Blood & Water (2020) s01e02 Episode Script
The Interview
1
[INDISTINCT AUDIO PLAYING FROM COMPUTER]
[MAN] You have the right to remain
silent. Anything you say
[PULENG] Baba!
[PULENG] What are you doing?
[PULENG] Somebody do something!
I know your family has been and is
going through a tough time, but
as principal of Parkhurst,
I need assurances
that it will not affect your school work
or any other student, for that matter.
Ma'am
I have no control over what's
happening with my family.
I wouldn't do anything to mess this up.
Oh, look at you.
My bursary application.
Oh, yes. Don't forget to deliver
that to the administration office.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
[GIRL] Wow, this is so intense.
Remember that Khumalo
girl who was kidnapped?
May I ask something?
If I were accepted here,
could I use my mother's
maiden name, Vezi?
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
I don't want the Khumalo name
to be my story here too.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Really?
Right outside the school?
You know you shouldn't be
doing that in school uniform.
[TAHIRA SIGHS]
- [CAR HORN BLASTS]
- [MAN] Watch it, man.
[PULENG BREATHING HEAVILY]
Puleng Vezi?
How did you know?
Oh, let me see.
That hopeful gaze in your eyes,
the way you're gripping your bag,
reeks of rookie eagerness.
Wendy Dlamini.
I have the pleasure of
giving you the full tour.
Please, follow me.
- [SNAPS FINGERS]
- Come on.
[WENDY] So, where are you from?
[PULENG] Certainly not from the
same place as people around here.
Well, that's probably a good thing.
[WENDY] Parkhurst High is
internationally renowned
for its academic excellence.
We boast about having
the best foundation
to get into top tertiary institutions.
Not to mention our sporting rep.
This school's a melting
pot of cultural
- Watch it!
- and economic backgrounds.
[WENDY] Then there are the swimmers.
With their failed Olympic
coach, Chad Morgan.
The star pupils who think they're
in a league of their own.
- [MUFFLED SOUND]
- [HEART BEATING]
[NORMAL] Fikile Bhele.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
I see she's a candidate
for the head girl position.
Do you think she stands a chance?
[WENDY] Sure.
Unfortunately, Parkhurst isn't immune
to frivolous popularity contests.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
Actually, my mother's the
Minister of Agriculture.
Ah, so one of the
wealthy entitled brats.
More like the champion for the underdog.
That's why I started the
school magazine society.
To speak truth when no one else will.
Hey.
I was starting to worry you had
jumped ship and abandoned me.
Puleng, meet my very best friend
and future head girl of Parkhurst High.
No one is more deserving than Tahira.
According to you, Wendy.
- Modesty won't get you far.
- Nice to meet you, Puleng.
[TAHIRA] Uh, when are the interviews
happening after school again?
We're conducting interviews
with each candidate
as part of the head girl
and head boy campaign.
More like a profile on each
candidate, including hers truly.
Sounds serious.
Rightly so.
It looks good on any uni application.
[TAHIRA] Uh [CLEARS THROAT]
We need to go. Find me
if you need anything.
Welcome to the jungle.
A piece of advice:
don't lose yourself.
I have to ask
What makes you sure that
this is where you belong?
Actually
can you tell me more about
the magazine society?
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Yeah, no, find your own seat.
Oh.
Uh There's an open desk next to me.
This one.
[PROFESSOR] All right,
great then, settle down.
We've got a new student
here with us today.
Miss, uh, Puleng
Vezi.
She transferred from Meadowridge.
Let's welcome her.
[SCATTERED STUDENT APPLAUSE]
[PROFESSOR] Let's see,
yesterday, any questions about
Welcome.
I don't think I'd be here
without that interview
you set up with your mom.
[PROFESSOR] We all clear on that?
- [WENDY] Excuse me, ma'am.
- [WOMAN] Yes.
While I find this rehashing
of Schindler's List riveting,
if the department insists on teaching us
white male domination in ancient wars,
wouldn't it be more enlightening to us,
as the students of the continent,
if we studied Darwin's impact on
historical events closer to home?
The Holocaust affected
many people, Miss Shlamini.
Of course.
But we've had our own horror stories
with relics such as Leopold,
who murdered millions of
Africans and is never discussed.
[DOOR RATTLES OPEN THEN CLOSES]
So sorry I'm late, ma'am.
Swimming practice ran late.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
What about the ten million
people in the DRC
that King Leopold killed?
Do they not get air time?
She's at it again.
[EXHALES] Yeah.
Hey.
How come Coach never talks to me?
He just dictates,
and I work just as hard.
Chris, the only thing you
work hard at is getting laid.
Semantics.
Mr. Ackerman?
[PROFESSOR] You care to share?
No, ma'am. [CHUCKLES]
Perfectly happy listening to your, um
- alluring voice. Thank you.
- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
[WENDY] As I was saying
by discussing African history,
perhaps more specifically the influence
Darwin's theory had on
the apartheid regime,
maybe we as South Africans
can better understand
and address the systems
governing our country today.
Okay homework.
- [STUDENTS GROANING]
- Wendy
I want an essay where you debate
the historical genocides,
and which one has had the biggest impact
on African politics.
- Let's say two weeks from today.
- [STUDENTS GROANING AND MURMURING]
Thanks, Miss
I'll-challenge-everything-for-self-justification.
Wendy is just trying
to be like her mother.
I mean, her body's
already halfway there.
- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
- [PROFESSOR] Enough.
Miss van Rensburg,
you will apologize now.
[WHISPERS] Sorry.
Ma'am?
Uh, Fiks and I are competing
in a gala next week,
and you know how these things go.
Would it be possible for
us to get an extension?
That's fine, but just by a day or two.
But, ma'am, that's completely
unfair for the rest of us.
It is what it is, Miss Schlamini.
It's Dlamini.
[BELL RINGING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[EXHALES]
[BOY 1] Hey, KB, have you seen Fikile?
Yeah, yeah. I'm going to her now.
Hey, hey, what's good?
Mr. Molopo!
[PROFESSOR] Off the skateboard.
[WADE] P-dog!
Uh, I'm sorry. I don't know
why I called you that.
Um, how's your first day going?
Well, my mom's BLT sandwich
is keeping me company.
[WADE] My mom's is always pretty dry.
She hates mayonnaise.
