THE SURF CLUB
DANI and HAYLEY are outside.
DANI
Hey Hayley. Got your costume for tonight?
HAYLEY
Oh, em. No. I’m sort of, I’m still working on
it.
DANI
You’re leaving it a bit late.
HAYLEY
Yeah, well I just haven’t got round to doing it
you know.
DANI
Is this about Noah? You guys aren’t still
fighting? I mean you’re going right?
HAYLEY
Let me see. That would be yes, yes and no.
DANI
Who’re you going with?
HAYLEY
To tell you the truth I don’t even know if I am
going to go.
DANI
Hayley, you can’t not go. This is your last
year.
HAYLEY
Yeah, I suppose.
DANI
Look, don’t worry about it, I mean you can come
with me. We can be the dateless and desperate gang or dateless
anyway. Oh, come on, it will be awesome.
HAYLEY
Yeah, OK unless I get some big time grovelling
of Noah and then next hour or so you’re on.
THE BEACHSIDE DINER
JUDE, NOAH and FLYNN sit at a table.
FLYNN
So, yeah, the list is pretty short because
Sal’s not going to sing.
NOAH
What can we do?
FLYNN
Man, at short notice there’s no time to
rehearse anything.
NOAH
Still got to put on a good show.
JUDE
Yeah, I realised we’re playing for you mates
this time bro, but you know it’s really short notice. We’ll just
have to bring some CD’s along and pat it out a bit. Anyway I reckon
it’s the least of your worries. You should concentrate on how you’re
going to tell Hayley you’re not going to be with her tonight.
NOAH
I’m not telling her anything. You know she’s
not interested anyway.
JUDE
Yeah, but if you believe that, you’ll believe
anything. Fine, I’m not saying a word. Better do a sound check. You
coming?
FLYNN
Yes.
JUDE and FLYNN stand up. CARLY and SALLY walk in.
SALLY
Em, actually I don’t really feel like anything.
I might head home.
CARLY
Sal that is the second time you’ve tried to
avoid that guy. Want to tell what’s going on?
SALLY
Not here Carly. Come on, lets just go.
CARLY and SALLY leave.
SUMMER BAY HIGH
There is people carrying things about. JUDE and FLYNN are there.
FLYNN
Man, it’s your birthday. Can’t pretend it’s not
happening.
JUDE
Ah, I just don’t want to make a big deal of it
all right.
FLYNN
Well I’m not suggesting we rent out the opera
house. Just a few quiet drinks your place after the formal. That’s
it.
JUDE
All right, maybe, I’ll see.
FLYNN
Birthdays are a deliberate excuse for your
friends to let their hair down without feeling guilty or even the
sacred responsibility.
JUDE
I’ll think about it.
JUDE leaves. ASHLEY walks in.
FLYNN
Hey Ash.
ASHLEY
Oh, hi.
FLYNN
Hey, have you got a sec?
ASHLEY
Em, not really. Kind of busy at the moment.
FLYNN
OK, I just wanted to ask you, how did it go
with dad?
ASHLEY
Em, pretty good actually. Yeah, em, he wants me
to go back home with him.
FLYNN
Right. And.
ASHLEY
And I’m considering it. I mean I think that he
really wants to help me.
FLYNN
OK.
ASHLEY
You don’t think it’s a good idea do you?
FLYNN
Hey, it’s not my call. I just don’t want to see
you slide back into the same old patterns. You know the stuff that
got you in trouble.
ASHLEY
Look, you know that’s not going to happen. I’m
not going to get involved in that stuff again, OK.
FLYNN
OK.
SALLY’S HOUSE
CARLY and SALLY sit at the table.
CARLY
Yeah, well I can see why you’re trying to avoid
him Sal.
SALLY
Carly.
CARLY
So according to you he’s the nicest guy you’ve
ever met. He has a social conscience, he is everything you’ve ever
wanted in a man and he obviously adores you, so yeah, why would you
want to have anything to do with him?
SALLY
It’s not funny.
CARLY
Well Sal, it’s not funny, it’s just absolutely
ridiculous. I mean you can’t have kids so you broke up with him. I
mean, what am I hearing here Sal? You’re not a real woman if you
can’t have children, is that what you’re trying to say? I mean, have
you even asked him how he feels about all this?
SALLY
Course he’s going to say that it doesn’t
matter. What else can he say? But it does matter. Flynn deserves to
have children. He’s going to make a great dad.
CARLY
So you were planning on having children?
SALLY
No, but.
CARLY
Well have you asked him if he even wants them?
SALLY
It’s not the point.
CARLY
I don’t know Sal. I still think you’re jumping
the gun a bit really. Anyway there are other options. What about
adoption or fostering?
