EP4 - Past Together

Dreamchasers - Episode 4

“Past Together”

## Scene 1

Amber,Nurse

A scene shows where Amber successfully gave birth to her child.

* Nurse: OH MY GOD, BRING THE KID, BRING THE KID!! HE'S DYING FOR GOD'S SAKE!!

* Amber: He's..dying..

Amber was crying while watching the nurses bring her kid away. She prayed for her baby while sobbing.

* Amber: save him..I don't want..him to die..please my L-Lord..save my son..I would do anything..to save h-him..

Amber fainted after saying those words. A day later..

* Nurse: Ma'am? Are you awake?

Amber opened her eyes.

* Amber: how's..he..

* Nurse: Ah, don't worry, he's getting better now. You can see him in a few days.

* Amber: ..Thank god..

Amber started crying in happiness.

* Nurse: Thanks to our speed, he was able to be saved just in time. I promise you that your son is safe now.

* Amber: ..Th-Thank you..

* Nurse: Congratulations for having your first baby.
* You're a really brave person, ma'am. Giving birth without any companions.. it must have been hard to handle. He must be your first child as well, right?

* Amber:  …y-yes…\*sniff\*

* Nurse: Ah, I see. I really wish you the best, ma'am.

A few days later, the nurse comes in with the baby in her hand.

* Nurse: Guess who is here~

* Amber: It's him..!

The nurse handed the baby to Amber carefully.

Amber never felt so happy in her whole life. She had happy tears in her eyes.

* Amber: H-hello, my dear child..I promise to take care of you the best I can..

The baby opened up their eyes. Their eyes were grey. Amber carefully gazed upon her baby.

* Amber: I love you so much..I love you…I love you..

* Nurse: Have you thought of a name for him already?

Amber looked up at the nurse.

* Amber: ..Well um.. I have a few ideas..

Amber looks at her baby again. They're peacefully looking back at Amber.

* Nurse: Okay, that's good.
* Do you have something you prefer more than the others perhaps yet?

* Amber: ..Yes..I thought of Asher.. It means "blessed".

* Nurse: That's such a nice name.. I think that suits your baby.

Amber smiles gladly at the baby.

* Amber: That is gonna be your name darling.

## Scene 2

Amber, Kindergartener

The Kindergartener and Ash walk out of one of the children’s rooms to the halls. They meet Amber. Ash runs to Amber and hugs her while crying quietly.

* Kindergartener: Hey miss Amber. Can I talk with you for a minute?

* Amber: Surely.

* Kindergartener: So there is a problem with the kid I assume.
* Your child doesn't talk at all when he should be talking quite easily from the age of 2-3.
* Have you considered taking him to a doctor perhaps?
* Moreover, he always plays alone but seems to be feeling lonely..

* Amber: But…he-

* Kindergartener: I don't know ma'am. Perhaps it could be autism..
* Delayed talking is usually a common thing when it comes to autism.

* Amber: Autism.? ..No, it can't be..

* Kindergartener: Please take my advice and bring him to a doctor. It's for his own good.

* Amber: Alright..

* Kindergartener: Oh, and..
* One of the kids unfortunately pushed him aside while playing a game leaving a bruise on his right arm.

Amber looked angrily at the kindergartener.

* Amber: I'll make sure to call that kid's mother.

## Scene 3

Amber, Doctor, Narrator

Amber is at the doctor's office discussing Ash's problems. Ash is sitting in Amber's lap.

* Doctor: Um, are you sure you want to keep your child here?
* Other than that, we took some tests on Asher and here are the results..
* One test was when you were in the room, and one when you weren't.

* Amber: I don't have anyone to take care of him meanwhile, Dr. Camellia.
* And please don't tell me that he has autism..

* Doctor: Asher is pretty intelligent compared to his age. He knows more than an average child.

* Amber: oh.

* Doctor: He doesn't seem to have autism, Miss Amber.
* He was just really afraid of us.
* We think it is selective mutism we're dealing with.
* Your child is socially anxious, ma'am.

* Amber: Socially anxious?

* Doctor: Yes, socially anxious.
* And it's a severe social anxiety we're talking about.

