The Confession (La Confesiòn)

Honey, I was just looking

at the guidelines for senior pictures.

It says nothing too dark and no white.

I was thinking maybe that dress you wore

to Chris and Dana's wedding, what do you think?

- Um, yeah, sure. - Perfect.

- Does it need an iron? - I think it's fine.

Maybe I'll give it a quick pass just to

- I'll get it. - Okay.

Senior pictures, are you so excited?

I am so excited.

- Oh yeah. - Yeah, right.

This could definitely use a steam.

- Yeah. - Uh, one more thing.

Can you please try apologizing to JJ again?

Mom, I've tried like 10 times,

and she won't even talk to me.

Like, it's not my fault that my phone died.

I know, but I don't think you understand

how disappointed she was.

She really idolizes you.

Okay, I'll, I'll, I'll try again.

Thanks honey.

And hey, listen, don't be afraid to find parts of Nancy,

or find, you know, areas of her life

that you can relate with.

I mean, you don't know what type of person you would be

if you lived in the East End and London

in that period of time.

You know, don't think that you wouldn't have been

the same type of person

or have made the same type of choices

as a Nancy would have, you know,

during this time in, in order to simply survive.

Now, by the time Oliver and Nancy embrace at the end

when we think that's gonna be her exit of the story,

you know, what does she represent to you at that point?

Kristen? Kristen.

Something to add?

Uh.

As to why Nancy fits the archetype of a wronged woman?

Couldn't she just be an example

of a woman trying to reclaim her power?

Okay. That's a very good observation.

But do you think it's possible that she can be both?

Okay.

Okay, we will pick up there tomorrow.

Don't forget your essays on Fagin's inability

to corrupt our dear Oliver are due on Friday.

Thank you, Mr. Nichols.

You're welcome, Darcy.

Ladies, in the future,

why don't we leave our phones in our locker?

Sorry, it won't happen again.

Yeah, my bad.

Going forward,

I'll try to curb my naturally hilarious nature.

Great job on the test.

Your grasp of the material is outstanding,

you know, which is no small feat

when it comes to Ms. Bronte.

Thank you.

Have you given any thoughts

to where you might wanna go to college?

A little, but it's still kind of early.

I mean, school just started.

True. But applications will be due before you know it.

Like we could ever forget.

This place is practically

wallpapered with admission posters.

You guys get outta here.

- Thank you Mr. Nichols. - Thanks Mr. Nichols.

Have a good day.

Why is it that literally the only things adults

wanna talk about right now are college plans?

Everyone just needs to chill.

I, I still have sand in my shoes.

- Oh my God, dude, I know. - My parents are the worst.

It's like all they can talk about is how I'll be

the first person for my family to graduate from college.

I take it then you haven't told them

about the fashion course in Paris then?

And risk sending my parents into cardiac arrest?

I mean, it's not like you're taking a year off to party.

It's a completely legitimate educational experience.

Yeah. Well, if said educational experience doesn't end up.

BA, MA, CPA, PhD, Carol and Peter don't wanna hear about it.

You never know. They might surprise you.

I mean, your mom is like the most understanding mom ever,

- and your dad is- - Not?

I admit, Pete's wound a little tight,

but maybe you should give him a second chance.

At this point what do you have to lose?

On a more important topic,

when are you finally gonna ask out Owen?

Dude, I don't even know if he likes me.

What? I don't.

Whatever.

Dude, when did you get this many followers?

Last week you only had like 3000.

Styling videos.

The Ha did Street style deals have been a huge hit.

I got like 500 new dollars from that one alone.

People do love a look for less.

Which reminds me, I got that new Mumu bag

in the mail yesterday.

- The sponsored one? - Uh-huh.

Filled with all kinds of goodies,

and once I post it, I got a lip gloss with your name on it.

I love reaping what you- And, oh my.

- Oh. - I'm so sorry.

No, no, it's okay.

No, no worries.

It's probably my fault.

Um, I've been meaning to tell you,

your birthday party was really dope.

Yeah, those little tiny pizza bagels were awesome, man.

Well, I'm, I'm really glad

you could make it.

You too, Brandon.

We should like hang out again.

Yeah, um, yeah.

That, that would be, that would be cool.

- Great. I'll message you. - Okay, great.

I'll see you guys later.

I guess that answers your question of whether or not

he likes you.

Think fast.

Oh!

Nice try, but I'm just too fast for you.

Oh, I blame the shoes.

Oh yeah, it's definitely the shoes.

Come on, Dad. Why can't I stay up?

Yeah, Dad, what's the big deal? It's only an extra hour.

All right, I'll tell you what,

if you can be the top score in the Denly tournament

and you get at least a B in math, then and only then

can you stay up 'til 11:00 on Saturdays.

That's not fair.

We both know I cannot get a B in math.

Well, you will if I help you.

- Will you? - That depends.

Will you do the dishes for me for the next month?

- Ooh. - Deal.

Now that that's settled,

can someone please pass the bread?

Speaking of academics, did you get your essay back?

- Uh-huh. I got an A+. - Congratulations.

I know how hard you worked on that.

Mr. Nichols said I had the most well-reasoned thesis

of anyone in the entire class.

Ah, that's great to hear.

You should ask him for a letter of recommendation

for your college application.

Speaking of which, you do need to narrow down

your top five choices.

Actually, there's something

I want to talk to you guys about.

Does this salad of beets in it?

The salad is beet-free, I promise.

- Then what's this? - JJ, that's a radish.

They're delicious. Try it.

Uh, what did you want to talk about?

Nothing. It can wait.

Do you need something, honey?

Uh, yeah. Do you guys have a minute?

- Sure. - Yeah, of course.

- What's up? - Uh,

okay, this might come as a shock.

Okay, this,

this is harder than I thought it was gonna be.

Sweetie. Is everything okay?

Yeah, every, everything's fine.

It's just, I, um,

okay, here it goes.

I know I'm supposed to be going to college in the fall,

but I really wanna take this fashion foundation course

- in Europe. - Europe? Wow.

It's two parts.

It would be three months of studying in Milan

and then a three-month internship in Paris.

Everything would be included.

- Hotels, meals covered- - Okay.

Just, just, just hang on for look at a second,

- okay? - Please just look at it.

Please look at it.

- Here, please just... - I, I, I,

I'm not sure about all this.

- This isn't happening. - You are going to college.

- What if I don't want that? - At least not right now.

Look, so many people have said that I have

a real talent for styling

and it's something that I really wanna explore.

And who knows, I could end up with a real, a real job

and I might not even need to go to college.

- Not go? - Look,

I just don't understand where this is coming from.

You've always been so excited about college.

No, you guys have been excited about college.

I just, sometimes I wonder if maybe the whole me going