Sophie's face lightens up.
She grabs Samantha's phone and plays the song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. She sings along.
"This is for Link!" Says Sophie.
She sings along and Samantha records her.
"I remember when we broke up the first time
Saying, "This is it, I've had enough," 'cause like
We hadn't seen each other in a month
When you said you needed space. (What?)
Then you come around again and say
"Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me."
Remember how that lasted for a day?
I say, "I hate you," we break up, you call me, "I love you."
Ooh, we called it off again last night
But ooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
We are never ever ever getting back together!
We are never ever ever getting back together,
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together!
Like, ever...
I'm really gonna miss you picking fights
And me falling for it screaming that I'm right
And you would hide away and find your peace of mind
With some indie record that's much cooler than mine
Ooh, you called me up again tonight
But ooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
We are never, ever, ever getting back together!
We are never, ever, ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me (talk to me)
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together!
Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Oh oh oh!
I used to think that we were forever ever
And I used to say, "Never say never..."
Uggg... so he calls me up and he's like, "I still love you,"
And I'm like... "I just... I mean this is exhausting, you know, like,
We are never getting back together. Like, ever"
No!
We are never ever ever getting back together!
We are never ever ever getting back together!
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together!
We, ooh, getting back together, ohhh,
We, ooh, getting back together!
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me! (talk to me)
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together"
She smiles and Samantha stops recording.
"Can I send this to him?" Asks Samantha.
"Go for it." Says Sophie confidently.
Samantha sends it to Link, via text.
"We are never getting back together!" Says Sophie.
"You are too good for that no good cheater!" Says Samantha.
"Yeah. Yeah! I am!" Says Sophie.
"Yes you are!"
MEANWHILE...
Link gets on his flight to New York alone. He boards the plane with his backpack and sits down in a window seat on the quiet plane. He receives a text.
From Samantha? Sophie's dance friend? Thinks Link.
He watches the video in shock, his jaw drops in surprise.
The video finishes and Link turns off his phone. He thinks to himself.
Is she over me? She hates me now, I'm sure... Should I be over her? Yes. I don't need to keep crying over her. She's gone now. I can do better. Can't I?
Link looks out the window at the town of Buies Creek now far below. He rubs his forehead and adjusts his glasses.
I'll find somebody like you... Thinks Link looking up at the moon.
Link looks at the picture of him and Sophie on the day he proposed to her on the beach on his phone. He turns off the phone in anger and slams the phone down on the empty plane seat next to him.
MEANWHILE...
Rhett walks down the hallway to Sophie's dorm and knocks on the door.
Lizzy gets up from the couch and opens the door.
"Hey Rhett. What's up?" Asks Lizzy.
"Can you help me with something?" Asks Rhett.
"Sure." Says Lizzy. "Come in."
Rhett and Lizzy walk inside.
"So, Link and I made a YouTube talk show called Good Mythical Morning. We are making weekday videos, but... Link isn't here today. Could you come along and film an episode with me? We could play a game or something?" Says Rhett.
"Sounds like fun! One thing..." says Lizzy. "Can Pete come along?"
"Of course!" Says Rhett.
"Pete! Come here boy!" Calls Lizzy.
Pete yawns, sitting on Sophie's bed.
"Pete!" Calls Lizzy. "Sorry. It's Sophie's dog."
Lizzy walks into Sophie's room and claps her hands.
"Come here Pete! We're gonna play!" Says Lizzy.
Pete automatically gets up and runs into the living room.
Rhett pets Pete and scratches behind the dog's ears. Rhett gets the camera and runs outside with Lizzy and Pete.
He sets up the camera and smiles.
"Good Mythical Morning! Today I have my friend Lizzy and a special guest here because Link is flying to New York tonight."
Lizzy brings Pete forward.
"Guys, meet Pete the pitbull." Says Rhett.
Lizzy picks up Pete's front paw and makes it wave towards the camera.
"Today we're gonna play a little game called 'Are You Stronger Than That Canine?'" Says Rhett. "Are you ready Lizzy?"
"I'm ready!" Says Lizzy.
"Ready Pete?" Asks Rhett.
Pete barks.
"Alright. Let's get started."
They play tug of war with Pete and Pete beats them.
They try to pull the toy away from Pete and finally get it.
"Okay. Now the tiebreaker! So far it's Humans:1 Canine:1." Says Rhett.
For the last test, they put Pete on a leash and see if he can pull them off their feet and vise versa.
Pete swipes them off their feet within seconds and he doesn't move when they try to move him.
"Wow. Strong dog." Says Rhett.
"And smart too." Says Lizzy.
"But is he up to the bonus challenge?" Asks Rhett.
"Okay, so we are going to throw Pete pieces of banana and see how many he can catch in his mouth in 30 seconds." Says Rhett.
They throw Pete the pieces of banana. He misses the first one and catches all of the rest easily.
"Woah! Pete, you have earned 29 bonus points!" Says Rhett.
"Heads up!" Says Lizzy before throwing a piece of banana at Rhett's face.
They both laugh and conclude the episode.
Rhett uploads it on the channel and then leaves.
~~~~~~~
Link's flight lands in New York City and he unpacks all of his things into the hotel room and thinks of Sophie.
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Speak Now (A Rhett and Link Fanfic)
أدب الهواة\PART 3 OF THE ONGOING HIGH SCHOOL-LIFE SAVERS SERIES/ (Based off Taylor Swift's song "Speak Now") 22 year old Sophie Bellerose is now a senior in college without her past high school boyfriend, Link Neal. Will her only friends Rhett McLaughlin and...