* Amber: How can we fix this, Doctor?

* Doctor: Well, this is the difficult part..
* You can take your child to talk therapy,  perhaps.
* But it can be costly.

* Amber: Oh no..I don't have the money for it..

* Doctor: Just as I thought…

## Scene 4

Kayla

Ash is a very sensitive and difficult person. They have always had difficulty communicating with others. When they were small, they used to only sit and stare when they were around even at the age of 5. Ash never got to look in other’s eyes. Due to their heavy anxiety issues, they never got to talk with anyone before in public.. but Kayla had appeared in their Kindergarten group. Kayla got loads of friends, but every single time she was talking to others, she couldn’t help but to stare at Ash sitting alone every 5 minutes. Sometimes she saw them crying, sometimes she saw them looking around wanting to join desperately, or just staring into the air, sometimes they just disappeared into thin air. After some time, she has decided to sit next to Ash once a day for like one or two hours.

Ash noticed her sitting next to them, but they couldn’t say anything.. not even looking her in the eye. But a red haired girl with a leaf hairpin in her messy hair, aka Kayla tried to talk to them or interact with them while sitting.

* Kayla: Fluffy haired boy! Wanna come and slide down the playground tower?

* Ash:…

Nothing.

Later…

* Kayla: Hey fluffy haired boy! Come and watch the playground fight with me!!

* Ash:…

Nothing.

Later…

* Kayla: Hey hey heyyyy~!! Come with me on the swings! I'm sure you might like it!

* Ash:...

Nothing.

Later…

Ash starts to look in Kayla's eyes after a month.

* Kayla: Fluuuufffyyyyy haaaaaiiirrrreeeeeddd boooooyyy~!!!! I wanna know your name!!! Tell meeeeeee!!!!

* Ash:…

Ash looks at Kayla for the first time.

Kayla's eyes had sparkled.

* Kayla:  O-Oh!! Are you going to tell me?! That's amazing!! What is it??

* Ash:...

Ash doesn't know what to do. They want to tell their name without saying anything. But they failed to..

* Kayla: eh?

Later again.

* Kayla: Fluffy haired boy! Want to play with me today?

* Ash:...

Ash looks at Kayla.

* Kayla: um, do you like being bored here?

* Ash:…

Ash didn’t like it. Kayla noticed by their reaction in response. Ash couldn’t do anything but to stare. Until..

* Kayla: Hey, Hey, fluffy haired boy!! Want to play with me? I got cards!

* Ash:…

* Kayla: Wanna play UNO? I like UNO!

* Ash:…

Ash looks at Kayla when she tries to interact with them. They don’t say a word. But they now look at her. They couldn’t tell that they enjoyed her company.

Kayla slid some UNO cards next to them.

* Kayla: Come onnnn!! Play with me pretty please~~?

* Ash:…

Ash grabbed the UNO cards that were placed next to them with shaking hands.

* Kayla: Ooooooooo!! You'll play with me? Yay!!

* Do you know how to play?

Ash looks into Kayla's eyes. They nod very nervously while still shaking.

* Kayla: Here's the starter card! You go first!

Ash took down a yellow 7 card.

* Kayla: Yes!

Kayla took down a red 7 card.

Ash doesn't have any red cards, so they nervously started searching for the right numbered card. They didn't find any matching one, but they noticed a +4 card in their pile, but they were too nervous to take that one down…

..so they pulled up from the big pile.

People started to look at Ash and Kayla playing.

* Kid1: Oh look at Kayla.. she's playing UNO with the lone wolf..

* Kid2: OH MY GOD! THE LONE WOLF??!

* Kid1: YES! Look over there!

* Kid3: The lone wolf shouldn't play with Kayla..

* Kid2: I can't believe it!!

* Kid4: Wait, stop calling him that! Technically, the lone wolf isn't lonely anymore!

Ash noticed people looking. They felt nauseous due to people looking at them. Ash stood up. They noticed they can’t breathe normally. Kayla noticed that something is terribly wrong with Ash.

* Kayla: Is something wrong?

* Ash:...

Ash ran away.

