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On this particular Friday morning the students of Eastbrook High are arriving at school to complete their final exams before the Christmas Holiday HD ( Drama )
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00:00:00Samantha Byram in the weather center as we watch the progression of this storm.
00:00:04Samantha.
00:00:16Bye. Have a good day.
00:00:27Oh, I like your picture.
00:00:30Oh, come on guys. Again? I haven't had milk with my cereal in over a week.
00:00:35Mine's charred too, Brant. I want to try to save you some.
00:00:38Sorry. I'm starting to enjoy the crisp texture of cornflakes in the morning.
00:00:41Sorry, Brant. This past week's really been tight and I haven't made another trip to the store,
00:00:45but did you check to see if there's any bread for toast?
00:00:47Oh no, it's fine, Mom. Really. I should get paid tonight after my shift,
00:00:49so I'll just pick something up from work.
00:00:55I really appreciate all you do, Brant. I know how hard you've been working lately.
00:00:59I'm showing the McConnell Street house this couple for the third time,
00:01:01and as soon as this sale goes through, things are really going to start looking up.
00:01:04That's great, Mom. Good luck. I get off at nine,
00:01:07so just call me at the store if you think of anything you need me to bring home.
00:01:10Thanks, Brant.
00:01:12Hey, Brant. Want me to the bus stop?
00:01:14I have about 50 vocab flashcards Huckadee's was on.
00:01:17Okay. Um, lackadaisical.
00:01:21Oh, lackadaisies. Can you keep an eighth grade for my sake, please?
00:01:25Hey, you're going to have to learn soon enough. You're really close, though.
00:01:28You two better hurry up. Brant's going to miss her bus.
00:01:30Yes, Ma'am.
00:01:31Love you, Mom.
00:01:32Love you too, guys. Have a good day.
00:01:34And bundle up. There's supposed to be a pretty heavy snow tonight.
00:01:37Bye, Mom.
00:01:52Mom, are you almost ready? I don't want to be late again.
00:01:56Mary Jake, I thought I told you I had a job interview this morning.
00:02:00It's on the complete opposite side of town. You're going to have to take the bus.
00:02:04Are you kidding me? It's freezing outside, Mom.
00:02:08What about Dad?
00:02:09Don't bother your father. He was up again half the night.
00:02:12He needs to catch up on his rest. You know how stressed he's been lately.
00:02:14Well, maybe if I still had my own car, I wouldn't have to be such a burden on you.
00:02:18Mary Jake, I don't want to hear it.
00:02:20You know as well as I do why you don't. I'll see you after school.
00:02:25And you act like it's my fault.
00:02:28Guess I'll freeze to death waiting for the bus.
00:02:34Did you get something to eat, sweetie?
00:02:36Uh, there's some bacon and eggs left if you want, or I could toast you a bagel real quick.
00:02:42No, um, I'm not that hungry. I'll just grab a banana or something.
00:02:46Well, sweetie, a banana is not going to tide you over to lunch.
00:02:49Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
00:02:51Just give me two minutes. I can make you a cinnamon raisin bagel.
00:02:54Mom, don't worry about it. It'll just get wasted. I'm not that hungry.
00:02:58Oh, uh, Lynn, do you need a check for your lunch count?
00:03:00It seems like it's been a while since I've given you one.
00:03:03No, I'm fine. Um, they lowered the prices in food lately, so it's just lasted a lot longer, that's all.
00:03:09Plus, it's the last day before Christmas break anyway, so see you later.
00:03:21Hey, can I catch a ride with you? My car's been acting up in the cold.
00:03:46I'm really running behind this morning, son, and I want to pick up Starbucks on the way.
00:03:50Mindy's still out on maternity leave.
00:03:51Dad, it's right on the way.
00:03:53You know, you can walk there as quickly as I can drive you, Grayson.
00:03:56If your car's still acting up later, we'll take it to the dealership. I gotta go.
00:04:08Anyways, I'm so sick of how she acts like her life is so much more important than mine.
00:04:12Riding the bus this morning was humiliating. What a way to start Christmas vacation.
00:04:17Sweetie, you know you can call me next time. The mini is a little bit small for three,
00:04:21but we can make it work. Can't have you waiting at the bus stop.
00:04:25How long is your car going to be in the shop, though?
00:04:27It seems like it's been forever. Who knows? It's messed up pretty bad.
00:04:32Geez, you think your parents would at least rent you something while you're waiting?
00:04:35Yeah, well, it's like I said, their lives are so much more important than mine.
00:04:39You poor thing.
00:05:10Attention, students. The National Weather Service has just issued a severe snowstorm warning for
00:05:15our area. Your remaining exams will be rescheduled following the holiday break. Please contact your
00:05:20parents or guardians immediately so they may arrange to transport you home. Due to the severity
00:05:25of the storm, you will all be required to wear a face mask and wear a mask while traveling.
00:05:32Please contact your parents or guardians immediately so they may arrange to transport you
00:05:36home. Due to the severity of the storm, you will only allow students to drive themselves home once
00:05:42their parents have given permission. All students that have not been picked up or signed out by 2
00:05:48p.m. are to wait in the gym until transportation has been arranged.
00:05:52Oh, my mom's showing today.
00:06:22Hey, guys, listen up. Bobby Cawthorne, Caroline Tripp, Tiffany Reeves, Jason Carnegie,
00:06:36Damon Bryant, Jessica Walsh, Amy Price, Andrea Redman, and John Gloria, you are free to go.
00:06:44The rest of you, we're still waiting to hear from your parents before the school can allow you to
00:06:48leave. Now, if we hear from them and they don't want you driving during the inclement weather,
00:06:53then I'm afraid that you're going to have to wait here until they can come get you. Thanks, guys.
00:07:11Look, I don't care. I am not sitting here all day. Sydney,
00:07:14just call the school and pretend to be my mom. Hey, are you okay?
00:07:21Oh, you've got to be kidding me. No one is going to find out it's you.
00:07:25I'll run out the door really quick, please.
00:07:32Dad, it's me. I know you're in a meeting. It's not an emergency. I'm fine. I just,
00:07:37I really need you to call the school so they can release me, okay? It's only going to take 30
00:07:41seconds. Thanks, Dad. Bye, I guess.
00:08:02Well, hello, students. I'm sorry I've not been able to get a hold of your parents.
00:08:06The school's attempted to contact them as well, but unfortunately, we have no luck either.
00:08:13I'm going to attempt to go home to my own children before the storm gets any worse.
00:08:17Mrs. Burgess will be here near the phones,
00:08:19and she'll be checking on you periodically until everyone has been dismissed.
00:08:37Well, all right, then. Basketball, anyone?
00:08:44Yeah, man, I'm in. Lynn, did you want to shoot a few?
00:08:48No, no, I'm not very good. And you think I am? Come on.
00:09:00Not like we have anything better to do.
00:09:06Hey, what's her name? Dude, how do you not know her name?
00:09:19Give him a break, Brent. He's only gone here a few weeks. It's Mary Jake. Mary Jake Harper.
00:09:24Her family owns like half of Raleigh, and her dad is- Hey, Mary Jake, come join us.
00:09:30I'm good, really. Come on, what are you afraid of?
00:09:34Nothing, okay? I just don't feel like playing.
00:09:36Well, I don't really feel like being stuck in the gym all night either,
00:09:39but it looks like we're kind of out of luck, so...
00:09:44Come on.
00:10:03Okay, so let's play horse. But if you miss your shot, you have to tell everyone the reason why
00:10:13you're stuck here today. Come on, man, that's dumb.
00:10:17I agree. What's so dumb about it?
00:10:19What do you have to hide? I didn't mean it like that.
00:10:21Okay, then you can go first.
00:10:26I know you're new here, so probably no one told you, but Grayson's our local basketball legend.
00:10:30They framed his jersey last year and put it in the principal's office.
00:10:33Hope they washed it first.
00:10:43Camille, you next?
00:10:45Um, sure.
00:10:46All right, Camille. Spill it.
00:11:04I talked to my dad. Actually, he and my mom are in meetings all day,
00:11:08and they couldn't get away.
00:11:09Don't you have a car?
00:11:10Yeah. Yes, I do. But I don't like to drive in the snow, so I'm waiting here until they can come.