SALLY
It’s not the same.
CARLY
Aw, well, gee thanks Sal. I’m really glad Tom
and Pippa didn’t think like that.
SALLY
No, I didn’t mean it that way.
CARLY
Yeah, well I hope not. You know I remember not
so long ago, you were the one that said families didn’t get any
realer than what we were.
SALLY
Yeah and I meant that. I still do.
CARLY
Well, well then.
SALLY
You know that and I know that because we’ve
lived it. I can’t expect everybody else to feel the same way.
CARLY
Well, maybe not, but I just think you need to
give him the benefit of the doubt. Just let him decide for himself,
ay.
THE BEACHSIDE DINER
ALEX is there. MILES and BRODIE walk in.
MILES
Alex.
ALEX
Hey-hey, Miles. I got told you were coming to
town. How are you?
MILES
Yeah, good man. I couldn’t miss Brodie’s
formal.
ALEX
No, it’s going to be a good night.
LEAH walks up to them.
LEAH
Hey, Milo. What are you doing here?
MILES
What’re you doing here, more like it? You’re
due in a couple of weeks.
LEAH
Ah, will you stop fussing OK. Poulos woman
always work to the last minute. Yeah, why didn’t you tell me that he
was coming? I would have got a room ready.
MILES
Ah, no. I’m staying in the caravan park this
time.
LEAH
Oh.
MILES
Well you know, it was a last minute decision to
come at all and well I didn’t want to put you out with the baby due.
LEAH
No, yeah, yeah, sure. Yeah, OK.
LEAH leaves.
SALLY’S HOUSE
HAYLEY is at the door. SALLY answers it.
SALLY
Ah, Hayley, you must be here for the pants.
Gypsy went shopping with Will so she left them out for you.
HAYLEY
Aw, thanks.
CARLY walks in.
SALLY
Em, did you meet my sister Carly when she was
over here last year? She was here for the wedding.
HAYLEY
Ah, yeah, sort of, but not really.
SALLY
Hayley was one of our ancient history students.
She’s just finished the HSE.
CARLY
Oh, well I’m bet you’re glad that’s ancient
history.
HAYLEY
Yeah, ah, Gypsy’s lending me these for the
formal tonight. We’re supposed to go as a movie character.
CARLY
Em, Sandy from Grease, right?
HAYLEY
Ah, a bit obvious.
CARLY
No, you’ll be perfect.
HAYLEY
Aw thanks. Gypsy said you aren’t going.
SALLY
Em, yeah, no I’m not.
HAYLEY
Aw Sal, some of the kids will be going off on
holiday straight after the formal and I know some really want to say
goodbye and thank you for everything.
SALLY
I think everybody would probably rather just
concentrate on having a good night tonight. I’m sure we’ll catch up
sometime.
HAYLEY
Well I hope so. Anyway I better get going and
get ready. Nice meeting you.
CARLY
Yeah, you too.
HAYLEY
See you.
SALLY
See you Hayley.
HAYLEY leaves and SALLY shuts the door.
SALLY
What?
CARLY
Sal, you know very well what. You’re going to
stay in here for the rest of your life, are you? I mean really,
would it hurt that much just to go down there and let these kids say
goodbye to you?
SALLY
Yes. You heard what Hayley said. They’re all
getting dressed up. Look at me. I look like I’ve been dragged
through a bush backwards.
CARLY
Excuse me here. This is me we’re talking about
Sal. Come on, give me half an hour. Well forty-five minutes tops.
Come on, you’ve got to face the world sometime. What do you say?
Let’s do it in style.
THE BEACHSIDE DINER
ALEX and LEAH are there.
LEAH
Be with you in a sec.
ALEX
No hurry.
LEAH
Oh no, no. Wouldn’t want to hold you up. I know
you’ve got much more better things to do with your time than stay
here with your sister of course.
LEAH walks into the kitchen. There is the sound of smashing
plates. ALEX goes through.
LEAH
Oh.
ALEX
Relax.
LEAH
I can’t believe.
ALEX
All right, relax. Just relax. Come here. Don’t
worry. Let go.
LEAH
No, no, no, no. Leave me alone.
VINNIE walks in.
ALEX
What’s wrong with you?
VINNIE
Hey, hey, hey, what’s going on here?
ALEX
I’m taking over. That’s what going on. No, I
don’t want you back until the baby’s born OK. From tomorrow morning
after the formal this is my kitchen.
LEAH
Is that right?
ALEX
Yes it is.
VINNIE
Yes it is.
LEAH starts crying.
LEAH
Fine, breaking all my dishes, breaking
everything, you win all right. Just don’t mess it up.
