be kind of pissed off if you don’t come talk to me about it. Anyway, thank you for coming today. It means a lot. I know you didn’t know Quentin, but it doesn’t surprise me that you’re thinking of other people when all this stuff is going on with you. That’s not bad for a girl who never had a chance. Come here.
Is it because she was kissing Uncle Skills?
Yeah, they tried to pretend he was getting something out of her eye but they were just being mushy.
And how does it feel to be scarred for life?
Fine. I like Nanny Deb and I like Uncle Skills so what if they like each other?
It’s a little more complicated than that. Nanny Deb is also my mom.
Yeah, but I let you kiss my mom.
They say we leave this world just the way we came into it - naked and alone.
So, if we do leave with nothing, what, then, is the measure of a life? Is it defined by the people we choose to love?
Or is life simply measured by our accomplishments?
And what if we fail? Or are never truly loved? What then? Can we ever measure up?
Or will the quiet desperation of a life gone wanting drive us mad?
I caught a young girl shoplifting the other day. I was pretty hard on her.
PPsychologist
Did you feel threatened by her?
Brooke No, I actually felt myself feeling jealous. I realize I let company matter too much. You know, we spend all this time building something up, And then we don't enjoy it. We just sit there, terrified that someone is gonna take it away from us. And there was this girl, and she didn't answer to anything or anyone. And that made me jealous.
PPsychologist
What are you going to do about that, with regards to your company?
Well, it doesn't matter, I don't have to worry about Clothes Over Bros anymore.
PPsychologist
And why is that?
I gave it all away. I signed the company over to Victoria. Do you think that I was foolish to give my company to my mother?
PPsychologist
Do you think you were foolish?
Do you always answer a question with another question?
PPsychologist
Does it bother you? In my humble opinion, it was never going to be your company, as long as she was part of it.
After I did it I felt great. At first, I felt liberated, but now I just feel kind of empty. Everything that I worked for is gone. I just have this store. And even that's empty now.
PPsychologist
That freedom you were jealous of can be scary sometimes. Have you talked to anyone else about it?
No. I saw my best friend today, and I couldn't bring myself to tell her.
PPsychologist
Why do you think that was?
I don't know. I feel a little...a little bit like I failed. You know? I am watching all my friends move on with their lives: Haley and her family, and Millicent is moving to be with Mouth, and Peyton with Lucas and they are all moving forward. And it's like I am stuck here, standing still, and...
PPsychologist
Brooke, you're 22 years old and the founder of a multi-million dollar corporation. I'd hardly call that standing still.
PPsychologist
You will do something else. You are intelligent, you are creative. You will figure it out. But that's not the real question.
PPsychologist
All you have talked about is your work, Brooke. But when you mention your friends being happy, you define happiness strictly in terms of relationship and family. The question is, why are you so insistent on going through life alone?
I need a dress! And if it helps, I promise to pay full price. Is my best friend down?
Sure. Do you want the Lindsey Strauss tear-away train? It's what all the runaway brides are gonna be wearing this season.
So not funny. No, I was thinking something like nontraditional, you know? Like rocker-glam-chic, kind of like, Stephanie Seymour dress she wears in the Guns n' Roses video.
Who peed in your cheerios?
So, what, was it, like, love at first sight or what?
MMick
Pretty much. I mean, they met on tour, and I don't remember which one it was, but I remember that she fell for your dad instantly.
What about him? Did he like her right away?
MMick
Well,you know, they tried to play it cool, Like it wasn't a big deal. But it was. I mean, everybody knew that they re just meant to be together.
I never meant to hurt you. Not then and not now.
I know. the thing is, I saw it coming all along. I just tried to wish it away. It wasn't fair to me or to you.
Well, I should go, I'm gonna miss my flight.
Okay. You forgot something. [hands the novel Comet to Lucas]. You know the first time we met right here. I told you I was pulling for the couple in the book. Goodbye Lucas.
[laughing]You think you can kill me? You can't kill me, I'm still here.
I already called the police. They're on the way.
So? What are they going to do? I'll get out and I'll come back.
Do you remember what I told you I'd do if you ever came near my family again? I told you I'd kill you.
But you didn't. I'm not dead.
Sure you are.[shoots Carrie]
