EDIT: added missing scene at the end/spelling fix!
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Sonny is at Horton Town Square. He’s on the phone leaving a message for Will
Sonny: Hey Will, it’s Sonny again. Uh… been all over town looking for you. Can you please just give me a call when you get this? I’m really worried about you. If you need to talk, you know I’m here.
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Sami: How could you do it? How could you tell Rafe I had sex with EJ? God! I can’t believe you!
Marlena: I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Sami: You don’t? Really? You know that Rafe came to me and confronted me tonight, he knows that I betrayed him. He said… that he is never going to forgive me.
Marlena: Oh honey, I am so sorry.
Sami: Don’t lie to me. You did this. You told him everything. You ruined my marriage.
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Marlena: Honey I’m so sorry that happened tonight, but I promise you I did not say a word to Rafe, I wouldn’t do that.
Sami turns and looks at Will.
Sami: Will, did you tell him?
Will: No, no.
Sami: Then how did he find out?
Marlena: We don’t know how he found out, but Sami, maybe it’s for the best.
Sami: Are you really going to say I told you so right now?
Marlena: No, I was going to say it could be for the best and now you and Rafe can begin to heal.
Sami: Obviously you weren’t listening. He is so hurt, he is so angry. He has made it clear that he is not going to forgive me which is what I knew what happened. No matter how hard you pushed me I knew I shouldn’t tell him. But you just couldn’t take it. You thought what you wanted was for the best. You have to stop trying to help me! You don’t know me, you don’t know my situation! All you’re doing is hurting everybody!
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Will: Excuse me, Mom? Grandma just told you that she didn’t tell Rafe, so she didn’t tell Rafe. Okay? She’s not the liar in this family, that’s you.
Sami: Alright, you don’t know everything! You don’t know what she is really capable of, how many times she has destroyed my life-
Marlena: Oh that’s not true and you know it.
Sami: You told Rafe, didn’t you? You destroyed my marriage. That is the worst thing you could do to me!
Will: What are you talking about? Seriously, what are you talking about, Grandma didn’t make you have sex with EJ. I think you did that on your own. Seriously, stop blaming everyone else for your mistakes!
Marlena: Will, please try to stay calm.
Will: I’m trying, but it’s hard around her. I can’t even stand being around you anymore. I’m going to go.
Marlena: Honey, please, we were in the middle of an important conversation. It’d be nice to finish that.
Sami: I’m sorry I interrupted your IMPORTANT, PRIVATE conversation. I would advise you though, Will, you keep confiding in her, you never know what she’s capable of. And keep in mind that she did just destroy our family!
Marlena: Sami, if you can’t take responsibility for your own actions, then for once in your life please stop talking! Will, let’s finish that conversation.
Will: Grandma, I can’t… I’m sorry, not with her around. I mean if you haven’t noticed she makes everything about herself and I can’t handle that right now.
Will leaves.
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Marlena: I’m worried about Will, he’s in a lot of pain right now.
Sami: You think I don’t know that? You think I don’t remember what it felt like to walk in on you and John and that conference room table-
Marlena: That’s not what I was talking about, but yes, he is in pain over what he saw you doing. But right now he’s got much bigger things on his mind.
Sami: Like what?
Marlena: Sami, it’s not my place to tell you that!
Sami: That didn’t stop you from blabbing to Rafe!
Marlena: Now stop it! Just stop that. Can’t you see that your son is going through hell? Can you just stop being so self-absorbed for a moment and maybe be there for your son! Be there for him for once!
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Will is sitting in Horton Town Square. Sonny walks up to him.
Sonny: Will! Hey. Did you get my messages? Where’ve you been?
Will: Umm… At my Grandma’s.
Sonny: Were you able to talk about what happened tonight?
Will: Well I told her that I… kissed a guy.
Sonny: Okay. Um, how’d she take it?
Will: She wasn’t surprised. She said she had been suspecting what I’ve been going through for a while now.
Sonny: Well that’s good. You know. So she was- she was cool with it?
Will: …Yeah.
Sonny: Alright, so what else did she say?
Will: Um, unfortunately we didn’t get to finish our conversation.
Sonny: It was hard to talk about?
Will: No, my mom showed up and she started raving like a lunatic.
Sonny: About you?
Will: No… uh… haha… she a- she accused Grandma of telling Rafe that she had sex with EJ. And then, uh, she thought it was me. And then, she went back to Grandma. Haha… and I decided at that point it was time for me to take my leave.
Sonny: At least you- so does this mean that Rafe knows?
Will: Uh… Everything? Yeah… yeah it’s finally happened, Sonny. I have no family anymore.
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Sonny: Wait- hey. How did Rafe find out?
Will: I don’t know. Honestly, Mom and EJ didn’t tell him, Grandma wouldn’t tell him, I know I didn’t tell him.
Sonny: Well I hope you don’t think I said anything. I swear I didn’t say a word to anybody-
Will: No, no, I know that. I know. I know. I trust you.
Sonny: Look, I’m really sorry alright. I know you’re trying to keep your family together. I know, especially with your brother and sisters. But think about it this way: at least you don’t have to carry that burden around, that secret, anymore.
Will: True, yeah.
Sonny: And then you came out to your Grandma and every-
Will: Wait. I didn’t say that I came out.
Sonny: Well yeah but you, you told her you kissed a guy I’m assuming she just connected the dots-
Will: Sonny, just because I kissed a guy doesn’t automatically mean that I’m gay.
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Sami: I have tried to get him to open up to me and he won’t. And it is not just because he hates me for what I’ve done. It’s because of you. Because he knows he has you. You, he can really on and he doesn’t need me.
