Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) s04e05 Episode Script

Good morning.
I can't believe this.
It's my first day of classes, and I look like I already need a vacation.
No, you look great.
All you need is some caffeine.
It will get you going.
I need to work on my recipe? No, no, it's great.
Thanks.
So, what time did you get home last night? Oh, I think you mean morning.
Six-fifteen.
Really? I'm surprised I didn't hear you.
I woke up at 6:00, and I was so excited I couldn't get back to sleep, so I just hopped in the shower.
I'm so excited.
It's our first day of college.
- What time is it? - Eight-thirty.
Here, I gotta go wake up David.
While you're at it, tell him to clean up his mess in the kitchen.
David, come on, wake up.
We gotta get going.
David.
Just two more minutes.
Come on, you don't wanna be late for your first day of classes, do you? David, come on.
Donna, I'm a big boy, okay? Don't worry, I'll get there.
Isn't that Dan Rubin? How's it going? Fine.
So, what's the hot story? Let me guess, panty raid at the Alpha House.
Classifieds, actually.
I'm looking for a job.
Really? I thought Brandon was the only working stiff in your family.
Not anymore.
Just because I'm in school, doesn't mean I can't get a head start on real life.
Never too early to start building that empire.
Right.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
And welcome to Romantic Poetry.
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The heartbeat.
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Here we go, Bren.
Bran, I can't believe this assignment.
How do they expect us to do this work? Steve, it's two chapters, it's 45 pages.
It's no big deal.
You're missing the point.
We're not here to just study theory and data.
We're here to develop our social skills, learn to interact with the larger Yeah, you interact.
I gotta go to the library and get started.
- Do you wanna come with me? - I can't.
I got a meeting at the KEG House.
- Planning a freshman pool party.
- That's a party every week.
How are you gonna keep up? It's a tough life, but someone's gotta do it.
- Hey, Bren.
- Bren, how's it going? - Hey, it's going.
- Any luck here on the job board? Actually, I'm heading over to Maxwell's.
Celeste said there's an opening there, so it's my best lead.
Actually, it's my only lead.
- Well, good luck.
- Thanks.
- Bye, Bren.
- Bye.
Brandon, I don't think it's a good idea that Brenda works at Maxwell's.
I thought Celeste liked working there.
She does, but the thing is I'm gonna break up with her.
Why would you break up with Celeste? Gorgeous girl, a great chick.
You had a great summer together.
- What's the problem? - I know, but Look around, Brandon, I don't think this is the time for us to be tied down.
- When are you gonna lay this on her? - I'm gonna tell her tonight.
She have any idea it's coming? Probably not.
Well, go easy on her, man.
Hey, I'm a sensitive guy.
What's that? They're 100 percent cotton, and the shipment came in last week.
That's great.
Why don't you pick one out in your size and try it on? I'll be right back.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How did it go? Trey's really nice, isn't he? - Yeah, he's a great guy.
- What happened? Nothing.
I mean, I think he liked me.
But it's just the interview ended and he put my application on a pile with all the others.
There's a ton of people who want this job.
Don't worry, I'll put a good word for you.
- Thanks, I appreciate your help.
- Okay.
I should get back to my customer, but I'll let you know if I hear anything.
Okay, so I'll see you at the pool party tomorrow, right? - Pool party? - Yeah, on campus, for the freshmen.
- Didn't Steve tell you? - No.
Well, I'm sure it just slipped his mind.
Yeah.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Where's the barbecue sauce? I forgot to bring it out.
I'll get it.
Can you tell him to turn that down, please? Donna, what do you think about a segue from Front 242 to Porno for Pyros? Great.
Oh, wait, I want you to hear something.
Hold on.
Hold on.
So, what do you think? Whatever you want.
Donna, we're supposed to be doing this together.
How come you never help me with any of our playlists? David, I'm sorry.
I just can't take it anymore.
I'm not a night person.
And lately, I'm not a day person either.
The show is driving me crazy.
It'll get better, you'll see.
We just have to prove ourselves.
I can't.
Donna, as soon as Howard sees that he can count on us, he'll give us a day shift.
Look, David, maybe things come easier for you.
But with all this reading, I'm gonna fall behind.
Well, can you just hang in there? I don't know.
So, what do you wanna do? I'm gonna go see Howard tomorrow.
And I'm gonna quit.
Donna, he hired us as a team.
I'm sorry, David.
So, what are you saying? You can't hack it, so the hell with me? - No.
- Well, that's what it sounds like.
That's not what I'm doing.