00:11:17Well, get someone else your get-out-of-jail card, then.
00:11:20Some of us aren't choosing to be stuck here.
00:11:23Why are you stuck here, then, Mary Jake?
00:11:25I'm not playing.
00:11:26Yeah, I know. That's okay. I'm just asking.
00:11:30Fine, then. My car's in the shop, and my parents are very busy because they're very important
00:11:36people. Happy now?
00:11:38Yep.
00:11:39Brant?
00:12:05Told you I was terrible.
00:12:06But no one cares if you're good at basketball.
00:12:15I drive, and my car is here, but my parents are so protective,
00:12:19they don't want me driving this weather. So now my aunt is supposed to come get me,
00:12:24but she freaks out a little bit, too. So I think maybe my great-uncle Lou
00:12:28is coming with the semi-truck after he finishes his route.
00:12:31All right, students. Still no word from your parents, so grab your things. Let's move everyone
00:12:40to the library. That way you can at least catch up on any reading or study you may need to
00:12:45accomplish before Christmas break. There are also emergency lights in there,
00:12:49just in case we lose power.
00:12:51Are you sure my mom hasn't called?
00:12:54I'm sure she's tried.
00:12:56I'm sorry, Ms. Harper.
00:13:01Are you coming to the Christmas service?
00:13:11Um, sure. Are you gonna be singing?
00:13:14Well, this will be interesting.
00:13:14Yeah, I know. We'll see. It's gonna be a fun time.
00:13:22Hey, um, I'm just gonna use the restroom. I'll meet you guys there.
00:13:28Okay, we'll see you in a minute.
00:13:31Oh, come on, Sydney. Come on.
00:13:42Hi, you've reached Sydney. I've obviously got something better to do than answer your phone
00:13:46call, so leave a message.
00:13:48Oh, seriously?
00:14:01Come on in.
00:14:22Lynn, can you go check on Mary Jake? I hope she isn't sick or anything. She seemed a little
00:14:27strange.
00:14:28Mary Jake?
00:14:29Mm-hmm. Yeah, sure, Mrs. Burgess.
00:14:32Okay, thanks.
00:14:57Mary Jake?
00:14:59Mary Jake?
00:15:03Hello?
00:15:12Oh, no.
00:15:20She isn't in the bathroom.
00:15:23What do you mean? Where is she?
00:15:25Mrs. Burgess, I think she may have left the school. I can't say for sure.
00:15:28She's pretty upset she had to stay.
00:15:31Well, how far could she possibly get in the weather? She said she didn't have a car.
00:15:35Now, we don't have any reason to believe that she isn't just somewhere else in the school.
00:15:39She could have forgotten something in the gym, or maybe she just wanted to be alone.
00:15:43Doubtful. When have you ever seen Mary Jake Harper alone?
00:15:46She's got a point, Mrs. Burgess, and I don't even think Mary Jake knows what the word means.
00:15:52I didn't realize.
00:15:53Oh. Okay, let's split up and look for her. She could still be somewhere in the school.
00:16:15All right, I'm going this way. Who's coming with me?
00:16:17Yeah, okay, I'll come with you.
00:16:18Meet us back at the library if you find her.
00:16:20Okay, Mrs. Burgess, I'll come with you.
00:16:22Mary Jake, please come out.
00:16:26Does she have a favorite teacher or a classroom where she might have gone?
00:16:31Mrs. Burgess, I'm sorry, but I don't know much more about Mary Jake other than what outfit she
00:16:36wears each day to school, but she probably has like 20 friends who would ride their bike
00:16:40into the blizzard and come get her if she wanted them to.
00:16:46Let's go.
00:16:52Mary Jake? Hello?
00:16:56I think Mrs. Burgess is completely pointless. She's probably long gone by now.
00:17:00My point exactly. Not like I've had a conversation with Mary Jake since like
00:17:05preschool, but I think I'm receptive enough to know that she isn't the type
00:17:09to be hiding in the corner of some classroom pouting.
00:17:12So what you guys are saying is that she went out into the storm with no car?
00:17:14Any logical person would know that isn't the best plan.
00:17:18Maybe she called someone to come pick her up. Sidney could have come, or maybe her mom or dad?
00:17:22Well, then we should check the entrance, just so we know.
00:17:25Can we make a pit stop first?
00:17:26Don't you run off on us too?
00:17:28I'd like to keep my fingers and toes, thank you.
00:17:33I like her spunk.
00:17:35Yeah, Camille didn't used to be so spunky.
00:17:37What do you mean?
00:17:39Back in middle school, she was Miss Social Butterfly.
00:17:42You know, she was super involved with our church and was like the head of the whole choir.
00:17:46You don't believe how good she can sing.
00:17:48You know, she was really cool and fun and always really crazy happy.
00:17:51And then, I don't know, high school happened,
00:17:54and I don't really know what she's thinking anymore.
00:17:56But could she use her voice in choir, though?
00:18:01Yeah, I'm a choir nerd.
00:18:04Hey, did you check to make sure she didn't just fall in?
00:18:09No comment.
00:18:12See? She's spunk.
00:18:21Okay.
00:18:28Shall we place bets?
00:18:3050 bucks says she's climbing into a horse-drawn carriage,
00:18:33laughing at us when we open that door.
00:18:35Oh, high roller, man.
00:18:36Five bucks says she's off to the faculty bathroom for some privacy.
00:18:39Cafeteria if it'll do that to you.
00:18:41Gross, Brandt.
00:18:42She's gonna owe me five bucks if I have to freeze to death looking for her.
00:18:47Okay, moment of truth.
00:18:51So, it's gonna be like that, huh?
00:18:5350 bucks for a horse-drawn carriage?
00:19:05Mary Jake is no friend of mine.
00:19:08If he's not back in three minutes, I'm going after him.
00:19:10I guess that's the difference between you and me.
00:19:21Did you find her?
00:19:24Where's...
00:19:32Well, princess, looks like you owe me 50 bucks.
00:19:36I don't know what you're talking about.
00:19:38I mean, why are you heading into a blizzard on foot?
00:19:41You must at least have a plan or maybe a ride.
00:19:43I'm fine. Just leave me alone.
00:19:46Mary Jake, give it up. It's freezing.
00:19:49Your pretty little nose will turn black and fall off if you stay out here much longer.
00:19:53So, what's the plan?
00:19:56I thought my ride would be here.
00:19:58I guess they couldn't make it in the snow.
00:20:01I'm sure they tried.
00:20:03Right. I'm sure they did too.
00:20:06Come on.
00:20:19Mary Jake, what were you thinking?
00:20:22Um, I...
00:20:23She was waiting for her ride.
00:20:25But some people just don't know how to drive in the snow, you know?
00:20:28They're probably stuck in a snowbank somewhere,
00:20:30leaving poor Mary Jake to fend for herself in the cold.
00:20:34Some friend, huh?
00:20:36I'm sorry, Mary Jake.
00:20:37But you have to let me know next time before you try to leave.
00:20:39You could have been stuck out there for hours.
00:20:44Okay, everyone, back to the library.
00:20:47I'll meet you there in a minute.
00:21:19Okay.
00:21:28Oh, man, it's four o'clock already.
00:21:30I should be clocking in right now.
00:21:32So much for that paycheck.
00:21:34Where do you work, Brent?
00:21:36Well, after school, I work at Lowe's Foods.
00:21:37And then on the weekends, I work concessions at the ball field during the day,
00:21:40and I bus tables at Vincenzo's at night.
00:21:42Wow, you sure keep busy.
00:21:44What are you saving up for?
00:21:47Uh, nothing really.
00:21:48I just try and work as hard as I can to help my family out.
00:21:51They own a, uh, realty business,
00:21:52and with the economy lately,
00:21:53they've been having a little trouble making as much as they used to.
00:21:57Is it just you and your parents?
00:21:59Uh, no.
00:21:59Actually, it's me and my adopted sister, Anna, who's 13.
00:22:03And then we have six foster brothers and sisters.
00:22:05So it's a pretty full house.
00:22:06If your parents are so poor,
00:22:08then why are they taking care of other people's kids?
00:22:11Wow, Mary Jake, well said.
00:22:14You know what I mean.
00:22:15Yeah, I know.
