ARIA chases after a depressed and moody JYLES, trying to talk some sense into him. First year ROBIN trials after ARIA, curious at all the big-kid drama. By some unfortunate stroke of REALLY BAD luck, they come across SYLVIA and a random, rough looking boy called JEREMY. He's got his arm around her waist, and they both give JYLES - who stops in his tracks, filled with despair - seething looks. SYLVIA relents a little, remember some gossip she heard about her ex.

SYLIVIA
IT�S TRUE YOU�RE THINKING OF� LEAVING? NOW?

JYLES
IT�S TRUE! AND NOW YOU�RE WITH THIS YUPPIE SCUM?

JEREMY
YOU SAID YOU�D NEVER SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN�

SYLVI
NOT NOW!

ARIA
WHO SAID THAT YOU HAVE ANY SAY IN WHO SHE SAYS THINGS TO AT ALL?

ROBIN
Yeah!

JYLES
WHO SAID THAT YOU SHOULD STICK YOUR NOSE IN OTHER PEOPLE�S -

ARIA
Who said I was talking to you?

JYLES
WE USED TO HAVE THIS FIGHT EACH NIGHT�

ROBIN
Calm down...

JYLES
SHE�D NEVER ADMIT I EXISTED!

ROBIN
Everyone, please!

JYLES
SHE WAS ALWAYS THIS WAY
SHE WAS ALWAYS �RUN AWAY - HIT THE ROAD - DON�T COMMIT�...
YOU�RE FULL OF SHIT!

SYLVIA
YOU�RE IN DENIAL!

ARIA
THEY�RE IN DENIAL�

JYLES
DIDN�T GIVE AN INCH WHEN I GAVE A MILE�

ROBIN
Come on!

SYLVIA
I GAVE A MILE

JYLES
GAVE A MILE TO WHO?

ROBIN
Come on guys, chill!

SYLVIA and JYLES
I�D BE HAPPY TO DIE FOR A TASTE OF PURE BLISS AND JOY
SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR
UNAFRAID TO SAY �I LOVE YOU.�

SYLVIA
ALL YOUR WORDS ARE NICE, JYLES,
BUT LOVE�S NOT A ONE-WAY STREET
YOU�LLK NEVER SHARE REAL LOVE UNTIL YOU LOVE YOURSELF
I should know...

ARIA
YOU ALL SAID YOU�D BE COOL TODAY, SO PLEASE, FOR MY SAKE�
I CAN�T BELIEVE HE�S GONE!
(To Jyles)
I CAN�T BELIEVE YOU�RE GOING�
I CAN�T BELIEVE THIS FAMILY MUST DIE�
DUMBLEDORE HELPED US BELIEVE IN LOVE
I CAN�T BEIIEVE YOU�D DISAGREE�

ALL
I CAN�T BELIEVE THIS IS
GOODBYE.

SYLVIA pulls away from a dumbfounded JEREMY, leaving the room.

JYLES
How could she?

ROBIN
HOW COULD YOU LET HER GO?

JYLES
YOU JUST DON�T KNOW
HOW COULD WE LOSE DUMBLEDORE?

ARIA
MAYBE YOU�LL SEE WHY WHEN YOU STOP ESCAPING YOUR PAIN
AT LEAST NOW IF YOU TRY, HIS DEATH WON�T BE IN VAIN -

JYLES
HIS DEATH IS IN VAIN!

ROBIN
ARE YOU INSANE?
THERE�S SO MUCH TO CARE ABOUT,
THERE�S US, THERE�S SYLVIA!

JYLES
SYLVIA AND I ARE THROUGH!

ARIA
SO SAYS YOU!

JYLES
WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHAT I KNOW, WHAT TO DO?

ARIA
A friend.

JYLES
BUT WHO, ARIA, ARE YOU?
"POOR ARIA," THEY SAY,
"SHE CAN HARDLY LIVE- POOR ARIA!" and
"ARIA JUST WANTS TO FORGET�" WANTS TO HIDE!

ARIA
(deeply hurt)
From what?

JYLES
FROM FACING YOUR PAST,
FACING YOUR HUMILITATION,
FROM FACING YOUR PAIN�
FACING THE FACT YOU LIVE A LIE
YES YOU LIVE A LIE!
TELL YOU WHY:
YOU�RE ALWAYS PREACHING NOT TO BE NUMB,
WHEN THAT�S HOW YOU THRIVE!
YOU PRETEND TO CREATE AND OBSERVE
WHEN YOU REALLY DETATCH FROM FEELING ALIVE

ARIA
(angrily)
PERHAPS IT�S BECAUSE I�M THE ONE OF US
TO SURVIVE!

JYLES
(sarcastically)
Poor baby..

ARIA
(mocking)
SYLVIA STILL LOVES JYLES�.
IS JYLES JEALOUS, OR AFRAID FOR HER SAKE?

JYLES
(unsure)
SYLVIA DID LOOK SCARED�

ARIA
(worried as well)
DAYS HAVE GOTTEN THIN�
AND YOU�RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME,
HERE, HE�S RUNNING OUT THE DOOR -

JYLES
NO MORE!
I GOTTA GO!

ARIA
Hey! For someone who's always been let down, look who's headin' out of town?

ROBIN
(who was been lurking during all this)
For someone who longs for a place of her own, who's with her painful memories, alone?

Sylvia creeps back in.

YOU HEARD?

SYLVIA
Every word.
YOU DON�T WANT BAGGAGE
WITHOUT LIFETIME GUARANTEES
YOU DON�T WANT TO WATCH ME GO?
I JUST CAME TO SAY: GOODBYE LOVE,
GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE LOVE
CAME TO SAY: GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE.
JUST CAME TO SAY -

JYLES
(pauses outside the door)
GLORY�

SYLVIA
GOODBYE LOVE�

JYLES
ONE BLAZE OF GLORY�

SYLVIA
GOODBYE LOVE�

JYLES
GLORY�

SYLVIA
GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE!

JYLES
I HAVE TO FIND�
(moans and turns away)

SYLVIA
(to ARIA, who makes a move towards her)
PLEASE DON�T TOUCH ME, UNDERSTAND I�M SCARED
I NEED TO GO AWAY

ARIA
I could help you...

SYLVIA
Why would you?

ROBIN
Sorry to say...

SYVLIA
GOODBYE LOVE,
GOODBYE LOVE,
CAME TO SAY GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE.
JUST CAME TO SAY: GOODBYE LOVE,
GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE LOVE, GOODBYE�
Hello� LONELY