Felicity Transcripts
Felicity
1X04: Boggled
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/20/1998
PROLOGUE
INT. FELICITY'S APARTMENT
A Boggle game.
Felicity: (recording) Dear Sally, I've never, ever been more confused in my life. Something has happened. Something I can't believe. Something I don't--I don't even know how to talk about. Noel and I were hanging out one night.
Jotting down their answers, Felicity and Noel laugh it up.
Felicity: (recording) And I've told you, like, a million times, he was pretty much the most comforting part of being in New York.
Noel tries to look at her sheet.
Felicity: Don't look at my page.
Noel: Hey!
Felicity: (recording) I felt that I could go to him, anytime with anything and that he could come to me. We had an understanding.
Felicity: Ok, ok, now you're cheating.
Noel: No, I'm not. (still writing) I'm finished writing......now. All right, you go first.
Felicity: Ok, these are the words from the non-cheater.
Noel: Um-hm.
Felicity: Street.
Noel: Got it
Felicity: Take.
Noel: Yup. Felicity: Taker. (Noel smiles but no answer) Excellent. Clue. Stake. Crete. Which, I know, is a proper noun. I just.....
Felicity continues to talk, but is drown out by the background music. Noel stares at Felicity.
Felicity: Hick. And Hickey.
A beat. Noel leans over and carasses her cheek. A beat. Lips lock. Cut to Felicity recording.
Felicity: Ok, wait. Hold on. I gotta back up here. I think that Ben and I have been getting closer. Which....granted isn't saying much.
INT. MAILROOM
Felicity weights a package. Ben pops by. Ben: How's it going?
Felicity: Hey. (licks a stamp) Opening a letter, Ben reads the contents.
Ben: I hate these things.
Felicity: What?
Ben: You get one of these, these pre-approved credit cards?
Felicity: (smiles) Yeah. I got the same thing.
Ben: It's crazy. They charge, like, 50% interest.
Felicity: Yeah, I know. I think they target college students.
Ben: Yeah. I'm tempted to just take it and just use it.
Felicity: What would you buy?
Ben: I don't know. I don't know.
Felicity: So, um, are you going to dinner now? Cafeteria?
Ben: No. I'm not eating. I gotta go train. I got tryouts on Friday, uh, for the track team.
Felicity: Oh, wow, yeah. When you won the regionals last year -- the 800 meter. Wow, that was -- that was really great.
Ben: (laughs) Thank you. Thanks.
Felicity: I was there. Um....so anyway, good luck. Like you need it.
Ben: No, I do. I need it. But um, see you in class. (puts his hand on her shoulder) Oh. Yeah, I know what I'd buy...uh...running shoes. Yeah, I'd buy a couple of really good pairs. (leaves)
Felicity stands in her thoughts for a moment. Smiles and walks off.
INT. DORM LAUNDRY ROOM
Julie sorts her clothings into the dryer.
Felicity: (recording) Julie and I are, sort of, at an impass, which, um, I'm sure we'll be fine. I just....don't know how exactly.
Felicity walks into the room.
Julie: (pauses) Hey.
Felicity: Hi.
Felicity walks to the washer.
Felicity: Hey, do you want to borrow a dryer sheet?
Julie: No thanks. I use softner.
Felicity: You know, you really can't beat dryer sheers for static cling.
Julie laughs and holds her hand out for a sheet. Felicity yanks a sheet out and heads over to Julie. Taking the sheet, Julie tosses it into the dryer.
Felicity: God, I was such a jerk. Obviously. I mean, I accused you of lying to me when all you were doing was really being the best kind of friend I could hope for. I'm -- I'm sorry. I really am, ok?
Julie: You kept....reminding me that I could do whatever I wanted with Ben, you know? But I was so busy making sure that you weren't going to get hurt. That, that I sort of lost what I wanted.
Felicity: Which was what?
Julie: I had a really good time with Ben. I really did. And that's...the absolute, honest truth.
Felicity: If you want to date Ben, then......
Julie: Then I should.
Felicity: Um-hm.
Julie: Yeah, I'm just, um.....I gotta listen to what you've been saying to me from the very beginning. And instead of you prodding me to something and me not doing it and just feeling crappy. I'm just going to do what I want to do.
Guy: Damn it!(cut to guy pulling out clothes) Some jerk put, like, food coloring in the washing machine or-or dye or something. (holds out pink clothes)
Julie puts her stuff down and walks over to the guy.