Whatever.
David, don't be angry.
Look, I'll do the show with you tonight, but that's the last one.
Listen, don't do me any favors, okay? Kelly? John.
- How did you know where I live? - I'm a psychic.
I hope you don't mind.
I followed you home.
You followed me? It's the only way I could figure out how to find you.
I wanted to give you these.
They're beautiful.
Thank you.
But I thought I told you at the party I already have a boyfriend.
Yeah, Dylan.
See what a good memory I have? Very impressive.
Look, Kelly, I want you to know that I respect the fact that you're in a relationship.
Good.
But I also want you to know that I don't give up easily.
Especially when it's worth it.
So I hope this has cleared up any misunderstandings that we've had.
I'll see you girls later.
Beautiful flowers.
Yeah, they are.
You know, it's funny when I think about how we first met.
You and Brandon fighting over me on some silly game show.
I remember how I really wanted that date.
I just didn't give much thought to settling down, though.
It's funny how things turn out.
I guess it really was love at first sight.
Sometimes I think Well, sometimes I think I'm not that type.
You know, we don't have to go to that movie if you don't want to.
Were we gonna go to a movie? We can do anything you want.
Anything? So I looked it up on the microfilm, and there it was.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, right on the front page of The New York Times.
You should have seen what they wrote about him.
You would have thought the guy had held up traffic on the Cumberland Trail just to get his beard trimmed.
- Hey, Bren.
- Brenda.
Dinner is almost ready.
I am too tired to chew.
- How did it go? - Four jobs on the Westside.
Either they were all taken or they wanted somebody full-time, or they obviously just hated me on sight.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
I even started getting depressed about the jobs I didn't want.
Well, what about Maxwell's? They offered me a charge account.
Did you take it? Look, honey, don't worry.
You'll find something.
You know what I really hate? It takes just as much work to find a job, and you don't even get paid for it.
Have you talked to Nat yet, Laverne? Come on, I do not wanna be a singing waitress.
- Well, what do you want? - I don't know.
I just keep on worrying that we're gonna get finished with all this education and there's still not gonna be any jobs left for us.
I felt the same way when I was in college.
And hey, look at me.
You just have to have patience.
Thanks, Dad.
Brenda.
How would you like to work for me? I want a real job.
This is a real job.
We're short on office help.
She'll work cheap.
No, thanks.
I wanna do it on my own.
Andrea, this assignment is impossible.
I cannot write my life story in ten sentences.
Well, you heard what Rubin wants.
He just wants us to select a detail that gives a sense of who we are.
Great.
I'll write ten sentences on the bags under my eyes.
Oh, I think he wants something like a decision we've made or some important event in our life that's helped to shape us.
Like when all students stood up for you so you could graduate.
Now, that would be something great to write about.
Andrea, do you think I'm selfish? You, selfish? Please, you're one of the most unselfish people I've ever met.
I told David I was quitting the radio show last night.
I know.
They hired us as a team and that's a really terrible thing to do to him, right? Depends why you're quitting.
Well, I'm just so tired I'm walking into walls.
And David's sleeping all the time.
He doesn't go to classes.
Then he makes me feel like I'm being a wimp for not being able to keep up with him.
Well, the one thing I learned from my short stint on the campus paper was that these people really take what they do seriously.
So if you wanna make it, you're gonna have to commit.
I just don't know if I want it that much.
Not like David.
That's what you have to go on.
Hi.
I'm going down to get a soda.
Can I bring you back anything? No, nothing for me, thanks.
- Root beer, please.
- One root beer coming up.
He is so cute.
Donna, he's a teacher.
Oh, excuse me, like that's ever stopped you before? You went out with the drama teacher and you were flirting with Mr.
Myers.
- I was not.
- And that was just in high school.
That was ancient history.
Face it, Andrea, you like older men.
Look who's here.
The most beautiful girl in the freshman class.
- Hello, John.
- Hello, dear, what's happening? I'm just waiting for my boyfriend.
Well, if you were my girlfriend, I wouldn't keep you waiting for anything.
No, I bet you wouldn't.
So am I gonna see you later at the freshman pool party? Since when are you a freshman? You know, I don't think they're gonna be checking for IDs at this thing, Kelly.
I think so.
Here comes Dylan.
I'm only leaving so I don't have to share you with anyone.
Bye.
- Kelly, it's unbelievable.
- What? Do you have any idea who's on campus today? - Who? - Emil Brewster.
- Who? - Emil Brewster.
