Dying to Belong

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I haven't finished my reading assignment.

Wait, what are you doing?

Get off of me. Stop it.

Let go.

Who said you could talk?

We're out of here.

Look at you,

crying like you were four years old.

We thought you were stronger than this, Anne-Marie.

I can't breathe.

Let me out.

Kim, she wants out.

Good, I'm sick of listening to her.

What is this, pink?

As of tonight, you're not a kid anymore.

-No more pink. -

Wait! I need my medicine.

Wait.

All right, now remember.

I'm only two hours away

if you need anything. Okay?

I'll be fine.

Oh, I know you'll be fine.

Of course, you'll be fine.

Who needs a mother when you got 4000 young, fun people

to play with?

Go away before you make me cry

and I look like the biggest baby on campus.

Okay I'm going.

Oh wait. I forgot.

What is it?

It's my sorority pin

when I pledged Pi Gamma Beta.

Maybe it'll bring you luck.

I don't know about pledge this year.

I want to work on the paper...

Maybe you can go and take a look?

You have no idea how much fun I had

when I was a Pi Gamm.

You know, they might not even invite me to join.

Don't be silly. I love you.

You sure you've got everything?

Positive.

Call me Sunday?

If I have time.

Ow!

Hi.

Hello.

Hey, you must be Lisa, right?

Yeah, and you're Martha?

I hate that name.

Everybody calls me "Blue".

I took the right side.

I hope that's okay.

-Yeah, that's fine. -Cool.

Oh my God,

don't tell me this is the line.

It hasn't moved for 15 minutes.

I can't believe this.

All I do is keep getting push from one line to another.

Tell me about it.

My schedule is getting completely screwed.

I'm going to go nuts.

First, the roommate from hell

and now this.

I bet your roommate doesn't have blue hair.

You're kidding.

I'm totally serious.

Registration is now closing for lunch for one hour,

we re-open at one o'clock.

Why is my life like this?

I guess were in this together.

We might as well make the most of it.

Want half?

-You sure? -Yeah.

Thanks, you're a saint.

By the way... I'm sorry. I'm Shelby.

Oh, Lisa. Hi.

It's so great to finally find a friendly face here.

Why couldn't we have been roommates?

A Girl Scout conference?

Yeah, we haven't seen each other in,

like, three years?

Yeah, I had no idea she was even coming Anders.

You were still Girl Scouts in high school?

We'll be scouts forever.

Hey. It's no problem.

You two seem meant for each other.

Come on, let's go explore.

Where to?

I don't know. Everywhere.

- What's that? -Mom's old sorority pin.

She gave it to me for good luck.

Cool. You going to go Greek?

Maybe. I told her I'd check it out.

Have you thought about pledging?

Are you kidding?

I haven't stopped thinking about it.

Loads of friends, parties every night,

totally gorgeous guys...

It can be that great.

Okay I take it back.

It's completely insane.

I think I've died and gone to heaven.

It's easy, man.

Just watch.

What are you doing, Jamison?

You don't have to take advantage

of unsuspecting freshmen to get kissed.

I would kiss you too,

but we all know,

everyone's already had a piece of Pi.

Not that you would know,

but once you've tried Pi,

you'll never settle for second best.

You two better take off.

Yeah, thanks.

Maybe we'll see you during rush.

Definitely.

But you haven't taken your first Journalism class.

I'm enrolled right now.

Well, perhaps we should talk when you completed it.

As you can see, we're fully staffed.

Oh I'm sorry, I just wanted you

to take a second look at my pieces.

I think that if you would...

Rather uninspiring.

Are we, through yet?

No, sir, I also wanted to tell you know that

I was the editor of my high school newspaper--

Hey, Carl...

Excuse me, we're in the middle of something here.

It sounds like you're in the middle of a high school resume.

This is more important.

Well, I doubt it's more important to me.

-Do you even work here? -Not yet.

And if you don't let me finish, I never will.

Now that would be a great loss to us.

Now that's the first intelligent thing you've said.

Enough. You're both giving me a headache.

Mr. Tyler here thinks he's orking for The Washington Post.

Well, I'm sorry if I take my job seriously.

I hope I haven't kept you from getting a Pulitzer.

Are you always this assertive?

If it will get me the job.

Who are you anyway?

Mr. Tyler, meet Lisa Connors,

the newest member of The Daily Crusader staff.

I look like at a total loser .

You look great.

You're just lying to make me feel better.

Like that. That's amazing.

You can wear it if you want.

You serious?

Of course. We're roommates now,

doubling our wardrobe is twice the fun.

Cool. Thanks.

Okay, so what am I supposed to say these girls?

Just be yourself.

Rush week is about everyone getting to know each other.

Think about it like you're interviewing them.

Right. Easy for you to say.

Who am I kidding? I'm never gonna get in.

Yes, you will.

But I have absolutely nothing to say to them. Nothing.

Okay, I'm gonna let you in on a Connors family secret.

Anytime that you feel like you don't know what to say to someone,

just complement them on what they're wearing

and ask them where they bought it.

Okay. And that's really going to work?

According to my mom, it never fails.