Guy: Oh. That is so.....(picks up his underwear) God!
Julie looks down into the washer. Reaching in the washer, she grabs a red jacket and pulls it out.
Julie: Have you ever washed this before?
Guy: I've never washed anything before.
Julie: Um, as a general rule, you might not want to wash white with colors.
Guy: Oh. They should tell you that on the box.
Felicity: (holds up a bottle of detergent) Oh, they actually do.
Guy: Oh. Thanks.
Julie: (to Felicity) I feel much better.
Felicity: Me, too.
Julie leaves and Felicity watches her as she leaves.
Guy: (hold a pile of pink clothes) Everything's pink.
INT. CHEMISTRY LAB
Chem: Today's lab will demonstrate quantitative relations in chemical reactions -- how many molecules in substance "A" react with how many molecules in substance "B" to get how many molecules of product "C." First you have to select a lab partner, make it someone you don't despise too much, ok. Trust me. Let's pair up. Get started.
Felicity looks at the girl sitting next to her. The girl gets up and walks off. Sadly, Felicity watches at everyone else grab a partner. Looking across the room, she sees Elena. They both look at each other. Elena signals her.
Cut to lab in progress. Elena: So, you went to private school, right?
Felicity: What? No. Why?
Elena: But you're good at this stuff? Properties of matter, gaseous states, atomic theory, determination of molecular weight.
Felicity: You're asking if I'm going to drag down your grade now that we're working together?
Elena: Yeah.
Felicity: You'll be relieved to know I got "A's" in AP chemistry...
Elena: Hey, you can't get mad cause I asked you that question.
Felicity: I'm not mad. (walks off carrying the beaker)
Elena: You're a little pissed. (follows)
Felicity: You're just.....
Elena: I'm just straightforward. I have questions. I ask them.
Felicity: Apparently.
Elena: Are you sleeping with our Resident Advisor?
Felicity: (off guard) What?!
Elena: Noel , the R.A.
Felicity: You are unbelievable!
Elena: Look, say it's none of my business.
Felicity: It's pretty obviously, none of your business.
Elena: Fine.
Felicity: And; of course, I'm not sleeping with him.
Elena: He's cute.
Felicity: Who?
Elena: The guy you're not sleeping with, Noel.
Felicity: Really? What do you mean?
Elena: White guys don't usually do it for me.
Felicity: But Noel does. He does it for you?
Elena: I didn't see it at first either, but the day I signed up for the lottery. Noel took my signup sheet. And all of a sudden, I found myself wondering if this guy's got a girlfriend.
Cut to Felicity recording.
Felicity: (recording) Ok, I know, I'm, um....jumping around, but this is important. The university has this used dorm room refrigerator program - whoever wants one signs up. It's like a lottery system, and Noel was in charge. I guess he looked cute that day. I don't really remember. Elena might have thought there was something going on between me and Noel. But I swear to God there was nothing! And you know why there was nothing because Noel are I were friends! New, really good friends. (Back to playing Boggle) Which brings me back to where I started. I mean, all we were doing were sitting there -- playing Boggle.
Felicity: Hick. And Hickey.
A beat. Noel leans over and carasses her cheek. A beat. Lips lock. Lots of smoochies. They fall onto the ground.
Felicity: Wait a minute.
Noel: (pulls off) What?!
Meghan opens the door and walks in the room. Pauses. Shockingly, she sees Noel on top of Felicity.
Noel: (nervous) Uh.....I was just....
Felicity: (nervous) Oh, no we were --
They frantically get up. They nevously knock everything into a mess. Noel: I'm just --
Felicity: No, this isn't, um....yeah.
Noel: Oh, God, I'm leaving.
Felicity: Yeah.
Noel: I should....uh....
Felicity: Yeah.
Meghan: (amused) I don't care what you do. (walks to closet)
Noel: Well, I'm leaving. (heads for door)
Felicity: Ok, I'll call you later.
Noel turns back to help pick up the mess.
Noel: There are letters --
Felicity: No, no, I'll get the letters.
Noel: All right, ok. (leaves)
Meghan: (amused) I think it's premium.
Felicity: What? (frantically picking up Boggle)
Meghan: You having a forbidden affair.
Felicity: I'm not having a forbidden affair.
Meghan: Man, I had you pegged as this uptight, no-fun, like, follow the rules, kiss-ass bore.
