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That ’ s good .
( ALYSSA sighs , looking down at her lap .)
Yeah .
ALYSSA
( MS . TAYLOR closes the computer , leaning partially across the table .)
MS . TAYLOR You are an incredibly talented young woman , Alyssa . Look at you ! Accepted into both NYU and Harvard , waitlisted at Princeton . Whatever you do with your life will be amazing . I know you will put your talents to good use , wherever and however you decide .
ALYSSA I just don ’ t know how to follow what I really want , if that makes sense . I love acting , I really do , but lately I ’ ve just been questioning , well , everything . Isn ’ t the future of our planet vital ? Anyways , everyone thinks I will go to NYU , so I might as well . It ’ s what I ’ ve always wanted . Go with the flow , right ?
MS . TAYLOR It ’ s your future . In the end , it ’ s you who will have to wake up and go to work , make decisions , and live your life , no one else ’ s . If you feel drawn towards environmentalism , towards protecting the Earth , by all means , follow that desire .
I guess .
ALYSSA
MS . TAYLOR Here . Humor me . Let ’ s imagine something together .
( ALYSSA looks up , interest winning over the stress of the conversation . MS . TAYLOR stands up . ALYSSA follows suit .)
Close your eyes .
MS . TAYLOR
( ALYSSA closes her eyes . The lights on her dim . Lights brighten on the Ward family attic . REBEKAH and WILL are sitting together . They are quietly interacting .)