We don't have any in the house.
I mean, who hates mayonnaise?
It's mayonnaise
I do.
That's not the point. Uh
What I mean is I know
what it's like to be new
and to not know anyone.
So no more. Scout's honor.
You were a Boy Scout?
Nah. I thought that's just
what people say for emphasis.
- [PULENG CHUCKLES]
- Yeah.
Um, I heard you're joining
the magazine society.
We're meeting up in a minute if
you want to come with me, maybe.
Um, you know what?
I'll catch up with you later, okay?
La Later, then, yeah.
[UNDER BREATH] Damn it.
[MAN] Uh, where do you
think you're off to?
Students are not allowed to hang
around the pool area during break.
I got lost.
I'm new.
First day.
I thought this was a meeting.
- [WENDY] Pretentious, undeserving illiterates!
- Who's what?
They live to make our lives miserable.
No one bats an eyelid.
Who is she talking about?
Fikile Bhele.
Well, what did she do?
It's what she doesn't
do that's the problem!
And she's interviewing Fikile
for the head girl profile?
Excuse me?
Wendy, given your state of mind,
perhaps someone else should
conduct the interview with Fikile.
Are you saying I can't be professional?
[STAMMERS] Not when it comes to Fikile.
It's like how crazy I get in traffic.
I tell myself I won't lose it.
I won't dream of ramming into some idiot
cruising at 40 in the
right lane, you know?
You don't have a car; you don't drive,
and you don't have a learner's.
[STAMMERS] I was just proving a point.
Okay.
So, who do you suggest do the interview?
You?
- I'm more of a visual person.
- I can do it.
That was a rhetorical question.
I'm neutral.
Maybe that's not the worst idea.
- Have you ever done an interview?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay, you'll have to come
up with the questions
- and write the article.
- I can send you something
I already wrote.
No, I'll do the interview.
Fikile's included.
Why don't you maybe read Puleng's
article before writing her off?
Fine.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[COMPUTER CHIMES]
What are you so busy with?
My God.
- It's your first day at school.
- Siya, go away.
Hey.
Why the ugly face?
Your face is ugly.
[LAUGHS]
Seriously, what's up?
Is Dad going to prison?
Everyone says he is at school.
It's even on YouTube.
School?
Finn says his mom said he shouldn't
be friends with me anymore
because Ubaba is a criminal.
Ubaba's not going anywhere.
Okay? He's innocent.
And soon, everyone
will shut up about this.
Mm.
- Now, give me a kiss. Mwah!
- Ah! [LAUGHS]
[THANDEKA] Siya?
You know you can chew
your food? It's not liquid.
That's disgusting.
[CHUCKLES]
So?
How was your first day of school?
Fine.
- Just fine?
- [SIGHS] It was okay, Ma.
Your birth certificate's
there on the counter.
The school's been asking for it.
I, uh
I joined the magazine society today.
I have my first interview tomorrow.
- Well, that's really nice.
- [PHONE VIBRATES]
Who are you interviewing?
Actually
I need money for new writing software.
It's for the magazine society.
Surely there's free software for that.
Yeah, but it's a specific kind, Ma.
The school will have to pay for it.
I'm still trying to
figure out your fees.
[SIYA] The tournament's
this weekend, Baba.
- Siya
- [IN ZULU] Ma, leave him.
we've spoken about this.
It's just until the case
has been dismissed.
Yeah, but the court case
is still months away.
Plus, Ubaba's innocent.
- Ubaba says he's coming home soon
- Siya, give me the phone.
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
[SIGHS]
[SHOWER WATER RUNNING]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[PHONE VIBRATES]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[GROANS]
[FIKILE] Since when do you go here?
[PULENG] Um
[CLEARS THROAT] Yesterday.
[FIKILE] Hmm.
I was under the impression the
magazine society was a little
uptight.
[EXHALES]
Half an hour. Best get started.
[EXHALES]
[PULENG] So
can you talk a little about
where you grew up?
Cape Town, for as long
as I can remember.
Uh, my mom's from the Eastern
Cape and my dad's from here.
[PULENG] Where were you born? Home?
Hospital?
Um, I'm not sure,
but definitely Cape Town.
And then we move to the
Eastern Cape soon after that.
[PULENG] Uh-huh, got that.
Um, days, weeks, months?
I don't know.
But what does that have to
do with me being head girl?
I just find that kind of
information interesting.
Do you have any pictures of your
parents with you, by any chance?
- What?
- Any baby photos of yourself?
I want to know if there's something
beyond your swimming accolades.
I think it's important for people
to get to know the real Fikile,
the one who hopes and
bleeds like the rest of us.
I don't know, actually.
I don't think I have any photos.
My mom said we left most of
them in the Eastern Cape, so
Why? Are you trying to find
some painful childhood secret?
[DEEP BREATH]
Puleng?
I remember the time when
my brother almost drowned.
He was six.
Playing by the pool.
Like he usually does.
Plus, he knows better
than to go to the pool
without any adult supervision.
I was the one who found him.
Floating
lifeless.
It was one of the most
terrifying things.
I keep thinking
how his death would've
destroyed my family.
Maybe that's why I hate the water.
My point is
I was four
when I nearly drowned.
My mom found me.
And after that, she signed
me up for swimming classes.
Swore to never feel the fear
she felt that day, you know?
[EXHALES]
And now I love water.
And it's my goal to conquer more waters.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
Thank you.
[EXHALES]
[PULENG] "Encourage students to
participate in community initiatives
that'll have a great impact on society."
[SCOFFS] What 17-year-old
speaks like this?
Seems like she has your vote.
Um by the way, um
you were great.
I mean, you spoke about your
brother almost dying, sure.
[CHUCKLES] Yo.
Actually, that wasn't a true story.
I just needed Fikile to
feel comfortable enough
to open up and tell me
about her childhood story,
which I read about in another interview.
I don't know if I should
be concerned or impressed.
I feel bad.
You have a knack for this.
Is that shade or a compliment?
- Both.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
[EXHALES]
[SMACKS LIPS TOGETHER]
Question. Um
What are you doing this evening?
I'm I'm shooting at this
night market in Sea Point.
- It would be cool if you came.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
Let me touch base with my mom
first. It should be cool, though.
Cool-io.
[PULENG] I have to go.
Okay, don't forget to
let me know. It'll be fun.