Felicity: Well, actually that's much closer to my personality.
Meghan: You and the R.A! You just went up, like, a notch. (leaves)
Felicity realizes what has just happened.
ACT ONE
INT. FELICITY'S APARTMENT
Rushingly, she puts stuff into her bag for class.
Felicity: (recording) Sally, you know me. I don't get confused easily. Well, that's not true. But, nothing compares to this. Nothing! (opens the shade, it falls down) Felicity climbs onto the window box to fix it.
Felicity: (recording) I'm -- I'm so screwed up that I don't even know what I'm feeling. I'm just.....on edge.
As she tries to fix her shade, someone knocks on the door. Felicity freezes and panically looks at the door.
Felicity: Who is it?
Man: Frigerator.
A puzzled Felicity drops the shade and heads for the door. She opens it to see a man dressed in a work jumpsuit.
Man: Are you "Feticirty Porter?"
Felicity: Felicity? Yeah. Is that fridge for me?
Man: That's why I'm here. (wheels it in)
Felicity: Oh. (moves out of the way to let him in)
Man: Where do you want it?
Felicity: (happy) Um... I guess, over there. (points to the trunk). The man wheels it over to the trunk.
Felicity: I've never had one before, you know....a fridge.
Felicity moves the tv from the trunk.
Man: Yeah. It's sort of a symbol of independence. Owning a frigerator. Being able to make the call -- what get's cold, what doesn't.
Elena: Hey. You got a fridge?
Felicity: Yeah, did you?
Elena: No.
Felicity: Well, you still might get picked. I'm sure there are others.
Man: Nope. That's the last frigerator. (leaves) Congratulations.
Elena: I'll see you in class. (leaves)
Felicity looks at her new appliance and smiles. Opening it, she looks at it. She looks around the room for something to put in it. Picking up an apple from the desk, she puts it in the fridge.
Cut to hallway.
Felicity: (recording) So, anyway, I thought this whole Noel thing through extensively...and I truly believe that the most mature way to handle it, for the moment, (rushes across the hallway pass Noel's open door) is to avoid Noel at all costs for as long as possible......which is actually really is a sad feeling. (hides behind elevator panel) Avoiding someone who might be......your best friend. (Elevator closes)
Noel: The third point on there actually is, uh....(Noel looks down the hall) is what I wanted to talk to you about.
CAFETERIA
Julie continues down the lunch rail. She sees the guy from the laundry room
Guy: How's it going?
Julie: Have you tried bleach?
Guy: Yeah. Yeah, twice.
Julie: I mean, not -- I mean.....pink's fine.
Guy: It was my whole wardrobe too. People are referring me to as the "pink guy" now.
Julie: Ooh, no.
Guy: Yeah. Even my jeans, you know? My favorite pair of jeans.
Julie: Really?
Guy: Yeah. Yeah. They've got this, like, pink glow.
Julie: At least, now you know. For the future.
Guy: Yeah, well. I'll never forget you if only because of that. (smiles) Where you sittin'?
Julie heads for a table, and he follows.
INT. ADMISSIONS OFFICE -FILING ROOM
Felicity works putting files away. Noel enters the room, but she does not notice.
Noel: Hi.
Felicity: Hello.
Noel: We gotta talk.
Felicity: (panic) Exactly. I know. I'm a big believer, uh, in dealing with issues.
Noel: Ok, when?
Felicity: Oh, uh, usually immediately after the issue occurs.
Noel: I mean, when can we talk?
Felicity: Oh. Shortly. For sure.
Noel:Ok. Uh, Tonight?
Felicity: Tonight? Uh, I -- I have this, uh...chem -- chemistry lab.
Noel: So maybe after?
Felicity: After the lab?
Noel: Right.
Felicity: Interesting.
Noel: Is that ---
Felicity: What's tomorrow?
Noel: Wednesday.
Felicity: Right. Because today's Tuesday.
Noel: Uh, is Wednesday better?
Felicity: Um...I'll check and then I'll know.
Noel: And then you'll come and tell me.
Felicity: Right. That's the process. (turns her back on him) I will, uh, I will check, and then come tell you. And then we can talk.
Noel: All right, just for the record: you've never been weirder.
Felicity: I know.
Noel leaves the room confused. Felicity pauses to calm down.