* Kayla: W-wait!!!

* Kayla: …YOU ALL… (grumbling)

The kids fled away.

Kayla ran after Ash.

* Kayla: Fluffy hair boy!!! Where are you??

Ash was hiding behind a locker. They peeked out to Kayla. Then hid again. Kayla noticed them so she ran to them.

* Kayla: Are you ok?

Kayla arrived.

* Ash:...

Ash was crying quietly, while sitting on the cold floor.

* Kayla: I-It's ok!! U-uhm.. I'm here with you!!

* Ash:...\*sniff\*....

* Kayla: Oh, uhm uh.. Have this!

Kayla took off her leaf hairpin and showed it to Ash.

Ash looked on the hairpin.

* Kayla: This is my treasure! I love it very much!
* A leaf hairpin!! I hope this makes you feel better.!

* Ash:...

Ash looks at the hairpin.

* Kayla: Feel free to keep it..

Kayla pinned the hair pin into Ash's hair. They looked questioningly at Kayla.

* Ash:...

* Kayla: This will remind you that there's nothing to fear, with me! I’ll be here with you.

Ash had stopped crying. They calmed down since there's no more crowd looking and mostly because they found Kayla a good company.

* Kayla: You will never be alone anymore, fluffy hair boy!

Ash stood up and walked up to their locker. Their symbol was a star. They opened the locker door and took out their bag.

* Kayla: huh?

Ash walked back to Kayla with their bag. They took out a lunchbox. They pointed at the lunchbox's label.

* Kayla: oh, you're hungry?

Ash got embarrassed. They shake their head. They didn't mean to say that. They pointed at the label, not at the lunchbox.

* Kayla: What? Then what are you-
* Oh! The label? Do you want me to read it?

Ash nodded.

* Kayla: ..Okay..I think I can read a little bit…I hope I will get it right!

….....A,.…..S,…..H,....um..how do I say these together...hmmmm...Ash?..wait a minute..

Ash is your name?

Ash nodded with enthusiasm.

* Kayla(mind): Okay! From now on I will call you that!

Ash's face starts radiating the enthusiasm they just got..omg..they just told Kayla their name! This is a small step for others, but it was a big one for Ash.

Since then, Ash could respond to Kayla with different expressions or hand gestures. Ash started playing with Kayla more and more frequently. Others‘ opinions on this were kinda…mixed.

Kayla tried to introduce Ash to others after a month..

One afternoon Kayla and Ash walked up to two preschoolers going into the same group. Ash hid behind Kayla and looked down…

* Kayla: Hey Leonard! Hey Daisy!

* Leo: Hello Kayla! Who is that with you?

* Daisy: Oh yeah, who is that? ..Gasp! The lone wolf?

Ash shook in terror just by hearing that phrase.

* Kayla: Don’t call him that!

* Leo: You‘re being mean! I’ll call you Mean Daisy then!

Ash was shaking from anxiety. They were still looking straight down.

* Daisy: WHAT? But everyone calls him that?

* Kayla: In this friend group, THAT phrase is forbidden!

* Leo: So, um…blue hair boy..what’s your name?

Ash was still looking down, shaking without an answer.

* Kid1: Ewwww! The lone wolf is lame! Why do you keep trying to talk with him??

Ash almost started to cry again. Kayla stepped closer to Ash to defend them.

* Kayla: Don’t tell me what to do, old nanny! I do whatever I want to do!

* Every kid except Kayla and Ash: \*GASP\*

* Kid1: I'm not an old nanny!

* Kayla: Then why do you keep telling others what to do?
* You think you're smart, eh?
* Nyenye nyenyenye~
* You're not at all, but you keep talking!
* Did someone even ask for your opinion?
* I searched around the whole universe, but I found no one.

* Kid1: OH, YOU..!

* Kayla: Oh, me?

Ash looked at Kayla while shaking severely. Kayla looked back at Ash.

* Kayla: are you ok?

But the kid that Kayla just roasted came up and jumped right on Kayla to fight.

* Kayla: Leave us alone already!!

* Kid1: Why are you even popular?!

