Questionable Media Month Part 24
Dec. 30th, 2018 08:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amatyultareChapter 24 – Desperately Seeking Alex
Surprising no one, Mr. Lord doesn’t believe her and tries to grab the gun. Also surprising no one, Sadie doesn’t have the guts to even try a warning shot. (Okay, that’s unfair - few high schoolers would be comfortable shooting at someone.)
Then Mr. Ellison hits Mr. Lord over the head with a shovel. Okay, I really like Mr. Ellison.
Alex apologizes profusely (?), telling Sadie that he knows she’s a great actor. He just didn’t want her to have to spend the whole day with a gun-wielding maniac. This appeases Sadie and she forgives him. Because everything really DOES revolve around Sadie! Her hurt feelings are the most important part of this situation!
Finally Mr. Ellison calls the police while Alex and Sadie tie up Mr. Lord. Instead of staying to talk to the police, they decide to head back to school. Oh, and Sadie really will be Bella, since the other girl will probably be more occupied with her boyfriend’s arrest. Yay.
They spend the drive back to school recalling the insanity of the morning, finishing up with a high five about having saved things as a team, just like old times.
Then Sadie goes to the bathroom to cry, because she realizes that she actually fell in love with Alex the day he returned from California, but being attracted to his hotness makes her just as shallow as all the other girls in the school. Woe.
Sadie tries to make it through the school day, but she’s exhausted and goes home early after finally talking to the police. Instead of napping, she mulls over the Alex situation some more and eventually digs out a bunch of home movies from when they were kids. Watching them makes her realize that he was always attractive, she just didn’t realize it. And she didn’t decide to be his friend or fall in love with him because he turned hot, it was just what opened her eyes to how she really felt about him.
So that’s all right then? Crisis of conscience solved in about four pages. Also, she decides she doesn’t want to date Alex; she just wants him back as her best friend. (Guess how long this lasts.)
She arrives at school that evening ready to rock as Bella (FINALLY), but wanting to take her time getting into costume and makeup since the whole thing feels pretty surreal. Then Nigel corners her and suggests that they “step outside and practice our kiss for real”. She rejects him and brings up Lucey, because apparently he’s the one who impregnated her now? He denies it, but shakily, and runs off. Uh, he’s still playing Edward, right? …good luck with that chemistry onstage?
Oh, but Mr. Lord’s girlfriend is still here! And still planning on playing Bella! DUN DUN DUN.
Surprising no one, Mr. Lord doesn’t believe her and tries to grab the gun. Also surprising no one, Sadie doesn’t have the guts to even try a warning shot. (Okay, that’s unfair - few high schoolers would be comfortable shooting at someone.)
Then Mr. Ellison hits Mr. Lord over the head with a shovel. Okay, I really like Mr. Ellison.
Alex apologizes profusely (?), telling Sadie that he knows she’s a great actor. He just didn’t want her to have to spend the whole day with a gun-wielding maniac. This appeases Sadie and she forgives him. Because everything really DOES revolve around Sadie! Her hurt feelings are the most important part of this situation!
Finally Mr. Ellison calls the police while Alex and Sadie tie up Mr. Lord. Instead of staying to talk to the police, they decide to head back to school. Oh, and Sadie really will be Bella, since the other girl will probably be more occupied with her boyfriend’s arrest. Yay.
They spend the drive back to school recalling the insanity of the morning, finishing up with a high five about having saved things as a team, just like old times.
Then Sadie goes to the bathroom to cry, because she realizes that she actually fell in love with Alex the day he returned from California, but being attracted to his hotness makes her just as shallow as all the other girls in the school. Woe.
Sadie tries to make it through the school day, but she’s exhausted and goes home early after finally talking to the police. Instead of napping, she mulls over the Alex situation some more and eventually digs out a bunch of home movies from when they were kids. Watching them makes her realize that he was always attractive, she just didn’t realize it. And she didn’t decide to be his friend or fall in love with him because he turned hot, it was just what opened her eyes to how she really felt about him.
So that’s all right then? Crisis of conscience solved in about four pages. Also, she decides she doesn’t want to date Alex; she just wants him back as her best friend. (Guess how long this lasts.)
She arrives at school that evening ready to rock as Bella (FINALLY), but wanting to take her time getting into costume and makeup since the whole thing feels pretty surreal. Then Nigel corners her and suggests that they “step outside and practice our kiss for real”. She rejects him and brings up Lucey, because apparently he’s the one who impregnated her now? He denies it, but shakily, and runs off. Uh, he’s still playing Edward, right? …good luck with that chemistry onstage?
Oh, but Mr. Lord’s girlfriend is still here! And still planning on playing Bella! DUN DUN DUN.