The guy who wrote the biography of Kerouac that I've been reading.
- You know? - Oh, sure.
And here it is, it's very amazing.
I mean, Jack Kerouac was the rebel role model for an entire generation and he ended up living with his mother.
- Some role model.
- Yeah.
- So, what time is the lecture? - I think 4:00.
Well, I was sort of hoping that you'd go to the pool party.
Yeah, right.
"The Brady Bunch Goes to College.
" Come on, Dylan, I really wanna go.
So go, Kel.
You don't need my permission.
But I wanted us to go together.
I mean, everybody'll be there.
It'll be fun.
Look, Kel, you go to the pool party, I'll go to lecture and we'll meet up after.
You can be so selfish sometimes.
It's just like France all over again, isn't it? You wrapped up in your world, leaving me out in cold.
No, this isn't like France.
All your friends are here.
Fine, I will go with David and Donna.
My point exactly.
- You just don't care, do you? - About what? You know what? Don't worry about it.
Don't worry about me.
Don't worry about us.
As far as I'm concerned, you don't have to worry about anything.
So how'd she take it, man? - Celeste is a great girl.
- I tried to tell you that.
I used the old Sanders finesse, handled it with kid gloves.
Hi, Steve.
- Leslie, how are you doing? - Hi, Leslie.
So am I gonna see you at the pool party? Leslie, you're no freshman.
No, I'm the Greek Council hospitality rep.
Oh, well, don't forget to be hospitable to me.
Always.
Oh, God, how could I say that? What are you worried about? You're a free man.
Not quite.
Not only did I not break up with Celeste, I invited her to the pool party.
I thought you were gonna break up with her.
I tried.
You know, you're right, Steve.
You are a hell of a sensitive guy.
Hi, do you have a minute? Come on in.
I warned you about this from the very beginning.
Maybe I should come back later.
How could you do this to me? Do you know what time it is? What's on your mind? I wanted to talk to you about the radio show I'm doing with David Silver.
Fine, then don't.
Goodbye.
Oh, about the radio show, I really wanted to thank you for the opportunity, but now that my classes have started, everything has just, well, kind of changed and, I mean, everything's a lot more demanding.
What's going on? My afternoon shift didn't show up.
I need someone to fill in.
And you're someone.
I wanted to talk to you about the radio show.
You guys are doing a great job.
Keep up the good work.
You're on in three seconds.
Hi, good afternoon.
This is KXCU.
I'm Donna, a freshman, a pretty confused freshman.
Still figuring out what's going on.
I'm still trying to juggle everything around.
Classes, my first apartment, getting my homework done without a study hall.
Now, that's a tough one.
And my English teacher expects me to write my life story in ten sentences.
I mean, maybe I'm missing something here, but who has a life like that? Just figuring out what to wear in the morning, that takes 20 sentences.
Gosh, at least.
Hey, Bren, any luck on the job front? I don't know.
Somehow I don't see my future staring back at me.
Look at this, part-time fortune teller - at Madame Zorina's.
- At Madame Zorina's.
Very funny, guys.
- Oh, my God.
- What is it? Production assistant for famous television producer.
Well, that sounds right up your alley.
Here goes nothing.
Well, as soon as I saw the listing, I knew it would be the perfect job for me.
Because I wanna be an actress, and I figured this would be the perfect entry.
Not that I wouldn't take my responsibilities seriously.
I mean, I would make a great production assistant for you.
Oh, my God, you did Love on a Drawbridge? That was my favorite show.
I never missed a single episode.
Me neither.
Oh, I don't know how you kept on coming up with such ingenious stories.
Especially since they were always stuck on that drawbridge.
But even though it happened every week, it was so unexpected.
And this is where you would work.
- This is a nursery school.
- A daycare center.
I was the first producer to provide one for my employees.
I thought you wanted a production assistant.
You would be a babysitter-slash-production assistant.
A hyphenate.
This could lead to bigger and better things, you know.
What, like executive babysitter? And that was "Walking in My Shoes" by Depeche Mode.
Speaking of which, it looks like it's time for me to be walking on out of here.
But before I go, here's one last request.
And this one is from Regina in Drake Hall.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You were beautiful.
- I was? - Oh, you better believe it.
From now on, this is your shift.
Oh, this is great.
David's gonna be so excited.
He's been so frustrated with the night shift.
Yeah, well, unfortunately, I can't bring David along with you.
But we're a team.
I still need him on the 2 to 6.
But he's my boyfriend.
That's your problem.
You did great, Donna.
Thank you so much.
