(at Higgs)

Charlie: I only talked to her 3 times! 

Andy: I might know someone who knows her the best…

Charlie: Who? 

Andy: Matthew.

Charlie: Are they dating?!

Andy: They just went on one date! Here he is, Matty!!! 

Matthew: Heyyy, big sister! Charlie!! my boyyy!!

Charlie: I missed you! ( they hug ) 

Andy: No hug for me, then? 

Matthew: I live with you and I give you many hugs! 

Charlie: Okok, well we need your help…

Matthew: Tell me.

Andy: We need you to let us talk to Ashley.

Matthew: Smith?!

Andy: Do you know other girls named Ashley? 

Matthew: Andy you can’t ask me something like that! You know that our date went bad! 

Andy: Actually, I don't, because you didn’t tell me anything! 

Matthew: We were both really nervous and we couldn’t say a word, i don’t know…

Andy: Oh…you have to talk to her, idiot! Come on, let’s go find her! 

Imogen: Guys!!! What are you doing here ? 

Andy: Heyyy Gin!! How are you? 

Imogen: Good! what about you? 

Andy: Good too! We’re here for the headgirl.

Imogen: Oh, she is still in the office, of course. She has a lot of work to do! 

Andy: Ok, thank you, and girl we have to go out sometime!

Imogen: I’m up for it! 

Charlie: You and Imogen are really good friends! 

Andy: Yeah, she was my girl best friend at the time…

Charlie: What about after?

Andy: I moved school and she never called and i never called…but i still need a friend like her, i have only male friends and a boyfriend, so i miss her.

Charlie: Seems fair…

Ashley: Charlie Spring…

Charlie: Ashley Smith… good to see you.

Ashley: Good to see you too on the wrong side of the road.

Charlie: Not wrong if the principal sends me…

Ashley: Oh god again, other things to do! What other amazing thing wants to do now? 

Andy: I think this time might have been our fault, because it’s our idea… 

Ashley: Andy, my love, i love you, but just tell what it is, please.

Andy: Pride.

Ashley: Ahahahah, you’re kidding, right? Pride? at this school? The most homophobic ever! 

Charlie: We are not kidding.

Andy: There are many people in this school that will enjoy pride and it could help! 

Ashley: Okay so, you already went to the principal, so why do you need me? 

Charlie: Because we need to do a meeting with all parents and teachers and the principal told us to get help from you too.

Ashley: Ok. I’ll help you, but just because I really care about all of you, all my friends are queer and i want them to have this. 

Andy: ( they hug her ) Thank you so much!!! Remember to tell all the queer people you know about this meeting! 

Ashley: Yeah, I will.

Andy: Oh and there is someone for you actually… matty? 

Mathew: What?! oh, hi…

Ashley: Matthew! 

Andy: We’ll leave you alone, byeee…! 

Matthew: I hate them, when they do this!

Ashley: They have always been like that! 

Matthew and Ashley: ( at the same time ) I’m sorry! 

Matthew: Oh, you first.

Ashley: I should’ve said something, but the only questions that i had in mind they were all awful and about your illness and i felt bad and i didn’t say anything and-  ( matthew kisses her )

Matthew: Sorry, I didn't ask, this was something I wanted to do for so long…

Ashley: Don’t be, I liked it, and yes you should’ve done it years ago! 

Matthew: We are really bad at this…ahaha, what do you think about milkshakes ? 

Ashley: Yeah… sounds perfect!

Matthew: You can ask me anything, you know…

Ashley: Okay…

( in the street ) 

Charlie: I don’t understand why you have a car and we have to walk to go home! 

Andy: Because I like to walk! and you need to get your driver's license!

Charlie: I got a job now, so I really don’t have time! maybe this summer…

Andy: Okay, okay…i’ll help you so next year we can go to school by car everyday!

Charlie: Yeah, next year…

Andy: No being sad, lovely boy! it’s too early! 

Charlie: Okay!! So how about you tell me about Matthew and Ashley?

Andy: There is nothing to say, they were friends when they were younger and they also liked each other, but no one has ever made the first move, because they’re both really shy. Then we moved school, he also went to the hospital and that’s it.

Charlie: Does she know about him? 

Andy: Yeah, she does, I think she was one of the first people to know…

Charlie: Matthew is a great person, i know you see him as your little twin brother that you have to protect but he's one of the strongest people that i ever met.

Andy: He is…but I also remember the first time that I knew about his bulimia, it was a normal dinner in the family. He ate everything and then he went to his room. I asked my mom if I could just go and check on him, and… i found him there, in the bathroom…my little brother, who helped me with everything, he moved school for me, he did everything for me, he was there, fragile, weak and… I couldn't help him… he needed more. So he went to the hospital and now he's not a boy anymore, not my little brother, he’s a man. 

Charlie: The first night at the hospital was really bad, I couldn't sleep and I started crying because i missed my home and nick so bad . Matthew, without saying anything, just came into my bed, hugged me and we just fell asleep like that, without saying anything… it wasn't weird, it was just beautiful.

Andy: He never told me about this…

Charlie: Because he never told you about his first day, that was his first day too, and it was bad for him too, but instead of worrying for himself, he helped me. This is your brother, this is the man that he became. 

Andy: ( crying ) Oh… come here…! ( they hug him ) you have to go to work now…

Charlie: I know…