1 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,760 Did you hear some Year 9 is gay? 2 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,216 It's not really bullying... 3 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,400 Like, he sort of asked for it. 4 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:47,120 This is an all-boys school. What did he expect? 5 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,680 He's so gross. 6 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,120 I bet he was looking at us in the changing room. 7 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,440 - I'd rather be dead than be gay. - Charlie. 8 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:54,880 He's looking at us. 9 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,120 What a weirdo. 10 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,000 He's such a loser. 11 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:43,120 Hi. 12 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,200 So I, um, heard about you coming out last term. 13 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,240 Um, yeah, I guess. 14 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,000 That was really brave. 15 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,320 Well, it wasn't really my... 16 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:03,880 It sort of just got found out. 17 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,240 No one was supposed to know. 18 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,800 Well, you're brave for putting up with all the negativity. 19 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:12,440 I guess so. 20 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:19,440 I'm Ben. 21 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,160 How are you doing, Elle? 22 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:10,080 Hmm? 23 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,000 I've noticed you haven't made friends in your form group. 24 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,520 It's not easy moving schools in the middle of Year 11. 25 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:16,480 I'm fine. 26 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,080 I could assign Tara Jones to look after you? 27 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,720 No, no, I'm fine. I promise, I don't want to bother anyone. 28 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,560 Okay, look. It's half-term next week. 29 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:28,880 How about you promise me 30 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,440 you'll try to make at least one new friend before then? 31 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,840 Okay. Maybe. 32 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:34,960 He's straight, Charlie. 33 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,520 Like, you only need to glance at him to see that he's a heterosexual. 34 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:40,840 Isaac, back me up on this. 35 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,880 Ginormous heterosexual. 36 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:43,840 Exactly. 37 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,440 Masculine guys can be gay. 38 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,600 You're not exactly the authority on working out who is and isn't gay. 39 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:52,960 And bisexual people exist. 40 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,440 I know he's straight. He told me. 41 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,160 So, you need to get over him. 42 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,640 - Mr. Ajayi. - Charlie Spring. 43 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:10,720 I have a question. 44 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,920 Well, I am officially a beacon of learning, so, fire away. 45 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,400 How do I stop liking someone? A straight guy. 46 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:20,000 Uh, the question for the ages. I thought you had a boyfriend. 47 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,440 No. No, he was horrible. This is someone else. 48 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,400 Wow. Being a teenager is terrible. 49 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,960 When I was a teenager and had a crush on a straight boy, 50 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:30,520 I repressed it and suffered. 51 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,880 - That doesn't sound very healthy. - Mmm. 52 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,320 Now, this may seem obvious, 53 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,880 but have you tried putting some space between you? 54 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,919 - Can't do that. - Can't or don't want to? 55 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,360 - Nope. - I'm just saying... 56 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,200 I needed realistic solutions. 57 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,320 He's... He's a really good friend. 58 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,200 I'm afraid you're just going to have to suffer then. 59 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,920 - Elle, you dropped your pencil case. - Oh. Thanks, Tara. 60 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,720 It's really cute, where's it from? 61 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,120 Paperchase, but I painted all the little flowers on it. 62 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,600 Really? That's so cool. I can barely draw stick figures. 63 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:04,280 Do you want to meet up with us for lunch today? 64 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,520 Did Miss Greenwood tell you to try and make friends with me? 65 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,160 Uh... No. 66 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,480 We eat in the canteen, so you can join us any time. 67 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,680 Hey. You okay? 68 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:16,920 Morning, Tara. 69 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,480 Did you finish your project? 70 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:20,440 - No. - No? 71 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,600 I'm not even gonna lie to you at this point. 72 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:24,360 You know it's due fourth period. 73 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:26,200 Yeah. 74 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,000 Wait, look. 75 00:09:36,680 --> 00:09:37,680 Elle! 76 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:45,720 Hi. 77 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,800 So, Tara said you had no friends. 78 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:48,920 I didn't say that. 79 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,160 Monster Munch? 80 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:54,360 Yeah, okay. 81 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,400 So, you moved schools from Truham? 82 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,240 Yeah, Truham was just hell for me, so... 83 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,240 I mean, it was hell for almost everyone, but, like, especially me. 84 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,520 I kept getting suspended because of my hair length. 85 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,160 - Hair length? - Yeah. 86 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,560 They have this stupid "chin length or above" rule. 87 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,240 - Have you been finding it any better here? - Yeah, it's a lot less stressful. 88 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,640 Apart from the whole "having no friends" issue. 89 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:20,080 Don't worry, most people here are nice. Just don't do anything Darcy says. 90 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,120 She'll have you taking part 91 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,440 in lunchtime games of American football in the Science corridor. 92 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,640 Have you two been friends for a long time? 93 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,200 - Mmm... - Best gal pals. 94 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,560 Since Year 7, so five years of hell. 95 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:39,640 Can't eat that now, can I? 96 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:44,400 This is Nellie. 