With Love And Fried Chicken - MSA Mini Movie

[Music] everybody has their job 9 to five and getting drained they settle for second best scared to risk what the future might bring what the future might bring I hold my bre waiting for someone to knock at my door me there is more waiting for me wo [Music] if I love you harder than I've ever done before oh maybe I feelong somewhere above the water my LS TI I'm running for a long time got BLS maybe I been long if I love a little [Music] as I strapped my helmet on and climbed onto the scooter

mom handed me some paper bags I'm sorry we can't afford to pay someone for delivery sweetie bear with me for a few more days don't worry about it mom I got this but I want you to focus on school and I can do both fine but always remember stay in the S Side Lane and pause at every Crossing to watch Cars coming from all directions mom trust me to know all this I'm off now bye as I zoomed through my hometown and reached the city center I slowed down and stopped in front of a clothes

shop I'd been eyeing the red dress in the window display for ages and I was so relieved to see it was still there you wait for me okay I'm saving up for you you're going to looks so good on Mom then I was on my way again following the directions on the GPS to a huge mansion I parked in the driveway and rang the bell and to my shock the door was opened By Dana the bane of my life I'd gotten the female lead in the school play instead of her last year and she seemed

to be holding on to a huge grudge ever since uh hi you ordered chicken Dana casually reached out to take the bags from me and then toss them aside so the rumor is true you're just a poor poor delivery girl running around town with greasy chicken no wonder you always wear clothes that seem to be straight out of the trash they smell like that too that'll be $20 here's 500 bucks keep the change I know you badly need it I took the dollar bills pulled out a 20 and put the rest on the floor not

badly enough to accept it from you and yeah you shouldn't eat fried chicken maybe order a salad from someplace anyway I got to go bye I turned around and hopped onto my scooter before she could reply I stood behind a pillar in the lobby of dad's company biotech which is currently filled with journalists and photographers my half brother Ace stood confidently behind the podium on the makeshift stage then signal to one of the journalists to ask his question how does it feel to know that you'll be the country's youngest CEO at 18 3 months from

now it feels great I know it's a huge responsibility but I'm certainly up for the challenge next the company seems to be in some trouble we haven't seen any groundbreaking product in a long time can you keep up with your competitors yes of course we're always working on new ideas and I believe in my team's ability to come up with something that will keep us on top thank you all for coming today please help yourselves to the buffet as the journalist dispersed Ace wasn't smiling as widely anymore he walked over to Dad and I made

sure to stay out of sight as I listen to them talking I'm impressed with how you handled those questions son but we both know that we need something really Innovative this time and soon don't worry dad I got this of course I trust you but we need some breakthrough research and that's not your area of expertise it's your brothers Ace just rolled his eyes at that I can always find a way you know that I just need a little more time Dad Dad nodded and patted him on the back and I slipped away my half

brother was an arrogant jerk who always wanted me to stay in the shadow so he could be the face of dad's company well he might have the looks and Charisma but I had the brains and I'd been working on something very promising that I hoped I could share with Dad soon I was at my desk trying to focus on what I was typing but that was not happening with my BFF Clover yapping away and eating chips loudly Dina is such a witch she thinks she can get away with anything because she's the principal's daughter she

looks like an evil frog I'll give frog face witch a piece of my mind in school tomorrow no don't do that Clover she's not worth our time just forget about her fine if you insist so how's your story going you're going to get paid for it right yeah it's just enough to help Mom with the bills this month I have to submit it in 2 days though and I'm panicking because I'm having writer's block but I noticed Clover wasn't even listening to me anymore and was busy leaning out the window oh my you better get

your butt here this minute sister guess who's back OMG ace For Real Clover and I were practically drooling over the view next door there was Ace my gorgeous neighbor stepping out of the pool with water Rippling down his perfect abs gosh she looked [Music] amazing [Music] W what a wet snack he just the perfect hero for love stories handsome smart and so Charming you're lucky you live next door to him I'm so jealous but just then his brother Dominic walked out to the poolside and blocked Ace from our view G Dominic is ruining the show