Marlena: When John and I were in Switzerland, Will came to see us. He was living with Austin and Carrie because he wasn’t getting along with you.
Sami: Yeah, yeah, that’s ancient histor-
Marlena: Is it? He doesn’t rely on you Sami because he doesn’t think that he can.
Sami: He told you that?
Marlena: No he didn’t, he didn’t have to. For years, Will has been the parent in this relationship. He’s had to look out for you. He does it because he loves you so much. But maybe now, you can start looking out for Will. Maybe now you can be the parent he deserves!
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Sami: Alright, I’m a terrible mother, I hear that. I want to know what’s going on with my son- just spell it out for me. Damn it, Mom, this is Will we’re talking about!
Marlena: You must understand, you must know that Will speaks to me in confidence.
Sami: What’s that mean? That you’re just telling me know to lord it over me, that you know something I don’t?
Marlena: Of course not! Nothing would make me happier than to see you and Will reconcile. For both your sakes!
Sami: Then tell me what you know.
Marlena: Sami, you’re his mother, you’ve known him since the day he was born. Are you saying that you haven’t seen signs of what’s going on with Will? Not at all?
Sami: He’s mad at me for what I did! And he’s been acting out because of it but- but no he’s a great kid, he’s a great student, he works hard, he’s a wonderful big brother- Is there something wrong with him? Is he going to be okay?
Marlena: Yes, I think he will.
Sami: But you don’t… you don’t know, you’re not- you’re not sure?
Marlena: I can tell you what I do know for sure: he needs his mother now. Your support is so important to him. And how he comes through this will depend, in a large part, on you.
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Sonny: Will, I’m sorry man, okay? You know I don’t mean to push you. I just thought you had things figured out for yourself.
Will: No, not really, I don’t. I’m not…
Sonny: You’re not what? What?
Will: I’ve been fighting these feelings for so long. And I… I thought, or I hoped that, um… that in time it would go away. And now I’m afraid they’re not ever going to go away. I’m scared, I have no idea what to do.
Sonny: Hey. It’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay.
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Will: I’m just not ready. I’m not ready to… accept this is my life. You know, this is not something that I ever planned for myself.
Sonny: Will, no one plans to be gay. It’s just the cards your dealt with.
Will: Even if I am, gay or whatever, I can’t- honestly I don’t think I can accept that. I keep thinking about, you know, how my family will react and I can’t stand the thought of them rejecting me.
Sonny: Well, I mean, you know your grandma, she’s fine with it, right? That’s a start.
Will: Yeah, because she’s paid to be understanding, she’s a psychiatrist. It’s not going to be like that with the rest of my family, trust me.
Sonny: But you don’t know that for sure.
Will: Yeah I do, Sonny! My other grandma, Kate, she thought my dad was messing up his life and she paid Nicole 5 million dollars to marry him. So what is she going to do to me, huh? And my grandpa Roman, having a gay grandson? I can just see how that’s going to go down at the police station-
Sonny: I think- I think you’re worrying about everything before it happens. Alright. You need to take one step at a time.
Will: I can’t forget about my parents either.
Will sits down on the ground.
Will: Having to face my dad? Haha… And my mom? I mean... you know how well she takes things, right? She’s going to make this ALL about herself. I can’t help it but I still care about what she thinks.
Sonny goes to sit down across from him.
Sonny: Well, maybe she’ll surprise you. Maybe everyone will surprise you and they’ll be totally fine with it.
Will: I don’t want to take that chance. I can’t stand… like the thought of them turning their back on me just because of who I am. They're- They're all messed up in some way but they’re the only family I got so I don’t want to lose them.
Sonny: I understand. You know, I remember… having the same doubts and fears when I was going to tell my family. Right man, but once you take that step, and once you stop worrying about other people’s reactions, I promise you, it gets so much easier.
Will: I don’t know Sonny, like I said, I don’t think it’s going to be that easy for me.
Sonny: I know you’re scared, and so was I. Alright, before we face any of this, the absolute first thing you need to do, is accept the truth for yourself. Are you ready to do that?
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Will: If I tell people what I think is true, there's no going back. My life is changed forever and I'm afraid that's going to mean giving up so many dreams that I had of the way my life was supposed to be.
Sonny: I won't lie- get up, get up-
Will stands up.
Sonny: You're going to be facing a lot of challenges that you'd have to face, alright, but it's better than living a lie, and it's better than living with this torment the rest of your life. Alright, trust me. Come here. Do you know how we're reading the book The Picture of Dorian Gray in English class. Great book. If you don't- if you don't want to listen to me, listen to Oscar Wilde: "The aim of life is self-development", alright, "To realize one's nature perfectly, that is what we're all here for." You're not gonna be- you're not gonna be happy if you don't just accept who you are, alright, you're always going to feel stuck, you're always going to feel trapped.
Will: I don't think that I'm strong enough.
Sonny: Don't say that, of course you're strong enough. If you need any help, I'm here for you. I always will be.
Will: But I don't even know for sure if I'm, you know.
Sonny: No I... I think you do know for sure. Alright. But you just need to be courageous enough to accept it.
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The last scene was just Sami whining about how much she hates Marlena again, so skipped that!
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Date: 2012-02-24 08:33 pm (UTC)THIS SOUNDS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
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Date: 2012-02-24 08:44 pm (UTC)*
This is my favorite line. I pretty much want to say this to Sami everytime she is all me, me me...
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Date: 2012-02-24 09:43 pm (UTC)Thanks for posting!
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Date: 2012-02-24 11:28 pm (UTC)Thanks for posting :)
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