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The Squeaky Clean Legacy, Chapter 17.2 “The truth shall make you fret” Part Two
Elaine:Nausicaa!Nausicaa!
Elaine:Wegotengaged!Oh,I’msoexcited.Willyoubemybridesmaid?
Elaine:Isn’titwonderful?Iamsohappy.
Elaine:Well,toAngus,ofcourse!You’regoingtolovehim,Daddy.
Elaine:Ian!Youcameover!Thankyou!
Ian:OfcourseIcameover.I’moneofyourbestfriends,andyousaiditwassomethingbig.
Elaine:Igotengaged!
Ian:Oh.Well,that’sgreat.
Elaine:I’vealwaysdreamedofthisday.Ithinkeverygirldoes,don’tyou?
Ian:Ireallydon’tknow.I’veneverbeenagirl.Butaslongasyou’rehappy,that’sallthatmaIers.
Elaine:AndIwantedtotellyourightaway,Ian,becauseyou’retheonlyonewhowassosupporJveandIjustknewwewerebothright.IsJlldon’tthinkmybrothersaregoingtolikeit,especiallynotPalomides,butI’mgladyoudecidedtobemyfriendevenifyoudon’tthinkI’mpreIy.
Ian:Ineversaidthat.YouknowIneversaidthat.
Elaine:Really?
Ian:You’realwaysfishingforcompliments,aren’tyou?Whydoyoudothat?Itdrivesmeoutofmymind.Whydoyoualwayshavetoask?You’reobjecJvelyoneofthemostbeauJfulwomenI’veeverseen,andyouwreckitbyaskingalltheJme.Whycan’tyoulookinamirroronceinawhile?
Ian:Oh,forgetit.I’mreallyhappyforyou,Elaine.
Gawaine:ThisCounciloftheRoundTableisnowinsession.Parsifal:Thisisn’taroundtable,Gawaine.It’soblong.Gawaine:Shutup,Percy.
Gawaine:Asyouallknow,ElainehasgoIenherselfengagedtoaMaxispre‐madeplayable,thusgivingusalluntoldgriefandbringingonearlygrayhair.We’reherbrothers.We’resworntoprotecther.Whatdowedonow?
Parsifal:Do?Wehavetosupporther,Isuppose.
Gawaine:What?
Parsifal:Brother,ifyouhadpaJenceandpurityofheart,youwouldhavehadthewisdomto—
WhatI’mtryingtosayisthatthismightnothavehappenedifyouhadn’tcomedownonElainelikeatonofbricks.
Gawaine:Oh.
Palomides:Whatwerewesupposedtodo?Wecan’tlieandtellherit’sallright.Youknowitisn’t.
Gawaine:IDOknowitisn’t,butPercy’sright.ConfronJngherdoesn’twork.We’llhavetothinkofsomething,butrightnowIhavenoideawhatthatisandyoudon’tknowhowmuchIhatesayingthat.
Palomides:Sowhatyou’resayingisthatwe’regoingtowussout.
ParsifalandGawaine:Agreed.
Parsifal:I’msohappyforyou,babysister,andIknowyou’regoingtobe...
Parsifal:HNNNGH.
Gawaine:It’sreallypreIy,Elaine.
Elaine:Thankyou!Angushaswonderfultaste.
Elaine:Thankyou,Parsifal,I’mgladyoulikeit,too.
Palomides:Idon’tlikehim,Elaine.YouknowIdon’tandyouknowifIsaidIdid,itwouldbealie.ButI’lltrytolikehimbeIer.
Elaine:Thankyou,Palomides,becauseIreallyneedyourhelp.Ineedyoutohelpmefigureoutsomewayaroundtherules.
Palomides:Haveyoulostyourmind?
Palomides:Ican’tmakeitbeallright!Youknowit’snotright.Thoushaltnotmarryaplayable.What’snext,Elaine?Motherlode?MaxmoJves?Weallfollowtherules,eventhespares,andyouwanttobreakthembecauseyou’retheheiress?Thatmakesnosensetome.Sorry,itdoesn’t.
Palomides:I’mnotgoingtotellyouwhotolove.Iwon’ttellyouwhoyoucanmarry.Butdon’taskmetohelpyoudosomethingIthinkiswrong.
Backathisdorm,Anguswriteshistermpaper.NoJcesomethinginteresJng?
Noring.
Angus:Dusty?Areyoubusy?
Angus:DoyouhaveJmeforme?Ihaven’ttalkedtoyouinweeks.Dusty:I’vebeenreallybusy.Itisn’tanythingpersonal.Angus:Imean,you’reprobablydaJngsomeoneelsebynowandIdon’tevenknow.Dusty:No,Ireallyhavebeenbusy.I’vebeenatworkandthelibraryandthenIcrash.TheonlyJmeIgooutiswhenItendbar.
