(Juwon, TOP, Hanna and Jennifer head out to look for Lisa. So that they can study for the upcoming exams.)
TOP
Do you know where Lisa is?
HANNA
Alright, let me call her.
TOP
Okay. Call her.
HANNA
LISA!!!!
(TOP, Juwon and Jennifer get startled.)
JUWON
What the hell Hanna?! Are you trying to get us deaf?
HANNA
Sorry.
JENNIFER
You could use your phone to call her.
TOP
Exactly.
HANNA
Except that I don't have her number.
TOP
What?! What about you Juwon? You and Lisa sit at the back together.
JUWON
I also don't have her number.
TOP
What? And you sit at the back with her. What do you even talk about with her?
JUWON
She doesn't even talk to me. She just ignores me.
JENNIFER
Then how will we find her?
HANNA
I guess she could be at her dorm, class or even the café.
JUWON
Then we go and look for her in those areas.
TOP
That's a good idea. My grades are on stake right now. I don't want to be expelled…
HANNA
No one in Class D will get expelled. In fact, we'll be tested on the 1st 4 chapters. Like what's biology, chemistry and so on.
JENNIFER
And what's math?
JUWON
I don't think there's such a question.
TOP
Isn't math about numbers?
(Juwon's phone buzzes.)
TOP
Is that Lisa?
JUWON
No. I told you I don't have her number, bro.
TOP
Oh, right.
(He checks on the text from Alicia.)
ALICIA'S TEXT
Hey, let's meet up at the library. There's something I need to show you.
JUWON
Guys. You go and look for Lisa. I'll head to the library.
HANNA
Is it Alicia?
JUWON
Yeah.
TOP
Who's Alicia?
JENNIFER
She's a girl from Class B. And she's very popular.
TOP
Oh. And why does she want Juwon?
JUWON
That's none of your business. I'll be going now. You guys look for Lisa.
(He starts to sprint.)
TOP
Stop chasing after girls and start studying!
(Juwon raises his middle finger at him.)
TOP
That mother father.
HANNA
Okay. Let's go and look for Lisa.
JENNIFER
Okay.
TOP
I'll look for her in the café.
HANNA
I'll check the empty classes.
JENNIFER
I'll check her dorm. Since it's opposite mine.
TOP
Let's move out!
(They sprint away. Abby, Ashley and Maddie watch them as they sit on the benches that has an umbrella on top of the table.)
ABBY
I wonder what they're up to?
ASHLEY
The "so called geniuses" Hanna and Juwon loitering around with TOP and Jennifer.
MADDIE
Girls, you're not concentrating. We need to do this question.
ABBY
You do it.
MADDIE
What?
ASHLEY
You heard her? Do it. It's not that difficult.
MADDIE
Then you can also…
ABBY
Maddie, why do you think we allowed you in our group?
MADDIE
Because we're friends.
ABBY
Nope. You're going to help us pass these exams.
ASHLEY
That's right by showing us your answers during the exams. You're our stepping stone so that we can't get expelled.
ABBY
That's why you're sitting with us during the exams. And one wrong move by giving us false answers, you're dead meat. Understand?
MADDIE
Yes.
ASHLEY
Consider yourself lucky that you're hanging around with us. Who'll even want to associate with a weird nerdy girl with braces like you. And your twin tails are stupid.
MADDIE
…
(Her face is downcast.)
(Ben steps in.)
BEN
That's not nice to pick on your fellow classmate.
MADDIE
Ben…
BEN
Come Maddie. There's no need to associate with people who look down on you and take advantage of you. And you Abby and Ashley, you better apologize to Maddie.
(He holds Maddie's hand and takes her away. Ashley scoffs as Abby rolls her eyes.)
(Meanwhile, Juwon meets Alicia in the library.)
JUWON
What do you need? I'm busy revising for the exams.
ALICIA
Exactly, that's why I'm here to help you. I heard from a bunch of 2nd years saying that the midterms that we're doing was the same one they did as 1st years.
[To be continued]