why are you friends with the wrong half brother again you should have befriended the hot one come on Dom is nice you'll have to accept at some point that he's also one of my best friends yeah a friend who's in love with you what ew no dumb is like a brother to me well not a brother exactly but we're just friends we don't see each other that way okay if you say so I guess you've never paid attention to how he says your name 's only one way to say my name no he goes like

s like he's stretching it out in a sexy kind of way where do you come up with this trash look only one of us can have Ace anyway so you should take the Dork just then I noticed Dominic turning his head to look directly at me and clover a smirk crept up on his face as he said something to Ace oh my God what is he doing is he telling Ace we've been spying on him just then Ace looked up at us and laughed and clover and I dropped to the floor in panic that jerk

exposed us I told you your friends with the wrong brother that D [Music] WT I was brimming with excitement as I worked in Dad's lab feeling confident that this time my experiment would work but seconds later I was interrupted when the door flung open and Ace walked in like he owned the place ah I knew I'd find you here I think you miss the do not disturb sign what are you doing here anyway don't you have some party to go to well as the older and better brother who has chosen to lead this company my

dad one day I thought I should come by and oversee things now and then I decided to ignore him as I continued working but he walked closer to me and leaned on the counter if I were you I'd spend less time in the lab and just focus on school bro I don't think your ideas are working out and I may have to hire more capable scientists soon I'm not giving up yet I think I'm close to something good well I'm not holding my breath and with that He Turned and Left leaving the door open I

walked behind him and slammed it shut I hoped my idea would work just so I could rub Ace's smug stupid face in it I was determined to finish my story tonight no matter what it was nice and quiet I had my lucky socks on and I just ordered my favorite banana Pizza just as I was about to bite into a slice my cat jumped up and snatched it from me hey give that back you greedy creature your cat food's in the bowl this is mine I've chased meowy Cyrus around the room knocking over a bunch

of things it's the last piece and I haven't eaten all day I finally jumped forward and caught him gotcha just as I was about to snatch my slice from him a roll of toilet paper came flying through the window and hit me on the forehead I looked up annoyed to see Dominic climbing into the window ledge let the poor cat eat in peace stop acting like meowy Cyrus's dad fine meowy here have it are you happy now it's just a freaking Pizza a disgusting banana one actually it's the meaning of my life and you know

it also I'm still mad at you for yesterday why did you embarrass me in Clover in front of Ace he must be thinking we're so lame he's not thinking about you you're just one of his thousand fan girls then he just flopped down on my bed took out his own laptop from under it and started working on something I really hope you're doing some homework you're always focused on your scientific research and you'll fail high school at this rate This research is more important I really need to prove my worth you know your dad loves

you and Ace the same right sometimes I really don't think he does and Ace definitely thinks he's better than me because his mom is Rich and mine's poor I know he's smart but I really believe I can run dad's company better so I just got to show him that STI dropped down on the bed beside me and stared up at the ceiling looking deep in thought how's your romance story going I still need a few more scenes but my mind isn't cooperating and I don't know why he's just being difficult and yes it's a he

I've AED of pronoun to each body part it's a surprise for someone as feminist as you to call the mind a he well he is annoying and stubborn and also gives me really stupid ideas at times so yeah it's a he Saad side then pulled out her hair tie and shook her hair out and I felt kind of stunned at that moment she looked prettier than ever um maybe you need to finally date someone experience is the best inspiration you know why would I date someone when we'll eventually break up nothing lasts forever dmy boy

so no thanks wow I didn't expect that coming from a romance writer the perfect love stories only exist on paper trust me okay Miss cynical what if you fake dated then you know role playing can help visualize scenarios better that's an idea but who would agree to fake date me I'm a very busy guy but I could take out some time to help a friend in need what I wouldn't be able to take you seriously for a second that would never work and what prize would I get if I prove you wrong Sadie smacked me

