Living with Ms. Carolyn (transcript)

"Living with Ms. Carolyn" is the fifth episode of the series "My School Life."
==Description==
Maraya, a 16-year-old girl with autism, is obsessed over her bus driver, Ms. Carolyn, and wants to live with her because of that. But when she actually goes to live with her and Mr. Danny, it is not as fun as she expected it to be. So at the end, she learns that living with her family is the best because they take care of her right and plus they do everything for her right.
==Transcript==
(The episode starts by taking place outside of Maraya's house. Her bus driver, Ms. Carolyn, passes her house to go around the U-turn and come back around)
Maraya (as narrator): I love Ms. Carolyn because she is a fun person to talk to. Plus, one of the good reasons why I love her is because she's never late for me.
(As Ms. Carolyn was driving around the U-turn, Maraya continues narrating her story)
Maraya (as narrator): And one day, I was so obsessed with Ms. Carolyn that I actually wanted to live with her.
Maraya: Uh, Ms. Carolyn?
Ms. Carolyn: Yes, Maraya?
Maraya: I like you so much. And speaking of liking you, I want to live with you, starting tomorrow!
Ms. Carolyn: I don't know about that yet. You can live with me as long as it's okay with your parents.
Maraya: Yay!
(When they get to Maraya's house, Ms. Carolyn opens up the front doors and lets Maraya get off)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay, Maraya. We're at your house now.
Maraya: Alright! (she walks up to Ms. Carolyn) Goodbye, Ms. Carolyn!
Ms. Carolyn: Bye bye! Make sure you ask your parents.
Maraya (not seen): Okay!
(Then Ms. Carolyn closes the front doors and it shows Maraya walking to her house. The scene changes to where Maraya is eating dinner and forgets about what she was going to do as she puts down her silverware and asks her parents)
Maraya: Mom, dad. Can I live with Ms. Carolyn for the rest of my life?
Lisa: But, Maraya. Aren't you going to miss us?
Maraya: No, not at all. Plus, living with Ms. Carolyn is better than living with you guys.
(A moment of silence occurs)
Maraya: So, what do you think? Can I live with Ms. Carolyn?
Ryan (sighs): Okay. I suppose you can live with Ms. Carolyn.
Maraya: Yay! Thanks, dad!
(The scene changes again to the next afternoon, where Ms. Carolyn is now dropping Blake off)
Ms. Carolyn: Bye, Blake!
Blake: Bye!
(After Blake gets off, Ms. Carolyn closes the front doors and continues driving)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay. Next stop is Anie's house.
Maraya: Ms. Carolyn, I thought you were dropping me off next.
Ms. Carolyn: You said that you were going to live with me now.
Maraya: Oh, yeah. I forgot.
(The scene changes to where Maraya asks Ms. Carolyn a question)
Maraya: Are we there yet, Ms. Carolyn?
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Nope.
Maraya (tired): Is it time, Ms. Carolyn?
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Nope.
Maraya (more tired): How much longer, Ms. Carolyn?
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Just a little longer.
Maraya (groaning): Oh...
(The scene changes once again to where Ms. Carolyn tells her that they're here)
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Maraya, we're here.
Maraya: Wow, that was quick.
Ms. Carolyn: That's because you almost fell asleep. (chuckling) Come on.
(Maraya takes off her seatbelt so she can follow Ms. Carolyn. Then it changes to where they get into her house)
Ms. Carolyn: Danny, I'm home!
Mr. Danny: Carolyn, I'm so glad you're back home.
(Both laughing)
Mr. Danny: Oh, who's this you have?
Ms. Carolyn: Danny, I'd like to introduce you to a new family member. 
Mr. Danny: Oh.
Ms. Carolyn: This is Maraya. She'll be living with us for the rest of our life.
Mr. Danny: Oh, hello, Maraya. I'm Mr. Danny. It's very nice to meet you.
(While Mr. Danny shakes Maraya's hand, Maraya tells him that back)
Maraya (shy): Hi, Mr. Danny. It's very nice to meet you too. (chuckling)
Mr. Danny: Carolyn, what's the matter with Maraya?
Ms. Carolyn: Oh. Maraya's ​just shy, Danny, because she's meeting you for the first time.