I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Keep up the good work.
You know, I've been thinking about what you said last night.
Dad, I didn't mean to blow you off like that.
No, no, no, I respect you for it.
No matter how bad things get, that tough, independent spirit of yours is probably gonna see you through.
And despite the fact that half the time, I wanna wring your neck, I'm very proud of you.
So I guess I would look like a complete jerk if I asked you whether the job offer still stands.
Well, the job is yours if you want it.
In fact, you can start right now.
Thanks, Dad.
I will work so hard.
And nobody will think of me as the boss's daughter.
Well, you're hired.
The first thing I need you to do, as a matter of fact, is deliver these to Chris Charvat at her office.
Address is on the label.
They're very important for a business deal she's putting together, and she has to get these by 9:00 tonight.
Okay, no problem.
I just wanna stop by the campus for this freshman social thing.
I mean, it's no big deal.
I just wanted put in an appearance.
That's fine.
She'll be working late.
- Just make sure you get to her by 9.
- Thanks, boss.
I love this job.
All right, gentlemen, here we go.
Hey, Celeste.
Hey, this is amazing.
God, if they had a setup like this at my JC, I never would have dropped out.
- How do you want your burger? - Not yet, thanks.
I'll wait for Steve.
Okay.
Making friends wherever he goes.
Well, you know Steve, Mr.
Congeniality.
Yeah.
Listen, if you're gonna keep getting jealous, Steve's gonna drive you crazy.
- You know how he is.
- I know.
What the hell? Hi, honey.
I was wondering when you were gonna get here.
I can see how lonely you are.
Celeste, where are you going? Hey, so where's your boyfriend? - He couldn't make it.
- Oh, that's too bad.
- You are terrible.
- The worst.
Do you want a drink? - Hi.
- Hi.
David, these are my new sorority sisters, Deborah and Jennifer.
And this is my one and only, David Silver.
- Hi.
- Hi, David.
Wait a minute, am I hearing an echo or something? Were you on the radio this afternoon? Yeah, was that you? I didn't know you had your own radio show.
Neither did I.
She was so great.
Like the way you handled those requests? That guy who called in for Megadeth? And the bit that you did about having to clean up for your roommates was hysterical.
Yeah, really.
God, it sounds like you're living with a bunch of slobs.
Could you excuse us for one second? Look, David, I never called you a slob.
No, I don't care about that.
I thought you said you were gonna quit.
I was.
Then how did you get on the air again? The DJ that was supposed to be there never showed, before I knew what was happening, Howard had me in the booth.
So does that mean we get the day shift? I don't know how to break this to you, but it's not we.
More like me.
What? I thought we were a team.
I tried to tell Howard that.
Well, obviously you didn't try hard enough.
David, I didn't do that to you on purpose.
Then why did you do it at all? Do you really think I'm that selfish? All right, listen up, everybody.
In 15 minutes, we'll be starting the dance contest.
So choose your partners and listen for the next announcement.
Come on, let's go dance.
- No, I'm not in the mood.
- David.
Listen, why don't you go dance by yourself, all right? I mean, that's what you want anyway, isn't it? - Wait, tomatoes? - Tomatoes.
You really know how to work a hot dog.
Look at this.
- Tomato, yes.
Good.
- Yeah, tomato.
Haven't you ever had tomato on your hot dog? I am now.
Hi.
Dylan, hi.
You remember John Sears from West Beverly.
Not really.
Nice to meet you.
Kelly and I were just talking about you.
And here I am.
Well, it's nice to see you.
Tell me, which frat house are you gonna pledge to? Crack house.
Great.
I'll see you guys later.
We could have a fight right now, but that's not why you came, is it? No, the only reason I'm here is to be with you.
Well, I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad too.
Come on.
Andrea, what are you doing? I'm working on my essay for your class.
I can't get these transitions right.
Why aren't you at the pool party? I wouldn't enjoy myself, knowing I had work to do.
Andrea, the essay can wait.
It's not that important.
Save and exit.
Go.
- Go.
- Wait.
All right, I'm going, I'm going.
Oh, my God, turn, turn.
Excuse me.
Excuse me, guys.
- You wanna get something to drink? - No, thanks.
I'm sorry, I got so carried away over there.
You know how it is.
My pledge buddies.
They're a great bunch of guys.
I'm glad you came.
Hey, Sanders, get over here.
Wait till you see what Ronson's got.
I'll be right back.
- Brenda, I'm desperate.
- What? You've gotta help me, David's really upset.