00:22:15And they do it because they love them as their own,
00:22:17and they're doing their very best to give them a better life than they had at home.
00:22:22Wow.
00:22:23Maybe I've come to live with you, too.
00:22:25I saw that car you pulled up in.
00:22:26You don't seem to be too bad off.
00:22:28Yeah.
00:22:29Well, I'd trade that car any day
00:22:32if it meant that my dad would actually act like a human being.
00:22:35Bran, it seems like your family takes care of so many kids
00:22:38because they love being around them.
00:22:40You know, I just wish that my dad was a little more like that.
00:22:44Oh, go cry a little bit more.
00:22:46You guys are all pathetic.
00:22:50What did you just say?
00:22:51Stop playing dumb, Grayson.
00:22:53Just because none of these people are your friends
00:22:56doesn't mean it's okay to whine about your daddy issues.
00:22:59Mary Jake, stop.
00:23:00What's wrong?
00:23:02What's wrong?
00:23:03You want to know what's wrong?
00:23:05Yeah, please enlighten us.
00:23:08You.
00:23:09What's your name again, new kid?
00:23:11Because I don't think anybody bothered to ask or to care.
00:23:17Grayson, do you care to share?
00:23:22What's your name?
00:23:23I won't say I told you so.
00:23:26It's Anthony.
00:23:28Anthony David Goodwin.
00:23:30And you know what?
00:23:32And this is probably the only time I'm ever going to say this, but she's right.
00:23:35I had hoped people at this school would be concerned
00:23:37with a little more than just themselves.
00:23:42I guess I was wrong.
00:23:44Well, I think you're great, Anthony, and we're all sorry.
00:23:47Careful. Watch out for this one.
00:23:50She'll think you're so great, she'll try to become you.
00:23:53Fifth grade, we were friends somehow.
00:23:56Until suddenly, she's starting to dress like me and wear her hair like me every day.
00:24:02She'll start to freak you out after a little while.
00:24:05Stop pretending you're so perfect, Mary Jake.
00:24:07You're the one that was standing alone in a blizzard.
00:24:10The only reason I was out there is because I'd rather freeze to death
00:24:13than be stuck in here with you.
00:24:15Don't talk to her like that.
00:24:17Oh, give me a break, Grayson.
00:24:19You're the one who completely humiliated Camille in freshman year
00:24:21when you found out she had a crush on you.
00:24:23You made it very clear to the entire school that she wasn't good enough for you.
00:24:26You need to mind your own business.
00:24:28And since when do you think that you have any place here standing up to me?
00:24:32Okay, I might not have as much money as you do
00:24:34or drive some fancy car or live in a huge house,
00:24:37but that doesn't make you any better than me.
00:24:38You don't know the first thing about me, Brant.
00:24:40I know that you hang out with the super cool crowd
00:24:42and you have a different girlfriend every week.
00:24:44Stop.
00:24:45All right.
00:24:46Fine, I'll stop.
00:24:48But tell me one thing you know about me.
00:24:54I'm sorry, okay?
00:24:58I'm sorry.
00:25:03What are we doing here?
00:25:07Well, whether we like it or not,
00:25:10whether we like each other or not,
00:25:12we're stuck here.
00:25:14Anthony's right.
00:25:14This is going to be a long night if we keep this up.
00:25:16It's going to be a long night regardless.
00:25:20I don't know about you guys, but I'm starving.
00:25:23Does this place keep anything in the cafeteria after hours?
00:25:26Uh, yeah.
00:25:27They should have some like chips and stuff.
00:25:30Maybe some mean leftover chili dogs if we're lucky.
00:25:32Oh, gross.
00:25:33Brant, you with me on this adventure?
00:25:35Absolutely.
00:25:37Lynn, do you want to go?
00:25:39Um, yeah, why not?
00:25:42So, Anthony, you just moved here recently, right?
00:25:55Yeah, sure did.
00:25:57Where from?
00:25:58Oh, you know, all over really.
00:26:00Military, Brant?
00:26:02Yeah, actually.
00:26:12I meant what I said.
00:26:21When I said I was sorry, that is.
00:26:24I really am.
00:26:26That's fine.
00:26:27I hardly even remember anymore.
00:26:29Yeah, well, I do.
00:26:32It was first period.
00:26:34Both had coach Lester's economics class together.
00:26:38You wrote a note to Kelly Cothran about hoping that I would take you to the homecoming dance.
00:26:43So Kelly tried to pass me the note.
00:26:47Jackson saw what I said and started causing a scene.
00:26:50And I went along with what he said and told him, yeah, right, in a million years.
00:26:55Even though that was the exact opposite of what I wanted to say.
00:26:58Yeah, I'm sure.
00:26:59I mean it.
00:27:00Jackson and all those guys, they're immature.
00:27:04And yeah, there was a point when I thought I had to be just like them.
00:27:08But I've changed a lot.
00:27:10I'm just sorry that you had to experience the old me like that.
00:27:18Can you forgive me?
00:27:23I think so.
00:27:26And thanks.
00:27:28I know it was a while ago, but it means a lot.
00:27:37Do you think she's just proud of you?
00:27:38Do you think she's just pretending to listen to music and she can actually hear us talking?
00:27:44I used to do that on road trips with my parents,
00:27:46just to see if they would actually say anything about me.
00:27:49That's smooth.
00:27:50Did they?
00:27:51Nah.
00:27:52I guess they were smarter than I thought.
00:28:08Oh, yeah, remember when I said I wanted a chili dog?
00:28:26Definitely changed my mind.
00:28:29I dare you to eat the whole thing.
00:28:30Lane Barrett's been done.
00:28:32Jackpot!
00:28:33It's no processed meat, but salty and deep-fried has to take a good second.
00:28:36Right, you are, Lane.
00:28:37Good work.
00:28:44Oh, thank goodness.
00:28:45I was about to eat Mary Jake's hand.
00:28:50What's so funny?
00:28:53Nothing.
00:28:56What kind of chips do you want?
00:28:57Cheese curls, all right?
00:28:58Sure, whatever you want.
00:28:59I'll have a cheese curl.
00:29:00What kind of chips do you want?
00:29:01Cheese curls, all right?
00:29:02Sure, whatever.
00:29:07Lynn, this feast was your discovery.
00:29:09Dig in.
00:29:11I'm really not hungry.
00:29:12Big lunch.
00:29:14You didn't eat anything at lunch.
00:29:16I was sitting down the table for me.
00:29:18And you were watching me eat?
00:29:20That's a little creepy, Brant.
00:29:22Well, I mean, I look at you sometimes, yeah,
00:29:24and I just noticed you were picking at your salad.
00:29:26Just an observation.
00:29:27Why do you look at me?
00:29:29Come on, Lynn.
00:29:30It's written all over his face.
00:29:32He looks at you because he likes you.
00:29:34Duh.
00:29:36Yeah, I look at you because I like you
00:29:39and because I think you're really pretty.
00:29:42I'll be pretty when I lose 20 pounds.
00:29:44Lynn, are you crazy?
00:29:4520 pounds?
00:29:47Come on, you look great.
00:29:50Thanks, but you're lying.
00:29:51She's not lying, Lynn.
00:29:53I like you just how you are.
00:29:54Yeah, well, I don't.
00:29:56Skinny doesn't mean pretty.
00:29:57Why do you think like-
00:29:57Just stop, okay?
00:29:59Obviously, none of you know anything
00:30:01and you don't know me.
00:30:01So stop pretending that you do.
00:30:03Hey, man.
00:30:32I'm sorry about what I said before.
00:30:33I guess it's really none of my business.
00:30:35It's okay.
00:30:37I just want you to know that I think you're beautiful.
00:30:39Inside and out.
00:30:41And I mean it.
00:30:43I just want you to know that you are, too.
00:30:45Thanks, Grant.
00:30:48I think you're beautiful.
00:30:50Inside and out.
00:30:52And I mean it.
00:30:54I just want you to know that you are, too.
00:30:56Thanks, Grant.
00:30:58I'm gonna try.
00:31:00I really am.
00:31:02Alright.
00:31:04Seems like the generator's kicking on.
00:31:06I wonder if it's working.
00:31:08It's been a while.
00:31:10I don't think it is.
00:31:12It's been a while.
00:31:14It's been a while.