Mmm.
[PULENG] That one.
You know, I see why Wendy's
threatened by Fikile.
The girl's in a league of her own.
Don't let her hear you say that.
[CHUCKLES]
[FIKILE] Stalking me?
Unfortunately for you, no.
I just have to drop
something off at admin.
Is it true that he was almost
an Olympic swimmer?
Yeah, until the motorbike
accident killed his career.
Now he's my incredible swim coach.
Hey, do you wanna hang at lunch?
- Yeah.
- Cool.
Let's go meet my day ones.
Ew.
You remember Chris, the loser,
that gave that soppy speech at my party?
- Hi.
- Hey.
You're Zama's Puleng, eh?
She's not happy with you, you know?
- You guys talk?
- A little bit.
And Reece, the biggest bitch
in the southern hemisphere.
You tried to sell me
weed at Chris's party.
Care to shout that from
the school's rooftop?
[BOY CHUCKLES] Hey, be nice.
Oh, hi. I'm I'm KB.
Um
Yeah, you you burned my cardigan
- at Chris's party.
- [CHUCKLES] Oh, shit, yeah.
[LAUGHS]
- My bad, eh?
- [FIKILE] Forgive him.
He's full of shit.
[CHRIS] So, how'd the interview go?
Actually, thanks to Puleng,
- it was really good.
- You were great.
Hey, didn't you just start here?
Okay, um [CLEARS THROAT]
Fiks, why don't you read us
your motivational letter
- and we'll tell you if it sucks?
- You know I will.
- Yeah. Thanks, but no thanks.
- We'll be nice.
Okay Okay.
"Pollution continues to be
a never-ending challenge
faced by the world today.
While countries are
adopting more and more laws
to reduce its effects,
governmental actions cannot
guarantee the complete elimination
of this problem.
No matter what we do,
the sun will keep getting hotter,
the cold will keep getting colder.
A Zulu proverb says,
'When you bite indiscriminately,
you end up eating your own tail.'
What has our Earth
done to deserve this?"
[LAUGHING]
[FIKILE] That shit, huh?
Um
- [KB CHUCKLES]
- Fuck you, guys.
No, it's not shit, it's just,
- I mean
- [REECE] What does the new girl think?
It's good.
Um
You could push it a bit more, you know,
make it a bit more personal to you.
That always sells.
What are you up to tonight?
Editing your interview.
Why?
Well, a few friends are
getting together at KB's.
You should come.
- And Zama's gonna be there, right, Chris?
- Yep.
Um [CHUCKLES] That would be
[BELL RINGING]
Ah, thanks. Forgot that.
Are you coming?
Yeah.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[EXHALES]
["HENNESSY" BY TSHEGO PLAYING]
Started coming up ♪
You know what's up ♪
You know what ♪
We're nothing but ♪
Hennessy in my cup ♪
Hennessy in my cup ♪
Hennessy in my cup ♪
Hennessy ♪
[GIRL] Yo!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
[EXHALES, COUGHS]
[LAUGHS] Joint virgin.
What? No.
Don't mind her.
[FIKILE] Yeah, no, we need
to loosen you up, dude.
Come with me.
[MUSIC CONTINUES MUFFLED IN BACKGROUND]
So, where are KB's parents?
His mom lives abroad,
and his dad is out.
Don't worry; he's super chill.
So how come Zama didn't
come? Are you guys cool?
Yeah, well, I transferred schools,
so she's pissed.
And now
she's ignoring me.
I'm sorry. That sucks.
While she gets over herself,
you should make new friends.
Starting with that swimming costume.
[SIGHS] Fuck what
people think about you.
You have been blessed with great genes.
[KB] Hey.
Your boy is threatening
to drown himself.
[FIKILE SIGHS]
Oh, shit.
Okay, I'll just
[FIKILE CHUCKLES] I'll be right back.
[PULENG CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS] I think I'm high.
How do you know Fikile?
Uh, she's my day one
since we were little.
Her mom and my dad are,
like, super tight,
so we became best friends.
Just friends?
We kind of, like, dated, but it ended.
What about you? What
was your childhood like?
Boring.
So how come you've never
tried weed before?
Who says I never did?
I'm guessing your folks are strict.
You don't like talking about
yourself much, do you?
I'm not good at opening up to people.
Well, actually, more like
people never care to ask,
so I've gotten used to
writing more than talking.
You write?
[SIGHS]
Uh, sometimes.
I'm dying alone, Fiks.
How are things with, uh
you know who?
Not now, please.
What do you see in him anyway?
Why can't I just have a
nice, normal relationship?
I mean
what's wrong with all the losers I date?
Let's face it, babe, you aren't
the easiest person to be with.
See you later, okay?
I heard them.
I heard them laughing
at us, tagging it out.
I heard them claiming they're
back, saying they vouch.
I heard them.
I heard them saying they
love them inside out,
and I'm hurting because I never
know what they're talking about.
They're walking as a pair, handing
each other, backing each other.
I've never known what that feels like,
but I know that I've
always dreamt of it.
I long for it; I want it.
I need it.
Don't I deserve it?
Sisterhood.
A loving companion.
Am I not worth it?
Don't feel like I fit in. My friends
don't even know the real me.
Gotta keep my guard up,
these questions make me harder.
They ask about my sister.
[KB] Yeah, I heard 'em,
laughing it up, tagging 'em out.
I heard 'em, claiming they're
back, saying they vouch.
I heard 'em, saying they love
'em inside out, but I'm hurting
'cause I never had what
they're talking about.
They walk as a pair, handing
each other, backing each other.
I've never known what it feels
like but I've dreamed of it.
I long it, I really want it, I need it.
Don't I deserve it?
Sisterhood, a loving companion,
am I not worth it?
Somebody there to shield me.
Gossipers trying to kill me.
I never felt like I fit in.
My friends don't know the real me.
I gotta keep my guard up.
The questions make it harder.
They ask about my sister, but, like
I'll figure it out. [CHUCKLES]
Shit, you're really good.
Just a hobby.
Not good enough to make
it a career or anything.
Not with that attitude, no.
You know,
I've actually always
wanted to go to New York.
Yeah. [SCOFFS]
I wish I lived in another country.
Better yet
different family.
[CLEARS THROAT]
What I mean is
Cape Town is more a town
than an actual city.