- What happened? - Okay, listen up, everybody, listen up.
As promised, it's time for the dance contest.
Now, best frosh dancers win straight A's for two semesters.
Or a $25 gift certificate to Poncho's Pizza.
It's your choice.
Come on, what do you say? - What? That? - Come on, yeah.
No way, you're lucky I'm even here.
Don't push it.
You want a soda? - All right.
- Come on.
- Hi.
- Hi.
What's your major? I'm Brenda Walsh.
I'm studying pre-law, premed and premenstrual.
I'm not really sure which one.
David, come on, I thought that you'd be the first one out there.
Have you ever been stabbed in the back by somebody you trusted? Yeah, I'm an old hand at that.
Well, this looks like a pretty dead crowd.
What do you say we go show these college types how it's done? I'll be right back.
Hey, Steve, I've been looking for you all over the place.
Let's dance.
- Leslie, I'd love to dance with you - Then go ahead.
Cel.
Hi, Brandon, how would you like to dance? Boy, did you pick the wrong guy.
Andrea, I'm so glad you're here.
Now, I finally have someone to stand around with.
Forget it, Brandon.
I'm dancing.
Come on, Andrea.
Let's go find some guys with legs.
Yeah.
Now, don't stop now.
Come on, everybody.
Everybody, come on, it's a pool party.
Don't stop, don't stop, it's a contest.
Now bop till you drop, you know what I mean? Come on, yeah.
Shake, shake, shake.
Yeah.
Celeste.
Celeste, what's wrong with you? Hey, come on, I wasn't gonna dance with her.
If I'm baggage to you, just tell me now.
Let's just get it over with, okay? What are you talking about? I asked you to come with me, didn't I? No, you didn't.
I asked you.
If I hadn't brought it up, you never would've mentioned it.
You're blowing this way out of proportion.
Why don't you just give me a chance to explain? Celeste.
We're having a good time now, aren't we? Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop.
Nice to see you.
Sorry, guys, get off the floor.
We're reaching down, we're reaching down.
Getting close to the wire.
Who's gonna make it? Come on, spread out, spread out.
Only the best can win.
Do you hear what I'm saying? All right, you're gone.
Sorry, guys.
Who's left? Who's left? Who's it's gonna be? Come on, get them.
Okay, we have a lot of incredible dancers here.
But the winners The winners of the freshman dance contest are - Brenda Walsh.
- And David Silver.
Okay, how about a big round of applause for Brenda and David? Have a nice swim.
No! Everybody in the pool! - Threw me in the pool? - Yeah.
- Ready to go under? - Yeah.
Admit it, you had a great time.
Yeah, don't ever make me do this again.
No! I'm ready to go.
Listen, Donna, I'm sorry I acted like such an idiot.
I mean, I know you'd never do anything to hurt me, and there I was, letting my ego keep you from getting what you deserve.
We both deserve it, and we'll both get it.
Being on the radio in high school changed me.
I mean, somehow I went from geek to celebrity.
I guess what really freaked me out is that maybe I couldn't do it on my own.
I'd just go back to being the same old nerdy David Silver.
David, you taught me everything I know.
You were great before me, and you'll do great now.
Thanks.
Let's get out of here.
Let's go find Brenda.
Did you guys see that huge guy dancing? You know, the one with the redhead? I mean, he was incredible.
He must have weighed, like, 300 pounds, but seriously, he had some moves.
He was amazing.
No, no, what about the guy in the yellow shirt? Now, I thought for sure he was gonna win.
He had some moves.
Well, you guys, I had a tremendous amount of fun, as usual.
Thank you.
Oh, my God.
I forgot to deliver my father's contract.
Oh, I really blew it.
I gotta get out of here.
Bye.
I should have just told Leslie to take a hike.
Steve, you were avoiding Celeste all day.
I was not, I was with my friends.
- And what is Celeste, your enemy? - No, she's Maybe you just can't deal with the idea of her breaking up with you.
All right, I screwed up.
Now what am I gonna do? Well, in situations like this, there only is one thing ever to do.
- What's that? - Beg.
That's not gonna work.
I mean, this girl is really pissed off at me, and she's got every right to be.
I think I'm falling in love with her.
I haven't felt this way about a girl since Kelly.
Then why do you act the way you do? Sometimes I follow my heart, and everything's okay.
But then Mr.
Greenjeans has his own ideas.
You know, I bet if you went to Celeste and just admitted to her that you were a horse's ass, she might forgive you.
Admit that you're a horse's ass.
I don't think that's gonna work.