Ash jumped in fear. They would have left by now..but they didn't leave because Kayla would think they are selfish if they leave.. They started to cry in response to the situation.

* Kayla: Because I don't want a good person to be left out or treated badly??

A grey haired kid named Lucas screamed at both of them to stop it.

* Lucas: STOOOOOPP!!

Kayla and the kid stopped fighting for a second, and looked at Lucas.

* Kid1: Hey! It is none of your business! Don’t tell me to stop!

* Kayla: Lucas..?

The kid that was fighting with Kayla tried to walk up to Ash, but Kayla pushed her away. Then she grabbed Ash‘s hand and looked at the girl.

* Kayla: What are you doing?? Don’t touch him. Don’t you dare.

Lucas stood next to Kayla and looked at the girl who attempted to do something with Ash.

* Lucas: Back off, mean girl!
* Not everyone is as talkative as you, but it doesn't mean that they are lame!

* Kid1: \*grumbles\*

The kid walked away from the fighting spot, ending the fight.

As Kayla looked back on Ash, she noticed that Ash stopped crying, but they were constantly staring at their hand.

The kids who were watching them romanticized the situation.

* Lucas, Kid2, Kid3, Kid5: Ooooooo~

Ash became embarrassed and pulled their hand away from Kayla‘s with a quick move.

* Kayla: What are you thinking about, all of you?

* Lucas: Lovebirds pretty much?

* Kayla: NO!?!? If i didn’t do that she could have taken him away!

* Lucas: Excuses, excuses…

Ash was red like a tomato from embarrassment and covered their face.

* Lucas: What‘s your excuse, blue hair?

Ash forgot about the hand holding immediately, and started shaking again. They didn’t say a word.

* Leo: Kayla, is he mute or deaf or something?

* Kayla: I honestly don‘t know…

Ash looked at Kayla and started glaring at her. Kayla was terrified of that look on their face. Even though Ash didn’t mean to show a mad face at Kayla..

* Kayla: W-wh- i-I’m sorry!!

Ash felt their heart pounding in their chest and were feeling nauseous. But they tried to calm down, took a deep breath and tried to talk.

* Ash: K….K….

Ash stopped talking right at that moment because they couldn’t bear it. They started to cry silently.

* Lucas(mind): (in shock) He’s crying again??

* Leo: Was he trying to talk perhaps?

* Daisy: Wh- Stop crying!!

* Lucas: Then he is not mute after all..

* Kayla: Oh..You shouldn’t have asked that, Leo. Look at what you’ve done!

* Leo: (scared) I AM TERRIBLY SORRY!!!

* Kayla: S-Stop crying-!! I-It’s ok!

* Lucas: Maybe he will need some alone space with Kayla for a second.
* Come on Daisy, come on Leo.
* let’s go to the playground till it’s over.

* Daisy and Leo: ok.

Three friends of Kayla had just left to help Ash calm down.

* Kayla: Hey..um.. you don’t have to force yourself to talk if you can’t..

Ash wiped off their tears, took a deep breath again and started attempting to talk again.

* Ash: K…K…K…!

Then they broke down again.

* Kayla: Uh-um…you really don’t need to-

Ash wanted to prove that they can talk.

* Ash: Ka….Ka….Ka…

Kayla just noticed what they were trying to say.

* Kayla(mind): wait…Are you trying to say…my name?

* Kayla: I said you don’t ha-

* Ash: KA…

Kayla looked at Ash in shock. Kayla dwelled into the thought for a moment that Ash won’t stop till they say what they wanted. So she tried to motivate Ash, hoping it would boost them.

* Kayla: um- …you’re doing great-…

Ash stopped stuttering and looked at Kayla. They menaced her again. They tried again.

* Ash: KA-!

But with the same outcome..

Kayla tried to convince them to stop trying, since Ash looked more and more pale and they were getting dizzy…

* Kayla: Ash…don’t force it…

Ash sat down on the floor in shame and dizziness. Ash was about to cry again, but Kayla attempted to cheer them up with the fact that she knew what they were trying to say.

* Kayla: You..were trying to say my name, right?

It was effective!