with a pillow this and this too we both laughed as we broke up into a pillow fight the next day at school when the last bell rang I was in a hurry to leave because I had to make Mom's deliveries as I was rushing down the corridor I suddenly went crashing straight into someone and dropped all my books I looked up to see that it was freaking Dana oops sorry didn't see you as I quickly picked up my stuff Dana's minion suddenly grabbed my arms not so fast honey and then Dana snatched my bag and

took out my laptop ooh nice Lappy where did you steal this from what it's mine don't touch it I tried moving towards Dana but her minion was holding me back in a tight grip we've always wondered how a trashy peasant like you got accepted into this Elite School uh there's a thing called a scholarship I guess only smart kids know about it look at that attitude you don't belong here delivery girl and with that Dana threw the laptop on the floor so hard it was instantly wrecked no Dana's minion let me go and I kneeled

down next to my poor laptop in despair no no no I don't have a backup for my story just then I noticed a small crowd had gathered which suddenly fell quiet and made way for someone to walk through it was Margo the most popular girl in school who was sheer perfection from head to toe but right now her lovely face looked Grim What's Happening Here Dana and her minion looked at each other in alarm Margo we didn't do anything thing she bumped into us on purpose we were just teaching her a lesson I swear she

deserved it she was really rude to me the other day Marco turned to Dana and gently pushed her against the wall touch her again and I'll make sure you'll regret it do you understand the two girls nodded their heads quickly and then fled the scene Margo picked up my bag and handed it to me I'm sorry about what they did I'll replace your laptop I tried to hold back my tears as I shook my head you don't have to do that it's not your fault I kind of feel like it is they're my friends it's

really not and you're not them okay but if you change your mind let me know I mustered a small smile and nodded then watched Margot walk away Rich popular pretty and kind I wish I could be like you later that night I was sitting on my bed mindlessly scrolling through my phone when the doorbell rang downstairs and to my surprise it was a butler from Dominic's house with a package for me I raced up to my room ripping into the package like a ninja on a mission inside was the sleekest laptop I'd ever seen shining

like a night's armor heard what happened in school today I'm going to be stuck in the lab till really late tonight so I couldn't come see you but you better not miss the deadline for that story PS don't drool on the keyboard Dom oh my God I could kiss you right now Dom I had to start the story from scratch but I was suddenly pumped I typed furiously the whole night and was finally done at dawn some point I must have dozed off on my desk because I suddenly opened my eyes to find someone's face

really close to me and I jumped back with a shriek falling off my chair D you scared The Living Daylights out of me I'm sorry I was just checking to see if you were breathing you're a very quiet sleeper have you submitted your story no I need to do a final proof reading why don't I do it for you I felt relieved as Dom took over my laptop but then he made a funny face princess walk walk the that's your pen name yeah it's cute right a chicken sound like this uh yeah it's great got

a nice ring to it I'm sure princess ww walk will be a very famous writer one day I stared sleepily at Tom's face as he read my story and I couldn't help thinking that he looked really cute with his must up hair done I think it's really good stie send it I triumphantly sent the email and felt a weight lift off my shoulders wait are you just coming back from the lab yep just thought I'd check on you before heading home which I should do now I could use a shower as he was leaving out

the window I placed a hand on his arm thank you again for everything you're the best Dom looked back at me with a serious expression that I couldn't read you're welcome um actually stie before I go there's something I've been meaning to tell you I think I'm just going to say it now oh my God was he going to tell me he liked me so what's the emergency Okay so yesterday I was having trouble with my ideas for my romantic story and Dominic suggested that he and I could fake date for inspiration of course I

didn't take that seriously but then he sent me a brand new laptop last evening so I could finish my story I mean that was just him being a good friend but then he popped by this morning to check up on me and said he wanted to tell me something and he looked really serious and then he just told me something about their company problems but Clover I think you might be right and he wanted to tell me that he likes me no wait what if he's obsessed with me I can't lose him as a friend