INT. CAFETERIA
Guy: It's really competitative, you know. The film school. But I -- I get to use the 16mm equipment, and, uh, get to hang around some really pretentious people - which apparently builds character.
Julie: So, you showing it to people?
Guy: My movie? Uh....no...it's a work in progress. And you've already seen my underwear, so....
Julie: It's pink.
Guy: Right. (they both laugh) And that is already pretty personal.
Cut to Felicity walking from the sidewalk onto the street towards the track house.
Felicity: (recording) The track was on my way home. I just dropped by. I don't know if he'd be there practicing for his tryouts.
Ben is shown running a lap. Felicity looks on him with deep interest.
Felicity: (recording) I remember in high school watching Ben run, and wondering how he ever learned to run like that.
Ben continues to run, and Felicity watches him.
Cut to Felicity's dorm.
Meghan is curled up in her comforter, sleeping. There is a knock on the door.
Meghan: Come in.
The door opens and Elena walks in.
Elena: Hey. Have you seen Felicity?
Meghan turns over.
Meghan: Oh, she's probably in Noel's room, getting some.
Elena: Getting some what?
Meghan: (irritated) A little R.A. ass or whatever.
Elena: What?
Meghan: She's doing the R.A.
Elena: Felicity?
Meghan: I know. I didn't think she had it in her either. (turns back over)
Elena leaves the room, slightly irratated.
Cut to Chem Lab.
Felicity and Elena work on a project. Felicity is stirring a chemical compound in a molar.
Elena: So, how's that fridge?
Felicity: What?
Elena: (calculating) Your new fridge. Are you enjoying your new fridge?
Felicity: Yeah, it's fine.
Elena: Good. Is it cold? Inside, deep down? Your new fridge you just happen to get?
Felicity: What's your obsession with my fridge?
Elena: I couldn't care less about your damn fridge.
Felicity: Well, we really seem to be talking about it alot.
Elena: It's how you got the thing.
Felicity: What?
Elena: (irratated) I signed up for the refrigerator ethically, by the book, I filled out an application and I handed it in. Felicity: So did I. Are you really that they picked my name and not yours.
Elena: It's just another example that's all.
Felicity: (annoyed) Of what, a refrigerator lottery? Elena: And you didn't even think he's attractive.
Felicity: The guy who delivered the fridge?
Elena: I know about you and the resident advisor.
Felicity drops her flask onto the ground. The flask breaks spilling the contents to the ground. It forms a green gel substance upon contact. The class look at the accident, Felicity looks around for a second and kneels down to pick it up. Elena follows.
Elena: Don't try to deny it. You just went whiter then usual.
Felicity: Who told you that?
Elena: That Halloween costume you live with. And if you want to know why I'm so upset, it's because if procedure as benign as a fridge lottery is susceptible to sexual conspiracy...what does that say about the whole system.
Felicity: You think I'm dating Noel to get an appliance?
Elena: I think your dating Noel and getting an appliance. (leaves)
Cut to television in the common room.
A black and white program is on the television. A lady screams as a monster grabs her.
Felicity exits the elevator and storms towards Noel's room. Noel exits his room and closes the door. Felicity rushes upon him.
Felicity: (demanding) We need to talk.
Noel: I know. I came to you today and said the same thing, and you were a cyborg.
A group of three guys on the couch watch them instead of the tv, who they are is unimportant cause they're extras.
Felicity: Could we.....?
Felicity and Noel head for the hallway.
Felicity: People are saying things....about us.
Noel: People are.....Like what?
Felicity: Well, that we're dating.
Noel: And how do you feel about that?
Felicity: I just. I think we need to figure out what's going on here, that's all.
Noel: I agree. That's why I made dinner reservations for tomorrow night. 8 o'clock.
Felicity: (off-guard) What?
Noel: You and me. We're going out, and we're going to talk.
Felicity: Like...you mean, like, a date?
Noel: Let's just call it what it is....a dinner reservation. And we'll have a discussion, once we get to the restaurant, and determine why we're there and what it is. Tomorrow night at 8. No options.
Felicity: No options?
Noel: Well, unless, you can't make it.
Felicity: No. Ok.You made the reservations, so....let's do it.
Noel: Ok.
Felicity: Tomorrow night.
Noel: Ok.
Noel walks off, leaving Felicity standing in the hallway.
Felicity: (recording) And so tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, Noel and I have.....a maybe date.