Ash shook in surprise. They glared at Kayla.

Ash nodded.

* Ash: ..mhm..

Ash looked down on the floor and gave a small smile.

* Kayla: Maybe next time we will get them!
* We prove you can talk!

Ash's smile went to the shadow realm and they got pale again.

* Kayla: I-I mean!! Y-You know..

Kayla looked behind her and saw some people laughing or just staring at them. Kayla crawled closer to Ash.

* Kid5 and Kid6: \*laughing for ~7 seconds\*

* Kid5: Why does the cool girl keep trying to hang out with the lone one?

* Kid6: Didn't she say earlier that she doesn't want anyone to be left out?

* Kid5: um..yeah that is true..
* but I thought the lone wolf wanted to be alone?

* Kid6: No one will ever know what he wants to do
* …Maybe he's using the cool girl for fame and attention!

Ash and Kayla awkwardly sat in front of each other while listening to those kids. Ash started to not feel well, while Kayla looked at those two kids talking.

* Kayla: grrr…

The two kids gossiping about them made Kayla go angry.

## Scene 5

In elementary school. Kayla just arrived at school and saw Ash walking towards a classroom.

* Kayla: ASH! ASH!

Ash turned around and looked at Kayla. They stopped walking. Kayla runs in front of Ash.

* Kayla: Hey hey!!!
* Are you excited for first grade?!

Ash shook their head up and down, even though their face was expressing denial.

* Kayla: Hahaha! I think this will be so much fun!! Don't worry!!

Ash wanted to show something to Kayla. Ash took out a book from their bag. Ash was as enthusiastic as Kayla all of the sudden.

* Kayla: What's up with that?

Ash pointed towards the classroom, and headed into the classroom. A lot of kids were there already. They lost their enthusiasm all of the sudden due to nervousness. Even though Ash lost their mojo to be in that classroom, Ash took out a pencil from their bag and started scribbling into the book they showed Kayla earlier. Kayla curiously looked at Ash writing.

* Kayla: You're…writing something?

* Ash: Hello

Kayla still didn't know how to read very fluently.

* Kayla: "H-He..Hello."
* OH!! YOU'RE TALKING TO ME THROUGH THIS BOOK?
* That's so cool!

Ash got their mojo back. They were glowing with enthusiasm again. They scribbled something in the book again.

* Ash: Thanks

* Kayla: "Th-...Thanks." You're welcome!!

* Ash: This was my mother's idea

After a twenty seconds of Kayla processing the text, she replied.

* Kayla: Oh really?

Ash nodded.

* Ash: since I'm going to start first grade…

Kayla processed the text again and said something in response again.

* Kayla: You needed to be creative with a solution like this..
* Were you busy with your mom because you've been trying to get an idea for that?
* Also I think you got lucky, since I know how to read!! Only how to read tho…

* Ash: Actually I was learning how to write

Kayla's processing went through again.

* Kayla: Oh. Did you learn how to write just to be able to communicate with teachers somehow?

Ash shook their head left and right.

* Ash: Not only that.

Kayla looked at what Ash wrote.

* Kayla: What is the other reason then?

Ash wrote something down while being really hesitant.

* Ash: I wanted to talk to you

After Kayla got what Ash wrote down, she became flustered.

Meanwhile, the bell rang for the first lesson.

## Scene 6

A few years later, Kayla and Ash are 3rd graders. They are going on a field trip. There's a crowd outside the school and Kayla is late. Ash was covering their face from embarrassment.

* Teacher: Ash, you must choose a partner for yourself.

Ash looked at the teacher and wrote something down.

* Ash: But no one wants to be with me..

The teacher looked at Ash with an annoyed face.

* Teacher: You should join a pair if you cannot find anyone alone.

Ash wrote something again.

* Ash: But how? Others won't accept me in..

* Teacher: You must join somewhere or you'll have to go to the principal.

Ash started shaking in response.

* Kayla: HEEEEEEYYYY!!

Ash looked up from hearing Kayla from far away. Kayla realized that something is off.

* Kayla: WH-WHAT IS HAPPENING?

The teacher walked up to Kayla as well.

