Degrassi // Season 1

Under Pressure: Part 3

Scene XI

Spinner: Mrs. Kwan, I don't feel so good.

Mrs. Kwan: Gavin, you're burning up. You better go see the nurse.

Ashley: Jimmy, you can't fight Sean.

Jimmy: The psycho totally started it the minute he got back to Degrassi. And guess what. I'm gonna end it.

Paige: I heard he got sent back from Wasaga because he got in a fight with a kid and deafened him in one ear.

Hazel: So, is it true? Are you really gonna fight Sean?

Scene XII

Mr. Simpson: Liberty Van Zandt?

Liberty: Here.

Mr. Simpson: James Tiberius Yorke.

J.T.: It's J.T. and I'm still here despite how hard that media immersion test was.

Mr. Simpson: Thank you, J.T. Too much information. And that just leaves Sean. Sean, you're late.

Sean: Yeah, like it's the end of the world.

Mr. Simpson: No, but it is the end of your lunch hour, which you'll now be spending with me.

Sean: Great.

Scene XIII

Nurse Henderson: 98.6, normal body temperature.

Spinner: What? But I'm burning up!

Nurse Henderson: Well, you're a little warm. Of course, you could've been running around.

Spinner: Nurse Henderson, I'm appalled you would even suggest such a thing. Maybe that space-age thermometer's, like, not working right.

Nurse Henderson: Well, there's one tried and true method. Fool-proof.

Spinner: Um, what are you doing? I don't want that gunk in my mouth.

Nurse Henderson: Not going in your mouth.

Spinner: You know what? I'm feeling a lot better. All of a sudden. Really!

Scene XIV

Mrs. Kwan: No note from Mr. Henderson? Gavin. We both know what you tried to pull just now.

Spinner: Mrs. Kwan, I-

Mrs. Kwan: And I'm going to keep this between us. Part of a fresh start. In exchange, you'll hear me out. You're not a dumb kid, but the stuff you pull around here is. If you'd just channel all that energy into your schoolwork, you could be a good student.

Spinner: But, Mrs. Kwan, these tests. They freak me out. It must be my A.D.D.

Mrs. Kwan: Have you taken your Ritalin?

Spinner: Of course.

Mrs. Kwan: Then it's not your A.D.D. Gavin, I'll tell you what to do. You stop avoiding. You breathe. You focus. And you take this test one question at a time. Class, you have forty-five minutes. And, go.

Scene XV

Mr. Simpson: I should have your tests back to you guys by tomorrow. Okay, off to lunch. Except Sean. What's going on?

Sean: Just being myself. A failure.

Mr. Simpson: Sean, you are not a failure.

Sean: Oh, no? I totally screwed up that test.

Mr. Simpson: Now, how do you know? I haven't even marked it yet.

Sean: Don't bother. I failed. That's my life.

Mr. Simpson: What do you mean, that's your life?

Sean: That's just the way it is.

Mr. Simpson: Well, I guess if you believe that, then that's the way it's gonna be.

Scene XVI

Spinner: Oh, yeah! Who's the king of the world? Yes! I passed the test.

Mrs. Kwan: I assume it went well, Gavin?

Spinner: I had no idea I knew as much as I did!

Mrs. Kwan: So you see what good things happen when you focus?

Spinner: I owe it all to you, Mrs. Kwan. Hey, where are you two going?

Ashley: Sean Cameron wants to fight Jimmy. That's not going to happen.

Spinner: Dude, you're walking away from-

Sean: Jimmy. Let's go.

Jimmy: Look, man, we don't have to do this. It's stupid.

Sean: Man, no wonder Armstrong cut you from the team.

Jimmy: He only cut me 'cause you got in my way. And faked an injury.

Sean: Yeah. Whatever.

Jimmy: You wanna fight? Then let's fight. I'll meet you in the alleyway.

Ashley: Jimmy, if you do this, don't expect me to watch.

Jimmy: Fine! It's going to be ugly, anyway.

Scene XVII

Emma: Sean, stop it.

Sean: Get out of here, Emma.

Jimmy: Emma, just go.

Emma: What if Raditch finds out?

Sean: We're off school property.

Emma: Please! Before it gets too serious.

Crowd: (chanting) Fight! Fight! Fight!

Sean: What are you gonna cry now, Jimmy, huh?!

Emma: Sean, leave him alone!

Sean: Emma, get out of here! Emma. Emma. I-I'm...

Scene XVIII

Jimmy: And then the cowards walks away, after picking the fight and throwing his own girlfriend to the ground.

Terri: Sean did that? To Emma?

Jimmy: Uh-huh. Total coward.

Ashley: Yeah, and you're so brave for getting in a fight.

Jimmy: Ash, c'mon!

Terri: Hey. How was Kwan's test?

Paige: Brutal. You're lucky you missed it.

Terri: Missed it? I have to do it today after school. A make-up one. Probably harder.

Spinner: Aw, really? Poor Ter.

Terri: Gee. Thanks for the sympathy.

Spinner: Today is just too beautiful! Got my worst subject outta the way. It's the weekend. My dad scored these amazing- (sneezes)

Terri: Uh, that's exactly how my flu started.

Spinner: It's nothing. Some dust or- (sneezes)

Terri: Aw, poor Spinner.

Paige: Uh, maybe we'll see you on Monday. When you're not so contagious.

Spinner: Guys, come on. I'm fine- (sneezes)

Scene XIX

Mr. Simpson: Sean! Some good news. I finished marking, and you did well.

Sean: What?!

Mr. Simpson: Your best mark yet. It pulled your grade up to a B minus.

Sean: But, I didn't finish.

Mr. Simpson: So? You aced the rest. It's a good job. You should be proud of yourself. And learn from this, okay?

Sean: Emma. Emma! Please, stop. Emma, yesterday was wrong, okay? I just got my mark back from Mr. Simpson. I passed after all. I should've listened to you. And I'm sorry.

Emma: Yeah. So am I.