ACT TWO
INT. RECORDING STUDIO
A reel tape plays. In the background, the dialogue can be heard from the monitor. Julie holds a popcorn bag in hand. Zack: The house is right where Louie said it would be. It's amazing what five bucks will buy you in this town. We waited until they left, and used the key we found on the body. I had Sal check out the back. He said she was there.
Monitor shows Zack in a hat and trenchcoat looking at a room. The room is torn apart, the Zack searches the room for clues. Zack: I could only think one thing -- if she was dead, she'd never speak of the horror I committed, and if she were alive she wouldn't be for long.
The reel ends. Julie looks at Julie: That was great.
Zack: Come on.
Julie: Seriously. I loved the writing and the angles.
Zack: So, do you have any ideas, any thoughts, to, you know, make it better?
Julie: Not really.
Zack: Come on. Please.
Julie: I really do not know anything about movies at all.
Zack: But you're a movie goer, you know more then you think. Really. Go ahead.
Julie: What was that little squggly line at the end?
Zack: (laughs) That's, um...that marks where I'm going to have an optical effect. Like a, like a, fadeout. That's going to be a fadeout.
They laugh.
Julie: I feel so stupid.
Guy: Oh, no. No, that's great. What else.
Julie: Ok. I didn't really understand how Donnie died.
Zack: Really?
Julie: Yeah. Cause you saw that he had a gun, and they were fighting. But then, the next shot, uh, Fredrick's driving the car, and I never saw him die. It's confusing.
Zack: Uh-huh.
Julie: And it was also disorienting when those guys were at the table were talking.
Zack: W-what do you mean?
Julie: Well, they...they look like they we're both looking in the same direction or something and not at each other.
Zack: Oh, that's just a technique. It's, um...you can either cross the line or not.
Julie: I thought it was really confusing, cause I kinda thought they were looking at the wall or something. (laughs). Zack: Uh....
Julie: Oh! (snaps) And what was that thing? That black thing in the--the dinner scene?
Zack: That was a microphone. You know, I only have this room for three hours so I should really get back to work.
Julie: Zack, I thought it was really good.
Zack: Thanks.
Julie: Zack, I'm sorry. I di --
Zack: Thanks for the popcorn. (hands her the bag)
Julie disgusted leaves.
INT. FELICITY'S APARTMENT
Felicity opens the fridge. The top shelf holds a bucket of butter, and a rolled up leopard print panty. Felicity picks it out of the fridge and unrolls it. Meghan enters the room, and Felicity turns to look.
Felicity: Hey. Um....are--are these yours?
Meghan: (looks) Yeah.
Felicity: They were in my refrigerator.
Meghan: Oh, I know. I haven't done that since I was a kid. It feels so good, cold underwear in the morning.
Felicity: Hey, could you do me a favor and, uh, not put your underwear in my fridge.
Meghan: Well, they're not dirty.
Felicity: And also, where's my apple?
Meghan: I ate it. I thought we had an agreement -- give and take
Felicity: You thought we had an agreement? (annoyed) We don't have an agreement on anything. We've never even had a real conversation before!
Meghan: I replaced your stupid apple.
Felicity: With a tub of (reads the tub) I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!?
Meghan: It tastes so much like butter.
Felicity: That's not the point. Fake butter doesn't equal an apple. And on a bigger note, how the hell could you tell Elena about me and Noel.
Meghan: Damn! I was proud of you, sorry!
Felicity: You should know we are not dating. All you are doing is spreading false rumors.
Meghan: Fine. I'll tell you what. (walks toward her) From now on, I'll keep my mouth shut, and my underwear out of your fridge. (grabs them and leaves)
Felicity: Thank you.
Cut to common room, where Julie is playing her guitar. Felicity walks up to her. Julie stops playing.
Felicity: Are you ok?
Julie: I went to go see this guy Zack's movie -- remember the guy from the laundry room?
Felicity: The pink guy?
Julie: (smiles) Yeah, the pink guy.
Felicity: What? Do you have a thing for the pink guy?
Julie: (smiles) By the way, I haven't seen Ben since I saw you.
Felicity: Oh, you don't have to explain that.
Julie: I just.....you were wondering.
Felicity: Yeah, I was.....thanks.
Julie: (sighs) Zack showed me his movie, and I critized it...and he got mad. I don't know, I guess I shouldn't have done that?
Felicity: What? Give him your opinion?
Julie: I might have been a little harsh. Are you ok?