The other country in
South Africa, you mean?
Little Europe?
[LAUGHING]
[KB LAUGHS]
You know, I've actually never
mentioned New York to anyone.
People
People expect our generation
to move mountains.
But truth is, technology or not,
we're more lost than ever.
'Cause things
things just keep changing.
- Must be the high talking.
- Yeah.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- [SIGHS]
- [PHONE VIBRATES]
Oh, sorry.
Must be my mom.
Oh, shit.
Is everything okay?
[SIGHS]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[SIGHS]
Hey
I'm hungry.
Are you?
Yeah.
Relax.
The meeting ended
sooner than I expected.
I'll be out of your way.
Puleng, my dad.
Papa, Puleng.
You have a lovely home, sir.
Thanks.
It's hard to enjoy it
with this dreadful noise
you guys mistake for music.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Well, what kind of music
do you like, sir?
Well, jazz, blues
classical music, mbaqanga, you know,
anything soulful.
You know, I can also
get down for some
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Hmm Tupac Shakur.
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party ♪
[ALL LAUGH]
Dad,
don't ever say "get down" again.
- What?
- No.
- [KB LAUGHS]
- Well, actually
if you look beyond the
"noise" in current hip-hop,
you'll find that it's
still a deep form of art.
I mean, look at an artist
like Youngsta, for instance,
who's a powerhouse, conscious lyricist.
His lyrics confront you
in a positive way
and expose the divided nature
in this beautiful city we live in.
It's not always bad.
Like with anything in life, I guess.
Well, have a good night, Puleng.
This one is a keeper, son.
[CHUCKLES]
Your dad seems pretty cool.
Holy shit, dude.
You just convinced my dad of something
I've been trying to since I could write.
[PULENG CHUCKLES]
Uh, bathroom.
[SIGHS]
What's your name?
I told you already. It's Mark.
Wait. Wait, where are you going, Markey?
Oh, shit! Oh.
I didn't see anything.
- Not that there's anything to see.
- Wow.
Don't forget to use protection, kids.
Ah, you can go first.
Ah, dude, don't be silly.
We're both girls.
So
What's up with Chris?
I thought he was straight.
He prefers pansexual.
Meaning he follows his
heart, not his dick.
Also, do you have a spare tampon?
Yeah, I do.
Thanks.
I left my phone in the toilet.
[HEART BEATING]
Oh Oh, my God.
What the fuck are you doing?
Um
Was looking for my phone.
Found it.
[PULENG SIGHS] Oh, my God.
[SIGHS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey.
Sorry about last night.
I completely forgot to message you.
You have a busy night?
Yeah. Writing that article was intense.
Only finished at like 12:00.
[BELL RINGING]
See you in a minute.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
You okay?
[PANTING]
[CHAD] Sakes, Ackerman.
Get your act together,
you wanna stay on this team.
Entitled shit.
[PANTING]
[THANDEKA SOFTLY] Yeah.
[EXHALES]
[PHONE RINGING]
Hello.
- [MAN] Mrs. Khumalo?
- Yes.
Hi. I'm Detective Vaans.
Mrs. Khumalo, after
your husband's arrest,
your daughter's missing person's
case was officially reopened.
[BELL RINGS]
Good day. Puleng Vezi.
I'm here to drop off
my birth certificate.
[SIGHS] Bursar's left already.
Can you tell me, um
a person's place of birth,
that's usually on the
birth certificate, right?
Yes, sometimes they put the
hospital or the town of birth.
[VAANS] Now, some evidence,
previously thought to be insignificant,
led us to a young girl in Beaufort West
who was trafficked as a child.
We cross-referenced our database,
and I need to inform you that we
believe there's a strong possibility
that this young girl could be
your daughter, Phumelele.
What?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Submitted your motivational letter yet?
Done. That scholarship is mine.
Proud of you, Fiks.
Thanks.
Uh, you know, actually I was
I was thinking at the party.
How come you've never been
with anyone after me?
Who says I haven't?
Article.
Thanks again for the opportunity.
I really appreciate it.
Are you keen on doing another one?
I could actually do with some
help. We're meeting in 15.
Um I'm kind of still deciding
about the magazine society.
I'll get back to you,
though. Maybe later?
[PULENG] Hey, guys.
How did she infiltrate the royals?
Royals, my ass.
Newbie's got skills.
And she got a new hairdo.
[CHUCKLES] Channeling Fikile much?
I guess she's a genuine influencer.
People like her really
do rule this world.
Best to know your place then.
High school world, maybe.
But people like them always crash.
I admire your optimism, my friend,
but the Fikiles of this world
always get what they want.
Unless someone does something about it.
Anyway, see you in class.
["YVR" BY YOUNGSTACPT PLAYING]
Ygen ♪
Youngsta ♪
It's the Cape crusader ♪
Put it down like ♪
What my name is ♪
Kaapstad did it ♪
Uh ♪
3T ♪
Ah ♪
It's the Cape crusader ♪
Young Van Riebeek ♪
I put it down like ♪
Young Van Riebeek ♪
What the name is ♪
Young Van Riebeek ♪
Kaapstad did it ♪
Young Van Riebeek ♪
Young Van Riebeek ♪
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Uh ♪
It's the Cape crusader ♪
Edit the layout and then print. ASAP.
Young Van Riebeek ♪
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Oh
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
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Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
[FIKILE] Now he's my
incredible swim coach.
- [FIKILE MOANS]
- Someone's here.
This is my call of duty ♪
I'm not even pocket dialing ♪
When I stick it ♪
It's like the British ♪
And the Dutch arriving ♪
When they landed at the seashore ♪
And they thought the Cape ♪
Was just a detour ♪
Educate yourself, read more ♪
Before they signing
your deceased forms ♪
I can't tell you how this feels, yo ♪
This the city I would bleed for ♪
But I'm at the bottom of the seesaw ♪
Hoping, praying for a beanstalk ♪
Cape flats or Sandton, uh ♪
I be lifting every sanction, uh ♪
Wade. You ready to go?
Mommy, just a minute.
I need to add something.
[WENDY] Wade?
So, you take the article to print?
[WHIMPERS]
Wendy, I don't think
[SCOFFS] Just give it to me, I'll do it.
Your mother seems to believe in you.
Your situation is
desperate enough. And
my son Wade
vouches for you.
