[Andrew and Allison are walking down the hall to the teacher's lounge.]
So...what's your poison? [Allison doesn't respond.] What do you drink? [No response again.] Okay...forget I asked.
Allison Vodka.
Vodka. When do you drink Vodka?
Allison Whenever.
Allison Tons.
Is that why you're here today? Why are you here--
Allison Why are you here?
I'm...here because my coach and my old man don't want me to blow my ride. You see, the coach thinks I'm a winner. My old man thinks I'm a winner. I'm not a winner 'cause I wanna be a winner. I'm a winner 'cause I have strength and speed, kinda like a race horse. Shows you how involved I am in everything that's happening to me.
Allison Yeah? That's very...interesting. Now, why don't you tell me why you're really in here.
Do you always carry this much shit in your bag?
Allison Yeah, I always carry this much shit in my bag. You never know when you may have to jam.
Are you gonna be like a shopping bag lady? You know like, sit in alleyways and like talk to buildings and wear men's shoes and that kinda thing?
Allison I'll do what I have to do.
Why do you have to do anything?
Allison My home life is un-satisfying...
So you're saying you'd subject yourself to the violent dangers of the Chicago streets because your home life is unsatisfying?
Allison I don't have to run away and live in the street; I can run away and, go to the ocean, I can go to the country, I can go to the mountains. I can go to Israel, Africa, Afghanistan...
Andy...you wanna get in on this? Allison here says, she wants to run away, because her home life is unsatisfying.
Well everyone's home lives are unsatisfying. If it wasn't, people would live with there parents forever.
Yeah, yeah I understand. But I think that hers goes beyond, you know, what guys like you and me consider normal unsatisfying.
Allison Never mind, forget it, everything's cool.
Allison No! There's no deal, Sporto. Forget it, leave me alone.
Wait a minute, now you're carrying all that crap around in your purse. Either you really wanna run away or you want people to think you wanna run away.
Allison Eat shit!
The girl is an island, with herself.
[Andrew approaches Allison.]
Hey, what's wrong? You wanna talk about it?
Allison No.
Allison Go away.
Where do you want me to go?
Allison Go away! [Andrew hesitantly leaves her be.] You have problems.
Allison You do everything everyone ever tells you to do! That is a problem!
Okay, fine. But I didn't dump my bag on the couch and invite everyone into my problems. [He begins to approach her again.] Did I? Now, tell me. What's wrong? Is it bad? Really bad? Parents?
Allison [A moment passes silently.] (softly)
Yeah.
Allison (hesitantly)
They ignore me.
Allison I'll do anything sexual. I don't need a million dollars to do it either.
Allison I already have. I've done just about everything there is except a few things that are illegal. I'm a nymphomaniac.
Are your parents aware of this?
Allison The only person I told was my shrink.
And what'd he do when you told him?
Allison He nailed me.
Allison I don't think it can be construed as rape since I paid him.
Allison Yeah. He's married, too.
Ugh, do you have any idea how completely gross that is?
Allison Well, the first few times--
The first few times?! You mean, you've done it more than once?! Are you crazy?!
Obviously she's crazy if she's screwing a shrink.
Allison Have you ever done it?
I don't even have a psychiatrist.
Allison Have you ever done it with a normal person?
Didn't we already cover this?
You never answered the question.
Look, I'm not gonna discuss my private life with total strangers.
Allison It's kind of a double-edged sword, isn't it?
Allison Well, if you say you haven't, you're a prude. If you say you have, you're a slut! It's a trap. You want to but you can't but when you do you wish you didn't, right?
Allison ...Or, are you a tease?
Why don't you just drop it?
You're a tease and you know it, all girls are teases!
She's only a tease if what she does gets you hot.
Allison That's why you're a tease.
Okay, lemme ask you a few questions.
Allison I've already told you everything!
No, doesn't it bother you to sleep around without being in love? I mean don't you want any respect?
Allison I don't screw to get respect; that's the difference between you and me.
Not the only difference, I hope.
Sure you are! Sex is a weapon! You said it yourself; you use it to get respect!
No, I never said that. She twisted my words around.
Oh, then what do you use it for?
Oh, are you medically frigid or is it psychological?
I didn't mean it that way! You guys are putting words into my mouth!
Well if you'd just answer the question...
Why don't you just answer the question?
Answer the question, Claire!