Felicity: Noel kissed me.
Julie: Yeah, I heard.
Felicity: You heard?
Julie: Meghan told me.
Felicity: I can't believe her!
Julie: I'm glad you told me, though. So....what does this mean?
Felicity and Julie smile. The lean in to talk.
Felicity: Well, tonight, Noel and I have....a maybe date.
Julie: So do you like him?
Felicity: I really like him, but, like, in that best friend guy friend way, you know?
Julie: I can't believe he kissed you.
They both giggle.
Felicity: I know. Which means, tonight, I'm going to have to let him down. And just hope, that we can still be friends afterwards.
Julie: Yeah. I've always managed to avoid giving that speech.
Felicity: Really? How?
Julie: Usually...I-I just....date them all. Until they break up with me, which sounds harder, but it's actually a pretty effecient system.
Felicity: Wow.
Julie: Mmm.
INT. MAILROOM
Cut to mailroom. Ben is getting his mail. Julie walks up to get hers. Ben smiles.
Julie: Hey.
Ben: Hey. So you get my message?
Julie: Which one?
Ben: After the tryouts tommorrow, the track team is going to the White Horse Tavern. I thought you might be interested. But are you -- I mean, do you not like me. Just tell me because I'm running up a phone bill.
Julie: It's not because I don't like you or because I really didn't have a really great time with you that night.
Ben: What are you afraid of having too good a time, you couldn't handle it?
Julie: I mean, we both know where this would go. We would go out for a few weeks...
Ben: We might like each other.
Julie: For a while, and then it would get ugly or boring, and we'd break up. And then for the next four years, every time we'd see each other, it would be awkward and uncomfortable. Let's just....feel awkward with the other people we're gonna date and break up with. Don't ya think?
Ben: Are you at all doing this because of Felicity? Or....
Julie: I think that you're a really special guy, and I-I want to just keep thinking that. And that you're not just pursuing me because I don't return your phone calls.
Ben: Now you know that's not true.
Julie: Now I always will. (leaves)
INT. RESTAURANT
Noel and Felicity sit at a table and look at their menus. Felicity looks up at Noel.
Noel: (laughs) What?
Felicity: (smiles) Nothing.
They look down back at their menus.
Felicity: Would you excuse me for a minute?
Noel: Sure.
Felicity stands and so does Noel. She laughs and leaves. Noel exhales and watches her go and sits. He dips his fingers in a glass of water and cools himself.
Felicity walks to a payphone and deposits money. Dials number.
The phone rings. Julie picks up.
Julie: Hello?
Felicity: Hi, it's me. I'm at the restaurant with Noel.
Julie: Are you ok?
Felicity: It's a little weird.
Julie: What?
Felicity: It's just....he looks really cute tonight.
Julie: What?
Felicity: Am I crazy?
Julie: Are you drinking? Not that I don't think he's handsome. I'm just... (giggles)
Felicity: No, we haven't had anything. I'm just a little...um...I just....had to call you.
Julie: Take a deep breath.
Felicity takes a deep breath.
Julie: And just remember you can do whatever you want.
Felicity: I can?
Julie: And Noel's a great guy.
Felicity: He is isn't he.
Julie: And just...have fun tonight.
Felicity: Ok. Thank you.
Julie: You're welcome. (hangs up)
Felicity walks back to the table. Noel rises until Felicity sits down. Felicity sets her napkin in her lap and sighs.
Felicity: So, when does the actual talking start?
Noel: Um...it can start right now.
Felicity: Ok. (chuckles) Who first?
Noel: Me.
Felicity: Ok.
Noel: I kissed you the other night. You know that. No, you were there. It was something I wanted to do for a long time. I mean, since I met you. And I can't believe that I did it, not just because I've -- I've wanted to do it for so long.....or because I was so nervous...
Felicity: (smiles) Then why?
Noel: I can't believe I did it.....because I have a girlfriend.
Felicity's smiles fades away.
Felicity: What?
Noel: She doesn't live here. She's in Chicago.
Felicity: You what?
Noel: I'm just in a -- in a really confused state of mind right now...
Felicity: You have a girlfriend and you kissed me?
Noel: Well, it wasn't like a--a planned attack.
Felicity: That's, um....um...are you kidding?!
Noel: I'm -- I'm telling you this 'cause...'cause I want to be honest.
Felicity: Honest!? (enraged) Do you know what you are?