* Teacher: Hello Kayla!
* We're going to have a trip today.
* Feel free to choose a pair for yourself for the trip.

* Kayla: Oh, darn it! I shouldn't have been late today.

Kayla starts to look around in the crowd.

* Kid2: Hey Kayla! Wanna be my pair??

Kayla looks back at that kid.

* Kayla: Oh! Hm…

* Kid4: Wanna be my pair? Please!
* Pleeeeeaseeeee!

* Kayla: WHA- um…give me some time, hehe…

* Daisy: Do you want be my pair, Kayla?

* Kayla: Wait, wait!! Have you seen-

Suddenly, Kayla heard someone drop something. She headed towards that noise.

Turns out Ash dropped their notebook on the ground.

* Kid1: Mu-tey!

The girl kicked that notebook with her shoes which caused the book to fall into a sewer.

* Kid1: Good luck talking to someone ever again.

Ash became completely pale by witnessing their only chance to talk disappear. They were so upset that they started crying.

Kayla saw the kid pushing the book into the sewer as she arrived.

* Kayla: HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

* Teacher: Kayla, stop shouting unless you want something!!!

* Kayla: HEY TEACHER!!

* Teacher: WHAT IS IT NOW?!

The teacher walked up to the kid, Ash and Kayla.

* Kayla: She pushed that book into a sewer!!

* Teacher: What book?

* Kayla: Ash's book!

* Kid1: What? No, I didn't! He dropped it.

* Kayla: THAT'S NOT TRUE!!! SHE KICKED IT IN!

* Lucas: YES SHE KICKED THAT IN!

* Teacher: Layla… that was rude of you.
* Especially if we're talking about someone who can't talk.

* Layla: I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T!!!

* Teacher: Head to the principal's office. Now.
* You're not going on the trip with us.

Sally angrily bursted off.

* Teacher: KIDS!!!

Everyone became quiet.

* Teacher: Does someone have a notebook or some paper around?
* Raise your hand if you do.

No one lifted their hand up.

* Teacher: \*sigh\*…oh god….this can't be happening…

The teacher and Kayla worryingly looked at Ash.

* Kayla: …Ash…

Ash looked at Kayla with teary eyes.

* Kayla: I-it's…. It's g-gonna be o-okay!

* Teacher: Please be nice to Ash, kids. I know he's a bit different, but I'm begging you to treat Ash as an equal.

A few kids nodded, the rest of the class did nothing.

* Teacher: Since Ash can't ask anyone now, I am going to do that instead.
* Even though most of you already decided to have a pair,
* I'm going to ask who doesn't have one yet.
* Does someone want to be his pair?
* Raise your hand if you do.

Ash looked around the crowd, and no one seemed to be raising their hand. They glanced towards Kayla after looking at everyone else. She was the only one raising her hand up.

* Teacher: Thank you Kayla, you're such a nice girl.

Kayla sweetly smiled towards Ash.

* Kid4: Dang it! I wanted to be with Kayla!

* Kid3: Shucks!

* Kid2: …Attention seeker…

## Scene 7

On the trip. Kayla and Ash are sitting next to each other on the bus. Ash was sulking, meanwhile Kayla was peacefully eating some Cheetos. She wanted to share some with Ash, so she leaned the Cheetos bag towards them.

* Kayla: Want some?

Ash looked at Kayla with a gloomy face. They took a deep breath and tried to say something to her.

* Ash: Wh…Wh…

* Kayla: huh?

* Ash: Wh…Why……

* Kayla: ASH?!

Kayla started thinking about why they asked that all of the sudden. She was sure that they weren't asking about her Cheetos offer.

* Kayla: You're not asking about my Cheetos, are you?

Ash shook their head left and right.

* Ash: D-Did…y-..…

Ash became nauseous.

* Kayla: S-stop! Don't talk if you don't feel comfortable…

* Ash: y-…..y-…..y-you…

* Kayla: …Why did I…?

* Ash:…C-ch-....ch….ch……c-choose…m-...me…?

Ash was feeling really dizzy from saying that. Kayla was surprised Ash said a whole sentence to her. That sentence made her put away her Cheetos.