00:31:16I want all of you to stay close to each other
00:31:18and no one leaves this room without permission.
00:31:20I'm going down to the home ec room to find some blankets.
00:31:22The storm's getting pretty bad
00:31:24and most of the roads are closed,
00:31:26so looks like we may be spending the night here.
00:31:32Does anybody have any medical concerns
00:31:34I should be aware of?
00:31:36Mrs. Burgess?
00:31:38I'm diabetic.
00:31:40It doesn't really give me any problems
00:31:42but I should probably get my kit out of my locker.
00:31:44Okay, you can come with me
00:31:46and we'll stop by your locker on the way back.
00:31:58Can I be the first to say I find that very surprising?
00:32:00I mean, I'm not ashamed to say that
00:32:02Grayson Thompson is one of the most seemingly perfect guys
00:32:04I've ever met.
00:32:06Well, being diabetic doesn't make him flawed.
00:32:08But you're right.
00:32:10I mean, everyone sees Grayson as this, like,
00:32:12model high schooler.
00:32:14So he's big man on campus, then?
00:32:16Something like that, I guess.
00:32:18So, do you think that if people knew he had diabetes
00:32:20that that would change the way they think of him?
00:32:22Of course it would.
00:32:24They see him as perfect and he's not.
00:32:26Well, who is perfect then, Mary Jake?
00:32:28You?
00:32:30As far as I'm concerned, nobody's perfect
00:32:32and it's foolish for anyone to assume that they are.
00:32:34I sure wish I lived in your perfect little world, Camille.
00:32:36Because the world I live in?
00:32:38That's just how it is.
00:32:40That world is called high school.
00:33:00What?
00:33:02Yeah.
00:33:04Well, it's not something I'd go advertising.
00:33:06Do people know?
00:33:08Um, yeah.
00:33:10People know.
00:33:12I mean, my teachers know.
00:33:14Most of my friends.
00:33:16It doesn't make me any different.
00:33:18Wait, so your friends know you have diabetes
00:33:20and it doesn't change anything?
00:33:22No, why would it?
00:33:24How long have you had it?
00:33:26Since I was born.
00:33:28My parents had me really young
00:33:30when I was born with type 1 diabetes.
00:33:32Do you ever think maybe that's why your dad
00:33:34doesn't want to spend time with you?
00:33:36Not that it's any of your business,
00:33:38but why would that have anything to do with anything?
00:33:40Not that it's any of my business?
00:33:42Everybody's been spilling their business
00:33:44all afternoon.
00:33:46I'm just making an observation.
00:33:48He may have odd ways of showing it,
00:33:50but my dad loves me.
00:33:52You know what, Mary Jake?
00:33:54The way you're acting makes me think
00:33:56that you have some deep, dark secret too.
00:33:58Whatever.
00:34:00Think what you want.
00:34:02Does anyone else think I may be right?
00:34:06You know what my deep, dark secret is?
00:34:12I love chips.
00:34:20Okay.
00:34:22Deep, dark secrets around the room.
00:34:24Go.
00:34:28You go, Mr. Mysterious.
00:34:30Okay.
00:34:32I used to bite my toenails.
00:34:34Ew, Anthony.
00:34:36That's gross.
00:34:38I know. That's why it's a deep, dark secret.
00:34:40You next.
00:34:42I don't know.
00:34:44I used to cook with my Easy-Bake Oven
00:34:46until I was 15.
00:34:48They still make those?
00:34:50Oh yeah, they do.
00:34:52The food is really good.
00:34:54I used to eat it every day.
00:34:56Maybe that's why.
00:34:58You know what?
00:35:00It doesn't matter.
00:35:02I might just bust out that Easy-Bake Oven
00:35:04when I get home.
00:35:06If we ever get home.
00:35:08Speaking of home,
00:35:10I built a bat cave in my basement.
00:35:12I was so obsessed with Batman and Robin.
00:35:14I mean, I wore the cape, ears, everything.
00:35:16And when was this?
00:35:18Pretty recently?
00:35:20No. When I was like six.
00:35:22Although last time I checked, it was still standing.
00:35:24We could have a sleepover if you want.
00:35:26Sometimes I let my little sisters
00:35:28put makeup on me because I am just that good
00:35:30No, that's a sleepover I want to be at.
00:35:32Camille, are you in?
00:35:34Only if I can straighten your hair
00:35:36and maybe some French tips.
00:35:38Easy there, Brent.
00:35:40I think you may have just made two new best friends.
00:35:42With the risk of sounding uncool,
00:35:44I had a pretty mean perm in the fourth grade.
00:35:48We were living in Los Angeles that year
00:35:50and I wanted to look just like Justin Timberlake.
00:35:52It was the it thing to do, apparently.
00:35:54Look at you, so hip
00:35:56and ahead of your time.
00:35:58I don't know if Raleigh will ever keep up.
00:36:00It's going to be tough, but let him try.
00:36:06Wait, are the phones on?
00:36:08Mom?
00:36:10Everybody quiet, please.
00:36:12Uh-huh?
00:36:14Oh, no.
00:36:16Is he okay?
00:36:18Uh-huh?
00:36:20Oh, no.
00:36:22No, no, no, we're fine.
00:36:24Please, just stay safe.
00:36:26There's nothing to worry about.
00:36:30Wait, what did you say?
00:36:32Mom?
00:36:34Mom?
00:36:38What did your mom say?
00:36:40Is everything okay?
00:36:42The storm's gotten pretty bad.
00:36:44My uncle was on his way in
00:36:46with his truck and
00:36:48he hit a snowbank or something.
00:36:50He ran off the road.
00:36:52Oh, my gosh, is he going to be all right?
00:36:54He's fine, but
00:36:56the news is advising everyone to stay indoors
00:36:58and off the roads, like Mrs. Burgess said.
00:37:00It just looks like we're going to be stuck here
00:37:02until it calms down.
00:37:04Or starts melting in the morning.
00:37:06What's going on?
00:37:08Towers must be down.
00:37:10Hope you brought a pillow.
00:37:12Very funny.
00:37:14I'm usually not one to worry,
00:37:16but my dad's in Charlotte today
00:37:18and my mom was driving out of town for a house showing.
00:37:20None of us have cell phones, so if
00:37:23anything were to happen, I just...
00:37:25My sister Anna's probably fine with her friend Jesse,
00:37:27but everyone else might be stuck at Daniel's middle school.
00:37:29Should have thought about that earlier.
00:37:31Brian, I'm sure they're fine.
00:37:33I mean, my mom didn't say there had been any emergencies,
00:37:35just that we're advised to stay off the roads.
00:37:37I mean, there's nothing we could have done anyway.
00:37:39We're just as stranded as anyone else.
00:37:41Yeah.
00:37:43But I'm going to go call Daniel's middle just in case.
00:37:45I'll come with you, Brian.
00:37:47I want to try my dad again.
00:37:53You know, I've gone to this school
00:37:55for almost four years now,
00:37:57but I never really looked at this hallway.
00:37:59It doesn't even feel familiar
00:38:01when it's all empty.
00:38:03It's like I get so caught up in myself
00:38:05and my own life that
00:38:07sometimes I just don't notice my surroundings.
00:38:09Yeah, I know what you mean.
00:38:11I'm a junior, so I've spent roughly
00:38:13735 days of my life here.
00:38:15It's not so much as the surroundings,
00:38:17more of like, what I'm used to.
00:38:19It's just that I'm not used to
00:38:21It's not so much as the surroundings,
00:38:23more of like, the people.
00:38:25I mean, how many conversations have you had
00:38:27with Lynn or Mary Jake?
00:38:29That's a good example.
00:38:31Lynn's great, and she seems pretty real, you know?
00:38:33Mary Jake is...
00:38:35Where do I even begin?
00:38:37And Anthony, I mean, that guy scared me at first,
00:38:39but now I almost want to be his friend.
00:38:41Yeah, me too.
00:38:43You remember Camille back in middle school
00:38:45where she wore lots of pink
00:38:47and was basically the president of everything?
00:38:49I went the other way with that one.
00:38:51Yeah, there's something about her.
00:38:53You know, she seems different than I thought.
00:38:55I don't know, I think I might like to get to know the new Camille.
00:39:05Miss Burgess, it's Grayson and Brent.
