Chapter 20
↓ Transcript(Emily is standing in front of her open locker, in the busy locker room. Markus approaches behind her.) Markus: Hey Emily! I saw you and your mum at the supermarket the other day. I would have said hi, but…[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ Transcript(Emily waits outside the locker room while Markus, Abe, and their friends leave with their lunches. She follows them as they head into an empty classroom and lurks outside the door, eavesdropping.) Markus: Hey, do any of you know[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptBrandon: How do you know? Markus: She told me. I said I saw her at the shops with her mum and she said it was her aunt. Jad: I just figured she was being fostered or something. I thought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptAbe: Yeah, well, that goes without saying. Angie: I wonder what happened to her real parents. Brandon: Yeah. Abe: I bet she was abandoned. No wonder she’s such a grump! Angie: Maybe they’re dead. Abe: Maybe she KILLED them![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptAbe: Because it wouldn’t make sense to do it any other way? Markus: But… Jad: Go on, what’s the difference from what you normally bug her about? Angie: But what if it’s something really serious? Markus: Yeah… Jad: Who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ Transcript(Cut to after school; Emily is climbing a tree beside a footy oval, relating the incident to Dee.) Emily: …And they wonder why I hate everyone! Honestly! Dee: Hate’s a strong word. Emily: Yeah, well, strongly dislike, whatever. Bloody[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptEmily: How so? Dee: You set Markus up. Emily: No I didn’t! Dee: Well, if it was private, why did you tell him? What did you expect him to do? Emily: … Dee: Of course he was going to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptEmily: It doesn’t matter! It’s wrong to talk about people behind their back! Dee: It is? But – but we’re talking about him right now. Emily: … Well it depends on what gets said. They were saying all sorts[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: That’s little kids, though. It’s different. Emily: -SIGH- I wish it wasn’t. Dee: But I don’t need space, Emily. It’s embarrassing to watch them stand when there’s a perfectly good seat… Emily: I am going to save you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…