Mr. Danny: Oh, I get it. (chuckling)
Maraya: Ms. Carolyn?
Ms. Carolyn: Yes, Maraya?
Maraya: Where's your bedroom?
Ms. Carolyn: It's upstairs.
Maraya: Okay, thanks, Ms. Carolyn!
(After Maraya gets upstairs, Ms. Carolyn continues talking to Mr. Danny)
Ms. Carolyn: Boy, I never knew that Maraya liked being alone.
Mr. Danny: Me either, because I thought she was gregarious.
Ms. Carolyn: Me, too.
(The setting changes to where Maraya gets into their bedroom)
Maraya: Now that I'm alone, I can play on my phone until it's dinnertime.
(The scene changes again and again until an hour later, Ms. Carolyn calls her name)
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Maraya, it's dinnertime!
Maraya: Yay! (laughing)
(The scene changes again to where Maraya is trying to eat her dinner but becomes sad about it)
Ms. Carolyn: What's wrong, Maraya? Don't you like Mr. Danny's eggplant casserole?
Maraya: Oh, of course I do. See? I like it just fine.
Ms. Carolyn: Uh, Maraya, I think you should eat something else.
Maraya: No way, Ms. Carolyn. I like it alright.
(When Maraya takes a big bite of the eggplant casserole, she gags and spits it out)
Maraya: Blech! I don't like it at all.
Ms. Carolyn (sad): Oh...
(The scene changes to where Maraya is playing on her phone in her pajamas until she hears Ms. Carolyn say that it was bedtime)
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Maraya, it's bedtime.
Maraya: But, Ms. Carolyn, it's only 7:30. And plus, I don't even go to bed until 9:00.
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): No buts, Maraya. Now get in your bed.
Maraya: Fine.
(She gets off her phone to get into her bed. Then Ms. Carolyn tells her goodnight)
Ms. Carolyn: Goodnight, Maraya.
Maraya: Goodnight. (yawns)
(She thinks about something, then she goes to sleep)
Maraya (in her own head): Oh, what a day this has been. I'm so tired from all that hard work I did. And now that it's 7:30, I can go to sleep. Well, goodnight, everyone. See you in the morning.
(As soon as Maraya fell asleep, Ms. Carolyn wakes her up with her snoring)
Ms. Carolyn: (snoring)
Maraya: Ugh!
(She uses her pillows to stop the snoring from coming, but she still heard it. The scene changes again to the next ​morning where Maraya is sleeping peacefully until Ms. Carolyn plays a fanfare on the trumpet)
Maraya: Ugh!
(After the fanfare ended, Ms. Carolyn tells Maraya that it was time to get up)
Ms. Carolyn: Come on, Maraya. It's time to get up.
Maraya: But, Ms. Carolyn, it's only 5 AM in the morning. (sighs) Please let me sleep for one more hour.
Ms. Carolyn: No time for sleeping in, Maraya. You need to get ready for school.
Maraya (sighs): Okay, fine. I will.
(The scene changes to where Maraya seats herself at the table​ as Ms. Carolyn asks Maraya what she always ate for breakfast)
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): So, Maraya, what do you always eat for breakfast?
Maraya: Cereal.
(Ms. Carolyn comes to Maraya with a bowl and a box of cereal. Next, she pours Maraya a bowl of cereal and then she pours the milk in it too. After that, she gets her a spoon so she'll be able to eat it)
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): There you go, Maraya. Enjoy.
Maraya: Thanks, Ms. Carolyn!
(She looks down at her cereal and starts to eat a spoonful of it. But when she ate it, she makes a face and actually swallows it anyway)
Maraya: This cereal tastes weird. I need something to wash down the funny taste.
(When she looks around, she sees that Ms. Carolyn has a cup of coffee, so she asks her if she can have coffee too)
Maraya: Ms. Carolyn?
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Yes? 
Maraya: Can I have a cup of coffee too?
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Sure. Just help yourself.
(She gets up from her seat to pour herself a cup of coffee, but after she does it, she wonders something in her head)
Maraya (in her own head): Hmmm, this cup of coffee needs some flavor. Oh, I know! I can add some cream and sugar to make it taste better.