Clover wow so this is the emergency you're talking about and I already told you he likes you so now you want to confirm it yes and you will help me Clover immediately dug into her bag and took out a book titled how to tell if a guy likes you here are 18 signs you just have that lying around in your bag yes for moments just like this also I have a book called How to to dump a guy nicely here were 18 ways but it's too soon for that now let's see what signs we've got

here okay a man's feet point out what he wants so if his feet are pointed at you when you two are talking he's into you check where else would his feet be pointed he can't stand like a penguin he remembers small details about you check he's always there when you need him check we've known each other for so long of course most of those would apply yes but some things need further observation like does he look for your reaction first when he makes a comment or joke in a group and is he using Alpha body

language around you Alpha body what does that even mean that means we need to test a theory you'll have to engage Dominic in conversation and observe his reactions in body language then you tell me your observations and I'll interpret them just like that yep it won't be anything difficult you're just talking to him like usual but you'll just pay more attention this time okay I suppose I can do that I was in my pajamas and taking a plate of food to to my room when I spotted the maid talking to someone at our front door

and it was the last person I was expecting Margo what what brings you here oh hi can I come in and explain myself yeah of course come in please the maid moved aside and let Margo in and then left and as Margot looked at me with a half smirk I was suddenly very aware of my stupid pajamas Dominic right I came to see your brother oh wow so you know my name of course we're in the same class um yeah I knew that my brother's not home yet that's all right I just wanted to return

his wallet he dropped it at the dance club earlier today you you guys were there together no I just found it on the floor and realized it was his because of the IDE inside I see I'll make sure he gets this thanks suddenly an awkward silence fell between us as my brain scrambled for words you didn't steal anything right excuse me what I mean is maybe you stole the wallet's heart Margot just stared at me with a poker face and I could feel my self turning red okay that was stupid wallets don't have hearts sorry

I was just trying to make you laugh I tend to be a bit awkward around pretty girls Margo's face softened and she smiled and I couldn't help thinking how gorgeous she was really I hadn't noticed I made my way over to Dominic's Place hoping to test out some of Clover's theories on him I rang the doorbell a couple of times and nearly fell back in shock when Margo opened the door giggling about something hey stie oh hello sorry I just just wasn't expecting to and then I noticed Dominic behind her grinning like he had a

clothes hanger stuck in his mouth oh hi stie did we have plans or something that I forgot about no no I just came to ask something sure what is it you know what I'm suddenly blank I completely forgotten what it was stupid dumb me I'll text you when I remember bye before he could reply I just turned around and left and seconds later I heard the door shut behind me since when were Margot and Dominic hanging out together and why was this even bothering me once Margot had left I headed over to sti's house to

ask why she' dropped by earlier I jumped over the fence as usual and climbed up her window stie was curled up on the bed with her back to me seemingly asleep I quietly tiptoed in and saw that she was actually watching an MSA video on her phone I leaned forward and said Bo STI nearly fell off the bed as I laughed holy freaking butthole you scared me I can't believe you're still not used to this God you look so stupid every time ha ha very funny can we do this another time I'm tired what a

buzz kill did something happen do you want some pizza I told you I'm just tired go away I was surprised and a bit disappointed and I was about to leave when I found meowy rubbing herself against my leg oh hello there meowy do you know how to twerk meowy suddenly smeared and scratched my hand hard oh Bad Kitty look STI she scratched me I've been telling you meowe is evil but you all always take her side she glared at meow who was busy licking its butt now and then rummaged through her drawers for her first

aid kit give me your hand I immediately obliged and as she put a bandage on I couldn't help sneaking a few glances at her face there you go thanks so did Princess ww walk get her first ever pay oh yes I did I'm going to buy something for Mom tomorrow it's her birthday also I'm throwing a little dinner party for her and I'd love it if you and clover could join of course we'll be there is is that what you came to say earlier oh uh yeah I thought it would be rude to invite you

to a party and not invite Margot although I don't even know her but yeah I thought I'd just tell you later and I had no idea you two were friends well we're not not really she had just come by to return Ace's wallet oh so they're like a thing that's what I thought but no he dropped his wallet in a club and she found it anyway let's go find some pring mantis in the yard you and your obsession with that weird insect go to sleep buddy it's just 10: at night come on princess let's go