Noel: Yeah. A -- a -- phi -- philanderer.
Felicity: (mad, shouting) A fake! You're a manipulative phony. God, you were -- I thought I could trust you.
Noel: Felicity --
Felicity: But your just -- I'm -- you're just every long distance girlfriends worst nightmare, is what you are. What's her name?
Noel: Um, it's Hannah.
Felicity: Hannah?! Her name is Hannah? Uh....(stands up) You're disgusting!
Everyone looks at them.
Felicity: (shouts) He's disgusting!
Noel: (stands) C-could you sit down, please?
They both sit. Felicity leans in.
Felicity: I feel sorry for you, and I feel sorry for Hannah, and that isn't the worst part. This poor girl is in Chicago, oblivious, that the man she loves is out right now on a maybe date with another woman.
Noel: Hold on a second, I've been a really good friend to you, ok. Listen -- listening to all your problems, giving you advice.
Felicity: Which I can no longer trust.
Noel: Getting you that fridge. I've done everything I could to make you happy.
Felicity: What do mean getting me that fridge?
Noel: I -- I made sure you got one of those refrigerators. And I -- I never wanted a thank you for.
Felicity: I am feeling.....physically....and emotionally....revolted. (get ups) Good-bye. (leaves)
Noel sits at the table, and does not follow.
EPILOGUE
INT. DORM HALLWAY
Felicity drags the fridge onto a comforter. At the end of the hallway, she knocks on a door. Elena answers.
Felicity: I want you to have this.
Elena: What?
Felicity: Take it. It's yours, ok.
Elena: I don't want a pity fridge.
Felicity: It's not a damn pity fridge. I don't use it. So either you take it or give it back to the university for another stupid lottery.
Elena: Yeah?
Felicity: (rolls up the comforter) Yeah.
Elena: You can, um....you can use it whenever you want.
Felicity: Thank you.
Elena: Thank you.
Felicity turns to leave, but pauses.
Felicity: Oh, and uh, yes he does have a girlfriend. Noel.
Elena: Oh, yeah.
Felicity: Yeah. So....see you in lab...(leaves)
Elena looks as Felicity leaves and then bends down to get the fridge.
EXT. RUNNING TRACK
Three guys are shown running the track. Ben warms up and watches.
Felicity: (recording) It was just like high school. One time I watched Ben try out for the track team. He had to come in first or second to make the team.
The coach tells the Ben and the guys to prepare to run.
Felicity: That day in high school, I just stood there....quietly watching....wanting to cheer him on, but....just quietly watching.
The runners shake hands and take their postions. The coach holds up the gun, and prepares to fire.
Felicity: He came in first that day, of course. And here I was, in the exact same situation. 3,000 miles away.
The gun fires and they all run.
Cut to Felicity's dorm room.
There is a knock at the door. But no answer. The door opens and in steps Noel.
Noel: You -- you didn't say, "Come in."
Cut to Meghan painting her toenails.
Meghan: Which didn't seem to matter.
Noel: Right. Do you know where Felicity is?
Meghan: Heard her on the phone saying she was going to some track team thing or something. (blows)
Noel: Oh. (leaves)
Cut to Ben running the track. Felicity watches in amazement.
Felicity: Maybe one of the reasons Ben runs so fast is just that he loves it.That must be an amazing feeling, being so good at something you love.
In the background, Noel walks up to the railing. He looks around for Felicity and finally sees her. He looks at what she is watching.
"Here Comes the Flood" by Peter Gabriel Lyrics: When the lights go off, the signals glow on radios/ All the strange things they come and go.
Noel watches Ben run and understands something.
Lyrics: As early mornings/stranded starfish have no place to hide/ still waiting for the swollen Easter tide .
Felicity watches as a man passes Ben on the track. A group of girls cheer.
Lyrics: There's no point in direction/ we cannot even choose/ a side / took the old track
Another man passes Ben.
Lyrics: The auto shoulder across the water/on the tall cliffs/and we're getting older/ sons and daughters/ the jaded underworld is riding high/waves of steel held metal.
Felicity watches hurtfully watches Ben fall behind. Noel take a glance at Felicity and leaves.
Lyrics: At the sky/ As the nails sunk in the cloud, the rain was warm and soft/ on crowd.
The final guy passes, Ben and he stops running as the others reach the finish line
Lyrics: And oh....here comes the flower/ we will say good-bye to flesh and blood/ if again/ the seas are silent and Eddy's still alive.