00:39:07Come in, boys.
00:39:09Miss Burgess, is
00:39:11everything okay?
00:39:13I'm sorry, I hate for you to see me like this.
00:39:15Is everything okay in the library?
00:39:17Yeah, we're fine.
00:39:19We just wanted to see if we could make a few phone calls.
00:39:21I think the cell phone towers are down.
00:39:23I'm afraid the landlines aren't working either.
00:39:25I've been waiting for over an hour to hear back from my husband.
00:39:27He was on his way home
00:39:29from work last he spoke,
00:39:31and I told him to go so he could concentrate on the roads,
00:39:33but now that the lines are down,
00:39:35I don't know when I'll hear from him.
00:39:37Well, how far from home was he?
00:39:39A few miles.
00:39:41It's a short commute, but I can't help thinking
00:39:43the worst.
00:39:45It's fine. Everyone that was caught in the storm
00:39:47is taking the precautions they need to.
00:39:49I know, Brent. You're completely right.
00:39:51It's just hard to stay positive
00:39:53in this situation. I don't know how you kids
00:39:55are doing it.
00:39:57I should be in the library
00:39:59taking care of you students instead of in here worried about myself.
00:40:01We're fine, Miss Burgess, really.
00:40:03Stay by the phone as long as you need to.
00:40:05Is there anything that I can get for you?
00:40:07No, no, I'm fine.
00:40:09Just take care of the others,
00:40:11and I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything.
00:40:13Um, have you heard anything
00:40:15about the students at Daniels Middle School?
00:40:17Last I heard, we were the only
00:40:19school in the district with students left.
00:40:21We're further out of town, so it's harder for people to get here.
00:40:23Awesome, that's good to hear.
00:40:25Oh, it may be
00:40:27a good idea to start lining the doors in the library
00:40:29to keep the heat in.
00:40:31Unfortunately, I don't know how much longer
00:40:33the generators are going to last.
00:40:35That's a good idea. Okay, I'll see what I can do.
00:40:37Don't worry.
00:40:39Yeah, what he said.
00:40:43And, Miss Burgess,
00:40:45I'm going to pray for your husband.
00:40:47Is that okay?
00:40:49It's perfectly fine, Brian.
00:41:05Just in time.
00:41:07Did you get a hold of anyone? Is everything okay?
00:41:09Well, main phone lines are down, too, apparently,
00:41:11and, Miss Burgess, the rest of the schools are empty,
00:41:13so the Branch brothers and sisters should be safe somewhere.
00:41:15Oh, good. That's so good to hear.
00:41:17But we need to keep in all the heat that we can,
00:41:19so I'm going to line the door with these blankets.
00:41:31Hey, Anthony,
00:41:33give me your jacket. You should be fine in that sweatshirt.
00:41:35Nah, I'm going to hang on to it.
00:41:37Come on, man, you're making me sweat just looking at you.
00:41:39I hope you can get it back.
00:41:41I said no!
00:41:43Find something else.
00:41:47Okay.
00:41:49Forget I asked.
00:41:57So,
00:41:59no word from your dad yet?
00:42:01No.
00:42:03Nothing.
00:42:05I left him a few messages, but there's no one else in his office,
00:42:07so he probably doesn't even know it's snowing out.
00:42:09I thought I'd be the first thought on his mind.
00:42:13You know what, Grayson?
00:42:15Before you're so quick to judge your dad for not being the perfect father,
00:42:17why don't you stop for a second
00:42:19and think about all the things that he actually does for you
00:42:21and what you'd do if he wasn't there at all?
00:42:29Doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
00:42:37Is that your dad's?
00:42:41Yeah.
00:42:43He's been in Iraq for three years.
00:42:47I'm sorry, man, I didn't know.
00:42:49It's cool.
00:42:51Just remember what you have.
00:42:55Have any threes?
00:42:57Go fish.
00:43:07Come on, Grayson, you got it.
00:43:09Here we go, here we go.
00:43:11Check this out, guys.
00:43:13Here we go, here we go.
00:43:15Yeah!
00:43:17That's what makes me unstoppable,
00:43:19and I know you guys can all agree.
00:43:21You're totally cheating.
00:43:23I saw you step past the line.
00:43:25Let's go, Lynn.
00:43:27Let's go, Lynn.
00:43:31I told you, back talk.
00:43:33All right, if I nominate you
00:43:35and you get the earpiece,
00:43:37I'll just have fun.
00:43:41Seriously,
00:43:43how old are you guys?
00:43:45Keep it down.
00:43:49What are you listening to?
00:43:53Is that New Kids, Mary Jane?
00:43:55Are you listening to New Kids?
00:43:57Is that your big secret?
00:43:59You've been hiding it from us this whole time.
00:44:05Look what you did.
00:44:09It's ruined.
00:44:11Thanks a lot.
00:44:13Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.
00:44:15I don't care if you didn't mean to.
00:44:17It's broken, and it's your fault.
00:44:19Chill out, Mary Jane, come on.
00:44:21It's not like you're not getting
00:44:23ten more iPods for Christmas.
00:44:25No, no, I'm not.
00:44:27One iPod and a new Lexus, then, right?
00:44:29No, stop, okay? I'm not getting any.
00:44:31Did you ask for a new pony this year, Mary Jane?
00:44:33No, no!
00:44:35I'm not getting any of those things.
00:44:41My parents are bankrupt.
00:44:49What?
00:45:03What happened?
00:45:05I don't know all the details.
00:45:07My parents will hardly tell me anything.
00:45:09I guess my dad
00:45:11made some big investment that went bad
00:45:13and now everything is a mess.
00:45:15My uncle's paying
00:45:17our mortgage so we don't lose our house.
00:45:19My college fund
00:45:21is gone.
00:45:23Everything.
00:45:25So what are you going to do about it?
00:45:27Excuse me?
00:45:29I can't do anything about it.
00:45:31Well, you can't change the fact
00:45:33that your family's going through a rough time,
00:45:35but you can do everything you can
00:45:37to try and help them through it.
00:45:39What are you talking about?
00:45:41What can I possibly do?
00:45:43You could get a job.
00:45:45That way you could pay for your own things
00:45:47like your clothes and your makeup
00:45:49and your parents can focus on getting back on their feet.
00:45:51There's no way I'm getting a job.
00:45:54Then you know what, Mary Jake?
00:45:56I don't want to hear you crying
00:45:58about how pathetic your life is
00:46:00if you're not going to do a single thing
00:46:02to make it better.
00:46:04It's not like that, okay?
00:46:06I just can't.
00:46:08I cannot get a job.
00:46:10If my friends saw me
00:46:12waiting tables somewhere,
00:46:14they'd tie.
00:46:16I do not want them to know.
00:46:20If they're really your friends,
00:46:22then they shouldn't care.
00:46:26You know what?
00:46:28I have an idea.
00:46:30Let's go, everyone.
00:46:32Hey, Mary Jake, that means you too.
00:46:34Chop, chop, people. Let's go.
00:46:48All right, people, here we go.
00:46:50I don't know my way around the school so well yet
00:46:52but I think I remember how to get to this place.
00:46:54Yeah, come on.
00:47:06All right.
00:47:12Check it out.
00:47:16Impromptu talent show, anyone?
00:47:18What sort of talents are you hiding, huh?
00:47:20The best kind.
00:47:30Thanks.
00:47:32You're welcome.
00:47:40Nice flowers, man.
00:47:42Yeah.
00:47:44So what's your talent?
00:47:46Ah!
00:47:48Well, that works a lot better
00:47:50in the summertime.
00:47:52All right, watch the line.
00:48:02My sister's telling me that, I swear.
00:48:04All right, who's next?
00:48:10Where's he going with my glasses?
00:48:12Where's he going?
00:48:14Oh, no.
00:48:16Romeo, Romeo,
00:48:18wherefore art thou Romeo?
00:48:20Oh, that's weird.
00:48:22Totally kidding, guys.
00:48:24Kidding.
00:48:26All right, here's where it's at.
00:48:30Oh, yeah.
00:48:32You call that dancing?
00:48:34I'll show you dancing.
00:48:36I'll show you dancing.
00:48:42Oh, yeah.
00:48:44Yeah.
00:48:46All right, Lynn.