97 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:45,960 Oh, my God, she's so cute. 98 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:49,120 I wish I had a dog. My parents don't like animals. 99 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,080 You should come round my house and meet her. 100 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,440 Are you free on Saturday? 101 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,400 Yeah, I think so. 102 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:12,120 Hi. 103 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:13,800 God, Tori. 104 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,200 Where you going? 105 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,120 Round a friend's. 106 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:18,280 Tao's? 107 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,720 No, his... His name's Nick. 108 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:27,080 Is my hair too short? 109 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,320 It looks the same. 110 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:29,320 But is it okay? 111 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,000 It looks the same. 112 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,520 Great. Thanks. 113 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,080 Have fun at Nick's. 114 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:15,440 Hey. 115 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:16,520 Hey. 116 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,280 Uh... This is Nellie. 117 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,200 Hey, Nellie. You're so adorable. 118 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,760 - You got a haircut. - Um... 119 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,400 Is it... Is it bad? 120 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,120 No, you look... 121 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,160 It looks great. 122 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,400 Okay, you'd better come in or Nellie will think we're going for a walk. 123 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:42,480 Okay. 124 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,400 - I'm in the lead. - You're not going to win. 125 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,600 Can you let me win one time? You've won five or six games. 126 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:50,040 I'm going easy on you. 127 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:51,120 No. 128 00:12:51,680 --> 00:12:53,800 - No! - Yes! 129 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:55,320 How are you so good at this? 130 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,440 You get to be good at real sports, I get to be good at fake ones. 131 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,760 - No, you're just good at everything. - No, I'm not. 132 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,680 - You are. You're a proper little nerd. - I'm not. 133 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,440 Let's see. You're good at video games. 134 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,360 Literally all school subjects, but especially maths. 135 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:11,760 Playing the drums. 136 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,240 Befriending dogs, and you are good at sports. 137 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,320 - Like, you run so fast... - Shut up! 138 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,280 You know it's true. Get off me. Get off. 139 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,600 - Oh, my God. - What? 140 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:24,240 It's snowing. 141 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:30,840 Okay, try this one. 142 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:33,400 It's a bit big. 143 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,520 That one looks good. 144 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:44,720 Nellie! 145 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,320 Come here. 146 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:50,120 Whoa-ho! 147 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,560 More! Come on. More! 148 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,600 Charlie seems like a lovely boy. When did you meet him? 149 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,000 Uh... 150 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,920 Couple of months ago. Uh, he's in my form. 151 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,360 He's very different to your other friends. 152 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,480 You seem much more yourself around him. 153 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:24,160 Do I? 154 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:25,960 You do. 155 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:28,720 Oh. 156 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,320 Who are you texting? 157 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:16,280 Your mum? 158 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,960 Whoa. Great joke, Nicholas. Who are you texting? 159 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:23,040 Don't. 160 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,120 - Come on, whose DMs have you slid into? - I haven't. God. 161 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:29,000 Well, okay, fine. 162 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,560 He's definitely chirpsing someone. 163 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,120 Come on! Let's go! 164 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,000 What did I say? 165 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:06,680 Here we go then! 166 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,280 - Come on! - Yes! Yes! 167 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:12,400 So... we're doing well. 168 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,920 Don't pretend you have any idea you know what's going on. 169 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,319 Which end are we supposed to be getting the ball to? 170 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:19,400 That end. 171 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,079 Nick scored most of the points. 172 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:24,920 Well, he is the Rugby King. 173 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:26,839 Yep. 174 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,359 - I wanted to talk to you about Nick. - Yeah? Me too. 175 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:31,800 - Did you? - Yeah. 176 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,040 Yeah. 177 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,160 Well... you know how I thought he was straight? 178 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,240 Yes. 179 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:41,160 Well, I've kind of been feeling like maybe he isn't. 180 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:42,680 Like he might like me back. 181 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:44,360 Oh. 182 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,040 There's been these little moments over the past weeks and during the half-term. 183 00:17:48,120 --> 00:17:49,760 We've been hanging out non-stop, 184 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,160 and he's been acting a little bit flirty sometimes. 185 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:57,360 Obviously, I'm not getting my hopes up, but I just think maybe there's a chance. 186 00:17:58,440 --> 00:17:59,520 What? 187 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:01,560 Um... 188 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:02,680 What? 189 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:04,720 Nick likes a girl. 190 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:10,200 What? 191 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,120 Like, he's in love with a girl. 192 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:15,200 Wha... 193 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:17,320 How do you know that? 194 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,360 Okay, I know how much you like him, and I just don't want you to get hurt. 195 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,440 I decided to do some digging over the half-term. 196 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,400 I messaged Otis, since I sort of know him, and I know he's friends with Nick, 197 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,360 and I just slyly asked if Nick was going out with anyone 198 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,920 because I might have a friend who was interested. 