JunO (V.O)

I'm gonna do it. Nobody's gonna miss me anyways. Mom'll cry until she gets a new boyfriend. Joyce would be too busy with her baby to wallow over it. And--the best part of it--I get to be with dad again. (beat) I'm gonna do it, but--how?

GALE

Hey.

JUNO

Hi, Gale, right?

GALE

Yeah. Gina?

JUNO

Yeah, it's Gina-no, wait, it's Juno.

GALE

Right. Didn't you win that poetry contest or something? "And she cried, red, red tears, and she cried." Emo, much?

JUNO

(sarcastically) Oh, thanks. (beat) Well, that contest was a long time ago. (sighs) Too much has changed since then.

GALE

(beat) Yep...(pause) Emo.

JUNO

At least I'm not a preppy jock that spends more time laughing with his guy friends and admiring some fat-headed snob you think is "hotter than the surface of the sun" than spending time to actually study. Yeah. Wouldn't YOU rather be "emo"?

GALE

Yep...(beat) Emo.

JUNO

(sarcastically) They say repetition is good, but right now it's just aggravating.

GALE

Yeah, emo. Anyways, I gotta go home. My mom's probably calling the police for a missing person report. Ha, and my dad's taking a shower in the middle of her crisis cries.

JUNO

(sarcastically) Fascinating!

GALE

(walking away) See ya, emo!