have your favorite strawberry shake after s looked a bit thoughtful for a few seconds then said okay I'm in later when we were at the diner I was watching Dominic placing our order at the counter and I couldn't help wondering why I was finding him extra attractive these days soon he came to the table with just one milkshake in hand just one yep we'll share it are you out of cash you could have just told me no no I have enough money I was just thinking that maybe we could push that fake dating thing if

you want to give you more ideas for your next story couples share food and drinks I'm guessing I was slightly taken aback but I covered it up quickly by laughing out loud I didn't think you were serious doing that with you sounds super weird why would it be weird I'm just trying to help you and we're just friends right unless you're secretly in love with me or something oh God please don't say that again it almost gave me a stroke too bad it didn't happen I just grabbed the shake from him and sipped on it

while I prepared myself to test out Clover's signs if a guy likes you he should maintain I contct most of the time I leaned over on the table and stared intently at Dominic who looked weirded out uh what you doing nothing you're ugly and I just realized that you have two eyes you just realized that did you hit your head somewhere just then a pretty waitress walked by and Dominic was immediately distracted he will try to impress you most of the time didn't look like Dominic was making any effort to impress me in fact he

let out a long burp and I felt disgusted he finds small ways to compliment you as I fixed my hair and tried to look cute Dominic made a weird face why are you pouting you look like a dying fish he finds small ways to touch your arm or hand while talking oh my God you got to look at this dog and Monkey video it's so funny just then he punched my arm hard like I was his bro or something and it actually hurt can we go home now as we drove back I couldn't help feeling

a bit disappointed it looked like he wasn't into me after all I was at my best friend Justin's place for our weekly video game night and I was finding it hard to focus come on dude stop being a wuss and play like a man I'm trying okay actually no I'm not trying I give up I'm just not in the mood today sorry then why did you come over to challenge me I just needed someone to talk to since I'm your only other friend besides stie I guess you want to talk to me about stie what

happened happened did you two fight no we're fine then what you finally realized that you like her what no and why would I like her she's like a a cousin yeah okay I believe you I mean it I don't like her not like that and besides she likes my brother he's good-look and literally good at everything you're smarter than him though I'm more book smart but he's smarter in business and life of course stie would like him you're in deep trouble dude you're useless do you know that whatever what is it you want to tell

me nothing now I'm off bye I threw a pillow at his head and left Mom's little birthday party had gone great and she loved the present I got her the next morning I used a tidbit of makeup and decided to let down my hair as I walked into school I could feel more eyes on me than usual later that day I was supposed to meet Dominic in the library and I wanted to see his reaction too but he was 20 minutes late finally I called him where are you we don't don't have all day to

finish this homework the class will start in 15 minutes sorry I'll be late today I'm at the lab can you just work on mine too fretty please uh no come on you can do this for your best friend who's amazing and has been busy cracking the cure for paralysis for months now okay fine thanks you're the best I rolled my eyes and hung up and went back to focusing on my homework but sometime later when I lifted my head I noticed Ace sitting at a table across the room he looked super serious talking to someone

on the phone in a low voice while flipping through a business book Ace in the library that's got to be a first I went back to work and when I looked at the time I realized I was running late for class as I rushed out someone reached for the door knob at exactly the same time as me and our hands brushed I looked up to see it was Ace who had a half smile on his face sorry go ahead no please after you I could feel myself turning red as I smiled and stepped out an

ace followed me did you see that what Ace and Sadie they came out of the library together and she's looking pretty decent this time there's something fishy going on here it's just a coincidence Dom has low standards to be friends with someone like her but Ace is classy yeah but she is smart and pretty and lives right next to him but you're right if Ace finally dates someone it would probably be someone like you someone like me it should definitely be me that girl should stay away from my Ace girl you're pathetic you went out

