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(They leave for the event. Meanwhile, Julia is at home eating ice cream and watching TV.)
Julia: (flipping through the channels) Nothing on�nothing on�nothing on�oooo look it�s the boys. (Waves to the TV) Hi boys�I met you. (Points to Nick)
(Phone rings)
Julia: Hello?
Antonia: What�ca up to?
Julia: Eating ice cream and watchin TV.
Antonia: What I wouldn�t give to be doing that right now.
Julia: Aren�t you at that charity event tonight?
Antonia: Unfortunately.
Julia: That bad?
Antonia: YES! Everyone has to have a picture of me with AJ. It�s so annoying.
Julia: Again I say�poor you.
Antonia: Yeah well, if you were me you�d see how it was and you wouldn�t like it.
Julia: Well I wouldn�t complain so much to have AJ as my boyfriend.
Antonia: (sneezes)
Julia: God bless you. Are you getting sick?
Antonia: I hope not. Mom would kill me. I�ve got all these premiers I have to go to and then I start a new project soon. That�s the last thing I need.
Julia: Well drink some orange juice�that always helps me.
Antonia: Thanks Jules. I better go�mom�s headed this way.
Julia: Good luck.
Antonia: Thanks. (They hang up)
(A few days later, Maria has set up a dinner date for AJ and Antonia in public. In the car to the restaurant.)
Antonia: I can�t believe we have to do this.
AJ: Believe it. What your mother wants�your mother gets.
Antonia: That�s for sure. I don�t even like Japanese food.
AJ: It�s not so bad.
Antonia: Whatever. (Sneezes)
AJ: Bless you.
Antonia: Are we there yet? I just want to get this over with. (Sniffles)
AJ: (hands Antonia a tissue) Another five minutes.
Antonia: Great.
(All throughout dinner, Antonia has been coughing, sneezing, and sniffling. AJ finally brings her home early.)
Maria: What are you doing home so early?
AJ: She doesn�t feel good.
Maria: That�s no excuse.
Antonia: MOM�I don�t feel good. I just want to go to sleep. (Sneezes and then coughs. She walks into her room)
Maria: Fine�thanks for bringing her home.
AJ: No problem. (He leaves)
Maria: (walks into her room) That act might work for him, but not for me. How could you blow this for us? You know this was important.
Antonia: I didn�t blow anything mother�I�m sick. Just face it.
Maria: You better be better tomorrow missy.
Antonia: Just leave me alone.
(Tomorrow comes and Antonia is worse. Antonia goes to the doctor and finds out she has bronchitis. Maria is frantic as to what to do.)
Maria: What are we supposed to do now Antonia? You have premiers and a movie to shoot.
Antonia: I don�t have to go to the premier�s mom.
Maria: YES you do.
(Julia walks in the room with a candy bar in her hand.)
Julia: Are you ok Tony�how�d it go at the doctors?
Antonia: He said I had bronchitis.
Julia: (sits down next to her sister) Ouch. (Takes a bite out of the candy bar)
Maria: You aren�t helping Julia. Why don�t you just go back to your room and sit there for awhile?
Julia: No thanks. (Takes another bite)
Maria: What are we going to do?
Julia: About what?
Maria: Your sister has many important things she has to do and she can�t be sick when she�s doing them.
Julia: Can�t she just take a break for awhile?
Maria: And how is she going to do that when she�s got appearances she has to make? Huh Julia�how do you suppose she can be here resting and out in the real world making a name for herself?
Antonia: Lay off mom�she�s just trying to help. (Cough)
Maria: If she really wanted to help�she should have been the one to get sick�not you.
Julia: Why do I even bother? (Gets up and leaves)