Why should I believe in you?
Parkhurst College is my last shot.
And I get I can't repeat
previous mistakes.
I promise
I won't let you down.
[DOOR HINGE CREAKS OPEN]
Because once I put my
mind to something
I get it done.
[DOOR HINGE CREAKS SHUT]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[EXHALES]
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [WADE] What the hell are you doing?
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
Young Young Van Riebeek, uh ♪
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
Well, I'd pay to find
you in our story ♪
Where our shows intertwine in glory ♪
I can feel you in my spirit ♪
My heart is bruised ♪
And you're my healin' ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
[MUSIC ENDS]
[INDISTINCT AUDIO PLAYING FROM COMPUTER]
[MAN] You have the right to remain
silent. Anything you say
[PULENG] Baba!
[PULENG] What are you doing?
[PULENG] Somebody do something!
I know your family has been and is
going through a tough time, but
as principal of Parkhurst,
I need assurances
that it will not affect your school work
or any other student, for that matter.
Ma'am
I have no control over what's
happening with my family.
I wouldn't do anything to mess this up.
Oh, look at you.
My bursary application.
Oh, yes. Don't forget to deliver
that to the administration office.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
[GIRL] Wow, this is so intense.
Remember that Khumalo
girl who was kidnapped?
May I ask something?
If I were accepted here,
could I use my mother's
maiden name, Vezi?
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
I don't want the Khumalo name
to be my story here too.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Really?
Right outside the school?
You know you shouldn't be
doing that in school uniform.
[TAHIRA SIGHS]
- [CAR HORN BLASTS]
- [MAN] Watch it, man.
[PULENG BREATHING HEAVILY]
Puleng Vezi?
How did you know?
Oh, let me see.
That hopeful gaze in your eyes,
the way you're gripping your bag,
reeks of rookie eagerness.
Wendy Dlamini.
I have the pleasure of
giving you the full tour.
Please, follow me.
- [SNAPS FINGERS]
- Come on.
[WENDY] So, where are you from?
[PULENG] Certainly not from the
same place as people around here.
Well, that's probably a good thing.
[WENDY] Parkhurst High is
internationally renowned
for its academic excellence.
We boast about having
the best foundation
to get into top tertiary institutions.
Not to mention our sporting rep.
This school's a melting
pot of cultural
- Watch it!
- and economic backgrounds.
[WENDY] Then there are the swimmers.
With their failed Olympic
coach, Chad Morgan.
The star pupils who think they're
in a league of their own.
- [MUFFLED SOUND]
- [HEART BEATING]
[NORMAL] Fikile Bhele.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
I see she's a candidate
for the head girl position.
Do you think she stands a chance?
[WENDY] Sure.
Unfortunately, Parkhurst isn't immune
to frivolous popularity contests.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
Actually, my mother's the
Minister of Agriculture.
Ah, so one of the
wealthy entitled brats.
More like the champion for the underdog.
That's why I started the
school magazine society.
To speak truth when no one else will.
Hey.
I was starting to worry you had
jumped ship and abandoned me.
Puleng, meet my very best friend
and future head girl of Parkhurst High.
No one is more deserving than Tahira.
According to you, Wendy.
- Modesty won't get you far.
- Nice to meet you, Puleng.
[TAHIRA] Uh, when are the interviews
happening after school again?
We're conducting interviews
with each candidate
as part of the head girl
and head boy campaign.
More like a profile on each
candidate, including hers truly.
Sounds serious.
Rightly so.
It looks good on any uni application.
[TAHIRA] Uh [CLEARS THROAT]
We need to go. Find me
if you need anything.
Welcome to the jungle.
A piece of advice:
don't lose yourself.
I have to ask
What makes you sure that
this is where you belong?
Actually
can you tell me more about
the magazine society?
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Yeah, no, find your own seat.
Oh.
Uh There's an open desk next to me.
This one.
[PROFESSOR] All right,
great then, settle down.
We've got a new student
here with us today.
Miss, uh, Puleng
Vezi.
She transferred from Meadowridge.
Let's welcome her.
[SCATTERED STUDENT APPLAUSE]
[PROFESSOR] Let's see,
yesterday, any questions about
Welcome.
I don't think I'd be here
without that interview
you set up with your mom.
[PROFESSOR] We all clear on that?
- [WENDY] Excuse me, ma'am.
- [WOMAN] Yes.
While I find this rehashing
of Schindler's List riveting,
if the department insists on teaching us
white male domination in ancient wars,
wouldn't it be more enlightening to us,
as the students of the continent,
if we studied Darwin's impact on
historical events closer to home?
The Holocaust affected
many people, Miss Shlamini.
Of course.
But we've had our own horror stories
with relics such as Leopold,
who murdered millions of
Africans and is never discussed.
[DOOR RATTLES OPEN THEN CLOSES]
So sorry I'm late, ma'am.
Swimming practice ran late.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
What about the ten million
people in the DRC
that King Leopold killed?
Do they not get air time?
She's at it again.
[EXHALES] Yeah.
Hey.
How come Coach never talks to me?
He just dictates,
and I work just as hard.
Chris, the only thing you
work hard at is getting laid.
Semantics.
Mr. Ackerman?
[PROFESSOR] You care to share?
No, ma'am. [CHUCKLES]
Perfectly happy listening to your, um
- alluring voice. Thank you.
- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
[WENDY] As I was saying
by discussing African history,
perhaps more specifically the influence
Darwin's theory had on
the apartheid regime,
maybe we as South Africans
can better understand
and address the systems
governing our country today.
Okay homework.
- [STUDENTS GROANING]
- Wendy
I want an essay where you debate
the historical genocides,
and which one has had the biggest impact
on African politics.
- Let's say two weeks from today.
- [STUDENTS GROANING AND MURMURING]
Thanks, Miss
I'll-challenge-everything-for-self-justification.
Wendy is just trying
to be like her mother.
I mean, her body's
already halfway there.
- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
- [PROFESSOR] Enough.
Miss van Rensburg,
you will apologize now.
[WHISPERS] Sorry.
Ma'am?
Uh, Fiks and I are competing
in a gala next week,
and you know how these things go.
Would it be possible for
us to get an extension?
That's fine, but just by a day or two.
But, ma'am, that's completely
unfair for the rest of us.