(So she adds some cream and then stirs it in there. Next, she adds two spoonfuls of sugar and does the same thing with it. After that, she takes it to the table and tries it. But when she tries it, she makes the same face as she runs over to the sink and spits it out)
Maraya: Blech!
(The scene changes again to where Maraya is thinking about what happened this morning)
Maraya (in her own head): I can't believe it! My morning was terrible because of all what happened. I disliked the cereal and I disliked the coffee, too. But guess what? At least I got to take a shower and that makes me a little happy.
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Come on, Maraya. It's time to go!
Maraya (sighs): Okay.
(The scene changes once again to where they get on the bus)
Ms. Carolyn: So, Maraya, how was it like living with me?
Maraya: It was very dreadful and excruciating.
Ms. Carolyn (not seen, laughing): So it was. Well, let me check around this bus.
(First, she checks to see if the roof hatches are opening up properly)
Ms. Carolyn: Yep, that one works. Now let me check ​the other one.
(She does the same thing with the other roof hatch)
Ms. Carolyn: This one works too, and that's good. Now let me check the other things on this bus.
(The pre trip check speeds up until Ms. Carolyn is done)
Ms. Carolyn: Looks like everything is fine. Now let's rock and roll!
(Maraya claps her hands happily while Ms. Carolyn gets in her seat and realizes that she forgot something)
Ms. Carolyn (thinking): Hmmm, I felt like I forgot something. What could it be?
(While Ms. Carolyn was thinking, Maraya thought that she forgot her coffee)
Maraya: Um, your coffee?
Ms. Carolyn (gasps): My coffee! That's what I forgot.
(She gets off the bus to get her coffee. Then she gets back on)
Ms. Carolyn: There. We're all set. (she sits down) Maraya, it was a good thing that you were here to remind me that.
Maraya​: (laughing)
Ms. Carolyn: You have a good memory, Maraya.
Maraya: Thanks, Ms. Carolyn!
Ms. Carolyn: Now let's get this baby cranked up.
Maraya: Whoo-hoo!
(Ms. Carolyn cranks up the bus and then she backs up)
Ms. Carolyn: Now let's back up.
(She starts to back up and then she drives away. While she is driving, Maraya is thinking about something)
Maraya (in her own head): I can't believe that I didn't get enough sleep last night because of Ms. Carolyn snoring. Well, maybe we can sleep right now just until we get to the school. Then that way, I won't get so tired.
(She then yawns and falls fast asleep until the scene changes to when it is 6 hours later)
Maraya: Huh? Where am I?
(She​ looks around and sees that she's still on the bus without Ms. Carolyn or Ms. Brenda)
Maraya (as narrator): I looked around. Ms. Carolyn wasn't here. Or Ms. Brenda. I was on the bus all by myself, until... I found out that I was outside of a restaurant!
(She gets out of her seat to go in the restaurant and eat there)
Maraya (as narrator): I forgot that I had my own money, so that meant that I was able to order my own food.
Maraya: I would like a 10 piece chicken nugget meal, please.
Lady #1: Okay, that would be $6.49, please.
(Maraya gives the lady $7)
Lady #1: Thank you very much, ma'am. Here is your change.
Maraya: Thank you!
Maraya (as narrator): Then after I got my food, I seat myself at a table. But while I was eating, Ms. Carolyn and Ms. Brenda noticed me.
Ms. Brenda: Maraya, what are you doing here?
Maraya (thinking): Uh...
Ms. Carolyn: Aren't you supposed to be in school?
Maraya: Well, I was supposed to be in school, but I accidentally fell asleep on the bus and none of you came to wake me up.
Ms. Carolyn: Well, why didn't you think of sleeping last night?
Maraya: Because you were too noisy.
Ms. Carolyn: Huh?
Ms. Brenda: She means that you kept her awake.
Ms. Carolyn: Oh. I'm sorry, Maraya​. I didn't mean to keep you awake.
Maraya: It's okay. Just try not to do it again.
Ms. Carolyn: I won't. I promise.