VINNIE
Thanks mate.
ALEX
No, no thanks buddy. There is a condition. I
want the car for tonight’s formal OK. You’ve got to travel in style,
you know what I mean?
VINNIE
You’ve got it.
SUMMER BAY HOUSE
BRODIE and DANI are in front of the mirror.
BRODIE
Are you going to do something with your hair?
DANI
Yeah, yeah, I’m going put it up like this.
BRODIE
Oh, with your little tiara.
ASHLEY walks down the stairs.
BRODIE
Aw, I can’t see anything.
DANI
There.
BRODIE
Don’t be ridiculous.
DANI
It’s there. I’m not.
BRODIE
Can you see a pimple?
SALLY’S HOUSE
CARLY holds up some clothes and she shows them to SALLY.
SALLY
I don’t think so.
THE BEACH HOUSE
HAYLEY walks down the stairs and looks at a picture of her and
NOAH.
SUMMER BAY HOUSE
ASHLEY, BRODIE and DANI mess around with each others hair and
then try to stamp on each others feet.
SALLY’S HOUSE
CARLY shows SALLY two wigs.
CARLY
Come on, put it on.
SALLY puts the wig on.
CARLY
It is, it look so good.
SALLY
Can I put it on, can I put it on. No way.
THE BEACH HOUSE
HAYLEY puts eyeliner on, then stops and looks in the mirror.
SUMMER BAY HOUSE
ALEX and MILES stand outside the door.
ALEX
You look pretty good, for a Roman.
MILES
You scrubbed up all right yourself.
DANI opens the door.
ALEX
Hey.
DANI
Hello.
MILES and ALEX walk in.
DANI
I’ll just go and tell them you here.
ALEX
OK.
DANI goes through to the hall where BRODIE and ASHLEY are.
DANI
They’re here.
BRODIE
Go, go, go, you look fantastic.
DANI
Yes.
ASHLEY walks through.
ALEX
Wo, ho, look at you.
ASHLEY
Well I’m supposed to be Marilyn Monroe.
ALEX
Yeah, I can tell.
BRODIE and DANI are in the hall.
BRODIE
I just want to tell you I might not be coming
home tonight.
They hug.
SALLY’S HOUSE
SALLY and CARLY are there.
SALLY
I can’t believe I let you talk me into this.
CARLY
Well you couldn’t refuse me the chance to dress
you up. It’s been a long time since I got to play big sister.
SUMMER BAY HOUSE
DANI, ALEX, ASHLEY, MILES and BRODIE are there.
DANI
Ah, we better get going guys.
ALEX
Ah, hang on, the Camara’s out the front. We
don’t need to walk.
DANI
Well, we have to pick up Hayley so is there
room?
ALEX
No, five’s the limit.
MILES
Well I don’t mind walking.
BRODIE
Fine by me.
They kiss. There’s a knock at the door.
DANI
Probably someone wanting a van.
DANI answers it. It is JOHN.
DANI
Hi Mr. Saunders. Ah, come in.
JOHN
Good, I was hoping I would catch you before you
left. Ashley, you look lovely.
ASHLEY
Thanks.
JOHN
You’ll knock them dead.
ASHLEY
I doubt it.
JOHN
Well you can tell me all about it over
breakfast, eh. I was hoping that, eh, these would go with your
dress.
He brings out some earrings.
ASHLEY
These were mums.
JOHN
Yeah. She’d want you to wear them.
SUMMER BAY HIGH
The school has been decked in fairy lights. JUDE, NOAH and FLYNN
are on the stage.
NOAH
Ah, men in black. How easy is that?
JUDE
Ah man, it’s the Blues Brothers.
FLYNN
The hats.
JUDE
Belushi, Ackroyd, ah.
FLYNN
So we’re going to do a couple of sets, then
take a break because they going to give out this competition stuff.
NOAH
Oh, we’ll just put a CD on.
JUDE
Yeah, they’re going to be ready for some slow,
quiet music by then anyway.
SALLY and CARLY walk in.
SALLY
This is silly. We’re like the oldest people
here.
CARLY
Oh, no we’re not. Flathead’s here. I mean
Fisher, sorry.
SALLY
You are going to be bored out of your brain.
JUDE, FLYNN and NOAH get ready with the music.
NOAH
Hey, I might go talk to Sal before we get
started, eh.
FLYNN
Em right, we’ve got a few minutes.
NOAH walks over to SALLY and CARLY.
NOAH
Sal.
SALLY
Hey, Noah.
NOAH
Em, I’m going to be up there with the band
tonight. I just want to say thanks for all your help this year in
case I don’t get a chance later on.