It is what it is, Miss Schlamini.
It's Dlamini.
[BELL RINGING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[EXHALES]
[BOY 1] Hey, KB, have you seen Fikile?
Yeah, yeah. I'm going to her now.
Hey, hey, what's good?
Mr. Molopo!
[PROFESSOR] Off the skateboard.
[WADE] P-dog!
Uh, I'm sorry. I don't know
why I called you that.
Um, how's your first day going?
Well, my mom's BLT sandwich
is keeping me company.
[WADE] My mom's is always pretty dry.
She hates mayonnaise.
We don't have any in the house.
I mean, who hates mayonnaise?
It's mayonnaise
I do.
That's not the point. Uh
What I mean is I know
what it's like to be new
and to not know anyone.
So no more. Scout's honor.
You were a Boy Scout?
Nah. I thought that's just
what people say for emphasis.
- [PULENG CHUCKLES]
- Yeah.
Um, I heard you're joining
the magazine society.
We're meeting up in a minute if
you want to come with me, maybe.
Um, you know what?
I'll catch up with you later, okay?
La Later, then, yeah.
[UNDER BREATH] Damn it.
[MAN] Uh, where do you
think you're off to?
Students are not allowed to hang
around the pool area during break.
I got lost.
I'm new.
First day.
I thought this was a meeting.
- [WENDY] Pretentious, undeserving illiterates!
- Who's what?
They live to make our lives miserable.
No one bats an eyelid.
Who is she talking about?
Fikile Bhele.
Well, what did she do?
It's what she doesn't
do that's the problem!
And she's interviewing Fikile
for the head girl profile?
Excuse me?
Wendy, given your state of mind,
perhaps someone else should
conduct the interview with Fikile.
Are you saying I can't be professional?
[STAMMERS] Not when it comes to Fikile.
It's like how crazy I get in traffic.
I tell myself I won't lose it.
I won't dream of ramming into some idiot
cruising at 40 in the
right lane, you know?
You don't have a car; you don't drive,
and you don't have a learner's.
[STAMMERS] I was just proving a point.
Okay.
So, who do you suggest do the interview?
You?
- I'm more of a visual person.
- I can do it.
That was a rhetorical question.
I'm neutral.
Maybe that's not the worst idea.
- Have you ever done an interview?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay, you'll have to come
up with the questions
- and write the article.
- I can send you something
I already wrote.
No, I'll do the interview.
Fikile's included.
Why don't you maybe read Puleng's
article before writing her off?
Fine.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[COMPUTER CHIMES]
What are you so busy with?
My God.
- It's your first day at school.
- Siya, go away.
Hey.
Why the ugly face?
Your face is ugly.
[LAUGHS]
Seriously, what's up?
Is Dad going to prison?
Everyone says he is at school.
It's even on YouTube.
School?
Finn says his mom said he shouldn't
be friends with me anymore
because Ubaba is a criminal.
Ubaba's not going anywhere.
Okay? He's innocent.
And soon, everyone
will shut up about this.
Mm.
- Now, give me a kiss. Mwah!
- Ah! [LAUGHS]
[THANDEKA] Siya?
You know you can chew
your food? It's not liquid.
That's disgusting.
[CHUCKLES]
So?
How was your first day of school?
Fine.
- Just fine?
- [SIGHS] It was okay, Ma.
Your birth certificate's
there on the counter.
The school's been asking for it.
I, uh
I joined the magazine society today.
I have my first interview tomorrow.
- Well, that's really nice.
- [PHONE VIBRATES]
Who are you interviewing?
Actually
I need money for new writing software.
It's for the magazine society.
Surely there's free software for that.
Yeah, but it's a specific kind, Ma.
The school will have to pay for it.
I'm still trying to
figure out your fees.
[SIYA] The tournament's
this weekend, Baba.
- Siya
- [IN ZULU] Ma, leave him.
we've spoken about this.
It's just until the case
has been dismissed.
Yeah, but the court case
is still months away.
Plus, Ubaba's innocent.
- Ubaba says he's coming home soon
- Siya, give me the phone.
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
[SIGHS]
[SHOWER WATER RUNNING]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[PHONE VIBRATES]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[GROANS]
[FIKILE] Since when do you go here?
[PULENG] Um
[CLEARS THROAT] Yesterday.
[FIKILE] Hmm.
I was under the impression the
magazine society was a little
uptight.
[EXHALES]
Half an hour. Best get started.
[EXHALES]
[PULENG] So
can you talk a little about
where you grew up?
Cape Town, for as long
as I can remember.
Uh, my mom's from the Eastern
Cape and my dad's from here.
[PULENG] Where were you born? Home?
Hospital?
Um, I'm not sure,
but definitely Cape Town.
And then we move to the
Eastern Cape soon after that.
[PULENG] Uh-huh, got that.
Um, days, weeks, months?
I don't know.
But what does that have to
do with me being head girl?
I just find that kind of
information interesting.
Do you have any pictures of your
parents with you, by any chance?
- What?
- Any baby photos of yourself?
I want to know if there's something
beyond your swimming accolades.
I think it's important for people
to get to know the real Fikile,
the one who hopes and
bleeds like the rest of us.
I don't know, actually.
I don't think I have any photos.
My mom said we left most of
them in the Eastern Cape, so
Why? Are you trying to find
some painful childhood secret?
[DEEP BREATH]
Puleng?
I remember the time when
my brother almost drowned.
He was six.
Playing by the pool.
Like he usually does.
Plus, he knows better
than to go to the pool
without any adult supervision.
I was the one who found him.
Floating
lifeless.
It was one of the most
terrifying things.
I keep thinking
how his death would've
destroyed my family.
Maybe that's why I hate the water.
My point is
I was four
when I nearly drowned.
My mom found me.
And after that, she signed
me up for swimming classes.
Swore to never feel the fear
she felt that day, you know?
[EXHALES]
And now I love water.
And it's my goal to conquer more waters.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
Thank you.
[EXHALES]
[PULENG] "Encourage students to
participate in community initiatives
that'll have a great impact on society."
[SCOFFS] What 17-year-old
speaks like this?
Seems like she has your vote.
Um by the way, um
you were great.
I mean, you spoke about your
brother almost dying, sure.
[CHUCKLES] Yo.
Actually, that wasn't a true story.
