Second Chance

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With a second chance comes a duty to make things right, and an opportunity to mend old family wounds. Brandon continues to use his father's inheritance to waste his time away with women and vices, and his mother has had enough; after Monica sees him come down from his room with yet another 'friend', she reprimands him severely, telling him that if he does not finish college, his trust fund will go to his brother instead. At that moment Anorld enters the house, and this fuels Brandon's anger more; he suspects Anorld of stealing all he had, even his father. The latter tries desperately to make amends for their mother's sake, but Brandon shrugs off his plea. Meanwhile, Anorld continues his mission, and pursues Gold relentlessly; but first, he tells a shocked Camille that they'd be better off as friends. Later in class, Gold sees a note on her desk from Camille, asking to meet up with her in the school garden. But suddenly Anorld appears, and Gold gets irritated the fact that she got pawned into this predicament; but Anorld , wasting no time, tells Gold of his love for her.

All it takes is Romeo to clear things up for Gold . In school, their teacher announces that for the principal's birthday, two volunteers will be needed for a presentation. Gold  jokingly 'volunteers' Romeo for a dance performance, who seemed somewhat irritated with the proceedings; Camille also recommends Anorld, who is more than happy to comply - in this he saw a chance to prove to Gold that he is Bokbok through the song she taught him before. But Camille was quick to notice that Anorld was paying too much attention to Gold, and after class, she confronted her about it. Afterwards, Gold and Rocky mulls over the incident when Romeo points out the similarities between her said experience with Anorld - and Gold 's childhood memories of him as Bokbok. However, she still refuses to give in to the truth, although the proofs are all laid out in front of her.

Despite being granted a second chance, Anorld has tried to convince Gold that they should be together, although it has proved to be difficult. However, during the principal's birthday celebration in their school, Anorld finally catches Gold's heart - with the song she taught him when they were stowaways in the boat, many years before. Though she still keeps her feelings to herself, Gold now sees Anorld in a new light. Meanwhile, Bianca finally arrives from the London . Everyone greets her warmly except for Clara, who is somewhat surprised by her visit. Later, she scolds her younger sister for leaving a successful photography business in Boston because of a failed relationship. Bianca knows her sister more than anyone, however, and still catches up on lost time with Emily, George and her only niece Camille. Gold is now convinced of Anorld's ' affection; but when she looks for the slipper they gave each other, she is shocked to find it gone. She asks her mother if she saw it, but unbeknownst to her, the real culprit was Camille, who stole the slipper to prove to Travis that she is Poknat.

Anorld ' second go-around meant change not only for himself, but for others as well. Clara brings Bianca to Monica's house, and Brandon is immediately smitten by her; he tries to talk her into a drink, but after witnessing how he mistreats his mom, Bianca remains unimpressed. Brandon sees this as a challenge though, and the next day, he does what he hasn't done in a long time - apologize to his mom. Gold , on the other hand, finds yet another flower on her desk in class. She immediately dismisses it as yet another attempt by Anorld to woo her, and throws the flower to him. A confused Anorld explains that it wasn't from him; and sure enough, Kevin finally admits to her. Meanwhile, Anorld shows up early for swimming practice and finds Mang Andres. He asks him desperately what he must do to profess his love for Gold , but the janitor answers by knocking Anorld smartly into the pool with his mop. But when he gathers his wits together enough to scream at Mang Andres, he instead finds Gold . He apologizes, and jokingly says that if she won't accept it, he'll drown himself in the pool. Gold chooses the latter, but when Anorld remains submerged, she jumps in to save him - and finds out that it's all a plan by the now crafty Anorld .

George finally releases his pent-up anger over Clara's misgivings. Since Clara told her Japanese client that George was not her husband, he goes out on a limb and tells George of his plans to date her. The enraged husband couldn't control himself and forcefully pins the surprised client on the wall, warning him to stay away from his wife. Later, George confronts Clara about it - but it was he, the more emotional of the two, who gets hurt more. Emily consoles him soon after, telling him to keep it together for his child's sake. Meanwhile, Gold is unimpressed by Anorld's fake drowning incident, and when he asks if they could be friends, she responds by pushing him back in the water again.Anorld tries desperately to make up for it, leaving flowers and gifts on her desk. But it would serve to be successful, as Gold finally accepts flowers from him - and accepts his friendship as well. However, a heartbroken Camille watches them nearby.