* Kayla: …Um…I honestly…Just like being with you.

Ash's eyes sparked from hearing that. Then they looked at Kayla with disbelief because they doubted her.

* Kayla: And…I really dislike how people treat you just because you're usually not talking. It's so…unfair!

Ash didn't know how to react to that. They confusedly looked at Kayla.

* Kayla: You know..and of course... because we're friends, right? I believe that we are…

Ash nodded.

* Ash: F-…F-... Friends…

Ash suddenly leaned on Kayla. They felt like the world could melt right at any moment.

* Kayla: D-Do you have motion sickness…or is this because you forced yourself again?  Show one finger if first, show two if second.

Ash showed three fingers.

* Kayla: ..That was three…What does that mea-

Kayla suddenly got it.

* Kayla: WHAT?!?!

It was both at once!! She became worried.

* Kayla: Okay, okay.. Here is my plan! We do nothing! We just…sleep. We cannot watch anything since tablets or mobile phones are not allowed, …unfortunately…

Ash nods and they just manage to pull out a piece of fabric out of their bag leaning next to them.

* Kayla: …You brought a blanket?

Ash spreads and puts the blanket on Kayla and themselves.

* Kayla: How long will we be in this bus exactly tho? I wasn‘t paying attention to the teacher…

Ash lifts up one of their arms outside the blanket and points up two fingers.

* Kayla: Two hours? Dang…

Ash silently leaned back on Kayla and closed their eyes.

## Scene 8

After a few minutes, both of them were napping on the bus.

Some kids noticed what these two were doing.

* Kid4: Living in the lap of luxury, huh? Hnnnghh….

* Daisy: Let those two be. I think they are cute together.!

* Kid4: Ew, I don’t like romance!

* Kid6: Are they gonna kiss one day?

* Kid4: EWWW KISSING IS DISGUSTING!!

* Kid5: Bet 5 dollars that they will?

* Kid4: NO I'M NOT BETTING ON ANYTHING!!!!

* Lucas: Hey Daisy…

* Daisy: Hm?

* Lucas: Can you introduce me to Kayla and Ash? I want to be friends with them.

* Daisy: Oh…um…sure.

## Scene 9

Ash, Kayla

They are in 6th grade. Both of them are in school and getting along quite well with each other. We see a scene where Ash and Kayla are talking with each other.

* Kayla: So it's just like in that movie! I never would have guessed that detail!

Ash smiled as they showed their notebook to Kayla.

* Ash: Y-yeah…It's interesting isn't it…

Kayla changed the topic fast.

* Kayla: Anyways, did you know that we could join clubs?! People from 6th grade can join most of the clubs now!!

* Ash: ..Clubs..?

* Kayla: uh-huh!! Maybe we should join one!!

Ash got just as white as the wall.

* Ash: …uh oh…

* Kayla: Don't worry! I'll be there with you!

* Ash: I- Um…Uh…I-I…I'll…

Ash wrote something in their notebook.

* Ash: I'll think about it..

## Scene 10

Ash, Kayla

Ash and Kayla decided to join a club at last after a few months. But there are some disagreements..

* Kayla: Why do you gotta join a boring club like that! Why won't we..go to the art club or a sports club instead?? I don't really like reading..

* Ash: I don't like sports...I like poetry more…

* Kayla: Then what about art?? We could paint or draw something!! Oh my god it would be so cool if we were able to paint a whole portrait one day!!

* Ash: I'm not good at art..

* Kayla: But they're saying that ANYONE can join on ANY LEVEL!!

* Ash: ...uh…but there'll be so many people…I want to join something that has less people…

Kayla hysterically replied.

* Kayla: ..UGH..! I wanted to find something that both of us like but that never will work out!! You know what? Do what you want to do!! Join that yourself!! ..I won't read books..!

Kayla rushed away in frustration.

* Ash: I guess I'll…do this alone then..

## Scene 11

Ash, Kayla

Ash and Kayla are still in 6th grade. Ash is in the literature club now. Ash started to be more and more distant towards Kayla.