00:48:54Now that's talent.
00:48:56Forget high school, let's start a talent trip
00:48:58and travel the world.
00:49:00Where should we go first?
00:49:02Let's go to Moscow.
00:49:04Somewhere around here.
00:49:06No, we've got to go to Europe, man.
00:49:08We've got to bring those flowers, too.
00:49:10We've got to bring the flowers.
00:49:12With vows of holly
00:49:14Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
00:49:16Tis the season
00:49:18to be jolly
00:49:20Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
00:49:24Don we now
00:49:26our gay apparel
00:49:28Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
00:49:30Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
00:49:32True the ancient yuletide carol
00:49:36Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
00:49:42Yeah!
00:49:44All right, Camille.
00:49:46As you were.
00:49:48I didn't know you could sing.
00:49:50I'm not upset.
00:49:52I am not.
00:49:54I am not upset.
00:49:56But please, you have to let me know
00:49:58If it weren't for the sound of Christmas carols
00:50:00coming from this room, I might have been outside
00:50:02in that storm looking for all of you.
00:50:04Mrs. Burgess, I'm sorry. It was my fault.
00:50:06I wasn't thinking.
00:50:08And we're all here. Don't worry.
00:50:10Okay. Okay.
00:50:12Everything's just fine.
00:50:14And we're all just fine.
00:50:16What was I coming here to tell you?
00:50:18Right. The storm.
00:50:20It's getting worse.
00:50:22The temperatures are dropping
00:50:24and the wind speeds are at record highs.
00:50:26Don't worry.
00:50:28If we stay inside, everybody's safe.
00:50:30But our biggest challenge is going to be keeping warm.
00:50:32I'm pretty sure that generator isn't going to last all night.
00:50:34But I have
00:50:36lanterns and flashlights
00:50:38in the library for us to use.
00:50:40Mrs. Burgess, have you heard from your husband yet?
00:50:42Not yet, Grant.
00:50:44Thank you for asking.
00:50:46And thanks for the prayers.
00:50:48I have a feeling that he's safe.
00:50:50Grayson?
00:50:52Grayson?
00:50:54Uh...
00:50:56I feel weak all of a sudden.
00:50:58I think my blood sugar level
00:51:00must have dropped.
00:51:02I'm fine. I'm fine.
00:51:04Okay, Grayson. Let's get you back to the library.
00:51:06Boys, will you please help him?
00:51:08Lynn, can you grab the door?
00:51:12Okay, careful.
00:51:14Careful.
00:51:16Okay.
00:51:26Shouldn't lay down.
00:51:28Just sit me over there.
00:51:30You need something to get your blood sugar up.
00:51:32Does anybody have any candy?
00:51:34I've got a soda in my backpack, I think.
00:51:36That'll work.
00:51:38Here.
00:51:40Drink up, dude.
00:51:42You can thank the blizzard for keeping it so cold for you.
00:51:45I guess Mr. Perfect
00:51:47is pretty normal after all.
00:51:51You know what?
00:51:53I actually prefer him that way.
00:51:55Normal, that is.
00:51:57Why are the long faces?
00:52:01I'm fine.
00:52:05And...
00:52:07I'm starving.
00:52:09Is anyone else hungry?
00:52:11Yeah.
00:52:13Grab the flashlights.
00:52:15I'll be right back.
00:52:17Okay.
00:52:19Okay.
00:52:21Okay.
00:52:23Okay.
00:52:25Grab the flashlights,
00:52:27just in case.
00:52:51Well, how many main dishes can you make with coleslaw?
00:52:53Depends.
00:52:55On what?
00:52:57Whether you want them to be edible or not.
00:52:59Coleslaw on a chili dog, anybody?
00:53:01Ah, here we go.
00:53:03Spaghetti noodles.
00:53:05Enough to feed the entire senior class.
00:53:07Hey, can you come over here
00:53:09and help me with this tomato sauce?
00:53:15Okay.
00:53:17Pasta sauce.
00:53:19Lynn, have you seen any bread,
00:53:21butter, garlic, anything like that?
00:53:23Let me see what I can find.
00:53:25Okay.
00:53:27Excellent idea, Grayson.
00:53:29I'll get the oven going.
00:53:31What can I do to help?
00:53:33I have just the job for you.
00:53:35Wait here.
00:53:45Alrighty.
00:53:47I assume you see what I'm getting at here.
00:53:49I haven't spent much time in the kitchen.
00:53:51Well, if we're making a feast,
00:53:53we have to have dessert.
00:53:55Um, I've never made these before.
00:53:57Or is it hard?
00:53:59It's easy as one, two, three.
00:54:01Add ingredients, stir, pour in a pan.
00:54:03Although I didn't see any measuring cups,
00:54:05so you have to eyeball the amount.
00:54:07But it's pretty straightforward.
00:54:09I'm sure you can handle it.
00:54:11I don't know, Grayson.
00:54:13What if I just set the table or something?
00:54:15I don't want to mess this up.
00:54:17Hey, Lynn.
00:54:19Not it on dish duty.
00:54:21I second that.
00:54:23Don't forget the most important part
00:54:25of any table setting.
00:54:27Is there anything I can do to help?
00:54:29I think we're all set.
00:54:31It's almost ready.
00:54:33Grayson, will you keep stirring that?
00:54:35Camille, can you find some pot holders?
00:54:37I think the garlic bread should be about done.
00:54:39Absolutely.
00:54:41I think I saw some over near the utensils.
00:54:43I didn't realize how hungry I was.
00:54:45I think this is going to be a really good meal.
00:54:47Just what we need to warm our bodies and our spirits.
00:54:49Thanks for coming up with the idea, Grayson.
00:54:51Yeah, well, if there's anything, I know it's food.
00:54:53I keep me and my dad pretty well fed.
00:54:55That's a very admirable trait.
00:54:57Makes me happy to see today's youth
00:54:59helping out around the house.
00:55:01My dad works hard, so I try to take any chance I can
00:55:03to help out.
00:55:05Just wish sometimes I could do more.
00:55:07I'm sure he appreciates everything that you do.
00:55:09Yeah, thanks.
00:55:11Here you go.
00:55:13Perfect, thank you.
00:55:21Shall we say grace?
00:55:23Sure.
00:55:29Dear Lord, we thank you for this meal we're about to receive.
00:55:31Please keep our friends and family safe during the storm
00:55:33and watch over us throughout the night.
00:55:35We thank you for your endearing love
00:55:37and know that you'll keep us from harm.
00:55:39Amen.
00:55:41Thanks, Brent.
00:55:43Shall we?
00:56:03This is amazing.
00:56:05We're going to put the cafeteria lady out of a job.
00:56:07It's incredible.
00:56:09Not because I'm starving,
00:56:11but this might be the best dinner I've ever eaten.
00:56:13It's perfect.
00:56:15Despite the circumstances,
00:56:17this isn't such a terrible night.
00:56:21You going to finish that?
00:56:39Okay.
00:56:41I did my best to contribute.
00:57:05Mary Jake, this is amazing.
00:57:07Mary Jake, this is amazing.
00:57:09Hands down,
00:57:11best brownie ever to be made from a box.
00:57:13He wasn't kidding. Wow.
00:57:17It's better than grandma's.
00:57:19Thanks, guys.
00:57:29You know what, Mary Jake?
00:57:31I think we can all agree that those brownies were amazing.
00:57:33Better than my Easy-Bake oven.
00:57:36Yours was awesome, too.
00:57:38I'd say it was almost better than my mom's,
00:57:40but I think I might get in trouble for saying that.
00:57:42It was so good.
00:57:44I'm not one to say I told you so,
00:57:46but I did tell you so.
00:57:48Okay.
00:57:50Everything's all right.
00:57:52Nobody panic.
00:57:54There are plenty of lanterns and flashlights in the library,
00:57:56so let's keep moving in that direction.
00:57:58I'm going to grab my things
00:58:00from the office, and I'll be right there.
00:58:06Okay.
00:58:12Here you go, guys.
00:58:14All right, everyone, let's move to the back of the room
00:58:16to conserve the computers.
00:58:18Here, grab all your stuff.
00:58:20All right, I can take this one.
00:58:22I'll take this one.
00:58:24Helen, you need help with that?
00:58:26Come on, Mary Jake.
