Second Chance

Chapt7

It's time for the student auction, and no one's more ready than Anorld He's determined to make Gold his date, and even shelled out a lot of money to buy votes. Kevin, on the other hand, seems to have the same thing in mind; he even sold his watch with the intent of buying votes himself. Meanwhile, Camille and Gold suddenly become inseparable. But when Rocky asks her about it, Camille says that she's merely doing it so Gold should shut up, and so she would have a good impression on Anorld. George lost his job because he refused to accept a bribe, and no one's more frustrated at this than Clara; but George wasn't too happy with her as well. He threatened to leave, and was in fact already packing his bags when Clara mentioned Camille. This made George change his mind, but before unpacking, he made it clear that there is only one reason for this: Camille. Francis continues to court Monica, and even shows up at her house with a puppy. Monica was already ready to tell him of what she really feels when Brandon shows up, and intimidates Francis into leaving the house. The votes have been cast, and Anorld and Kevin eagerly await the chance to be Gold's date.

It may be his second chance at the auction-a-date night, but for Anorld and everyone involved, it turned out to be a totally different experience. He was overjoyed at first on winning Gold as a date for that night, but is shocked to see her hurry off. Camille sees the proceedings and stops Anorld from pursuing her, telling him to dance with her instead. But after a few minutes Anorld can't take any longer, and goes off after Gold He and Romeo frantically search backstage, but find no one. When they venture outside, Gold suddenly emerges from under the table after the event and goes home, only to find Gold at the now empty stage. The two share a dance together, but Gold quickly breaks off and leaves. Anorld pursues her, only to have Gold tell him that she is not Poknat. Anorld however, would not believe her, because he knew that during their dance together that Gold felt the same way as he does for her. Meanwhile, George and Emily become worried that Gold is still out at such an ungodly hour, and decide to look for her. They finally find Gold walking alone, and bring her home. But Gold is quickly confronted by Camille, who accuses her of buying all the votes so she would be Anorld date. But Gold keeps her good disposition towards her, and for a moment, the two become friends again.

Anorld comes up with a crafty plan to woo Gold and keep Camille happy - at the same time. After Gold learns from Rocky that Anorld remained sullen during the auction, she feels a little guilty and decides to apologize to Anorld Seeing that Gold still remains faithful on her intent to keep Camille happy, Anorld strikes a deal: for every time he goes out with Camille, Gold has to go on a date with him too. That day he tries to invite her for a snack, but Gold who knows she's been had, hurriedly walks away. Soon Camille excitedly tells Gold that Anorld had asked her to have dinner. And true enough, he picks her up that night. A happy Camille then tells her about her date, but Gold doesn't seem too happy with the proceedings. The next day, however, Arnold cashed in, inviting her to dinner near the church. While serving dinner, Gold overhears Camille and Clara talk about Anorld not being home yet. She was shocked to learn that Anorld pushed through and, despite the heavy rain, ventured out to meet her. She expected him to be sad, and he was indeed standing in the rain alone; but as they meet, he tells her that he knew all along that Gold would come.

In the pouring rain, Anorld waits for Gold Amidst the drenched clothes, soiled food and thunderclaps, Arnold lies waiting for the love of his life, afraid to lose her again. Finally Gold appears, her voice a beacon of light in the dark night. With all of Arnold efforts for a perfect candlelit dinner ruined, Gold tells him to go home instead, as he's already soaking wet. However Arnold pleads, and Gold finally obliges to have dinner in a restaurant with him, "to clear her conscience". No doubt, the night ends well for our lovestruck Arnold who finally gets a chance to have a date with the girl of his dreams. Meanwhile Monica reminisces fond memories of Francis, and takes the day off to take care of Arnold who ends up with a fever and skips school. However her son informs him he's feeling better, so his mom can leave and take Coco out for a walk. George then informs Emily that his boss got caught for taking bribes along with his cohorts. Because of that, George's boss got dismissed, and faces a lawsuit against him. Clara soon enters the picture, and again berates her husband. George tells her he already resigned from his job, and there's a chance that he might not get his job back. Clara then storms off irate, and orders Emily to brew coffee for her. Soon, Arnold hears a faint knock outside, and gets the surprise of his life when he sees Gold on their doorstep. It turns out that Camille and Haba decided to pay Arnold a visit, and had requested Jasmine to cook soup for him. His hopes sinking, he goes to the kitchen to spend some time with Gold only to be interrupted by Camille a few minutes later. Gold then proceeds to leave, on the pretense that she has to study in case their teacher gives a pop quiz the following day. Meanwhile, Monica finds herself strolling her pet chihuahua Coco, around the village. Surprisingly, Francis shows up, who borrowed his friend's dog in order to keep Monica company. The two then talk about the future, and Francis again relays his feelings for her. Unfortunately, their little walk in the park is chanced upon by Brandon, who happens to be driving around the same area.