(Maraya and Ms. Carolyn do a pinky swear to make a promise. Then the scene changes to where they get back on the bus)
Ms. Brenda: Maraya, since you're on the bus with us instead of school with your friends, you would have to wait a while. Can you do that for us?
Maraya: Of course. I like watching Ms. Carolyn drive.
Ms. Carolyn: (laughing)
Ms. Brenda: Okay, thank you. Let us know if you need anything.
Maraya: I will.
Ms. Carolyn: And now that we have that settled, then let's crank up this bus.
(She cranks up the bus and then backs up from the parking spot. After that, she drives away and Maraya is watching Ms. Carolyn drive)
Maraya (in her own head): Ah, I'm so glad that I've skipped an entire day of school just to have fun with Ms. Carolyn. This is great!
(The scene changes again to where they get to the school a few hours later)
Ms. Carolyn: Ah, what a nice day. Hey, Maraya, you wanna exercise with me?
Maraya: Yeah.
Ms. Carolyn (not seen): Then come on.
(Maraya gets off the bus to come where Ms. Carolyn was)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay, what we're going to do now is to run a few laps. Are you ready?
Maraya: Yeah.
Ms. Carolyn: Okay. On your mark, get set, go!
(They start running back and forth while they are having fun. Meanwhile, Ms. Brenda looks out the window and sees that they're having fun without her)
Maraya and Ms. Carolyn: (laughing)
Ms. Brenda: Looks like they're having fun without me.
(Ms. Carolyn runs to touch the pole first, which makes Maraya shocked)
Maraya: Hey!
Ms. Carolyn: Try to catch me, Maraya. (laughing)
Maraya: Oh, I'll catch you, Ms. Carolyn. (laughing)
(She runs to touch the pole and then she tries to catch up with Ms. Carolyn) 
Ms. Carolyn: 🎵Oh, you can't catch me!🎵
Maraya: Oh, yes, I can!
(She tries to run to the pole faster, but Ms. Carolyn touches it sooner than Maraya again)
Ms. Carolyn: Ha ha!
Maraya: Oh, my gosh, she's fast!
Ms. Carolyn: Try to catch me, Maraya. Try to catch me!
Maraya: I will.
(She continues running to catch ​up with Ms. Carolyn again, but when Ms. Carolyn was almost there, she tells Maraya to come on)
Ms. Carolyn: Come on, Maraya. Try to catch up, because I'm almost there.
(Maraya catches up with Ms. Carolyn to touch the pole. After Maraya touches the pole, she is running with Ms. Carolyn)
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, good. You've caught up! Now let's see who will win the race.
(The scene frequently switches to Maraya and then Ms. Carolyn. It happens for a second time, and after that, it switches to the pole. Then the actions go in slow motion as Ms. Carolyn touches the pole and then Maraya)
Ms. Carolyn: Yes! I won!
Maraya: Good job, Ms. Carolyn!
Ms. Carolyn: Thank you, Maraya. Now, let's get back on the bus.
Maraya: Okay.
(The setting changes to the inside of the bus. When Maraya and Ms. Carolyn get on the bus, Ms. Brenda asks Ms. Carolyn who won)
Ms. Brenda: So, Carolyn, who won?
Ms. Carolyn: I did.
Ms. Brenda: Congratulations, Carolyn, you won.
Ms. Carolyn: Yay!
Ms. Brenda: Okay, you two may go back to your seats.
(Maraya and Ms. Carolyn sit back down in their seats and after they do that, Ms. Carolyn sees Dylan and Jonathan coming)
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, here comes Dylan and Jonathan. And boy, do they look excited?
Ms. Brenda (not seen): Yes, Carolyn. They do look excited.
(Dylan and Jonathan get on the bus)
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Dylan!
Dylan: Hey, Ms. Carolyn.
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Jonathan!
Jonathan: Hey, Ms. Carolyn.
(Ms. Carolyn then continues looking out for her students until she sees Cody, Blake, and Clayton out there)
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, look. I've got some more students out there. 
(A moment of silence occurs)
Ms. Carolyn: Come right in!
(Clayton gets on)
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Clayton!
Clayton: Hey, Ms. Carolyn. (he gets shocked) Maraya, what are you doing here?
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, Clayton. Maraya was on the bus with me today.