00:58:30Just set everything down, and we'll put all the blankets up.
00:58:32I think we're all going to be okay.
00:58:34Here.
00:58:36Oh, man.
00:58:40You know,
00:58:42it does make me feel a little better
00:58:44knowing there's a pretty good chance
00:58:46that my dad just lost his H.D. football
00:58:48and his heated recliner is probably getting a little cold.
00:58:50Are you kidding me?
00:58:52What?
00:58:54I thought we were past this.
00:58:56Give me a break.
00:58:58I mean, I've heard what you have to say,
00:59:00but you don't know what it's like.
00:59:02It's like watching a DVR.
00:59:04Don't talk to me about unfair.
00:59:06I get it, Anthony.
00:59:08Okay, I get it.
00:59:10Your dad's off in Iraq, and that's rough.
00:59:12But my dad might as well be there, too,
00:59:14because that's exactly what it feels like.
00:59:16Well, at least your dad's alive.
00:59:20What?
00:59:22You heard me.
00:59:32But you said...
00:59:34You know what I said.
00:59:36It's just easier that way.
00:59:40He died two months ago.
00:59:42I don't like to admit it.
00:59:44I mean,
00:59:46he'd been gone so long before it happened
00:59:48that if I don't talk about it,
00:59:50it seems like he's just still away.
00:59:54I was hoping that staying here today
00:59:56with you guys would help me
00:59:58take my mind off things.
01:00:02Anthony,
01:00:04I'm really sorry.
01:00:06And I know it's hard to accept
01:00:08in a situation like that,
01:00:10but you have to remember
01:00:12that everything happens for a reason.
01:00:14I don't see any reason why my dad
01:00:16had to be the one to die.
01:00:18You may never know,
01:00:20but there is a reason.
01:00:22His death served a much higher purpose.
01:00:24Does it make it any easier?
01:00:26No, no.
01:00:28Maybe
01:00:30one day it will.
01:00:34Sorry that took so long.
01:00:38Is everything alright in here?
01:00:40We're fine, Mrs. Burgess.
01:00:42Nothing to break?
01:00:46Alright.
01:00:58You okay, Grayson?
01:01:04Yeah.
01:01:06I'm just doing some thinking.
01:01:10I feel like a total jerk.
01:01:12You know.
01:01:14But that's not the point.
01:01:16I know.
01:01:18My dad makes me so,
01:01:20so uncomfortable.
01:01:22I don't know what to do.
01:01:24I don't know what to do.
01:01:26I'm so angry.
01:01:30But I can't imagine what I'd do
01:01:32if he was gone.
01:01:34Just enjoy all the time
01:01:36you do have with him.
01:01:38Even if it seems like nothing at all.
01:01:42Easier said than done.
01:01:46I feel like I should go
01:01:48apologize to Anthony.
01:01:50I think he knows you're sorry.
01:02:06Thank you all for your help.
01:02:08And for staying in good spirits.
01:02:10I know none of us anticipated
01:02:12this when we started our day.
01:02:14You've all done really well to make the most of the situation.
01:02:20So.
01:02:22What does everybody want for Christmas?
01:02:24Grayson?
01:02:28I don't know.
01:02:30I don't need much.
01:02:32My dad usually gives me gift cards.
01:02:34My mom sends me clothes.
01:02:36Probably get some new music
01:02:38and like 20 pairs of socks.
01:02:40I want a guitar
01:02:42so I can play and sing.
01:02:44Maybe I'll start a band.
01:02:46I don't know.
01:02:48Oh, and socks.
01:02:50You can never have too many socks.
01:02:52I think I'm going to ask for some clothes.
01:02:54Some clothes I actually like.
01:02:58Well, my family's been saving up
01:03:00for a while to get us a Wii.
01:03:02A Wii and ten remotes.
01:03:04Big family.
01:03:10I...
01:03:14I have everything I need.
01:03:16I'm just looking forward
01:03:18to spending some time with my family.
01:03:20My mom and I are taking a cruise
01:03:22and not taking any of this snow with us.
01:03:26So, Mrs. Burgess, what do you want for Christmas?
01:03:32My husband and I have been
01:03:34trying to have a baby.
01:03:36That would be the greatest gift
01:03:38we could get.
01:03:42So if everything happens for a reason,
01:03:44what's the reason that we're all stuck here?
01:03:50Well, we can't be sure,
01:03:52but I can think of a few.
01:04:12Wait, what's that sound?
01:04:14Does anyone else think that sounded
01:04:16like someone knocking?
01:04:18There's someone out there.
01:04:20Grayson, wait.
01:04:22I don't think anyone should go out there.
01:04:24We have no idea who that could be.
01:04:26I know, Mrs. Burgess,
01:04:28but whoever it is is caught out there in that storm.
01:04:30They could die if we don't help them.
01:04:32Look, you stay here with everyone else.
01:04:34I'll go.
01:04:36I'm coming with you.
01:04:38Brant, stay here and keep an eye on the ladies.
01:04:40Wait.
01:04:42Please be careful.
01:04:44We'll be back.
01:04:48I'm a little freaked out.
01:04:50I mean, who could possibly be out in that storm?
01:04:52I don't know what to expect.
01:04:54Wait, we're coming!
01:05:00Okay, I got him.
01:05:06Dad? Grayson!
01:05:08Dad, you're freezing.
01:05:10Anthony, give me a hand.
01:05:12We gotta get him warmed up.
01:05:14Help! We need help!
01:05:18That's Grayson.
01:05:20He needs help.
01:05:24Camille, come with me. Hurry.
01:05:36Grayson!
01:05:38Down here!
01:05:40Come on.
01:05:46Man, is he okay?
01:05:48It's my dad. He's freezing.
01:05:50Fine. I just need to lie down.
01:05:52I know, Dad. We'll get you there.
01:05:54Brant, give us a hand and help us get him to the library.
01:05:56Camille, I need hot water and lots of it.
01:05:58Try to find any bottles to fill, okay?
01:06:00Everything's gonna be okay. We'll meet you there.
01:06:10Okay.
01:06:16Come on!
01:06:18Come on!
01:06:24Gas stove.
01:06:26This has to work.
01:06:30Perfect.
01:06:40Oh, my goodness.
01:06:42Girls, um, grab some blankets
01:06:44and make a place to lay him down.
01:06:46It's my dad, Ms. Burgess.
01:06:48Hurry!
01:06:50I sent Camille to get some hot water,
01:06:52but we gotta get him warmed up.
01:06:54Quick, grab another blanket.
01:07:04Camille!
01:07:06I'm coming! I'm coming!
01:07:08Quick, put him in the blankets all around him.
01:07:10These'll work great.
01:07:12Good job, Camille. Yeah, these'll work great.
01:07:14Like this?
01:07:16Good job, girls.
01:07:18Thank you, thank you.
01:07:20It's gonna be okay.
01:07:22It's gonna be all right, Dad.
01:07:24It's gonna be okay.
01:07:30It's going to make a huge difference, Camille.
01:07:32He's going to be fine.
01:07:34Good. I was really scared.
01:07:36Dad?
01:07:44Dad?
01:07:46You okay?
01:07:48Yeah, I'm fine.
01:07:50I think you got to me just in time.
01:07:54I can't believe you could hear me over that storm.
01:07:56I've never seen anything like it.
01:08:00And you, what's your name?
01:08:02Anthony Goodwin.
01:08:04Sir.
01:08:06Good to meet you, Anthony.
01:08:08Thanks for coming with Grayson to get me.
01:08:10It's nice to meet you as well.
01:08:12Grayson talks about you a lot.
01:08:14Good things, I hope.
01:08:16Only the best, sir.
01:08:18Dad, this is Brent.
01:08:20And Mary Jake.
01:08:22That's Lynn.
01:08:24And of course, this is Camille.
01:08:28Mr. Thompson, I'm Cynthia Burgess.
01:08:30Is there anything we can get you?
01:08:33Good to meet you.
01:08:35And call me Chad.
01:08:37I'm fine. I just need to thaw out.
01:08:39Of course.
01:08:41Let us know if there's anything you need.
01:08:45So, what are you doing here, Dad?
01:08:47Why did you go out in that storm?
01:08:51Well, Grayson, I got your message,
01:08:53but it was hours after you called.