with him once in the seventh grade right and now you're acting like you have five children together or something excuse me no excuse me I mean get out of my way hey stie wait for me later that evening mom and I had gone out for groceries but when we returned and walked into our house we were shocked to find our living room completely trashed oh my God who did this I'm going to call the police I whipped out my cell phone immediately but Mom suddenly stopped me that's when I saw the handwritten note she was

holding in her hand which said you're running out of time no oh God I know who did this you do what's happening mom who's that note from Mom looked terrified and started to cry and I gently led her to the couch mom whatever it is please tell me once she was a bit calmer she started to speak I I took out loans from some people for business in this house a long time ago and I've been repaying them over the years but this year it it just started to get a bit overwhelming I've been late

with some payments and they're not happy about it why didn't you go to the bank for loans oh I can't sweetie you know I'm an illegal immigrant you should have told me about this earlier I could have looked for another job besides writing I didn't want to burden you with more I'm so sorry S I hugged mom tight trying to reassure her that everything would be okay when suddenly we heard a loud th outside and we both froze in alarm we had just sat down for dinner when Ace sniffed the air then made an annoy

annoyed face Dad can we please move to a better neighborhood why it's a nice place and our house is fancy enough but the smell of fried chicken is killing me who hates the smell of fried chicken I do it's all I can think about all day and I can't even eat it do you know how hard I work out okay enough with the nonsense talk boys I have an important announcement to make tonight I already knew what it was and I could barely hide my Glee I got a call from Dr Henry at the lab

sometime ago and he informed me that Dominic just made what could be the medical breakthrough of the decade Ace look completely stunned several companies are already showing interest in buying the research to produce it Dom you may just have solved the company's financial problems Dad I want us to produce and distribute it ourselves trust me it'll bring more money to the company I've worked out the numbers and here I thought you don't have a business mind Ace your brother is giving you some tough competition for the CEO spot now let's raise a toes to him

to Dominic to Dominic the next day I decided to join the gym where Ace worked out and he clearly wasn't happy to see me he put on boxing gloves and started hitting the punching bag and I was certain he was imagining it was my face I started exercising too but just a few minutes later I heard a girl shrill scream and I turned around to find Dana on the floor next to Ace who looked very confused oh my God you hit my cheek with your elbow I did you did it hurts so much oh God

my Flawless cheek will be bruised till Christmas I controlled my laughter and walked over to Ace as Dana's loud wailing continued drawing attention okay I'm sorry can you stop crying please let me take you to the clinic downstairs I think it's better if you just take me to lunch I'm sure an ice pack would help my bruise bro it's the least you could do after hitting her Ace glared at me as he turned to Dana sorry but I don't have time for her oh my God this hurts my face fine I think lunch is a

good idea Dom you should join us too does he have to I'd love to later in the food court I couldn't stop grinning as data slurped loudly on an extra- large smoothie while Ace looked bored and annoyed I can't believe I'm looking at the future president of Biotech wow who are you talking about me of course it's not set in stone bro ew of course it's going to be ace you're so cool Ace your next girlfriend would be the luckiest girl on earth babe she winked at him and he just stared back at her blankly

this is just the best second date ever how is this a date and when did we have our first don't you remember our 7eventh grade date you know at that time we went to the amusement park and you held my hand on the Mero round and then you puked on my shoes holy your vomit girl yes that's me and it's so cute you have a nickname for me too I think I'm going to cry OMG you guys are just meant to be D why are you even here you literally invited me Dana are you feeling

better now so much better great now if you'll excuse me I have important things to do what but Ace left before she could even finish and I burst out laughing I paid for it immediately when Dana dunked the rest of her smoothie on my head and stormed off but it was kind of worth it I was sitting with clover in the cafe when Justin came by looking for Dominic I told him we were waiting for him too and he plopped his butt next to us and started playing on his phone Clover looked annoyed at him

as usual and was sipping her juice loudly when suddenly she started coughing hard hey are you okay what a careless squid did you just call me a squid what should I call you dressed like that a beautiful princess from a far away land finally you're making some sense I was laughing at their dumb banter when Dominic walked in smiling ing from ear to ear here comes the Superstar you're all over the news dude fist bump I'm so proud of you Dom I wanted to celebrate it with you last night but Dad kept me really busy