SALLY
Thanks Noah.
NOAH
No, thank you. Everybody reckons that you’re
the best teacher that we’ve had this year.
HAYLEY and DANI walk in.
NOAH
Anyway, I better get back to it.
NOAH leaves.
DANI
So you went as Sandy and he went as Danny and
you guys didn’t co-ordinate.
HAYLEY
No, we didn’t.
DANI
Great minds.
HAYLEY
No, it just means that neither of us have any
imagination.
DANI
Stop fighting it Hayley.
BRODIE and MILES come in and walk up to SALLY and CARLY
BRODIE
Miss Fletcher.
SALLY
Oh, hi Brodie.
BRODIE
I want you to meet Miles.
SALLY
Miles, I’ve heard a lot about you.
MILES
Yeah, Brodie’s told me a lot about you to. She
said if it wasn’t you she wouldn’t have been able to stay at school.
SALLY
Well I think that’s a little bit of an
exaggeration.
BRODIE
It’s true. If you hadn’t stuck up for me I
never would have passed year ten. Have a good night.
BRODIE and MILES walk away.
CARLY
Mmm, so still think no ones interested in
talking to you tonight.
ALEX and ASHLEY are outside.
ALEX
Well you’re not going to get much dancing done
out here.
ASHLEY
Look, I shouldn’t be here. It’s not even my
school.
ALEX
It’s not my school either. If you don’t come
in, I’m going to look pretty silly standing around like an idle
don’t you think.
ASHLEY
OK. Here goes nothing.
ASHLEY and ALEX walk in. JUDE, FLYNN and NOAH play music on the
stage. DON, SALLY and CARLY stand in the hall.
DON
Well it’s good to see you out and about Sally.
There was a rumour that you might not be coming.
SALLY
Oh, well, seeing as I missed the last few weeks
of school I thought I should make the effort and come along and say
goodbye to some of the year twelve’s.
DON
Well, I’m glad you did. It must seem like only
yesterday since your own formal Carly.
CARLY
Well actually I was just thinking about how
long ago it was. It’s hard to believe I was ever that young.
DANI, BRODIE and ASHLEY hang around together. MILES and ALEX
stand together.
MILES
Well, I guess you better get out there and show
them how it’s really done, eh.
ALEX
Yep.
MILES
You’re still dirty at me about Brodie, aren’t
you?
ALEX
Miles, me and Brodie are over OK.
MILES
Good, because I’m really serious about her. You
know that, don’t you?
ALEX
Really. I thought you flew all the way back
here for a joke, you know that.
NOAH, FLYNN and JUDE are on the stage. DANI walks up to SALLY.
DANI
Hi Miss Fletcher.
SALLY
Hey. You and Brodie have done a really good job
organising this.
DANI
I hope so.
SALLY
Miles seems really nice.
BRODIE and MILES dance.
DANI
Yeah, yeah, he’s a great guy. I’ve never seen
her this happy.
ALEX dances with ASHLEY. He watches BRODIE and MILES kiss. The
band stops playing and the crowd cheers. DANI walks up to HAYLEY.
DANI
How’s it going?
HAYLEY
How do you think? He hasn’t spoken to me all
evening.
DANI
Have you spoken to him?
HAYLEY
I shouldn’t have to. He’s the one acting like a
jerk.
NOAH
This next song. It’s the first time I’ve played
it. Hope you like it. Wrote for a special girl. She knows who she
is.
The band starts to play. NOAH starts to sing.
NOAH
I don’t know why I feel the way that I do.
Can’t give the reasons that I know that it’s true. I just want to be
with you, want to be with you. Why don’t we take each day one step
at a time? As long as we’re together it’ll work out just fine.
You’re the part of my life, I can’t do without. Because I just want
to be with you, want to be with you. Why don’t we take each day one
step at a time? As long as we’re together it’ll work out just fine.
DANI and BRODIE are on the stage.
DANI
And the award for the best impression of Mr.
Fisher goes to Mr. Fisher.
The crowd claps.
DANI
Sorry. The best supporting role in the canteen
goes to. Drum roll please.
BRODIE stamps her feet.
DANI
Envelope opening. Eh, John Burke.
The crowd cheers. CARLY and SALLY are in the hall.
CARLY
So you are actually expecting me to believe you
used to sing with that band?
SALLY
Yes.
CARLY
Well they’re actually really quite good.
SALLY
Oh, thanks a lot.
CARLY
You know what I meant. It just doesn’t seem to
be your style that’s all.
SALLY
This isn’t going to work you know.
CARLY
What?
SALLY
You’re not going to get me up there.
