Fifteen (TV Series)

Hanging in the Balance (1991)

Robyn Ross: Brooke Morgan

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• Jake Deosdade : Your math test?

  Ashley Frasier : I told you, I couldn't study. I didn't know anything that was gonna be on it. So I made a list.

  Jake Deosdade : How do you mean?

  Ashley Frasier : A list of answers. A cheat sheet, Jake and I took it in and hid it under the exam paper. But Mrs. Tinelli must have seen me because she came over in the middle of the exam and she grabbed it and held it up in front of the whole class. In front of the entire class with everybody staring at me.

  Jake Deosdade : Oh no!

  Ashley Frasier : Then I got sent down to the principal's.

  Jake Deosdade : OK, just wait. I mean, I know how you feel.

  Ashley Frasier : It was awful, Jake. I just wanted to die.

  Jake Deosdade : Maybe it wasn't the smartest thing to do. But even so...

  Ashley Frasier : Don't you understand? I cheated on a test.

  Jake Deosdade : Yeah, I know.

  Ashley Frasier : I cheated, Jake and now everyone knows and they're all gonna think I cheated on everything else too.

  Jake Deosdade : No one's gonna think that.

  Ashley Frasier : How can I look anyone in the eye? And how on earth do I tell my parents?

  Jake Deosdade : Ashley, listen...

  Brooke Morgan : We've heard, Ashley. We both have.

  Kelly : Everybody has.

  Jake Deosdade : Look...

  Brooke Morgan : And we understand. Well, we sort of understand. It's not the end of the world and it's not like everyone's gonna think you're totally a horrible person.

  Kelly : No, no. It's not quite that.

  Brooke Morgan : All the same. I have to tell you, Ashley, I'm awfully disappointed. I really am. Cheating is a very bad thing.

  Kelly : It's dishonest.

  Brooke Morgan : I just never thought you would stoop to something like this.

  Kelly : I'm shocked, Brooke. I really am.

  Brooke Morgan : Of course you are. We're both shocked. We're appalled.

• Kelly : Brooke.

  Brooke Morgan : What are you doing here?

  Kelly : That doesn't matter. Listen!

  Brooke Morgan : I thought you had a dentist appointment.

  Kelly : Forget about the dentist. Listen to this. It's Ashley.

  Brooke Morgan : What about her?

  Brooke Morgan : Our favorite school girl, little miss perfect, the girl who does every assignment and makes every honor roll.

  Brooke Morgan : I know who Ashley is. What about her?

  Kelly : She just got caught cheating on a test.

  Brooke Morgan : Ashley?

  [giggles] 

• Brooke Morgan : [sees Ashley studying for her math test]  Am I interrupting something?

  Ashley Frasier : No, no, of course not! I was just studying for my math test.

  Brooke Morgan : Ashley, I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am.

  Ashley Frasier : About what?

  Brooke Morgan : You know what I mean. I was just devastated to hear that you had broken up with Matt or Matt had broken up with you.

  Ashley Frasier : I guess these things happen.

  Brooke Morgan : I know but it's awful when they do.

  Ashley Frasier : Look, I'm really kind of busy and I don't really feel like talking about this anyway.

  Brooke Morgan : [won't shut up]  I understand but it's never good to keep these things bottled up inside. At times like this, you gotta let your friends help you.

  Ashley Frasier : Brooke, really.

  Brooke Morgan : [still won't shut up]  The worst part of it all, how long have you known that Matt's an alcoholic?

  Ashley Frasier : Who told you that?

  Brooke Morgan : [still won't shut up]  No! You don't need to pretend, Everybody knows. Poor Matt. But it's worse for you in a way.

  Ashley Frasier : Would you please leave me alone?

  Brooke Morgan : [still won't shut up]  I mean, you have probably known about this for ages and you have been covering up for him all this time.

  Ashley Frasier : Just leave me alone, OK? I'm busy and I don't want to talk about it! So just keep your nose out of my life!

  [storms out to study for her math test somewhere else] 

  Brooke Morgan : [to Olaf]  Well, she's turning into quite the little witch, isn't she?

  Olaf : What happened?

  Brooke Morgan : You heard exactly what happened. She started bellowing at me for no reason at all. Breaking up with your boyfriend does not give you the right to start treating other people like dirt.

  Olaf : Ashley and Matt broke up?

  Brooke Morgan : Which rock have you been living under?

  Olaf : I beg your pardon?

  Brooke Morgan : Everyone knew, Yesterday afternoon, they had a big fight about Matt's drinking and then boom went the relationship.

  Olaf : I didn't know Matt had a drinking problem.

  Brooke Morgan : Oh, terrible problem. Tragic, really. Oh well, it's nothing we have to deal with.