I guess you're the favorite son now you bet I am okay Dominic's here now so tell us your news s oh yeah I didn't want to bring the mood down but I really have to tell you guys this so Mom told me something as I was speaking Dom's phone kept ringing and he was obviously distracted I'm so sorry guys I need to take this it could take a while he got up to answer the call and Justin picked up his bag too okay then I'm going to head out literally no one asked and also we

don't care Justin picked up her sandwich from her food tray made a peace sign and left G he's so annoying why is Dum even friends with him speaking of which it looks like dummy boy is booked and busy now of course he is and I'm happy for him I hope he doesn't forget all about us soon so what were you saying about your mom again yeah about that some really shady people are after us they broke into our house and destroyed the living room and threw some big rocks at our door what that's terrifying did

you call the police no we can't do that it's a long story dad had booked a private Hall in a hotel for the night's event and the place was bustling with people in expensive Suits and Gowns as dad stepped onto the small stage the chatter and the music died down as all eyes turned to him good evening everyone and thank you for coming tonight is a very special night because we are celebrating a milestone in my younger son's career as a scientist his amazing new product will be available on the market in 3 weeks time

he beamed at me proudly as the audience applauded dad raised his glass and everyone followed him I present to you with great pride the brains behind our company's latest contribution to the medical field Dominic as everyone joined dad's toast my gaze shifted to Ace I could tell how forced his smile was and I'd never felt more satisfied after so socializing with a bunch of people I slipped away for a bit to get a break I just sat down at the bar when Dad approached me along with a sophisticated looking couple Dominic there you are I

would like you to meet Mr Hansen the CEO of one of the biggest mobile companies in the country and this is his wife Senator Hansen as I thank them for coming suddenly someone else joined us I'm sorry I got caught up in the restroom Margo Dominic hey congratulations so you know each other yes sir we are friends we're in the same class and yeah we're close friends right Dom uh yeah yeah we are oh how lovely how come you two never mentioned you were friends Marco you never asked I'm very pleased you two are well

acquainted we'll leave you two in each other's company then while we talk business when our parents were far enough I turned to Margo uh what was all that about I'm so sorry for putting you on the spot my parents are always after me for not being social enough and I knew they'd be happy if they thought we were friends okay I guess that makes sense would you like some fruit punch sure why not the bartender got us our drinks and we sipped away in awkward silence before Margo broke it well I didn't completely lie we

were in the same class you got a point so that just makes you half a liar is that better Margo laughed and I felt rather pleased with myself she finished her drink and got up to leave see you around Dominic I'll look forward to your jokes next time I could feel myself turn red as I smiled and watched her walk away I kept looking out my window impatiently wondering when Dominic would be back he hadn't replied to my texts and when I called him he didn't answer either just then I looked out the window again

and to my surprise I found Ace by the pool if he's back from the event shouldn't Dom be too I decided to just go over and ask Ace I walked through the Gap in the fence that divided our houses and went to the pool area Ace was propped up against the ledge with his head leaning back and his eyes closed uh hi sorry to disturb you I just wanted to ask where Dominic is he hasn't been answering my calls Ace turned around with a half smirk on his face he's still pretty busy with all the

attention he's getting now he's been craving this kind of validation his whole life you know um I was just asking if he's already home because I was getting worried as I was speaking Ace got out of the pool stood in front of me and started shaking water out of his hair oh yeah and then out of nowhere he pulled me in by the waist till our faces were inches apart uh what are you doing you got a stray eyelash he flicked it away gently from my cheek wow how did you see that it's pretty dark

