Ep.2: Six Minutes without a Past

Holiday and Hovie running away from the Whittier helicopter

## Summary

Holiday is visited by a mysterious boy who knows something about who she is and where she came from.

## Script

[Music plays]

James: There are kids in this world who are different... special. They look like us and they act like us... but they are not us. And one of them... is missing.

[Monitor beeping]

Holiday: Mom? Dad? But, I don't... remember...

Monica: There was an accident. We were on a boat, and you fell over the side. Isn't that right, James?

James: Yes, Holiday. Your brother Cyrus saved you from the water.

Monica: Your brother.

Holiday: My brother?

James: I know this is confusing. We're gonna let you rest.

Holiday: But...

Monica: We'll be back soon, sweetheart. The nurse will be in to give you something to help you sleep.

Holiday: I don't understand. Why can't... why can't I remember anything?

[Knocking on the window]

Holiday: What is that sound? Is someone... knocking on the window? Hold on, let me get the curtains...

Nurse: Hello, Holiday, I'm... what are you doing out of bed?

Holiday: There's a boy, at the window! I saw his face! Right there, look! He's... he's gone!

Nurse: Honey, we're on the fifth floor. If you saw a boy out the window, then that boy can fly.

[Theme music plays]

Cyrus: Here, Bird, I got you some chips from the machine.

Birdie: I wanted *barbecue*!

Cyrus: They only had sour cream and onion.

Birdie: Fine...

[Crunching noises as Birdie eats]

Birdie: Were you... scared?

Cyrus: When?

Birdie: When you jumped into the water.

Cyrus: I dunno. I didn't really think about it.

Birdie: Yeah, me neither.

[Monica and James walk in]

Monica: Hi guys.

Birdie: Is Holiday awake? Can we see her?

James: Soon.

Monica: But first, there's something we need to discuss with you two.

Cyrus: Something wrong with her?

James: Well, it's... complicated.

Monica: Holiday, the girl in the water... it turns out that, um...

James: She doesn't remember anything. Not even who she is.

Cyrus: Amnesia...

Monica: That's right, Cyrus. Amnesia.

James: I've been making inquiries with law enforcement agencies since we found her, and nobody knows where she came from.

Monica: She doesn't seem to have a family looking for her.

Birdie: Maybe she *is* a mermaid!

Cyrus: Birdie...

Birdie: What? You got a better idea?

Monica: Your father and I have been talking and, for now, Holiday's going to, um...

James: We'd like Holiday to live with us.

Birdie: Really?

Cyrus: She's a total stranger.

James: This is probably only temporary, until she regains her memory.

Cyrus: Probably?

Monica: She's scared and alone. We want her to feel like she has a family.

Birdie: She's gonna be my big sister?

Cyrus: No.

Monica: Well, yes. When she woke up, she asked if we were her parents. We said yes.

Birdie (excited): This is lit!

Cyrus: Birdie, why don't you go see if they have barbecue chips in the cafeteria.

Birdie: I don't wanna go!

Cyrus: Bird, please. Here, take the money.

Birdie: You always do this to me. Send me away, just when it's getting good... fine, but I'm getting a cupcake for Holiday, too.

Cyrus: Mom, Dad, you aren't seriously talking about letting Holiday think she's always been a part of our family?

James: It's better for her.

Cyrus: Does this have anything to do with that marking on...?

James: Just trust us, Cyrus. We're going to bring in Mom's friend, Dr. Farber, to help. It's... what we need to do.

Monica: We know we're asking a lot of you right now...

Cyrus: But...

James: But we can't have any more questions. Do you understand?

Cyrus (reluctant): Yeah. OK.

[The scene switches]

Birdie (annoyed): "Go get chips, Birdie", " you're too young to understand, Birdie".

Boy: Hello there.

Birdie: Where did you come from?

Boy: Me? Just hanging outside, waiting for my family. What are you doing out here?

Birdie: Well, my family sent me to find barbecue chips, but the cafeteria had none left.

Boy: You want mine?

Birdie: You have barbecue chips?

Boy: Go ahead. I like pretzels better anyway.

Birdie: Then, you're weird.

Boy (laughs): I get that a lot.

Birdie: What's with the little snowboard?

Boy: It's... a project for school. So, what brings you to the hospital?

Birdie: I almost drowned today. I'm Birdie, by the way.

Boy: They call me Badger. You look OK for almost drowned, Birdie.

Birdie: Well, I'm fine, but I found this girl in the water and she has "ambrosia" and my parents decided in, like, a "billisecond" to adopt her.

Badger: So, she's gonna like... be your big sister?

Birdie: And her name is Holiday. How awesome is that?

Badger: Holiday... (laughs) she said that's her name?

Birdie: Yeah, why?

Monica: Birdie, what are you doing out here?

Birdie: Oh, hey Mom! I just got the last bag of barbecue chips from...

[Whooshing noises]

Birdie: Where did he go?

[The scene switches]

[Door opens]

Badger: Wake up, kid. That's it, open your eyes...

Holiday (confused): Huh? You're... you're the boy I saw... outside my window!

Badger (laughs): But that's impossible. We're on the *fifth floor*.

Holiday: Is this a dream?

Badger: I used to think that, too. I know none of this makes any sense right now.

Holiday: Who... are you?

Badger: I'm... a friend... I came to make sure you're safe. That's all that matters.

Holiday: Safe?

Badger: They'll look after you, but you'll see me again, one year from today. I'll be back to find you. Have fun.

Holiday: Wait, where are you going? Get off the window ledge, you're gonna fall!

Badger: One year, Holiday. One year.

[Whooshing noises]

Holiday: Did he just... fly away?

[Theme music plays]

[Episode ends]