Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

“Celine”

The week after the BEP excursion, Celine tries to soothe Minnie as she frets about the previous day’s audition for an elite dance school. On their way to go into town, they pass Brad, who sits at his usual table. They’ve been ignoring one another since their return from BEP, uncertain how to take their truce back into their normal lives. Minnie reports that she and Jordan have been texting about how both Celine and Brad have been “acting weird.” Brad (commonly called Bradley by others) and Celine greet one another shyly (using, as Minnie points out, nicknames Brad and Cel). Donno also calls Celine, “Cel,” but he makes a rude observation about her fake freckle makeup, pretending he thinks it’s a rash. Minnie and Celine rebuff Donno, as does Brad.

“Brad”

Brad reflects on the promise he made to himself to never lose another friend, which he surmises is more complicated than he originally thought. He knows Donno has a complicated home life but wishes that his friend were kinder. Donno pushes back, pointing out that Brad also spars with Celine. Celine leaves, and Brad is left with the feeling that he has once again made a mistake in his semi-friendship with Celine.