CARLY
Fine.
DANI
And the next award is for the cutest couple.
BRODIE takes a card out an envelope.
DANI
Surprise, surprise. Noah Lawson and Hayley
Smith.
The crowd cheers and HAYLEY and NOAH go onto the stage.
DANI
Maybe you guys should kiss and make up.
HAYLEY and NOAH kiss and the crowd cheers.
DANI
Congratulations, you really deserve that.
FLYNN and ASHLEY are in the crowd.
FLYNN
You having a good time?
DANI thanks everybody in the background.
ASHLEY
Yeah, I am, although the bands been a bit.
ASHLEY screws her face up.
FLYNN
Is that right?
ASHLEY
No, I’m just joking. You guys have been great.
I’m still trying to get used to the idea my big brother is actually
kind of cool.
DANI
Well that’s it from us and the band so we’re
just going to put on some CD’s now.
VINNIE
We want more.
CARLY
Yeah, I want more.
The crowd cheers as JUDE, NOAH and FLYNN go on stage.
NOAH
Em, OK. We’ve still got a couple of songs left,
but we’re down a lead singer so we’ll try do our best.
DANI
Sally.
The crowd shout SALLY’S name. SALLY then goes up on stage and
the crowd cheers. The band starts to play and then SALLY starts to
sing.
SALLY
Be careful what you dream for, you just might
get it. Be careful what you pray for, you might regret it. You get
your hands on the glittering prize, now everybody’s coming at you
from every side. Be careful what you pray for, you just might get
it.
Later people are leaving. HAYLEY and NOAH kiss.
NOAH
I missed that.
HAYLEY
Yeah, well you’ll just have to stop acting like
an idiot though, next time.
NOAH
Come on.
HAYLEY
Yeah, OK, it was a bit my fault.
NOAH
A bit. Yeah right.
HAYLEY
Hey, do you want to come back to my place? I’ve
got something to show you that’s all.
NOAH
It sounds good to me.
HAYLEY
Come on.
MILES and BRODIE kiss. DANI walks up to ALEX.
DANI
Stop watching them and dance with another
Nigel.
ALEX
You could never be a Nigel, Dani.
DANI
And neither could you. So would you stop acting
like one?
ALEX
OK.
THE BEACH HOUSE
NOAH and HAYLEY are there. HAYLEY holds her painting of her and
NOAH.
HAYLEY
So what do you think?
NOAH
Well I can see that it’s you and me.
HAYLEY
You hate it.
NOAH
No, I really like it.
HAYLEY
It’s the first time I’ve done an abstract.
NOAH
Yeah, that’s what I meant by being us.
HAYLEY
Explain.
NOAH
Well, we’re a bit abstract to. You know things
can get a little bit blurred and you can’t work out what’s going on,
but in the end everything works out fine.
HAYLEY
I’ll have to think about that one.
NOAH
Can you think and kiss at the same time?
HAYLEY
I can try.
NOAH
OK.
HAYLEY and NOAH kiss.
SUMMER BAY HIGH
DANI and ASHLEY walk out. They walk into ALEX.
DANI
Hey Alex, we’re off.
ALEX
Oh, hang on. I thought I was driving you home.
ASHLEY
Aw, no. It’s such a lovely night. I want to
walk.
DANI
Yeah, me too. We’re going to check out the
beach party. You want to come.
ALEX
Ah, no thanks, I’ll pass.
DANI
Are you sure? There’s going to be a bonfire.
ALEX
No, I’m sure.
DANI
Ok, we’re going head.
ALEX
Yeah, me too.
BRODIE and MILES come out kissing.
DANI
Hey, what about Brod.
ALEX
Great, I’m stuck with them.
DANI
I don’t think they’d mind if you went without
them.
VINNIE comes out.
VINNIE
Throw a bucket of water over these two please.
Some of us have got homes to go to.
ALEX
Come on guys, the Camara awaits, let’s go.
A ROAD
MILES, ALEX and BRODIE are all in the Camara.
ALEX
Would you guys give it a rest for five minutes?
MILES
Aw, come on man. We have the farts. You can’t
have everything. I mean you’ve got the car.
BRODIE
Excuse me.
MILES
No, no, no, this is serious. Our thing with the
car goes way back. When Chris first got it we were so jealous and
now Alex’s.
ALEX
No, now on Leah’s. I mean, I only got it for a
night. How good is this sound system?
ALEX turns up the music.
MILES
Ah, yeah, it’s pity about your taste in music
though.
BRODIE
Alex, turn it down. I can’t here myself think.
The car hits a pothole. ALEX loses control.
BRODIE
Alex.
There is the sound of crunching metal.
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