I'm carrying a fairly, fairly obvious paper bag, which looks like it holds a fairly obvious lunch on opening the paper bag it will be revealed that yes, indeed, there's a lunch in there. We can go even further to say that the lunch itself is a rather obvious nut butter and jam sandwich on whole wheat bread. Although the jam is boysenberry which could be seen as unexpected, and way out of there. That's how I roll you know, on the other hand, are covered in egg cartons. The burden of answering the question, what are you doing question clearly falls on you.
You're the new girl.
Or Josie I go by either as far as names go. It must be pretty complicated around here. If more than one new girl arrives. How do you automate? Sammy gets the new girl on Mondays, Wednesdays and alternate Fridays.
What's wrong with you?
You're asking me what is wrong?
You do not have a sunny personality.
I think lack of fun over iRULU any day? What happens when you duct tape egg cartons to your body?
Oh, hey,
I'm not with your Pete. I am great. I'm going to eat my lunch. I'm going to sit and eat my lunch.
Why are you eating on the roof?
It's quiet. Usually. I thought no one else knew about the store being unlocked.
So you want to eat with other people?
Why do you care where I eat? I asked you first. And then gentlemen gets ribbon for first question. Are you covered in egg cartons?
Why are you answering your question with a question?
I don't feel like answering yours. Oh. I may have to kill a couple of cats on this one. I want to know what you're doing.
You'll think I'm crazy.
Cool. Wait,
I am not Whoo.
Man in a carton suit.
What do you do if I don't tell
them down to the office and say there's crazy guy on the roof?
You can't?
You're so lonely. You can't even see it.
You can't turn me that's not fair. I knew I should have done this earlier. I could have been in fourth period. Look, my entire future is riding on these next few moments. And if you stopped me, you'll be totally responsible for ruining my life.
This will be the part where you tell me
my fine. I applied to my dream school to get my dream job and I got accepted.
Which in the non egg carton world would be cause for celebration.
They were supposed to turn me down. I only applied because I was sure they'd reject me. They weren't supposed to say yes. Why? Because now I have to go. I can't turn down my dream school in my dream job. That's crazy. Among other things, and I want to go it's an amazing program with the best reviews ever. They only select a handful of students each year, which means they think I'm special. me. Do you know how exciting that is? I'm freaking out.
I'm confused. You want something? You got it? You got you're glad you got it. Wait. What's your dream schooling your dream job? It doesn't have a story.
I got accepted into the computer animation program at chat with the possibility of a Pixar internship
thing.
I know I have to go. So go.
I can't. Why not?
What if I fail? What if I think I'm good? And they think I'm good. But really, I'm no good. What if I crash and burn? So don't go. Are you out of your mind? I can't stay here. I mean, it's fine here. I like it. But there's nothing for me. I want to be out there. Not here. Here's okay for some people, a lot of people, but I really really really want my life to be about there.
So go.
If I were caught in a bear trap in the middle of the woods, someone from Britain would notice me missing perform a task force and I wouldn't have to die in a bear trap in the woods. I have no guarantee of that at Chapman.
Do they have that many bears at Chapman Making fun of me. Oh, absolutely. So you can't can't stay and you've decided to end it all and an egg cartons wander. Oh, sorry, sorry.
That's a terrible thing to say.
I jumped ahead and sorry, please continue.
So I have some other things I'm afraid of,
naturally.
And I thought if I could conquer those fears, and something like going away to school will seem trite and tiny and we there's no way I'd be able to stay at home. Or go to Chapman with a song in my heart problems. All
right, and what are the fears that have led you to being covered in egg cartons?
heights and falling? What? It's not Whoo.
jumping off the roof of the school is the definition of
follow. I'm going to fall off big difference.
Here's the roof. There's the ground, and how our egg cartons gonna save you from at the very least and during severe physical damage.
It's not just I'm going to fill them with.
Of course you are.
There's a couple of gym mats covered with empty cardboard boxes, which will break my fall. We'll be fine. That's what Jim says.
Jim. Jim Hill. You're kidding, right?
No,
he's your falling expert, the guy giggling about tonight in the ventilation desk this morning. This is his idea.
Yes, well, no, he told me about it. He doesn't know I'm doing it.
You got to be kidding. It'll work
Jim's facade on the Discovery Channel. Wouldn't steer somebody wrong. Discover
its egg carton, shaving cream.
It has to work. This is my time. I can feel it. I'm ready to take the next step. I'm ready to shed my skin move forward. Move away to control my life. I can do it. I know.
It's too late to run for valedictorian. Carter's has an awesome job.
Tyler wouldn't be doing this. He's not afraid of anything.
I think this is a good idea.
It sounded like a good idea.
egg cartons, shaving cream, cardboard boxes.
That makes it sound like less than a good idea.
There's got to be a way to kick your butt out of this town. I'll even volunteer I'll come to your house dragged you out of bed and kick your butt all the way to Chapman.
You don't even know me. You really hate being called the new girl.
Better than parents gone to jail girl. Love that one. At least I can have fun with it. Depending on who you talk to with my parents either. About our dog stole the Empire State Building or put kool aid in the water supply. It's the little things.
Did your parents really do something bad?
Yes, they duct taped yogurt containers to their body and fell off the Brooklyn Bridge.
They did. Hey,
couldn't resist.
I will call you the new girl ever again. Josie.
I won't call you. Unless you do this falling thing, then I won't have a choice