Come on, answer the question!
It's easy, it's only one question!
Allison I never did it either, I'm not a nymphomaniac...I'm a compulsive liar.
That was great, Claire. My image of you is totally blown.
Allison You're a shit! Don't do that to her you swore to God you wouldn't laugh!
What do you care what I think, anyway? I don't even count, right? I could disappear forever and it wouldn't make any difference...I may as well not even exist at this school, remember? [to Claire] And you...don't like me anyway.
You know, I have just as many feelings as you do and it hurts just as much when somebody steps all over them!
God, you're so pathetic! Don't you ever, ever compare yourself to me! Okay? You got everything, and I got shit! ****in' Rapunzel, right? School would probably **** shut down if you didn't show up! "Queenie isn't here!" I like those earrings Claire.
Are those real diamonds, Claire?
I bet they are. Did you work, for the money, for those earrings?
Or did your daddy buy those?
I bet he bought those for you! I bet those are a Christmas gift! Right? You know what I got for Christmas this year? It was a banner ****in' year at the old Bender family! I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said "Hey! Smoke up Johnny!" Okay, so go home and cry to your daddy, don't cry here, okay?
So, so on Monday...what happens?
Are we still friends, you mean? If we're friends now, that is?
Allison With all of us, or just John?
That's a real nice attitude, Claire!
Oh, be honest, Andy. If Brian came walking up to you in the hall on Monday, what would you do? I mean picture this, you're there with all the sportos. I know exactly what you'd do; you'd say hi to him and when he left you'd cut him all up so your friends wouldn't think you really liked him!
Allison 'Kay, what if I came up to you?
Why? 'Cause I'm telling the truth, that makes me a bitch?
No! 'Cause you know how shitty that is to do to someone! And you don't got the balls to stand up to your friends and tell 'em that you're gonna like who you wanna like!
Okay, what about you, you hypocrite! Why don't you take Allison to one of your heavy metal vomit parties? Or take Brian out to the parking lot at lunch to get high? What about Andy for that matter, what about me? What would your friends say if we were walking down the hall together. They'd laugh their asses off and you'd probably tell them you were doing it with me so they'd forgive you for being seen with me.
Don't you ever talk about my friends! You don't know any of my friends, you don't look at any of my friends and you certainly wouldn't condescend to speak to any of my friends, so you just stick to the things you know: shopping, nail polish, your father's BMW and your poor-rich-drunk mother in the Caribbean!
And as far as being concerned about what's gonna happen when you and I walk down the hallways at school, you can forget it! 'Cause it's never gonna happen! Just bury your head in the sand, and wait for your ****in' prom!
I just wanna tell each of you that I wouldn't do that...I wouldn't and I will not! 'Cause I think that's real shitty.
Your friends wouldn't mind because they look up to us.
You're so conceited, Claire. You're so conceited. You're so, like, full of yourself; why are you like that?
(teary)
I'm not saying that to be conceited! I hate it! I hate having to go along with everything my friends say!
Well then why do you do it?
I don't know, I don't--you don't understand...you don't. You're not friends with the same kind of people that Andy and I are friends with! You know, you just don't understand the pressure that they can put on you!
I don't understand what? You think I don't understand pressure, Claire? Well **** you! **** you! [Brian breaks down and begins to cry.] Know why I'm here today? Do you?! I'm here because Mr. Ryan found a gun in the locker.
Why'd you have a gun in your locker?
I tried. You pull the ****in' trunk on it and the light's s'posed to go on...and it didn't go on, I mean, I...
What's the gun for Brian?
I can't have an F, I can't have it and I know my parents can't have it. Even if I aced the rest of the semester, I'm still only a B. And everything's ruined for me.
****! So I considered my options, you know?
No! Killing yourself is not an option!
Well I didn't do it, did I? No, I don't think so!
Allison It was a hand gun?
No, it was a flare gun, went off in my locker.
Really? [starts to laugh]
[Andrew tries to stop, but he continues laughing and everyone else begins to laugh.] (laughing as well)
Yes it is. ****in' elephant was destroyed!
Allison You wanna know what I did to get in here? Nothing; I didn't have anything better to do.
Allison [Everyone continues to laugh, now at Allison.] (still laughing from earlier)
You're laughing at me!
Allison Yes, you are!
[Everyone, feeling better, continues to laugh.]