Well, everyone's allowed to make a mistake.
- Hi, guys.
- Hey, Bren.
- Hey, Brenda.
- Hey.
Hi, Dad.
What's wrong, Brenda? Well, I got to the office, just like you said, but she wasn't there.
Did you leave the contracts with her assistant? Well, her assistant wasn't there either.
- Actually, the building was closed.
- What time did you get there? Nine o'clock.
Didn't I tell you how important those contracts are? Didn't I tell you she has to get them tonight? Well, can't we have them delivered to her home? She's already left for New York.
- I don't know what we're gonna do.
- How about faxing them? That's not the point.
I gave you one responsibility.
- Dad, I'm sorry.
- Sorry isn't gonna cut it.
Dad, please, I know that I screwed up.
But from now on, I promise I'll be more careful.
Look, Dad, please give me a second chance.
Don't fire me.
Everyone's allowed to make a mistake.
You're not fired.
Thanks, Dad.
Thank your brother.
Donna, you don't have to keep me company.
I'm okay, really.
I'm gonna be up half the night writing my essay anyway, so I might as well be with you.
David Oh, Donna, hey.
Great, this saves me a phone call.
You're here late, aren't you? Listen, I won't be needing you to come in in the afternoons after all.
The DJ that didn't show changed her mind.
What? And since she's my girlfriend Your girlfriend? Yeah, well, you two know how tough it is mixing business with pleasure.
Anyway, Sally and I broke up and we've worked it out.
So I guess she'll be getting her old slot back.
So keep up the good work.
You know, there's still an open chair here on the night shift.
No, I think I've had quite enough of this for a while.
Thank you.
Celeste.
Celeste, I came to apologize.
Come on, don't run away.
Cel.
Celeste.
I'm really sorry for how I acted.
I guess I'm sort of adjusting to college.
It's like a period of transition for me.
New friends, new life.
Cel, that is not how I meant it.
Steve, I accept your apology.
Cel.
Celeste.
I'm really sorry.
I acted like a jerk, I know that.
What can I say? I was trying to score points.
I was busy trying to be the big man on campus.
Everything you accused me of was true.
I wish there was some way I could undo it.
You really hurt me.
I promise I'll never do it again.
You do and you'll never score another point.
Does this mean I can still see you? Oh, baby.
"Being accepted by Yale was probably the honor of which I was most proud.
However, the responsibilities of money and family could not have been ignored.
In conclusion, I have learned that what sometimes appears to be the most attractive alternative is not always the most appropriate one.
" Any comments? Well It's obvious this student is very bright and she's worked very hard.
But it doesn't sound like a human being wrote this, does it? I want your writing to sound like you, not what you think good writing should be.
Here's another essay.
See if you can hear the difference.
- Donna.
- Yes? I want you to read your essay for the class.
Class, this is Donna Martin.
Hi.
"My first walking shoes are bronzed in my father's office.
Sometimes I think that's how he wants to remember me.
When I first started school, my mother bought me a pair of black patent leather Mary Janes.
The other kids were all wearing bucks, but my mother insisted that my Mary Jane's were prettier.
Finally, when I was in the fifth grade, I talked her into letting me have a pair of high purple suede boots.
She said they made me look precocious, but I loved them.
In junior high, I bought a pair of Doc Martens.
My father, who's a doctor, thought I was making fun of him.
And after a big fight, they stayed in the closet.
" So you think my writing stinks, huh? Not at all.
But the point of the assignment was to let me know who you are.
Well, I wrote about a very difficult decision.
Yes, and you made it seem like the easiest thing in the world.
You hid behind your intelligence.
You never revealed what goes on inside of you.
What makes you unique.
I just I didn't wanna make a fool of myself.
Well, I guess that's the chance you have to take.
But until you're willing to risk it, you're never gonna know who you are.
You're never gonna grow.
You'll always be Andrea Zuckerman, West Beverly valedictorian.
She's a smart girl.
But who the hell is she? So how are your table manners? My what? Would I be embarrassed going out to dinner with you? No.
My table manners are one of my best qualities.
Good.
Then I'll see you tonight.
Okay? Okay.
Great.
I'll get it, Kelly.
So, what is it today? "Introduction to Psychology.
" What are you doing here? You know what I'm doing here.
And don't say any more about Dylan.
You keep telling me you have a boyfriend, but you never tell me to go away.
And you never tell me to leave you alone.
Yes, I do.
Maybe you think you do.
Just give me one chance, Kelly.
Please leave me alone.