01:08:57I guess I got caught up in a meeting
01:08:59and I didn't recognize the magnitude of the storm.
01:09:01But I felt terrible not being there for you,
01:09:03so I guess I thought I could
01:09:05get to you before it got too bad.
01:09:09How long did it take you to get out of here?
01:09:15I was on the road for about an hour
01:09:17trying to cut through the snow,
01:09:19but eventually the car got stuck in a snowbank.
01:09:23I was only about a half mile from the school at that point,
01:09:25so I tried to walk the rest of the way.
01:09:27I'm not really sure how long I was out there.
01:09:29Dad, come on.
01:09:31I mean, think of what could have happened to you.
01:09:33Did you not hear the weather alert
01:09:35for no one to leave their homes?
01:09:37I know. I didn't care.
01:09:39I just...
01:09:41I didn't want you to think
01:09:43that I didn't try to get to you.
01:09:45I mean, and with your car acting up in the cold...
01:09:47Actually,
01:09:49my car's fine.
01:09:51I just said it this morning
01:09:53because I wanted to spend a few minutes with you.
01:09:55I don't know why I didn't.
01:09:59Grayson,
01:10:01I'm sorry.
01:10:03No, really, it's fine.
01:10:05I mean, you worked so hard
01:10:07to provide for me,
01:10:09and I shouldn't be ungrateful.
01:10:11Yeah, I work hard,
01:10:13but sometimes I just get caught up in it.
01:10:19I just don't want you to ever think
01:10:21you come second in my work.
01:10:23You don't come second to anything,
01:10:25and I'm sorry
01:10:27if I ever made you feel that way.
01:10:29I know.
01:10:31Thanks for understanding.
01:10:35I love you, Grayson.
01:10:41I love you, too, Dad.
01:10:43Anthony,
01:10:45thanks for what you did.
01:10:47I did it for a reason.
01:11:13So, what about you, Camille?
01:11:15What about me?
01:11:17Well, you know, I feel like we've all
01:11:19talked a lot about ourselves,
01:11:21but we haven't heard much from you.
01:11:23What's your story?
01:11:25What's my story?
01:11:27Geez, I don't even know where to start.
01:11:31My story of...
01:11:37I don't know.
01:11:39I don't know.
01:11:41I don't know.
01:11:45I have a pretty normal life.
01:11:49My family is well off.
01:11:53My parents love each other.
01:11:55I'm doing well in school.
01:12:03Sometimes something just
01:12:07doesn't seem right.
01:12:11What do you mean?
01:12:15It's hard to explain.
01:12:21I guess that sometimes
01:12:23I just...
01:12:29I just don't feel happy.
01:12:33I get this feeling like
01:12:35something is
01:12:37wrong or
01:12:39missing.
01:12:45Wow, I've never told anyone
01:12:47that before.
01:12:51What do you think it is?
01:12:55I don't know.
01:12:59It's not like I'm depressed
01:13:01or anything.
01:13:05I guess I'm just trying
01:13:07to figure everything out.
01:13:13I know what you mean.
01:13:23What are you guys doing for Christmas?
01:13:25I don't know.
01:13:27Probably just spending time with my family.
01:13:29Same here. Why?
01:13:31We're doing a Christmas Eve service at our church.
01:13:33You guys should come and bring your families.
01:13:35You should bring your mom.
01:13:37Thanks, Brent.
01:13:39Hey, um,
01:13:41what time?
01:13:437.30. I can give you directions.
01:13:45Thanks.
01:14:05Not quite how
01:14:07you plan to spend your day, huh?
01:14:09Not to mention
01:14:11your night.
01:14:13Not even close.
01:14:15And I think after everything
01:14:17this day turned out
01:14:19a lot better than I'd been planning.
01:14:23I agree.
01:14:27Can I ask you something?
01:14:29Um, a serious question.
01:14:31Yeah, of course.
01:14:33You pray
01:14:35a lot and you're a really good guy.
01:14:39That wasn't really
01:14:41a question.
01:14:43I know, just wait.
01:14:45You and your whole family
01:14:47it seems like everything you do is so
01:14:49good.
01:14:51And you love God.
01:14:53I guess
01:14:55what I want to know is
01:14:59how can you trust so much
01:15:01in God
01:15:03when he lets your family struggle the way they do?
01:15:09Well,
01:15:11God gives us
01:15:13everything that we need.
01:15:15You know,
01:15:17we don't need a mansion
01:15:19or fancy cars to be happy.
01:15:23And sometimes
01:15:25I think God takes things away
01:15:27when we need to be
01:15:30appreciative of what we actually have.
01:15:36Good night, Mary Jane.
01:15:38Good night, Brant.
01:16:00I haven't even washed these since we left.
01:16:02Everybody's got a white line, right?
01:16:04It's still a line, even if it's white.
01:16:10I'm going to poop all day when we get out of here.
01:16:12Me too.
01:16:16When are you going to get one of these guys?
01:16:18I'm going to get a juicy cheeseburger.
01:16:26Good morning! Phone lines are back up
01:16:28and I was able to reach my husband.
01:16:30He's home safely.
01:16:32And he tells me that snowplows are hitting the roads now.
01:16:34So I need you all to call your parents,
01:16:36let them know you're okay,
01:16:38and as soon as the roads are clear,
01:16:40we can all go home.
01:16:42Yes!
01:16:44And until the roads are clear...
01:16:46Snowball fight, anyone?
01:16:48I'm in.
01:16:54So awesome!
01:16:56Beautiful!
01:17:04Thanks!
01:17:06I needed a shower.
01:17:08How about another one?
01:17:18Hey, Lynn.
01:17:20Yeah?
01:17:22Do you have plans this weekend?
01:17:24No.
01:17:26Well, you know, I had a few things in mind.
01:17:28Sunbathing,
01:17:30pool party to go to,
01:17:32but I think the weather may have ruined those plans.
01:17:38What were you thinking?
01:17:40I don't know.
01:17:42I thought it would be fun to hang out
01:17:44and catch up a little bit.
01:17:46It's been a really long time.
01:17:48Don't you have plans
01:17:50with Sydney or April?
01:17:52Nothing I wouldn't miss.
01:17:54I'd really like it if we could just
01:17:56spend some time together.
01:17:58That sounds great.
01:18:06Watch out, Miss B!
01:18:08Oh, look out!
01:18:10Oh, my God!
01:18:12Oh, my God!
01:18:14Oh, my God!
01:18:16Do you want to be inside?
01:18:22Oh, my God!
01:18:28Oh, it's so small!
01:18:30I can't reach it!
01:18:32Oh, my God!
01:18:38Oh!
01:18:44Oh, my God!
01:18:48Oh, my God!
01:18:50Oh, my God!
01:18:52Oh, my God!
01:18:54Oh, my God!
01:18:56Oh, my God!
01:18:58Oh, my God!
01:19:00Oh, my God!
01:19:02Oh, my God!
01:19:04Oh, my God!
01:19:06Oh, my God!
01:19:08Oh, my God!
01:19:10Oh, my God!
01:19:12Oh, my God!
01:19:20Hey!
01:19:22Lynn, you look beautiful.
01:19:24Thank you. Merry Christmas.
01:19:26Hey. Merry Christmas, sorry.
01:19:28Uh, Lynn, this is my sister Anna.
01:19:30Anna, this is Lynn.
01:19:32Hi. I've heard so much about you.
01:19:38So look at all those kids up there. Aren't they cute?
01:19:40They're so cute.
01:19:42Yeah, totally.
01:19:44You like the church?
01:19:46I love it. It's huge.
01:19:48Yeah, we had a bunch of people come out and decorate it.
01:19:50Oh, look, there she is.
01:19:52Hey, Jake, over here.
01:19:56Silent night,
01:19:58Holy night,
01:20:00All is calm,
01:20:02All is bright,
01:20:04All is calm,
01:20:06All is bright,
01:20:08Round yon Virgin,
01:20:10Mother and Child,
01:20:12Holy infant,
01:20:14So tender and mild.
01:20:18Sleep in heavenly peace.
01:20:24Sleep in heavenly peace.
01:20:28Sleep in heavenly peace.
01:20:32Sleep in heavenly peace.
01:20:34Sleep in heavenly peace
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