Angus:Ifyou’rethatbusy,youprobablydon’thaveJmetoletmebuyyoudinner,butit’stheonlywayI’mgoingtocatchupwithyou,so...
Dusty:Maybejustthisonce.
Lenore:HUH.
Zane:Isn’tthatAngusPleasant?
Lenore:Yes.Zane:Isn’theengagedtoyourfriendElaine?Lenore:YES.
Zane:Soifhe’sengagedtoyourfriendElaine,whyisheouthavingdinnerwithanothergirl?
Lenore:Blessyourheart,youreallyhavenoidea,doyou,Zane?
Zane:No,Idon’t.ShouldI?Itmakesnosensetome.
Lenore:Oh,Zane.Neverchange,OK?
Zane:Idon’tunderstandhim,but...Idon’tdeserveyou,Lenore.
Lenore:Whatonearthareyoutalkingabout?
Lenore:Oh,GOD,thisisjustgross.
Lenore:Excusemeasec,Zane.There’ssomethingIhavetodo.
Lenore:Hi,Angus.Youdon’tknowme...
Lenore:Butnowyoudo.Comeon,Zane.We’regeZngoutofhere.
Lionel:Hi.Youmustbemybrother’sfiancée.
Elaine:Idon’tknowifIshouldbehappytomeetyouornot,Lionel.AngustellsmeyoubuIeredthestairswhenyouwereinhighschool.
Lionel:IbuIeredthestairs,huh?Angushasavery...interesJngrelaJonshipwiththetruth.
He’sprobablyinside,ifyou’resureyouwanttoseehim.
Dusty:Angus?Who’sthisgirl?
Angus:Wait!Wait,Elaine!
Angus:Itwasjustdinner.Dusty’sanoldfriend.Itshouldn’tbesuchabigdeal.
Dusty:Please,do,goondiscussingmeasthoughIwasn’teventhere.
Elaine:Butitshouldhavebeenabigdeal,Angus.We’reengagedtobemarried.Youloveme.Youshouldn’tevenwantto.
Angus:Look,youreallydon’tunderstand.It’snotmyfault!
Dusty:Idon’thavetheJmeforthisstuff.I’vegototherthingstodo.
Angus:YouseemeandDusty‐‐Dustyandme—we’reMaxispremades.We’resupposedtogettogether.Weweregoingsteadyinhighschool.Ishouldn’tevenhavebeenadatedrop.IguessImetyouwhenIwasontherebound.
Elaine:Ontherebound?
Angus:AndIjustwantedtofindoutwhetherornotI’msJllphysicallyaIractedtoher.WhichI’mnot.Well,notalot.Andthat’sagoodthing,right,becauseatleastIknowanditwon’thappenagain.
Elaine:HowcanIbelievethat?HowcanIpossiblybelievethat?
Angus:Look,itwasyourideatogetengaged,notmine.It’snotmyfault.
Angus:Ididn’tmeanthat.Oh,God,Ididn’tmeanthat,Elaine,notthatway.YouHAVEtoforgiveme.Isoundlikemymother.Idon’tWANTtobemymother.
Ipromiseyouitwillnever,everhappenagain.Iloveyou,Princess.
Elaine:Hedidn’t,hedidn’t,heneverdid,Iamsostupid.Hedidn’thedidn’theneverdidI’msostupidhedidn’theneverdid...
Angus:Areyougoingtoforgiveme?Pleasesayyou’regoingtoforgiveme.Icouldn’tstanditifyoudidn’tforgiveme.
Elaine:Didn’tneverdidI’msostupid...
Angus:IpromiseI’llcomebytomorrow.I’llmakeituptoyousomehow.
Elaine:ExcusemeAngusIhavetogohomenow,bye.
Angus:How’smygirl?
Elaine:Angus,letgo.
Angus:What?WhatdidIdo?
Elaine:Whatdidyoudo?WhatdidyouDO?It’snotallbeIernow.Youcan’tcheatyesterdayandthencomeheretodayand...touchme.Itmakesmesicktothinkofitohgodsostupidsostupidsostupid,ohgodyouneverdid.
Elaine:Getawayfromme.Don’tcall,don’twrite,don’tletmeever,everseeyouagain.Away,now,beforebeforebefore..
Angus:Elaine,wait,no.Itwillnever,everhappenagain.IjustneedsomeJmeandsomespace.
Elaine:Well,you’regoingtohavePLENTYOFIT.
Max:A_ermidnight.Andnothinghashappened,asIknewitwouldnot.
Max:P...Papa?
To be continued . . . Openingpicture,“SJtchingtheStandard,”FredericLeighton.
Closingpicture,“Ophelia,”ArthurHughes.Thanksto:Orikes,IanLegacina;DoctorSupremeNerd,CassidyandSpiderJerusalemVeJnariandhersimself;Peasant007,ZaneDevereaux.PicturesfromtheVeJnariDualegacyandtheDevereauxLegacy.