perfect vision I guess then he winked at me and let me go I was still feeling pretty confused by the whole situation when I spotted Dom walk up to the front door of their house as I stormed angrily towards the door I couldn't believe that I'd just seen Ace and Sadi kissing yeah sure I knew everyone had a crush on Ace but I never imagined Sadie would like Ace seriously just as I was opening the main door I saw Sadie running up to me hey buddy where have you been I called you a whole lot

stie if you don't mind I'm exhausted right now let's talk tomorrow oh okay good night then I managed to give her a week smile before I went in and closed the door it felt like my heart was burning the next day at school I was still feeling troubled by Dom's behavior and I started talking to Clover about it as we put away our stuff in the lockers so last night I went over to Dom's place and just then I noticed Clover wasn't even listening and was watching something over my shoulder wait is that D I

turned around and I could hardly believe what I was seeing Dom's shirt was unbuttoned at the top he wasn't wearing thick glasses anymore his hair was slick back with gel other kids in the hallway were turning around to look at him as he walked towards us you're Dominic the science nerd right hey what's with the new look we barely recognized you but Dominic just ignored us like we were invisible and then to my shock he walked straight to Margot at the end of the hall the two of them left together laughing and chatting did he

just ignore us and walk up to Margot I just stayed quiet as I watched them and suddenly Justin was beside me is that our boy what happened to his hair beats me we're running late for class Clover yeah you go ahead I'll be there in 2 minutes I Shrugged and left hey hey can you take your headphones off for 1 second we need to talk do we really need to yes we do what's going on with Dominic did he say anything to you about sad or Margot what Dominic and I talk about stays between us

and you shouldn't be so nosy you're already annoying enough now if you'll excuse me I have my video game to get to hope you lose badly the next day when I walked into the kitchen I found mom sitting at the table with her head in her hands Mom are you all right Mom looked up and she was crying mom what's wrong the people who trashed our house their boss called earlier and reminded me of the money I owe him I told him I could pay a portion of it soon but he wants the full amount

Sadie he was the one who helped me with my immigration papers he said if I don't pay up soon he could easily mess up my documents and get me deported what Mom he can't do that can he she just looked at me sadly and I hugged her tight feeling panicked I called up Clover later and told her everything and she immediately told me to talk to Dom he's been so busy and I don't know acting weird but this qualifies as an emergency right yeah dude his family is influential and he is your friend listen I

got to go but talk to him right now and update me Clover hung up and I looked over at his place she was right he had to be there for me now I marched over to his Mansion immediately the maid let me in and told me Dominic was in the library when I walked in I spotted Dom in the armchair by the fireplace reading a book hey Dominic didn't react and I thought he hadn't heard me I inched closer and tapped him on the shoulder that's when he looked up at me then slowly put his

book Away sorry I didn't notice you coming in what's up I was about to speak but his phone rang and he held up his hand asking me to wait sir of course yes I'll be there I'm on my way he ended the call and awkwardly rubbed his neck I'm sorry but I have to go you don't have 5 minutes it's kind of important not right now maybe later sure he didn't even look at me again as he rushed out and suddenly my eyes welled up with tears I was leaving the Mansion when Ace caught up

with me hey hold up you look upset is everything okay uh hi yeah it's nothing really I may not be D but if you need someone to talk to I can listen you know oh um it's just some silly stuff Ace I wouldn't bore you with it and I'm sure you have more important things to do try me come on Ace led me to the living room and I decided to open up to him okay I really don't know what to do anymore I found out recently that we are neck deep in debt the Shady

people that my Mom owes money to are threatening to take our house as well as mess with my mom's immigration status because they helped her with those papers Ace was quiet and looked thoughtful for a few seconds if your mom's immigration papers are processed legally then there's nothing to worry about I know a few people in the immigration office and I'll ask them to do it you would why Sadie I've known you just as long as Dom has we're neighbors we aren't close but I consider you a friend trust me this isn't a big deal

Ace I I don't know what to say thanks thank you thank you so much soon after I left feeling pretty surprised by this turn of events but I was going to take any help I could to sort out mom's situation you might be flying high right now little bro but I know what your biggest weakness is and I'm going to use it to bring you down very soon [Music]