199 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,160 He said that Nick's single, 200 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,320 but he's super interested in this girl from the girls' school. 201 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:38,560 What girl? 202 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,640 Her name's Tara Jones. 203 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:52,640 Charlie! 204 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,680 Well done, team. 205 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,760 As your token straight friend, 206 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,960 it's my duty to remind you that sometimes people are straight. 207 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,200 It's an unfortunate fact of life. 208 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,560 We don't know if she actually likes Nick back. 209 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,280 I've already warned you about encouraging Charlie's crushes on straight boys. 210 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:29,280 But I want to believe in romance. Elle! So there's this girl at Higgs 211 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:32,080 - who Nick's got a crush on? - We've heard from multiple sources. 212 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,880 We don't know if they're a thing. Can you talk to her? 213 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,360 Charlie won't give up on this straight boy until we know for sure. 214 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:39,760 Oh, my God, be quiet. 215 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,800 Okay. Slowly. What do you want? 216 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,880 Do you know a girl called Tara Jones? 217 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,280 - Yeah. - Can you ask her if she likes Nick Nelson? 218 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:53,080 Nick Nelson? You might as well give up right now. 219 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,440 He's the straightest person I have ever seen. 220 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:56,400 Thank you! 221 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:57,920 I don't know Tara that well. 222 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,600 I can't just go up to her and ask her who she fancies. 223 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,680 And I'm too busy being the cool, mysterious new girl 224 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,680 who everyone wants to hang out with. 225 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,800 I'm fine. It's honestly fine. I'm just being an idiot. 226 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,880 Okay. Look, if and only if I get the chance, 227 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:17,960 I'll ask her. 228 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,720 - Thank you! - I'm making no promises. 229 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,080 Tao. 230 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,080 Come on... 231 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:31,360 There we go. Aw. 232 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,720 Ladies, come on. 233 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,640 We've got still 15 minutes 234 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,040 to practice talking about friends and family. 235 00:20:40,120 --> 00:20:42,360 Everyone get into pairs. 236 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,040 Hey, come sit here. 237 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,320 Can we be a group of three? 238 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,520 Oh, my God, yes, please. Darcy's pronunciation is horrendous. 239 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:01,960 See? 240 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,440 Okay. Darcy... 241 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,560 Do you have a boyfriend? 242 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,320 Yes, I have a girlfriend. 243 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,880 "Une" makes it feminine, so you'd be saying you have a girlfriend. 244 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,080 Uh, whoops. 245 00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:21,320 Elle, your turn. 246 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:22,400 Okay. 247 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,600 Tara, do you have a boyfriend? 248 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,160 No, I don't have a boyfriend. 249 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,440 - What? It's true. - I know. 250 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,680 Let's move away from the boyfriend question. 251 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,120 Uh, Elle... 252 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,920 Do you have brothers or sisters? 253 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:42,280 Hey. 254 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:48,520 Sorry. I'm definitely straight, like, I only like girls. 255 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,920 We should probably stop being friends if you feel like that. 256 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,000 Charlie. 257 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:54,920 What? 258 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,920 You just spaced out. 259 00:21:58,800 --> 00:21:59,840 Oh. 260 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:04,640 What? 261 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:05,720 What's up? 262 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:11,440 Do you... 263 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,040 Do you want to come round my house? 264 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,080 - Knew it! - Said it in your head. 265 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,040 That doesn't count! 266 00:22:22,120 --> 00:22:25,160 - It totally counts. - That completely doesn't count! 267 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,360 - You're rubbing off on me. - You're worse. 268 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,280 I'm not. It does matter if you said it because I won, 269 00:22:30,360 --> 00:22:33,080 - but then you said you won because... - I did win! 270 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,200 you knew first, but you didn't say it. 271 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,000 - I absolutely did! - Um, hi. 272 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,360 I was just admiring Tara's hands. 273 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,920 Mine get super crusty in the cold, but hers are really soft. 274 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,280 Darcy. 275 00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:51,120 I'm sorry if I've got totally the wrong idea here, 276 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,400 but are you two, like... dating? 277 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,400 Don't tell anyone, okay? 278 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,160 Only a few of our friends know, 279 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,000 but I think you're officially part of the inner circle. 280 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,000 Also, "hers are really soft," 281 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,640 that's the gayest excuse I've heard in my life. 282 00:23:16,360 --> 00:23:18,360 You've befriended the school lesbians. 283 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:27,160 Hey. 284 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:28,240 Hey. 285 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,200 You're terrible. 286 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:35,400 I'm trying. 287 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,880 Here, budge up, let me help. 288 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:56,160 There. 289 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,560 You're a pro now. 290 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:04,920 Um... 291 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,520 Well, that's probably cheating though. 292 00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:11,320 I wish you didn't have to go. 293 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:13,200 I wish I didn't either. 294 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,680 You look so cuddly like that. 295 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:20,960 Do I? 296 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,040 Yeah. 297 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:43,400 Um... 298 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,240 Okay, see you Monday. 299 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:51,200 I don't think he's straight.