I just needed Fikile to
feel comfortable enough
to open up and tell me
about her childhood story,
which I read about in another interview.
I don't know if I should
be concerned or impressed.
I feel bad.
You have a knack for this.
Is that shade or a compliment?
- Both.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
[EXHALES]
[SMACKS LIPS TOGETHER]
Question. Um
What are you doing this evening?
I'm I'm shooting at this
night market in Sea Point.
- It would be cool if you came.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
Let me touch base with my mom
first. It should be cool, though.
Cool-io.
[PULENG] I have to go.
Okay, don't forget to
let me know. It'll be fun.
Mmm.
[PULENG] That one.
You know, I see why Wendy's
threatened by Fikile.
The girl's in a league of her own.
Don't let her hear you say that.
[CHUCKLES]
[FIKILE] Stalking me?
Unfortunately for you, no.
I just have to drop
something off at admin.
Is it true that he was almost
an Olympic swimmer?
Yeah, until the motorbike
accident killed his career.
Now he's my incredible swim coach.
Hey, do you wanna hang at lunch?
- Yeah.
- Cool.
Let's go meet my day ones.
Ew.
You remember Chris, the loser,
that gave that soppy speech at my party?
- Hi.
- Hey.
You're Zama's Puleng, eh?
She's not happy with you, you know?
- You guys talk?
- A little bit.
And Reece, the biggest bitch
in the southern hemisphere.
You tried to sell me
weed at Chris's party.
Care to shout that from
the school's rooftop?
[BOY CHUCKLES] Hey, be nice.
Oh, hi. I'm I'm KB.
Um
Yeah, you you burned my cardigan
- at Chris's party.
- [CHUCKLES] Oh, shit, yeah.
[LAUGHS]
- My bad, eh?
- [FIKILE] Forgive him.
He's full of shit.
[CHRIS] So, how'd the interview go?
Actually, thanks to Puleng,
- it was really good.
- You were great.
Hey, didn't you just start here?
Okay, um [CLEARS THROAT]
Fiks, why don't you read us
your motivational letter
- and we'll tell you if it sucks?
- You know I will.
- Yeah. Thanks, but no thanks.
- We'll be nice.
Okay Okay.
"Pollution continues to be
a never-ending challenge
faced by the world today.
While countries are
adopting more and more laws
to reduce its effects,
governmental actions cannot
guarantee the complete elimination
of this problem.
No matter what we do,
the sun will keep getting hotter,
the cold will keep getting colder.
A Zulu proverb says,
'When you bite indiscriminately,
you end up eating your own tail.'
What has our Earth
done to deserve this?"
[LAUGHING]
[FIKILE] That shit, huh?
Um
- [KB CHUCKLES]
- Fuck you, guys.
No, it's not shit, it's just,
- I mean
- [REECE] What does the new girl think?
It's good.
Um
You could push it a bit more, you know,
make it a bit more personal to you.
That always sells.
What are you up to tonight?
Editing your interview.
Why?
Well, a few friends are
getting together at KB's.
You should come.
- And Zama's gonna be there, right, Chris?
- Yep.
Um [CHUCKLES] That would be
[BELL RINGING]
Ah, thanks. Forgot that.
Are you coming?
Yeah.
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[EXHALES]
["HENNESSY" BY TSHEGO PLAYING]
Started coming up ♪
You know what's up ♪
You know what ♪
We're nothing but ♪
Hennessy in my cup ♪
Hennessy in my cup ♪
Hennessy in my cup ♪
Hennessy ♪
[GIRL] Yo!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
[EXHALES, COUGHS]
[LAUGHS] Joint virgin.
What? No.
Don't mind her.
[FIKILE] Yeah, no, we need
to loosen you up, dude.
Come with me.
[MUSIC CONTINUES MUFFLED IN BACKGROUND]
So, where are KB's parents?
His mom lives abroad,
and his dad is out.
Don't worry; he's super chill.
So how come Zama didn't
come? Are you guys cool?
Yeah, well, I transferred schools,
so she's pissed.
And now
she's ignoring me.
I'm sorry. That sucks.
While she gets over herself,
you should make new friends.
Starting with that swimming costume.
[SIGHS] Fuck what
people think about you.
You have been blessed with great genes.
[KB] Hey.
Your boy is threatening
to drown himself.
[FIKILE SIGHS]
Oh, shit.
Okay, I'll just
[FIKILE CHUCKLES] I'll be right back.
[PULENG CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS] I think I'm high.
How do you know Fikile?
Uh, she's my day one
since we were little.
Her mom and my dad are,
like, super tight,
so we became best friends.
Just friends?
We kind of, like, dated, but it ended.
What about you? What
was your childhood like?
Boring.
So how come you've never
tried weed before?
Who says I never did?
I'm guessing your folks are strict.
You don't like talking about
yourself much, do you?
I'm not good at opening up to people.
Well, actually, more like
people never care to ask,
so I've gotten used to
writing more than talking.
You write?
[SIGHS]
Uh, sometimes.
I'm dying alone, Fiks.
How are things with, uh
you know who?
Not now, please.
What do you see in him anyway?
Why can't I just have a
nice, normal relationship?
I mean
what's wrong with all the losers I date?
Let's face it, babe, you aren't
the easiest person to be with.
See you later, okay?
I heard them.
I heard them laughing
at us, tagging it out.
I heard them claiming they're
back, saying they vouch.
I heard them.
I heard them saying they
love them inside out,
and I'm hurting because I never
know what they're talking about.
They're walking as a pair, handing
each other, backing each other.
I've never known what that feels like,
but I know that I've
always dreamt of it.
I long for it; I want it.
I need it.
Don't I deserve it?
Sisterhood.
A loving companion.
Am I not worth it?
Don't feel like I fit in. My friends
don't even know the real me.
Gotta keep my guard up,
these questions make me harder.
They ask about my sister.
[KB] Yeah, I heard 'em,
laughing it up, tagging 'em out.
I heard 'em, claiming they're
back, saying they vouch.
I heard 'em, saying they love
'em inside out, but I'm hurting
'cause I never had what
they're talking about.
They walk as a pair, handing
each other, backing each other.
I've never known what it feels
like but I've dreamed of it.
I long it, I really want it, I need it.
Don't I deserve it?
Sisterhood, a loving companion,
am I not worth it?
