Thursday - 5/30
SALEM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
JOHNNY: Mom-
E.J.: Samantha, this doesn’t-
SAMI: Let me guess, “doesn’t concern me”? Oh, but I think it does! I already told you, I specifically said-
JOHNNY: Mom! Stop, please!
Sami and E.J. turned to Johnny.
JOHNNY: I wanna hear what Father has to say. Maybe he’ll actually give me a straight answer.
Sami folded her arms and glared at E.J.
SAMI: Go on, then.
E.J. cleared his throat.
JOHNNY: Anyway, Father, whatever you have to say to me, you can say it in front of Meadow and Mom.
E.J.: Yes, well…before the accident which put you in here, you and I had a bit of a…a difference of opinion, if you will. What it was about isn’t important, the fact is neither of us handled it very well. Things were said that shouldn’t have been. But, I’m hoping that we can move forward from that now.
JOHNNY: I don’t see why not.
Sami’s eyes flashed.
JOHNNY: After all, we’re both stubborn. Wonder where I got that from.
E.J. chuckled slightly.
E.J.: Quite.
JOHNNY: Anyway, I don’t remember us having a disagreement, but if you say we did, and you’re willing to move on, so am I.
E.J.: Wonderful.
SAMI: Excuse us for a moment.
Sami pointed at E.J.
SAMI: You, with me. Now.
Sami and E.J. walked out of the room.
JOHNNY: That was weird. But, those are my parents.
MEADOW: Yeah, I’ve met them before.
JOHNNY: Have you?
MEADOW: Yeah. Sorry, I’m not trying to be vague or talk around stuff, but Dr. Horton said your memory might come back, and I’m really not sure how much I should be telling you versus your parents or other relatives.
JOHNNY: I get it. Can you at least answer a question for me?
MEADOW: Sure.
JOHNNY: The way you’ve been acting since I woke up, you’re acting like we’re close. From what I remember, which admittedly stops around the age of 17, I was closer with Meadow Shaw than you. Did we become friends or something?
MEADOW: We became close, yes.
JOHNNY: Oh, cool.
MEADOW: I should go. But I’m so glad you’re doing okay.
JOHNNY: Thanks. Good to see you, I guess.
MEADOW: I…I’ll see you later.
JOHNNY: Sounds good. When you see the other two, tell them hi from me.
Meadow hesitated.
MEADOW: Sure.
She left the room.
Sami led E.J. into one of the unoccupied rooms.
E.J.: You know, for someone who doesn’t want me near them, you certainly do ask to speak with me in private a lot.
SAMI: Shut up! What the hell was that back there?!
E.J.: Hm, you tell me to shut up, then ask me a question. Could you be slightly more confusing?
SAMI: Don’t be funny! You know exactly what I’m talking about!
E.J.: Samantha, what do you think it was? This situation has made me…re-evaluate certain things. I have realised that, whether I like it or not, Johnny is a man, and can make his own decisions. I see no need to continue holding a grudge.
SAMI: How convenient that this revelation of yours comes after you maim him!
E.J.: Well, you of all people know that sometimes it takes drastic events for people to truly see what’s important to them.
SAMI: And what happened to you staying away from him?!
E.J.: I never agreed to that. I told you before, Johnny is my son. Unless he expresses a desire for me to stay away, I have as much right to see him as anybody. You can keep Sydney from me, Samantha, or at least you can try, but you cannot keep my son.
E.J. got very close to Sami.
SAMI: This is not over!
Sami turned and walked away. E.J. watched her go.
ANDRE: Any interesting developments?
E.J. jumped, he hadn’t seen André lurking in the corner of the room.
SLICER
Claire and Chase sat at a table. After a moment, Joey and Alanis walked in.
CLAIRE: Hey!
Claire waved them over.
JOEY: Hey, guys.
CHASE: Hi. Ciara, Trix, Theo and Kennedy should be meeting us here in a few minutes.
ALANIS: Awesome!
Joey and Alanis sat down at the table.
CLAIRE: So, how’d your last finals go?
ALANIS: Pretty good, actually.
JOEY: Same. It was tricky, don’t get me wrong, but we made it.
Ciara and Trix walked in.
CIARA: We sure have!
The girls joined the table.
TRIX: How’s everyone going?
JOEY: Pretty good. You?
TRIX: Yeah, good.
CIARA: Can you guys believe that today was our last day of college?
CHASE: Well, your last day of college. I’m off to law school in September.
CIARA: Yeah, but that’s different.
CLAIRE: Either way, it is very cool! I’m so excited for graduation tomorrow!
Theo and Kennedy walked in.
CIARA: Hey! Glad you guys could join us!
THEO: Of course we did. When Claire mentioned that she wanted to celebrate all of us graduating, we both thought that sounded fun.
Kennedy nodded.
ALANIS: It’s crazy to me that it’s actually happening.
JOEY: Right, you were at Salem U longer than any of us.
CLAIRE: Well, however long it took, we’re glad you’re joining us in this.
ALANIS: Thanks.
CIARA: And then right after, Claire, Chase and I are going to France.
HORTON HOUSE
Frankie and Jennifer walked into the room they were sharing.
JENNIFER: So, what is it that you wanted to talk about? That you’ve wanted to talk about since the day you arrived for Georgia’s christening?
FRANKIE: I’m that obvious, huh?
JENNIFER: You may be good at hiding things, but I’m good at knowing when people are hiding things.
FRANKIE: You are a great journalist. And you know me too well.
Frankie and Jennifer sat on the bed.
JENNIFER: What’s going on?
FRANKIE: You’re right, there is something I’ve wanted to talk to you about since I got to town the other day. It’s not bad, though, I promise.
Frankie sighed.
FRANKIE: Jen, I know how much you sacrificed to move to D.C. with me, and I love you for that. I love our life together out there.
JENNIFER: So do I.
FRANKIE: But these last few times being back here in Salem, it’s felt like home.
JENNIFER: Are you saying you wanna move back here?