Blake (not seen): Who was?
Ms. Carolyn: Maraya was.
Blake and Cody: Maraya!
Ms. Carolyn: (laughing)
(All of a sudden, she stops laughing)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay. All we need is Connor and John, and then we'll rock and roll!
Maraya (not seen): Whoo-hoo!
(Ms. Carolyn continues looking out for her two students until she finds them)
Ms. Carolyn: Oh. There's Connor and John. And look, there's Anie!
(The last three of Ms. Carolyn's students get on)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay, we have everyone. Let's rock and roll!
Students (not seen): Whoo-hoo!
(Ms. Carolyn cranks up the bus and then she starts to drive away. While she was driving, Maraya wonders to herself)
Maraya (in her own head): So today, I learned a lesson. And that lesson learned is that living with your family is the best and not your bus driver. Oh, this is going to be amazing once I tell Ms. Carolyn this.
(The scene changes to where Ms. Carolyn is dropping Blake off)
Ms. Carolyn: Bye, Blake!
Blake: Bye!
(After Ms. Carolyn drops off Blake, she closes the student doors and continues driving)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay. Up next is Anie's house.
Maraya (not seen): Ms. Carolyn! 
Ms. Carolyn: Yes?
Maraya: Please drop me off at my house next, Ms. Carolyn, please.
Ms. Carolyn: But, Maraya. I thought you wanted to live with me.
Maraya: No! No, I don't want to!
Ms. Carolyn: Why not?
Maraya: Because, everything at your house is terrible.
Ms. Carolyn: Hm?
Maraya: Well, yeah. It is, because yesterday the casserole I ate tasted terrible and then I couldn't sleep ​because you were snoring. So I just wanted to let you know that without hurting you or Mr. Danny's feelings and I'm very, very sorry.
Ms. Carolyn: It's okay, Maraya. I'm sure that you didn't mean to hurt mine or Mr. Danny's feelings, because we just wanted to see if you would like it or not.
Maraya: So, you're not mad?
Ms. Carolyn (laughing): No, of course not, because all you had to do was to tell the truth.
Maraya: Phew. I'm so glad that you're not mad.
Ms. Carolyn: (chuckling)
(The scene changes again to where they are going to Maraya's house. When they get there, Ms. Carolyn opens the student doors so Maraya can get off)
Ms. Carolyn: Okay, Maraya. We're at your house, so I'll see you tomorrow, okay?
Maraya: Okay.
Ms. Carolyn: Bye! Thank you for living with me for one night. 
Maraya: You're welcome. Goodbye, Ms. Carolyn! See you tomorrow.
Ms. Carolyn: Bye bye! See you in the morning.
Maraya (not seen): Okay!
(As soon as Maraya gets off the bus, Ms. Carolyn closes the student doors and drives away while she goes in the house. But when she gets in her house, her family is glad to see Maraya as they welcome her back)
Maraya's family: Welcome back, Maraya! Whoo!
Haley: So you did decide to come back, huh?
Maraya: Yep.
Lisa: So, tell me. How was it like living with Ms. Carolyn?
Maraya: Well, I thought that it was going to be fun, but it wasn't as fun as I expected it to be.
Lisa (not seen): Oh.
Maraya: You guys are right. Living with you guys is better than living with Ms. Carolyn, because I get to have all the fun here!
Maraya's family: Maraya! (laughing)
(They all laugh together until the scene zooms out and the camera goes up. Then Maraya pops out to say one more message)
Maraya: It's fun to live with my family!
(Then the scene does a circle fade out, which causes the episode to end)
==Characters==
*Maraya
*Anie
*Clayton
*Blake
*Cody
*Jonathan
*Dylan
*Connor
*John
*Ms. Carolyn
*Ms. Brenda
*Lady #1
*Haley
*Ryan
*Lisa
*Mr. Danny
==Trivia==
*These are the first appearances of Mr. Danny and Maraya's family members (Haley, Ryan, and Lisa).
*The characters Lady #1, Maraya's family members, and Ms. Carolyn's other students (except Maraya) did not speak very much in this episode.
*Two lessons that were taught in this episode were to tell the truth and that living with your family is the most fun.
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