Somebody there to shield me.
Gossipers trying to kill me.
I never felt like I fit in.
My friends don't know the real me.
I gotta keep my guard up.
The questions make it harder.
They ask about my sister, but, like
I'll figure it out. [CHUCKLES]
Shit, you're really good.
Just a hobby.
Not good enough to make
it a career or anything.
Not with that attitude, no.
You know,
I've actually always
wanted to go to New York.
Yeah. [SCOFFS]
I wish I lived in another country.
Better yet
different family.
[CLEARS THROAT]
What I mean is
Cape Town is more a town
than an actual city.
The other country in
South Africa, you mean?
Little Europe?
[LAUGHING]
[KB LAUGHS]
You know, I've actually never
mentioned New York to anyone.
People
People expect our generation
to move mountains.
But truth is, technology or not,
we're more lost than ever.
'Cause things
things just keep changing.
- Must be the high talking.
- Yeah.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- [SIGHS]
- [PHONE VIBRATES]
Oh, sorry.
Must be my mom.
Oh, shit.
Is everything okay?
[SIGHS]
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
[SIGHS]
Hey
I'm hungry.
Are you?
Yeah.
Relax.
The meeting ended
sooner than I expected.
I'll be out of your way.
Puleng, my dad.
Papa, Puleng.
You have a lovely home, sir.
Thanks.
It's hard to enjoy it
with this dreadful noise
you guys mistake for music.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Well, what kind of music
do you like, sir?
Well, jazz, blues
classical music, mbaqanga, you know,
anything soulful.
You know, I can also
get down for some
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Hmm Tupac Shakur.
Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party ♪
[ALL LAUGH]
Dad,
don't ever say "get down" again.
- What?
- No.
- [KB LAUGHS]
- Well, actually
if you look beyond the
"noise" in current hip-hop,
you'll find that it's
still a deep form of art.
I mean, look at an artist
like Youngsta, for instance,
who's a powerhouse, conscious lyricist.
His lyrics confront you
in a positive way
and expose the divided nature
in this beautiful city we live in.
It's not always bad.
Like with anything in life, I guess.
Well, have a good night, Puleng.
This one is a keeper, son.
[CHUCKLES]
Your dad seems pretty cool.
Holy shit, dude.
You just convinced my dad of something
I've been trying to since I could write.
[PULENG CHUCKLES]
Uh, bathroom.
[SIGHS]
What's your name?
I told you already. It's Mark.
Wait. Wait, where are you going, Markey?
Oh, shit! Oh.
I didn't see anything.
- Not that there's anything to see.
- Wow.
Don't forget to use protection, kids.
Ah, you can go first.
Ah, dude, don't be silly.
We're both girls.
So
What's up with Chris?
I thought he was straight.
He prefers pansexual.
Meaning he follows his
heart, not his dick.
Also, do you have a spare tampon?
Yeah, I do.
Thanks.
I left my phone in the toilet.
[HEART BEATING]
Oh Oh, my God.
What the fuck are you doing?
Um
Was looking for my phone.
Found it.
[PULENG SIGHS] Oh, my God.
[SIGHS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey.
Sorry about last night.
I completely forgot to message you.
You have a busy night?
Yeah. Writing that article was intense.
Only finished at like 12:00.
[BELL RINGING]
See you in a minute.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
You okay?
[PANTING]
[CHAD] Sakes, Ackerman.
Get your act together,
you wanna stay on this team.
Entitled shit.
[PANTING]
[THANDEKA SOFTLY] Yeah.
[EXHALES]
[PHONE RINGING]
Hello.
- [MAN] Mrs. Khumalo?
- Yes.
Hi. I'm Detective Vaans.
Mrs. Khumalo, after
your husband's arrest,
your daughter's missing person's
case was officially reopened.
[BELL RINGS]
Good day. Puleng Vezi.
I'm here to drop off
my birth certificate.
[SIGHS] Bursar's left already.
Can you tell me, um
a person's place of birth,
that's usually on the
birth certificate, right?
Yes, sometimes they put the
hospital or the town of birth.
[VAANS] Now, some evidence,
previously thought to be insignificant,
led us to a young girl in Beaufort West
who was trafficked as a child.
We cross-referenced our database,
and I need to inform you that we
believe there's a strong possibility
that this young girl could be
your daughter, Phumelele.
What?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Submitted your motivational letter yet?
Done. That scholarship is mine.
Proud of you, Fiks.
Thanks.
Uh, you know, actually I was
I was thinking at the party.
How come you've never been
with anyone after me?
Who says I haven't?
Article.
Thanks again for the opportunity.
I really appreciate it.
Are you keen on doing another one?
I could actually do with some
help. We're meeting in 15.
Um I'm kind of still deciding
about the magazine society.
I'll get back to you,
though. Maybe later?
[PULENG] Hey, guys.
How did she infiltrate the royals?
Royals, my ass.
Newbie's got skills.
And she got a new hairdo.
[CHUCKLES] Channeling Fikile much?
I guess she's a genuine influencer.
People like her really
do rule this world.
Best to know your place then.
High school world, maybe.
But people like them always crash.
I admire your optimism, my friend,
but the Fikiles of this world
always get what they want.
Unless someone does something about it.
Anyway, see you in class.
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[FIKILE] Now he's my
incredible swim coach.
- [FIKILE MOANS]
- Someone's here.
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I'm not even pocket dialing ♪
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And the Dutch arriving ♪
When they landed at the seashore ♪
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I be lifting every sanction, uh ♪
Wade. You ready to go?
Mommy, just a minute.
I need to add something.
[WENDY] Wade?
So, you take the article to print?
[WHIMPERS]
Wendy, I don't think
[SCOFFS] Just give it to me, I'll do it.
Your mother seems to believe in you.
Your situation is
desperate enough. And
my son Wade
vouches for you.
Why should I believe in you?
Parkhurst College is my last shot.
And I get I can't repeat
previous mistakes.
I promise
I won't let you down.
[DOOR HINGE CREAKS OPEN]
Because once I put my
mind to something
I get it done.
[DOOR HINGE CREAKS SHUT]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[EXHALES]
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [WADE] What the hell are you doing?
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
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you in our story ♪
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I can feel you in my spirit ♪
My heart is bruised ♪
And you're my healin' ♪
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[MUSIC ENDS]