* Kayla: Hey!! Did you join the club you wanted to join..? I didn't join anything in the end..um, are you getting along with people?

* Ash: Ye-yeah..I love the club I joined. ..People are so nice.. especially Julia..

* Kayla: Julia? Who is Julia?

Ash blushed.

* Ash: …A member of the club as well…

* Kayla: I'm glad that it's going well! I'm really proud of you!!

* Ash: Um..I gotta go, I'm sorry.. I have some stuff with the others soon…

* Kayla: ….oh….

Ash walks away.

* Kayla: What is this pain in my chest? whatever it is...it hurts..

Later on

* Kayla: Hey, uh..good morning!! Since it's Friday, I planned us to go somewhere this afternoon since I heard you-

* Ash: S-Sorry Kayla, I'm busy right now..

* Kayla: O-okay…

Kayla sulked and walked away from Ash.

* Kayla: …I just wanted to invite Ash to one of our favorite places…why is it so hard?

On another time..

* Kayla: Hey, is it okay if we have a talk..? I have a small problem and it's urgent..

Ash showed their notebook.

* Ash: Kayla I need to go I'll talk to you later okay?

Kayla looked at Ash with a shocked face. As Ash walked away Kayla murmured to herself.

* Kayla: …bet that "later" is never gonna happen…

Later on again

* Kayla: Okay... Let's see if this works..even though I don't really like those things..Hey Ash...um...What do you read nowadays?

Kayla is trying to get Ash's attention with something even if only Ash is interested in it. Kayla had her heart pounding when waiting for what she got in reply.

* Ash: I kinda read a lot of stuff.. mostly fantasy novels nowadays.

Kayla was relieved that Ash didn't turn her down.

* Kayla: Oh! Are they interesting?

* Ash: Well.. yep, they are. Also we…um how do I say this…w-write poems in the club.. It's kinda….fun…. You should try writing one as well.

Kayla awkwardly replied.

* Kayla: Ahh, uhm…sure, sure…okay… But I'm not as good at literature as you…hehehe..

Ash put out their notebook and scribbled something in it.

* Ash: Also, I really love how Julia brought up this idea…

I think it's really interesting to read each other's poems and get each one's meaning.

Last week I went out with Julia to the park and we wrote poems about eachother.

Kayla was surprised. She sounded happy and sad at the same time when she replied..

* Kayla: …You did WHAT? ...Ah, I'm happy to hear that you're getting along with others…I'm so proud of you.! Yeah..

* Ash: …Uh…Thanks…

Kayla wanted to ask Ash about hanging out again.

* Kayla: Maybe…Will you be…um…free? I've been planning to-

* Ash: ….Kayla…I'm not sure, but I'll tell you when I am, okay?

Aaand Kayla got turned down.

* Kayla: …I'm sorry for disturbing you…

* Ash: Wha-? Kay-

Scene 12

Kayla ran away from Ash. She stopped when Ash couldn't be seen around the area anymore.

* Kayla: It's no use! Whatever I do, it doesn't work! I thought it was going to work this time! It almost did!!

Kayla sits down on the yard next to the tree.

* Kayla: What's happening? What is this feeling?? Why do I feel like this??

Kayla was about to tear up.

* Kayla: I don't understand…

Daisy noticed her.

* Daisy: Um, hey Kayla… Are you okay? I  that you might not be feeling alright..

Kayla looked at Daisy.

* Kayla: I know a lot of people...But there's one that I feel differently about…It's why I call them my best friend…But now…They don't feel so different to me anymore….

* Daisy: Why is that?

* Kayla: I don't know exactly..But my chest hurts everytime I talk to them now…when we were smaller…It didn't…

* Daisy: You should leave them if you don't feel like they are right for you.

Kayla frowns with big eyes at Daisy.

* Daisy: It doesn't feel as good as it used to be, doesn't it?

* Kayla: I don't know..maybe?

* Daisy: Are you going to hold on or let go? That's your choice.

Kayla looked down.

* Kayla: …I don't want to let go…

* Daisy: You're really hoping for a better future with this person then, right? I hope it will go well. I can help you reach it if you want me to.

* Kayla: Well..