My New Life, at Feelside

My New Life, At Feelside, is the first episode of season one and the series premiere of Feelside (2015). It aired on EMINX and Teen Network in 2015, and EKTV an hour later.

## Plot

Molly Caldwell starts her first day at Feelside Performing Arts. She makes new friends, and enemies, along the way.

## Summary

Molly is in the car with her parents, driving to Feelside. She is asleep and having a dream about performing one of her original songs while performing a dance number. She keeps performing until her bracelet, a family heirloom, is ripped off by an enemy, beads falling to the floor. She frantically searches the floor for her beads before she suddenly wakes up to check if her bracelet is still there. Her mother, Sherrie Caldwell, looks back at her from the driver's seat, to make sure she’s okay. Molly tells her mother about her dream as they pull up to Feelside Performing Arts School. Molly gets out of the car and grabs her suitcase and backpack, before giving her parents a lengthy hug before walking into the school.

We cut to Amber Ferrell, and her parents Gina and Alfredo, in Amber’s empty dorm. While Gina and Alfredo are unpacking Amber’s things and organizing them on her bed, Amber is seen on the phone, trying to call her soon-to-be ex boyfriend, Dalton. She is unable to get him on the phone, as she gets his voicemail thrice. Amber gets agitated and throws her phone on the couch, and she flops down on her bed, dropping her belongings to the floor. Gina pats Amber on the shoulder, assuring her that everything will be alright. Amber scoffs, and claims that Dalton hates her now.

The scene switches to Molly walking around the school. She is unable to find anyone around to help her get directions, looking mindlessly at her school map and schedule. Molly continues to struggle until she bumps into Izaiah Cardenas, who is in the same grade as her. He has neon green, fluffy hair, and he's dressed in all black, in opposition to Molly, who is dressed in bright, formal-ish clothes. Izaiah introduces himself and offers to help Molly. He shows her around a few classes, boasting about being in the same classes as her. Izaiah then directs Molly outside to the Macks Residential, the residential facility for students' dorms.

Amber and her parents are now back home at their mansion, checking to see if their daughter left anything behind. Amber attempts to call Dalton again, but to no avail. Alfredo assumes he forgot to pay for Amber’s phone service, as he looks at Brownie Mobile on his laptop. Gina looks out the window and points out Dalton and his friends across the street, skateboarding. Amber runs out of the house quickly to catch up with them, and to annoy Dalton.

We turn back to Molly, now in her dorm room with Izaiah, helping Molly unpack. Molly talks about her dream of becoming a musician and a dancer, something she's aspired to do ever since she was little. Feeling a bit doubtful, she assumes she can’t be both at the same time. Izaiah affirms that Molly can sing and dance, and a perfect opportunity to do so is at a local food joint called Say Cheese, a pizzeria that doubles as a small auditorium. Izaiah’s friends, Alex Potts, Franky Sanchez, and Sonny Yeon-Woo walk in and introduce themselves to Molly. Izaiah is flustered by Alex’s charm to Molly. Franky messes around with Molly’s TV, surfing through all the free channels. Sonny tries to take a nap on Molly’s bed before accidentally falling off, making Molly and Izaiah's friends laugh.

In an outdoor area at the school, we see Serenity Duncan and Fatima Andrade, Amber's best friends. They are video calling with Amber, who is hanging out at a cafe with Dalton and his friends. Serenity and Fatima complain about Molly’s arrival, and how it could most likely affect Amber’s popularity, and maybe even her family. Amber gets annoyed from their rambling and ends the Facetime abruptly, confusing Serenity and Fatima. Dalton looks at Amber with disappointment, since she yearned to hang with Dalton for so long but decided to waste her time ignoring him.

Izaiah and Molly are now seen walking down the street. They were going to Say Cheese, so Izaiah could introduce Molly to his boss, and possibly give her a job opportunity. Amber, Dalton, and his friends are coincidentally walking behind them. When Amber spots Molly, she walks faster and purposefully trips Molly, making her drop her phone. Dalton runs over to Molly and helps her back up. A car almost hits her and Dalton, but the car fortunately stops fast enough. Dalton introduces himself to Molly, picking up her phone and dusting it off on his flannel. Amber lies about purposely tripping Molly, saying she was “walking too fast”. The driver in the car apologizes to Dalton and the others, and they forgive her, and they thank her for her efforts to stop the car immediately.

Molly and Izaiah eventually show up at Say Cheese. The manager, Clara, welcomes Molly and gives her a job application. Molly spends time filling it out and she gives it back to Clara. Clara says that Molly can start working after school the next day. The two walk back to the main campus, and Izaiah goes to his dorm for the rest of the episode.

Molly is back in her dorm room, walking out of her bathroom after taking a shower with a towel wrapped around her head, a green pore mask on, and her pajamas on. Someone knocks on Molly's door. Dalton is standing at the door and Molly welcomes him inside. He gives back Molly's heirloom bracelet that was apparently stolen by Amber after Molly's trip. She's surprised Amber stole it and she thanks Dalton for giving it back. Dalton leaves with Amber, who is seen with a disgusted look on her face seconds before the door was closed. Molly grabs her notebook out of her suitcase and opens it up to a page with unfinished song lyrics. While she adds more to her song, her phone vibrates and she gets a text from her mother, who finds out Molly applied for Say Cheese without permission from her parents beforehand. The episode ends on a cliffhanger.

## Songs used

* All I Need Are Wings (Premiere)
* Brave (Instrumental, premiere)
* Eyes on Me (Instrumental, premiere)
* On My Feet (Instrumental, premiere)

## Trivia

* Nobody sings in this episode.
* London and Romello are seen in the background chatting at Say Cheese and at the school, putting up posters for an “Open Mic” event, which is a plot factor in the next episode.
* Naomi felt bad for tripping Jodie behind the scenes.
* Clara's real name, Chelsea Whitaker, is not revealed until the third episode.

## Quotes

* *"Molly, when did you get a job? You remember the conversation we had, right?"* - Sherrie Caldwell's text to Molly
* *"Oh my gosh! I am SO sorry! It was an accident! I was walking too fast!"* - Amber Ferrell, lying to Molly and Dalton
* *"Dalton's not picking up. I think he hates me."* - Amber, trying to call Dalton