Ben crouchs to the ground, the guys pat him on the back. Another guy checks if he's ok. Ben gets up and walks with the rest of them. Wiping off his sweat and tears from his face.
Lyrics: There will be those/ who give their island to survive/ drink up/ dreamers/ you're running dry.
Cut to Julie's room. She is doing homework, and someone knocks at her door.
Julie: Who is it?
Zack: Uh, it's the pink guy. Open up....please.
Julie pauses and drops her pencil and foose ball. She gets up to answer the door.
Zack: I didn't mean to be so....reactive.
Julie: You were such a grump.
Zack: I know. But what -- what I didn't tell you was that....I've never shown my movie to anyone...before...no one. So...there's a lot riding on every word you were saying.
Julie: You were still a grump.
Zack: I know. But, um, I was thinking about what you said. Uh, you know about Donnie, and...that scene in the kitchen, and Victor, and, um, I-- I came up with somethings which I think really make it better. So if--if you wouldn't mind watching it again, and telling me what you think.
Julie: I'll do that.
Zack smiles and so does Julie.
INT. CAFETERIA
Felicity sits at a table reading a book. Noel sits down in front of her.
Noel: I -- I met Hannah my senior year of high school. (hands her photo) She was a junior. We've been going out for almost two years.
Felicity looks at the picture and take it. She looks at it closely.
Felicity: She's pretty.
Noel: I know. Last year, when I was here....Hannah was a senior in high school in Boston. We saw each other on the weekends. It was almost like I hadn't even gone away from college. But she's at Northwestern now, so it's different. We knew that it'd be tough, we said, that we could see other people, if we wanted. And that's a hard adjustment. And, um....she's my first girlfriend.
Felicity:Why are you telling me all of this?
Noel: Because....you were right, what you said. That being out with you like that wasn't fair to her. And I wanted you to know....that even though it didn't look like it, I do respect Hannah. I love Hannah. I kissed you....for a million reasons, but one of them, I'm sure is that I miss my girlfriend. And for that I'm really, really sorry.
Felicity puts the photo in front of Noel and opens her hand. Noel looks down and takes her hand.
Cut to Felicity walking down a sidewalk. She pauses to see Ben sitting on some steps. She sits down next to him.
Felicity: Hi.
Ben: Hey. What's going on?
Felicity: I was just walking back to the dorm. How about you?
Ben: Nothing. There was a guy playing ball with his dog. I was watching that. It was a little dog. They left a little while ago.
Felicity: How's the track team?
Ben: It's just...I just decided I didn't have time for it right now.
Felicity: Really?
Ben: Yeah. Yeah. I gotta concentrate on class and stuff.
They pause a beat. Ben looks at Felicity.
Ben: I'm gonna head back to the apartment, so I'll see you later.
Felicity: Yeah.
Ben leaves. Felicity watches as he goes, knowing he lied to her.
Cut to studio, where Zack and Julie watch the film. She is eating Twistlers and she gives one to Zack. Sally: Dear Felicity, it's funny, your crisis with Noel is how John and I got together.
"Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star
Lyrics: I want to hold the hand inside you.
Sally: We met at a garage.
Lyrics: I want to take a breathe that's true.
I was getting my car smog checked, and he was getting some part for his motorcycle. We became friends.
Lyrics: I look to you and see nothing
Cut to Elena studying. She reaches over and opens the fridge to grab a Pepsi. Sally: And a few months later, we were at dinner at a restaurant, and to my complete shock, John leaned across the table and kissed me.
Lyrics: I look to you to see the truth.
Cut to Ben walking in the track arena. The lights are off.
Lyrics: You live your life. You go into the shadows
Sally: I'm just saying, you know, you can't know, who that person is, the person who will become your ultimate confidant, your soulmate, or your lover.
Lyrics: You'll come apart and you'll go black.
Cut to Noel on the phone with Hannah.
Sally: He maybe that guy you had your eye on for years, or he might be that guy standing next to you in torn jeans buying some part of his motorcycle.
Lyrics: Some kind of night into your darkness.
Cut to Felicity walking down a sidewalk.
Lyrics: Color your eyes with what's not there.
Sally: Whoever it is, he starts off as a stranger, so....could be anyone. Since John, I think about that quite a bit.
Lyrics: Fade into you....
The End